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.

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 beings will ever be, and when you play as a Soul Binder you can describe how you and your companion act.

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 to take damage, or deal it. Second, you should take the Hermit background.

As a soul binder, you gain the following class features.

• 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

• Armor: Light armor
• Weapons: Simple weapons
• Tools: Choose one type of artisan’s tools or one musical instrument

---

• 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

The Soul Binder

–Spell Slots per Spell Level–

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Cantrips Known	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1st	+2	Soul Bond, Bonded Companion, Hidden Form	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	Spellcasting, Edict	2	2	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	Bond Feature, Magic Item Absorption	2	3	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	3	3	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	Companion Extra Attack, Soul Linked Casting	3	4	2	—	—	—
6th	+3	Companion's Protection, Soul Infused Attacks	3	4	2	—	—	—
7th	+3	Bond Feature	3	4	3	—	—	—
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	3	4	3	—	—	—
9th	+4	Resting Voice	3	4	3	2	—	—
10th	+4	Countermeasure	4	4	3	2	—	—
11th	+4	Bond Feature	4	4	3	3	—	—
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	4	4	3	3	—	—
13th	+5	—	4	4	3	3	1	—
14th	+5	Soul Purification	4	4	3	3	1	—
15th	+5	Bond Feature	4	4	3	3	2	—
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement	4	4	3	3	2	—
17th	+6	—	4	4	3	3	3	1
18th	+6	Resonating Voice	4	4	3	3	3	1
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement	4	4	3	3	3	2
20th	+6	Quick Renewal	4	4	3	3	3	2

Cantrips

At 2nd level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the soul binder spell list. You learn an additional soul binder cantrip of your choice at 4th level and another at 10th level.

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.

Beast Companion

Medium beast, unaligned

---

• Armor Class 11 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d8 (or 5) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die 1d8 per soul binder level
• Speed 30 ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
( - )	( - )	( - )	3 (-4)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)

---

• Languages Understands the languages of its binder, but can't speak

Actions

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 1d8 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.

Warrior of the Wild

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and 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

Also at 1st level, you gain the company of a loyal beast. It has the appearance of your choice, uses the Beast Companion stat block and gains one of the following features of your choice:

Keen Hearing and Smell. The beast has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Sneaky. The beast has expertise in Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Nocturnal. The beast gains darkvision out to 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 beast's size is Large.

You may pick one additional trait at 7th and 11th level.

You also get to allocate the following stats for your beast:
16, 14 and 12. You can replace the beast's Constitution, Dexterity and Strength scores with these stats.

You can communicate basic ideas to your beast with a few hand signs and nods.

Run With the Pack

When you reach 3rd level, you and your beast know each other's every move 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 beast hits a creature with an attack, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack against the same creature.
• If one of you is prone, it only takes 5 feet of movement to stand up again.

Bestial 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 features to grant to your beast:

Fast Flier. Your beast gains a flying speed equal to double its walking speed. It also gains Flyby, meaning it doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.

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 attack deals an extra 2d10 damage to the target. 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 of its speed and make one attack. If it hits with that attack, it gains half of the damage dealt as temporary hit points.

Nature's Commands

At 11th level, you can command your beast with the guidance of nature itself. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

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 your beast is hit by an attack that it can see, it can use its reaction to reduce the incoming attack's damage by half.

Ultimate Evolution

When you reach 15th level, your beast has surpassed any limits you could imagine. Your essence is infused within its body, pushing it to the peak of its evolution.

It gains two additional traits from your Beast Companion feature and one additional option from your Bestial Evolution feature.

Aberration Companion

Medium aberration, neutral evil

---

• Armor Class 11 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die 1d10 per soul binder level
• Speed 30 ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	6 (-2)	12 (+1)	7 (-2)

---

• Condition Immunities frightened
• Senses darkvision 60 ft.
• Languages Understands the languages of its binder, but can't speak

Actions

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.

Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.

Controlled Aberrant

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you gain the servitude of an aberration. It has the appearance of your choice, uses the Aberration Companion stat block and you can communicate with it telepathically as long as you are within 100 feet of each other.

Additionally, when you bind yourself to the aberration you learn to speak, read and write Deep Speech.

Expanded Spell List

As your soul is bound to a magical being, you gain access to more spells than usual. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Morph

Beginning at 3rd level, you can use an action to touch your aberration and become absorbed, morphing together as a single unit for 1 minute. While you are morphed with your aberration, it gains the following benefits:

• Its Claws attack deals an additional 1d6 damage. This damage becomes 2d6 at 15th level.
• The reach of its Tentacles attack becomes 20 feet.
• It gains temporary hit points equal to half your soul binder’s current hit points, but will lose them when the morph ends.
• Its size becomes Large.

While you are morphed with your aberration, you can't take actions or reactions except ending the morph as a bonus action, and cannot move unless specified. While morphed you can still command your companion and use your Edict feature telepathically.

If you are concentrating on a spell while morphed, you must make a concentration check when the aberration is hit, using the aberration's Constitution for the roll.

The morph ends after 1 minute, when the aberration is incapacitated, or if you choose to end it. When morph ends, the soul binder emerges from the aberration in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of it.

You may use this feature without any negative effects once per long rest. The morphing process is hard for the soul binder’s body, making it hard to sustain the use of it. Every time you end this feature after the first, you gain one level of exhaustion.

Guardian of the Dragon

At 1st level, you were given a chromatic guard drake and bonded with it. The drake has the appearance of your choice and uses the Drake Companion stat block. Your companion gains certain features depending on its color. When you gain this feature choose one of the following:

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.

Tongue and Scales of the Drake

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you learn to speak Draconic in order to talk to your drake.

Additionally you gain proficiency with martial weapons and medium armor. Your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class.

Aid of the Elements

When you choose this bond at 1st level, the elements themselves have granted you the aid of an elemental avatar, that takes on a different shape depending on which element you are attuned to. The avatar has the appearance of your choice and uses the Elemental Avatar stat block.

When you gain this feature you may pick one of the following elemental types to attune to: fire, cold, lightning or thunder. On your turn you can change the attuned elemental type of your avatar as an action.

Each element will also give your avatar a set of unique traits and a cantrip that it can cast. The different elements are detailed in the Elements table below.

Expanded Spell List

As your soul becomes one with the elements and nature itself, you gain access to more spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Elements Bond Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	absorb elements
2nd	dragon's breath
3rd	protection from energy
4th	elemental bane
5th	conjure elemental

Servant from the Afterlife

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you gain a zombie as your companion. It has the appearance of a zombified humanoid of your choice and uses the Zombie Companion stat block.

Being bonded with this zombie has influenced your body and soul to become resistant to death. You gain the Undead Fortitude feature that your zombie has.

Expanded Spell List

As you tap into the necromantic powers of the dead, you gain access to more spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Soul Collecting

When you reach 3rd level, your zombie has an aura of necrotic energy that consumes some energy from a soul as it is leaving a body.

Whenever a creature within 10 feet of the zombie is reduced to 0 hit points, the zombie gains temporary hit points equal to half your soul binder level.

Deathly Control

Beginning at 7th level, your zombie can manipulate bodies like a twisted pupped as their life is leaving them.

Whenever a creature is reduced to 0 hit points within 10 feet of the zombie, the zombie can use its reaction to make that creature make one melee weapon attack against a creature of the zombie's choice within range.

Undying Edicts

At the 11th level, you can command your zombie with a voice from beyond the grave. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

Infectious Claws. The next time your zombie hits a creature with its attack this turn, that creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of your next turn.

Mass Collection. Until the end of your next turn the range of your zombie's Soul Collection and Deathly Control is increased to 60 feet.

---

Zombie Companion

Medium undead, unaligned

---

• Armor Class 12 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die 1d10 per soul binder level
• Speed 30 ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)	4 (-3)	12 (+1)	7 (-2)

---

• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities poisoned
• Languages Understands the languages of its binder, but can't speak

---

Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.

Actions

Attack. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.

Feasting Growth

When you reach 15th level, your zombie has feasted upon so much flesh and soul, that it grows into an undead monster. Whenever your zombie eats a piece of a fresh soul by using Soul Collecting, it can enter an enlarged and enraged state. While the zombie is in this form, it gains several benefits:

• Its size becomes Large.
• It has a speed of 40 feet, as well as 40 feet climbing speed.
• It has advantage on its saving throw for Undead Fortitude.

It stays in this form for 1 minute, or if it ends it as a bonus action.

Guardian of the Heavens

When you choose this bond at 1st level,, you bind your soul with a celestial creature. The celestial has the appearance of your choice and uses the Holy Guardian stat block.

Divine Warrior

At 1st level you gain proficiency with medium armor and martial weapons. You can also speak, read and write Celestial. Additionally your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class.

Gift of Life

When you reach 3rd level, your companion has learned to be selfless and giving, sacrificing part of its life energy to heal you or your companions.

Your guardian can use an action to deal damage to itself, in turn healing a creature of its choice within 5 feet of it. This damage ignores temporary hit points, immunities and resistances. The creature regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.

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. You always have it prepared, and it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. 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 weapon attack.

Edicts of Radiance

Starting at 11th level, you can command your guardian with a voice that can pierce the heavens. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

Blinding Light. You command your guardian to unleash its inner radiant light. On its turn it can use its action to release its blinding energy. Creatures of its choice within 10 feet of it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of your next turn.

Spread Your Wings. Your words inspire your guardian to fly as high as the sky. It has a flying speed of 60 feet and it doesn't provoke opportunity attacks until the start of your next turn.

Death Prevention

When you reach 15th level, your guardian have gained the powers to protect people from the grasp of death.

If a creature within 60 feet of your companion drops to 0 hit points, your guardian can use its reaction to teleport to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of that creature and breathe new life into them. The creature regains 10d10 hit points.

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

Trickster Spirit

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you make a bond with a playful creature from the Feywild. The fey has the appearance of your choice and uses the Fey Companion stat block. Additionally, as your soul is bonded with the creature, you learn to speak its language. You can speak, read and write Sylvan.

Expanded Spell List

As you bind with this magical creature from another plane, you are able to have more spells available to you. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Trickster's Dance

At 3rd level, your companion has learned to use their illusory powers to confuse and play tricks on their enemies.

Whenever your companion is hit with a melee weapon attack, it can use its reaction to reduce the damage of the attack by 1d8 + your Charisma modifier + your soul binder level.

If the damage is reduced to 0, your companion can force the enemy to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes psychic damage equal to the original amount of damage their attack would have dealt.

Your fey can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). It regains all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Mystical Evasiveness

When you reach 7th level, you have learned to channel the powers from the Feywild 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.

Jester's Edicts

At 11th level, you can command your companion to pull playful maneuvers. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

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 invisible until the start of its next turn. The invisibility is broken if the companion makes an attack or otherwise harms another creature.

Hop and Skip. You command your companion to blink in and out of the Fey, jumping to a different position. On its turn, your companion can use its bonus action to teleport up to 30 feet to a point that it can see.

Fooling Copycat

When you reach 15th level, your companion resonates with you so well, that it can mimic your every move.

As a bonus action, your companion can create an illusion over itself that is identical you, including the clothes and equipment you are currently wearing. The illusion lasts for 10 minutes or until the companion ends it as a bonus action. While the illusion is active, the companion gains the following benefits:

• On its turn it can cast soul switch without expending a spell slot or material components.
• While the two of you are within 5 feet of each other, you both have advantage on attack rolls, and creatures short of truesight have disadvantage on attacks against the two of you.
• The companion can speak any of your languages using your voice.
• You and your companion can communicate telepathically as long as you are on the same plane of existence

Once it has used this feature it must finish a short or long rest before it can do so again.

Friend from the Abyss

At 1st level, you have made a bond with a demon from the depth of the Abyss. The demon has the appearance of your choice and uses the Blood Demon stat block.

As you bind your soul with this demonic being, you learn its otherworldly tongue. You can speak, read and write Abyssal.

Whip Master

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you gain proficiency with whips. Additionally, when you use a whip it has the following special properties:

• You can extend the reach of the whip with demonic fury. The whip gains an additional 5 feet reach, to a total of 15 feet.
• The whip is even deadlier in your hands and brings more pain. The whip's damage die increases to 1d6. This damage increases to 1d8 when you reach 7th level.

Conduit of Agony

Beginning at 3rd level you know how to inflict pain on your demon and make that pain resonate with nearby foes.

As an action you can make a special kind of melee weapon attack targeting your demon, you don't make an attack roll as this special attack always hit. When your demon takes damage from this attack it will send out a pulse of pain, and every creature of your choice within 5 feet of your demon must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take the same amount of damage as your demon took from the attack as psychic damage. Additionally when you use this feature, your demon will have advantage on it's next attack rolls this turn.

Bloody Veins

When you reach 7th level, your demon fights best when it is covered in blood. Whenever your demon is below half of its maximum hit points, it gains the following benefits:

• It gains double the amount of temporary hit points from the its Demonic Toughness feature.
• When you use Conduit of Agony, the enemies take twice the damage your demon took, if they fail the saving throw..
• It can choose to make its melee attacks deal fire damage instead of its normal damage type.

Painful Edicts

Starting at 11th level, you can command your demon to inflict pain to both its enemies and itself. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

Painful Retaliation. You command your demon to consume the damage that foes inflict on it. Until the end of your next turn, whenever your demon takes damage, it can use it's reaction to deal an amount of damage back to its attacker equal to the damage it just took as psychic damage.

No Regards. Your command makes your demon lose all care for its own health and go berserk. Until the start of your next turn, your demon deals double damage with all melee attacks, but it also becomes vulnerable to all incoming damage.

Shared Torment

When you reach 15th level, your demon becomes an avatar of agony, sharing its misery with other creatures. As an action, your demon can try to make a blood bond with a creature within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be bound by blood to the demon for 1 minute or until one of them drops to 0 hit points. Whenever the demon takes damage, the target takes half of that damage.

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

Monsterous Creation

Medium monstrosity, unaligned

---

• Armor Class 11 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die 1d10 per soul binder level
• Speed 30 ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	2 (-4)	9 (-1)	7 (-2)

---

• Languages Understands the languages of its binder, but can't speak

Actions

Limbs. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d4 + its Strength modifier piercing damage.

Your Creation

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you have managed to create your own creature from different parts and infused it with your soul. The creation has the appearance of your choice and uses the Monsterous Creation stat block. As a base for your creation, you must also pick one of the following options to serve as a chassis:

Muscly. Your creation gains +2 to its Strength score, and its size becomes Large.

Feline. Your creation gains +2 to its Dexterity score, its speed increases by 10 feet, and it gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed.

Chitinous. Your creation gains +2 to its Constitution score, and +1 to its AC.

Expanded Spell List

As you bind and use your magic on your creation you begin to grasp the relation between the arcane and malleable matter, gaining access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Modified Appendages

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

Tentacles. The creature's Limbs attack now has a reach of 10 feet. Additionally, whenever your creation hits a creature with a Limbs attack, it can attempt to grapple that creature as a bonus action.

Extra Arms. Whenever your creation takes the Attack action, it can choose to forgo adding its proficiency bonus to all attacks. If it does so, it can make one additional attack as part of that action.

Blunt Fists. When the creation hits a creature with its Limbs attack, it can use its bonus action to attempt to shove the creature. Additionally, your monster deals and additional 1d6 bludgeoning damage with its Limbs when attacking prone creatures.

Modified Head

At 7th level, you have experimented with changes to your creation's head, and have finally managed to implement them. Choose one of the following options to give to your creation:

Poisonous Teeth. When the creation hits a creature with a Bite attack, that creature must succeed on 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 a success. If a target succeeds on the save they are immune to this effect for 24 hours.

Ooze Companion

Large ooze, unaligned

---

• Armor Class 11 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die 1d10 per soul binder level
• Speed 30 ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	9 (-1)	16 (+3)	3 (-4)	9 (-1)	5 (-3)

---

• Damage Resistances acid
• Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, prone
• Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
• Languages Understands the languages of its binder, but can't speak

---

Amorphous. The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Actions

Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + its Strength modifier acid or bludgeoning damage.

Liquid Friend

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you have bound yourself to an ooze and gained it as your companion. The ooze has the appearance of your choice and uses the Ooze Companion stat block.

Expanded Spell List

As you tap into the magical powers of oozes and gain a better understanding of their nature, you are able to have more spells available to you. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Split

Your ooze will sometimes fall apart, but you have taught it how to pick itself back together.

Starting at 3rd level, whenever your ooze takes damage from an attack that is greater or equal to twice your proficiency bonus it can use its reaction to shoot off a little piece of itself that lands in an a space of its choice that is 10 feet away. When your ooze comes in contact with a piece, it consumes the piece, regaining 1d4 hit points. If not consumed within 1 minute, the piece disappears.

This healing becomes stronger as you gain levels in this class: 1d6 at 5th level, 1d8 at 9th level, 1d10 at 13th level and 1d12 at 17th level.

Engulf

When you reach 7th level, you have taught your ooze to engulf and consume creatures.

As an action the Ooze can try and engulf a medium or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. The creature must make Dexterity saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + its Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a successful save, the creature can choose to be pushed 5 feet back or to the ooze's side rather than be engulfed. A creature that chooses not to be pushed suffers the consequences of a failed saving throw.

On a failed save, the ooze enters the creature's space, and the creature takes 2d8 acid damage and is engulfed. The engulfed creature can't breathe, is restrained, and takes 2d8 acid damage at the start of each of your turns. When the ooze moves, the engulfed creature moves with you. An engulfed creature can try to escape by making an opposed Strength (Athletics) check as per escaping a grapple. On a success, the engulfed creature escapes and enters a space of its choice within 5 feet of the ooze. An engulfed creature automatically escapes the ooze if the ooze falls unconscious.

The ooze can only have one creature engulfed at a time. Creatures inside it can be seen but have total cover. A creature within 5 feet of the ooze can attempt to pull an engulfed creature. Doing so requires a successful opposed Strength (Athletics) check.

Fluid Edicts

At 11th level you can give out edicts to your ooze with fluidity and perfection. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

Sticky Form. Your ooze can use a bonus action to make a attempt a grapple against every creature within 5 feet of it on its turn.

Acidic Form Until the start of your next turn, when your ooze is hit with a melee attack, the attacker takes 3d6 acid damage.

Improving Form

Beginning at 15th level, your ooze has learned from its mistakes and now it grows stronger ever time it collects itself.

Whenever your ooze hits a creature with its Pseudopod attack, it deals an additional 1d6 damage of the attack's type for every piece of itself it has collected on that turn.

Friendly Flora

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you have bound yourself with a magical plant and gained it as your trusty companion. The plant has the appearance of your choice and uses the Plant Companion stat block.

Expanded Spell List

When you choose this bond at 1st level, you become magically attuned to nature, expanding your knowledge in druidic magics. You gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Entangling Arms

At 3rd level, your plant has grown strong roots and vines that can seize the momentum of creatures.

As an action, your plant can attempt to entangle a creature within 10 feet of the plant. The target must succeed on a Strength or Dexterity saving throw (target's choice). On a failed save, the target is grappled by your companion. While grappled in this way, a creature is restrained. The target can use its action to repeat the saving throw ending both the grapple and restrained conditions on a success. Your plant can only have one creature grappled by the use of this feature, and while it has someone grappled this way, it can only attack that creature.

Rootcaller

When you reach 7th level, your plant can use its magic to reach into the earth and call the roots forth to trap its enemies.

Your plant can cast entangle and ensnaring strike using your Soul Binder Spell Save DC.

The plant can cast the spells a combined number of two times. It regains all uses when it finishes a long rest.

Edicts of Flora

Beginning at 11th level, you control your plant with extreme precision. The following commands are added to your Edict options but they do not count against your total number of commands known:

Toss. You command your companion to throw a creature it has entangled. On its turn, your plant can use its bonus action to force an enemy it has grappled to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target is is flung 30 feet away from the plant in a direction of the plant's choice.

Extending Vines. By your command, your plant attempts to pull enemies into danger. If your plant uses its Entangling Arms feature on its turn, it can target a creature within 30 feet of it. If the target fails to escape the grapple, it also gets pulled within 10 feet of the plant.

Lifeline

At 15th level, your plant can redirect some of the damage it is taking towards a held target.

Whenever your plant takes damage while it is grappling a target with its Entangling Arms feature, the damage is reduced by an amount equal to your Charisma modifier and the grappled creature takes damage equal to your Charisma modifier that is of the same type as the damage your plant took.

Additionally, your plant can now use it's Entangling Arms feature as a bonus action.

Twin Companion

Medium Humanoid, your alignment

---

• Armor Class 16 (Chain Shirt + Shield)
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
• Speed 30ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	13 (+1)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	9 (-1)

---

Race Features The Twin companion get the same racial features and racial ability score improvements as the soul binder.

Martial Mind The Twin is proficient in shields, light armor, medium armor, simple weapons and martial weapons (Note, it doesn't add your proficiency bonus to its AC if it is wearing armor.)

Languages: Depending on it's race.

---

Actions

Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: (your proficiency modifier + Its Strength modifier) to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit (1d8 + Its Strength modifier) slashing.

Twin Companion

At 1st level you have split yourself in two and now has a twin companion, it is the same race as you and use the "Twin Companion" statblock. Your twin companion start with: a longsword, a chain shirt and a shield as it's equipment.

Expanded Spell List

When you choose this bond at 1st level, your arcane knowledge is expanded. You gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Specialized Twin

At 3rd level your twin has trained in combat and is beginning to develop it's own style, choose one of the following features below:

• Striker: When you use the "Strike" Edict, your twin will have advantage on it's next attack this round.

• Commander: When you use the "Toughen Up" Edict, your twin can give an ally within 5 feet of it temporary hit points equal half the amount it gained from the edict.

• Skirmisher: When you use the "Move" edict, the twin can take both the disengage and dash action as part of the same bonus action.

• Guardian When you use the "Block" Edict all allies within 5 feet of the twin also gets the additional AC for the duration.

Undying Determination

When you reach 7th level your twin has gained an undying determination to stay in battle and fight for you and itself.

When your twin's HP is reduced to 0 and it is not killed outright, it can move up to half its speed and make one melee attack as a reaction, before falling unconscious. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks, and if the attack hits, the twin regains hit points equal to the damage dealt

Once it has used this feature it must finish a long rest before it can do so again.

Edict of Self:

Beginning at 11th level you know how to guide your twin in combat to help them survive.

• Helping Hand: This turn your twin can take the "Use an Object" or the "Help" action as a bonus action.

• Quick Attacks If your companion takes the "Attack" action this turn it can make three attacks instead of two.

Specialization Mastery

At 15th level your twin has mastered whatever style it choose earlier.

Depending on which style you chose at 3rd level your twin get one of the following features:

• Striker: Once per turn if your twin hits a creature that is within 5 feet of one of it's allies, it can add it's proficiency modifier to the damage roll.

• Commander: Your twin can take the "Help" action as a bonus action.

• Skirmisher Whenever your twin gets a critical hit with a weapon attack or reduce a creature to 0 hit points on it's turn, it can immediately move 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.

• Guardian Your twin can use it's "Countermeasure" feature on all allies instead of only on you.

Puppet Companion

Medium Construct, your alignment

---

• Armor Class 11 + its Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 (or 6) + its Constitution modifier per soul binder level
• Hit Die: 1d10 per Soul Binder Level
• Speed 30ft.

---

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)	2 (-4)	13 (+1)	12 (+1)

---

Strings attached While the puppet is more than 30 feet away from the Soul Binder it can't take any actions and its movement speed is halved.

Senses blindsight 30 ft (blind beyond this radius).

Damage immunity poison, psychic

Languages: Understands the languages of its binder, 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.

Expanded Spell List

When you choose this bond at 1st level, your soul becomes in tune with your magical puppet. You gain access to additional spells. These spells are always prepared and don't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. They are soul binder spells for you.

Focus Bolt

Cantrip Evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 120 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You create a bolt of pure soul energy and fire it towards a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the creature to mark it with your energy. On hit the target takes 1d4 force damage, and if your companion is within 30 feet of the creature, your companion can use it's reaction to move up to 15 feet towards that creature without provoking opportunity attacks.

The spell's damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level 2d4, 11th level 3d4, and 17th level 4d4

Soul Switch

1st-level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You and your companion switch positions as you step through the Ethereal plane. You appear in your companion's space and it appears in your previous location.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the range of this spell increases by 30 feet for each slot level above 1st.

Soul Punch

1st-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 reaction (which you take when your companion hits a creature with an attack within range)
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

After your companion attacks a creature, you are ready to follow through with an infused punch that the target will feel in their very soul.

Make a melee spell attack against the creature your companion just hit. On a hit, the target takes 2d6 force damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

Thrashing Tether

1st-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

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 leading from you to your companion, must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 1d12 force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. On subsequent turns, 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 move more than 30 feet apart, the spell ends.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 1st.

Energy Eruption

2nd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You flush the area around your companion with soul energy damaging any creature who dare stands too close.

Any creature of your choice within 10 feet of your companion must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Companion Recall

4th-level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 minute
• Range: Self
• Components: V, S, M (a old and rusty compass)
• Duration: Instantaneous

You call your companion back to you though the Ethereal plane. Your soulbound appears in a space within 10 feet of you. If your companion is on a different plane than you, there is a 50% chance the spell will fail.

Unbreakable Skin

5th-level abjuration

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S, M (a shard of obsidian worth at least 200gp)
• Duration: 1 round

You cover your companion with a thin layer of impenetrable, magically infused obsidian. Until the end of your next turn, your companion is immune to all damage.

Creator:

This Class was made by /u/FragSauce

Artists:

• 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

• Nissa Revane by Thaldir: https://www.deviantart.com/thaldir/art/Nissa-Revane-559844012

• **Brisban Wildlands loading screen for Guild Wars 2 by Kekai Kotaki: ** http://www.kekaiart.com/guild-wars-2.html

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

• Untamed Beastmaster by Eric Kenji Aoyagi: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8lbloG

• Monster Tentacles by BTart: https://www.deviantart.com/btart/art/Monster-Tentacles-186262651

• Creature_007 by Pixie Union: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5e8eP

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

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

• Angels by Laurel "LD" Austin: http://www.blizz-art.com/illustration/6322/

• Ruvian by NukeRooster: https://www.deviantart.com/nukerooster/art/Ruvian-554084019

• Forest by JJcanvas: https://www.deviantart.com/jjcanvas

• Bloodfire hades art by Jaggudada: https://www.deviantart.com/art/Hades-529673369

• 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

• Stitcher Geralf by Karla Ortiz for MtG: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/karla.ortiz.566/stitcher-geralf/

• Acidic Ooze by Chris Rahn: https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Chris_Rahn

• Summer Forest - book cover by Azot2018: https://www.deviantart.com/azot2018/art/Summer-Forest-book-cover-460375118

• Plant Monster by Dong Mao: http://tomjogi.tumblr.com/post/148637209298/by-dong-mao

• Wizard and Ranger by ketunhanska: https://www.deviantart.com/ketunhanska/art/Wizard-and-Ranger-743791495

• Puppet Master by Docatto: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/50/69/bd/5069bd9b237e93dcae76544690931c73.jpg

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, /u/Jagstur 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.

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.

1.2

• 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.

1.3

• 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

1.4

• 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

1.6

• 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

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 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.

That way the player will have moments when they can spend lots of recourses (both edicts 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.