Bureaucratic Alchemist

 Fiendish Immunity

The Bureaucratic Alchemist is immune to Force and Psychic damage and resistant to nonmagical weapon damage

Potion of Compliance

Once per day, the alchemist can throw an alchemical concoction at a creature within 20 feet. The creature must make a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or be Charmed for 1 hour, compelled to act in accordance with the alchemist's demands

Malignant Transmutation

When the Bureaucratic Alchemist damages a creature with a spell or ability, they can force the creature to make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or suffer a debilitating effect for 3 rounds. Roll 1d6 to determine the effect:

• • 1–2: The creature’s ability checks have their difficulty increased by 1 (disadvantage for ability checks is an alternative option if preferred).
  • 3–4: The creature loses its reaction until the end of the alchemist’s next turn.
  • 5–6: The creature loses its bonus action until the end of the alchemist’s next turn.

The bureaucracy perverts natural order and cripples their enemies’ ability to respond effectively.

Perfect Surveillance (Special Ability)

The Bureaucratic Alchemist can use Scrying as a free action. This ability does not consume a spell slot or require material components.

Usage:

• Range: Unlimited, as per the Scrying spell.
• Duration: The scrying effect lasts until the start of the alchemist’s next turn or until they choose to end it.
• Restrictions: The alchemist cannot concentrate on another spell while this ability is active.

The alchemist can conjure glowing magical sigils or floating forms representing their bureaucratic reach. Through these, they observe and analyze targets from afar, muttering, "No one escapes the omnipresent authority of the ledger."

Protected by Bureaucracy

The Bureaucratic Alchemist is surrounded by an invisible web of legal protections and bureaucratic mandates that shields them from harm. This grants them a +2 bonus to AC

Whenever an attack narrowly misses the alchemist, glowing glyphs and spectral forms appear briefly around them, seemingly enforcing a legal precedent that prevents the strike from connecting. The alchemist smirks and mutters, "Clause 347-D. Try again."

Spellcasting. The Bureaucratic Alchemist is a 6th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The Bureaucratic Alchemist has following spells prepared:

Cantrips (at will): Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation, Friends, Mending, Mind Sliver

1st level (4 slots): Command, Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Disguise Self, Identify, Mage Armor

2nd level (3 slots): Mirror Image, Suggestion, Detect Thoughts, Gift of Gab, Tasha's Mind Whip

3rd Level (3 slots): Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Antagonize, Sending

4th level (3 slots):  Confusion, Compulsion, Blight

5th level (2 slots): Scrying, Geas

• Alchemical Red Tape 

  • Range: 300 feet
  • Activation: The Bureaucratic Alchemist spends 1 minute casting this ability on a target. Afterward, the target and all creatures within a 30-foot radius must make a DC 17 wisdom saving throw or suffer the effects for 1 hour.
  • Alchemical Red Tape can be cast against a target the Bureaucratic Alchemist is scrying.

  Effect on Failure:

  • Movement is halved.
  • Disadvantage on Perception, Investigation, Sleight of Hand, and Survival checks, as their minds are muddled by contradictory instructions and pointless procedures.
  • Advantage on History checks, as they become hyper-focused on trivial details and arcane minutiae from the alchemist’s red tape.
  • Affected creatures feel overwhelmed by invisible forms and mandates that fill their thoughts, making even basic actions frustratingly slow and needlessly complicated.

  Their thoughts drown in a storm of endless procedures, redundant paperwork, and contradictory mandates. 

Overwhelm with Bureaucracy (Recharge 5–6)

• The alchemist summons an illusory swarm of flying forms and quills. Each creature in a 20-foot radius must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d8 psychic damage on a failed save or half as much on a success. Creatures that fail are also Blinded for 1 round as their minds are overloaded by the flurry of "procedures."

Forms, quills, and ink-stained contracts fill the air, overwhelming the minds of those caught in the storm. The crushing weight of needless bureaucracy blinds them to reality, forcing their focus on trivial, mind-numbing details.

Feeblemind (1/Day Action)

As an action, the Bureaucratic Alchemist can cast Feeblemind without expending a spell slot. The target must make a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or suffer the effects of the spell:

• Intelligence and Charisma scores are reduced to 1.
• The target can’t cast spells, activate magic items, or understand language.
• The target may make a saving throw every 30 days to end the effect.

The alchemist channels the crushing weight of bureaucratic complexity into their target’s mind, reducing them to a blank slate unable to process even the simplest thoughts. Their voice echoes, "You’ve failed to comply with Procedure 347-A. Sanctions will now be applied."

Action Melee Attack. Quill Dagger, Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target

The alchemist wields an ornate dagger shaped like a quill, striking with precision.

Action Ranged Attack. Alchemical Flask. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 20/60 ft., 1 target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) Acid damage.

Invoke Clause

The Bureaucratic Alchemist invokes a specific "clause" from their web of bureaucratic power, targeting a creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or suffer one of the following effects until the start of the alchemist's next turn:

1. Clause of Hesitation: The target’s speed is reduced to 0 as they are paralyzed by indecision and an overwhelming sense of red tape.
2. Clause of Doubt: The target has disadvantage on attack rolls as their mind is flooded with self-doubt and second-guessing their actions.
3. Clause of Exhaustion: The target loses its reaction as they feel drained by endless regulations.

The alchemist flips open a glowing tome or mutters arcane legalese, binding the target in a labyrinth of mandates. "According to Subsection 12, Article 8, I hereby delay your progress."

Corrupt Good Intentions (Reaction)

• Trigger: When a creature within 60 feet of the Bureaucratic Alchemist uses an ability, casts a spell, or takes an action that directly benefits one or more creatures (e.g., healing, granting inspiration, aiding an ally, etc).

• Effect: The Bureaucratic Alchemist corrupts the intent of the action. The triggering creature must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw or have the beneficial effect twisted into a harmful one. The alchemist chooses up to 2 targets affected by the action to corrupt. Examples of corruption include:

  • Healing effects deal necrotic damage to the chosen targets instead of healing.
  • Buffs like Bless or Bardic Inspiration impose disadvantage on the chosen targets’ next roll instead of granting a bonus.
  • Protective spells like Shield or Sanctuary reduce the chosen targets' AC or saving throws by 2 until the end of their next turn.

Creatures with Intelligence 8 or lower are immune to this effect, their simple minds unburdened by moral dilemmas or manipulative tactics.

With a sinister grin, the alchemist mocks, “Such noble intentions. I’ll ensure they’re redirected to the appropriate channels,” sowing confusion and distrust among allies as their aid backfires

Enforce the Rules (Legendary Action)

• Cost: 1 legendary action
• Effect: The Bureaucratic Alchemist targets one creature within 30 feet. That creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or become dominated, as per the Dominate Person spell, until the end of the alchemist’s next turn.

Dominate Effect:

• The alchemist gains complete control over the target’s actions on their next turn. The dominated creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of its turn to end the effect early.

Spectral chains of glowing red tape wrap around the creature, seeping into their mind and forcing compliance. The alchemist’s voice echoes like the toll of a judge’s gavel, commanding, “Obey the system, serve us all, and we will make you very wealthy.”

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