Blood Oracle Class

    Diviners and Oracles are weird. 

    Cryptic glimpses of the future. Unknowing of whether the future is set in stone or not. Even just triggering their powers is usually an ordeal in most situations. This Oracle is no different.

    In Ancient Greece, oracles practicing haruspicy were to inspect the entrails of sacrificed animals, they typically used livers from killed sheep and poultry. Blood Oracles sacrifice and inspect themselves.

Blood Oracle

Templates (Each template grants a +1 Max HP, can go above the normal max of 20 using these)

A:+1 OD, Oracle Dice, Foretelling Wound

B:+1 OD, Betrayal of Life Force, Minor Prophecy

C:+1 OD, Fountain of Sacrifice

D:+1 OD, Bloody Wraith, Major Prophecy

Oracle Dice

    Blood oracles have a number of D6 Oracle Dice (OD) based on their level. They can spend these on their class abilities as listed, taking the rolled number in damage and then immediately triggering the ability. This damage can trigger rolls on the death and dismemberment table (at least until the character gains Bloody Wraith). These dice are expended for the day after being used once.

Foretelling Wounds

    Expend one Oracle Die, then roll a D20 and record the number somewhere. You can replace a d20 roll by any willing creature within your sight (Including yourself) with this number once. If this number is not used by the end of the day, it is lost.

Betrayal of Lifeforce

    Your Foretelling Wounds rolls can now be used on enemies within your sight.

Minor Prophecy

    Expend one Oracle Die when you need an item that you could have theoretically gained in the past and held onto until now. You had a minor vision in the past that you would need this item and stored it in your bag retroactively. If you did not have specific access to this item, then you can pay its cost to purchase it (assuming that that is reasonably possible in the recent past)

Fountain of Sacrifice

    Foretelling Wounds no longer depletes Oracle Dice. You still take the rolled damage every time you use it, but your Oracle Dice can be reused afterward.

Bloody Wraith

    Foretelling wounds that reduce you to negative HP do not trigger rolls on the death and dismemberment table or injuries, this negative HP is still added to Death and Dismemberment Rolls for the purposes of other injuries incurred.

Major Prophecy

    Expend four Oracle Dice. Name a (somewhat) reasonable thing that could happen to you within the next six months. Assuming it is (somewhat) reasonable, and you actively work towards it, it will happen within the next six months (In-game). You can only have one of these prophecies active. How reasonable it is, is decided by DM fiat.

Blood Oracles in Zorn

    Blood Oracles are typically found in some of the less directly violent Blood Cults of Zorn. As with all magic, it was originally practiced by the Natives of Zorn (something I really need to write a further article on). Increased contact with them and the diminishing sanity of those who stay on Zorn caused a great many to pick up on occult practices such as this.