Gathered Whispers

D&D 2024 character option: Gathered Whispers. Source: Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. option type Divine Gift You are haunted by spiritual beings, whether the souls of the departed or entities from another plane. Their voices endlessly whisper, taunt, or cajole, sometimes rising to unearthly howls. Only you can perceive the spirits, unless you allow them to speak through you. The spirits are intangible and invisible; anyone who can see invisible creatures sees only fleeting glimpses of these spirits as they haunt you. Roll on or choose an option from the Whispering Spirits table to determine what haunts you. Additionally, you gain the traits that follow. 1 A council of my dead ancestors watches over me. 2 Fiendish presences vie for my soul. 3 Unquiet souls are drawn to me and beg for peace. 4 The spirits of those I killed linger around me. 5 An alien intelligence intrudes upon my thoughts. 6 A sibling I don't have shares my body. Whispering Spirits Spirit Whispers You learn the message cantrip if you don't already know it, and require no components to cast it. When you cast the spell, the messages are delivered by one of your whispering spirits rather than you or the target's voice. Your spellcasting ability for this spell is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (your choice when you gain this Dark Gift). Sudden Cacophony When you are hit by an attack roll, you can use your reaction to channel your haunting spirits, letting their voices howl through you. If the attacker isn't deafened, add your proficiency bonus to your AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss. Once this trait causes an attack to miss, you can't use the trait again until you finish a long rest. Voices from Beyond Immediately after you make an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw and roll a 1 on the d20, the haunting voices grow too loud to ignore. Roll on the Voices from Beyond table to determine the effect of these voices. Once one of these effects occurs, none of these...