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<div class='cover-header'>The Soul Binder</div>

<div class='cover-footer'> A class that bind their soul with a trusty companion </div>

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## Index

| Subject  | Page |
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|  [Lore](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p3)  | 3 |
|  [Class Features](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p4)  | 4 |
|  [Subclasses](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p7)  | 7 |
|  [Bond of the Wild](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p8)  | 8 |
|  [Bond of the Unknown](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p10)  | 10 |
|  [Bond of the Dragonkin](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p12)  | 12 |
|  [Bond of the Elements](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p14)  | 14 |
|  [Bond of the Divine](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p16) | 16 |
|  [Bond of the Playful Fey](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p17)  | 17 |
|  [Bond of the Demonic Pain](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p19)  | 19 |
|  [Bond of the Sticher](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p20)  | 20 |
|  [Soul Binder Spells](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p22)  | 22 |
|  [Soul Binder Specific Spells](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p23)  | 23 |
|  [Soul Binder Magic Itemss](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p27)  | 24 |
|  [Credit](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p25)  | 25 |
|  [Changelog](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p26)  | 26 |
|  [Design Notes](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p28)  | 28 |

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# Soul Binder
Loneliness. Weakness. The call to adventure. For most people these are passing moments, a part of the ups and downs of everyday life. There are those however, who are defined by these feelings. Whether feeling alone in a crowd, powerless to get what they deserve or eager to see all things the world has to offer, soul binders have taken a drastic step to solve their problems. Unable to meet the demands of the world alone they choose to give up a piece of their soul to bond with another creature and face life's challenges together.

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### A Companion for Life
When soul binders bind themselves to another creature, they do so for life. They will stand together, always, two against the world.
They will always look out for each other, because in the end, they need each other. Whether they like it or not. The companion will often be the stronger of the pair, but without the binder to guide it, the companion is nowhere near its full potential.

### Split Soul
The process of binding your soul with another creature can be quite taxing, especially if the creature isn't willing at first. Some people disappear into the wild to find a forest animal willing to bind, and return months later with a beast by their side willing to do anything for them.

While others would rather summon a creature untold horror, and force it into submission, then bind the creature to follow their command.
However, having your soul bound to another creature means that your soul will never be full again. There is always something missing. It gets even more apparent for the soul binder when their companion is far away from them. It can sometimes be physical painful for them to be a great distance from their companion.

### Creating a Soul Binder
When making your soul binder you must consider how you got your companion. Did you travel the world to seek a companion, was it easy for you, or was it a life goal, was it even your choice to bind your soul? Maybe you were captured by cultist, that forced you to bind with a creature against your and the creatures will.

What kind of relationship do you have with your companion? Are you two inseparable friends? Or is it more of a master and servant relationship. Sometimes a Soul Binder might regret the act of soul binding and want to undo it, though it is a hard and lengthy process.

Soul Binders are in contact with their companion like no other two being will ever be, and when you play as a Soul Binder you can describe how you and your companion act. Maybe your feelings toward your companion changes over times as you travel together, for better or worse.

#### Quick Build
You can make a Soul Binder fast by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability modifier, followed by Constitution or Dexterity, depending if you need need more hit points or AC. Second, you should take the Hermit background.

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## Class Features

###### As a soul binder, you gain the following class features.
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- **Hit Dice:** 1d6 per level
- **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 6 + your Constitution modifier
- **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per level after 1st

#### Proficiencies
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- **Armor:** Light armor
- **Weapons:** Simple weapons
- **Tools:**  Choose one type of artisan’s tools or one
musical instrument
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- **Saving Throws:** Constitution, Charisma
- **Skills:** Choose two from Animal Handling, History, Nature, Insight, Arcana, Persuasion, Intimidation.

#### Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- *(a)* two daggers *(b)* any simple weapon or *(c)* any martial weapon (if proficient)
- *(a)* a priest's pack or *(b)* a scholar's pack
- *(a)* a set of leather armor or *(b)* a set of scale mail (if proficient)
- *(a)* a set of tools of your choice

### Soul Bond
At 1st level you have chosen to give a piece of your soul to gain the aid of a creature stronger than you. You can choose one of several bonds detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you additional features when you reach 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th and 15th levels.

##### The Soul Binder
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| Level | Proficiency<br>Bonus | Features | Soul Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| 1st | +2 | Soul Bond, Bonded Companion, <br>Magic Item Absorption | - |  — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | +2 | Spellcasting, Edict, Soul Points| 2 |  2 | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | +2 | Bond Feature, Hidden Form | 3 |  3 | — | — | — |  — |
| 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 4  | 3| — | — | — | — |
| 5th | +3 |  Companion Extra Attack , Soul Linked Casting | 5|  4 | 2 | — | — |  — |
| 6th | +3 | Companion's Protection  | 6 |  4 | 2 | — | — |  — |
| 7th | +3 | Bond Feature | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — |  —
| 8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement  | 8 |  4 | 3 | — | — |  — |
| 9th | +4 |  | 9 |  4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 10th | +4 | Countermeasure | 10 |  4 | 3 | 2 | — |  — |
| 11th | +4 | Bond Feature | 11 |  4 | 3 | 3 | — |  — |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |  — |
| 13th | +5 | | 13 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |  — |
| 14th | +5 | Soul Purification  | 14 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |  — |
| 15th | +5 | Bond Feature  | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |  — |
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 16 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 17th | +6 | | 17 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |  1 |
| 18th | +6 | Infused Energy  | 18 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |  1 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 19 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20th | +6 | Quick Renewal | 20 |  4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |  2 |

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### Bonded Companion
At 1st level, you gain a companion that will serve and aid you in every way it possibly can. The companion gets some bonuses from being linked to your essence. In combat, the companion moves and acts on your turn in initiative. You can tell it what to do verbally (no action needed) and if you are incapacitated, it will do its best to protect you and itself from harm. Your companion needs your guidance in combat to thrive, and it can be tasking to control it and act yourself. If you take the Attack action or cast a spell with a casting time of one action, your companion can't take the Attack action this turn, and if your companion takes the Attack action, you can't take the Attack action or cast a spell with a casting time of one action this turn.

It gains proficiency in two skills of your choice. In areas where it would use its proficiency bonus, it uses your proficiency bonus instead. It also adds your proficiency bonus to its AC. Your companion will always use Strength for it's attack and damage rolls (unless otherwise specified), and its damage dice is shown in the Companion Damage Die column of the Soul Binder table. If a feature for you or your companion requires another creature to make a saving throw, the DC is equal to your Spell Save DC.

If your companion is reduced to 0 hit points, it falls unconscious and makes death saving throws. When it is reduced to 0 hit points, the soul binder will take any excess damage from the attack. If it is killed, you can return it to life as part of a long rest. The process of reviving can be very hard for your soul, and you gain one level of exhaustion at the end of the rest when you revive your companion. The companion has its own hit die, and can spend them during a short rest.

Whenever you gain the Ability Score Improvement class feature in this class, your companion’s abilities also improve. You can increase one of its ability scores of your choice by 2, or you can increase two of its ability scores of your choice by 1, at the DM's discretion you can forgo increasing the companions ability scores and instead give it a feat that would make sense for it (Like Mobile or Tough). As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature unless its description specifies otherwise. Whenever you gain a level in this class, your companion also levels up, and it can increase its hit point maximum using its hit die normally. At first level, its hit points will be equal to the maximum value of its hit die + its Constitution modifier.

### Magic Item Absorption
At level 1, the Soul Binder can perform a special ritual to merge a magic item into its companion during a short rest. Merging with an item requires being in physical contact with the soul binder, item, and companion. Certain items have prerequisites. The companion must meet any prerequisite for the item to successfully merge. Your companion cannot merge with items requiring a class prerequisite. If the short rest is interrupted, the merging fails. Otherwise, at the end of the short rest, the item merges into the companion.

While merged, the companion gains an intuitive understanding of how to activate any magical properties of the item, including any necessary Command words. Your companion can use the magical properties of the item and apply the effects to its natural weapons and natural armor, but doesn't get the benefit of the armor or weapon itself. It can only have one weapon merged at a time, and one piece of armor.

Example: if you bind a +1 Plate armor to your companion it gains +1 to its AC, but not the benefits of wearing Plate armor

Each merged item within the creature counts as an attunement for the soul binder, regardless if whether the item required attunement. Attempting to merge with more than three items fails automatically. The soul binder can voluntarily end the merge by spending another short rest focused on the item, unless the item is cursed.

If the companion dies, all the merges items are expelled from its corpse on the ground around it.

### Soul Points
You have 2 soul points, and you gain one additional point every time you level up, to a maximum of 20 at level 20. You can never have more soul points than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent soul points when you finish a long rest.

### Spellcasting
By 2nd level you are now more used to being bonded to a magical creature, and have started to be able to use some magic to help your allies or bolster your companion. See Chapter 10 in the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and Chapter 11 for the soul binder spell list.

#### Preparing and Casting Spells
The Soul Binder table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your soul binder spells. To cast one of your soul binder spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

You prepare the list of soul binder spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the soul binder spell list. When you do so, choose a number of soul binder spells equal to your Charisma modifier + half your soul binder level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

For example, if you are a 5th-level soul binder, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Charisma of 14, your list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell *heroism*, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells.

You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of soul binder spells requires time spent in meditation with your companion: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.

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#### Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your soul binder spells, since the power of your magic relies on you being able to communicate with your companion and the bond that you share. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a soul binder spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

<center>  <strong>Spell Save DC =</strong> 8 + your proficiency bonus + </center>
<center> your Charisma modifier </center>

<center> <strong>Spell attack modifier =</strong> your proficiency bonus + </center>
<center> your Charisma modifier </center>

#### Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (see the Adventuring Gear section) as a spellcasting focus for your soul binder spells.

### Edict
You have gotten better control over your companion and can give it more complicated commands. As an action you can spend 1 soul point to speak an edict to your companion. It must be able to hear you for the edict to take effect.

At 2nd level, you learn and can use the four following edicts:

- **Strike.** You command your companion to attack with extra ferocity. The next time your companion hits another creature with an attack this turn, that attack deals an extra amount of damage equal to 1d10 + Charisma modifier.

- **Toughen Up.** You command your companion to toughen up and be ready to withstand even more blows. Your companion gains temporary hit points equal to 1d10  + your Charisma modifier, these hit points last for 1 minute.

- **Block.** You command your companion to evade or block incoming attacks rather than taking them. The companion's AC is increased by an amount equal to half your Charisma modifier (rounded up), until the end of your next turn.

- **Move.** You tell your companion that it needs to move fast, or move safely. When given this command your companion can take the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on this turn.

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### Hidden Form
You have learned how to reduce your companion's size or hide them on another plane for an easy way to hide or carry it. When you reach 3rd level you learn one of the following features:

- **Shrink.** You can use your bonus action to change your companion's size to Tiny or back to its full size if it is within 30 feet of you. If there isn't enough space for it to grow to its original size, it will instead take 1d10 force damage and stay Tiny. While in Tiny form, the companion can't attack in any way.

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- **Pocket Dimension.** As an action, you can temporarily dismiss your companion as long as it is within 5 feet of you. It disappears into a pocket dimension where it awaits your summons. As an action, while it is dismissed, you can cause it to reappear in any unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. If you go unconscious while your companion is in its pocket dimension, it will reappear within 5 feet on you.

### 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 by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score past 20 using this feature.

### Companion Extra Attack 
At 5th level your companion can attack twice instead of once, whenever it takes the Attack action on its turn.

### Soul Linked Casting
You and your companion are of the same soul, and you can channel your magic through your link.

At 5th level when you cast a spell targeting yourself, you can also affect your beast companion with the spell if the beast is within 60 feet of you. If you lose concentration on the spell, you both lose the effect. You also have advantage on saving throws for keeping concentration on spells that affect both you and your companion.

### Companion's Protection
When you reach 6th level your companion's defense is better than ever, and it is better at avoiding everything from traps to spells. It gains proficiency in all saving throws.
Additionally, it has advantage on Intelligence and Charisma saving throws when you are within 100 feet of it and it can see you.

### Countermeasure
At 10th level, your companion is very protective of you and will harm anyone who seeks to hurt you. When you become the target of an attack, you can spend 1 soul point and have your companion take one of the following reactions::

- **Revenge.** The companion can use its reaction to make one attack against the enemy if it is within range.

- **Roar.** If your companion is within 30 feet of an enemy that is making the attack against you, it can use its reaction to let out a frightful roar to impose disadvantage on the attack roll as long as the attacker is not deafened.

- **Body Shield.** If your companion is within 5 feet of you when the attack is made, it can use its reaction to redirect the attack to hit it instead.

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### Soul Purification
When you reach 14th you can use your Soul Energy to flush out any bad effects currently impeding your companion.

If your companion is within 30 feet you can use an action and spend 1 soul points to allow it to repeat any saving throw on an effect that would allow it to repeat the saving throw at the end of it's turn, when your companion makes a saving throw because of this feature, it can add your Charisma modifier to the roll.

### Infused Energy
At 18th level you can channel your energy though the link that binds you and your compainon, to empower your companions attacks.

As an action you can  spend 3 soul points to infuse your companion with energy for 1 minute, when they are infused they can add your Charisma modifier to their damage rolls.

### Quick Renewal
When you reach 20th level, you are so closely connected with your companion that you can feel their very life force as easy as feeling the wind blow. You have also learned to empower their essence in a burst of energy. As an action, you can fill your companion with renewed life if they are within 120 fgeet of you. Your companion regains all of its hit points. If it is dead, it is returned to life with all of its hit points.

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

## Soul Bonds
Different Soul Binders bond with different types of creatures. Each creature offer different things to the Soul Binder both in and out of combat, and the bonds can affect the Soul Binder in different ways such as giving them more magical powers, or making the Soul binder a powerful force when it comes to combat.

| Name |Link  | Creature Type| Description |
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| Wild | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p9) | Beast | Make a bond with a beast companion who focuses on their natural senses and physical attacks to navigate the wilds. Flexible in its build, the beast is a master of survivability and physical adaptation. |
| Unknown | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p10) | Aberration |Bond with an aberration who will let you fuse bodies with them to become an altogether stronger individual with improved combat and casting abilities as well as greater endurance thanks to life transfusion abilities.|
| Dragonkin | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p12) | Dragon |A gift from a powerful dragon, this guard drake is made to protect. It challenges enemies around, and will always protect you and your allies. |
| Elements | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p14) | Elemental |You attune to the elements of natures and gain the aid of an elemental avatar who can take different shapes. Shake the earth, blow your enemies away, wash out the evil and rain fire upon your enemies. |
| Dirge | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LVU5NlOM2KD1M-f6Nkw#p2) |Undead | By some unholy ritual you have bonded with a corpse and infused it with necromantic energy. It will follow you in an eternal march to do your command. |
| Divine | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p16) | Celestial | A gift from the gods this Guardian will follow you everywhere and protect you and those you care about, and together you will be able to face anything. |
| Playful Fey | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p17) | Fey | A playful spirit, animal or other type of creature have made a bond with you and will always be by your side to pull pranks and tricks on people. |
| Demonic pain | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p19) | Fiend |A demon of the abyss is at your command. You can whip your demon to enrage it and causing it to deal more damage. |
| Stitcher | [can be found here](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L18SKkEVbPvsfynoEZZ#p20) | Monstrosity |Stitch together your own creation and modify it to suit your needs, then bind your soul to it so that it may live and serve you. |

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### Bond of the Wild
You have been in touch with nature itself and have offered something of yourself to it. In return, you are given a trusty animal companion that will protect you and carry out your orders. You and the beast will form a bond that will make you inseparable.

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> ## Beast Companion
>*Medium Beast, unaligned*
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> - **Armor Class** 11+ Its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
> - **Hit Points** (5 (or 1d8) + Its Constitution modifier) x your Soul Binder level
> - **Hit Die**: 1d8 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
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>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
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>|10 (0)|10 (0)|10 (0)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|10 (+0)|
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> - **Languages** Understands the Soul Binder's languages, but can't speak.
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> ### Actions
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d10 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.

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#### Warrior of the Wild
When you choose this Bond at 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and shields, medium armor. Additionally your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class.

#### Beast Companion
At 1st level, you gain the company of a loyal beast. You choose what kind of beast it is as long as you use the "Beast Companion" stat block. You get to allocate some stats to your beast. You can get: 16, 14, 12. You can place them into the beasts Strength, Constitution or Dexterity.

The beast does not speak, But it will understand all of your languages, and you can communicate basic ideas to with the ease of a few hand signs and head nods.

Its also get two Beast Trait, you can pick two traits for your beast from the following:

* **Keen Hearing and Smell.** The beast has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
* **Sneaky.** The beast has expertise in Stealth.
* **Beast of Burden.** The beast is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity. 
* **Nocturnal.** The beast has darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
* **Amphibious.** The beast can breathe air and water. It also gains a swimming speed equal to its walking speed.
* **Leaper.** The beast's long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.
* **Spider Climb.** The beast can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
* **Big Boned.** The beasts size is large.

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#### Run With the Pack
When you reach 3rd level, you and your beast are bonded closer than most family and you perform best in combat when you are together. When you and your beast are within 10 feet of each other, and neither of you are incapacitated, you gain the following benefits:

* When your beasts hit a creature with an attack, you can use your reaction to make an attack against the same creature.

* If one of you is prone, it only takes 5 feet of movement to stand up again.

#### Beastial Evolution
At 7th level, your beast is infused with magic via your bond and can evolve itself in different ways. You can pick one of the following feature to grant to your beast:

* **Fast Flyer**: Your beast gains a flying speed equal to double its walking speed. It also gains Flyby witch means that it doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.

- **Fast Charger**: Your beast gains an extra 15 feet walking speed. Additionally, If the beast moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with an attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 11 (2d10) damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

* **Relentless Rampager** When the beast is reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, it can drop to 1 hit point instead. it can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest. 
Additionally when the beast reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, the beast can use its reaction to move up to half its speed and make one attack. If it hits with that attack, it gains half of the damage dealt as temporary hit points.

You also get to pick an additional Beast Trait from the "Beast Companion" feature.

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#### Natures Edict

At 11th level, you can command your beast with the guidance of nature itself. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

* **Tooth and Nail**: Your beast can use its action to make a melee attack against each creature of its choice within 5 feet of it, with a separate attack roll for each target.
* **Dodge and Evade** Until the end of your next turn, whenever an attacker that your beast can see hits it with an attack, it can use its reaction to half the attacks damage against it.

#### Ultimate Evolution
When you reach 15th level, your beast has surpassed any limits you could imagine, and your soul is bonded so closely with it that you are able to push it to the limit with energy, and its uses this energy to evolve itself.

You can pick another feature from the "Beastial Evolution" and two new Beast Traits from "Beast Companion".

Additionally the range of "Run with the Pack", that you and your beast have to be within to get the benefits, is now increased to 20 feet.

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### Bond of the Unknown
By means of some sort of unnatural ritual you have been able to summon a aberration, and have bound it to your command. You might have captured one yourself even, or maybe you had to make a great sacrifice in order to get this unholy being under your command.

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> ## Aberration Companion
>*Medium Aberration, Neutral evil*
> ___
> - **Armor Class**: 11 + Its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
> - **Hit Points**:   ( 6 (or 1d10) + Its Constitution modifier) x your Soul Binder level
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed**: 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|12 (+1)|16 (+3)| 6 (-2)| 12 (+1)|7 (-2)|
>___
> - **Condition Immunities** Frightened
> - **Senses** Darkvision 60ft
> - **Languages** Understand its summoner's languages, but cant speak any
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Claws.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d10 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.
>
> ***Tentacles.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 10ft., one target. *Hit* (1d6 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.
>
>

#### Controlled Evil
At 1st level you gain the servitude of an aberration. The Aberration is always under your control and you can speak with it telepathically as long as you are within 100 feet of it..

The Aberration can look how you want it, as long as it still looks like an Aberration and follows the given stat block above.

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#### Expanded Spell List
As you bind with this magical being, you are able to have more spells available, these spell are always prepared and don’t count towards your maximum number of prepared spells.

##### Bond of the Unknown Spells
| Spell Level | Spells |
|:----:|:-------------|
| 1st  | Cause Fear|
| 2nd  | Crown of Madness |
| 3rd | Fear |
| 4th | Confusion |
| 5th | Dominate Person |

#### Morph
Beginning at 3rd level, you can use an action to touch your aberration and become absorbed, morphing together as one unit for 1 minute. While you are morphed with your Aberration it will gain several benefits:

*  It gains an additional 10 feet of movement.

- The damage of its Claws deals an additional 1d6 damage. this becomes 2d6 at 11th level, and 3d6 at 18th level.
 
- The reach of its Tentacles becomes 20 feet.

* It gain temporary hit points equal to half of the soul binder’s maximum hit points (it will lose these when morph ends).

- Its size becomes one size category larger.

While you are morphed with your aberration you cant take any actions, reactions, bonus action or move unless specified. The only thing you can do is use a bonus action to leave the creature and thereby ending the morph. When you are morphed you can also still command your companion and use your Edict telepathically. When you morph each of your Aberrations ability scores becomes the highest of either it's or yours, for the duration of morph.

If you are concentrating on a spell while morphed, you must make a concentration check when the aberration is hit, using the aberrations Constitution save.

Morph will end after 1 minute, when the aberration is incapacitated, or if you choose to end it as a bonus action. When morph ends, the soul binder will emerge from the aberration at an unoccupied space within 5 feet. The morphing process is hard for the soul binder’s body, The first time you exit morph since your last long rest, nothing will happen, but each use after that will give the soul binder one level of exhaustion.

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#### Otherworldly Grasp
When you reach 7th level your aberration has learned to pull creatures closer using either tentacles or telekinesis and show them images that can drive mere mortals mad.

As an action your aberration can force up to 6 creatures of its choice within 30 feet of it to make Strength Saving Throws, if a creature fails the Saving Throw it is pulled to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the aberration.

After doing this your aberration can immediately spend it bonus action to attempt to grapple one of the creatures that failed the Saving Throw. If a creature is being grappled by your aberration, through the use of this feature, it is frightened until the grapple ends.

Once your aberration uses this feature, it must complete a short or long rest before it can do so again.

#### Unnatural Edict
Starting at 11th level, you gain access to give out edicts for your aberration to do things that will surprise anyone. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

- **Toxic Spit**: You command your aberration to spit a glob of toxin at an enemy within 30 feet of the aberration. The aberration can use its bonus action and spit at that enemy. The enemy must succeed on a constitution saving throw, or be poisoned for 1 minute. The enemy can repeat the save at the end of its turn, ending the effect on a success.

* **Horrifying Form**: You command your aberration to twist it form and instill fear in your foes, the next time it hits a creature with an attack on this turn, the creature that got hit must make a wisdom save against your Soul Binder spell save DC, on a failed save the creature is frightened until the end of your next turn.

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#### Improved Morph
When you reach 15th level, your body has become more acceptant of your aberration, and you are much more potent at morphing together, whenever you morph together with your aberration it now gains additional benefits:

- While you are morphed, you can still cast spells through the aberration. The aberration will still be the one casting the spells, with your spell slots, but you are the one concentrating on them, and they use your spell save DC and spell attack modifier.

* When you morph you can choose to increase its size by two size categories instead of one.

- Its Armor Class increases by 2 for the duration.

* At the start of the aberrations turn it can roll 1d6, on a  6 it regains the use of "Otherworldly Grasp".

Additionally you can now stay morphed for longer. You can retain your morphed state for 1 hour. You body also has an easier time being morphed. When you end your morph, you can choose to forgo the exhaustion once per short rest.

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### Bond of the Dragonkin
You have been chosen by a dragon to receive a gift. It have made a Guard Drake especially for you, and you have bonded your soul with that Guard Drake that will now follow you everywhere, and protect you at all cost.

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> ## Chromatic Guard Drake
>*Medium Dragon, Unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 14 + it's Dexterity modifier + your proficiency modifier
> - **Hit Points** (6 (or 1d10) + its constitution modifier) x your soul binder level.
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|13 (+1)|16 (+3)|4 (-3)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)|
>___
>
>  **Senses:** Dakvision 60ft
>
>  **Languages** Draconic, but can’t speak.
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Attack.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d8 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.

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#### Tongue and Scales of the Drake
When you take this Bond at 1st level you learn to speak draconic, in order to talk with your drake.

Additionally you gain proficiency with medium armour and martial weapons.

#### Guardian of the Dragon
At 1st level you have been given a Chromatic Guard Drake and bonded with it. The Drake will use the stat block above. When you get the drake you also choose what color you want it to be, you can choose one of the following colors:

- **Black Guard Drake.** A black guard drake is amphibious
(it can breathe air or water), has a swimming speed of 30
feet, and has resistance to acid damage.

* **Blue Guard Drake.** A blue guard drake has a burrowing
speed of 20 feet and resistance to lightning damage.

- **Green Guard Drake**. A green guard drake is amphibious
(it can breathe air or water), has a swimming speed of 30
feet, and has resistance to poison damage.

* **Red Guard Drake.** A red guard drake has climbing speed
of 30 feet and resistance to fire damage.

- **White Guard Drake.** A white guard drake has a burrowing speed of 20 feet, a climbing speed of 30 feet, and resistance to cold damage.

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#### A Drake's Challenge
At 3rd level your drake is a force to be reckoned with, and it will happily stand at the front line and take many blows for its teammates. Whenever your drake hits a creature, it also challenges that creature to fight the drake. The drake marks the creature. The creature has disadvantage to attack other creatures than the guard drake.

The drake can only have one creature marked at a time, and if a new creature is marked the old mark is removed.

#### Magic Infused Blood
When you reach 7th level your drake have gotten more used to magic as it have been bonded to you, and effected by your magic. Whenever you target your drake with a spell, it will gain the following benefits untill the end of your next turn:

* It adds your proficiency bonus to its Attack rolls twice instead of once.

- It adds your proficiency bonus to its Damage.

#### Edict of the Dragonkin
At the 11th level you can command your guard drake with the fury of a dragon. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

- **Harden Scales:** untill your next turn, your drake has resistance to bludgeoning, slashing, piercing and it has immunity to the damage type it got resistance to from the "Guardian of the Dragon" feature.
- **Draconic Leap:** You point your finger at a target within 60 feet of you. If your drake is within 30 feet of that target, it can use its bonus action to leap to that target, If it does so, the target must succeed a strength saving throw or be knocked prone and take 2d8 bludgeoning damage.

#### Dragons Blessing
When you reach 15th level, you have been bonded so long with your drake and have learned more about its draconic powers that you can empower it to transform in to a dragon for a short while.
 As an action, you can spend 2 soul points and cause your drake to grow wings and transform into a dragon for 1 minute. While transformed it get the following benefits:
 
 - It has a flying speed of 60 feet.
 
 
 * Its size category becomes one larger.

- It has 10 feet reach on all its attacks.

- It is under the effect of the "Dragon's Breath" spell, as if it were cast at 7th level, the spell uses your Soul Binder spell save DC, and the damage type is the same as the resistance it got from "Guardian of the Dragon".

* As a bonus action, it can let out a terrifying roar. Each creature of its choice that is within 120 feet of the drake and aware of it, must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to this effect for the next 24 hours.

The transformation ends after 1 minute, or if the drake uses its bonus action to end it. It can transform once per long rest.

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### Bond of the Elements

You are in balance with the world, and the elements that surround you. You are so closely bonded with them that you can manifest an elemental avatar, and you have bound your soul to that avatar.

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> ## Elemental Avatar
>*Large Elemental, Unaligned*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 11 + it's Dexterity modifier + your proficiency modifier
> - **Hit Points** (6 (or 1d10) + its constitution modifier) x your soul binder level.
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)|
>___
> **Senses** Darkvision 60 ft
>
>  **Languages** Understands the Soul Binder's languages, but can't speak.
>
>  **Damage Resistance:** elemental type
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Attack.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d12 + Its Strength modifier) elemental type damage.

#### Expanded Spell Options
As you bind with the elements and nature itself, you are able to have more spells available, these spell are always prepared and don’t count towards your maximum number of prepared spells.

##### Bond of the Elements Spells
| Spell Level| Spells |
|:----:|:-------------|
| 1st  | Absorb Elements |
| 2nd  | Gust of Wind |
| 3rd | Protection from Energy |
| 4th | Elemental Bane |
| 5th | Conjure Elemental |

#### Aid of the Elements
At 1st level the elements themselves have granted you the aid of an Elemental avatar, the avatar can take different shape dependent on which element you are attuned to.

At level 1 you pick one of the following elements: Fire, Cold, Lightning or Bludgeoning, that is your attuned elemental type. On your turn you can change the attuned elemental type of your avatar as an action.

Each element will also give your Avatar a passive and a cantrip that it can cast, that is unique to each element. The different elements can be found below.

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#### Elemental Burst
At 3rd level your Avatar have learned to harness it's elemental powers with great fury. As an action, it can spend 1 soul point to burst elemental force all around it. Every creature of its choice within 10 feet of it will have to make a saving throw (the save is different for each element), or take 3d8 elemental type damage, and half if they made the save. Additionally, they suffer one of the following effects, dependent on what element type you are attuned to:

- **Fire** *(Dexterity saving throw)* : Any hit target that fails it's saving throw they get charred, and they have disadvantage on their next attack.

* **Bludgeoning** *(Strength saving throw)* : Any hit target that fails it's saving throw is knocked prone.

- **Cold** *(Constitution saving throw)* : Any hit target that fails it's saving throw, have their movement speed reduced to 0 feet, until the end of your next turn.

*  **Lightning** *(Strength saving throw)* : Any hit target that fails it's saving throw is pushed 15 feet away from the avatar.

The damage of this feature increases by 1d8 as you gain levels in this class: 6th level (4d8), 11th level (5d8), 15th level (6d8), 18th level (7d8).

Your Avatar can use this feature twice and regains all uses on a long rest.

#### Boon of Nature
When you reach 7th level, you and your avatar are so close, that you can call down a boon from nature itself. As an action, you can spend 3 soul points and use the power of the elements to buff up your Avatar. It will keep this boon for 1 minute. What the boon does is different depending on what element you are attuned to, and the boon will not change if you change it's elemental type:

- **Fire**: Your Avatar strikes with precision, and it can add your Charisma modifier to its attack rolls.

* **Bludgeoning** It will toughen up its rocky outside and gain temporary hit points equal to double your Charisma modifier at the start of its turn.

- **Lightning** your avatar runs swift like the lightning, it gains +60 feet movement speed, and opportunity attacks against it has disadvantage.

* **Cold** The avatar can freeze enemies into place. The Avatar can do a grappling attempt at a creature within 5 feet as a bonus action, while grappled by this feature, the grappled creature is also restrained. The Avatar can only have one creature grappled like this at a time.

#### Edict of Elements
At the 11th level you can command your Avatar with the power of the earth itself. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

- **Elemental Bolt:** You command your Avatar to hurl a bolt of elemental energy. The elemental must use its reaction to send a bolt flying in a direction of your choice. The bolt will fly in a 30 ft long and 5 ft wide line, when its hits an enemy make a ranged attack roll, on hit, it will deal 3d8 elemental type damage, and the bolt will disperse. If the attack miss, the bolt will keep flying until it hits a target.

* **Punch of the Elements:** Your avatar will gather elemental energy in its hand, and strike at a nearby foe. It’s it hit with a melee attack this turn, the creature hit will take an additional 1d8 elemental type damage and will have to make a saving throw. The saves are the same as the "Elemental burst" and functions the same way, but only for the effect not for damage.

#### Multi Attunement

When you reach 15th level you have learned to adapt your Avatar to different situations. You can now attune to two elemental types at once. your Avatar will get resistance to both damage types, and when it attack it can choose between the two what the damage type for its attack should be. When it uses any of it's edict or Elemental Burst, it can also choose between the two it has attuned to, it also can use both cantrips and get both passives. When you use "Boon of Nature" it will get the effects from both elements.

When you use an action to change it's elements you can choose both of them at once.

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### Bond of the Divine

Sometimes The gods grant gifts to worthy mortals, they can take all shapes and forms, but sometimes they offer a friend and protector for life.

Soul Binders that make a bond with a celestial are often followers of the god that the celestial used to serve, and they make a bond to travel the world and spread the word of that god.

#### Guardian of the Heavens

At 1st level you bind your soul with a celestial creature, the creature can look how you want it to, as long as it follows the stat block below.

Additionally, you gain proficiency with medium armor and Martial Weapons. You can also read, write and speak celestial.

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> ## Holy Guardian
>*Medium Celestial, Lawful Good*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 13 + it's Dexterity modifier + your proficiency modifier
> - **Hit Points** (6 (or 1d10) + its constitution modifier) x your soul binder level.
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|13 (+1)|14 (+2)|8 (-1)|12 (+1)|9 (-1)|
>___
>
>  **Senses:** Dakvision 60ft
>
> **Damage Resistance.** Radiant, Necrotic
>
>  **Languages** Celestial and Common, but can’t speak.
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Attack.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d10 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.

#### Gift of Life

When you reach 3rd level your companion has learned to be selfless and giving, to heal you or your companions.

Your companion can use an action to deal an amount of damage to itself that can be up to its current health, this damage ignores temporary hit points, the companion then chooses a creature within 5 feet of it, that creature then heals for an amount of hit points equal to the damage.

#### Inspiring Heal
At 7th level you know how to mend wounds and inspire your Guardian to perform better in combat.

You learn the "Healing Word" Spell and always have it prepared, it counts as a Soul Binder spell for you.

Additionally, whenever you cast "Healing Word" on your Guardian, it can use its reaction to make a melee attack.

#### Edict of Radiance
At the 11th level you can command Guardian with a voice that can pierce the heavens. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

- **Blinding Light:** You command your Guardian to shine the light of radiance. On this turn it can use its action to force any creature of its choice within 10 feet of it to make a Dexterity saving throw, any creature that fails the saving throw is blinded until the end of your next turn.

* **Mending Voice:** Your voice channels the powers of the divines to heal your Guardian. If your Guardian uses their "Gift of Life" feature, the target also gets 1d12 + your Charisma Modifier as temporary Hit Points, these hit points lasts for 1 minute.

#### Death Prevention
When you reach 15th level Your Guardian have gain the powers to protect people from the grasps of death.

Whenever a creature within 60 feet of your companion drops to 0 hit points your Guardian can use its reaction to spend 2 soul points and teleport to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of that creature and heal it for 10d10 hit points.

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

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### Bond of the Playful Fey

Somewhere there are places where the barrier between the material plane and the fey wilds are thin, and sometimes creatures from the one plane end up in another.

Some soul binders have found that creatures from the fey wild make excellent companions and friends. Maybe you got your companion as a gift from an arch fey or maybe the two of you became friends naturally and made a bond.

#### Trickster Spirit
At 1st level you make a bond with a playful creature from the fey wilds.

The Fey creature can look how you want it to as long as it follows the "Fey Companion" stat block listed below.

Additionally As your soul is bonded with the creature you learn to speak its language, you can speak, read and write sylvan.

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> ## Fey Companion
>*Medium Fey, Chaotic Neutral*
> ___
> - **Armor Class**: 11 + Its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
> - **Hit Points**:   ( 6 (or 1d10) + Its Constitution modifier) x your Soul Binder level
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed**: 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|12 (+1)| 8 (-1)| 10 (+0)| 13 (+1)|
>___
> - **Condition Immunities** Charmed
> - **Senses** Darkvision 60ft
> - **Languages** Sylvan, Understand its summoner's languages, but can’t speak any
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Attack.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d12 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.
>

#### Expanded Spell List
As you bind with this magical creature from another plane, you are able to have more spells available, these spells are always prepared and don’t count towards your maximum number of prepared spells.

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##### Bond of the Playful Fey
| Spell Level | Spells |
|:----:|:-------------|
| 1st  | Charm Person |
| 2nd  | Enthrall |
| 3rd | Major Image |
| 4th | Hallucinatory Terrain |
| 5th | Dream |

#### Tricksters Dance

At 3rd level your companion has learned to use the magical powers that it channels from the fey wild to confuse and play trick on its enemies.

Whenever your companion is hit with a melee attack, it can use its reaction to reduce the damage of the attack by 1d8 + your Charisma modifer + your Soul Binder level.

If the damage is reduced to 0 or less, your companion can spend 1 soul point to force the enemy to make a Wisdom Saving throw, on a fail the creature takes damage equal to the original amount of damage the attack would have dealt.

It activate this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1), regaining all uses on a long rest.

#### Magic Evasiveness

When you reach 7th level you have learned to channel the powers from the fey wild and can use that energy to form a protective veil over your companion.

Whenever your companion is forced to make a saving throw due to a spell or another magical effect, you can use your reaction to give your companion advantage on the saving throw if you are within 30 feet of it.

####  A Jesters Edict

At 11th level, you can command your companion to pull playful manoeuvres. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

* **Hide and Seek**: You command your companion to hide itself from preying eyes. On its next turn it can use a bonus action to turn itself invisible until the start of its next round, the invisibility is broken if the companion attack or otherwise harms another creature.

* **Hop and Skip**: You command your companion to blink in and out of the fey wild to jump to a different position. On this turn your companion can use its bonus action to teleport up to 30 to a point that it can see.

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#### Fooling Copycat
When you reach 15th level your companion has started to like you, and have learned how to mimic you.

As a bonus action your companion can spend 2 soul points to create an illusion over itself so that it looks just like you, with all the cloth and equipment you are currently wearing. The illusion last for 10 minutes or until the companion ends it as a bonus action. While the illusion is active, the companion gets the following benefits.

- On its turn it can cast the "Soul Switch" Soul Binder spell without needing components or a spell slot.

- While the two of you are within 5 feet of each other, you both have advantage on attack roll, and creatures has disadvantage on attacks against the two of you (unless the a creature has true sight).

- The companion can speak any of your languages, in your voice.
- You and your companion can speak with each other telepathically as long as you are on the same plane.

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> ## Blood Demon
>*Medium Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil*
> ___
> - **Armor Class** 12 + Its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
> - **Hit Points** (6 (or 1d10) + Its Constitution modifier) x your Soul Binder level
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
>___
>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|16 (+3)|12 (+1)|16 (+3)|6 (-3)|9 (-1)|12 (+1)|
>___
> 
> - **Languages** Abyssal, Understands the Soul Binder's languages, but can't speak.
> 
> ___
>
> **Demonic Skin:** If the demon took any damage since its last turn, it gains temporary hit points equal to your proficiency modifier at the start of its turn.
>
>
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Attack.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d12 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.

### Bond of Demonic Pain

#### Friend from the Abyss
At 1st level you have made a bond with a demon from the depth of the abyss. The demon can look like any demon you want, as long as it uses the stat block above. As you bind your soul with this demonic being, you learn to speak with its tongue and can speak, read and write abyssal.

#### Whip Master
When you choose this bond at level 1 you gain proficiency with Whips, additionally when you use a whip it have special properties:

* You can extends the reach of the whip with demonic fury, the whip gain an additional 5 feet reach, to a total of 15 feet.
* The whip is even deadlier in your hands and brings more pain. The whips damage die increases to 1d6. This damage increases to 1d8 when you reach 6th level.

#### Pain Powered Killing Machine
At 3rd level your demon loves the pain, and it evokes a burning rage within it. As a bonus action on your turn you can make one attack against your companion, this attack always hit, and the demon takes the damage and gains advantage on it's next attack roll this turn.

The demon also gains and amount of "pain" equal to the damage it took, and the next time the demon hits a creature with a melee attack it can add the damage an amount equal to its stored pain, and all the pain is then gone. All stored pain is lost at the end of each of it's turns.

#### Bloody Veins
when you reach 7th level your demons fights best when it is covered in blood. Whenever your demon is below half of its maximum hit points, it gain several benefits:

* It gains double the amount of temporary hit points from the its "Demonic Skin".

- When it is hit with your whip, it now gains twice the amount of pain as the damage it took.

* It can choose to make its melee attacks deal fire damage instead of its normal type.

#### Painful Edict
Starting at level 11, you can command your demon to inflict pain to both its enemies and itself. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

* **Painful Retaliation:** You command your demon to remember the damage that foes around it inflict on it. Until the end of your next turn, all damage that the demon takes, gets stored as pain as per the use of the "Pain Powered Killing Machine" feature.
* **Sucker for Pain** With this edict your demon looses all care for its own health and goes for an all out offensive. Until the start of your next turn your demon deals double damage with all its melee attacks, it also becomes vulnerable to all damage.

#### Share the pain
When you reach level 15th level your demon is in love with all pain, and wants to share it with others. As an action your demon can spend 1 soul point and try and make a blood bond with a creature within 10 feet of it. The target have to make a Constitution saving throw or be bound by blood to the demon for 1 minute or until one of them reaches 0 hit points. Whenever the demon takes any kind of damage, the target takes half of that damage. All damage the demon takes from the target for the duration of the bond is stored and can be be used as the "Pain Powered Killing Machine" feature.

The affected target can use its action to repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. The demon can only bond with one creature at a time.

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### Bond of the Stitcher

Where some Soul Binders turn to nature or living creatures, others use science and magic to create life on their own, and infuse their own soul into their creations to keep them alive and stable. They often will also stitch on new parts to their creation to improve it.

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> ## Monster Companion
>*Medium Monstrosity, unaligned*
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> - **Armor Class** 11 + Its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
> - **Hit Points** (6 (or 1d10) + Its Constitution modifier) x your Soul Binder level
> - **Hit Die**: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
> - **Speed** 30ft.
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>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|14 (+2)|2 (-4)|9 (-1)|7 (-2)|
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> 
> - **Languages** Understands the Soul Binder's languages, but can't speak.
> 
> ___
> 
> ### Actions
> ***Arms.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (2d6 + Its Strength modifier) slashing, piercing or bludgeoning damage.
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> ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* *(your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier)* to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* (1d12 + Its Strength modifier) piercing damage.

#### Your Creation

At 1st level you have managed to create your own creature from different parts and infused it with your soul. You can a Monster Companion, the monster can look how you want as long as it follows the Monster Companion statblock above. As a base for your creation you must also pick one of the following options to serve as a chassis:

- **Muscly.** Your Monster get +2 to its Strength score, and its size is now Large.

- **Feline.** Your Monster get +2 to its Dexterity score, and it gains additional 10 feet walking speed, and a climbing speed equal to it's walking speed.

- **Chitinous.** Your Monster get +2 to its Constitution score, and it get +1 to its AC.

#### Expanded Spell List
As you bind and use your magic on your Monster you get a better understanding of the arcane and can have more spells available, these spell are always prepared and don’t count towards your maximum number of prepared spells.

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##### Bond of the Sticher Spells
| Spell Level | Spells |
|:----:|:-------------|
| 1st  | Ray of Sickness|
| 2nd  | Ray of Enfeeblement |
| 3rd | Protection from Energy |
| 4th | Giant Insect |
| 5th | Creation |

#### Modified Arms

When you reach 3rd level, you have managed to switch out the arms of your monster to something more interesting, pick one of the following options to give to your Monster:

- **Tentacles.** The monsters Arms now have 5 feet additional reach. additionally, whenever your Monster hits a creature with a Arms attack it can make an attempt to grapple that creature as a bonus action.

- **Multiple Arms.** Whenever your Monster takes the attack action, it can choose to forgo adding its proficiency bonus to all its attacks, if it does so, it can make one extra attack as part of that action.

- **Blunt Fists.** When the monster hits a creature with its Arms, it can use its bonus action to make a shove attempt. Additionally, your monster deals and additional 1d6 with its Arms when attacking prone creatures.

#### Modified Head
At 7th level, you have experimented with trying new things and changes for your Monsters head, and you have finally managed to implement it. You choose one of the following options to give to your Monster:

- **Poisonous Teeth.** When the Monster hits a creature with a Bite, that creature must succeed a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute, the target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a success. If a target succeds on the save they are immune to this effect for 24 hours.

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- **Big Mouth.** When your Monster makes a Bite against a creature that is smaller than its size and that it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the Monster, and it takes (2d4) acid damage at the start of each of the Monster's turns. The Monster can have only one target swallowed at a time. If the Monster dies or goes unconscious, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 ft. of movement, exiting prone.

- **Lightning Breath.**  As an action your Monster can exhale a line of lightning that is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. When the Monster has used its lightning breath, it needs to take a short rest to recharge it.

#### Monstrous Edict

Beginning at 11th level, you have taught your Monster commands that will help it in combat. You learn two edicts. These edicts functions like your "Edict" and will follow the same rules. You learn two new edicts which do not count toward your total known edicts:

- **Stomp!** Your Monster can use its action to stomp the ground, each creature within 10 feet of it, must make a Strength Saving throw, on a failed save the creature is knocked prone and takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage.

- **Stay Safe!** You command your Monster to be ready for anything. until the start of your next turn, your Monster can add your charisma modifier to any saving throw it has to make.

#### Final Modification

When you reach 15th level you have been working a long time on your Monster and thinking of ways to improve it, and now you are finally ready to make your final and most powerful modification. Pick one of the following options to give to your Monster:

- **Strong Legs.** If the Monster jumps at least 10 ft. as part of its movement, it can then use this action to land on its feet in a space that contains one or more other creatures. Each of those creatures must succeed on a Strength or Dexterity saving throw (target's choice) or be knocked prone and take 6d10 bludgeoning damage. On a successful save, the creature takes only half the damage, isn't knocked prone, and is pushed 5 ft. out of the Monster's space into an unoccupied space of the creature's choice. If no unoccupied space is within range, the creature instead falls prone in the Monster's space.

- **Big Wings.** Your Monster gains a flying speed equal to twice its walking speed. Additionally, it Can use its action to make a wing attack, when it does so any creature of its choice within 10 feet of it must make a Strength saving throw or take 6d8 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. On a success a creature takes half damage and isn't knocked prone.

- **Displacement.** The Monster projects a magical illusion that makes it appear to be standing near its actual location, causing attack rolls against it to have disadvantage. If it is hit by an attack, this trait is disrupted until the end of its next turn. This trait is also disrupted while the Monster is incapacitated or has a speed of 0.

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## Soul Binder Spells
As a soul binder, when you prepare your spell list you can choose form the following list of spells.

##### 1st Level Spells

- Alarm
- Beast Bond
- Bane
- Bless
- Comprehend Languages
- Charm Person
- Cure Wounds
- False Life
- Grease
- Heroism
- Jump
- Longstrider
- Sanctuary
- Soul Switch ^SB^ 
- Soul Punch ^SB^
- Shield of Faith
- Silent Image
- Thrashing Tether ^SB^

##### 2nd Level Spells

- Aid
- Arcane Lock
- Animal Messenger
- Blur
- Barkskin
- Beast Sense
- Blind/Deafness
- Continual Flame
- Calm Emotions
- Darkvision
- Earthbind
- Energy Eruption ^SB^
- Enlarge/Reduce
- Guiding Direction ^SB^ 
- Invisibility
- Knock
- Misty Step
- Pass Without Trace
- See invisibility
- Spider Climb
- Rope Trick
- Warding Bond

##### 3rd Level Spells

- Blink
- Clairvoyance
- Catnap
- Dispel Magic
- Fly
- Fear
- Gaseous Form
- Magic Circle
- Slow
- Stinking Cloud
- Sending
- Tongues

##### 4th Level Spells

- Aura of Life
- Arcane Eye
- Bonded String ^SB^ 
- Confusion
- Compulsion
- Death Ward
- Fire Shield
- Greater Invisibility
- Hallucinatory Terrain
- Locate Creature
- Leomund’s Secret Chest
- Stone Shape
- Stoneskin

##### 5th Level Spells

- Awaken
- Control Winds
- Creation
- Dispel Evil and Good
- Dream
- Far Step
- Teleportation Circle
- Temporal Skin ^SB^ 
- Tree stride
- Telekinesis
- Skill Empowerment
- Scrying
- Planar Binding

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**^SB^ Spells can be found on the next page**

#### Multiclassing
The prerequisites for multiclassing into a Soul Binder is a Charisma score of 13. When you multiclass into a Soul Binder, you gain proiciency in light armor and simple weapons. When determining your total spell slots, you add one half of your Soul Binder levels (rounded down) to the total.

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## Soul Binder Specific Spells

The bond you share with your companion allows you to cast spells unknown to other spellcasters, your bond allows to tug on the weave and create spells to benefit you and your companion.

#### Soul Switch

*1st-level conjuration*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 bonus action
- **Target:** Your companion
- **Range:** 30 feet
- **Components:** V, S 
- **Duration:** Instantaneous  
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You and your companion switch positions. You appear where your companion was and the companion appears in your place.

**At higher levels** When cast at higher levels the range of the spell increases by 30 feet for each level above the first.

#### Soul Punch

*1st-level Transmutation*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 reaction (which you take when your companion attacks a creature within range)
- **Range:** 5 feet
- **Components:** V, S 
- **Duration:** Instantaneous  
---
After your companion attacks a creature, you are ready to follow through with a infused punch that the target will feel in their very Soul.

You make a melee spell attack against a creature your companion have just hit, on hit you deal 2d8 Force damage to the target.

**At higher levels** When cast at higher levels the damage increase by 1d8 for each level above the first..

#### Thrashing Tether

*1st-level Evocation*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Target:** Your companion 
- **Range:** 30 feet
- **Components:** V, S 
- **Duration:** Concentration, up to 1 minute
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You Send a pulse of energy through the bond that links you and your companion, damaging any enemy that stands between you.

Any creature caught in a 5 feet wide line that goes from you to your companion must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d12 force damage, taking half damage on a success.

On subsequent turns while the spell is spell active, you can use an action to send another pulse though the tether, and repeat the effect from when the spell was cast.

If you or your companion gets more than 30 feet apart when the spell is active, the spell ends.

**At higher levels** When cast at higher levels the damage increase by 1d12 for each level above the first.

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#### Energy Eruption

*2nd-level Evocation*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Target:** Your companion 
- **Range:** 60 feet
- **Components:** V, S 
- **Duration:** Instantaneous  
---
You flush the area around your companion with soul energy damaging any creature too close.

Any creature of your choice within 10 feet of your companion must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d10 force damage, taking half damage on a success.

**At higher levels** When cast at higher levels the damage increase by 1d10 for each level above the first.

#### Guiding Direction

*2nd-level divination*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Target:** Your companion
- **Range:** 3 Miles
- **Components:** V, S, M (a old and rusty compass)
- **Duration:** 1 Hour
---
You attune your soul to detect the position of your companion. When this spell is active you know in what direction your companion is, but not the distance.

#### Bonded String

*3rd-level conjuration*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 bonus action
- **Target:** Your companion
- **Range:** 30 feet
- **Components:** V, S, M (a piece of rope woven from wolfs fur)
- **Duration:** 1 hour
---
You create a soul string between you and your companion that is tougher than most materials. While this spells is active, you and your companion can't unwillingly be pulled farther than 30 feet away from each other. If one of you have to make a Strength saving throw or ability check to avoid being moved beyond that distance, you get advantage while this string is active. You can dispel the string as a bonus action on your turn.

#### Temporal Skin

*5th-level abjuration*

---
- **Casting time:** 1 bonus action
- **Target:** Your companion
- **Range:** 60 feet
- **Components:** V, S, M (a stone of obsidian worth at least 200g)
- **Duration:** 1 round.
---
You cover your companion with a thin and impenetrable layer of magical infused obsidian. Until the end of your next turn, your companion is immune to all damage.

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## Soul Binder Magic Items

If you are DMing for a soul binder and have a hard time choosing what magic item to give them as a reward, here are some that are designed for the soul binder. If you are a soul binder you can also ask your DM if you can try and craft any of these items.

### Ring of Flowing Life
*uncommon Wonderous Item (Requires attunement by a Soul Binder)*
##
The gem has 4 charges. If your companion is within 60 feet, you can use your action either give it life or take some for yourself.

If you want to give it life, you choose a number that can be a maximum of your current hit point, you then take that number as damage, and your companion gains hit points equal to twice the damage you took.

If you choose to take life, you choose a number that can be a maximum of your companions current hit points, the companion takes that number as damage and you gain hit points equal to twice the damage it took.

At each dawn the Ring regains 1d4 charges.

### Bands of Combined Power
*Rare Wonderous Item (Requires attunement by a Soul Binder)*
##
Two metal bands, one gold and one silver. They will fit to match the wearers arm or leg. One must be worn by the Soul Binder and the other must be on the companion. Only the Soul Binder needs to attune to the items.

When the creature with the gold band hits with an attack against another creature or casts a spell, the silver band will light up with a faint glow. And when the creature with the silver band hits an attack against another creature or casts a spell, the gold band will glow up. The glows will last for 1 minute.

If the creature with the gold band hits with an attack while the band is glowing, the attack deals an additional 2d6 damage, and the glow will faint.

If the creature with the silver band takes damage while the band is glowing, they reduce the damage by 2d6 and the glow will faint.

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### Necklace of Power
*Very Rare Wonderous Item (Requires attunement by a Soul Binder)*
##
While Wearing this necklace you can use an action to infuse your companion with energy for 1 minute, or until you end it as an action, while infused the companion gain the following benefits:

- They have advantage on all attack rolls, and saving throws.
- They can't be moved or knocked prone against their own will.
- Their attack deal an extra damage dice.

You use your own energy to infuse your companion, and while they are infused you are vulnerable to all damage. Once the necklace has been used it can't be used again until next dawn.

### Staff of Shared Souls
*Legendary Staff (Requires attunement by a Soul Binder)*
##
The staff has 14 charges, While holding the staff you can expend charges to do the following, if your companion is within 120 feet of you:

- As a bonus action you can spend 1 charge and use one of your known Edicts.

- As an action you can spend 1 - 5 charges and restore 2d12 hit points per charge spent to your companion.
-  When your companion takes damage, you can use your reaction and spend 2 charges to reduce the damage to 0.

When your companion scores a critical hit on an attack roll, you gain 1 charge back. Each dawn the staff also gains 1d10 + 4 charges.

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## **Credit:**
#### Creator: 
This Class was made by /u/FragSauce

#### Artists:

* **Cleric N Demon by ekoputeh:** https://ekoputeh.deviantart.com/art/CLERIC-N-DEMON-607717485

- **Summoner by liyart:** https://liyart.deviantart.com/art/Summoner-366746490

* **Jace's Sanctum by AdamPaquette:** https://adampaquette.deviantart.com/art/Jace-s-Sanctum-554582459

- **Icon by Games-Icon.net:** https://game-icons.net/sbed/originals/doubled.html

- **Song of Squall by Alyn Spiller:** https://www.artstation.com/artwork/okZQk

* **Sqiudmage by Paizo:** http://static3.paizo.com/
 * image/content/PathfinderPlayerCompanion/PZO9471-Witch.jpg

- **Dale, Summoner of Ruin by Concept Art House Shanghai:** https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/329255422729049240/

* **forest_temple by Ben-Andrews:** https://ben-andrews.deviantart.com/art/forest-temple-420404780

- **Tentacle by Chaosium Inc:** https://i.pinimg.com/
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* **Aberration by Brent Hollowell:** https://www.pinterest.dk/pin/642818546785335201/, https://brenthollowellart.blogspot.dk/

- **Dragon Warrior by nraza:** https://nraza.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-Warrior-538932038

* **White Drake by Anastassia:** https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WQEyJ

- **Stone Golem by Geunjoo Baek :** https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8L5zm

- **Goblin Shaman by d1sk1ss:**   https://d1sk1ss.deviantart.com/art/goblin-shaman-128635189

- **Angels by Laurel "LD" Austin:** http://www.blizz-art.com/illustration/6322/
 
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* **Blue by Isihock
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-  **Bloodfire hades art by Jaggudada:**
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-  **Blood Moon by Gettyimages** https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/718549/Blood-Moon-2018-how-often-does-a-blood-moon-occur-rare-lunar-eclipse

- **Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist by Aaron Miller:** http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=420654

- **Green Alvhemeist by Steve Prescott:** ttps://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/planeswalkers-guide-innistrad-nephalia-and-undead-2011-10-19

#### Special Thanks
 - Thanks to /r/UnearthedArcana and TheDiscordOfManyThings, for giving me feedback and helping me shape and balance this class.

* and thanks to /u/TheRedstom, /u/OdinTGE and /u/ImpossibeardROK for helping me with my grammar and spelling
 * Also thanks to /u/wckz for helping me balance and being there to discuss in depth about the class.

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  ## Changelog
  
  ### 1.1
  - Added "Reduced Form.
  - Removed "Soulstone of safety spell"
  - Changed "Toughen Up!" to give less temp hp later on, but more early
  - Changed "Block!" to be half of charisma.
  - Made "Soul Binder's Command" recharge on short or long rest, instead of only long rest.
  - expanded the Soul Binder spell list
  - Changed "Fighting Purpose" to "Fighting Spirit"
  - Made "Fighting Spirit" a 2nd level spell instead of a 3rd.

#### 1.1.1
  - Fixed the "Credit Section"
  - First use of "Morph" per long rest is now free
 - Removed "Harmless Companion"

### 1.2
- Soul Binder's Command recharges on a longrest and not short rest.
- Removed Strong Offense.
- Fixed "Fighting Purpose" still being on the spell list.
- Added Resting Voice.
- Moved The other Countermeasure options to later levels.
- Added Magic Item Absorption.
- Added Inspired Attack.
- Moved Fightning Spirit to 3rd level spells.
- Changed Fighting Spirit casting time to 1 bonus action from 1 action.
- Guiding Direction ragne increased to 3 miles form 30 feet.
- Added Soul Switch Soul Switch being able to be cast at higher levels.
- Made Command: Attack! deal damage equal to 1d6 + Your Cha modifier + Half your Soul Binder Level (rounded down) from dealing 1d6 + your Cha modifier.
- Removed Bond of the unkowns "Strech Limbs" Command.
- Added "Horrifying Form" to bond of the unknown's Command.
- Added a Tentaclæe Attack to the Aberration Companion.
- Tentacles Reach increases when morphed.
- Command: Attack! now deals weapon damage instead of Force.

#### 1.2.1

- Changed Command Toughen up! to 1d4 + Half your Soul Binder level + Your charisma modifier from being 1d10 + Your charisma modifer.

### 1.3

- Added Advanced Offense
 - Moved companion extra attack to advanced offense
 - Moved Inspired attack to advanced offense
 - You now learn the last soul binder command at level 17 instead of 19.
 - Changed martial prowess from giving PC two attacks, to letting companion attack if the PC also attacks.
 - Removed Fighting Spirit

#### 1.3.1
 - Moved all subclasses to the same document.
- Added an Index.
- Changed "multiple arms" from the stitcher to be a flat -3 indead of proficierncy bonus.
- Removed "Vitality Tranferrance" from Bond of the Unknown
- Added "Otherworldly Grasp" to Bond of the Unknown

### 1.4
- Removed all spells and spellslots
- Made the companion damage dice scale with Soul Binder level.
- You dont have to use action anymore to make companion attack, but you can't both attack.
- Added another option Advanced Offense where you can both attack on the same turn.
- Changed Dragonkins 6th level feature, so that it doesnt need spells.
- Changed "Finding Self"
- Updated some of the companions AC

### 1.5
- Spells are back again
- Changed alot of stuff back to 1.3 version
- Changed "Finding Self" Martial Prowess
- Moved "Finding self" to 15th level

#### 1.5.1
- Moved the "other" option of "Advanced Offense" to 11th level.
- Added "infused Energy" spell

### 1.6
- Added Magic item section
- Changed Soul Binder command to edict
- Edict uses an action instead of bonus action
- Edict has unlimited uses.
- removed Resting Voice
- Removed Infused Energy Spell
- Moved "Magic item absorption" to 1st level and chagned it
- Removed Infused Energy spell
- Made Companion Damge Dice higher at lower levels
- Added custom magic items
- Added Thrasing Tether
- Added Soul Punch
- Added Energy Eruption
- Changed class spell list
- Changed small things on subclasses
- Added Soul Purification
- Added Infused energy as Class feature
- Removed Finding Self
- Added Soul Linked Casting
- You now learn all Edits at the same time
- You now learn all countermeasures at the same time.
- Removed Advanced Offense
- Added Companion Extra Attack

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### 1.7
- Added Soul Points
- Added Soul Points cost to some featues
- Nerfed Soul Punch
- Changed Strike edict to add more damage on next attack, instead of giving another attacks.
- Removed scaling weapon dice for companion
- Added hit dice to all companions
- Changed some hit dice.
- Nerfed Thrashig Tether
- Chagned Tricksters Dance
- Chagned "Run with the Pack"
- Reworked Bond of the Elements
- Temporarily moved Bond of the Dirge to the Soul Binder Lab

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## Design Notes

### Class overall
The class was made because right now in the 5e design space the pet archetype have not been explored too much, and many people are unhappy with the beast master ranger, and the Conjure Animals druid. I set out to make a class where you would control two characters, and make then interesting in combat, and out of combat.

There was also a need to limit action economy without feeling like any of the characters might as well not be in the combat. There is a need for synergy between the two, that has been made possible not only with class features, but also spells.

The edicts and soul points is the main way that the PC will affect their companion, you start out with very limited amount of uses and then at later levels you can spend them more freely, and on other features.

That way the player will have moments when they can spend lots of recourses (both soul points and spell slots) and other times when they want to save them up and can let other party members shine.

### Subclasses
I wanted the subclasses to start at level 1 where you get the stats for your companion, then there are some subclasses that get expanded spell list, and those who dont will get more weapon and/or armor proficiencies. That way some PC's will feel more like a frontliner, and others are more of a supportive caster to their companion.

The 3rd level feature for all the subclasses was what should really define them, and what would be most important to them, something that can be used fairly often or have a big impact when used. This is the level where the subclasses starts to differ the most.

### Spells
Many of the spells are rather new, but so far they create an interesting dynamic where the player have another recourse to spend in combat, but many of the spells available to the Soul Binder can also be used for utility out of combat to help them with exploration or social encounter.