Masters of the Battlefield

Not every city guardsman, mercenary, or professional soldier is considered a true Fighter. Born with a keen battle instinct and a talent for the art of war, a true Fighter cannot resist the lure of battle. Hailing from the ranks of military officers, elite bodyguards, veteran mercenaries, and consecrated knights, Fighters are marked by their masterful skill in battle.

Delving into dungeons, slaying monsters, and other deadly work common amongst adventurers is second nature for the Fighter. Something deep within compels these warriors to seek conflict and throw themselves into it. Often champions of fair competition, Fighters make for lifelong loyal allies.

The Armaments of War

Every Fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, cut down a foe with a longsword, and use a bow with a deadly degree of skill. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Fighters wield their weapons and armor of choice as an extension of their very self, transforming into beautiful yet deadly whirls of sharpened steel on the battlefield.

While they all have skill in combat, the nature of a Fighter's training can vary greatly. Some hone their immense physical might, crushing their foes with overwhelming blows. Others prefer to strike from afar, striking their foes down before they are aware of their presence. Still others use tactical insights to coordinate allies. And a rare few augment their techniques
    with a limited, but potent, esoteric battle magic.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d10 per Fighter level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier.
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Fighter level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: All armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: One set of artisan's tools of your choice

• Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
• Skills: Choose two of the following: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, and Survival

Equipment

As a Fighter, you start with the following equipment, along with the equipment granted to you by your Background:

• (a) chain mail or (b) leather armor, a longbow, 20 arrows
• (a) martial weapon and shield or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two handaxes
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack

Quick Build

You can make a Fighter quickly by using these suggestions. First, depending on the weapons you will use, make either Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by
    your Constitution. Second, take the Soldier background.

Fighting Style

At 1st level, you learn one Fighting Style of your choice from the list at the end of this class description. You cannot learn a Fighting Style more than once, even if another feature allows you to learn an additional Fighting Style.

If a Fighting Style has prerequisites, like a skill proficiency or a minimum Ability Score or Fighter level, you can learn it at the same time that you meet all of its prerequisites. Each time you gain a Fighter level, you can replace a Fighting Style you know with another Fighting Style of your choice.

At certain levels, you learn more Fighting Styles, as shown in the Fighting Style column of the Fighter table above.

Second Wind

You can fight on where lesser warriors would fail. Also at 1st level, you can use your bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 0).

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of once) per long rest, and you regain one expended use when you finish a short rest.

Why use the Alternate Fighter?

In 5e, many find the Player's Handbook Fighter to be overly simplistic. The Alternate Fighter gives the class more options to keep pace with other heroes.

Exploit Dice

The Fighter table shows the number of Exploit Dice you
have to perform any Exploits you know. Most Exploits
require you to expend Exploit Dice to use them. You
can only use one Exploit per weapon attack, ability
check, or saving throw, and you regain expended
Exploit Dice when you finish a short or long rest.

Your Exploit Dice begin as d6s and increase in
size as you gain levels in this class, as shown in
the Exploit Die column of the Fighter table.

When adding an Exploit Die to a roll, always
roll your Exploit Die and add it to the result.

Exploits Known

You know two Exploits of your choice from the
list at the end of this class. To learn an Exploit
you must meet any prerequisites it has.

You learn additional Martial Exploits of
your choice as you gain levels in this class,
as shown in the Exploits Known column.

Lastly, whenever you gain a Fighter level,
you can replace one of the Martial Exploits you
know with another Martial Exploit of your choice.

Saving Throws

If one of your Exploits requires a creature to make a
saving throw, the Exploit saving throw DC is calculated
based on your Strength or Dexterity. Once you choose
which ability score to use, it cannot be changed:

Archery

Prerequisite: Dexterity of 13 or higher
You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls with ranged weapons,
and your attacks with ranged weapons ignore half-cover
and treat three-quarter's cover as half cover.

Archery Expert

Prerequisite: 6th-level Fighter, Archery
You gain an additional +1 bonus to attack rolls
with ranged weapons. Attacking at a weapon's
long range no longer imposes disadvantage on
your ranged weapon attack rolls.

Brawling

Prerequisite: proficiency in Athletics
On hit, your unarmed strikes deal damage equal to
1d6 + your Strength modifier. When you have both of
your hands free, you can make a single unarmed strike, shove, or grapple as a bonus action on each of your turns.

Classical Swordplay

Prerequisite: Dexterity of 13 or higher
While wielding a finesse weapon and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to your attack rolls and a +1 to your Armor Class so long as you are not using heavy armor or a shield.

Classical Swordplay Expert

Prerequisite: 6th-level Fighter, Classical Swordplay
When you are wielding only a finesse weapon, and you
are hit by an attack, you can use a reaction to add your Dexterity modifier to your AC against that attack.

Defensive Fighting

When you are wearing medium armor, heavy armor, or
    a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to your Armor Class.

Defensive Expert

Prerequisite: 6th-level Fighter, Defensive Fighting
If you are wearing medium armor, heavy armor, or a shield, you reduce any bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage you take by your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Dueling

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to your damage rolls.

Dueling Expert

Prerequisite: 6th-level Fighter, Dueling
When you are wielding a versatile melee weapon in one hand and a shield in the other, you use the versatile weapon's larger damage die, and you can use your bonus action on each turn to make one Shove attack
with your shield.

Warrior Archetypes

Choose a Warrior Archetype from the following options that best represents the tactics, skill, and training of your Fighter:

War Magic

7th-level Arcane Knight Archetype feature
You can seamlessly weave minor spells with weapon attacks. When you use your action to cast an Arcane Knight spell you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action on that turn.

Enchanted Strikes

10th-level Arcane Knight Archetype feature
Your weapons are enchanted to undercut defenses against your spells. Whenever you hit a creature with an Enchanted Armament attack, the creature has disadvantage on the first saving throw you force it to make against one of your Arcane Knight spells before the end of your next turn.

Also, when you hit a target with an Enchanted Armament attack, you can change the damage type of your weapon to match the damage type of an Arcane Knight spell you know.

Arcane Surge

15th-level Arcane Knight Archetype feature
Drawing upon your stamina triggers a burst of magic. Each time you use Action Surge, you can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. You can choose to teleport before or after the additional action from your Action Surge.

Legendary Arcane Knight

18th-level Arcane Knight Archetype feature
You expertly weave spell and sword together. When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can cast an Arcane Knight spell with a casting time of one action in place of one attack.

You can still use any Arcane Knight spells you know with a casting time of one attack (such as lightning lure) as normal.

Captain Exploits

3rd-level Captain Archetype feature
You learn certain Tactical Exploits from the Warlord Class at the Fighter levels noted in the table below. These Exploits do not count against your total number of Exploits Known:

Champion Exploits

3rd-level Champion Archetype feature
You learn certain Exploits at the Fighter levels noted
in the table below. They don't count against your total
number of Exploits Known, and cannot be switched
out for other Exploits when you gain a Fighter level:

Mighty Warrior

3rd-level Champion Archetype feature
The raw physical might you have cultivated enhances
your attacks. Your weapon attacks score a critical hit
on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

At 15th level, this critical hit range increases again
and your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a d20
roll of 18 through 20 on the d20.

Peak Athlete

3rd-level Champion Archetype feature
You are a paragon of athleticism. You gain
proficiency in Athletics, and you gain a
climbing speed and swimming speed
equal to your walking speed.

If you were already proficient in
Athletics, you gain proficiency in
another Fighter class skill.

Remarkable Strength

7th-level Champion Archetype feature
Your physical abilities are unrivaled by normal mortals.
When you make a Strength or Constitution ability check
or saving throw, you can use feat of strength or heroic
fortitude without expending an Exploit Die.

Used this way, feat of strength counts as if you spent
one Exploit Die, though you can add Exploit Dice to it.

Devastating Critical

10th-level Champion Archetype feature
Whenever you score a critical hit with a weapon attack
you deal bonus damage equal to your Fighter level.

At 15th level, when you score a critical hit with a weapon attack, you can maximize the damage instead of rolling. Once you do you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.

Legendary Champion

18th-level Champion Archetype feature
You are a nearly perfect physical specimen and have become exceedingly hard to kill. If you begin your turn with less than half of your hit points remaining, but at least 1 hit point, you
    regain hit points equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier.

Knight Errant Exploits

3rd-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You learn certain Exploits at the Fighter levels noted in the table below. They don't count against your total number of Exploits Known and can't be switched upon gaining a level.

Courtly Pedigree

3rd-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You have been tutored in the traditional skills of nobility and the chivalric virtues. You learn to speak, read, and write one additional language, and you gain proficiency in one of the following: Animal Handling, History, Insight, or Persuasion.

Chivalric Mark

3rd-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You punish any foe who would dare to attack those under your protection. Once per turn when you hit a creature with
a melee weapon attack, you can Mark it until the end of your next turn. While Marked, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you, so long as you remain within 10 feet of the Marked creature.

If a Marked cretaure deals damage to a target other than you, you can use your reaction to make one melee weapon
                                                          attack against your Mark.

Trained Knight

3rd-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You been trained to ride a saddle from birth. You cannot be knocked from a mount against your will, and you can mount or dismount a trained mount with 5 feet of movement.

You also gain the Mounted Warrior Fighting Style, but it doesn't count against your total number of Fighting Styles.

Noble Guardian

7th-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You are a shield for the meek. When a creature you can see attacks you, or a creature within 5 feet of you, you can use a reaction to add your Exploit Die to the target's Armor Class against that attack. If the attack still hits, you can expend an Exploit Die to grant it resistance to that attack's damage.

Unyielding Knight

10th-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
No one can threaten your allies while you stand. You apply a Chivalric Mark to any creature you hit with a melee weapon, and Marked creatures have disadvantage on attacks against creatures other than you while you are within 30 feet.

Perilous Charge

15th-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You run down your foes, mounted or on foot. Once per turn, when you move 10 feet in a straight line then hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, it must succeed on a Strength saving throw against your Exploit save DC or it takes bonus damage equal to your Exploit Die and is knocked prone. If you are mounted, it has disadvantage on its save.

Legendary Knight Errant

18th-level Knight Errant Archetype feature
You will defend your allies against any foe. You gain a special reaction that you can take once during every turn, but you can only use this special reaction to make an opportunity attack, to attack a creature under Chivalric Mark, or to use Noble Guardian to shield yourself
or another creature.

Marksman

While all Fighters learn to draw a bow or hurl a javelin, those known Marksmen are masters of ranged combat. The deadly skills of a Marksman are often backed up by their signature swagger and unshakable confidence. When combined, there are few challenges that a true Marksman cannot overcome.

Advanced Technique

3rd-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
Your ability to learn and execute combat styles exceeds that of most other warriors and even other trained Fighters. You learn an additional Fighting Style of your choice, but it does not count against your number of Fighting Styles Known.

Combat Theorist

3rd-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
You study the theory of combat as a sage studies their tomes. You gain proficiency in History, and whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the history of combat, warfare, or the armaments of war, you can add your Fighter level to the result of your roll.

Student of Battle

3rd-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
Your ability to learn and execute martial techniques exceeds that of most other warriors, and even other trained Fighters. You gain the following benefits to your Fighter features:

Exploits. You learn two 1st-degree Martial Exploits of your choice from the list at the end of this class. These Exploits do not count against your total number of Exploits Known.

You learn additional Martial Exploits following the same rules at certain levels: at 5th level you learn two 2nd-degree Exploits, and at 9th level you learn one 3rd-degree Exploit.

Exploit Dice. Your total number of Exploit Dice increases by 1, and all of your Exploit Dice increase to become d8s.

At certain Fighter levels your Exploit Dice increase again; at 5th level they are d10s, and at 11th level they are d12s.

Master of Forms

7th-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
Your skill allows you to learn exotic techniques from a variety of disciplines. You learn two Exploits of your choice from any class's Exploit list (see Advanced Martial Classes below).

If these Exploits have a level prerequisite, you can learn it so long as your Fighter level meets its level prerequisite. You must still meet all other prerequisites it might have. Exploits
                                                           you learn with this feature
                                                       don't count against your total
                                                     number of Exploits Known.

                                                     You learn another Exploit of
                                               your choice following these same
                                           rules at 15th level and 18th level.

                    Masterful Focus

  10th-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
You channel the rush of battle to rejuvenate your technical skills. Whenever you use your Second Wind or Action Surge, you also regain one of your expended Exploit Dice.

Warrior Savant

15th-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
Your knowledge of combat techniques allows you to modify your skill set. During each short or long rest, you can practice combat drills and replace one Exploit you know with another Martial Exploit you meet the prerequisites for. This cannot be used to replace or learn Exploits that add to an ability check.

Legendary Superiority

18th-level Master at Arms Archetype feature
Your technical mastery of combat is near-supernatural. Your Martial Superiority feature improves, you regain two of your expended Exploit Dice at the start of each turn in combat.

1st-Degree Exploits

Exploits of the 1st-degree are minor techniques slightly more complicated than swinging a weapon. They can be learned by Fighters with modest training and have no level prerequisite.

Rustic Intuition

Prerequisites: Wisdom of 11
When you make an Animal Handling, Medicine, or Nature check, you can expend one Exploit Die and add it to your roll. You can do so after you roll, but before you know if you fail.

Ruthless Strike

Prerequisites: Strength of 11
Whenever you hit a target with a melee weapon attack, you can expend Exploit Dice (up to your Proficiency Bonus) and add them to the damage roll of your attack.

Scholarly Recall

Prerequisites: Intelligence of 11
When you make an Arcana, History, or Religion check, you can expend one Exploit Die and add it to your roll. You can do so after you roll, but before you know if you succeed or fail.

Shield Impact

Prerequisites: Strength of 11
When you are wearing a shield and a creature that you can see hits you with an attack, you use your reaction to expend an Exploit Die and reduce the damage of the attack by your Exploit Die + your Strength modifier (minimum of 1).

Skilled Rider

Prerequisites: Animal Handling proficiency
When a trained mount you are riding makes an attack roll, damage roll, ability check, or saving throw, you expend an Exploit Die and add it to your mount's roll. You can do so after it rolls, but before you know if it succeeds or fails.

Subtle Con

Prerequisites: Dexterity or Charisma of 11
If you make a Deception, Performance, or Sleight of Hand check, you can expend an Exploit Die and add it to your roll. You can do so after you roll, but before you know if you fail.

Sweeping Strike

If you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you expend an Exploit Die and force it to make its choice of a Strength or
   Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, add your Exploit Die to
      the damage roll and the creature is knocked prone.

Disorienting Blow

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Strength of 15
When you hit with a creature with a melee weapon attack, you expend an Exploit Die to strike with great force, dealing bonus damage equal to twice your Exploit Die, and forcing it to make a Wisdom saving throw.

On a failure, it suffers the following effects for 1 minute:

• Its speed is halved and it cannot take reactions.
• Its Armor Class is reduced by 2, to a minimum of 10.
• It has disadvantage on all Dexterity saving throws.
• On its turn it can only take an action or a bonus action.
• It cannot make more than one attack during its turn,
  even if a feature would allow it to make multiple.

The creature can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending this Exploit's effects on a success.

This Exploit's effects do not stack with the slow spell.

Heroic Focus

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Constitution of 15
As a bonus action, you can expend one Exploit Die to enter a heightened state of focus, which requires your concentration. While concentrating on this Exploit, you gain these benefits:

• Your walking, climbing, and swimming speed is doubled.
• You gain a +2 bonus to your Armor Class.
• You have advantage on all Dexterity saving throws.
• You gain an additional action on each of your turns. It can only be used to take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, Search, or Use an Object action.

The effects of this Exploit lasts for up to1 minute, but they end early if you are incapacitated or you choose to end them.

This Exploit's effects do not stack with the haste spell.

Mythic Athleticism

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Constitution or Strength of 15
As a bonus action, you can expend Exploit Dice (up to your Proficiency Bonus) to enter a state of heightened physical performance, granting you the benefits listed below:

• Whenever you make a Strength or Constitution check,
  you can treat a roll of 9 or lower on the d20 as a 10.
• Your walking, climbing, and swimming speed is doubled.
• You count as one size larger for the purposes of carrying capacity and the size of creatures that you can grapple.
• Both your long and high jump distances double, even if that distance would exceed your remaining movement.

The effects of this Exploit last for 10 minutes per Exploit Die spent, and they end early if you are incapacitated.

Mythic Resilience

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Constitution of 15
When you take damage from a source you can see, you can expend Exploit Dice (up to your Proficiency Bonus) to reduce the damage by three times the Exploit Dice spent.

If the total rolled exceeds the amount of damage, you gain temporary hit points equal to the remaining amount.

Thunderous Shot

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Strength or Dexterity of 15
In place of an attack, you can expend Exploit Dice (up to your Proficiency Bonus) to fire one piece of ammunition in a line, out to the weapon's normal range, forcing creatures to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, creatures take damage equal to one hit with the weapon + two Exploit Dice per Die spent, and if they are Large or smaller, they fall prone. On a success, they take half as much damage and don't fall prone.

War Cry

Prerequisites: 9th-level, Constitution or Charisma of 15
As an action, you can expend an Exploit Die to issue forth a mighty cry, forcing creatures of your choice that can hear you in an adjacent 30-foot cone to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, creatures drop whatever they are holding and are Frightened of you for 1 minute.

If a Frightened creature can't see or hear you, it can use its action repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success.

Expert Focus

Prerequisites: 13th-level
As an action, you expend one Exploit Die to temporarily focus on one of your skills. Choose a skill or tool you are proficient in. For 1 hour, when you make an ability check with that skill you gain a bonus to your roll equal to your Exploit Die.

Fluid Movements

Prerequisites: 13th-level, Dexterity of 17
As a bonus action, you can expend one Exploit Die to enter a heightened state of focus, which requires your concentration. For the next minute, your speed can't be reduced, opportunity attacks against you have disadvantage, and you are immune to the Grappled, Paralyzed, and Restrained conditions.

Quick Draw

Prerequisites: 13th-level, Dexterity of 17
As a bonus action, you can expend an Exploit Die to enter a heightened state of focus which requires concentration. For the next minute, you can use your bonus action, including the bonus action used to activate this Exploit to make two ranged weapon attacks so long as you have ammunition.

This Exploit's effects don't stack with the swift quiver spell.

Staggering Blow

Prerequisites: 13th-level, Strength of 17
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend an Exploit Die to strike with near-supernatural power, dealing bonus damage equal to three times your Exploit Die. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw, or for 1 minute it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks and it cannot take reactions.

It can make a Wisdom saving throw at the start of each of its turns, ending this effect
on a success.

Unbreakable

Prerequisites: 13th-level, Constitution of 17
When you take damage that would reduce you to 0 hit points, even if that damage would kill you outright, you can expend Exploit Dice (up to your Proficiency Bonus) and fall to 1 hit point. Then, for each Exploit Die spent, you gain temporary hit points equal to twice your Exploit Die.

Storm of Arrows

Prerequisites: 17th-level, Dexterity of 19
As an action on your turn, you can expend Exploit Dice (up
to your Proficiency Bonus) to fire a volley of ammunition at a point you can see within the normal range of your weapon.

Creatures of your choice within 30 feet of that point must make a Dexterity saving throw or take piercing damage equal to twice your Exploit Die for each Die spent + your Dexterity modifier. On a success, they take half as much damage.

You must have enough ammunition to hit each target.

Steel Wind Slash

Prerequisites: 17th-level, Strength or Dexterity of 19
As an action on your turn, you can expend Exploit Dice (up
to your Proficiency Bonus) and flourish a melee weapon then vanish. Choose up to five different targets you can see within 30 feet and make a melee weapon attack against each one.

On a hit, each target takes damage equal to one hit by that weapon + twice your Exploit Die for each Exploit Die spent.

                                You then appear in an unoccupied space
                                           of your choice within 5 feet of one of
                                                                the targets that you hit.

Mystic

Where most Fighters look to increase their physical abilities, those known as Mystics work to unlock the psionic potential of their mind. Drawing upon a wondrous inner power, these ascetic warriors can perform feats that would be impossible through strength alone. Where others strive toward physical perfection, Mystics strive for spiritual enlightenment.

Exiled Courtier

3rd-level Ronin Archetype feature
You were once an influential member of a noble court or
an important advisor. You learn to speak, read, and write
one additional language of your choice, and you gain proficiency in one of the following skills: History,
Insight, Performance, or Persuasion.

Ronin Exploits

3rd-level Ronin Archetype feature
You learn certain Exploits at the Fighter levels noted in the table below. They don't count against your total number of Exploits Known and can't be switched upon gaining a level.

Unyielding Spirit

3rd-level Ronin Archetype feature
You fight with the unrivaled focus and ruthless ferocity of a warrior with nothing left to lose. As a bonus action, you can focus yourself to gain advantage on all weapon attack rolls and ignore any levels of Exhaustion you have until the end of your current turn. When you use this bonus action you also gain temporary hit points equal to your Fighter level.

You can use this feature once between each short or long rest with no adverse effects. However, each additional time you use it, you suffer 1 level of Exhaustion at the of the turn.

Lordly Bearing

7th-level Ronin Archetype feature
Your experience and former station shine through no matter how downtrodden you may become. Whenever you make an ability check with your Exiled Courtier skill, you gain a bonus to your roll equal to your Exploit Die.

You also gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws. If you are already proficient in Wisdom saving throws, you instead gain proficiency in Charisma or Intelligence saving throws.

Rune Carving

3rd-level Runecarver Archetype feature
You have learned the ancient art of carving Runes. You learn to speak, read, and write Giant, the language of your Runes, and you gain proficiency with calligrapher's supplies. Your knowledge of Runes also grants you the benefits below:

Runes Known. You learn two Runes of your choice from the list at the end of this Archetype description. Some Runes have a Fighter level prerequisite. You can learn these Runes at the same time that you meet all of their prerequisites.

You learn one additional Rune of your choice when you reach 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level in this class.

When you gain a level in this class you can replace one
of the Runes you know with another Rune of your choice.

Inscribing a Rune. Over the course of 1 hour, which
can be during a short or long rest, you can use a set of calligrapher's supplies to inscribe one Rune you know
into a weapon, suit of armor, shield, or another object
you can wear or hold. A creature wearing or wielding
that object gains the benefits of that Rune.

Each Rune you know can only be inscribed in one
object. Inscribing that Rune into another object dispels
any of your previous inscriptions of that Rune.

Invoking a Rune. While you are wearing or wielding an object inscribed with a Rune you can Invoke its effect. Once invoked, a Rune cannot be Invoked again until you complete
a short or long rest. Only you can Invoke your Runes.

Runic Exploits. Exploits learned from Runes don't count against the wielder's Exploits Known, use your Exploit Die, and can be used at will without expending an Exploit Die.

Saving Throws. If a Rune requires a creature to make
a saving throw, it does so against your Exploit save DC.

Runic Might

3rd-level Runecarver Archetype feature
As a bonus action, you can fill yourself with Runic
magic, gaining the benefits here for 1 minute:

• You and anything you are wearing
  grows to become Large in size,
  so long as there is room.
• You have advantage on all
  Strength ability checks and
  saving throws.
• Once per turn when you
  hit a target with a melee
  weapon attack you gain a
  bonus to your damage roll
  equal to your Exploit Die.

This feature ends early if you use a bonus action to
revert to your normal size, or if you are incapacitated.

You can use this feature once per long rest. When you
have no uses of this feature left, you can expend one use
    of your Second Wind to use Runic Might again.

Runic Ward

7th-level Runecarver Archetype feature
You can shield your allies with the stalwart magic of Runes. When a target you can see within 30 feet is hit by an attack, you can use your reaction to add your Constitution modifier (minimum of +1) to its Armor Class against that attack.

You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

If you have no uses left, you can Invoke one of your Runes to use this feature again in place of the Rune's normal effect.

Unyielding Fortitude

10th-level Runecarver Archetype feature
Your body has been fortified by the elder magic you wield. You have advantage on saving throw to resist being moved against your will, Poisoned, Stunned, or knocked prone.

Below is the list of giant Runes available for a
Fighter to learn. If a Rune has a prerequisite
level, you can learn it at the same time that
you meet the Rune's level prerequisites:

Shadowdancer Exploits

3rd-level Shadowdancer Archetype feature
You learn certain Exploits at the Fighter levels noted in the table below. They don't count against your total number of Exploits Known and can't be switched upon gaining a level.

Conjure Shade

3rd-level Shadowdancer Archetype feature
As a bonus action, you can draw on the umbral magic of the Shadowfell to conjure a Shade in an unoccupied space you can see within 15 feet. This Shade is a magical copy of you created from Shadows. It uses the Shade stat block below. Though it resembles you, it has no personality of its own.
In combat, your Shade uses the following rules:

Combat. The Shade shares your turn in combat, but it cannot act on its own. You can telepathically command it to move up to its speed on your turn, but it is destroyed if it is
more then 30 feet away from you at the end of your turn.

Attacking. Whenever you take the Attack action, you can choose for each individual attack to originate from you, or a Shade. If it originates from your Shade, you make the attack as if you were in its space, with all of your normal benefits.

Duration. Your Shade lasts until it is destroyed, you use a bonus action to dismiss it, or you conjure another Shade.

Dance of Shadows

3rd-level Shadowdancer Archetype feature
You and your Shade dance about in a blur of shadows. While your Shade is within 30 feet, you can use an action to switch places with it without provoking opportunity attacks.

At 7th level, you can make a single attack from either you or the Shade after you use this feature. At 15th level, you can use this feature with either your action or your bonus action.

Transfer Consciousness

7th-level Shadowdancer Archetype feature
As an action, you can expend one use of your Second Wind to transfer your consciousness into your Shade. For 10 minutes, your body is Unconscious as you sense and interact with the world through this Shade. For this duration, this Shade can move up to 1 mile from your body without being destroyed.

This effect ends if the Shade is destroyed or you use your action to end it. You then return to your body as normal.

Dark Sacrifice

10th-level Shadowdancer Archetype feature
When a creature within 10 feet of a Shade is hit by an attack, you can use a reaction to cause your Shade to intercept that attack, reducing the damage the creature would take by your
    Fighter level, but destroying your Shade in the process.

Enchanted Shots

3rd-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
You have learned to enchant arrows and other ammunition with elder Sylvan magic. You gain the benefits listed below:

Shots Known. You learn two Enchanted Shots of your choice from the list at the end of this Archetype description.

You learn one additional Enchanted Shot of your choice when you reach 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level in this class.

When you gain a level in this class you can replace one
of the Shots you know with another Shot of your choice.

Enchanting a Shot. Whenever you hit a creature with a ranged weapon attack, you can magically apply the effects
of one Enchanted Shot you know as part of that attack.

You can use a number of Enchanted Shots equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. If you have no uses left, you can expend an Exploit Die to use one of your Shots again.

Saving Throws. If one of your Enchanted Shots forces a saving throw or ability check, it uses your Exploit save DC.

Sylvan Archer Exploits

3rd-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
You learn certain Exploits at the Fighter levels noted in the table below. They don't count against your total number of Exploits Known and can't be switched upon gaining a level.

Sylvan Lore

3rd-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
You are learned in the Sylvan arts. You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan, the ancient language of forests. You also gain proficiency in Nature. You can make Wisdom (Nature) checks in place of the normal Intelligence (Nature) checks.

Finally, you learn the druidcraft cantrip, and Wisdom is your spellcasting modifier for it. When you cast druidcraft you can use a piece of ammunition as a spellcasting focus.

Sylvan Shot

7th-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
You weave minor amounts of magic into every shot you take. Your attacks with ranged weapons gain the benefits below:

• They are magic for overcoming resistance and immunity.
• If you miss, you can use a bonus action to curve the shot and repeat your attack against another target in range.
• When a creature succeeds on a saving throw against an Enchanted Shot, it still takes half as much damage.

Enchanted Quiver

15th-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
Whenever you make a ranged weapon attack you can conjure a piece of magical ammunition as part of the attack. After the attack, hit or miss, this ammunition vanishes.

Also, when you roll initiative, you regain one expended use of your Enchanted Shot feature.

Legendary Sylvan Archer

18th-level Sylvan Archer Archetype feature
The power of your enchantments rivals that of the ancient elvish guardians. Whenever you use an Enchanted Shot it deals additional damage equal to your Exploit Die

Also, you can overload one of your Enchanted Shots with overwhelming magic. When you use an Enchanted Shot you can empower it, causing creatures of your choice within 20 feet of the target to also suffer the effects of the Shot.

        Once you empower an Enchanted Shot this way you
                 must finish a long rest before you can do so again.

Beguiling Shot

The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure,
it takes psychic damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and until the start of your next turn, it is Charmed by a creature of your choice that it can see. This effect instantly ends if you or your allies do anything harmful or hostile toward it.

Bursting Shot

The target and all creatures within 10 feet of it must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take your choice of cold, fire, or lighting damage equal to twice your Exploit Die.

Enfeebling Shot

The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, it takes necrotic damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and for 1 minute its weapon attacks deal half damage.

The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.

Grasping Shot

The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, it takes piercing damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and for 1 minute it is bound by thorns. For the duration, its speed is halved, and the first time it uses its speed to move on each turn it takes piercing damage equal to twice your Exploit Die.

A creature can end this effect by using its action to make a successful Strength check against your Exploit save DC.

Piercing Shot

The target, and creatures directly behind it in a straight line out to 30 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take force damage equal to twice your Exploit Die.

Seeking Shot

In place of an attack, you use this Enchanted Shot to cause a piece of ammunition you are holding to magically seek out a creature that you have seen within the last minute.

If that creature is within 120 feet and there is a clear path to it (it need not be straight), it must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, it takes force damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and you instantly learn its location.

Umbral Shot

The target must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, it takes psychic damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and for 1 minute it is Blinded by visual hallucinations.

The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.

Banishing Shot

Prerequisite: 10th-level Fighter
The target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, it is banished to a harmless demiplane for 1 minute.

The creature can use its action to repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. When it ends, it reappears in
    the unoccupied space closest to the space that it left.