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Occultist
About this class
Walking the razor’s edge between brilliance and madness, the Occultist wields forbidden secrets that others dare not whisper. You are a master of the Veil, binding unseen entities and channeling volatile energies through ancient rituals to twist fate in your favor. Where others fear the dark, you bargain with it, turning the terrifying unknown into a weapon of devastation.
Tarot Cards Sheet for Deckmaster Subclass: https://1drv.ms/b/c/e26ddd71c2a27fc0/IQDOolUoydRgQJLr9FIy6qjqAZ5MpVM2sZEtyTtiI-wOiVs?e=sNihTT
Included subclasses
Domains
Codex
Midnight
Starting stats
Hope feature
Class features
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Effigies
You always carry a prepared effigy (wax figure, totem, runestone, doll, etc.) with you. Once per rest, when you have to mark one or more hit points, you can reveal the effigy and a creature within Far Range must mark the same number of hit points. As an Down Time Action you can now choose "Create an additional effigy". If you do so, you can use the above effect twice until the
next rest. -
Forbidden Resonance
Whenever you roll a spellcasting roll with Fear, you can forcibly bend the fabric of perception. You can mark 1 stress to immediately gain 1 hope.
Class items
- An Urn containing the ashes of a loved one
- An heirloom that always feels ice cold
Character questions
Background prompts
- Who or what in the past inspired you to experiment with the paranormal?
- What is the one boundary you have sworn never to cross, even though your power often tempts you to do so?
- There is a completely normal, everyday action (such as looking in a mirror, eating cooked meat, blowing out candles) that you can no longer perform. What is this action and why?
Connection prompts
- I made a prophecy that came true. Was it a warning that saved you, or a misfortune that I predicted?
- You once saw me during a ritual where I almost lost control. What did you see that still gives you nightmares today?
- When I look too deeply into the shadows, I sometimes forget who I am. How do you bring me back to reality?
Subclass cards
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Medium
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Knowledge
Open Vessel: During a rest, you can conduct a séance to channel echoes of the dead. Roll a number of d4s equal to your spellcasting attribute to determine which echoes you perceive. Then choose one of the rolled values to have the corresponding echo inhabit you and grant you a special advantage until you rest again:
- 1 - Soldier: +2 to your Dodge.
- 2 - Scholar: +2 to action rolls based on knowledge.
- 3 - Priest: When you clear 1 hit point, clear 2 hit points instead.
- 4 - Hunter: Attacks do 1d6 more damage.
If you roll a failure with Fear, the echo becomes restless: Mark 1 stress or the echo leaves you.
Medium
Specialization
Warden of the Echoes: You can absorb an additional echo during a séance. If you do not mark stress when you roll a failure with Fear, only one echo will leave you.
Eyes in the Beyond: Roll d6s instead of d4s to perceive echoes. You can also perceive the following echoes:
- 5 - Sailor: You cannot be Restrained or moved against your will.
- 6 - Blacksmith: Gain an additional armor slot.
Medium
Mastery
Inner Peace: Echos are no longer restless. You no longer have to mark a Stress to keep an echo with you.
Aid from Beyond: Once you have marked your last hit point, you can absorb one or both echoes instead of performing a death move. Clear 1 HP per absorbed echo. The absorbed echoes are then no longer inside you.
Deckmaster
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Knowledge
Tarot Deck: Take the Tarot Cards sheet. Start with 5 tarot cards from level 1. When you reach a new level, choose an additional tarot card from your current level or lower.
Resonance: During a rest, roll a number of d6s equal to your Knowledge and place a number of Resonance markers equal to the value of the highest die rolled on this card. You may make a Spellcast roll (10). On success, you may spend one Resonance marker to draw a random card from your deck and execute its effect.
Deckmaster
Specialization
Warden of Resonance: During a rest, roll d8s instead of d6s to obtain resonance markers.
Bend Fate: After drawing a tarot card using a Resonance marker, you can spend any amount of hope to draw as many additional cards as you spent hope. Then choose one of the cards you drew to activate its effect.
Deckmaster
Mastery
Hope of the Unknown: When you start a long rest with remaining Resonance markers, gain Hope based on the number of remaining markers:
- 1 marker: Gain 1 Hope
- 2-3 markers: Gain 2 Hope
- 4+ markers: Gain 3 Hope
Master of Fate: If you have drawn additional cards with Bend Fate, you may spend an additional Resonance marker to activate the effect of another drawn card. Resolve the effect of this chosen card before resolving the effect of the originally chosen card.
Occultist
Walking the razor’s edge between brilliance and madness, the Occultist wields forbidden secrets that others dare not whisper. You are a master of the Veil, binding unseen entities and channeling volatile energies through ancient rituals to twist fate in your favor. Where others fear the dark, you bargain with it, turning the terrifying unknown into a weapon of devastation.
Tarot Cards Sheet for Deckmaster Subclass: https://1drv.ms/b/c/e26ddd71c2a27fc0/IQDOolUoydRgQJLr9FIy6qjqAZ5MpVM2sZEtyTtiI-wOiVs?e=sNihTT
Domains
Codex + Midnight
Starting Evasion
10
Starting Hit Points
6
Class Items
- • An Urn containing the ashes of a loved one
- • An heirloom that always feels ice cold
Occultist’s Hope Feature
Guided Hand : After you perform an action roll, spend 3 Hope to have the spirits guide your movements. Add the value of the lower die counts two times to the result. This does not change whether the roll is with Hope or Fear.
Class Features
Effigies
You always carry a prepared effigy (wax figure, totem, runestone, doll, etc.) with you. Once per rest, when you have to mark one or more hit points, you can reveal the effigy and a creature within Far Range must mark the same number of hit points. As an Down Time Action you can now choose "Create an additional effigy". If you do so, you can use the above effect twice until the next rest.
Forbidden Resonance
Whenever you roll a spellcasting roll with Fear, you can forcibly bend the fabric of perception. You can mark 1 stress to immediately gain 1 hope.
Occultist Subclasses
Choose either the Medium or Deckmaster subclass.
Medium
Play the Medium if you want to use the echoes of departed souls to your advantage.
Spellcast Trait
Knowledge
Foundation Features
Open Vessel: During a rest, you can conduct a séance to channel echoes of the dead. Roll a number of d4s equal to your spellcasting attribute to determine which echoes you perceive. Then choose one of the rolled values to have the corresponding echo inhabit you and grant you a special advantage until you rest again:
- 1 - Soldier: +2 to your Dodge.
- 2 - Scholar: +2 to action rolls based on knowledge.
- 3 - Priest: When you clear 1 hit point, clear 2 hit points instead.
- 4 - Hunter: Attacks do 1d6 more damage.
If you roll a failure with Fear, the echo becomes restless: Mark 1 stress or the echo leaves you.
Specialization Feature
Warden of the Echoes: You can absorb an additional echo during a séance. If you do not mark stress when you roll a failure with Fear, only one echo will leave you.
Eyes in the Beyond: Roll d6s instead of d4s to perceive echoes. You can also perceive the following echoes:
- 5 - Sailor: You cannot be Restrained or moved against your will.
- 6 - Blacksmith: Gain an additional armor slot.
Mastery Feature
Inner Peace: Echos are no longer restless. You no longer have to mark a Stress to keep an echo with you.
Aid from Beyond: Once you have marked your last hit point, you can absorb one or both echoes instead of performing a death move. Clear 1 HP per absorbed echo. The absorbed echoes are then no longer inside you.
Deckmaster
Play the deck master if you want to play with the fate of the cards to achieve your goal.
Spellcast Trait
Knowledge
Foundation Features
Tarot Deck: Take the Tarot Cards sheet. Start with 5 tarot cards from level 1. When you reach a new level, choose an additional tarot card from your current level or lower.
Resonance: During a rest, roll a number of d6s equal to your Knowledge and place a number of Resonance markers equal to the value of the highest die rolled on this card. You may make a Spellcast roll (10). On success, you may spend one Resonance marker to draw a random card from your deck and execute its effect.
Specialization Feature
Warden of Resonance: During a rest, roll d8s instead of d6s to obtain resonance markers.
Bend Fate: After drawing a tarot card using a Resonance marker, you can spend any amount of hope to draw as many additional cards as you spent hope. Then choose one of the cards you drew to activate its effect.
Mastery Feature
Hope of the Unknown: When you start a long rest with remaining Resonance markers, gain Hope based on the number of remaining markers:
- 1 marker: Gain 1 Hope
- 2-3 markers: Gain 2 Hope
- 4+ markers: Gain 3 Hope
Master of Fate: If you have drawn additional cards with Bend Fate, you may spend an additional Resonance marker to activate the effect of another drawn card. Resolve the effect of this chosen card before resolving the effect of the originally chosen card.
Background Questions
Answer any of the following, or create your own.
- • Who or what in the past inspired you to experiment with the paranormal?
- • What is the one boundary you have sworn never to cross, even though your power often tempts you to do so?
- • There is a completely normal, everyday action (such as looking in a mirror, eating cooked meat, blowing out candles) that you can no longer perform. What is this action and why?
Connections
Ask one of the following, or improvise.
- • I made a prophecy that came true. Was it a warning that saved you, or a misfortune that I predicted?
- • You once saw me during a ritual where I almost lost control. What did you see that still gives you nightmares today?
- • When I look too deeply into the shadows, I sometimes forget who I am. How do you bring me back to reality?
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