Protector

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You have honed your martial prowess and gain a Fighting Style feat of your choice. Defense is recommended. Whenever you gain a Protector level, you can replace the feat you chose with a different Fighting Style feat.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices. When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use the mastery properties of more kinds of weapons, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.

You can use your reaction to move around the battlefield and protect your allies. You can also gain an additionnal reaction.

• As a bonus action, you can gain an additional reaction until the start of your next turn. You can only use one reaction per turn.
• When an ally is targeted by an attack and is not restrained or grappled, as a reaction, you can move up to 10 feet. Then, if you are within 5 feet of that ally, you can exchange your position with them to become the new target of the attack. If you are hit by that attack while you are wielding a shield, you can reduce the damage you take by your Constitution modifier (to a minimum of 0 damage). Neither you, nor your ally provoke opportunity attacks when moving using this feature. You cannot use this ability if your speed is equal to 0.

When making a melee attack with a shield, you can use your Constitution modifier for the attack and damage rolls instead of Strength. Additionally, you gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: when you make a grapple as a special melee attack, you can treat one hand occupied by a pavise as a free hand for the purpose of initiating and maintaining that grapple. Additionallty, you can use your Constitution modifier instead of your Strength modifier for Athletics checks.
• Shield: your shields gain the light property.
• Buckler: when you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action.

Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery properties of three kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Shortsword and Buckler. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon choices.

When you reach certain Protector levels, you gain the ability to use higher level mastery properties, as shown in the Weapon Mastery column of the Protector Features table.

You have trained for years to become a worthy knight. You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

You can force your body beyond its natural limits by drastically increasing your blood flow and neural responsiveness. To you, the world seems to move in slow motion. When you activate this feature, you gain one additional reaction until start of your next turn and heroic inpsiration. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Once per turn, when making a melee attack while wielding a shield, you can add half your Protector level (rounded up) to the damage of the attack.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You gain the following feature depending on what shield you are wielding:

• Pavise: as a bonus action, you can choose a number of creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one) within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you. Targeted creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses after a long rest.
• Shield: if you hit a creature with a melee attack roll using a shield, you can make a melee attack roll with the weapon against a second creature within 5 feet of the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
• Buckler: when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a buckler, you deal maximum damage instead of rolling.

You can attack three times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can reduce its movement speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn or attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

When you use Reactive Defense, you can move up to half your speed instead of 10 feet and you can move across difficult terrain without expending extra movement if you are using your walking speed on the ground or a floor. Additionally, you can improve your defense in one of the following ways :

• On a miss, you regain hit points equal to 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.
• On a hit, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
• You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long rest.

You can attack four times instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can use Action Surge twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Once per turn, when you hit an enemy with a melee attack using a shield, you can attempt to shove the target as part of the attack.

You gain expertise in one skill of your choice among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion in which you don't already have expertise.

While using Reactive Defense, if the creature that triggered your Reactive Defense hits you with its attack and is within 5 feet of you, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature as part of the same reaction.