Game Master

Born during a plague that should have killed him, the Game Master discovered his gift for sorcery not through study but through pure, anarchic will—he simply refused to die, and reality bent to accommodate his defiance. He wandered the Borderlands as a vagrant conjurer until he realized the land itself responded to games, to chance, to the delicious unpredictability of wagered stakes, and so he became its architect of chaos, crafting ever-more elaborate card games and contests that drew the desperate, the ambitious, and the doomed. His magic flows from a source he's never quite understood, neither light nor shadow but something older—the fundamental force that makes death negotiable rather than absolute. The Game Master knows with absolute certainty that his time will end, yet this knowledge brings him only amusement, for he has already seen the faces of those who will inherit his role, seen the threads of fate that will draw them to the Borderlands whether they seek it or not. He plays his games not to win but to observe, to shuffle the deck one more time, to prove that even mortality is just another hand to be dealt. In his chaotic heart, he understands a secret that terrifies lesser minds: death is merely the game master's greatest opponent, and like all worthy adversaries, it deserves respect, worthy players, and the promise of an eternal rematch.

Strength

10, modifier 0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

20, modifier +5

Card of Chaos

The Game Master plays a card that creates a chaotic effect. Roll 3d6; on a 10+, summon a random creature to aid him for 1 minute.

Wager of Life

Choose a target; they must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage and be frightened for 1 minute.

Shuffle the Deck

The Game Master can swap positions with any creature within 60 ft. as a bonus action, causing confusion.

Game of Death

As an action, the Game Master can challenge a creature to a game. If they lose, they take 6d12 necrotic damage and are paralyzed until the end of their next turn.

Master of Fate

The Game Master can manipulate outcomes, granting advantage on saving throws against effects that would cause death.

Chaotic Influence

Once per turn, when an enemy rolls a natural 1, they must reroll and take the new result.

strength

+0

dexterity

+2

constitution

+5

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+7

charisma

+10

Necrotic

Psychic