Talos - Piety System Page

God of Destruction

Burn. Break. Destroy.

Talos is the god of destruction. He governs all overwhelming forces that cause ruin and misery, particulary those which strike without warning and change your life forever.

Talos’ Champions

Alignment: Usually evil, often chaotic
Suggested Classes: Sorcerer, Barbarian, Druid
Suggested Cleric Domains: Tempest
Suggested Backgrounds: Pirate, Smuggler, Urchin

Champions of Talos are forces of violence and havoc, leaving a trail of broken doors and bodies wherever they tread.

Talos’s Favor

Talos gives his blessings to people who wreck things. Simply put, Talos is a god of indiscriminate ruination - all things must come to an end, and sometimes life isn’t fair. Every day you are not destroyed by dark whim is a gift - so use it wisely, and live well.

Talos’s scions are frequently found amongst bandits, brigands and other lawless looters who pillage and dismantle as part of their daily life. Sometimes his chosen become doomsayers, predicting where Talos will turn his gaze next for their own profit.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	You were caught in a terrible storm as a child that killed everyone in your village except you.
2	You destroyed a monument or structure of great importance and historical significance.
3	You leave a trail of destruction wherever you go.
4	You lead a group of thugs and bandits who rob everyone blind and squander the profits.
5	You have an erratic ability to predict storms and natural disasters. Perhaps this is a gift from Talos, or he just wants you under his control.
6	You gave up all your worldly belongings in tribute to the storm god, and he blessed you with the power to leave it all behind.

Devotion to Talos

Following Talos means being a servant of destruction. As a follower of Talos, 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	Savagery. I don’t really care what happens as long as I get to destroy stuff.
3	Rage. My destructive habits stems from my supressed anger about an event in my past.
4	Dread. People see me coming and scatter. Hah. Look at them scurry about.
5	Change. That building was dedicated to a tyrant anyway. Maybe they’ll put something better in its place.
6	Nature. The world is a place of grim cataclysms. It’s the natural way of things, we should embrace it.

Earning and Losing Piety

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

• Destroying noteworthy objects
• Committing random acts of desecration for no reason other than to glorify Talos
• Letting go of earthly ties and possessions

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

• Working to build physical property and establish legacy
• Preventing disasters from destroying noteworthy locales

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Talos

Piety 3+ Talos trait
You gain Inspiration by destroying something important.

Grand Guignol

Piety 10+ Talos trait
Choose a weapon you are proficient in, or a damaging spell you can cast. Corporeal creatures reduced to 0 hit points to that weapon instantly explode in a shower of gore

Living Siege Weapon

Piety 25+ Talos trait
When you hit an object with an attack, you deal maximum damage.

Chosen of Talos

Piety 50+ Talos trait
You can spend an inspiration die to cast destructive wave 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. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell. This version of the spell deals lightning damage instead of radiant and deals triple damage to objects or structures.