Domains
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Ability
bare bones
When you choose not to equip armor, you have a base armor score of 3 + your strength and use the following as your base damage thresholds:
Spell
blighting strike
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Far range. On a success, the target takes d6+1 magic damage using your Proficiency and the next time the target deals damage to an ally, it is reduced by half. If you succeed with Fear, the target instead takes d10+1 magic damage using your Proficiency.
Spell
blood spike
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Far range. On a success, mark a Stress to deal d10 magic damage to the target using your Proficiency. On a success with Hope, the target also marks a Stress. On a roll with Fear, mark a Stress.
Spell
bolt beacon
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, spend a hope to send a bolt of shimmering light toward them, dealing d8+2 magic damage using your proficiency. the target becomes temporarily vulnerable and glows brightly until this condition is cleared.
Spell
book of ava
Power Push: Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Melee range. On a success, they’re knocked back to Far range and take d10+2 magic damage using your Proficiency.
Tava’s Armor: Spend a Hope to give a target you can touch a +1 bonus to their Armor Score until their next rest or you cast Tava’s Armor again.
Ice Spike: Make a Spellcast Roll (12) to summon a large ice spike within Far range. If you use it as a weapon, make the Spellcast Roll against the target’s Difficulty instead. On a success, deal d6 physical damage using your Proficiency.
Spell
book of illiat
Slumber: Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Very Close range. On a success, they’re Asleep until they take damage or the GM spends a Fear on their turn to clear this condition.
Arcane Barrage: Once per rest, spend any number of Hope and shoot magical projectiles that strike a target of your choice within Close range. Roll a number of d6s equal to the Hope spent and deal that much magic damage to the target.
Telepathy: Spend a Hope to open a line of mental communication with one target you can see. This connection lasts until your next rest or you cast Telepathy again.
Spell
book of tyfar
Wild Flame: Make a Spellcast Roll against up to three adversaries within Melee range. Targets you succeed against take 2d6 magic damage and must mark a Stress as flaming. On a success with Hope, the target also marks a Stress. On a roll with Fear, mark a Stress.
Magic Hand: You conjure a magical hand with the same size and strength as your own within Far range.
Mysterious Mist: Make a Spellcast Roll (13) to cast a temporary thick fog that gathers in a stationary area within Very Close range. The fog heavily obscures this area and everything in it.
Ability
deft deceiver
Spend a hope to gain advantage on a roll to deceive or trick someone into believing a lie you tell them.
Ability
deft maneuvers
Once per rest, mark a stress to sprint anywhere within far range without making an agility roll to get there.
Spell
enrapture
Make a spellcast roll against a target within close range. on a success, they become temporarily enraptured. while enraptured, a target’s attention is fixed on you, narrowing their field of view and drowning out any sound but your voice. once per rest on a success, you can mark a stress to force the enraptured target to mark a stress as well.
Ability
forceful push
Make an attack with your primary weapon against a target within melee range. on a success, you deal damage and knock them back to close range. on a success with hope, add a d6 to your damage roll.
Ability
get back up
When you take severe damage, you can mark a stress to reduce the severity by one threshold.
Ability
gifted tracker
When you’re tracking a specific creature or group of creatures based on signs of their passage, you can spend any number of hope and ask the gm that many questions from the following list.
Ability
i am your shield
When an ally within very close range would take damage, you can mark a stress to stand in the way and make yourself the target of the attack instead. when you take damage from this attack, you can mark any number of armor slots.
Ability
i see it coming
When you’re targeted by an attack made from beyond melee range, you can mark a stress to roll a d4 and gain a bonus to your evasion equal to the result against the attack.
Ability
inspirational words
When you take a long rest, clear all unspent tokens.
Spell
lifeblood talisman
Mark a Hit Point to conjure a talisman infused with your life essence. The talisman appears in your hand, and whoever carries the talisman gains its benefit: Whenever the talisman’s bearer marks 2 or more Hit Points, they can spend a Hope to reduce the number of Hit Points marked by 1. The talisman disappears if you have no Hit Points marked or you use this spell again.
Spell
mending touch
You lay your hands upon a creature and channel healing magic to close their wounds. when you can take a few minutes to focus on the target you’re helping, you can spend 2 hope to clear a hit point or a stress on them.
Ability
nature’s tongue
You can speak the language of the natural world. when you want to speak to the plants and animals around you, make an instinct roll (12). on a success, they’ll give you the information they know. on a roll with fear, their knowledge might be limited or come at a cost.
Ability
not good enough
When you roll your damage dice, you can reroll any 1s or 2s.
Ability
pick and pull
You have advantage on action rolls to pick nonmagical locks, disarm nonmagical traps, or steal items from a target (either through stealth or by force).
Ability
power through pain
If you have at least one hit point marked, you gain a bonus to your damage rolls. the bonus equals twice your number of marked hit points.
Spell
rain of blades
Spend a hope to make a spellcast roll and conjure throwing blades that strike out at all targets within very close range. targets you succeed against take d8+2 magic damage using your proficiency.
Ability
reassurance
Once per rest, after an ally attempts an action roll but before the consequences take place, you can offer assistance or words of support. when you do, your ally can reroll their dice.
Spell
rune ward
You have a deeply personal trinket that can be infused with protective magic and held as a ward by you or an ally. describe what it is and why it’s important to you. the ward’s holder can spend a hope to reduce incoming damage by 1d8.
Spell
umbral veil
Once per rest, when you roll with Fear, you can spend any number of Hope to place an equal number of tokens on this card, encasing yourself in a shadowy energy. After an attack roll is made against you, you can spend any number of tokens to give the attack roll a -1 penalty per token. On your next rest, remove all tokens from this card.
Spell
uncanny disguise
When you have a few minutes to prepare, you can mark a stress to don the facade of any humanoid you can picture clearly in your mind. while disguised, you have advantage on presence rolls to avoid scrutiny.
Spell
unleash chaos
At the beginning of a session, place a number of tokens equal to your spellcast trait on this card.
Ability
untouchable
Gain a bonus to your evasion equal to half your agility.
Spell
vicious entangle
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, roots and vines reach out from the ground, dealing 1d8+1 physical damage and temporarily restraining the target.
Spell
voice of dread
You can magically speak directly into the ears of a creature you can see. To torment them with your words, make a Spellcast Roll against them. On a success, they must mark a Stress and become temporarily Vulnerable.
Spell
wall walk
Spend a hope to allow a creature you can touch to climb on walls and ceilings as easily as walking on the ground. this lasts until the end of the scene or you cast wall walk again.
Ability
whirlwind
When you make a successful attack against a target within very close range, you can spend a hope to use the attack against all other targets within very close range. all additional adversaries you succeed against with this ability take half damage.
Ability
a soldier’s bond
Once per long rest, when you compliment someone or ask them about something they’re good at, you can both gain 3 hope.
Ability
body basher
You use the full force of your body in a fight. on a successful attack using a weapon with a melee range, gain a bonus to your damage roll equal to your strength.
Ability
bold presence
When you make a presence roll, you can spend a hope to add your strength to the roll.
Spell
book of sitil
Adjust Appearance: You magically shift your appearance and clothing to avoid recognition.
Parallela: Spend 2 Hope to cast this spell on yourself or an ally within Close range. The next time the target makes an attack, they can hit an additional target within range that their attack roll would succeed against. You can only hold this spell on one creature at a time.
Illusion: Make a Spellcast Roll (14). On a success, create a temporary visual illusion no larger than you within Close range that lasts for as long as you look at it. It holds up to scrutiny until an observer is within Melee range.
Spell
book of vagras
Runic Lock: Make a Spellcast Roll (15) on an object you’re touching that can close (such as a lock, chest, or box). Once per rest on a success, you can lock the object so it can only be opened by creatures of your choice. Someone with access to magic and an hour of time to study the spell can break it.
Arcane Door: When you have no adversaries within Melee range, make a Spellcast Roll (13). On a success, spend a Hope to create a portal from where you are to a point within Far range you can see. It closes once a creature has passed through it.
Reveal: Make a Spellcast Roll. If there is anything magically hidden within Close range the roll would succeed against, it is revealed.
Spell
brand of castigation
When you deal damage to a creature, mark a Stress to sear a red, magical mark on them. Until this mark disappears, you always know the direction of the marked creature relative to you, and that creature marks a Stress each time it deals damage to you or an ally of yours within Very Close range of you. The mark disappears when you use this spell again.
Spell
cinder grasp
Make a spellcast roll against a target within melee range. on a success, the target instantly bursts into flames, takes 1d20+3 magic damage, and is temporarily lit on fire.
Spell
conjure swarm
Tekaira Armored Beetles: Mark a Stress to conjure armored beetles that encircle you. When you next take damage, reduce the severity by one threshold. You can spend a Hope to keep the beetles conjured after taking damage.
Fire Flies: Make a Spellcast Roll against all adversaries within Close range. Spend a Hope to deal 2d8+3 magic damage to targets you succeeded against.
Spell
delerium grasp
Make a spellcast roll against a target within melee range. on a success, give the gm a fear to have the target instantly burst into eldritch flames, taking d12+3 magic damage using your proficiency and become temporarily consumed by octarine flame. if the target takes severe damage from this attack, they must mark a stress or gain 1 contamination level.
Ability
ferocity
When you cause an adversary to mark 1 or more hit points, you can spend 2 hope to increase your evasion by the number of hit points they marked. this bonus lasts until after the next attack made against you.
Spell
final words
You can infuse a corpse with a moment of life to speak with it. make a spellcast roll (13). on a success with hope, the corpse answers up to three questions. on a success with fear, the corpse answers one question. the corpse answers truthfully, but it can’t impart information it didn’t know in life. on a failure, or once the corpse has finished answering your questions, the body turns to dust.
Spell
floating eye
Spend a hope to create a single, small floating orb that you can move anywhere within very far range. while this spell is active, you can see through the orb as though you’re looking out from its position. you can transition between using your own senses and seeing through the orb freely. if the orb takes damage or moves out of range, the spell ends.
Spell
healing hands
Make a spellcast roll (13) and target a creature other than yourself within melee range. on a success, mark a stress to clear 2 hit points or 2 stress on the target. on a failure, mark a stress to clear a hit point or a stress on the target. you can’t heal the same target again until your next long rest.
Spell
hideous retribution
When an ally within close range takes damage from a target you can see, you can make a spellcast reaction roll against the target. on a success, mark a stress to deal them d6 magic damage using your proficiency.
Spell
midnight spirit
Spend a hope to summon a humanoid-sized spirit that can move or carry things for you until your next rest.
Spell
natural familiar
Spend a hope to summon a small nature spirit or forest critter to your side until your next rest, you cast natural familiar again, or the familiar is targeted by an attack. if you spend an additional hope, you can summon a familiar that flies. you can communicate with them, make a spellcast roll to command them to perform simple tasks, and mark a stress to see through their eyes.
Ability
reckless
Mark a stress to gain advantage on an attack.
Spell
shadowbind
Make a spellcast roll against all adversaries within very close range. targets you succeed against are temporarily restrained as their shadow binds them in place.
Spell
siphon essence
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Very Close range. On a success, once per long rest, the target takes d20 magic damage using your Proficiency. You clear a number of Hit Points equal to the number of Hit Points the target marked from this attack. On a success with Fear, you gain a +1 bonus to your Proficiency for this attack.
Ability
strategic approach
After a long rest, place a number of tokens equal to your knowledge on this card (minimum 1). the first time you move within close range of an adversary and make an attack against them, you can spend one token to choose one of the following options:
Spell
tell no lies
Make a spellcast roll against a target within very close range. on a success, they can’t lie to you while they remain within close range, but they are not compelled to speak. if you ask them a question and they refuse to answer, they must mark a stress and the effect ends. the target is typically unaware this spell has been cast on them until it causes them to utter the truth.
Ability
troublemaker
When you taunt or provoke a target within far range, make a presence roll against them. once per rest on a success, roll a number of d4s equal to your proficiency. the target must mark stress equal to the highest result rolled.
Spell
vitality manipulation
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Very Close range. If you cast this on an ally, make the roll with advantage. On a success, mark a Stress, and choose one of the following effects:
- The target grows calmer and clears a Stress. On a success with Hope, they clear 2 Stress.
- The target grows more anxious and marks a Stress. On a success with Hope, they mark 2 Stress.
Spell
blood puppet
Make a Spellcast Roll against a creature (living or dead) within Far range. On a success, spend a Hope to control the target by causing them to move, attack, or both. If you do both, you choose the order. If you cause the creature to move, they move to a location you choose that’s within Close range of them. If you cause the creature to attack, make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Melee range of them. On a success, deal d10 physical damage using your Proficiency.
Spell
book of korvax
Levitation: Make a Spellcast Roll to temporarily lift a target you can see up into the air and move them within Close range of their original position.
Recant: Spend a Hope to force a target within Melee range to make a Reaction Roll (15). On a failure, they forget the last minute of your conversation.
Rune Circle: Mark a Stress to create a temporary magical circle on the ground where you stand. All adversaries within Melee range, or who enter Melee range, take 2d12+4 magic damage and are knocked back to Very Close range.
Spell
book of norai
Mystic Tether: Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Far range. On a success, they’re temporarily Restrained and must mark a Stress. If you target a flying creature, this spell grounds and temporarily Restrains them.
Fireball: Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Very Far range. On a success, hurl a sphere of fire toward them that explodes on impact. The target and all creatures within Very Close range of them must make a Reaction Roll (13). Targets who fail take d20+5 magic damage using your Proficiency. Targets who succeed take half damage.
Ability
brace
When you mark an armor slot to reduce incoming damage, you can mark a stress to mark an additional armor slot.
Spell
burning blood
Make a Spellcast Roll (12). On a success, mark a Hit Point as you conjure a bead of blood, which you lob at a point within Far range. A wave of heat fills the area within Very Close range of that point, igniting the internal vitals of those caught within. Each target within the area marks 1 Hit Point. On a success with Hope, each target within the area instead marks 2 Hit Points
Ability
chokehold
When you position yourself behind a creature who’s about your size, you can mark a stress to pull them into a chokehold, making them temporarily vulnerable.
Spell
corrosive projectile
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, deal d6+4 magic damage using your proficiency. additionally, mark 2 or more stress to make them permanently corroded. while a target is corroded, they gain a −1 penalty to their difficulty for every 2 stress you spent. this condition can stack.
Spell
counterspell
You can interrupt a magical effect taking place by making a reaction roll using your spellcast trait. on a success, the effect stops and any consequences are avoided, and this card is placed in your vault.
Ability
critical inspiration
Once per rest, when you critically succeed on an attack, all allies within very close range can clear a stress or gain a hope.
Spell
flight
Make a spellcast roll (15). on a success, place a number of tokens equal to your agility on this card (minimum 1). when you make an action roll while flying, spend a token from this card. after the action that spends the last token is resolved, you descend to the ground directly below you.
Spell
hypnotic shimmer
Make a spellcast roll against all adversaries in front of you within close range. once per rest on a success, create an illusion of flashing colors and lights that temporarily stuns targets you succeed against and forces them to mark a stress. while stunned, they can’t use reactions and can’t take any other actions until they clear this condition.
Spell
invisibility
Make a spellcast roll (10). on a success, mark a stress and choose yourself or an ally within melee range to become invisible. an invisible creature can’t be seen except through magical means and attack rolls against them are made with disadvantage. place a number of tokens on this card equal to your spellcast trait. when the invisible creature takes an action, spend a token from this card. after the action that spends the last token is resolved, the effect ends.
Ability
lean on me
Once per long rest, when you console or inspire an ally who failed an action roll, you can both clear 2 stress.
Ability
octarine brace
When you mark an armor slot to reduce incoming damage, you can give the gm a fear to mark any number of additional armor slots.
Spell
otherworldly shimmer
Make a spellcast roll against all adversaries in front of you within close range. once per rest on a success, create an illusion of otherworldly colors and lights that temporarily enthralls targets you succeed against. while enthralled, they cannot use reactions and cannot take any other actions until they clear the condition. you can give the gm a fear to make an enthralled target mark 1d4 stress, once per target.
Ability
scramble
Once per rest, when a creature within melee range would deal damage to you, you can avoid the attack and safely move out of melee range of the enemy.
Ability
second wind
Once per rest, when you succeed on an attack against an adversary, you can clear 3 stress or a hit point. on a success with hope, you also clear 3 stress or a hit point on an ally within close range of you.
Spell
shared trauma
You can transfer suffering from one creature to another. once per rest, mark any number of hit points on a willing creature within melee range to clear an equal number of hit points on another willing creature within melee range. you can choose yourself in place of either creature.
Ability
tactician
When you help an ally, they can spend a hope to add one of your experiences to their roll alongside your advantage die.
Spell
terrify
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, the target marks 1d4 stress and you can choose to make the target run one range away from you (close to far, far to very far, etc). on a success with fear, the target becomes temporarily vulnerable.
Spell
towering stalk
Once per rest, you can conjure a thick, twisting stalk within close range that can be easily climbed. its height can grow up to far range.
Spell
veil of night
Make a spellcast roll (13). on a success, you can create a temporary curtain of darkness between two points within far range. only you can see through this darkness. you’re considered hidden to adversaries on the other side of the veil, and you have advantage on attacks you make through the darkness. the veil remains until you cast another spell.
Ability
versatile fighter
You can use a different character trait for an equipped weapon, rather than the trait the weapon calls for.
Ability
voice of reason
You speak with an unmatched power and authority. you have advantage on action rolls to de-escalate violent situations or convince someone to follow your lead.
Spell
blink out
Make a spellcast roll (12). on a success, spend a hope to teleport to another point you can see within far range. if any willing creatures are within very close range, spend an additional hope for each creature to bring them with you.
Spell
book of exota
Repudiate: You can interrupt a magical effect taking place. Make a reaction roll using your Spellcast trait. Once per rest on a success, the effect stops and any consequences are avoided.
Create Construct: Spend a Hope to choose a group of objects around you and create an animated construct from them that obeys basic commands. Make a Spellcast Roll to command them to take action. When necessary, they share your Evasion and traits and their attacks deal 2d10+3 physical damage. You can only maintain one construct at a time, and they fall apart when they take any amount of damage.
Spell
book of grynn
Arcane Deflection: Once per long rest, spend a Hope to negate the damage of an attack targeting you or an ally within Very Close range.
Time Lock: Target an object within Far range. That object stops in time and space exactly where it is until your next rest. If a creature tries to move it, make a Spellcast Roll against them to maintain this spell.
Wall of Flame: Make a Spellcast Roll (15). On a success, create a temporary wall of magical flame between two points within Far range. All creatures in its path must choose a side to be on, and anything that subsequently passes through the wall takes 4d10+3 magic damage.
Ability
boost
Mark a stress to boost off a willing ally within close range, fling yourself into the air, and perform an aerial attack against a target within far range. you have advantage on the attack, add a d10 to the damage roll, and end your move within melee range of the target.
Spell
chains of affliction
Mark 2 stress to temporarily chain a target within close range. when a chained creature deals damage, the target of their attack reduces the number of hit points they mark by one. you can't have more than one creature chained at a time.
Ability
deadly focus
Once per rest, you can apply all your focus toward a target of your choice. until you attack another creature, you defeat the target, or the battle ends, gain a +1 bonus to your proficiency.
Spell
death grip
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Close range and choose one of the following options:
- You pull the target into Melee range or pull yourself into Melee range of them.
- You constrict the target and force them to mark 2 Stress.
- All adversaries between you and the target must succeed on a Reaction Roll (13) or be hit by vines, taking 3d6+2 physical damage.
On a success, vines reach out from your hands, causing the chosen effect and temporarily Restraining the target.
Spell
divination
Once per long rest, spend 3 hope to reach out to the forces beyond and ask one “yes or no” question about an event, person, place, or situation in the near future. for a moment, the present falls away and you see the answer before you.
Ability
fortified armor
While you are wearing armor, gain a +2 bonus to your damage thresholds.
Spell
glyph of nightfall
Make a spellcast roll against a target within very close range. on a success, spend a hope to conjure a dark glyph upon their body that exposes their weak points, temporarily reducing the target’s difficulty by a value equal to your knowledge (minimum 1).
Ability
goad them on
Describe how you taunt a target within close range, then make a presence roll against them. on a success, the target must mark a stress, and the next time the gm spotlights them, they must target you with an attack, which they make with disadvantage.
Spell
grisly harpoon
You launch a harpoon of blood at a location or creature within Far range. If the target is a location, make a Spellcast Roll (13). On a success, mark a Stress to pull yourself to a position within Melee range of it.
If the target is a creature, make a Spellcast Roll against it. On a success, mark a Stress to deal 3d8 magic damage to the target. You then pull the target straight toward yourself or pull yourself straight toward the target, ending within Melee range of each other.
Spell
healing field
Once per long rest, you can conjure a field of healing plants around you. everywhere within close range of you bursts to life with vibrant nature, allowing you and all allies in the area to clear a hit point.
Spell
life ward
Spend 3 hope and choose an ally within close range. they are marked with a glowing sigil of protection. when this ally would make a death move, they clear a hit point instead.
Spell
preservation blast
Make a spellcast roll against all targets within melee range. targets you succeed against are forced back to far range and take d8+3 magic damage using your spellcast trait.
Ability
redirect
When an attack made against you from beyond melee range fails, roll a number of d6s equal to your proficiency. if any roll a 6, you can mark a stress to redirect the attack to damage an adversary within very close range instead.
Ability
soothing speech
During a short rest, when you take the time to comfort another character while using the tend to wounds downtime move on them, clear an additional hit point on that character. when you do, you also clear 2 hit points.
Ability
stealth expertise
When you roll with fear while attempting to move unnoticed through a dangerous area, you can mark a stress to roll with hope instead.
Spell
summon horror
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, spend a hope to call forth an otherworldly creature to attack them and deal d10 magic damage using your proficiency. the target must succeed on a reaction roll (12) to steel themselves from the horror or mark 1d4 stress.
Ability
support tank
When an ally within close range fails a roll, you can spend 2 hope to allow them to reroll either their hope or fear die.
Spell
through your eyes
Choose a target within very far range. you can see through their eyes and hear through their ears. you can transition between using your own senses or the target’s freely until you cast another spell or until your next rest.
Ability
uncanny focus
Once per rest, you can apply otherworldly focus toward a target of your choice. until you attack another creature, you defeat your target, or the battle ends, gain a +1 bonus to your proficiency. when you force the target to mark hp, you may give the gm a fear to force the target to mark an additional hp.
Spell
weave the flesh
Once per rest, mark a Hit Point to allow each ally within Close range to clear a Hit Point or a Stress. You can mark a Stress to allow those allies to clear one of each.
Ability
armorer
While you’re wearing armor, gain a +1 bonus to your armor score.
Spell
chain lightning
Mark 2 stress to make a spellcast roll, unleashing lightning on all targets within close range. targets you succeed against must make a reaction roll with a difficulty equal to the result of your spellcast roll. targets who fail take 2d8+4 magic damage. additional adversaries not already targeted by chain lightning and within close range of previous targets who took damage must also make the reaction roll. targets who fail take 2d8+4 magic damage. this chain continues until there are no more adversaries within range.
Ability
champion’s edge
When you critically succeed on an attack, you can spend up to 3 Hope and choose one of the following options for each Hope spent:
- You clear a Hit Point.
- You clear an Armor Slot.
- The target must mark an additional Hit Point.
You can’t choose the same option more than once.
Spell
dire strike
After making a successful attack, you can spend 2 hope to leech power from the target. for each hit point your target marked from this attack, the gm loses a fear.
Spell
hush
Make a spellcast roll against a target within close range. on a success, spend a hope to conjure suppressive magic around the target that encompasses everything within very close range of them and follows them as they move.
Ability
know thy enemy
When observing a creature, you can make an Instinct Roll against them. On a success, spend a Hope and ask the GM for one set of information about the target from the following options:
- Their unmarked Hit Points and Stress.
- Their Difficulty and damage thresholds.
- Their tactics and standard attack damage dice.
- Their features and Experiences.
Additionally on a success, you can mark a Stress to remove a Fear from the GM’s Fear Pool.
Spell
manifest wall
Make a spellcast roll (15). once per rest on a success, spend a hope to create a temporary magical wall between two points within far range. it can be up to 50 feet high and form at any angle. creatures or objects in its path are shunted to a side of your choice. the wall stays up until your next rest or you cast manifest wall again.
Spell
mutual suffering
When an attack from a creature causes you to mark one or more Hit Points, you can make a Reaction Roll using your Spellcast trait against the creature. On a success, the creature marks the same number of Hit Points as you did, and you can’t use this spell again until you finish a rest.
Spell
octarine wall
Make a spellcast roll (14). once per rest on a success, give the gm a fear to create a temporary wall of octarine magic between two points within far range. it can be up to 50 feet high and form at any angle. creatures or objects in its path gain a level of contamination and are shunted to a side of your choice.
Spell
parasite of the will
Make a Spellcast Roll against a creature within Very Far range. On a success, mark a Hit Point to conjure a tiny magical bloodworm that burrows into the target. On a success with Hope, the target isn’t aware of the worm within.
You have advantage on any Presence roll against the target, and whenever they make a roll, you can spend a Hope to give the roll disadvantage. You can destroy the bloodworm to cause the target to mark a Hit Point.
Spell
phantom retreat
Spend a hope to activate phantom retreat where you’re currently standing. spend another hope at any time before your next rest to disappear from where you are and reappear where you were standing when you activated phantom retreat. this spell ends after you reappear.
Spell
premonition
You can channel arcane energy to have visions of the future. once per long rest, immediately after the gm conveys the consequences of a roll you made, you can rescind the move and consequences like they never happened and make another move instead.
Ability
rousing strike
Once per rest, when you critically succeed on an attack, you and all allies who can see or hear you can clear a hit point or 1d4 stress.
Spell
shape material
Spend a hope to shape a section of natural material you’re touching (such as stone, ice, or wood) to suit your purpose. the area of the material can be no larger than you. for example, you can form a rudimentary tool or create a door.
Ability
signature move
Name and describe your signature combat move. once per rest, when you perform this signature move as part of an action you’re taking, you can roll a d20 as your hope die. on a success, clear a stress.
Spell
smite
Once per rest, spend 3 hope to charge your powerful smite. when you next successfully attack with a weapon, double the result of your damage roll. this attack deals magic damage regardless of the weapon’s damage type.
Spell
spectral mist
Mark a stress to summon an eerie mist that turns you and any targets within close range momentarily incorporeal. while a creature is incorporeal, they can move through solid objects and are immune to physical damage. a creature becomes corporeal again after they pass through a solid object or make an action roll. otherwise, this effect drops at the end of the scene.
Spell
teleport
Once per long rest, you can instantly teleport yourself and any number of willing targets within close range to a place you’ve been before. choose one of the following options, then make a spellcast roll (16):
Spell
thorn skin
Once per rest, spend a hope to sprout thorns all over your body. when you do, place a number of tokens equal to your spellcast trait on this card. when you take damage, you can spend any number of tokens to roll that number of d6s. add the results together and reduce the incoming damage by that amount. if you’re within melee range of the attacker, deal that amount of damage back to them.
Spell
thought delver
You can peek into the minds of others. spend a hope to read the vague surface thoughts of a target within far range. make a spellcast roll against the target to delve for deeper, more hidden thoughts.
Ability
vitality
When you choose this card, permanently gain two of the following benefits:
- One Stress slot
- One Hit Point slot
+2 bonus to your damage thresholds
Then place this card in your vault permanently.
Spell
wild fortress
Make a spellcast roll (13). on a success, spend 2 hope to grow a natural barricade in the shape of a dome that you and one ally can take cover within. while inside the dome, a creature can’t be targeted by attacks and can’t make attacks. attacks made against the dome automatically succeed. the dome has a major damage threshold of 15 and a severe damage threshold of 30, and lasts until it marks 3 hit points. place tokens on this card to represent marking hit points.
Spell
words of discord
Whisper words of discord to an adversary within melee range and make a spellcast roll (13). on a success, the target must mark a stress and make an attack against another adversary instead of against you or your allies.
Spell
banish
Make a spellcast roll against a target within close range. on a success, roll a number of d20s equal to your spellcast trait. the target must make a reaction roll with a difficulty equal to your highest result. on a success, the target must mark a stress but isn’t banished. once per rest on a failure, they are banished from this realm.
Ability
battle-hardened
Once per long rest when you would make a death move, you can spend a hope to clear a hit point instead.
Spell
blood bind
Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Far range. On a success, mark a Stress as you slow the target’s vitality. The target is temporarily Restrained and temporarily Vulnerable. Each time the target is spotlighted while either of these conditions persists on them, the target takes d10 magic damage using your Proficiency. The spell ends early on the target if you use it again.
Spell
conjured steeds
Spend any number of hope to conjure that many magical steeds (such as horses, camels, or elephants) that you and your allies can ride until your next long rest or the steeds take any damage. the steeds double your land speed while traveling and, when in danger, allow you to move within far range without having to roll. creatures riding a steed gain a −2 penalty to attack rolls and a +2 bonus to damage rolls.
Spell
dark whispers
You can speak into the mind of any person with whom you’ve made physical contact. once you’ve opened a channel with them, they can speak back into your mind. additionally, you can mark a stress to make a spellcast roll against them. on a success, you can ask the gm one of the following questions and receive an answer:
Spell
darkfire
Make a Spellcast Roll against all adversaries within Close range. You can spend a Hope for any you succeed against, and they must make a Reaction Roll (14) . On a failure, they take d8+6 magic damage using your Proficiency as they are engulfed in dark fire. On a success, they take half damage.
Ability
forager
As an additional downtime move you can choose, roll a d6 to see what you forage. Work with the GM to describe it and add it to your inventory as a consumable. Your party can carry up to five foraged consumables at a time.
- 1 A unique food (Clear 2 Stress)
- 2 A beautiful relic (Gain 2 Hope)
- 3 An arcane rune (+2 to a Spellcast Roll)
- 4 A healing vial (Clear 2 Hit Points)
- 5 A luck charm (Reroll any die)
- 6 Choose one of the options above.
Ability
inevitable
When you fail an action roll, your next action roll has advantage.
Spell
jump scare
When you deal magic damage to a target, you can mark a stress to immediately teleport into melee range of them. when you do, they become vulnerable until they mark one or more hit points.
Spell
mass disguise
When you have a few minutes of silence to focus, you can mark a stress to change the appearance of all willing creatures within close range. their new forms must share a general body structure and size, and can be somebody or something you’ve seen before or entirely fabricated. a disguised creature has advantage on presence rolls to avoid scrutiny.
Ability
never upstaged
When you mark 1 or more hit points from an attack, you can mark a stress to place a number of tokens equal to the number of hit points you marked on this card. on your next successful attack, gain a +5 bonus to your damage roll for each token on this card, then clear all tokens.
Ability
rage up
Before you make an attack, you can mark a stress to gain a bonus to your damage roll equal to twice your strength.
Ability
rapid riposte
When an attack made against you from within melee range fails, you can mark a stress and seize the opportunity to deal the weapon damage of one of your active weapons to the attacker.
Ability
recovery
During a short rest, you can choose a long rest downtime move instead. you can spend a hope to let an ally do the same.
Spell
restoration
After a long rest, place a number of tokens equal to your spellcast trait on this card. touch a creature and spend any number of tokens to clear 2 hit points or 2 stress for each token spent.
Spell
rift walker
Make a Spellcast Roll (15). On a success, you place an arcane marking on the ground where you currently stand. The next time you successfully cast Rift Walker, a rift in space opens up, providing safe passage back to the exact spot where the marking was placed. This rift stays open until you choose to close it or you cast another spell.
You can drop the spell at any time to cast Rift Walker again and place the marking somewhere new.
Ability
rise up
Gain a bonus to your severe threshold equal to your proficiency.
Spell
share the burden
Once per rest, take on the stress from a willing creature within melee range. the target describes what intimate knowledge or emotions telepathically leak from their mind in this moment between you. transfer any number of their marked stress to you, then gain a hope for each stress transferred.
Spell
sigil of retribution
Mark an adversary within close range with a sigil of retribution. the gm gains a fear. when the marked adversary deals damage to you or your allies, place a d8 on this card. you can hold a number of d8s equal to your level. when you successfully attack the marked adversary, roll the dice on this card and add the total to your damage roll, then clear the dice. this effect ends when the marked adversary is defeated or you cast sigil of retribution again.
Spell
telekinesis
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, you can use your mind to move them anywhere within far range of their original position. you can throw the lifted target as an attack by making an additional spellcast roll against the second target you’re trying to attack. on a success, deal d12+4 physical damage to the second target using your proficiency. this spell then ends.
Spell
vital ward
Mark a Hit Point to trace a circle of blood around yourself at Very Close range. While in the circle, you have resistance to your choice of physical or magic damage (choose when you cast the spell). Allies also gain this benefit while in the circle. The circle disappears if you move out of it, mark 2 or more Hit Points, or cast this spell again
Spell
zone of protection
Make a spellcast roll (16). once per long rest on a success, choose a point within far range and create a visible zone of protection there for all allies within very close range of that point. when you do, place a d6 on this card with the 1 value facing up. when an ally in this zone takes damage, they reduce it by the die’s value. you then increase the die’s value by one. when the die’s value would exceed 6, this effect ends.
Ability
arcana-touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the arcana domain, gain the following benefits:
Ability
blade touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the Blade domain, gain the following benefits:
- +2 bonus to your attack rolls
- +4 bonus to your Severe damage threshold
Ability
blood touched
While 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the Blood domain, gain the following benefits:
- When you take enough damage to mark 2 or more Hit Points, gain a Hope.
- For every 3 Hit Points you have marked, gain a +1 bonus to your Evasion.
Ability
bone touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the Bone domain, gain the following benefits:
- +1 bonus to Agility
- Once per rest, you can spend 3 Hope to cause an attack that succeeded against you to fail instead.
Spell
book of homet
Pass Through: Make a Spellcast Roll (13). Once per rest on a success, you and all creatures touching you can pass through a wall or door within Close range. The effect ends once everyone is on the other side.
Plane Gate: Make a Spellcast Roll (14). Once per long rest on a success, open a gateway to a location in another dimension or plane of existence you’ve been to before. This gateway lasts until your next rest.
Spell
cloaking blast
When you make a successful spellcast roll to cast a different spell, you can spend a hope to become cloaked. while cloaked, you remain unseen if you are stationary when an adversary moves to where they would normally see you. when you move into or within an adversary’s line of sight or make an attack, you are no longer cloaked.
Ability
codex-touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the codex domain, gain the following benefits:
Ability
cruel precision
When you make a successful attack with a weapon, gain a bonus to your damage roll equal to either your finesse or agility.
Ability
dread touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the Dread domain, gain the following benefits:
- When you succeed with Fear, you can mark 2 Stress to prevent the GM from gaining a Fear.
- Once per rest, when making an action roll, you can add a +1 bonus to the roll for each Fear token the GM has stored.
Ability
endless charisma
After you make an action roll to persuade, lie, or garner favor, you can spend a hope to reroll the hope or fear die.
Ability
glancing blow
When you fail an attack, you can mark a stress to deal weapon damage using half your proficiency.
Ability
grace-touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the grace domain, gain the following benefits:
Spell
healing strike
When you deal damage to an adversary, you can spend 2 hope to clear a hit point on an ally within close range.
Ability
midnight touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the midnight domain, gain the following benefits:
- Once per rest, when you have 0 Hope and the GM would gain a Fear, you can gain a Hope instead.
- When you make a successful attack, you can mark a Stress to add the result of your Fear Die to your damage roll.
Ability
sage touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the sage domain, gain the following benefits:
- While you’re in a natural environment, you gain a +2 bonus to your Spellcast Rolls.
- Once per rest, you can double your Agility or Instinct when making a roll that uses that trait. You must choose to do this before you roll.
Ability
shrug it off
When you would take damage, you can mark a stress to reduce the severity of the damage by one threshold. when you do, roll a d6. on a result of 3 or lower, place this card in your vault.
Ability
splendor-touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the Splendor domain, gain the following benefits:
- +3 bonus to your Severe damage threshold
- Once per long rest, when incoming damage would require you to mark a number of Hit Points, you can choose to mark that much Stress or spend that much Hope instead.
Ability
valor touched
When 4 or more of the domain cards in your loadout are from the valor domain, gain the following benefits:
- +1 bonus to your Armor Score
- When you mark 1 or more Hit Points without marking an Armor Slot, clear an Armor Slot.
Spell
vampiric strike
When you make a successful attack roll against an adversary and cause them to mark 2 or more Hit Points, you can spend a Hope to clear a Hit Point or Stress.
Spell
vanishing dodge
When an attack made against you that would deal physical damage fails, you can spend a hope to envelop yourself in shadow, becoming hidden and teleporting to a point within close range of the attacker. you remain hidden until the next time you make an action roll.
Spell
wall of hunger
Succeed on a spellcast roll (13) to create a visible wall of writhing, necrotic energy in a line between two points within far range that lasts until you mark a hit point or cast this spell again. any creatures inside the wall when it appears or who try to pass through the wall must mark 2 stress, then make a reaction roll (16) . on a failure, they are temporarily restrained by the wall.
Spell
wild surge
Once per long rest, mark a stress to channel the natural world around you and enhance yourself. describe how your appearance changes, then place a d6 on this card with the 1 value facing up.
Spell
arcane reflection
When you would take magic damage, you can spend any number of hope to roll that many d6s. if any roll a 6, the attack is reflected back to the caster, dealing the damage to them instead.
Spell
astral projection
Once per long rest, mark a stress to create a projected copy of yourself that can appear anywhere you’ve been before.
Ability
battle cry
Once per long rest, while you’re charging into danger, you can muster a rousing call that inspires your allies. all allies who can hear you each clear a stress and gain a hope. additionally, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls until you or an ally rolls a failure with fear.
Spell
book of vyola
Memory Delve: Make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Far range. On a success, peer into the target’s mind and ask the GM a question. The GM describes any memories the target has pertaining to the answer.
Shared Clarity: Once per long rest, spend a Hope to choose two willing creatures. When one of them would mark Stress, they can choose between the two of them who marks it. This spell lasts until their next rest.
Ability
breaking blow
When you make a successful attack, you can mark a stress to make the next successful attack against that same target deal an extra 2d12 damage.
Spell
confusing aura
Make a Spellcast Roll (14). Once per long rest on a success, you create a layer of illusion over your body that makes it hard to tell exactly where you are. Mark any number of Stress to make that many additional layers. When an adversary makes an attack against you, roll a number of d6s equal to the number of layers currently active. If any roll a 5 or higher, one layer of the aura is destroyed and the attack fails. If all the results are 4 or lower, you take the damage and this spell ends.
Spell
dark army
Make a spellcast roll (14) . once per long rest, on a success you can summon a group of fiends that surround and move with you. place 8 tokens on this card. when you deal damage to a target within very close range, you can spend a token to increase it by +1d8. additionally, when you take damage, you can spend a token to reduce it by 1d8. each time you spend a token, a fiend acts on your behalf, then disappears.
Spell
eldritch flesh
You embody the darkness you have dallied with. While this card is in your loadout:
- Gain a +1 bonus to your damage thresholds for each Stress you have marked.
- When you roll with Fear, you can spend 2 Hope to clear an Armor Slot.
Spell
forest sprites
Make a Spellcast Roll (13). On a success, spend any number of Hope to create an equal number of small forest sprites who appear at points you choose within Far range, providing the following benefits:
- Your allies gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls against adversaries within Melee range of a sprite.
- An ally who marks an Armor Slot while within Melee range of a sprite can mark an additional Armor Slot.
A sprite vanishes after granting a benefit or taking any damage.
Ability
frenzy
Once per long rest, you can go into a frenzy until there are no more adversaries within sight.
Ability
full surge
Once per long rest, mark 3 stress to push your body to its limits. gain a +2 bonus to all of your character traits until your next rest.
Ability
ground pound
Spend 2 hope to strike the ground where you stand and make a strength roll against all targets within very close range. targets you succeed against are thrown back to far range and must make a reaction roll (17). targets who fail take 4d10+8 damage. targets who succeed take half damage.
Spell
life leash
Spend a Hope to allow yourself and a willing ally within Far range to redistribute marked Hit Points between the two of you. You then can’t target that ally again with Life Leash until you finish a rest.
Spell
mass enrapture
Make a spellcast roll against all targets within far range. targets you succeed against become temporarily enraptured. while enraptured, a target’s attention is fixed on you, narrowing their field of view and drowning out any sound but your voice. mark a stress to force all enraptured targets to mark a stress, ending this spell.
Spell
rejuvenation barrier
Make a spellcast roll (15). once per rest on a success, create a temporary barrier of protective energy around you at very close range. you and all allies within the barrier when this spell is cast clear 1d4 hit points. while the barrier is up, you and all allies within have resistance to physical damage from outside the barrier.
Ability
runic adrenaline
Your practice of blood magic has seeped into your bloodstream, enhancing your vitals in moments of urgency. When you roll with advantage, use a d8 instead of a d6 as your advantage die if you have 1 or more Hit Points marked.
After you make a Strength, an Agility, or a Finesse roll, you can mark a Hit Point to roll 1d8 and add it to the result.
Spell
safe haven
When you have a few minutes of calm to focus, you can spend 2 hope to summon your safe haven, a large interdimensional home where you and your allies can take shelter. when you do, a magical door appears somewhere within close range. only creatures of your choice can enter. once inside, you can make the entrance invisible. you and anyone else inside can always exit. once you leave, the doorway must be summoned again.
Ability
shadowhunter
Your prowess is enhanced under the cover of shadow. While you’re shrouded in low light or darkness, you gain a +1 bonus to your Evasion and make attack rolls with advantage.
Spell
shield aura
Mark a stress to cast a protective aura on a target within very close range. when the target marks an armor slot, they reduce the severity of the attack by an additional threshold. if this spell causes a creature who would be damaged to instead mark no hit points, the effect ends.
Spell
spellcharge
When you take magic damage, place tokens equal to the number of hit points you marked on this card. you can store a number of tokens equal to your spellcast trait.
Spell
stunning sunlight
Make a spellcast roll to unleash powerful rays of burning sunlight against all adversaries in front of you within far range. on a success, spend any number of hope and force that many targets you succeeded against to make a reaction roll (14).
Ability
wrangle
Make an agility roll against all targets within close range. spend a hope to move targets you succeed against, and any willing allies within close range, to another point within close range.
Spell
bloodbath
Once per rest, spend a Hope to unleash waves of blood around yourself. Make a single Spellcast Roll against each adversary within Close range. On a success, a target marks a Hit Point and a Stress. On a failure, a target marks a Stress.
Each ally within Close range marks a Stress but clears a Hit Point.
Spell
book of ronin
Transform: Make a Spellcast Roll (15). On a success, transform into an inanimate object no larger than twice your normal size. You can remain in this shape until you take damage.
Eternal Enervation: Once per long rest, make a Spellcast Roll against a target within Close range. On a success, they become permanently Vulnerable. They can’t clear this condition by any means.
Spell
copycat
Once per long rest, this card can mimic the features of another domain card of level 8 or lower in another player’s loadout. spend hope equal to half the card’s level to gain access to the feature. it lasts until your next rest or they place the card in their vault.
Spell
damnation
Make a spellcast roll against a target within far range. on a success, mark any number of stress to roll an equal number of d20s, dealing magic damage equal to the total result. if the target is defeated as a result of this attack, all adversaries within far range of the target mark a stress.
Spell
disintegration wave
Make a Spellcast Roll (18). Once per long rest on a success, the GM tells you which adversaries within Far range have a Difficulty of 18 or lower. Mark a Stress for each one you wish to hit with this spell. They are killed and can’t come back to life by any means.
Spell
earthquake
Make a spellcast roll (16). once per rest on a success, all targets within very far range who aren’t flying must make a reaction roll (18). targets who fail take 3d10+8 physical damage and are temporarily vulnerable. targets who succeed take half damage.
Ability
fane of the wilds
After a long rest, place a number of tokens equal to the number of sage domain cards in your loadout and vault on this card.
Spell
glyph of hemorrhaging
Make a Spellcast Roll against a creature within Far range. On a success, mark a Hit Point to sear the target with a magical glyph that lasts until the GM spends 2 Fear to remove it or you take Severe damage. Whenever the target marks any Hit Points while the glyph remains, you can mark a Stress to make them mark an additional Hit Point.
Ability
gore and glory
When you critically succeed on a weapon attack, gain an additional hope or clear an additional stress.
Ability
hold the line
Describe the defensive stance you take and spend a hope. if an adversary moves within very close range, they’re pulled into melee range and restrained.
Ability
lead by example
When you deal damage to an adversary, you can mark a stress and describe how you encourage your allies. the next pc to make an attack against that adversary can clear a stress or gain a hope.
Ability
master of the craft
Gain a permanent +2 bonus to two of your experiences or a permanent +3 bonus to one of your experiences. then place this card in your vault permanently.
Spell
night terror
Once per long rest, choose any targets within very close range to perceive you as a nightmarish horror. the targets must succeed on a reaction roll (16) or become temporarily horrified. while horrified, they’re vulnerable. steal a number of fear from the gm equal to the number of targets that are horrified (up to the number of fear in the gm’s pool). roll a number of d6s equal to the number of stolen fear and deal the total damage to each horrified target. discard the stolen fear.
Ability
on the brink
When you have 2 or fewer Hit Points unmarked, you don’t take Minor damage.
Spell
overwhelming aura
Make a spellcast roll (15) to magically empower your aura. on a success, spend 2 hope to make your presence equal to your spellcast trait until your next long rest.
Spell
plant dominion
Make a spellcast roll (18). once per long rest on a success, you reshape the natural world, changing the surrounding plant life anywhere within far range of you. for example, you can grow trees instantly, clear a path through dense vines, or create a wall of roots.
Ability
reaper’s strike
Once per long rest, spend a hope to make an attack roll. the gm tells you which targets within range it would succeed against. choose one of these targets and force them to mark 5 hit points.
Spell
salvation beam
Make a spellcast roll (16). on a success, mark any number of stress to target a line of allies within far range. you can clear hit points on the targets equal to the number of stress marked, divided among them however you’d like.
Spell
savor the anguish
Whenever an adversary within close range marks stress or takes severe damage, you can spend a hope to clear a stress or force the gm to lose a fear.
Spell
sensory projection
Once per rest, make a spellcast roll (15). on a success, drop into a vision that lets you clearly see and hear any place you have been before as though you are standing there in this moment. you can move freely in this vision and are not constrained by the physics or impediments of a physical body. this spell cannot be detected by mundane or magical means. you drop out of this vision upon taking damage or casting another spell.
Ability
splintering strike
Spend a hope and make an attack against all adversaries within your weapon’s range. once per long rest, on a success against any targets, roll your weapon's damage and distribute that damage however you wish between the targets you succeeded against. before you deal damage to each target, roll an additional damage die and add its result to the damage you deal to them.
Ability
twilight toll
Choose a target within far range. when you succeed on an action roll against them that doesn’t result in making a damage roll, place a token on this card. when you deal damage to this target, spend any number of tokens to add a d12 for each token spent to your damage roll. you can only hold twilight toll on one creature at a time.
Spell
adjust reality
After you or a willing ally make any roll, you can spend 5 hope to change the numerical result of that roll to a result of your choice instead. the result must be plausible within the range of the dice.
Spell
avatar of terror
Mark a stress to transform into a creature fueled by fear. while in this form, your damage rolls gain a +1d6 bonus for each fear the gm has. additionally, gain a hope when the gm uses a fear feature on an adversary within close range.
Ability
battle monster
When you make a successful attack against an adversary, you can mark 4 stress to force the target to mark a number of hit points equal to the number of hit points you currently have marked instead of rolling for damage.
Spell
book of yarrow
Timejammer: Make a Spellcast Roll (18). On a success, time temporarily slows to a halt for everyone within Far range except for you. It resumes the next time you make an action roll that targets another creature.
Magic Immunity: Spend 5 Hope to become immune to magic damage until your next rest.
Ability
crimson adamance
When you would mark your last Hit Point, spend a Hope to mark a Stress instead.
Ability
deathrun
Spend 3 hope to run a straight path through the battlefield to a point within far range, making an attack against all adversaries within your weapon’s range along that path. choose the order in which you deal damage to the targets you succeeded against. for the first, roll your weapon damage with a +1 bonus to your proficiency. then remove a die from your damage roll and deal the remaining damage to the next target. continue to remove a die for each subsequent target until you have no more damage dice or adversaries.
Spell
eclipse
Make a spellcast roll (16). once per long rest on a success, plunge the entire area within far range into complete darkness only you and your allies can see through. attack rolls have disadvantage when targeting you or an ally within this shadow.
Spell
encore
When an ally within close range deals damage to an adversary, you can make a spellcast roll against that same target. on a success, you deal the same damage to the target that your ally dealt. if your spellcast roll succeeds with fear, place this card in your vault.
Spell
falling sky
Make a spellcast roll against all adversaries within far range. mark any number of stress to make shards of arcana rain down from above. targets you succeed against take 1d20+2 magic damage for each stress marked.
Spell
force of nature
Before you make an action roll, you must spend a hope. if you can’t, you revert to your normal form.
Spell
invigoration
When you or an ally within close range has used a feature that has an exhaustion limit (such as once per rest or once per session), you can spend any number of hope and roll that many d6s. if any roll a 6, the feature can be used again.
Spell
invoke torment
Targets with all of their stress marked take double damage from your attacks.
Ability
notorious
People know who you are and what you’ve done, and they treat you differently because of it. when you leverage your notoriety to get what you want, you can mark a stress before you roll to gain a +10 bonus to the result. your food and drinks are always free wherever you go, and everything else you buy is reduced in price by one bag of gold (to a minimum of one handful).
Ability
onslaught
When you successfully make an attack with your weapon, you never deal damage beneath a target’s major damage threshold (the target always marks a minimum of 2 hit points).
Spell
resurrection
Make a spellcast roll (20). on a success, restore one creature who has been dead no longer than 100 years to full strength. then roll a d6. on a result of 5 or lower, place this card in your vault permanently.
Spell
sanguine feast
Make a Spellcast Roll against an adversary within Close range. On a success, spend 2 Hope to mark 1–3 Hit Points, and the target marks twice the number of the Hit Points you marked. If this causes the target to mark their last Hit Point, you can clear the Hit Points you marked to cast this spell.
Spell
specter of the dark
Mark a stress to become spectral until you make an action roll targeting another creature. while spectral, you’re immune to physical damage and can float and pass through solid objects. other creatures can still see you while you’re in this form.
Ability
swift step
When an attack made against you fails, clear a stress. if you can’t clear a stress, gain a hope.
Spell
tempest
Choose one of the following tempests and make a Spellcast Roll against all targets within Far range. Targets you succeed against experience its effects until the GM spends a Fear on their turn to end this spell.
- Blizzard: Deal 2d20+8 magic damage and targets are temporarily Vulnerable.
- Hurricane: Deal 3d10+10 magic damage and choose a direction the wind is blowing. Targets can’t move against the wind.
- Sandstorm: Deal 5d6+9 magic damage. Attacks made from beyond Melee range have disadvantage.
Spell
transcendent union
Once per long rest, spend 5 hope to cast this spell on two or more willing creatures. until your next rest, when a creature connected by this union would mark stress or hit points, the connected creatures can choose who marks it.
Ability
unbreakable
When you mark your last hit point, instead of making a death move, you can roll a d6 and clear a number of hit points equal to the result. then place this card in your vault.
Ability
unyielding armor
When you would mark an armor slot, roll a number of d6s equal to your proficiency. if any roll a 6, reduce the severity by one threshold without marking an armor slot.
Ability
unyielding armor
When you would mark an armor slot, roll a number of d6s equal to your proficiency. if any roll a 6, reduce the severity by one threshold without marking an armor slot.