Slayer of Evil

Adventurers League Build Guide

A 1st-20th level build guide
suitable for Adventurers League play

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 Slayer of Evil
Adventurers League Build Guide

A 1st-20th level build guide suitable for Adventurers League play

Writing: Ted Adams and Doug Vehovec

Editing: Doug Vehovec
Layout and Design: Doug Vehovec

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 world, training their minds and bodies to stand
By Request against these entities and forces.

One of our Patreon supporters asked us to come up

with a character build for their concept. They are Proficiencies
playing in a Domains of Dread campaign and want Armor: None
to focus on the undead, the lycanthropes, witches
and ghosts, instead of demons and devils. Although Weapons: Simple weapons, short swords
they don't play Adventurers League, they asked Tools: Calligrapher's supplies
specifically for an AL-legal build. "So, everyone can Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
benefit from this build and use it in their one-shot,
campaign, homebrew and what not." Skills: Athletics, Religion
— Nerdarchy Languages: None

PHB +1
We're choosing Sword Coast Adventurers Guide as Step 3 — Ability Scores
our +1 resource in addition to the Player's Handbook. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
There's a subclass that caught our eye in there, and
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 13 (+2) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 10 (+0)
since it's already out +1 we'll use a race option from
the book as well.
Step 4 — Background
Cloistered Scholar
Step-by-step character build guide Skills: Arcana, History

Each step of the way, this guide will show you the
choices made that are significant to this character
build. Choice options that are of particular impor-
tance to this character’s effectiveness are in bold.
Step 1 — Race
Ghostwise Halfling
Race option the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide.
These halflings get the usual Dexterity bonus. In
addition this subrace provides a Wisdom bonus,
which really was a happy coincidence. We thought
a ghostwise halfling would be fun to roleplay and
mesh with the backstory elements we imagined. It
just so happens to be a great match for our pri-
mary class.
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: None
Tools: None
Skills: None
Languages: Common, Halfling
Step 2 — Class
1st level
Start with Monk
From a story perspective we imagined this charac-
ter spent their younger years at a monastery. There
they learned about all the dark things out in the
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Tools: None
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial
What do you know, another SCAG option. Our
scholarly young halfling practices a vow of silence
during their time at the monastery, but learned to
communicate through their mind.
Unfortunately, this was often used to attempt to
cheat on scholarly tests. This character isn't the
brightest student in the class, and they were always
more interested in the physical training.
Nevertheless, they managed to retain some of their
education about otherworldly things both benign
and malign.
Step 5 — Class and Level Progression
Level Class Gains
1 Monk Martial Arts, Unarmored
Defense
2 Ranger Favored Enemy — Undead,
Natural Explorer — Mountains,
Language — Infernal Skill —
Investigation
3 Monk Ki, Unarmored Movement
4 Monk Monastic Tradition — Way of
the Sun Soul, Deflect Missiles,
Radiant Sun Bolt
5 Monk Feat — Resilient (Constitution)
6 Cleric Divine Domain — Light,
Warding Flare
7 Monk Extra Attack, Stunning Strike
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 8 Cleric Channel Divinity — Turn
Undead, Radiance of the Dawn
9 Cleric
10 Cleric Ability Score Improvement —
+2 Dexterity
11 Monk Ki-Empowered Strike, Searing
Arc Strike
12 Monk Evasion, Stillness of Mind
13 Monk Ability Score Improvement —
Wisdom +2
14 Cleric Destroy Undead (CR 1/2)
15 Cleric Channel Divinity 2/rest,
Improved Flare
16 Monk Unarmored Movement
Improvement
17 Monk Purity of Body
18 Monk Searing Sunburst
19 Monk Ability Score Improvement —
+2 Dexterity
20 Monk Tongue of Sun and Moon
Conclusion
Packed with radiant power, and deep knowledge of
their supernatural foes, this character is prepared
to delve into the darkness, dispelling it and any
evil creatures they find. With a particular disdain
for vile undead, they know their enemy and have a
variety of options to deal with them.
Final Ability Scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS
10 (+0) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 18 (+4)
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: Calligrapher's supplies
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution
Skills: Arcana, Athletics, History, Investigation, Religion
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Halfling,
Infernal, Telephaty
Further Resources
Character creation, build, roleplaying tips and
backstory elements are discussed in a video on
the Nerdarchy YouTube channel here. In the video
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description, you can find a link to this character
build on D&D Beyond.
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For Dungeon Masters
Bringing the Light. An illuminator has a singu-
lar goal — destroy evil with radiant light. Prone to
snap judgements, if an illuminator deems a crea-
ture harbors darkness, they become a relentless
foe. Even heroes with a dark demeanor like blood-
thirsty warriors or the worst of the bunch: necro-
mancers who "only create undead to do good," have
much to fear from an illuminator who only sees
things in black and white.
Unarmored Defense. While the illuminator is wearing
no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its
Wisdom modifier.
Actions
Multiattack. The illuminator makes four attacks with
their sun strike and solar beam in any combination.

A Beacon in Darkness. A retired illuminator can
still provide light for those lost in darkness. The
knowledge and power gained through quests can
help younger adventurers defeat evil. An illuminator
is willing to share what they can — especially to aid
others in vanquishing evil — but will almost cer-
tainly require a test to be sure.
Sun Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 +5) bludgeoning damage and 4
(1d8) radiant damage.
Solar Beam. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 30
ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 +5) radiant damage.

Prayer of Dawn (1/Day). As an action, the illuminator can

dispel any magical darkness within 30 ft. Each hostile
Illuminator creature (that doesn't have total cover) within 30 ft.
must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or take 22
Medium humanoid (any race), neutral good (4d10) radiant damage, or half as much damage on a
Armor Class 19 successful save.
Hit Points 143 (22d8 + 44)
Speed 45 ft. Reactions

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Solar Flare. When the illuminator is attacked by a crea-
10 (+10) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) ture (that can be blinded) within 30 ft. that it can see, it
can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the
Saving Throws STR +4, DEX +9, CON +6 attack roll.
Skills Athletics +4, History +4, Investigation +4;
Religion +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Celestial, Common, plus any one language
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

Blinded By the Light (Recharge 5-6). Immediately after

the illuminator takes the Attack action on its turn, as a
bonus action it can designate any number of creatures
in a 15-foot cone, who must make a DC 17 Constitution
saving throw. Creatures take 10 (3d6) radiant damage
and are blinded until the end of the illuminator’s next
turn on a failed save, or half as much damage and they
are not blinded on a successful one.
A creature blinded by this effect makes another Consti-
tution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a
successful save, it is no longer blinded.

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