Contested Soul

You did not ask for power. It took you.
Somewhere in your ancestry, or in a moment of survival and suffering, a fragment of a fiend, a devil's curse, a demon’s blood, or a stolen ember from the Lower Planes, took root in your soul. Whether you were born marked or altered by choice or accident, your body and magic are not your own. The source struggles within you, maddening, seductive, terrifying, and in mastering it, you reshape yourself into a creature of fire, dread, and devastating will.

Contested Soul Features

(1st Level)

Infernal Legacy

You gain resistance to fire damage.
When you successfully cast a spell that deals fire or necrotic damage, or that forces a creature to make a Wisdom saving throw (e.g., charm or fear), you can move 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.

Elemental Bond

Your connection to the Lower Planes grants the following:

• Enhanced Thaumaturgy: When you cast thaumaturgy, you can activate two effects simultaneously, and you may end one as a bonus action.
• Infernal Speech: You know Infernal and can communicate simple ideas to fiends, lesser devils, or infernal spirits, as determined by the DM.
• Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 ft as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Contested Soul Spell List

(Gained at subclass levels. Do not count against your spells known.)

Cantrips

Thaumaturgy (enhanced), Fire Bolt, Minor Illusion

1st Level

Hex, Cause Fear, Hellish Rebuke

First Transformation

Small horns appear on your brow. Your skin takes on red, ash-gray, or sooty undertones, and your eyes glow faintly in low light. You feel heat under your skin and the faint whisper of an alien will.

(5th Level)

Infernal Influence

You can draw upon the fiend within to cast a potent spell without a casting roll. Choose one of the following:

• Hex, Cause Fear, Suggestion, or Crown of Madness
  You may cast that spell once per long rest without requiring a casting check. You may cast it again using Source Well dice.

Contested Soul Spell List

(Gained at subclass levels. Do not count against your spells known.)

2nd Level

Suggestion, Mirror Image, Phantasmal Force

3rd Level

Fireball, Fear, Counterspell

Second Transformation

Your horns twist or lengthen, your voice deepens, and your skin radiates faint warmth. Charisma-based checks involving intimidation or dominance gain a menacing edge.

(10 Level)

Hellborn Mantle

When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher, you may wreathe yourself in infernal energy for 1 minute:

• Enemies within 10 feet have disadvantage on saving throws against your spells that frighten or charm.
• If a creature hits you with a melee attack, it takes fire damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

You may use this feature once per long rest, or again by spending 5 Source Well dice.

Contested Soul Spell List

(Gained at subclass levels. Do not count against your spells known.)

4th Level

Blight, Greater Invisibility

5th Level

Synaptic Static, Wall of Fire

Third Transformation

A barbed tail unfurls. Smoke curls from your skin when angered, and your teeth sharpen slightly into subtle fangs. You are visibly more fiend than mortal.

(15 Level)

Wings of the Pit

Once per long rest, you can manifest infernal wings, gaining a flying speed equal to your walking speed for 10 minutes.
You may also cast fear or synaptic static once during this time without a casting check. You regain this feature after a long rest

Contested Soul Spell List

(Gained at subclass levels. Do not count against your spells known.)

6th–9th (Capstone)

Infernal Calling, Circle of Death, Power Word Pain, Mass Charm (9th-level capstone)

Capstone Transformation

Your body has become a vessel of the Lower Planes. Your horns grow grand and curling, your eyes burn like coals, your wings may flicker with shadow, and your voice echoes with unseen heat.
You radiate faint sulfurous scent and leave warmth in your wake. Mortals instinctively fear or revere your presence.

Contested Soul Surge Table

When a Source Surge occurs, roll a d12 on this table: