Algatha the Blood Mage

• Blood Magic: The Blood Mage can spend their own HP to enhance spells. When casting a spell, they can sacrifice hit points equal to twice the spell's level to impose disadvantage on a target’s saving throw or increase the spell's damage by 1d6 per spell level.
• Sanguine Ward (Recharges on a Short Rest): When the Blood Mage takes damage, they can use their reaction to halve the damage taken by sacrificing 5 HP.
• Hemocraft Surge (1/Day): As a bonus action, the Blood Mage can regain one expended spell slot of 3rd level or lower by sacrificing 10 HP.

Spellcasting: The Blood Mage is a 6th-level spellcaster (spell save DC 15, spell attack +7).
They do not require material components for spells that require a blood sacrifice.

Cantrips (at will)

🔥 Chill Touch, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Toll the Dead

1st Level (4 slots)

🩸 Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Ray of Sickness, Shield

2nd Level (3 slots)

🩸 Mirror Image, Hold Person, Scorching Ray

3rd Level (3 slots)

🩸 Counterspell, Vampiric Touch, Fireball

4th Level (1 slot)

🩸 Blight

• Bloodletting Bolt (Recharge 4-6): The Blood Mage launches a lance of cursed blood at a creature within 60 feet. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 27 (6d8) necrotic damage and suffer the Bleeding Condition (takes 5 necrotic damage at the start of each turn until healed). On a success, they take half damage and are not Bleeding.

• Bloodletting Strike (Melee Spell Attack, +7 to hit, 5 ft. reach):
  Hit: 13 (3d6 + 4) necrotic damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution save or lose 1d4 hit points at the start of each turn for 1 minute (can repeat save at end of each turn).

• Sanguine Ward (Recharge on Short Rest): When hit, the Blood Mage can use their reaction to halve the damagetaken by sacrificing 10 HP.