Muqatil (5e Class)

Warriors of the Prophet

Ghazwah, which literally means "campaigns", is typically used by biographers to refer to all the Prophet’s journeys from Medina, whether to make peace treaties and preach Islam to the tribes, to go on ʽumrah, to pursue enemies who attacked Medina, or to engage in the nine battles.
Ghazi (غازي) is an Arabic term originally referring to an individual who participates in Ghazw (غزو), meaning military expeditions or raiding. After the emergence of Islam, it took on new connotations of religious warfare.
The related word Muqatil (مقاتل,) is a singularity form meaning a fighter or military expedition member, often one led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Creating a Muqatil

From Khan Wars by XS Software

What kind of personality does your muqatil have in relation to their specifications? As a religious warrior, is your character religious and fastidious to their faith? A muqatil is often a very holistically thought out character, with their own reasons for doing what they do outside of combat. If not faith, does family drive your character, or community?

Quick Build

You can make a muqatil quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose either the Performer or Mercenary Veteran backgrounds, depending on what Specialization you want.

Class Features

As a Muqatil you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d8 per Muqatil level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + Constitution modifier per Muqatil level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Light Armor, Shield
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Scimitar, Shortsword, Whip, Blowgun, Hand Crossbow, Net
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Strength
Skills: Choose four from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Investigation, Medicine, Perception, Religion, Stealth, and Survival

Equipment

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

• (a) Elegant Dress or (b) Leather Armor
• (a) Scimitar or (b) Whip
• (a) Hand Crossbow with 20 bolts or (b) Short Bow with 20 arrows
• (a) three daggers or (b) Shield

Table: The Muqatil

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Agility	Rune
1st	+2	Fighting Style, Specialization	0	1d4
2nd	+2	Marked Target	5	1d4
3rd	+2	Agility	5	1d4
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	5	1d4
5th	+3	Extra Attack	5	1d4
6th	+3	Specialization Feature	5	1d6
7th	+3	Roof Runner	10	1d6
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	10	1d6
9th	+4	Fighting Style	10	1d6
10th	+4	Fated Survivalist	10	1d8
11th	+4	Specialization Feature	10	1d8
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	15	1d8
13th	+5	Strong Will	15	1d8
14th	+5	Specialization Feature	15	1d10
15th	+5	Improved Criticals	15	1d10
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement	15	1d10
17th	+6	Know Your Enemy	20	1d10
18th	+6	Specialization Feature	20	2d6
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement	20	2d6
20th	+6	Sands King	20	2d6

Fighting Style

Starting at 1st level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty and signature, and another at 9th level. 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.

Archery

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Defense

While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

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.

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Specialization

Starting at 1st level a Muqatil can choose one of three Specializations. Choose one from Majahid, Rwn Syd, and Raqisa subclasses. You gain additional features from your specialization at 6th, 10th, 14th and 17th levels.

Marked Target

Starting at 2nd level, the mark of the divine in your eyes dictates which enemies you must narrow upon, focusing and sharpening your energies in battle. By expending an action, the muqatil hones his spiritual connection to designate and mark a creature he can see as the most egregious offender. Doing so makes his attacks against the target faster, more furious, and more powerful. This mark is not visible to anyone but the muqatil. When the muqatil makes attacks against this marked creature, the attack rolls with advantage. This mark remains on the creature until it is incapacitated, unconscious, or moves over 120 feet away from the muqatil who marked it. You may dispel this mark with a bonus action. You may use this feature once before needing to complete a short or long rest to regain use.

Agility

Starting at 2nd level, your footwork increases in frequency and makes you a faster warrior. You gain additional movement speed as listed under the agility column on the muqatil table. This increases further at 7th, 12th and 17th level.

Ability Score Increase

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of you 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

Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the attack action on your turn.

Roof Runner

Starting at 7th level, you are a specialist at battle anywhere, even crowded cities, and your fluid movement reflects it. You ignore difficult terrain in an urban or city environment. You also gain advantage on Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks made to climb buildings and jump from roof to roof across buildings.

Fated Survivalist

Starting at 10th level, you are well protected by your knowledge in the dunes and your efficacy to survive and heal there. When in desert terrain, you ignore all difficult terrain. You also gain advantage in all Wisdom (Medicine) and Wisdom (Survival) checks in the desert.

Strong Will

Starting at 13th level, the spiritual side of the muqatil helps to save them from death. When you make a death saving throw and fail, you may instead choose to succeed it. You may use this feature once, regaining use after completing a long rest

Improved Criticals

Beginning at 15th level, your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

Know Your Enemy

Starting at 17th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can learn certain information about its capabilities compared to your own. The DM tells you if the creature is your equal, superior, or inferior in regard to two of the following characteristics of your choice:
• Strength score
• Dexterity score
• Constitution score
• Armor Class
• Current hit points
• Total class levels (if any)

Sands King

Starting at 20th level, a muqatil can gain the support of other muqatil. You gain advantage on all Charisma checks involving other muqatil or other desert creatures. You also can find a safe house in any desert city or town.

Specializations

The following are the options you may take from 1st level as a muqatil Specialization.

By Jason Engle

Majahid

A sturdy, holy warrior trained in the art of death. They vow to destroy the creatures of the elemental chaos.

Stone Soul

Starting at level 1 a majahid muqatil's hit point maximum increases in amount equal to their Constitution modifier for every muqatil level above 1.

Healing Bonds

Starting at level 6, those who stand by you on your grueling quest of death deserve to be compensated. You may expend an action to touch a friendly creature within range. They regain hit points equal to one of their hit dices. You may use this feature equal times your Constitution modifier, regaining use after completing a long rest.

Extra Attack

Starting at 11th level, you can attack three times, instead of twice, whenever you take the attack action on your turn.

Fleet Footed

Starting at 14th level, you can disengage and dash as a bonus action once per turn.

Holy Warrior

Starting at 18th level, you can find those damned creatures of elemental chaos with ease. You have advantage in all checks to track or to find and recall information on any Elemental type creatures.

From The Art of Prince of Persia

Rwn Syd

A master of magical rune arts passed down through the generations.

Rune Presser

Starting at level 1 you can attack with runes as long as you are not holding anything. You may make a ranged spell attack on a creature you can see within 60 feet to cast a rune at them. The rune uses your Dexterity modifier and deals 1d4 force damage. This damage is increased to 2d6 at 6th level, 2d8 at level 10, 2d10 at level 14, and 2d12 at level 18.

Rune Push

Starting at level 6, the rune's force is so powerful it can push enemies away. When you successfully hit with Rune Presser, you may have the creature pushed 1d4X5 feet in the direction of your attack. the creature must also succeed a Dexterity saving throw with DC equal the attack roll for your rune attack or end up prone where you pushed them.

Rune Levitation

Starting at 10th level, you gain a wobbly flight capability thanks to your use of runes. You gain a fly speed equal to your walking movement speed. If you are successfully attacked, you must succeed a Dexterity saving throw with DC equal to that of the damage you took to remain airborne or plummet back to the ground and be knocked prone. Falling damage applies as usual.

Rune Fall

Starting at level 14, you can slow your falls significantly so you don't get hurt so bad. When you fall, you may expend a reaction to reduce all the fall damage you take to 1d6 regardless of height.

Rune Void

Starting at level 18 you can take advantage of a spatial barrier. By expending an action, you vanish from your current plane of existence and appear in the Ethereal Plane. You can still attack and damage enemies from this space but no attacks from the material plane will harm you. At the start of your next turn you return to an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of the space you vanished from. If no unoccupied space is available within that range, you appear in the nearest unoccupied space (chosen at random if more than one space is equally near). You may use this feature equal times your Constitution modifier, regaining use after completing a long rest.

Raqisa

A belly dancer trained in deception and assassination.

By Michael C. Hayes

Dance of Deception

Starting at level 1 a Raqisa can enthrall those who watch them dance. By expending an action, you can start dancing and choose one Humanoid target within line of sight. The target must make a Charisma saving throw of DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus. Upon failure, the target has disadvantage in all attack rolls until the start of the your next turn. Upon success, the target is unaffected by your enticing gestures and is immune to your dance for the next 24 hours. You may use this feature equal times your Dexterity modifier, regaining use after finishing a long rest.

Hidden Blades

Starting at level 6 you can use a reaction to attack enemies who get to close. If a creature moves into melee reach of you and you are wielding a dagger, then you can use your reaction to make two opportunity attacks against the creature using your dagger. You have advantage in checks to conceal daggers on your person, granting them the hidden property.

Surprise Strike

Starting at 11th level, surprise gives your dancer an edge in battle. When you attack a creature with a weapon that has the hidden property, the creature becomes incapacitated for X amount of turns, where X is equal to your Constitution modifier. If the target takes any damage after, the condition ends.

Escapist

Starting at level 14 a raqisa has advantage in all checks to escape a grapple or binding.

In Trance

Starting at level 18 your dancing skills improve markedly to assist in deception outside of battle. The DC for your Dance of Deception becomes 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus. Additionally, creatures who fail the saving throw also now have disadvantage in all Insight and Perception checks for the next hour.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the Muqatil class, you must meet these prerequisites:13 Dexterity

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the Muqatil class, you gain the following proficiencies: Light Armor, Scimitar, and Hand Crossbow

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