The Jailer

Long Arm of the Law

There isn’t many of them, but the jailers don’t hide from sight and that proves there’s laws revolving around everything, nothing is controlled by chaos. These figures train their body so that it doesn’t fall short of their powers, in order to be able to keep the balance anywhere they’re called to. They thrive wherever there’s people breaking the laws of this world, and that means all over the world, so jailers never lack work to do, and they’re mostly unwilling to stand by at any time in their life.

Marathon to success

Jailers have many reasons to become that which they feel they need, whether they need to repair some wrongs of their own doing or they are called upon action by higher powers, they’re all motivated to endure the training and the endless challenges that await them. Some try to skip and cheat their way into gaining their powers, and quickly find out they’ve broken the code of meritocracy, and shame themselves out of the way. The training for a jailer includes mastery of weaponry and learning of the knowledge required to recognize those in the wrong and judge them by it, this is no easy trifle, it’s a long road and it brings up only the best among those who took the challenge. Their powers are then gifted and they’re sent out to action, that’s where the marathon begins, every crime is the same but the people are different, one must know how to interact with them so one can provide the best help, or punishment.

Creating a Jailer

As you create a jailer, think of why your character wanted to become one in the first place, and which entity gave powers to them. Were you the child of a local guard who got murdered on the job? Did you wish to become a protector of the laws of your secluded society? Was the training part of your early life and you didn’t find the meaning of it until you realized what you could become? Consider what laws you’re enforcing. Are you part of the guard of a town or city? Is your job to hunt down those who seek to destroy your religion? Might you have been instructed on the shady ways of your criminal group, and are you standing by them when it comes to getting rid of your mates? As a result of the moral-free life they have to attend, jailers are almost always lawful in alignment.

Quick Build

You can create a jailer quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Constitution your highest score, and either Strength or Dexterity as a close second depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons, or archery (or finesse weapons). Then, choose the Soldier background.

Sentence of Agony

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw. On a failed save, it can't move more than 30 feet from you and it takes damage equal to your sentence die every time you hit it with a weapon attack until the start of your next turn. The damage type is the same as the weapon with which you damage the target with.

Sentence of Deflection

Prerequisite: 5th level Jailer

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. Any damage taken by you and that creature is reduced by an amount equal to your Constitution modifier until the start of your next turn.

Sentence of Displacement

Prerequisite: 9th level Jailer

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must make an Constitution Saving Throw. On a failed save, it takes damage equal to your sentence die and you can pull it to an unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet. You cannot target creature that are more than 1 size larger than you.

Sentence of Evasion

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. You and that creature do not provoke opportunity attacks when moving out of a hostile creature's reach. When you target an ally with this sentence on your turn, that ally can use their reaction to move up to half their movement without causing opportunity attacks. This effect lasts until the start of your next turn.

Sentence of Execution

Prerequisite: 5th level Jailer

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity Saving Throw or all attacks against it have advantage until the start of your next turn.

Sentence of Fear

Prerequisite: 13th level Jailer

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must make a Wisdom Saving Throw. On a failed save, it becomes paralyzed until the start of your next turn.

Sentence of Coercion

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of Coercion, ordering your target to face justice.

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must save on a Constitution Saving Throw. On a failed save, it takes damage equal to the sentence die each time it directly attacks a creature that is not you until the start of your next turn. This sentence doesn't count towards your total known sentences.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Investigation skill.

Innocent’s Defense

At 7th level, if any allied creatures that is under the effects of Shackling Imposition is forced to make a saving throw, you can use your reaction to impose advantage on that Saving Throw.

Crime Prevention

At 11th level, you can use your action to emanate a 10-foot radius aura of arcane locks. Allied creatures (including you) in this area have avantage on Saving Throws against spells and other magical effects. This effect lasts up to 1 minute or until you dispel it.

You can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Innocent’s Payback

At 15th level, if you used your reaction to trigger Innocent’s Defense, your ally can immediately retaliate by making an attack roll against the creature that forced the saving throw.

Sentence of Hypnosis

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of Hypnosis, allowing you to control ill intentions.

As a bonus action, you target a hostile creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on a Charisma Saving Throw or be charmed by you until the start of your next turn.

This sentence doesn't count towards your total known sentences.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill.

Elemental Prison

At 7th level, you can use your action to create a 10-foot radius area on the ground from a point you can see within 30 feet. The ground here becomes difficult terrain as a layer of frozen, ardent or electrified locks, chains and manacles apparate (your choice).

Any creature in this area takes damage equal to your sentence die, changing the damage type to cold, fire or lightning, depending on the effect choice, and again at the start of each of their turns. Any creature that falls prone in this area becomes restrained. This effect lasts up to 1 minute or until you dispel it.

You can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Primal Enforcer

At 11th level, you can use your action to create a line of fire, ice, light or darkness (your choice) on a solid surface within 120 feet of you. The line is 5-feet wide and extends for up to 60 feet.

When the line appears each creature within 5 feet of it suffers damage equal to the shackles die, rolled 6 times, changing the damage type to cold, fire, radiant or necrotic, depending on the effect choice. Any creature that enters the area or ends their turn within 5 feet of it suffers the damage. This effect lasts up to 1 minute or until you dispel it.

You can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Binding Torrent

At 15th level, you can unleash a torrent of primal shackles around you. As an action, you emanate a 10-foot radius aura. Hostile creatures that start their turn in this area must make a Strength saving throw against your sentence saving throw DC.

On a failed save, they suffer your sentence die and their speed is reduced to 0 until the start of their next turn. On a successful save, they take half as much damage, and their speed is halved. This effect lasts up to 1 minute.

You can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Sentence of Secrecy

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of Secrecy, aiding you and your allies with covert operations.

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. You and that creature become Invisible until the start of your next turn, the effect also ends if you or the creature attack or cast a spell, and if it is dispelled by some anti-magic effect like Dispel Magic. This sentence doesn't count towards your total known sentences.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in Thieves’ tools and the Stealth skill.

Shackle Step

At 7th level, you gain the ability to use your shackles in order to help you move around more easily. As a bonus action, you can pull yourself up to your Shackling Imposition range to an unoccupied space you can see.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in 1 skill between Nature, Survival and Investigation.

Element of Surprise

At 11th level, you’re always one step ahead of your target. You can add your Constitution modifier to your initiative rolls and during the first round of combat, the first hostile creature you target with a sentence has disadvantage on the saving throw made to resist it.

Unwilling Hostage

At 15th level, you’re trained to not fall captive as to not give out precious information. You have advantage on Wisdom, Intelligence and Charisma saving throws made to resist charm effects.

Sentence of Anguish

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of Anguish, allowing you to slowly sap at one's vital force.

As a bonus action, you target a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw or the chains around the creature tighten up. A creature under this effect takes damage equal to your sentence die upon casting and you heal for the same amount of damage dealt until the start of your next turn.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Insight skill.

Pressing Wound

At 7th level, whenever a hostile creature, Large or smaller, within 30 feet of you under the effect of any sentence takes damage, you can use your reaction to pull yourself and the creature 15 feet towards each other, making an attack as part of this reaction.

Additionally, you gain advantage on ability checks made to track a bleeding, exhausted or otherwise wounded creature.

Unavoidable Toll

At 11th level, hostile creatures under the effect of any sentence cannot resist any instance of damage you deal (immunities still apply)

Additionally, the damage die for Sentence of Anguish doubles.

Master of Pain

At 15th level, whenever a hostile creature fails to resist your sentence, they immediately take damage equal to your sentence die and your attacks against them crit on a roll of 17 or higher.

Sentence of Chaos

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of Chaos, shaping the battlefield to your wish.

As a bonus action, you target a creature within 30 feet of you. The ground below both you and that creature in a 5-foot radius becomes warped and entangled in chains and follows the targets as they move.

If a hostile creature enters this radius for the first time or starts its turn inside of it, they must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw. On a fail, their movement is halved until the start of your next turn.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Deception skill.

Fateful Surge

Also at 3rd level, you can tap into the chaotic energies within you to unleash unpredictable effects when you release your Shackling Imposition. Once per short rest, immediately after you use your Shackling Imposition feature, you can roll a d4, determining one of these effects:

• Teleportation Flicker: You briefly flicker with chaotic energy, as a reaction, you can teleport to an unoccupied space within 30 feet of your current location. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

• Disorienting Glare: Your eyes blaze with fateful energy, causing one random creature within 15 feet of you to become disoriented. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your Sentence Saving Throw DC or be unable to take reactions until the start of its next turn.

• Chaotic Spark: A spark of chaotic energy travels through your shackles, the target of your next Sentence must roll a d4 and subtract it from its saving throw made to resist the Sentence.

• Fortune's Game: You gain advantage on your next attack roll. If you miss with this attack then you take damage equal to one roll of your Sentence Die.

Lawbreaker's Chains

At 7th level, when releasing your Shackling Imposition, you manage to maintain part of the chain to use it as a weapon in battle. The chains are treated as a two-handed weapon with a 15-foot reach, dealing 1d8 damage on hit.

Guided Path

At 11th level, your connection to chaos enhances your survival skills, allowing you to navigate and thrive in the most unpredictable environments.

You gain proficiency in the Survival skill if you don't already have it.

Additionally, when making Wisdom (Survival) checks, you can add your Constitution modifier to the roll.

Unpredictable Combatant

At 15th level, your attacks become infused with unpredictable energy, making them difficult to anticipate. Once per turn when you make an attack roll, you can choose to gain advantage on the strike. If the attack misses anyway, you suffer damage equal to one roll of your Sentence Die.

Sentence of the Mage-Eater

At 3rd level, you learn the Sentence of the Mage, tapping into your powers to sap those of others.

As a bonus action, you target a creature within 30 feet of you. That creature must succeed on an Intelligence Saving Throw or it cannot cast spells or concentrate on them until the start of your next turn.

Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Spellcasting

When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells, your spell list is that of the Wizard's.

Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You learn another wizard cantrip of your choice at 10th level.

Spell Slots. The Law of the Arcane Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your wizard 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 spell slots when you finish a long rest.

Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice. The Spells Known column of the Law of the Arcane Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be an abjuration or enchantment spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

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 wizard spells you know with another spell of your choice from the wizard spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots , and it must be an abjuration or evocation spell, unless you're replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic.

Spellcasting Ability. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your spells by giving your body as collateral. You use your Constitution whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Constitution modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

• Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier

• Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier

Spell-Shackling

Beginning at 7th level, when you use your Shackling Imposition, you can choose to cast a spell instead of placing a Sentence. The spell must target a single creature and its range is limited to that of the Shackling Imposition's.

Shared Resources

At 11th level, when you use your Shackling Imposition, you can choose to expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher instead. Comparatively, you can choose to expend a single use of Shackling Imposition to cast a spell of 1st level or higher.

Chain Spell

At 15th level, if a creature is under the effects of any Sentence when you cast a spell on it, the creature has disadvantage on any saving throws it makes against the spell, and you have advantage on any spell attack rolls against it.