"Greetings, foundlings, and salutations!  You have decided to enter the mystical halls of the ’Brews, where you might learn some most astonishing mysteries and solve the most tangled of puzzles.  Your task is to present us with something we haven't seen before, and have it make us look upon it with delight.  You have but a few tendays to create your product and show it to us, so we suggest you get to work!"

- Meyonmon Merridith, Ex-Candlekeep Scholar

Thanks for hosting, Dragon_Shark!

I shall of course not participate in my own category, but I'll start work on Player and Dm options! Looking forward to this!

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Can I participate ?

 
Participation is free to everyone as long as you follow the rules, everybody can submit one piece of homebrew per category.

Cool !

Hm. Cool categories! I look forward to seeing what everyone enters, and I may just write something up myself.

I'm excited to participate! I do wish the DM category had more definition than "something specific" though.

Finally a prompt that fits something I made.

PC Options: Artificer Specialist: Weaveblade

 Revised with some suggestions from Gnomarchy.

Here's my tentative and incomplete entry for the PC category. I've rebuilt the "combat focus" feats from 3.5e into a fighter subclass. Basic idea is that spellcasters have a concentration mechanic, so why shouldn't martials also have some sort of focus?

I'm not convinced that it's balanced yet, but it's along the lines of what I would do to make martials a bit more interesting. I'd be thrilled if you'd like to offer some feedback.

Talaric Battlemind

This post will be for my DM option, the reluctant blade.

The Reluctant Blade

This looks great. I’ll definitely try to get in a few submissions.

PC Option:

Feat : Massive Weapon User
Requires: Proficiency in Martial weapons, Level 8+

DM Option:

The Lunar Blade
(any sword)
This sword is magically tied to the lunar cycles, changing form depending on the position and phase of the moon. If the moon is not current in the sky then the sword is only it's platinum hilt with a large moonstone pommel gem and it cannot be used to make attacks. While the moon overhead the blade manifests according to the phase of the moon:

• New Moon. The blade is invisible but still feels solid if touched. The sword deals force damage rather than it's normal damage type.
• Half Moon. The blade glows with faint moon light, it creates 20 ft of dim light around it. The sword deals radiant damage rather than it's normal damage type.
• Full Moon The blade glows brightly with reflected sunlight, it creates 30 ft of bright light (which counts as sunlight) around it and 30 ft of dim light beyond that. The sword deals radiant damage rather than it's normal damage type plus an extra 2d6 radiant damage on each hit.

PC Option :

Subclass: Alteration Adept
Class: Fighter

The Alteration Adept is a fighter who has learned to harness the power of alteration magic to enhance their physical abilities and combat prowess.

Mystic Arms

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon with magical energy. As a bonus action, a weapon you are wielding become imbue with a mystical power from a table of magical armor features. For the next minute, that weapon becomes a magic weapon and gain the chosen property. If the weapon is already magic new property stack over the over the existing ones. You can only use one power at the time per weapon. As you advance in levels, you can choose increasingly powerful weapon characteristics.

This feature can be used a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You gain additional uses of this feature at certain levels. At 10th level, you gain an additional use. At 15th level, you gain two additional uses. At 18th level, you gain three additional uses. At 20th level, you gain four additional uses.

You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Table of magical weapon features:

Mystic Armor

At 7th level, you learn to extend your alteration magic to your armor. As a bonus action, the armor you are wearing become imbue with a mystical power from a table of magical armor features. For the next minute, that armor gains the chosen property. If the armor is already magic new property stack over the over the existing ones. You can only use one power at the time . As you advance in levels, you can choose increasingly powerful armor characteristics.

This feature can be used a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You gain additional uses of this feature at certain levels. At 10th level, you gain an additional use. At 15th level, you gain two additional uses. At 18th level, you gain three additional uses. At 20th level, you gain four additional uses.

You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Table of magical armor features:

Mystic Speed 

At 10th level, you gain the ability to alter your perception of time, moving with incredible speed. Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can activate Mystic Speed. For the next minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain an additional action on each of your turns. This action can be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.
• Your movement speed increases by 10 feet.
• You gain a +1 bonus to AC.
• You have advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws.

At 15th level, your Energized Surge becomes more potent. The benefits now include:

• Your movement speed increases by an additional 10 feet (total of 20 feet).
• You gain a +2 bonus to AC.
• You can now make two weapon attacks instead of one when you take the Attack action.

At 20th level, your Energized Surge reaches its peak. The benefits now include:

• Your movement speed increases by an additional 10 feet (total of 30 feet).
• You gain a +3 bonus to AC.
• You can now make three weapon attacks instead of two when you take the Attack action.
• You gain advantage on all saving throws.

When the effect ends, you can’t move or take actions until after its next turn, as a wave of lethargy sweeps over it.

Weapon Animation 

At 15th level, you gain the ability to animate a weapon, making it fight alongside you. Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can touch a weapon and imbue it with life. For the next hour, the weapon hovers in the air and fights for you, making attacks using your attack bonus. It can move up to 30 feet each turn to a target you command it to attack. If the weapon is ever more than 60 feet away from you, it falls to the ground and becomes inanimate. It has blindsight with a radius of 30 feet and is blind beyond that distance. When the animated weapon drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to its original object form, and any remaining damage carries over to its original weapon form. An animated weapon is a construct with AC, hit points, attacks, Strength, and Dexterity determined by its weight. Its Constitution is 10 and its Intelligence and Wisdom are 3, and its Charisma is 1.  

Lightweight (dagger, handaxe, etc):

• Hit Points: 25
• Armor Class: 18
• Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
• Damage: weapon damage plus a +4 bonus due to magical animation

Medium Weight (longsword, warhammer, etc):

• Hit Points: 45
• Armor Class: 16
• Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
• Damage: weapon damage plus a +4 bonus due to magical animation

Heavyweight (greatsword, maul, etc):

• Hit Points: 60
• Armor Class: 14
• Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
• Damage: weapon damage plus a +4 bonus due to magical animation

Ethereal Warrior

At 18th level, your mastery of alteration magic allows you to shift partially into the Ethereal Plane. As a bonus action, you can activate Ethereal Warrior. For the next minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You become partially ethereal, your form appearing ghostly and translucent. This gives you resistance to all nonmagical damage.
• Your attacks deal an extra 2d6 force damage as they pass through defenses on their ethereal path.
• As a reaction when you are hit by an attack, you can choose to let the attack pass through you harmlessly.
• You can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain, but you take 1d10 force damage if you end your turn inside a creature or an object. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

Dragon Shark, I had a quick question about a potential submission for the PC option category. I have a Sorcerer subclass that I have been working on that basically allows the player to "wildshape" into a sentient weapon, which can either be self sufficient or wielded by another creature for working together. It has several abilities that focus on increasing the power of their weapon form, but also some which focus on allowing the Sorcerer to also benefit from their spellcasting while transformed.

In this way, the subclass I was thinking of submitting does have a "weapon" theme and could be used to boost a martial party member's power, but it is ultimately a full caster subclass and still has some magic abilities. Would this still fit the theme, or no? 

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Dragon Shark, I had a quick question about a potential submission for the PC option category. I have a Sorcerer subclass that I have been working on that basically allows the player to "wildshape" into a sentient weapon, which can either be self sufficient or wielded by another creature for working together. It has several abilities that focus on increasing the power of their weapon form, but also some which focus on allowing the Sorcerer to also benefit from their spellcasting while transformed.

In this way, the subclass I was thinking of submitting does have a "weapon" theme and could be used to boost a martial party member's power, but it is ultimately a full caster subclass and still has some magic abilities. Would this still fit the theme, or no? 

 As this theme's creator, I would approve.

I feel bad about being too busy for feedback in the previous few rounds. So here's my first tranche.

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Finally a prompt that fits something I made.

PC Options: Artificer Specialist: Weaveblade

Weaveblade

Weaveblade artificers have discovered their ability to use the weave to interact with the world around them. Using their mind to manipulate the objects and creatures around them, weaveblade artificers hone their mystical powers over years of dedication and training. These artificers have unlocked a connection to the weave and have constructed a blade of energy to as their primary tool. For good or ill, a weaveblade artificer's power and ability should never be underestimated.

Feats at 1st level

Some of the features of a weaveblade artificer are very similar to, if not duplications of parts of some feats. If you take the Telekinetic feat or the Telepathic feat at level 1 with a variant human, custom lineage, or homebrew rule allowing a starting feat, ask your GM if you can swap that feat out when these features are provided by the weaveblade’s progression (levels 3 and 5). Keep in mind these feats do give a +1 to an ability score and this specialist's features do not. You'll need to take that into account when choosing a replacement feat.

Weaveblade Spells

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

Weaveblade Spells

Artificer Level	Spell
3rd	charm person, thunderwave
5th	hold person, suggestion
9th	beacon of hope, sending
13th	confusion, dominate beast
17th	hold monster, telekinesis

Spells, not features

The weaveblade artificer is inspired by a particular archetype made famous by modern day cinema. Known skills of this archetype include exceptional jumping and speed as well as the ability to control objects or creatures using their mind and connection to the universe. These skills can be recreated using several artificer spells that are not included in the weaveblade's current spells list but are available for any artificer to prepare.

Spells such as absorb elements, catapult, expeditious retreat, enhance ability, and levitate make excellent choices to fit with the theme that inspired this artificer archetype.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you choose this specialist at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Intimidation or Persuasion skills. You also gain proficiency with martial weapons.

Weaveblade

At 3rd level, you learn an attunement ritual that transforms a one-handed melee weapon into a weaveblade. You perform the ritual over 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. The weapon must be within your reach throughout the ritual. If the weaveblade was made from a weapon with magical properties, those properties persist.

The weaveblade is a martial melee weapon with the Finesse and Light properties and sheds dim light in a 15-foot radius. The weapon is composed of a hilt that, while held in your hand, can emit a blade of pure radiant energy without requiring an action. When you attack with a weaveblade, you can use your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity modifier, for the attack and damage rolls. The blade deals radiant damage and its damage die is a d6. The damage die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 9th level, and a d12 at 15th level. You can use the weaveblade as your spell casting focus.

You can have up to two weaveblades created this way. If you attempt to create a third weaveblade, you must break your attunement with one of the other two weaveblades, which reverts the transformation back into the weapon it was previously.

Dual Wielding on Dndbeyond

It is currently not possible to add a bonus action weaveblade attack through this subclass. I have created homebrew weapons that can be used instead. Using these homebrew weapons utilizes your attunement slots correctly. Search for weaveblade in Add Items on your inventory tab. You should add two copies of the appropriate weaveblade, one regular, one for your offhand bonus action attack.

Unarmored Defense

Beginning at 3rd level, while you are wearing no armor, wielding at least one weaveblade, and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Intelligence modifier.

Weavehand

At 3rd level, you learn the mage hand cantrip and your mage hand range is 30 feet. You can cast it without verbal or somatic components, and you can make the spectral hand invisible. If you already know this spell from another source, your mage hand range increases to 60 feet. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence.

As a bonus action, you can try to telekinetically shove one creature you can see within your mage hand range. When you do so, the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + Intelligence) or be moved 5 feet in any direction. A creature can willingly fail this save. At 5th level this movement increases to 10 feet, at 9th level it increases to 15 feet, and at 15th level it increases to 20 feet.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Weavespeak

At 5th level, you can speak telepathically to any creature you can see within double your mage hand range, either 60 or 120, feet from you. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that language. Your communication doesn't give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically.

You can cast the detect thoughts spell, it's range is determined by your mage hand range, and requires no spell slot or components, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it this way again. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this spell. If you have spell slots of 2nd level or higher, you can cast this spell with them.

Evasion

At 9th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a blue dragon's lightning breath or a fireball spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Improved Weaveblade

At 15th level, you have learned the weaveblade to be a valuable weapon and that this weapon is your life. You have mastered techniques of the weaveblade only known to a few. Some of the features below rely on your mage hand range. If you learned the mage hand cantrip from something other than the Weavehand feature you gain at 3rd level, your mage hand range will be 60 feet. Otherwise your mage hand range is 30 feet:

Thrown Weapon Your weaveblade gains the Thrown property. Your range when throwing the weaveblade is 30/60 or 60/120, depending on your mage hand range.

Weavepull As a bonus action, you can recall a thrown weaveblade to your hand. You can recall a weaveblade that is 30 or 60 feet away, depending on your mage hand range. You can only recall one weaveblade, a single time as bonus action.

Weavecatch While wielding at least 1 weaveblade, you can use your reaction to become immune to lightning damage until the start of your next turn as the weaveblade absorbs and disperses this energy.

Weavedeflect Also while wielding a weaveblade, you can use your reaction to deflect an incoming hit by a ranged weapon attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Intelligence modifier. If you reduce the damage to 0, you can deflect the missile. You can make a ranged attack with the piece of ammunition you just deflected, as part of the same reaction. You make this attack with your spell attack modifier and has a normal range of 30 or 60 feet away, depending on your mage hand range. The damage is whatever was originally rolled as damage for the attack.

Weaveshield If you take the Dodge action while wielding at least one weaveblade, you and any creature of your choice within 5 feet of you is protected with three-quarters cover until the start of your next turn. If any creature you select is targeted for an attack, you expend your reaction for this round. If any creature you have selected to benefit from this moves further than 5 feet away from you, they lose this benefit. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

 

 
I'm a little surprised the capstone isn't called Weave Lord or Weave Knight depending on your alignment. Just a few comments:

• I'm not sure why this is an artificer subclass. It feels like a variation on EK fighter or BS wizard. It would make more sense as an articier archetype if the abilities interacted with the core artificer features.
• Weavehand could just index the distance pushed to a number of feet equal to five times your proficiency bonus for natural scaling.
• Weavecatch uses a reaction, and thus needs a condition. Preface that ability by saying something like "when you take lightning damage from a source you can see and are not surprised or incapacitated" or some such.
• Weavepull and Weavedeflect feel like they come very late in the progression. Here's an idea: make these weaveblade abilities available earlier and allow the character to sacrifice infusion slots for weaveblade abilities. This would address my first point.

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PC Option:

Feat : Massive Weapon User
Requires: Proficiency in Martial weapons, Level 8+

As a bonus action you can magically enlarge your weapon to 3x larger than normal or return it to its normal size. While enlarged you weapon gains the following features:

• The weapon deals triple it's normal damage dice, but can only be used to make one attack per turn.
• A 19 or higher on the d20 for the attack is a critical hit.
• When you are hit by an attack, you can use your reaction to try to block the strike with your weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC for that attack.

In addition, when you make an attack with this weapon you can choose one of the abilities below to add to that attack:

• Sweep When you make an attack against a creature and miss, you can immediately make a new attack against a different creature that is also within your reach.
• Fling When you hit a Huge or smaller creature with an attack, you can move that creature 10 ft in a direction of your choice (including vertically).
• Stagger When you hit a creature with an attack, they cannot use a reaction until the start of their next turn, and have disadvantage on the next attack roll they make.

If your Strength score is less than 20, you make attacks with your enlarged weapon with disadvantage.

 
Neato. The latter part of the feat feels like it should interact with the new weapon masteries. A couple of comments:

• Should not the reach of the weapon increase?
• It feels like this feat should have a limited number of uses and a limited duration. Otherwise it's a bit OP.

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DM Option:

The Lunar Blade
(any sword)
This sword is magically tied to the lunar cycles, changing form depending on the position and phase of the moon. If the moon is not current in the sky then the sword is only it's platinum hilt with a large moonstone pommel gem and it cannot be used to make attacks. While the moon overhead the blade manifests according to the phase of the moon:

• New Moon. The blade is invisible but still feels solid if touched. The sword deals force damage rather than it's normal damage type.
• Half Moon. The blade glows with faint moon light, it creates 20 ft of dim light around it. The sword deals radiant damage rather than it's normal damage type.
• Full Moon The blade glows brightly with reflected sunlight, it creates 30 ft of bright light (which counts as sunlight) around it and 30 ft of dim light beyond that. The sword deals radiant damage rather than it's normal damage type plus an extra 2d6 radiant damage on each hit.

 

 
A tiny comment:

• Moonlight in D&D is also a bane of shapechangers. I'd lean into that.
• To make the weapon more generally useful, have the weapon serve as a dagger under normal circumstances, with a small blade that exists even out of moonlight.

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PC Option:

Subclass: Alteration Adept
Class: Fighter

The Alteration Adept is a fighter who has learned to harness the power of alteration magic to enhance their physical abilities and combat prowess.

 

Mystic Arms (Level 3):

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon with magical energy. As a bonus action, you can touch a nonmagical weapon and imbue it with mystical power. For the next minute, that weapon becomes a magic weapon, granting a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls. This feature can be used a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

At 7th level, the bonus to attack and damage rolls increases to +2 and at 10th level, the bonus increases to +3.

 

Enhanced Physique (Level 7):

At 7th level, You gain the ability to enhance your physical abilities. Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can choose one of the following benefits, which lasts for 1 hour:

• Endurance: You have advantage on Constitution checks and also gain 2d6 temporary hit points, which are lost when the effect ends.
• Strength: You have advantage on Strength checks, and your carrying capacity doubles.
• Grace: You have advantage on Dexterity checks, and you don’t take damage from falling 20 feet or less if you aren’t incapacitated.
• Darkvision: You gain the ability to see in the dark, For the duration, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.

At 10th level, you gain access to those additional benefits to enhance your physical abilities, which also lasts for 1 hour:

• Aquatic Adaptation: You adapt your body to an aquatic environment, sprouting gills and growing webbing between your fingers. You can breathe underwater and gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.
• Natural Weapons: You grow claws, fangs, spines, horns, or a different natural weapon of your choice. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, as appropriate to the natural weapon you chose, and you are proficient with your unarmed strikes. Finally, the natural weapon is magic and you have a +1 bonus to the attack and damage rolls you make using it.

At 15th level, you can use this ability twice per long rest and at 18th level, you can use this ability thrice per long rest.

 

Energized Surge (Level 10):

At 10th level, you gain the ability to tap into a wellspring of energy that enhances your physical capabilities and quickens your actions. Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can activate an Energized Surge. For the next minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain an additional action on each of your turns. This action can be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.
• Your movement speed increases by 10 feet.
• You gain a +1 bonus to AC.
• You have advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws.

When the effect ends, the target can't move or take actions until after its next turn, as a wave of lethargy sweeps over it.

 

Solid Form (Level 15):

At 15th level, you gain the ability to alter your skin to mimic the toughness of bark. Once per long rest, as an action, you can activate this feature to gain the following benefits for up to 1 hour:

• Your skin takes on a rough, bark-like appearance.
• Your AC can’t be less than 17, regardless of what kind of armor you are wearing.
• You gain resistance to one type of nonmagical damage (bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing) of your choice when being activated.

However, maintaining this form requires energy. If you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. While this feature is active, any healing you receive is halved. This represents the energy your body is using to maintain the form.

 

Alteration Savant (Level 18):

At 18th level, you gain the ability to alter your physical form to mimic the toughness and resilience of a legendary warrior. Once per long rest, you can gain temporary hit points equal to half your fighter level, and have advantage on the first attack roll each turn. This effect lasts for 10 minutes.

 

 
A few comments:

• You know what I think would be a bit more fun than the current 3rd-level ability? A table of magical weapon features among which the player can choose. As the character advances, allow them to choose increasingly awesome weapon characteristics. I feel that would fit the alteration theme a bit more.
• The 7th-level feature feels a bit weak. Constitution checks barely exist, and 2d6 thp will evaporate in a round. So on. At 5th, I'd give the character access to the enhance ability and alter self spells rather than just duplicating its effects, prof bonus times/LR.
• The level-15 ability shouldn't restrict the damage reduction to nonmagical sources. At that level, you're not getting any mileage out of it.
• The 18th-level ability annoys me a little. 9-10 thp is trifling. I'm also not a huge fan of thp in general.
• Generally speaking, the last three features have the same flavor. You use your (non-magical?) energy to change your form into something better at combat, once per LR. I feel there could be more done here.

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A few comments:

• You know what I think would be a bit more fun than the current 3rd-level ability? A table of magical weapon features among which the player can choose. As the character advances, allow them to choose increasingly awesome weapon characteristics. I feel that would fit the alteration theme a bit more.
• The 7th-level feature feels a bit weak. Constitution checks barely exist, and 2d6 thp will evaporate in a round. So on. At 5th, I'd give the character access to the enhance ability and alter self spells rather than just duplicating its effects, prof bonus times/LR.
• The level-15 ability shouldn't restrict the damage reduction to nonmagical sources. At that level, you're not getting any mileage out of it.
• The 18th-level ability annoys me a little. 9-10 thp is trifling. I'm also not a huge fan of thp in general.
• Generally speaking, the last three features have the same flavor. You use your (non-magical?) energy to change your form into something better at combat, once per LR. I feel there could be more done here.

 Thanks for your comments, I'll try to fix that !

Here is my submission for Player Options: Grab Your Sword

Sorcerous Origin: Forged Soul

Since humans have walked on the material plane, war has followed them, with the victor being determined by superior weapons and ability. In eons past, mages conducted rituals to bind mortals and weapons together to act as soldiers for wars and conflicts. Forged Soul Sorcerers are those who are descendents of these living weapons or those who have been bound to weapons through some dark ritual of their own. 

Armament Spells

 Weapon Form

 Spell Slinging Weapon

Enhanced Weapon Form 

 Magical Tempering 

 True Semblance

 Weapon Form (stat block)

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Here is my submission for Player Options: Grab Your Sword

Sorcerous Origin: Forged Soul

Since humans have walked on the material plane, war has followed them, with the victor being determined by superior weapons and ability. In eons past, mages conducted rituals to bind mortals and weapons together to act as soldiers for wars and conflicts. Forged Soul Sorcerers are those who are descendents of these living weapons or those who have been bound to weapons through some dark ritual of their own. 

Armament Spells

You learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, shown in the Armament Spells table. Each of these spells count as a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesn’t count against the number of sorcerer spells you know. 

Whenever you gain a sorcerer level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be an abjuration or evocation spell from the sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list. 

 

Armament Spells

Sorcerer Level	Spells
1st	Mage Armor, Chromatic Orb
3rd	Warding Bond, Shatter
5th	Protection from Energy, Lightning Bolt
7th	Death Ward, Ice Storm
9th	Antilife Shell, Flame Strike

 Weapon Form

At 1st level, you gain the ability to shapechange into a sentient weapon. You can use your action to assume the form of a weapon of your choice that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Your level determines the weapons you can transform into, as shown in the Weapon Form table.

Level	Weapon Type	Limitations	Example
1st	Simple	No Ranged weapons	Club, Dagger
6th	Simple or Martial	No weapons with the Special property	Maul, Shortbow
14th	Simple or Martial	-	Any

 

You can stay in the shape a number of hours equal to half of your sorcerer level (rounded down). You then revert to your normal form unless you expend another use of this feature. You can revert to your normal form earlier using a bonus action on your turn. You automatically revert if you are incapacitated.

While transformed, the following rules apply:

• Your game statistics are replaced with that of your Weapon Form (statistics outlined at the end of this subclass).  Any equipment you are wearing/carrying merges into your new form. 
• When taking the form of a weapon with the versatile weapon property, you always use the higher of the two damage dice when you make an attack.
• You ignore the loading property of ranged weapons, as you are able to magically load ammunition you were carrying into the weapon form.  
• Beyond the options presented in this subclass, you cannot cast spells and lose the ability to speak. Transforming doesn’t break your concentration on a spell you’ve already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell that you’ve already cast. 
• You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them if the Weapon Form is capable of doing so.

While you are in your Weapon Form, another creature who is friendly to you can hold you in its hand(s) (using a free object interaction) and utilize you as a weapon of the type that you transformed into. The creature can use you to make weapon attacks as normal, and the following conditions are applied:

• You are treated as having all of that weapon’s normal properties for your wielder, who adds their appropriate modifier for the attack and damage rolls as normal.
• Your wielder can ignore the loading property of a ranged weapon you are transformed into if the ammunition is taken from what you were carrying before you transformed. 
• You and your wielder are treated as occupying the same space. You cannot utilize your flying speed while another creature is holding you. 
• You and your wielder can communicate telepathically.

 Spell Slinging Weapon

Also at 1st level, while transformed into your Weapon Form, you have a limited access to your spellcasting:

• You can cast any spell belonging to the Abjuration school of magic provided it has a single target which is either you or a creature holding you.  You are able to maintain concentration on a spell cast this way while transformed. 
• You can cast any spell which would target a weapon, targeting yourself instead. 
• You can spend 1 sorcery point to cast a spell from the Evocation school of magic, provided it has a duration of instantaneous.
  

Any spell of 1st level or higher cast this way requires expending a spell slot as normal. When casting a spell using this feature, you ignore any verbal or somatic components the spell has. If the spell has a material component, you can spend 1 sorcery point to ignore that component as well, provided it does not have a cost associated with it or is consumed when casting the spell. Otherwise, you are able to supply any required material component so long as you were carrying it before you transformed.

Enhanced Weapon Form 

At 6th level, while transformed using your Weapon Form feature, you can replace one attack you would make using the Multiattack feature with casting a cantrip provided it has a casting time of one action and belongs to the Abjuration or Evocation schools of magic. 

Additionally any attack made by you (or a creature holding you) in your Weapon Form counts as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistances or immunities to nonmagical attacks. 

 Magical Tempering 

Starting at 14th level, while transformed into a weapon, using your action you can expend sorcery points to magically empower yourself. This empowerment lasts until the end of your next turn and you must maintain concentration on the effect as if concentrating on a spell. While the empowerment remains, attacks made by you in this form (or by a creature holding you) gain an additional benefits based on the type of damage your current form deals:

• Bludgeoning: You become reinforced and empowered. On a hit, the attack deals an additional 1d6 bludgeoning damage for each sorcery point expended. 
• Piercing: Your weapon form (or ammunition fired from it) becomes sharpened and barbed. On a successful attack, the target of the attack begins to bleed and cannot benefit from any effects which restore hit points while bleeding. The target takes additional necrotic damage at the start of its next turn equal to your Charisma modifier and the bleeding ends. For each sorcery point expended, the target continues to bleed for an additional round, taking necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. This does not affect undead, constructs, plants, or oozes. 
• Slashing: A blade of energy extends your reach, allowing you to cleave through groups of enemies. You or your wielder compares the value from an attack roll made to the AC of every creature in a 5ft cone in front of you. Each creature that would be hit suffers the attack’s damage and other effects. For every two sorcery points expended, the range of the cone increases by 5ft.
  

The empowerment ends early if you break concentration, are incapacitated, or lose your weapon form. The maximum number of sorcery points you can expend each time you use this feature is equal to your proficiency bonus. 

 True Semblance

At 18th level, you discover the truest weapon form tied to your soul. Choose a magic item from the Dungeon Master’s Guide that is a weapon and is not legendary in rarity, a sentient magic item, or a relic. When you use your Weapon Form feature, you can transform into the chosen magic weapon, and both you and any creature that is holding you gain the effects of that item for the duration. You both ignore any attunement requirements or curses associated with the chosen form. Once your Weapon Form ends or you change your form, you must complete a long rest before you can transform into your true semblance again.

If the chosen weapon deals a damage type other than bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing, you can use your Magical Tempering feature for the chosen magic weapon based on the type of damage dealt by its mundane counterpart. For example, a Sun Blade could be magically tempered as if it dealt slashing damage.
At the DM’s discretion, the magic weapon chosen can be altered (for example a Sun Blade could instead be a Sun Axe) or can be chosen from a different source outside of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. 

 Weapon Form (stat block)

Tiny Construct, your alignment

Armor Class: 12 + your Charisma modifier

Hit Points: 5 x your sorcerer level

Speed: 0 ft., Fly 30ft

Str: 10 (+0) Dex: 10 (+0) Con: 10 (+0) Int: Your Int Modifier   Wis: Your Wis Modifier   Cha: Your Cha Modifier

Saving Throws: You retain your saving throw proficiencies, but must use the modifiers of the  Weapon Form.

Skill Proficiencies: You retain your skill proficiencies, but must use the modifiers of the Weapon Form.

Damage Immunities: poison

Condition Immunities: paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses: Any special senses you had prior to transforming

Languages: Your known languages. Cannot speak (except telepathically when held by another creature)

Damage Threshold: You have a Damage Threshold equal to twice your Proficiency Bonus. Any damage from a single attack or effect that fails to meet or exceed your Damage Threshold is considered superficial and doesn’t reduce your hit points.

Weapon Appearance: You can take the Hide action against creatures that can see you. For this trait, the creatures’ Wisdom (Perception) is contested by your Charisma (Deception). You appear like a normal weapon to the creature(s) you are successfully hiding from.

Actions

Multiattack: You make a single weapon attack against a creature within the weapon’s range. Starting at 6th level you can make two weapon attacks with this action.

Weapon Attack: Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack  +your spell attack bonus to hit , reach/range according to weapon properties, Hit: Weapon’s damage die + your charisma modifier

Bonus Actions

Change Form: By expending 1 sorcery point, you can change into another weapon form. This counts as the same use of your Weapon Form feature, and you retain your current health point total.

 

 

 
Hi Kaboom, I'm going to try and leave some feedback on this one as well. I may come back and edit this comment repeatedly as I think it through. The top-line is that this is an awesome idea, but I'm finding it hard to understand all the features and how they work together. Here goes (for now):

• I don't see how the additional spells enhance the archetype. I would consider adding some smite spells or on-attack spells that would synergize with the weapon form.
• For the base weapon form, I'd do away with most of the special rules. Let the character turn into any mundane weapon they can imagine, and let the damage die evolve on a standard progression. Let the player choose the (again mundane) damage type when they transform to fit the flavor, and maybe from among a small set of properties (although these don't seem super important).
• I don't see the benefit of another character using the weapon-character. Do you keep your actions, or are you just a object? I also wouldn't worry about some of the bullets in that section. A character would obviously need to be in the same space as the wielder, and the wielder would obviously not be able to use the weapon-character as a weapon if the weapon-character were to fly away.
• I would dramatically simplify "Spell-Slinging Weapon". Just let the sorcerer cast spells of any school, but maybe restrict the level.
• "Enhanced Weapon Form" is a bit powerful, but I can't say for sure. I still wouldn't restrict the spell school.
• "Magical Tempering" is a bit inconsistant in its power level. The piercing benefit is a bit convoluted, and the slashing benefit is much stronger than the others. I would consider a table of potential benefits that is simpler.
• True Semblance is also a bit messy. I agree that the number of magic weapon needs to be limited, but why just to the DMG weapons? It also makes sense to create a table of magical effects for this feature to limit the potential for munchkinism.

I may very well add to this list. It's a bit long yeah, but remember that I think the idea here is solid. I just think there are a bit too many convoluted bits that come from a character acting as a weapon.