Troubadour

"Tales reveal truth obscured by reality. I only seek for my tales to ignite dreams and to inspire hope. I carry the stories of the world, spreading inspiration and enchantment wherever I roam." - Flanagan Meadowbrook, renowned lorist

As far back as you can remember, you have always had a deep love for music, storytelling, poetry, and mythology. You had an equally strong desire to connect with others through the bonds of music and artistic expression. Even as a youngster, you were able to captivate audiences of all ages with your colorful and flamboyant performances. Through diligent practice, you have now mastered one or more methods of performance, be it song or dance or poem. Urged by intense wanderlust and the desire to see the world in all its splendor, you travel far and wide, seeking to collect more and grander stories wherever the path takes you.

What is your standard performance routine? Do you typically sing, play an instrument, dance, or do all three at once? Maybe you prefer to recite or improvise poetry for your audience, or maybe you perform parlor tricks designed to delight and instill a sense of wonder. Are you inspired by whimsical stories with happy endings, by heart-wrenching tragedies, or by tomes of history? How do these inspirations appear in your performances?

Troubadour Stacks/Talents

Legend Keeper. You maintain a powerful book of legends and can summon creatures, heroes, and villains forth from the pages of this book.

Lyricist. By improving your repertoire of music, poetry, or stories, you can achieve a variety of effects in combat to enhance your allies or unnerve your foes.

Lorist. Stories and research into myths have led you to uncover the secrets of arcane or psionic magic, enhancing your capacity to influence the world around you.

Jester. Your double-edged comments and savage quips make you equally loved and hated among the common folk and high nobility.

Encore. Your energetic music or inspirational words rally your allies and help your entire team move with enhanced tactical coordination.

Troubadour Entry Talent

After gaining the Troubadour Entry talent, you can take talents from any of the Troubadour tracks.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Troubadour Entry	Character Level 2	When you take this talent, you gain the following abilities. Stanzas. Learn three Stanzas of your choice. Setup. (1/Round) During an allied creature’s turn, if they are within 40 ft of you, you may spend 1 Reactive AP that you have. That ally gains that AP. Battle Song. When you roll Initiative, roll 1d4. Add it to the Initiative of any creature of your choice.. Skilled. Gain +4 Skill Points to spend on any skills of your choice. You also gain one inexpensive instrument or prop to enhance your performances (such as a flute, mask, or colorful silk handkerchiefs)..	Troubadour, Class Entry

Encore Track

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Troubadour’s Support	Troubadour Entry	When you end your turn with 0 AP, gain 1 special Support AP that acts as Reactive AP. You lose this AP at the start of your next turn. You can only have one source of Support AP. If you gain a second source of special AP, choose whether you keep this source or your new source.	Troubadour, Encore
Battle Drum	Troubadour’s Support	When you roll Initiative, you may swap your Initiative roll with one of your allies.	Troubadour, Encore
Smooth Tongue	Motley Wardrobe or Battle Drum	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance or observation tag. You can always find food lodging for free in exchange for performances	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Setup II	Smooth Tongue	You may now use Setup once on each ally’s turn provided you have the Reactive AP needed.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Troubadour’s Support II	Setup II	Troubadour’s Support gives you 2 Reactive AP	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Battle Drum II	Troubadour’s Support II	When you use Battle Drum, you may also swap two of your allies’ Initiative rolls. Choose one creature whose Initiative you changed; they get +your CHA to their Initiative	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Accelerando	Battle Drum II	Gain a special Stanza, Accelerando. Accelerando. One ally within range gains +1 AP at the start of their turn and +5 ft speed when they spend AP to move.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Crescendo	Battle Drum II	Gain a special Stanza, Crescendo. Crescendo. You or an ally within range deals +1d4 damage when they hit with weapon attacks.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Troubadour’s Support III	Accelerando or Crescendo	Troubadour’s Support gives you 3 Support AP	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Setup III	Troubadour’s Support III	You can expend X Reactive AP to give an ally X AP. The range of Setup increases to 80 ft.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Accelerando II	Setup III, Accelerando	(2/Recoup) Accelerando applies to two allies.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Crescendo II	Setup III, Crescendo	(2/Recoup) Crescendo applies to two allies.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Battle Stanza	Accelerando II or Crescendo II	Pick two Stanzas you know with the scorn tag. Their rank 1 iterations combine and become your Battle Stanza. When you activate your Battle Stanza for 1 AP, make one scorn roll; if you hit, apply both effects..	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Accelerando III	Battle Stanza, Accelerando II	Accelerando II becomes: Increase speed by 10 ft, and becomes 2/Catch Breath.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Crescendo III	Battle Stanza, Crescendo II	Crescendo II becomes: Increase damage by +1d6, and becomes 2/Catch Breath.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Battle Drum III	Accelerando III or Crescendo III	(2/Rest) When you use Battle Drum, you can pick a creature within 120 ft. Attack their ANT. If you hit, you can swap their Initiative with one of your allies.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Battle Stanza II	Battle Drum III	(2/Recoup) When you use your Battle Stanza, you can apply both effects as though they were Stanza rank 2.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Anthem	Battle Stanza II	You are an unrivaled musician, orator, and performer. You are renowned as an expert commander on the field of battle, inspiring your comrades through song or word. You gain the Courage Anthem and Battle Anthem abilities.. Courage Anthem. (1/Rest) When you roll Initiative, you and any allied creature whose Initiative you manipulated cannot be Charmed or Frightened unless the target is also Bloodied. Battle Anthem. When reduced to 0 HP, you may start your Battle Anthem. It lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Troubadour level. When you start your turn, if you spent at least 1 AP on Stanzas on your last turn, you may use a Stanza’s rank 1 ability that you know for 0 AP. Furthermore, if you spend at least 2 AP on Stanzas on your current turn, you cannot receive healing until the end of your next turn, but also do not die until the end of your next turn, even if you reach 8 Death Points. If you reach 8 Death Points during your Battle Anthem, you cannot be healed and you die when your Battle Anthem ends, but you can be resurrected..	Troubadour, Encore, Capstone

Jester Track

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Mockery	Troubadour Entry	Gain the Mockery ability. Mockery. By spending 3 AP, make a CHA attack vs the ANT of a target within 40 ft of you. If you hit, then all creatures that were Charmed by the target are no longer Charmed. Further, anyone who was not Charmed by the target looks upon the target with a mixture of embarrassment and disgust. If you miss a target, you can’t attack that target with this ability again until after 10 mins have passed.	Troubadour, Jester
Motley Wardrobe	Mockery	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance or influence tag. Gain a jester’s motley, along with two other disguises of your choice..	Troubadour, Jester
Smooth Tongue	Motley Wardrobe or Battle Drum	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance or observation tags. You can always find food and lodgings for free in exchange for performances.	Troubadour, Encore, Jester
Clown	Smooth Tongue	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the acrobatics or performance tag. (1/Week) Gain +1 Goodwill with commoners.	Troubadour, Jester
Fool	Smooth Tongue	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the observation and subterfuge tag. (1/Week) Gain +1 Goodwill with nobles and elite society.	Troubadour, Jester
Obfuscate	Clown or Fool	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge and knowledge tag. (1/Rest) If you find physical evidence that might be incriminating, you can spend 30 minutes destroying it beyond any hope of being useful or viable.	Troubadour, Jester
Imitate	Clown or Fool	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge and influence tag. (1/Rest) Given 1 hour and 50 sp, you can make an excellent disguise that lasts for 4 hours before the makeup begins to run and the props begin to fray. Double Skill Points in Disguising, Evading, and Deceiving for the duration.	Troubadour, Jester
Jeer	Obfuscate or Imitate	When Mockery hits a target that is not Bloodied, deal 1d8 psychic damage. Creatures that witness this do not view this action as physically combative.	Troubadour, Jester
Many Hats	Jeer	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance and influence tag. Given 1 week in a settled area, you can respec your talents within this track when you Take a Rest. Once you do, you cannot use this ability again until you are in a new settled area.	Troubadour, Jester
Clown II	Many Hats, Clown	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the acrobatics or performance tags. (1/Week) Gain an additional +1 Goodwill with commoners.	Troubadour, Jester
Fool II	Many Hats, Fool	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the observation and subterfuge tag. (1/Week) Gain an additional +1 Goodwill with nobles and elites.	Troubadour, Jester
Obfuscate II	Clown II or Fool II, Obfuscate	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge and knowledge tag. You can spend 30 additional minutes to change the Chapter 3 \| Classes 157 evidence slightly, causing it to incriminate someone else. This costs 100 sp and can be done 1/Week.	Troubadour, Jester
Imitate II	Clown II or Fool II, Imitate	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge or influence tag. (1/Week) Given 1 hour and 200 sp, you can make a supreme disguise that lasts for 4 hours. Double Skill Points in Disguising, Evading, and Deceiving for the duration and you do not need to roll if you do mundane activity befitting the costume (such as disguising yourself as a guard and walking into the city watch’s private lounge).	Troubadour, Jester
Mockery II	Obfuscate II or Imitate II	You only need to wait 1 minute, instead of 10 minutes, after missing with Mockery.	Troubadour, Jester
Jeer II	Mockery II	If a target takes psychic damage from your Jeer and becomes Bloodied as a result, it loses 1 Goodwill and will attempt to completely withdraw from the social situation. (The target will not withdraw from active combat.)	Troubadour, Jester
Clown III	Jeer II, Clown II	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the acrobatics or performance tag. You cannot have negative Goodwill with commoners.	Troubadour, Jester
Fool III	Jeer II, Fool II	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the observation and subterfuge tag. You cannot have negative Goodwill with noble society	Troubadour, Jester
Obfuscate III	Clown III or Fool III, Obfuscate II	Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge and knowledge tag. You can destroy evidence 1/Recoup and change it 1/Rest	Troubadour, Jester
Imitate III	Clown III or Fool III, Imitate II	Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge and influence tag. You can use your disguise 1/Recoup and your supreme disguise 1/Rest.	Troubadour, Jester
Mockery III	Obfuscate III or Imitate III	When a creature loses Goodwill as a result of being Mocked, it can no longer Charm or Enthrall any new targets for 1 hour. You can use Mockery indefinitely with no cooldown, even if you miss a target.	Troubadour, Jester
Cruel Jape	Mockery III	You wear disguises and identities fluidly, and you can ruthlessly use words as barbs. Gain +8 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the influence, subterfuge, observation, or performance tags. Gain the Cruel Jape ability. Cruel Jape. (1/Rest) When you Bloody someone with Jeer, you can reduce them to 0 Goodwill. If they were at 0, reduce them to -5 instead. Level 30: Cruel Jape becomes 1/Recoup, but can only target a specific creature 1/Rest.	Troubadour, Jester, Capstone

Legend Keeper Track

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Book Of Legends	Troubadour Entry	You have a special tome, your Book of Legends. Your Book of Legends might be a faerie tale, a book of epic poetry from the distant past, or the scrawled and esoteric ramblings of a madman. Whatever the case, the tome is also magical and cannot be destroyed or damaged by mundane means. Gain the Summon Character ability Summon Character. You can spend 3 AP to magically call forth a spirit that takes the form of a character from this tome. This creature appears in an unoccupied space within 20 ft of you and has the stats of any beast or NPC of Monster Level (ML) 2 or lower. A Summoned Character loses any magic from the Five Sources that its stat block would normally allow. It is a corporeal spirit and possesses any equipment that the stat block would normally have. This equipment is corporeal while the creature is holding it or using it in a thrown or ranged attack, but the equipment fades into nothingness if any other creature tries to use it. The character lasts for 10 minutes, or until dismissed (by spending 1 AP on your turn), or until reduced to 0 HP. It takes its own Initiative and follows your spoken commands. You can summon such creatures 2/Rest. This talent gives you +5 SP and +1 Arcane or Psionic Power (your choice).	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Figure of Legend	Book of Legends	Gain the Summon Protagonist ability, which lets you summon more powerful creatures. Summon Protagonist. (1/Rest) You can summon a Figure of Legend, or other options granted by talents you take later in this track. Figure of Legend. This is an NPC of a level that you can summon, who also gains the full benefits of one level 1 lineage of your choice and one rank 1 profession of your choice. A Summoned Character loses any magic from the Five Sources that its stat block would normally allow.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Written Tradition	2 talents in one of the following tracks: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, or Necronomicon	Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. Gain the Written Tradition ability. Written Tradition. (1/Rest) Regain one use of your Summon Character when you Recoup.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Written Tradition II	3 talents in one of the following tracks: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, or Necronomicon	Summon Character becomes ½ INT/Rest.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Written Tradition III	Written Tradition II	Written Tradition becomes: (1/Rest) Regain 2 uses of your Summon Character when you Recoup. Summon Protagonist becomes 2/Rest.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Plot Twist	6 talents in one of the following tracks: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, or Necronomicon	Choose one of the six books that you did NOT take. Gain that book’s first talent.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Story For Every Occasion	7 talents in one of the following tracks: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, or Necronomicon	Gain +8 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. When you roll Initiative and have no uses of Summon Character left, you gain one special use of it, which you can use to summon a single NPC or Beast of ML 1 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper
Library Of Legends	Story for Every Occasion	You are heralded the world over as a legendary and captivating storyteller. Gain +8 Skill Points that you can spend on any skill. Your Summon Character ability can summon creatures of 1 ML higher than you previously could. (1/Month) You can reassign your Legend Keeper talents by swapping out which book you can magically draw creatures from. Level 30: Your Summon Character ability can summon creatures of 2 MLs higher than you previously could.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Capstone

Figure of Legend Tracks

Legend Keeper: Comedy

This defines your Mythic Tome as a Comedy, full of epic heroes and happy endings.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Comedy	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, Necronomicon	When using Figure of Legend, you can summon NPCs of ML 3 or lower. When you do, give them +1 to a physical or mental attribute of your choice, and they magically gain any mundane equipment of your choice.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy II	Comedy Incompatible: Tragedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Book of Souls II, Book of the Damned II, Necronomicon II	When using Summon Character, you can use Summon Entourage. Summon Entourage. Summon 3 NPCs that are all ML 1 or lower. They can be the same or different stat blocks.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy III	Comedy II, Written Tradition	When you use Figure of Legend, you may summon NPCs of ML 5 or lower. They gain the benefits of their lineage as if they were PC level 5 (providing them one additional lineage option) and one rank 2 profession.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy IV	Comedy III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance tags. When you use Figure of Legend, they get 4 total Attribute Points that you can use to enhance their attributes. You cannot put more than 2 into a single attribute. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy V	Comedy IV	When you use Figure of Legend, they also get 1 talent of your choice (but cannot gain Adept of the Psionic, Disciple of the Divine, Initiate of the Occult, Student of the Arcane or Warden of the Primal).	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy VI	Comedy V	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance tags. When you use Summon Entourage, they can be ML 2 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy
Comedy VII	Comedy VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. When you Summon Hero, they get an additional lineage option (as though PC level 10) and a rank 3 profession. They also get one cantrip, chant, or prayer of your choice.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy

Legend Keeper: Tragedy

This defines your Mythic Tome as a Tragedy, full of flawed heroes, ruthless villains, and heart-wrenching loss.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Tragedy	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, Necronomicon	When using Figure of Legend, you can summon NPCs of ML 3 or lower. When you do, give them +1 to a physical or mental attribute, and +6 Skill Points that they can spend on any skills with the influence, observation, subterfuge, or survival tag.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy II	Tragedy Incompatible: Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Book of Souls II, Book of the Damned II, Necronomicon II	When using Summon Character, you can use Summon Underlings. Summon Underlings. Summon 3 NPCs that are all ML 1 or lower. They can be the same or different stat blocks.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy III	Tragedy II, Written Tradition	When you use Figure of Legend, you may summon NPCs of ML 5 or lower. They gain the benefits of their Lineage as if they were PC level 5 (providing them one additional lineage option) and one rank 2 profession.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy IV	Tragedy III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the influence tag. When you use Figure of Legend, they also get one talent of your choice (but cannot gain Adept of the Psionic, Disciple of the Divine, Initiate of the Occult, Student of the Arcane or Warden of the Primal). Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy V	Tragedy IV	(1/Rest) When you use Figure of Legend, you can also summon two underlings that the villain controls. These underlings must be NPCs or beasts of ML 1 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy VI	Tragedy V	Gain the Diabolical Scheme ability, which you can use when you use use Figure of Legend. Diabolical Scheme. The villain you summon can be an NPC of ML 10 or lower and gains three talents of your choice (but no class talents). It is fully autonomous and can choose whether to work with or against you. At the end of the 10 minutes, if the NPC is not dead, then the NPC becomes permanently corporeal and can pursue its own agenda.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy
Tragedy VII	Tragedy VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. When you summon a Figure of Legend, they can be an NPC of ML 7 or lower; they get an additional lineage option (as though PC level 10) and a rank 3 profession; they also get one cantrip, chant, or prayer of your choice.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy

Legend Keeper: Creature Compendium

This defines your Mythic Tome as a Bestiary with carefully diagrammed and researched monsters.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Creature Compendium	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Tragedy, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, Necronomicon	Gain the Bestiary ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Bestiary. You may summon a beast or monstrosity of ML 4 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium II	Creature Compendium Incompatible: Comedy II, Tragedy II, Faerie Tale II, Book of Souls II, Book of the Damned II, Necronomicon II	You can summon Monstrosities with your Summon Character ability. Gain the Packmaster ability. Packmaster. (1/Rest) When you summon a beast or monstrosity that is ML 1 or lower, summon two additional creatures of that same type.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium III	Creature Compendium II, Written Tradition	Your Bestiary ability can summon beasts and monstrosities of ML 6 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium IV	Creature Compendium III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the survival tag. Learn the Charm Creature and Commune with Beast chants. They count as Arcane or Psionic for you for you but do not gain power. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium V	Creature Compendium IV	Packmaster becomes: (2/Rest) Summon four additional creatures.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium VI	Creature Compendium V	Gain the Monster of Legend ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Monster of Legend: (1/Rest) Summon a beast or monstrosity of ML 12 or lower. When you do, make an AWR/Animal Handling check vs DC 15 + the creature’s ML. If you hit, it is friendly towards you and your allies. If you miss, it is hostile towards you and your allies, and your enemies. If hostile towards you and your allies, it cannot be dispelled early and if it survives for the whole 10 minutes, it becomes fully embodied and sets out on its own.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium
Creature Compendium VII	Creature Compendium VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used on the Bestiary option. Your Bestiary ability can summon beasts and monstrosities of ML 8 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium

Legend Keeper: Faerie Tale

This defines your Mythic Tome as a Faerie Tale, with a lot of whimsy fae and plants.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Faerie Tale	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned, Necronomicon	Gain the Faerie Tale ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Faerie Tale. You may summon a Fae or Plant of ML 4 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale II	Faerie Tale Incompatible: Comedy II, Tragedy II, Creature Compendium II, Book of Souls II, Book of the Damned II, Necronomicon II	You can summon fae and plants with your Summon Character ability. Your Summon Character ability allows you to summon creatures of ML 2 or lower	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale III	Faerie Tale II, Written Tradition	Your Faerie Tale ability can summon fae and plants of ML 6 or lower	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale IV	Faerie Tale III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the survival tag. Gain the Leshy Primal Aspect. Learn the Glimmer chant. It counts as Arcane or Psionic for you but does not gain power. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale V	Faerie Tale IV	You can summon monstrosities and fiends with your Summon Character ability.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale VI	Faerie Tale V	Gain the Achfae of Legend ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Archfae of Legend: (1/Rest) . Summon a fae of ML 12 or lower. When you do, make an INT (Arcana) check vs DC 15 + the creature’s ML. If you hit, it is friendly towards you and your allies. If you miss, it is hostile towards you, your allies, and your enemies. If hostile towards your allies, it cannot be dispelled early and if it survives for the whole 10 minutes, it becomes fully embodied and sets out on its own.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale VII	Faerie Tale VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used on the Faerie Tale option. When you use Faerie Tale, if you summon a fae, it gains two Primal Chants of your choice and one Primal Spell that costs 6 or fewer SP, which it can cast innately one time.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale

Legend Keeper: Book of Souls

Your Mythic Tome is historical in nature, holding long lists of the deceased. You can summon undead and such.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Book of Souls	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of the Damned, Necronomicon	You can summon undead with your Summon Character ability. Gain the Armies of Old ability. Armies of Old. (1/Rest) When you summon undead of ML 1 or lower, summon 1d4 additional undead of the same type.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls II	Book of Souls Incompatibile: Comedy II, Tragedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Book of the Damned II, Necronomicon II	Gain the Chronicle of Souls ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Chronicle of Souls. You may summon an undead of ML 4 or lower. Such a creature also gains +6 Skill Points divided among any skills of your choice.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls III	Book of Souls II, Written Tradition	Armies of Old becomes 1d6 additional undead and 2/Rest.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls IV	Book of Souls III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. Gain the Stoll Primal Aspect. Gain the Grave Whisper arcane cantrip. It counts as Psionic for you if you choose. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls V	Book of Souls IV	Chronicle of Souls becomes ML 6 or lower and the creature appears equipped with any mundane gear of your choice.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls VI	Book of Souls V	Your attunement to death and legacy makes it harder to kill you. When you are reduced to 0 HP, if an undead that you have summoned is within 40 ft of you, you may spend 1 Reactive AP to cause that undead to immediately disintegrate. If you do, regain 1d4 HP. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls
Book of Souls VII	Book of Souls VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used on the Chronicle of Souls option. When you use Chronicle of Souls, in addition to giving the creature any mundane gear, it gains one specialization talent of your choice. If you pick a magic source, it can only learn cantrips, chants, or prayers.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls

Legend Keeper: Book of the Damned

Your Mythic Tome is more religious in nature and sings the cautionary tale of the Exiles. You can summon fiends and celestials.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Book of the Damned	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Necronomicon	Gain the Song of the Irreconciled ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Song of the Irreconciled. You may summon a fiend or celestial of ML 4 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned II	Book of the Damned Incompatible: Comedy II, Tragedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Book of Souls II, Necronomicon II	You can summon fiends and celestials with your Summon Character ability. Your Summon Character ability allows you to summon creatures of ML 2 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned III	Book of the Damned II, Written Tradition	Your Song of the Irreconciled ability can summon fiends and celestials of ML 6 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned IV	Book of the Damned III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. Gain the Graceful Poise and Sacred Flare prayers. They can count as Arcane or Psionic for you but they do not gain power. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned V	Book of the Damned IV	Gain +2 Skill Points in Religion. Your Summon Character ability can summon ML 3 fiends or celestials.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned VI	Book of the Damned V	Gain the Unholy Bargain ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Unholy Bargain: (1/Rest) Summon a fiend of ML 12 or lower. When you do, make a CHA (Persuading) check vs DC 15 + the creature’s ML. If you hit, it is friendly towards your allies. If you miss, it is hostile towards both your allies and your enemies. If hostile towards your allies, it cannot be dispelled early and if it survives for the whole 10 minutes, it becomes fully embodied and sets out on its own	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned
Book of the Damned VII	Book of the Damned VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used on the Song of the Irreconciled option. When you use Song of the Irreconciled, the summoned creature gains two divine prayers of your choice and one divine spell that costs 6 or fewer SP, which it can cast innately one time.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned

Legend Keeper: Necronomicon

Your Mythic Tome is modeled after the dread Necronomicon. You can summon eldritch and such.

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Necronomicon	Figure of Legend Incompatible: Comedy, Tragedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Book of Souls, Book of the Damned	Gain the Unnamable Horror ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Unnamable Horror. You may summon an eldritch of ML 4 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon II	Necronomicon Incompatible: Comedy II, Tragedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Book of Souls II, Book of the Damned II	Gain the Eldritch Bargain ability. Eldritch Bargain. When you summon an eldritch creature with Unnamable Horror, you can make yourself Sickened for the duration to give it TA and +2 damage for the duration.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon III	Necronomicon II, Written Tradition	Your Unnamable Horror ability can summon eldritch of ML 6 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon IV	Necronomicon III, Written Tradition III	Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. Gain the Tamat Primal Aspect. Learn the Acid Stream Chant. It counts as an Arcane or Psionic for you but does not gain power. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon V	Necronomicon IV	Your NPC and Common Beast creatures that you summon gain tentacles that replicate their previous melee weapons but give +5 ft reach.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon VI	Necronomicon V	Gain the Aberrant Bargain ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist. Aberrant Bargain. (1/Rest) Summon an eldritch of ML 12 or lower. When you do, make an INT (Arcana) check vs DC 15 + the creature’s ML. If you hit, it is friendly towards you and your allies. If you miss, it is hostile towards you and your allies as well as your enemies. If hostile towards your allies, you become Sickened for the next 1 hour and gain 1 Fatigue.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon
Necronomicon VII	Necronomicon VI, Plot Twist	Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used on the Unnamable Horror option. Your Unnamable Horror ability can summon eldritch creatures of ML 8 or lower.	Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon

Lorist Track

Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Lorist	Troubadour Entry	Choose one: Arcane or Psionic. If you choose Arcane, gain Student of the Arcane unless you already have it. If you already have it, gain +1 Arcane Power and +5 SP instead. If you choose Psionic, gain Adept of the Psionic unless you already have it. If you already have it, gain +1 Psionic Power and +5 SP instead. Whichever you choose, CHA is your magic attribute. Each time you level up and spend your Talent Point on a talent in the Lorist track, you gain +5 SP and +1 Power in the source you chose. Your ability to cast magic is contained in your Lorebook, which might be a tome of poetry, stories, or music penned by you or by the greats whose work you idolize.	Troubadour, Lorist
Multitalented	Lorist	Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills. You cannot spend more than +4 points on a single skill.	Troubadour, Lorist, Repeatable
Record Magic	Multitalented	Gain the Replicate Spell ability. Replicate Spell. When someone within 60 ft of you casts a spell, you may spend 2 Reactive AP to magically replicate that spell, inscribing it into your Lorebook. You can cast spells that are in your Lorebook by spending the appropriate AP and SP. Once you cast a spell from your Lorebook, it fades and you lose access to it from this ability. Inscribed spells last for up to 2 days, until you use it, or until you dismiss it from your Lorebook for 1 AP. You can only have two spells inscribed in your Lorebook at a time.	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist II	Record Magic	Gain one cantrip, chant, or prayer from any source. It counts as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist. Your selection from this feature does not gain power as you level up.	Troubadour, Lorist
Disciplined Study	Lorist II	(1/Month) When you would Take a Rest, you may forego all benefits of Taking a Rest and instead redistribute all of your Skill Points as you intensively study and train	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist III	Disciplined Study	Gain one ritual or invocation with no prerequisites from any Source. It counts as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist.	Troubadour, Lorist
Photographic Memory	Lorist III	You are immune to magical effects that would alter your memory, and can recall events up to 1 month prior with perfect accuracy.	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist IV	Photographic Memory	Gain one spell from any Source. It counts as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist.	Troubadour, Lorist
Record Magic II	Lorist IV	Spells in your Lorebook last for up to 1 week, and you can have a number of recorded spells equal to ½ INT.	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist V	Record Magic II	Gain two cantrips, chants, or prayers from any Source. They count as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist. Your selections from this feature do not gain power as you level up.	Troubadour, Lorist
Disciplined Study II	Lorist V	You can use Disciplined Study 1/Week, and gain the benefits of Taking a Rest when you do.	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist VI	Disciplined Study II	Gain one ritual or invocation from any Source with no prerequisites or with Prerequisites that are no higher than “Tier 2” or Source Power 7. This choice counts as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist.	Troubadour, Lorist
Record Magic III	Lorist VI	(1/Rest) Spells you learn with Record Magic remain in your Lorebook for up to 1 month. When you cast a spell from your Lorebook, you can immediately put it back into your book for 0 AP.	Troubadour, Lorist
Lorist VII	Record Magic III	Gain two spells from any Source. They count as Arcane or Psionic for you, based on your selection in Lorist.	Troubadour, Lorist
Student of the Fundamental	Lorist VII	You have tremendous renown as a versatile academic scholar. Those in the academic world hold your opinions in very high regard. You are capable of using Fundamental Source to replicate any spell. Pick one spell from any source that costs 75 SP or less. You know that Spell and it counts as Arcane or Psionic for you. You can reselect your spell 1/Month. Level 30: You can reselect your spell 1/Week, and can choose a spell from any source that costs 100 SP or less.	Troubadour, Lorist, Capstone

Lyricist Talents


Talent	PreReq	Description	Tags
Stanza Repertoire	Troubadour 1	Repeatable. Learn two Stanzas of your choice.	Troubadour, Lyricist, Repeatable
Performer's Props	Troubadour 1	Gain one Stanza of your choice. Each time you Take a Rest, you may choose whether your Stanzas are Auditory or Visual	Troubadour, Lyricist
Great Stanza	Troubadour 3	Repeatable. Pick two Stanzas that you know. You gain access to their rank 2 abilities.	Troubadour, Lyricist, Repeatable
Artistic Signature	Great Stanza	Choose one Great Stanza you know. You can use that Stanza CHA/Recoup	Troubadour, Lyricist
Diverse Repertoire	Troubadour 8	(1/Month) You can reselect the Stanzas that you know.	Troubadour, Lyricist
Grand Stanza	Troubadour 8	Repeatable. Pick two Stanzas that you know and have used Great Stanza on. Gain their rank 3 abilities.	Troubadour, Lyricist, Repeatable
Artistic Signature II	Grand Stanza, Artistic Signature	Choose one Great Stanza and one Grand Stanza that you know. You can use each of them CHA/Recoup.	Troubadour, Lyricist

Stanzas

When you gain the ability to use Stanzas, choose Auditory or Visual. If Auditory, creatures must hear you to be affected; if Visual, they must see you.

Stanzas cost 1 AP. Stanzas last until the end of your next turn unless otherwise noted.
A Stanza’s base range is 40 ft.
You can use the same Stanza multiple times in one turn, and can use different Stanzas on the same turn.

A creature can only be affected by one Stanza at a time. If you use a Stanza on a creature already under the effects of one of your Stanzas, your old Stanza ends. If they are under the effects of a Stanza from another Troubadour, roll CHA vs the other Troubadour’s Will. On a hit, your Stanza takes effect. On a miss, you lose your 1 AP and there is no effect.

If you use a Stanza with the scorn tag, make a CHA attack vs the creature’s WILL. If you hit, the Stanza takes effect.


Stanza	Rank 1	Rank 2 (2/Recoup)	Rank 3 (2/Recoup)	Tags
Antagonism	Scorn: Creature is Taunted by you.	Range is 120 ft.	Range is 120 ft, target two creatures.	Scorn
Clarity	You or an ally is Focused against a creature of your choice within 40 ft of you.	This affects two allies or you and one ally.	This affects three allies or you and two allies.
Dazzling	You or an ally becomes Blinded, or use Scorn to Blind an enemy. Requires that your Stanzas are Visual.	Target two creatures.	Target three creatures.	Scorn
Deafening	You or an ally becomes Deafened, or use Scorn to Deafen an enemy. Requires that your Stanzas are Auditory.	Target two creatures.	Target three creatures.
Disdain	Costs 1 Extra AP (2 total) Scorn: Creature takes 1d4 Psychic damage.	Scorn: Creature takes 1d8 Psychic damage.	Scorn: Creature takes 1d12 Psychic damage.	Scorn
Dread	Scorn: Creature is Frightened of you.	Range is 120 ft.	Range is 120 ft, target two creatures.	Scorn
Glumness	Scorn: Creature gains Demoralized.	Target two creatures.	Target three creatures.	Scorn
Grace	Scorn: Creature is Charmed by you.	Target two creatures.	Target three creatures.	Scorn
Mettle	You or an ally is Protected.	Range is 120 ft.	Range is 120 ft, targets two allies or you and one ally.
Quivering	Scorn: Creature gains Shaken.	Range is 120 ft.	Range is 120 ft, target two creatures.	Scorn
Silencing	Scorn: Creature becomes Silenced.	Target two creatures.	Target three creatures.	Scorn
Valor	You or an ally is Rallied.	This affects two allies or you and one ally.	This affects three allies or you and two allies.
Vigor	You or an ally gains 1d4 Shield HP. (Because Stanzas end at the end of your next turn, this Shield HP goes away at that point)	This affects two allies or you and one ally.	This affects two allies or you and one ally. It bestows 1d8 Shield HP.