Selûne - Piety System Page

Goddess of the Moon, Stars and Navigation

Shadow has no meaning without light.

Selune is the goddess of the moon, stars and navigation. One of Ilvara’s oldest gods, she represents a wide array of divine responsibilities, including being the custodian of Good lycanthropes. More than anything else, the moon has a habit of showing creatures who they really are.

Selune’s Champions

Alignment: Usually good
Suggested Classes: Cleric, Ranger, Bard
Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Life, Light, Twilight
Suggested Backgrounds: Sage, Hermit

Champions of Selune are travellers, sailors and questers who seek protection and guidance under the veil of night.

Selune’s Favor

Selune’s favour is given to those on a journey. Whether a physical odyssey or a metaphorical journey like motherhood, Selune acts as a gentle guide and sponsor to the lost and seeking. The light of the moon is a revelation, and strips away deception.

Selune’s scions are wayfarers of the mind and soul. Whether a pirate on the open seas or a ranger walking the hidden roads, each has something they are looking for, out there in the darkness.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	You were a lycanthrope, but Selune cured you
2	You are descended from a line of dreamers and mystics
3	You can navigate the open sea by the moon and stars
4	You grew up in a society that worships the moon
5	You are on a quest for love or wisdom
6	You were an extraplanar creature from an evil plane of existence. Selune saw the good in your heart and transformed your body to reflect it.

Devotion to Selune

Following Selune means dedicating yourself to the subtle movements of the moon and stars. As a follower of Selune, 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. (Any)
2	Heroism. I long for the starlit fate of a true hero.
3	Exploration. I’m stricken with the need to see new places.
4	Mystery. The longer I walk this world, the more I find that I rather like not knowing anything.
5	Self Knowledge. Every day is one closer to working out who I really am.
6	Courage. A journey always begins with a single step in the right direction.

Earning and Losing Piety

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

• You help another on their journey or quest
• You successfully navigate from one place to another
• You spend time in contemplation of the night sky

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

• You become lost
• You forget and become distracted from your life quest

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Selune

Piety 3+ Selune trait
You gain Inspiration when you aid another in something meaningful to them.

Moonlight

Piety 10+ Selune trait
You can cast moonbeam with this trait, requiring no components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Who You Are

Piety 25+ Selune trait
Your shape cannot be changed by magic against your will.

Chosen of Selune

Piety 50+ Selune trait
You may use an action to spend an inspiration die and force all Shapechangers or beings disguised by magic within 30 feet of you back to their true forms.