# Shadowmaster *[illrigger](illrigger.md): Diabolic Contracts* *Source: The Illrigger Revised* > [!tldr] Class and Feature Progression > > <table class="class-progression"> > <thead> > <tr><th colspan='3'></th></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><th class"level">Level</th><th class"pb">PB</th><th class"feature">Features</th></tr> > </thead><tbody> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">1st</td><td class"pb">+2</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">2nd</td><td class"pb">+2</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">3rd</td><td class"pb">+2</td><td class"feature"><a href='#Shadowmaster (Level 3)' class='internal-link'>Shadowmaster</a></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">4th</td><td class"pb">+2</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">5th</td><td class"pb">+3</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">6th</td><td class"pb">+3</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">7th</td><td class"pb">+3</td><td class"feature"><a href='#Belial's Interdiction (Level 7)' class='internal-link'>Belial's Interdiction</a></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">8th</td><td class"pb">+3</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">9th</td><td class"pb">+4</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">10th</td><td class"pb">+4</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">11th</td><td class"pb">+4</td><td class"feature"><a href='#Umbral Killer (Level 11)' class='internal-link'>Umbral Killer</a></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">12th</td><td class"pb">+4</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">13th</td><td class"pb">+5</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">14th</td><td class"pb">+5</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">15th</td><td class"pb">+5</td><td class"feature"><a href='#Doomed to the Shadows (Level 15)' class='internal-link'>Doomed to the Shadows</a></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">16th</td><td class"pb">+5</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">17th</td><td class"pb">+6</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">18th</td><td class"pb">+6</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">19th</td><td class"pb">+6</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > <tr class="class-progression"><td class"level">20th</td><td class"pb">+6</td><td class"feature"></td></tr> > </tbody></table> ^class-progression ## Class Features ### Shadowmaster (Level 3) *The hidden assassins of Hell, Shadowmasters serve Belial and excel at stealth and disguise.* Belial rules Gehennom, the City of Darkness. He strives to rule Hell through poison, torture, and assassination. His illriggers strike from the shadows or use deception to earn high-ranking positions close to powerful rulers. Many Shadowmasters run networks of spies and assassins who have no idea of the infernal provenance of their leader. Shadowmasters are sworn not to reveal their true allegiance, and if need be, they must take their own lives to fulfill this oath. Many Shadowmasters prepare elaborate plans for their own assassination so that, should they risk discovery, their assassination obscures the truth. Of course, these killers never learn they were hired by their deceased target. #### Precepts of Shadow Shadowmasters swear an oath to Belial when they join the Order of Desolation. These precepts commit them to serve Belial's foes as allies before revealing themselves as enemies. ##### Plans Within Plans My enemies must never discover my true goals. If needed, I will sacrifice myself to protect my schemes. ##### Positions of Power I control everything from the shadows by knowing who to deceive and where to hide in plain sight. ##### Power in Patience I study my enemy and methodically build their trust. My loyalty must be unquestionable so my inevitable betrayal is unthinkable. ##### Hesitation Is Failure Though I usually rely on agents, when the opportunity presents itself, I can unhesitatingly kill with efficiency and precision. ### Marked for Death (Level 3) You are particularly skilled against foes you mark for death. You have advantage on your first attack against an interdicted creature on each of your turns. ### Strike from the Dark (Level 3) You understand the power of striking from the shadows. Once per turn, when you hit an interdicted creature with a melee weapon attack and you have advantage on the attack roll, you can roll a number of d4s equal to your proficiency bonus and deal extra damage equal to the total you rolled. This damage increases by `d4` if the target is in dim light or darkness. ### Invoke Hell (Level 3) You gain the following two Invoke Hell options: ### Master of Disguise (Level 3) As an action, you can cast the [disguise self](/3-Content/Compendiums/spells/disguise-self-xphb.md) spell without expending a spell slot. ### No Escape (Level 3) As a bonus action, you can call on the shadows to entrap a creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target must make a Charisma saving throw, made with disadvantage if they are in dim light or darkness. On a failed save, the target's speed is halved and they can't willingly move more than 30 feet away from you. This effect ends for the target if you are [incapacitated](/3-Content/Rules/conditions.md#Incapacitated) or die or if the target is more than 30 feet away from you. ### Belial's Interdiction (Level 7) You learn the following additional interdict boons at the noted illrigger levels. Once you learn an interdict boon granted by this feature, you always know it, and it doesn't count against the number of interdict boons you know. ### Umbral Killer (Level 11) Shadows are your companion, aiding you in your exploits. You gain the following benefits: - You gain [darkvision](/3-Content/Rules/senses.md#Darkvision) out to 60 feet. If you already have [darkvision](/3-Content/Rules/senses.md#Darkvision), its range increases by 60 feet. - Your movement speed increases by 10 feet. - You have advantage on Dexterity ([Stealth](/3-Content/Rules/skills.md#Stealth)) checks made to hide. Whenever you make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage from an effect, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and half damage if you fail. ### Doomed to the Shadows (Level 15) You have perfected your assassin's strike. The extra damage from your Strike from the Dark feature increases to a number of d8s equal to your proficiency bonus (instead of that number of d4s), and you deal an extra `2d8` damage if the target is in dim light or darkness (instead of an extra `d4` damage). In addition, when you deal damage using Strike from the Dark, you can use your reaction to burn a seal on the creature, causing them to be [blinded](/3-Content/Rules/conditions.md#Blinded) for 1 minute instead of dealing the seal's damage.