Arcane Traditions
The study of wizardry is ancient, stretching back to the
earliest mortal discoveries of magic. It is firmly established School of Tattooism
in the worlds of D&D, with various traditions dedicated to Mastering the geometry of arcane diagrams is essential to
its complex study. The most common arcane traditions in studying any school of wizardry, for it is in this manner that
the multiverse revolve around the schools of magic. spellbooks are written. However, one school of
Wizards through the ages have cataloged thousands of exceptionally specialized study strives to achieve the
spells, grouping them into categories called schools. In complete perfection over these diagrams, and to transcend
some places, these traditions are literally schools; a wizard spellbooks entirely. Tattoo Mages are their own canvases
might study at the School of Illusion while another studies for arcane diagrams, turning their bodies into a beautiful,
across town at the School of Enchantment. In other yet functional, murals of arcane spells.
institutions, the schools are more like academic
departments, with rival faculties competing for students and Tattooist
funding. Even wizards who train apprentices in the solitude Beginning when you select this tradition at 2nd level, you
of their own towers use the division of magic into schools do not learn or prepare spells as a normal wizard does.
as a learning device, since the spells of each school require Rather than inscribing arcane diagrams in your spellbook
mastery of different techniques. and preparing spells from these each morning, you tattoo
your skin with the arcane figures and require no study to
prepare them. This replaces your normal means of learning
and preparing spells, and you create and maintain no
spellbook. Tattooed spells count as spells copied in your
spellbook for the purposes of other class features.
There is, however, limited space with which to tattoo
your spells, though you can create them smaller and
overlap these diagrams as you become more skilled. You
have space for a number of spells of 1st level or higher
equal to your wizard level + twice your Intelligence
modifier (minimum 5). You need not prepare tattooed
spells to cast them.
When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you
can craft it into a magical tattoo. For each level of the spell,
the process takes 1 hours and costs 50 gp. The cost
represents the material cost of magical inks required. Once
learned, you can remove a spell through a painful process
that takes 1 hour per level of the spell and deals you 1 point
of slashing damage per spell level. You learn and can freely
tattoo only 1 additional spell when you gain a level in the
wizard class.
The use of cantrips is unchanged. You know a number
of wizard cantrips of your choice as shown in the Cantrips
Known column of the Wizard table..
Rune Scars
At 2nd level, in addition to your spell tattoos, you
permanently mark yourself with powerful symbols called
Rune Scars. Gain two Rune Scars of your choice. Your
selection cannot be changed. Unless otherwise noted, Rune
Scars can be selected only once.
Additionally, you can select an additional Rune Scar at
6th, 10th, and 14th level.
Disappearing Ink
By 6th level, as a bonus action you can hide your tattoos,
causing them to be invisible so long as you concentrate on
the change.
Scar Ally
Beginning at 10th level, you can inscribe 1 willing creature
with a temporary version of a Rune Scar that you know
which last for 1 hour. This process requires 1 minute. Only
1 creature may gain the effects from a temporary Rune Scar
at a time.
Spellglyph
By 14th level, you can inscribe the spell glyph of warding
upon your body and are immune to its effects. You can
have 1 such glyph of warding active at a time. Additionally,
the glyph does not break if you move 10 feet from where
you cast it.
Rune Scars
Adept. You gain proficiency with one skill or tool set of
your choice. You can select this Scar more than once,
choosing a different proficiency or skill set each time.
Aegis. Your armor class while unarmored is equal to is 13
+ your Dexterity modifier.
Caestus. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning
damage.
Crucible. You learn one evocation cantrip of your choice
from the Wizard spell list.
Cudgel. You gain proficiency with one weapon of your
choice. You can select this Scar more than once, choosing a
different weapon proficiency each time.
Ebon. You gain darkvision with a range of 30 feet. If you
already possess darkvision, its range increases by 30 feet.
Marathon. Your movement speed increases by 5 feet.
Nimble. Your Dexterity increases by 1, to a maximum of
20.
Ruse. You learn one illusion cantrip or 1st level spell of
your choice from the Wizard spell list.
Titan. Your Strength increases by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Vigor. Your Constitution increases by 1, to a maximum of
20.
Vigil. You add your proficiency bonus to Initiative rolls.
