Martyr

The Martyr

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Max Spell Level	Spell Uses
1st	+2	Mortal Burden, Ordained Death	—	—
2nd	+2	Spellcasting, Sainted Reprisal, Mark of the Herald	1st	2
3rd	+2	Divine Healing, Torment	1st	3
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	2nd	3
5th	+3	Extra Attack	2nd	6
6th	+3	Mortal Burden feature	2nd	6
7th	+3	Respite	2nd	7
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	2nd	7
9th	+4	—	3rd	9
10th	+4	Undying Conviction	3rd	9
11th	+4	Torment improvement	3rd	10
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	3rd	10
13th	+5	—	3rd	11
14th	+5	Mortal Burden feature	4th	11
15th	+5	March Unto Destiny	4th	12
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement	4th	12
17th	+6	—	5th	14
18th	+6	Mortal Burden feature	5th	14
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement	5th	15
20th	+6	Final Martyrdom	5th	15

Class Features

As a martyr, you have the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d12 per martyr level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your Constitution modifier per martyr level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple and martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Wisdom
Skills: Choose two from Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a martial weapon and a shield, or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) scale mail or (b) chain mail (if proficient)
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts, or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• A holy symbol

Mortal Burden

Beginning at 1st level, you are fated to perish in the name of a great ideal, cementing your name alongside others who have done the same. Choose a Mortal Burden, detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 1st level, and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level.
BURDEN SPELLS
Each burden has a list of associated spells that you gain at the martyr levels specified in the burden description. Once you gain access to a burden spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day.

If you gain a burden spell that doesn’t appear on the martyr spell list, the spell is nonetheless a martyr spell for you.

Ordained Death

As a martyr, you have been predestined by the gods to perish for a great cause; there is no greater glory in death, and no greater joy in the afterlife. However, it is not yet your time. Starting at 1st level, when you fall to 0 hit points and begin to make death saving throws, you must fail 5 saving throws to die.
Additionally, if a spell has the sole effect of restoring you to life (but not undeath), the caster doesn’t need material components to cast the spell on you.

Mark of the Herald

At 2nd level, your divine cause manifests itself upon you, forming a special mark or stigmata for all to see. You have advantage on ability checks you make to convince other creatures to assist you in service of your holy cause.

Spellcasting

Starting at 2nd level, you can leverage the power of your suffering to cast divine magic.
CASTING SPELLS
To cast one of your martyr spells of 1st level or higher, you must lose hit points to create and expend a spell slot greater than or equal to that spell’s level. The number of hit points is listed on the Hit Points Spellcasting table and can’t be reduced or avoided. You don’t make Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration on spells as a result of losing these hit points.
The Martyr table shows the maximum level of spell slot you can create.
The Spell Uses column of the Martyr table shows how many spells you can cast. When you expend hit points to cast a spell, you expend one of these uses. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Hit Points Spellcasting

Spell Level	Point Cost
1st	5
2nd	10
3rd	20
4th	30
5th	45

PREPARING SPELLS
You prepare the list of martyr spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the martyr spell list. When you do so, choose a number of martyr spells equal to your Wisdom modifier + half your martyr level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). Spells you choose must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the Max Spell Level column for your level. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest.
HEALING MAGIC
Because your power is derived from mortal suffering, you can’t regain hit points from any spell you cast.
SPELLCASTING ABILITY
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your martyr spells, since your power originates in the devotion used to overcome your trials and tribulations. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a martyr spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus

+ your Wisdom modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency

bonus + your Wisdom modifier

SPELLCASTING FOCUS You can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus for your martyr spells.

Sainted Reprisal

Also at 2nd level, you can reprimand those who draw your blood. When a creature you can see within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to deal that creature 1d6 necrotic or radiant damage (your choice).

The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Divine Healing

Starting at 3rd level, you can utter a prayer to the gods for mercy. As an action, you can spend Hit Dice and regain hit points as if you had just finished a short rest. When you use this ability, you can spend a number of Hit Dice up to your proficiency bonus.

Torment

By 3rd level, you have learned to curry the gods’ favor through anguish and mortal trials. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can lose 5 hit points to deal an extra +10 bonus necrotic or radiant damage (your choice) to the target. You don’t make Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration on spells as a result of losing these hit points.

Starting at 11th level, you can choose to lose 10 hit points to deal an extra +20 damage to the target.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Respite

Beginning at 7th level, you regain all spent Hit Dice when you finish a long rest, instead of only half of them.

Undying Conviction

Beginning at 10th level, when you drop to 0 hit points but aren’t killed outright, you can choose to drop to 1 hit point instead.

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

March Unto Destiny

At 15th level, your inevitable end draws nearer, and nothing can hold you from it. You don’t need to eat or drink, and can’t be paralyzed, petrified, or stunned.

Final Martyrdom

At 20th level, you have at last reached your predestination: you will die in eternal glory. You can use your action to become immune to all damage for 10 minutes. For this duration, you can’t be blinded, charmed, deafened, exhausted, frightened, incapacitated, poisoned, restrained, or rendered unconscious. You have advantage on all ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws.

Additionally, during this duration, you can cast the wish spell once, without expending a spell slot or hit points. If you use the spell to produce any effect other than duplicating another spell, the stress of casting it doesn’t reduce your Strength or cause you to take necrotic damage.

At the end of this duration, you die. No force short of divine intervention can prevent your death, and you can’t be returned to life by any means.

Spell List

Martyrs can choose from the following spells each time they prepare spells following a long rest.

1st Level

Bless SRD
Blood Print
Boomering
Burnt Offering
Command SRD
Cure Wounds SRD
Detect Evil and Good SRD
Detect Magic SRD
Detect Poison and Disease SRD
Guiding Bolt SRD
Heroism SRD
Indemnify
Inflict Wounds SRD
Instant Replay
Protection from Evil and Good SRD
Purify Food and Drink SRD
Sanctuary SRD
Shield of Faith SRD
Transient Bulwark

2nd Level

Aid SRD
Augury SRD
Curse Ward
Gentle Repose SRD
Halo of Flame
Hold Person SRD
Lesser Restoration SRD
Locate Object SRD
Magic Weapon SRD
Protection from Ballistics
Protection from Poison SRD
Stone Bones
Warding Bond SRD
Zone of Truth SRD

3rd Level

Create Food and Water SRD
Daylight SRD
Dispel Magic SRD
Magic Circle SRD
Pillar of Salt
Polybrachia
Protection from Energy SRD
Remove Curse SRD
Revivify SRD
Snakestaff
Speak with Dead SRD
Tongues SRD

4th Level

Banishment SRD
Death Ward SRD
Divination SRD
Locate Creature SRD
Stoneskin SRD

5th Level

Commune SRD
Dispel Evil and Good SRD
Flame Strike SRD
Geas SRD
Greater Restoration SRD
Hallow SRD
Insect Plague SRD
Mass Cure Wounds SRD
Raise Dead SRD

by guzmanleonart

by Manuel Castañón