Tavern Tales Toolkit - studioKeywi

Some say that you can measure a person by their friends. If that's true, then what can you say of someone who has forged an alliance with the gods themselves? Such is the power of the faithful. These conduits of divine might spread their god's dogma throughout the land, sharing blessings with their brothers and smiting foul heathens with righteous fury. The gods are eager to share their power with devoted followers... but which deity will you champion?

Examples of Faith characters include:

The orc shaman of a tribe communes with spirits to determine the best time to march to war.
A cleric prays to a pantheon of gods, requesting that they aid him on his mission.
A devout paladin leads an inquisition against heathens who would dare defy the will of his god.

Faith

Blessed

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

You can give someone (max 1) the defense "Blessed ☐" for several hours. They mark it when they suffer a Bad Tale related to harm

Descriptions

praying for diving protection

anointing them with sacred oils

warding them against evil

Blinding Light

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

You can give someone the condition "Blind" until their vision clears

Descriptions

emanating a divine light

your glowing weapon

a shaft of golden light

searing sunlight

Crusade

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

Whenever you fulfill your deity's dogma in a meaningful way, you're bolstered to fight

Descriptions

finding strength through faith

praying for divine strength

cleansing your sins before a fight

Lay on Hands

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

You can touch someone to heal 1 of their physical or spiritual conditions. Then, the GM tells them how long they're immune to your Lay on Hands (the stronger the condition, the longer the immunity)

Descriptions

your hands glowing with radiant warmth

pouring your deity's energy through your body

Martyr

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

When you're physically harmed, bolster one of your allies to avenge you. When you're physically defeated, bolster all of your allies to avenge you

Descriptions

making a sacrifice for the greater good

inspiring others through your steadfast faith

Shield of Faith

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

Gain the defense "Shield of Faith ☐". Mark it when you suffer a Bad Tale while furthering your deity's dogma. Then, gain a free Good Tale related to your deity's domains

Descriptions

earning your deity's protection

standing strong in defense of your faith

creating a light shroud

Smite

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

If you attack someone that your deity despises, destroy them outright. If they're more powerful than you, give them a crippling condition instead

Descriptions

your sword burning with holy fire

your deity filling you with divine wrath

casting them into hell

Turn

(Faith | Combat)

Effects

You can repel far creatures that your deity despises. They can't approach you, but you can approach them

Descriptions

lifting your holy symbol

shining a divine light that burns them

asking your deity to protect you

Consecrate

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

You can turn a worthy feature of the terrain into a permanent shrine to your deity

Descriptions

anointing the earth with holy oil

a pillar of light illuminating the area

blessing the holy ground

Examples

Worthy Features

grand church

statue of your deity

heathen's grave

representation of your deity's domain

Light

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

You can illuminate something in bright light, which lasts for as long as you want. Collaborate on something very general and vague that causes the light to change color or glow more brightly. Also, collaborate on what causes the light to fade

Descriptions

your eyes glowing with divine light

seeing the world as your deity sees it

knowing the one truth

Examples

Changing Light

someone's approaching

you have strayed from the path

there's hidden danger here

Fade

time

the light is exposed to something your deity despises

the sun sets

the light can be washed off

Miracle

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

When the GM agrees that you significantly advance your deity's dogma, write on your character sheet that you hold your deity's favor. Cross it off to perform a powerful miracle that falls under your deity's domain

Descriptions

praying to your deity for sacred power

serving as a conduit for divine wrath

doing the impossible

Examples

Miracles

resurrect the fallen

receive a vision

know the divine truth

banish a heathen to another realm

Pilgrimage

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

When you reach one of your deity's holy sites, you're bolstered three times to do anything

Descriptions

using church contacts

receiving a vision on the path to sanctuary

completing a sacred journey

Sanctuary

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

When you enter one of your deity's holy sites, name 1 threat. Until you leave, that threat cannot enter the holy site or harm anything in the holy site

Descriptions

praying for blessed sanctuary

activating holy wards

rebuking foul heathens

finding inner peace

Srcy

(Faith | Exploration)

Effects

You can view and sense distant areas as if you're standing there. Collaborate on how this trait works

Descriptions

receiving a vision

see a distant area in a dream

look down on the area from the heavens

Examples

How it works

you must have been there before

the area must embody your deity or one of its domains

Atonement

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

You can give a defeated creature a quest, which becomes their foremost goal in life. If they complete it, their disposition toward you significantly improves

Descriptions

promising redemption

showing them the one true path

offering mercy and understanding

Chosen One

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

Fellow worshipers of your deity regard you as the chosen one, a divine representative of your deity. They treat you accordingly and will go out of their way to help you

Descriptions

declaring yourself a prophet

your divine blood

rising to the highest rank in your religion

Inquisition

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

You can force someone to honestly answer 1 question if they're injured, or all of your questions if they're defeated

Descriptions

torturing them

intimidating them

breaking their spirit

turning the screws

punching their wood

Judgement

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

You can sense sin. Collaborate on what that entails

Descriptions

seeing a dark stain upon their soul

reading your deity's divine ledger

feeling profane corruption

Pray

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

Your deity responds to your prayers (in some form or another). Your deity must reveal their will to you and may also reveal things related to their domains

Descriptions

hearing your deity's voice

seeing a sign that reveals your deity's will

feeling the right choice

Proselytize

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

You can give someone the immediate urge to fulfill part of your deity's dogma, or convert to your faith (their choice)

Descriptions

preaching

giving a fiery sermon

manipulating their guilt and passion

promising divine rewards

Rabble Rouser

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

You can stir up a crowd to become incredibly passionate, motivated, and extremist about something they care about. Unless stopped, their extremism spreads and grows

Descriptions

appealing to their sense of duty

giving them a righteous case

obligating them through scripture

Zealotry

(Faith | Interaction)

Effects

Add "or fulfilling your deity's dogma" to the end of your minions' contracts

Descriptions

appealing to their sense of duty

giving them a righteous cause

obligating them through scripture