College of Tarot

Bards in this college fuel their performances using a deck of tarot cards taken from the dark lands of Ravenloft. They twist and manipulate the dark energies present and swirling within the deck itself. The more the deck is used, the more corrupted the bards become who use said deck.

 

Tarokka Deck

When you choose this college at 3rd level you can use a deck of tarot cards made in the lands of Ravenloft and use their dark energies to aid you in your endeavors, and fuel your performances as a focus for your spells. The deck has 10 cards, and each card has its own unique effect when pulled from the deck. As an Action you can pull a card from the deck at random and dependent on the card that's drawn, the effect described in the list below comes into effect.

You can use this feature as much as your Charisma modifier per Long Rest.

At 14th level you can use this feature as a Bonus Action instead of an Action.

1. Abjurer
   This card features a figure draped in robes in a state of prayer, with stars floating around their head. When this card is drawn, one random creature within 100-feet succeeds on their next dice roll.
2. Anarchist
   This card features a man sitting in front of a burning city, with chains around his wrists and ankles. When this card is drawn, one random creature within 100-feet instantly engulfs into infernal flames for 1 hour. The creatures takes 7 (2d6) fire damage at the start of each of it's turns, and can pat the flames out as an Action.
3. Artifact
   This card features a monstrous skull floating in a container of fluid. When this card is drawn, one random creature within 100-feet is given a random magical item of the Dungeon Master's choosing.
4. Avenger
   This card features a womanly knight in armor and wielding a sword. When this card is drawn, your next melee or ranged attack on a creature that has previously attacked you is considered a critical.
5. Beast
   This card features a skeletal werewolf climbing over a fence. When this card is drawn, a random creature with a CR matching your level appears 30 feet away from you. It is considered hostile.
6. Beggar
   This card features a poor, elderly man missing his hands. When this card is drawn, a random creature within 100-feet loses all of their material wealth.
7. Berserker
   This card features two bloodied, severed heads sat next to a bloodied axe. When this card is drawn, a random creature within 100-feet must make move towards the closest creature to it and attack it. The attack is considered critical, and is made with disadvantage.
8. Bishop
   This card features a bishop holding a censer with smoke billowing from it. When this card is drawn, a random creature within 100-feet is healed by one roll of their hit dice.
9. Broken One
   This card features a man screaming into a shattered mirror. When this card is drawn, a random creature within 100-feet must make a DC 17 Constitution Saving Throw or drop to 0 hit points on a fail, but is considered stable. An avatar of death forms where the creature has fallen unconscious sharing the stats and appearance of the creature.
10. Necromancer
    This card features a necromancer commanding two undead. When this card is drawn, two undead under your control are summoned from the earth where you stand. At 3rd level, the undead are zombies, at 7th level the undead are ghasts, at 12th level the undead are revenant and at 17th level the undead is a single, beholder zombie.

Fortuitous Insight

While you choose this bardic college at 3rd level, your insight into the future becomes much more focused. You gain Expertise in  Insight if you do not already have it as well as Perception if you do not already have it.

Unearthly Shuffle

At 6th level, you gain a dark ability based on the corruption and use from your tarokka deck. Using a Bonus Action you can shuffle the deck of cards and their dark energy flies towards a creature you can see within 100-feet. The creature must make a DC Wisdom Saving Throw of 10 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier or it switches stats with you until its next turn. For the duration you have all of the ability scores, bonuses, spells, and whatever features the creature has and vice-versa.

You may use this feature once per Long Rest.

Discordant Fortunes

At 14th level, the power of the tarokka deck has been fully gifted to you and latched onto your soul. Using an action, you can close your eyes and take on the whispers of the dark energies that influence and the deck itself. When you use this feature you take 9 (2d8) psychic damage but can see the tide of time and into the past, present and future that swirls around you. As the tides of time swirl within your mind, you can negate one event that has transpired in the last 24 hours.

If this damage reduces you to 0 hit points, your soul is pulled into the deck and deposited into a random plane of the Dungeon Master's choosing.

You can use this feature once per day.

You may also now use your Tarokka Deck to draw a card as a Bonus Action instead of an action.