eraellas’
KNIGHT of IRON

v2.0
Swear the Iron Creed, take up your arms, and bring peace to Emaxus. By
whatever means necessary.

A martial class that becomes the monster to slay them. Choose your Creed, undergo

your Initiation in Blood, and become a Knight of the Iron Order.

 Credits
Template Designers: 5e_cleric, Kaiburr_Kath-Hound
Artist Credits
Front Cover: The Witcher - Facing his Demons - after Sidney R.
Percy by Oliver Wetter

On the Cover
Sword in hand, a Knight of Iron stands over a slain Scarred Dragon,
in this painting by Oliver Wetter.

   

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Using This Class
The Knight of Iron is a homebrew martial class
designed by Eraellas Homebrew that seeks to give
players a highly-customizable and variable warrior
who fights for a cause, no matter how muddled it may
be. Each subclass is essentially an entirely different
class, so never fear about having two (or more!) of
these grizzled monster hunters in your party.
The Knight of Iron is my setting-specific answer to
Witchers, Blood Hunters, and the like. While some
aspects of the class are obviously inspired by those
great tropes, my goal was to make something similar
but unique rather than trite and derivative. My only
hope is that I succeeded on that front!
Additionally, while the lore of this class is setting-
specific to my world, Emaxus (shameless plug:
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/emaxus-eraellas), I
did try to make the class as plug and play as possible.
For one, you can totally ignore the mechanics and
flavor of the class. For two, you can ignore the
locations and the proper nouns and just drop the Iron
Order into any setting! As long as there are monsters
and people who get hurt by them, the Iron Order can
make sense.

 
Knight of Iron
When Aitreas was at its lowest, the Iron Order
formed with a single goal in mind: Do whatever was
necessary to protect the people of Aitreas from the
countless threats within and without. To this end, the
Iron Order created the Iron Creed, and with it, the
Knights of Iron began to be born.
As a Knight of Iron, you have sworn your life to the
Iron Creed and undergone the training – both
physical and mental – to be raised from a Prospect to
a full-blown member of the Order. Often times, this
process of induction, known as the Initiation of
Blood, involves augmentations and transformations
ranging from divine infusions and oaths to
lycanthropy or vampirism infections. Whatever
monster(s) you swore to hunt and kill when you
became a Prospect is likely what impacts what
changes you underwent. A Knight of Iron sworn to
hunting the undead is going to look very different
from one sworn to hunting dragons.
Consider what drove you to become a Knight of
Iron. Similarly, consider what trials and tribulations
you went through and succeeded or failed at during
your training/Initiation. The path to joining the Iron
Order varies as much as the Knights of Iron
themselves. Perhaps you lost a blood sibling during
the training experience, and now you hope to become
a Templar of Steel one day and prevent other
Prospects from dying. Few people pursue the Iron
Path out of a desire to do good; often, great loss and
tragedy is the catalyst for seeking out an Iron Temple
– but always feel free to break that mold.
The Iron Creed
Knights of Iron live and die by the Iron Creed.
Swearing it is what signals their completion of the
Initiation in Blood, and it is often the sole point of
solace for Knights. Consider your character’s
relationship with the Creed. Is it something they say
like a prayer in the morning/night? Or maybe a
phrase to bring calm in battle? Or do they resent it or
find it flawed? Read it below, and think on it:
Your Iron Temple  
All Knights of Iron are trained at an Iron Temple.
Whether its the ancient, grand halls of Castrum
Duetonis or a small, dank safehouse in a rural village,
the process of training and then performing your
Initiation in Blood under the watchful guise of a
Templar(s) of Steel is what makes Knights of Iron
who they are.
When making your character, consider where you
were trained. Was it a grand keep, a centuries-old
Iron Temple that has trained legendary Knights and
Templars? Or was it a brand new, small Temple
where it was you and maybe a handful of other
students under the watchful gaze of a single
Templar?
Developing where your Iron Temple is, what it’s
like, and what your relationship is to it can be a great
way to flesh out your character.
Optional Rule: Multiclassing
If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing,
here’s what you need to know if you choose Knight of
Iron as one of your classes.
ABILITY SCORE MINIMUM
As a multiclass character, you must have at least a
Strength or Dexterity score of 13 and an Intelligence
score of 13 to take a level in this class, or to take a
level in another class if you are already a Knight of
Iron.
PROFICIENCIES GAINED
If Knight of Iron isn’t your initial class, here are the
proficiencies you gain when you take your first level
as a Knight of Iron: light armor, medium armor,
shields, simple weapons, martial weapons.
Knight of Iron
Level Proficiency Bonus Features Iron Creed Die
1st +2 Iron Creed Path, Monster Hunter -
2nd +2 Iron Creed, Fighting Style 1d4
3rd +2 Iron Creed Path Feature, Learned Warrior 1d4
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 1d4
5th +3 Extra Attack 1d4
6th +3 Iron Creed Path Feature 1d6
7th +3 Monster Hunter Improvement, Iron Creed Improvement 1d6
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 1d6
9th +4 Iron Path Feature 1d8
10th +4 Heart and Soul 1d8
11th +4 Unique Physiology, Learned Warrior Improvement 1d8
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 1d8
13th +5 Iron Creed Improvement 1d8
14th +5 Iron Path Feature 1d10
15th +5 Body and Mind 1d10
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 1d10
17th +6 Templar of Steel 1d10
18th +6 Iron Creed Improvement 1d12
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 1d12
20th +6 Iron Path Perfected 1d12

Class Features (a) chain mail or (b) leather armor, a longbow, and  
As a Knight of Iron, you gain the following class 20 arrows
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
features two daggers and a shortsword
Hit Points
Iron Creed Path
Hit Dice:1d10 per Knight of Iron level At 1st level, you have completed your Initiation in
10 + your Constitution
Hit Points at 1st Level:
Blood and sworn the Iron Creed. Though the exacts
modifier of your Path will always be varied, you will choose
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your
Constitution modifier per Knight of Iron level after one of the Iron Creed Path archetypes listed at the
1st end of the class features. This will represent the
different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and even
Proficiencies modifications you will gain over the course of your
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, heavy armor, growth as a Knight of Iron.
shields Your Iron Creed Path will immediately grant you a
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons minor feature(s), and then improve and grant
Tools: None additional features at 3rd, 6th, 9th, 14th, and 20th
levels.
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Arcana, Monster Hunter
Athletics, Medicine, Stealth, and Survival Starting at 1st level, you gain advantage on Wisdom
Equipment (Survival) checks made to track creatures.
You start with the following equipment, in addition to At 7th level, you gain advantage on all Wisdom
the equipment granted by your background: (Survival) checks.
 
(a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two
martial weapons
(a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon
Iron Creed
Starting at 2nd level, you learn to channel your
willpower – and sometimes supernatural abilities –
through the Iron Creed. You have a number of Iron
Creed dice equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and can
expend them to activate special abilities related to
your Iron Path. The value of your Iron Creed dice is
shown in the Knight of Iron class table. Some Iron
Creed abilities improve at certain levels, namely 7th,
13th, or 18th level.
You regain all expended Iron Creed dice on a short
or long rest, and if an Iron Creed ability requires a
saving throw, the DC is calculated as follows:
Creed save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier
Creed attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
All Knights of Iron have access to the Righteous
Steel ability, seen below.
Righteous Steel
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you
can expend an Iron Creed die and roll that die twice.
You deal an amount of damage equal to the rolls plus
your Creed attack modifier as bonus magical damage
of the same type as your weapon.
At 9th level, the bonus damage becomes equal to
three rolls, and four rolls at 13th.
Fighting Style
Also at 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of
fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the
following options.
Archery. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls made
with ranged weapons.
Blind Fighting. You have blindsight with a range
of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively
see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if
you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can
see an invisible creature within that range, unless
the creature successfully hides from you.
Defense. While you are wearing armor, you gain a
+1 bonus to AC.
Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon
in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2
bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Great Weapon Fighting. When you roll a 1 or 2 on  
a damage die for an attack you make with a melee
weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you
can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even
if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have
the two-handed or versatile property for you to
gain this benefit.
Interception. When a creature you can see hits a
target, other than you, within 5 feet of you with an
attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the
damage the target takes by 1d10 + your
proficiency bonus (to a minimum of 0 damage).
You must be wielding a shield or a simple or
martial weapon to use this reaction.
Protection. When a creature you can see attacks a
target other than you that is within 5 feet of you,
you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage
on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.
Thrown Weapon Fighting. You can draw a
weapon that has the thrown property as part of
the attack you make with the weapon. In addition,
when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown
weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to the damage roll.
Two-Weapon Fighting. When you engage in two-
weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier
to the damage of the second attack.
Unarmed Fighting. Your unarmed strikes can deal
bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength
modifier on a hit. If you aren’t wielding any
weapons or a shield when you make the attack
roll, the d6 becomes a d8. At the start of each of
your turns, you can deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage
to one creature grappled by you.
Learned Warrior
Starting at 3rd level, you understand how to apply
your studies and knowledge to your craft. You can
use Intelligence, instead of Wisdom, as your ability
modifier for Medicine or Survival checks.
At 11th level, you have mastered the application of
your hunting knowledge to jobs. When you make
Intelligence (Investigation) checks, you can add
double your proficiency bonus.
 
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th, and 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.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your
turn.
Heart and Soul
Starting at 10th level, you have mastered the art of
tenacity in the face of adversity. You gain advantage
on Intelligence saving throws against spells and
other magical effects.
Unique Physiology
Beginning at 11th level, your body has become adept
at expelling diseases and poisons. You become
immune to disease, as well as the poisoned condition
and poison damage.
Body and Mind
Starting at 15th level, your body and mind have
become akin to fortresses – riddled by scars as they
may be. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not
killed outright, you can choose to drop to 1 hit point
instead, taking a level of exhaustion when you do so.
Additionally, you gain resistance to psychic
damage.
Templar of Steel
Starting at 17th level, you have become a master
among masters. Your will is resolute, your reflexes
are among the fastest in the Order’s history, and you
would lay down your life for those you call friends
and allies. You gain the following benefits:
When you roll initiative, you regain one expended
Iron Creed die. This is increased to two if you
have no Iron Creed dice left.
You gain an additional 5 feet of movement speed.
When an ally within 30 feet of you that you can
see falls unconscious, you can immediately use a
reaction to make an attack.
Iron Creed Paths  
The training and dedication required to become a
Knight of Iron is daunting. Indeed, many Prospects
either give up or even die on their journey to the
Initiation in Blood. Those who do survive but fail
leave the ranks of the Prospects with training greater
than most, but that training barely holds a candle to a
true Knight of Iron.
As long and arduous as the Order’s basic training
may be, it is the week of prayer, rites, and surgeries
that take place during the Initiation of Blood that are
far more dangerous and, when survived, far more
impactful. Granted, without the skills and willpower
learned in training, these modifications would be
much harder to survive and much less useful, but it is
widely agreed among the Order that it is the choosing
of an Iron Path and the swearing of the Iron Creed
that delineates the wheat from the chaff.
And so, once the Initiation is complete, and the
Path is chosen and the Creed is sworn, these new
Knights of Iron walk out into Emaxus equipped with
everything but experience.
That is where you are, new Knight. Pick from the
Creeds of Blood, the Hunter, the Lycan, the
Magekiller, or Necroficy, understand your duty, and
head out into that harrowed world.
Remember the Creed. Always.
Creed of Blood
The man, pale as death, clutches his amulet as he
kneels and sniffs a handful of dirt. His eyes, red as
blood, scan the darkness as he pulls his longsword
from its sheath. He runs a bare hand over it,
lacerating himself and covering the blade in his own
blood. He grins and sprints into the dark with
murderous intent.
Often regarded with the most hesitation and
skepticism, “Blood Knight” is the term given to those
Knights who choose to embrace certain strains of
vampirism to better hunt vile humanoids or vampires
themselves. They often choose to travel lightly, caring
not for the blows they take. They know they will win
the war of attrition.
Smell of Blood
At 1st level, you can add your Proficiency bonus
made to skill checks related to blood or tracking by
blood, such as Wisdom (Survival) or Intelligence
(Nature) checks. If you are already proficient in the
skill, you can add double your Proficiency bonus.
Creature of the Night
Also at 1st level, you gain darkvision with a range of
60 feet. Additionally, you gain 5 feet of movement
speed when in dim light or darkness.
At 9th level, this increases to 10 feet of movement
speed in dim light or darkness.
Blood Creed
Starting at 3rd level, you learn how to apply the Iron
Creed to your hemophiliac abilities. You gain the
following abilities to use with your Iron Creed die:
Life Siphon
When you hit a creature that has blood with a melee
weapon attack, you can expend an Iron Creed die and
roll it. You deal an amount of bonus necrotic damage
equal to that roll plus your Creed attack modifier, and
gain an equal amount of temporary hit points.
At 7th level, you deal necrotic damage equal to two
rolls of your Iron Creed die and gain an equal amount
of temporary hit points.
Blood Blade
As a bonus action, you can expend an Iron Creed die
and roll it. You take necrotic damage equal to the roll
as you coat your melee weapon in your own blood for
1 minute. For that minute, you gain a bonus to your
attack rolls equal to your Intelligence modifier.
At 13th level, the necrotic damage you take when
rolling the Iron Creed die is treated as though you
have resistance to it.
Blood Shield
Starting at 7th level, you can use a bonus action to
expend an Iron Creed die and roll it. You take
necrotic damage equal to the roll and gain a +1 bonus
to your AC for 1 minute. This damage cannot be
reduced in any way.
At 18th level, the bonus increases to +2.
Hunt Them
Starting at 6th level, you become particularly adept at
using blood to hunt your targets. If you taste the
blood or flesh of a creature that was shed less than 3
days ago, you can use an action to pinpoint their
location so long as they are within 100 miles of you.
Know Them  
Starting at 9th level, you learn to identify an enemy’s
strengths and weaknesses by blood and pounce upon
them. When you hit a creature that has blood with a
melee weapon attack, you can use a bonus action to
analyze its weaknesses. You learn if the creature has
any damage vulnerabilities, resistances, or
immunities.
Crush Them
Starting at 14th level, you have become a master at
dealing death to creatures with blood, and pressing
an advantage when you have one.
If a creature with blood becomes bloodied (less
than half its maximum hit points) in combat, you can
choose to embrace the Bloodfury. As a bonus action,
you become fueled by the sight of blood until the
bloodied creature is slain. This effect does not end if
the target creature becomes “unbloodied” (above half
of their maximum hit points) by way of healing, and
can be extended if other creatures become bloodied
during the Bloodfury.
While in Bloodfury, you gain the following effects:
You gain advantage on all melee weapon attacks
against creatures with blood.
You gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage, as well as
advantage on Dexterity and Strength saving
throws.
You have vulnerability to radiant damage and
disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma saving
throws.
Blood Knight Perfected
At 20th level, you become the perfect Blood Knight.
You have fully mastered the Iron Creed and how to
apply it to your abilities. You gain the following
benefits:
Necrotic damage you deal ignores resistances,
and treats immunity as resistance.
When rolling the necrotic damage for Life Siphon,
treat the rolls as their maximum value.
You gain resistance to necrotic damage.
 
Creed of the Hunter
She wipes her face of the blood pouring from the
split on her scalp and pours an acrid potion down her
throat. She growls as her eyes glow blue and her skin
becomes black as pitch. An ephemeral glow
surrounds her blade as the Hunter prepares to strike
down the beast before her.
One of the more common Iron Paths, Hunters use
mutations and alchemy to maximize their skills when
hunting the widest variety of monsters. They are akin
to jacks-of-all-trades and masters-of-none.
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency in herbalist’s kit and
alchemist’s tools.
Mutations
Also at first level, you choose a mutation to gain from
the options below. You can pick a second mutation at
9th level and a third at 14th.
Cat’s Reflexes. You can, as a reaction to a melee
weapon attack hitting you, increase your AC by an
amount equal to your Dexterity modifier. You can
do this a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier per long rest.
Bear’s Endurance. You can, as a reaction to taking
damage, reduce the damage you take by an
amount equal to a roll of your Iron Creed die plus
your Constitution modifier. You can do this a
number of times equal to your Intelligence
modifier + 1 per long rest.
Wolf’s Ferocity. When you hit with a weapon
attack, you can choose to double the weapon
damage dice you roll. This does not double
Righteous Steel dice, nor can you use this when
you roll a critical hit. You can do this a number of
times equal to your Intelligence modifier per long
rest.
Viper’s Cunning. You can add your Intelligence
modifier to initiative rolls.
Eagle’s Awareness. You can use your Intelligence
score for determining your Passive Perception
and as the modifier for Perception checks, rather
than Wisdom.
Creed Alchemy
At 3rd level, you learn how to brew alchemical
concoctions specific to your blood and mutations.
When you complete a short or long rest, you can
brew one of the following potions. This number
increases to two at 6th level and three at 14th level.
Potions can only be consumed by you and last until
the end of your next short or long rest.
Additionally, you can expend a number of Iron  
Creed dice up to your maximum to brew more
potions. Each takes one Iron Creed die to brew.
Hunter’s Healing
As an action, you drink a potion of Hunter’s Healing.
Roll one Iron Creed die and add your Creed attack
modifier. You regain that amount of hit points. You
can only brew and drink this potion twice per long
rest.
At 13th level, the amount healed increases to two
rolls of your Iron Creed die + your Creed attack
modifier.
Deathblossom Bloom
As an action, you coat one melee weapon or one
bolt/arrow in Deathblossom Bloom. Within the next
minute, the next successful attack you make with that
weapon or ammunition forces the target to make a
Constitution saving throw against your Creed save
DC. On a failure, they take one roll of your Iron Creed
die plus your Creed attack modifier in poison
damage, or half as much on a success.
This increases to two rolls at 7th level, three rolls
at 13th level, and four rolls at 18th level.
Iron Aegis
Choose a type of damage when you brew this potion.
As an action, you drink a potion of Iron Aegis. For
one minute, you reduce damage you take of the
chosen type by an amount equal to your Creed attack
modifier, but lose 15 feet of movement speed.
The movement speed reduction decreases 10 feet
at 7th level and to 5 feet at 13th level. At 18th level,
the damage reduction increases to two rolls of your
Iron Creed die.
Invigoration
As a bonus action, you drink a potion of Invigoration.
For one minute, you can add your Intelligence
modifier to attack rolls made with any weapon. At the
end of the minute, you must make a Constitution
saving throw against your Creed save DC or take
poison damage equal to one roll of your Iron Creed
die.
At 13th level, you can also add your Intelligence
modifier to damage rolls for one minute.
Knowledgeable
At 6th level, you have learned the power of
knowledge in battle. At the end of a long rest, you can
choose to brush up on your knowledge of a specific
class of creature.
 
Choose a creature type, and roll two Iron Creed dice
and write the rolls down. Until your next long rest,
you can add the results of those rolls to your AC or to
the attack modifier of a weapon when in combat with
the creature type you chose. You can only add each
roll once, and can only add a roll once per turn.
The number of dice you roll increases to three at
9th level and four at 14th level.
Mutated Anatomy
At 9th level, the mutations coursing through your
body grant you increased fortitude and stamina. You
lose two levels of exhaustion every long rest instead
of one, and regain the maximum hit points possible
on the first hit die you spend every short rest.
Strike Fast
Also at 9th level, you can make a melee attack as a
bonus action a number of times equal to your
proficiency bonus per long rest.
Extra Attack
At 14th level, you can attack three times per Attack
action, instead of twice.
Tenacious
Additionally at 14th level, you’ve had your fair share
of close calls and bone-quaking brawls. You gain
advantage on grappling checks, and become immune
to the restrained condition.
Additionally, when knocked unconscious, you can
choose to keep fighting. You remain at 0 hit points
and continue to roll death saving throws as normal,
but you can continue to take turns; however, you
cannot drink any Creed Alchemy potions in this
fragile state.
Hunter Perfected
At 20th level, you have become the ultimate Hunter.
Your body has adapted entirely to your alchemy, and
your mutations have become unparalleled. You gain
the following benefits:
You ignore the drawbacks of Creed Alchemy. Any
negative effects or limitations of your potions are
ignored (i.e., the movement speed reduction of
Elemental Aegis, the use limit of Hunter’s
Healing, etc.).
Your strikes are particularly potent. When you hit
with a weapon attack, you deal an additional d6 of
damage.
You gain the two mutations you haven’t already
chosen.
Creed of the Lycan  
The young woman looked askance at her quarry.
“Basilisks,” she growled. As she growled, and the
basilisk screeched, the woman’s arms became burly
and bear fur began to sprout from under her plate.
The basilisk’s acid had little effect on her that fight.
So did its claws.
Embracing different strains of weaker lycanthropy,
Lycan Knights of Iron unleash their inner beast to
become unstoppable juggernauts. Mastering the
inner animal takes time, but those Knights who
manage to do so become unrivaled warriors, capable
of taking just as many hits as they dish out. These
Knights become the beast to slay the beast.
Lycanthropic Infection
At 1st level, you contract a mild strain of lycantrophy.
With it, you begin to manifest the strength and
constitution of the inner beast, without the
drawbacks. But, as your strength increases, so too
will its costs. Managing the evil behind the beast is
one of the greatest challenges facing Knights of Iron
walking the Path of the Lycan.
This strain grants you increased strength and
stamina. You gain the following benefits:
You gain 1 additional hit point every time you take
a level in the Knight of Iron class.
You have advantage on grappling checks.
Lycanthropic Creed
At 3rd level, you learn to apply your Iron Creed to
your lycan abilities. You gain the following Iron Creed
abilities.
Wolf’s Bite
As an action, you expend an Iron Creed die and make
a bite attack with which you are proficient. It uses
your Strength modifier, and deals 1d6 piercing
damage as well as one roll of your Iron Creed die
plus your Intelligence modifier in necrotic damage.
The target must make a Constitution saving throw
against your Creed save DC or take additional
necrotic damage equal to one roll of your Iron Creed
die at the start of their next turn.
At 13th level, both rolls of your Iron Creed die
increase to two rolls and the target loses the ability to
regain hit points until the end of your next turn on a
failed save.
 
Bear’s Strength
As a reaction to taking damage, you expend an Iron
Creed die and reduce the damage taken by an
amount equal to one roll of the die plus your Creed
attack modifier.
At 7th level, the reduction increases to two rolls,
and three rolls at 18th level.
Tiger’s Pounce
When you run at least 10 feet in a straight line
towards a target and attempt to grapple them, you
can expend an Iron Creed die to pounce on them.
You can add one roll of the die to your grappling
check, and if you successfully grapple them, you
immediately deal slashing damage equal to one roll
of your die plus your Creed attack modifier.
At 7th level, the bonus damage increases to two
rolls, increasing further to three rolls at 13th level
and four rolls at 18th.
Lycan’s Senses
At 6th level, you begin to gain the senses of the beast.
You gain 30 feet of darkvision, advantage on all
Wisdom (Perception) checks, and your Passive
Perception increases by 5.
Additionally, you can detect poisons in food or
drink.
Beast Slayer
At 9th level, your control over your lycan abilities is
near complete, and so your body begins to embrace
the strain even more and unlock new abilities – and
curses. You gain the following features:
All damage dealt by your Lycanthropic Creed
abilities is considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances, and your bite’s piercing
damage increases to 1d8.
You gain advantage on Strength or Dexterity
saving throws (your choice) but become
vulnerable to silvered weapons and radiant
damage.
Your Wolven Bite now grants you temporary hit
points equal to half the damage, rounded down, of
the initial attack.
You gain advantage on attacks made against
beasts and lycanthropes.
Strain Evolution
At 14th level, your lycanthropic strain evolves once
more, granting you the following features:
You immediately gain 14 additional hit points, and
every time you take a level in Knight of Iron, you
gain 2 additional hit points instead of the 1
granted by Lycanthropic Infection.
Your bite becomes even more deadly. Your bite  
piercing damage increases to 1d10.
Lycan Perfected
At 20th level, you have become an unparalleled
Lycan. You have fully mastered the application of the
Iron Creed to your bestial side, and have become the
perfect beast slayer because of it. You gain the
following benefits.
Your bite’s piercing damage becomes 2d6.
You gain advantage on Strength or Dexterity
saving throws (whichever you didn’t choose for
Beast Slayer) and can add your Intelligence
modifier to Dexterity (Acrobatics) and Strength
(Athletics) checks.
You gain a climbing speed of 30 feet.
Creed of the Magekiller
She pulled the shards of arcane crystal from her hip,
ignoring the blood seeping from the wounds as she
absorbed the residual arcane energy. She began
reciting the Iron Creed as she turned to the mage
that sent the bolts her way. His own spells would
prove to be his undoing, as had so many mages
before.
Designed to combat rogue or evil spellcasters,
Knights that swear the Creed of the Magekiller have
often been harmed or suffered at the hands of magic;
now, they devote their very being to the management
of arcane power, and the butchery of those who
misuse it. While they can hold their own in most
situations, they are near unrivalled in the slaughter of
spellcasters.
Hatred of Magic
At 1st level, you have trained extensively in the arts of
countering and beating back magic. You gain the
following benefits:
You can choose between Wisdom or Intelligence
as your ability modifier for your Creed attack
modifier. This choice applies to all Wisdom-based
class features, but not to any skills or the like.
As a reaction to seeing a spell be cast by an enemy
creature (using the same rules as counterspell),
you can dash 20 feet towards the caster
immediately. You still provoke attacks of
opportunity with this movement.
Magekiller Creed
At 3rd level, you have learned the harness the Iron
Creed in specific ways to better kill or maim
spellcasters. You gain the following Iron Creed
abilities.
 
Break Their Bodies
When you hit a creature that has casted a spell within
the last minute with a weapon attack, you can expend
an Iron Creed die to empower your attack. You deal
bonus magical weapon damage equal to one roll of
the die plus your Creed attack modifier, and the
target suffers a penalty to all spellcasting ability
checks, spell attack rolls, and their spell save DC
equal to half the base roll rounded down (minimum
of 1).
The bonus damage increases to two rolls at 7th
level and three rolls at 18th level. Only one roll
applies for the spellcasting penalty, but you can
choose which result to calculate the penalty with.
Break Their Minds
When you hit a creature that is concentrating on a
spell with a weapon attack, you can expend an Iron
Creed die to rend their focus. You deal bonus magical
weapon damage equal to one roll of the die plus your
Creed attack modifier, and you force the target to
make an Intelligence saving throw against your
Creed save DC. On a failed save, they receive a
penalty to concentration checks (including the one
made against this attack) equal to your Wisdom or
Intelligence modifier (your choice) until the end of
your next turn. On a successful save, they ignore the
concentration penalty.
The bonus damage inceases to two rolls at 7th
level, three rolls at 13th level, and four rolls at 18th
level.
Counterspell
At 7th level, you can expend an Iron Creed die to cast
counterspell at 3rd level as a reaction. Wisdom or
Intelligence (your choice) is your spellcasting
modifier for this spell.
At 13th level, you can roll the Iron Creed die and
add half the result (rounded up) to your spellcasting
check for counterspell.
Absorb Arcana
At 6th level, you learn how to turn enemy magicks
against their own wielders. As a reaction to taking
damage from a spell of 2nd level or higher, you can
absorb some of the magical energy and amplify your
own attacks with it. For 1 minute, you gain a bonus to
weapon attack rolls equal to half the spell level you
absorbed, rounded down. You can do this a number
of times equal to your Wisdom or Intelligence
modifier (your choice) per long rest.
At 14th level, the bonus also applies to your
weapon damage rolls.
Spellbreaker  
At 9th level, you become adept at resisting spells and
their effects. You gain the following benefits:
You gain advantage on Wisdom and Intelligence
saving throws against spells and other magical
effects.
Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you can
prepare yourself for the next spell that hits you.
You gain resistance against the damage of the
next spell that damages you within 1 minute,
ending this effect immediately after.
Give No Quarter
At 14th level, you have learned to cleave through any
magical defense to keep you from your foes. You gain
the following benefits:
When you make a weapon attack against a target
under the effects of mage armor, you can choose
to ignore the AC increase it provides. You can do
this a number of times equal to your Wisdom or
Intelligence modifier (your choice) per long rest.
Once per long rest, when a target casts shield or a
similar magical effect to raise their AC, you can
ignore the AC bonus the effects provide.
Magekiller Perfected
At 20th level, you are an unequivocal butcher of
arcanists. Any who earn your ire should fear your
wrath and your knowledge of the arcane rivals those
you slay. You gain the following benefits:
You gain advantage on all saving throws against
spells and other magical effects.
You gain advantage on weapon attacks against
creatures that have casted a spell within one
minute, and deal an additional d8 of weapon
damage when you hit them.
You can add double your proficiency bonus to
Intelligence (Arcana) and Intelligence (History)
checks.
 
Creed of Necroficy
The man’s necroficial arm hisses as he slots two
more steroid serums into it. He clenches his metallic
fist as he feels the steroids pump through the fused
metal and flesh of his body, and he snarls at the
necromancer before him. The necromancer’s skull
didn’t last long against the Knight.
The original Iron Path, and the reason the Iron
Order formed separately from the Auric Exemplars,
Necroficer Knights seek to use small applications of
Krathum’s necroficy to better master the art of death-
dealing. In fact, the original intent of this Path was to
hunt the necroficial creations left over from the
Fragmented War.
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with blacksmith’s
tools and alchemist’s kit.
Necroficial Augment
Also at 1st level, you choose an augment or surgical
implant to begin your Path of Necroficy. This first
modification is but the first step down a long,
gruesome road to become the ultimate killing
machine. Pick from the following options, and gain
its benefit.
Neural Implant. Necroficial serum is pumped
directly into your brain stem, sharpening your
reflexes. You gain a bonus to your initiative rolls
equal to your Intelligence modifier.
Necroficial Arm. You have a bionic arm fueled
with necroficial energies and steroid serums. You
can make an unarmed strike as a bonus action
when you make a melee attack, and your unarmed
strike damage increases to 1d4, increasing further
to 1d6 at 9th level and 1d8 at 14th level. You can
use your Intelligence instead of Strength for the
attack and damage modifiers for your unarmed
strikes.
Necroficial Leg. You have a metallic leg
augmented by necroficy. Your movement speed
increases by 5 feet, increasing further to 10 feet at
9th level and 15 feet at 14th level.
Creed of Necroficy
At 3rd level, you learn to apply your Iron Creed to
your budding skills in necroficy. You gain the
following Iron Creed abilities, some of which are
enhanced by your Necroficial Augment.
Press the Attack
When you roll damage for an attack, you can expend
an Iron Creed die and press your advantage. The
damage of the attack is increased by two rolls of your  
Iron Creed die plus your Creed attack modifier.
If you’re targetting a creature that has not taken a
turn yet, then the bonus damage is increased to three
rolls.
At 18th level, the damage increases to three rolls
normally (four if you have the Neural Implant) and
four rolls if you’re targetting a creature that has not
taken a turn yet (five rolls if you have the Neural
Implant).
Neural Implant Enhancement. If you have a Neural
Implant, the bonus damage is increased to three rolls
normally and four rolls if you’re targetting a creature
that hasn’t taken a turn yet.
Augmented Strike
When you make a melee weapon attack, you can
choose to expend an Iron Creed die and enhance the
strike. Roll the die before you roll to hit, and choose
whether to add the result of the roll to the attack roll
or the damage roll. If you choose damage and miss,
the Iron Creed die is refunded.
At 13th level, you roll the die twice, instead of once,
to determine your bonus.
Necroficial Arm Enhancement. If you have a
Necroficial Arm, you can add the roll to both your
attack and damage rolls.
Bounding Stride
As a bonus action, you can choose to expend an Iron
Creed die and enhance your speed and agility. You
take the Dash action immediately, included in this
bonus action.
At 7th level, this also increases your movement
speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
Necroficial Leg Enhancement. If you have a
Necroficial Leg, you can choose to Disengage as well.
Necroficer Adept
At 6th level, you have begun to master the
applications of necroficy to your Path. Once per short
rest, you can use the Enhanced Creed determined by
your Augment without expending an Iron Creed die.
(Ex: If you chose the Neural Implant, you can use
the Neural Steroids Creed without expending an Iron
Creed die once per short rest.)
 
Augmented Hunter You gain a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to  
At 9th level, you further enhance your body. Choose your Creed attack modifier, and you can add your
one of the following augments, and gain its benefit. Intelligence modifier to all damage rolls.
Your unarmed strikes deal 1d12 bludgeoning
Necroficial Eye. You gain advantage on Wisdom damage.
(Perception) checks based on sight, and gain 30 Your walking speed is 60 feet, and you have a
feet of darkvision. swimming speed of 60 feet.
Necroficial Heart. Once per short rest, you can You regenerate hit points equal to 1 + your
use an action and regain hit points equal to 1d8 + Intelligence modifier at the start of every turn.
your Creed attack modifier, rounded down.  
Necroficial Lung. You gain the ability to breath
underwater, and gain a swimming speed of 30
feet.
Necroficer Expert
At 14th level, you have become an expert at
maintaining and enhancing the augments in and on
your body. Choose one of the two Necroficial
Augments you don’t yet possess. You gain the 1st
level version of its benefits, and gain the Enhanced
version of its related Creed; however, you cannot use
Necroficer Adept’s free use of an Enhanced Creed on
this additional Augment’s Creed.
(Ex: If you already have the Necroficial Arm and
choose the Necroficial Leg, you will now have the
14th level benefits of the Arm – 1d8 unarmed strike –
and the 1st level benefits of the Leg – 5 feet
additional movement speed – as well as the
Enhanced Augmented Strike and Enhanced
Bounding Stride Creeds.)
Necroficer Perfected
At 20th level, you have become the ultimate fusion of
necroficy and Knight of Iron. With your mastery of
augments, steroids, and necroficial energies, you are
the perfect hunter of all evil. You gain the following
benefits.
You gain the third Necroficial Augment’s 1st level
benefits and its Enhanced Creed. (The same
limitations as Necroficer Expert’s Augment apply
in regards to Necroficer Adept’s feature).
You gain an additional Augment from Augmented
Hunter.
Additionally, you can now supercharge your
augments for a short time. Once per long rest, you
can use an action to maximize the necroficial energy
and serums pumping through your body for 1 minute.
During that time, you gain the following benefits
which replace all passive Augment benefits (ex: if you
have the Necroficial Eye, the passive +3 is replaced
by the +5, not added to).