Arcane Tactician

Overview & Creation

The embodiment of patience. In the world of Sigil, there were artificers who were mastered the art of storing magic. Using this craft they transformed at a biological level and became what is known as the Arcane Tactician. Those who've practiced this class have become adept at magic to the point in which they can create glyphs at will. With this crafty power bestowed on to them, they've become nearly unrivaled in the field of magic and decide the faith of countless battles before they even start.

Class Features

Magical Setup (1st Level):

• At 1st level, by expending a glyph charge, you can set up a spell by casting it as an action and storing it in a glyph similar to a Glyph of Warding. the amount of glyph charges that are expended equal the spell's level. All creatures affected by a spell glyph have disadvantage on the saving throws from that spell. These glyphs will immediately be activated by the end of your next turn unless you use a bonus action to store it. If you are out of combat you can store a glyph passively until your next long rest.
• Your glyph charges recover when you take a long rest.
• Your number of charges is equal to your Arcane Tactician level.
• The range of your glyph is equal to the range of the spell being stored in it.

• You can use an action to expend a glyph charge to create an explosive rune. This rune will deal 1d6 damage for each charge put into the rune up to a maximum of 10 charges. What triggers the rune and the rune range will be determined when casting it, once this happens all creatures within the range of your rune must make a dexterity save or take the xd6 damage caused by the rune on a failed save or half as much on a successful save.
• The maximum range for your rune explosion is equal to 5 feet * half your arcane tactician’s level.
• The radius of the explosion is 5 feet * a quarter of you tactician's level rounded up.
• The type of damage is determined by your Tactician's Stratagem.

• 1 Resistance, if any.
• 1 Weakness, if any.
• Armor Class, relative to your own.
• Current hit points relative to your own.

• Gain additional effects to your magical setup feature.
  

• You can magically set up a spell casted by a willing creature as a spell glyph, provided you expend the necessary glyph charges.
  

• Starting on your turn you can use your bonus action to expend a glyph charge on one of your stored spell glyphs, then you can add an additional 1d10 psychic damage to the spell’s effect for each charge you store up to a maximum of 5d10 additional psychic damage.
  

• Once per long rest, you can choose up to 4 expended Spell Slots to recover. The Spell Slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than 7, and none of the slots can be 5th level or higher, you also recover 5 glyph charges.
  

• You can now maintain a glyph without requiring a bonus action while in combat.

• If you have taken damage by a creature and still have glyph charges remaining with the magical setup feature, you can use your reaction to apply your magical setup features and set a glyph on something within range of you upon damage. This will be treated as casted during your turn, this round.

Starting Equipment

Ball Bearings, Staff, 2d6 gold

Spellcasting

The number of spells an arcane tactician can learn is the sum of your Arcane Tactician's Level , the majority of these spells must be [Evocation or Conjuration/Illusion or Enchantment], the rest can also be [Illusion or Enchantment/Evocation or Conjuration] spells. The spells an Arcane Tactician learns can't be replaced later on.

At 6th level, you learn Glyph of Warding and Counterspell. At 15th level, you learn Contingency. At 17th level, you learn Symbol. These Spells are included in your total spells.

Subclass Options

Tactician's Stragems:

Trickster Tactics
Runes (3rd Level):

• When you cast a rune, the damage it deals will be 1d6 psychic, necrotic, or radiant damage for each charge put into the rune. A rune can not store multiple types of damage.

• When entering combat you can add your intelligence to your initiative.
• You can recall anything you have seen or heard within the past month.
• You know exactly when the sun will rise.
• You can always tell which direction is north.

• You can halve damage from an attack you can see as a reaction.
• This would only include attacks which require attack rolls.
• You can use your bonus action to hide while invisible.

• You’ve learned to detect magic at will. You can cast detect magic three times a day without expending a spell slot or preparing the spell.
  

• You can now prepare one Transmutation spell and one Necromancy/Divination/Transmutation spell in addition to your list of prepared spells. This does not count against the number of spells you can prepare.

• Crafty Tactics
  Runes (3rd Level):

• When you cast a rune, the damage it deals will be 1d6 fire, cold, lightning, thunder, or acid damage for each charge put into the rune. A rune can not store multiple types of damage.

• At 3rd level you can combine different basic rune elements to create new runes.
• The damage die for these runes are d8’s.

• At 6th level, you’ve learned to store the elements themselves. You can cast absorb elements three times a day without expending a spell slot or preparing the spell.

• You can use your bonus action to store an explosive rune.
• You can use your reaction to store an explosive rune.

• You can now prepare one Transmutation spell and one Abjuration/Divination/Transmutation spell in addition to your list of prepared spells. This does not count against the number of spells you can prepare.