Death Grip

You’ve developed the skills necessary to hold onto your target in a last desperate attempt.

• Gain proficiency in unarmed strikes if not already proficient.

• When your hit points drop to 0 but you are not killed outright, you can immediately make an unarmed strike with advantage against a creature within your reach. If the attack hits, you grab hold of the target.

• While you are holding onto the target, you make death saving throws as normal on your turn.

• At the beginning of the target’s turn, it must make a Strength saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier). On a failure, the target’s movement is reduced based on your weight:

  • Small creatures: For every 50 pounds you weigh, the target’s speed is reduced by 15 feet.
  • Medium creatures: For every 100 pounds you weigh, the target’s speed is reduced by 15 feet.
  • Large creatures: For every 150 pounds you weigh, the target’s speed is reduced by 15 feet.
  • Huge creatures: For every 250 pounds you weigh, the target’s speed is reduced by 15 feet.
  • Gargantuan creatures: For every 500 pounds you weigh, the target’s speed is reduced by 15 feet.

• You gain one level of exhaustion for every 5 turns you remain holding onto your target.

• The target can use its action to make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by your Strength (Athletics) check to break free.