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Ancestral Guide • Ancestral Weapon • Ancestral Artifacts

Subclasses Designed by VGCKenny

About these subclasses

The Ancestral Guide allows you to get more use out of your Ancient Assistance by manifesting a spiritual guide.
The Ancestral Weapon allows you to use your Ancient Assistance in combat with help from an ancient weapon.
The Ancestral Artifacts allows you to provide more bonuses to yourself using some ancient artifacts you carry around.

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Ancestral Guide

Spell trait: Knowledge

Play as the Ancestral Guide to learn from a spiritual guide, and get more uses out of your Ancient Assistance ability.

Foundation
Tier 1

Ancient Wisdom: When making an action roll, mark a Stress to add the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to the roll.

Spiritual Defense: Gain a permanent +1 to your Armor Score.

Specialization
Tier 2

Ancient Philosophy: When using your Ancient Assistance ability, roll a d6. On a 6, the Ancient Assistance die does not count down.

Soul Reckoning: When you take damage, you may mark  Stress to deal magic damage equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to the attacking creature.

Mastery
Tier 3

Ancient Secrets: Your Ancient Assistance die is now 1d8.

Final Rites: Once per session, when you mark your last Hit Point, you may clear a number of Hit Points equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die, and then reduce the value to 1.

Ancestral Weapon

Spell trait: Presence

Play as the Ancestral Weapon to use an ancient weapon, and weaponize your Ancient Assistance to give yourself an edge in battle.

Foundation
Tier 1

Ancient Fighting: Add the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to your damage rolls.

Laid to Rest: When you force a creature to mark their last Hit Point, you may increase the value of your Ancient Assistance die by your Tier.

Specialization
Tier 2

Mystic Carving: When you make a successful attack, mark a Stress to deal magic damage equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to another creature within Close range.

Mastery
Tier 3

Frenzied Fighting: When the value of your Ancient Assistance is at 1, you gain advantage on all attack rolls.

Ancestral Artifacts

Spell trait: Instinct

Play as the Ancestral Artifacts to use historic artifacts to gain a bonus to your utility.

Foundation
Tier 1

Meditative Artifact: After a rest, choose one Trait. Your Ancient Assistance die does not go down when activated on rolls of that Trait.

Warding Artifact: Gain a permanent +1 to Evasion.

Specialization
Tier 2

Empowering Artifact: When you make damage rolls, mark a Stress to add an extra damage die, and discard the lowest die.

Shining Artifact: Spend a Hope. All allies gain a bonus to their next roll equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die,

Mastery
Tier 3

Meditative Chain: You may now choose two Traits when using your Meditative Artifact ability.

Guiding Artifact: You may spend a Downtime activity to raise your Ancient Assistance die back to its maximum value.

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Ancestral Guide

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Knowledge

Ancient Wisdom: When making an action roll, mark a Stress to add the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to the roll.

Spiritual Defense: Gain a permanent +1 to your Armor Score.

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Ancestral Guide

Specialization

Ancient Philosophy: When using your Ancient Assistance ability, roll a d6. On a 6, the Ancient Assistance die does not count down.

Soul Reckoning: When you take damage, you may mark  Stress to deal magic damage equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to the attacking creature.

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Ancestral Guide

Mastery

Ancient Secrets: Your Ancient Assistance die is now 1d8.

Final Rites: Once per session, when you mark your last Hit Point, you may clear a number of Hit Points equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die, and then reduce the value to 1.

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Ancestral Weapon

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence

Ancient Fighting: Add the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to your damage rolls.

Laid to Rest: When you force a creature to mark their last Hit Point, you may increase the value of your Ancient Assistance die by your Tier.

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Ancestral Weapon

Specialization

Mystic Carving: When you make a successful attack, mark a Stress to deal magic damage equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die to another creature within Close range.

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Ancestral Weapon

Mastery

Frenzied Fighting: When the value of your Ancient Assistance is at 1, you gain advantage on all attack rolls.

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Ancestral Artifacts

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Instinct

Meditative Artifact: After a rest, choose one Trait. Your Ancient Assistance die does not go down when activated on rolls of that Trait.

Warding Artifact: Gain a permanent +1 to Evasion.

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Ancestral Artifacts

Specialization

Empowering Artifact: When you make damage rolls, mark a Stress to add an extra damage die, and discard the lowest die.

Shining Artifact: Spend a Hope. All allies gain a bonus to their next roll equal to the current value of your Ancient Assistance die,

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Ancestral Artifacts

Mastery

Meditative Chain: You may now choose two Traits when using your Meditative Artifact ability.

Guiding Artifact: You may spend a Downtime activity to raise your Ancient Assistance die back to its maximum value.

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