Elemental's Blade

You have been taught and trained by the elements themselves, learning how to harness their power and knowledge to your own benefit in a way most other people don't. You learn how to enhance your weapons and body with elemental energies to fight with the cutting edge of elemental power at your side. 

#Writers Note

• First off, this is definitely not all my own creation. I took this from a wiki I found when trying to create find an "enhancement shaman" like class i could play in D&D. The original shares the same name, so feel free to google the original. 
• Like I mentioned before, Enhancement Shaman. BUT I have always been impartial to the class fantasy of arms warriors and fighters, so i tried to blend the 2. The elemental prowess and magic of an enhancement shaman with the weapon, armor and tactics of a fighter. I sort of went a little.....overboard in it's numbers because this is my first ever go at a home-brew archetype. I included and created what felt right for the fantasy, which also kind of followed an Avatar the Last Airbender vibe, where the archetype could tap into all 4 elements. 
• What I added was simply so more Utility/Versatility to fit the theme of each element, which i then also threw in some power jumps towards the end to sort of allow this archetype to be on par with Barbarians and other really strong casters. 

Elemental Insight

Having been blessed and trained by the elements, you have learned to pick up and mimic their more subtle habits. You have been taught the cantrips:

• Control Flames
• Druidcraft
• Gust
• Mold Earth
• Shape Water

Earth’s Toughness; Rank 1

At 3rd level you learn how to shrug off damage like stone. You gain resistance to bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing damage. 

 

Elemental Brand

With the blessing of the elements, you have learned to mark and enchant your weapon with elemental energies. 

 

Once each per long rest you can apply Fire, Force, Cold, or Lightning damage to your weapon attacks.

To do so, you must spend 1 Hour with your weapon of choice, carving and inscribing runes into it. These runes house and release the elemental energies. 

You cannot have more than 1 kind of elemental brand active at any given time. 

 

 At 3rd level the damage is 1d6.

 

Earth’s Toughness; Rank 2

At 7th level You become filled with the might of the earth itself. Gain advantage on strength and constitution saving throws. 

Force of Wind; Rank 1

At level 7  you learn to move with the destructive speed and force of hurricanes and tornadoes. You gain +2 AC and when you hit with an attack you do an extra 1d6 points of weapon damage. 

At Level 10 the AC bonus improves to +4, and you gain an additional 10ft of movement speed. 

At Level 15 you now deal an extra 2d6 of weapon damage. 

 

Water's Graceful Dance

At 10th level your mind becomes clear like a calm lake and your body flows like the river. You gain proficiency in WIS and DEX saving throws and advantage on those saving throws.

 

Force of Wind; Rank 2

AC bonus improves to +4.

Increases movement speed by 10 feet. 

Sight of Purifying Fire

At level 15 Learning the lessons from the fires that burn away magic and illusions you become adept at seeing things for what they are. You gain true sight, advantage on perception and add your proficiency bonus to passive perception checks.

 

Ascendance Overload

Being Bathed and Trained in the elemental planes, you have become keenly attuned to their energies. Once per long rest you can channel the energies of an elemental plane into yourself to gain enhanced abilities and damage for 30 minutes. Once the 30 minutes are up you lose your ascendant form, pass out, gain 1 point of exhaustion, and cannot activate elemental ascendance until you have recovered from exhaustion. You can end Elemental Ascendance early at will, and will still suffer the exhaustion, but will not pass out. 

 

Fire

 

Earth

Water

Wind