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UnearthedArcana:Fighter

MartialArchetypes

At3rdlevel,afightersgainstheMartial
Archetypefeature.Herearenewoptionsforthat
feature:ArcaneArcher,Knight,Samurai,and
Sharpshooter.

PlaytestMaterial

Thematerialhereispresentedforplaytestingandto
sparkyourimagination.Thesegamemechanicsarein
draftform,usableinyourcampaignbutnotfully

temperedbydesigniterations.Theyarenotofficially
partofthegame.Forthesereasons,materialinthis
columnisnotlegalinD&DAdventurersLeagueevents.

ArcaneArcher

AnArcaneArcherstudiesauniqueelvenmethod
ofarcherythatweavesmagicintoattacksto
producesupernaturaleffects.Amongelves,
ArcaneArchersaresomeoftheirmostelite
warriors.Thesearchersstandwatchoverthe
fringesofelvendomains,keepingakeeneyeout
fortrespassersandusingmagic-infusedarrows
todefeatmonstersandinvadersbeforetheycan
reachelvensettlements.Overthecenturies,the
methodsoftheseelfarchershavebeenlearned
bymembersofotherraceswhocanalsobalance
arcaneaptitudewitharchery.

ArcaneArrow

Whenyouchoosethisarchetypeat3rdlevel,you
learntochannelmagicintoyourattackswitha
longboworshortbow.
CreateMagicArrow.Asabonusactionon
yourturn,youcancreateonemagicarrowin
yourhand.Thearrowlastsuntiltheendofthe
turnoruntilithitsormissesatarget.Youcan
firethearrowfromashortboworlongbow.The
arrowisamagicweaponthatdealsanadditional
2d6forcedamageonahit.
Youhavetwousesofthisfeature,andyou
regainallexpendedusesofitwhenyoufinisha
shortorlongrest.
ArcaneShot.Whenyougainthisfeature,you
learntwoArcaneShotoptionsofyourchoice
(seetheArcaneShotssectionbelow).Whenever
youcreateamagicarrowwiththisfeature,you
canapplythebenefitsofoneofyourArcaneShot
optionstothatarrow.

YougainanadditionalArcaneShotoptionof
yourchoiceat7th,10th,15th,and18thlevel.

Archer’sLore

At3rdlevel,youlearnafewskillsrelatingtothe
typicaldutiesofanArcaneArcher.Youlearnto
understandmagicaltheoryanddevelopsurvival
skillsforwanderingthewilds.
Yougainproficiencyintwoofthefollowing
skillsofyourchoice:Arcana,Athletics,Nature,
Perception,Stealth,andSurvival.

ConjureArrows

At7thlevel,youlearnaminorbutusefulmagical
trick.Asanaction,youcanconjure20
nonmagicalarrows.Thearrowsappearinyour
handorinacontainer,suchasaquiver,onyour
body.Thearrowsremainfor10minutesoruntil
youusethisfeatureagain;theythenvanish.

Ever-ReadyArrow

Startingat15thlevel,youcanconjurefortha
magic-infusedarrowmoreoftenthanbefore.
Oneminuteafterexpendingyourlastremaining
useofArcaneArrow,youregainoneuseofit.

DeadlyArrow

At18thlevel,yourArcaneArrow’sbonus
damageincreasesto4d6forcedamage.

ArcaneShots

TheArcaneArrowfeatureletsyouchoose
ArcaneShotoptionsatcertainlevels.The
optionsarepresentedhereinalphabeticalorder.
Theseareallmagicaleffects.
BeguilingArrow.Yourenchantmentmagic
causesthisarrowtotemporarilybeguileits
target.Chooseoneofyourallieswithin30feetof
thetarget.Ifthearrowhitsthetarget,thetarget
can’tattackthechosenallyorincludethatallyin
aharmfulareaofeffectuntiltheendofyournext
turn.Thetargetignoresthiseffectifitisimmune
tothecharmedcondition.Thiseffectalsoendsif
thechosenallydealsanydamagetothetarget.
BruteBaneArrow.Youweavenecromantic
magicintoyourarrow.Ifacreatureishitbythe
arrow,anybludgeoning,piercing,orslashing
damagedealtbythecreature’sattacksishalved
untiltheendofyournextturn.

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BurstingArrow.Youimbueyourarrowwitha
blastofforceenergydrawnfromtheschoolof
evocation.Ifyouhitacreaturewiththisarrow,
eachcreaturewithin10feetofittakes2d6force
damage.
DefendingArrow.Youuseabjurationmagicto
weaveacharmthatdisruptsyourenemy’s
magic.Acreaturehitbythisarrowsuffers
disadvantageonthenextattackrollitmakes
beforetheendofyournextturn.
GraspingArrow.Whenthisarrowstrikesits
target,conjurationmagiccreatesgrasping,
thornybramblesthatwraparoundthetarget.
Thetargethitbythearrowtakesa–10penalty
tospeed,andittakes2d6slashingdamageifit
moves1footormorewithoutteleporting.The
targetoranycreaturethatcantouchitcanuse
itsactiontotrytoremovethebrambles,which
requiresasuccessfulDC10Strengthcheck.
Otherwise,thebrambleslastfor1minute.
PiercingArrow.Youusetransmutationmagic
totransformyourarrowintoanetherealdart
thatpassesthroughitstargets.Whenyouattack
withthisarrow,itfiresforwardinalinethatis1
footwideand30feetlong.Youmakeaseparate
attackusingyourArcaneArrowagainsteach
creatureinthatline.
SeekingArrow.Usingdivinationmagic,you
grantyourarrowtheabilitytoseekoutyour
target,allowingthearrowtocurveandtwistits
pathinsearchofitsprey.Asanaction,choose
onecreatureyouhaveseeninthepastminute,
andmakearangedattackagainstit,usingthe
ArcaneArrow.Thearrowfliesaroundcornersif
necessary,andthisattackignoresthree-quarters
cover,halfcover,anddisadvantagecausedby
thetargetbeingoutofsightorbeingatlong
range.Theattackautomaticallymissesifthe
targetisoutoftheweapon’srangeorifthereis
nopathlargeenoughforthearrowtotravelto
thetarget.Ifthearrowhitsitstarget,youknow
it,butyoudon’tlearnthetarget’slocationunless
it’swithinyourlineofsight.
ShadowArrow.Youweaveillusionmagicinto
yourarrow,causingittooccludeyourfoe’s
visionwithgraspingshadows.Untiltheendof
yournextturn,thetargethitbythearrowcan’t
seemorethan30feetaway.

Knight

TheKnightisacolossusonthebattlefieldwho
canshrugoffattacksandprotectalliesfrom
harm.Knightsfightfromthesaddlewhenthey

can,andincombattheyareexpectedtoseekout
andlockdownthemightiestoftheenemy’s
forces.Onadventures,theyarethearmored
bulwarkthatstrivestokeeptherestoftheparty
safe.

BorntotheSaddle

Startingat3rdlevel,mountingordismountinga
creaturecostsyouonly5feetofmovement,
ratherthanhalfyourspeed.Inaddition,you
haveadvantageonsavingthrowsmadetoavoid
fallingoffyourmount.Ifyoufalloffit,youcan
automaticallylandonyourfeetifyouaren’t
incapacitatedandyoufalllessthan10feet.

ImplacableMark

At3rdlevel,youexcelatfoilingattacksand
protectingyouralliesbymenacingyourfoes.
Whenyouhitacreaturewithameleeweapon
attack,thetargetismarkedbyyouuntiltheend
ofyournextturn.Acreatureignoresthiseffectif
thecreaturecan’tbefrightened.
Themarkedtargethasdisadvantageonany
attackrollagainstacreatureotherthanyouor
someoneelsewhomarkedit.
Ifatargetmarkedbyyouiswithin5feetof
youonitsturnanditmovesatleast1footor
makesanattackthatsuffersdisadvantagefrom
thisfeature,youcanmakeonemeleeweapon
attackagainstitusingyourreaction.Thisattack
rollhasadvantage,andifithits,theattack’s
weapondealsextradamagetothetargetequal
toyourfighterlevel.
Youcanmakethisspecialattackevenifyou
havealreadyexpendedyourreactionthisround,
butnotifyouhavealreadyusedyourreaction
thisturn.Youcanmakethisattackthreetimes,
andyouregainallexpendedusesofitwhenyou
finishashortorlongrest.

NobleCavalry

At7thlevel,yougainproficiencyintwoofthe
followingskillsofyourchoice:AnimalHandling,
History,Insight,Persuasion,orReligion.
Alternatively,youlearnonelanguageofyour
choice.

HoldtheLine

At10thlevel,youmastertheabilitytoharass
andslowyourenemies.Asareactionwhena
creaturemovesatleast1footwithin5feetof
you,youcanmakeonemeleeweaponattack
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weapondealsextradamagetothetargetequal
tohalfyourfighterlevel,andthetarget’sspeed
isreducedto0untiltheendofthisturn.

RapidStrike

Startingat15thlevel,youlearntotradeaccuracy
forswiftstrikes.Ifyouhaveadvantageona
weaponattackagainstatargetonyourturn,you
canforgothatadvantagetoimmediatelymake
anadditionalweaponattackagainstthesame
targetasabonusaction.

Defender’sBlade

At18thlevel,yourespondtodangerwith
extraordinaryvigilance.Youcanuseyour
reactionforanopportunityattackevenifyou
havealreadyexpendedyourreactionthisround,
butnotifyouhavealreadyusedyourreaction
thisturn.
Inaddition,yougaina+1bonustoACwhile
wearingheavyarmor.

Samurai,Knights,andHistory

Whilebothsamuraiandmedievalknightsexistedinthe
realworld,ourinspirationforbothfighterarchetypesis
takenfrompopularculture(moviesandcomicbooks),
nothistory.Ourintentistocapturethecinematic,
heroicelementofbotharchetypesinthegamerather
thananaccuratehistoricalrepresentationofeither.

Samurai

TheSamuraiisafighterwhodrawsonan
implacablefightingspirittoovercomeenemies.
ASamurai’swillpowerisnearlyunbreakable,
andtheenemiesinaSamurai’spathhavetwo
choices:yieldordiefighting.

FightingSpirit

Startingat3rdlevel,themightofyourwillpower
canshieldyouandhelpyoustriketrue.Asa
bonusactiononyourturn,youcangiveyourself
twobenefits:advantageonallattackrollsand
resistancetobludgeoning,piercing,andslashing
damage.Thesebenefitslastuntiltheendofyour
nextturn.
Youcanusethisfeaturethreetimes.You
regainallexpendedusesofitwhenyoufinisha
shortorlongrest.

ElegantCourtier

Startingat7thlevel,yourdisciplineand
attentiontodetailallowyoutoexcelinsocial
situationsthatrequirestrictadherenceto

etiquette.YoucanaddyourWisdommodifierto
anyCharismacheckyoumaketopersuadeor
pleaseanobleoranyoneelseofhighsocial
station.
YoualsogainproficiencyintheHistory,
Insight,orPersuasionskill(chooseone).
Alternatively,youlearnonelanguageofyour
choice.

UnbreakableWill

At10thlevel,yoursuperiorwillpowerallows
youtoshrugoffmind-assaultingeffects.Yougain
proficiencyinWisdomsavingthrows.Ifyou
alreadyhavethisproficiency,yougain
proficiencyinIntelligenceorCharismasaving
throws(chooseone).

RapidStrike

Startingat15thlevel,youlearntotradeaccuracy
forswiftstrikes.Ifyouhaveadvantageona
weaponattackagainstatargetonyourturn,you
canforgothatadvantagetoimmediatelymake
anadditionalweaponattackagainstthesame
targetasabonusaction.

StrengthBeforeDeath

Startingat18thlevel,yourfightingspiritcan
delaythegraspofdeath.Ifyoutakedamagethat
wouldreduceyouto0hitpoints,youcandelay
thatdamageandimmediatelytakeabonusturn,
interruptingthecurrentturn.Youdon’ttakethe
damageuntilthebonusturnends.Itispossible
todothings,suchasgainingresistance,that
changehowmuchofthatdamageyoutake.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishalongrest.

Sharpshooter

TheSharpshooterisamasterofrangedcombat.
Anexcellentsniperandeagle-eyedscout,this
fighterisaperilousfoewhocandefeatanentire
warbandsolongastheyarekeptatrange.

SteadyAim

Beginningwhenyouchoosethisarchetypeat
3rdlevel,youraimbecomesdeadly.Asabonus
actiononyourturn,youcantakecarefulaimata
creatureyoucanseethatiswithinrangeofa
rangedweaponyou’rewielding.Untiltheendof
thisturn,yourrangedattackswiththatweapon
gaintwobenefitsagainstthetarget:

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• Theattacksignorehalfandthree-quarters

cover.

• Oneachhit,theweapondealsadditional

damagetothetargetequalto2+halfyour
fighterlevel.

Youcanusethisfeaturethreetimes.You
regainallexpendedusesofitwhenyoufinisha
shortorlongrest.

CarefulEyes

Startingat7thlevel,youexcelatpickingout
hiddenenemiesandotherthreats.Youcantake
theSearchactionasabonusaction.
YoualsogainproficiencyinthePerception,
Investigation,orSurvivalskill(chooseone).

Close-QuartersShooting

At10thlevel,youlearntohandleyourselfin
closecombat.Makingarangedattackrollwhile
within5feetofanenemydoesn’timpose
disadvantageonyourroll.
Inaddition,ifyouhitacreaturewithin5feet
ofyouwitharangedattackonyourturn,that
creaturecan’ttakereactionsuntiltheendofthis
turn.

RapidStrike

Startingat15thlevel,youlearntotradeaccuracy
forswiftstrikes.Ifyouhaveadvantageona
weaponattackagainstatargetonyourturn,you
canforgothatadvantagetoimmediatelymake
anadditionalweaponattackagainstthesame
targetasabonusaction.

SnapShot

Startingat18thlevel,youareeverreadyto
springintoaction.IfyoutaketheAttackaction
onyourfirstturnofacombat,youcanmakeone
additionalrangedweaponattackaspartofthat
action.