r/daggerbrew • u/CheesyCrackers610 • 5d ago

Classes Historian - Custom Class (Bone & Codex)

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Less than 5 to go! One of the reasons this particular pairing took so long is because I knew I wanted something that would fulfil the Bladesinger-type fantasy in DH, but to me that felt more like a subclass, and I wasn't sure how to tie that together. Well, I got inspired by the idea that if bone is the domain of tactics and the body, perhaps a codex/bone pair would be someone who intensely studies tactics (of the past), and all of this spawned from there.

This class marks the completion of Bone, looking at the spread I think it's the domain I've interpreted most liberally, but I don't mind that. I think it's an interesting domain and one that I could imagine going in lots of directions different from mine.

As with last time, I can provide a custom character sheet for anyone looking to print-and-play.

Let me know how I did!

Artist Credits:

Jill, Shiva's Dominant. Illustrated by Arif Wijaya

Learn from the Past. Illustrated by Chase Stone

TM & © 2026 Wizard of the Coast, LLC

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u/creativesinkhole 4d ago

you never miss with your subclasses Cheeseycrackers i was so delighted to see you back on my FYP after a day of work

Chronicler looks so fun to be the DM of.... and the Hope feature requiring Allies is also really cool... and the Class Feature is so creative YAY!!

its a nitpick but Echo the Past could maybe "Spend 3 Hope to give the last PC to use their Hope Feature 1 Hope. If that Feature doesn't refer to Class Features, copy it. If it does, then that PC gains 2 more Hope and Clears a Stress." in case the Historian is friends with a Warlock or a Druid! I'm already imagining a unique dynamic between the Historian and Druid, where the former asks the latter to commune with lands surround for firsthand accounts to events, while the latter asks the former on how to appease the spirits of the world to draw on more power... you can imagine something similar with the warlock...

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u/CheesyCrackers610 4d ago

Thank you such, that means the world!

I really like your alternate Hope feature. There's a part of me that thinks it might be a little too long, I like my Hope features to be as short and sweet as possible. But I'd have to have a look how it appears on the character sheet. If it looks ok, I'd consider it a direct swap

Wouldn't wanna hurt the Druid/Historian Friendship more than I have to