The Fey Touched and Shadow Touched feats in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything are a much-appreciated addition to the ranks of feats that give you a mental ability score bump plus something else (I was so tired of taking Actor on all of my Charisma-casters). They’re a little bit identical, so very easy to expand to make sure all the other sorcerers and warlocks get a chance to pick up some minor upgrades based on their power theme:
Plane Touched
Your exposure to the magic of a certain plane has changed you, granting you the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn a single spell (listed below for the plane chosen) and a 1st-level spell of your choice. The 1st-level spell must be from one of the schools listed below for the plane chosen. You can cast each of these spells without expending a spell slot. Once you cast either of these spells in this way, you can’t cast that spell again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. The spells’ spellcasting ability is the ability increased by this feat.
Plane | Spell | Schools |
Abyss | Darkness | Evocation, Necromancy |
Air | Gust of Wind | Conjuration, Transmutation |
Astral | Mind Whip (TCE) | Divination, Enchantment |
Chaos | Mirror Image* | Evocation, Illusion |
Earth | Earthbind (XGE) | Abjuration, Conjuration |
Ethereal | See Invisibility | Conjuration, Illusion |
Fire | Scorching Ray | Evocation, Divination |
Heaven | Spiritual Weapon | Abjuration, Divination |
Hell | Suggestion | Enchantment, Necromancy |
Order | Zone of Truth | Abjuration, Transmutation |
Outside | Mind Spike (XGE)* | Enchantment, Illusion |
Water | Blur | Divination, Transmutation |
* Either of these could have Crown of Madness instead, but only with Brandes’ fixes so it’s something a player might want to use.
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