Legionnaire

There is no stronger brotherhood than between Legionnaires. Shield walls prevent entire armies from crossing the line, protecting the soldiers behind them as they cut down the very enemies they hold the line against. A Legionnaire protects its companion while simultaneously striking back at those who harm their loved ones. Armies who employ Legionnaires often see their battles won with very little casualties on their side, as bodies and arrows crash against their shields to no avail.

Shield Stance

Beginning at 3rd level when you choose this archetype, you gain the ability to bolster your defense by taking a stance with your shield. As a bonus action, you can assume your Shield Stance, which provides the following effects until the beginning of your next turn:

- Your speed becomes 0.
- Your armor class increases by 1.
- Ranged attacks have disadvantage on you.
- If you are attacked by a melee weapon attack while in your Shield Stance by a Large or smaller creature, you can use your reaction to bash your shield against the attacker and knock them off balance. The triggering attack gets a -5 penalty to the roll. If the attack misses, you can end your Shield Stance in order to make an attack of opportunity.

You can only activate your Shield Stance if you have a shield equipped. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier per long rest.

Immovable

At 7th level, your Shield Stance has improved your footing in combat. While you have your shield equipped, you have advantage on saving throws made to prevent being moved against your will or being knocked prone.

Shoulder to Shoulder

At 10th level, when an ally that is within 5 feet of you is attacked, you can use your reaction to replace their armor class with your own. If the attack still lands, you take the damage from the attack instead of your ally. If your Shield Stance is active, you can choose to use this feature without having to use your reaction.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Leave None Behind

At 15th level, if you expend a use of your Indomitable to reroll a saving throw from an effect that also effects allies within 5 feet of you, those allies can also reroll their saving throws from that effect.

Shield Deflection

Starting at 18th level, when an attack or spell that targets only you misses and your shield is equipped, you can use your reaction to deflect the attack or spell to another creature within a range equal to half the attack or spell's original range, including the creature that attacked you. Make a ranged attack using your Constitution modifier. You are considered proficient with this special ranged attack. If the attack or spell deals additional modifier damage, you add your Constitution modifier to it.

You can use this feature once per short rest.