Reaper of Souls, Variant (5e Class)

Reaper of Souls

Reaper of Souls

An old man sits in his chair sleeping as somebody appears in his room. He speaks:Your time has come. and out of the mouth of the old man his soul comes directly to the new person. as he vanishes from where he came.

Two Guards clean up a mess from a battle wich happened right outside the vilige. I heard the one who stared it didnt even got a single scratch. Really? They where 5 of us, and he dint even got a single blow? Yeah nobody knows who he is but when he comes everyone will fall.

Creating a Reaper of Souls

What drove your character to forsake the life they lived before? Did they discover some horrible truth, and decide death was the only resolution? Is your character hunting someone in particular, or are they just gleaning as they please? Is it madness that drives you forward? Some unknowable truth that you may only find in death? What gives you the right to choose whether someone lives or dies?

Quick Build

You can make a Reaper of Souls quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Charisma. Second, choose the Acolyte background.

Class Features

As a Reaper of Souls you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d4 per Reaper of Souls level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 1d4 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d4 (or 3) + Constitution modifier per Reaper of Souls level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Light Armor, Medium Armor
Weapons: Simple and Martial Melee Weapons
Tools: Any One Tool or Instrument
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Constitution
Skills: Choose three from History, Religion, Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Intimidation

Equipment

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

Table: The Reaper of Souls

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features
1st	+2	Tool of Harvest, Reaper's Mark
2nd	+2	Deathly Resilience
3rd	+2	Soul Rip
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement
5th	+3	Extra Attack
6th	+3	Death Shroud
7th	+3	Wraith Strike
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement, Subclass Feature
9th	+4	—
10th	+4	—
11th	+4	—
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement
13th	+5	—
14th	+5	—
15th	+5	—
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement
17th	+6	—
18th	+6	—
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement
20th	+6	—

Tool of Harvest

At 1s level your deathly powers connect with your preferred weapon. You may spend 4 hours conducting a ritual in which you sit in meditative silence, bonding to a weapon of your choice. Once fully bonded the weapon will take on some of your power, dealing 1d4 necrotic damage as well as giving enemies hit with Reaper's Mark. The necrotic damage your bonded weapon deals increases by 1d4 every 2 levels. At 10th level and onward your bonded weapon is considered magical for purposes of calculating enemy resistances/immunity. If your bonded weapon is ever lost or destroyed, you can perform the ritual again during a long rest to bond to a new weapon.

Your Tool of Harvest may be a Simple or Martial melee weapon.

Reaper's Mark

At 1st level your touch heralds death, and those afflicted will find themselves drawn closer to the brink. When you touch someone with your bare skin, or your Tool of Harvest, the target must make a constitution saving throw against your Deathly DC. On a successful save, nothing happens. On a failed save, the target(s) receive the Reaper's Mark for Wisdom(minimum one) minutes. At the start of their turn you can choose to deal 1d6 + your WIS Mod necrotic damage to a marked creature. The damage increases to 2d8 at 9th level and 3d10 at 17th level. Hitting a target again will refresh the mark's duration, but will not extend it past 1 minute. The maximum number of creatures you can mark at once equals (Half your Reaper of Souls level rounded down) + your Proficiency Bonus + WIS Modifier.

Deathly DC = 8 + Proficiency Bonus + WIS Modifier

Deathly Resilience

Starting at 2nd level, your connection to the afterlife grants you greater resilience against the very essence of death. Once you drop to zero hit points you can end all currently active Reaper Marks deal 1d20+Wis necrotic damage to each one of them and rise again with half your Hit point total, you regain this feature once you killed 5 Creatures with Cr of 1/4 or completed a Long Rest.

Soul Rip

Starting at 3rd level, you can use your attack action to extract the souls of creatures near you marked by Reaper's Mark. Each marked target within 15 feet of you takes 1d4 + your Wisdom modifier necrotic damage,the damage increases to 2d4 at 9th level and 3d4 at 17th level and you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage dealt from this feature. You can use this ability up to your Proficiency Bonus + your Wisdom Bonus (Minimum 1). You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest. Soul Rip is modified by your subclass choice, as described in each subclass.

Subclass Feature

At 3rd level, you choose an Aspect of Death. Choose between the Aspect of Mercy, the Aspect of Reckoning, or the Aspect of Inevitability, all detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th level, 10th level, 15th level, 18th level, and 20th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 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

At 5th level, you may attack twice instead of once whenever you make an Attack action.

Death Shroud

At 6th level, your power grows. As an action, you can sprout flightless spectral wings that roil with a deathly fog. Your wings swing forth, sending a wave of deathly fog in a line before you. The shroud is 15 feet wide and 20 feet long. Every creature of your choice within the fog must roll a save against your Deathly DC or be afflicted with Reaper's Mark and take 1d8 necrotic damage. The damage increases to 2d10 at 11th level and 3d12 at 18th level.

Wraith Strike

At 7th level, you have mastered swiftly moving through your enemies, striking from within their souls. As an action, you can teleport to someone within 120 feet , that is marked by Reaper's Mark. You deal 1d6 necrotic damage to the target, and Reaper's Mark is refreshed on the target. This damage increases to 2d8 at 11th level, 3d10 at 17th level, and 4d12 at 20th level. You may use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). Regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Aura of Desolation

Starting at 14th level, your mere presence saps the life from your surroundings. Whenever a hostile creature starts its turn within 10 feet of you, you may force it to make a Constitution saving throw against your Deathly DC. On a failed save, the creature takes necrotic damage equal to your Wisdom modifier and suffers from the Reaper's Mark if it wasn't already marked. The creature takes half the necrotic damage on a successful save and doesn't suffer from the Reaper's Mark. Creatures that are immune to necrotic damage are unaffected by this feature.

Master of the Mark

At 20th level, your mastery over Reaper's Mark has reached its peak. The maximum number of creatures you can mark at once becomes unlimited. Additionally, when you use your Soul Rip feature, you also deal damage to all marked creatures within 60 feet of you.

Aspect of Reckoning

As an Aspect of Reckoning, your powers allow you to hone in on a single target and unleash devastating damage upon them. Your techniques are precise and lethal, making you a formidable opponent to anyone who crosses your path. Your precision and focus make you a force to be reckoned with.

Cold Hand

Upon delving into the Aspect of Reckoning your Soul Rip class feature is modified as such; targets damaged by Soul Rip have their movement speed reduced by half until the end of their next turn. You have an advantage on your next attack against a target afflicted by Reaper's Mark. This effect expires upon use or at the end of your next turn.

Die Alone

Starting at 3rd level, if only one target is afflicted by {inpage|Reaper's Mark}, any damage dealt by your {inpage|Soul Rip} feature will be doubled. Temp Health received from {inpage|Soul Rip} remains calculated as normal.

Fear the Reaper

Starting at 10th level you become more attuned to the afterlife. At the cost of a bonus action, you may become incorporeal and increase your movement speed by +10 for your current turn. While incorporeal, you are able to move through creatures your size and larger as though they were difficult terrain. While Incorporeal attacks of opportunity against you roll at disadvantage to hit. You are able to use {inpage|Fear the Reaper} an amount equal to half your level in Reaper of Souls rounded down.

Swift Death

At 10th Level you've become adept at dealing death swiftly and efficiently. When hitting a creature afflicted with Reaper's Mark with your Tool of Harvest you may choose to activate Soul Rip as a bonus action.

Last Rites

Starting at 17th level, you gain the ability to deliver the final blow to your enemies. As an action, you may choose one creature afflicted with {inpage|Reaper's Mark} within 30 feet and mark it with a death sentence. After 2 rounds, the target takes necrotic damage equal to half its missing hit points. You may use this feature once per long rest.

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