Shamans are dreamwalking priests of magic, taking small glimpses of the past, present, and future, and binding them together into a coherent life's mission.
Notable Shamans[edit | edit source]
Shaman Madness[edit | edit source]
Due to their heightened abilities to see the past, present, and future, Shaman's exhibit the highest rate of magical madness in the realm. A table below shows a few examples of how Shaman's exhibit their insanity.
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1-5 |
Spoken and written Languages become incomprehensible |
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6-10 |
Members of humanoid races become indistinguishable (orcs, elves, humans, gnomes all identical) |
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11-15 |
When rolling an odd number on a d20 roll, take immediate disadvantage. |
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16-20 |
Sanity. |
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21-25 |
A passion for keeping peace and laying down all weapons no matter the situation. |
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26-30 |
Sanity. |
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31-35 |
Unpatchable feelings of betrayal by friends and family for the duration of the day. |
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36-40 |
Obsession with a single word of your choice, which inserts itself into every sentence. 1d4 wisdom damage on a failure to use the word. |
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41-45 |
A shortened attention span only allows either 1 move or 1 action per turn, never both. |
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46-50 |
Sanity. |
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51-55 |
Paranoia or constant fear of a dangerous stalker. |
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56-60 |
Sanity. |
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61-65 |
Sanity. |
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66-70 |
The adoption of a new identity for the day. [Name, background, purpose] |
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71-75 |
Wisdom save when making melee attacks (DC 14), on a failed save, the shaman bites for 1d2 damage in place of the chosen attack. |
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76-80 |
Extreme emotion (Anger, depression, etc.) results in a -4 to all charisma skills, checks, and saves. |
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81-85 |
Receive one bit of advice from your deity, which may or may not be accurate (at the DM’s discretion). |
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86-90 |
Sanity. |
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91-95 |
Sanity. |
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96-100 |
A swapping of the Shaman’s strongest and weakest ability scores. |
