Shhalahr Windrider
2010-12-19, 09:52 AM
I’ve been looking at Magic of Incarnum recently, and have been interested in playing a meldshaper. One thing that has been sticking out to me though is the obvious nature of soulmelds. That is, after shaping a meld, you’ve got a big glowing sign that screams, “Hey! This is someone special! Treat him accordingly!” While this kind of attention can be nice, there may be times when you want to be a bit more subtle.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any way to tone the melds down. Only thing you can do to lose the attention is to unshape them. And as near as I can tell, most melds can only be unshaped at the same time you are shaping other melds, which requires 8 hours rest. Not convenient at all. Even if you got your party wizard or cleric to make liberal use of unshape soulmeld to get around that, you’d still lose your melds until you get that rest anyway.
So, I’m toying around with the following:
Conceal Soulmelds [Incarnum]
You can make your soulmelds undetectable to normal senses.
Prerequisites: Ability to shape soulmelds
Benefit: As a move action, you can conceal any or all soulmelds you currently have shaped. A concealed soulmeld cannot be detected by any of the normal senses. It is invisible, inaudible, incorporeal, and gives off no smell. Detect magic, detect incarnum, see invisibility, and similar effects can still detect a concealed soulmeld.
A concealed soulmeld does not grant any of its benefits while concealed.
You may may reveal any and all concealed soulmelds as a move action.
Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. You may use a swift action to conceal or reveal any number of soulmelds up to the amount of essentia invested in this feat. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Draft 1
Conceal Soulmelds [Incarnum]
You can make your soulmelds invisible to the naked eye.
Prerequisites: Ability to shape soulmelds
Benefit: As a move action, you can conceal any or all soulmelds you currently have shaped. A concealed soulmeld is invisible. Detect magic, detect incarnum, see invisibility, and similar effects can still detect a concealed soulmeld.
A concealed soulmeld does not grant any of its benefits while concealed.
You may may reveal any and all concealed soulmelds as a move action.
Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. You may use a swift action to conceal or reveal any number of soulmelds up to the amount of essentia invested in this feat. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Any thoughts?
EDIT:
Just got thinking of a few feats that could further enhance this:
Rapid Conceal Soulmelds
Rapid Conceal Soulmelds
You can hide or reveal your soulmelds in the blink of an eye.
Prerequisites: Conceal Soulmelds, Meldshaper level 6, Con 15
Benefit: You can hide or reveal soulmelds with your Conceal Soulmelds feat as a swift action. Investing essentia into Conceal Soulmelds allows you to hide or reveal a number of soulmelds equal to the points invested as an immediate action.
Normal: It takes a move action to conceal or reveal your soulmelds. Investing essentia only allows you to conceal or reveal soulmelds as a swift action.
Hidden Soulmeld [Incarnum]
Hidden Soulmeld [Incarnum]
You can benefit from your concealed soulmelds.
Prerequisites: Conceal Soulmelds, Meldshaper level 3, Con 13
Benefit: Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. When you do so, choose one soulmeld for each point invested. Theses soulmelds continue to grant their normal benefits, even when concealed. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Normal: Concealed soulmelds do not grant their benefits.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any way to tone the melds down. Only thing you can do to lose the attention is to unshape them. And as near as I can tell, most melds can only be unshaped at the same time you are shaping other melds, which requires 8 hours rest. Not convenient at all. Even if you got your party wizard or cleric to make liberal use of unshape soulmeld to get around that, you’d still lose your melds until you get that rest anyway.
So, I’m toying around with the following:
Conceal Soulmelds [Incarnum]
You can make your soulmelds undetectable to normal senses.
Prerequisites: Ability to shape soulmelds
Benefit: As a move action, you can conceal any or all soulmelds you currently have shaped. A concealed soulmeld cannot be detected by any of the normal senses. It is invisible, inaudible, incorporeal, and gives off no smell. Detect magic, detect incarnum, see invisibility, and similar effects can still detect a concealed soulmeld.
A concealed soulmeld does not grant any of its benefits while concealed.
You may may reveal any and all concealed soulmelds as a move action.
Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. You may use a swift action to conceal or reveal any number of soulmelds up to the amount of essentia invested in this feat. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Draft 1
Conceal Soulmelds [Incarnum]
You can make your soulmelds invisible to the naked eye.
Prerequisites: Ability to shape soulmelds
Benefit: As a move action, you can conceal any or all soulmelds you currently have shaped. A concealed soulmeld is invisible. Detect magic, detect incarnum, see invisibility, and similar effects can still detect a concealed soulmeld.
A concealed soulmeld does not grant any of its benefits while concealed.
You may may reveal any and all concealed soulmelds as a move action.
Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. You may use a swift action to conceal or reveal any number of soulmelds up to the amount of essentia invested in this feat. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Any thoughts?
EDIT:
Just got thinking of a few feats that could further enhance this:
Rapid Conceal Soulmelds
Rapid Conceal Soulmelds
You can hide or reveal your soulmelds in the blink of an eye.
Prerequisites: Conceal Soulmelds, Meldshaper level 6, Con 15
Benefit: You can hide or reveal soulmelds with your Conceal Soulmelds feat as a swift action. Investing essentia into Conceal Soulmelds allows you to hide or reveal a number of soulmelds equal to the points invested as an immediate action.
Normal: It takes a move action to conceal or reveal your soulmelds. Investing essentia only allows you to conceal or reveal soulmelds as a swift action.
Hidden Soulmeld [Incarnum]
Hidden Soulmeld [Incarnum]
You can benefit from your concealed soulmelds.
Prerequisites: Conceal Soulmelds, Meldshaper level 3, Con 13
Benefit: Once per day, you can invest essentia into this feat. When you do so, choose one soulmeld for each point invested. Theses soulmelds continue to grant their normal benefits, even when concealed. Once the amount of essentia invested is chosen, it cannot be altered and remains invested for 24 hours.
You gain one point of essentia.
Normal: Concealed soulmelds do not grant their benefits.