Tempered Soul: Difference between revisions
Pass 2 (S50 texture): create Tempered Soul — the universal feat from signing the Compact (1d4 to any d20 / +DC once per long rest, requiring the player to narrate the emotion fueling it); a roleplay-forward, evolving mechanic the DM wants used every session |
Add Usage Log section linking the new Tempered Soul/Usage Log tracker |
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=== Intent === | === Intent === | ||
The DM ([[Wes Vaske]]) framed this as a deliberately open-ended, evolving feature rather than a flat bonus: "''this is something that you should try to use every day… it will evolve over time.''" Each invocation is meant to deepen the character — a small, recurring window into who each survivor became after passing through death and the Hells. | The DM ([[Wes Vaske]]) framed this as a deliberately open-ended, evolving feature rather than a flat bonus: "''this is something that you should try to use every day… it will evolve over time.''" Each invocation is meant to deepen the character — a small, recurring window into who each survivor became after passing through death and the Hells. | ||
=== Usage Log === | |||
Every use is recorded on '''[[Tempered Soul/Usage Log]]''' — what each character empowered, the feeling they channeled, and a verbatim quote. The log is how the feat's growth is tracked over time, so narrate (and record) every spend. | |||
=== Holders === | === Holders === | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 19 June 2026
Tempered Soul
Tempered Soul is a feat granted to every member of Deez Nuts when their souls were reforged in the Hells and they signed A Compact of restoration and continuance in Session 50. It is as much a roleplaying device as a mechanic.
Effect
Once per long rest, a character may add 1d4 to any d20 test they make (an attack, check, or save) — or raise the DC of a save they are imposing on another by the same amount. To use it, the player must narrate the emotion, memory, or instinct that fuels the surge: the grief, rage, love, or stubbornness their soul has been tempered by.
Intent
The DM (Wes Vaske) framed this as a deliberately open-ended, evolving feature rather than a flat bonus: "this is something that you should try to use every day… it will evolve over time." Each invocation is meant to deepen the character — a small, recurring window into who each survivor became after passing through death and the Hells.
Usage Log
Every use is recorded on Tempered Soul/Usage Log — what each character empowered, the feeling they channeled, and a verbatim quote. The log is how the feat's growth is tracked over time, so narrate (and record) every spend.
Holders
All reforged members of Deez Nuts: Shade, Xanphina, Keyleth, Gootcha, Karma, and Baelgrum (the soul bound in Alexios's place).