Multiclassing

Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass character, you must have at least a Strength score of 13 to take a level in this class.

Proficiencies Gained. You gain the following proficiencies at first level when you multiclass as an armorist: heavy armor and smith's tools.

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

• Armor: All armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, battleaxes, longswords, tridents, and warhammers.
• Tools: Smith's tools

• Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
• Skills: Choose two from Animal Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, and Survival.

Aegis Tradition

For some armorists, the standard shield is a paltry object. To stand encased in shining plate and to wield a shield as small and feeble as that of a light armored weakling is all but intolerable. Armorists of the aegis tradition focus on developing their massive shields into a legend that scoffs at the sword of sword and board. They learn to wield the mighty aegis and to manipulate the battlefield around them, protecting themselves and their allies with unrivaled superiority.

All Shield

At 17th level, your use of the shields is unparalleled. You shield block die increases to 1d8, and it applies to all damage types excluding psychic.

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Bark Armor

When you enter this tradition at 3rd level, you are granted a set of bark armor. You can use your action to create your bark armor around your body and you can choose the form that this armor takes each time you create it (see the Armor section of the basic rules for armor options), so long as it Heavy Armor. Your bark armor is considered wooden for the purposes of effects, such as that of the heat metal spell.

Your bark armor disappears if you doff it for 1 minute or more. It also disappears if you use this feature again, if you dismiss the armor (no action required), or if you die.

You can transform one set of heavy armor into your bark armor by performing a special ritual while you hold the armor. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. You can dismiss the armor, shunting it into an extradimensional space, and it appears whenever you create your bark armor thereafter. You can't affect an artifact or sentient armor in this way. The armor ceases being your bark armor if you die, if you perform the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or if you use a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The armor appears at your feet if it is in the extradimensional space when the bond breaks.

Bramble Spike

Beginning at 3rd level, you can grow spiky brambles from your armor to damage those who seek to damage you. When a creature within 5 feet of you that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to cause the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier). The creature takes 1d6 piercing damage on a failed saving throw, and half as much damage on a successful one. This damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 2d6 at 10th level, 3d6 at 15th level, and 4d6 at 20th level.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all uses when you finish a long rest.

Absorbent Bark

At 6th level, the bark coating your armor absorbs poisonous material. You have resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.

Forest Traveler

At 6th level, you are particularly familiar with forests and are adept at traveling and surviving in such regions. While traveling for an hour or more in forests, you gain the following benefits:

• Difficult terrain doesn’t slow your travel.
• Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
• If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace.

Nature's Guidance

At 10th level, you gain the ability to consult with nature. When you do so, you cast the augury or commune with nature spell, without using a spell slot or material components. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

After you cast either spell in this way, you can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Bark Soul

Beginning at 17th level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a treant for 1 minute. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the treant, which can be found on page 289 of the Monster Manuel, though you retain your alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the treant has the same proficiency as you and the bonus listed in its statistics is higher than yours, use the treant's bonus in place of yours.

You assume the hit points and Hit Dice of the new form. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the number of hit points you had before you transformed. If you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you aren't knocked unconscious.

You retain the benefit of any features from your race, feats, class, including your Bark Armor and Absorbant Bark features, or other source and can use them, provided that your treant form is physically capable of doing so. You can't use any special senses you have (for example, darkvision) unless your new form also has that sense. You drop any equipment that you were holding, such as a weapon or shield.

While in this form, you must maintain concentration to stay in the form, as if concentrating on a spell. Should you lose your concentration, your form reverts to its normal state.

Spellcasting

When you reach 3rd level, you learn to cast spells. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the chapter 11 for the cleric spell list.

Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the cleric spell list. You learn an additional cleric cantrip of your choice at 10th level.

Spell Slots. The Spiritor Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your cleric spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended slots when you finish a long rest.

For example, if you know the 1st level spell inflict wounds and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast inflict wounds using either slot.

Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know three 1st-level cleric spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the abjuration and necromancy spells on the cleric spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Spiritor Spellcasting table shows when you learn more cleric spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be an abjuration or necromancy spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can come from any school of magic.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the cleric spells you know with another spell of your choice from the cleric list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, and it must be an abjuration or necromancy spell, unless you're replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic.

Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells, since you learn your spells through connections with spirits. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a cleric spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Absorbent Alloys

prerequisite: armorist level 11

You add a metallic alloy to your armor that is able to absorb energies and blast them out through your strikes. Once per long rest, you may use your reaction to cast absorb elements at 1st level without expending a spell slot.

If you took the Aegis Tradition, Intelligence is your spellcasting ability. If you took Barkheart or Spiritor traditions, Wisdom is your spellcasting ability.

Actuating Gauntlet

prerequisite: armorist level 7

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Armored Lockbox

You create a container within the back of your armor with a volume of 8 cubic feet. You may store any items that you desire in this space so long as it no larger than 2 feet in any direction. When stored in the space, the item is considered on your person as if it were in a backpack or other similar container.

Additionally, you may use an item interaction to open or close and lock this space with a key that only you possess. You may choose to duplicate this key any number of times if you would like. Anyone with a key may use an item interaction to open or close it. Should someone try to pick this lock, the DC is equal to your armor's armor class.

Bullseye Breastplate

prerequisite: have a tinderbox or flint in your possession

You create a permanent lantern and a 4-pint container within the breast of your armor. As a bonus action on your turn, you can activate the flint inside to light or extinguish the lantern. While lit, you cast bright light in a 60-foot cone and dim light for an additional 60 feet from your chest. Once lit, the lantern burns for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of oil. You may add oil to this container as an object interaction on your turn.

Camouflage

prerequisite: armorist level 15

You can spend 1 minute creating camouflage for yourself. You must have access to fresh mud, dirt, plants, soot, and other naturally occurring materials with which to create your camouflage.

Once you are camouflaged in this way, you can try to hide by pressing yourself up against a solid surface, such as a tree or wall, that is at least as tall and wide as you are. You gain a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks as long as you remain there without moving or taking actions. Once you move or take an action or a reaction, you must camouflage yourself again to gain this benefit.

Chain Hook

prerequisite: have a chain (any length) and a grappling hook in your inventory

You weld one end of a chain (any length to your armor and a grappling hook to the other end. You may choose to attach that chain anywhere on your armor that you wish. The chain cannot be removed from you person and you may interact with the chain as an item interaction as you see fit.

Duelist's Spaulder

prerequisite: armorist level 7 | restriction: You cannot gain this benefit if you have adopted the dueling fighting style from another class.

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.

Hand Crossbow

You become proficient with hand crossbows. You choose a hand crossbow in your possession and weld it into the gauntlet of your main or off-hand. This process takes 1 hour and can be accomplished over a short rest. While this augmentation is active, you cannot be disarmed of your crossbow while wearing your armor. This hand crossbow can be replaced with another by repeating this process over the course of 1 hour.

You cannot wield a weapon in your crossbow hand with this feature active.

Gauntlet Shield

You choose a shield in your possession and weld it to the gauntlet of your off-hand. This process takes 1 hour and can be accomplished over a short rest. While this augmentation is active, you cannot be disarmed of your shield while wearing your armor. This shield can be replaced with another by repeating this process over the course of 1 hour.

You cannot wield a weapon in your off-hand with this feature active.

Gauntlet Whip

You become proficient with whips. You choose a whip in your possession and attach it into the gauntlet of your main or off-hand. This process takes 1 hour and can be accomplished over a short rest. While this augmentation is active, you cannot be disarmed of your whip while wearing your armor. This whip can be replaced with another by repeating this process over the course of 1 hour.

You cannot wield a weapon in your whip with this feature active.

Grapple Gauntlets

prerequisite: armorist level 11

You weld spikes to the inside of your gauntlets. When you make a Grapple check and succeed, you deal 1d4 piercing damage to the grappled creature. As a bonus action on subsequent turns, you may squeeze the grappled creature to deal an additional 1d4 piercing damage + your Strength modifier.

Heavy Hands

When you hit a creature and use your heavy strike, you can reduce the creature's speed by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.