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Acolyte
Grants +1 to INT, WIS, and CHA ability scores; proficiency in Insight and Religion skills plus Calligrapher's Supplies; gains Magic Initiate feat (two cantrips from Cleric/Druid/Wi...
Granted Features
Automatic:
Grants two cantrips from Cleric, Druid, or Wizard lists plus one 1st-level spell from the same list; 1st-level spell is always prepared and castable once per long rest without a slot, or via spell slots. Spellcasting ability (Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma) chosen at feat selection. Spells can be swapped for same-level alternatives when gaining a level. Search fit: multiclass spellcasting, arcane or divine cantrips, prepared spell slot economy.
Wisdom-based skill for reading people—detecting lies, discerning emotional states, and intuiting motivations. Use Insight to unmask deception, gauge sincerity, or understand what someone truly wants beneath their words. Search fit: detecting lies, reading emotions, understanding intentions.
Intelligence-based skill covering lore about deities, religious rites, prayers, holy symbols, undead, and planes of existence tied to divine power. Search fit: divine lore, undead identification, planar knowledge, religious practice.
Ability Scores: INT, WIS, CHA. Feat: Magic Initiate (Cleric). Proficiencies: Skill: Insight, Skill: Religion, Tool: Calligrapher's Supplies.
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