Oracle
A figure sat alone at a small table, the flickering light of a single candle casting long shadows across the room. Before them lay a deck of tarot cards, each one vibrating with mystic energy. With a steady hand, the figure drew a card, their eyes narrowing as they read the symbols etched upon it. The air around them grew thick with the presence of fate, as if the universe itself was holding its breath, waiting to see how the future would unfold.
Instruments of Destiny
Every Oracle walks a path dictated by the whims of fate, yet how they approach this path varies greatly. Some Oracles embrace their role, willingly drawing upon the power of their tarot deck to guide themselves and others through the twists and turns of fate. They see themselves as instruments of a higher power, their every action a step toward fulfilling a grand cosmic plan. Others, however, are reluctant participants in this dance of destiny, thrust into their role by forces beyond their control.
Bearers of Prophecy
For an Oracle to continue to hone their abilities, they become living embodiments of the prophecies they once sought to understand. Their powers grow to encompass the most potent magics, and their ability to influence fate reaches its zenith. By the time an Oracle reaches the pinnacle of their power, they are no longer simply drawing cards from a deck, they are creating the very fates they once foresaw.
Quick Build
You can make a oracle quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the acolyte background.
Optional Rule: Multiclassing
If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Player's Handbook, here's what you need to know if you choose the Oracle as one of your classes.
Ability Score Minimum. In order to multiclass, you must have at least a 13 in Wisdom to take a level in this class, or to take a level in another class if you are already an Oracle.
Proficiencies Gained. If Oracle isn't your initial class, you gain two skill proficiencies from the Oracle list when you take your first level in this class.
Oracle
| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Maximum Spell Level | Arcana Known | Cantrips Known |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +2 | Arcana Magic, Fortune Teller | 1st | 0 - V | 3 |
| 2nd | +2 | Destiny | 1st | 0 - V | 3 |
| 3rd | +2 | Minor Suite | 2nd | 0-VII | 3 |
| 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | 2nd | 0-VII | 4 |
| 5th | +3 | Mulligan | 3rd | 0-IX | 4 |
| 6th | +3 | Destiny Feature | 3rd | 0-IX | 4 |
| 7th | +3 | Favored | 4th | 0-IX | 4 |
| 8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | 4th | 0-IX | 4 |
| 9th | +4 | Saints Arcana | 5th | 0-XIII | 4 |
| 10th | +4 | Destiny Feature | 5th | 0-XIII | 5 |
| 11th | +4 | Favored Fortune | 5th | 0-XV | 5 |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 5th | 0-XV | 5 |
| 13th | +5 | Omens | 5th | 0-XVII | 5 |
| 14th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement, Destiny Feature | 5th | 0-XVII | 5 |
| 15th | +5 | Mediumship | 5th | 0-XIX | 5 |
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 5th | 0-XIX | 5 |
| 17th | +6 | 5th | 0-XXI | 5 | |
| 18th | +6 | Destiny Feature | 5th | 0-XXI | 5 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 5th | 0-XXI | 5 |
| 20th | +6 | Prophet | 5th | 0-XXI | 5 |
Class Features
As an Oracle, you gain the following class features
Hit Points
- Hit Dice: 1d8 per Oracle level
- Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
- Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Oracle level after 1st
Proficiencies
- Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
- Weapons: Simple weapons
- Tools: none
- Saving Throws: Charisma, Wisdom
- Skills: Choose two from History, Insight, Intimidation, Nature, Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
- (a) a holy symbol or (b) a component pouch
- (a) a priest's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
- a dagger
Arcana Magic
Beginning at 1st level, as a conduit for the fates, you can cast oracle spells through the tarot.
Cantrips
You know three cantrips of your choice from the cleric, druid, or wizard spell list. You learn additional oracle cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Oracle table.
Card Casting
You cast your spells by invoking the power inherent within the tarot. Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you draw a tarot cards up to your hand size. Drawn cards are shuffled back into the deck when you finish a short or long rest.
You can cast a spell from a tarot card you have drawn, without expending a spell slot. The spell must be no higher than your Maximum Spell Level as shown on the Oracle table and is is cast as if using a spell slot of that maximum level.
Once you cast a spell this way, you tap the card's fate until it is drawn again. A tapped card can't be used to cast spells.
Arcana Known
The cards in your deck are made up of the tarot cards that fall within your arcana known. You will gain more access to cards as you take levels in this class as shown in the Oracle class table.
Hand Size
Your Hand Size is the number of card you draw after you finish a short or long rest. Your Hand Size is equal to your Proficiency Bonus.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your oracle spells, so you use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a oracle spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell Save DC
Spell attack modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast an oracle spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. You do not tap the fate of a card when you do so and you can cast the spell even if the card's fate is tapped.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus, deck of cards, or set of dice as a spellcasting focus for your oracle spells.
Fortune Teller
Also at 1st level, you have a pool of d20s called foretelling dice equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1). When you finish a long rest, you regain all expended fortune dice. You can spend these dice in the following ways:
Omen of Disaster
As a bonus action, you can target a creature you can see with 60ft and roll a foretelling die and record the result. The next time that creature rolls an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw if the result of the d20 is lower than your foretelling die result the creature fails that roll regardless of the result. If the roll the exact result you have advantage on attack rolls and they have disadvantage on saving throws imposed by you until the end of your next turn.
Portent
When you finish a long rest, you can immediately spend any number of foretelling dice to roll and record each result. Once per turn before an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw is made by you or a creature you can see, you can have the d20 automatically roll one of your recorded result. You lose a recorded result when you replace a roll this way or when you finish a long rest.
Destiny
At 2nd level,playing with the heart of fate has allowed you to choose your own destiny, granting you features at 2nd level, and again at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.
Destined Spells
Each destiny has a list of spells—its destiny spells that you learn at the oracle levels noted in the destiny description. Each of these spells counts as a oracle for you, and you can cast any 1st-level spell or higher by tapping the fate of any card you have drawn as if it were cast from the card.
At 11th level, you can cast each destiny spells of 6th-level or higher once at its lowest level, without expending a spell slot. Once you do, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.
Whenever you gain an oracle level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature, other than the Wish spell, with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be a divination or an illusion spell from any spell list.
Minor Suite
At 3rd level, . You gain one of the following features of your choice.
- Swords. You gain proficiency with martial weapons and you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for attack and damage rolls.
- Wands. You learn 1 cantrip from any spell list and you can expend a Foretelling Die to target a creature you have seen damage by you in the past 24 hours, provided they're on the same plane of existence as you
- Cups. When you restore hit points to another creature you can expend and roll a Hit Die restoring additional Hit Points equal to the result plus your Wisdom modifier.
- Pentacles. Choose one conjuration spell that summons creatures from any spell list that falls within your Maximum Spell Level. You can cast this spell once per long rest and if you do so the creatures summoned are either fiends or celestials.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Mulligan
At 5th level, you can bargain with fate to redraw your tarot. To take a mulligan, you shuffle the cards in your hand back into your deck, draw a new hand of cards equal to your starting hand size, then put a number of those cards equal to the number of times that you have used this feature on the bottom of you deck in any order.
Favored
At 7th level, the gods further influence your life, turning ill fated luck into a boon. Whenever you roll an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw equal to or lower than your Charisma modifier, and you do not have a disadvantage with it, you can roll the die again, but the new result must be used. A die rolled this way can't be rolled again by any means.
Saints Arcana
At 9th level,
- Swords.
- Wands. Once per short or long rest, you can cast a spell from a card you have drawn with a level equal to or less than half your proficiency bonus (rounded down) without tapping that card’s fate.
- Cups.
- Pentacles. When you make an attack roll you can expend a Foretelling Die and flip a coin calling heads or tails. The attack hits if you call the coin correctly.
Favored Fortune
At 11th level, when you gain this feature you can designate 1 tarot card you have access to in your deck. After you complete a long rest, you can search your deck for that card, add it to your hand, then shuffle your deck and draw the remaining cards up to your hand size.
Omens
Beginning at 13th level, if your total for an Intelligence check is less than your Charisma score, you can use that score in place of the total.
Mediumship
At 15th level, as you continue your journey, the divine energy granted to you suffuses further into your being. You gain the following benefits.
- You add your Charisma modifier to your initiative rolls.
- No attack roll can have an advantage against you as long as you are conscious.
- You and any ally that can hear you can't be surprised, even while you sleep.
Messiah Arcana
At 17th level,
- Swords.
- Wands.
- Cups.
- Pentacles.
Prophet
At 20th level, if you roll initiative and do not have any cards in hand, shuffle your deck and draw 1 card.
Further, you can use the Wish spell without taking stress to impose the effects of the foresight spell onto two creatures you touch for 1 hour.
Starchilds Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | light, faerie fire |
| 3rd | levitate, moonbeam |
| 5th | gaseous form, sending |
| 7th | banishment, wall of fire* |
| 9th | dream, teleportation circle |
| 11th | sunbeam |
| 13th | reverse gravity |
| 15th | meteoric ascensionAGNW |
| 17th | wish |
*The wall is made from a constellation of fireballs
Nebula Field
At 2nd level, as an action, you can project the image of the beauty of creation in an area 15ft around you and moves with you.
The field sheds a bright light up to 30ft and cuts through magical darkness and fog. When a hostile creature is hit for the first time each turn with a weapon attack within this field they take an additional 1d6 radiant damage.
You can summon this field a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier and regain all uses after finishing a long rest.
Planisphere
Also at 2nd level, you gain proficiency in Cartographer's tools. While you have access to your Cartographer's tools and can see the sky you can no longer become lost except by magical means, can always discern north, and know the date and time.
Additionally, you have advantage on insight ability checks against creatures whos birthday you know.
Starbirth
At 6th level, as a bonus action, you can gather dust together and form a star for 1 hour. This star follows you closely and grants you +1 to your AC, you can cause a star to follow an ally within 60ft of you and grant them this benefit.
You can have a number of stars active equal to your Wisdom modifier.
Starmap
At 10th level, you gain resistance to radiant damage and you can communicate telepathically with any other creature with a star regardless of distance and know their location.
Gift of the Constellations
At 14th level, you always have 1 star from your Starbirth feature active at a time, this does not count against the amount of stars you can have active.
Additionally, when you and at least 1 star following you you gain the following benefits while 1 other creature also has a star;
- Creatures with stars have resistance to radiant damage.
- Your weapon attacks and Oracle spells deal additional radiant equal to the amount of stars you have active.
- You can expend a star to grant an ally an increase to their next attack roll or saving throw equal to your proficiency bonus.
The Movement of Spheres
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
- You can teleport yourself and or up to 6 other willing creatures to a location of your choice that you have visited before. Creatures will appear in unoccupied spaces within 50ft of the desired location.
- You can create the maximum amount of stars you can have at once from your Starbith feature. You can have these stars follow creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you when created.
Shepherds Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | guidance, bless |
| 3rd | enthrall, gentle repose |
| 5th | conjure buildingAGNW, beacon of hope |
| 7th | faithful hound, resilient sphere |
| 9th | dispel evil and good, hallow |
| 11th | forbiddance |
| 13th | conjure celestial |
| 15th | antipathy/sympathy |
| 17th | Wish |
Faith
At 2nd level, your fate is to lead those to wander granting you access to a Divine Origin. You gain the following benefits;
Faith Dice: You gain a pool of Faith Dice, which are d4s. The number of dice in this pool equals your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended Faith Dice after a long rest.
Deity (Minor): You gain the Deity (Minor) trait.
Guide of the Lost
Additionally, at 2nd level, you gain the find familiar spell which you can cast once per long rest without needing to tap a card, after which you may tap a card to cast this spell again. When you cast this spell the familiar counts as a member of your flock.
Additionally, you gain the following benefits;
Return to the Flock. Whenever you cast an oracle spell on a willing ally you can grant them one of your Faith Dice. A creature with your faith die may use their reaction when hit to roll the die and reduce the damage by the result, after which they are teleported to an unoccupied space within 10ft. of you, polymorphed into a sheep adding to your flock until the start of their next turn.
Crook that Protects. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack you deal additional damage equal to the number of creatures in your flock and force that creature to make a strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 10 feet away from you.
Shepherds Fate. When you use your Portent or Omen of Disaster features you gain a faith die.
Heal the Sick
At 6th level, those who suffer afflictions may find salvation in your hands. As an action, you can touch a creature and expend a faith die to end 1 condition on it. When you do so it counts as a member of your flock until the start of your next turn. Additionally, you can tap a card when using this feature to end a number of conditions on any creatures within 30 feet of you equal to your maximum spell level adding those creatures to your flock until the start of your next turn.
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
Zerzura
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Rulers Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | ** |
| 3rd | ** |
| 5th | **, ** |
| 7th | **, ** |
| 9th | **, ** |
| 11th | ** |
| 13th | ** |
| 15th | ** |
| 17th | Wish |
2
At 2nd level,
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Knights Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | true strike, heroism |
| 3rd | enhance ability, magic weapon |
| 5th | counterspell, haste |
| 7th | death ward, fire shield |
| 9th | animate objects, hold monster |
| 11th | blade barrier |
| 13th | arcane sword |
| 15th | dominate monster |
| 17th | wish |
Chosen Training
At 2nd level, you gain proficiency with light armor and shields and your choice of either the Athletics or Acrobatics skill.
Further you are also considered proficient with magic weapons you wield and can use them as spellcasting foci for your oracle spells.
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
Combat Reflexes
At 6th level, you have a second reaction you can take each round, but only one reaction per trigger.
Further, when you are attacked or you cast a cantrip using your action, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack.
Precaution
At 10th level, when you roll initiative, you can use your reaction to cast a spell. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action or 1 bonus action and must target only you or a weapon you are wielding.
Further, when you make a saving throw, you can use a reaction to grant a +5 bonus to the roll.
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Doomed Destiny
Flavor text description.
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | comdemnAGNW, bane |
| 3rd | find traps, pass without trace |
| 5th | bestow curse, fear |
| 7th | banishment, black tentacles |
| 9th | contagion, insect plague |
| 11th | disintegrate |
| 13th | finger of death |
| 15th | antimagic field |
| 17th | wish |
2
At 2nd level,
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Heroic Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | prestidigitation, heroism |
| 3rd | scorching ray, zone of truth |
| 5th | fly, thunder crashAGNW |
| 7th | freedom of movement, private sanctum |
| 9th | **, ** |
| 11th | heroes' feast |
| 13th | ** |
| 15th | sunburst |
| 17th | wish |
2
At 2nd level,
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Butterfly Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | squallAGNW, thunderwave |
| 3rd | gust of wind, misty step |
| 5th | call lightning, thundercloud bladeAGNW |
| 7th | control water, ice storm |
| 9th | commune with nature, thunderstormAGNW |
| 11th | chain lightning |
| 13th | pyroclastic flowAGNW |
| 15th | control weather |
| 17th | wish |
2
At 2nd level,
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Fairytale Destiny
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | ** |
| 3rd | ** |
| 5th | **, ** |
| 7th | **, ** |
| 9th | **, ** |
| 11th | ** |
| 13th | ** |
| 15th | ** |
| 17th | Wish |
2
At 2nd level,
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Broken Destiny
Flavor text description.
Destined Spells
| Oracle Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | ** |
| 3rd | ** |
| 5th | ** |
| 7th | ** |
| 9th | ** |
| 11th | ** |
| 13th | ** |
| 15th | ** |
| 17th | wish |
Eldertongue
Beginning at 2nd level, you gain access to the unearthly language of Eldertongue. Eldertongue sounds like madding gibberish to any sane creature, but a creature under the effects of a madness-inducing spell (i.e. crown of madness, etc) or hex spell can understand it perfectly.
2
Additionally, at 2nd level,
6
At 6th level,
10
At 10th level,
14
At 14th level,
18th level
At 18th level, you can use the wish spell without taking stress to perform one of the following miracles:
Major Arcana
0 - The Fool
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
I - The Magician
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
II - The High Priestess
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
III - The Empress
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
IV - The Emperor
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
V - The Hierophant
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
VI - The Lovers
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
VII - The Chariot
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
Fate:
VIII - Strength
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
IX - The Hermit
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
X - Wheel of Fortune
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XI - Justice
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XII - The Hanged Man
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XIII - Death
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XIV - Temperance
| Spell Level | Spell |
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| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XV - The Devil
| Spell Level | Spell |
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| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XVI - The Tower
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XVII - The Star
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
Fate:
XVIII - The Moon
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XIX - The Sun
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XX - Judgement
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 5 |
Fate:
XXI - The World
| Spell Level | Spell |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
Fate: