D&D 5e Tweaks & Fixes

Fighter Revised v1.5

By Kire Exion (a.k.a, u/Kire-Ikasu)

Base Class Features

Source: Player's Handbook.

• Fighting Style: Improved
• Action Surge: Re-arranged progression
• Extra Attack: Re-arranged progression
• Superior Technique: Re-written into Class Feature
• Indomitable: Improved
• Fighting Style Mastery: Added

Adamant Protection

Prequisite Fighting Style: Protection

You defend your allies without fail. While you are not incapacitated, allied creatures gain your shield's AC bonus so long as they are within 5 feet of you. You must be wielding a shield for your allies to gain this benefit.

Blind Awareness

Prequisite Fighting Style: Blind Fighting

Even without vision, nothing can evade your sight. Your blindsight extends to a radius of 30 feet, allowing you to effectively see everything withing range that's not behind full cover unless a creature successfully hides from you.

Moreover, your attacks against creatures within this range can not have disadvantage.

Dueling Mastery

Prequisite Fighting Style: Dueling

When you fight, you fight to win. Once per turn, when you miss with an attack against a creature within reach while holding a weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you can make an additional attack with that weapon against that creature.

Great Weapon Brutality

Prequisite Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting

You strike with devastating power. Once per turn when you hit with a melee weapon that you are wielding in two hands, you can roll one additional weapon damage die. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Peerless Archery

Prequisite Fighting Style: Archery

Your accuracy knows no bounds. Once per turn when you make a ranged weapon attack against a target within your normal range, you can choose to grant yourself advantage on the attack roll. You can make this choice after you make the attack roll and see the result, but before the DM says whether the attack hits or misses.

Unarmed Supremacy

Prequisite Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting

In the absence of weapons, you have honed your body into one of incredible might.

The damage die of your unarmed strikes increase to a d10 (or a d12 if you aren't wielding any weapons or a shield) and the damage you deal to a creature grappled by you increases to a d8 each turn.

Additionally, you have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks to grapple or shove and you can grapple or shove creatures one size larger than normal.

Unbreakable Defense

Prequisite Fighting Style: Defense

Your defenses are as impenetrable as an iron-clad fortress. On your turns where you do not use any of your movement, you can use the Dodge action as a bonus action.

Two-Weapon Expertise

Prequisite Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting

The speed of your attacks are simply unmatched. You can make two attacks instead of one when you attack with your off hand weapon or make an opportunity attack.

Thrown Weapon Mastery

Prequisite: Thrown-weapon Fighting

The strength of your weapon toss is staggering. Once per turn when you hit a creature with a ranged attack that you make with a thrown weapon, you can deal the maximum amount of damage possible instead of rolling.

Viscious Interception

Prequisite Fighting Style: Interception

Your skill when defending others allows you to exact immediate retribution. When you use your reaction to reduce the damage a target takes, you also deal damage to the attacking creature equal to the amount you reduced as a part of the same reaction. The weapon you wield when you make this reaction determines the type of damage the creature takes.

Combat Superiority

(Re-written 3rd level feature)

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, your study of martial techniques allows you to specialize in combat maneuvers.

Maneuvers. You learn three maneuvers of your choice, which are listed under "Maneuvers". You can use only one maneuver per attack. You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice at 7th, 10th, and 15th level.

Superiority Die. You have four superiority dice, which are d8s. A superiority die is expended when you use it. You regain all of your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or long rest. You gain another superiority die at 7th level and one more at 15th level.

Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers require your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice)

Combat Versatility. You can change the list of maneuvers you know for different ones that are available from the list of Battle Master maneuvers whenever you finish a long rest, instead of replacing just one maneuver when you gain a level in this class.

Arcane Shot

(Improved 3rd level feature)

At 3rd level, you learn to unleash special magical effects with some of your shots. When you gain this feature, you learn two Arcane Shot options of your choice (see "Arcane Shot Options" below).

Once per turn when you fire a magic arrow from a shortbow or longbow as part of the Attack action, you can apply one of your Arcane Shot options to that arrow. You decide to use the option when the arrow hits a creature, unless the option doesn't involve an attack roll. You have a number of uses equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a short or long rest.

You also gain an additional Arcane Shot option of your choice when you reach certain levels in this class: 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level. Each option also improves when you become an 18th-level fighter.

Weapon Bond

(Improved 3rd level feature)

At 3rd level, you learn a ritual that creates a magical bond between yourself and one weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. The weapon must be within your reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you touch the weapon and forge the bond.

Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can't be disarmed of that weapon unless you are incapacitated. If it is on the same plane of existence, you can summon that weapon as a bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to your hand. You can have up to two bonded weapons, but can summon only one at a time with your bonus action. If you attempt to bond with a third weapon, you must break the bond with one of the other two.

When you reach 7th level in this class, your bonded weapons are considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to non-magical attacks and damage.

Fighting Spirit

(Re-written 3rd level feature)

Starting at 3rd level, your intensity in battle can shield you and help you strike true. As a bonus action on your turn, you can give yourself advantage on all weapon attack rolls until the end of the current turn. When you do so, you also gain 5 temporary hit points. The number of hit points increases when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 10 at 10th level and 15 at 15th level.

You can use this feature three times. You regain all expended uses of it when you finish a short or long rest.

Giant's Might

(Re-written 3rd level feature)

You have learned how to imbue yourself with the might of giants. As a bonus action, you magically gain the following benefits, which last for 1 minute:

• If you are smaller than Large, you become Large, along with anything you are wearing. If you lack the room to become Large, your size doesn't change.
• You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
• Your attacks with a weapon or an unarmed strike deal an extra 1d4 damage to a target on a hit.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Great Stature

(Reworked 10th level feature)

By 10th level, the magic of your runes permanently alters your body, granting you a portion of a giant's strength.

You gain the powerful build trait if you don't already have it, meaning you count as one size larger when determining your carrying weight and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Moreover, when you gain this feature, roll 3d4. You grow a number of inches in height equal to the roll.

Runic Juggernaut

(Re-written 18th level feature)

At 18th level, you learn how to amplify your rune-powered transformation. As a result, when you use your Giant’s Might feature, your size can increase to Huge. While you are that size, you gain the following benefits:

• Your movement speed increases by 10 feet.
• Your reach increases by 5 feet.
• The damage you deal with your Giant's Might feature increases to 1d6.

Bonus Proficiency

(Re-written 3rd level feature)

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion or Performance.

Banneret's Command

(Replaces 3rd level feature)

Starting at 3rd level, you learn how to coordinate with your allies. As a bonus action, choose one creature that you can see within 60 feet of you. If it can hear you or see you, you grant it one of the following benefits until the end of its next turn:

• Assist. The target receives the benefit of the help action, which can be used to aid it in attacking a creature within 60 feet of you that you can see instead of 5 feet.

• Retreat. The target receives the benefit of the disengage action.

Rallying Cry

(Re-written 3rd level feature moved to 7th level)

At 7th level, the force of your will inspires resolve within your allies.

As a bonus action you can target yourself and a number of creatures equal to your proficiency bonus within 60 feet of you that can see or hear you. Each target gains a number of temporary hit points equal to 1d6 + your fighter level.

While a creature has these temporary hit points it can not be charmed or frightened. If any of the targets are charmed or frightened when they receive these temporary hit points, the condition is suspended until the temporary hits points are lost.

One you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Regal Envoy

(Replaces 7th level "Royal Envoy" feature)

At 7th level, your training allows you to conduct yourself with the poise and grace of nobility. You can add half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) to any Charisma check you make that doesn't already make use of your proficiency bonus.