Introduction

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MAGIC TATTOOS
Mystical tattoos are an ancient form of magic that
imparts bearers with extraordinary gifts. They can
be seen on any creature willing to allow magic to be
embedded deeper into their being than ever before.
Magic tattoos are imbued with power by
their creators. While sketching, tattooists weave
their magics directly into the ink of their design.
The design is layered with intent, serving as
both pathway and instructions for the tattooist’s
magic. This can be an impossible task for those
inexperienced in the tattooists’ method. In a process
that takes just a few seconds after the design’s
completion, the magic blooms within the design, and
it acquires its intended effect or property.
ALTERNATIVE TATTOO SYSTEM
The practice adopted by tattooists for distributing
their magic tattoos is simple and permits them to
benefit from their work, while still allowing for
tattoos to be widely accessible. Magic tattoos are
initially sketched within the pages of an enchanted
sketchbook by a tattooist. After the design is drawn
on an enchanted sketchbook page, any individual
may extract that tattoo into an empty needle using
tattooist’s tools. This allows designs to be more easily
distributed or acquired. The page is empty once the
design is extracted, but a special needle is now ready
to be applied.
The creator’s whims often drive the initial
design, but this can be steered by other individuals
requiring a particular result. Some would say that
this is what sets magic tattoos apart from other magic
items. The degree of control that tattooists have over
their designs while applying their artistry and magics
often yields truly remarkable results, limited only by
their skill and imagination.
APPLICATION & ATTUNEMENT
Applying a magic tattoo from a needle simply
requires that the special needle be held against one’s
skin. A magic tattoo counts towards the number of
magic items to which a creature can attune.
The design slowly flows from the needle
into the skin upon contact, molding itself to suit
the individual’s body. An applied tattoo appears as
it did on its sketchbook page, retaining the visual
properties of the ink used when it was sketched. In
this way, the design transitions from page to person
through a needle.
For unusual skin types, the tattoo will often
take on a different form. As an example, a creature
covered in fur or feathers might witness the tattoo
take shape as markings as it leaves the needle. A
creature with a metallic exterior might see the tattoo
engrave itself onto their shell. As a tattoo is simply
another form of magic item, this can be interpreted as
the attunement process.
The process to end attunement to a magic
tattoo is different from the process to end attunement
to a normal magic item. A creature other than the
one to whom the tattoo is applied must use tattooist’s
tools and an empty needle to extract the tattoo from
the skin, as it was once extracted from a tattooist’s
sketchbook page.
BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTER
While there is undoubtedly more beauty to admire
in tattoos of increasing size and complexity, these
factors often belie their true potential.
Magic tattoos that are applied on the same
body part can coexist. All magic tattoos can be
layered upon each other, with individuals not
having to fear for their properties being tainted or
diminished. Magic tattoos are sketched with purpose,
and are not so easily disrupted simply by their
proximity to one other. In this case, an individual can
mentally decide which tattoo sits at the forefront to
make it so.
TO BE CONTINUED...
This is only a small glimpse into the introductory
section for the book. There will be sections expanding
on tattooist’s tools, the enchanted sketchbook, tattoo
parlors, and more!
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GENIE’S PASSAGE TATTOO
Wondrous item (tattoo), rare (requires attunement)
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo is
made to represent one of the four prime elements in a
state of motion.
As a bonus action, you can cause your legs to
be surrounded by an elemental vortex that lifts you
from the ground. You gain a flying speed equal to
your walking speed for 10 minutes, during which you
can hover, and an additional effect dependent on the
prime element represented in the tattoo:
• Dao Sandstorm. A creature that starts its turn
within 5 feet of you while the vortex is active
must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or be blinded until the start of its next turn.
• Djinn Whirlwind. A creature that starts its turn
within 5 feet of you while the vortex is active
must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving
throw or be deafened until the start of its next
turn.
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• Efreet Firewalk. A creature that starts its turn
within 5 feet of you while the vortex is active
must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw
or take fire damage equal to your proficiency
bonus.
• Marid Waterspout. A creature that starts its turn
within 5 feet of you while the vortex is active
must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw
or be knocked prone.
LORE
The original design of this tattoo was developed by
the mortal child of a djinn who hoped to impress
their mystical father by emulating them. The tattoo
design would then be circulated among genies of all
kinds and the design was adapted to better fit each,
leading to creation of variants. Since then, it has
become a sign that the tattoo bearer is recognized as
a legitimate child of a genie.
MISTY FORM TATTOO LORE
Wondrous item (tattoo), very rare (requires attunement)

Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo This tattoo design became infamous due to the
features a globule of colorful smoke with its contents legendary bounty hunter only known as the
flowing away. Haunting. Stories tell how she could reach her
As an action, you can transform yourself, targets at any place at any time, taking them away
along with everything you are wearing and carrying, without anyone noticing. Most famously, they made
into a misty cloud. While in this form, you can’t take an adventurer with a bounty on their head disappear
any actions, speak, or manipulate objects. You’re in the middle of a banquet, without any of the other
weightless, have a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, attendees even realizing they were gone until they
and can enter and occupy the space of another turned around to find his chair empty.
creature. You can move through any opening without
squeezing if air could pass through it, but can’t pass
through liquids. Additionally, you are immune to
nonmagical damage and have advantage on Strength,
Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws.
You stay in cloud form for up to 2 hours, all at
once or in several shorter uses, ending the effect with
a bonus action.
The tattoo regains 1 hour of misty form for
every 12 hours it isn’t in use.

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 BITTER CROWN TATTOO
Wondrous item (tattoo), very rare (requires attunement)
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo
represents a long-lost icy crown.
While this tattoo is applied on your skin, you
have resistance to cold damage and can also tolerate
temperatures as low as −50 degrees.
Winterlord’s Edict. As an action, you can
use this tattoo to cast dominate monster (save DC 15)
on a dragon, elemental, fey, fiend or monstrosity with
a challenge rating of 9 or lower that has an innate
immunity to cold damage.
On a successful save, the target is immune
to the power of the tattoo for 24 hours. If you use
the tattoo to charm a second creature, the first spell
immediately ends. When the spell ends, the target
knows it was charmed by you.
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LORE
The icy crown is the symbol of authority carried by
the Winterlords. They were a cabal of mages that
hailed from the far north and tried to rise up as a
nation by unifying barbarian clans into an army,
before being defeated by a group of unassuming
adventurers. Since that day, the knowledge of how to
make the tattoo has been widely spread, much to the
chagrin of the remaining Winterlords who may react
violently to seeing their beloved design on the brow
of someone they judge unworthy.
UNDYING TATTOO be undone by any effect that removes a curse, such as
a greater restoration or remove curse spell.
Wondrous item (tattoo), uncommon (requires
attunement)
LORE
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo is
composed of a ram’s skull inlaid with necromantic
symbols. This tattoo was originally used by necromantic cults
When you are reduced to 0 hit points, but not both as an additional edge in cases of combat and as
killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead as a way for its members to show fealty. There are tales
the tattoo fuels your body with unlife and gives you a of people who escaped or survived the destruction of
ghastly appearance. You immediately gain temporary one of these cults being shunned from society due to
hit points equal to twice your level that last for 1 the tattoo’s curse, forming communities of their own.
hour. Some of these communities still see the tattoo as a
Once this property has been activated, it can’t blessing and sign of devotion, while others regard it
be used again until after you finish a long rest. as a heavy burden.
Curse. Whenever the tattoo’s property is
activated, you have a 50 percent chance of having
the appearance of being permanently undead. You
retain your creature type, yet you register as undead
to spells and other effects that detect the presence
of the undead creature type. The physical changes
wrought by the tattoo are not considered magical in
nature (and therefore can’t be dispelled), but they can

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 SIX GATES TATTOO
Wondrous item (tattoo), legendary (requires
attunement)
Produced by a special needle, the mystic symbols in
this magic tattoo are made to tap into the body’s true
potential.
As an action, you can activate the tattoo to
open one of your gates of power. You choose which
gate you will release each time you use this property
by consulting the adjacent chart.
You gain the benefits of the gate you chose to
release as well as all lower gates. For example, if you
opened the 2nd gate, you have advantage on ability
checks and your speed is doubled.
You stay in this state for 10 minutes or until
you end it as a bonus action. Once the state ends
you gain a number of levels of exhaustion equal to
the gate you opened. To use this property again, you
must finish a long rest
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Gate Effect
1st You have advantage on ability checks.
2nd Your speed is doubled.
3rd You have advantage on attack rolls and
saving throws.
4th You gain temporary hit points equal to
half your hit point maximum.
5th You gain an additional action on each of
your turns. That action can be used only
to take the Attack (one melee attack
only) or Dodge action.
6th Once per turn when you hit a creature
with a melee attack, you can choose to
make the attack a final blow. The target
must make a DC 20 Constitution saving
throw or die instantly. On a successful
save, the target takes an extra 8d8
damage.
SERPENT KING TATTOO LORE
Wondrous item (tattoo), uncommon (requires
attunement)
Legend speaks of an impatient prince who killed his
Produced by a special needle, these magic tattoos coil own father to take the throne, and was cursed by the
around the bearer’s arms like a pair of snakes. gods they worshipped to have serpent heads instead
As an action, you can transform each of your of hands. This curse befit his father’s dying words
arms into a venomous serpent. While transformed, that his hands served only to kill and consume. The
your unarmed attacks deal piercing damage instead validity of this tale is debated to this day, but it is
bludgeoning. Additionally, the target must succeed known that it served as direct inspiration for this
on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 2d10 tattoo’s artist.
poison damage and become poisoned until the end of
your next turn.
You stay in this state for 10 minutes or until
you end it as a bonus action. Once you use this
property, it can’t be used again until after you finish a
short or long rest.

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 VANISHMENT TATTOO LORE
Wondrous item (tattoo), rare (requires attunement)

Produced by a special needle, these magic tattoos
feature the symbol of non-existence.
This tattoo has 3 charges and regains 1d2 + 1
expended charges daily at dawn. As an action, you
can touch a creature or object within 5 feet of you
that isn’t being worn or carried and that is not a
bigger size category than Huge. You can then expend
1 or more charges to make it vanish. Unsecured
objects are automatically affected, while creatures
must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw.
After a number of rounds equal to the number
of charges expanded, the target reappears at the
start of your turn where it was, or in the closest
unoccupied space. The target doesn’t remember
anything from the time it vanished and acts as if no
time has passed.
The original idea for this tattoo was to create a
weapon that could erase a creature from existence
in a single move. However, the cabal of warlocks
and tattooists that developed it didn’t understand
the magic they were dabbling with and were
unable to make this erasure permanent. To this day,
the intricate workings of this tattoos is not fully
understood, and no one really knows what happens
to a creature between the time they disappear and
reappear.

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CRYSTALLINE TATTOO effect, or until 1 minute has passed. Once this
property has been activated, it can’t be used again
Wondrous item (tattoo), rare (requires attunement) until after you finish a long rest.

Produced by a special needle, these magic tattoos are

made with gem dust to call upon its crystalline magic. L
ORE
As a bonus action, you can entomb yourself
in a crystalline shell. You gain 5 temporary hit points
per level, and have the following benefits while they This tattoo was created by a renowned wizard who,
remain: in his old age, had become feeble and paranoid. He
feared that the enemies he made in the past would
• If you are a Medium or smaller creature, you now come for him and that his arcane might alone might
count as Large. If you lack the room to become not be sufficient to stop them. To allay his fears, he
Large, you attain the maximum possible size in created this tattoo. Its purpose was to act as a failsafe
the space available. in case an assailant came close enough to be a threat.
• You have advantage on Strength checks and
Strength saving throws.
• You deal one extra die of damage when you hit
with a weapon or unarmed attack
• You AC can’t be less than 16, regardless of what
kind of armor you are wearing.

These temporary hit points and benefits last until

depleted, until you use a bonus action to end the

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 LANDSLIDE TATTOO by hand. Once you use this property, you can’t use it
again until you finish a long rest.
Wondrous item (tattoo), rare (requires attunement)

Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo LORE

represents the unstoppable power of primordial
earth.
As an action, you can stomp on the ground This tattoo was made and used by certain mountain
and cause a landslide in a 60-foot cone originating dwelling dwarven clans. Besides being used as a
from the ground underneath your foot. Each creature offensive threat by elite warriors, it also served as a
in the cone must succeed on a DC 15 Strength last resort for when their clanholds were attacked.
saving throw or take 5d10 bludgeoning damage and In these desperate cases, an elite troop of dwarven
be buried in debris on a failed save, or take half as warriors would use their tattoos in unison to cause
much damage and isn’t buried on a successful one. a single large-scale landslide capable of devastating
A creature buried in this way is blinded, restrained, entire armies. The downside of this tactic is that it
unable to breathe and has total cover. Another risked compromising the structural stability of the
creature adjacent to the space a creature is buried mountain, thus bringing them down along with their
can try to free the buried creature as an action with enemies.
a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. On a success, the
buried creature escapes and exits prone in a space of
its choice within 5 feet of the debris.
Additionally, the ground in that area becomes
difficult terrain until cleared away. Each 5-foot-square
portion of the area requires at least 1 minute to clear

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BLEMISH TATTOO
Wondrous item (tattoo), rare (requires attunement)
Produced by a special needle, these magic tattoos are
made to resemble blood running down the bearer’s
arm.
When you touch a creature, or hit one with an
unarmed attack, you can choose to leave an arcane
blemish upon its skin (requires no action). While the
blemish remains, you always know the direction of
the creature and approximate distance in relation
to you as long as you are both on the same plane of
existence. A blemish lasts until you dismiss it, or you
apply a blemish to another creature. Once you use
this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a
short or long rest.
LORE
This tattoo works by leaving a mark made of the
tattoo bearer’s own blood on the target. By leaving a
piece of themselves onto another creature, a magical
bond is formed between them that can be used for
tracking the creature’s location. It was originally
developed by students of blood magic as a way to
keep an eye on their business partners and make sure
they wouldn’t turn the students in to the authorities
for their often “unsavory” practices.
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