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You learn to magically launch yourself with a mighty leap. While standing on a solid surface, you can use a bonus action to leap 15 feet in any direction, potentially allowing you to avoid a dangerous trap or barricade blocking your path. When you reach 7th level in this class, the leap’s distance becomes 30 feet instead. You can’t use this feature if your speed is 0, and if you leap completely horizontally, you still leap 1 foot off the ground. Leaping in this way doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks, and if you fall immediately after using this feature, you can subtract up to 30 feet from the fall when calculating falling damage.<br>

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a long rest.<br>

Leaping in this way can also strengthen your strikes by using the force of your momentum. If you make a melee weapon attack immediately after using Launch, you have advantage on the attack roll, and if the attack hits, the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the weapon’s type. At 10th level, this extra damage becomes 1d10, and at 18th level, it becomes 1d12.This attack can be made at any point during, or immediately before or after the leap.

You are remarkably light on your feet and capable of counterbalancing even some of the most awkward of equipment. Lances have the versatile property for you while you’re not mounted, dealing 1d8 piercing damage on a hit when held with one hand and 1d12 piercing damage when wielded with two. When you use your Launch feature and immediately hit with a melee attack using a lance, it counts as if you’re wielding it with two hands.<br>

Immediately before you make an attack against a creature within 5 feet of you using a lance, you can move up to 5 feet away from it, without provoking an opportunity attack from the target. You must be standing and have movement remaining in order to move in this way.

You learn to identify common birds by their calls, and you have advantage on Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks when interacting with any beast that has an innate flying speed. In addition, you gain the ability to cast the Animal Messenger spell, but only as a ritual and only targeting a beast that has an innate flying speed.

Wearing armor doesn’t impose disadvantage on your Dexterity (Stealth) checks. In addition, whenever you make a Dexterity saving throw, you can use your Launch feature as a reaction. When you do so, you take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Your attack made immediately after or during your Launch scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. If you hit a flying creature with this attack, it must also make a Strength saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier). On a failed save, its speed is reduced to 0 feet until the start of its next turn.<br>

In addition, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill if you don’t already have it, and your proficiency bonus is doubled for any Wisdom (Perception) check you make that relies on sight.

You have advantage on initiative rolls, and when you roll initiative you can use Launch as a free action without expending a use.

When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack immediately after, before, or during your Launch, it must also succeed on a Strength saving throw (save DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier) or be knocked Prone.<br>

In addition, you can push yourself beyond your normal limits when you use your Launch feature. When you do, your leap can total a maximum of 120 feet, instead of 30, and you don’t suffer any damage from falling until you land again. Additionally, you deal twice as much damage to any creatures you attack during this Launch. However, after you use this enhanced Launch, you suffer one level of Exhaustion.