The Bloodfuelled

Notice

As of writing this update/notice (10/22/24), there have been many changes made/yet to be made, largely still without proper playtesting from my end. As always, everything you see is subject to change, and you can read up on exactly what I changed at the end of this document. With that being said, I hope I did the inspiration justice, and that you enjoy this homebrew class!

May your rolls be 20s, and your 1s few.

Insatiable Engine

More often than not, Bloodfuelled are made, not born. Circumstances would have them undergo a process that replaces some portion of their internal organs with a Blood Engine to allow them to keep living, usually their heart, sometimes more. What those circumstances are may vary, some even perhaps willingly undergoing the transformation, but what is shared among all Bloodfuelled is the need for blood to feed the Blood Engine within them, an amalgamation of the arcane and sciences that absorbs blood to grant life.

Glutton for Gore

Blood is fuel for every living creature in a manner of speaking. That manner, for the Bloodfuelled, is very literal. The Bloodfuelled specializes in fast, frantic, and stylish combat to siphon the very life essence from their foes, translating it directly to life essence of their own. Bloodfuelled are named that for a reason - they depend on it for sustenance.

Creating a Bloodfuelled

Despite the gruesome nature of a Bloodfuelled's existence, the Bloodfuelled themself need not be evil, or dour, or brooding. If that's what you wish for your character, then by all means - go for it! But at the same time, don't feel the need to limit yourself to that adventurer that broods in the dark corner of the tavern if you don't want to. Get creative with the character and how they deal with living with their condition. Have some fun with the juxtaposition of the happy-go-lucky heart of the party that cuts open opponents and siphons their blood to keep living!

Multiclassing

This material has had very little/limited playtesting, and much of that playtesting has not taken multiclassing into account. As such, multiclass with caution - stuff may be broken or have unforeseen interactions.

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Class Features

As a Bloodfuelled, you gain the following class features:

Blood is Fuel

Starting at 1st level, you have the ability to siphon off the life essence of your foes any time they suffer damage.

Whenever a creature within 5 feet of you takes damage, you can use this feature to regain an amount of hit points equal to half the amount of damage the creature took, plus your Constitution modifier, for a minimum of 1.

You may use this feature an amount of times equal to your Blood Machine level plus your proficiency bonus. You regain an amount of uses equal to your proficiency bonus when you take a short rest, and all uses upon completing a long rest.

Fighting Style

Starting at 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

• Archery. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.
• Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
• Great Weapon Fighting. When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
• Thrown Weapon Fighting. You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon. In addition, when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to the damage roll.
• Two-Weapon Fighting. When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
• Unarmed Fighting. Your unarmed strikes can deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier on a hit. If you aren't wielding any weapons or a shield when you make the attack roll, the d6 becomes a d8. At the start of each of your turns, you can deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage to one creature grappled by you.
• Close Quarters Shooter (UA). When making a ranged attack while you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature, you do not have disadvantage on the attack roll. Your ranged attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover against targets within 30 feet of you. You have a +1 bonus to attack rolls on ranged attacks.

Bloodfuelled Armaments

Starting at 3rd level, the arcane energy from your Blood Engine consolidates and wreathes around your arm. You determine how best to shape and express that energy by selecting an Armament. Your Armament grants you features at 3rd level, and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level. You can view detailed descriptions of each Armament and their features at the end of this class description.

Moving Target

Beginning at 3rd level, you can rely on your sheer agility to evade incoming attacks. When you are hit by an attack, if you are not restrained, you may use your reaction to make a Dexterity saving throw against a DC equal to the attack roll of the incoming attack minus your Dexterity modifier. On a success, you take half as much damage as the attack would have inflicted. Regardless if you succeed or fail the saving throw, you may move yourself 5 feet in a direction of your choosing after using this feature. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

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.

Fresh Weapon Bonus

Beginning at 4th level, you've developed a certain flow in combat that makes sure things are never dull and that you're always on top of your game. When you successfully hit a creature with a different weapon than the weapon you used for your previous attack, you gain a stack of Fresh Weapon Bonus. Fresh Weapon Bonus can stack up to a maximum equal to your proficiency bonus. At any time, you can consume all stacks and gain a bonus equal to the amount of stacks consumed to an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw.

Tentative: Your unarmed strikes can also count for stacking Fresh Weapon Bonus, though the same condition applies, i.e. you do not gain stacks if you use your unarmed strike twice in a row.

Extra Attack

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

The number of attacks increases to three when you reach 14th level in this class.

False Wings

At 5th level, a spectral set of false wings sprouts from your back, formed from the energy of your Blood Engine as it engulfs more of your body. While not incapacitated or restrained, the wings escalate your speed and mobility, granting you the following benefits:

• You are not required to move the 10 feet needed for the full distance of a Long Jump or High Jump.
• You always land on your feet when landing in difficult terrain after jumping.
• Your total jump distance with High Jump increases by 10 feet.
• You reduce any falling damage you would take by 5 times your Bloodfuelled level.
• When you roll for initiative, you may add your proficiency bonus to the roll.

Engine Retuning

Beginning at 6th level, whenever you finish a long rest, you may choose to replace your currently selected Fighting Style with a different one from the provided list.

Elusive Target

Starting 7th level, you avoid attacks with more ease and speed than ever before. When you use your Moving Target feature to make a Dexterity saving throw against an incoming attack, you avoid all damage on a success, and take half damage on a fail. The distance you can move with Moving Target is also increased, allowing you to move up to 10 feet.

Additionally, when you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take half damage, you may use your reaction to use the Moving Target feature to potentially dodge the effect by moving out of harm's way. For example, if you would find yourself on the edge of a fireball's radius, you may use your reaction to use the Moving Target feature to move yourself up to 10 feet, placing yourself outside of the radius and avoiding the damage.

V2 Engine

Beginning at 9th level, the life essence you've fed on to reach this point has caused your engine to transform and improve. Choose a second option from the Fighting Style class feature. When using Engine Retuning, you may choose to replace both Fighting Styles or only a single one.

Additionally, the range of the Blood is Fuel feature increases to 10 feet, and you can also add your proficiency bonus to the amount of hit points gained when you use Blood is Fuel.

Emergency Overdrive

Starting at 10th level, your Blood Engine reserves a portion of the energy it accumulates for dangerous situations, unleashing its potential when needed to give you a chance to save yourself.

When you would take damage that reduces you to 0 hit points or lower, you instead remain at 1 hit point and can immediately take an action.

Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can use it again.

Untouchable Target

At 13th level, you become a blur on the battlefield, unmatchable in speed and agility. You harness this speed to nimbly weave past attacks with even greater efficiency. After you use the Moving Target feature, your armor class is increased by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus until the start of your next turn. The distance you can move with Moving Target increases yet again, allowing you to move up to 15 feet.

Blood-Infused Strikes

Beginning at 14th level, your strikes become infused with the energy from your Blood Engine, making any weapon in your hands is deadly to even the most resilient foes. Your unarmed strikes and any attack you make with a weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Additionally, whenever your attack grants you a stack of Fresh Weapon Bonus, it also gains 1d6 to the damage roll.

Protective Blood Mesh

At 15th level, the energy emanating from your Blood Engine envelops your body with a mesh that helps counteract harmful arcane forces targeting you, and also generally keeps your blood pumping. You gain proficiency in Constitution saving throws.

Additionally, after using the Blood is Fuel feature, you have advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws against spell effects until the start of your next turn.

Siphoning Aura

Beginning at 18th level, the Blood energy surrounding you grows to such size and strength that it contests with other restorative properties, denying your foes a moment of respite. The range of the Blood is Fuel feature increases to 15 feet, and any hostile creature within the range of the Blood is Fuel feature cannot regain hit points.

Unlimited Capacity

Starting at 20th level, your Blood Engine roars with the life you've taken for your own, beckoning for yet more fuel.

You may use the Blood is Fuel feature an indefinite amount of times.

Bloodfuelled Armaments

Energy bleeds off your Blood Engine and takes shape around your arm. This energy grants your unarmed strikes special traits and abilities in a variety of ways - you need only choose which. The following are the Armament options available to pick from once you reach your 3rd Bloodfuelled level.

Unrelenting Offense

Beginning at 17th level, your ability to overcome and overwhelm an enemy's defense is nigh unstoppable - you can unleash wave upon wave of Blood energy until their walls crumble and only you remain as the victor. When using Fracturing Fist's special attack, creatures take 1d8 Force damage for every stack of Fracturing Fist, instead of 1d6.

Additionally, whenever you would gain a stack of Fracturing Fist, if you have no stacks, gain 2 stacks instead of 1.

Whiplash

The Whiplash Armament takes the shape of an elastic spectral strand of energy that you can use to fling yourself across the battlefield. Throwing your weight around like that has its uses, like just generally being able to maneuver around more quickly and reliably, and in regards to combat, adding more impact to your attacks. Use this armament to move fast and hit hard, practically turning yourself into a projectile.

Changemaker

The Changemaker Armament takes a more unorthodox approach to combat, opting to incorporate a healthy amount of flair and flourish to disorient and dazzle your foes. It consolidates Blood energy into a set of spectral coins that you can ricochet attacks off of for a stylish attack that will leave enemies blinded and bleeding. Flick that coin, take that shot, and watch your enemies run with their tails tucked between their legs, assuming their heads haven't already rolled.

Dazzling Shot

Beginning at 6th level, your attacks strike with an extra bit of concussive force whenever they bounce off of a Blood Coin, dazzling your enemies. Whenever an enemy is struck by a Ricoshot, they must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of your next turn.

Splitshot

At 11th level, you learn to make your shots count when it comes to using your Blood Coins, bouncing attacks more efficiently across multiple enemies on the field. Whenever you expend a Blood Coin, you can choose to expend an additional Blood Coin. Successful hits on your Coin then allows you to hit two creatures instead of one. Select an additional creature within 30 feet of your original coin to suffer the same damage of your attack. In the case of using your Blood Coin with an ally's attack, either you or your ally can decide which additional creature suffers the attack.

Unbelievable Aim

Starting at 17th level, you're almost more used to hitting coins than creatures at this point, having developed a muscle memory that lets you hit your Ricoshots with pinpoint accuracy practically every time those coins fly. When attacking a Blood Coin for a Ricoshot, you always roll with advantage. When using your Blood Coins with an ally's attack, they can choose to roll again and take the higher of the two rolls.

Additionally, attacks aimed at a Blood Coin critically strike on a roll of 19 or 20.

Afterword

As always, things are liable to change with this class. I mean, I stepped away from this class for a year and still eventually came back to completely overhaul its theme, subclasses, and almost every feature. Hopefully next time around, the focus will be on minor number adjustments and balance changes rather than necessitating yet another rework. Regardless, I hope you've enjoyed or will enjoy this material! I've been pretty proud of what I've been able to come up with, and it's always fun tinkering around, exploring different aspects of game design laden in D&D's systems.

I'm not sure what I'll work on next, perhaps make some more Ultrakill related homebrew and eventually compile everything in a big compendium, but for now, this is where we part ways. If you have the willingness and time to do so, don't be afraid to reach out to me with comments and suggestions! GMBinder doesn't make it very easy to do that, but at least there are other channels of communication.

Until wherever I see you next - farewell!

Version 3.2.1 - Changelog 11/23/24

Just some minor fixes and adjustments this time, hence why this 3.2.1 instead of 3.3.

Version 3.2 - Changelog 11/21/24

This update is mostly to address the usage of Moving Target. I realized that, especially at higher levels, if an attack already hit you, then odds are it's going to make the roll for Moving Target pretty hard to pull off. The thing is, I don't want to make this too strong because I'm trying to keep the Rogue class's Uncanny Dodge ability in mind as a reference for power level. Rogues get access to it a little later, but all it needs is a reaction to use, no roll, to halve the damage of at attack. Moving Target does eventually get stronger with its extra mobility, full damage evasion, and additional use cases, but it's the early game that I worry about in terms of balance. It feels like one of those features that teeters on a knife's edge between being too strong for when you get it, and too weak in general. I think these adjustments make it more helpful without making it outright broken, but I'll only know for sure once I finally get my hands on real playtest data.

Version 3.1 - Changelog 11/12/24

This one is just a small update to address some wording and make things clearer. There may be more things I have missed, and I also haven't had a chance to give this new version of the class a proper playtest yet, so there will likely be more of these small patches every now and again.

Version 3.0 - Changelog 10/22/24

Surprise! This goes out to anyone that might have seen my work here before. First of all, thank you for checking this out, I hope you've enjoyed what I've written! Second of all, if you've enjoyed this material, apologies for what I'm about to do. To sum it up, I've reflected on this class a bit recently and realized that there's a quite a bit of things about it that could do with a makeover. While I'm still pretty proud of what I've been able to come up with, I recognize that it is also flawed in a lot of areas. One such area is the flavor of the class, and how it kind of makes it hard to fit into any traditional campaign's setting. It's not like technology is completely out of left field for Dungeons & Dragons, but this class potentially leans a little too hard into that angle and not enough of the arcane angle. To that end, first and foremost will be flavor text changes, adjustments to the introductory text, and an overall redoing of the theming for the class to rely more on magic than technology so that it can fit into more settings.

Another, arguably more important area to address, is the features of the class themselves, especially the subclass features. I'll admit now that looking back on what I wrote for these subclasses, I was definitely stretching my imagination for what certain features would be because I didn't understand as much about Ultrakill as I thought I did. Since then I've probably doubled, maybe even tripled, my play time and know its systems much more intimately. Certain subclass features in this version of the class don't really make that much sense, or at least I could've replaced them with actual mechanics seen in the game had I known about them.

That brings me to this newest rewrite of the class. V3 exists because pretty much the entire class needs a rewrite, for the sake of making it more setting-friendly, making the gameplay more accurate to its origins in a few areas, and overall improving the gameplay in other areas. With that all out of the way, I hope you'll enjoy this latest version of the Ultrakill class, now renamed to the Bloodfuelled!

Primary Class Description

Elusive Target

• Adjusted damage mitigation conditions so that damage is halved on a failed Moving Target roll

This is a buff to this feature that I'm a little unsure of. I worry that it might be too strong, but I figure if Rogues can already halve all damage with a reaction without needing to roll a save, this is allowed to be stronger.

Machine Form V2

• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme.
• Adjusted healing bonus aspect of this feature to now grant a bonus tied to Constitution modifier.
• Previously: Additionally, the range of the Blood is Fuel feature increases to 10 feet, and whenever you use the Blood is Fuel feature, you gain an additional amount of hit points equal to half your proficiency bonus, rounded up.

Unyielding Steel

• Renamed feature to Emergency Overdrive
• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme.

Impossible Target

• Renamed feature to Untouchable Target. Because I think it sounds a little better.
• Added a bit more flavor text.
• AC Bonus is now added when using the Moving Target Feature at all, not just when using it to avoid attacks specifically.

Weapon of War

• Renamed feature to Blood-Infused Strike
• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme
• Adjusted bonus damage condition to better fit how Fresh Weapon Bonus works now

Synergistic Armaments

• Replaced feature with Protective Blood Mesh
• Previously: At 15th level, your Armaments are incorporated into the flow of combat in such a way that using them becomes second nature. If an Armament feature would require you spend a reaction to use it, you may use that feature without using your reaction, though you may only use that feature once per round. Once used in this manner, you may not use Synergistic Armaments again until the start of your next turn.

Machine Embodiment

• Replaced feature with Siphoning Aura
• Previously: Beginning at 18th level, it becomes impossible to tell if you were ever organic underneath the layers of metal coated in glistening gore. While you are in Machine Form, you gain these features in addition to the previously listed features:
  You do not require food or water.
  You are immune to disease and poison.
  Your creature type is Construct, rather than humanoid.
  Tentative: You add your proficiency bonus twice to Dexterity saving throws.

Insatiable

• Renamed feature to Unlimited Capacity and rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme.

Subclass Changes

Recursive Defense

• Replaced feature with Unparalleled Defense.
• Previously: Starting at 17th level, when you fail to parry an attack using the Parrying Fist feature, you may choose to reroll the die, taking the new result. If the new roll also fails, reduce the damage you would take by half the amount of the new roll.

Knuckleblaster

• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme.

Whiplash

• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme.
• Previously: The Whiplash Armament ensnares enemies with a piercing projectile attached to a tether, ruining any opponent's hopes for strategic positioning by letting you decide how far apart the two of you should be. With a defiant insistence, they will simply have no choice but to get to know you up close and personal.

Follow Through

• Replaced feature with Grappling Grasp
• Previously: Beginning at 6th level, when you use your reaction to activate Whiplash's winch to pull a creature towards you, or pull yourself towards a creature, you may immediately make an attack against that creature as part of the same reaction. If you successfully hit the creature with this attack, it drops whatever it is holding. After attacking the creature in this manner, it is no longer restrained.

Lasso of Flame

• Replaced feature with Strained Reach
• Previously: Starting at 11th level, Large creatures can now be pulled towards you if you so choose. Additionally, Medium or smaller creatures have disadvantage on the Strength saving throw against being restrained by Snaring Fist.
  Whiplash now deals an additional 1d8 fire damage.

Vulnerability Exploit

• Replaced feature with Unstoppable Force
• Previously: At 17th level, when you use your reaction to activate Whiplash's winch to pull a creature towards you, or pull yourself towards a creature, until the end of your next turn, your attacks against that creature deal an additional 1d8 damage and critically strike on a roll of 19 or 20.
  Tentative: After attacking a creature with these bonuses, you may not gain these bonuses against that creature again until after the end of its next turn.

Changemaker

• Rewrote flavor text to better suit new class theme
• Previously: The Changemaker Armament is the choice for those who prefer to show off during combat, deftly dispensing deceivingly deadly coins into the air and stylishly chaining hits off these tiny discs of death into an unsuspecting foe across the battlefield. With a golden glint and distinct tink, your enemies best be ready to have their minds blown.

Ultraricoshot

• Replaced feature with Unbelievable Aim
• Previously: Starting at 17th level, there is no limit to how many times a creature can be targeted by Ricoshot. If the lines you create would cross over a targeted creature three times, then it suffers the attack three additional times.
  Additionally, you now gain 2 Coins at the start of each round instead of 1.

Notes About Subclass Changes

So obviously the subclasses have been pretty drastically overhauled from their previous iterations. Like I said in the intro for this set of patch notes, I didn't know as much about Ultrakill as I do now and just kinda made things up to fill features out. The subclasses suffered this the most, so that's why they're so different now. I think this is generally better than they were before and will play and feel much better. They're also generally simpler and more focused on a specific theme, rather than crossing wires by having each subclass share a little bit of gameplay with the others, like how I gave every subclass defensive and offensive measure rather than keeping the defensive subclass focused on defense and the offensive subclass focused on offense, and so on. This helps keep combat fast by not having to read through entire paragraphs of text to figure out the conditions of a feature, and helps a subclass in general feel more distinct and specialized. Sorry to the Changemaker armament; even though that was arguably more accurate to its origins than it is now, it was also probably way too long and complicated for its own good.

Version 2.1 - Changelog 8/8/23

Changemaker

• Officially out of WIP stage!

This subclass is quite ambitious in what it sets out to simulate. As such, it has some of the most complicated mechanics throughout this entire document; rather fitting considering its inspiration. I hope it proves to be more fun than frustrating, and that it doesn't slow combat down too much - this especially is something I fear might come up as a player would need to take the time to keep track of their Coins and whatnot. As of the time of writing, this subclass's features are also likely to need some tweaking, but I'll wait until I have more data and testing done until I change anything.

Version 2.0 - Changelog 5/13/23 - 6/13/23

Ground Smash

• Removed this feature and replaced it with Weapon of War.
  Previously: Beginning at 14th level, the impact of your plummet is comparable to a meteor. The damage of the Ground Slam feature increases to 2d6 bludgeoning damage for each 10 feet you fall, for a maximum of 8d6, and the radius increases to any creature within 15 feet of you. Additionally, creatures of a size Medium or smaller are knocked 10 feet into the air on a failed save. Additionally still, when you use the Ground Slam feature, you no longer take the falling damage if the height you fell is 30 feet or lower.

The additional damage taken by creatures directly underneath you increases to 3d6 bludgeoning damage.
Changed to: Weapon of War

Subclass Changes

Version 1.1 - Changelog 1/18/23 - 1/19/23

This section details the changes made as of the date listed above. The changes described will tell which feature was changed, what specifically about the feature was changed, and (sometimes) a brief explanation of why I felt that change was needed.

Impossible Target

• Removed the following:
  Additionally, when you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take half damage, you may use the Moving Target feature to double your proficiency bonus for the roll.
  
  This just felt like a needless part of the feature that made it a bit overloaded, so this should help balance things back out.
• Adjusted this line to clarify movement increase:
  The distance you can move with Moving Target increases yet again, allowing you to move up to 15 feet.

Ground Smash

• Moved the falling damage negation from False Flight to this feature and adjusted the damage negation to have a threshold.
• Added damage cap of 8d6.
  
  See changes made to False Flight and Ground Slam respectively.

False Flight

• Removed this feature and replaced it with Synergistic Armaments.
  Previously:
  At 15th level, your false wings grow stronger, shrinking the gap between your capabilities and true flight ever so slightly.
• If you are in the air, you may choose to remain in the air until the start of your next turn. While in the air, you gain a +2 to your Armor Class. At the start of your next turn, you begin falling immediately.
• When you use the Ground Slam feature, you no longer take the falling damage.
• Your total jump distance with High Jump increases by another 10 feet.
  Changed to: Synergistic Armaments
  
  This feature was always sort of oddly placed, and was very indicative that I was starting to run out of ideas. Now that I've come back, I've got some fresh ideas, and it starts with getting rid of this really weird one and replacing it with something that I feel flows much better with the rest of the class's features. Of course, not all of it was completely out of place, and so I've reflected that by moving one of the few useful aspects of it to Ground Smash (see changes made to Ground Smash).

Machine Embodiment

• Removed old bonus movement.
  See changes made to Machine Form.

• Added the following:
  Tentative:
  * You add your proficiency bonus twice to Dexterity saving throws.
  
  The bonuses from this feature are pretty good as is, though I worry it may still be a little underwhelming, so this is here just in case it needs a little more oomph.

Subclass Changes

Feedbacker > Recursive Defense

• Changed feature to reflect the new Synergistic Armaments feature.
  Previously: Starting at 17th level, when you successfully parry an attack using the Parrying Fist feature, you may continue to use the Parrying Fist feature without using your reaction until you fail to parry an attack.
  Changed to: Starting at 17th level, when you fail to parry an attack using the Parrying Fist feature, you may choose to reroll the die, taking the new result.

Knuckleblaster > Blasting Fist

• Added the following:
  You may use the Blood is Fuel feature when damaging creatures with Blasting Fist. You must still adhere to the set range of Blood is Fuel, and you may only target up to an amount of creatures equal to half your proficiency bonus rounded up. This expends a use of the Blood is Fuel feature for each creature targeted.

Knuckleblaster > Deflecting Blast

• Changed title of feature.
  Previously: Deflector Blast
  Changed to: Deflecting Blast

• Added the following line to address a potential loophole:
  As with normally using Blasting Fist, you must use a bonus action to recharge your blaster before you can use this feature again.

Knuckleblaster > Quick Loader

• Changed action economy of this feature.
  Previously: At 11th level, when you use your reaction to use the Blasting Fist feature, you recharge the blaster as part of the same reaction, allowing much more frequent use.
  Changed to: At 11th level, you may use your reaction to recharge your blaster instead of your bonus action.
  
  This change reflects the newly added Synergistic Armaments feature. It's technically a nerf, but it should hopefully be offset by the gains from the new feature (once you get to that level, it should pretty much function like it did before) as well as the newly added Blood is Fuel synergy.

Whiplash > Snaring Fist

• Changed duration of restrained status.
  Previously: lasted until start of player's next turn
  Changed to: lasts until end of creature's turn or until it is attacked
• Added option to pull yourself to enemy or pull enemy to you for Medium or smaller creatures
  
  This ability is sort of a tricky one to balance specifically because the restrained condition is so powerful. I changed it in this manner so that it's not quite as possible to just restrain a target and then have your buddies whale on em with advantage attacks until they die or until the start of your next turn. At the same time, I don't want it to be useless because the DC could be sort of low, although that can be offset by additional effects like anything that imposes disadvantage on Strength saves. Basically, the idea is for this is to be sort of hard to pull off for the trade off of having a great reward, but I don't want that reward to be too overwhelmingly strong.

Whiplash > Follow Through

• Changed the weapon drop aspect.
  Previously: If you successfully hit the creature with this attack and it is holding a weapon, it drops the weapon.
  Changed to: If you successfully hit the creature with this attack, it drops whatever it is holding.
  
  Since I've been nerfing quite a few other aspects of this subclass, I thought I'd at least change this one up to be more useful and interesting to help balance that out.

Whiplash > Lasso of Flame

• Changed value of fire damage.
  Previously: 2d6 fire damage
  Changed to: 1d8 fire damage
  
  Changed due to concerns that this ability would end up doing too much damage when combined with other aspects of this subclass.

Whiplash > Vulnerability Exploit

• Changed which attacks gain the bonus effects.
  Previously: all attacks
  Changed to: only applies to your attacks
  
  The previous version of this feature seemed a little too powerful since it basically made the already powerful restrained infliction even stronger, and I also have some general concerns about the power of increased critical ranges. This change hopefully tempers that a bit while still feeling powerful enough as a 17th level feature.

• Added the following:
  Tentative: After attacking a creature with these bonuses, you may not gain these bonuses against that creature again until after the end of its next turn.
  
  Just jotting this down as a potential nerf just in case this ability ends up still being too strong. Hopefully the wording is at least somewhat clear about my intentions, but it's basically supposed to be that you can't gain the bonuses against that single creature over and over again, instead delaying it by a round.