Tymora - Piety System Page

Goddess of Luck and Good Fortune

The Law of Halfling Luck dictates that if twenty halflings jump into a chasm, one will discover they can fly.

Tymora is the goddess of luck and good fortune. Her portfolio includes gamblers, gamers, and everyone who takes risks to better their situation.

Tymora's Champions

Alignment: Usually good, often chaotic
Suggested Classes: Bard, Rogue, Cleric
Suggested Cleric Domains: Life, Trickery
Suggested Backgrounds: Urchin, Charlatan, Folk Hero

Champions of Tymora are daring heroes and high-stakes criminals who will risk everything for the chance at something better.

Tymora’s Favor

Tymora loves most those who look after themselves and take bold choices. Her gaze falls most appreciatively on gamblers and dashing rogues who enjoy fast paced lives making one risky decision after another.

Tymora’s scions tend to be fast moving, fast talkers, always onto the next trick. Very rarely, the Lady of Luck takes an interest in a particular soul for reasons known only to her, blessing them with a charmed life filled with joyous coincidences.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	You were gambled away as a baby, right into the hands of a caring, doting family.
2	You’ve been struck by lightning twice and you’re still standing. Limping a little, perhaps.
3	You jumped off a building just to see what would happen. It hurt, but it was INCREDIBLE.
4	You shook a magical device just to see what would happen. Stuff happened. It was worth it.
5	You gave away your hereditary wealth to random people you felt needed it.
6	You took down a huge monster with a lucky blow to a weak spot. You couldn’t do it again if you tried.

Devotion to Tymora

Following Tymora means dedicating your life to luck and chance. As a follower of Tymora, 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	Luck. I can do whatever I want. The goddess has my back.
3	Risk. I can’t get enough of the thrill of putting my life on the line, the more dangerous method the better.
4	Wealth. I have expensive tastes, and my absurd luck comes in handy at the gaming table.
5	Secrecy. People think I’m skilled or learned, but actually I’m just incredibly lucky. They can never know.
6	Humility. All the blessings in my life are gifts from the goddess.

Earning and Losing Piety

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

• Taking a risk on something that might better your life
• Making bold choices without fear of the consequences
• Passing on random good deeds as a way of paying forward your own fortune

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

• Choosing a safe course of action when a risk has a chance of improving your situation

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Tymora

Piety 3+ Tymora trait
You gain Inspiration when you take a substantial risk in order to acquire something that you could live without, but is worth having.

Cheating Fate

Piety 10+ Tymora trait
If you have advantage and disadvantage on a roll, you treat the roll as having advantage instead of cancelling it out.

Lucky charm

Piety 25+ Tymora trait
You are Lucky, very very Lucky. (Acts the same as the Lucky feat.)

Chosen of Tymora

Piety 50+ Tymora trait
Anyone who rolls a 20 before modifiers on an ability check within 30 feet of you finds their action has unexpectedly good results in addition to the result of the roll, like stumbling across a treasure hoard or idly picking up a vital clue.