Through a dark pact with the Umbral Conclave, you have sworn a blood oath of betrayal against your own kin, gaining access to forbidden knowledge and dark magic in exchange for your loyalty. This feat reflects your cunning and willingness to embrace treachery for personal gain.
Benefits:
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Umbral Pact: You gain proficiency in Deception and Stealth skills, reflecting your ability to conceal your true intentions and move unseen among allies and enemies alike.
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Betrayal Surge: Once per long rest, you can tap into the dark magic granted by the Umbral Conclave to empower your attacks or spells. Roll a d20 to determine the effect:
- 1-10: The dark magic grants you advantage on your next attack roll or ability check made before the end of your next turn.
- 11-15: The dark magic imbues your next successful attack or damaging spell with additional necrotic damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
- 16-19: The dark magic enhances your next spell or attack, causing it to ignore resistance to necrotic damage and imposing disadvantage on the target's next saving throw against the spell or attack.
- 20: The dark magic surges overwhelmingly, allowing you to cast dominate person (spell save DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) on a creature you can see within 60 feet. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Drawback:
- Mark of Betrayal: The burden of your oath weighs heavily upon you. Whenever you fail a saving throw against a spell cast by a member of House Musculus or its allies, you suffer disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of your next turn, as your conflicted emotions momentarily cloud your focus.
Roleplaying Note: Discovery of your betrayal could lead to dire consequences, including loss of trust, exile, or worse. How you navigate this treacherous path will define your legacy and shape the course of your relationships.
This feat encapsulates Taborlin's willingness to embrace deception and betrayal for personal power, while also introducing risks and tactical choices that reflect the moral and strategic complexities of his secret pact.
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