College of Film

Bards, throughout the history of existence, have brought stories too the different parts of the multiverse, but none were able to record the visual amazements they had seen for permanent historical evidence, until the College of Film came to be. An Artificer once had the idea to become an entertainer, but he couldn't play an instrument nor sing, so he needed a way to live his dream of bringing wonder to an audience.  This Bard created a magical item that could not only permanently record the very images he would see, but also share those images with the world.  The Painting Box, or some would call it the Picture Box, was created by this Artificer and inventor.  The magical box could record a still image of a scene, that the wielder was witnessed too, and create a perfect painting or picture of the scene on magical paper called Film.  This Film with the painting or picture on it could be shown around the world to all who wished to be amazed by it.  The small paper Film could also be enlarged using magic from the Bard to have a permanent portrait size image that could be copied and sold or even given to any and all who would wish a copy. The Camera even was able to effect the world around it to create a more perfect image by slowing down time itself, like the Dunamantic magic of the world of Taldorei. Now the College of Film stands at the top of entertainment for all who wish to record precious and amazing moments in their lives or in other peoples lives too be shared with the world. 

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Bonus Proficiencies

When you join the College of Film at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with two skills of your choice as well as Proficiency in Tinkers Tools in order to not only repair your Picture Box but also be able to create new cartridges of Film for your Camera, as well as create new add-ons for your camera at specific levels. 

Picture Box

Also at 3rd level, you have learned to use your tinkers tools to create a magical Picture Box that will help you record the amazing scenes of life that you witness for permanent Display.  When you gain this Box you also gain the ability to create add-ons for the Picture box a different levels that have different effects based on the Add-on.  You could add a Flash powder effect that can stun enemies using Gunpowder and fire.  You can also create an Add-on such as colored pictures using Painters tools which will than show the different types of magic in the picture using different colors for each.  Another Idea would be creating a lens for the camera that can gives you as much darkvision as a pair of Goggles of Night. 

Camera Flash

At specific levels you can create add-ons for your camera that give access to different effects based on the add-on that you create. Using the Tinkers tools you can create an Add-on for your Picture Box using Gunpowder that when the Camera is used creates a bright flash that can blind any target as well as blind them if a use of Bardic inspiration is used. 

Colored Pictures

Using a set of Painters tools and tinkers tools, you can make new cartridges to reload your camera with that create magical pictures that are colored, and any magical effect or magical item is also displayed in different colors that differ based on the school of magic that they are. This is the camera casting the Spell Detect Magic, however it is only visible after the Picture is produced and observed. You can also use a bardic inspiration Die to see in the pictures the aura of evil and good determined by different colors of Gray, White and Black outlines to determine Neutral, Good or Evil. 

Goggles of Night Lense

Using the Tinkerers tools you can create an add-on lens to your camera that allows you to have Truesight out to a range of 60 feet that can see through any magical darkness or regular darkness. If you use a bardic inspiration you can also create pictures that have a visible picture despite being taken in the dark creating a black and white outline of the scene of the picture, this picture also shows invisible creatures and objects, automatically detect visual illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, and perceives the original form of a shapechanger or a creature that is transformed by magic.

Projected Illusion

At 6th level, You have created a new permanent add-on for your Picture Box. As an ACTION you can Project an illusionary light that shows any picture you have taken in a large form.  If the Picture is of an individual target, creature or object, the projector creates a realistic illusion of the person or object that is also interactable. A Person/creature could be physically touched, an object can be picked up and used, any creature who is not aware of the illusion must succeed a Intelligence Check equal to your Spell casting DC.  This ability works with any Illusionary Spell you use as long as they are illusions made from Pictures you have taken, making all illusions physically interactable. 

At 14th-level this feature will allow you to also create active illusions that act as they were recorded by the 14th-level Moving Picture feature (for example, a recorded fireplace and hearth and home can be projected and actually lived in as long as the illusion is up. The illusion disappears after you cover the camera's lens using the lens-cap or use the camera again for a different action.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma Modifier (a minimum of Once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest as the Picture Box overheats. 

Moving Picture Box

Starting at 14th level, You can record moving objects and creatures for 1 minute on a new Cartridge of film that you can make using your tinkers tools. you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration in order to Rewind, Pause anything you are recording as an Action by altering the very fabric of Time itself using Chronurgy Magic, but it can only go backward or pause for 1 Minute. If you Pause all creatures and objects you can see through the camera lens stand still where they are and cannot move until interacted with (a creature will be paused as long as the camera is on them unless physically touched or if they take damage. If Any recorded film can be shown as a moving picture or movie of the recording to show to others using the Projecting feature at 6th level.