Invocations

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Spiritual Invocations

Spiritual Invocations are ways of manipulating the energy of the material and spiritual realms by creating fluctuations that allow certain effects to occur. For all mechanical purposes, they are like Sutras and use the same rules for use, although they are not directly compatible, which means that a Shaman cannot learn a Bodhisattva Sutra (except General Sutras if he finds a teacher) and a Bodhisattva cannot learn a Spiritual Invocation.

Below is the list of Spirit Summons ordered by level prerequisite:

Invocation of Natural Observation

The Invocation of Natural Observation uses energy as a radar, being able to find certain species through an interaction of the senses, spiritual advice and perception.

• Locate.' With 1 action and the expenditure of 1 Ki point, you can locate one type of creature or plant within a radius of 4 miles, if it is present.
• Whispers. When you make a Nature roll to determine characteristics of plants and animals, you can roll 1d4 and add it to the result of that roll.

Invocation of the Feral Aspect

Prerequisite: Wisdom 13 or higher

The Invocation of the Feral Aspect connects the Shaman to the energy of animals, allowing him to assume a characteristic of the animal spirit with which he seeks to learn.

• Aspect. When learning this invocation, you receive an animal characteristic, receiving the traits of the chosen creature. This invocation can be learned more than once with new aspects with each learning. Choose one of the following options, when choosing one of these characteristics, you must define which physical trait is modified in your body with it:
  • Natural Weapon. When choosing this Trait, you can transform a part of your body so that it becomes a natural weapon of your choice, such as horns, tail, claws, fangs, etc. Once chosen, the weapon cannot be changed. When choosing this natural weapon, you deal 1d4 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier in relevant damage to the chosen natural weapon, and you are proficient with your attacks with this weapon. If you already have one of these natural weapons, its damage increases by 1d4. When you reach levels 6, 12, 16, and 20 as a Shaman, the damage of this natural weapon increases by one category. Ex.: your fingers become claws, your mouth projects forward with prominent canines, a bird's beak, ram's horns, etc.
  • Thick Skin. While you are not wearing armor, you receive +1 to AC, this bonus counts as Improved Defense. This bonus increases by +1 when you reach levels 6, 12, 16, and 20 as a Shaman. Ex.: your skin becomes like the hide of a crocodile, or even a rhinoceros.
  • Climbing. You gain a climbing speed of 30 feet. If you already have this speed, it increases by 15 feet. When you reach levels 6, 12, 16, and 20 as a Shaman, this speed increases by 5 feet. Ex.: Your legs become similar to those of a goat, or your arms become longer like those of a monkey.
  • Burrow. You gain an excavation aspeed of 15 feet. If you already had this speed, it increases by 10 feet. At levels 6, 12, 16, and 20 as a Shaman, this speed increases by 5 feet. Ex.: Your hands gain claws like those of an armadillo.
  • Swimming. You gain a swimming speed of 30 feet. If you already had this speed, it increases by 15 feet. At levels 6, 12, 16, and 20 as a Shaman, this speed increases by 5 feet. Ex.: You gain a film between your fingers and toes, which become slightly longer.
  • Darkvision. You gain darkvision with a range of 60 feet. If you already have this sense, it increases by 30 feet. When you reach 6th, 12th, 16th, and 20th level Shaman, the range of this sense increases by 10 feet. For example, your eyes become similar to those of a cat.
• Activation. As a bonus action, you can activate or deactivate the Feral Aspect.

Ethereal Blast Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 2, Cantrip - Mystic Blast

The Ethereal Blast Invocation channels energy to amplify the power of the Mystic Blast Cantrip.

• Multiply Blast. When you cast the Mystic Blast cantrip, you can spend up to a number of Ki points equal to your proficiency bonus. For each point spent, you conjure an additional bolt of lightning.
• Blast. When you cast Mystic Blast, add your Wisdom modifier to the damage it deals.

Eye of the Ethereal Raptor Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 2 - Invocation of the Feral Aspect - Darkvision

The Eyes of the Ethereal Raptor Invocation permanently transforms the Shaman's eyes, making him able to see in the dark.

• Awaken Sight. By spending 1 Ki point and 1 bonus action or action, you can touch a willing target and grant it the ability to see normally in darkness, both magical and normal, up to 60 feet away for a number of minutes equal to double your Proficiency bonus. Additionally, you can spend 1 Ki point so that until the end of your turn, your eldritch blast ignores up to three-quarters of cover.
• Ethereal Gleam. You can see normally in darkness, both magical and normal, up to 120 feet away.

Ethereal Pulse Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 4

The Ethereal Pulse Invocation studies how to channel the shaman's energy into an enormous destructive force.

• Ethereal Destruction. When you hit a target with an unarmed attack, with natural weapons, or with a melee weapon, you can spend 1 Ki point and use your reaction to deal an additional 1d8 energy damage. If the opponent is Huge or smaller, you can knock them prone. The maximum Ki points you can spend in a turn in this way is equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Destroying Attacks. Your unarmed attacks (or with natural weapons) have their damage increased by 1 category.

Friendly Spirit Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 4

The Friendly Spirit Invocation allows the Shaman greater interaction with the spirits, allowing him to extract greater benefit from his energy.

• Help. You can ask for help from spirit allies, using 1 action and 1 Ki point, you can receive for the next minute the ability of a Spirit Ally that you do not yet have access to.
• Reinvigorate. When you interact with spirits from a location that have not been summoned or forced to be there by you or your allies, you can recover 1 Ki point

Greater Feral Aspect Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 8, Wisdom 15 or higher

The Higher Feral Aspect Invocation allows the Shaman to manifest some of the more complex characteristics of animal spirits.

• Superior Feral Aspect. When you learn this Invocation, you gain an animal trait, receiving the traits of the chosen creature. This invocation can be learned more than once with new traits each time you learn it. Choose one of the following options; when choosing one of these traits, you must define which physical trait changes your body with it:
  • Flight. You gain a flying speed of 15 feet. If you already have this speed, it increases by 10 feet. When you reach levels 12, 16, and 20 in Shaman, this speed increases by 5 feet. Ex.: a pair of wings from a bird, bat, or insect grows on your back.
  • Seismic Sense. You gain seismic sense with a range of 15 feet. If you already have this sense, it increases by 10 feet. At 12th, 16th, and 20th level Shaman, the range of this sense increases by 5 feet. For example, long whiskers grow on your face, and your feet become like those of an elephant.
  • Blindsight. You gain blindsight with a range of 15 feet. If you already have this sense, it increases by 10 feet. At 12th, 16th, and 20th level Shaman, the range of this sense increases by 5 feet. For example, your ears become bat ears, and your forehead becomes slightly elongated like a dolphin's.
• Activation.' As a bonus action, you can turn Feral Aspect on or off.

Spiritual Deepening Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 8

The Spiritual Deepening Invocation allows the Shaman to channel his energy more deeply, reaching additional strengths in his animal spirits.

• Touch the Root. By focusing your own energy, you can use 1 action and spend 3 ki points to grant one of your animal spirits an Enhancement for the next minute. If it already has the Enhancement, it will be added to it. If your animal is a lion, creatures have a -5 penalty to make the saving throw against its roar.
• Animal Attunement. When you make a Handle Animal check to calm animals or interact with them, you can roll 1d4 and add it to the result of that check.

Spiritual Fury Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 8

The Spiritual Fury Invocation works on the interaction of physical energy in integration with the spirit.

• Spiritual Tempering. Through this invocation, at the cost of 1 Ki point and 1 action, for the next minute, all your melee attacks now deal magical damage.
• Imbued. Your unarmed attacks (or with natural weapons) have their damage increased by 1 category.

Ethereal Emanation Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 10

The Ethereal Emanation Invocation deepens the connection of animal spirits with the mundane world around the shaman.

• Ethereal Aura. When you activate a stance, spending 1 additional Ki point for each target, you can cause creatures within 15 feet of you to benefit from the stance's activation until the start of your next turn.
• Shamanic Guidance. When you activate a stance, you (and all targets affected by your Ethereal Aura) gain a 1d4 bonus that can be used on a Saving Throw until the start of your next turn.

Leap of the Beast Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 10

The Leap of the Beast Invocation uses Ki as fuel so that the Shaman can make powerful leaps.

• Lunge. By spending 3 Ki points and making an attack, you can launch a powerful lunge, striking a creature within a maximum area equal to your maximum jump range + 10 feet. On a success, this attack deals additional runic damage from your proficiency bonus. This movement does not reduce your speed.
• Leap. You can cast the leap spell on yourself without spending Ki points or material components.

Feral Form Invocation

Prerequisites: Level 12, Wisdom 17 or higher

The Feral Form Invocation channels spiritual forces so that the Shaman can transform into a hybrid form of a beast.

• Transform. When learning this invocation, you must choose a beast from the Feral Form table. This invocation can be learned more than once with new beasts each time. Using a bonus action and 2 Ki points, you can change your form to become a hybrid form of a humanoid with the chosen beast. You receive the characteristics of your beast in the Traits column and your attribute values ​​increase according to the Attributes column, exceeding the limit of 20. The duration of the form is a number of turns equal to your Wisdom modifier.

• Maintain. When in a Feral form, you can spend 1 Ki point before reverting to your original form to extend the transformation for a number of turns equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Feral Form
2d20	Beast	Traits	Attributes		2d20	Beast	Traits	Attributes
2	Orca	Swimming (40 feet) and Echolocation*	+2 CON and +1 STR		22	Gorilla	Climbing (20ft) and Grappling	+2 STR and +1 CON
3-4	Eagle	Flight (50 feet) and Claws	+2 DEX and +1 WIS		23	Hyena	Bite	+2 DEX e +2 WIS
5	Moose	Charge and Ram	+2 WIS and +1 STR		24	Boar	Charge and Fangs	+2 STR and +1 DEX
6-7	Spider	Spider and Web Climbing	+2 WIS and +1 DEX		25-26	Lizard	Bite	+2 WIS e +2 DEX
8	Vulture	Flight (40 feet) and Claws	+2 STR and +1 WIS		27	Lion	Pack Tactics and Bite	+2 STR and +1 DEX
9	Goat	Charge and Ram	+2 STR and +1 DEX		28-29	Wolf	Pack Tactics and Bite	+2 DEX and +1 WIS
10	Camel	Bite	+2 WIS and +2 CON		30	Bat	Flight (60 feet) and Echolocation*	+2 Sab e +1 Des
11	Crab	Amphibian and Claws	+2 Des e +1 Con		31-32	Panther	Boat and Claws	+2 DEX and +1 STR
12-13	Warhorse	Trample on Charge and Hooves	+2 STR and +1 DEX		33-34	Rat	Darkvision (40 ft.) and Bite	+2 DEX and +2 WIS
14	Constrictor Snake	Bite and Constriction	+2 STR e +1 CON		35	Rhinoceros	Charge and Horn	+2 STR and +1 CON
15	Poisonous Snake	Swimming (20 feet) and Bite	+2 DEX and +1 WIS		36	Frog	Standing Jump and Swallow	+2 DEX and +1 WIS
16-17	Owl	Flight (40 feet) and Claws	+2 WIS e +1 DEX		37	Tiger	Pounce and Claws	+2 STR e +1 DEX
18	Crocodile	Hold Breath and Bite	+2 STR and +1 CON		38	Shark	Swimming (30 feet) and Bite	+2 STR and +1 CON
19-20	Weasel	Bite, Sharp Hearing and Smell	+2 DEX and +2 WIS		39	Bear	Climbing (20 feet) and Biting	+2 STR and +1 CON
21	Wasp	Flight (35 feet) and Sting	+2 DEX and +1 STR		40	Elephant	Trample in Charge and Fangs	+2 CON and +1 STR
* Creatures with echolocation have Blindsight equal to half the chosen creature's Blindsight

Natural Flow Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 12

The Natural Flow Invocation gives the Shaman an understanding of the natural flow of energy in each body, allowing him to use this flow to his advantage or even reestablish it.

• Extinguish. By spending 3 ki points, you can use an action to end a spell that is acting on your body or on a willing creature.
• Embody. When you reduce a target's hit points to 0 or score a critical hit, you roll 1d4 and regain the amount of ki points you gained.

Great Assistance Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 16

The Great Assistance Invocation allows the Shaman to summon an avatar of a Great Spirit, and its understanding enables him to more easily destroy entities from other Realms of Existence

• Manifest Great Spirit.* By spending 5 Ki points and taking an action, you can summon an avatar of a Great Spirit that you have access to. This invocation functions like the conjure fiend spell for all additional details, except that the type of creature summoned is a Beast.
• Disengage. When you deal damage to a summon or creature not native to the Material Realm, you add your Wisdom modifier to the damage dealt as disruptive damage.

Ethereal Blessing Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 16

The Ethereal Blessing Invocation allows the Shaman to channel large amounts of spiritual energy to protect his allies in addition to creating permanent protection for the Shaman himself.

• Ethereal Aura. By spending 5 Ki points and 1 action, you channel spiritual energy that emanates from you into a luminous force reaching a 30-foot radius around you for a number of rounds equal to your Wisdom modifier. When you use this invocation, creatures of your choice within this radius also begin to emanate the same dim light in a 5-foot radius. For the duration, they gain advantage on all saving throws and all creatures that would attack them have disadvantage on attack rolls until the invocation ends. Additionally, when one of the beneficiaries of this energy is attacked by a fiend or an undead in a melee attack, they must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of the invocation. *Ethereal Aegis. You gain Damage Reduction equal to your Wisdom modifier to attacks from fiends, undead, and creatures not native to the Material Realm.

Natural Form Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 18

The Natural Form Invocation allows the Shaman to momentarily channel the primal natural forces of Runeterra and grants his body unparalleled power.

• Nature's Form. By spending 6 Ki points and 1 action, you can open your body to channel a colossal amount of spiritual energy, dressing yourself in a cloak of one of the forces of nature. For the next minute, your appearance transforms and you receive the benefits of one of the natural forces. You roll 1d4 to define which force will be channeled randomly, and you can spend 1 additional Ki point to eliminate any of these forces, up to a total of 9 Ki points so that you can use exactly the force you want. 1, Hurricane: antimonic. 2, Tsunami: intoxicating. 3, Earthquake: vibrational. 4, Volcano: incinerating. At the end of the invocation, you receive 1 level of exhaustion that cannot be mitigated. For the duration, you gain the following benefits:
  • Your speed is doubled,
  • Your AC increases by +4,
  • Your size increases by 1 category,
  • You gain 150 temporary hit points,
  • All your melee attacks deal an additional 6d8 damage of a type tied to natural force,
  • You gain 2 additional actions that can be used to perform one of the following actions: Attack, Dash, or Disengage;
  • You gain resistance to all magical elemental damage
• Power of Ages. Your melee or natural weapon attacks deal 1 additional die of damage.

Natural Force Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 18

The Natural Force Invocation allows the Shaman to channel spiritual forces to consolidate his self-control and strengthen his body.

• Force of Nature. By spending 6 Ki points, as an action, you can channel massive amounts of magic from the spirit realm into yourself, enhancing your body and spirit for the next minute. For the duration, you gain the following benefits:
  • Roll 2 hit dice. You gain this many hit points at the start of each of your turns.
  • You gain a 1d4 bonus to your Interact with Great Spirits rolls.
  • On a failed Channeling, you can negate the effect by spending 3 Ki points.
  • Each time you damage a target, you deal an additional 2d6 runic damage.
• Bodily Strengthening. When you activate Force of Nature, you can roll a number of hit dice equal to your Wisdom modifier to gain temporary hit points that last until removed or for one hour.

Devastation Invocation

Prerequisite: Level 20

The Devastation Invocation allows the Shaman to use spiritual forces to create devastating effects.

• Irromper. Com uma ação bônus e 5 pontos de Ki para, por 1 minuto, seus ataques desarmados ou com armas naturais causam metade do seu bônus de proficiência em d8 de dano disruptivo.

• Fortalecimento Etéreo. Seus ataques desarmados ou com armas naturais tem seu dado de dano aumentado em uma categoria e passam a causar dano mágico.

Invocação da Fluência Etérea

Pré-Requisito: Nível 20

A Invocação da Fluência Etérea permite ao Xamã utilizar o conhecimento dos espíritos para adquirir benefícios em suas conjurações.

• Redirecionar. Quando você fizer uma jogada de ataque com uma magia e errar, você pode usar sua reação e gastar 3 pontos de Ki para fazer uma nova rolagem. Você deve ficar com o novo resultado para definir se a magia acertou ou não.
• Invocador Nato. Magias de Xamã que exijam uma ação para serem conjuradas podem ser usadas como ação bônus.