Marksman

Your skill in the art of thrown weapons isn't easily contested. The time you've spent honing your craft has allowed you to discover more efficient throwing methods than just using brute strength. Any weapon with the thrown property, that you have proficiency with, is also considered to have the finesse property.

Your training and practice has lead you to special techniques for your thrown weapons. You've found ways to do more than just embed darts into your enemies.

Starting at 1st level, you learn two of the follow techniques of your choice. You gain another one at 7th and 14th level. Your access to these techniques is represented by a number of Technique Points. Your marksman level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Technique Points column of the Marksman table. You can spend these points to use various techniques available to you. You regain all expended technique points when you finish a short or long rest. You can only use one technique per attack, unless otherwise noted.

Some of your techniques require your target to make a saving throw to resist the technique's effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

At level 2, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can't take the same Fighting Style option more than once, even if you get to choose again.

At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive to emulate in your ranged combat style. Your choice grants features at 3rd level, and again at 6th, 10th, and 15th level.

When you reach 4th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, as you shift the focus of your thrown weapon practice:

Beginning at 5th level, you gain the ability to cast modified spells. In your research to further the versatility of your weaponry, you learned that you can infuse certain spells and effects into them. While stationary, the spells dissipate almost instantly without activating. However, you discovered that when thrown, the momentum can keep the spell active just long enough for it to reach its target.

Due to the specific nature of your spell research, you are not able to cast spells in the traditional way. Instead, you can only cast your spells using the Spell Slinger feature.

Once per turn when you make a thrown weapon attack, you can cast a spell and infuse it into the weapon. The spell activates when it hits something, using the hit object or creature as the spell's target. If the spell affects mulitple creatures within its range, the projectile is considered the origin of the spell. If the spell targets a cone, the direction the weapon was travelling dictates the direction of the cone. If the spell requires a ranged spell attack, it instead forces the target to make a Dexterity saving throw, having no effect on a success. Spells still require concentration if necessary.

If a spell targets a number of creatures, including spells that do so when cast at a higher level, you can make multiple attacks using the same instance of the spell. After you use the Spell Slinger feature to cast the spell and attack a creature, you can use any additional attacks on your turn to add another creature to the spell. You can only target a number of creatures up to the spell's limit, and cannot target the same creature with the same instance of the spell. If a spell specifies that the chosen targets must be within a certain distance of each other, such as the slow spell, you can ignore that distance.

You are only able to infuse certain spells into your weapons, and as such can only infuse spells from the marksman spell list. If you gain the ability to cast spells via another class's Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature. You may cast any of your spells normally if the spell exists on that class's spell list.

At 6th level, you gain a feature granted by your Marksman Archetype.

At 7th level, you're able to start bridging the gap between your mundane weapons and your newly discovered magic. Any attack you make with the Spell Slinger or the Conjure Weapons features are considered to be magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Starting at 7th level, you've new discovered new ways to interact with magic, and are able to learn some new techniques that make use of it.

When you choose Techniques, you have access to the following addtional options:

At 7th level, you learn an additional technique.

When you reach 8th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can replace one cantrip you learned from this class's Velocity Spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the marksman spell list.

At 9th level, your spell research has shown you a way to conjure weapons out of thin air. You can now make a thrown weapon attack with an empty hand, as you mime the gesture to throw a weapon. As the weapon would leave your hand, a shimmering, semi-translucent weapon appears as if you had thrown it.

The weapon takes the form of any simple or martial weapon that has the thrown property. The weapon deals 1d10 or 0 (your choice) of bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage (your choice), and has the finesse, light, and thrown (range 30/120) properties. Upon striking a target, it shatters into harmless motes of light that continue the momentum, passing thorugh creatures and objects before disappearing a few seconds later.

You can use this feature in tandem with the Spell Slinger feature.

Starting at 9th level, your magic begins to alter the tragectory of your throws, sometimes in impossible ways. You're able to hit targets that would normally be near impossible to hit. Whenever you make a thrown weapon attack, you ignore half cover and three-quarters cover.

At 10th level, you gain a feature granted by your Marksman Archetype.

Beginning at 11th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

At 11th level, you are able to infuse more magic at once, and as such can duplicate the effects of of your spells. You learn the following technique:

When you reach 12th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Starting at 13th level, you've discovered a method in which throwing your weapons even faster allows you to cast certain spells more efficiently. You learn a 5th level spell from the marksman spell list. It counts as a marksman spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of spells you know. You can cast this spell using a 4th-level spell slot.

Additionally, pick a 2nd-level or 3rd-level marksman spell that you already know, you can cast this spell using a 1st-level or 2nd-level spell slot respectively.

You can only cast these spells at a lower level using the Spell Slinger feature. These spells also retain their original level for the purposes of spells such as dispel magic.

At 18th level, you learn an additional spell and can cast it and another spell at a lower level. You learn a 6th-level spell and can cast it using a 5th-level spell slot. You can also pick a 4th-level or 5th-level spell that you already know to cast using a 3rd-level or 4th-level spell slot respectively.

At 14th level, you're able to further trust the magic guiding your throws, letting you hit targets out of your sight. Whenever a creature you can see moves into full cover or becomes unseen to you, you know its location until it moves 30 feet away from where you last saw it. The creature cannot benefit from cover while you know their location in this way. Attacks targeted at such creatures travel the shortest distance to the target, without hitting an obstacle. However, you cannot target a creature in this way if an obstacle, such as a door, fully obstructs the path.

At 14th level, you learn an additional technique.

At 15th level, you gain a feature granted by your Marksman Archetype.

When you reach 16th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

You learn a 6th level spell from the marksman spell list. It counts as a marksman spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of spells you know. You can cast this spell using a 5th-level spell slot.

Additionally, pick a 4th-level or 5th-level marksman spell that you already know, you can cast this spell using a 4th-level or 5th-level spell slot respectively.

You can only cast these spells at a lower level using the Spell Slinger feature. These spells also retain their original level for the purposes of spells such as dispel magic.

When you reach 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

At 20th level, you've fully weaved your weapons and magic together as one, and as such are able to harness the momentum of your throws into power for your spells. You gain a bonus to your Spell Save DC equal to your Dexterity modifier.