Harlequin 1.3.3 Martial Caster Class
Harlequin 1.3.3 Martial Caster Class
Harlequin 1.3.3 Martial Caster Class
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Table of Contents
Harlequin 4 Troupe of the Faerie Theatre .................................................... 11
Faerie Theatre Cantrips ............................................................. 11
Introduction .....................................................................................4 Setting the Scene ........................................................................ 11
Comprehending the Infinite .........................................................4 Thespian ........................................................................................11
The Endless Dance ........................................................................4 Dance of Death: Rising Action ..................................................11
Creating a Harlequin .....................................................................5 Turning Point ................................................................................11
Word Play ...................................................................................... 11
Class Features 5 Falling Action ................................................................................11
Harlequin Features ......................................................................... 5 Final Resolution ...........................................................................11
Pseudonym ......................................................................................5 Encore ............................................................................................11
Dance of Death ...............................................................................6 Troupe of the Mourning .............................................................. 12
Harlequin's Mask ............................................................................6 Mourning Cantrips ...................................................................... 12
Supple Defense .............................................................................. 6 Overwhelmed ............................................................................... 12
Fighting Style ..................................................................................6 Dance of Death: Cry ....................................................................12
Harlequin Troupe ........................................................................... 6 Wounding Wail ............................................................................. 12
Spellcasting .....................................................................................6 Love and Loss .............................................................................. 12
Discord ............................................................................................. 7 Heightened Emotions ................................................................. 12
Ability Score Improvement .......................................................... 7 Cursed to Endure ........................................................................ 12
Evasion .............................................................................................7 Purgatory .......................................................................................12
Unearthly Casting .......................................................................... 7 Troupe of the Red Dragon .......................................................... 13
Chaotic Affinity ............................................................................... 7 Red Dragon Cantrips .................................................................. 13
Oil Supply ......................................................................................13
Harlequin Troupes 8 Ignite Apparatus .......................................................................... 13
Fire Dance .....................................................................................13
Troupe of the Aerosaltant ............................................................. 8 Burning Breath ............................................................................ 13
Aerosaltant Cantrips ......................................................................8 Greater Draconic Spellcasting ................................................. 13
Acrobat ............................................................................................. 8 Red Dragon Flight ....................................................................... 13
Gymnastics ......................................................................................8 Ancient Acrimony ........................................................................ 13
Dance of Death: Tumbling Pass ..................................................8 Troupe of the Silent One .............................................................14
Trapezist ...........................................................................................8 Silent One Cantrips .....................................................................14
Vaulting Strike ................................................................................ 8 Psio-Mimist ................................................................................... 14
Improved Gymnastics ................................................................... 8 Creations of Limbo ......................................................................14
Swift Recovery ................................................................................8 Shatterpoint ..................................................................................14
Expert Gymnastics .........................................................................8 Noh ................................................................................................. 14
Feat of Improbable Odds ..............................................................8 Mind Matter .................................................................................. 14
Troupe of the Celestial Choir .......................................................9 Sculptural Form ...........................................................................14
Celestial Choir Cantrips ............................................................... 9 Material Mastery ..........................................................................14
Bonus Cantrip .................................................................................9 Troupe of the Smiling One .........................................................15
Choirbook of Mertion .................................................................... 9 Smiling One Cantrips ................................................................. 15
Dance of Death: Dance of Life .................................................... 9 Descent into Madness ................................................................ 15
Harmonious Healing ..................................................................... 9 Treacherous Tinker ..................................................................... 15
Omnipresence .................................................................................9 Gags and Gizmos .........................................................................15
Diminishment ................................................................................. 9 Psychopathic Assault ..................................................................15
Mask of Mercuria ........................................................................... 9 Unearthly Laughter ..................................................................... 15
Troupe of the Cloud Dancer .......................................................10 One Bad Day .................................................................................15
Cloud Dancer Cantrips ...............................................................10 Troupe of the Solitaire ................................................................ 16
Weightless Walk ...........................................................................10 Solitaire Cantrips ........................................................................ 16
Dance of Death: Rush .................................................................10 Deathmark .................................................................................... 16
Surge .............................................................................................. 10 Phase Shift ....................................................................................16
Momentary Flight ........................................................................ 10 Reaper ............................................................................................16
Release ...........................................................................................10 Astral Tether ................................................................................. 16
Reflexive Gust ...............................................................................10 Assassin's Solitude ...................................................................... 16
Empty ............................................................................................. 10 Faded ..............................................................................................16
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Harlequin
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ach step fell as naturally as the last,
the slow beat of her heart giving direction to
the still rhythm. She hummed a soft tune
through her lips, building the momentum
with a gentle pirouette. She smiled wide
under a porcelain mask of purest white,
wreathed with intricate gold depictions of
faerie lights. Yet spears were dropped and shields shaken
loose, each lost to the song she bore.
Every hair stood on edge as ripples of energy pulsed
through the air. The fabric was torn asunder, a hole in the
walls of time. Step forward come the visage of death - mask as
black as the void.
Silent as the very breeze running across their ears, the
dancer descended upon them. Not once did his feet touch
earth, nor once did his blade fall short. Weapon and cloth was
blown from holding, while chaos and clamor commenced. In
all the panic, in all the slaughter, not once did his laughter Each and every step away from your past extends your
cease. capabilities. Powers once thought impossible suddenly
become the new reality. The infinite possibility of a million
Comprehending the Infinite planes in a million worlds, and you will only ever experience
The worlds of D&D exist within the grand scheme of an ever- the slightest taste. Despite all ambition, you are yet mortal.
expanding multiverse. Very few are ever able to slip from one The Endless Dance
plane and exist in another, and even fewer survive the attempt.
The Harlequin, however, cares little for the boundaries and Very few individuals can claim to have even seen a harlequin,
restrictions imposed by mortal minds, especially when let alone an entire Troupe. While being inducted into a Troupe
dealing with concepts they could never hope to understand. doesn't necessarily dictate what a harlequin can and cannot
While they may stumble over small and insignificant do, it offers the chance to further their abilities through both
discoveries, you run your fingers across the very fabric that song and dance. Art is the purest form of expression,
separates this world from the void beyond. heightening the emotions of the harlequin, and allowing them
You don't need to understand reality in order to control it. to perform incredible feats.
Understanding remains within the realm of the material, and This practice is known as the Endless Dance, and while it
so a harlequin must work to achieve a complete material can take many forms in many different troupes, the
disconnect. Whatever links hold you to this plane must be methodology remains the same. Through both emotion and
severed - Whatever tethers hold you down must be released. disconnect, a harlequin can truly extend their capabilities.
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