You gain the ability to control puppets with your Cursed Energy.
Cursed Energy
Starting at 1st level, you can harness your negative feelings into a usable source of energy called cursed energy. These feelings can be harnessed into attacks or abilities. The amount of cursed energy you possess is based on your class; some classes use a modifier, either Charisma or Wisdom (player’s choice).
Your Cursed Energy DC is 8 + your Cursed Energy ability modifier + your proficiency bonus.
Ultimate Mechamaru
Beginning at 1st level, you gain mastery over puppets. You gain proficiency with tinker’s tools, and over the course of a long rest, you can create a puppet. As an action for 1 Cursed Energy, you can imbue a puppet; this puppet can have only 2 Minor Traits. You may summon as many puppets as you want. Any puppet can take an action only if you use your bonus action to command it. It cannot use its reaction unless you use your reaction to command it to do so. The puppet may use bonus actions on its own. You can speak, hear, and see through any of your puppets. If you have more than one puppet at once, you need to control them at the same time. Whenever you gain a puppet, use the following for its stat block:
- Your puppet’s starting Strength, Constitution, and Dexterity scores are 15, 14, and 13, plus bonus points to distribute among them equal to your Cursed Energy modifier. The puppet’s other scores are equal to your own.
- Your puppet is a Medium construct.
- Your puppet’s hit die is based on what material it is made from: wood is a d4, stone is a d6, iron is a d8, and modern metal is a d10. Your puppet gains the same number of hit dice as you.
- Your puppet has a walking speed of 30 feet.
- You control your puppet from afar, watching its every move and controlling it to dodge attacks. Your puppet’s AC is equal to your passive Perception + its Dexterity modifier.
- Your puppet has the same proficiency bonus as you do.
- Your puppet is immune to the charmed condition.
- Your puppet gains proficiency in Strength, Constitution, and Dexterity saving throws.
- Your puppet can make an unarmed strike that deals 1d6 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning damage.
| Trait Level | Traits |
|---|---|
| Minor | Enhanced Defense. Your puppet’s defenses have been increased so that it can fare better against attacks. Its Armor Class is increased from your passive Perception + its Dexterity modifier to your passive Perception + twice its Dexterity modifier. Basic Weapon Training. Your puppet gains proficiency in simple weapons and shields. Faster Movement. Your puppet is fast and cannot be caught so easily. Your puppet gains your Unarmored Movement feature and increases its bonus as you gain levels in this class. Stronger Strikes. Your puppet gains better natural weapons, changing its unarmed strikes to deal 1d8 piercing, slashing, or bludgeoning damage, based on the new weapons. Your puppet’s unarmed strikes now overcome resistance. Your puppet can use Dexterity or Strength for these attacks. Heightened Senses. Your puppet is always sharp and is a perfect detection machine. It gains 60 ft. of darkvision and has advantage on Perception checks against living things. |
| Lesser | Improved Reach. Your puppet’s arms elongate, its agility heightens, or it grows tentacles, and your puppet’s reach increases by 5 feet. Advanced Weapon Training. Your puppet gains proficiency in martial weapons. Hardened Shell. Your puppet’s shell is thicker, scalier, or harder than normal. Your puppet gains resistance against nonmagical bludgeoning, slashing, or piercing damage. Deflect Missiles. Your puppet has developed quick reaction skills and can now defend itself from high-speed ranged projectiles. Using its reaction, your puppet can reduce an incoming projectile’s damage by 1d12 + your jujutsu sorcerer level. Minor Magic. Your puppet learns to cast one cantrip and one 1st-level spell, both from the wizard spell list. It uses its Cursed Energy modifier for the spellcasting ability and must take a long rest before casting the 1st-level spell again. |
| Advanced | Colossus. Your puppet’s body increases in size in all dimensions, changing its size to Large. This functions like the enlarge/reduce spell. Flying Behemoth. Your puppet gains wings, jets, or some other way of flight, giving it a flying speed equal to its movement speed. Major Magic. Your puppet learns to cast one cantrip, one 1st-level spell, one 2nd-level spell, and one 3rd-level spell, all from the wizard spell list. It uses its Cursed Energy modifier for the spellcasting ability, casts the three leveled spells at 3rd level, and can use each spell only once before it must take a long rest to use it again. Armor Training. Your puppet gains proficiency in all armor. High-Caliber Strikers. Your puppet’s natural weapons improve further, growing stronger, harder, or sharper. Your puppet’s unarmed strikes now deal 2d8 piercing, slashing, or bludgeoning damage. Your puppet’s unarmed strikes also count as magical. Your puppet can use Dexterity or Strength for these attacks. |
| Absolute | Mech. Your puppet’s body increases in size in all dimensions, changing its size to Gargantuan. However, to control this puppet you must be inside it, but you are under full cover, and the puppet’s hit die is a d12. Energy Cannon. As an action, you generate a large amount of cursed energy in the palm of one hand, blasting it at a target. Make a ranged attack with Dexterity modifier + proficiency bonus + 3. This attack deals 20d6 force damage and recharges on a d6 roll of 5-6. Energy Volley. As an action, you create 5 orbs made of cursed energy and fire them. Choose targets for each orb and make a ranged Cursed Energy attack with a +3 bonus. On a hit, this attack deals 6d6 force damage. Recharges on a d6 roll of 5-6. |
Lesser Puppet
At 3rd level, you have begun to slowly improve your puppet. You gain a Lesser Puppet and may summon it as an action for 3 Cursed Energy, though this puppet can have only 2 Minor Traits and 2 Lesser Traits.
Advanced Puppet
Once you reach 6th level, through the constant use of your puppet, you have begun to fix some of its downfalls. You gain an Advanced Puppet and may summon it as an action for 6 Cursed Energy, though this puppet can have only 2 Minor Traits, 2 Lesser Traits, and 2 Advanced Traits.
Absolute Puppet
When you reach 11th level, you have perfected your puppet for its desired uses. You gain a Master Puppet and may summon it as an action for 10 Cursed Energy, though this puppet can have only 2 Minor Traits, 2 Lesser Traits, 2 Advanced Traits, and 2 Absolute Traits.
Domain Expansion: Puppet Show
Finally, at 18th level, you reach the peak of your technique. Your manipulation is now no longer limited to puppets. You can now manipulate the creatures in your domain as puppets.