Commoner

You have become accustomed to a life of hardship. At 1st level, you gain a pool of d4 Grit Dice which represent your determination in the face of adversity. Whenever you make an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can expend a number of Grit Dice equal to your proficiency bonus or lower, adding them to your roll. You can expend Grit Dice after you roll, but before you know if you succeed or fail.

You have a total number of Grit Dice in this pool equal to 1 + your commoner level, and you regain all of your expended Grit Dice each time you complete a short or long rest.

You may not be the quickest on your feet, or the strongest, or the most educated, but the hardships you have lived through have made you especially hardy. Starting from 1st level, you can use your Constitution, in place of Dexterity, when you calculate your Armor Class when you are wearing armor.

Moreover, when you are unarmored, your Armor Class is equal to 10 + your Constitution modifier.

At 1st level, you choose a Trade from the list below that best represents your commoner's livelihood and how they spend their days: Farmer, Innkeeper, Laborer, or Old Timer.

The Trade you choose grants you features at 1st level, and again when you reach 3rd, and 10th level in this class.

You may not be able to conjure wondrous spells or wield the deadly weapons of war, but you know the tools of your Trade like the back of your hand. At 2nd level, you choose one tool or weapon proficiency you gained through your Trade. That tool or weapon becomes your Old Reliable, and you can use your intuitive understanding of it to wield it as a weapon.

If you choose a tool proficiency, you can wield a tool from that set as an improvised weapon that deals your choice of 1d6 bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage on hit. If you choose a weapon, it deals 1d6 damage if it did not already.

While wielding Old Reliable, you can use your Wisdom, in place of Strength or Dexterity, for attack and damage rolls.

As one of the common folk, you have heard many legends and stories throughout your life that contain wisdom. At 2nd level, you learn two Tall Tales of your choice from the list at the end of this class. The Tall Tales column of the Commoner table shows when you learn more Tall Tales of your choice.

Whenever you gain a commoner level, you can replace a Tall Tale you know with another Tall Tale of your choice.

At 3rd level, you gain a feature granted by your Trade.

When you reach 4th 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.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

You are finally starting to get the hang of adventuring life and can apply your Grit in combat. Starting at 5th level, when you hit a creature with an Old Reliable weapon attack, you can expend Grit Dice and add them to your damage roll.

Your harsh life has also thickened your skin. Whenever you take damage, you can use your reaction to expend a Grit Die and reduce the incoming damage by an amount equal to your Grit Die roll + your Constitution modifier (minimum of +1).

You may not be able to dodge or deflect incoming blows very well, but you can take a hit better then most. Beginning at 6th level, when you are subjected to a spell or another effect that allows you to make a Constitution or Wisdom saving throw to take only half damage, you take no damage if you succeed on your saving throw, and only half damage on a failure.

You are one of the common folk, but your simple life allows you to offer simple wisdom to your allies. Starting at 7th level, when a creature that can hear you within 30 feet makes an an ability check or saving throw, you can use your reaction add your Wisdom modifier (minimum of +1) to their roll.

You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all of your expended uses when you finish a long rest.

When you reach 8th 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.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Your experience adventuring has toughened your resolve and ability to withstand any hardship you may face. Beginning at 9th level, when you begin your turn with no Grit Dice left in your pool, you instantly regain one expended Grit Die.

At 10th level, you gain a feature granted by your Trade.

You have achieved the absolute pinnacle of what a commoner can be. Upon reaching 11th level, your Grit Dice become d6s.

You also take one level in another class of your choice, ignoring the normal multiclassing requirements for it. If the class grants you the Spellcasting feature, you can use your Wisdom in place of the normal spellcasting modifier.

Your 11th level in commoner doesn't count against your total character level. For example, if you played to 20th level you could have 11 levels in commoner and 10 levels in bard.