5e Classes (Appalachia)

PHB Classes and Subclasses

All classes and subclasses from the PHB exist and may be played by all races and subraces in the PHB. I also include most subclasses from Xanthar's guide.

Additional 5e Classes and Subclasses

Some Subclasses are only available to certain elves, or not available to elves

Artificer

• Alchemical Specialist - not available to elves or Aarokocra, it is very common that an achemical artificer will be a halfling. Halflings are always seeming to be inventing weird potions or substances.
• Armorer - not available to Wood Elven Indians or Aarokocra. Is available to high elves especially those from Starbridge.
• Artillerist - available to all races.
• Battle Smith - not available to Aaracokra.

Barbarian

• Path of the Ancestral Guardian - only available to wood elves.
• Path of the Zealot - only available to high elves.
• Path of the Storm Herald - not available to elves.

Bards

• College of Glamour - only available to wood elves.
• College of Whispers - only available to high elves.
• College of Swords - not available to elves.

Clerics

• Grave Domain - only available to high elves.
• Forge Domain - not available to elves

Fighters

• Arcane Archer - only available to wood elves.
• Cavalier - not available to elves.
• Samurai - only available to half-orcs and yuan-ti.

Monks

Monks are usually played by half-orcs in this campaign, as half-orcs originate mostly from China and Japan where they are common. All races may play the monks from the PHB

• way of the drunken master - only available to half-orcs and dwarves.
• way of the kensai - only available to half-orcs and gnomes.
• way of the sun soul - only available to half-orcs and half-elves.
• way of mercy - only available to half-orcs and humans.
• way of the astral self - only available to half-orcs and elves.

Rogues

• Swashbuckler - not available to elves.

Backgrounds

• Southern Aristocracy - the former planter upper class. Reskin the noble background.

Appalachia Specific Subclasses

Scouts

Scouts may be be rangers, druids, or rogues in this campaign.

Barbarians

• Bunyan - A mountain of a man who gets larger stronger and taller as he rises in level. A bunyan may choose to move one point from another ability to strength at levels 2,6,10,14,and 18. Maximum str:21. Each time a bunyan gains strength he gains another foot in height. For each 4 strength points you gain, you gain one size class. Bunyans may use wood axes as if they were battle axes. Bunyans are often found riding giant oxen or moose.

Clerics

• Preacher -

Fighters

• Colonel - Male only, may be a member of the Southern Aristocracy.

Rangers

• Hillbillie -

Rogue

• Moonshiner -
• Smuggler - often half-elven, but may be any race.

Sorcerers

• Belle - Female only, always a member of the Southern Aristocracy.

Homebrew Wiki Classes

• Gunslinger, Historical Variant, usually gnome, human, dwarven or halfling, however any race can be a gunslinger.
• Heavyweight_Boxer, usually human, or dwarven.

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