Pyrokinetic (Modified for 5.5e)

(This is a modified version of the Pyrokinetic Subclass from the Modern Handbook. There are changes that are custom made and not part of the original source material.)

Pyrokinetics are artificers that specializes on creating and controlling fire with their abilities and magic. Even though some people think they are dangerous individuals, there are several pyrokinetics that use their abilities for extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property, and the environment as well as to rescue people from dangerous situations involving fires.

Bonus Cantrips

When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you know the Control Flames and Produce Flame cantrips. These spells count as artificer spells for you, and they don’t count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Pyrokinetic Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Pyrokinetic Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don't count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Level 3: burning hands, fog cloud

Level 5: flaming sphere, scorching ray

Level 9: fireball, melf's minute meteors

Level 13: fire shield, wall of fire

Level 17: flame strike, immolation

Pyrokinetic Amplifier - Weapons

Beginning at 3rd level, you can channel and amplify your pyrokinetic abilities. Using tinker's tools, you can take an action to magically create a pair of flaming gauntlets or imbue a weapon with your arcane energy. You can use the pyrokinetic amplifier as a spellcasting focus, and you gain new features depending on what option you choose, which are detailed below.

Weapon. You touch a weapon you're proficient with, giving it a fiery aspect. While you're using that weapon, it gains the following features:

• Flaming Weapon. Whenever you hit with a weapon attack, the target takes an extra 1d4 fire damage. This fire damage counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity. The weapon can also ignite any flammable object that isn't being worn or carried.
• Critical Combustion. Each time you make a critical hit with your pyrokinetic amplifier weapon, the attack generates a fire explosion. After dealing the damage from the critical hit, the target and another creature you choose within 10 feet of it other than yourself must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 2d8 fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

Once you create a pyrokinetic amplifier, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. You can have only one pyrokinetic amplifier at a time.

Pyrokinetic Amplifier - Gauntlets

Beginning at 3rd level, you can channel and amplify your pyrokinetic abilities. Using tinker's tools, you can take an action to magically create a pair of flaming gauntlets or imbue a weapon with your arcane energy. You can use the pyrokinetic amplifier as a spellcasting focus, and you gain new features depending on what option you choose, which are detailed below.

Gauntlets. You touch your forearms to create a pair of flaming gauntlets. You gain the following features:

• Armor of Embers. Whenever you take fire damage, you can use your reaction to generate a protective flaming shield that absorbs part of the damage, reducing the fire damage by 1d8 plus your intelligence modifier. 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.
• Burning Spells. When you cast a spell that deals acid, cold, lightning, or thunder damage, you can change that damage type to fire.

Once you create a pyrokinetic amplifier, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. You can have only one pyrokinetic amplifier at a time.

Pyromancer

At 5th level, you are an expert on controlling and sensing the fire around you, fueling your spells and abilities with it.

You gain the following features:

• Whenever you cast a spell using your pyrokinetic amplifier as the spellcasting focus, you deal an additional 1d8 fire damage.
• Additionally, you can spend 1 minute to focus on detecting heat and thermal signals within 120 feet for a number of minutes equal to half your Artificer level (rounded up). You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you learn only the general direction and relative intensity, but not the type (like if it's a creature or an object) or the exact number of sources.

Improved Amplifier

Starting at 9th level, your pyrokinetic amplifier is capable of channeling even more your arcane magic, granting the following changes to each type.

Gauntlets. Whenever you reduce damage with this feature, you are healed by the same amount.

Weapon. The extra fire damage the weapon deals is now 1d8. When your attacks using your pyrokinetic amplifier weapon score a critical hit, you deal an additional 3d8 fire damage. Additionally, when you hit a creature with your pyrokinetic amplifier weapon, you can expend a spell slot to activate your Critical Combustion feature without requiring a critical hit. The damage dealt by Critical Combustion now counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.

Master of Flames

Starting at 15th level, you have mastered the control of fire through your pyrokinetic abilities:

• You gain resistance to fire damage.
• You can cast conjure elemental (fire elemental only) without expending a spell slot, without preparing the spell, and without material components, provided you use your pyrokinetic amplifier as the spellcasting focus. Once you cast this spell with this feature, you can't cast it again until you finish a long rest.

Incendiary Force

Starting at 15th level, your fire cannot easily be denied.

• Your fire damage ignores resistance to fire.
• A creature immune to fire damage is instead treated as though it has resistance to fire damage against your fire effects.