The Spell-Breaker Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)

Base Class: Fighter

In times of war, arcane and divine magic are unrivaled when it comes to destruction and versatility....until now. New schools of anti-magic warfare are emerging in secret while sorcerers, wizards, and their kin are still unsuspecting.

After intense study and hypothesis, you have developed several deadly counters to most aspects of magic. Using a combination of ki, arcane glyphs, and eldritch concoctions, your battle prowess is unmatched when it comes to to eliminating magical combatants.

3rd - Arcane Aptitude

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill and learn augmentations that are fueled by your unorthodox practice .

Augmentations. At 3rd level, you learn three augments of your choice that are within your aptitude. Each augment has a tier of difficulty associated with its creation, ranging from tier 1 to tier 3. Certain augmentations will become available as your level increases and your aptitude develops.

3rd level - Access to Tier 1

7th level - Access to Tier 2

10 level - Access to Tier 3

You learn 2 additional augments at 7th level and 1 additional augment at 10th, 15th, and 18th level. Once you choose an augment, it is permanent cannot be changed. Unless stated otherwise, you can only learn an Augmentation once.

Augmentation Save: Some augments require a target to make a saving throw to resist the augments effects.

Augment Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

3rd - Augmentations

Each Augmentation requires weeks and sometimes months of research and analysis to create the proper runes and sigils necessary as well as the correct ki flow techniques to create a permanent arcane effect. When learning a new augmentation, you must use 10gp worth of ink and spend 1 hour to inscribe the runes and sigils onto your body. Once created, each augmentation appears on the creature as a visible or invisible (your choice) set of runes across their body that briefly flares with arcane light when activated.

1 - Eldritch Tempo

Your walking speed increases by 10ft. This bonus increases to 20ft at 10th level in this class.

1 - Leaping Blade

Your melee weapon's reach increases by 5ft. This bonus increases to 10ft at 10th level in this class.

Your melee weapon attacks now stretch abnormally and/or sometimes temporarily create a portal through space to assail a target. You must be able to see or visualize the creature or space you intend to attack.

1 - Primordial Attunement

You gain resistance to two damage types of your choice from the following list: acid, cold, fire, poison, lightning, thunder, radiant, necrotic, or psychic damage. If you choose this augment, refer to the attunement options feature.

(You can take this augmentation multiple times)

1 - Primordial Attunement (2nd)

You expand your list of resistances.

1 - Primordial Attunement (3rd)

You expand your list of resistances.

1 - Primordial Attunement (4th)

You expand your list of resistances.

1 - Prismatic Eye

You can now cast Detect Magic at will. Also, while you have Detect Magic active, you may use a bonus action to see which creatures within 30ft of you have spell casting abilities. When using this bonus action, the potency of the caster is depicted by a rainbow-like spectrum. Each color signifies the highest level spell that creature has the ability to cast.

White - Cantrips/1st level spells

Red - 2nd level spells

Orange - 3rd level spells

Yellow - 4th level spells

Green - 5th level spells

Blue - 6th level spells

Indigo - 7th level spells

Violet - 8th level spells

Black - 9th level spells

1 - Psychic Echo

Your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d6 psychic damage. The first time you use this ability against a creature, they must make an Intelligence saving throw against your Augmentation Save DC or suffer the normal psychic damage. On a success, the target takes no psychic damage from your attacks. The effects of a target’s success or failure lasts for the next 24 hours, after which, the target must make a new saving throw.

When you reach 10th level in this class, this damage increases to 2d6.

1 - Renewed Acuity

You gain proficiency in the Insight and Perception skills. When you reach 10th level in this class, you gain expertise in both skills.

2 - Anchoring Blows

Each successful weapon attack reduces the target’s movement speed until the start of your next turn. The first time you use this ability against a creature, they must make a Strength saving throw against your Augmentation save DC or have their speed reduced by 10 for each of your successful attacks. On a success, the target’s speed is only reduced by 5 for each of your successful weapon attacks. The effects of a target’s success or failure lasts for the next 24 hours, after which, the target must make a new saving throw.

2 - Battle Focus

When you choose this feature, you gain advantage on initiative rolls and you may add your Intelligence modifier to the total.

2 - Psychic Ward

Choosing this augmentation grants a bonus to your saving throws equal to your Intelligence modifier.

3 - Hyper-Awareness

Choosing this augmentation grants you blindsight and tremorsense with a range of 60ft.

3 - Lesser Foresight

When you choose this augmentation, other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against you as long as you can see the attack and aren’t unconscious.

3 - Weave Render

When you choose this augmentation, all of your weapon attacks have advantage against creatures with spell casting abilities. This ability only functions against creatures with innate or learned spell casting, not creatures that only use items to cast spells.

Attunement Options

This feature’s options become available when you choose the first Primordial Attunement augment. Each time you take the augmentation, you may choose 2 options from this feature. If the augment was not chosen, select the N/A option.