Occultist

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Investigator subclass

Occultist

Command Arcane Pact Magic

Vampires, demons, lycanthropes, and Aberrations all have one thing in common: they are all magical threats, best combated through magical means. To meet these foes on a level playing field, Occultists indulge in arcana, filling their grimoires with magical secrets and mastering a handful of spells. Occultists are the most likely Investigators to cavort with Warlocks, borrow tricks from Wizards and magicians, and dabble in dark magic to defeat their foes.

Level 3: Trinkets

You can use the following trinkets.

Cold Iron Pendant. You can cast Detect Evil and Good without a spell slot or components.

Dead Mist Vial. You can cast Fog Cloud without a spell slot or components.

Engraved Lens. You can cast Identify without a spell slot or components.

Level 3: Pact Magic

You augment your investigative skills with complex magic.

Cantrips. You know two Warlock cantrips of your choice. Eldritch Blast and Minor Illusion are recommended. Whenever you gain an Investigator level,
you can replace one of your cantrips from this feature with another Warlock cantrip of your choice.

When you reach Investigator level 10, you learn another Warlock cantrip of your choice.

Spell Slots. The Occultist Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your Warlock spells of levels 1–4. The table also shows the level of those slots, all of which are the same level. You regain all expended Pact Magic spell slots when you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Prepared Spells of Level 1+. You prepare the list of level 1+ spells that are available for you to cast with this feature. To start, choose two level 1 Warlock spells. Charm Person and Hex are recommended.

The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Investigator levels, as shown in the Prepared Spells column of the Occultist Spellcasting table. Whenever that number increases, choose additional Warlock spells until the number of spells on your list matches the number in the table. The chosen spells must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for your level.

Changing Your Prepared Spells. Whenever you gain an Investigator level, you can replace one spell on your list with another Warlock spell of an eligible level. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is the spellcasting ability for your Warlock spells.

Spellcasting Focus. You can use an Arcane Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells.

Level 6: Eldritch Ruin

You can cast one of your Warlock cantrips as a Bonus Action. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Level 10: Eyes of Another World

Magical perception grants you the following benefits.

See Invisibility. You see creatures and objects that have the Invisible condition. You can also see into the Ethereal Plane. Creatures and objects there appear ghostly.

Sense Spellcasters. You can sense if a creature you can see has the ability to cast spells.

Discern Otherworldly Origins. You can determine if a creature you can see is an Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or Fiend. You can also determine the
creature’s plane of origin, if it is native to a different plane of existence than the one you’re on.

Level 14: Maleficium

When you use your Exploit Weakness, you can cast Bestow Curse on the target as a Bonus Action without a spell slot or components.

Once a creature fails a saving throw against this spell, you can’t use this feature again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. You can also restore your use of it by expending a use of your Rushed Incantation (no action required).

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