Arthur Pendragon
Arthur Pendragon
Sheet
AC 13 · HP 24 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationSTR
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionWIS
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
18 featuresAlways on
- Eldritch Blast Invocations
When When casting Eldritch Blast
When Arthur casts Eldritch Blast, Agonizing Blast adds his Charisma modifier to the damage of each beam, and Repelling Blast can push a creature hit by a beam up to 10 feet away.
- Pact MagicLevel 1
Arthur uses Charisma as his spellcasting ability. He has two level 2 Pact Magic spell slots, which recharge after a short or long rest. He knows four Warlock spells and can cast them using those slots.
- Eldritch InvocationsLevel 1
Arthur learns two Eldritch Invocations. He has chosen Agonizing Blast, which adds his Charisma modifier to the damage of Eldritch Blast, and Repelling Blast, which can push a creature hit by Eldritch Blast up to 10 feet away.
- Magical CunningLevel 2
Arthur can perform a brief rite during a short rest to regain expended Pact Magic spell slots. Once he uses this feature, he must finish a long rest before using it again.
- Awakened MindLevel 3
Arthur can telepathically communicate with a creature he can see within 30 feet. The creature understands him if it knows at least one language, and Arthur can understand its replies if it speaks or communicates telepathically.
- Pact of the TomeLevel 3
Arthur has selected the Pact of the Tome Eldritch Invocation, gaining a magical Book of Shadows containing additional cantrips and ritual magic. The book contains Guidance, Prestidigitation, and Thorn Whip, and it grants access to ritual casting through the book.
- Great Old One PatronLevel 3
Arthur has learned the Eldritch Blast and Minor Illusion cantrips, Hex, Armor of Agathys, Dissonant Whispers, and Misty Step as his Warlock spells. His Great Old One patron also grants access to additional psychic and mind-altering magic as he gains levels.
- AlertLevel 1
Arthur has learned the Alert Origin feat. He adds his proficiency bonus to initiative rolls, and he can swap initiative with a willing ally at the start of combat when appropriate.
- Magic InitiateLevel 1
Arthur has learned the Magic Initiate Origin feat with Wizard as its class and Charisma as its spellcasting ability. He knows Shield and can cast it once without a spell slot after each long rest, as well as the Light and Mage Hand cantrips.
- SkillfulLevel 1
Arthur has gained one additional skill proficiency from the Human Skillful trait.
- ResourcefulLevel 1
When Arthur finishes a long rest, he gains Heroic Inspiration if he does not already have it.
- VersatileLevel 1
Arthur gains one additional Origin feat from the Human Versatile trait.
- ResourcefulHumanWhen Arthur finishes a Long Rest, he gains Heroic Inspiration if he does not already have it.
- SkillfulHumanArthur gains proficiency in one skill of his choice, Deception.
- VersatileHumanArthur gains one additional Origin feat, Alert.
- TraitHumanHuman size is Medium and walking speed is 30 feet.
- TraitHumanArthur knows Common and two additional languages, Draconic and Deep Speech.
- ResearcherSage
If Arthur does not know a piece of information, he usually knows where and from whom it can be obtained. He can locate libraries, archives, scholars, forbidden collections, and other likely sources of knowledge, though access may require payment, persuasion, or compromise.
Spells
12 spellsSpellcasting. Arthur Pendragon casts with Charisma (spell save DC 13, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , , , , , ,
1st level: , , ,
2nd level (2 slots):
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- DaggerA simple one-handed blade suitable for close combat.
- QuarterstaffA polished quarterstaff used both as a walking stick and as a symbol of scholarly authority.
Armor
- Leather armorSupple, dark leather armor reinforced beneath Arthur's long coat.
Tools
- Calligrapher's suppliesTools used for copying texts, preparing formal documents, and altering old records.
Gear
- Arcane focusA dark wooden focus carved with spiraling symbols that seem to shift when viewed from the corner of the eye.
- Scholar's PackA collection of books, parchment, ink, and general scholarly supplies.
- Sage's research materialsA heavy scholarly robe, a bound research book, eight sheets of parchment, a bottle of ink, and a quill.
Purse
- 23×Gold piecesCoins retained from Arthur's former academic appointments and private investigations.
Appearance
Arthur is a tall, broad-shouldered human with weather-darkened skin, iron-gray hair combed severely back, and a neatly trimmed beard. His dark green wool coat is well cut but repeatedly repaired at the cuffs and hem. A single black leather glove, polished far beyond the quality of the rest of his clothing, covers his left hand and bears his patron's subtle spiral sigil. His eyes are steady and assessing, and he carries himself like a man already measuring the room for a throne.
Mannerisms
Arthur pauses before answering even simple questions, as though consulting an invisible index. He frequently straightens the black glove on his left hand, writes brief notes in the margins of any document he is given, and addresses powerful strangers with exaggerated courtesy.
Personality
Arthur is controlled, articulate, and relentlessly ambitious. He listens more than he speaks, remembers every weakness revealed in conversation, and prefers indirect control to open confrontation. He is patient when patience serves him, gracious when courtesy creates a debt, and coldly practical whenever compassion conflicts with advancement.
Ideals
Power. Knowledge is valuable only when it can be converted into authority. The world belongs to those willing to seize the tools that control it.
Bonds
The ruined archive where Arthur found his pact contains the names of ancient rulers and the ritual that can bind their authority to a living heir. He will destroy anyone who threatens to claim it first.
Flaws
Arthur cannot resist demonstrating that he is the most informed person present. He treats loyalty as a temporary arrangement, underestimates genuine affection, and will risk allies, reputation, and sanity rather than abandon a path toward greater power.
Quirks
Background
Arthur Pendragon was born to a minor household that had once claimed descent from kings and now survived by preserving other people's histories. His father copied legal records, his mother catalogued ruined genealogies, and Arthur learned early that knowledge was the only inheritance no creditor could seize. He became a gifted researcher, specializing in disputed royal bloodlines, occult treaties, and the hidden clauses of old oaths. His work taught him that power rarely belongs to the strongest person in the room. It belongs to whoever knows what everyone else is afraid to reveal. While investigating a sealed archive beneath a ruined monastery, Arthur discovered a fragment of an ancient pact written in a language that seemed to rearrange itself when read aloud. The intelligence behind the text offered him access to secrets buried beneath history, in exchange for obedience when the proper summons came. Arthur accepted without hesitation. Since then, he has used eldritch magic, political blackmail, and carefully cultivated fear to assemble influence. He does not want merely to serve a patron. He intends to learn enough to replace one.
“He became a gifted researcher, specializing in disputed royal bloodlines, occult treaties, and the hidden clauses of old oaths.”
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Species
Human
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