The Host: A Warlock Subclass

The Host
A Warlock Subclass
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The Host
A Warlock Subclass Homebrew
for use in D&D 5e
Otherworldly Patron Bonus Cantrip

Starting at 1st level, you learn the Primal Savagery
At 1st level, you’ve made a bond with a powerful entity. cantrip. This counts as a warlock cantrip for you, but it
You gain features from your patron at 1st level and doesn’t count against your number of cantrips known.
again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.
Adaptive Aegis
The Host
Starting at 6th level, while your Symbiotic Carapace
You’ve formed a pact or connection with an entity that is active, you can sacrifice your stamina to protect
lives on or inside of you, giving you power in return yourself. Once you use either effect, you can’t use this
for being its Host. You could have formed a pact with feature again until you finish a short or long rest.
an unique form of Oblex, acting as its guardian as you Retaliation. Your armor lashes out at the attacker.
adventure. Maybe your body has become the host for As a reaction when you are hit with a melee attack,
a vengeful spirit of nature that refuses to rest until you may spend and roll a number of hit dice up to
its has satisfied its need for revenge. Or perhaps a your warlock level. Deal necrotic damage equal to the
creature from the Far Realms has made your body its amount rolled to the target.
home, feeding off you to gain strength. Harden. Your armor grows tougher to deaden the
blow of the strike. As a reaction when you are hit by an
Expanded Spell List attack, you may spend and roll a number of hit dice no
greater than your warlock level to reduce the damage
The Host lets you choose from an expanded list of of the attack.
spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following
spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.
Heightened Senses
The Symbiont Expanded Spells
Starting at 10th level, your senses have been
Spell Level Spells enhanced by the bond to your patron. You gain 30 feet
1st Ensnaring Strike, Hunter’s Mark of darkvision. If you already have darkvision, you gain
2nd Enlarge/Reduce, Wither and Bloom an additional 30 feet. Additonally, if you can hear or
3rd Nondetection, Life Transference smell, you are aware of the location of any hidden or
4th Vitriolic Sphere, Evard’s Black Tentacles invisible creature within 10 feet.
5th Contagion, Skill Empowerment
Shared Bond
Symbiotic Carapace
Starting at level 14, the bond with your patron is so
Starting at 1st level, your patron takes steps to protect strong you can temporarily extend that bond to others.
you both from harm. While you are not wearing armor, On your turn, you can use an action to activate one of
your Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier the following effects. Once you use either effect, you
+ your Charisma modifier. You can summon or can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
dismiss this armor as an action. You can use a shield Carapace Shield. Grant a creature you can see
and still gain this benefit. within 60 feet a bonus to their AC for a number of
rounds equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Mutual Protection This bonus to the creature’s AC equals 1 + half your
The form and appearance of the Symbiotic Carapace Charisma modifier (minimum of 2 total).
should reflect the nature of your patron. For example, Heightened Senses. A number of creatures equal
if you are a warlock hosting a symbiotic creature to your Charisma Modifier gain the benefits of your
from the Elemental Plane of Earth, your Sympiotic Heightened Senses feature. This effect lasts for a
Carapace may appear to be made of shifting plates number of hours equal to your Charisma modifier
of stone and gravel. The options are pretty much (minimum of 1).
limitless, so have fun with it!
Eldritch Invocations
Claw of the Rakshasa
Prerequisite: Primal Savagery cantrip.
When you attack with Primal Savagery, add your

Charisma modifier to the damage it deals on a hit.
Viper’s Fang
Prerequisite: Primal Savagery cantrip.
You can cast Primal Savagery as a bonus action.
Eldrtich Venom
Prerequisite: 5th level, Primal Savagery cantrip.
You may change what kind of damage Primal

Savagery deals after a short or long rest. Choose from
the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning,
necrotic, or poison.
Primal Fury
Prerequisite: 5th level, Primal Savagery cantrip.
When you attack with Primal Savagery, you can

expend a spell slot to attack with Primal Savagery
again.

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the

This work contains material that is copyright Wizards

All other original material in this work is copyright

Designed by Travis Clark

Cover Art by Travis Clark, @wittyreticent_art

Special feedback to everyone who has helped make

Version 1 - April 2022

Otherworldly Patron Bonus Cantrip

When you attack with Primal Savagery, add your

You can cast Primal Savagery as a bonus action.

You may change what kind of damage Primal

When you attack with Primal Savagery, you can

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