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Leveling Progression

Subclasses

Smokescale – The Indentured Imp

Reaching too high above his station and having a contract flipped on him, Smokescale now serves the party — desperately seeking a way out.

Subclass: Infernal Scribe

Focusing on his past failures, Smokescale weaves soul-binding contracts and dark favors into tangible power — the souls of those he has damned.

Soul Collecting

3rd-level Infernal Scribe feature

Smokescale has been granted limited authority by Archduke Bel to act as an infernal contractor — a freelance collector of souls, learning the legalese of damnation. Each night, while the rest of the party sleeps, Smokescale ventures into the world under a forged identity, offering tailored contracts to the desperate, dying, or vengeful.

To conduct these deals, he assumes the persona of **Cassander**, a suave cambion with a forked tongue, gleaming horns, and a flair for paperwork. Smokescale gains the **Minor Illusion** cantrip, which he uses to alter his voice and appearance during these negotiations.

These infernal contracts are magically binding and written in subtle, damning clauses. When a creature knowingly agrees to the terms — whether aloud, in writing, or by unmistakable action — their soul is marked and drawn into the **soul medallion**, a blackened, infernal token Smokescale wears around his neck.

Persuasive Deal-Maker

Smokescale’s silver tongue becomes sharper with every contract. He gains **proficiency in the Persuasion skill**, or **expertise** if already proficient. Additionally, when attempting to convince a creature to accept a deal that benefits him (or "Cassander"), Smokescale has **advantage** on Persuasion checks against targets who are **desperate, dying, or otherwise compromised** (as determined by the DM).

Soul Charges

Smokescale can store **soul charges** in his medallion, each representing a soul he has bargained for. He begins with **1 soul charge**, which he regains after a long rest, assuming he has access to a populated area where he can seek out new contracts. In desolate locations, the DM may require a roleplay scene, an infernal contract attempt, or a successful Persuasion check to recover a charge.

He expends these soul charges to cast **warlock spells** as if using a **3rd-level spell slot**. These spells are not his own magic but are drawn directly from the damned souls he consumes.

Soul charges increase as the **party’s level** increases:

• Party Level 3: 1 soul
• Party Level 6: 2 souls
• Party Level 9: 3 souls
• Party Level 12: 4 souls
• Party Level 15: 5 souls
• Party Level 18: 6 souls

Spellcasting Notes

Smokescale may cast any spell from the **warlock spell list**, provided its level is 3rd or lower. He uses **Charisma** as his spellcasting ability, and the **DC** for any saving throw is calculated as:

8 + Smokescale’s proficiency bonus + CHA modifier

He does not require material components for these spells unless the component has a listed gold cost.

Subclass: Ashcloak

A whisper in the sulfurous fog, Smokescale excels at enshrouding his allies in a hellish veil, striking unseen with deadly precision.

Subclass: Climbing the Baatorian Ladder

Ambitious and infernally motivated, Smokescale claws his way up the hierarchy of the Nine Hells, mutating into stronger forms with each rung ascended.

Unit 137 – The Walking Caltrop

Once a loyal modron, now a silver-spiked outlier, Unit 137 marches through the planes — jagged, introspective, and very much armed.

Subclass: Hellfire Array

Unit 137 reconfigures into a living weapon platform, unleashing precision infernal blasts and scorching zones with Baatorian energy.

Subclass: Havoc Subroutine

Engaging frontline combat protocols, Unit 137 transforms into a spiked chaos engine that disrupts enemy lines with rolling violence.

Subclass: Memories of the Source

Haunted by fractured logic and cosmic truths, Unit 137 channels forgotten order into precognitive buffs and cryptic battlefield insight.