Bulwark

Fighter Archetype

Written by Stratos Fotakis

Bulwark
Some fighters say, “Defense is the best way of of-
fense”, but Bulwark fighters take that idea to the
extreme. These fighters prefer to wear heavy plate
armor and carry huge iron shields, in order to be
protected from any kind of physical damage. Bulwark
Fighters feel like it’s their duty to protect those who
cannot protect their selves and they would put their
life on the line in order to keep their allies safe.
Shield Fighting
At 3rd level, you gain one of the following features of your
choice.
Shield Dueling. When you gain this fighting style, your
shield is considered a one-handed melee weapon and
deals 1d4 + shield AC bonus + your Strength modifier
bludgeoning damage. You can wield a single shield to
gain the benefit of this feature (Your shield also gains any
benefit from Fighting styles that affect one-handed melee
weapons like Dueling fighting style).
Shield Dual Wield. When you gain this fighting style, you
can wield dual shields, one in each hand but you cannot
wield any other weapon or try to grapple a creature while
holding shields in both hands. You gain a +1 bonus from
the second shield and you can use your bonus action to
make an off-hand attack using your second shield, but
you don’t add your Strength modifier to the damage of the
attack. The normal attack deals 1d4 + Strength modifier
bludgeoning damage (If you have chosen Two-Weapon
fighting as a fighting style or Dual wielder feat, you can
add your Strength mod damage as normal to the offhand
attack).
The damage of your shield attack increases to 1d6 at
10th level and to 1d8 at 15th level in this class.
Immovable Wall
Starting at 7th level, while you wear heavy armor and
wielding a shield, as a response to an ability or a spell
that would knock you prone or make you move unwilling-
ly, you can use your reaction to take a defensive stance,
negating the effect.
Bulwarks Resolve
Starting at 10th level, your determination allows you to
recover even from a prominent death. You can use your
Second Wind feature at your turn as a bonus action even
if you are unconscious and regain Hp instead of making
death saving throws.
You need to finish a long rest to use this feature again.
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Interposing Shield
At 15th level, you gain the ability to protect your allies
from certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery
breath or an Ice Storm spell. If you and one or more allies
within 10 feet of you are targeted by an effect that allows
them to make a Dexterity saving throw to take half dam-
age, you can use your reaction to grant them advantage
on the saving throw, but you make the save with Disad-
vantage.
Moving Fortress Fortitude
At 18th level, when you use your Second Wind feature,
you also gain temporary hit points equal to double your
Fighter Level.
Variant : Tower Shield
Armor (shield), common
You need to have 14 Strength or higher in order to use
this shield. While wielding this shield you have a +3
bonus to your AC but you also have dissadvantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
As a bonus action you can take full cover behind the
shield, reducing your speed to 0 while doing so. While
taking full-cover the shield blocks line of sight to your
front. You also can not take any opportunity attacks.
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