School of Romanticism

Enlightenment comes from understanding the world. When you spend time outside of a city or settlement you were raised in and spend at least 1 hour mediating, chronicling or researching you roll a d20. Any roll of 11 or higher you gain more Enlightenment points.

Every 7 nights you spend within or nearby a city or settlement that you were raised in roll a d20.

Any roll of 10 or lower and you will lose and Enlightenment point.

You can additional gain Enlightenment points from your DM at their discretion at moments such as:
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- Studying a masters painting, listening to an opera, reading  a new research study or other methods of appreciating the beauty of life.
- Seeing a new awe inspiring landmark in the wilderness or in a new culture for the first time
- Creating a work of art or research paper on something new you’ve discovered
- Holding a lecture of your findings for other intellectuals.
- Surviving a near death experience.

Your Enlightenment score decreases if you undertake some of the following actions
- Hinder an artist from expressing themselves
- Champion the destruction of nature for the world of industry
- Put faith over science
- Put the benefit of another nation above your own
The Enlightenment score work similar to the Piety system. Once you gain enough points you gain the following benefits:
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Student of the world +3
Gain the spell Heroism and can cast it equal to your proficiency bonus per day (minimum of 1), it is refreshed after a long rest. When you cast this spell, a rousing symphony of sound is heard by the target.
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First steps of adventure+10
Proficiency in nature and advantage on nature ability checks.

Seasoned explorer+25
You can step into the unknown twice per long rest.

Artist of beauty +35
Can cast magnificent mansion once per day without spell cost or slot.
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Master of the Sublime +50
If someone/thing attempts to charm you, you gain a +10 to all CHA checks. You can then cast Fear at them as a reaction without expending a spell slot.

If you or someone/thing attempts to frighten you, you gain a +10 to WIS checks. You can then cast Charm at them as a reaction without expending a spell slot.

To conquer the unknown, you must first take the first step into it, undaunted by the repercussions. If DC is above 20, once per day you can add a +10 to your roll. Can be used once per long rest.

Other players can cast a spell from your spell book at the cost of one of their slots. They can do so once per day. If the player doesn’t have spell slots then they instead can spend 5mins reading your book and get +5 to an ability check or saving throw roll of their choice for the next 10 minutes.

Can be used once per day per player, resetting at dawn.

The Sublime is the emotion that all Romantics seek. A sense of awe that changes their world with how small they feel. The sublime is triggered by key moments in your adventure once per day and lasts for 1 minute.

The DM should let you know when you trigger the Sublime and you are free to ignore it in the moment, but you cannot use that same event on the Sublime.
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Blaze of Glory
“If this is to be my final stand, then let the world know I died on my feet”
‍Trigger: When you take half your max HP as damage in a single round of combat by an enemy
‍Effect: Deal that much damage on your next targeted spell attack.
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Intune with the world
“The price of knowledge can take a toll on the body”
‍Trigger: When you take damage from a natural event
‍Effect: You are immune to environmental damage
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Act of self faith
“To stop now would invite failure, that is unacceptable”
‍Trigger: At least 1 level of exhaustion
‍Effect: remove a level of exhaustion at the cost of a short term madness, 5 levels = indefinite, 3 levels or more = long term, 1 level = short term
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Rage against the dying of the light
“Today we shall become heroes and our songs sung till the ending of the world”
‍Trigger: When you are outnumbered by more than double your party number
‍Effect: Your boon of enlightenment becomes doubles again to quadruple proficiency  bonus.

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In addition to the above effects when you are triggered you also gain the follow benefits:
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- Spells with a cast time can be casted as an action
- Non Ritual Spells can be cast as bonus action