Parallel Will Projection

You have learned to project intent beyond your immediate reality, influencing parallel or adjacent states of existence through deliberate stewardship rather than force.

Usage

• You can use this feat once per long rest.
• Activating this feat requires 1 action.

Effect (Choose One When Activated)

When you activate this feat, choose one of the following effects:

Stabilize Rift

You stabilize a Rift, planar instability, or reality distortion you can see within 60 feet.

• The effect is suppressed or stabilized for 1 minute.
• Ongoing environmental surges, feedback loops, or escalation effects pause for the duration.
• This does not permanently seal or destroy the Rift.

Anchor Probability

You anchor probability around a creature you can see within 60 feet.

• That creature gains advantage on its next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made within 1 minute.
• The advantage must be declared before the roll is made.

Suppress Echo

You suppress a shadow, echo, memory construct, or similar nonphysical manifestation within 60 feet.

• The target is suppressed, restrained, or rendered inert (DM adjudicates exact effect) for 1 minute.
• The entity is not destroyed and takes no damage.
• If the entity has a recharge or escalation mechanic, it does not advance during this time.

Resolution Roll

When you activate Parallel Will Projection, make one of the following checks (your choice):

• Wisdom (Insight)
• Wisdom (Religion)

DC: 15

Outcomes

Success

• The chosen effect occurs cleanly.
• No immediate side effects occur.
• The environment subtly stabilizes around the effect.

Failure (Any Result Below 15)

• The chosen effect still occurs.
• However, the action creates Narrative Attention:
  • A powerful observer, system, or entity (such as Tenebris, a Rift intelligence, or a planar mechanism) becomes aware that this ability was used.
  • This attention does not cause immediate harm but may influence future encounters, increase scrutiny, or alter enemy behavior at the DM’s discretion.

This failure never negates the effect; it only changes the story.

Rules Clarifications

• This feat does not require concentration.
• This feat does not count as casting a spell.
• This feat cannot be counterspelled, though its effects may be resisted if narratively appropriate.
• You must be conscious to use this feat.

Design Notes (DM Facing, Optional)

• This feat rewards intent, timing, and responsibility, not raw power.
• It scales naturally through narrative consequences rather than numbers.
• Later upgrades may:
  • Increase usage per day
  • Reduce DC
  • Allow multiple targets
  • Add permanent stabilization effects

One Line Flavor (Optional for Sheet)

“Power that knows when to leave is stronger than power that refuses to.”