The Warlord, Original Variant (5e Subclass)

The Warlord Patron

Warlock Subclass

The Warlord is a broad term used to describe a powerful entity that lives for war and bloodshed. Whether it is a pagan deity of war or a particularly violent Demon or Devil, you have made a pact with this entity to empower you in battle.

Warlord Patron Expanded Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
1st	Searing Smite, Shield
2nd	Heat Metal, Aganazzar's Scorcher
3rd	Fireball, Motivational Speech
4th	Freedom of Movement, Wall of Fire
5th	Geas, Steel Wind Strike

Eldritch Constitution

Starting at 1st level, your power comes not through belief or strength, but your own fortitude. You may use your Constitution modifier in place of your Charisma modifier for spellcasting, as well as your Warlock class features.

In addition, your supernatural power grants you the following benefits:

• You may use your Constitution modifier in place of your Dexterity modifier when rolling initiative checks.

• Your armor class equals 10 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. If you are wearing armor, you may use this in place of the armor's armor class if it would be lower, or vice-versa if it would be higher.

• Your hit point maximum increases by 2, and increases by 1 for every level you gain in this class.

• When you die, you may choose to expend all of your remaining spell slots until your next long rest. You will rise from the dead with all your equipment at the location of your last long rest after a number of days equal to 7 minus your Constitution modifier.

Put the War in Warlock

Also at 1st level, your Patron has deemed that your place is on the battlefield. You may choose one fighting style from the Fighter class.

In addition, your martial prowess is bolstered by your magical prowess. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with. When you attack with that weapon, you can use your sspellcasting modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls. This benefit lasts until you finish a long rest. If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon's type.

Skilled Soldier

At 1st level, your time on the battlefield has bolstered your abilities. You gain proficiency in any two skills, one skill and one type of artisan's tool, or expertise in one skill or artisan's tool.

Advanced Pact Boon

At 6th level, your Patron awards you with a more powerful Pact Boon. Depending on which boon you have chosen, you gain the following benefits:

Pact Boon	Benefits
Pact of the Blade	You may create and/or summon two pact weapons, instead of one, when using your pact boon. You choose the form both weapons take when you summon them, and they do not have to be identical. In addition, you may summon them as part of an attack action instead of an action, and dismiss them as a bonus action.
Pact of the Chain	You may have up to two familiars active at one time. In addition, the time required to create a familiar is reduced in half. You may not create both familiars at once.
Pact of the Tome	Choose one spell from any class's spell list. It must be a spell that you have the spell slots to cast. While the book is on your person, you may cast that spell using a Warlock spell slot. This spell does not count against your maximum spells known. If they don't appear on the Warlock spell list, they are nonetheless Warlock spells for you. If you have the Book of Ancient Secrets feature, you may add up to two additional spells that you find on your journeys. When you find such a spell, you can add it to the book if the spell's level is equal to or less than half your Warlock level (rounded up) and if you can spare the time to transcribe the spell. For each level of the spell, the transcription process takes 8 hours and costs 150 gp for the rare inks needed to inscribe it.
Pact of the Talisman	Your talisman die increases to a d6. If you have an Invocation with the Pact of the Talisman prerequisite and involves a roll of your talisman die (Such as Protection of the Talisman), that die increases as well. Your talisman die increases further to a d8 at 10th level and 1d10 at 14th level.

Fervent Charge

At 10th level, your ferocity in battle does your patron proud. Your movement speed increases by 15 ft, and you may add your spellcasting ability modifier to initiative rolls.

Brutal Critical

Also at 10th level, you can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee or spell attack. This increases to two additional dice at 14th level.

Spoils of War

At 14th level, your patron rewards you for success in combat. When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, you regain a number of hit points equal to your spellcasting ability modifier + your Warlock level as long as the creature dies.

In addition, you are lauded for giving your all in battle. If you begin an encounter with no spell slots remaining, you regain 1 spell slot. This spell slot is lost upon end of combat.

Eldritch Invocations

Body of War

As a bonus action, you may expend a spell slot to increase your own defensive power. Your armor class increases to 12 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus, and you have resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing damage. This bonus lasts for 1 minute.

Furious Charge

As a bonus action on your turn, you may choose to expend a spell slot to channel your power to fuel your fervor. Your movement speed increases by 10 ft. In addition, if you move towards a creature in a straight line, for every 5 ft. you move you gain a +1 to your first attack and damage roll, to a maximum of your spellcasting ability modifier (minimum of 1).

War Magic

Prerequisite: 5th level, The Warlord patron
When taking the attack action, you may replace one of your attacks with a Cantrip. Alternatively, when using your action to cast a spell, you may make one weapon attack as a bonus action.

Eldritch Retribution

Prerequisite: 5th level, The Warlord patron
When are targeted by a damaging effect that requires an attack roll, you can use your reaction to expend a spell slot to force the attacking creature to make a Constitution saving throw. On a fail, the attack is rebounded back at the attacker, and the target takes the effect's damage.

Unquenched Blade

Prerequisite: 10th level, Thirsting Blade invocation, Pact of the Blade Advanced Pact Boon, The Warlord patron
When taking the attack action, you may make two attacks instead of one as a bonus action as long as you are wielding both of your pact weapons.

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