Tattoo Kit

A Tattooist Tools includes a case with a clean pot of Ink Base, 3 Tatv4, and 5 bone and thorn needles which can be interchanged for different patterns and effects, a comb of needles to cover larger areas, a chisel to apply pressure to the needles. Additional colours of ink as well as enchanted inks can be purchased from vendors.   The needles can be either maori chisel, rake needle, or tebori needles.   These special tools include the items needed to pursue a craft or trade. Proficiency with a set of artisan's tools lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make using the tools in your craft. Each type of artisan's tools requires a separate proficiency.   Tattoo Supplies Tattoo supplies include bone needles, various inks, strips of cloth, charcoal powder, small dagger, and parchment.     More Info:   Link     Link

History

Tattoos have long been a part of many cultures, and those who have studied any level of magic have sought to impart the power into the markings. Across Dierde you will find a variety of tattoos styles and types. Some are magical markings put into the skin, and others are merely a magical needle that can be inserted into the skin confering both the imagery and powers.   There are some who speak of ancient spells like "Create Enchanted Tattoo" and "Create Magic Tattoo" which would also do this. The castings of these spells are not common at all and all but a myth it would seem.
Tattoo magic is an incredibly old form of magic, and is a form of art utilized by many different cultures across the multiverse. The designs and function of these tattoos varies wildly between peoples, races, species, countries, continents, and planes, from a lucky charm for sailors, to a mark for slaves.

Tattoo Kit

Item type
Tool
Rarity
Rare
Weight
3 lbs.
Base Price
20 gp
Raw materials & Components
A set of Tattoo Kit contains:  
  • bone needles
  • various inks
  • strips of cloth
  • charcoal powder
  • small dagger
  • parchment
  • Tattoo Sketchbook

The Artist's Sketchbook

When an artist first gains proficiency with tattooist’s tools, their teacher gives them a sketchbook containing designs for a number of Simple or Average tattoos equal to 5 + their Intelligence modifier.   The sketchbook is a unique compilation of designs, with its own decorative flourishes and margin notes. It might be a plain, functional leather volume that they received as a gift from their teacher, a finely bound gilt-edged tome they found in an ancient library, or even a loose collection of notes scrounged together after they lost their previous sketchbook in a mishap.  
Discovering new templates
Most examples of tattoo templates are exceedingly rare and either well-hidden or carefully guarded, as existing tattoos are either culturally significant or highly prized by their current owners. In rare cases, ancient tattoo templates may be found in such areas as ancient temple walls or found carved into totems. The most common way to learn a new template is to copy it from a tattooed person. Copying the design of a tattoo from another body requires the tattooist make an Intelligence check. The DC is determined by the condition of the body.   The size and intricacy of tattoos will determine the amount of resources needed to copy the tattoo. An artist will need to spend 2 hours and 50 gp to copy a design into their sketchbook. This amount increases by 2 hours and gp for each size and intricacy level, to a maximum of 10 hours and 250 gp for a Large Ornate tattoo. Once a tattoo is copied into a sketchbook, a template may then be created. Creating a template costs the same amount, in time and materials, as copying the design in the first place, and each template may be used only once.  
Copying your sketchbook
Artists can copy a design from their own sketchbook into another book – for example, if they want to make a backup copy of their sketchbook. This is just like copying a new template, but faster and easier, since they understand their own notation and already know how to apply the tattoo. They need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each size and intricacy level of the tattoo. If the sketchbook is lost, they can use the same procedure to transcribe the designs that they can remember (an amount equal to their Intelligence (History) modifier, minimum of 0) into a new sketchbook. Filling out the remainder of the sketchbook requires them to find new templates to copy, as normal. For this reason, many artists keep backup sketchbooks in a safe place.