Pugilist

At 1st level, your years of fighting in back alleys and taverns have given you mastery over combat styles that use unarmed strikes and pugilist weapons, which are simple melee weapons without the two-handed property, whips, and improvised weapons. You may not use the finesse property of a weapon while using it as a pugilist weapon.

You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or using only pugilist weapons and you are wearing light or no armor and not using a shield:

• You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or pugilist weapon. This die changes as you gain pugilist levels, as shown in the Fisticuffs column on the Pugilist table.
• When you use the Attack action D&D Portal - Attack Action Action rule Attack Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/attack-action/ with an unarmed strike or a pugilist weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike or grapple as a bonus action D&D Portal - Bonus Action Action rule Bonus Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/bonus-action/.

Beginning at 1st level, you can use Constitution D&D Portal - Constitution Health, stamina, and endurance Constitution measures health, stamina, endurance, and a character's resistance to physical hardship. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/constitution/ instead of Dexterity D&D Portal - Dexterity Agility, reflexes, and coordination Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, balance, and precise physical coordination. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/dexterity/ to determine your armor class when you are wearing light or no armor and are not using a shield.

Starting at 2nd level, your experience laying the beatdown on others has given you a moxie you can channel in the midst of battle. This swagger is represented by a number of moxie points. Your pugilist level determines the maximum number of points you have, as shown in the Moxie Points column of the Pugilist table.

You can spend these points to fuel various moxie features. You start knowing three such features: Brace Up, The Old One-Two, and Stick and Move. You learn more moxie features as you gain levels in this class. You regain all expended moxie points when you complete a short or long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/.

Brace Up. You can use a bonus action D&D Portal - Bonus Action Action rule Bonus Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/bonus-action/ and spend 1 moxie point to brace for attacks. Roll your fisticuffs die + your pugilist level + your Constitution D&D Portal - Constitution Health, stamina, and endurance Constitution measures health, stamina, endurance, and a character's resistance to physical hardship. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/constitution/ modifier and gain that many temporary hit points D&D Portal - Hit Points Combat rule Hit Points is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/hit-points/.

The Old One-Two. Immediately after you take the Attack action D&D Portal - Attack Action Action rule Attack Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/attack-action/ on your turn, you can spend 1 moxie point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action D&D Portal - Bonus Action Action rule Bonus Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/bonus-action/.

Stick and Move. You can use a bonus action D&D Portal - Bonus Action Action rule Bonus Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/bonus-action/ and expend 1 moxie point to make a shove attack or take the Dash action D&D Portal - Dash Action rule Dash is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/dash/.

Beginning at 2nd level, carousing, shadowboxing, and sparring all count as light activity for the purposes of resting for you. Additionally, once you have caroused in a settlement for 8 hours or more, you know all public locations in the city as if you were born and raised there and you cannot be lost by non-magical means while within the city.

Starting at 3rd level, when you take damage that reduces you to half your maximum hit points or less, you can use your reaction D&D Portal - Reaction Action rule Reaction is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/reaction/ to gain temporary hit points D&D Portal - Hit Points Combat rule Hit Points is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/hit-points/ equal to your pugilist level + your Constitution D&D Portal - Constitution Health, stamina, and endurance Constitution measures health, stamina, endurance, and a character's resistance to physical hardship. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/constitution/ modifier and you regain all expended moxie points. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/.

Starting at 3rd level, you choose a fight club that best exemplifies your style: Arena Royale, Bloodhound Bruisers, Dog & Hound, Piss & Vinegar, the Squared Circle, or the Sweet Science. Your fight club grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Starting at 4th level, you discover a strength D&D Portal - Strength Physical power and athletic ability Strength measures physical power, athletic ability, and a character's capacity to exert force. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/strength/ inside you that cannot be broken. As a bonus action D&D Portal - Bonus Action Action rule Bonus Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/bonus-action/, you gain resistance to bludgeoning D&D Portal - Bludgeoning Damage type Bludgeoning is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/bludgeoning/, piercing D&D Portal - Piercing Damage type Piercing is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/piercing/, and slashing D&D Portal - Slashing Damage type Slashing is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/slashing/ damage for one minute. At the end of that minute you gain a level of exhaustion D&D Portal - Exhaustion Condition Exhaustion is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/exhaustion/.

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action D&D Portal - Attack Action Action rule Attack Action is an action economy rule used to describe what a creature can do on its turn. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/actions/attack-action/ on your turn.

Starting at 5th level, before you make an attack roll D&D Portal - Attack Roll Combat rule Attack Roll is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/attack-roll/ with an unarmed strike or pugilist melee weapon attack D&D Portal - Melee Weapon Attack Combat rule Melee Weapon Attack is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/melee-weapon-attack/ that does not already have disadvantage, you can declare you are swinging wild haymakers. You make all attack rolls D&D Portal - Attack Roll Combat rule Attack Roll is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/attack-roll/ until the end of this turn with disadvantage and when you deal damage you do not roll, but use the maximum die result instead.

Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to non-magical attacks and damage.

At 7th level, you gain proficiency in Dexterity D&D Portal - Dexterity Agility, reflexes, and coordination Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, balance, and precise physical coordination. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/dexterity/ saving throws D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/.

Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect on yourself that is causing you to be charmed D&D Portal - Charmed Condition Charmed is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/charmed/ or frightened D&D Portal - Frightened Condition Frightened is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/frightened/.

At 9th level, when you use your Bloodied But Unbowed feature you can choose to also use this feature. If you do, you add your proficiency bonus to your damage with unarmed attacks and pugilist weapons for the next minute. You can use this feature again after you complete a long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/.

By 10th level, you have graduated top of the class at the school of hard knocks and you took most of them on the head. You have resistance to psychic D&D Portal - Psychic Damage type Psychic is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/psychic/ damage and gain advantage on saving throws D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ against effects that would make you stunned D&D Portal - Stunned Condition Stunned is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/stunned/ or unconscious D&D Portal - Unconscious Condition Unconscious is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/unconscious/.

Starting at 13th level, word of your exploits travels quickly in cities and other settlements. Once you have taken a long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/ by carousing in a settlement, you gain advantage on all Charisma D&D Portal - Charisma Presence, confidence, and influence Charisma measures force of personality, confidence, eloquence, and the ability to influence others. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/charisma/ ( Persuasion D&D Portal - Persuasion Skill reference Persuasion is a skill used for ability checks in relevant situations. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/skills/persuasion/) and Charisma D&D Portal - Charisma Presence, confidence, and influence Charisma measures force of personality, confidence, eloquence, and the ability to influence others. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/charisma/ ( Intimidation D&D Portal - Intimidation Skill reference Intimidation is a skill used for ability checks in relevant situations. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/skills/intimidation/) rolls made against the people who live there.

Starting at 14th level, you gain advantage on Strength D&D Portal - Strength Physical power and athletic ability Strength measures physical power, athletic ability, and a character's capacity to exert force. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/strength/, Dexterity D&D Portal - Dexterity Agility, reflexes, and coordination Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, balance, and precise physical coordination. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/dexterity/, and Constitution D&D Portal - Constitution Health, stamina, and endurance Constitution measures health, stamina, endurance, and a character's resistance to physical hardship. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/constitution/ saving throws D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/. Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ and fail, you can spend 1 moxie point to reroll it and take the second result.

At 15th level, your carrying capacity is doubled, and when you deal damage with a melee weapon D&D Portal - Melee Attack Combat rule Melee Attack is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/melee-attack/ or unarmed strike to an inanimate object that damage is doubled. Your standing jump D&D Portal - Jumping Movement rule Jumping is a movement rule used during exploration, encounters, and combat. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/movement/jumping/ distance is the same as your running start jump D&D Portal - Jumping Movement rule Jumping is a movement rule used during exploration, encounters, and combat. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/movement/jumping/ distance.

Starting at 18th level, when you have 4 levels of exhaustion D&D Portal - Exhaustion Condition Exhaustion is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/exhaustion/ or fewer and are reduced to 0 hit points, you regain half of your maximum hit points, half of your maximum moxie points, and gain a level of exhaustion D&D Portal - Exhaustion Condition Exhaustion is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/exhaustion/. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/.

At 20th level, your Strength D&D Portal - Strength Physical power and athletic ability Strength measures physical power, athletic ability, and a character's capacity to exert force. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/strength/ and Constitution D&D Portal - Constitution Health, stamina, and endurance Constitution measures health, stamina, endurance, and a character's resistance to physical hardship. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/ability-scores/constitution/ ability scores increase by 2 to a maximum of 22. Additionally, when you take a long rest D&D Portal - Long Rest Rest rule Long Rest is a rest rule used to recover resources, hit points, and class features. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/rests/long-rest/ you recover 2 levels of exhaustion D&D Portal - Exhaustion Condition Exhaustion is a game condition that can affect what a creature can perceive, do, or resist during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/conditions/exhaustion/ instead of 1 and you regain all your expended hit dice instead of half your expended hit dice.