Saturday, April 28, 2018

Faiths of Sublanarya: The Mother Plenty (Aphizia) & Honey-Blessed


Queen Aphizia is one of the nobility of the Court of Dawn but her origins are stranger than fey. She is an alien goddess, like Grimnir, who comes from beyond the stars. She made her home in Narya, long ago, and made herself a kingdom that would make anyone jealous. Her fey kingdom is a gorgeous and endless valley of wildflowers and fruit trees, the air humming with the busy work of fey bees and the singing of her children the kleodora, and in the middle of it all her massive golden castle. Inside, she sits upon her throne, attended and attending to her children.

She has had at least a short relationship with Aurellion that often leads their priests to be at odds.

Aphiza is a goddess whose cults find their way into desolate lands. Her daughters, the kleodora, are beautiful, alien and secretive missionaries who work to spread her influence into these lands by offering gifts of fresh produce and honey. While perhaps put-off by the strange appearance of the kleodora, desperate communities welcome them. It does not take long for the kleodora to offer to give the gift of apiaries, bee hives, and, in exchange for a small temple being built, teaching acolytes how to raise and care for the bees. Within a year, they can turn a famine into a bounty, but in following years, the queen gets her payment.

In order to appease her and the bees, Aphizia demands a yearly human sacrifice. The more elaborate and joyous the festival, despite the gruesome execution of the sacrifice, the better the following season's harvest. Such is the wicked pleasure of a goddess both alien and fey.

Those who fail to appease the queen are punished swiftly either by a plague of flying insects or worse. She is known to make deals, especially from women, for anything from a good harvest or a cured illness. But there is always a price and she is an easily offended goddess.

Particularly pleasing communities are even known to be "pollinated" by the kleodora and these children are called the "honey-blessed". Honey-blessed are often priests and agents of the goddess. Honey-Blessed are notoriously gifted with the beauty and wisdom of their forebearers. The features that stand out are their antennae, which they usually disguise by laying them down in their hair, a thin-layer of fine hair across their body and their eyes which have a composite pattern. While most honey-blessed serve the Mother Plenty, others escape their cult life and attempt a free-life. But the mother does not forget her children.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom increases by 2 and your Charisma increases by 1.
Age. Honey-Blessed have lifespans equivalent to humans.
Alignment. Most honey-blessed are lawful sense the represent the authority of the cult and enforce it with a smile, so they tend towards lawful alignments. Those that break free from the cult might rebel and embrace freedom.
Size. A half-kleodora has the build of a human woman. Your size if medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can't put you to sleep.
Mother's Blessing. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.
Insect Empathy. You have an innate ability to communicate with insects. You have the ability to communicate simple ideas through sounds and gestures with insect-like creatures.
Sting. You know the Infestation cantrip. Your infestation cantrip's spell manifests as a swarm of fey bees. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
Honeyed Words. Your bodily fluids have hypnotic qualities that allow you a limited version of the hivemind-like effect used by kleeodora. When your magic saliva, sweat or tears is consumed, via skin contact or ingestion, the creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails it is charmed by you until the effect ends, after 1 hour, or until you or your companions do something harmful to it. The charmed creature regards you as a friendly acquaintance. You can only affect a number of creatures with this spell equal to your level. If you attempt to use it on an additional creature, the effect must end on affected creature of your choice. If a creature succeeds, nothing happens and they are immune to this ability for 24 hours. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this effect.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

APHIZIA THE MOTHER PLENTY
Title(s)
The Giver, The Golden Queen, The Queen Bee, The Hivemind

Pantheon(s)
Naryan

Power Level
Lesser Deity

Alignment
Lawful Evil

Symbol
A golden hexagon with black stripes

Portfolio
Bees, insects, harvests, fertility, beauty

Domains
Nature

Worshipers
Farmers, bee-keepers, druids, witches, midwives

Favored Weapon
Spears

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Naryan Class Option: Warlock's Elemental Patron

The elemental planes are the nexus through which the elements of earth, fire, air and water spring into the material plane and whence they, inevitably, return. It is home to hosts of alien entities that embody and control their element with supernatural affinity. These beings are arguably purer than anything in the material world and some have powers that rival the gods. And yet, within the material plane, they are weak and must submit to the whims of the gods of Narya. To avoid risking to much of themselves by personally invading or exploring the material plane, these entities prefer to send servants or, in the case of today's subject, enlist emmissaries.

Warlocks who make a pact with an elemental patron either did so to merely seek power, to repay a debt to such an entity, or to become closer to an element that they felt a deep connection towards. As part of the pact, their body and magicks are imbued with the affinity of their patron.

Whether they are a stubborn and immovable earth warlock, a fiery passionate and furious fire warlock, a flexible and easy-going air warlock or the ever-shifting and deep water warlock, these spellcasters are specialists with ties to beings that are both alien and universal.

PLANE OF EARTH
Stoneheart
Starting at 1st level, you gain a supernatural attunement to the elemental plane of earth that resonates through your mind, body and soul.
You learn to speak, understand, read and write in Primordial.
You gain the Mold Earth cantrip. It does not count towards your number of known cantrips.
Also, as a bonus action you can activate your stoneheart ability. While active, you gain a base AC of 13+ your Constitution and stone shards cover your skin. This effect lasts until you end it as a bonus action or you are incapacitated.

Also, the elemental patron lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Expanded Spell List
1st Absorb Elements, Earth Tremor

2nd Earthbind, Dust Devil
3rd Meld into Stone, Erupting Earth

4th Conjure Minor Elementals, Stone Shape, Stone Skin
5th Conjure Elementals, Wall of Stone

Earthswimmer
Starting at 6th level, you move through the earth like a fish through the water or a bird through the air. While your stoneheart is active, you gain a burrow speed of 30 feet. You can choose to either create a tunnel of your size as you burrow or to move through the earth without disturbing the material as you move through it. Furthermore, you can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Also, you do not need to eat, drink or breathe. Instead, you can sustain yourself by consuming 1 lb. of natural minerals per day. Also, you are no longer affected by atmospheric pressure.

Unbreakable Aegis
Starting at 10th level, your stoney armor becomes even more durable. While your stoneheart ability is active, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.

Titan of Earth
Starting at 14th level, you can bring the elmental plane of earth to build and destroy your surroundings. While your stoneheart ability is active, you gain a number of charges equal to your Charisma. As an action, you can expend charges to cause a number of pillar of stone, up to the amount of expended charges, to burst from an earth surface, such as the ground or cavern wall, within 120 feet that you can see. Each pillar is a cylinder that has a diameter of 5 feet and a height of up to 30 feet. The earth surface where a pillar appears must be wide enough for its diameter. Each pillar has AC 5 and 30 hit points. When reduced to 0 hit points, a pillar crumbles into rubble, which creates an area of difficult terrain with a 10-foot radius. The rubble lasts until cleared.

If a pillar is created under a creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw based on your spellcasting save or be lifted by the pillar. A creature can choose to fail the save.

If a pillar is prevented from reaching its full height because of a ceiling or other obstacle, a creature on the pillar takes 6d6 bludgeoning damage and is restrained, pinched between the pillar and the obstacle. The restrained creature can use an action to make a Strength or Dexterity check (the creature’s choice) against the spell’s saving throw DC. On a success, the creature is no longer restrained and must either move off the pillar or fall off it.

Once you have summoned a number of stone pillars equal to your Charisma modifier, you must take a short rest before you can use this feature again.



PLANE OF FIRE
Blazing Heart
Starting at 1st level, you gain a supernatural attunement to the elemental plane of fire that resonates through your body and spells.
You learn to speak, understand, read and write in Primordial.
You gain the Control Flames cantrip. It does not count towards your number of known cantrips.
Also, as a bonus action, you can activate your blazing heart ability and your body emits heat and light as hot a burning ember. You gain resistance to fire damage, sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light in an additional 30 ft, and if you touch or are touched by a creature or a flammable object, you can choose for it to ignite. This effect lasts until you end it as a bonus action or you are incapacitated.

Also, the elemental patron lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Expanded Spell List
1st Burning Hands, Grease
2nd Scorching Ray, Flaming Sphere

3rd Fireball, Flame Arrows
4th Conjure Minor Elementals, Fireshield, Wall of Fire

5th Conjure Elementals, Flamestrike

Fire Dancer
Starting at 6th level, you move with ferocity and speed of an out of control flame. While your blazing heart ability is active, your gain a fly speed equal of 30 and you are considered one size smaller when attempting to move through tight spaces and take no movement penalty when doing so.

Also, you can sustain yourself on smoke alone. Instead of eating or drinking or breathing oxygen, you can sustain yourself by burning 1 pound of organic material with your spells or blazing heart ability per day.

Through the Fire and Flames 
Starting at 10th level, you relish fire's wrath. While your blazing heart ability is active, you gain immunity to fire damage. Furthermore, you can use a bonus action to teleport to any source of flame within 30 feet.

Titan of Fire
Starting at 14th level, you become an inferno incarnate. While your blazing heart ability is active, you gain a number of charges equal to your Charisma modifier. You can expend a charge to hurl flames or erupt into flames as an action.

When you hurl flames, you make a spell attack against a creature within 120 feet. The attack deals 6d6 fire damage on a hit and ignites all flammable objects.

When you erupt into flames, all flammable objects within 30 feet ignite and all creatures within 30 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw against your warlock's spell save or take the remaining number of charges multiplied by 6d6 fire damage. Half damage on save.

Once you have hurled flames a number of times equal to your charisma modifier or erupted into flames, you must take a long rest before you can use this feature again.


PLANE OF AIR
Soaring Heart
Starting at 1st level, you gain a supernatural attunement to the elemental plane of air that resonates through your body and spells.
You learn to speak, understand, read and write in Primordial.
You gain the Gust cantrip. It does not count towards your number of known cantrips.

Also, as a bonus action, you can activate your soaring heart ability, and your body becomes wrapped in an aetheral aura of wind. You gain a fly speed of 30 and you are considered one size smaller when attempting to move through tight spaces and take no movement penalty when doing so. This effect lasts until you end it as a bonus action or you are incapacitated.

Also, the elemental patron lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Expanded Spell List
1st Thunderwave, Fog Cloud
2nd Dust Devil, Gust of Wind

3rd Lightning Bolt, Wind Wall

4th Conjure Minor Elementals, Storm Sphere, Freedom of Movement

5th Conjure Elementals, Control Winds

Graceful as the Wind

Starting at 6th level, you move like the wind. While your soaring heart ability is active, your fly speed increases 60 feet.

You also gain a hover speed of 30. If you are knocked prone, you can use a reaction to hover but only have up to half your speed on your next turn. If you are falling, you can use a reaction to reduce your falling damage to 0. While hovering, you ignore difficult terrain at the discretion of the dungeon master. You do not lose your hover speed when you are incapacitated and can still use a reaction to reduce your falling damage to 0.

Stormchild

Starting at 10th level, you find the power of the wind-- to create weather. While your soaring heart ability is active, you gain resistance to cold, lightning and thunder damage. In addition, when you activate the soaring heart ability, your aura of wind becomes a thick stormy vapor. When you are attacked, you can use a reaction to give the attack disadvantage. If the attack misses, the cloud disappears.

You do not regain the ability to summon this cloud until you finish a short rest.


Titan of Air
Starting at 14th level, you tear apart the battlefield like a hurricane. While your soaring heart ability is active, you gain a number of charges equal to your Charisma modifier. As an action, you can expend a charge to either summon a whirlwind or release the tempest as an action.

When you summon a whirlwind, you create a small tornado on a point in space that is within 120. All creatures within 5 feet of the point must make a Strength saving throw against your warlock's spell save. On a failure, a target takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage and is flung up 30 feet away from the point in a random direction and knocked prone. If a thrown target strikes an object, such as a wall or floor, the target takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If the target is thrown at another creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw against your warlock's spell save or take the same damage and be knocked prone.

When you release the tempest, you discharge an intense burst of electric energy. You direct the energy as a bolt of lightning in a 5 foot wide and 120 foot long line. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw against your warlock's spell save or take the remaining number of charges multiplied by 6d6 lightning damage
 
Once you summoned a whirlwind a number equal to your charisma modifier or release the tempest you must take a long rest before you can use this feature again.

PLANE OF WATER
Weeping Heart
Starting at 1st level, you gain a supernatural attunement to the elemental plane of water that resonates through your body and spells.
You learn to speak, understand, read and write in Primordial.
You gain the Shape Water cantrip. It does not count towards your number of known cantrips.

Also, as a bonus action, you can activate your soaring heart ability, and your body secretes a chilling bubble of water. While active, you gain the ability to breathe underwater and you gain a swim speed equal to your speed.This effect lasts until you end it as a bonus action or you are incapacitated. You are gain resistance to cold damage. You are also not affected by water pressure or depth.

Also, the elemental patron lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Expanded Spell List
1st Create/Destroy Water, Fog Cloud

2nd Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm, Misty Step
3rd Wall of Water, Tidal Wave
4th Conjure Minor Elementals, Control Water, Watery Sphere

5th Conjure Elementals, Cone of Cold

From the Sea
Starting at 6th level, you are as welcome in the sea as on land. While your weeping heart ability is active, your swim speed increases to 60 feet and you are considered one size smaller when attempting to move through tight spaces and take no movement penalty when doing so.

Also, you can sustain yourself on liquid alone. Instead of eating or drinking or breathing oxygen, you can sustain yourself by drinking 1 gallon of pure water.

The Deep's Embrace
Starting at 10th level, you fall through your enemy's grasp like water. While your weeping heart ability is active, you are surrounded by a shield of water. While the shield is active, you have resistance to fire damage and any ranged weapon attack against you has disadvantage on the attack roll. If the shield takes cold damage, you lose the shield.

If you lose the shield, you regain it after taking a short rest.

Titan of Water
Starting at 14th level, you are the raging malestrom. While your weeping heart ability is active, you gain a number of charges equal to your Charisma modifier. As an action, you can expend a charge to either to summon an overwhelming wave or a cold snap.

When you summon an overwhelming wave, you create a wave of water that crashes down on an area within 60 feet. The area can be up to 30 feet long, up to 10 feet wide, and up to 10 feet tall. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw against your warlock's spell save. On a failure, a target takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. The water disperses and douses all flames in the immediate area.

When you cold snap, you create a blast of frigid air against all targets and creatures within 30 feet. Each creature within 30 feet must make a Constitution saving throw against your warlock's spell save or take the remaining number of charges multiplied by 6d6 cold damage. Half damage on save.

A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

Once you have summoned a number of overwhelming waves equal to your charisma modifier or cold snapped, you must take a long rest before you can use this feature again.