Artifacts of Power: The Antiquarian Class (5e)

Magic often lingers in items that were exposed to the arcane, and, through diligent study, adventurers can learn to unlock such latent power for their own ends. The most patient and attentive of these sages can generate magic comparable to other students of the arcane.

The antiquarian is a scholar and collector, an adventurer who finds the resonant magic in artifacts and directs it through various arcane Knacks--short-rest abilities based on the antiquarian's knowledge of her implement's power. The sympathetic energies of each Occult Implement is different, so the choice is important. The antiquarian is also an Intelligence-based half-caster, using her implement as an arcane focus with powerful divination and abjuration magic. The antiquarian can easily represent an occult investigator, artifact dealer, or a relatively ordinary person empowered by an old heirloom. The class itself fulfills a combat role as a magical support character.

Included within this document are four class options based on the Occult Implement wielded. The Divine Relic uses leftover holy energy, the Eerie Haunt calls deceased spirits, the Panoply of War gives martial knowledge, and the Talisman of Warding protects both the antiquarian and her allies. Each has a different list of options for magical Knacks as well.

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