# The Lightbringer

A regiment of soliders, abandoned by their comrades, is left cowering behind enemy lines, waiting as the enemy front advances. When suddenly they are bathed in a soothing, yet inspiring light. They feel invigorated as the bright figure approaches them, standing and drawing their weapons as they prepare to charge down the enemy once again. The radiant figure draws a greatsword, bathed in the same light as their body, as they charge the enemy lines. A party of beaten and bloody adventures lay at the feet of a great villian as he roars a maniachal laugh and prepares to send them to their graves, when one of them erupts into a blinding light, rising against his injuries to continue the fight, knowing that even though he may die, he will give his friends time to escape. A child shivers in the darkness of a burned home, crying as he clutches the body of his mother as she lay dying from her injuries, when suddenly he is cloaked in a bright light, he thinks it to be an angel, a gift from god, until he sees the figure reach out his hand, the light enveloping the woman until her ragged breathing begins to turn to normal and her burns and scars begin to rapidly heal, as the boy turns back to the figure, tears of joy in his eyes, he sees not the bright angel from before, but a exausted looking woman in a set of bright white armor sitting on the ground before him, panting as she attempts to catch her breath. Lightbringers are warriors of great prestige and respect in the majority of the world. They are known as selfless fighters, never jumping into battle for revenge, money, or some other selfish desire. They use the power of their life force to strengthen their weapons, protect and heal allies, and provide a multitude of advantages to those bathed in their invigorating light ## Blessed From Birth Lightbringers are not warriors created or trained, utilizing one's light is a gift one recieves from birth, as such the common person cannot become a lightbringer. Lightbringers are warriors who use theif life force, their Light, to perform a variety of miraculous feats, such as bolstering an enemy's armor or scarring them with wounds that cannot be healed. The Order of the lightbringers are an independant organization dedicated to teaching aspiring lightbringers to use their light to protect others and bring peace and prosperity wherever their light shines. They are often generals or captians in military due to their rallying light and ability to inspire even the most terrified of warriors. As a lightbringer one virtue you will always have with you is the importance of sacrifice for the good of others. ## light of darkness Not all lightbringers are warriors of justice and fairness, some stray down a dark path, using the power of their light to enslave and destroy towns and burn their name into the history books with their scarred light. A special regiment of the lightbringers, The Dawnblades, are tasked with hunting these evil lightbringers and making sure their life force cannot be used to harm ever again. ## Creating a Lightbringer Being a lightbringer requires a few things of a character. First in their backstory you must have an event that led to you discovering your abilities. Maybe you got into a scuffle with a gang and awakened your power out of necessity. Maybe you spent years studying the lightbringers and decided to see if you had been blessed with the power of light. Additionally you have to decide how you want to use your light. Do you use it to be a beacon that helps others and defends the poor and defenseless when noone else will? Or did you choose a path of power, using your light to become a fierce warrior that is hearlded in legend for centuries to come? Maybe you chose to use your light to harm others, using your power as a force to make people do your bidding. ## Quick build To quickly build a lightbringer, follow these suggestions. Your highest stat should be your constitution since you rely on a large pool of HP to use your lightbringer abilities. Your next highest should be your charisma or your dex/str so that you can use your abilities/weapons more effectively. Second, choose the Soldier background. ## Class Features As a lightbringer, you gain the following class features. #### Hit Points ___ - **Hit Dice:** 1d10 per lightbringer level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 10 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per lightbringer level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** Light and Medium Armor - **Weapons:** All martial weapons - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Constitution, Charisma - **Skills:** Choose two from Athletics, Arcana, History, Insight, Medicine, Perception #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* two handaxes or *(b)* five darts - *(a)* an explorer's pack or *(b)* a dungeoneer's pack - A leather armor and one martial weapon. ### Lightbringer Archetype Choose one of the archetype: Striking Light, Defending Light, Rending Light. Your choice grants you features at 1st level, and again at 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th level. \page ### Harbinger of Light You are never without a shred of light with you. You shed bright light in 10-foot radius from you, and dim light in 10-foot radius beyond that. You can toggle the light from yourself on or off as a bonus action. Additionally, you can use a bonus action create a beacon of light in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of you. The beacon shines bright light in 10-foot radius and dim light in 10-foot radius beyond that. You can use a bonus action to move the beacon up to 30 feet, but no more than 60 feet away from you. The beacon lasts for 1 minute or until you dismiss it with a bonus action. When you reach 18th level, the radius of bright light and dim light from yourself increases to 30 feet. ### Hyperlight At 2nd level, you can channel the light from within to perform a number of miraculous feats. As a bonus action, you can enter the Hyperlight state. While you are in the Hyperlight state, you always shine light from your Harbinger of Light, and you cannot toggle the light off. ``` ```

##### Table: The Lightbringer | Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Hyperlight
Dice | Die
Size | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | Lightbringer Archetype, Harbinger of Light | ─ | ─ | | 2nd | +2 | Hyperlight, Lightbringer Archetype feature | 2 | d6 | | 3rd | +2 | Blinding Light | 2 | d6 | | 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement, Hyperlight improvement 1 | 2 | d6 | | 5th | +3 | Extra Attack | 3 | d8 | | 6th | +3 | Lightbringer Archetype feature | 3 | d8 | | 7th | +3 | Warding Light | 3 | d8 | | 8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement, Hyperlight improvement 2 | 3 | d8 | | 9th | +4 | ─ | 4 | d8 | | 10th | +4 | Lightbringer Archetype feature | 4 | d8 | | 11th | +4 | Improved Shining Strike | 4 | d10 | | 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | d10 | | 13th | +5 | ─ | 5 | d10 | | 14th | +5 | Lightbringer Archetype feature, Hyperlight improvement 3 | 5 | d10 | | 15th | +5 | Brilliant Body | 5 | d10 | | 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | d10 | | 17th | +6 | ─ | 6 | d12 | | 18th | +6 | Harbinger of Light improvement | 6 | d12 | | 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 6 | d12 | | 20th | +6 | Bastion of Light | 6 | d12 |

\page When you first enter the Hyperlight state, or at the start of each of your turn while you are in the Hyperlight state, you gain a number of Hyperlight dice, which can be expended to use your Hyperlight features. The number and size of your Hyperlight dice is determined by your lightbringer level, as stated in the Hyperlight Dice and Die Size columns of the Lightbringer table. You lose all unused Hyperlight dice when when you gain new Hyperlight dice or the Hyperlight stance ends. The Hyperlight state lasts for 2 minutes or until you fall unconscious. Upon ending the state voluntarily more than 3 times per long rest the user gains one level of exaustion. If the user falls unconscious while in the hyperlight state or allows the state to end involuntarily the user gains one level of exaustion. At 2nd level, you know three Hyperlight features: Shining Strike, Healing Light, and one determined by your Hyperlight Archetype. You learn more Hyperlight features as you gain lightbringer levels. Anytime you use a hyperlight die for any hyperlight ability you take damage equal to half the damage on the hyperlight die unless specified otherwise #### Shining Strike When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or a melee weapon attack, you can expend a number of Hyperlight dice to deal extra damage with the attack equal to the dice roll. Immediately after you use this feature, you take radiant damage equal to half the radiant damage you dealt. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. #### Healing Light As a bonus action, you can expend a number of Hyperlight dice to restore hit points of one creature other than a construct or undead within the bright light from your Harbinger of Light feature. The target creature regains hit points equal to the dice roll plus your Charisma modifier. Immediately after that, you take radiant damage equal to half the hit points the target regained. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. ### Blinding Light At 3rd level, you can control the light in a way that dazzles and temporarily blinds the enemies. Once on each of your turn when you deal radiant damage with any of your Hyperlight feature to a hostile creature within the bright light from your Harbinger of Light feature, you force the target to make a Constitution saving throw. The save DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier. On a failed save, the target becomes blinded until the start of your next turn. ### 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 two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 with this feature. ``` ``` ### Hyperlight improvement When you reach 4th level, hyperlight grants DR against nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. Starting at level 8, the damage dealt to you by your hyperlight abilities can be nullified 3 times per long rest. Stariting at level 14, the amount of times you can nullify hyperlight damage increases from 3 to 5. ### Extra Attack By 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you use the Attack action on your turn. ### Warding Light At 7th level, your light provides protection to your allies. Friendly creatures within the bright light from your Harbinger of Light gains a bonus to its Armor Class equal to half your Charisma modifier, rounded down (minimum of +1). While you are in the Hyperlight state, you also gain this benefit, but only when you are not wearing heavy armor. ### Improved Shining Strike When you reach 11th level, you can channel your light into your weapon attacks even when you are not in the Hyperlight state. When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or a melee weapon attack, you can deal an extra radiant damage with the attack. The extra damage equals the roll of one Hyperlight die. If you do so, you take radiant damage equal to the radiant damage you dealt. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. If you use the Shining Strike, you can add this damage to the damage you deal with the Shining Strike. ### Brilliant Body By 15th level, your body is infused with light so intense and pure that it purges most of the bodily harm. You gain resistance against necrotic and radiant damage, become immune to disease and poison, and your hit point maximum cannot be decreased. Additionally, while you are in the Hyperlight state, you ignore the penalty of exhaustion, although you still die when you have six levels of exhaustion. ### Bastion of Light When you reach 20th level, you are a bastion of light and a sign of hope, even in the darkest of hours. You no longer suffer exhaustion when the Hyperlight state ends. Additionally, when allies are within the bright light of your harbinger of light, they cannot be frightened or charmed. Additionally, allies roll advantage on all attacks and saving throws while in the bright light of harbinger of light (This ability does not apply to those who already roll advantage). Finally, when the lightbringer goes down they roll all of the hyperlight dice they would gain in 1 turn and heal all allies within the bright light of your harbinger of light for The roll + your charisma modifier, and allies within the dim light regain half as much. \page ## Lightbringer Archetypes Here are three archetypes for the lightbringer class: the Guardian of Light, the Sentinel of Light, and the Warrior of Light. ### Striking Light Striking Light uses unarmed strikes. #### Pugilist When you choose this archetype at 1st level, your unarmed strike deals 1d4 damage. Additionally, when you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to make one unarmed strike. Starting at 8th level, your unarmed strike deals 1d6 #### Surging Strike At 2nd level, when you take the Attack action on your turn while in the Hyperlight state, you can expend a Hyperlight dice to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action. If you do so, immediately before you make the first unarmed strike from this feature, you take radiant damage equal to the Hyperlight die roll. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. #### Staggering Light Starting at 6th level, when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike while in the Hyperlight state, you can expend one Hyperlight die to force the target to make a Constitution saving throw. The DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier. On a failed save, the creature becomes stunned until the start of your next turn. If you do so, immediately after the attack, you take radiant damage equal to the Hyperlight die roll. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. #### Hyperlight Surge When you reach 10th level, when you gain Hyperlight dice from your Hyperlight feature, you can choose to gain two additional Hyperlight dice. You can use these additional Hyperlight dice only for your Shining Strike or Surging Strike. #### Hyperlight Lance By 14th level, once on each of your turn when you make an unarmed strike while in the Hyperlight state, you can expend one Hyperlight die to lower the target's AC by the number equal to the number on the die divided by 2, rounded down (minimum of 1), lasts for one minute. The effect cannot stack if used against the same target multiple times. ``` ``` ### Guarding Light Guarding Light uses two-handed weapons. #### Bonus Proficiencies Starting at 1st level when you choose this archetype, you gain proficiency in medium armor, glaives, greataxes, greatswords, halberds, mauls, and pikes. #### Fighting Style Also starting at 1st level, you gain the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style. ##### Great Weapon Fighting When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the *two-handed* or *versatile* property for you to gain this benefit. #### Shining Safeguard At 2nd level, when a creature within the bright light of your Harbinger of Light is targeted by an attack, you can use a reaction to expend one Hyperlight die to grant a bonus to the target's Armor Class equal to half the Hyperlight die roll. If you do so, immediately after the attack, you take radiant damage equal to the Hyperlight die roll. This damage ignores your resistance and immunity, but does not reduce you to below 1 hit point. #### Light of Rejuvination Starting at 6th level, wheghtnever you voluntarily end the Hyperlight state as a bonus action, roll all Hyperlight dice you had when you end the Hyperlight state. You gain temporary hit points equal to the dice roll. You lose all temporary hit points gained this way when you enter the Hyperlight state.
#### Radiant Whirlwind When you reach 10th level, while you are in the Hyperlight state, you can use an action to make a melee attack against any number of creatures within the weapon's reach, with a separate attack roll for each target. You must be wielding a *two-handed* or *versatile* weapon with two hands to use this feature. #### Shining Protector By 14th level, you can use your reaction to use the Shining Safeguard even if you have already expended your reaction this round, but not if you have already used your reaction this turn. Additionally, when an attack that you used the Shining Safeguard misses the target, the target can use its reaction to make a weapon attack against the attacker. ``` ``` \page ### Rending Light Rending Light uses two light weapons and engage in two-weapon combat. #### Bonus Proficiencies Starting at 1st level when you choose this archetype, you gain proficiency in scimitars and shortswords. #### Fighting Style Also starting at 1st level, you gain the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style. ##### Two-Weapon Fighting When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. #### Lightspeed At 2nd level, when you first enter the Hyperlight state, or at the start of each of your turn while you are in the Hyperlight state, you gain an additional 10ft of movement as well as imposing disadvantage on attacks of opportunity. You can expend one hyperlight die to increase the additional movement to 20ft #### Radiant Charge Starting at 6th level, when you move at least 20 feet in a straight toward a creature and make a melee attack against it immediately after you move, you can expend a hyperlight dieto gain advantage on the attack roll, and you deal extra radiant damage with the attack equal to your Hyperlight die. #### Burning Light Starting at 10th level, whenever you make an attack against an enemy while in the hyperlight state you can expend one hyperlight die to force them to make a constitution saving throw. Upon a failure the enemy cannot be healed or regenerate for an amount of turns equal to half the number rolled on the hyperlight die, rounded down(minimum of 1). The DC is equal to 8 + your charisma modifer + your proficiency bonus #### Fast and Furious By 14th level, when you enter the Hyperlight state, you can take the Dash or Disengage action as a part of the same bonus action. Additionally, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn while in the Hyperlight state, you can make two weapon attacks as a bonus action. You must be engaging in two-weapon fighting to do so. ## Credits All contents are created by Created by [Weirdo Whoever](http://weirdoworkshop.blogspot.com) unless noted otherwise. Special thanks to [D&D Wiki](http://www.dandwiki.com) and [NaturalCrit Homebrewery tool](http://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com) for providing the templates for my imaginations. ***The Lightbringer.*** Originally by [u/RustyTheChilla](https://www.reddit.com/user/RustyTheChilla). This page has been largely edited by [u/RustyTheChilla](https://www.reddit.com/user/RustyTheChilla), but many of the ideas and inspiration for the class have been left in tact, huge thanks to [Weirdo Whoever](http://weirdoworkshop.blogspot.com) for his help in making the class what it is today

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