Dream Warp (Recharge 5–6):
Each creature in a 30 ft. radius must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom save or be pulled into a shared nightmare vision for 1 minute.
While trapped:
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The creature is stunned for 1 round.
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Then, they fight an echo of a personal fear (DM’s choice—flavor this based on the PC’s backstory).
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They return to consciousness at the end of their next turn.
Sleep Leech (Aura):
At the start of each of Sister Thorne’s turns, each creature within 10 ft. of her that has 1 or more levels of exhaustion takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage. She regains hit points equal to the total damage dealt this way.
Fracture Touch (Recharge 4–6):
Melee Spell Attack +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 13 (3d8) psychic damage, and the target gains 1 Fracture Point (see custom madness rules). On a failed DC 13 Charisma save, they also hallucinate for 1 minute (roll on short madness table or impose Disadvantage on Wisdom checks).
Twisted Prayerblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing + 4 (1d8) psychic damage.
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Reaction Name. Enter the description for your action.
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Whisper in the Fog (Costs 1): Force one creature within 60 ft. to make a DC 13 Wisdom save or hear their own name whispered in the mist. On a failure, the target uses its reaction to move 10 ft. in a random direction.
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Fragmented Echo (Costs 2): Sister Thorne replays a moment from a PC’s past aloud, dealing 2d6 psychic damage and giving the PC disadvantage on their next save vs. Fracture or Madness.
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Description
Once a healer, Sister Thorne sought to cure Veilmoor’s nightmares by binding dream-spirits. Instead, she trapped herself in a waking nightmare.
Lair and Lair Actions
The Chapel of Shifting Sleep
“She stitched the village’s dreams into her flesh until she could no longer remember her own name.”
Location Type: Twisted Temple / Dream-Haunted Refuge
Recommended Tier: Levels 6–8
Environment: Crumbling subterranean chapel built into the roots of a weeping tree, buried beneath Veilmoor
Inhabitants: Sister Thorne, Silent Choir Acolytes, Memory Leeches, Oneiric Echoes
Lair Actions: Yes (Initiative 20)
Regional Effects: Yes
🌒 Lair Traits
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Dream-Reality Overlap: Creatures in the lair are treated as being under the blur spell unless they are immune to psychic damage.
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Flesh-Memory Resonance: Anyone attempting to cast divination or enchantment magic must succeed a DC 15 Wisdom save or be stunned until the end of their next turn as their mind loops through someone else’s dream.
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Shared Sleep Curse: If one creature in the lair is put to sleep magically, all creatures within 30 feet must succeed a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep as well (even if immune, they become stunned for 1 round instead).
🕯️ Lair Actions (Initiative 20, one per round)
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Whispers Unseamed: Sister Thorne releases threads of dream-sound. All enemies in the lair must make a DC 17 Wisdom save or take 4d6 psychic damage and suffer disadvantage on saving throws against sleep or charm effects for 1 minute.
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The Dreaming Turns Its Face: Sister Thorne momentarily changes the battlefield. Each creature must succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or believe they are in a nightmare and take 3d8 psychic damage. On a failure by 5 or more, the creature is also restrained by dream-tendrils until the end of their next turn.
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Echo of Her Birth (Recharge 5–6): An incorporeal dream of Sister Thorne’s former self appears and casts a random 3rd-level illusion or enchantment spell (DM’s choice or roll on a dream spell table). The echo lasts 1 round and cannot be targeted.
🌫️ Regional Effects (Within 1 mile of the chapel)
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The Village Forgets: People near the chapel begin to forget specific times, loved ones, or recent memories. NPCs roll a DC 12 Intelligence saving throw each day or lose 1d4 hours of memory. PCs affected may lose knowledge of spells, languages, or class features temporarily (DM's discretion).
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Twilight Slumber: Long rests taken in the region risk dream incursion. Each sleeper rolls a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, they gain 1 Fracture Point and wake up with a random secret or guilt that isn't their own.
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Sleep-Bound Beasts: Local animals sleep for days on end, twitching and whispering in their dreams. On rare nights, entire flocks of birds fall dead from the sky mid-flight, still dreaming.
If Sister Thorne is killed, the chapel begins to decay within 1d4 days and becomes uninhabitable. The regional effects fade over a week—though the memories she harvested may never return.
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