Tempered Soul

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).