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2011-08-12, 03:16 PM
The Moonblessed
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Image is Moonchild by ana-morphose (http://ana-morphose.deviantart.com/) of deviantArt.
Hit Dice: d6
Starting Age: Simple
Starting Gold: 4d4x10
Class Skills
The Moonblessed's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (geography) (Int), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), and Use Magic Device (Cha)
Skills Points at Each Level: 6 + Int
{table=head]Level|Base Attack Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special|Invocations Known|Invocation Grade
1st|
+0|
+0|
+0|
+2|Lunar Radiance (1d6)|1|Least
2nd|
+1|
+0|
+0|
+3|detect shapechangers, detect silver|2|Least
3rd|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+3|Damage reduction 2/silver, Lunar Radiance (2d6)|3|Least
4th|
+3|
+1|
+1|
+4|Destroy Undead|4|Least
5th|
+3|
+1|
+1|
+4|Lundar Radiance (3d6)|4|Least
6th|
+4|
+2|
+2|
+5|Beguile Item|5|Lesser
7th|
+5|
+2|
+2|
+5|Damage reduction 4/silver, Lunar Radiance (4d6)|6|Lesser
8th|
+6/+1|
+2|
+2|
+6|Moonmist Form|7|Lesser
9th|
+6/+1|
+3|
+3|
+6|Lunar Radiance (5d6)|8|Lesser
10th|
+7/+2|
+3|
+3|
+7|Imbue Item|8|Lesser
11th|
+8/+3|
+3|
+3|
+7|Damage reduction 6/silver, Lunar Radiance (6d6)|9|Greater
12th|
+9/+4|
+4|
+4|
+8|Pierce the Veil|10|Greater
13th|
+9/+4|
+4|
+4|
+8|Lunar Radiance (7d6)|11|Greater
14th|
+10/+5|
+4|
+4|
+9|Force Shapechange|12|Greater
15th|
+11/+6/+1|
+5|
+5|
+9|Damage reduction 8/silver, Lunar Radiance (8d6)|12|Greater
16th|
+12/+7/+2|
+5|
+5|
+10|Greater Moonmist Form|13|Radiant
17th|
+12/+7/+2|
+5|
+5|
+10|Lunar Radiance (9d6)|14|Radiant
18th|
+13/+8/+3|
+6|
+6|
+11|shapechange|15|Radiant
19th|
+14/+9/+4|
+6|
+6|
+11|Damage reduction 10/silver, Lunar Radiance (10d6)|16|Radiant
20th|
+15/+10/+5|
+6|
+6|
+12|Lunar Rebirth|17|Radiant
[/table]
Class Features The following are all class features of the Moonblessed.
Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: Moonblessed are proficient with all simple weapons, and with light armor but no shields.
Because the somatic components required for Moonblessed invocations are relatively simple, a Moonblessed can use any of her invocations while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like arcane spellcasters, a Moonblessed wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure (all invocations, including lunar radiance, have a somatic component). A multiclass Moonblessed still incurs the normal arcane spell failure for arcane spells received from levels in other classes.
Invocations: A Moonblessed does not prepare or cast spells as other wielders of arcane magic do. Instead, she possesses a repertoire of attacks, defenses, and abilities known as invocations that require her to focus the lunar energy that suffuses her soul. A Moonblessed can use any invocation she knows at will, with the following qualifications:
A Moonblessed's invocations are spell-like abilities; using an invocation is therefore a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity, unless the invocation replicates the effects of a spell, in which case the normal casting time of the spell it replicates is the activation time of that invocation. An invocation can be disrupted, just as a spell can be ruined during casting. A Moonblessed is entitled to a Concentration check to successfully use an invocation if she is hit by an attack while invoking, just as a spellcaster would be. A Moonblessed can choose to use an invocation defensively, by making a successful Concentration check, to avoid provoking attacks of opportunity. A Moonblessed's invocations are subject to spell resistance unless an invocation's description states otherwise. A Moonblessed's caster level with her invocations is equal to his Moonblessed level.
The save DC for an invocation (if it allows a save) is 10 + equivalent spell level + the Moonblessed's Charisma modifier. Since spell-like abilities are not actually spells, a Moonblessed cannot benefit from the Spell Focus feat. She can, however, benefit from the Ability Focus feat, as well as feats that alter the way spell-like abilities function, such as the Empower Spell-like Ability or Quicken Spell-like Ability feats.
The four grades of invocations, in order of their relative power, are least, lesser, greater, and radiant. A Moonblessed begins with knowledge of one invocation of the least grade. As a Moonblessed gains levels, she gains additional invocations known, as shown on the table above.
At any level when a Moonblessed learns a new invocation, he can also replace a single invocation he already knows with another invocation of the same or a lower grade.
Finally, unlike other spell-like abilities, invocations are subject to arcane spell failure as described under Weapon and Armor Proficiency, above. Moonblessed are considered arcane or divine spell casters for the purpose of qualifying for prestige classes, feats, and so on, but never both at once for any single qualification. More information is available on page 18 of Complete Arcane.
Lunar Radiance (Sp): A Moonblessed's link with the heavens manifests itself first and foremost in a silvery glow to her eyes and skin in the light of the night sky. This glow sheds light as a candle in shadowy or darker levels of illumination, though the Moonblessed may suppress the glow as a standard action for as long as she wishes.
As a standard action, the Moonblessed may channel a fragment of this link into a blast of silvery light, striking a foe within 30 feet for 1d6 untyped damage. Against creatures in a form not their own (such as by being under the effects of a polymorph spell or a Druid wild shaped into another creature), or those with the shapechanger subtype, lunar radiance instead deals 1d8 damage. A successful Reflex save, DC 10+1/2 Moonblessed level+Cha modifier halves the damage. At 3rd level and every two levels thereafter, the damage inflicted by lunar radiance increases by one die.
Alternately, a Moonblessed with multiple attacks due to base attack bonus may create one blast of lunar radiance for each iterative she would be allowed if she takes a full-round action to channel the blasts.
Detect Shapechangers (Sp): Beginning at 2nd level, a Moonblessed can use detect shapechangers as a spell-like ability at will. Her caster level equals her class level.
Detect Silver (Sp): Beginning at 2nd level, a Moonblessed can use detect silver as a spell-like ability at will. Her caster level equals her class level.
Damage Reduction (Su): Reinforced by the lunar energies flowing through her veins, a Moonblessed becomes resistant to physical attacks. Beginning at 3rd level, a Moonblessed gains damage reduction 2/silver. At 7th level and every four levels thereafter, the Moonblessed's damage reduction increases by an additional two points.
Destroy Undead (Su): Beginning at 4th level, a Moonblessed gains the ability to channel celestial energy through a symbol of special significance to her, much as a Cleric channels divine energy through a holy symbol of their god. A Moonblessed can destroy undead a number of times per day equal to 3 + Cha modifier.
Using this ability is a standard action, during which the Moonblessed prominently displays her symbol, which releases a flare of lunar energy not unlike her lunar radiance ability, dealing 1d6 points of damage per level to all undead creatures within 30 feet of the Moonblessed. Affected undead are allowed a Will save, DC 10+1/2 Moonblessed level+Cha modifier for half damage.
Undead with turn resistance can subtract that number from the damage they take from each destroy undead attempt. For example, a vampire with +4 turn resistance takes 4 fewer points of damage each time he takes damage from this ability.
When using this ability against incorporeal creatures, the Moonblessed does not need to roll a 50% miss chance; destroy undead affects all undead creatures in the area, regardless of incorporeality.
Destroy undead is considered Turn Undead for all purposes, including, but not limited to, prestige class qualification and fueling [Divine] feats.
Beguile Item (Ex): Beginning at 6th level, a Moonblessed has the ability to more easily use magic items made for others. When making a Use Magic Device check, a Moonblessed can take 10 even if distracted or threatened.
Moonmist Form (Su): Beginning at 8th level, a Moonblessed can take on a misty, transparent form for a number of rounds per day equal to her Charisma modifier as a swift action. While in this form, the Moonblessed gains the Incorporeal subtype and functions as an incorporeal creature in all regards, save that she cannot pass through entirely solid objects unless they are sufficiently porous to allow mist to drift through.
The Moonblessed may divide her time spent in this form as she wishes; returning to her normal form is a free action.
Imbue Item (Su): A Moonblessed of 10th level or higher can use her lunar magic to create magic items, even if she does not know the spells required to make an item (although she must know the appropriate item creation feat). She can substitute a Use Magic Device check (DC 15 + spell level for arcane spells or 25 + spell level for divine spells) in place of a required spell she doesnt know or cannot cast. If the check succeeds, the Moonblessed can create the item as if she had cast the required spell. If it fails, she cannot complete the item. She does not expend the XP or gp costs for making the item; her progress is simply arrested. She cannot retry this Use Magic Device check for that spell until she gains a new level.
Pierce the Veil (Su): Beginning at 12th level, a Moonblessed is considered to be under a permanent true seeing effect, except that the effect only applies to discerning the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things and creatures. The Moonblessed may suppress and resume this effect as a free action.
Force Shapechange (Su): Beginning at 14th level, a Moonblessed can force a creature to revert to its original form. The Moonblessed makes a melee touch attack against her target; if successful, she makes a caster level check as if casting greater dispel magic against the shapechanging effect. Effects that increase the result of dispel checks increase the result of Force Shapechange too. Against supernatural or extraordinary effects, treat the dispel DC as 10 + HD of the originating creature.
Force Shapechange undoes the effects of spells such as alter self, polymorph, shapechange and the like, and also undoes the effects of alternate form and shapeshift abilities, whether extraordinary, spell-like, or supernatural in nature. On a successful check, the affected creature cannot change its shape again for 1d6 rounds.
Greater Moonmist Form: Beginning at 16th level, a Moonblessed may choose to become ethereal instead of merely incorporeal when using her Moonmist Form ability.
Shapechange (Sp): Beginning at 18th level, a Moonblessed may use shapechange as a spell-like ability once per day.
Lunar Rebirth (Su): At 20th level, the Moonblessed undergoes a transformation, becoming forevermore a creature of moonlight. Her type changes to Outsider, with the Native subtype. She is considered native to any plane without the Dead Magic trait. In addition, while in an area of moonlight, she gains Regeneration 10, bypassed only by silver weapons.
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/344/moonblessed.jpg
Image is Moonchild by ana-morphose (http://ana-morphose.deviantart.com/) of deviantArt.
Hit Dice: d6
Starting Age: Simple
Starting Gold: 4d4x10
Class Skills
The Moonblessed's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (geography) (Int), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), and Use Magic Device (Cha)
Skills Points at Each Level: 6 + Int
{table=head]Level|Base Attack Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special|Invocations Known|Invocation Grade
1st|
+0|
+0|
+0|
+2|Lunar Radiance (1d6)|1|Least
2nd|
+1|
+0|
+0|
+3|detect shapechangers, detect silver|2|Least
3rd|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+3|Damage reduction 2/silver, Lunar Radiance (2d6)|3|Least
4th|
+3|
+1|
+1|
+4|Destroy Undead|4|Least
5th|
+3|
+1|
+1|
+4|Lundar Radiance (3d6)|4|Least
6th|
+4|
+2|
+2|
+5|Beguile Item|5|Lesser
7th|
+5|
+2|
+2|
+5|Damage reduction 4/silver, Lunar Radiance (4d6)|6|Lesser
8th|
+6/+1|
+2|
+2|
+6|Moonmist Form|7|Lesser
9th|
+6/+1|
+3|
+3|
+6|Lunar Radiance (5d6)|8|Lesser
10th|
+7/+2|
+3|
+3|
+7|Imbue Item|8|Lesser
11th|
+8/+3|
+3|
+3|
+7|Damage reduction 6/silver, Lunar Radiance (6d6)|9|Greater
12th|
+9/+4|
+4|
+4|
+8|Pierce the Veil|10|Greater
13th|
+9/+4|
+4|
+4|
+8|Lunar Radiance (7d6)|11|Greater
14th|
+10/+5|
+4|
+4|
+9|Force Shapechange|12|Greater
15th|
+11/+6/+1|
+5|
+5|
+9|Damage reduction 8/silver, Lunar Radiance (8d6)|12|Greater
16th|
+12/+7/+2|
+5|
+5|
+10|Greater Moonmist Form|13|Radiant
17th|
+12/+7/+2|
+5|
+5|
+10|Lunar Radiance (9d6)|14|Radiant
18th|
+13/+8/+3|
+6|
+6|
+11|shapechange|15|Radiant
19th|
+14/+9/+4|
+6|
+6|
+11|Damage reduction 10/silver, Lunar Radiance (10d6)|16|Radiant
20th|
+15/+10/+5|
+6|
+6|
+12|Lunar Rebirth|17|Radiant
[/table]
Class Features The following are all class features of the Moonblessed.
Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: Moonblessed are proficient with all simple weapons, and with light armor but no shields.
Because the somatic components required for Moonblessed invocations are relatively simple, a Moonblessed can use any of her invocations while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like arcane spellcasters, a Moonblessed wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure (all invocations, including lunar radiance, have a somatic component). A multiclass Moonblessed still incurs the normal arcane spell failure for arcane spells received from levels in other classes.
Invocations: A Moonblessed does not prepare or cast spells as other wielders of arcane magic do. Instead, she possesses a repertoire of attacks, defenses, and abilities known as invocations that require her to focus the lunar energy that suffuses her soul. A Moonblessed can use any invocation she knows at will, with the following qualifications:
A Moonblessed's invocations are spell-like abilities; using an invocation is therefore a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity, unless the invocation replicates the effects of a spell, in which case the normal casting time of the spell it replicates is the activation time of that invocation. An invocation can be disrupted, just as a spell can be ruined during casting. A Moonblessed is entitled to a Concentration check to successfully use an invocation if she is hit by an attack while invoking, just as a spellcaster would be. A Moonblessed can choose to use an invocation defensively, by making a successful Concentration check, to avoid provoking attacks of opportunity. A Moonblessed's invocations are subject to spell resistance unless an invocation's description states otherwise. A Moonblessed's caster level with her invocations is equal to his Moonblessed level.
The save DC for an invocation (if it allows a save) is 10 + equivalent spell level + the Moonblessed's Charisma modifier. Since spell-like abilities are not actually spells, a Moonblessed cannot benefit from the Spell Focus feat. She can, however, benefit from the Ability Focus feat, as well as feats that alter the way spell-like abilities function, such as the Empower Spell-like Ability or Quicken Spell-like Ability feats.
The four grades of invocations, in order of their relative power, are least, lesser, greater, and radiant. A Moonblessed begins with knowledge of one invocation of the least grade. As a Moonblessed gains levels, she gains additional invocations known, as shown on the table above.
At any level when a Moonblessed learns a new invocation, he can also replace a single invocation he already knows with another invocation of the same or a lower grade.
Finally, unlike other spell-like abilities, invocations are subject to arcane spell failure as described under Weapon and Armor Proficiency, above. Moonblessed are considered arcane or divine spell casters for the purpose of qualifying for prestige classes, feats, and so on, but never both at once for any single qualification. More information is available on page 18 of Complete Arcane.
Lunar Radiance (Sp): A Moonblessed's link with the heavens manifests itself first and foremost in a silvery glow to her eyes and skin in the light of the night sky. This glow sheds light as a candle in shadowy or darker levels of illumination, though the Moonblessed may suppress the glow as a standard action for as long as she wishes.
As a standard action, the Moonblessed may channel a fragment of this link into a blast of silvery light, striking a foe within 30 feet for 1d6 untyped damage. Against creatures in a form not their own (such as by being under the effects of a polymorph spell or a Druid wild shaped into another creature), or those with the shapechanger subtype, lunar radiance instead deals 1d8 damage. A successful Reflex save, DC 10+1/2 Moonblessed level+Cha modifier halves the damage. At 3rd level and every two levels thereafter, the damage inflicted by lunar radiance increases by one die.
Alternately, a Moonblessed with multiple attacks due to base attack bonus may create one blast of lunar radiance for each iterative she would be allowed if she takes a full-round action to channel the blasts.
Detect Shapechangers (Sp): Beginning at 2nd level, a Moonblessed can use detect shapechangers as a spell-like ability at will. Her caster level equals her class level.
Detect Silver (Sp): Beginning at 2nd level, a Moonblessed can use detect silver as a spell-like ability at will. Her caster level equals her class level.
Damage Reduction (Su): Reinforced by the lunar energies flowing through her veins, a Moonblessed becomes resistant to physical attacks. Beginning at 3rd level, a Moonblessed gains damage reduction 2/silver. At 7th level and every four levels thereafter, the Moonblessed's damage reduction increases by an additional two points.
Destroy Undead (Su): Beginning at 4th level, a Moonblessed gains the ability to channel celestial energy through a symbol of special significance to her, much as a Cleric channels divine energy through a holy symbol of their god. A Moonblessed can destroy undead a number of times per day equal to 3 + Cha modifier.
Using this ability is a standard action, during which the Moonblessed prominently displays her symbol, which releases a flare of lunar energy not unlike her lunar radiance ability, dealing 1d6 points of damage per level to all undead creatures within 30 feet of the Moonblessed. Affected undead are allowed a Will save, DC 10+1/2 Moonblessed level+Cha modifier for half damage.
Undead with turn resistance can subtract that number from the damage they take from each destroy undead attempt. For example, a vampire with +4 turn resistance takes 4 fewer points of damage each time he takes damage from this ability.
When using this ability against incorporeal creatures, the Moonblessed does not need to roll a 50% miss chance; destroy undead affects all undead creatures in the area, regardless of incorporeality.
Destroy undead is considered Turn Undead for all purposes, including, but not limited to, prestige class qualification and fueling [Divine] feats.
Beguile Item (Ex): Beginning at 6th level, a Moonblessed has the ability to more easily use magic items made for others. When making a Use Magic Device check, a Moonblessed can take 10 even if distracted or threatened.
Moonmist Form (Su): Beginning at 8th level, a Moonblessed can take on a misty, transparent form for a number of rounds per day equal to her Charisma modifier as a swift action. While in this form, the Moonblessed gains the Incorporeal subtype and functions as an incorporeal creature in all regards, save that she cannot pass through entirely solid objects unless they are sufficiently porous to allow mist to drift through.
The Moonblessed may divide her time spent in this form as she wishes; returning to her normal form is a free action.
Imbue Item (Su): A Moonblessed of 10th level or higher can use her lunar magic to create magic items, even if she does not know the spells required to make an item (although she must know the appropriate item creation feat). She can substitute a Use Magic Device check (DC 15 + spell level for arcane spells or 25 + spell level for divine spells) in place of a required spell she doesnt know or cannot cast. If the check succeeds, the Moonblessed can create the item as if she had cast the required spell. If it fails, she cannot complete the item. She does not expend the XP or gp costs for making the item; her progress is simply arrested. She cannot retry this Use Magic Device check for that spell until she gains a new level.
Pierce the Veil (Su): Beginning at 12th level, a Moonblessed is considered to be under a permanent true seeing effect, except that the effect only applies to discerning the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things and creatures. The Moonblessed may suppress and resume this effect as a free action.
Force Shapechange (Su): Beginning at 14th level, a Moonblessed can force a creature to revert to its original form. The Moonblessed makes a melee touch attack against her target; if successful, she makes a caster level check as if casting greater dispel magic against the shapechanging effect. Effects that increase the result of dispel checks increase the result of Force Shapechange too. Against supernatural or extraordinary effects, treat the dispel DC as 10 + HD of the originating creature.
Force Shapechange undoes the effects of spells such as alter self, polymorph, shapechange and the like, and also undoes the effects of alternate form and shapeshift abilities, whether extraordinary, spell-like, or supernatural in nature. On a successful check, the affected creature cannot change its shape again for 1d6 rounds.
Greater Moonmist Form: Beginning at 16th level, a Moonblessed may choose to become ethereal instead of merely incorporeal when using her Moonmist Form ability.
Shapechange (Sp): Beginning at 18th level, a Moonblessed may use shapechange as a spell-like ability once per day.
Lunar Rebirth (Su): At 20th level, the Moonblessed undergoes a transformation, becoming forevermore a creature of moonlight. Her type changes to Outsider, with the Native subtype. She is considered native to any plane without the Dead Magic trait. In addition, while in an area of moonlight, she gains Regeneration 10, bypassed only by silver weapons.