Tarocchi - The Tarocchi Class

Oct 6, 2026

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Tarocchi introduces a card-magic character concept built around power packs—decks of cards infused with unique magical abilities. The document describes how tarocchi use card draws to influence outcomes, including reviving allies and stabilizing a king’s rule through divinatory patterns. It details power packs’ legendary versus ordinary appearances, their arcane resilience, and practical life challenges. It also specifies class progression, proficiency options, spells and cantrips, plus guidance for creating a tarocchi character and a quick-build suggestion.

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Tarocchi

Living as a Tarocchi

Creating a Tarocchi

Quick Build

Class Features

Tarocchi 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. A party of adventurers stand at the feet of a mighty slain dragon. It was a hard fought battle, and even harder won. They look to their leader, who also lay fallen, gasping ragged breaths. A woman in loose robes approaches him, kneeling quietly and smiling. Wordlessly, she pulls a playing card out of her sleeve and presses it against the fallen warrior. His vitality returns, and the group breathes a sigh of relief. A slight, older man sits in an ornate chair to the side of a great king. The kingdom has fallen into chaos, and there is talk of rebellion. The king turns to his advisor and asks how he can stop this problem before it gets worse. The old mansmiles, adjusts his glasses, and pulls out a deck of cards. He begins laying them on a table in an indecipherable pattern. Finally, he places a single card into the middle of the pattern. He hesitates for just a moment before drawing the card. He smiles, and convinces the king that his rule can be assured. Tarocchi are mysterious wielders of magic, not using simple wands or staves, but drawing power from decks of cards. The luck of the draw, and the irony of not having a card you need, is never lost on a tarocchi, who is able to see the long term goal, and make use of what hand of cards they are dealt, both from their power packs, and from life itself. Power Pack A tarocchi's most powerful weapon is their power pack, a deck of cards infused with magical abilities that only they can wield. Sometimes these power packs are legendary artifacts, with intricate artwork on the back, and court cards depicting powerful rulers and tyrants, signifying these decks as special. Often, however, these decks simply appear as ordinary playing cards, allowing a tarocchi to feign innocence of their magical abilities. Indeed, power packs can be used as an ordinary deck of cards, and even if the cards are lost or destroyed, they will reform in the tarocchi's pack by the light of the next morning, as arcane magic binds the two together. Living as a Tarocchi Unfortunatley for tarocchi, their magical abilities do not often lend themselves to finding steady work. The unreliability of their powers make others reluctant to employ them, or to rely on them. For this reason, tarocchi often regard their magical abilities as a sort of hobby, one which they must practice and hone in their free time, while finding work elsewhere. The exception to this are tarocchi who are charismatic enough to find themselves in the employ of a thieves' guild, and who can convince the criminals with which they would work that their skills are valuable and reliable, so long as everyone else can be flexible. But to those who can be, atarocchi is a powerful ally, capable of drawing new hope from their deck, even when all seems lost. Warning! This class requires you to have a standard deck of 52 playing cards in order to play! TAROCCHI 2 The Tarocchi Level 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Proficiency Hand Bonus Features Size +2 Card Shark, Force a Card 5 +2 Misdirection, Stack the Deck 5 +2 Equivocation, Game of Choice 5 +2 Ability Score Improvement 5 +3 Ace in the Hole (one card) 5 +3 Game of Choice feature 5 +3 — 6 +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 +4 — 6 +4 Cold Reading, Game of Choice feature 6 +4 — 6 +4 Ability Score Improvement 6 +5 — 6 +5 Game of Choice feature 7 +5 — 7 +5 Ability Score Improvement 7 +6 — 7 +6 Ace in t

FAQs

What is a Tarocchi, and how do they use magic?

A Tarocchi is a magic wielder who draws power from decks of cards rather than traditional staves or wands. Their abilities depend on the power pack and the luck and meaning of what cards they draw.

What is a power pack, and how can ordinary-looking decks work?

A power pack is a magical deck infused with abilities only the Tarocchi can wield. Some power packs look legendary, while others appear ordinary so the Tarocchi can feign innocence; even if lost or destroyed, they reform by the next morning.

What options and requirements does the class include for gameplay?

Play requires a standard 52-card deck. The class progression includes level-based features such as proficiency bonuses and a defined set of cantrips and spells known, along with hit point and saving throw details.

Oct 6, 2026

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