Ritual Adept

The Ritual Adept Artificer is a master in the undertaking of religious or spiritual rites, and the creation of mystical objects intended for ritual use, such as rosary, incense, and the like.

Tool and Skill Proficiencies:

 When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with your choice of Calligrapher's tools, Jeweler’s tools, or Weaver’s tools. Additionally, You gain proficiency in your choice of Religion, Medicine, or Nature

Ritual Adept Spells:

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Ritual Adept Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don’t count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

 

Artificer Level Ritual Adept Spells

 

3rd Ceremony, Bane

 

5th Augury, Silence

 

9th Spirit Guardians, Call Lightning

 

13th Divination, Locate Creature

 

17th Scrying, Holy Weapon

Talisman of Devotion:

Starting at 3rd Level your spiritual devotion has produced a unique Talisman representing your bond with higher powers. The Talisman has charges equal to your proficiency bonus and regains its charges on a short rest. The charges can be expended to produce the following effects:

 

• Spiteful Scripture: As a Bonus Action you curse a creature that you can visualize with bad luck: They have disadvantage on their next Saving Throw or Skill Check. This effect lasts for 24 hours or until triggered.
• Consecration of Fortitude: As a Bonus Action, Gain resistance to a damage type of your choice other than Piercing/Slashing/Bludgeoning. This effect lasts for 1 minute.
• Mental Sanctuary: As a Bonus Action you recenter your spiritual focus: You gain advantage on the next saving throw you make to maintain Concentration on a Spell. This effect lasts for 1 minute.

You can only have 1 Talisman of Devotion effect active at a time.

Spiritual Focus:

Starting at 5th Level, your focus deepens and manifests as raw spiritual energy: Once per short rest: When your concentration on a spell ends; You can have the energy burst forth dealing 1d6 force damage per spell level, to a maximum of 5d6, to all other creatures in a 15ft radius, pushing them back 30ft.

Talisman Mastery:

Starting at 9th Level, you master the use of your Talisman of Devotion: You can now apply up to two of its effects at a time, but not the same effect twice, and they gain the following upgrades:

 

 

• Spiteful Scripture: You may now choose up to two creatures to curse.

• Consecration of Fortitude: Can now be granted to any willing creature by touch.

• Mental Sanctuary: When you make a saving throw to maintain concentration, you may treat it as a Wisdom Saving Throw.

Split Focus:

By 15th Level, your ability to interweave channelings could be considered its own artform: Once per short rest, when your concentration on a spell breaks, you can use a Reaction to cast a concentration spell with a casting time of 1 Action or 1 Bonus Action.