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Oracle by Clockwork Dragon
Oracle by Clockwork Dragon
Stepping out into the fray of battle, Amelia Blake was Be they a ruler, or a peasant, there are few forces more
unafraid - she had already seen the way her end would powerful than the will of an oracle, and the world is well
come, and it was not here. She wondered at times what aware of this. Sought by kings and hunted by armies for
life might have been like without her gift; Without the their talent, an oracle’s power often brings with it a life
ability to see the strands of fate, to pull and prune them of adventure, for to be cloistered within a single place
at her leisure. It would have to be a life full of surprises, often brings with it more hazards than the furthest
and for that, she almost envied her comrades. Life must battlefield.
be so much more exciting to live when you don’t know
what will happen next. Creating an Oracle
A brutish warrior swung his blade at her neck, but she When Creating an oracle, consider how you discovered
had dodged out of the way even before he had decided your gifts, and how you have learned to live with
to strike. Pulling a Card form her Deck, she smiled, and them. Do you rely on your abilities to foresee every
her ally’s axe came crashing down on the orc’s head, misfortune? Or do you go out of your way to never read
splitting his skull in two. The Tower: his destruction had your own tale?
been assured.
Think about how the world has reacted to your gifts as
Rodrick the Brave Smiled at her. She Smiled back. well: Have you been knighted from childhood for your
What a gleam in his eye there was for her. If not for services to a king, or shunned for your supernatural
her gift, he would have died many moons ago, in ritual presence. Do you hide your sight form the world, or
combat with the orc chieftain. Wonder as she might, she make a point to tell the fortunes of all that you meet?
was glad for her power. And glad to know the future that Life is a strange thing when it holds so few surprises.
lay before the two them, together. How has your character come to terms with this?
Oracle
Proficiency Spell Maximum
Level Bonus Features Level Karma
1st +2 Grand Tarot, Karma, Karmic Spellcasting 1st 2
2nd +2 Oracle’s Insight, Foretelling 1st 3
3rd +2 Karmic Destiny 1st 4
4th +2 Ability Score Increase 1st 5
5th +3 Guiding Vision 2nd 6
6th +3 Karmic Destiny Feature 2nd 7
7th +3 Karmic Alignment 2nd 8
8th +3 Ability Score Increase 2nd 9
9th +4 Synchronicity 3rd 10
10th +4 Prescience 3rd 12
11th +4 Karmic Destiny Feature 3rd 14
12th +4 Ability Score Increase 3rd 16
13th +5 Greater Insight 4th 18
14th +5 Karmic Understanding 4th 20
15th +5 Karmic Destiny Feature 4th 22
16th +5 Ability Score Increase 4th 24
17th +6 Karmic Destiny Feature 5th 26
18th +6 Warp in the Weave 5th 28
19th +6 Ability Score Increase 5th 30
20th +6 Omniscience 5th 32
Class Features
As a Oracle, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per Oracle Level
Hit points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
Hit points at higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your
Constitution modifier each level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light Armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, Hand Crossbows
Tools: Gaming Sets, And your choice of one type of
Artisan’s Tools
Saving Throws: Charisma, Wisdom
Skills: Choose three from Arcana, History, Religion,
Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception,
Performance, Persuasion, Slight of Hand, Stealth, and
Survival.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to
the equipment granted by your background:
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your Oracle
spells, so you use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for
an Oracle spell you cast and when making an attack roll
with one.
Spellcasting Focus
You may use a scrying implement, such as a Crystal Ball
or a set of Tarot Cards as your spellcasting focus when
casting spells.
Oracle’s Insight Synchronicity
Beginning at 2nd level, your connection to fate allows Starting at 9th level, you know how to direct your allies
you to see into the hearts of men, and predict their into perfect alignment with their destiny. When you take
actions. You gain proficiency in the Insight skill, if you the Help action to aid an ally in making an ability check
do not already have it. If you are already proficient or attack roll, you may add your Proficiency Bonus to
in this skill, you may instead double your proficiency their roll.
bonus when making insight checks.
Each foretelling card can be used only once, after which In addition, you and allies that can see or hear you have
it is shuffled back into your deck. When you finish a long advantage on attack rolls made against the target until
rest, you lose any unused foretelling cards. the end of your next turn.
Karmic Alignment
By level 7, you have begun to naturally move in line
with the flow of your own destiny, allowing your Karma
to grow. Whenever you draw a King, Queen, Knight, or
Page who’s suit matches your own, you gain 1 karma.
Karmic Destiny Karmic Momentum
By 15th level, You have learned to let the momentum of
An oracle, more than any other, is aware the sway that
destiny has on their fate, and while they may dance two your actions drive you forward. While you have at least 3
and fro among the fates of others, it is only by aligning Karma accrued, you can take the doge action as a bonus
themselves with destiny that an Oracle truly comes into action, While you have at least 6 Karma accrued, you
their own. Beginning at 3rd level, the course of your can take the Disengage action as a bonus action, While
Karmic Destiny has begun to show itself to you. Choose you have at least 12 Karma accrued, you can take the
one of the following options: Dash action as a bonus action.
Irrevocable Freedom
Destiny of the Unhindered There is no obstacle which can stand in the way of
you or your allies. By 17th level, you do not provoke
Once you have set your mind to something, you act opportunity attacks when moving through enemies
without hesitation, and your unwavering drive inspires spaces, and you and allies within 60 ft of you ignore
the same in those around you. You bear the Suit of difficult terrain.
Swords, understanding that without action, there can be
no victory.
Guiding Action
Your Karma is tied intrinsically to freedom and action.
Beginning at 3rd level when you choose this Karmic
Destiny, you gain proficiency with medium armor if you
are not already proficient with it
Dance of Fate
By 6th level, you have come to understand the complex
motions of destiny, and can match step with it’s dance.
Whenever you draw a face card from the lesser arcana,
you may choose yourself or one ally within 60 ft to
move up to their speed without provoking attacks of
opportunity.
Unhindered Blade
Beginning at 11th level, your actions are empowered by
the understanding of your destiny. You have advantage
on attacks made as part of your Guiding Action feature
Destiny of the Charitable Gift of Charity
While you may do well in other places, you truly excel Starting at 11th level, The Charitable nature of your
in acts of charity. As you align yourself with destiny, you presence alone is enough to embolden the recovery of
find that caring for others and treating their wounds those around you. When an ally within 60 ft regains hit
comes as easily as breathing. Your Suit is Cups or points through the use of a spell or class feature, they
Chalices. may re-roll any 1s on healing dice.
Grace of Kindness
Beginning at 3rd level when you choose this Karmic
Destiny, you gain proficiency in medicine if you do not
already have it. If you are already proficient in this skill,
you may instead double your proficiency bonus when
making Medicine Checks
Bounty of Fate
By 6th level, the positive energy you build up
throughout the day begins to blossom outwards
to your companions. Whenever you draw a face
card from the lesser arcana, you may choose
yourself or one ally within 60 ft to regain one
hit dice.
Destiny of the Wilful Indomitable Will
A sage among men, it is your indomitable will which There is no obstacle which can stand in the way of you
drives you forward and empowers your allies. Even or your allies. By 15th level, you are immune to the
in the midst of combat you always maintain control charmed and frightened conditions, and allies within 60
of the situation and the people around you. To contest ft of you have advantage on saving throws against charm
your resolve is to contest fate itself. Your Suit is that of and fear effects
Wands or Rods,
Sage's Might
Expanded Spell List Beginning at 17th level, when you use your Karmic
Your Destiny lets you choose from an expanded list of Casting feature to cast a spell from the Wilful Expanded
spells when you learn an Oracle spell. The following Spell List, you may treat the spell as if it were cast at
spells are added to the Oracle spell list for you: one level higher
Word of Destiny
Beginning at 3rd level when you choose this Karmic
Destiny, you gain proficiency in persuasion if you do not
already have it. If you are already proficient in this skill,
you may instead double your proficiency bonus when
making persuasion Checks.
Karmic Resolve
Starting at 6th level, your unerring resolve allows you
to channel additional power into your magic when you
need it most. Once per round, as a reaction when a
target makes a saving throw against one of your spells,
but before the result is decided, you may expend up
to 3 Karma, and subtract the same amount from the
creature’s result.
Fate's Intent
By 11th level, you have learned to impress the force
of your will onto those who would do you harm.
Whenever you draw a face card from the lesser arcana,
you may choose one enemy within 60 ft, and impose
disadvantage on their next attack roll or ability check
Destiny of the Guardian Fate's Vision
Grounded within the world, you understand the harsh By 11th level, your ability to foretell the future has
realities of fate, and are never without preparation. A expanded greatly. Whenever you draw a face card from
practical mind and a courageous heart, you serve the the lesser arcana, you may draw an additional foretelling
roll of the protector, Guarding those around you against card, as per your Foretelling feature
harm and misfortune, you bear the Suit of Pentacles or
Coins. Guardian's Ward
Beginning at 15th level, when you use your Karmic
Expanded Spell List Shielding feature to increase a target’s AC, the effect
Your Destiny lets you choose from an expanded list of lasts for a number of rounds equal to the Karma spent.
spells when you learn an Oracle spell. The following
spells are added to the Oracle spell list for you: Impenetrable Defence
Your protective instinct is honed to a razor’s edge,
Guardian Expanded Spells allowing you to react with otherworldly speed. By 17th
level, you may take a number of reactions each round
Spell Level Spells
equal to your wisdom modifier, and allies within 60 ft of
Cantrip Blade Ward you are immune to the surprised condition.
1 Protection form Good and Evil, Shield
2 Arcane Lock, Warding Bond, Magic Aura
3 Counterspell, Glyph of Warding, Magic Circle
4 Resilient Sphere, Stoneskin, Private Sanctum
5 Antilife Shell, Wall of Force
Watchful Eye
Beginning at 3rd level when you choose this Karmic
Destiny, you become adept at seeing danger before it
occurs. You gain proficiency in perception if you do not
already have it. If you are already proficient in this skill,
you may instead double your proficiency bonus when
making perception Checks.
Karmic Shielding
Starting at 6th level, your unerring resolve allows you
to channel additional power into your magic when you
need it most. Once per round, as a reaction when a
creature makes an attack against you or an ally, but
before the result is decided, you may expend up to 3
Karma, and add the same amount to the target’s AC
until the end of their next turn.
The Fool
Greater Arcana Upright: innocence, new beginnings, free spirit,
The Greater Arcana represent powerful forces, which
have the potential to shift the tide of fate in your favour. Reversed: recklessness, taken advantage of,
Each Card within the Greater Arcana has an Upright inconsideration
effect and a Reversed effect. If the card is upright in
Upright
your court, then it’s upright effect is active. If the card is
While this card is in your court, you and your allies have
reversed in your court, then it’s reversed effect is active. advantage when rolling initiative.
These effects remain active as long as the card is in your Reversed
court in the given orientation. While this card is in your court, you and your allies have
advantage on opportunity attacks made against enemies,
Each Card also has a dismissal effect, which can be Dismissal
activated by using Karma. The type of action required As a reaction when you or an ally rolls initiative, you
to activate a card’s dismissal effect is listed in the card’s may dismiss this card form your court to treat up to 3
description. Once a Card’s Dismissal effect has been initiative rolls of your choice as critical successes.
activated, the card is removed from your court and
placed on the bottom of your deck, and it’s Upright or The Magician
Reversed effects are deactivated
Upright: willpower, desire, creation, manifestation,
Reversed: trickery, illusions, out of touch
Upright
While this card is in your court, conjuration spells cast
within 30 ft of you are cast as if one level higher.
Reversed
While this card is in your court, illusion spells cast
within 30 ft of you are cast as if one level higher:
Dismissal
You may discard this card as an action on your turn and
choose yourself or one ally that you can see. The target
regains the use of one spell slot of your choice no higher
than 5th level.
The Empress
Upright: motherhood, fertility, nature,
Reversed: dependence, smothering, emptiness, nosiness
Upright
While this card is in you court, you and your allies
have advantage on nature checks, and can always
find food and water when travelling through natural
environments:
Reversed
While this card is active, enemies within 30 ft of you
treat all terrain as difficult terrain:
Dismissal
You may dismiss this card as an action on your turn,
if you choose to do so, you can speak with plants and
animals for the next minute as if you share a language.
The Emperor The Hierophant
Upright: authority, structure, control, fatherhood, Upright: tradition, conformity, morality, ethics,
Reversed: tyranny, rigidity, coldness Reversed: rebellion, subversiveness, new approaches
Upright Upright
While this card is in your court, you and your allies have While this card is in your court, enemies have
advantage on intimidation and persuasion checks. disadvantage on saving throws against ongoing effects
Reversed and conditions.
While this card is in your court, enemies have Reversed
disadvantage on saving throws against charm and fear While this card is in your court, you and your allies have
effects. advantage on saving throws against ongoing effects and
Dismissal conditions.
You may dismiss this card as a reaction when an enemy Dismissal
succeeds on a saving throw against a charm or fear You may dismiss this card as a reaction while an ally or
effect to treat their success as a failure. enemy is subject to an ongoing effect or condition to end
or maintain the triggering condition.
The Lovers
Upright: partnerships, duality, union,
Reversed: loss of balance, one-sidedness, disharmony
Upright
While this card is in your court, allies have advantage
on attack rolls while at least 1 other ally is within 5ft of
them.
Reversed
While this card is in your court, enemies have
disadvantage on attack rolls made within 5ft of one or
more of their allies.
Dismissal
You may dismiss this card as an action on your turn to
activate it’s effect. Choose yourself and one ally, or 2
allies within 20ft of each other. The current hit points of
the targets are totalled and split evenly between them.
The Chariot
Upright: direction, control, willpower,
Reversed: lack of control, lack of direction, aggression
Upright
While this card is in your court, you and your allies do
not suffer disadvantage when making weapon attacks at
long range.
Reversed
While this card is in your court, enemies have
disadvantage to hit with ranged attacks.
Dismissal
You may dismiss this card as a reaction when an ally
or enemy hits or misses with a ranged attack to alter
change the result from a miss to a hit, or from a hit to a
miss.
Justice
Upright: cause and effect, clarity, truth,
Reversed: dishonesty, unaccountability, unfairness
Upright
While this card is in your court, you are automatically
aware of any lies told in your presence. You do not know
the specifics of the lie or it’s corresponding truth, but are
aware a lie has been told.
Reversed
While this card is in your court, you and your allies
have advantage on deception, stealth, and slight of hand
checks.
Dismissal
You may dismiss this card as a bonus action on your
turn to force a creature that can hear you to answer one
question truthfully.
The hermit Death
Upright: contemplation, search for truth, inner guidance, Upright: end of cycle, new beginnings, metamorphosis,
Reversed: loneliness, isolation, lost your way Reversed: fear of change, holding on,
Upright Upright
While this card is in your court allies have advantage While this card is in your court, the time it takes for you
on insight checks and saving throws made to maintain and your allies to gain the full benefits of a short or long
concentration. rest is reduced by half. This includes time required to
Reversed sleep or similarly rest.
While this card is in your court enemies have Reversed
disadvantage on saving throws while not within 5ft of While this card is in your court, you and your allies have
one of their allies advantage on death saving throws.
Dismissal Dismissal
You may dismiss this card as a reaction when you or an You may dismiss this card as part of a 10 minute ritual
ally fails a saving throw made to maintain concentration to grant you and your allies the benefits of a short rest,
to allow the triggering target to maintain concentration or as part of a 1 hour ritual to grant yourself and your
allies the benefits of a long rest:
Wheel of Fortune
Upright: change, cycles, inevitable fate, Temperance
Reversed: no control, clinging to control, bad luck Upright: middle path, patience, finding meaning,
Reversed: extremes, excess, lack of balance
Upright
While this card is in your court, you and your allies Upright
have advantage on attack rolls against enemies who are While this card is in your court, you and your allies may
below half their maximum hit points. add double their proficiency bonus when using passive
Reversed abilities such as passive perception:
While this card is in your court, enemies have Reversed
disadvantage on saving throws made to maintain While this card is in your court, creatures within 60 ft
concentration: of you treat d20 rolls of 19-20 as critical successes, and
Dismissal d20 rolls of 1-2 as critical failures
As an action on your turn, you may dismiss this card to Dismissal
force all creatures to re-roll initiative. You may discard this card as an action on your turn,
choosing yourself or one ally as a target. For the next
minute, whenever this ally makes an ability check that
Strength lets them add their proficiency bonus, they can treat a
Upright: inner strength, bravery, compassion, focus, d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.
Reversed: self doubt, weakness, insecurity
The Devil
Upright
While this card is in your court, you and your allies have Upright: addiction, materialism, playfulness,
advantage on athletics checks and saving throws against Reversed: freedom, release, restoring control
intimidation and fear effects:
Reversed Upright
While this card is in your court, enemies have While this card is in your court, you and your allies
disadvantage on strength based attack rolls and saving may treat any material goods as being worth twice their
throws. value for the purpose of trading, purchasing goods, or
Dismissal using as spellcasting components:
You may dismiss this card as a reaction when an ally or Reversed
enemy hits or misses with a strength based attack to While this card is in your court, you and your allies may
alter change the result from a miss to a hit, or from a hit can spend 5 feet of movement to automatically escape
to a miss. from nonmagical restraints such as shackles or another
creature’s grapple:
Dismissal
The Hanged man You may dismiss this card as a reaction when you or an
Upright: sacrifice, release, martyrdom, ally casts a spell which requires material components
Reversed: stalling, needless sacrifice, fear of sacrifice to ignore all material component requirements for this
casting of the spell.
Upright
While this card is in your court, you and your allies have
advantage on spell attack rolls while below half their hit
point maximum.
Reversed
While this card is in your court, enemies have
disadvantage on melee attack rolls while below half
their hit point maximum.
Dismissal
As an action on your turn, you may dismiss this card
to reduce yourself to 0 hit points, and restore all allies
within 20ft to spend hit dice as if they had completed a
short rest.
The Tower The Sun
Upright: sudden upheaval, broken pride, disaster, Upright: joy, success, celebration, positivity,
Reversed: disaster avoided, delayed disaster Reversed: negativity, depression, sadness
Upright Upright
While this card is in your court, enemies treat d20 rolls While this card is in your court, each time you or an ally
of 1-2 as critical failures. reduces an enemy to 0 hit points or below, the triggering
Reversed attacker gains advantage on their next attack roll or
While this card is in your court enemies treat critical saving throw:
successes as regular successes, and allies treat critical Reversed
failures as regular failures: While this card is in your court each time you or an
Dismissal ally reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, any of it’s allies
You may discard this card as an action on your turn within 5 ft suffer disadvantage on attack rolls and saving
to force one creature of your choice to make a saving throws until the end of their next turn:
throw against your spellcasting modifier. On a failure, Dismissal
the target treats d20 rolls of 3 or lower as critical You may dismiss this card as a reaction when you or an
failures for the next minute. ally critically succeeds on an attack roll or ability check
to allow all allies that can see you to regain hit points
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