The Vessel

The Vessel
A ragged young man fled down

an alley in a vain attempt to lose

the thugs that pursued him. As their

shadows grew longer, he realized that

he had no choice. As the ruffians pinned

him against the wall, he looked inward and

called upon the sinister entity bound to his

soul. When he finally regained his senses,

the smell of sulfur was overwhelming. He fled

the alleyway, leaving the charred remains of

the brigands behind. They were but the latest

victims of the dark presence he harbored within.

An austere elven woman stood on a raised dais at

the center of a crowded amphitheater. Members of

the church hierarchy and common folk alike had

come to witness her awesome transformation. She

did not know why she was chosen, but within her soul

was bound a fallen heavenly being, charged to perform one

hundred and one good deeds in order to regain its status in
the celestial courts. As the crowd gathered round, she said a
prayer and gave herself over to the overwhelming radiance.
The strange elderly halfling knew that he did not belong in
the tower he called home. The tower's keeper, a reclusive old
archmage, only kept him around as a reminder of what would
happen to any who dared cross him. At night, the halfling
could hear crying inside of his head, the sounds of a former Creating

student who had attempted to overthrow the great archmage, Your Vessel
now bound to the aging body and soul of the lowliest student.
All three people described above are Vessels, bearers of When creating a Vessel, the most important thing to consider
wondrous otherworldly power in the form of Spirits bound is how you came to be bound to the Spirit within you. Are you
within their body and soul. With training, these adventurers the Acolyte of a god, chosen to bear one of its angels that has
can learn to wield a fraction of their Spirit's amazing power. fallen from grace? Are you a prophetic child of a cult, forced
to bear the sinister power of their infernal lord? Or, are you
Otherworldly Power descended from a bloodline of Vessels, each parent passing
Within every Vessel is bound an extraplanar being of strange the Spirit on to their child when they have reached old age?
and wondrous power. No matter their origin, these immortal Secondly, consider the nature of your Sealed Spirit and its
Spirits cannot be killed by conventional means. Instead, they relationship to you. Does your Spirit communicate with you
are often bound to mortal flesh, forced to dwell within a body freely, hoping that your goals will align? Is your Spirit bound
on the material plane. While many such Spirits are bound to against its will and seeking your demise so it can once again
their Vessel against their will, some choose to dwell within a be free? Or, is the nature of your Sealed Spirit a mystery that
mortal, lending them power in causes that align with theirs. you have struck out into the world to uncover more about?
No matter the reason, these otherworldly beings are the
source of the power for the adventurers known as Vessels.
Multiclassing and the Vessel
Mortal Vessel If your group uses the optional multiclassing rule,
here's what you need to know if you choose to
A rare occurrence in most worlds, mortal Vessels will likely take your first level in the Vessel class.
never meet another of their kind unless they seek them out. Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass character,
The binding of an otherworldly Spirit is a deadly task, and is you must have at least a Charisma score of 13 to
almost always done by a higher power or legendary mortal. take your first level in Vessel, or to take a level in
Bearers of this extraplanar power can learn to channel the another class if you are already a Vessel.
wondrous abilities of the Spirit inside them. Through their Proficiencies. If Vessel isn't your initial class, here
force of will, they can allow small amounts of this power out, are the proficiencies you gain when you take your
channeling it to defend themselves, produce eldritch magic, first Vessel level: light armor and simple weapons
enhance their physical abilities, and influence friend and foe. Spellcasting. If you have a feature from another
However, the mark of a true Vessel is their ability to take on class that allows you to learn and cast spells, you
the appearance of the Spirit bound to their soul, known as an can use your Vessel Magic spell slots to cast the
spells you gained through that feature, and you can
Archon Form. Through this wondrous transformation, they use those spell slots to cast your Vessel spells.
are able to directly wield the power of the Spirit within, and

   use its power to overcome obstacles and thwart foes.

The Vessel
Spells
Spell
Slot
Unsealed

Level   PB   Features Known Slots Level Aspects

1st +2 Sealed Spirit, Unsealed Aspects — — — 1
2nd +2 Vessel Magic 2 1 1st 1
3rd +2 Archon Form 3 2 1st 2
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 2 1st 2
5th +3 Extra Attack 5 2 2nd 2
6th +3 Sealed Spirit Feature 5 2 2nd 3
7th +3 Controlled Transformation 6 2 2nd 3
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 2 2nd 3
9th +4 Twin Consciousness 7 2 3rd 4
10th +4 ─ 7 3 3rd 4
11th +4 Cyclical Sacrifice 8 3 3rd 4
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 8 3 3rd 5
13th +5 ─ 9 3 4th 5
14th +5 Sealed Spirit Feature 9 3 4th 5
15th +5 ─ 9 3 4th 6
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 3 4th 6
17th +6 ─ 10 3 5th 6
18th +6 Twin Soul 10 3 5th 7
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 10 4 5th 7
20th +6 Sealed Spirit Feature 10 4 5th 7

Class Features Sealed Spirit

Hit Points Within you dwells a purely spiritual being of immense power.
Hit Dice: 1d10 per Vessel level At 1st level, choose the type of Sealed Spirit that you serve as
the Vessel for: the Ascended, the Cursed, or the Fallen.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier. Your Sealed Spirit grants you features at 1st level, and
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution again when you reach 6th, 14th, and 20th level in this class.
modifier per Vessel level after 1st
Proficiencies Sealed Spirit Goals
Armor: Light armor, medium armor Sealed Spirits are bound within a mortal Vessel for many
Weapons: Simple weapons, flails, morningstars, scimitars, reasons, and many of these spiritual beings have goals of
shortswords, tridents, warpicks, and whips their own apart from their mortal host. To decide on a goal
Tools: None for your Spirit, you can either choose your own or roll a d6.
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma d6 Sealed Spirit Goal
Skills: Choose two of the following: Acrobatics, Athletics, This malicious Spirit was sealed against its will,

Insight, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, and Survival 1

and wishes your death so it may be free.
Equipment This honor-bound Spirit is the guardian of your
You start with the following equipment: 2
bloodline and is passed from parent to child.
(a) a quarterstaff or (b) two daggers This Spirit sought you out so that you could

(a) a simple weapon or (b) a shorbow and 20 arrows 3

accomplish its goals on the material plane.
(a) leather armor or (b) hide armor
(a) an explorer’s pack or (b) a priest's pack 4
This repentant Spirit must help you save the lives

of 101 innocent mortals to atone for its sins.

Quick Build This Spirit wishes to experience everything it

You can make a Vessel quickly by using these suggestions. 5

can, you are simply a tool for entertainment.
First make Charisma your highest ability score, followed by
your Dexterity. Second, choose the Acolyte background. 6
This Spirit has chosen you to be its champion

that will stand against its eternal foe.

Unsealed Aspects
You are able to exert limited control over the Spirit bound to
your soul and can partially release its power. Also at 1st level, Spirit Spells
you master one Unsealed Aspect of your choice from the list Your Sealed Spirit has a list of Spirit Spells

at the end of this class. When you gain certain Vessel levels, that you learn at the Vessel levels noted in the Sealed Spirit
you master additional Aspects of your choice, as indicated in description. These Spirit Spells count as Vessel spells for
the Unsealed Aspects column of the Vessel table. If an Aspect you, but they do not count against your total number of Spells
has a prerequisite, like another Aspect or a certain Vessel Known. You cannot switch your Spirit Spells out for another
level, you must meet those prerequisites to master it. spell when you gain a level in this class.
When you gain a level in this class you can replace one of Spellcasting Ability
your Unsealed Aspects with another Aspect of your choice. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your Vessel spells, as
Vessel Magic you are using your will to draw on the power of the Spirit that
dwells within you. You use your Charisma whenever a spell
Beginning at 2nd level, you can draw on the immense power refers to your spellcasting ability, when you set the saving
of the Sealed Spirit bound within you to produce spells. throw DC for a spell, and when you make a spell attack roll.
Spell Slots Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus

The Vessel table shows how many spell slots you have to cast + your Charisma modifier
your Vessel spells, and the level of those spell slots. All of Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus

your spell slots are the same level. To cast a Vessel spell of + your Charisma modifier
1st-level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain
all of your spell slots when you finish a short or long rest. Spellcasting Focus
Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher Since your magic is drawn from the Spirit sealed within you,
At 2nd level, you learn two 1st-level spells of your choice from your body is the spellcasting focus for your Vessel spells. You
the Vessel Spell List at the end of this class description. must have at least one free hand to cast spells that require
The Spells Known column of the Vessel table shows when somatic or material components, and you must still provide
you learn additional Vessel spells of 1st-level and higher. Any material components that are consumed or have a gold cost.
spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what's
shown in the table's Slot Level column for your Vessel level.
For example, when you reach 5th level in this class you learn Vessel Magic Manifest
a new Vessel spell, which can be of 1st or 2nd-level. When casting Vessel spells consider the nature of
Additionally, whenever you gain a level in this class, you your Sealed Spirit from which you draw your magic.
can choose one of the Vessel spells you know and replace it Do you emanate the radiant magic of a celestial?
with another spell of your choice from the Vessel spell list, Or, is your magic the diabolic power of the Abyss?
which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Archon Form
Upon reaching 3rd level, you can completely transform into a
being that resembles the true form of the Spirit sealed within
you. As an action, you can transform into the Archon Form of
your Spirit, which uses the specific Archon stat block in your
Sealed Spirit description. Your Archon Form will use your
proficiency bonus (PB) and Vessel Spellcasting modifier.
You can maintain your Archon Form for 1 minute. You then
revert to your normal form unless you expend a Vessel Magic
spell slot. You instantly revert to your normal form if you fall
unconscious or use a bonus action on your turn to do so.
While in your Archon Form, the following rules apply:
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics in

the Archon Form stat block, but you retain

your alignment, personality, and your ability

scores. You also keep all skill and saving throw

proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of

your Archon. If your Archon has the same

proficiency as you, you use the higher bonus.

When you transform, you assume the hit points of your
Archon Form. When you revert to your normal form, you
return to the number of hit points you had before your
transformation. If you revert as a result of dropping to

0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your

normal form. As long as this excess damage does

not reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you

are not knocked unconscious when you revert.

You retain the benefit of any features from the

Vessel class, your race, or any other source, and

you can use them if your Archon Form is capable

of doing so, including Vessel Magic. However, you can't

use any special senses you make have, such as darkvision,
unless your Archon Form also has that special sense.
You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in
your space, merges into your Archon Form, or is worn by
it. Worn equipment functions as normal, but your DM can
decide whether it is practical for the Archon to use it. Your
equipment doesn't change size or shape to match the
Archon, and any equipment that your Archon can't wear
must either fall to the ground or merge with it. Equipment
that merges has no effect until you leave the form. Controlled

Controlled

You can transform into your Archon Form once, and you Transformation
regain the ability to transform again when you finish a short You have gained a greater amount of control over your Spirit
or long rest. If you have no uses remaining, you can expend a transformation. Starting at 7th level, if you end your Archon
Vessel Magic spell slot to transform one additional time. Form transformation before it runs out of hit points, you can
Ability Score Improvement transform into your Archon Form again without expending a
use of that feature or a Vessel Magic spell slot.
At 4th level, and again when you reach 8th, 12th, 16th, and However, if you transform again before you finish a short or
19th level, you can increase one of your ability scores by 2, or long rest, the Archon Form retains the number of hit points it
two different ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you had when you last reverted from Archon to your normal form.
cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If you expend a Vessel Magic spell slot to transform, your
Archon Form has its maximum hit points upon transforming.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, Twin Consciousness
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. Your Sealed Spirit offers you its mental abilities alongside its
Moreover, when you are in your Archon Form and you use spiritual power. Beginning at 9th level, when you are forced to
your action to use one of the Spell Attack options detailed in make an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw, or
the Actions section of your Archon Form stat block, you can a Constitution saving throw to maintain your concentration
make two Spell Attacks instead of one. on a Vessel spell, you have advantage on your roll.
Cyclical Sacrifice The Ascended
The souls of Vessel and Spirit have begun to merge, allowing When mortals attain heights of arcane power that allow them
each individual siphon vitality from the other in times of need. to ascend beyond their physical forms, they make themselves
Starting at 11th level, when you are in Archon Form, you can vulnerable to being sealed away. Often, these great sorcerers
use a bonus action to expend any number of hit points from and archmages are punished by the deities of magic, and are
your normal form, causing your Archon Form to immediately imprisoned where they can no longer violate arcane laws.
regain a number of hit points equal to the amount expended.
Also, when you revert to your normal form, you can expend Ancient Knowledge
any number of your Archon Form's remaining hit points to 1st-level Ascended feature

gain temporary hit points equal to the amount expended. The once-mortal mage sealed within your soul imparts you
with its forbidden knowledge. You gain proficiency in Arcana,
Twin Soul and whenever you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, you
gain a bonus to the roll equal to your Charisma modifier.
You and the Spirit bound to your soul have merged to become You also learn two cantrips of your choice from the Wizard
an entirely new and unique creature. Beginning at 18th level, spell list, and Charisma is your spellcasting ability for them.
your Archon Form transformation only ends if it is reduced to
0 hit points or you use a bonus action to end it. Ascended Spells
2nd-level Ascended feature

Sealed Spirit You learn the spells at the Vessel levels noted in the table
Choose the Sealed Spirit that best represents the being
below. These don't count against your total number of Spells
  bound to you: the Ascended, the Cursed, or the Fallen. Known and cannot be switched out when you gain a level.
Vessel Level Spells
2nd magic missile, shield
5th detect thoughts, levitate
9th clairvoyance, counterspell
13th arcane eye, resilient sphere
17th legend lore, wall of force

Ascended Archon
3rd-level Ascended feature

You take on the luminous form of the ancient spellcaster that

is bound to you. Your Archon Form uses the stat block below:

Ascended Archon
Medium Humanoid (Shapechanger)

Armor Class 10 + your Constitution modifier

Hit Points your base Constitution score + three

times your Vessel level

Speed 30 ft.

Skills Arcana +PB, History +PB, Religion +PB

Damage Resistances force
Languages Primordial, and any languages you know

Forbidden Power. Once per turn, when the Archon

casts a spell of 1st-level or higher, or uses Arcane
Blast, it can roll a d8 and add it to the damage roll.
Sorcerous Mantle. When the Archon takes damage
from a spell, it can use its reaction to halve any
damage that it would have taken from that spell.
Actions
Arcane Blast. Ranged Spell Attack: your Spell Attack
Modifier to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 1d8
acid, cold, fire, or lightning damage (your choice).
Astral Step The Cursed
6th-level Ascended feature

You can draw on the power of your Ascended Spirit to move Condemned by the gods for their transgressions at the dawn
through the astral plane. As a bonus action while you are in of time, beings known as Cursed were wielders of dark and
your Archon Form, you can sacrifice your Archon's hit points sinister power. Counted among the Cursed are the demons,
to teleport to an unoccupied space you can see. devils, and all other nefarious spirits of the lower planes. To
For each hit point you sacrifice, up to a maximum equal to be counted among the Cursed, these sinister spirits posed a
your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1), you teleport 5 feet. particular threat to the order of the cosmos, and were often
sealed away to prevent untold calamity and suffering.
Potent Magicks
6th-level Ascended feature
Malignant Aura
The Ascended bound within your soul empowers your magic. 1st-level Cursed feature

Whenever you cast a Vessel spell or your Archon Form uses The aura of the sinister spirit sealed within you bleeds into
Arcane Blast, you gain a bonus to one damage roll equal to the world around you. You gain proficiency in Intimidation
your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1). and learn to speak, read, and write Abyssal and Infernal.
Moreover, whenever you make a Charisma (Intimidation)
Ascended Arcanum check, or any Charisma check to interact with fiends of any
14th-level Ascended feature
sort, you can treat a roll of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8.
You are able to wrest even greater magics from the Ascended Cursed Spells
mage imprisoned within you. You gain a single 6th-level spell
slot which you can use to cast your Vessel spells. Unlike your 2nd-level Cursed feature

other Vessel Magic spell slots, you only regain the use of this You learn the spells at the Vessel levels noted in the table
special Arcanum spell slot when you finish a long rest. below. These don't count against your total number of Spells
At 20th level you gain a 7th-level Arcanum spell slot. Known and cannot be switched out when you gain a level.
Vessel Level Spells
Archmage Reborn
20th-level Ascended feature
2nd cause fear XGtE, hellish rebuke
Your soul is able to channel the full power of the Ascended 5th flaming whip V, scorching ray
bound to your mortal flesh, if only temporarily. When you are 9th fireball, vampiric touch
in your Archon Form you gain the following benefits:
You assume the appearance your Ascended had in life. 13th dominate beast, wall of fire
You gain resistance to all damage from spells. 17th flame strike, insect plague
When you use your action to cast a spell of 1st-level or
higher you can use Arcane Blast as a bonus action.
You can use Astral Step, without sacrificing the hit points Sins of a Cursed Spirit
of your Archon Form, to teleport up to 30 feet as a bonus
action on each of your turns. You can still sacrifice
When creating your Cursed Spirit, determine what
your Archon Form's hit points as normal to
it did to warrant being sealed away unlike the many
Devils, Demons, and other evils that remain free.
increase the distance that you teleport.
 Dark Sacrifice
6th-level Cursed feature

 You can sacrifice your vitality to channel more power from

  your Cursed Spirit. As a bonus action, you can regain one of

  your expended Vessel Magic spell slots by reducing both the

current and maximum hit points of your normal form by an
amount equal to twice the level of the spell slot you regain.
At the end of your next long rest any reduction to your
maximum hit points from this feature returns to normal.
Hellfire
14th-level Cursed feature

You can access the true power of the dark Spirit imprisoned

  within, conjuring cursed infernal flames. When you cast a

  Vessel spell or use a Vessel ability that deals fire damage,

   you can choose to deal necrotic damage instead.

  When you do so while in your Archon Form, this infernal

  flame ignores resistance to necrotic damage, and whenever

   you deal fire or necrotic damage and roll a 1 on the damage

    die, you re-roll the die until you get a result greater than 1.
       Lord of Darkness
          20th-level Cursed feature

           Your combined power allows this Cursed Spirit to walk

          in the material world once again. When you are in your

        Archon Form you gain the following benefits:

        •  You assume the appearance of your Cursed Spirit.
            •  You gain immunity to the poisoned, frightened, and

                charmed conditions, and to poison damage.

Cursed Archon             •  When you transform, you gain the benefits of flame

3rd-level Cursed feature

               whip, as if cast it at 5th-level, without expending a

You can take on a sinister form wreathed in the infernal flame                Vessel Magic spell slot or requiring concentration.

and shadow of your Cursed Spirit. When you transform into             •  As a bonus action, you can force one creature that

Archon Form, you use the Cursed Archon stat block below:                can see you to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a

               failed save, the creature is frightened of you until

               the beginning of your next turn.

Cursed Archon The Fallen
Medium Fiend (Shapechanger)
Not all denizens of the upper planes serve the will of the gods
Armor Class 14 + your Constitution modifier that created them. Those who stray to far from their divinely
Hit Points your base Constitution score + four
ordained purpose invoke divine wrath. Known as the Fallen,
times your Vessel level these wayward celestials are hurled down from the heavens
Speed 40 ft. and imprisoned in mortal form to atone for their many sins.
Skills Deception +PB, Stealth +PB Piercing Sight
Damage Resistances fire, poison 1st-level Fallen feature

Senses darkvision 120 ft. The Fallen Spirit bound to your soul grants you the ability to
Languages any languages you know see reality as it truly is. Whenever you make an ability check
to intuit a creature's true intentions, determine if a creature is
Infernal Drain. Once per turn when the Archon hits
lying to you, or to see through an illusion, you gain a bonus to
a living creature with a Cursed Claw attack, it gains your roll equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1).
temporary hit points equal to half the damage dealt. You also learn to speak, read and write Celestial, and you
have advantage on any Charisma check you make to interact
Savage Strikes. When the Archon uses its action to with celestials, priests, Clerics, or other religious disciples.
make a Cursed Claw attack, it makes one additional
Cursed Claw attack as part of that same action.
Actions Fall From Grace
Cursed Claw. Melee Spell Attack: your Spell Attack What caused your Fallen's fall from grace? Do they
Modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6 + regret their actions and seek atonement? Or have
your Spellcasting modifier fire or slashing damage. they vowed revenge upon the celestial powers?
Fallen Spells Divine Wrath
2nd-level Fallen feature
14th-level Fallen feature

You learn the spells at the Vessel levels noted in the table Creatures that draw your divine ire rarely survive your wrath.
below. These don't count against your total number of Spells When you Condemn a creature the effects last for 1 minute.
Known and cannot be switched out when you gain a level. A creature you Condemn can make a Charisma saving throw
Vessel Level Spells at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
2nd guiding bolt, searing smite
5th branding smite, spiritual weapon Fallen Archon
9th blinding smite, spirit guardians Medium Celestial (Shapechanger)
13th guardian of faith, staggering smite
Armor Class 15 + your Constitution modifier
17th banishing smite, flame strike Hit Points your base Constitution score + four

times your Vessel level

Fallen Archon Speed 30 ft.
3rd-level Fallen feature

You take on a form wreathed in rings of fire or a humanoid Skills Insight +PB, Medicine +PB, Religion +PB
that radiates golden light. When you transform into Archon Damage Resistances necrotic, radiant
Form, you use the Fallen Archon stat block on this page. Senses darkvision 120 ft.
Languages any languages you know
Condemnation
6th-level Fallen feature
Healing Touch. As an action, the Archon can touch a
You can channel the divine wrath of the Spirit within you to willing creature and expend a number of its own hit
mark foes for judgment. When you deal radiant damage to a points (up to your Spellcasting modifier), to grant the
creature you can Condemn it. A Condemned creature suffers creature temporary hit points equal to the number of
the effects below until the beginning of your next turn: hit points expended.
Its speed is reduced by a number of feet equal to 5 times Radiant Wrath. Whenever the Archon hits a fiend or
your Charisma modifier (minimum of 5 feet). undead with a Blade of Judgment attack, it deals an
When it makes an ability check, attack roll, damage roll, or additional 1d6 radiant damage on hit.
saving throw it must roll a d4 and subtract it from its roll. Actions
Once you Condemn a creature it cannot be Condemned Blade of Judgment. Melee Spell Attack: your Spell
again until the next dawn. You can use this feature a number Attack Modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once), 2d6 + your Spellcasting modifier radiant damage.
and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Holy Judgment Ethereal Tendril
14th-level Fallen feature
As a bonus action, you can sprout an ethereal tendril from
You are able to channel the searing wrath of the Fallen Spirit. any point on your body. This tendril has a reach of 10 feet,
While you are in your Archon Form, you can use your Blade and it can lift a number of pounds equal to your Charisma
of Judgment as a ranged spell attack with a range of 60 feet. score. This tendril can't use weapons or shields, but it can
manipulate simple objects, tools, and other mechanisms.
Be Not Afraid The tendril is incorporeal and cannot be damaged.
20th-level Fallen feature

Your soul is able to fully channel the radiant light of the Iridescent Strike
Fallen bound to your mortal flesh, if only temporarily. When As part of an unarmed strike, you can cloak your empty or
you are in your Archon Form you gain the following benefits: foot hand in shimmering otherworldly power. On hit, your
You assume the true appearance of your Fallen Spirit. target takes radiant damage equal to 1d6 + your Charisma
You have advantage on any ability checks or Blade of modifier in place of the normal damage of your unarmed
Judgment attack rolls against Condemned creatures. strike. The spiritual energy instantly fades after this attack.
When you transform into Archon Form you can force The damage die of this Aspect increases at certain levels:

creatures of your choice that can see you within 60 feet

at 5th level (1d8), 11th level (1d10), and 17th level (1d12).
to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, Minor Magicks
creatures take radiant damage equal to your Charisma You can draw out a small amount of your Spirit's power. You
score and are blinded and deafened for up to 1 minute.
learn two cantrips of your choice from the Warlock spell list,
A creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of
and Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
each of its turns, ending this on a success. You can master this Aspect multiple times, learning one
additional Warlock cantrip of your choice each time you do.
Unsealed Aspects
Below are the Unsealed Aspects available to Vessels. If an Uncanny Strength
Aspect has a prerequisite, like a minimum Vessel level or The spiritual power you harbor within your body grants you
another Aspect, you can learn it at the same time that you inordinate strength. You gain proficiency in Athletics, and
meet its prerequisites. Unsealed Aspects use your Vessel whenever you make a Strength (Athletics) check you gain a
spellcasting ability, spell attack modifier, and Spell Save DC. bonus equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1).
Disarming Voice Opalescent Armor
Your speech is enhanced with the magnetism of the being Prerequisites: 3rd-level Vessel

bound to your soul. You gain proficiency in your choice of You can draw forth the true fortitude of your Sealed Spirit.
Deception or Persuasion, and when you make a check with Your Archon Form is resistant to all bludgeoning, piercing,
that skill you treat a roll of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8. and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks.
Otherworldly Maw
Prerequisites: 3rd-level Vessel

You wield the hunger of your Spirit against foes, wreathing

your head in terrible power. When you are in Archon Form,
you can use an action to force a creature within your reach

to make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, it takes

2d4 necrotic damage and your Archon Form regains hit
points equal to half the necrotic damage dealt.
At 10th level, you can use this as a bonus action.
Spirit Sense
Prerequisite: 3rd-level Vessel

Your familiarity with the Spirit bound to your soul

grants you the ability to sense other such beings.

When you observe a Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or

Fiend with a CR equal to your Charisma score or

lower for 1 minute, you learn its creature type, its spellcasting
ability (if it has one), and the level of the

highest level spell it can cast.

Umbral Sight
Prerequisites: 3rd-level Vessel

You draw upon the enhanced sight of the Spirit within you.
Both you and your Archon Form gain darkvision out to a
radius of 60 feet. If you or your Archon Form already have
darkvision its radius increases by an additional 60 feet.
Also, magical darkness doesn't impede your darkvision.
Dazzling Strike
Prerequisites: 6th-level vessel, Iridescent Strike

The power of your Archon Form enhances your Iridescent Incorporeal Step
Strike. When you make an Iridescent Strike attack while in Prerequisite: 6th-level Vessel
Archon Form, the reach of that attack increases by 10 feet. You can temporarily merge your physical form with that of
Moreover, when you hit a creature with Iridescent Strike, your Spirit, if only temporarily. As a bonus action, you can
the creature has disadvantage on any attack rolls against become incorporeal until the end of your current turn. While
creatures other than you until the start of your next turn. you are incorporeal, you can move through solid creatures
and objects as if they were difficult terrain.
Dire Stature If you end your movement inside an object or creature, you
Prerequisites: 6th-level Vessel
are shunted to the nearest unoccupied space and take 1d10
You draw on the otherworldly power of your Spirit to grow in force damage for every 5 feet you were forced to travel.
size. When you transform into Archon Form, you can choose
to grow by one size category if there is room for you to do so. Perilous Visage
For example, you would grow from Medium to Large. Prerequisite: 9th-level Vessel
For each size category you grow above Medium, the reach You can reveal a fraction of your Sealed Spirit's true power,
of your Archon increases by 5 feet, its Armor Class increases horrifying all who behold it. When you transform into Archon
by 1, and its melee attacks deal an additional 1d4 damage. Form, you can force creatures of your choice that can see you
within 60 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed
Ethereal Grasp save, a creature is frightened of you for 1 minute.
Prerequisite: 6th-level Vessel
A creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each
You can manifest the power of your Spirit to enhance your of its turns, ending the effect on a success. If the creature is
grip. Both you and your Archon Form gain a climbing speed still able to see you it has disadvantage on its saving throw.
equal to your walking speed, and can climb difficult surfaces
including upside down, without making an ability check. Primeval Thirst
Moreover, when you are in your Archon Form, you have Prerequisite: 9th-level Vessel, Otherworldly Maw

advantage on ability checks you make to grapple and shove. The ancient being within you can absorb magic to restore its
vitality. When you are in Archon Form and a creature that you
Evoke Spirit can see within 60 feet casts a spell, you can expend a Vessel
Prerequisite: 6th-level Vessel
Magic spell slot as a reaction to attempt to absorb the spell.
You can release a minor form of the Spirit sealed within you. The caster of the triggering spell must immediately make a
As an action, you can expend a Vessel Magic spell slot to cast saving throw using its spellcasting ability. On a failed save, its
find familiar. However, the familiar you summon resembles a spell is dispelled as if by counterspell, and if it was cast using
miniature version of your Sealed Spirit. It uses the stat block a spell slot of a level equal to your Vessel Magic spell slots or
for an Imp, but its creature type is that of your Archon Form. higher, you regain one expended Vessel Magic spell slot.
Aether Wings
Prerequisites: 15th-level Vessel

Vessel Spells
You can manifest spectral wings reminiscent of the great The following spells are available for a Vessel to choose from.
Spirit bound to your soul. Both you and your Archon Form The spells are presented in order of ascending spell level.
gain a 60-foot flying speed and can hover. Shimmering Lance
1st-level evocation
Primordial Bulwark
Prerequisites: 15th-level Vessel, Opalescent Armor
Casting Time: 1 action
You can draw forth the full defensive power of your Sealed Range: 120 feet
Spirit. Your Archon Form gains resistance to all damage Components: V, S
except for force, psychic, and radiant damage. Duration: Instantaneous
As an action, you can hurl a bolt of pure spirit at a creature
Vessel Spell List within range. Make a ranged spell attack against your target.
On hit, the target takes radiant damage equal to 1d4 + your
Below are the spells available to Vessels, organized by spell
level. They are from the Player's Handbook, Xanathar's Guide spellcasting modifier and glows with bright light until the
to Everything*, and Tasha's Cauldron of Everything**. start of your next turn. The first creature to attack the target
Any spells marked with a V are exclusive to the Vessel class before the start of your next turn gains a 1d4 bonus to its
and can be found at the end of this class description. attack roll, and the damage of its attack becomes radiant.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
1st-Level 3rd-Level slot of 2nd-level or higher, the radiant damage and bonus to
absorb elements*
bestow curse
attack rolls increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.
armor of agathys
blink
Flaming Whip
arms of hadar
clairvoyance
2nd-level evocation
bane
dispel magic

cause fear* fear

Casting Time: 1 attack
command
fly
Range: Self
compelled duel
gaseous form
Components: V, S, M (a charred wooden hilt)
dissonant whispers
haste
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
entangle
hunger of hadar
You evoke a fiery whip in a free hand. The whip appears as if
faerie fire
intellect fortress**
it were made of flames, and lasts for the duration. If you let
false life
life transference*
go of the whip, it disappears, but you can evoke the whip
feather fall
slow
again as a bonus action without expending a spell slot.
fog cloud
spectral passage V
Whenever you would make a melee attack, you can instead
hellish rebuke
spirit shroud**
make a melee spell attack with the fiery whip against a target
inflict wounds
thunder step*
within 10 feet. On a hit, the target takes 2d6 fire damage, and
jump
vampiric touch if it is Large or smaller it is considered grappled by you.
longstrider
A creature grappled by the whip takes 1d6 fire damage at
sanctuary
4th-Level
the start of its turn and can use its action to make a Strength
shimmering lance V
banishment
check against your spell save DC, escaping on a success.
thunderwave blight
While in your hand, your fiery whip sheds bright light in

death ward
a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
2nd-Level dimension door

alter self
divination
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
augury
evard's black tentacles
slot of 4th level or higher, the fire damage dealt on hit, and at
blindness/deafness
fire shield
the start of each turn for a creature grappled by it, increases
detect thoughts
freedom of movement
by 1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
enhance ability
greater invisibility
Spectral Passage
enlarge/reduce
phantasmal killer
3rd-level transmutation
enthrall
polymorph

flaming whip V
shadow of moil*
Casting Time: 1 action
invisibility
Range: Touch
mind spike*
5th-Level Components: V, S, M (an object a spirit has passed through)
misty step bigby's hand
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
nystul's magic aura
circle of power
You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, it becomes
see invisibility
contact other plane
semi-incorporeal and can move through other creatures and
shadow blade*
contagion
objects as if they were difficult terrain. If the creature ends its
silence
destructive wave
movement inside another object or creature, it is immediately
spider climb
enervation*
shunted to the nearest unoccupied space, taking 1d10 force
suggestion
far step*
damage for every 5 feet it was forced to travel.
tasha's mind whip**
geas
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
warding wind*
scrying
slot of 4th-level or higher, you can target one additional
web skill empowerment* creature for each slot level above 3rd.
 The Vessel
Channel the power of the otherworldly Spirit
bound to your soul with this new class for 5e!
Unlock wondrous power through Unsealed
Aspects and three Sealed Spirits:

The Ascended - The Cursed - The Fallen

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