Class Features

As an ardent, you gain the following class features.

Preparing and Casting Spells

The Ardent table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your ardent spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

You prepare the list of ardent spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the ardent spell list. When you do so, choose a number of ardent spells equal to the lower of your Wisdom and Charisma modifiers + half your ardent level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). You can’t choose a spell higher than the slot level on the Ardent table.

You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a short or long rest. Preparing a new list of ardent spells requires time spent in ceremony, prayer, and ritual: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.

Spellcasting Ability

Wisdom and Charisma are your spellcasting abilities for your ardent spells, so you use the lower of your Wisdom and Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom and Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an ardent spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Mantle of Clarity

Yours is a mantle of pragmatism, understanding clearly your emotions at play and those of others to protect them.

Mantle Spell List

The Mantle of Elation grants you additional spells you gain at the ardent levels noted below. Once you gain one of these spells you always have it prepared, it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare and is an ardent spell for you.

Elation's Affect

At 2nd level when you choose this mantle, you and allies within your empathic aura draw opportunity attacks at disadvantage from enemies and make them with advantage.

Mystic Thought: Remove Purpose

As a bonus action, you can remove the purpose of a creature within your empathic range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw or be incapacitated with a speed of 0 until the end of its next turn.

Sentinel Attack

Beginning at 5th level, creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you if they enter or leave your reach, even if they take the Disengage action. Your melee attacks of opportunity reduce their speed to 0 on a hit.

Extra Sentinel Attack

At 11th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you make an opportunity attack.

Ideal Form of Elation

At 17th level, you and friendly creatures within your Empathic Aura are always under the effects of a freedom of movement spell.

Mantle Spell List

The Mantle of Fury grants you additional spells you gain at the ardent levels noted below. Once you gain one of these spells you always have it prepared, it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare and is an ardent spell for you.

Fury's Affect

At 2nd level when you choose this mantle, you and allies within your empathic aura can turn an attack you hit on the first round of combat into a critical hit.

Mystic Thought: Achieve Alacrity

As a bonus action, you can allow an ally within your empathic range to achieve alacrity. On their next turn, they can take one additional action on top of their regular action and possible bonus action.

Avenging Attack

Beginning at 5th level, when an attack hits you, you fail a saving throw, or you fail an ability check that requires an attack or an action, you can make a weapon attack against any creature within range as a reaction.

Extra Avenging Attack

At 11th level, you can make two weapon attacks as part of your Avenging Attack reaction.

Ideal Form of Fury

At 17th level, you and friendly creatures within your Empathic Aura only spend 1 foot of movement for every 2 feet they move directly toward a hostile creature.

Mantle Spell List

The Mantle of Fury grants you additional spells you gain at the ardent levels noted below. Once you gain one of these spells you always have it prepared, it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare and is an ardent spell for you.

Madness's Affect

At 2nd level when you choose this mantle, you and allies within your empathic aura can make an additional attack with the Attack action against a creature if you miss one. The creature must have half or fewer of its hitpoints remaining.

Mystic Thought: Cursed Conscious

As a bonus action, you can permeate the conscious of a creature within your empathic range. For each curse and madness it is under the effect of, it gains temporary hitpoints equal to your spellcasting modifier. These temporary hitpoints disappear early if the target hasn't attacked or targeted a creature with a harmful effect by the end of each of their turns. While they last, the target can make one additional attack with the Attack action against a creature if they miss one.

Chasing Attack

Beginning at 5th level, when a creature you have hit an attack against this combat moves away from you, you can move up to your speed toward it as a reaction. If it is within the reach of your weapon, you can make one attack as part of this reaction.

Extra Chasing Attack

At 11th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, as part of your Chasing Attack reaction.

Ideal Form of Madness

At 17th level, you and friendly creatures within your Empathic Aura can release the madness within by spending all of their movement. The creature's space and the space within its reach falls under a maddening darkness spell.

You and friendly creatures are immune to the spell's harmful effects but aren't granted any ability to see through it. It dissipates at the start of that creature's next turn. A creature can't release the madness again this combat until they slay a rival creature.