Summoner v0.6

Creating a Summoner

When creating a Summoner, you're creating a character who interacts with extraplanar powers that most find mysterious, bewildering, and dangerous. Consider why experiences lead to your character pursuing this otherworldly path to power, and how they might have studied it. Did they come from an academy? Did they have a mentor? Did they stumble on ancient forbidden knowledge? Their power to power and their intentions can help define your character.

You'll select a Plane of Study at first level, which will set a lot of the ton for your character. A plane may provide a lot more than just mechanics. Conjuring beasts is going to have a very different vibe to it than conjuring demons or devils, and people might treat summoners that pull terrifying abominations from the beyond as a dangerous lunatic, while a summoner that calls for celestials is some blessed saint.

Class Features

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per Summoner level
• Hit Points at 1st: Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Summoner level after 1st

Planes of Study

Select a plane from which you wish to draw the creatures you summon. The plane you select grants you one language, a set of spells you learn as you gain levels in the class, and a series of different creatures you can summon from that plane, the first of which you gain when you select the plane.

The complete list of planes you can select and the languages, spells, and creatures they grant can be found at the end of the class.

Summon Entity

You gain the ability to call forth creatures from your Plane of Study, called Conjured Entities. When you gain this feature, you will have one creature that you can call forth based on your Plane of Study. You gain additional options at 3rd and 5th level from your Plane of Study.

Summoning. As an action, you can call forth the entity to an empty space of sufficient size within 30 feet of you. The conjured entity uses the stat block provided under the Plane of Study it is called forth from. When you summon the entity you sacrifice hit points, from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of your Summoner level. The summoned entity gains hit points equal to twice the expended hit points (plus any modifier to hit points its stat block provides).

Duration and Range. The entity persists for 1 minute, its hit points are reduced to 0, or you dismiss it as an action. The entity loses 5 hit points any time it ends its turn more than 50 × your Summoner level feet from you.

Multiple Entities. You can have one entity summoned at a time, increasing to two at 5th level, three at 11th level, and four at 20th level. If you summon another entity while you have the maximum number of entities summoned, the currently existing entity with the lowest hit points is reduced to 0 hit points and dismissed.

Saving Throws. Any time it would make a saving throw, you can instead make an Intelligence saving throw, using the results of the save instead (you must decide to do this before rolling the Summoned Entity's saving throw). This save gains any advantage the Conjured Entity has on the save, but otherwise uses your statistics.

Recovering Hit Points. If you dismiss an entity without it being reduced to zero hit points, the Summoner regains hit points equal to half its remaining hit points (rounded down). This cannot exceed the number of hit points expended to summon it.

Direct Control

As an action, you can take control of an entity conjured by Summon Entity, allowing you to move it up to its movement speed.

When you reach 5th level, you can command the entity to attack using one of its actions instead of moving it.

Spellcasting

As part of your study of magical conjuration, you gain the ability to cast spells at 2nd level. The spells you learn are limited in scope, primarily concerned with enhancing your abilities and devastating your foes.

Inventory

Additionally at 2nd level, you gain access to a small private subspace that can be used to store and summon items. Placing an item into or removing an item from this special subspace requires an action. You can only store items that you can touch and that are not being worn or carried by other creatures. When an item is summoned, it is summoned either into your hand, or immediately adjacent to you.

When you gain this feature, you can only store Tiny items (such as a potion or dagger) in your inventory. This increases to Small sized items (such swords or breastplates) at 5th level, Medium sized items (such polearm or set of plate armor) at 9th level, and Large sized items (such as rafts or wagons) at 13th level.

You can store a number of items in your Inventory equal to your Summoner level (counting each individual item), and they can have a total maximum weight of 50 × your Summoner level pounds.

Subclass

At 3rd level, you choose a subclass that represents how you wish to use your power as a Summoner, selecting from Converger, Invoker, Binder, or Controller.

Esoteric Secrets

Additionally at 3rd level, you learn your first Esoteric Secret. Esoteric Secrets are special enhancements that Summoners can learn to enhance their summons, learn new ways of controlling them, or making them more uniquely suited to your vision. Some esoteric secrets are limited by subclass or plane of study choices.

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. You can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead.

Free Labor

At 6th level, with a special ritual taking 1 minute, you can call forth one or more (to your Summoner level) menial summons that assist with basic tasks. They cannot attack, but have the properties of a servant created by the unseen servant spell, though they are visible and of a creature type related to your Plane of Study, with a generally related appearance of your choice. You can dismiss them at any as an action.

You can gain a total number of hours of labor equal to your Summoner level (for example, at 6 level you can summon 6 for 1 hour, 2 for 3 hours, or 1 for 6 hours).

After the total hours they can work is complete, they vanish and you cannot summon them again until you complete a long rest.

Channeled Recovery

Additionally at 6th level, when you take a short rest and roll one or more hit dice to recover hit points, you regain additional hit points equal to your spellcasting modifier.

Recall Ally

At 9th level as an action, you can summon a willing creature you are familiar with that is within 500 feet of you to an empty space within 5 feet of you. The number of allies you can summon and the range you can summon them from increases at 13th level to up to 3 willing creatures from up to 1 mile, and again at 17th level to up to 6 willing creatures from up to 100 miles, or back to their home plane at your location irrespective of distance if they are not currently on it and you are.

Once you do this, you cannot do so again until you complete a short or long rest.

Expanded Horizons

Beginning at 10th level, you can select a second Plane of Study, gaining the selected languages, spells, and you can summon your Conjured Entities from either of your selected planes.

Otherworldly Power

At 11th level, your Conjured Entity's attacks deal an additional 1d6 force damage on hit. This bonus damage applies to attacks and abilities that replace an attack as long as they have an attack roll or saving throw (such as a Swarm Controller's Swarm Attack).

Planeswalker

Starting at 15th level, you gain the ability reverse your summoning process to cast plane shift without expending a spell slot, though you must expend hit points equal to the level or CR of any creature transported this way.

Once you use this ability, you cannot do so again until you complete a long rest.

Universal Knowledge

At 18th level, your extensive planar dealings lead you to develop mastery of a third Plane of Study. Additionally, you learn all the languages associated with Planes of Study that you don't already know (Abyssal, Celestial, Primordial, Sylvan and Infernal).

Your familiarity with planar creatures gives you advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Persuasion) ability checks involving customs, rituals, or comprehension.

Conjure Calamity

Starting at 20th level, you can cast planar breach^K without expending a spell slot. When you cast planar breach^K this way, the result of casting the spell is always 4 on the random table, and you can control the conjured creature, mentally directing its movement and actions. Once you use this feature to cast it, you cannot use this feature to cast it again until you complete a long rest.

Subclasses

Channeled Power

Additionally at 3rd level, when you use Direct Control on a Conjured Entity, you can instead direct it to cast it to cast a spell from the related planar spell table of the plane it was summoned from (the spells you learn from that Plane of Study) in place of one attack. Casting a spell this way does not have any spell components and does not expend a spell slot, but you can only cast each spell from the related Planar Spell Table this way once, after which you must complete a long rest to cast that spell this way again.

You can have it cast a spell this way again early by expending one of your spell slots of equal or higher level to the spell you direct it to cast, casting the spell at the level of the spell slot expended.

Increased Control

At 5th level, when you use Direct Control on the entity bound by Bind Entity, you can direct it both Move and take a single action (Attack, Dodge, or another action available from its stat block).

Planar Influence

Starting at 7th level, the contractual bond you've formed influences you. While you have the summon from Contractual Entity manifested, you gain a power based on the Plane of Study it was called from.

Second Binding

Starting at 14th level, when completing a long rest, you can select a second creature you can summon to use Bind Entity on, with it gaining the same benefits and its own hit point pool. You can only have one of the bound entities called forth at a time, but when you dismiss one with an action, you can summon the other with the same action.

Binder Esoteric Secrets

Conjurer's Control (Prerequisite: 9th level Summoner)

When you use Direct Control to move your Bound Entity, you can teleport it up 30 feet instead of having it move normally.

Fully Customized.

You can select an additional Summon Customization when binding an entity with Bind Entity.

Summoner's Sight.

You gain any darkvision or other special sight (such as blindsight) your Bound Entity has.

Tag Team (Prerequisite: 6th level Summoner)

When you make an attack roll or force a creature to make a saving throw with a spell, your Bound Entity gains advantage on its attack rolls against that creature until the start of your next turn.

Soul Link.

When you or your Bound Entity take damage, you can use your reaction to half the damage taken, but cause the other to take an equal amount of damage.

Invoker

An Invoker is a summoner the focuses on pulling as much power as they can from other planes, generally leaving the result an unstable fluctuating mass of energy. To the Invoker, however, this is a feature and not a problem in their approach, as this unstable nature becomes another aspect of their arsenal, and the explosion destabilization of their summons is just another tool to render destruction on their enemies. While often viewed as reckless and dangerous in their approach, few can deny the raw power it offers them.

Cataclysm Cycle

When you detonate a Conjured Entity, you regain hit points equal to half its current hit points. This cannot exceed the number of hit points originally invested into summoning the Conjured Entity.

Invoker Esoteric Secrets

Devastating Gift.

When you empower an explosion with Parting Gift, you can increase the radius of the explosion by 5 × the level of spell slot spent feet.

Energy Recycling.

You are healed for 1 hit point each time a Conjured Entity you summoned explodes.

Harbinger's Shield.

You take no damage from the explosions of your Conjured Entities.

Inescapable Detonation.

Creatures that pass their saving throw against a detonation still take half damage from it, even if it is not empowered by Parting Gifts.

Living Missiles (Prerequisite: 6th level Summoner).

When a Conjured Entity is summoned, its movement speed is doubled until the start of your next turn.

Otherworldly Explosions (Prerequisite: 11th level Invoker).

Instead of Otherworld Power increasing the damage of your Conjured Entity's attacks, it applies to the explosions of your Unstoppable Summons.

Trigger Sequence.

When you trigger the explosion of a Conjured Entity, you can detonate any number of Conjured Entities you currently have summoned. If a creature is in the area of effect of more than one explosion, it has disadvantage on its saving throw, but takes damage only once.

Twin Summon (Prerequisite: 15th level Summoner).

When you use Summon Entity to summon a Conjured Entity, you can summon two Conjured Entities at once, each in their own space within range. Once you use this ability, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Spirit Converger

Convergers are those that combine their own power with that of their summoners, wrapping themselves in the planar powers they call forth like a cloak. This allows them to empower their own—otherwise frail—bodies with the mighty power of their summons, eliminating the most critical weakness of Summoners everywhere. This approach limits them otherwise, but there's no doubt they are among the most durable and dangerous at close range.

Planar Enhancement

At 7th level, while you have your Spirit Mantle active, you gain a special ability based on its plane of origin. This ability can only be activated once, after which you need to complete a short or long rest before you can activate it again.

For effects that deal damage or restore hit points, the effect increases by 1d8 at 12th level, and again at 17th level.

Empyrean Ascension

Starting at 14th level, when you assume your Spirit Mantle, you can expend a spell slot to empower it. When you empower it this way, you can become a Large sized creature.

The temporary hit points you gain from Spirit Mantle increases by 2 × the spell slot level (or 4 × the spell slot level if you become a Large sized creature), and a series of escalating benefits based on the level of the spell slot expended. You gain the effects of the spell slot level, and all lower level spell slot effects. The benefits persist for as long as the form persists:

Converger Esoteric Secrets

Custom Features

You can select one Summon Customization from the Monster Binder's Customized Summons feature. When you assume your spirit mantle, you gain that benefit while your Spirit Mantle is active.

Hardened Shell

The natural armor you gain from your Spirit Mantle has its AC increased by 1.

Bow to the Inevitable

You learn the shield spell.

Shroud Inoculation (Prerequisite: 15th level Summoner)

You gain any damage or condition immunity the Summoned Entity you used to form your Spirit Mantle has while you fused with it and have any of the Temporary Hit Points that fusion grants remaining.

Spirit Shell (Prerequisite: 15th level Summoner)

While you have your Spirit Mantle active but no temporary hit points remaining, as a bonus action you can gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Spirit Walk (Prerequisite: 6th level Summoner)

While under the effect of your Spirit Mantle, as a bonus action, you split from and project your Summoned Entity to act on its own, moving and (optionally) making a single attack. After it completes this act, you can either let it teleport back to you or you can teleport to its location, automatically resuming your Spirit Mantle form.

Once you use this ability, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Well of Power (Prerequisite: 9th level)

When you use Spirit Mantle, you can forgo expending hit points, instead gaining temporary hit points equal to your Summoner level (rather than twice the hit points spent).

Winged Mantle (Prerequisite: 9th level Summoner)

If the Conjured Entity you combine with to form a Spirit Mantle has a flying speed, you gain the same flying speed while under the effect of Spirit Mantle.

Swarm Controller

A Swarm Controller embraces quantity over quality, calling forth a special type of Conjured Entity — a relentless swarm that engulfs the area in countless conjured entities. While controlling such a swarm is a challenge, it drowns all that stands in its way under the endless tide.

Swarm Empowerment

Additionally at 3rd level when you use Summon Entity to call forth a Conjured Swarm, you can expend a spell slot to further empower the swarm. The swarm gains hit points equal to 2 × the level of the spell slot spent, an additional effect based on the level of the spell slot (shown on the table below). You can just gain the effect of a lower level spell slot instead of the slot level spent.

Responsive Swarm

Starting at 5th level, when you use Direct Control to move your Conjured Swarm, you can also cause it to take a Swarm Action.

Planar Manifestation

Starting at 7th level, your Swarm gains a new effect based on the Plane of Study it was called from. You can use this effect once, after which you must complete a short or long rest before using it again. You can expend a 1st level or higher spell slot to use again early.

• Abyssal: Demonic Frenzy. As a reaction to the Swarm taking damage from a creature within its range, you can cause the swarm to make a Swarm Attack against the creature that dealt damage to it.
• Bestial: Pack Assistance. As a reaction to an allied character attacking a creature within 5 feet of the swarm, you can direct the Swarm to aid the attack, adding a +2 for each size stage of the swarm (+2 for a Medium Swarm to +8 for a Gargantuan swarm). You can make take this reaction after the roll, potentially turning a miss into a hit.
• Celestial: Life Gift As a reaction to an allied character being reduced to zero hit points or making a death saving throw within 5 feet of the swarm, you can cause it infuse them with holy energy, healing them for 1d8 for each size stage of the swarm (1d8 for a Medium swarm to 4d8 for a Gargantuan swarm)
• Fey: Myriad Illusions. As a reaction to a creature attempting to attack while inside your swarm or attempting to move out of it, you can attempt to confuse them with illusions orchestrated by your swarm. The creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On failure, if they were attempting to attack, you can cause it to target another creature within range, or miss (your choice). If they were attempting to move out of the swarm's space, they are instead teleported to another spot of your choice within it.
• Infernal: Hellfire Pyre. As a reaction to a creature ending its turn within your swarm's space, you can have your swarm bring forth a pyre of hellfire to burn it. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC. On failure, it takes 1d6 fire damage and 1d6 necrotic damage for each size stage of the swarm (1d6 of each for a Medium Swarm to 4d6 of each for a Gargantuan swarm). On success, the target takes half as much damage.
• Nature: Grasping Zone As a reaction to a creature attempting to leave the swarm's space you can force it to make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On failure, it becomes restrained until the end of your next turn.
• Undead: Graveyard Recruitment. As a reaction to a creature dying within your swarm you can call forth an additional Summoned Entity as part of the swarm without expending any hit points (the Summoned Entity has 2 hit points).

Swarm Shroud

Starting at 14th level, when you create a swarm or as an action while you have a swarm active within 60 feet of you, you can recall your swarm to form a shroud around you. When you do so, the swarm engulfs a 5 foot radius around if it is Medium or Smaller, and increases by an additional 5 feet for each size category above Medium (up to a 20 foot radius if the swarm is Gargantuan).

The area engulfed is difficult terrain for all hostile creatures, and is considered the space of your swarm from swarm actions and for anything targeting the swarm, but it gains immunity to all conditions and area of effect damage. While your swarm is in this form, it blocks against you, granting you resistance to all damage, with the swarm taking an equal amount of damage.

You can end the shroud automatically by moving the swarm (treating it as having been at your location), and it automatically ends if the swarm is reduced to 0 hit points.

Swarm Controller Esoteric Secrets

Consuming Swarm

When you swarm kills a creature, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Little Helpers (Prerequisite: 9th level Summoner)

While you are within your own Swarm, you gain advantage on any Strength (Athletics) check, and gain a climbing speed equal to your movement speed. If your summoned entities can fly, you gain a flying speed equal to half their movement speed, as long as your Swarm is one or more sizes larger than you.

Pile On (New Swarm Action)

The swarm piles onto a creature within the space of the swarm that is smaller than the swarm and attempts to hold it down. The target makes a Strength saving throw. On failure, it becomes grappled (escape DC equal to your spell save DC).

Swarm Protection (New Swarm Action)

The swarm protects a creature within the radius of it. Until the start of your next turn, any attack roll against that creature is redirected to the swarm, and that creature gains resistance to the damage of any area of effect spell or effect that would damage it.

Winged (Prerequisite: 5th level Summoner)

Your Conjured Swarm gains a flying speed equal to its movement speed.

General Esoteric Secrets

The following are Esoteric Secrets that can be selected by any Summoner regardless of subclass or Plane of Study.

Inventory Expansion (Prerequisite: 6th level Summoner)

Your Inventory feature is no longer limited in the number of items it can store, and instead only its weight limit, which doubles to 100 × your Summoner level pounds.

Item Magician

You can add or remove items from your Inventory as an object interaction.

Personal Plane (Prerequisite: Inventory Expansion, 15th level Summoner)

Your Inventory feature now creates a personal demiplane, which functions as the rules of the demiplane spell. You can add or retrieve objects using your Inventory feature, which is no longer limited by weight, only the size of your personal demiplane. You can cast demiplane once per day without expending a spell slot, but when cast this way it always opens to the same demiplane created by this feature in which your inventory is stored.

Other creatures cannot access this demiplane with the demiplane spell unless you die or give them permission to do so.

Reactive Summons.

You can use your reaction to allow one of your Conjured Entities to take a reaction when it would otherwise not be able to (such as taking an attack of opportunity).

Strengthened Spells

Your mastery over conjuration makes your spell constructs able to lift more weight. The following spells are modified in the following ways: mage hand can lift up to 50 pounds (up from 10 pounds), unseen servant gains a Strength of 10 (up from 2), and the weight and size limit of floating disk is doubled.

Summon Familiar

You learn the find familiar spell and it does not count against your spells known. You can cast the spell as an action, and you do not require a material component to cast the spell, but must expend 1 hit point to cast it this way.

Summoner's Will (prerequisite: 9th level Summoner)

Once per turn, when a Summoned Entity would be reduced to 0 hit points, you can make a Intelligence saving throw with a DC equal to 5 + the damage taken. On success, the Summon is instead reduced to 1 hit point.

Quick Command

You can use your bonus action to command the Summoned Entity to attack. Once use do this, you cannot do so again until you complete a short or long rest.

Planes of Study

Level 5

Esoteric Abyssal Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Bestial plane.

Esoteric Abyssal Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Demon

The following is an additional option that can be selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Demon (Prerequisite: Aybssal Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Marilith is added to the list of options.

Bestial

A chaotic neutral plane full of wilderness and wild beasts.

Features. Summoners that study this plane learn can cast speaking with animals once without expending a spell slot or material components, after which you cannot cast it again until you complete a short or long rest. You gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures. Beasts tend to be simple summons with powerful attacks and attributes.

Level 5

Esoteric Bestial Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Bestial plane.

Beast Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Beast

The following is an additional option that can be selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Eagle (Prerequisite: Bestial Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Eagle is added to the list of options.

Beyond

Some summoners reach beyond the planes, plunging their minds into great beyond to pull back fragments of the incomprehensible expanse outside of all laws and reason. To touch on the Beyond is dangerous, for it is not a place that can be fully comprehended, but the power cuts both ways as that which can be drawn are irregular and powerful.

Features. Summons that study this plan learn Deep Speech, gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures when using Summon Entity.

Short Rest Creature Features. Each ability can be used once, after which the Summoner must take a short rest before using the same ability again (even if they summon a new creature of the same type).

Level 5

Esoteric Beyond Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Beyond plane.

Aberrant Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Aberration

The following is an additional that can selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Aberration (Prerequisite: Beyond Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Devourer is added to the list of options.

Celestial

A good aligned upper plane and the home of radiant beings of light and positive energy. Celestial tend to come with radiant and healing powers.

Language. Summoners that study this plane learn Celestial, gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures.

Short Rest Creature Features. Each ability can be used once, after which the Summoner must take a short rest before using the same ability again (even if they summon a new creature of the same type).

Level 5

Esoteric Celestial Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Celestial plane.

Celestial Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Celestial

The following is an additional that can selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Celestial (Prerequisite: Elemental Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Unicorn is added to the list of options.

Elemental

A chaotic neutral plane, the elemental planes are among the most common planes of study for Summoners, offering uncomplicated yet versatile power. Elementals tend to come with immunity to their element and unique properties.

Features. Summoners that study this plane learn Primordial, gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures.

Level 5

Esoteric Elemental Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Elemental plane.

Elemental Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Elemental

The following is an additional that can selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Elemental (Prerequisite: Elemental Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Air Elemental is added to the list of options.

Fey

A chaotic neutral plane of fey creatures. While neutral, fey themselves can be good or evil, though their versions of good and evil can be baffling by mortal standards.

Features. Summoners that study this plane learn Sylvan, gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures. Fey tend to have powers of illusions and mobility.

Short Rest Creature Features. Each ability can be used once, after which the Summoner must take a short rest before using the same ability again (even if they summon a new creature of the same type).

Level 5

Esoteric Fey Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Infernal plane.

Fey Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Fey

The following is an additional option that can be selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Fey (Prerequisite: Infernal Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Pixie is added to the list of options.

Infernal

A lawful evil aligned lower plane full of fire and devils.

Features. Summoners that study this plane learn Infeneral, gain the following spells at the following levels, and gain access to the following conjured creatures. Devils tend to come with excellent darkvision, magical resistance, and resistance to fire and poison damage.

Short Rest Creature Features. Each ability can be used once, after which the Summoner must take a short rest before using the same ability again (even if they summon a new creature of the same type).

Level 5

Esoteric Infernal Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Infernal plane.

Infernal Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Devil

The following is an additional option that can be selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Devil (Prerequisite: Infernal Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

When you use Summon Entity, the Conjured Chain Devil is added to the list of options.

Undead

Undead are typically drawn from negative planes of dense necrotic powers, antithetical to all life. Such creatures brought to planes of life can be considered evil as unrestrained they see to annihilate all living things, but they often have less motive will than other outsiders, operating on their instincts. Some Summers may pull undead from other sources or more specialized planes.

Features. Summoners that study this plane gain the spell speak with dead and can cast it once without expending a spell slot or using any components, after which they cannot cast it again until they complete a long rest.

Level 5

Esoteric Death Magic

The following Esoteric Secret grants additional spells known for Summoner that studies the Undead plane.

Death Magic. You learn the following spells at the following levels. For any feature that lets you cast a spell from your planar spells without expending a spell slot, you do not gain an additional use of the feature, but can pick between the spell granted by the Plane of Study and this feature.

Esoteric Undead

The following is an additional option that can be selected using the following Esoteric Secret

Esoteric Undead (Prerequisite: Undead Plane of Study, Summoner level 9).

Summoner Spell List

Avatar Slam

1st-level conjuration

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 10 feet
• Components: S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A Huge sized ethereal avatar appears behind you and slams its fist down at a point within range. All creatures within 5 feet of the target point must make a Dexterity saving throw. On failure, they take 2d6 bludgeoning damage and are knocked prone. On success, they take half as much damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

Avatar Punch

2nd-level conjuration

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self (15 foot line)
• Components: S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A Huge sized ethereal avatar appears behind you and punches forward from you in a 15 foot long, 10 foot wide line. All creatures in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On failure, creatures take 3d6 bludgeoning damage and are knocked to the end of line of effect. If this movement causes them to collide with another creature or hard surface, they take an additional 1d6 bludgeoning damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Avatar Slash

3rd-level conjuration

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self (15 foot radius)
• Components: S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A Huge sized ethereal avatar appears behind you wielding a massive sword and slashes in a massive arc. Pick one half of a 15 foot radius around up to be the area of effect (a 180 degree cone of effect). Creatures in the target area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On failure, they take 6d8 slashing damage. On success, they take half as much damage. Any large or larger structures, objects, or plants in the area that is more than four feet tall also takes the slashing damage, potentially cutting them down.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Avatar Thrust

4th-level conjuration

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self (40 foot line)
• Components: S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A Huge sized ethereal avatar appears behind you wielding a massive spear and thrusts forward from in a line that is 40 feet long and 5 feet wide. All creatures in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On failure, the creatures take 7d8 piercing damage and are knocked 10 feet backward away from you. On success, a creature takes half as much damage and is knocked feet to the side (out of the line). If the creature cannot be knocked out of the line, it automatically fails the saving throw.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Avatar Palm

5th-level conjuration

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A Huge sized hand appears in the sky before slamming down its palm down in a 15-foot-radius, 60-foot-high cylinder centered on a point on the ground within range. All creatures within the area must make a Constitution saving throw. On failure, creatures take 8d6 bludgeoning damage, are knocked prone, and become Dazed until the start of your next turn. On success, creatures take half as much damage and suffer no other effects.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 5th.

Planar Breach

5th-level conjuration (arcane)

• Classes: Summoner
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 300 feet
• Components: V, S, M
• Duration: Varies

A planar breach is created at a point within range. You can select from a plane that will cause acid, cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, psychic, or radiant when breached, and then roll on the following table for the effect:

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