Shikai Release

Prerequisites:

• Soul Warden subclass
• Character level 5th or higher
• Judgement Communion: During a long rest, spend 4 hours in meditation. Make three DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) checks to learn your Judgement's name. Failure means waiting 3 days before attempting again.
• Spiritual Threshold: Must have used Spiritual Pressure abilities at least 20 times in combat
• Combat Bond: Must have scored at least 10 killing blows with your Judgement

Benefits:

• Increase your Wisdom or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20
• Shikai Release: Once per short rest, as an action, speak your Judgement's release command and name to activate Shikai for 10 minutes

Base Shikai Form:

• Your Judgement gains +1 to attack and damage rolls
• It deals an additional 1d6 damage of a type you choose when you gain this feat (fire, cold, lightning, thunder, psychic, force, necrotic, or radiant)
• Gain one unique ability based on your Judgement's nature (work with DM to create)

Progressive Mastery:

Awakened Shikai (25 combat uses):

• Duration increases to 1 hour
• Can use twice per short rest
• Additional damage increases to 1d8
• Release command becomes a bonus action

Mastered Shikai (50 combat uses + character level 10+):

• Duration becomes "until dismissed"
• Unlimited uses
• Additional damage increases to 1d10
• Gain a second unique ability
• +2 to attack and damage rolls (replaces +1)

Constant Release: You can maintain Shikai indefinitely, even while sleeping