Hellknight SigniferLegacy Content
Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Signifers are the powerful and enigmatic Hellknight spellcasters who support and sometimes lead other Hellknights on their missions to enforce unwavering law. Formidable in their own right, signifers are trained to be unstoppable forces of order and authority when they stand alongside their martial counterparts.
Hellknight Archetypes
The following archetypes represent fully inducted members of a Hellknight order. You can select the dedication feats for these archetypes even if you haven’t yet gained three feats from the
Hellknight armiger archetype. A character can’t have both the
Hellknight and Hellknight signifer archetypes.
Hellknight Options
A character who is a member of the Hellknights has access to the following uncommon options
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Uncommon Archetype Dedication Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Archetype Hellknight SigniferPrerequisites spellcasting class feature;
Hellknight Armiger Dedication; lawful alignment; member of a Hellknight Order; passed the Hellknight Test
You have bolstered your force of will with the power of the Measure and the Chain. Upon initiation, you receive a signifer mask, often devoid of eyeholes or other decorative features. The mask doesn’t obscure your vision, though it makes it impossible for others to see your eyes. While wearing your signifer’s mask, you gain +1 circumstance bonus to
Deception checks to Lie,
Intimidation checks, and Deception DCs against
Sense Motive. You gain expert proficiency in Intimidation (or in another skill in which you’re trained of your choice, if you were already an expert in Intimidation) as well as in your choice of
Arcana,
Nature,
Occultism, or
Religion.
Special You cannot select another dedication feat until you have gained two other feats from the Hellknight signifer or
Hellknight armiger archetypes.
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Archetype Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Archetype Hellknight SigniferPrerequisites Hellknight Signifer DedicationTrigger You begin Casting a Spell.
Requirements You are wearing your signifer’s mask.
You harness the magical energy flowing through your eyeless mask to effortlessly protect you from visual effects. You
Avert your Gaze.
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Archetype Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Archetype Hellknight SigniferPrerequisites Hellknight Signifer Dedication; ability to cast focus spells
You can channel your mask’s power to pierce through lies and see the truth in any situation. Increase the number of Focus Points in your focus pool by 1. While wearing your mask, you can cast the
glimpse the truth cleric domain spell as a divine focus spell.
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Archetype Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Archetype Hellknight SigniferPrerequisites Hellknight Signifer Dedication
The magic flowing through your signifer’s mask allows you to see in the dark, and the mask dampens the distraction caused by sudden flashes of bright light. While wearing your signifer’s mask, you gain
darkvision. Additionally, if you are
dazzled while wearing your signifer’s mask and the target is concealed only because you are dazzled, you reduce the flat check DC to target that creature from 5 to 3.
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Archetype Source Character Guide pg. 85 2.0Archetype Hellknight SigniferPrerequisites Hellknight Signifer Dedication
You’ve spent enough time helping your comrades equip medium and heavy armor that you spread your own expertise to those armors as well. If you have expert proficiency in any armor or unarmored defense, you also gain expert proficiency in medium and heavy armor.