Demon's Spearmen (5e Class)

Demon's Spearmen

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The Demon's Spearmen is an adventurer who led a life of excitement, during an event of their prior life they were abducted and taken to the abyss and made a slave of a demon prince. Through sheer determination and grit, they escaped their imprisonment and made it to the mortal realm again. However, their time in the abyss changed them and they were cursed. They are often bestowed with abilities that let them survive longer during combat. They are also however warped in the mind and seek combat wherever they can. (the player may choose to take this as a flaw and act with it, or RP the effects to have been mentally overcome) their time during enslavement has also crushed their internal magic, no matter the ability they might have had before their abduction they can no longer cast spells of any level. When the adventurer was cursed they were bestowed with the knowledge of how to wield polearms as if they were masters of the weapons. They often vanish into the wilds after their escape and become more primal in their actions. (this to could be taken as a trait, or played off with a backstory that balances out the primal actions, or ignored if the player wishes.)

Soldier of the Abyss

Demon's spearmen are cursed warriors, imbued with the power of abyss and bound to its service, acting as agents of the demoniac chaos, spreading it's influence trough the material plane and carrying forward the will of the demon princes. When the spirit of the spearmen finally leaves its mortal body, their souls often are carried out to the abyss, and they are thrown in the meat-grinder of the eternal war in Avernus, were they act as the literal tip of the spear, vanguarding the assault against the infernal forces. Some of the more powerful spearmen manage to secure a dominion for themselves on the abyss, often under the influence of a more powerful demon lord.

Creating a Demon's Spearmen

When creating your demon's spearman, ask yourself a few questions: How did you ended up as a servant of a demon? Have you been noticed by a demon lord due to being a particularly brutal and cruel warrior? Have you made a pact to avoid certain death in a duel, or to guarantee your victory on the battlefield? All demon's spearmen, good or bad, have been on a destructive path even before adopting the abyssal spear as their weapon of choice, so make sure to give a good motivation and a violent backstory for your character.

Quick Build

You can quickly build a Demon's Spearman by following these steps: First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution or Charisma. Second, choose the outlander background.

Class Features

As a Demon's Spearmen you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d10 per Demon's Spearmen level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + Constitution modifier per Demon's Spearmen level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: All armor, shields.
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: smithing tools.
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma.
Skills: Pick two from Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Religion, Stealth, and Survival.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• One of the following: a spear; a pike; a lance; a glaive; a halberd; a trident; or a javelin.
• 5 javelins.
• (a) leather armor or (b) chain mail or (c) scale mail.
• (a) An explorer’s Pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s Pack.

Table: The Demon's Spearmen

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features
1st	+2	Demonic Armor, Spearman Training, Abyssal Spear
2nd	+2	Fighting Style, Abyssal Backlash
3rd	+2	Cursed Path, Frightful Presence
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement
5th	+3	Extra Attack
6th	+3	Magical Spear, Abyssal Resistance
7th	+3	Cursed Path Feature
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement
9th	+4	Improved Critical
10th	+4	Improved Demonic Armor
11th	+4	Extra Attack (2)
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement
13th	+5	Abyssal Gift
14th	+5	Cursed Path Feature
15th	+5	Unwavering Mind
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement
17th	+6	Abyssal Hate
18th	+6	Cursed Path Feature
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement
20th	+6	Demon Lord's Champion

Demonic Armor

At 1st level, you can summon an armor made of abyssal materials, forming a type carapace around your body. While you are unarmored, your armor class equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

By 10th level, it hardens and your armor class equals 15 + your Dexterity modifier, and you may also, as an action, form an fiendish shield.

Spearman Training

At 1st level, your extensive training with polearms made you a master with them. You have proficiency with the spearman's weapons, which are: spear, pike, lance, glaive, halberd, trident, javelin.

You can add your Dexterity modifier, instead of Strength, to the attacks and damage rolls with those weapons.

Abyssal Spear

Finally, at 1st level, you are granted an abyssal spear, as a symbol of your bond with the demonic forces. The abyssal spear can be summoned or shunned back to the abyss as a bonus action. When you summon the spear, or as a bonus action at each subsequent turn, you can choose one of the following forms for it: spear, pike, lance, glaive, halberd, trident, javelin. In addition, you can never be disarmed from this weapon.

You can transform one magic weapon into your abyssal spear by performing a special ritual while you hold the weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. When you do so, your abyssal spear gain the magical properties of that magical weapon, regardless of the form chosen. You can't affect an artifact or a sentient weapon in this way. The weapon ceases being your abyssal spear if you die, if you perform the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or if you use a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The weapon appears at your feet if it is in the abyssal plane when the bond breaks.

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Fighting Style

You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Dueling

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

Great Weapon Fighting

When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Defensive

Whenever a friendly creature within 5 feet is attacked with a melee weapon, You may use your reaction to impose disadvantage on that attack, using your weapon to knock it aside if it misses. If your weapon has the reach property, the range of this feature is extended to 10 feet.

Spear Weapon Fighting

When fighting with a spear, pike, lance, glaive, halberd, trident, or a javelin. Upon finishing a melee weapon attack, you can move 5 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.

Abyssal Backlash

Starting at 2nd level, when you are harmed in combat, you can unleash a wave of rage, materialized in demonic flames. You can cast hellish rebuke a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum once). Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

When you cast this spell using this feature, it is cast at a level equal to half your Demon's Spearmen level.

Cursed Path

At 3rd level, you choose a Cursed Path. Whichever path you choose, you gain features at 3rd level, and again at 7th, 14th, and 18th levels. You may choose the Path of Blood, Path of the Beast, or the Path of the Shadow.

Frightful Presence

Starting at 3rd level, you gain a frightful aura. As an action, a creature of your choice within 20 feet must make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC = 8 + your proficiency + your Charisma modifier or become frightened of you for one minute. You have two uses of this feature, which you regain upon finishing a long rest.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach the 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 16th, and 19th 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.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. The number of attacks increases to three at 11th level.

Magical Spear

At 6th level, attacks with the abyssal spear are considered magical, for the purposes of overcoming resistances and immunities to non-magical damage.

Abyssal Resistance

Starting at 6th, when you finish a short or a long rest, you can tap on your demonic training to gain resistance to one of the following damage types: cold, fire, necrotic or poison damage. You can change the chosen damage type at the end of each rest.

Improved Critical

Starting at 9th level, when you make an attack roll using your spearman's weapons, you score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

Abyssal Gift

At 13th level, once in each of your turns, you can add a bonus equal to your proficiency bonus to one of your attacks made with your spearman's weapons.

Unwavering Mind

Starting at 15th level, you have a advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma saving throws against any effects that would cause you the following conditions: charmed, frightened, paralyzed, or stunned.

Abyssal Hate

At 17th level, you gain the ability to release your hatred in a wave of power. When you hit a creature with a spearman's weapon, you can choose to deal additional damage equal to 6d10. Due to the chaotic nature of the abyssal energy channeled by you, roll a d6 to determine the damage type:

1. acid

2. cold

3. fire

4. necrotic

5. poison

6. psychic

In addition, you become immune to the damage type rolled until the end of the combat, as the residual abyssal energy from the attack course through your body.

You can use this feature twice, being unable to use it again until you finish a long rest.

Demon Lord's Champion

When you reach the 20th level, you are at the peak of a spearman's power, and you are branded with a mark of a demon prince. Pick one mark, and receive benefits accordingly.

Demogorgon

Once in each of your turns, when you hit a creature with an attack made with one spearman's weapon, you can choose to inflict a rotting curse. When you do so, you deal an additional 1d6 damage with the attack, and 1d6 additional damage on the start of each of the creature's turns, for 1 minute. The damage is necrotic or psychic. In each of its turns, the creature can make a Constitution saving throw against a DC equal 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier to end the rotting effect.

When you hit a creature already afflicted with the rot, you can choose to deal additional 2d6 damage on a successful attack.

If you made an Oath to Demogorgon before Level 20, through the story:

You gain the following Features

1.Chaotic Strike: When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel chaotic energy into your spear attacks.

Effect: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your spear, you can deal an extra 1d8 necrotic or psychic damage (your choice). This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

2.Aura of Fear: At 3rd level, you can use your presence to terrify your enemies.

Effect: As an action, you can radiate an aura of fear. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature 2 times, you can't use it again until you finish a long or short rest.

3.Unholy Endurance: Starting at 7th level, your connection to Demogorgon grants you increased resilience.

Effect: You gain resistance to necrotic damage and advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

4.Maddening Presence: Beginning at 15th level, you can unleash a wave of madness to disrupt your enemies.

Effect: As an action, you can force each creature of your choice within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature is confused (as per the confusion spell) for 1 minute. The creature can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

5.Avatar of Chaos: At 20th level, you can channel the full power of Demogorgon, transforming into an avatar of chaos and destruction.

Effect: Using your action, you undergo a transformation that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, you gain the following benefits: You have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. Your melee attacks deal an additional 3d8 necrotic or psychic damage (your choice). You emit an aura of madness. Any creature hostile to you that starts its turn within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become confused (as per the confusion spell) for 1 minute. The creature can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Orcus

The undead heed your call. As an action, you can summon one undead creature with a CR of 4, to serve you. The undead will upear on an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you, and obey your commands, as if you had created it with the create undead spell, and remains at your service for 8 hours or until it is reduced to 0 hit points. Once you use this feature, you can't do it again until you finish a short or a long rest.

If you made an Oath to Orcus before Level 20, through the story:

You gain the following Features

1.Necrotic Strike: When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel necrotic energy into your spear attacks.

Effect: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your spear, you can deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage. This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

2.Aura of Undeath: At 3rd level, you can use your presence to bolster undead allies and terrify the living.

Effect: As an action, you can emit an aura of undeath. Each undead creature of your choice within 30 feet gains temporary hit points equal to your level plus your Charisma modifier. Additionally, each living creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature 2 times, you can't use it again until you finish a long or short rest.

3.Undead Resilience: Starting at 7th level, your connection to Orcus grants you increased resilience.

Effect: You gain resistance to necrotic damage and immunity to the frightened condition.

4.Command Undead: Beginning at 15th level, you can exert control over undead creatures.

Effect: As an action, you can target one undead creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be charmed by you for 1 hour. While charmed in this way, the creature regards you as a trusted leader. Undead creatures with an Intelligence of 8 or higher have advantage on this saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

5.Avatar of Undeath: At 20th level, you can channel the full power of Orcus, transforming into an avatar of undeath and corruption.

Effect: Using your action, you undergo a transformation that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, you gain the following benefits: You have resistance to all damage except radiant damage. Your melee attacks deal an additional 3d8 necrotic damage. You emit an aura of necromantic energy. Any undead creature of your choice within 30 feet of you gains advantage on attack rolls and saving throws. Any living creature of your choice within 30 feet of you has disadvantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Graz'zt

You gain the demonic cunning and charm of this demon prince. Your Charisma score increase by 4. Your maximum for this score is now 24. In addition, if your total for a Charisma check is less than your Charisma score, you can use that score in place of the total.

If you made an Oath to Graz'zt before Level 20, through the story:

You gain the following Features

1.Seductive Strike: When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel seductive energy into your spear attacks.

Effect: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your spear, you can deal an extra 1d8 psychic damage. This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

2.Aura of Deception: At 3rd level, your presence can warp perceptions and cloud minds.

Effect: As an action, you can emit an aura of deception. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be charmed for 1 minute. A charmed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Additionally, while the aura is active, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) at the start of each of your turns. Once you use this feature 2 times, you can't use it again until you finish a long or short rest.

3.Infernal Resilience: Starting at 7th level, your connection to Graz'zt grants you increased resilience and cunning.

Effect: You gain resistance to psychic damage and advantage on saving throws against being charmed. Additionally, when you take damage, you can use your reaction to gain temporary hit points equal to half the damage taken (rounded down).

4.Enthralling Presence: Beginning at 15th level, your charm and wit can ensnare the minds of your enemies.

Effect: As a bonus action, you can emit a beguiling aura for 1 minute. While in this state, you gain the following benefits: You have advantage on Charisma checks and Charisma saving throws. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be charmed for 1 minute. The creature can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

5.Avatar of Seduction: At 20th level, you can channel the full power of Graz'zt, transforming into an avatar of seduction and control.

Effect: Using your action, you undergo a transformation that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, you gain the following benefits: You have resistance to all damage except radiant damage. Your melee attacks deal an additional 3d8 psychic damage. You emit an aura of charm. Any creature hostile to you that starts its turn within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute. The creature can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself on a success. You regain hit points equal to half the damage you deal (rounded down) with melee attacks. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Baphomet

With a mighty roar the beasts of the world respond. As an action, roll a d4, and you summon the related creatures, as follows:

1. three minotaurs

2. four ogres

3. one hill giant and one ogre

4. one oni and two minotaurs

Those creatures are loyal to you, and will obey your orders as if they have been summoned by summon greater demon knowing their true name, for 1 hour. You can use this feature once, being unable to do it again until you finish a long rest.

In addition, you cannot be knocked prone by nonmagical means.

If you made an Oath to ;Baphomet before Level 20, through the story:

You gain the following Features

1.Bestial Strike: When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel bestial energy into your spear attacks.

Effect: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your spear, you can deal an extra 1d8 piercing or slashing damage (your choice). This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

2.Aura of Savagery: At 3rd level, you can use your presence to instill ferocity in your allies and terror in your enemies. This exchanges the frightfull Aura which is normally given at level 3.

Effect: As an action, you can radiate an aura of savagery. Each ally within 30 feet gains advantage on melee attack rolls for 1 minute. Each enemy within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature 2 times, you can't use it again until you finish a long or short rest.

3.Labyrinthine Resilience: Starting at 7th level, your connection to Baphomet grants you increased resilience and cunning.

Effect: You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from non-magical attacks and advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. 4.Unleash the Beast: Beginning at 15th level, you can transform into a more bestial form, gaining the ferocity of Baphomet.

Effect: As a bonus action, you can transform, gaining the following benefits for 1 minute: You gain a +2 bonus to AC. Your movement speed increases by 10 feet. You gain advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws. Your melee attacks deal an additional 1d8 damage of the weapon's type. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

5.Avatar of the Labyrinth: At 20th level, you can channel the full power of Baphomet, transforming into an avatar of the labyrinth.

Effect: Using your action, you undergo a transformation that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, you gain the following benefits: You have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. Your melee attacks deal an additional 3d8 piercing or slashing damage (your choice). You emit an aura of fear and confusion. Any creature hostile to you that starts its turn within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened and have disadvantage on attack rolls against you for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Fraz-Urb'luu

The mists of illusion are yours to command. Chose two illusion spells from any spell list, from 3rd-level or lower. You can cast each of these spells once, being unable to do it again until you finish a short or a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for those spells.

If you made an Oath to ;Fraz-Urb'luu before Level 20, through the story:

You gain the following Features

1.Deceptive Strike: When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel deceptive energy into your spear attacks.

Effect: Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your spear, you can deal an extra 1d8 psychic damage. This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level and 3d8 at 17th level.

2.Aura of Illusion: At 3rd level, your presence can warp perceptions and create illusions.

Effect: As an action, you can emit an aura of illusion. Each creature of your choice within 30 feet must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or be affected by the phantasmal force spell for 1 minute. Once you use this feature 2 times, you can't use it again until you finish a long or short rest.

3.Fiendish Deception: Starting at 7th level, your connection to Fraz-Urb'luu grants you increased cunning and deceptive abilities.

Effect: You gain proficiency in the Deception and Sleight of Hand skills if you don't already have it. Additionally, you can cast major image once per long rest without expending a spell slot.

4.Illusory Escape: Beginning at 15th level, you can use illusion to evade your enemies.

Effect: As a reaction when you are hit by an attack, you can cast mirror image without expending a spell slot.

5.Avatar of Deception: At 20th level, you can channel the full power of Fraz-Urb'luu, transforming into an avatar of deception and confusion.

Effect: Using your action, you undergo a transformation that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, you gain the following benefits: You have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. Your melee attacks deal an additional 3d8 psychic damage. You emit an aura of confusion. Any creature hostile to you that starts its turn within 30 feet of you must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or be affected by the confusion spell for 1 minute. The creature can make an Intelligence saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Cursed Path

Curse of the Blooded

Curse of the blooded spearmen were individuals who were terrified of death and aging, previously to their binding to the abyss, and are cursed with the eternal hunger for blood. They have been offered by their dark masters an eternal youth and life, as long as they can constantly satiate their desperate lust for blood, siphoning the lifeblood of their targets with strokes from their spears.

Blessing of Sanguinolence

When you choose this curse at 3rd level, you can steal your opponents vitality with each strike. When you hit an opponent with a melee weapon attack, you gain a number of temporary hit points equal to half the number dealt, that lasts until the beginning of your next turn.

In addition, whenever you hit a creature with an attack, you can roll a sanguinolence die, which is a d4. You can add its result to the damage of an attack you make. You lose the same amount of hit points as the damage dealt. This hit point loss can't be prevented by any means. You can roll 2d4 at 5th level, 3d4 at 11th level and 4d4 at 17th levels.

Bloodsight

Starting at 7th level, whenever a creature has less than his total hit points, you have advantage in all checks made to track it or sense its position.

In addition, as long as you are able to smell, you can sense a creature's position without relying on sight, up to a range of 60 feet, if the creature has less than its total of hit points.

Diablerie

Starting at 14th level, when you hit a creature with an melee weapon attack, you can regain a number of hit points equal to the damage dealt, as the blood of the creature flows through your body. When you do, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw, or you also regain a number of hit die equal to half of the creature's hit die, up to your proficiency bonus in number of dices on a failed save, while the creature loose them.

In addition, whenever you use Diablerie, you rejuvenate a number of days equal to the amount of hit dice stolen, while the target age the same amount. Your minimum age equals the age of a peak adult body of your race.

Once you use this feature, you can't do it again until you finish a long rest.

Leeching Spear

At 18th level, the guiding feeling is back, however, this time it fills your body and empowers you completely. Once per turn, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you cause additional 1d8 necrotic damage. If you are under half your maximum hit points, you regain a number of hit points equal to the number rolled on this die.

In addition, the target that takes necrotic damage from this ability must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier) or is frightened by you until the end of your next turn.

Curse of the Beast

Curse of the beast spearmen were particularly brutal and cruel warriors, who when cursed, have their bodies changed in order to reflect the true nature of their monstrous souls. A beast spearmen will be stronger and more feral than regular members of their race, and will have animalesque features, such as clawed hands, powerful maws and even sometimes more severe transformations, like horns. These bestial demon's spearmen revel in the hunt of their mortal prey, on the killing and often, on the cannibalization of their corpses.

Bestial Strength

Starting at 3rd level, your body start to mutate, becoming more brutish and feral. Your unarmed strike die becomes a d6, and causes slashing damage, instead of bludgeoning. Whenever you make an unarmed strike or an attack with one of your weapons from your spearmen's training, you can make one additional attack with the claws as a bonus action. The damage die for your unarmed strikes increase to 1d8 at 6th level, 1d10 at 14th level and 1d12 at 18th level.

Insatiable Hunter

At 3rd level, you can mark and track your preys. Whenever you roll initiative, choose one creature you can see within 60 feet to mark. Until that creature is reduced to 0 hit points, for the next 24 hours, until you attack another creature or until you mark another creature, you gain a bonus equal to your Charisma modifier whenever you hit that creature with an attack.

In addition, you gain a bonus in all Wisdom checks to track or sense that creature's position, and you can make those checks as a bonus action to track that creature while this mark is active.

Bestial Senses

At 7th level, you no longer feel at home in the cities. Whenever you are in the wilds, you have advantage on your Wisdom (Survival) and (Perception) checks. In addition, you have advantage on your Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Finally, you can take the Search action as a bonus action.

Bestial Might

At 14th level, you feel strength suffuse your body. As a bonus action, you can increase your might and size to a greater extent. This increase lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you die or are incapacitated. Until it ends, you gain the following benefits:

• Your size increases to Large, if it is lower.
• You gain temporary hit points equal to your level in this class.
• Your reach increases by 5 feet.
• Your walking speed increases by 5 feet.
• You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
• You cause additional damage equal to 1d10 with melee attacks made using Strength. This increases to 1d12 at 18th level.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

True Beast

The power of your chosen beast now fills your form. As a bonus action, you may choose to transform into a half-animal form that is suffused with power. At 18th level, your Strength score increases by 2, up to a maximum of 22.

In addition, you can now use your Bestial Might twice between rests, but no more than once on a turn. If you use that feature while under its effects, its increases to your size, hit points, reach, and walking speed are cumulative.

Curse of the Shadow

Warriors who use of trickery and deception rather than brute strength are cursed with the curse of shadows. These spearmen are the assassins of the abyss, lurking in the shadows and weaponizing their cowardice to ambush their enemies, killing them from the shadows and slitting their throats during their sleep.

Mantle of Shadows

Starting when you choose this curse at 3rd level, when you finish a long rest, your body is covered by shadows. These shadows have an amount of hit points equal to your level in this class. The shadows are resistant to any type of damage, except radiant.

While covered in shadows, you can cause any damage you take other than psychic is reduced from the shadows hit point as a reaction. When the shadows are reduced to 0 hit points, you must complete a long rest before invoking them again.

In addition, while your shadows are active, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Darkstalker

Starting at 7th level, you learn the minor illusion cantrip. In addition, you can cast the spell arms of hadar, and regain the ability to do so when you finish a short or long rest, and the spell darkness once, and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

In addition, you can see through common and magical darkness, up to a range of 120 feet.

Shadow Cloak

By 14th level, you have learned to become one with the shadows. When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use your action to become invisible. You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an area of bright light. While invisible in this manner, you can make a melee weapon attack or cast a Darkstalker spell as a bonus action.

In addition, your Mantle of Shadows now have a number of hit points equal to three times your level in this class.

Shadow Slip

You are now one with the shadows. At 18th level, when you take damage from an attack, you can use your reaction to invoke shadows that allow you to avoid the brunt of the attack, taking only half damage. If you are in an area of dim light or darkness when you use this feature, you can teleport to another area covered in dim light or darkness within 30 feet, taking no damage from the attack, instead of half the damage, if you do so.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the demon's spearmen class, you must meet these pre-requisites: Dexterity or Strength 13, Charisma 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the demon's spearmen class, you gain the following proficiencies: Simple weapons, martial weapons, light armor, medium armor.

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