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=Canal Punter=
Canal Punters are almost a nation onto itself, living on or near the many canals crisscrossing Aridea (and quite a few other cities). The constant supply and demand of goods that flow in and out of the cities can be rapidly transported from the city to the many ships in the harbor and back. This also includes a steady supply of less than legal materials and goods that are hidden in plain sight among the many other goods, or find a "forgotten" hidey-hole or watertight bag slung under the vessel. They are known to cover for each other, the fact that they are both Canal punters enough cause to give help each other slip away from the authorities.

Those that grew up among the Canal punter community share the following traits:
:'''The boat life.''' The daily handling of the Canal punt has given you proficiency in water vehicles up to Huge size (like a Rowboat, Punt or small Barge). When commanding such a vehicle they increase their speed by 10ft / 1mph.
:'''Strong Swimmer.''' You gain an expertise die on Athletics checks related to swimming.
:'''One of many.''' You gain an expertise die on Stealth checks when commanding a water vehicle in a harbor or canal (up to Huge size) or when hiding something aboard.
:'''We all lift together''' You are proficient with all improvised weapons deal and they can deal up to 1d6 damage, upon the Narrator's discretion. The normal range of throwing them also increases to 30 feet, but the maximum stays 60 feet.
:Additionally you can add your proficiency modifier to your Strength when determining your carrying capacity, and you can carry one additional bulky item and one additional Supply.
:'''Natural Barterer.''' You are used to handling transactions without currency, and can appraise the relative worth of many items. When bartering, haggling, or negotiating an exchange of goods, you gain an expertise die on Intimidation and Persuasion checks, and you may always choose which ability score to use for these rolls (Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma).
:'''Languages.''' You can speak, read, write, and sign your country's language and Undercity patois, as well as Punter slang (a way to talk about illegal activities by exchanging certain terms for other similar words (rhyming or innocent synonyms and euphemisms)). Those that understand Thieves' Cant can understand this too.

[[Category:Waveborn Cultures]]

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=Canal Punter=
Canal Punters are almost a nation onto itself, living on or near the many canals crisscrossing Aridea (and quite a few other cities). The constant supply and demand of goods that flow in and out of the cities can be rapidly transported from the city to the many ships in the harbor and back. This also includes a steady supply of less than legal materials and goods that are hidden in plain sight among the many other goods, or find a "forgotten" hidey-hole or watertight bag slung under the vessel. They are known to cover for each other, the fact that they are both Canal punters enough cause to give help each other slip away from the authorities.

Those that grew up among the Canal punter community share the following traits:
:'''The boat life.''' The daily handling of the Canal punt has given you proficiency in water vehicles up to Huge size (like a Rowboat, Punt or small Barge). When commanding such a vehicle they increase their speed by 10ft / 1mph.
:'''Strong Swimmer.''' You gain an expertise die on Athletics checks related to swimming.
:'''One of many.''' You gain an expertise die on Stealth checks when commanding a water vehicle in a harbor or canal (up to Huge size) or when hiding something aboard.
:'''We all lift together''' You are proficient with all improvised weapons deal and they can deal up to 1d6 damage, upon the Narrator's discretion. The normal range of throwing them also increases to 30 feet, but the maximum stays 60 feet.
:Additionally you can add your proficiency modifier to your Strength when determining your carrying capacity, and you can carry one additional bulky item and one additional Supply.
:'''Natural Barterer.''' You are used to handling transactions without currency, and can appraise the relative worth of many items. When bartering, haggling, or negotiating an exchange of goods, you gain an expertise die on Intimidation and Persuasion checks, and you may always choose which ability score to use for these rolls (Intelligence, Wisdom, or
Charisma).
:'''Languages.''' You can speak, read, write, and sign your country's language and Undercity patois, as well as Punter slang (a way to talk about illegal activities by exchanging certain terms for other similar words (rhyming or innocent synonyms and euphemisms)). Those that understand Thieves' Cant can understand this too.

[[Category:Waveborn Cultures]]

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=Canal Punter=
Canal Punters are almost a nation onto itself, living on or near the many canals crisscrossing Aridea (and quite a few other cities). The constant supply and demand of goods that flow in and out of the cities can be rapidly transported from the city to the many ships in the harbor and back. This also includes a steady supply of less than legal materials and goods that are hidden in plain sight among the many other goods, or find a "forgotten" hidey-hole or watertight bag slung under the vessel. They are known to cover for each other, the fact that they are both Canal punters enough cause to give help each other slip away from the authorities.

Those that grew up among the Canal punter community share the following traits:
:'''The boat life.''' The daily handling of the Canal punt has given you proficiency in water vehicles up to Huge size (like a Rowboat, Punt or small Barge). When commanding such a vehicle they increase their speed by 10ft / 1mph.
:'''Strong Swimmer.''' You gain an expertise die on Athletics checks related to swimming.
:'''One of many.''' You gain an expertise die on Stealth checks when commanding a water vehicle in a harbor or canal (up to Huge size) or when hiding something aboard.
:'''We all lift together''' You are proficient with all improvised weapons deal and they can deal up to 1d6 damage, upon the Narrator's discretion. The normal range of throwing them also increases to 30 feet, but the maximum stays 60 feet.
Additionally you can add your proficiency modifier to your Strength when determining your carrying capacity, and you can carry one additional bulky item and one additional Supply.
:'''Natural Barterer.''' You are used to handling transactions without currency, and can appraise the relative worth of many items. When bartering, haggling, or negotiating an exchange of goods, you gain an expertise die on Intimidation and Persuasion checks, and you may always choose which ability score to use for these rolls (Intelligence, Wisdom, or
Charisma).
:'''Languages.''' You can speak, read, write, and sign your country's language and Undercity patois, as well as Punter slang (a way to talk about illegal activities by exchanging certain terms for other similar words (rhyming or innocent synonyms and euphemisms)). Those that understand Thieves' Cant can understand this too.

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= Eldritch Gunslinger (Warlock) =
Your patron grants you an Arcane [[WB_Equipment#Firearms|(front-loading) revolver]]. It will have a different look and feel compared to a normal version of this weapon, influenced by your patron. A fey patron's weapon may look like twined wood entangled with vines and ivy. A demon's weapon would look like Dark iron, with obscene engravings, ... And so on.

==Arcane Sights==
When you take this archetype at 1st level, your patron grants you an arcane [[WB_Equipment#Firearms|(front-loading) revolver]]. It acts as a normal weapon of its kind in regards to range and damage, except where specified here. When making a ranged weapon attack with this revolver, you can choose to use your spellcasting ability for attack and damage rolls. You are always considered to be proficient with the revolver and can use it as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.

Additionally, at 5th level, when you make a ranged weapon attack with your arcane revolver you may attack twice instead of once.

All other creatures suffer disadvantage when making attacks with your arcane revolver. If it is lost or destroyed, you may recreate it during a short or long rest. Doing so requires an hour-long ritual, but requires neither materials nor tools.

==Alternative Pact==
When choosing this archetype, you may strike a deal with any kind of being capable of becoming your patron. In addition, if you choose Pact of the Blade at 3rd level, your
revolver is considered your pact weapon with the following alterations:

You can’t transform any other weapon into your pact weapon. However, you may perform a 1 hour ritual using a magic weapon or rare weapon as a ritual component to impart certain qualities to your pact weapon, destroying the component weapon in the process. If the component weapon had a bonus to attack or damage rolls, or if it dealt bonus damage, you now apply those bonuses to your revolver. You can also apply these to your Eldritch Ray; it has no effect on Eldritch Disturbance or Eldritch Whip.

If you perform the ritual a second time with a different weapon, your revolver loses any bonuses it gained from the previous weapon and instead gains those of the new weapon. You cannot break your bond to your revolver. If you die, the revolver disappears and is immediately returned to you if you are later brought back to life.

==Eldritch Armaments==
At 6th level your increasing power allows you to invest your patron’s power in strange new ways. Choose one of the following:

===Arcane Ammunition===
As a bonus action, you can spend a number of spell points up to a maximum equal to your proficiency modifier to conjure an equal number of bullets made of magic into the chambers of your revolver. Damage inflicted by these bullets is considered magical piercing damage for the purpose of overcoming damage resistances and immunities. This does not increase the number of bullets your arcane revolver can hold at one time. Bullets conjured in this way disappear if they are removed from the revolver or when you take a long or short rest.

===Elemental Shot===
When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, or when a creature under a spell effect you control is reduced to 0 hit points, you can repurpose this additional energy and choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, poison, psychic, radiant, or thunder damage. For one minute, bullets fired by your arcane pistol deal your choice of piercing damage or the chosen damage type. This damage is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming damage resistances and immunities.

==Inscribed Ammunition==
At 10th level, you have delved especially deep into the esoteric weaknesses of many monstrous entities. Choose two creature types from the following: aberration, celestial,
fey, fiend, monstrosity, and undead. Over the course of a short or long rest you may prepare a number of bullets equal to your proficiency bonus that are particularly deadly
to the chosen creature types by carving arcane symbols into their surfaces and imbuing them with your patron’s power. This confers the following benefits:

Inscribed ammunition is eager to get at its target, and so loading any number of these bullets into your arcane revolver only requires a bonus action (removing previously loaded ammunition cannot be done as part of this bonus action). Additionally, an attack made with inscribed ammunition against its target creature type deals additional damage equal to your warlock level and is a critical hit on a roll of 19–20.

You must choose what creature type each bullet affects when you inscribe it. Bullets imbued in this way are only effective when fired from your arcane revolver; otherwise, they function as mundane ammunition. You can only ever have a maximum number of these bullets equal to your proficiency modifier, though you may change what creature type existing inscribed ammunition affects over the course of a short or long rest.

==Eldritch Aim==
At 14th level, as a bonus action, you may call upon your patron to give you implausible accuracy, if only for an instant. The next time you hit a creature with an attack from your arcane revolver or Eldritch Ray, the attack is considered a critical hit. If an effect forces you to reroll this attack, you may do so with advantage. Once you have used this feature three times, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.

'''''source:''' Gate Pass Gazette #05 p.21''

[[Category:Waveborn Archetypes]]

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WB Cephalids

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=Cephalids=
[[File:Cephalid.png]]

Cephalids are humanoids with octopus-like heads. Their colouration varies between pinks, browns, blues and purples, and the various patterns on their body can shift and discolour according to their mood. They have small tentacles on their face, rarely longer than 50 cm (1 1/2 ft), that they can manipulate as easily as their fingers.

They are well known for their strong work-ethic, curiosity and skill with small mechanical contraptions. Not long after they spawn from their tide-pool they have a strong urge to seek out civilization. Well known amongst those that live near the sea or brackish water, they're quickly accepted by a nearby family, as adopting a Cephalid is believed to bring luck and wealth to the household (and village). The young Cephalids bond easily to anyone and grow up extremely loyal to their adopted family and friends. They are generally well-liked because of their honesty, as it takes a lot of practice for them to have any form of control over their skin-patterns, that tend to change to follow their mood.

== Cephalid Traits ==
Characters with the Cephalid heritage share the following traits:
:'''Age.''' Cephalids are born in watery pools of slime from eggs that their parents jointly secrete in a process that some non-cephalids find disturbing. After the eggs are laid and fertilized, the parents eat many of them, until only a few remain, which eventually hatch a few weeks later. From this point, cephalids take ten years to reach adulthood, though they can live to be upward to 70 years old.
:'''Size.''' Cephalids are the same size and weight as humans. Your size is Medium.
:'''Speed.''' Your Speed is 30 feet.
:'''Darkvision.''' You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You cannot discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
:'''Amphibious.''' You can breathe air and water.
:'''Three hearts.''' You have need to fail your death saving throws 4 times before you die, instead of the usual three.
:'''Fine tentacle manipulation.''' Your face tentacles are extremely dexterous and can be used for fine manipulation. You gain advantage on checks requiring fine manipulation for which you can use your tentacles, like picking locks, surgery, and creating small mechanical or clockwork contraptions. Cephalids create many specialized tools that fit on or over their tentacles. The tentacles are not strong enough to carry anything of note (no weapons, potions, scrolls, or heavier,...).
:However, these tentacles mean that you cannot wear any hat or helmet that covers your face.

==Cephalid Gifts==
In addition to traits found in your Cephalid heritage, select one of the following gifts:

===Call of the Ocean===
Some Cephalids feel the call to return to the ocean, spending most of their time in or around the ocean and adapt quickly growing fins between their toes and fingers. Their skin will slowly take the colours and patterns of their environment too.

:'''Like a duck takes to water.''' You gain swimming speed equal to your movement speed, and you ignore all naturally created difficult terrain in or under water. Your darkvision increases to 120ft underwater.

:'''Natural camouflage''' If you have at least a round to adapt to your surroundings, you gain an expertise die on Stealth checks that rely on the opponent's sight.

===Call of the Creator===
Other Cephalids get the urge to create or increase their ability in one specific trade, quickly becoming Masters in their chosen field!

:'''The Touch of the Master.''' You become proficient with one artisan's toolkit of choice. Pick one skill with which you are proficient from: Engineering, Performance or Medicine and gain a specialization die for that tool and skill. If you aren't proficient, you gain proficiency instead of a specialization die.

:'''The Eye of the Master''' Fine control over your skin allows you to one-up those that try to use it to read your emotions. You have advantage on Deception checks in face to face confrontations.

===Call of the Mind===
Your mind finds most trades too mundane and hankers to figure out the secrets of the universe. These Cephalids tend to choose either the arcane arts or find hidden powers within... Sometimes something ancient will even tell them some horrible secrets of the universe.

You know one cantrip of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. At 3rd level, choose one 1st- or 2nd-level sorcerer spell, which you can cast once without any material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this gift. A 1st-level spell chosen this way can be cast as if using a 2nd-level spell slot. Your spellcasting ability for this trait can be chosen from Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.

==Paragon Gifts==
When you reach 10th level, you regain some of your ancestral powers and can choose one Paragon gift from the following list:

===Call of the Old One===
:'''Cephalopod Regeneration''' Once per day, you can choose to immediately regenerate 4d8 + your proficiency bonus in lost hitpoints. If you are missing any body parts the lost parts are restored after 5 minutes. If a severed part is held against the stump, the limb instantaneously reattaches itself. This ability requires a long rest before it can be used again the next day.

:'''Non-Euclidian Geometry''' It came to you in a dream, a secret that allows you to create geometry that breaks the 5th postulate of Euclidian geometry. You can create objects and structures that mere mortal minds cannot seem to fully comprehend. Non-cephalids have a disadvantage on Engineering, Investigation, Perception and Survival checks inside such a structure or when otherwise interacting with such an object. If large enough it is near impossible for non-cephalids to escape such a structure without at least some guidance of the creator.

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'''''source:''' Mostly [[Lord Byte]], but some Traits have been based on an image of a page of someone else's Cephalid race. If that's you, let me know! Thanks to zombusey for some balance suggestions.''

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