Vicious Horrors

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Secrets Beneath The Flesh

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Creating a Vessel

Quick Build

Class Features

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per Vessel level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 + your Constitution modifier

Proficiencies

• Armor: None
• Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
• Skills: Choose two from Athletics, History, Religion, Survival, Intimidation, Perception, Deception, and Insight.
• Multiclassing Requirements: Charisma 13

Equipment

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

• (a) Any martial melee weapon or (b) any simple melee weapon
• (a) two handaxes or (b) a light crossbow and 20 bolts
• (a) An explorer’s pack, or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack

Alternatively, you may start with 2d4 × 10 gp to buy your own equipment.

Supernatural Affliction

At 1st level, you are touched by some force from beyond the veil. Choose the Affliction of the Beast, the Affliction of the Damned, the Affliction of the Unveiled, the Affliction of the Hallowed, the Affliction of the Undeath, or the Affliction of the Blighted, all detailed at the end of the class description. The affliction you choose grants you features at 1st level, and again at 6th, 10th, 15th, and 20th level.

Unarmored Defense

(1st level) Unarmored Defense- your AC is equal to 10 + your Str. Mod + your Con. Mod.

Lesser Contagion

(2nd level) You have learned how to harness the power from the affliction seed within you to magically affect the world around you. Lesser Contagions are regained on a short rest. You may exchange your lesser contagions out on a long rest. Affliction Save DC: 8 + Proficiency Mod. + Charisma Mod. Spell Attack Modifier: Proficiency Mod. + Charisma Mod. You know all contagions that are provided to you by your subclass.

For the purposes of spells like Counterspell and Dispel Magic, Lesser Contagions count as 2nd level spells at 2nd level, 3rd level spells at 5th level, 4th level spells at 11th level and 5th level spells at 17th level. Lesser contagions all require somatic components to cast, these gestures can be made even if both hands are not free due to holding an object

Supernatural Possession

(3rd level) As a bonus action, if you are smaller than large, you become large. Your appearance changes to that of the likeness of your supernatural affliction. You retain any special senses you had before you transformed such as darkvision or blindsight, however you do not retain other forms of movement based upon your race, such as an Aarakocra's flight speed, additionally you cannot use spells other than your supernatural contagions while using this feature. You have 2 uses of this feature and they are regained on a long rest. The duration lasts one minute unless you spend an action to end it early or are reduced to 0 hit points, and you gain the following benefits:

• You gain temporary HP equal to 1d12 + your vessel level. This increases by 1d12 at level 7, 1d12 at level 11, and another 1d12 at level 17. (The lowest you can roll on your d12's is equal to your strength modifier)
• Your weapons are replaced with natural weapons that deal 1d10 of your choice of either piercing, bludgeoning, or slashing damage. Additionally, one of your attacks can deal an extra 1d6 of that damage type on a hit. This feature increases to 2d6 at level 7, and 3d6 at level 17.
• You have advantage on Strength Checks and Strength Saving Throws.
• Your reach is increased by 5 feet.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and 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 can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Using the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Affliction of the Damned

Having either fallen short on a deal or have been a part of a ritual gone awry, your soul and body has fallen under claim by a powerful fiend. Vessels of this origin struggle to contain their newfound fiendish powers and must venture forth to either break their binds or attempt to overtake the fiend for control over both of their souls.

Senses of the Primal Hunter

(1st level) Increase your walking speed by 10ft, and you gain advantage on survival checks made to track a creature/ individual’s scent you've memorized. To memorize a scent, you must use an action to smell a target's scent either from them directly or an item of their possession that you can see within 15 feet of you. Once a scent has been memorized, you can recall it for a month.

Howl of the Awoken

(6th level) Upon transforming using your supernatural possession you may expend a usage of a lesser contagion to force an amount of creatures up to your Charisma modifier within 30 feet of you to roll a Wisdom saving throw against your Affliction Save DC or be frightened for up to a minute, the creatures may repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on themselves on a success. Additionally, you gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Signet of the Blood Bound

(10th level) Once per long rest, you can call upon 2 blood bound lycanthropes from the surrounding area while using your supernatural possession feature by expending an action to harness the affliction seed within you. You have a telepathic link with these creatures, you may use this link to issue simple commands (no action required by you) such as "attack that creature" or "fetch that item". If no command is given, they will attack the nearest hostile creature, and if no such creature exists then they will use they're action to move towards and attack a randomly determined creature. They take their turns immediately after yours. The blood bound lycanthropes will use their turns to run away from the area once your supernatural possession ends.

Extra Attack

(15th level) You can attack three times instead of twice when you take the Attack action.

Relentless Predator

(20th level) You gain resistance to piercing, slashing, and bludgeoning damage by non-silvered weapons when using your supernatural possession feature. Additionally, you and your blood-bound lycanthropes deal an additional 1d6 damage on melee weapon attacks to creatures whose scents you have memorized.

Many Faces of the Yellow Lord

(1st level) You may use the alter self spell a number of times equal to your proficiency modifier, these uses are regained on a long rest. You also learn the Thaumaturgy and Minor Illusion cantrips. You gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

Grasping Tendrils of the Deep One

(6th level) Immediately after you land both of your melee attacks successfully against one creature, you may attempt to grapple that creature as a part of that same action, but you must have at least one free hand to do so. Additionally, while using your supernatural possession feature, you count as having four “hands” for the purposes of having free hands to grapple/ attack different creatures. Once you have a creature grappled, you may use an action to force the opponent to roll a contested strength athletics check (the targeted creature may roll an acrobatics check instead against your athletics check) with you, if they fail, they are restrained and may repeat the check as an action on their turn.

Restraining a creature with a grapple this way requires two of your free “hands”. You may attack a creature you have restrained, provided you have at least one or more free “hands”. You may move creatures grappled by you anywhere within your reach by expending your movement.

Cacophonous Laughter of the Trickster

(10th level) Once per long rest, you may use an action to emit an ear piercing nightmarish cackling and intrusive whispers into the mind and may force a number of creatures equal to your charisma modifier within 60 ft. of you to make a wisdom saving throw against your Affliction Save DC. On a failure, they take 3d10 psychic damage and for up to a minute whenever the target makes an attack or ability check , they must roll a d6 and subtract that number from the roll. On a success, they take half the damage and suffer no other effects. The target may repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

March of the Black Goat

(15th level) While using your supernatural possession feature you gain the following benefits:

• Creatures you have Grappled or Restrained have disadvantage on athletics and acrobatics checks made to escape your grasp.
• You may choose to become a Huge creature instead of large upon initially transforming, while transformed this way you are able to fit through spaces small enough for a medium sized creature to fit through as if it was difficult terrain.
• Your natural weapons deal 1d12 instead of 1d10.
• Your reach is increased by an additional 5 feet when huge.
• You become immune to any effect that would change your shape.

Veiled Eyes of the Great Dreamer

(20th level) You may expend a usage of a greater contagion to cast the Feeblemind spell, however when cast this way the targeted creature makes a charisma saving throw instead of an intelligence saving throw against your Affliction Save DC. You may cast this spell while using your supernatural possession feature. Additionally, while using your supernatural possession feature, you gain a Hovering speed equal to your walking speed and count as having six “hands” instead of four.

Tip the Scales

(1st level) You have advantage on insight checks made to determine if someone is lying to you. Whenever you deal damage with a lesser or greater contagion you may choose to change it's damage type to radiant. At level 3, whenever you transform using your Supernatural Possession feature, you may choose to use the weapons in your inventory instead of the natural weapons provided by the feature.

Winged Spellcaster

(6th level) Whenever you use your supernatural possession feature, you gain a flight speed of 20 ft. This increases to 30 ft. at 13th level, and 40 ft. at 18th level.

Heavenly Grace

(10th level) While you are flying using your Supernatual Possession feature, you gain the benefit of the Freedom of Movement spell. You are immune to scrying and to any effect that would sense your emotions, read your thoughts, or detect your location.

Radiant Strike

(15th level) Whenever you deal extra damage using your supernatural possession feature its damage type changes to radiant, its damage also instead increases to 3d6 at 15th level and 4d6 at 17th level.

Ascendant Archon

(20th level) Upon entering your Supernatural Possession you may expend a usage of a greater contagion to emit a pacifying presence. Each creature you can see within 120 feet of you must succeed a Wisdom saving throw against your Affliction Save DC, or else the target drops any weapons it is holding, ends it's concentration on any spells or other effects, and becomes charmed by you for the remainder of the duration of your supernatural possession. The charmed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Every time the affected creatures take damage, they may repeat the saving throw. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to your pacifying presence for the next 24 hours.

Deathless Constitution

(1st level) You have advantage on constitution saving throws against poison damage and being poisoned. Your hit point maximum increases by 1 for every level you take in this class. Additionally, you can use dexterity instead of strength for Vessel features that use strength.

Phantom Form

(6th level) When using your Supernatural Possession feature, you gain Incorporeal Movement. You can move through objects and creatures as if they were difficult terrain, You take 1d10 force damage if you end your turn inside an object. When moving out of a creature’s space you do not provoke attacks of opportunity. Additionally, if you attack a creature that is surprised or attack a creature that has not yet had a turn in the initiative order, then you gain double the dice for damage of the first attack roll made against that creature (this includes your extra damage from your supernatural possession feature).

The Dead Tell no Tales

(10th level) While using your Supernatural Possession feature you may spend an action to gain the benefits of the silence spell centered on you with a radius of 5 feet around your large form. This effect follows you as you move and lasts for the rest of the duration of your Supernatural Possession. You no longer need to sleep, eat, or breathe. Additionally, you gain resistance to poison and necrotic damage.

Life Thieving Grasp

(15th Level) The extra damage you deal with your Supernatural Possession is now necrotic. Whenever you deal said damage, you may force your opponent to roll a constitution saving throw against your Affliction Save DC. On a failure, their hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to that attack's damage, if their hit points is reduced to 0 by this attack, they die and cannot be revived by spells of 5th level or lower. You also regain hit points equal to half of the extra damage dealt.

Tyrant of Undeath

(20th level) You gain immunity to poison and necrotic damage. Whenever you are reduced to 0 hit points and fail all of your death saving throws, instead of dying, your life force and body are compressed and focused into a crystalline ball that is 2 inches in diameter. It has an AC of 26 and a hit point maximum of 20 as well as immunity to psychic damage and any other immunities or resistances currently affecting you. You are not aware of your surroundings while in this form. If it remains intact, then 24 hours after you take this form, you break free from the crystal, completely regenerated and with the benefits of a long rest.

Carnivorous Remembrance

(1st level) Whenever you feast upon the remains of a creature or humanoid that is not a construct or undead, roll a D20, on a 10 or higher you can peer into its surface memories. These memories are selected by the DM. On a 14 or higher, you gain either a skill or tool proficiency that you do not already have of the DM's choice for the next 24 hours as you read memories from the remains in which you eat. You may only have one proficiency active in this way at a time and the proficiency will always be one that you currently do not have. On a 18-20, you can peer into specific memories, up to the DM's discretion.

Dark Rooted Emergence

(6th level) You may spend a bonus action to summon a grimroot tree in an unnoccupied space that you can see within 120 feet of you, these trees give all hostile creatures within a 10ft. radius a -1 penalty to AC and saving throws. You have uses of this ability equal to your proficiency bonus and you can have an amount active at one time equal to your charisma modifier. These trees remain for up to a minute unless they are destroyed or are dismissed early (no action required by you). You regain uses of this ability on a short or long rest.

You may cast your Contagions through your Grimroot trees as if you could see through them. These trees are very distinguishable from other flora.

Ruinous Aura

(10th Level) Whenever a hostile creature is within the radius of one of your grimroot trees, they have disadvantage on saving throws against your greater contagions. Your grimroot trees also provide a -2 penalty to AC and saving throws against hostile creatures instead of -1.

Wood Walker

(15th level) Whenever you have at least 2 Grimroot Trees summoned and are within 5 feet of one, once per turn, you may expend 5 feet of your movement to magically teleport within a 5 foot radius of another one of your Grimroot Trees. Additionally, you are immune to disease.

Wicker Watchman

(level 20) Whenever you summon a Grimroot Tree, you may choose to instead summon two (This consumes 2 uses). You gain the Commune with Nature spell as an At-Will and you may use the Dominate Monster spell by expending a usage of a greater contagion. You may use these spells while using your Supernatural Possession feature.

Lesser Contagions

• Dark Miasma. As a reaction, whenever you are hit by a ranged attack by a creature that you can see within 120 feet you may perform a ranged spell attack that deals 1d10 necrotic damage on a hit, this damage increases to 2d10 at 5th level, 3d10 at 11th level, and 4d10 at 17th level.

• Heightened Reflexes. As a reaction, whenever you are hit by a melee weapon or spell attack by a creature within your reach, you may attempt a melee weapon attack on that creature.

• Adrenaline Boost. You may Dodge, Disengage, or Dash as a bonus action.

• Acid Spray. As a bonus action, you may force all creatures within a 15 foot cone to make a Dexterity saving throw. If they fail they take 1d10 acid damage, on a success they take half as much. This damage increases to 2d10 at 5th level, 3d10 at 11th level, and 4d10 at 17th level.

• Enfeeble. You may spend a bonus action to make a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw against your affliction save DC, on a failure attack rolls against that creature are made at advantage until the end of your next turn. At 11th level you can instead target two creatures.

• Mania. After a successful melee attack you may spend a bonus action to force the target to make a Wisdom saving throw, if they fail they can only target you for attacks during their next turn.

• Cauterize. Immediately after you hit a creature with a melee Attack, you may expend a bonus action to deal an additional 2d6 fire damage, this damage increased to 3d6 at 5th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 17th level.

• Hemorrhage. You may spend an action to force one target you can see within 60 ft. of you to roll a Constitution saving throw. If they fail, they take 3d8 necrotic damage and have 1d4 taken off of their very next attack roll or ability check, if they succeed they take half as much and suffer no other effects. This damage scales up to 4d8 at 5th level, 5d8 at 11th level, and 6d8 at 17th level.

• Swarm. You may spend an action to lob a swarm of hungry parasites from your body onto a 15 ft. by 15 ft. square centered on a point within 60 ft. of you, any creature within that square must make a Dexterity saving throw against your affliction save DC. On a failure they take 2d10 poison damage and are poisoned for up to 1 minute, on a success they take half as much and suffer no other effects. A creature poisoned by this effect may repeat this save at the end of each of their turns. This damage scales up to 3d10 at 5th level, 4d10 at 11th level, and 5d10 at 17th level.

• Secreted Pheromones. Whenever you make a Charisma check and fail but before the result is taken, you may roll a second time as a reaction, potentially making it a success. The contagion is only spent provided the second roll is a success.

• Guise of the Reaper. You spend an action to magically feign death, any attempts to see through the disguise must succeed an investigation check of 10 + Your Charisma Modifier + Your Proficiency Bonus. This effect lasts so long as you remain motionless. You have advantage on the first attack roll against any creature that has failed the investigation check, whether it be passively or actively.

• Eyes of the Nocturnal Hunter. You cast the Darkvision spell without requiring material components.

• Enigmatic Shroud. As a reaction, whenever a willing creature other than you is targeted for an attack that would hit, the attacking creature instead rolls again, potentially making it a failure. Additionally, any further attacks against that willing creature are also made at disadvantage until the beginning of its next turn.

• Thunderous Roar. As an action, you can cast the thunderwave spell without requiring somatic components. its damage increases to 3d8 at 5th level, 4d8 at 11th level, and 5d8 at 17th level.

• Binding Oath. Prerequisites: 5th level, Affliction of the Hallowed. As an action, you may touch a creature and force them to make a Wisdom saving throw as you brand them with a holy sigil. On a failure, you may set a condition for one minute upon that creature in a “do not” format, such as “ do not lie” or “do not attack”, if they breach that condition, they take 3D10 radiant damage as the sigil glows vibrantly and the effect ends. However, this condition cannot be one that results in forced self harm, such as “do not breathe”. Magical effects that specify an immunity to a condition, will prevent the condition from being set (however the sigil will still appear), such as a ring of mind shielding preventing one from being able to tell if the wielder is lying. This damage increases to 4D10 at 11th level, and 5D10 at 17th level.

• Divine Gaze. Prerequisites: Affliction of the Hallowed. You can use this lesser contagion as an action or bonus action. As a bonus action, you can target one creature that you can see within 30 feet of you and they regain hit points equal to 1d6 + your charisma modifier. If you used an action, this healing is instead doubled. This effect has no effect on undead or constructs. The healing received from this effect increases to 2d6 at 5th level, 3d6 at 11th level, and 4d6 at 17th level.