Shaman

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GM James R

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

• Ilakrin
• Caligna

Shaman Madness

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.

1-5	Spoken and written Languages become incomprehensible
6-10	Members of humanoid races become indistinguishable (orcs, elves, humans, gnomes all identical)
11-15	When rolling an odd number on a d20 roll, take immediate disadvantage.
16-20	Sanity.
21-25	A passion for  keeping peace and laying down all weapons no matter the situation.
26-30	Sanity.
31-35	Unpatchable feelings of betrayal by friends and family for the duration of the day.
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.
41-45	A shortened attention span only allows either 1 move or 1 action per turn, never both.
46-50	Sanity.­
51-55	Paranoia or constant fear of a dangerous stalker.
56-60	Sanity.
61-65	Sanity.
66-70	The adoption of a new identity for the day. [Name, background, purpose]
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.
76-80	Extreme emotion (Anger, depression, etc.) results in a -4 to all charisma skills, checks, and saves.
81-85	Receive one bit of advice from your deity, which may or may not be accurate (at the DM’s discretion).
86-90	Sanity.
91-95	Sanity.
96-100	A swapping of the Shaman’s strongest and weakest ability scores.