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
Encore. Your energetic music or inspirational words rally your allies and help your entire team move with enhanced tactical coordination.
Jester. Your double-edged comments and savage quips make you equally loved and hated among the common folk and high nobility.
Legend Keeper. You maintain a powerful book of legends and can summon creatures, heroes, and villains forth from the pages of this book.
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.
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.
Infernal Archivist. Harker's Guide to Vampire Hunting. You are endlessly fascinated by the workings of the planar cosmos and have a proclivity for exploring occult methods of interplanar travel. Similarly, you are intrigued by the mechanisms of the humanoid body and seek to expand your mastery over both flesh and spirit.
Core Subclass Tracks
Troubadour Entry Talent
After gaining the Troubadour Entry talent, you can take talents from any of the Troubadour subclass tracks.
| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troubadour Entry | Character Level 2 | When you take this talent, you gain the following benefits.
Stanzas. Learn three Stanzas of your choice. Setup. Gain the Setup ability. 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 that you can 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 Rousing Support AP that acts as Reactive AP. You lose this AP at the start of your next turn.
You can only gain one source of special 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 | Gain the Battle Drum ability.
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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 and lodgings for free in exchange for performances. |
Troubadour, Encore, Jester |
| Setup II | Battle Drum, Smooth Tongue | You may now use Setup once on each ally’s turn provided you have the Reactive AP needed. | Troubadour, Encore |
| Troubadour’s Support II | Setup II | Troubadour’s Support now gives you 2 Rousing Support AP. | Troubadour, Encore |
| 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 add your CHA to their Initiative. | Troubadour, Encore |
| Accelerando | Battle Drum II | Gain a special Stanza, Accelerando.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| Crescendo | Battle Drum II | Gain a special Stanza, Crescendo.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| Troubadour’s Support III | Accelerando or Crescendo | Troubadour’s Support now gives you 3 Rousing Support AP. | Troubadour, Encore |
| Setup III | Troubadour’s Support III | The range of Setup increases to 80 ft and you can expend X Reactive AP to give an ally X AP. | Troubadour, Encore |
| Accelerando II | Setup III, Accelerando | Gain the Faster ability.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| Crescendo II | Setup III, Crescendo | Gain the Louder ability.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| 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 |
| Accelerando III | Battle Stanza, Accelerando II | Accelerando now increases your ally’s speed by +10 ft.
Accelerando II becomes 2/Catch Breath. |
Troubadour, Encore |
| Crescendo III | Battle Stanza, Crescendo II | Crescendo now increases your ally’s damage by +1d6.
Crescendo II becomes 2/Catch Breath. |
Troubadour, Encore |
| Battle Drum III | Accelerando III or Crescendo III | Gain the Syncopation ability.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| Battle Stanza II | Battle Drum III | Gain the Improved Battle Stanza ability.
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Troubadour, Encore |
| 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.
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Troubadour, Encore, Capstone |
Jester Track

| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mockery | Troubadour Entry | Gain the Mockery ability.
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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 tag.
You can always find food and lodgings for free in exchange for performances. |
Troubadour, Encore, Jester |
| Clown | Motley Wardrobe, Smooth Tongue | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the acrobatics or performance tag.
Once per week, gain +1 Goodwill with commoners. |
Troubadour, Jester |
| Fool | Motley Wardrobe, Smooth Tongue | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the observation or subterfuge tag.
Once per 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 or Knowledge tag.
Gain the Obfuscate ability.
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Troubadour, Jester |
| Imitate | Clown or Fool | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge or influence tag.
Gain the Imitate ability.
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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 or influence tag.
Gain the Many Hats ability.
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Troubadour, Jester |
| Clown II | Many Hats, Clown | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the acrobatics or performance tag.
Once per week, gain +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 or subterfuge tag.
Once per week, gain +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 or knowledge tag.
Once per week, you can use Obfuscate to change the evidence slightly, causing it to incriminate someone else. This costs 30 extra minutes and 100 sc. |
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 tags.
Once per week, you may use Imitate to create a supreme disguise. Given 1 hour and 200 sc, 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 or subterfuge tag.
You cannot have negative Goodwill with noble society. |
Troubadour, Jester |
| Obfuscate III | Clown III or Fool III, Obfuscate II | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge or knowledge tag.
Obfuscate becomes 1/Recoup and can now use Obfuscate to change evidence 1/Rest. |
Troubadour, Jester |
| Imitate III | Clown III or Fool III, Imitate II | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the subterfuge or influence tag.
Imitate becomes 1/Recoup and you can now use Imitate to create a 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, 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 tag. Gain the Cruel Jape ability.
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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.
This talent gives you +5 SP and +1 Arcane or Psionic Power (your choice), but does not grant you spells. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Figure of Legend | Book of Legends | Gain the Summon Protagonist ability, which lets you summon more powerful creatures.
Figure of Legend. This is an NPC of a ML 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. The character lasts for 10 minutes or until it is reduced to 0 HP. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Written Tradition | 2 talents in one of the following tracks: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, or Tragedy | Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag.
Gain the Written Tradition ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Written Tradition II | 3 talents in one of the following tracks: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, or Tragedy | Summon Character becomes 1⁄2 INT/Rest. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Written Tradition III | Written Tradition II | You now regain two uses of your Summon Characters with Written Tradition.
Figure of Legend becomes 2/Rest. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Plot Twist | 6 talents in one of the following tracks: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, or Tragedy | Choose one of the six books that you do not have access to. Gain that book’s first talent. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper |
| Story For Every Occasion | 7 talents in one of the following tracks: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, or Tragedy | 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 ML 1 NPC or creature with only the beast tag. |
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. Gain the Rewrite ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Capstone |
Figure of Legend Tracks
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: Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, Tragedy |
Gain the Song of the Irreconciled ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned |
| Book of the Damned II | Book of the Damned
Incompatible: Book of Souls II, Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Necronomicon II, Tragedy II |
You can summon creatures with the fiend or celestial tag with your Summon Character ability. | 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 creatures with the fiend or celestial tag 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. 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 creatures with the fiend or celestial tag of ML 3 or lower. |
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.
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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 with the Song of the Irreconciled. 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. It may use one creature action to cast these prayers or spell. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of the Damned |
Legend Keeper: Book of Souls
Your Mythic Tome is historical in nature, holding long lists of the deceased. You can summon undead and their ilk.
| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book of Souls | Figure of Legend
Incompatible: Book of the Damned, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, Tragedy |
You can summon a creature with the undead tag with your Summon Character ability.
Gain the Armies of Old ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls |
| Book of Souls II | Book of Souls
Incompatibile: Book of the Damned II, Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Necronomicon II, Tragedy II |
Gain the Chronicle of Souls ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls |
| Book of Souls III | Book of Souls II, Written Tradition | Armies of Old becomes +1d6 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 arcane or psionic for you. 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 a creature with the undead tag 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 with the Chronicle of Souls. When you use Chronicle of Souls, in addition to giving the creature any mundane gear, it gains one specialization talent or magic entry talent of your choice. If you pick a magic entry talent, it can only learn cantrips, chants, prayers, or manifestations. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Book of Souls |
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: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, Tragedy |
When using Figure of Legend, you can summon NPCs of ML 3 or lower. When you do, give them +1 to any physical or mental attribute and they magically gain any mundane equipment of your choice. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy |
| Comedy II | Comedy
Incompatible: Book of the Damned II, Book of Souls II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Necronomicon II, Tragedy II |
When using Summon Character, you can use Summon Entourage.
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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 a level 5 hero, 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 tag.
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, your summon also gains one talent of your choice. This cannot be a magic entry talent. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy |
| Comedy VI | Comedy V | Gain +2 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the performance tag.
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 use Figure of Legend, your summon gains an additional lineage option (as though hero level 10) and a rank 3 profession. They also gain one cantrip, chant, or prayer of your choice. It may use one creature action to cast this magical ability. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Comedy |
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: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon, Tragedy |
Gain the Bestiary ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium |
| Creature Compendium II | Creature Compendium
Incompatible: Book of the Damned II, Book of Souls II, Comedy II, Faerie Tale II, Necronomicon II, Tragedy II |
You can summon creatures with the monstrosity tag with your Summon Character ability.
Gain the Packmaster ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Creature Compendium |
| Creature Compendium III | Creature Compendium II, Written Tradition | Your Bestiary ability can summon creatures with the beast or monstrosity tag 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. 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 and you now summon +4 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.
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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 with Bestiary.
Your Bestiary ability can summon creatures with the beast or monstrosity tag 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: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Necronomicon, Tragedy |
Gain the Faerie Tale ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale |
| Faerie Tale II | Faerie Tale
Incompatible: Book of the Damned II, Book of Souls II, Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Necronomicon II, Tragedy II |
You can summon creatures with the fae or plant tag 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 creatures with the fae or plant tag 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. 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 creatures with the monstrosity or fiend tag with your Summon Character ability. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale |
| Faerie Tale VI | Faerie Tale V | Gain the Archfae of Legend ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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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 with Faerie Tale.
When you use Faerie Tale, if you summon a creature with the fae tag, 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. It may use one creature action to cast these chants or spell. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Faerie Tale |
Legend Keeper: Necronomicon
Your Mythic Tome is modeled after the dread Necronomicon. You can summon eldritch creatures.
| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necronomicon | Figure of Legend
Incompatible: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Tragedy |
Gain the Unnamable Horror ability, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
| Necronomicon II | Necronomicon
Incompatible: Book of the Damned II, Book of Souls II, Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Tragedy II |
Gain the Eldritch Bargain ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
| Necronomicon III | Necronomicon II, Written Tradition | Your Unnamable Horror ability can summon creatures with the eldritch tag 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. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
| Necronomicon V | Necronomicon IV | Your NPC and creatures with the beast tag that you summon gain tentacles that replicate their previous melee weapons but have +5 ft reach. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
| Necronomicon VI | Necronomicon V | Gain Aberrant Bargain, which you can use when you Summon Protagonist.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
| Necronomicon VII | Necronomicon VI, Plot Twist | Gain one additional use of Summon Protagonist. It can only be used with Unnamable Horror.
Your Unnamable Horror ability can summon creatures with the eldritch tag of ML 8 or lower. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Necronomicon |
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: Book of the Damned, Book of Souls, Comedy, Creature Compendium, Faerie Tale, Necronomicon |
When using Figure of Legend, you can summon a villain, which is an NPC of ML 3 or lower. When you do, give them +1 to any 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: Book of the Damned II, Book of Souls II, Comedy II, Creature Compendium II, Faerie Tale II, Necronomicon II |
When using Summon Character, you can use Summon Underlings.
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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 a level 5 hero, 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, your summon also gains one talent of your choice. This cannot be a magic entry talent. Gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power or +1 Psionic Power. |
Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy |
| Tragedy V | Tragedy IV | Gain the Bodyguards ability.
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Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy |
| Tragedy VI | Tragedy V | Gain the Diabolical Scheme ability, which you can use when you use Figure of Legend.
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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 gain an additional lineage option (as though hero level 10) and a rank 3 profession; they also gain one cantrip, chant, or prayer of your choice. It may use one creature action to cast this magical ability. | Troubadour, Legend Keeper, Tragedy |
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.
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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. This is always cast at Magic Power level 1. | Troubadour, Lorist |
| Disciplined Study | Lorist II | Gain the Disciplined Study ability.
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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 1⁄2 CHA. | 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. These are always cast at Magic Power level 1. | Troubadour, Lorist |
| Disciplined Study II | Lorist V | Disciplined Study becomes 1/Week and you gain the benefits of Taking a Rest when you use this ability. | 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 | Spells you learn with Record Magic remain in your Lorebook for up to 1 month.
Gain the Record Magic ability.
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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 the Fundamental Source to replicate any spell. Pick one spell from any source. You know that Spell and it counts as arcane or psionic for you. You can reselect your spell 1/Month.
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Troubadour, Lorist, Capstone |
Lyricist Talents
| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanza Repertoire | Troubadour 1 | Repeatable. Gain 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 | Gain the Diverse Repertoire ability.
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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 against 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 against the creature’s WILL. On a hit, the Stanza takes effect.
| Stanza | Rank 1 | Rank 2 (2/Recoup) | Rank 3 (2/Recoup) | Tags |
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| 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 AP.
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. |
*Updated v1.2
Additional Subclass Tracks

Infernal Archivist Track
Source: Harker's Guide to Vampire Hunting
Scholars, scientists, philosophers, priests. Infernal Archivists seek to understand and record the true nature of the world, and of life and death. Though their work often overlaps with those amongst the mages who make a study of alchemy, or even of necromancy, Infernal Archivists are distinct in their focus on the underlying philosophy behind their work— and in the sources they consult.
You are endlessly fascinated by the workings of the planar cosmos and have a proclivity for exploring occult methods of interplanar travel. Similarly, you are intrigued by the mechanisms of the humanoid body and seek to expand your mastery over both flesh and spirit.
| Talent | PreReq | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabolical Archivist | Troubadour Entry | Much of the knowledge that an Infernal Archivist collects is kept in ancient scrolls and tomes, far too rare and delicate to carry in unfamiliar environments. To compensate for this, most Infernal Archivists keep their collections in an extraplanar archive, and access the knowledge through an index that they carry with them. As an Infernal Archivist, you carry an index, likely in the form of a book, a set of cards, or a case of scrolls, which is used to cast spells and make use of Infernal Archivist abilities.
Choose a source of magic: Divine or Occult. Your ability to cast magic comes from the forbidden tomes you have collected, and the information granted to you from your infernal or divine contacts. If you choose Divine, gain the Disciple of the Divine talent unless you already have it. If you already have it, gain +5 SP and +1 Divine Power instead. You must choose Divine Rituals as one of the Divine Magic talents granted by Disciple of the Divine. Each time you level up and spend your talent point on a talent in the Infernal Archivist track, you gain +5 SP and +1 Divine Power. If you choose Occult, gain the Initiate of the Occult talent unless you already have it. If you already have it, gain +5 SP and +1 Occult Power instead. You must choose Occult Rituals as one of the Occult Magic talents granted by Initiate of the Occult. Each time you level up and spend your talent point on a talent in the Infernal Archivist track, you gain +5 SP and +1 Occult Power. Regardless of your choice, INT is your magic attribute. |
Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus | Diabolical Archivist | When you use Battle Song, the target gains +1 TA until the end of their next turn, as your infernal or celestial colleagues guide their actions. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus II | Magnum Opus | Gain one alchemy or necromancy cantrip, chant, or prayer from any source. It counts as Divine or Occult for you, based on your selection in Infernal Archivist. Your selection from this feature does not gain power as you level up. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus III | Magnum Opus II | Your archive of forbidden knowledge has grown to include material beyond what you should be capable of. When you learn a new ritual corresponding with your choice of magic source from the Diabolical Archivist talent, you may add 1⁄2 your CHA to your Occult or Divine Power when determining which rituals you qualify to learn. However, if you attempt to cast a ritual beyond your typical capabilities, the costs are much higher. When attempting to cast a ritual that you have qualified for using this feature, the material cost of the ritual is doubled. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus IV | Magnum Opus III | When you use Setup to grant AP to an ally, that ally may also remove one condition of your choice. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus V | Magnum Opus IV | You may touch a nonmagical book, scroll, or other written record with your index, creating a copy of it within your Infernal Archive. All of the information contained within it becomes accessible within your index. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus VI | Magnum Opus V | Whenever you use a Stanza, roll 1d6. On a 6, a creature of your choice within 30 ft of you gains Shield HP equal to your CHA. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Magnum Opus VII | Magnum Opus VI | Gain one alchemy or necromancy 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 Divine or Occult for you, based on your selection in Infernal Archivist. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Death | Magnum Opus III | When you Recoup, you may remove 1 Death Point from yourself or a creature of your choice within 60 ft of you that is also Recouping. If you are targeting a creature other than yourself, the creature must make a SAN attack against your WILL. On a miss, both you and the creature gain +1 Fear. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Death II | Mastery of Death | When a hostile creature within 30 ft of you dies, you may spend 1 Reactive AP to cause a creature of your choice within 30 ft of you to gain 1d6 Shield HP.
Additionally, whenever you gain a Death Point, you may spend 1 Reactive AP to cause a creature of your choice within 30 ft of you to regain 1d8 HP. |
Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Death III | Mastery of Death II, Magnum Opus V | You gain the Soul Binding ability.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Arbiter of Death | Mastery of Death III, Magnum Opus VII, Infernal Archivist 14 | Your mastery of mortality allows you to bring someone back from the brink of death.
Gain the Arbiter of Death ability.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist, Capstone |
| Mastery of Truth | Magnum Opus III | Gain the Mastery of Truth ability.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Truth II | Mastery of Truth | Mastery of Truth becomes 2/Rest. Additionally, you can now use Mastery of Truth on Astrology and Medicine skill checks. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Truth III | Mastery of Truth II, Magnum Opus V | You may use your forbidden knowledge in an attempt to determine a creature’s strengths and weaknesses. For 4 AP, you may expend a use of your Mastery of Truth ability, and choose a creature that you can see. If the creature has any Traits, such as Iron Will or Mythic, you become aware of those traits. Additionally, if the creature has the Resist, Vulnerable, Immune, or DR, you learn which the creature possesses, and which damage types they apply to. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Arbiter of Truth | Mastery of Truth III, Magnum Opus VII, Infernal Archivist 14 | Your mastery over the nature of reality has grown to the extent that you are no longer limited to learning the true nature of things - you can also change the truth to suit your desires.
When you use your Mastery of Truth ability to learn of a creature’s abilities, you may also change one of the features you learn of in any of the following ways:
When you do this, make a magic attack against that creature’s WILL. If you miss, the change lasts until the end of their next turn. If you hit, the change is permanent.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist, Capstone |
| Mastery of Planes | Magnum Opus III | You gain the Mastery of the Planes ability.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Planes II | Mastery of Planes | When a creature within 30 ft of you teleports or travels through a portal, you are instinctively aware of which direction they have traveled and/or which plane of existence they went to, though not of the distance they have moved.
Additionally, the number of uses of your Mastery of the Planes ability increases to 1⁄2 your CHA/Recoup. |
Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Planes III | Mastery of Planes II, Magnum Opus V | You may use your Mastery of the Planes ability on any creature within 60 ft of you who is hit by an attack. When you do so, you choose the space that they teleport to. If you attempt to use this feature on an unwilling creature, make a magic attack against the creature’s WILL. On a success, you are able to teleport them.
Additionally, the number of uses of your Mastery of the Planes ability increases to your CHA/Recoup. |
Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Arbiter of Planes | Mastery of Planes III, Magnum Opus VII, Infernal Archivist 14 | You gain the Infernal Teleportation spell and may use it at will. If you have the Initiate of the Occult talent, this ability counts as an occult spell. Otherwise, if you have the Disciple of the Divine talent, this ability counts as a divine spell.
Infernal Teleportation Occult or Divine Spell, Altering, Conjuring 2 APC: 10 SPC: 0 Range: Sight Requires: Gesture Duration: Instantaneous You and any number of creatures within 10 ft of you immediately teleport to a point of your choice within range. If you cannot make out exact details of the point to which you are teleporting, you may find yourself in undesirable terrain. For example, if you teleport into a forest, you might appear in treetops that struggle to support your weight. If you teleport across a swamp, you might land near an alligator. If you teleport across a misty canyon, if the mist obscures you from seeing the ground, you might appear in open air and fall down a chasm.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist, Capstone |
| Mastery of Body | Magnum Opus III | You gain a +1 to your AR, REF, and FORT. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Body II | Mastery of Body | Whenever an ally is affected by one of your Stanzas, they gain a +1 to their AR, REF, and FORT until the end of your next turn. Whenever an enemy is affected by one of your Stanzas, they gain a -1 to their AR, REF, and FORT until the end of your next turn. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Mastery of Body III | Mastery of Body II, Magnum Opus V | You can see the true form of any shapechanger or polymorphed creature. Additionally, the bonuses to AR, REF, and FORT from the previous Mastery of Body talents increase to +2. | Troubadour, Infernal Archivist |
| Arbiter of Body | Mastery of Body III, Magnum Opus VII, Infernal Archivist 14 | You cannot have your physical form changed against your will.
You gain the Arbiter of Body ability.
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Troubadour, Infernal Archivist, Capstone |