GuardianSource Battlecry! pg. 53You’ve learned the advantages of wearing the sturdiest of armor and keeping your enemies’ attention focused on you instead of your allies. You can eventually put yourself in harm’s way to protect your friends.
Multiclass Guardian Characters
Characters who want to increase their defensive capabilities should consider the guardian archetype. They can eventually take less damage from physical attacks and stop attacks meant for others.
Archetype Dedication Multiclass Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Strength +2; Constitution +2
You become trained in
Athletics; if you were already trained in Athletics, you instead become trained in a skill of your choice. You become trained in guardian class DC.
You become trained in light armor and medium armor. If you already were trained in light armor and medium armor, you gain training in heavy armor as well. Whenever you gain a class feature that grants you expert or greater proficiency in any type of armor (but not unarmored defense), you also gain that proficiency in the armor types granted to you by this feat. If you have a class feature that grants you expert proficiency in unarmored defense and you're 13th level or higher, you also become an expert in the armor types granted to you by this feat.
You can use the
Taunt action.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Guardian Dedication
You gain a 1st- or 2nd-level guardian feat.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Guardian Dedication; class granting no more Hit Points than 10 + your Constitution modifier
You gain 3 additional Hit Points for each guardian archetype class feat you have. As you continue selecting guardian archetype class feats, you continue to gain additional Hit Points in this way.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Basic Defender
You gain one guardian feat. For the purpose of meeting its prerequisites, your guardian level is equal to half your character level.
Special You can select this feat more than once. Each time you select it, you gain another guardian feat.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Guardian Dedication
You can use the
Intercept Attack reaction once per 10 minutes.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Guardian's Intercept
While you are wearing medium or heavy armor, you gain
resistance to physical damage equal to half your character level when you use the
Intercept Attack reaction to take damage instead of your ally.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 53Archetype GuardianClass GuardianPrerequisites Guardian Dedication; expert in Fortitude saves
Your proficiency rank in Fortitude saves increases to master.