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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haldrik" data-source="post: 8085401" data-attributes="member: 6694221">All Elf Gifts, for the elf heritage, relate to different kinds of sensitivity and senses.[SPOILER="Elf gifts"]Elf GiftsElves are known for their uncanny perceptiveness, which according to some can even extend to the power to read minds and see the future—although such powers, if they truly exist, are very rare. In addition to the traits found in your elf heritage, select one of the following gifts.Preternatural AwarenessThe conventional senses of elves are thought to be more finely tuned than that of other mortals. Some scholars debate whether it is merely a matter of sensitivity, or if the elvish trance meditation grows their awareness in a way other mortals simply don’t bother to attempt.Elves with the gift of Preternatural Awareness have the following features:Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill.Prophetic Instincts.  Your ability to detect danger is nearly supernatural. You gain a bonus to Initiative rolls equal to your Wisdom modifier, and you can’t be surprised while conscious (including during your Trance).Mystic RapportSome elves are so attuned to the arcane that they can see magical energy with their eyes, sense the presence of nearby elves, and communicate mentally.Elves with the gift of Mystic Rapport have the following features:Arcane Sensitivity. You have proficiency in the Arcana skill.Arcane Empathy. Your sensitivity to the flow of magic lets you speak to the hearts of others. You have a limited ability to communicate telepathically with those within 30 feet of you. Though this grants the target no ability to respond telepathically, they can understand you as long as you share a language with them.Prescient VisionSome elves don’t live in the present moment —their spirits shift back and forth in the currents of time. This mystical experience, besides being contemplative, is also useful for predicting the future… But the future always churns like sand in the waves.Elves with the gift of Prescient Vision have the following feature:Glance the Future. Your very eyes can see a few moments into the future, and your mind apprehends the divergent possibilities. As a bonus action, roll a d20 and record the result. Before the end of your next turn, when a creature you can see within 60 feet makes an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can use your reaction to replace their roll with your recorded result.Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you take a short or long rest.[/SPOILER]Elf Gift: Preternatural Awareness senses danger actualizes as: Prophetic Instincts• become immune to being surprised.• add Wisdom to the Initiative roll.Keen Senses• proficiency with Perception skill.This Gift helps the elf character express the concept of personifying "Fate". I like associating the Perception skill with a concept. Immunity to surprise is powerful.I am unsure how I feel about calling out Wisdom specifically. Is this feature only for elves that optimize around a Wisdom build? Mainly for elf Druids only? Or elf Monks too? When looking at the different kinds of elves, really any mental ability is possible: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma. Instead of singling out Wisdom, make Prophetic Awareness add the proficiency bonus to the Initiative check.</blockquote>

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