The Veilwalkers: 12 Dream-Based Subclasses for DnD 5e 2024

Veilwalkers
Dream Beyond the Edge of Story

They were not born—they were remembered.

In the hush between heartbeat and memory, where stories slip their endings and reality forgets its own name, walk the Veilwalkers. Moonlit strangers. Symbol-bearers. Fragments of dream clothed in mortal shape.

This book presents twelve original subclasses for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (2024 rules), each rooted in myth, memory, and dream-logic. Inspired by archetypal symbolism and poetic design, these classes invite players into surreal, emotionally resonant playstyles where mechanics and metaphor intertwine. Whether weaving illusions from longing, manifesting armor forged of story, or feeding on fear itself, each Veilwalker class tells a tale—not just of power, but of possibility.

Inside, you’ll find:

• The Core Six:

  • Way of the Dreaming Veil (Monk) – the mask between the self and the world

  • Circle of Phantasmagoria (Druid) – the predator formed from exile and shadow

  • The Lovers (Rogue) – the anima, longing made visible

  • Oath of Reverie (Paladin) – the self that guards the inner sanctum

  • The Severed Thread (Warlock) – the pact broken, the rebel born

  • College of the Stage (Bard) – the ruler, scripting fate with a bow and a flourish

• The Expanded Dream:

  • Path of the Innocent (Barbarian) – the pure ideal that destroys in the name of peace

  • Dreamforged (Sorcerer) – the hero performed so convincingly it becomes real

  • Oneirurgist (Wizard) – the creator who redraws reality with constructs of yearning

  • Vestige Domain (Cleric) – the orphaned faith, surviving by memory alone

  • Dreamwarden (Ranger) – the caregiver who shields others through symbolic stillness

  • The Jester (Fighter) – the fool who bends reality by refusing its rules

Steeped in Feywild strangeness and inner transformation, Veilwalkers is for those who crave the uncanny, the beautiful, and the bittersweet. Whether you are a player seeking deep symbolism or a DM building mythic, dream-haunted worlds, this book offers a new kind of magic—one that asks not “What can you do?” but “Who are you, when the dream begins?”

Walk softly. The Veil is thin.

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Changelog:

v1.1 - 16.04.2025 - Updated the Paladin with a new, interactive aura. Remapped Fighter saving throws to queue off STR instead of CHA, similar to the Barbarian. Minor formatting and grammaticl fixes.