Baravar Cloakshadow - Piety System Page

Gnomish Goddess of Magic, Illusion and Stealth

Hey Mister! Over here! No, I said over here! Why you lookin’ over there, ya silly billy? Try again, we’ll start over. Gee, you look angry

Baravar Cloakshadow is the gnomish goddess of magic, illusion and stealth. She represents their inborn cunning, their resistance to arcane influence, and their unpredictability. She never wears the same face twice...unless she does. She’s hard to pin down like that.

Baravar’s Champions

Alignment: Usually chaotic, often good
Suggested Classes: Rogue, Wizard, Sorcerer
Suggested Cleric Domains: Arcana, Trickery
Suggested Backgrounds: Urchin, Criminal, Spy

Champions of Baravar elude and confound everyone they meet with tricks, illusions and earnest falsehoods. Their mendacities are rarely malicious, originating in wariness and caution against a world full of large and deadly threats.

Baravar’s Favor

Baravar bestows her blessings on gnomes who understand that danger lurks around every corner, and that the strong will always wish to prey on the weak. Baravar empowers any who wish to flee from danger or abuse, giving them the tools to start a new life.

Baravar favours those who have an understanding of the magical arts, but those she chooses hail from all walks of life - it is the need to escape suffering that draws her eye.

Why did Baravar seek you out as a champion? The following table offers a few suggestions.

d6	Circumstance
1	You were a slave to a monster. Baravar helped you free yourself, and you will never go back.
2	You were treated badly by someone who said they loved you. Baravar spirited you away into the dark.
3	Your parents abandoned you. and you were adopted by the goddess. She watches your steps even now.
4	You earned the ire of an evil sorcerer, and only Baravar’s blessing keeps him from finding you.
5	You secretly help to shelter and smuggle threatened people away from the authorities.
6	Why Baravar would choose you is a mystery befitting the mercurial nature of the goddess.

Devotion to Baravar

Following Baravar means dedicating yourself to mischief. As a follower of Baravar, consider the ideals below as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

d6	Ideals
1	Devotion. My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stand for.
2	Humour. Life is a joke, and I’d rather not be the punchline.
3	Protection. I use my gifts to shield others from malice.
4	Freedom. My pranks and jokes are a weapon against authority.
5	Change. It’s very hard to capture someone who never acts the same way twice.
6	Sacrifice. We must all be ready to lose everything in order to do what is right.

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Baravar when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Enact an elaborate trick or scheme Change your appearance or identity Your piety score to Baravar decreases if you diminish Baravar’s influence in the world or contradict his ideals through acts such as these: Shackle others to your authority or impede their freedom of choice Become beholden to routine or tradition

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Baravar

Piety 3+ Baravar trait
You gain inspiration when you hide yourself or conceal others.

Chameleognome

Piety 10+ Baravar trait
You can attempt to Hide even in situations where you have no cover, as you seem to blend into the background. This does not conceal you from attempts to locate you based on smell or sound.

Gnome You See Me

Piety 25+ Baravar trait
Whenever you take the Disengage action, you become invisible until the end of your next turn.

Chosen of Baravar

Piety 50+ Baravar trait
You can spend an inspiration die to cast programmed illusion with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this spell.