Martial Archetype: Hero

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## Martial Archetype 
### Hero 
Not every mortal chosen by the gods becomes a cleric or paladin. Some become heroes. The archetypal Hero includes half-gods like Heracles and Cú Chulainn, prodigies like Odysseus, and zealous knights like Roland who inspire legends with their incredible feats of prowess and bravery. Each are favored by a god or gods, who aid and bless them along the way.

#### Demigod's Passion
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, the heights of your emotions—madness, joy and rage beyond mortal ken—enhance your body beyond mortal limits. You can use a bonus action to activate this feature, gaining the following benefits for one minute:

* You have advantage on Strength checks, and can attempt to grapple or shove a creature of any size. 
* The height and distance of your jumps are doubled. 
* You gain a climbing and swimming speed equal to your walking speed, which increases by 10 feet. 
* The first time you damage a creature with a weapon attack on your turn, the attack deals an extra 1d8 damage of a type associated with your god, which you choose when you gain this feature. For example, a god of the tempest could cause you to deal additional cold, lightning, or thunder damage.

You can use this feature twice per long rest, and gain an additional use at 7th, 10th, and 18th levels in this class. You can also use this feature without expending it when a sufficiently inspiring event occurs, such as the re-emergence of a personal enemy or the death of a lover. Your DM ultimately determines which situations incite emotion strong enough to activate this feature for free, but you determine your character's reaction to events. Cooperate to determine when this feature activates.

#### Chosen's Blessing   
At 3rd level, you can channel a portion of your god's powers with your choice of a spell below. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells and sets the save DC (8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) of other abilities you gain from this archetype. You can cast the spell three times per long rest, without material components.

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#### Seek Guidance 
Starting at 7th level, you can speak to the gods. You learn Celestial, and gain proficiency in Intelligence (Religion) checks regarding your deity. You also learn the *divination* spell, and can cast it without material components. Once you cast *divination* in this way, you can't do so again until you complete a long rest.

#### Gift of the Gods
Starting at 10th level, you can use a <br> bonus action to summon a magical<br>  weapon or other magic item (a <br> symbol of your god) into your empty <br> hand. Its form is based on the domain you choose, as are the benefits it grants. This gift need not come from <br>  the same domain as your Chosen's Blessing <br>  feature. Many gods have multiple powers <br> and aspects, and so can you.

***Arcana.*** A weapon charged with <br> magic, such as a staff of elm or ash. You<br>  can use the weapon as a spellcasting focus <br> for your Chosen's Blessing spell, and it <br> grants a +2 bonus to the attack roll <br> and save DC of the spell granted.

***Forge.*** A weapon used to <br> craft the world, such as a <br> mighty hammer ablaze <br> with flame. You can <br> strike a damaged <br> object with the <br> weapon to <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> target it with the <br> *mending* cantrip,<br>  with a casting time <br> of one action. The <br> weapon is the <br> material component <br> for this cantrip.

***Grave.*** A hood, <br> helm, or other <br> shadowy covering. <br> You can use an action <br> to become invisible, <br> along with anything you <br>are wearing or carrying, until <br>the start of your next turn. The invisibility ends<br> early if you move or attack.

***Knowledge.*** A book, scroll, or other <br>writings filled with fascinating lore.  While <br>you hold this book, you can add your <br>proficiency bonus to any Intelligence check,<br> if you don't add it already.

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***Life.*** A symbol of medicine, such as a staff wrapped with snakes. When you or another creature  within 30 feet of you casts a spell of 1st level or higher that restores hit points, you can use your reaction to add your Charisma modifier to the hit points gained.

***Light.*** A beacon-like weapon, such as a bow and arrows that glow sun or moonlight, or a blazing torch. This weapon casts natural sunlight as bright light in a 10 ft. radius around you, and dim light for another 10.

***Love.*** A weapon imbued with the power of love, such as a  bow and arrows with heart-shaped heads. Once per turn when you damage a creature with this weapon, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by you until the start of your next turn.

***Music.*** An instrument of your choice, which you are proficient in. If you use an action to play it, two creatures of your choice that can hear you take 1d10 psychic damage. The number of targets increases to three at 11th level in this class, and four at 17th level.

***Nature.*** A weapon hewn from the natural world, such as a mighty axe or a gnarled staff. While wielding it, you cannot be slowed by difficult terrain, and you can target a 5 ft. area of difficult terrain with a weapon attack, clearing it.

***Order.*** A weapon that symbolizes authority, such as a stately mace or mighty sword. Once per turn when you damage a creature with this weapon, you can force the target to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target is knocked prone.

***Tempest.*** A weapon forged from the sea or storm, such as a blazing javelin, a coral trident, or a silver axe. While wielding this weapon, precipitation, high winds, and other effects that heavily obscure an area have no effect on you. If the weapon doesn't already have the *thrown* property, the version you summon does.

***Toxin.*** A weapon dripping with poison. While you hold this weapon, you are immune to poison damage and the poisoned condition. Once per turn when you damage a creature with this weapon, it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its next turn.

***Trickery.*** A weapon that casts visions into the mind of its victim. Once per turn when you damage a creature with this weapon, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be blinded until the start of its next turn.

***Travel.*** A pair of winged sandals or other footwear that grant flight in short bursts. You gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed, but fall at the end of your turn if nothing holds you aloft.

***War.*** A fine instrument of war. While you wield it you have advantage on initiative rolls, and when a creature within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, you can use your reaction to grant that creature a bonus to the roll equal to your Charisma modifier.

***Winter.***  A suit of icy armor or clothing. While you wear it, you have resistance to cold and fire damage, and have advantage on saving throws against extreme heat and cold.

#### Hidden in the Mist 
Starting at 15th level, your god intervenes directly to protect you from peril, obscuring other mortals' vision and moving you out of harm's way. When you are targeted by an attack or spell, you can use your reaction to cast *misty step*, causing the attack to miss you.

After you teleport, you are invisible until the start of your next turn. You can use this feature three times per long rest.

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#### Demigod
Starting at 18th level, you become a minor god. You gain eternal youth; at the end of a long rest you can appear as any age, no longer suffer any effects of aging, and cannot die of old age. In addition, your near-immortality makes you more enduring; you don't fail a death saving throw when you take damage.

You also gain one of the following benefits. The domain you choose doesn't have to be the same domain as your Chosen's Blessing or Gift of the Gods domain.

***Arcana.*** You are immune to force damage, and automatically identify any spell when you see it cast.

***Forge.*** You are immune to fire damage, and gain a +1 bonus to your AC.

***Grave.*** You are immune to necrotic damage, and when you die you return to life with a new body in 1d10 days.

***Knowledge.*** You are immune to psychic damage, and can double your proficiency bonus when you make any Intelligence check that you are proficient in.

***Life.*** You are immune to radiant damage, and when you regain hit points or restore them to another creature, the number of hit points gained is doubled.

***Light.*** You are immune to radiant damage, can see perfectly in dim light and darkness for any distance.

***Music.*** You are immune to thunder damage, and cannot be charmed or deafened.

***Nature.*** You are immune to poison damage, and can cast *speak with animals* and *speak with plants* at will.

***Order.*** You are immune to psychic damage, and whenever a creature of chaotic alignment forces you to make a saving throw, you have advantage on the save.

***Tempest.*** You are immune to lightning and thunder damage.

***Toxin.*** You are immune to poison damage, and your attacks and spells ignore resistance and immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition.

***Trickery.*** You can cast *polymorph* at will, targeting only yourself. You can use this spell to turn into a humanoid, as well as a beast, but the humanoid must have a CR no higher than 1/4 your fighter level.

***Travel.*** The distance you and creatures with you can travel in a day is doubled, and you cannot be restrained or paralyzed.

***War.*** At the start of each of your turns, you and creatures of your choice within 30 feet of you gain a number of temporary hit points equal to half your fighter level.

***Winter.*** You are immune to cold damage, and ranged spell attacks have disadvantage against you, as they refract from your icy armor or dissipate in the clouds of snow surrounding you.
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