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Brawler Class Features

1 - Unarmored Defense

While you aren’t wearing any armor, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Constitution modifiers. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit.

1 - Martial Artist

You gain proficiency in Strength (Athletics) skill checks, as well as combat mastery over unarmed strikes and brawler weapons, including shortswords and any simple melee weapons that aren't two-handed or heavy. Your unarmed strikes count as melee weapon attacks.

You gain the following benefits when unarmed or wielding only brawler weapons and not wearing armor or wielding a shield:

You can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls of your Unarmed Strikes and brawler weapons.
You can roll 1d8 in place of the normal damage of your Unarmed Strike or brawler weapons. This damage increases to 2d8 at level, 11 and 3d8 at level 18.
You can make an Unarmed Strike as a Bonus Action.

Some training centers use unique brawler weapons, like nunchaku or kama. Regardless of their name, use the game statistics provided for the weapon.

1 - Brawler Subclass

You gain a Brawler subclass of your choice. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Brawler levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Brawler level or lower.

2 - Danger Sense

You gain an uncanny sense of when things aren’t as they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge perils. You have Advantage on Dexterity saving throws unless you have the Incapacitated condition.

2 - Reckless Attack

You can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with increased ferocity. When you make your first attack roll on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you Advantage on attack rolls using Strength until the start of your next turn, but attack rolls against you have Advantage during that time.

4 - Ability Score Improvement

You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. You gain this feature again at Brawler levels 8, 12, and 16.

5 - Charge

When you use your action to Dash, you can make one melee weapon attack or to shove a creature within 5 feet of where you end your dash.

If you moved at least 10 feet, you either gain a +5 bonus to the attack’s damage roll (if you chose to make a melee attack and hit) or push the target up to 10 feet away from you.

6 - Extra Attack

You can attack twice instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

7 - Empowered Strikes

Your unarmed strikes and Brawler weapons count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

9 - Brutal Critical

You can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. This increases to two additional dice at 13th level and three additional dice at 17th level.

11 - Relentless Fighter

Your rage can keep you fighting despite grievous wounds. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If you succeed, you drop to 1 hit point instead. Each time you use this feature after the first, the DC increases by 5. When you finish a short or long rest, the DC resets to 10.

13 - Brutal Critical

You can roll two additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. This increases to three additional dice at 17th level.

15 - Fighter's Instincts

Your instincts are so honed that you have advantage on initiative rolls. Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of combat and aren't incapacitated, you can act normally on your first turn.

16 - Purity of Body

You are immune to disease and Poison damage. In addition, you suffer none of the frailty of old age, and you can't be aged magically, however, You can still die of old age.

18 - Survival Instincts

You gain proficiency in all saving throws, and gain an inspiration die at the start of combat. Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail, you can spend 1 inspiration die to reroll it and take the second result without expending the die if you succeed.

20 - Brawler's Apex

Your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores increase by 4.

Brawler Subclasses

Barbarian Brawler Features

Barbarian Brawler

Unleash your fury with the Barbarian Brawler subclass—a rage-fueled fighter who masters unarmed strikes and simple weapons, combining raw power with relentless combat prowess. Tap into primal instincts to dominate the battlefield, striking fear with reckless attacks and overwhelming force.

Rage (1st Level Feature)

In battle, you unleash a primal fury that heightens your instincts and hardens your body against harm.

As a bonus action, you can enter a rage, which lasts for 1 minute unless you are incapacitated or wearing heavy armor. While raging, you gain a bonus to melee weapon damage rolls equal to your proficiency bonus, resistance to all damage except necrotic, psychic, and radiant, and advantage on Strength saving throws. You cannot maintain concentration on spells while raging.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Mindless Fury (3rd Level Feature)

You can't be charmed or frightened while raging. If you are charmed or frightened when you enter your rage, the effect is suspended for the duration of the rage.

Relentless Avenger (6th Level Feature)

Your anger helps you close off a foe's retreat. When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, you can move up to half your speed immediately after the attack and as part of the same reaction. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.

Retaliation (10th Level Feature)

When you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature.

Call the Hunt (14th Level Feature)

The beast within grows so powerful that you can spread its ferocity to your allies. When you enter your rage, you can choose a number of willing creatures you can see within 30 feet of you equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of one creature).

Until your rage ends, the chosen creatures gain your Reckless Attack feature and you have advantage on saving throws against being frightened. You gain 5 temporary hit points for each creature that accepts the benefit.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Avatar of Wrath (19th Level Feature)

When you enter a rage, you can unleash the full force of your fury and become an avatar of destruction. While you are raging, you gain the following benefits:

You can't be paralyzed, restrained, or grappled, and your movement is unaffected by difficult terrain.
Critical hits against you become normal hits.
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional weapon attack as part of that action.
When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points on your turn, you can immediately move up to half your speed and make one melee weapon attack as part of the same action.

These effects last for the duration of your rage.

Gladiator Brawler Features

Gladiator Brawler

Feel the raw power of a Gladiator Brawler, a fierce warrior skilled in the art of vanquishing foes on your way to glory, fame, and fortune.

The Gladiator is a combatant born for the thrill of the arena, combining ruthless fighting skills with a flair for dramatic spectacle. They wield a wide variety of weapons with precision, aiming to impress the crowd as much as they strive for victory. Driven by both survival instincts and a desire for glory, the Gladiator uses agility, strength, and showmanship to dominate their enemies and earn fame on the battlefield.

Master of the Arena (1st Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in the Acrobatic skill.

Your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

In addition, when you make a running long jump, the distance you can cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Strength modifier.

Challenger's Mark (3rd Level Feature)

You can menace your foes, foiling their attacks and punishing them for harming others. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can mark the creature until the end of your next turn. This effect ends early if you are incapacitated or you die, or if someone else marks the creature.

While it is within 5 feet of you, a creature marked by you has disadvantage on any attack roll that doesn't target you.

If a creature marked by you deals damage to anyone other than you, you can make a special melee weapon attack against the marked creature as a bonus action on your next turn. You have advantage on the attack roll, and if it hits, the attack's weapon deals extra damage to the target equal to half your brawler level.

You can make this special attack a number of times equal to your Strength modifier (minimum of once), regaining all expended uses after a short or long rest.

Brutish Durability (6th Level Feature)

Your toughness allows you to shrug off assaults that would devastate others.

Whenever you make a saving throw, roll 1d6 and add the die to your saving throw total. If applying this bonus to a death saving throw increases the total to 20 or higher, you gain the benefits of rolling a 20 on the d20.

Devastating Critical (10th Level Feature)

When you score a critical hit with a weapon attack, you gain a bonus to that weapon’s damage roll equal to your Brawler level.

Unyielding Glory (14th Level Feature)

Your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 18-20.

At the start of each of your turns, you regain hit points equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier if you have no more than half of your hit points left. You don't gain this benefit if you have 0 hit points.

Challenger (19th Level Feature)

Your weapon attacks against creatures marked by your Challenger's Mark, are always critical strikes. In addition, you can now use Challenger's Mark at will.

Interceptor Brawler Features

Interceptor Brawler

The Interceptor Brawler excels in defense by positioning between danger and allies. With quick reflexes, they use Protecting Leap to intercept attacks, reducing damage and embodying a vigilant defender.

As their abilities grow, the Interceptor Brawler becomes a powerful battlefield force. Tactical Momentum disrupts enemies who retaliate, knocking them down and creating openings for allies. Endless Stamina enhances their reactions in critical situations, while Brace for Impact channels their sacrifices into strong counterattacks. Always ready to absorb damage, the Interceptor Brawler is a steadfast protector and essential anchor for any adventuring party.

Interception Fighting Style (1st Level Feature)

When a creature you can see hits a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you with a weapon attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage the target takes. The damage is reduced by 3d4 + your proficiency bonus.

This damage reduction increases by 1d4 at 6th level (4d4), 11th level (5d4), and 16th level (6d4).

If the damage is reduced to 0, the target still takes damage equal to your proficiency bonus.

Protecting Leap (3rd Level Feature)

When a creature you can see within 15 feet of you is targeted by a melee weapon attack, you can use your reaction to move up to your speed to a space adjacent to that creature. This movement provokes opportunity attacks as normal.

If you end this movement within 5 feet of the attacker, you can choose to become the target of the attack instead. When you do, the damage is reduced by an amount equal to your Interception Fighting Style bonus.

The range at which you can trigger this feature increases to 30 feet at 6th level, 45 feet at 11th level, and 60 feet at 16th level.

Tactical Momentum (6th Level Feature)

When you provoke an opportunity attack as part of Protecting Leap, you can impose disadvantage on the attack roll. Additionally, you can push the creature that misses you by 10 feet in a straight line, provided they are no larger than one size category above you, knocking them prone.

Endless Stamina (10th Level Feature)

You can take 2 reactions per round.

Brace for Impact (14th Level Feature)

Your experience with protecting others sharpens your defenses. When you use Protecting Leap, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1) until the end of your next turn. If you lose these temporary hit points due to damage, the attacker takes force damage equal to the amount of temporary hit points lost.

Fierce Defender (19th Level Feature)

You can add your Strength modifier to the damage reduced by your interception fighting style.

Monk Brawler Features

Monk Brawler

Embrace the path of the Monk Brawler, a swift and agile fighter who uses speed, dexterity, and martial discipline to outmaneuver foes and deliver precise, powerful strikes.

The Monk Brawler is a master of speed and precision, focusing on Dexterity to outmaneuver opponents. Using swift, fluid movements, they strike with pinpoint accuracy, delivering rapid blows that overwhelm their enemies. Their combat style is about finesse over raw power, blending martial arts discipline with relentless agility to exploit every opening in the enemy's defense.

Ki-Warrior (1st Level Feature)

You gain a number of Ki points equal to your Dexterity modifier. When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points.

Flurry of Blows: Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action.

Patient Defense: You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a bonus action on your turn.

Step of the Wind: You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump distance is doubled for the turn.

Hand of Healing: As an action, you can expend 1 ki point to touch a creature and restore a number of Hit Points equal to 1d8 plus your Wisdom modifier.

Your Ki save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier.

Deflect Missiles (3rd Level Feature)

You can use your reaction to deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level.

If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with a range of 20/60 using the weapon or piece of ammunition you just caught, as part of the same reaction. If the attack hits, your ki point is refunded.

You make this attack with proficiency, regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk weapon for the attack.

Evasion (6th Level Feature)

When you’re subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw and only half damage if you fail.

You don’t benefit from this feature if you have the Incapacitated condition.

Uncanny Metabolism (10th Level Feature)

At the start of combat, you can regain all expended Ki Points. When you do so, roll 1d8, and regain a number of Hit Points equal to your Monk level plus the number rolled. If you are at full health, you gain an inspiration die.

Superior Defenses (14th Level Feature)

You have developed your body and mind to new heights. You have Resistance to all damage except Force damage.

Stunning Strike: Once per turn when you hit a creature with a Brawler weapon or an unarmed strike, you can expend 1 Ki Point to attempt a stunning strike. The target must make a Constitution saving throw against your Ki save DC. On a failed save, the target takes an additional 3d8 which counts towards a critical strike on the attack, and has the Stunned condition until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, the target’s Speed is halved until the start of your next turn, and the creature's next attack roll is made at disadvantage.

Meditation (19th Level Feature)

In combat, when you take the dodge action you can heal yourself for 3d8 + your Wisdom modifier.

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