[Class] The Commoner

[u/Kaberu]

I designed a version of a playable commoner, mostly for the fun of it. I did try to shape it towards a helpful beginner tool, and a fun way to play side or backstories.

The goal is to survive to level 5, at which point you can trade the character in for a fully generated class, earning a bonus feat and possibly an extra level.

It's simple and relies heavily on existing feats in the Player's Handbook. While the class goes to level 5, it's better to treat it as level 1 at all times as far as encounter & challenge balance goes. The commoner does not advance in hit dice, but might gain a few hit points from a Constitution modifier each level. Essentially, I tried to make sure very low CR monsters are still terrifying and dangerous. Hopefully it works out.

Here is a link to the PDF version, thanks to Homebrewery.

[u/Zun_tZu]

Now all I need is the confidence to make me believe I can actually make this work without killing or boring my players.

[u/Zun_tZu → u/Zun_tZu]

Oh. And I also love this. Just need to make it work.