It is not uncommon for a fighter to have more than a few brushes with death. Through the course of battle, they succumb to their wounds and lay on the doorstep of oblivion for breaths which feel like an eternity. Other times they hold a dying comrade as the light goes out in their eyes and the world comes to a standstill. In these critical moments, some warriors make contact with one of many psychopomps who ferry souls to the lands of the dead. While the fighter doesn't remember the meeting clearly they find themselves able to call upon the powers of these grim reapers and the pathways of death. With concentration, they animate weapons and armor with ghostly power and use them send more souls to their reward. Fetters When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain the ability to pull on the energies of death to animate some objects, called fetters, to aid you for a short time. The more lives you reap during this period the longer the objects will remain animated. As a bo...

Stitchers delve into the biomechanics of undeath to produce a variety of useful, if gory, devices. These eerie weavers then graft their abominable creations directly to their bodies, and eventually others. Due to the stitcher's intense study of death they develop a variety of magical concoctions that produce a fair imitation of the necromantic arts. Many artificers of this ilk hail from medical professions whose study of corpses blossomed into a full-on obsession. Some are failed necromancers who turned to a different method to appease their madness. A minority of stitchers seek to understand their bitter enemies spawned from unhallowed crypts and bat-swathed castles. No matter their origins these artificers know that most folks will consider them an anathema. Tool Proficiency. When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in weaving tools. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency in one other type with one other type of artisan's...

In your lineage lurks a trace of undead corruption born in collapsed graveyards and charnel houses. With the ghoulish blood comes a taste for humanoid flesh, especially if its had a few days to rot in a damp casket. Generally, ghoulish families are insular clans. Some hide at the edge of civilization such as necropolis dwellers or swamp folk. In an urban environment, they walk beside the unwitting as funeral home owners or an aloof noble lines. While cannibalism is an inherently vile act, a ghoulish sorcerer is not always an evil soul. Many use their undead adjacent nature to hunt the true children of the night. They are scavenger, after all, not predators. Ghoulish Mein At first 1st level, you gain resistance to necrotic damage due to your unnatural heritage. In addition, your mind is resilient to shock and you gain Advantage on saving throws against fear-based effects. Lastly, you gain a Bite melee weapon attack that has the finesse trait and deals 1d4 piercing damage. Enervatio...

You have made a pact with an ancient mummy that while forever entombed beneath sun-scorched sand or impenetrable jungle, can reach out from its sepulcher to influence the living. Perhaps the undead horror was once a powerful sorcerer-king, high priestess of an extinct civilization, or the last remnant of a lost, terrible race. Its agenda and goals match a forgotten age and the mummy's capricious whims. Often the warlock is tasked with recovering artifacts tied to the sarcophagus-trapped horror or its civilization. Some mummies seek to futilely seek to be released from their prison, while others just want to be remembered as a figure of glory and power. Expanded Spell List The Embalmed lets you choose from an expanded list of Spells when you learn a Warlock spell. The following Spells are added to Warlock spells list for you. 1st - Inflict Wounds, Ray of Sickness 2nd - Animal Messenger, Dust Devil 3rd - Bestow Curse, Vampiric Touch 4th - Giant Insect, Phantasmal Killer ...

Monks who study the way of the fallow harvest focus on disrupting their opponent's ki by studying the natural abilities of undead and necromantic scriptures. With these techniques, they not only ruin a foes' health but their connection to the living world as well. This dual destruction makes it easier for the monk to strike down all that oppose them. As they progress, practitioners of this brutal art learn how to harvest the negative energies bleeding from their victims to augment their bodies and souls. Baleful Arts Starting at 3rd level, you use your ki to duplicate the effect of certain spells using your ki saving throw. As an action, you can spend 2 ki points to case hex, ray of enfeeblement or ray of sickness , without providing material components. However, ray of enfeeblement and ray of sickness have a reach of 5ft and require a melee spell attack roll instead of a ranged spell attack. Additionally, you gain the chill touch cantrip if you do not already have it...

Some rangers are attracted to the death and decay within the natural world, as much as others are loathed to admit it even exists. They tap into the necromantic energies produced by decomposition and use it to animate a loyal, undead companion. Through further rituals, these rangers invest themselves with the often misunderstood and misused powers. Barrow Born At 3rd level you gain an undead companion, a barrow born. With 8 hours of work, the expenditure of 50gp worth of gems and incense, as well as a fresh humanoid corpse, you summon forth an undead creature as a faithful companion. At the end of 8 hours, your barrow born rises and gains all the benefits of your gravepact ability. You can only have one barrow born active at a time. If your barrow born is ever slain, the magical bond you share allows you to return it to life. With 8 hours of work and the expenditure of 25 gp worth of gems and incense, you can reconstruct the undead companion's body and reanimate it. You can r...