{"name":"Heretic","overview":"[color:#cfcfcf|#9b9a97][p][i]\u201cThe world isn\u2019t broken. It only looks that way from here.[br] Climb high enough, and the cracks become the roadmap to something more.\u201d[\/i][\/p][\/color]\r\n[p][br][\/p]\r\n[p]Some spellcasters chase power. Others chase knowledge.[br] A Heretic does neither.[br] They [i]see[\/i]\u2014or begin to see\u2014what lies behind the world.[\/p]\r\n[p]To the uninitiated, reality is a single plane of order and cause.[br] To the Heretic, it is a thin veil stretched over deeper, stranger strata.[br] Through obsessive study, whispered contact, or accidental revelation, a Heretic glimpses truths not meant for mortal minds. That glimpse alone is enough to begin changing them. Their thoughts twist into impossible shapes. Their senses shatter and reform to perceive that which exists adjacent to\u2014or beneath\u2014common reality. And as their perspective shifts, reality bends with it.[\/p]\r\n[p]A Heretic\u2019s magic does not erupt from willpower or emotions. It flows from [i]awareness[\/i].[br] Their spells are expressions of a mind that no longer fits neatly within mortal logic. Their rituals draw strength from geometric patterns reflecting alien principles. In time, even their presence subtly distorts the world around them: echoes that shouldn\u2019t exist, shadows that shift out of sync, or a faint vibration in the air as if space itself resists aligning correctly.[\/p]\r\n[p]No matter what Heretics are capable of, they are not monsters.[br] Not yet.[br] But they are no longer simply mortals either.[\/p]\r\n[h|6e76afbd-e757-49c7-8793-2e239164080d][b]Class Summary[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]Heretics are [b]full-caster ritualists[\/b] who draw power from their expanding perception of non-mortal reality. Their signature mechanic, [b]Ritual Conduit[\/b], allows them to recover spell slots by performing structured rites inside hand-drawn circles\u2014making them masters of planned, intentional magic, foresight, and preparation rather than raw volume of casting. [\/p]\r\n[p]A Heretic\u2019s features emphasize:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Unnerving resilience of mind[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]Subtle reality distortion[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]\"Soft\" Control through Spellcasting[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]Psychic and illusion-adjacent utility[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]Support through subversion [br][br][\/b]\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Their high-level abilities allow them to bend space, distort causality, or fracture the world around them into dreamlike anomalies\u2014small-scale versions of the warping effects caused by eldritch entities.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|2870c614-22b6-4ed7-9ec8-3fe2b545b810][b]Heretics in the World[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]Most Heretics begin as scholars, occultists, or mages who strayed too close to revelations beyond their intended depth. Others gain their insight through dreams, psychic resonance, or exposure to planar irregularities. A few are prodigies whose minds were never aligned with mundane reality to begin with.[\/p]\r\n[p]Out in the wider world, Heretics are feared and respected in equal measure. Some see them as prophets. Others see them as unstable sorcerers who tamper with forces mortals were not built to understand. Heretics themselves rarely claim to be right; they simply know what they know, and can no longer pretend otherwise.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|99c47ae1-1890-49ae-bab2-6e4e074e42a1][b]Creating a Heretic[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]When building a Heretic, consider the following questions:[\/p]\r\n[h2|907d6904-6216-417a-9b52-ecfaa2acdc4c][b]What first opened your mind?[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[ul]\r\n- A cryptic dream that kept happening?\r\n- A book whose diagrams made sense only to you?\r\n- An encounter with an aberration or planar entity?\r\n- A ritual you thought harmless\u2014though you know better now?\r\n- A sudden flash of understanding you cannot explain?\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|002d27ea-d3cb-4e02-925d-48944784c65e][b]What part of your old life have you abandoned?[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[ul]\r\n- An academic position?\r\n- A religion or doctrine you now know was incomplete?\r\n- A family you fear placing at risk?\r\n- A magical tradition that rejected your theories?\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|9e7acbd3-b370-43fd-b893-1aa84cc43240][b]What truth do you now seek?[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[ul]\r\n- The origin of consciousness?\r\n- The structure of reality?\r\n- A method to see what lies beyond death and the perceived afterlife?\r\n- A way to stabilize your mind\u2014or accelerate its transformation?\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|3eac0bf8-1fdd-499c-ade7-7551b0437016][b]How do others react to you?[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Do you hide your growing perception?\r\n- \u00a0Do you warn your allies of what you see?\r\n- \u00a0Do you speak openly of impossible geometries and drifting minds?\r\n- \u00a0Do you try to encourage others following in your stead\u2014or attempt to dissuade them, knowing the torment such knowledge brings?\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|be4e3d2a-73f8-4ac2-b004-9a778cf5f5b2][b]Quick Build[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]You can quickly create a Heretic by following these suggestions:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Choose Charisma[\/b] as your highest ability score, followed by Dexterity or Constitution.\r\n- Select a background tied to academics, occultism, or obsession (sage, hermit, cloistered scholar, haunted one).\r\n- Take cantrips that support control and utility (Minor Illusion, Mind Sliver, Thaumaturgy).\r\n- Focus early on spells that leverage your preparation-focused playstyle.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|973d558d-635d-44d4-af4e-dfc9f6d06c6b][b]Heretic Playstyle[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]Heretics excel as:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Controllers[\/b] who manipulate minds, emotions, and perceptions\r\n- [b]Debuffers[\/b] who hinder enemies with psychic strain or illusion-warped senses\r\n- [b]Utility casters[\/b] with powerful ritual casting and slot recovery\r\n- [b]Explorers[\/b] who detect hidden realities, planar beings, and illusionary trickery\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]They are not front-line fighters and are not designed for sustained blasting.[br] Instead, they excel when:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- They have time to prepare a ritual\r\n- They can anticipate and plan for future threats\r\n- They can position themselves safely\r\n- They can distort the battlefield through subtle, non-damaging effects\r\n- Their allies can capitalize on the weaknesses they create\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Heretics shine in campaigns with:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Mystery\r\n- Planar or cosmic themes\r\n- Mental influence\r\n- Ritual magic\r\n- Environments shaped by magic or metaphysics\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|29714172-b839-45f2-aa88-6e00a8818184][b]Heretic Features (Overview)[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p]Heretics gain:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Ritual Conduit[\/b], allowing spell slot restoration through ritual circles\r\n- [b]Unknowable Mind[\/b], protecting them against mental intrusion\r\n- [b]Mind-Shelled[\/b], further hardening their psyche\r\n- [b]Warp Instinct[\/b] and [b]Aura of Disbelief[\/b], representing their growing reality distortion\r\n- [b]Reality Fracture[\/b], a powerful high-level anomaly zone\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]In addition, they gain:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- New [b]reality-warping features[\/b] at levels [b]2, 7, 10, and 14[br][\/b]\r\n- A 3rd-level subclass (Duelist, Hexmaster, or Parallax) to shape their approach\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p][br][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","hit_dice":"1d6","hit_points_at_1st_level":"8 + Constitution Modifier","hit_points_at_higher_levels":"1d6 or (3) + Constitution Modifier for each level after 1st","armor_proficiencies":"Light armor","weapon_proficiencies":"Simple weapons","tools":"None","saving_throws":"Charisma, Dexterity","skills":"Choose two skills from Arcana, Deception, Sleight of Hand, Intimidation, Religion, History, and Insight.","starting_equipment":"[color:#cfcfcf|#9b9a97][p]You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:[\/p][\/color]\r\n[p][i](a)[\/i] a light crossbow and 20 bolts, or [i](b)[\/i] any simple weapon[\/p]\r\n[p][i](a)[\/i] a component pouch, or [i](b)[\/i] an arcane focus[\/p]\r\n[p][i](a)[\/i] a scholar's pack, or [i](b)[\/i] a dungeoneer's pack[\/p]\r\n[p]Leather armor, any simple weapon, and enough arcane components to restore 3 spell levels[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","spellcasting":"[p][\/p]\r\n[h2|d9c5ec50-8937-4c1a-ab68-45846861e521][b]Cantrips[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]At 1st level, you know [b]three[\/b] cantrips of your choice from the Heretic spell list.[br] You learn additional Heretic cantrips at higher levels, as shown in the [b]Cantrips Known[\/b] column of the Heretic table.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h2|9481d87e-7a4b-4d2a-80b7-c3f0c94df29e][b]Preparing and Casting Spells[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]The Heretic table shows how many [b]spell slots[\/b] you have to cast Heretic spells of 1st level and higher.[br] To cast a Heretic spell, you must [b]prepare[\/b] it and expend a spell slot of that spell\u2019s level or higher.[\/p]\r\n[p]You prepare spells by drawing on the alien principles your mind has begun to understand.[\/p]\r\n[p]Your Heretic spell preparation works like the cleric and wizard:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- You prepare a number of Heretic spells equal to [b]your Charisma modifier + your Heretic level[\/b], minimum 1.\r\n- You can change your prepared spells at the end of a long rest.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]You can restore spell slots using special rules described under [b]Ritual Conduit[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h2|818e7359-a68a-42a9-8fac-5f8729306883][b]Spellcasting Ability[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p][b]Charisma[\/b] is your spellcasting ability for your Heretic spells.[br] You wield magic not through study or bloodline, but through the force of an expanded, distorted perception of reality.[\/p]\r\n[p][b]Spell save DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier[br][\/b] [b]Spell attack modifier = proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier[\/b][\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h2|8642943a-29d8-4af1-b258-bf98a985f7a8][b]Ritual Casting[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You can cast any Heretic spell with the ritual tag [b]as a ritual[\/b], provided you have it prepared.[\/p]\r\n[p]Your subclass or features may grant additional ritual options.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h2|95e84779-4874-4661-8ddc-3af3181ee34a][b]Spellcasting Focus[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You can use an [b]arcane focus[\/b] as a spellcasting focus for your Heretic spells.[br] Some subclasses (such as the Duelist) may provide alternative foci.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|b7951e89-241e-408c-8551-fed65136843a][b]Ritual Conduit[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p][b]1st-Level Heretic Feature[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p]Your mind is a funnel for forces just beyond the thin membrane of mortal reality.[br] Your spell slots [b]do not recover through rest[\/b]\u2014instead, you must [b]perform a ritual to restore them[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[p]This ritual requires:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]A drawn ritual circle[\/b] 5 feet in diameter\r\n- [b]10\u201330 minutes[\/b], depending on the highest-level spell slot being recovered\r\n- [b]Incense, inks, or sigils worth 25 sp \u00d7 spell level restored[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]You must remain within 10 feet of the circle for the entire ritual.[br][br][\/b]\r\n- [b]If interrupted, the ritual fails and expended materials are wasted.[br][br][\/b]\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]You can perform this ritual [b]once per short or long rest[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[p]The ritual circle disappears after:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- 1 hour\r\n- You move more than 10 feet away from it\r\n- Another ritual circle is created\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]You cannot benefit from more than one ritual circle at a time.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][blocklink:1608287][i] [\/i][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[h|c8efd8c6-7f04-4df1-8ecd-b149d135689f][b]How Slot Recovery Works [\/b][\/h]\r\n[h2|59814617-e769-412c-8b56-d0448522c967][b]Max Slots Held[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]This represents the [b]total number of spell slots[\/b] you can have at a time.[br] You can never hold more than this number, regardless of what levels the slots are.[\/p]\r\n[h2|18a0e8e6-e76f-4d82-85ff-557e52f8291e][b]Max Spell Levels Recoverable[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]This is the [b]total number of spell slot levels[\/b] you can restore with a Ritual Conduit ritual.[\/p]\r\n[p]For example:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- At level 9, you can recover [b]16 total levels[\/b].\r\n- You could restore:\r\n-- two 5th-level slots + one 3rd-level slot (5+5+3 = 13), or\r\n-- one 5th + one 4th + three 2nd levels + one 1st level (5+4+2+2+2+1 = 16), etc.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|263af5ce-95aa-4533-95d5-a831692169ff][b]Ritual Time[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Raising higher-level energy takes longer.[br] The ritual time listed is the [b]total time spent based on the highest level slot being recovered[\/b], not per spell restored.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|ed799ea3-e7fd-4727-8575-a76f09a7811d][b]Limits and Clarifications[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[h2|f363596b-58d2-40da-80eb-be0ec40e8d57][b]You can perform only one recovery ritual per rest.[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Short or long rest, doesn\u2019t matter \u2014 one ritual max.[\/p]\r\n[h2|11ee260c-ad02-4bb0-862d-f03e81725947][b]Rituals are fragile.[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[ul]\r\n- If you leave the 10 ft radius, it fails and you recover no spell slots.\r\n- If a creature attacks you, interrupts you, or moves you, the ritual fails.\r\n- You cannot concentrate on spells during the ritual.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|4882a8e9-4d58-464c-89e0-78c162d5e7d5][b]Material Cost[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]25 sp \u00d7 the spell level being recovered.[\/p]\r\n[p]Examples:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Restoring a 3rd-level slot = 75 sp\r\n- Restoring a 1st + 1st + 2nd = 25 + 25 + 50 = 100 sp\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]The cost could represent rare inks, fractal sigils, incense, geometric constructs, or any other suitably otherworldy component. Feel free to flavor this as you see fit.[\/p]\r\n[h2|4f9cacbb-50aa-4ea3-a353-ec343a759280][b]Flavor Guidance[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Feel free to describe your ritual circles as:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Escher-like spirals\r\n- Impossible shapes\r\n- Pulsing fractal runes\r\n- Ink that drips upward\r\n- Chalk lines that bend around shadows\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p][br][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","class_features":"[h|ab6a220f-062b-4727-a3e8-be78f2add560][b]Level 1 Features[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[h1|aa9e4611-d576-4e86-a3e3-83d79af7d6c8][b]Ritual Conduit[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p][i]See under \"Spellcasting.\"[br][\/i]This feature establishes the Heretic\u2019s unique spell slot recovery system and implements ritual-circle-based restoration.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|8b780dae-e373-4e3f-b81c-900b85ae5188][b]Spellcasting[\/b][\/h]\r\n[p][i]See under \"Spellcasting.\"[\/i][\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[h|9e27ef1c-1279-4bdd-9f8b-71018316382c][b]Level 2 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|dff94c82-4595-4a61-b2f0-c4560cd18b99][b]Fractured Presence[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your mind has begun to align with principles that mortal senses cannot fully interpret. The air around you subtly warps, causing reality to \u201cslip\u201d in ways that defy simple logic.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain the following benefits:[\/p]\r\n[h2|58efb645-d4ab-494e-8ecc-3a99029173be][b]Subtle Warp Aura[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]A faint disruption surrounds you in a [b]5-foot radius[\/b].[br]Creatures within this aura:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Have [b]disadvantage on ability checks[\/b] made to track, detect, read, or interpret your emotions, intentions, or surface thoughts (such as Insight or contested Deception checks).\r\n- Cannot gain advantage on attack rolls against you from being unseen or invisible.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|ae9de26f-55b6-4c18-8a20-52c9c663754b][b]Mental Distortion[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]When a creature attempts to read your thoughts, use telepathy on you, or detect your emotions, it must succeed a [b]Wisdom saving throw[\/b] against your spell save DC or:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Perceive only nonsensical, fractal, contradictory impressions,\r\n- And take [b]psychic damage equal to your Charisma modifier[\/b] (minimum 1).\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]This effect is a weaker echo of your future features, a \u201cfirst ripple\u201d of the unreality you will one day project naturally.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|0fd61a17-a662-4e34-8769-8a3ac8b49087][b]Level 3 Features[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|85371d35-f3ce-4a14-8399-003e571c9348][b]Heretic Subclass[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]You choose an otherworldly discipline\u2014such as the Duelist or Hexmaster\u2014which shapes how your emerging perception manifests.[br]You gain subclass features at levels [b]3, 6, 10, 14, and 18[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1|a870c049-d20c-4dc7-9feb-469c2f3c6a33][b]Unknowable Mind[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your psyche twists into contradictory, layered constructs that repel intrusion.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Resistance to psychic damage.[\/b]\r\n- When a creature attempts to read your thoughts, communicate telepathically, or cast an [b]Enchantment[\/b] or [b]Divination[\/b] spell that targets only you, it must succeed on a [b]Charisma saving throw[\/b] (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier) or take [b]2d6 psychic damage[\/b] and become [b]Frightened[\/b] of you until the end of its next turn.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]The damage increases to:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]3d6 at 10th level[\/b], and\r\n- [b]4d6 at 12th level[\/b].\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|e3d36db8-67c1-45c0-ad59-439e00a8f66a][b]Level 6 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|85fccb39-818f-40c8-b414-5b319a65c84a][b]Mind-Shelled[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your consciousness has hardened into a nigh-impenetrable structure of alien logic and perception.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Advantage on saving throws[\/b] against being [b]Charmed[\/b] or [b]Frightened[\/b].\r\n- If you fail such a saving throw, you may reroll it. You regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.\r\n- Creatures have [b]disadvantage on Insight checks[\/b] made against you.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Your thoughts are now not only unreadable\u2014they are labyrinthine.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|02da46af-f880-45b3-931d-c172dad886c1][b]Level 7 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|c6f17224-4aa7-4b79-a791-7e26e6ebd836][b]Reality Echo[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]As your perception broadens, you begin to witness small inconsistencies in the world\u2014faint \u201cechoes\u201d of unreal possibilities.[br]You learn to nudge these echoes into being, subtly altering outcomes.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain the following abilities:[\/p]\r\n[h2|0c077dfb-29cd-4803-a204-7b14de9874af][b]Echo Tilt[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]When a creature you can see within [b]30 feet[\/b] makes an ability check or saving throw, you can use your [b]reaction[\/b] to warp the local pattern of causality.[\/p]\r\n[p]The creature must roll a [b]d4[\/b] and:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Add[\/b] the result to the roll if the creature is an ally, or\r\n- [b]Subtract[\/b] it if the creature is an enemy.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]You can use this feature a number of times equal to your [b]Charisma modifier[\/b], and regain all uses when you finish a long rest.[\/p]\r\n[h2|a2655403-7d2c-43dc-8df7-c75db7b08b27][b]Echo Fragment[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]As a bonus action, you may create a faint illusionary afterimage of yourself that occupies your space until the start of your next turn.[br]The afterimage:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Provides you [b]half cover[\/b] against ranged attacks made by creatures farther than 30 feet away.\r\n- Vanishes if struck or interacted with.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]These distortions are not illusions of sight alone\u2014your presence briefly \u201crefuses\u201d to settle into a single stable reality.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|15644cd2-de82-4049-a0c9-a3952658a2f3][b]Level 10 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|48f1d707-04d1-4d0f-9617-b01295675cde][b]Aberrant Perception[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your senses expand into dimensions most minds cannot conceptualize. You instinctively notice places where reality is thin, where minds waver, or where unseen things tread.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain the following benefits:[\/p]\r\n[h2|2ed09668-a709-4216-a12b-ff05cdd28d5e][b]Hyper-Perception[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You gain [b]blindsight to a range of 10 feet[\/b].[br]You do not need eyes to sense the presence of creatures or objects within this radius.[\/p]\r\n[h2|0675c5be-d14e-4375-8538-47a2a46bf476][b]Pierce the Veil[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You can see:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Invisible creatures\r\n- Ethereal or extraplanar beings overlapping your space\r\n- Illusory surfaces or objects\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]as faint distortions, shifting silhouettes, or broken reflections.[\/p]\r\n[p]You cannot automatically determine their nature\u2014you simply [i]perceive[\/i] their presence.[\/p]\r\n[h2|d1583c02-7310-4739-9040-3db5d9e95c67][b]Occult Insight[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You have [b]advantage on Intelligence (Arcana)[\/b] and [b]Wisdom (Perception)[\/b] checks made to detect:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Magical auras\r\n- Warp phenomena\r\n- Aberrations\r\n- Planar distortions\r\n- Illusions or dreamlike anomalies\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Your mind has developed eyes into places where eyes were never meant to be.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|1a5ea877-bdc4-4599-b1d7-b1b3dd671b1e][b]Level 12 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|d926498f-69a5-4524-9d43-3afd1ccb50d8][b]Warp Instinct[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Reality reacts sluggishly around you, as if your presence rewrites the immediate future.[\/p]\r\n[p]When a creature you can see:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Hits you with an attack[\/b], or\r\n- [b]Targets you with a spell[\/b],\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]you may use your [b]reaction[\/b] to force the creature to [b]reroll[\/b] the attack roll or spell attack roll.[br]It must use the new roll.[\/p]\r\n[p]You can use this feature a number of times equal to your [b]proficiency bonus[\/b], and regain all uses after finishing a long rest.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|a2b01025-cd6f-4da1-978e-d17e6a2848ed][b]Level 14 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|682429b9-fd72-4e56-b24a-f3a36957bf68][b]Eldritch Aperture[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your mind opens wider, creating a permanent conduit between your perception and what exists just beyond thought.[\/p]\r\n[h2|ae696ac9-4b2e-4c4d-8c47-6393b93f4098][b]Double-Sight[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You are under the constant effects of [b]see invisibility[\/b], except this sight manifests as:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Silhouettes\r\n- Overlayed motion\r\n- Fractal residues of the unseen\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]This does not require concentration.[\/p]\r\n[h2|e680359f-1449-478c-b230-e6e3b7c9dd1d][b]Cognitive Echo[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Whenever you cast a spell that targets only yourself, you can choose one creature you can see within 30 feet.[br]That creature gains a brief echo of your altered perception, granting:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Advantage on their next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw[\/b] they make before the end of their next turn.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|f2d50cc7-bcfc-47c0-9e93-9fa8e8f023af][b]Dimensional Whispers[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You always know if a creature within 30 feet of you:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Is under an illusion\r\n- Is shapeshifted\r\n- Is not native to the current plane\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Your senses are no longer limited to the mortal world\u2019s geometry.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|2ef99acb-c2d6-455d-a765-7c9e27df2acd][b]Level 16 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|93e7ef42-0e2b-43be-abd2-3d41aa995b04][b]Aura of Disbelief[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your presence destabilizes reality for those unused to its deeper layers.[\/p]\r\n[p]You emit a [b]10-foot aura[\/b].[br]Enemies inside it suffer:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- [b]Disadvantage on saving throws[\/b] against being [b]Charmed[\/b] or [b]Frightened[\/b].\r\n- A [b]\u20132 penalty to attack rolls[\/b] against you and your allies.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]This aura does not affect entities originating from any Outer Planes or creatures immune to the [b]Frightened[\/b] condition, though they still take the attack penalty.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|5c8b70ef-8d9c-45d0-afa5-9fbd950a1ec6][b]Level 18 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|b33cd74a-5cae-46f7-b656-b90de80dd26e][b]Mastery of the Unknown[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]Your understanding of the unreal has reached its peak.[br]You gain the following benefits:[\/p]\r\n[h2|e1f47b07-61a8-439d-937e-c243e69fd51e][b]Cosmic Insight[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You have advantage on checks to:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- Detect illusions\r\n- See through false realities\r\n- Identify extraplanar creatures\r\n- Recognize warp distortions or planar overlaps\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[h2|b4205ba8-b491-4259-acec-b07513dffb33][b]Reality Fracture (1\/day)[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]As an action, you tear open a localized anomaly.[\/p]\r\n[p]You create a [b]20-foot radius[\/b] area centered on a point you can see within 60 feet.[br]The area becomes a zone of warped geometry and impossible non-Euclidean distortions for [b]1 minute[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[p]Within this area:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- You and allies you choose have [b]resistance to nonmagical damage[\/b].\r\n- Once per round, you may use your reaction to [b]swap the positions[\/b] of any two creatures inside the zone (including yourself).\r\n- Enemy ranged attacks or spells that pass through the area must succeed a [b]Charisma saving throw[\/b] against your spell DC or be made with [b]disadvantage[\/b].\r\n- Enemies that start their turn inside must make a [b]Wisdom saving throw[\/b] or take [b]2d8 psychic damage[\/b] and become [b]incapacitated[\/b] until the end of their turn.\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]This is a controlled, focused echo of the kind of reality distortions produced by entities from beyond.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h|00c2317c-dd5f-4d58-9b7b-8321d010b86f][b]Level 20 Feature[\/b][\/h]\r\n[h1|447359e9-3124-44b1-8b94-361ba569e3b5][b]Paragon of Paradox[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p]The majority of your being no longer operates entirely within the constraints of mortal existence.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain the following benefits:[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[h2|c25a7de3-aac9-43cc-82ac-c745e578e255][b]Override Fate[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Once per turn, you may treat a d20 roll made by you or an ally within 30 feet as though the result was [b]10 + your Charisma modifier[\/b].[br]You may do this [b]once per short or long rest[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[h2|67a026d9-8cfc-43ed-8176-89b28bd0665f][b]Planar Symmetry[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You count as a native creature to:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- The Material Plane\r\n- The Ethereal Plane\r\n- The Astral Plane\r\n- One other plane of your choice (chosen at level 20)\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]For effects that differentiate between planar origins, you may choose which of these planar identities you count as.[\/p]\r\n[h2|c07c0c99-aa91-49dc-b7b5-1fac6353ad60][b]Spell Amplification[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Once per long rest, when you cast a spell of 5th level or lower, you may cast it [b]as if it were 2 levels higher[\/b] without expending a higher-level slot.[\/p]\r\n[h2|ac4b4c6b-bc62-423d-aed4-e944ddfde1ed][b]Stabilized Distortion[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Unless you allow it, you are immune to:[\/p]\r\n[ul]\r\n- The [b]Frightened[\/b] condition\r\n- Telepathy that would read thoughts\r\n- Having your mind read or magically surveilled\r\n[\/ul]\r\n[p]Your existence now straddles multiple layers of reality, and the world must bend to accommodate you.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","subclass_options":"[h1|196978b0-2f0d-4e2b-ba0f-20849381e440][b]Heretic Subclass: Parallax[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[h2|da55e077-3aeb-4dc1-a18f-a5417b358c2a][b]Subclass Overview[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]Some Heretics glimpse truths beyond the world, and manifest those truths externally.[br] Others fail to remain wholly inside themselves.[\/p]\r\n[p]A Parallax Heretic exists at a slight offset from reality \u2014 never fully aligned with a single point of view, location, or presence. Their thoughts refract. Their perceptions overlap. Their body lags behind their awareness, or arrives moments too early.[\/p]\r\n[p]Rather than overwhelming minds with force, Parallax Heretics undermine certainty itself. Enemies hesitate, unsure if they have already acted or whether what they perceive is reliable. Allies find their senses subtly enhanced, their reactions sharpened by a second perspective that is not entirely their own.[\/p]\r\n[p]As their understanding deepens and they adjust to their new existence, a Parallax Heretic learns to anchor fragments of themselves to others, defend allies by misdirecting hostile intent, and ultimately render even supernatural perception unreliable. To them, perfect sight is a blatant falsehood \u2014 nothing more than a brittle assumption waiting to be broken.[\/p]\r\n[p][b]Parallax Heretics excel at battlefield denial, reaction-based defense, and perception-based control.[\/b] They thrive when positioned carefully, watching everything, and acting only at the moment when intervention matters most.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h2|875ca106-bd84-4247-9647-450c4e0ca873][b]Bonus Spells[\/b][\/h2]\r\n[p]You gain access to the following additional spells at the listed Heretic levels. These count as Heretic spells for you, but do not count against the number of Heretic spells you know.[\/p]\r\n[table][tr][th]Heretic Level[\/th][th]Spells[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1st[\/td][td][i]Color Spray[\/i][\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3rd[\/td][td][i]Blur[\/i][\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5th[\/td][td][i]Clairvoyance[\/i][\/td][\/tr][tr][td]7th[\/td][td][i]Confusion, Hallucinatory Terrain[\/i][\/td][\/tr][tr][td]9th[\/td][td][i]Mislead[\/i][\/td][\/tr][\/table]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1|f0f9d78d-b48f-42af-949f-4ac2cef39f85][b]Parallax Features[\/b][\/h1]\r\n[p][b]Peripheral Selves[br][\/b][i]3rd-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Your presence subtly manifests in places you are not fully occupying.[\/p]\r\n[p]\u2022 You may perform simple interactions (such as opening an unlocked door, retrieving a small unattended object, or tracing a symbol) within 10 feet of you as though you were present there, provided no other creature is actively observing the interaction.[br] \u2022 When you make a Charisma (Deception), Charisma (Performance), or Charisma (Intimidation) check, you may describe your voice or image briefly appearing in more than one place. You gain advantage on the check if the target cannot clearly see you.[\/p]\r\n[p]These manifestations are illusory and cannot deal damage or activate magical items.[\/p]\r\n[p][br][\/p]\r\n[p][b]Fractured Form[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p][i]3rd-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Your physical presence has begun fraying at the seams, allowing you to perform multiple split-second actions at once.[\/p]\r\n[p]You gain an additional reaction. This reaction may only be used with features from this subclass. If you use your normal reaction, this feat cannot be used with the same event that triggered that reaction.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][b]Metaphysical Agony[br][\/b][i]6th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]When you use a reaction granted by a Parallax feature, you may impose [b]one[\/b] of the following effects on the triggering creature:[\/p]\r\n[p]\u2022 The creature takes psychic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1), and has disadvantage on its next saving throw before the end of its next turn.[br] \u2022 The creature must choose whether to move or take an action on its next turn. It cannot do both.[\/p]\r\n[p]You may apply Metaphysical Agony [b]once per round[\/b].[\/p]\r\n[p][br][\/p]\r\n[p][b]Flicker[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p][i]6th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]You gain the ability to intensify the distortion of your physical presence. Once per short rest, you may activate this ability as a full action. While active, this ability functions like the [i]Mirror Image[\/i] spell, except that you may take a reaction when a duplicate is destroyed.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][b]Split Sight[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p][i]10th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Your very being has frayed to the point of defying basic laws of physical space; The concept of \u201clocation\u201d steadily becomes even more irrelevant to you.\u00a0[\/p]\r\n[p]As a bonus action, you may choose an allied character within your vision and line of sight. Your being splits and partially attaches to them, lasting for as long as they stay within your vision and line of sight. While split, you may use your target\u2019s vision range and line of sight for casting spells or triggering reactions from this subclass, and they may use your Charisma modifier to make relevant skill checks and saves; however, any time either character suffers a condition based on sight (i.e Blinded), it is also taken by the other character.\u00a0[\/p]\r\n[p]You can only split yourself across one other character at a time, and you must actively maintain the effect.[\/p]\r\n[p]\u2022 If you are incapacitated, stunned, or unconscious, the effect immediately ends.[br] \u2022 Whenever you take damage, you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw as if you were maintaining concentration (DC 10 or half the damage taken, whichever is higher), or the effect ends.[br] \u2022 You can end Split Sight at any time (no action required).[\/p]\r\n[p]Maintaining Split Sight does [b]not[\/b] count as concentrating on a spell and does not interfere with concentration on other effects.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][b]Fractured Perception[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p][i]14th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Opportunity attacks against allies within 30 feet of you require the attacker to succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell DC or fail altogether.[\/p]\r\n[p][b]Cognitive Anchor[br][\/b][i]14th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]As a bonus action, choose a creature you can see within 60 feet. You fix its perception to the space it currently occupies.[\/p]\r\n[p]Until the end of your next turn, the creature treats the area beyond that space as unstable. The first time the creature attempts to move from its space, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or its movement is reduced to 0 for that turn.[\/p]\r\n[p]On a success, the creature may move normally, but its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of its next turn.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][b]Clouded Perception[\/b][\/p]\r\n[p][i]18th-level Parallax feature[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Your distortions no longer rely on deception \u2014 they overwrite certainty itself.[\/p]\r\n[p]\u2022 Illusions you create through spells or subclass features are indistinguishable from reality, even to creatures with truesight or similar abilities that would normally reveal illusions.[br] \u2022 When a creature with truesight, blindsight, or similar extraordinary senses perceives one of your illusions, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or treat the illusion as fully real until the end of its next turn.[br] \u2022 While a creature is affected in this way, it has disadvantage on saving throws against illusion or enchantment spells you cast.[\/p]\r\n[hr]\r\n[p][br][br][br][br][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","table_data":"[p]Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Cantrips Known | Spells Prepared | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th [\/p]\r\n[p]1 | +2 | Spellcasting; Ritual Conduit | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]2 | +2 | Fractured Presence | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]3 | +2 | Heretic Subclass; Unknowable Mind | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]4 | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]5 | +3 | \u2014 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]6 | +3 | Mind-Shelled | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]7 | +3 | Reality Echo | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]8 | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]9 | +4 | \u2014 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]10 | +4 | Aberrant Perception | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]11 | +4 | \u2014 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]12 | +4 | Warp Instinct; ASI | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]13 | +5 | \u2014 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]14 | +5 | Eldritch Aperture | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]15 | +5 | \u2014 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]16 | +5 | Aura of Disbelief; ASI | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 [\/p]\r\n[p]17 | +6 | \u2014 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [\/p]\r\n[p]18 | +6 | Mastery of the Unknown | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [\/p]\r\n[p]19 | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 [\/p]\r\n[p]20 | +6 | Paragon of Paradox | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","source":"","jsondata":"","tags":"","templateId":"5460","blockId":"1564117","world":"4802bffa-e996-4aea-9e03-b4ad747b6999","folder":"null","isShared":"on"}