Forgemaster class v1.5
The Forgemaster
- A hooded figure walks through the woods at night, all alone, as it is asked to be ambushed by the craving bugbears. As the bugbears jumps out of the bushes to attack the figure, they are caught surprised to the illusion that came before them. The hooded figure is surrounded by some fiend creatures looking at them. The bugbears try to ignore the ugly creatures but get ripped by them and one by one, the bugbears become the monsters themselves. the hooded figure walks again with his new soldiers. The orphan girl in the cabin at the corner of the town always seemed strange to the people around her. One night, the farmer next door heard too much noise at night. Angrily, he knocked on the door for answers and as the door opens, the man can see the girl with a half dead puppy lies on the table, smiling and barking at the man with a half bloody smile. These strange creatures are both Forgemasters, special souls who are touched with the hand of hell right from birth. Forgemasters travel the world, using their powers for good or evil as their please and discovering their limits. Forgemasters are very rare, and they try to keep their talent mostly to themselves. With their hellish power they can fight, protect which they love and turn dead creatures into their servants. Those souls who are “blessed” with this power, are discovered in the least expected places, at the least expected times.
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Regular People Among Us
Forgemasters are souls who did not choose to become ones and they didn’t get their skills and abilities by birth. For that, Forgemasters live secretly in the most shining neighborhoods, at the warming farmer lands and march next to the evil villain or cause terror to the strongest kingdoms. Forgemasters must enhance their skills in order to become frightening foes to their enemies. Those who chose to harness that power, train daily to the extent of their body, learning their skills through errors. Eventually, using their strongest ability, summon souls into dead bodies.
Creating a Forgemaster
When creating a Forgemaster, your character has born with this power but why do you use it? What are your goals of using these diabolic powers? Are they good or evil? Consider the motivation of your character, their goals and ideals. Is it revenge or even redemption?
Quick Build
you can make a Forgemaster by following these suggestions. First, identify if your character is melee based or spell based? Make dexterity or charisma your highest ability score accordingly. For the background, you can choose whatever fits your backstory, the possibilities are endless.
Class Features
As a Forgemaster, you gain the following class features
Hit Points
- Hit Dice: 1d10
- Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + constitution modifier
- Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Forgemaster level after 1st.
Proficiencies
- Armor: Light armor, Medium armor
- Weapons: Simple weapons, Martial weapons
- Tools: None
- Saving Throws: Charisma, Dexterity
- Skills: Choose two skills from Arcana, History, Acrobatics, Perception, Deception and Survival.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a scimitar or (b) any other melee weapon
- (a) scale male armor or (b) studded leather armor
- (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
Forgemaster
| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Mastered Cantrips | Memorized spells | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +2 | Arcane weapon, spellcasting | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2nd | +2 | Bestowing a soul | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 3rd | +2 | Diabolic Archetype | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ─ | ─ |
| 5th | +3 | Rise Immediately, Extra Attack | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 7th | +3 | Diabolic Archetype feature | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | +3 | Arcane weapon improvement, Arcane blast | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th | +4 | Diabolic Archetype feature | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11th | +4 | Loyal servant | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 12th | +4 | Summon a Specific | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 13th | +5 | Arcane weapon Improvement, Servant Army | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 15th | +5 | Diabolic Archetype feature | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 17th | +6 | Loyal army | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 18th | +6 | Diabolic Archetype feature | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 20th | +6 | Master Leader | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Arcane Weapon
As a Forgemaster, you channel your powers from within through your weapon. A Forgemaster is nothing without his Arcane weapon. You can only have one arcane weapon at a time. If your Arcane weapon is gone or destroyed, you can make a new Arcane weapon from any non-ranged weapon you choose. The process of the new Arcane weapon takes 12 hours.
At 1st level, you choose 1 one handed melee weapon and make it your Arcane weapon. Also, choose damage type for the weapon between Fire, Cold or lightning. The Damage type can be changed only when changing for another Arcane weapon.
While using the weapon, you can add your Charisma modifier to your attack damage with the type of damage you chose. For example, a level 3 Forgemaster with charisma score of 18 and a scimitar will attack like this: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier + 3 fire damage. (Your arcane weapon counts as a magical weapon.)
Spellcasting
Your arcane powers give you the ability to cast spells of the warlock spell list. You cannot cast spells without your Arcane weapon.
Forgemaster holds their knowledge of spellcasting inside their arcane weapon. When a spell is memorized in the arcane weapon, it cannot be replaced until you switch to another arcane weapon. (If you have more than one arcane weapon, the spells that are memorized do not double, check the table for more info).
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your warlock spells, so 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 warlock spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell Save DC
Spell attack modifier
Bestowing a soul
At 2nd level, you can summon a random soul from hell to a dead body who is not dead more than an hour (see down below for Servants rules). This takes an Action. The body changes its form to a fiend of your choice that its max cr is ½ or lower. The fiend becomes your servant for the next 6 hours. If it dies or the time passes, the fiend disappears into ashes. You can only have 1 servant at a time.
Diabolic Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype from the list available that you strive to emulate in your combat styles and techniques. The archetype you choose grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Rise Immediately
At 5th level, when you kill a creature, you can, as a bonus action, immediately summon a soul into its body. The ability can be used twice until you finish a long rest. (Does not add more servants at a time).
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 6th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Diabolic Archetype feature
At 7th level, you gain a feature granted by your Diabolic Archetype.
Arcane weapon improvement
At 8th level, when making an attack with the arcane weapon, you can choose the type of damage the weapon deals between Fire, Cold or lightning.
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Arcane blast
At 8th level, blast your enemies with your arcane weapon. you can, as an action, blast your enemies by your damage type you choose in a 10-foot radios (centered by you) and 30 foot high. The ability does 4d8 damage type of your choice (Fire, Cold, or Lightning) to all creatures in radius. Each creature must make Dexterity Saving throw. On a succeeding throw, the creature takes half damage, and all the damage on failed one. This ability can be used 2 times until you finish a short rest. This ability improves when you reach 10th level (6d8), 13th level (8d8), 17th level (10d8) and 20th level (12d8).
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 9th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Diabolic Archetype feature
At 10th level, you gain a feature granted by your Diabolic Archetype.
Loyal servant
At 11th level, you can summon a servant to be loyal to you (regardless of how many servants you currently have). The servant does not have time limit. You can have only 1 loyal servant at a time. Loyal Servant must be Max CR or lower. Loyal Servant is connected to you telepathically while in the same plane of existence. The loyal servant disappears only when you dismiss it (not when crossing the 120 ft from you).
Summon a Specific
At 12th level, you can search through the depths of hell to a soul you familiar with. The search takes 4 hours of full concentration. When found, the soul is bestowed to the body for an hour with full memories. The servant can speak and attack. If the soul does not want to stay in the body, it can roll a Charisma saving throw to a DC of 10 + charisma modifier + proficiency bonus. (Does not add more servants at a time).
Arcane weapon Improvement
At 13th level, your arcane weapon cannot be destroyed. Also, the process of making another arcane weapon takes half an hour.
Servant Army
At 13th level, you are strong enough to command more servants. You can have up to 3 more servants at a time (not including loyal servant).
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 14th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Diabolic Archetype feature
At 15th level, you gain a feature granted by your Diabolic Archetype.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 16th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Loyal army
At 17th level, you can have up to 2 loyal servants.
Diabolic Archetype feature
At 18th level, you gain a feature granted by your Diabolic Archetype.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.
Master Leader
You reach the peak of your abilities. At 20th level, creating an arcane weapon does not take time. Also, you can have up to 2 loyal servants of Max cr 7 or lower. (only loyal servants)
how do servants work?
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The creatures that you create from dead bodies are called Servants. The servants act to your will. You can have only 1 type of a servant at a time. Servants do not regain HP by resting.
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Servants can be created only from Humanoid, Fiend, Celestial, Giant, Monstrosity and Aberration type body.
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when you kill, or you find a body, you can summon a soul into it and transform it to a cr fiend of the same cr of the body.
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For example: you killed a humanoid of cr 2, than you can create from his body a servant of max cr of 2. (The Diabolic Archetype determines the max cr of a fiend you can summon, if the max is cr 3 and you killed a cr monstrosity cr of 4, than you can summon into the body a servant of max cr 3).
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The servant disappears when its more than 200 ft from you.
Forgemaster Subclasses – Diabolic Archetype
Satanic Manufacturer
Enhanced Soldiers
At 3rd level, you can have up to 6 servants. Each must be Max cr 1 or lower.
Expert creator
At 7th level, On your turn, you can perform the rise immediately without using an action or a bonus action. Also, Max cr of servants raised to 2.
Enhanced Militia
At 10th level, you can have up to 8 servants. Each must be Max cr 3 or lower.
Interbody Caster
At 10th level, you can cast spells from your servants. This ability can be used twice until you finish a short or a long rest.
Enhanced Army
At 15th level, you can have up to 10 servants (not including loyal servant). Each servant must be Max cr 4 or lower.
Perfect Riser
At 18th level, you can have up to 12 servants (not including loyal servant). each servant must be Max cr 5 or lower.
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Demonic Abuser
bestowed power
At 3rd level you can create a servant of Max cr 4 or lower. While creating a servant, you can create one from a +2 cr of the dead body. (For Example: if the cr of the body is 2 than you can create a servant of cr 4 or lower).
Demonic Control
At 7th level, you gain the ability to see and speak through your servant. Send your servant and control his body. The ability can be used for up to 2 hours. You cant fight while controlling a servant. The ability cannot be used until the next Dawn. Also, you can create a servant of Max cr 6 or lower.
Consuming Hell
At 10th level, the power of hell runs through you. For 2 turns, you can summon a soul into your body to transform into the fiend and gain its abilities. The abilities gained are added to your current abilities. When you transform, you also gain the characteristics
United Front
At 15th level, your servants are immune to the Damage type you choose of your arcane Weapon. when rising a soul, choose what element the soul is immune to.
Demonic Champion
At 18th level, you can create a servant of Max cr 10 or lower. Also, While creating a servant, you can create one from a +4 cr of the dead body. (For Example: if the cr of the body is 5 than you can create a servant of cr 9 or lower).
Create your
Own
Forgemaster
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