Aspect Codex

Companion Bond

Companion Bond is an imported aspect from the Jericha Aspect Data sheet. Its full lore and named powers can be expanded here as the canon text is added.

Companion BondSpellcastingChargesAnimal Handling

What This Aspect Does

Companion Bond defines a character's supernatural focus, training profile, resource model, and power family. This page is structured so each separate power can become its own linked entry instead of being buried inside a character sheet.

Power Links

42 separate powersReusable by characters, items, curses, and locations
Tier 0RitualAt-Will

Companionship

Bond with one willing beast, familiar, mount, or companion creature you touch. You can have one bonded companion at a time. The bond ends if you dismiss it, bond a different companion, or the companion dies.

Tier 0Bonus ActionAt-Will

Guiding Command

Choose your bonded companion within range. It may move up to half its speed or take the Help action. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks from one creature of your choice.

Tier 1ActionAt-Will

Shared Senses

Perceive through your bonded companion’s senses while it is within range. During this time, you are blinded and deafened to your own surroundings unless you end the effect.

Tier 1ReactionAt-Will

Pack Strike

When your bonded companion hits a creature within range, add your WIS modifier to the damage roll.

Tier 1ReactionAt-Will

Protective Call

When your bonded companion is hit by an attack within range, add your WIS modifier to its AC against the triggering attack, potentially causing it to miss.

Tier 1ActionAt-Will

Beast Speech

You can communicate simple ideas, emotions, and commands with beasts and with your bonded companion. Your bonded companion understands complex commands during the duration.

Tier 2Bonus ActionAt-Will

Companion’s Aid

Choose your bonded companion within range. The next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw it makes before the start of your next turn gains a bonus equal to your WIS modifier.

Tier 2ReactionAt-Will

Bonded Guard

When you or your bonded companion takes damage while within range of the other, reduce the damage by 2d8 + your WIS modifier.

Tier 2Bonus ActionAt-Will

Coordinated Flank

Until the start of your next turn, you and your bonded companion have advantage on the first attack roll each of you makes against a creature threatened by the other.

Tier 2ActionAt-Will

Mending Bond

Touch your bonded companion. It regains 9 (2d8) hit points plus your WIS modifier.

Tier 3Bonus ActionAt-Will

Bonded Assault

Your bonded companion within range may make one attack. On a hit, it deals additional damage equal to your WIS modifier.

Tier 3ReactionAt-Will

Empathic Warning

When you or your bonded companion within range makes a saving throw, add your WIS modifier to the roll.

Tier 3Bonus ActionAt-Will

Companion Step

Teleport to an unoccupied space within 5 ft. of your bonded companion, or teleport it to an unoccupied space within 5 ft. of you. Both spaces must be within range.

Tier 3ActionAt-Will

Predator’s Mark

Choose one creature you can see within range. Until the effect ends, your bonded companion deals an extra 1d8 damage to the target once per turn when it hits with an attack.

Tier 4ReactionAt-Will

Shared Vitality

When you or your bonded companion within range regains hit points, the other regains hit points equal to your WIS modifier.

Tier 4Bonus ActionAt-Will

Dire Command

Your bonded companion within range may move up to its speed and make one attack. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 2d8 damage.

Tier 4ReactionAt-Will

Loyal Interposition

When you are hit by an attack and your bonded companion is within range, your companion may move up to half its speed toward you. If it ends adjacent to you, reduce the damage by 3d8 + your WIS modifier.

Tier 4PassiveAt-Will

Primal Link

You always know the direction and distance to your bonded companion while it is within range. You and your companion can communicate emotions and simple phrases across the bond.

Tier 5Bonus ActionAt-Will

Bonded Fury

For the duration, your bonded companion gains advantage on attack rolls, adds your WIS modifier to damage rolls, and gains temporary hit points equal to twice your WIS modifier at the start of each of its turns.

Tier 5PassiveAt-Will

Twin Instinct

While your bonded companion is within range, neither of you can be surprised while the other is conscious, and both of you gain a bonus to initiative rolls equal to your WIS modifier.

Tier 5ActionAt-Will

Companion’s Return

If your bonded companion is within range and on the same plane, teleport it to an unoccupied space within 10 ft. of you.

Tier 5ActionAt-Will

Healing Howl

You and your bonded companion regain 18 (4d8) hit points. Allies of your choice in the emanation regain hit points equal to your WIS modifier.

Tier 6PassiveAt-Will

Greater Bond

Your bonded companion adds your proficiency bonus to its AC, attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws, and skill checks if it does not already add your proficiency bonus.

Tier 6ReactionAt-Will

Shared Resistance

When you or your bonded companion takes acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder damage, both of you gain resistance to the triggering damage type until the start of your next turn.

Tier 6Bonus ActionAt-Will

Commanding Presence

Your bonded companion may take the Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Help, Hide, Search, or Use an Object action, or make one attack.

Tier 6ReactionAt-Will

Guardian Beast

When a creature hits you or your bonded companion within range, reduce the damage to 0. Your bonded companion may then move up to half its speed and make one attack against the attacker if it can reach it.

Tier 7PassiveAt-Will

Pack Sovereignty

While your bonded companion is within range, you and allied creatures of your choice within 10 ft. of either of you gain advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed.

Tier 7ReactionAt-Will

Soul Leash

When your bonded companion would drop to 0 hit points within range, it drops to 1 hit point instead and teleports to an unoccupied space within 10 ft. of you.

Tier 7ActionAt-Will

Hunting Pair

Make one weapon attack or power attack, then your bonded companion may make one attack against the same target if it is within reach or range.

Tier 7ActionAt-Will

Companion’s Challenge

Choose one creature your bonded companion can see within range. The target must make a WIS save or have disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures other than you and your companion. The target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns.

Tier 8PassiveAt-Will

Apex Companion

Your bonded companion’s maximum hit points increase by twice your level, and its attacks count as magical. Once per turn, it deals an extra 2d8 damage when it hits with an attack.

Tier 8Bonus ActionAt-Will

Bonded Onslaught

Until the start of your next turn, when you or your bonded companion hits a creature, the other may make one attack against that creature as a reaction.

Tier 8ReactionAt-Will

Shared Soul

When you or your bonded companion fails a saving throw within range, the other may take 18 (4d8) psychic damage to let the failed creature reroll and use the new result.

Tier 8ActionAt-Will

Primal Avatar

Your bonded companion becomes Large if it is smaller, gains temporary hit points equal to 5 times your WIS modifier, and its attacks deal an extra 3d8 damage for the duration.

Tier 9PassiveAt-Will

Unbreakable Bond

You and your bonded companion always know each other’s direction, distance, condition, and emotional state while on the same plane. Neither of you can be charmed or frightened while the other is conscious.

Tier 9Bonus ActionAt-Will

Alpha Command

Your bonded companion may teleport to an unoccupied space within 30 ft. of a creature you can see and make two attacks against it.

Tier 9ReactionAt-Will

Life Link

When you or your bonded companion would die, the other may take 55 (10d10) psychic damage to prevent that death. The protected creature drops to 1 hit point instead.

Tier 9ActionAt-Will

Pack Dominion

You and your bonded companion project command over the battlefield. Allies of your choice in the emanation gain advantage on attack rolls against creatures adjacent to either you or your bonded companion.

Tier 10Bonus ActionAt-Will

Twin Apex

For the duration, you and your bonded companion gain +2 AC, advantage on saving throws, and resistance to damage while both of you are conscious.

Tier 10PassiveAt-Will

Mythic Companion

Your bonded companion gains a flying or swimming speed equal to its walking speed, adds your WIS modifier to all saving throws, and deals an extra 4d8 damage once per turn when it hits with an attack.

Tier 10ReactionAt-Will

Soulguard Return

When you or your bonded companion is reduced to 0 hit points, the other teleports to an unoccupied space within 10 ft. of the fallen creature. The fallen creature regains 55 (10d10) hit points.

Tier 10ActionAt-Will

One Hunt, One Heart

For the duration, whenever you or your bonded companion takes an action, the other may move up to half its speed and make one attack or take the Help action. This can occur once per turn for each of you.

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