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| | The [[Backgrounds_(5A)#Crazed|Crazed]] are odd and disquieting, but also have deep insights. | | The [[Backgrounds_(5A)#Crazed|Crazed]] are odd and disquieting, but also have deep insights. |
| | You suffer some mental trauma that weakens you, but this is compensated by a gift or ability that makes you exceptional. | | You suffer some mental trauma that weakens you, but this is compensated by a gift or ability that makes you exceptional. |
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| | + | [[Strange Signs (5A)|Strange Signs]], [[Signs of the Supernatural (5A)|Signs of the Supernatural]], and [[Infirmities (5A)|Infirmities]] are all about disadvantages and compensations you can get from backgrounds. |
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| | === Alienated === | | === Alienated === |
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| | Religion, or | | Religion, or |
| | Sleight of Hand | | Sleight of Hand |
| − | as well as in two tools, gaming sets, or musical instruments | + | as well as in two sets of artisan's tools, gaming sets, or musical instruments |
| − | to reflect your background and interests. | + | to reflect your background and interests. |
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| | === Choreomania === | | === Choreomania === |
| − | You suffer bouts of compulsive, ecstatic dancing. You must dance when casting and preparing spells. You must move at least 5 ft. each round before acting. You cannot use the Stealth skill. All your spells have somatic components, and these components cannot be removed. | + | You suffer bouts of compulsive, ecstatic dancing. You must dance when casting and preparing spells. |
| | + | You cannot use the Stealth skill. All your spells have somatic components, and these components cannot be removed. |
| | If you carry more than 5 lb. times your Strength, wear armor, or use a shield, you suffer disadvantage on all attack rolls and Dexterity ability checks. | | If you carry more than 5 lb. times your Strength, wear armor, or use a shield, you suffer disadvantage on all attack rolls and Dexterity ability checks. |
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| | You should select a type of [[Martial_Arts_(5A)|Martial Arts Defense]]. | | You should select a type of [[Martial_Arts_(5A)|Martial Arts Defense]]. |
| | You learn the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/feat:mobile Mobile] feat. | | You learn the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/feat:mobile Mobile] feat. |
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| − | ''You have only a single large eye in the middle of your brow.
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| − | At 1st level, your eye puts a great demand on your body, consuming enormous amounts of energy. You eat as much as two normal people of your race. You are instantly recognizable because of your eye, and suffer a -10 penalty on all Charisma checks to disguise your appearance. People [[Skill_Examples_(5A)#Gather_Information|gathering information]] about you have advantage.
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| − | You have flashes of prophetic vision. You can choose to roll 20 on any one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw. You can use this ability once and regain it on a long rest.
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| | === Deluded === | | === Deluded === |
| − | You believe in something that is generally considered false by the people around you. | + | You believe in something that is false. |
| | Select a pretty broad opinion you have that is very controversial. | | Select a pretty broad opinion you have that is very controversial. |
| | Examples might include that the world is cylindrical, that ageing is a myth, or that a different sun rises each day, not the same old sun. | | Examples might include that the world is cylindrical, that ageing is a myth, or that a different sun rises each day, not the same old sun. |
| − | Whether this thing you believe in is true or not is irrelevant, the important point is that almost everyone disagree with you.
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| | You gain proficiency in one of the skills you risk fumbling on. | | You gain proficiency in one of the skills you risk fumbling on. |
| − | Your unconventional beliefs appeal to others who are also mental outsiders, You gain advantage on any Charisma check against an aberration or fey. | + | Your unconventional beliefs appeal to others who are also outcasts, you gain advantage on any Charisma check against an aberration or fey. |
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| | === Preposterous === | | === Preposterous === |
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| | You can cast [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:divination Divination] once and regain the ability after you finish three long rests. | | You can cast [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:divination Divination] once and regain the ability after you finish three long rests. |
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| − | === Fated === | + | === Jinxed === |
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| | ''Destiny constantly hampers you, but also preserves you for future misery. | | ''Destiny constantly hampers you, but also preserves you for future misery. |
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| − | Up to three times per day you have to re-roll a lucky d20 roll. Normally, this happens when you roll a natural die result of 20, but the GM can invoke this effect at other times, as desired. After three detrimental re-rolls, you need not re-roll any more successful rolls that day. You never have to re-roll a successful Fortitude save and | + | Up to three times per day you have to re-roll a lucky d20 roll. Normally, this happens when you roll a natural die result of 20, but the GM can invoke this effect at other times, as desired. After three detrimental re-rolls, you need not re-roll any more successful rolls that day. You gain proficiency in a saving throw of your choice and never have to re-roll a successful save. |
| − | roll two dice and take the better result on Fortitude saving throws.
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| − | At 1st level you gain the same bonus on Will saves as you do on Fortitude saves.
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| − | At 6th level, when you succeed at a Fortitude or Will saving throw against an attack that has a reduced effect on a successful save, you instead avoid the effect entirely.
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| − | At 17th level, you gain the same bonus on Reflex save as you do on Fortitude saves, including level 10 ability.
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| | === Follower === | | === Follower === |
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| + | Your confidence depends on having others around to emulate and support. |
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| + | You suffer disadvantage on Dexterity checks for initiative. |
| − | | + | Whenever you cannot perceive an ally within 30 ft., you suffer disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls, and enemies gain advantage on saving throws against spells you cast. |
| − | You always act last in the first round of combat, in later rounds you act on your normal initiative. Whenever you cannot perceive an ally within 30 ft., you are [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken]. | |
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| − | You are very supportive and capable with the aid other action, increasing the bonus you give your ally to +4.
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| − | At 1st level, when you and an ally adjacent to you are both threatening an enemy, you are both considered to outflank that enemy.
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| − | At 6th level, when you and allies within 30 ft. of you have to make a saving throw against the same effect, such as against an area or multi-target effect, you make your saving throw after all your allies do. If at least one ally passed the saving throw, you gain a +4 bonus on your saving throw.
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| − | At 17th level, when you are adjacent to an ally, you and that ally gain a +2 bonus to AC.
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| | + | You can use Help as a bonus action or a reaction and can do so at 30 feet range. |
| | + | You can decide to to use this ability after the action you are helping is rolled for. |
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| | === Forthright === | | === Forthright === |
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| + | You cannot lie or dissemble, and you cannot use the Deceit skill. If asked a question and not prevented from answering (any distraction or a simple say-so from your allies suffices), you will give a honest and exhaustive answer. If an ally tells what you know to be a lie, onlookers who can see your face gain advantage on Insight due to your grimaces. |
| − | Legendary Games & [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker ].
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| − | You cannot lie or dissemble, and you cannot use the Bluff skill. If asked a question and not prevented from answering (any distraction or a simple say-so from your allies suffices), you will give a honest and exhaustive answer. If an ally of yours tells what you know to be a lie, onlookers who can see your face gain a +4 bonus to Sense Motive from your grimaces. You gain a +4 bonus on Diplomacy checks. | |
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| − | At 1st level, you gain a +4 bonus to Intimidate and Sense Motive checks.
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| − | At 6th level, you can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/z/zone-of-truth zone of truth]'' (sp) [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats/heighten-spell-metamagic---final Heightened] to a caster level equal to half your curse level three times per day. The saving throw DC is 10 + 1/2 your curse level + your Charisma bonus.
| + | You gain advantage on Persuasion checks. |
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| − | At 17th level, you are constantly surrounded by a 30 ft. radius aura of ''zone of truth'', as the level 10 ability.
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| − | === Frail ===
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| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
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| − | Your body simply can’t take serious damage without draining you of your vigor. Whenever you have less than 50% of your full hit points, or have any Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution damage or drain in effect, you are fatigued.
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| − | You work harder to compensate for your weak frame with cunning and knowledge. You gain +1 additional skill point at each curse level. You may choose an additional skill to be a class skill at 5th, 10th, and 17th levels.
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| − | At 6th level, you are only fatigued if you have less than 25% of your hit points, or suffer a drain or damage to two of the listed ability scores.
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| − | At 17th level, you are only fatigued if you have less than
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| | === Grotesque === | | === Grotesque === |
| − | '''Publisher:''' [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker] and Legendary Games.
| + | You have one or more physical deformities, that clearly mark you as different. While clearly noticeable, your body is fully functional. You might have bird legs, the ears of a donkey, one single leg with a huge foot, your face on your chest and no head, or other similar weird form. Even if you magically change your shape, your deformity remains, adjusted to your assumed shape. |
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| − | You have one or more physical deformities, that clearly mark you as different. While clearly noticeable, your body is fully functional. You might have bird legs, the ears of a donkey, one single leg, your face on your chest and no head, or other similar weird form. Even if you magically change your shape, your deformity remains, adjusted to your assumed shape. | + | You cannot disguise your identity, and creatures [[Skill_Examples_(5A)#Gather_Information|gather information]] about you have advantage. Humanoid NPCs who are not of good alignment normally start normally with a hostile attitude to you. |
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| − | You suffer a -10 penalty on Disguise checks, and creatures using Diplomacy to gather information about you get a +10 bonus. Non-good humanoids start with an attitude no better than unfriendly (see Diplomacy). You gain a +4 bonus on Perform (comedy) checks and can choose one of the following abilities, as appropriate to your deformity: | + | You can choose one of the following abilities, as appropriate to your deformity: |
| − | +10 bonus on Acrobatics checks to jump,
| + | advantage on Perception checks based on hearing, |
| | + | advantage on Perception checks based on scent, |
| | + | add 1d8 feet to both your long and high jumps, |
| | blindsense 10 ft., | | blindsense 10 ft., |
| − | climb speed 10 ft., | + | climb speed 30 ft., |
| | darkvision 60 ft., | | darkvision 60 ft., |
| − | lowlight vision,
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| | swim speed 30 ft. | | swim speed 30 ft. |
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| − | At 1st level, select two additional abilities from the selections available at level 1.
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| − | At 6th level, you gain constant ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/feather-step feather step]'' (sp).
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| − | At 17th level, you can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/c/countless-eyes countless eyes]'' and ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/m/monstrous-physique-i monstrous physique III]'' (sp) three times per day each. You can use both of these abilities together as a
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| | === Healing Icon === | | === Healing Icon === |
| − | '''Publisher:''' [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker].
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| | ''Anyone who touches you is healed. This saps your spiritual energy, forcing you into seclusion to avoid harm. | | ''Anyone who touches you is healed. This saps your spiritual energy, forcing you into seclusion to avoid harm. |
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| − | Your healing powers trigger when you are touched by a living creature, regardless of if you want to or not. Even casual contact can do this to you, which means you need to abstain from touching and have to avoid crowds. Even light crowds count as difficult terrain for you, and dense crowds (those that cost other people additional movement) are impassable. Moving through friendly occupied squares cost you twice the normal movement. You can ignore this limitation, but each round that you do, you lose one spell slot of your choice. A round in which you are grappled or hit by an unarmed or natural attack, you lose a spell slot as above. A living creature can move into your space or make a melee touch attack to forcibly trigger this effect. You can only lose one spell slot each round in this fashion. If you run out of spell slots, touch inflicts one point of Charisma damage on you instead.
| + | You learn the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:cure-wounds Cure Wounds] spell and can cast it once as if you used a spell slot of half your level, regaining the ability on a long or short rest. |
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| − | A living or undead creature that touches you as outlined above is healed of a number of hit points equal to your caster level. A creature can only benefit once per round, but several different creatures can be healed in the same round, and you still only lose one spell slot that round. You cannot heal yourself in this fashion, but you can deliberately touch another to give them the benefit as a free action you can take even out of your turn. You can touch another to deliver a touch spell without triggering this ability. Creatures in your space, such as swarms and troops, are affected regardless of your wishes.
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| − | At 1st level, creatures touching you are cured of the ''dazed, diseased, fatigued, shaken,'' and ''sickened'' conditions in addition to the hit point healing.
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| − | At 6th level, creatures touching you are cured of the ''cursed, exhausted, frightened, nauseated'', and ''poisoned'' conditions in addition to the previous effects.
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| − | At 17th level, creatures touching you are cured of any ''fear'' effect as well as the ''blinded, deafened, paralyzed,'' and ''stunned'' conditions in addition to the previous effects.
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| − | === Insomniac ===
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| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens. Revised.
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| − | Sleep often eludes you, and the slightest nighttime disturbance can leave you tired for an entire day. If you do not get 8 hours of sleep without any interruptions at all, you are fatigued for all of the following day. You are immune to sleep effects.
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| − | At 1st level, you are so used to being tired that even if you gain the fatigued condition while already fatigued, you do not become exhausted (you just remain fatigued for the duration of the longest of your multiple fatigued conditions).
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| − | At 6th level, any effect that would normally give you the exhausted condition instead gives you the fatigued condition.
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| − | At 17th level, you take no penalties for being fatigued. You are immune to exhaustion.
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| − | Everyday luck is against you, but fate protects you for greater things. Whenever you roll a d20, a natural roll of 10 (the die shows a "10") is treated as a natural roll of 1 and is an automatic failure on an attack roll or saving throw. You can still take 10 normally. You can reroll any one d20 roll that you have just made before the results of the roll are revealed. You must take the result of the reroll, even if it’s worse than the original roll. You can use the re-rolls from this curse once per day, plus one additional time per day at level 5 and ever 5 curse levels thereafter. The level 1, 5 and 10 abilities all count against this limitation.
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| − | At 1st level, an immediate action, you can allow a creature within 30 feet to re-roll any one d20 roll that it has just made before the results of the roll are revealed. The creature takes the result of the reroll only if it’s better than the original roll. Once a creature has benefited from your fortune, it cannot benefit again for 1 day.
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| − | At 6th level, as an immediate action, you can force a creature within 30 feet to re-roll any one d20 roll that it has just made before the results of the roll are revealed. The creature take the result of the re-roll only if it’s worse than the original roll.
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| − | At 17th level, you can use the level 5 ability at will, it no longer counts against the daily limit. You can still only affect a particular creature once per day.
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| − | === Leper ===
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| − | ''This curse explores the consequences of prejudice. It should only be selected if all players are comfortable with it.
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| − | You suffer from some obvious and frightening medical condition that can never be cured. This need not be leprosy, it can be any horrid-looking ailment. This condition is not contagious or debilitating, but looks obviously unhealthy. Most NPCs have a base attitude of hostile towards you (see Diplomacy), and harass you or treat you as if you weren't there. They will not provide you services or lodging at any price. The hostile attitude only applies to you; your companions are not affected, and might even impress others by their benevolence in being willing to be around you.
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| − | Your experience with hardship gives you a +5 sacred bonus on Survival checks.
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| − | Creatures of your own type (usually humanoid) are unwilling to interact with you for fear of getting tainted. A creature trying to target you with an attack or effect, or to move adjacent, must make a Fortitude save (DC equal to 10 + ½ class level + Charisma modifier) or lose the action. They can try to act against you again on a later round to gain another saving throw. Once a creature has saved against this ability, it automatically succeeds at any saving throws against this ability for the next 24 hours. Including you in an area effect does not require a saving throw. This is a mind-affecting fear effect. Creatures with a helpful attitude are immune, this includes all party members.
| + | Your healing powers trigger when you are touched by a living creature, regardless of if you want to or not. Even casual contact can do this to you, which means you need to abstain from touching and have to avoid crowds. Even light crowds count as difficult terrain for you, and dense crowds (those that cost other people additional movement) are impassable. Each foot moved through occupied squares cost an additional foot of movement. You can ignore this limitation, but each round that you do, you lose one spell slot of your choice. In a round when you are grappled or hit by an unarmed or natural attack, you lose a spell slot. A creature can make a melee attack that does no damage to touch you and forcibly trigger this effect. You can only lose one spell slot each round in this fashion. If you run out of spell slots, touch instead inflicts 1d6 points of necrotic damage per round. |
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| − | At 1st level, all animals, humanoids, magical beasts, and monstrous humanoids avoid you as above, in addition to your own type.
| + | A living or undead creature that touches you as outlined above is healed of a number of hit points equal to your level. A creature can only benefit once per round, but several different creatures can be healed in the same round, and you still only lose one spell slot that round. You cannot heal yourself in this fashion, but you can deliberately touch another to give them the benefit as an action, bonus action, or reaction. You can touch another to deliver a touch spell without triggering this ability. |
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| − | At 6th level, you become immune to all disease, infection, and parasitic infestation, including magical ones.
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| − | At 17th level, all living creatures avoid you as above.
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| − | === Misshapen ===
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| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
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| − | You were born with a twisted, uneven body and your form continues to change and hunch as you gain power. You have difficulty keeping your balance and defending yourself from complex maneuvers. You take a -4 to your CMD and to Diplomacy checks. Your form can be frightening. You gain a bonus to Intimidate checks equal to half the curse's level (minimum +1).
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| − | At 1st level, as a move action you may make an Intimidate check to demoralize a foe.
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| − | At 6th level, as a standard action you may make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes within 30 feet that are able to see and hear you.
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| − | At 17th level, as a move action you may make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes within 30 feet that are able to see and hear you.
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| − | === Peaceful ===
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| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
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| − | It is against your nature to do violence to other creatures, requiring an act of will for you to do so. You cannot take attacks of opportunity and suffer a –2 penalty to all attack rolls. This does allow you to devote more attention to protecting yourself from the violence of others, giving you a +4 bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity you provoke from others.
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| − | At 1st level, you also gain a +4 bonus to concentration checks you make to cast defensively.
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| − | At 6th level, you gain a +4 bonus to AC as long as you do not attack or cast a spell that affects an enemy.
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| − | At 17th level, you gain ''sanctuary (sp)'' as a constant ability. The saving throw DC is 10 + 1/2 your curse level + your Charisma modifier. You can renew this ability as a standard action, forcing those who already saved to try and save again.
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| | + | === Pacifist === |
| | + | It is against your nature to do violence to other creatures, even simple bugs, requiring an act of will for you to do so. You cannot take attacks of opportunity. |
| | + | When you have more than half hit points, you have disadvantage on attack rolls. |
| | + | This allows you to devote more attention to protecting yourself from the violence of others, giving disadvantage on opportunity attacks against you and giving you advantage on Constitution saves to maintain concentration. |
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| − | You lost one arm in a freak accident that also marked the beginning of your development as an oracle. The arm has never re-grown, and no power short of a god’s direct intervention can restore it or make any magic or mechanical replacement function in its place. You cannot wield a weapon in this hand or use it to satisfy the somatic components of spells. You cannot wield two-handed weapons. You still experience sensations from your severed arm, randomly feeling heat, cold, and tingling in your missing digits as if you possessed a phantom hand. All spells you cast benefit from Still Spell with no increase in cast time or effective spell level. | + | You lost one arm in a freak accident. The arm has never re-grown, and no power short of a god’s direct intervention can restore it or make any magic or mechanical replacement function in its place. You cannot wield a weapon or shield in this hand. You cannot wield two-handed weapons. You can ignore the somatic components of spells, and your missing arm functions as a spell focus for you. You learn the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:mage-hand Mage Hand] cantrip. |
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| − | At 6th level, you can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/spectral-hand spectral hand]'' (sp) at will.
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| + | You are possessed by a spirit that is an Aberration, Celestial, Dragon, Fey, Fiend, or Undead, hereafter called your spirit. Choosing spirit with an outlook similar to yours makes for less conflict, but also less interesting powers. |
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| − | Chose the alignment (and optionally the type and subtype) of the creature possessing you, hereafter called your spirit. Choosing an alignment similar to yours makes for less conflict, but also less interesting powers. Your alignment aura (see ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/d/detect-evil detect evil]'') corresponds to the spirit's alignment, not yours, and has a strength equal to the curse level. This counts as the cleric's aura ability for prerequisites. Any effect that depend on your alignment uses the spirit's alignment instead. You and your spirit can communicate mentally. Normally you are in control, but once per day the spirit can attempt to seize control, forcing you to make a Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 the curse level), as ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/d/dominate-person dominate person]'' with a caster level equal to your curse level and a duration of 1 minute/level.
| + | You and your spirit can communicate mentally. Normally you are in control, but the spirit can attempt to seize control by proposing a course of action. If you refuse to act on this, the spirit inflicts necrotic damage on you equal to your level. Once your spirit inflicts damage this way, it cannot do so again until you finish a long rest. |
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| − | The possession enhances your powers against creatures of an alignment similar to your spirit's. Any unarmed, natural, or weapon attack you make counts as having an alignment opposed to the alignment of your possessor for the purpose of penetrating damage reduction. ''Example'', if you are possessed by a lawful good spirit, your attacks count as evil and chaotic. If your spirit has a neutral alignment, your attacks instead count as silver, cold iron, and magic for the purpose of defeating damage reduction.
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| − | At 1st level, you can count as your own alignment or your spirit's alignment in regard to effects that depend on alignment, whichever is more beneficial to you. This does not affect effects that detect alignment.
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| − | At 6th level, you gain DR 5/evil if your spirit is good and DR 5/good if your spirit is evil. If your spirit is neither good nor evil, you gain DR 5/magic.
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| − | At 17th level your DR increases to 10 and you gain energy resistance 10 against one or two types of energy determined by the alignment of your spirit: Chaotic spirits give sonic resistance. Evil spirits give fire resistance. Good spirits give electricity resistance. Lawful spirits give cold resistance. Neutral spirits (on either alignment axis) give acid resistance.
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| | + | You gain advantage on all Charisma saving throws and on all saving throws against spells and abilities used by creatures of the same creature type as your spirit. |
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| | === Provocative === | | === Provocative === |
| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
| + | Your appearance elicits desire in all creatures, no matter how they try to conceal it. This can desire can be physical or social as the situation and creature warrants. Foes gain advantage on Athletics checks to grapple you. Your provocative nature gives you advantage on Charisma checks. If you abandon a creature you have interacted with, rudely ignore their advances, or fail your very first Charisma check against a particular creature this day, the target of the check feels spurned and its attitude changes to hostile. |
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| − | Your appearance elicits desire in all creatures, no matter how they try to conceal it. This can desire can be physical or social as the situation and creature warrants. Foes gain a +2 attack bonus when they try to deal nonlethal damage to you with physical attacks (instead of the normal -4 penalty) and you suffer a -2 penalty on CMD. Your provocative nature gives you a bonus to Diplomacy checks equal to the curse's level (minimum +1). If you suddenly abandon the target, rudely ignore the target's advances, or fail your very first Diplomacy check against a particular creature this day, the target of the check feels spurned and its attitude changes to unfriendly (an already unfriendly target becomes hostile). This attitude change only affects you, not any companions. | |
| − | This is instead of the normal consequence of failing an attempt to improve attitude by 5.
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| − | At 1st level, a Diplomacy check made to change a target’s attitude toward you lasts one day for every hour you spend socializing with the creature.
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| − | At 6th level, as a full-round action you can make a Diplomacy check to influence a single adjacent creature’s attitude with a -10 penalty.
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| − | At 17th level, a Diplomacy check you made to change a target’s attitude toward you lasts forever. The creatures attitude can still change due to circumstances, but mere time and distance has no effect.
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| | === Psychography === | | === Psychography === |
| − | '''Publisher:''' [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker].
| + | ''You are constantly writing messages from sources beyond your ken. |
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| − | ''You are constantly writing messages from sources beyond your ken. This is similar to the automatic writing revelation, but out of your conscious control. A character with psychography and the appropriate mystery can also pick automatic writing revelation if desired, combining both abilities.'' | |
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| − | Your hand moves by itself, writing messages or drawing pictures, especially in times of stress. If you have no writing implement, you will mimic writing in empty air. You need not look at your hand or otherwise focus attention to do this, only your hand is involved. One of your hands must constantly be reserved for this and cannot be used to hold a weapon, shield, holy symbol, or other equipment except for a writing tool, with one exception—it can still be used for somatic spell components. You can write in any language, even ones you don't know, but have no special ability to read languages, even text you've written yourself. You also gain Scribe Scroll as a bonus feat.
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| − | At 1st level, by taking a full-round action to write out a text on a specific topic, you gain a +4 circumstance bonus on any one Knowledge check, and can retry a failed knowledge check. This allows you to take 20 on Knowledge checks.
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| − | At 6th level, add ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/d/divination divination] ''and ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/c/commune commune]'' to your list of spells known.
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| − | At 17th level, the level 5 ability becomes a free action you can take once per round.
| + | Your hand moves by itself, writing messages or drawing pictures, especially in times of stress. If you have no writing implement, you will mimic writing in empty air. You need not look at your hand or otherwise focus attention to do this, only your hand is involved. One of your hands must constantly be reserved for this and cannot be used to hold a weapon, shield, holy symbol, or other equipment except for a writing tool, with one exception—it can still be used for somatic spell components. You can write in any language, even ones you don't know, but have no special ability to read languages, even text you've written yourself. |
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| | + | By taking a minute to write out a text on a specific topic, you can retry an Intelligence check to recall information with advantage. |
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| | === Rapturous === | | === Rapturous === |
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| | ''You are addicted to magic. | | ''You are addicted to magic. |
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| − | You are [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Sickened sickened] at all times except when under the effects of a spell with a remaining duration of 10 minutes/level or less, and this condition cannot be removed or ignored. When not sickened in this way you gain a +4 bonus on concentration checks and CMD. | + | You are poisoned at all times except when under the effects of a spell or concentrating on a spell. |
| − | | + | You gain advantage on Constitution saves. |
| − | At 1st level, whenever you are not sickened by the curse, you are immune to fear.
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| − | At 6th level the effect of any harmless spell on you is increased by 50%, as if affected by [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats/empower-spell-metamagic---final Empower Spell]. A spell affecting multiple targets only gains this benefit against you.
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| − | At 17th level, when a harmless spell affecting one or more targets is cast when you are a legal target and in range and line of effect, you are automatically an additional target without counting against the target limitation of the spell.
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| | === Reverse Aging === | | === Reverse Aging === |
| − | '''Publisher:
| + | ''You perversely age backwards. You begin your career as an ancient, and grow younger as you gain experience. |
| − | Legendary Games.
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| − | ''You perversely age backwards. You begin your career as an ancient, and grow younger as you gain experience. | |
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| − | You begin at venerable age. You gain the following age modifiers to your ability scores: -6 to Str, Dex, and Con; +3 to Int, Wis, and Cha. This replaces any age modifiers you may have. Your current and maximum age does not change.
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| − | At 1st level, you become old instead of venerable, but retain the venerable age modifiers to your mental ability scores. You gain the following age modifiers to your ability scores: -3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +3 to Int, Wis, and Cha.
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| − | At 6th level, you become middle aged, but retain the venerable age modifiers to your mental ability scores. You gain the following age modifiers to your ability scores: -1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +3 to Int, Wis, and Cha.
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| − | At 17th level, you become young and gain a +2 bonus to Dexterity and a –2 penalty to Strength and Constitution. You still keep your venerable modifiers to ability scores; +3 to Int, Wis, and Cha.
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| − | You carry heavy scarring that makes you classically ugly. Non-good NPC humanoids start with an attitude no better than unfriendly towards you (see Diplomacy).
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| − | You gain a circumstance bonus to natural armor equal to your Constitution bonus. The bonus stacks with both natural armor and with enchantment bonuses to natural armor. You lose this benefit if you wear armor, but you can use a shield.
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| − | This curse is balanced for oracles, who have medium armor proficiency. If you are proficient in heavy armor, increase the armor class bonus by one. For each of light and medium armor proficiency you lack, reduce the Armor Class bonus of this ability by one.
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| − | This makes you a sort of intuitive practitioner of [[Martial_Arts_(Apath)#Way_of_the_Body|way of the body]] martial arts.
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| − | At 1st level, you gain a primary natural slam attack that deals 1d6 bludgeoning damage (1d4 if Small)—this can be a head bash, kick, or tackle as appropriate and does not use your hands. All natural attacks gained from this curse can choose to deal nonlethal damage with no penalty on your attack roll and are treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.
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| − | At 6th level, your fists become primary natural weapons dealing 1d6 bludgeoning damage (1d4 if Small). They still work normally as hands. All your natural attacks are now considered magical weapons with an alignment damage type matching your alignment. Your way of the body armor bonus counts as if it had the ''ghost touch'' armor property.
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| − | At 17th level, your natural attacks all deal 1d8 damage (1d6 if Small) and gain the ''ghost touch'' property.
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| | + | You behave oddly for your age, suffering disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks. In addition you gain benefits and penalties depending on your level. These are not cumulative, use only the effect listed for your level. |
| | + | * At level 1-5 you are old. You suffer disadvantage on Perception checks and your speed is reduced by 5 ft., but gain advantage on Intelligence and Wisdom saves. |
| | + | * At level 6-10 you are middle aged. You gain advantage on Constitution saves. |
| | + | * At level 11-15 you are young adult. You gain advantage on Dexterity saves. |
| | + | * At level 16-20, you become a child. Your speed is reduced by 5 ft., but you gain advantage on Dexterity saves and Wisdom (Perception) checks. |
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| | === Solipsism === | | === Solipsism === |
| − | '''Publisher:''' [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker] & Legendary Games.
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| | ''You are only half in this world. Not only do you have a hard time taking the real world seriously, the real world also has trouble interacting with you.'' | | ''You are only half in this world. Not only do you have a hard time taking the real world seriously, the real world also has trouble interacting with you.'' |
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| − | You are constantly staggered, this condition cannot be negated or suppressed except as noted in this curse. You gain a +4 bonus on all saving throws and take half damage from all spells and supernatural effects. | + | You suffer disadvantage on the Investigation skill and with all tools. You have advantage on skill checks and saving throws to avoid environmental dangers and traps. Environmental dangers and traps suffer disadvantage on attacks against you. This includes spells and magical effects generated by traps or the environment, but not spells cast by creatures that create a dangerous environment. If an Investigation or tool proficiency check would let you avoid a danger created by a trap or the environment, such as an illusion, you do not suffer disadvantage on the check and instead have advantage. |
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| − | At 1st level, you can focus on reality and suppress this curse for one round as a free action taken at the start of your turn. This allows you to act normally this round, but also negates the protection offered by this ability. You do not lose your bonus feats.
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| − | You gain [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/vital-strike-combat---final Vital Strike], [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/improved-vital-strike-combat---final Improved Vital Strike], and [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/greater-vital-strike-combat---final Greater Vital Strike] as bonus feats as soon as you fulfill the prerequisites of each feat.
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| − | At 6th level, you gain a +4 bonus on CMD and take half damage from all physical attacks.
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| − | At 17th level, you can ignore reality almost completely. You can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/ethereal-jaunt ethereal jaunt]'' (sp).
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| − | This is not an action for you, you can do it even when helpless or otherwise unable to act, but you can activate it only on your turn. You can use this a number of rounds each day equal to your curse level, these rounds need not be consecutive.
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| | === Somnambulism === | | === Somnambulism === |
| − | '''Publisher:''' [https://www.patreon.com/trailseeker?ty=h Trailseeker] & Legendary Games.
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| | ''The line between being asleep and awake is not at all clear to you. You walk around when sleeping, and may fall asleep when walking around.'' | | ''The line between being asleep and awake is not at all clear to you. You walk around when sleeping, and may fall asleep when walking around.'' |
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| − | You suffer bouts of somnambulism both when asleep and awake. Whenever you roll a "1" on an attack roll or skill check, you momentarily fall asleep, move your speed in a random direction, and then wake up. This is in addition to any normal movement for the round. You cannot take any voluntary actions when sleepwalking, but have your normal defenses. You do not trigger attacks of opportunity and can move through enemy occupied spaces, but must end movement in an unoccupied space. If somnambulism would move you into impassible terrain (such as a wall or pit) you instead move along the edge of that terrain. | + | You suffer bouts of somnambulism both when asleep and awake. Whenever you roll a "1" on an attack roll or skill check, you momentarily fall asleep, move your speed in a random direction, and then wake up. This is in addition to any normal movement for the round. You cannot take any voluntary actions when sleepwalking, but have your normal defenses. You do not trigger attacks of opportunity and can move through enemy occupied spaces, but must end movement in an unoccupied space. If somnambulism would move you into obviously impassible terrain (such as a wall or open pit) you instead move along the edge of that terrain. |
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| − | You can sleep in armor or on uncomfortable ground at no penalty, and even sleep standing up. In addition, you are not considered helpless when you sleep.
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| − | At 1st level you become immune to confusion and sleep effects.
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| − | At level 10 you no longer provoke attacks of opportunity for moving out of an enemy's threatened area, asleep or awake.
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| − | At 17th level, you can specify a place you want to get to and sleepwalk there, guided by higher faculties. This is similar to ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/find-the-path find the path]'' except you are sleepwalking—you are staggered and can only walk and perform any necessary actions to facilitate your passage. You can use this ability at will, but can only specify one destination per day, resuming sleepwalking to this location as desired.
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| | + | You can sleep in armor or on uncomfortable ground at no penalty, and even sleep standing up. |
| | + | Your Wisdom (Perception) skill functions normally while you are asleep. |
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| | === Squeamish === | | === Squeamish === |
| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
| + | You cannot stand to see your actions cause the ruin of another’s flesh, spill blood, or cause burns and scars. If you deal hp damage to a target within 30 feet of you, you are frightened of that creature until the end of your next turn. Causing damage to Constructs, Elementals, and Undead do not trigger this reaction. |
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| − | You cannot stand to see your actions cause the ruin of another’s flesh, spill blood, or cause burns and scars. If you deal hp damage to a target within 30 feet of you, you are sickened for 1d6 rounds. Your sensitive nature does make you more alert to the needs of injured allies, granting you a bonus to Heal checks equal to half the curse's level (minimum +1).
| + | Your sensitive nature does make you more alert to the needs of the injured, granting you advantage on Wisdom (Medicine) checks. |
| − | | + | When you use an ability that rolls dice to heal Hit Points, you add one point to each die of healing. |
| − | At 1st level, you can attempt a Heal check for any purpose as a full-round action.
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| − | At 6th level, if you make a single Heal check to treat disease or treat poison for a target, it receives a +4 bonus to all its saves against that disease or poison for twenty four hours.
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| − | At 17th level, if you make a Heal check to treat disease or treat poison and the result exceeds the affliction’s save DC, you immediately end the disease or poison.
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| | === Turmoil === | | === Turmoil === |
| − | '''Publisher
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| | ''Your inner demons are stronger than the magic of others.'' | | ''Your inner demons are stronger than the magic of others.'' |
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| − | You suffer a -2 penalty on Will saves and the DC of using Intimidate against you decreases by 4. You are immune to fear conditions except [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken], all other fear conditions count as being [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken] to you. | + | You suffer disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma saves. |
| − | | + | When you suffer the Frightened condition, you are afraid of yourself rather than any other creature and can thus move freely, but your speed is halved. |
| − | At 1st level, when you suffer the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken] condition, you can choose to replace the condition with the effects of the ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/r/rage rage]'' spell. This is not an action, and you choose which effect to apply at the start of each of your turns.
| + | When you fail a Wisdom or Charisma save, you become Frightened rather than suffering the normal effect. The duration remains the same. |
| − | | + | If you are allowed additional Wisdom or Charisma saves in later rounds to negate an effect, you do not suffer disadvantage on these checks and you are always allowed to do such an additional save. |
| − | At 6th level, you can replace any mind-affecting effect you suffer with the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken] condition. This is not an action.
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| − | At 17th level, when you fail a Will save, you are [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions#TOC-Shaken shaken] for as long as the consequences of the failed will would have lasted, with a maximum of one hour. This replaces the effect you failed to save against. This does not apply if you choose to voluntarily give up your saving throw.
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| | === Unassuming === | | === Unassuming === |
| − | '''Publisher
| + | ''Where others are lions, you are a mouse. |
| − | Legendary Games
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| − | ''Where most oracles are lions, you are a mouse. | |
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| − | Whenever another creature is using the Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate skills, you cannot use any of these skills at the same time and for the next minute. This applies even if you began your skill use first but are interrupted. Any class feature that is normally based on Charisma is based on Wisdom for you. This includes spellcasting and all revelations, but not skills and feats.
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| − | At 1st level, you gain a +4 sacred bonus on Sense Motive and Survival checks.
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| − | At 6th level, you gain constant ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/n/nondetection nondetection]'' (sp).
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| − | At 17th level, you can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/n/nondetection nondetection]'' (sp) at will.
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| − | === Unbelievable ===
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| − | '''Source:''' Advanced Options: Oracle’s Curses. Copyright 2010, Super Genius Games. Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.
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| − | No one believes you when you make a statement of fact or opinion. You suffer a -10 penalty to all Bluff checks and all Diplomacy checks made to improve a creature’s attitude toward you for the purpose of accepting information you offer. Because you are used to having to pick allies and friends very carefully, you gain a bonus to Knowledge (local) and Sense Motive checks equal to the curse's level (minimum +1)
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| − | === Unlife Curse ===
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| − | ''Your life is tied to negative energy in a strange perversion of the natural order. You cannot take this curse if you actually are undead. ''
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| − | Like an undead creature, you are healed by negative energy and hurt by positive energy. You are treated as an undead creature for all effects that work differently when targeting undead. You are immune to energy drain. Your selection of spells improves; you know all oracle spells of a level you can cast with either cure or inflict in the name.
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| − | At level 5 you can use ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/h/hide-from-undead hide from undead]'' at will as a spell-like effect, but with personal range. The saving throw DC of this effect is 10 + half the curse level + your Charisma modifier.
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| − | At level 10 you become immune to immune to bleed, death effects, disease, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning. You are no longer subject to nonlethal damage and ability drain. You are also immune to damage to your physical ability scores (Constitution, Dexterity, and Strength), as well as to exhaustion and fatigue effects.
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| − | At level 15, you gain immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless).
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| − | ''You have been exposed to harmful energies, now your body crackles with energy.
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| − | You carry scars typical of this type of damage, and any damage of this type that you take is increased by 50%, as the vulnerability monster ability. You cannot pick a type of damage you have innate resistance or immunity to.
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| − | You gain a circumstance bonus to natural armor equal to the best of your Constitution or Charisma bonuses. The bonus stacks with both natural armor and with enchantment bonuses to natural armor. You lose this benefit if you wear armor, but you can use a shield.
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| − | At 1st level, a creature that hits you with a natural or unarmed attack takes 1d6 points of damage of the type you are vulnerable to.
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| − | If this curse inflicts force, negative energy, positive energy, or sonic damage, the extra damage does not work against certain targets, depending on the energy type chosen.
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| − | This is in addition to any resistance a target may already have.
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| − | * Force damage does not affect constructs, objects, oozes, and plants.
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| − | * Negative energy does not affect objects, constructs, and undead.
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| − | * Positive energy only affects aberrations, constructs, oozes, outsiders, plants, and undead.
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| − | * Sonic damage does not affect aberrations, oozes, and plants.
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| − | At 6th level, any attack you make, including spells and supernatural abilities, add 1d6 damage of the type you are vulnerable to.
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| − | This additional damage is not multiplied on a critical hit and the additional immunities of the level 5 ability still applies.
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| − | At 17th level, you lose your vulnerability to damage and instead gain resistance 10 to the type of damage you used to be vulnerable to. This does not change the level 5 and 10 abilities.
| + | Whenever another creature is using the Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate skills, you cannot use any of these skills at the same time and for the next minute. This applies even if you began your skill use first but are interrupted. |
| | + | You gain advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks. |
This is a work in progress.
The Crazed are odd and disquieting, but also have deep insights.
You suffer some mental trauma that weakens you, but this is compensated by a gift or ability that makes you exceptional.
Strange Signs, Signs of the Supernatural, and Infirmities are all about disadvantages and compensations you can get from backgrounds.
Alienated
You have problems making yourself understood and understanding others. You suffer disadvantage on Insight and Persuasion checks.
You gain proficiency in
Arcana
History,
Intimidation,
Nature,
Religion, or
Sleight of Hand
as well as in two sets of artisan's tools, gaming sets, or musical instruments
to reflect your background and interests.
Choreomania
You suffer bouts of compulsive, ecstatic dancing. You must dance when casting and preparing spells.
You cannot use the Stealth skill. All your spells have somatic components, and these components cannot be removed.
If you carry more than 5 lb. times your Strength, wear armor, or use a shield, you suffer disadvantage on all attack rolls and Dexterity ability checks.
You should select a type of Martial Arts Defense.
You learn the Mobile feat.
Deluded
You believe in something that is false.
Select a pretty broad opinion you have that is very controversial.
Examples might include that the world is cylindrical, that ageing is a myth, or that a different sun rises each day, not the same old sun.
If you roll a 20 on a
Arcana,
Deception,
History,
Insight,
Investigation
Nature,
Perception,
Persuasion, or
Religion check, your delusions interfere with what you are doing, read the result as if you rolled a 1 instead.
You gain proficiency in one of the skills you risk fumbling on.
Your unconventional beliefs appeal to others who are also outcasts, you gain advantage on any Charisma check against an aberration or fey.
Preposterous
You have a vision you believe is true but the world disagrees.
No matter what you say, people will not take your words to heart, and your advice goes unheard.
You have some oracular vision that is doomed not to be believed. This should be a "doom and gloom" type of prophecy, such as "the world will end in sand". Depending on the style of the game this might be predestined to happen or just an ominous possibility.
Some with this strange sign are believed by their closest friends but not by strangers; for the other player characters it is a role-playing decision whether to believe you or not.
You cannot use the Help action and you suffer disadvantage on Charisma checks to convince someone of anything. You absolutely cannot convince an NPC that your vision is true. You can still use Charisma skills to influence peoples attitudes normally. People may well like you, but they don't take your predictions or suggestions seriously.
You can cast Divination once and regain the ability after you finish three long rests.
Jinxed
Destiny constantly hampers you, but also preserves you for future misery.
Up to three times per day you have to re-roll a lucky d20 roll. Normally, this happens when you roll a natural die result of 20, but the GM can invoke this effect at other times, as desired. After three detrimental re-rolls, you need not re-roll any more successful rolls that day. You gain proficiency in a saving throw of your choice and never have to re-roll a successful save.
Follower
Your confidence depends on having others around to emulate and support.
You suffer disadvantage on Dexterity checks for initiative.
Whenever you cannot perceive an ally within 30 ft., you suffer disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls, and enemies gain advantage on saving throws against spells you cast.
You can use Help as a bonus action or a reaction and can do so at 30 feet range.
You can decide to to use this ability after the action you are helping is rolled for.
Forthright
You cannot lie or dissemble, and you cannot use the Deceit skill. If asked a question and not prevented from answering (any distraction or a simple say-so from your allies suffices), you will give a honest and exhaustive answer. If an ally tells what you know to be a lie, onlookers who can see your face gain advantage on Insight due to your grimaces.
You gain advantage on Persuasion checks.
Grotesque
You have one or more physical deformities, that clearly mark you as different. While clearly noticeable, your body is fully functional. You might have bird legs, the ears of a donkey, one single leg with a huge foot, your face on your chest and no head, or other similar weird form. Even if you magically change your shape, your deformity remains, adjusted to your assumed shape.
You cannot disguise your identity, and creatures gather information about you have advantage. Humanoid NPCs who are not of good alignment normally start normally with a hostile attitude to you.
You can choose one of the following abilities, as appropriate to your deformity:
advantage on Perception checks based on hearing,
advantage on Perception checks based on scent,
add 1d8 feet to both your long and high jumps,
blindsense 10 ft.,
climb speed 30 ft.,
darkvision 60 ft.,
swim speed 30 ft.
Healing Icon
Anyone who touches you is healed. This saps your spiritual energy, forcing you into seclusion to avoid harm.
You learn the Cure Wounds spell and can cast it once as if you used a spell slot of half your level, regaining the ability on a long or short rest.
Your healing powers trigger when you are touched by a living creature, regardless of if you want to or not. Even casual contact can do this to you, which means you need to abstain from touching and have to avoid crowds. Even light crowds count as difficult terrain for you, and dense crowds (those that cost other people additional movement) are impassable. Each foot moved through occupied squares cost an additional foot of movement. You can ignore this limitation, but each round that you do, you lose one spell slot of your choice. In a round when you are grappled or hit by an unarmed or natural attack, you lose a spell slot. A creature can make a melee attack that does no damage to touch you and forcibly trigger this effect. You can only lose one spell slot each round in this fashion. If you run out of spell slots, touch instead inflicts 1d6 points of necrotic damage per round.
A living or undead creature that touches you as outlined above is healed of a number of hit points equal to your level. A creature can only benefit once per round, but several different creatures can be healed in the same round, and you still only lose one spell slot that round. You cannot heal yourself in this fashion, but you can deliberately touch another to give them the benefit as an action, bonus action, or reaction. You can touch another to deliver a touch spell without triggering this ability.
Pacifist
It is against your nature to do violence to other creatures, even simple bugs, requiring an act of will for you to do so. You cannot take attacks of opportunity.
When you have more than half hit points, you have disadvantage on attack rolls.
This allows you to devote more attention to protecting yourself from the violence of others, giving disadvantage on opportunity attacks against you and giving you advantage on Constitution saves to maintain concentration.
Phantom Arm
You lost one arm in a freak accident. The arm has never re-grown, and no power short of a god’s direct intervention can restore it or make any magic or mechanical replacement function in its place. You cannot wield a weapon or shield in this hand. You cannot wield two-handed weapons. You can ignore the somatic components of spells, and your missing arm functions as a spell focus for you. You learn the Mage Hand cantrip.
Possessed
You are possessed by a spirit that is an Aberration, Celestial, Dragon, Fey, Fiend, or Undead, hereafter called your spirit. Choosing spirit with an outlook similar to yours makes for less conflict, but also less interesting powers.
You and your spirit can communicate mentally. Normally you are in control, but the spirit can attempt to seize control by proposing a course of action. If you refuse to act on this, the spirit inflicts necrotic damage on you equal to your level. Once your spirit inflicts damage this way, it cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.
You gain advantage on all Charisma saving throws and on all saving throws against spells and abilities used by creatures of the same creature type as your spirit.
Provocative
Your appearance elicits desire in all creatures, no matter how they try to conceal it. This can desire can be physical or social as the situation and creature warrants. Foes gain advantage on Athletics checks to grapple you. Your provocative nature gives you advantage on Charisma checks. If you abandon a creature you have interacted with, rudely ignore their advances, or fail your very first Charisma check against a particular creature this day, the target of the check feels spurned and its attitude changes to hostile.
Psychography
You are constantly writing messages from sources beyond your ken.
Your hand moves by itself, writing messages or drawing pictures, especially in times of stress. If you have no writing implement, you will mimic writing in empty air. You need not look at your hand or otherwise focus attention to do this, only your hand is involved. One of your hands must constantly be reserved for this and cannot be used to hold a weapon, shield, holy symbol, or other equipment except for a writing tool, with one exception—it can still be used for somatic spell components. You can write in any language, even ones you don't know, but have no special ability to read languages, even text you've written yourself.
By taking a minute to write out a text on a specific topic, you can retry an Intelligence check to recall information with advantage.
Rapturous
You are addicted to magic.
You are poisoned at all times except when under the effects of a spell or concentrating on a spell.
You gain advantage on Constitution saves.
Reverse Aging
You perversely age backwards. You begin your career as an ancient, and grow younger as you gain experience.
You behave oddly for your age, suffering disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks. In addition you gain benefits and penalties depending on your level. These are not cumulative, use only the effect listed for your level.
- At level 1-5 you are old. You suffer disadvantage on Perception checks and your speed is reduced by 5 ft., but gain advantage on Intelligence and Wisdom saves.
- At level 6-10 you are middle aged. You gain advantage on Constitution saves.
- At level 11-15 you are young adult. You gain advantage on Dexterity saves.
- At level 16-20, you become a child. Your speed is reduced by 5 ft., but you gain advantage on Dexterity saves and Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Solipsism
You are only half in this world. Not only do you have a hard time taking the real world seriously, the real world also has trouble interacting with you.
You suffer disadvantage on the Investigation skill and with all tools. You have advantage on skill checks and saving throws to avoid environmental dangers and traps. Environmental dangers and traps suffer disadvantage on attacks against you. This includes spells and magical effects generated by traps or the environment, but not spells cast by creatures that create a dangerous environment. If an Investigation or tool proficiency check would let you avoid a danger created by a trap or the environment, such as an illusion, you do not suffer disadvantage on the check and instead have advantage.
Somnambulism
The line between being asleep and awake is not at all clear to you. You walk around when sleeping, and may fall asleep when walking around.
You suffer bouts of somnambulism both when asleep and awake. Whenever you roll a "1" on an attack roll or skill check, you momentarily fall asleep, move your speed in a random direction, and then wake up. This is in addition to any normal movement for the round. You cannot take any voluntary actions when sleepwalking, but have your normal defenses. You do not trigger attacks of opportunity and can move through enemy occupied spaces, but must end movement in an unoccupied space. If somnambulism would move you into obviously impassible terrain (such as a wall or open pit) you instead move along the edge of that terrain.
You can sleep in armor or on uncomfortable ground at no penalty, and even sleep standing up.
Your Wisdom (Perception) skill functions normally while you are asleep.
Squeamish
You cannot stand to see your actions cause the ruin of another’s flesh, spill blood, or cause burns and scars. If you deal hp damage to a target within 30 feet of you, you are frightened of that creature until the end of your next turn. Causing damage to Constructs, Elementals, and Undead do not trigger this reaction.
Your sensitive nature does make you more alert to the needs of the injured, granting you advantage on Wisdom (Medicine) checks.
When you use an ability that rolls dice to heal Hit Points, you add one point to each die of healing.
Turmoil
Your inner demons are stronger than the magic of others.
You suffer disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma saves.
When you suffer the Frightened condition, you are afraid of yourself rather than any other creature and can thus move freely, but your speed is halved.
When you fail a Wisdom or Charisma save, you become Frightened rather than suffering the normal effect. The duration remains the same.
If you are allowed additional Wisdom or Charisma saves in later rounds to negate an effect, you do not suffer disadvantage on these checks and you are always allowed to do such an additional save.
Unassuming
Where others are lions, you are a mouse.
Whenever another creature is using the Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate skills, you cannot use any of these skills at the same time and for the next minute. This applies even if you began your skill use first but are interrupted.
You gain advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks.
