Luthic - Piety System Page

Orc Goddess of Community, Fertility and Stability

You crossed a line when you threatened our family. The time for mercy is over.

Luthic is the orc goddess of community, fertility and stability. The strongest of the orc gods, she provides rituals and traditions that bind orc tribes together when Gruumsh’s anarchist influence might tear them apart.

Luthic’s Champions

Alignment: Usually lawful
Suggested Classes: Cleric, Druid, Paladin
Suggested Cleric Domains: Life, Nature
Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte

Champions of Luthic are fiercely protective of their allies, and a scourge to their enemies.

Luthic’s Favor

Luthic’s favour is given to those who protect their allies and motivate them to great heights. She gives power to parents, teachers and those who freely take responsibility for others, empowering them to act in the best interests of their charges. Her wrath at any who would harm those under her protection is said to eclipse the anger of Gruumsh like the sun beside the moon.

Luthic’s scions tend to be those in positions of authority or responsibility for a group of other people.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	Your medical efforts saved your entire village from disease.
2	You have parented a number of very successful children, and even now you plot their futures from the background.
3	You didn’t mean to start a family blood feud, but you are determined to see it through.
4	Someone tried to take your family from you, and you ripped them limb from limb.
5	You were raised by bears. You learned a lot, and so did they.
6	You wouldn’t call your organisation a cult. Cult is a negatively charged word.

Devotion to Luthic

Following Luthic means being the binding force that holds a group together. As a follower of Luthic, 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	Community. Everything I do is for the good of the group.
3	Courage. I am immovable and unshakeable.
4	Rage. Threaten my family, and you will see a new side of me. You won’t like it.
5	Duty. We all have a role to play in this group. ALL of us. Yes, even you.
6	Stewardship. I must protect everyone. Only I can do it.

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Luthic when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Protecting creatures or objects charged to your care
• Helping your family or friends to prosper

Your piety score to Luthic decreases if you diminish Luthic’s influence in the world or contradict her ideals through acts such as these:

• Allowing others to harm those you love without repercussion

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Luthic

Piety 3+ Luthic trait
You gain inspiration whenever you actively influence or control the lives of those you consider to be under your care.

A Mother’s Touch

Piety 10+ Luthic trait
Your fingernails become natural weapons, extending or retracting as a bonus action into long claws as sharp as knives. These claws deal 2d6 slashing damage and have the finesse property.

Embrace of the All-Mother

Piety 25+ Luthic trait
You can spend an inspiration die to cast aura of life with this trait, requiring no material components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Chosen of Luthic

Piety 50+ Luthic trait
You can use an action to spend an inspiration die and shroud yourself in the shadow of Luthic’s divine form, that of a fearsome cave bear. For the next minute, you have advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) ability checks, and allied creatures within 10 feet of you are considered to have medium cover from all attacks. Additionally, whilst this effect is active allied creatures with 10 feet of you can use a bonus action on their turn to regain hit points equal to half your level.