Devil Forgemaster

 

 "Heed my words, O great powers of darkness! Release to me one of the tortured souls! Let me infuse him with my life-force and awaken him to the world of the living! Immaculate being... Appear before me now."

— Hector, during the ritual of devil forging

 A Devil Forgemaster is a mortal trained in the dark arts and, akin to their namesake, bears the ability to create and forge demonic and wicked creatures. All created beings hold strict and utter loyalty to their respective Forgemaster and grow in power through battle and destruction.

Devil Forgemaster Spells

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

Devil Forgemaster Spells

Artificer Level	Spell
3rd	burning hands, hellish rebuke
5th	darkness, heat metal
9th	magic circle, revivify
13th	fire shield, wall of fire
17th	flame strike, planar binding

Hellfire Blacksmith

Starting at 3rd level when you choose this specialty, your experience forging with hellfire grants you proficiency with Smith's Tools, and you can read, write, and speak Infernal.

Forgeweapon

Also at 3rd level, choose one melee weapon that you are proficient with. The chosen weapon becomes your Forge Weapon which you can use to ferry a soul from hell into the corpse of a dead creature.

If you lose your Forge Weapon, you can create a new one using another melee weapon you are proficient with over the course of an hour, which can coincide with a short or long rest. When you create a new Forge Weapon the previous one becomes mundane.

Hell Strike

Starting at 5th level, you gain greater control over hellfire. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d8 fire damage to one creature you hit with an attack using your Forge Weapon.

In addition, your night creatures' attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Fealty Unto Death

Beginning at 9th level, as an action, you can command one of your night creatures within 120 feet of you that you can see to end its own life and explode in an inferno of hellfire. Every creature within 10 feet of the night creature must make a Dexterity saving throw against your Artificer spell save DC. A creature suffers fire damage equal to 3d8 + your Intelligence modifier on a failed save, or half as much damage on a success.

Infernal Ascension

By 15th level, you have mastered manipulating mortal souls and commanding creatures of hell. Each of your night creatures gain the following benefits:

• It deals an additional 1d6 fire damage when it hits a creature with a weapon attack.
• It gains a flying speed equal to its walking speed.
• It can't be frightened while it can see you within 30 feet of it.