Phoenix Sorcerer

Like the mythical creature, you can invoke fiery energy and gain the ability to cheat death itself. You sometimes find yourself absentmindedly feeding fires. You can't bear to allow a fire to sputter out. You feel most comfortable while holding a lit torch or sitting in front of a campfire. Though be mindful or you may find you burn something unintentionally.

Phoenix sorcerers can use their powers to pull themselves back from the brink of death, and all too often their own, rash nature or reliance on destructive magic is what puts them there in the first place.

Such sorcerers are wanderers by necessity. The volatile nature of their magic makes other folk nervous. If a fire breaks out in town, a phoenix sorcerer had best flee, whether guilty or not. Fire is a dangerous force, and phoenix sorcerers have a reputation (deserved or not) for reckless behavior, confident that the essence of the phoenix can save them.

 

Phoenix Spells

1st-level Phoenix feature

You learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown on the Phoenix Spells table. Each of these spells counts as a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesn’t count against the number of sorcerer spells you know.

Whenever you gain a sorcerer level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be an Evocation or Transmutation spell from the sorcerer or wizard spell list.

As well you gain the Produce Flame cantrip. The range you can target increases to 60 feet at 9th level.

Phoenix Spells

Sorcerer Level	Spells
1st	Burning Hands
3rd	Heat Metal, Pyrotechnics
5th	Fireball, Fly
7th	Fire Shield
9th	Immolation, Reincarnate

Mantle of Flame

Starting at 1st level, you can unleash the phoenix fire that blazes within you.

As a bonus action, you magically wreathe yourself in swirling fire, as your eyes glow like hot coals. For 1 minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You shed bright light in a 10 foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
• Any creature takes fire damage equal to your Charisma modifier if it makes contact with you or makes an attack roll against you within 5 feet.
• Whenever you cast a spell that deals fire damage, add your Charisma modifier to the roll. If a spell makes multiple attack rolls (example: Scorching Ray) only apply this to one of the damage rolls. 

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus before taking a long rest. You can spend 3 sorcery points to use this feature again. 

 

Phoenix Spark

Starting at 6th level, the fiery energy within you grows restless and vengeful. In the face of defeat, it surges outward to preserve you in a fiery roar.

If you are reduced to 0 hit points, you draw on the spark of the phoenix ignited within you. A torrent of fire burst fourth from around you and each creature within 10 feet of you takes fire damage equal to half your sorcerer level + your Charisma modifier. You then regain 1 hit point.

If you use this feature while under the effects of your Mantle of Flame, this feature instead deals fire damage equal to your sorcerer level + double your Charisma modifier, and your Mantle of Flame immediately ends. You then can expend up to three of your unspent hit dice and regain hit points equal to the roll.  

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

Nourishing Fire

Starting at 14th level, your fire spells warm and heal you. When you expend a spell slot to cast a spell that includes a fire damage roll, you regain hit points equal to the spell slot's level + your Charisma modifier.

Form of the Phoenix

At 18th level, you finally master the spark of fire that dances within you. While under the effect of your Mantle of Flame feature, you gain additional benefits:

• You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed and can hover.
• You have resistance to fire, poison, and cold damage. 
• Your fire damage overcomes fire resistance and creatures that are immune to fire have resistance to your fire damage instead.