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Tarocchi [Class]

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Want to use a deck of cards to decimate your foes and perform magical tricks?

A cloaked man sits in a seedy tavern, a billow of smoke pouring from the folds of his robe, his booted feet rested upon a chairacross from him. A fair maiden enter the room. Immediately, he tosses his hood back, and kicks the chair out from his table. He invites her to sit, gesturing to the seat before beginning to lightly shuffle a deck of cards. He draws three, and places them on the table. She nods, and immediately moves to sit with him.

Warning! You need a standard deck of 52 playing cards in order to play this class!

Introducing the tarocchi, an incredible new class that uses playing cards to fuel their magic spells! Each tarrochi is a master of their cards, pulling powerful spells out of their deck to battle enemies and aid allies.

Each tarocchi turns their cards into spell slots, needing to manipulate their deck for its maximum potential. Tarocchi also specialize in a card game which alters the way they play their cards. You can choose Blackjack, Euchre, Mau, Poker, or Spades, and the game you choose will change how you play your character!

Happy gaming!

- Alex Tanner

January 2018 Update!

The class has been updated to include spells from Xanathar's Guide to Everything! Plenty of new options in shaping your tarocchi to be exactly what you desire. Happy gaming!

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Llewelyn S January 03, 2024 8:58 pm UTC
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Dear Tanner.
I have just downloaded this class and this may be the
Result of me being a little slow, but here goes.
If a Tarrocchi casts a Cantrip, is the card used to cast the cantrip discarded?
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Alex T January 03, 2024 9:59 pm UTC
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No worries! Yes, casting a cantrip still requires you to play a card. This doesn't affect much in the first couple of levels in the class, but once you get to 3rd level, there will be different strategies on which cards you want to keep and which to discard, so the choices become a little harder. Thanks for checking it out!
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Llewelyn S January 03, 2024 8:58 pm UTC
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Dear Tanner.
I have just downloaded this class and this may be the
Result of me being a little slow, but here goes.
If a Tarrocchi casts a Cantrip, is the card used to cast the cantrip discarded?
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Иван ? October 06, 2023 11:38 pm UTC
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Probably the dumbest question, but playing cards uses an action or does it all depend on the spell? Does the rule apply to two spells per turn from the player's book? Does playing a poker hand also use action? (it’s also possible that this was not said in my translation of your class, but I also didn’t find this in the original, although the level of my English could also be the reason for this)
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Alex T October 07, 2023 5:32 pm UTC
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Hey, thanks for checking it out! The short version is that dealing with your cards acts as somatic components for spells, so it takes no additional actions to work with your cards, meaning that the action is whatever action is called for the spell you're casting. It also takes no additional actions to play a poker hand, again it depends on the spell you are casting from it.
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John D September 03, 2023 2:31 pm UTC
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Sorry if this is a stupid question but, under card shark it states that “unlike other magic users, you use your cards to fund your arcane abilities directly” does this mean that you forgo components?
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Alex T September 03, 2023 4:16 pm UTC
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It should probably be more directly clear in the text, but yes, wielding your card deck takes the place of an arcane focus or material components. Thanks for checking it out!
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Kharn A June 17, 2023 6:05 am UTC
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Heya, is there any specialised character sheet for this class available anywhere?
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Alex T June 17, 2023 7:32 am UTC
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Unfortunately no, that is not something I was ever able to get together, and most of the unique things about the class come from the deck anyway which wouldn't be represented on a character sheet in the first place. Thanks for checking it out though!
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Italo E May 28, 2023 3:37 am UTC
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Can I cast a Concentration Spell in 4 targets with a Four of a Kind?
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Alex T June 17, 2023 7:20 am UTC
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Yes you can, in which case you would hold concentration, or lose it simultaneously, for all targets at once. Four of a Kind essentially just allows you to add three extra targets to a spell.
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Italo E May 15, 2023 3:12 am UTC
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How many cards can I discard in a single turn?
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Alex T May 15, 2023 1:06 pm UTC
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You can discard any number of cards from your hand at any time, and when you use a bonus action to draw cards, you can draw up to your Hand Size.
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Kharn A May 09, 2023 5:27 am UTC
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Hey there, love the concept for this class so much already. I have a player considering multiclassing into it, the problem however is that he is already a spellcaster, and the rules for multiclassing and spell slots don't exactly work one for one here. Was wondering if I'm missing something and how to handle it. Cheers
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Alex T May 09, 2023 1:15 pm UTC
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So to multiclass into the tarocchi class as a spellcaster, you basically have to treat them as completely separate spellcasting features, similar to multiclassing between a normal caster and a warlock's pact magic. On page 10 of the document, there is a section that goes over how to apply card magic to other classes, so you could retroactively allow the play to convert their original spellcasting to card casting instead, at which point they could continue to advance as a full card caster. For example, a sorcerer 3/tarocchi 4 could have up to the King of Diamonds or Hearts unlocked so that they could cast 4th-level spells with their cards. If they want to keep their original spell slots, however, they'll have to treat their original spellcasting and the tarocchi's magic as separate.

Hope this helps!
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Darien A April 03, 2023 1:29 pm UTC
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Hi, I was just wondering about the winning hand flush. Does the target for the Haste part get the lethargy as well afterwards? Thanks in Advance.
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Alex T April 03, 2023 1:37 pm UTC
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Hi Darien, thanks for checking it out! They do not gain the lethargy, as the spell is not actually being cast on the target, they are just receiving the spell's effects for a single turn.
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Darien A April 03, 2023 1:41 pm UTC
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Awesome thank you for the quick reply. Also can you still cast a 1st level spell with a higher card (like a Queen or King) if you have them unlocked (like if you are level 9)?
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Alex T April 03, 2023 2:16 pm UTC
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So long as you have unlocked the card, then yes it acts as a spell slot of it's level and so you can use it to cast lower-level spells if you wish (including the spell's being upcast for being cast at a higher level if the spell has additional power for being cast at a higher level).
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Filip K March 02, 2023 2:22 am UTC
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I have a question for how exactly ranks are determined for winning hands. Is the intention that cantrips are considered the same rank for winning hands? So a 2,3, and 4 would activate three of a kind or would it have to be three 2s to trigger 3 of a kind? I'm trying to determine whether the hands that need multiple of the same rank are relatively easy to get with cantrips while those with different are harder, or if the different ranks are easier with duplicates being harder? My dm is for now ruling you need 3 of the same card for 3 of a kind but that's just so we didn't bog down the session trying to hash it out.
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Alex T March 02, 2023 3:30 am UTC
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Your DM is correct. All of your cantrip cards are *not* considered the same rank for Winning Hands. A card's rank is equal to the number on it (or in the case of face cards, their title). So to play a three-of-a-kind winning hand, you would need three 2s, or three 9s, or three Jacks, and so on.
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Filip K March 02, 2023 4:24 am UTC
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Ok, but kings and aces are the same rank for winning hands? Stack the deck mentions kings are split for that ability but do they still count as the same rank for 4 of a kind for example?
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Alex T March 02, 2023 4:53 am UTC
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Perhaps it should be more clear, but that split is only in place for the Stack the Deck feature, as the Kings are used as both 4th and 5th level spell slots normally. For all other features, card ranks follow the number/letter on the card itself, including for Winning Hands.
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Tn O December 15, 2022 5:36 pm UTC
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im a little confsued about how the spellcasting works could i use a card that represents a 6th level spell for a 5th level one
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Filip K March 02, 2023 2:51 am UTC
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To my understanding no, it would either be a 6th level spell if you're high enough level for those slots or a cantrip if you don't have 6th level slots. You can use it to upcast as normal but only as a 6th level slot.
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Alex T March 02, 2023 3:21 am UTC
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Hi there, I apologize I didn't see your question until now! Beginning at 11th level, the Ace of Diamonds counts as your 6th-level spell slot. You can use this card to cast a 5th-level spell if you wish, just like how you can use a 6th-level slot to cast a 5th-level spell on a normal caster.

Before 11th level, the Ace of Diamonds is only a cantrip card for you, so it can only be used to cast cantrips.
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Dungeon M November 04, 2022 6:34 pm UTC
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Hey, quick question, what is the intended use for the Knock ability for the Euchre subclass? I've been trying to puzzle it out, and maybe I'm just not being creative enough, but I can't think of any uses for two actions in a single turn that are really better than using those two actions on separate turns.
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Alex T November 04, 2022 8:05 pm UTC
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Thanks for checking it out! The truth is that there isn't really an "intended" use case for it, but it does have certain niche applications. If you were going to spend your turn Readying an action that may or may not get triggered, you could instead choose to Knock and see what two actions could do for your next turn. Whether that's "better" in any case is hard to say, but there are certain times where you may want to wait and get more power on your next turn.
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Merritt K September 29, 2022 7:18 am UTC
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My friends and I are using this class in a Descent into Avernus campaign and I was wondering if you may have a fillable character sheet in the works for the class like you have for the Lacer? We love the class though and the imagery inspired by it is so so sick.
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Alex T September 30, 2022 7:48 pm UTC
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Thank you for the kind words! Unfortunately no, a fillable character sheet is not in the works for this class at this time.
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andrea P September 09, 2022 9:43 pm UTC
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hey I was wondering do you play more than once a day
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Alex T September 10, 2022 12:44 am UTC
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Not more than once a day, but right now my weekly schedule is 3-4 games (as one of them meets bi-weekly).
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Andrew C June 10, 2022 5:48 am UTC
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Just gave a pc of mine the chance to use this class and we both love it sooo much. Just wanted to check, in the changelog at the end the Create Bonfire cantrip is listed as removed, however, it's still listed as an available cantrip for the Tarocchi in the spell list. Could you clarify which is the case?
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Alex T June 12, 2022 10:09 pm UTC
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Hey Andrew, thanks for the kind words! I think at one point I had removed the spell and so added it to the change log, but then I reconsidered and added it back without re-updating the change log. The spells on the actual spell list for the class should be correct.
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Trent D April 16, 2022 3:15 am UTC
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Hey there! Love the class, I was curious if you knew of anyone who’d converted it to a json file type for the Fifth Edition Character Sheet app? I keep my characters organized there and I’m trying to build a bounty hunter who uses this class to pursue my party for their crimes
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Alex T April 17, 2022 5:44 am UTC
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Hey Trent, thanks for the kind words! Unfortunately no, I'm not aware of anyone having made such a conversion. I wouldn't know what kind of work would go into that, but hopefully it's not too complex!
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