Binder

Though Binding is not spellcasting in the usual sense, it is not altogether different. Binders who follow the Eldritch Fate learn to take that skill and apply it to magic of the proper sort. As well, they learn to exploit their connection to the vestiges they bind, which they refer to as Anima, taking the power they give and channeling it directly into magical might.

At 6th level, you force a bound vestige into being your personal watchdog. While you are bound to a vestige, you add your proficiency bonus to your initiative rolls.

At 13th level, you learn to mix your arcane power with your skills at vestige seal-crafting. During a one minute-long ritual, you inscribe a personal mark on a willing creature you can touch. The mark lasts until dismissed, after which it fades away; it cannot be erased or dispelled by magic short of a wish spell. The mark disappears if you die, or if the creature bearing it dies. Once you mark a creature in this fashion, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest, and you cannot have more than one marked creature at a time.

A marked creature is bonded to you, much the same way you are bonded to your vestiges. This grants a number of benefits to the bonded creature:

At 17th level, you can use your vestige's bonds as a conduit to the Far Realm, gaining powerful insights at a possibly deadly cost. You can expel a vestige you have bound to cast any warlock or sorcerer spell of the same level as the vestige you sacrificed. After expelling a vestige in this way, you cannot renegotiate its pact until you finish a long rest.

You can use this ability to cast spells of a higher level than your pact magic would allow. When using this ability to cast a spell of 5th level or higher, you must make a concentration check with a DC equal to 11 + the spell level: failure causes you to take 1d10 points of unavoidable and irreducible psychic damage for each level of the spell.

Once you use this ability, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.

Vestiges are deeply enigmatic things, and binding them is a volatile practice. Binders that are ordained in the Occult Fate seek to unravel the deepest mysteries of Pact Magic through ritual and study, focusing their skill on the art and skill of binding above all else.

Starting at 6th level, as an action, you can expend the use of your Extra Vestige feature and bind it to another willing host (that is not a binder) which you can see within 30 feet. This host uses your binder level, spell attack bonus, and vestige save DC for any abilities granted by this vestige. A host that is not a binder always forges a poor pact with a vestige. If you are already bound to your Extra Vestige, you can transfer the vestige to a willing host or back to yourself as an action.

Starting at 13th level,you can expend the use of your Extra Vestige feature by binding it to a corpse or skeleton as a 10 minute ritual, animating the body as per the spell animate dead, but with the following differences:

At 13th level, you learn to channel vestiges with much greater efficiency and fluidity. When renegotiating your pacts during a short rest, you can expel any or all of your current vestiges, and make new pacts as if it was following a long rest. You still cannot exceed your maximum number of vestiges bound at one time.

By 17th level, you learn to expedite the binding process to the point that you can swap vestiges in the blink of an eye. As an action, you can expel a bound vestige and bind a new vestige, following the standard rules for renegotiation. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

A binder of the Sealed Fate forms a true partnership with a specific vestige. You become that vestige's champion, taking its seal as your symbol and actively advancing your patron's desires and goals. In return, your patron grants her powers beyond that of other binders, enhancing your ability to fight on its behalf.

At 6th level, while bound to your trusted vestige, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

At 13th level, your melee and ranged weapon attacks deal additional psychic damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

At 17th level, your patron shields your form from harm, turning lethal blows and denying your death. When you bind to your trusted vestige, you gain a pool of temporary HP equal to 5 + your binder level. Once per turn, when you strike a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can add a number of temporary HP to this pool equal to half the damage dealt. This pool has a maximum size of twice your Charisma score.

These temporary HP are lost upon breaking your bond with your trusted vestige, and the pool size resets to 5 + your Charisma score when you finish a long rest.

Binders are usually feared and hunted as heretics, or as monsters. As a result of whispered rumors of corruption and heresy, most binders take great pains to keep their craft hidden. Through great practice and great courage do those who take upon themselves the Twisted Fate claim unnatural powers of their own. They embrace the monster that grows in their souls with each pact they form.

At 6th level, you can change the hue and structure of your skin, providing an abnormal benefit. You gain one of the following features of your choice. You can activate and suppress this feature as an action.

At 13th level, you enhance your unarmed strikes with a strange deformity, chosen from the following list:

Beginning at 17th Level, you can, as an action, manifest the eldritch beast within you and can take its image. For up to 1 minute, you become an aberration. During this time, you are Large sized if you were smaller, gain advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws, and deal an additional 1d4 damage on melee weapon attacks. You also gain one of the following benefits of your choice. Once you have chosen, this benefit cannot be changed. After using this ability to become an aberration, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.