You return from death as a bound spirit. You gain a spectral manifestation that lets you pass through a willing creature's space. As a Bonus Action, you can summon or dismiss your bonded weapon. The weapon appears in your hand or vanishes into the spirit world.

As a Bonus Action, choose one creature you can see within 60 feet as your oath-taker. The bond lasts until you finish a Long Rest, the creature dies, or you choose another oath-taker. While within 30 feet of your oath-taker, you can use your reaction to reduce damage dealt to them by an amount equal to your CHA modifier plus one roll of your Oath Die. You must expend the die after seeing the damage but before applying it.

When you attack an enemy in melee, roll+STR. On a 10+, you deal your damage to the enemy and avoid their attack. On a 7-9, you deal your damage and the enemy makes an attack against you.

When you take aim and volley at an enemy at range, roll+DEX. On a 10+, you have a clear shot and deal your damage. On a 7-9, choose one: you must move to get the shot, you must take what you can get with -1d6 damage, or you must spend 1 ammo. On a 6-, mark XP as normal and the GM makes a move.

When you act despite an imminent threat or suffer a calamity, say how you deal with it and roll the relevant ability. On a 10+, you do what you set out to do. On a 7-9, you stumble, hesitate, or flinch, and the GM will offer you a worse outcome, hard bargain, or ugly choice.

When you stand in defense of a person, item, or location, roll+CON. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 1. While you defend, whenever you or the thing you defend is attacked, you may spend hold to choose one: redirect the attack to yourself, halve the attack's effect or damage, open the attacker to an ally, or deal damage to the attacker.

When you consult your accumulated knowledge about something, roll+INT. On a 10+, the GM will tell you something interesting and useful about the subject. On a 7-9, the GM will only tell you something interesting. The GM may ask you how you know the information.

When you closely study a person, situation, or location, roll+WIS. On a 10+, ask the GM three questions from the list. On a 7-9, ask one. Take +1 forward when acting on the answers. Questions include: What happened here recently? What is about to happen? What should I be on the lookout for? What here is not what it appears to be?

When you have leverage on a GM character and manipulate them, roll+CHA. Leverage is something they need or want. On a 10+, they do what you ask if you first assure them that you will do what they ask. On a 7-9, they will do what you ask, but need some concrete assurance of your promise now.

You are proficient with all armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons. You may use a weapon as a focus for your Shade powers, though Shades do not cast spells.

You gain four Oath Dice, which are d6s. You regain all expended dice when you finish a Short or Long Rest. Oath Dice fuel your Living Oath and other Shade features.

Once per day, when you knowingly accept a dangerous duty or bind yourself to protect someone abandoned by those in power, name the terms of the oath aloud. Until the oath is fulfilled or broken, take +1 forward when acting directly to uphold it. The GM may treat deliberate violation of the oath as a hard move.

Your mortal blood carries the memory of divine roads and old wars. Once per session, when you call upon your heritage to recognize a supernatural being, ancient symbol, divine route, or hidden passage, ask the GM one useful question about it. The answer must be truthful.