Otherworldly Patron: The War

You have forged a pact with the essence of war itself, embodying the fury and destructive power of an apocalyptic knight. With every swing of your weapon and every incantation, chaos and devastation follow in your wake.

 

Expanded Spell List:

The Harbinger of Havoc lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell, reflecting themes of rage, strength, and destruction:

1st Level: Wrathful Smite, Thunderous Smite

2nd Level: Enlarge/Reduce, Branding Smite

3rd Level: Crusader's Mantle, Elemental Weapon

4th Level: Fireball, Fire Shield

5th Level: Destructive Wave, Flame Strike

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Harbinger's Weapon

Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to forge a mystical bond with a weapon. Through a special ritual taking 1 hour, you can bind your kriegslust to a chosen weapon. This binding forms a mystical connection between you and the weapon, allowing you to call it forth and infuse your charisma into your strikes.

As an action, you can summon the bonded weapon to your hand, causing it to fly toward you. All creatures in a line between you and the weapon must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take 1d6 force damage. This damage increases to 2d6 at 5th level, 3d6 at 11th level, and 4d6 at 17th level.

You can't have more than one bonded weapon at a time. If you attempt to bond with a second weapon, you must break the bond with the first.

Once bonded, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength, for attack and damage rolls with that weapon.

If the bonded weapon is lost or destroyed, you can recover it by spending 1 hour in meditation and concentration. This process allows you to forge a new mystical connection with a different weapon if you choose.

Fueled by Fury

At 1st level, your connection to the essence of war allows you to channel your rage into your spellcasting, especially in the heat of close combat. When making a melee weapon attack, you can add your Strength modifier to the damage dealt.

Additionally, if you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack while using this feature, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw against your warlock spell save DC. On a failed save, the target becomes frightened until the end of your next turn.

You can choose to declare the use of this feature before you roll for the hit. If you decide to use it, the fear effect is applied on a critical hit, enhancing the impact of your devastating blows.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain expended uses after finishing a short or long rest. During a short rest, you regain half of your expended uses, rounded up.

Battle Hardened

Upon reaching 6th level, your relentless exposure to the chaos of war has hardened your body and mind. You gain proficiency in Constitution saving throws, and your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to your warlock level plus your Constitution modifier.

War Manipulation

Starting at 10th level, you gain the ability to manipulate the minds of your adversaries. As a reaction when a creature makes an attack against you, you can delve into its thoughts, imposing disadvantage on the attack roll. Additionally, once per short rest, you can use Mindweaver's Domination. Make a contested Charisma check against a creature you can see within 60 feet. On a success, you can force the creature to make one weapon attack against a target of your choice.

Apocalyptic Onslaught

At 14th level, you can tap into the full might of the apocalyptic knight within you. Once per long rest, you can enter an empowered state of devastation. For 1 minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You have advantage on all attack rolls.
• When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can choose to knock the target prone or push it up to 10 feet away.
• When you deal damage to a creature, it takes additional damage equal to your proficiency bonus.

This state ends early if you are incapacitated or if you use a bonus action to end it.