Rapid Movement Fighters

Kingsglaive are highly skilled and nimble fighters. They specialize in moving rapidly through a fight, striking multiple enemies in quick succession while being able to avoid return fire. While not as skilled in martial combat as some other classes, their skills are boosted by their King’s gifted magics. From their lightning fast teleporting to the shimmering Royal Arms, these abilities make them more than a match for most enemies.

Kingsglaive in Ivalice

In the setting of Ivalice, Kingsglaive almost exclusively serve or have served the High King of Lucis. Most are loyal to the Crown and are honourable knights, charged with defending the kingdom’s interest. Their roles vary from staunch defenders of the country’s borders to nimble assassins who answer only to their King.

Some, however, have turned their back on the King after what they see as unnecessary sacrifices in the war against the Vicerant Dominion. Now they fight as mercenaries and adventurers, eager to fight against both the Empire who took their homes, and the King they feel betrayed them.

Creating a Kingsglaive

As you build your Kingsglaive, think about two related elements of your character’s background: How did you come to be in your King’s service, and why did you enter in to his service? What sets you apart from the other members of your King’s brotherhood? Are you wholehearted in your convictions in carrying out your orders, or is their doubt in your heart? Are you a noble knight for your King, or a secret assassin in the night?

You might have been trained from birth to fight for your King, like the Igniters and Gladiators of old. Or you may have come from nothing to earn the King’s trust like the hero of Argent. Is your King a just and noble ruler, or a wicked and cruel tyrant? Your bond with your king defines you and your powers, whether for better or worse.

Quick Build

You can make a Kingsglaive by following these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest score, followed by Intelligence. Second, choose the Soldier background.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d18 per Kingsglaive level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution

Proficiencies

• Armour: Light armour, medium armour
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: None
• Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Stealth, Arcana, Perception, Athletics, Insight, Investigation

Equipment

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

• (a) leather armour or (b) chain shirt
• (a) two simple weapons or (b) one martial weapon
• (a) explorer’s pack or (b) dungeoneer’s pack
• Two daggers

Warp-Strike

Once per turn, when you make a successful ranged attack with a weapon with the ‘Thrown’ property, you can move directly towards the point of impact a number of feet equal to the normal range of the thrown weapon. If this movement brings you to within 5 feet of the original target you deal an extra 1d4 damage.

At 6th level, Warp-Strike’s movement becomes a teleport for the same distance.

Fighting Style

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

Royal Arms

At 2nd level, the royal magic gifted to you is able to take physical form. By destroying a melee weapon through an hour-long ritual, you create a crystalline, spectral copy of the weapon known as a Royal Arm. Royal Arms must be melee weapons without the ‘Heavy’ property, however they keep the stats of the original weapon and gain the ‘Thrown’ property (range 20/60). Magic weapons used in the ritual do not confer their unique abilities to the Royal Arm but are still destroyed.

Vow of the Gladiator

With his great strength, the Ancient King’s Gladiator was a formidable fighter able to wield gigantic, heavy weapons. It is said with each mighty swing of his Greatsword, the Gladiator made the earth itself tremor.

A Mind for Metals

When you take this Vow at 3rd level you gain proficiency with Tinker’s Tools.

First Shot

You are able to take pre-emptive attacks, giving you advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn in combat yet. If you successfully hit and Warp-Strike to a surprised target, you can make one more attack and Warp-Strike against another target.

Scintilla Stop

Starting at 7th level, when you are attacked you can use a reaction to dodge and counter attack with one of your Royal Arms. Make a Dexterity saving throw. On a fail you take the full damage and can’t counter. On a success you take half damage and may roll one attack. If the counter attack hits then the enemies speed is reduced to 0.

Mind for Machines

From 11th level, your skill with machines has improved allowing you to implement them in combat. During a short or long rest you can make a Tinker’s Tools check to craft one of the following machines based on the result of the roll:

• DC 5 or higher - Auto Crossbow – Throw a small machine up to 30ft. The machine can attach to any surface before turning in to a small auto-crossbow that fires a bolt at a single enemy dealing 1d6 piercing damage (range 30ft). The Auto Crossbow has a bonus to its attack roll equal to your Intelligence modifier. You can expend a charge during your next turn to fire again.
• DC 7 or higher - Bioblaster – Throw a small machine up to 30ft. The machine can attach to any surface before expelling a 20 ft radius cloud of poisonous gas. The cloud disperses in strong wind or at the end of your next turn unless you use a charge to keep it going. Any creature in the initial radius, or one that enters it for the first time or starts its turn there, must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 1d8 poison damage.
• DC 10 or higher - Gravity Well – Throw a small machine up to 30ft. The machine can attach to any surface before creating a small gravity well, drawing all creatures in a 20 ft radius 10 ft towards the machine. Any creature that is forced within 5ft of the well takes 1d8 force damage. The gravity well dissipates at the end of your next turn unless you use a charge to maintain it.
• DC 13 or higher - Noise Blaster – Throw a small machine up to 30ft. The machine can attach to any surface before releasing a flashbang effect. All creatures in a 20ft radius must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be deafened and blinded, and have its speed halved until the end of your next turn. The effect ends at the end of your next turn unless you expend a charge to maintain it.
• DC 15 or higher - Drill Breaker – This larger machine cannot be thrown and is used as a melee weapon. Make an attack roll with this machine using either Strength or Dexterity as the modifier. On a hit the item is lodged in the target and they take 1d12 piercing damage and a further 1d12 piercing damage at the start of their turn. You can expend a charge during your turn to make the item deal another 1d12 piercing damage at the start of their next turn.

Each item requires a bonus action to use and has charges equal to your Intelligence modifier before it breaks. Expending a charge to continue an effect does not require an action. Each item has an AC equal to 15 + your Intelligence modifier and has a number of hit points equal to five times your Kingsglaive level. It is immune to poison damage, psychic damage, and all conditions. If it is forced to make an ability check or a saving throw, treat all its ability scores as 10 (+0).

You can only have one machine on you at any time.

Ballistic Barrage

At 17th level your ranged attacks have gotten stronger and can pierce through enemies. You can use an action to fire all of your Royal Arms at once in a 30 ft line dealing 1d10 for each Royal Arm you have active.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your maximum number of Royal Arms with charges resetting at the end of a long rest.

A New Recipe

When you take this Vow at 3rd level you gain proficiency with Cook’s utensils.

Spellcasting

Unlocking this Vow at 3rd level grants you the ability to augment your fighting with the ability to cast spells.

Cantrips. You learn the two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You learn an additional wizard cantrip at 10th level.

Spell Slots. The Vow of the Igniter Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice.

The Spells Known column of the Vow of the Igniter Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard spells of 1st level of higher. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the wizard spells you know with another spell of your choice from the wizard spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have sells slots.

Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your wizard spells. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.