The Hollow

The Hollow is a being that is constantly on the brink of death. These entities can vary from an ancient extra-planar being to a mad wizard. Contracts with these being are rare, usually made out of desperation when they can no longer be self sufficient. Their followers are most often given the task to either continue whatever bizarre ritual is used to keep them alive, or to kill them, to end their suffering.

Expanded Spell List

The Hollow lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Hollow Expanded Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	bane, inflict wounds
2nd	gentle repose, locate object
3rd	bestow curse, slow
4th	divination, locate creature
5th	geas, telepathic bond

Brand of the Hollow

Starting at 1st level your patron has given you a brand to signify your pact. Your patron will send you tasks to complete to continue their existence through this mark. Depending on your patron these could come telepathically or as writing on your brand. In addition you can use your brand to cast the Detect Evil and Good spell a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier per short or long lest. When you reach 5th level in this class you can cast it at will.

Lost Memories

Starting at 1st level your patron has given you a small piece of their fragmented memory. Whenever you roll an Intelligence check related to your patron or something your patron has an interest in you roll with advantage. In addition you gain proficiency with the History skill if you don’t already have it.

Pass the Infection

Starting at 6th level when you are targeted by a spell or similar effect you can use your reaction to target one creature within 30 feet of you. That creature must make a Charisma saving throw against your warlock spell save DC or it switches places with you, and the creature becomes the target of the spell. If you are still in the area of effect of the spell you must still make a saving throw.

Once you use this feature you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Hollow Vessel

Starting at 10th level your patron’s influence has physical effects on your body. You have resistance to poison damage and the poison condition, and you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and frightened. In addition your spell ignore a creatures magic resistance ability or similar abilities (except legendary resistance).

Shackles of the Damned

Starting at 14th level you can show a fraction of the suffering the Hollow experiences. Choose up to five creatures within 30 feet of you. Each creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your warlock spell save DC as black chains begin to entangle them. A creature that fails the saving throw takes 5d8 necrotic damage and is restrained for 1 minute and a creature succeeds takes half as much damage and isn’t restrained.

Creatures that failed make the saving throw at the end of their turn until they succeed or 1 minute passes. A creature that is killed by this or lasts the duration vanishes, being dragged to your patron. Only a wish spell can bring the creature back.

Once you use this feature you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

Additional Invocations

Book of Dying Breaths

Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature, the Hollow Patron

Whenever a creature dies their life flashes before their eyes, you can record some of this in your Book of Shadows. When a creature dies within 30 feet of you can use your reaction to open your book and absorb the most important memory the person had before they died. This could be someone they cared about, something they protected their life with, or a valuable possession, for example.

 

Cunning of the Beast

Prerequisite: The Hollow Patron

You gain a bonus you your stealth, survival, and initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1).

 

Gaze of the Watcher

Prerequisite: The Hollow Patron, 7th level

As an action you gain special sight with a range of 30 feet. Within this range you can detect a creature’s alignment and whether it is hostile to you. This special sight lasts for 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as if you were concentrating on a spell). If a creature is protected by divination magic via a spell or other means it appears as unaligned and hostile towards you.

Once you use this invocation, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

 

Knowledge of the Teacher

Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature, 9th level

You gain proficiency with the Arcana and Religion skills if you don’t have them already. In addition you can cast Legend Lore once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.

 

The Lord’s Plight

Prerequisite: Eldritch Blast cantrip, the Hollow Patron, 5th level

When you hit a creature with the Eldritch Blast cantrip you can cast Slow as a bonus action, using a warlock spell slot. The spell must be centered on the creature you hit with the Eldritch Blast.

 

Loyal Subject

Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature, the Hollow Patron, 5th level

When you use the Find Familiar spell you can create a Death Dog (see Monster Manual) in addition to the other special forms.

 

Needle of the Mad King

Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature, the Hollow Patron

You create a white, needle shaped rapier using your Pact of the Blade feature. This weapon has the reach property. When you hit a creature with it you can expend a spell slot to deal an additional 1d6 poison damage to the target per spell level and poison the foe until the end of your next turn.