Sanguimancer
About this class
A ritual scholar who codifies blood magic, converting sacrifice, vitality, and control into structured, repeatable power.
Domains
Codex
Starting stats
Hope feature
Class features
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Crimson Ledger
You maintain a ritual ledger that records and empowers blood magic through sacrifice. Mark a Hit Point to add Blood Dice tokens to a pool equal to your Spellcast trait. Blood Dice tokens persist until spent, expended, or clear on a Long Rest.
Using the Crimson Ledger: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may roll a d4 for each Blood Dice Token spent, or expend them for a benefit.
Class items
- A ceremonial weapon used for controlled sacrifice and precise incisions.
- A crystal, vial, or talisman that stabilizes blood magic during spellcasting.
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Crimson Ascendant
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Knowledge
Hemo-Augments: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may mark a Stress to roll any number of Blood Dice tokens spent, and apply a Hemo-Augment. You know the following augments:
Sanguine Potency: Add the total rolled Blood Dice value to the spell’s damage.
Crimson Reach: Increase the spells targets by the value of the Blood Dice.
Bloodweight: Reduce the target’s Difficulty by the Blood Dice value until the next time they take damage.
Crimson Ascendant
Specialization
Efficient Platelets: Mark a Stress to use an extra Hemo-Augment.
Hematologist: Your Blood die is now a d6. You also know the following augments:
Vein-Severing: Expend a Blood Die token to make the target temporarily Vulnerable.
Erythrocytic Reclaim: Expend any number of Blood Dice tokens to clear that many Hit Points.
Crimson Ascendant
Mastery
Hematopoet: Your Blood die is now a d10. When you roll maximum value on a Blood Die, you regain a Blood Die.
Laminar Circulation: If you have spent 3 or more Blood Dice this scene, you gain advantage on all Spellcast rolls this scene.
Vascular Binding: You may apply two Hemo-Augments on the same spell.
Hemarch
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence
Blood Taboos: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may spend a Blood Die token to impose Blood Taboos. You know the following taboos:
Crawling Veins: The target’s veins writhe beneath their skin. Frighten a number of targets equal to the total rolled until the start of your next spotlight.
Borrowed Pulse: Your blood overrides their heartbeat. Charm a number of targets equal to the total rolled until the end of the scene or until they take damage.
Hemarch
Specialization
Blood Harvest: When an adversary is defeated while Vulnerable, Frightened, or Charmed, gain Blood Dice tokens equal to the adversary’s Tier.
Forbidden Rites: You also know the following taboos:
Bare Flesh: Spend a Blood die and mark that many targets temporarily Vulnerable within Close range of your target. If maximum value is rolled on the Blood die, the Vulnerability is permanent.
Frenzied Ally: Spend a Blood die and mark that many targets temporarily Frenzied within Close range of your target. They must target their allies if possible.
Hemarch
Mastery
Blood Tithe: The first time you use Blood for the Blood God in a scene it costs 1 Hope instead.
Sanguine Reckoning: Your Blood Die is now a d8. You also gain the following taboo:
Ruptured Vessels: Spend a Blood die token to target that many adversaries in Close range of the target. They mark a Hit Point, and if they are already Frightened, Charmed, or Vulnerable they must mark a Stress.
Sanguimancer
A ritual scholar who codifies blood magic, converting sacrifice, vitality, and control into structured, repeatable power.
Domains
Codex + Blood (07/09/26)
Starting Evasion
9
Starting Hit Points
6
Class Items
- • A ceremonial weapon used for controlled sacrifice and precise incisions.
- • A crystal, vial, or talisman that stabilizes blood magic during spellcasting.
Sanguimancer’s Hope Feature
Blood for the Blood God : Spend 3 Hope when you cast a Blood spell, to treat one damage die you roll as its maximum value.
Class Features
Crimson Ledger
You maintain a ritual ledger that records and empowers blood magic through sacrifice. Mark a Hit Point to add Blood Dice tokens to a pool equal to your Spellcast trait. Blood Dice tokens persist until spent, expended, or clear on a Long Rest. Using the Crimson Ledger: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may roll a d4 for each Blood Dice Token spent, or expend them for a benefit.
Sanguimancer Subclasses
Choose either the Crimson Ascendant or Hemarch subclass.
Crimson Ascendant
Play the Crimson Ascendant if you refine blood magic through continuous sacrifice, amplifying every spell through disciplined expenditure.
Spellcast Trait
Knowledge
Foundation Features
Hemo-Augments: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may mark a Stress to roll any number of Blood Dice tokens spent, and apply a Hemo-Augment. You know the following augments:
Sanguine Potency: Add the total rolled Blood Dice value to the spell’s damage.
Crimson Reach: Increase the spells targets by the value of the Blood Dice.
Bloodweight: Reduce the target’s Difficulty by the Blood Dice value until the next time they take damage.
Specialization Feature
Efficient Platelets: Mark a Stress to use an extra Hemo-Augment.
Hematologist: Your Blood die is now a d6. You also know the following augments:
Vein-Severing: Expend a Blood Die token to make the target temporarily Vulnerable.
Erythrocytic Reclaim: Expend any number of Blood Dice tokens to clear that many Hit Points.
Mastery Feature
Hematopoet: Your Blood die is now a d10. When you roll maximum value on a Blood Die, you regain a Blood Die.
Laminar Circulation: If you have spent 3 or more Blood Dice this scene, you gain advantage on all Spellcast rolls this scene.
Vascular Binding: You may apply two Hemo-Augments on the same spell.
Hemarch
Play the Hemarch if you impose forbidden laws through blood, forcing creatures to act against instinct and allegiance.
Spellcast Trait
Presence
Foundation Features
Blood Taboos: When you successfully cast a Blood spell, you may spend a Blood Die token to impose Blood Taboos. You know the following taboos:
Crawling Veins: The target’s veins writhe beneath their skin. Frighten a number of targets equal to the total rolled until the start of your next spotlight.
Borrowed Pulse: Your blood overrides their heartbeat. Charm a number of targets equal to the total rolled until the end of the scene or until they take damage.
Specialization Feature
Blood Harvest: When an adversary is defeated while Vulnerable, Frightened, or Charmed, gain Blood Dice tokens equal to the adversary’s Tier.
Forbidden Rites: You also know the following taboos:
Bare Flesh: Spend a Blood die and mark that many targets temporarily Vulnerable within Close range of your target. If maximum value is rolled on the Blood die, the Vulnerability is permanent.
Frenzied Ally: Spend a Blood die and mark that many targets temporarily Frenzied within Close range of your target. They must target their allies if possible.
Mastery Feature
Blood Tithe: The first time you use Blood for the Blood God in a scene it costs 1 Hope instead.
Sanguine Reckoning: Your Blood Die is now a d8. You also gain the following taboo:
Ruptured Vessels: Spend a Blood die token to target that many adversaries in Close range of the target. They mark a Hit Point, and if they are already Frightened, Charmed, or Vulnerable they must mark a Stress.
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