Life Illusionist (5e Class)

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Design Note: This class is designed to be played starting from first level.

Life Illusionist

You have been sequestered in luxury and privilege all of your life. Yet you feel discontented. You know that most people live very different kinds of lives and you want to understand them. you want to put yourself in their shoes, and see what life is like for them. Your discontent has never allowed you to really pick a class. You have bounced from one teacher or master to another, never really connecting with any one class. You want to know about how the whole world works, and about the lives of the people in it. You are a couple years older than other apprentices. Your peers have all picked classes and started their advancement, but you are stuck.

Then one day you put 2 and 2 and 2 together in your mind and realize that you can use a little bit you learned from this class and a little bit you learned fro that one, and cobble a class together for yourself that will actually allow you to really be each of the kinds of people you want to experience. You have figured out how to transform yourself using a little bit learned here and a little bit learned there. At each level of advancement you change your race, class, sex, background and alignment, and as you advance you will be able to put yourself in everybody's shoes at one time or another. Illusionist is a misnomer you are a 'realityist'.

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Creating a Life Illusionist

Quick Build

You can make a Life Illusionist quickly by following these suggestions. First, Constitution should be your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence. Second, choose the 'noble' background. Pick a 'royal' background if your dungeon master will allow this. Third, choose a longsword, shortbow, scale mail, and a shield.

Class Features

As a you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d6 per level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + Constitution modifier per level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: light armor, medium armor, heavy armor, shield at first level
Weapons: martial and simple at first level
Tools: Thieve's tools which you may not use until ___ level or Herbalism Kit which you may use at first level
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Constitution
Skills: choose two of: insight, perception, performance

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

(a) longsword or (b) shortsword or (c) rapier or (d) halberd
(a) shortbow, scalemail, and shield or (b) shortbow, scalemail, and shield

Table: The
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Temp HP	Saves	Retained Features	Features	—Spell Slots per Spell Level—
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Temp HP	Saves	Retained Features	Features	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+2	4	con	Martial Weapons	Level 1 Male Human Fighter	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	3	tbd	tbd	Level 2 Female Tiefling Warlock, Spellcasting	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	8	tbd	tbd	Level 3 Male Half-elf Beastmaster Ranger	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	5	tbd	none	Ability Score Improvement, Level 4 Female Dwarf Cleric	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	0	tbd	tbd	Level 5 Male Gnome Wizard	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+3	7	int	Wild Shape	Level 6 Female Elf Circle of the Moon Druid	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+3	24	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+3	0	tbd	none	Ability Score Improvement, Level 8 Half-elf Sorcerer	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+4	10	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	1	—	—	—	—
10th	+4	11	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—
11th	+4	12	chr	Musical Instrument	Level 11 Male Half-elf Bard	4	3	3	3	2	1	—	—	—
12th	+4	26	tbd	none	Ability Score Improvement	4	3	3	3	2	1	—	—	—
13th	+5	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
14th	+5	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
15th	+5	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	—
16th	+5	tbd	tbd	none	Ability Score Improvement	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	—
17th	+6	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
18th	+6	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
19th	+6	tbd	tbd	none	Ability Score Improvement	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
20th	+6	tbd	tbd	tbd	—	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1

Spellcasting

You can cast spells at 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th level, but not at first, third, seventh level.

Level 1 Male Human Fighter

you can fight. Dueling Style Traits: |1. || +2 damage |2. || Second Wind |3. || all armor |4. || all shields |5. || intimidation skill |6. || retain Martial Weapons

As you go through your transformation to second level you sing the following song:

"Rows and floes of angel hair, And ice cream castles in the air, And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun, They rain and snow on everyone, So many things I would have done, But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now, From up and down, and still somehow, It's cloud illusions I recall, I really don't know clouds at all... " Credit: Joni Mitchell, 1968

Level 2 Female Tiefling Warlock

As you transform to third level you sing the following song:

Lola.

Level 3 Male Half-elf Beastmaster Ranger

You become a level three half-elf beast master. You may choose from among the following beasts:

As you transform to level 4, you sing this song:

They're Coming to Take Me Away	Napoleon XIV	Credit: Jerry Samuels	1966
Remember when you ran away	And I got on my knees	And begged you not to leave	Because I'd go berserk
Well you left me anyhow	And then the days got worse and worse	And now you see I've gone	Completely out of my mind
And they're coming to take me away ha-haaa	And they're coming to take me away ha-haaa	They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa	To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time	And I'll be happy to see those nice young men	In their clean white coats	And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
You thought it was a joke	And so you laughed	You laughed when I said	That losing you would make me flip my lid
Right? You know you laughed	I heard you laugh. You laughed	You laughed and laughed and then you left	But now you know I'm utterly mad
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa	They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa	To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds	And basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
I cooked your food	I cleaned your house	And this is how you pay me back	For all my kind unselfish, loving deeds
Ha! Well you just wait	They'll find you yet and when they do	They'll put you in the A.S.P.C.A.	You mangy mutt
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa	They're coming to take me away ha haaa ho ho hee hee	To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time	And I'll be happy to see those nice young men	In their clean white coats
And they're coming to take me away	To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds	And basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes	And they're coming to take me away ha haaa!

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Level 5 Male Gnome Wizard

You can wiz.

As you transform to level 5, you sing the following song:

I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time

Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace
I'm going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time

Credit: David Bowie, 1972

Level 6 Female Elf Circle of the Moon Druid

you can dru

Level 8 Half-elf Sorcerer

As you transform to a level 9 rogue, you sing the following song:

Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black-tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one you thought you'd see there

And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you
Said, "Honey, we may be through,
But you'll never hear me complain."

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

Well, I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then I've been there before
Everything's all right
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door

Hey, I didn't mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well, I'll be as high
As that ivory tower
That you're livin' in

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases
My blues away
And I'll be okay 

Credit: Garth Brooks

Level 11 Male Half-elf Bard

you can dru

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Ability Score Improvement

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 can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.