eftexar
2011-08-25, 12:41 PM
Cosmologist (3.5)
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Class Features
Hit Die: d6
Starting Gold: -
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Skill Points: 2 + int
{table=head] Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Refx Save | Will Save | Special
1st| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrorhm, Astrology, Shooting Star (+1d6)
2nd| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
3rd| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+1d6, +1)
4th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
5th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+2d6, +1)
6th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
7th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+2d6, +2)
8th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
9th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+3d6, +2)
10th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
11th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+3d6, +3)
12th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
13th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+4d6, +3)
14th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
15th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+4d6, +4)
16th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
17th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+5d6, +4)
18th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
19th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+5d6, +5)
20th| +10 | +12 | +6 | +12 | Astrology, ???
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Weapons and Armor Proficiencies: You are proficient with all simple weapons. You are not proficient with armor or with any shields.
Class Abilities
Lv1 > Shooting Star:
You acquire the ability to fire a bolt of concentrated plasma that deals damage as listed on the chart. This damage is considered plasma damage (see excerpt below abilities). This bolt of energy has a range of 30ft + 5ft per level of cosmologist and requires a successful standard action ranged touch attack to hit a target. You may not fire Shooting Star in the same round that you have activated an enigma and vice versa.
Additionally this ability gains an ‘enhancement’ bonus (listed beside the die of damage) which may be spent on increasing its capability. Any bonus unspent grants a bonus to attack rolls equal to twice its number when aiming your shooting start ability. After an hour of meditation you may change which bonuses to apply to it back to an attack roll bonus or to the following (with their ‘cost’ not exceeding the enhancement bonus):
Falling Star (+2)
Shooting Star initiates a bullrush attempt. It uses your wisdom modifier in place of strength, pushes the target the full distance, and moves the target for every 2 points you exceed their check instead of for every 5.
Swift Blast (+1)
You may use shooting star as an attack of opportunity. With the exception of this and attack roll bonuses, you do not include any of the enhancements granted by the shooting star ability.
Blazing Star (+1)
Your shooting star deals an extra 1d6 die of damage.
Special: This may be taken multiple times.
Channeled Strike (+3)
Shootings star deals double damage, but must be dealt through a standard action touch attack or standard action melee attack.
Comet (+1)
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to cold damage.
Spectral Meteor (+2)
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to force damage.
Stale Air (+2)
Your target must make a fortitude save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or begin to suffocate. They may make a new save as a free action at the start of each turn to end this effect.
Implosion (+1)
Condition: Stale Air must be applied in order for this to be applied.
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to vacuum damage (see excerpt below).
Empowered Star (+2)
Your target must make a reflex save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or shootings star deals maximized damage.
Deep Impact (+1)
Shooting Star doesn’t require an attack roll and instead explodes at the point you designate (within range), dealing its damage in a 15ft radius. However anyone within its range may make a reflex save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier to half damage.
Fallout (+2)
For every die of damage shooting star deals beyond the first, 1 point of damage it deals is converted to radiation damage. A fortitude save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier negates radiation damage
Special: When coupled with deep impact, all damage outside of the targeted square is replaced with your wisdom modifier points of radiation damage, which is negated on a successful fortitude save (as listed above).
Cancer (+3)
Condition: Fallout must be applied in order for this to be applied.
Your foe takes 1 radiation damage per round (not including the first) after being struck until they are healed for hit point damage or subject to a fullround DC 30 heal check.
A target immune to magic is immune to this (as normal usually), but entering antimagic, gaining immunity after being effected, or being subject to a ‘dispel’ effect does not suppress or remove this.
Radiation damage caused by this ability may not exceed half your targets level to a minimum of 1 (this limitation does not include radiation damage caused from other sources).
Antimagic (+3)
Your target must make a will save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or any magic items they have are ‘shorted out.’ These items are treated as mundane items for the next 1d4 + 1 rounds. Unattended magical items subject to a burst (such as from deep impact) get no save. Intelligent items however always receive a save (even if attended).
light area or foe on fire on failed save
freeze area or foe on failed save
blind witnesses on failed save
affect area with glitterdust
allow this to be used in antimagic with a will save on your part
you may affect a creature immune to magic but it is granted a save to half (+3) and negate other effects (in addition to their normal saves)
you may affect a creature immune to magic (+4)
it ignores concealment and cover (this does not negate the roll if you don’t know where they are, but still negates the miss chance)
you may fire shooting star on the same round that you cast and enigma, and vice versa
Lv1 > Astrorhm:
As a cosmologist you have the ability to cast Enigmas. You start with 1 enigma at level 1 and acquire an additional enigma at each odd level of cosmologist. You must have a wisdom score of at least 14 to cast enigmas and some enigmas have a level requirement.
An enigma is a spell-like ability with a save DC of 10 + 1/2 your level + your wisdom modifier. An enigma is neither divine nor arcane and is not subject to spell resistance unless listed otherwise, but is subject to arcane spell failure. An enigma is delayed instead of suppressed by antimagic and any attempt to dispel an enigma takes a -4 to such rolls.
Anytime you cast an enigma not related to your sign, you risk creating a conundrum (listed within the enigma). You must make a will save DC of 5 + 1/2 your targets level rounded up + the number of enigmas you have cast since you last had 8 hours or more of rest. Upon a failed save a conundrum is initiated and the enigma’s normal effects are ignored. If an enigma has multiple targets on the round it is initiated, then this is determined by the one with the highest hd. Secondary targets (or those not announced to be affected initially) do not count for this.
If the enigma does not specify a target you must still make a will save, but the save is instead a DC of 10 + twice the number of enigmas you have cast since you last had 8 hours or more of rest. Upon a failed save a conundrum is initiated and the enigma’s normal effects are ignored.
You never risk creating a conundrum with an enigma related to your sign, but still must make a save to see if it functions or not.
All enigmas have more powerful versions. Indicated under the description of an enigma’s effect are various extra effects that can also be initiated (in addition) based on your level. Each step up, increases the save DC to avoid a conundrum by 2. You do not have to initiate all effects, but must initiate them in order (aka you can’t initiate the level 9-12 effect without also initiating the 2-8 effect).
Lv1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 > Astrology:
As a cosmologist you draw your power from the stars. You must choose a zodiac sign to represent you tie to the beyond from one of the following: Aries (Ram), Tauros (Bull), Gemini (Twins), Cancer (Crab), Leo (Lion), Virgo (Maiden), Libra (Scales(Balance)), Scorpio (Scorpion), Sagittarius (Archer,Centaur), Capricorn (Sea-Goat), Aquarius (Water Carrier), or Pisces (Two Fish.
When activating any astrorhm enigma related to your sign (listed in the enigma), you do not risk a conundrum.
Additionally at each level indicated after one you gain a new feature based off your choice:
Aries
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > - When facing a foe of a CR or HD of 2 or more above yours, you may treat yourself as being 1 level higher for the purpose of how an enigma affects them. This does not grant additional effects granted from being a higher level if it would affect targets of a lower CR, or has an area or duration with effects beyond the target.
Lv12 > - If you are dropped to 20% or lower hp you may treat yourself as being 1 level higher for the purpose of how an enigma affects your targets. This stacks with the level 8 effect.
Lv16 > - You gain an ability similar to true seeing. While it functions generally the same, the DM makes a secret will save for you versus the DC of the effect you are trying to see through (creating a save they think proper if none is present). If you fail the will save, then true seeing doesn't function against that effect. A new save is made each round for such effects.
Lv20 > - Any enigmas, spells, mysteries, powers, or invocations that you cast that deal damage in an area (w/o specific targets being declared), they also deal damage to objects and terrain.
Taurus
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > - Once per round you may take an immediate action to make a will save in place of a different save.
Lv12 > - You gain your wisdom modifier as a bonus to resist any effect that would attempt to forcefully move you (magic or otherwise).
Lv16 > - You gain DR equal to your wisdom modifier. This DR is supernatural in nature and may only be overcome by an attack that bypasses your natural armor bonus (whether or not you have one).
Lv20 > - Once per day when you cast an enigma and don't create a conundrum you may, as an immediate action, heal yourself or an ally within 30ft for your level worth of hit point damage.
Gemini
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > - create a temporary duplicate of self
Cancer
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Leo
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Virgo
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 >
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Libra
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Scorpio
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Sagittarius
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Capricorn
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Aquarius
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Pisces
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Lv2, 6, 10, 14, 18 > Special Ability:
At each level indicated choose a single ability from the following list:
Radiation Burn
Any creature with radiation damage that is struck by plasma damage from one of your enigmas or from any other cosmologist ability takes an extra amount of plasma damage equal to the radiation damage they have, to a maximum of your cosmologist level.
Improved Radiation Burn
Requirements: Requires you first gain radiation burn
A target dealt by extra plasma damage from radiation burn must make a fortitude save DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist level + your wisdom modifier or take an additional point of radiation damage.
Ruinous Cleave
If you deal enough damage to drop a creature below 0 hit points with an enigma (immediate damage caused upon casting only) you may cast another enigma as a free action. If your spell drops multiple targets this feat only grants you a single ruinous cleave.
Your secondary target must be adjacent to the target you dropped and you may only use an enigma that targets a single subject. You may not continue onto a third target.
The will save to prevent a conundrum for this second casting is increased by 2.
*this ability is an adaptation of the ruinous cleave ability from ‘When the sky falls’ and is considered open game content
Radioactive Spell
A creature damaged by an enigma cast (immediate damage caused upon casting only) by you must make a Fortitude save with a DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist level + your wisdom modifier. On a failed save the subject takes 1 point of radiation damage.
Improved Radioactive Spell
Requirements: Requires you first gain radioactive spell
The radiation damage listed is improved to your wisdom modifier worth of radiation damage. On a successful save they instead take 1 point of radiation damage.
Reflect Spell
You may reflect a spell or spell-like ability that targets you or the area around you back at the caster. If it has an area you only reflect the part you would have been affected by. Doing so requires and opposed caster check and each successive use imposes a cumulative negative one penalty until you receive 8 hours of rest.
Return Spell
If you succeed on a save to half or negate the effects of a magic effect that can be turned by spell turning, you may activate this as an immediate action and the effect and is reflected back upon the caster automatically. If your save only halved the effects this affects both you and the caster at half, but if the save negated the effect, the caster takes the entire brunt of it.
Hawking Radiation
Whenever you are dealt energy damage you may spend an immediate action to deal radiation damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) to your attacker as long as they are within 120ft. They may make a fortitude save DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist levels + your wisdom modifier to negate this damage.
You may not use this ability against the same target more than once in a 12 hour period (and if you attempt to do so, the action is wasted).
Improved Hawking Radiation
Requirements: Requires you first gain hawking radiation
Your target still receives 1 point of radiation damage on a successful save. Additionally your target is slowed for 1 round on a failed save.
Antimatter Conversion
You acquire two options either of which may be activated as an immediate action, but you take 1 point of radiation damage when you use one of these:
>Anytime you are subject to a heal spell or healing effect you may immediately deal plasma damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) x the level of the effect to a target within 30ft with a ranged touch attack.
>Anytime you are subject to a spell or magical effect that deals damage you may immediately heal an amount of damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) x the level of the effect to a target within 30ft (with a ranged touch attack against unwilling targets) You may not heal yourself with this.
Improved Antimatter Conversion
Requirements: Requires you first gain antimatter conversion
When using one of the damaging effect of antimatter conversion your target must also make a fortitude save of a DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist levels + your wisdom modifier or take 1 point of radiation damage as well.
When using the healing effect you may heal radiation damage, but only on a 4 for 1 basis.
Lv20 > ???:
???
New Types of Damage
Plasma Damage
A creature with resistance to fire and/or electricity is also resistant to plasma damage, but their resistance against plasma is equal to half the summed total of the two types. A creature immune to one type takes half damage, while a creature immune to both fire and electricity is immune to plasma damage. A creature that heals from either type of damage or both types of damage is not healed by plasma damage.
Vacuum Damage
Vacuum damage only deals damage to creatures that need to breathe. A target with vacuum damage takes a negative to all saves to resist suffocation equal to the vacuum damage they have.
If at any point your target gains the capability to breathe again (even if they can already breathe when they take vacuum damage) this damage fades on the next round (assuming they don’t begin suffocating again before then) during the same action it was initiated.
A target killed while they have vacuum damage at least equal to their level has their organs spectacularly expunged.
Radiation Damage
Radiation damage ignores all resistances and immunities (excluding complete immunity to magic). It is also treated as lethal damage against foes with regeneration. Radiation damage can’t be healed by any effect or method except as listed: from natural healing, fast healing, an effect that is labeled to aid resting, an effect that is listed specifically to treat or heal radiation damage, or the target is first treated with 1 hour of work and a DC 25 heal check (while still alive). It even persists upon resurrection after death otherwise (but is not carried to another body if you can leave yours somehow).
Radiation damage ‘bleeds’ out of a dead body at a rate of 1 point per minute.
Design Notes
This class spawned from the idea of creating a space-themed class. And is based off of new mechanics, because of my failed foray to create the magus and my attempt to cling to 'spells' (a thanks to epsilon rose for his help anyways, and for some neat ideas and good points). I ended up combining ideas from both spellcasters and warlocks and completely removed point and per day limitations.
Shooting Star has basically taken the warlock’s eldritch blast and warped it into functioning more like a weapon (in the idea of using enhancements anyways) and then building ‘invocations’ into it.
I came to the conclusion that enigmas (my version of 'spells') should scale, so that they are always useful. I believe that lack of scaling is the biggest problem with spells, because it highjacks class progression with its massive number of spell levels over the course of a 20 level class.
The addition of conundrums was inspired by the incursions that xenotheurghy had, although they ended up quite a bit different from my original intentions for them, and balanced the class without hard limits per day to enigmas.
The astrological signs are more of a way to add some individual flavor to the class and to provide minor bonuses to fill up dead levels.
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Class Features
Hit Die: d6
Starting Gold: -
Skills: -
Skill Points: 2 + int
{table=head] Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Refx Save | Will Save | Special
1st| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrorhm, Astrology, Shooting Star (+1d6)
2nd| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
3rd| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+1d6, +1)
4th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
5th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+2d6, +1)
6th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
7th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+2d6, +2)
8th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
9th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+3d6, +2)
10th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
11th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+3d6, +3)
12th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
13th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+4d6, +3)
14th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
15th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+4d6, +4)
16th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Astrology
17th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+5d6, +4)
18th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Special Ability
19th| +? | +? | +? | +? | Shooting Star (+5d6, +5)
20th| +10 | +12 | +6 | +12 | Astrology, ???
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Weapons and Armor Proficiencies: You are proficient with all simple weapons. You are not proficient with armor or with any shields.
Class Abilities
Lv1 > Shooting Star:
You acquire the ability to fire a bolt of concentrated plasma that deals damage as listed on the chart. This damage is considered plasma damage (see excerpt below abilities). This bolt of energy has a range of 30ft + 5ft per level of cosmologist and requires a successful standard action ranged touch attack to hit a target. You may not fire Shooting Star in the same round that you have activated an enigma and vice versa.
Additionally this ability gains an ‘enhancement’ bonus (listed beside the die of damage) which may be spent on increasing its capability. Any bonus unspent grants a bonus to attack rolls equal to twice its number when aiming your shooting start ability. After an hour of meditation you may change which bonuses to apply to it back to an attack roll bonus or to the following (with their ‘cost’ not exceeding the enhancement bonus):
Falling Star (+2)
Shooting Star initiates a bullrush attempt. It uses your wisdom modifier in place of strength, pushes the target the full distance, and moves the target for every 2 points you exceed their check instead of for every 5.
Swift Blast (+1)
You may use shooting star as an attack of opportunity. With the exception of this and attack roll bonuses, you do not include any of the enhancements granted by the shooting star ability.
Blazing Star (+1)
Your shooting star deals an extra 1d6 die of damage.
Special: This may be taken multiple times.
Channeled Strike (+3)
Shootings star deals double damage, but must be dealt through a standard action touch attack or standard action melee attack.
Comet (+1)
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to cold damage.
Spectral Meteor (+2)
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to force damage.
Stale Air (+2)
Your target must make a fortitude save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or begin to suffocate. They may make a new save as a free action at the start of each turn to end this effect.
Implosion (+1)
Condition: Stale Air must be applied in order for this to be applied.
Half of shooting star’s damage is converted to vacuum damage (see excerpt below).
Empowered Star (+2)
Your target must make a reflex save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or shootings star deals maximized damage.
Deep Impact (+1)
Shooting Star doesn’t require an attack roll and instead explodes at the point you designate (within range), dealing its damage in a 15ft radius. However anyone within its range may make a reflex save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier to half damage.
Fallout (+2)
For every die of damage shooting star deals beyond the first, 1 point of damage it deals is converted to radiation damage. A fortitude save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier negates radiation damage
Special: When coupled with deep impact, all damage outside of the targeted square is replaced with your wisdom modifier points of radiation damage, which is negated on a successful fortitude save (as listed above).
Cancer (+3)
Condition: Fallout must be applied in order for this to be applied.
Your foe takes 1 radiation damage per round (not including the first) after being struck until they are healed for hit point damage or subject to a fullround DC 30 heal check.
A target immune to magic is immune to this (as normal usually), but entering antimagic, gaining immunity after being effected, or being subject to a ‘dispel’ effect does not suppress or remove this.
Radiation damage caused by this ability may not exceed half your targets level to a minimum of 1 (this limitation does not include radiation damage caused from other sources).
Antimagic (+3)
Your target must make a will save DC 10 + 1/2 level + wisdom modifier or any magic items they have are ‘shorted out.’ These items are treated as mundane items for the next 1d4 + 1 rounds. Unattended magical items subject to a burst (such as from deep impact) get no save. Intelligent items however always receive a save (even if attended).
light area or foe on fire on failed save
freeze area or foe on failed save
blind witnesses on failed save
affect area with glitterdust
allow this to be used in antimagic with a will save on your part
you may affect a creature immune to magic but it is granted a save to half (+3) and negate other effects (in addition to their normal saves)
you may affect a creature immune to magic (+4)
it ignores concealment and cover (this does not negate the roll if you don’t know where they are, but still negates the miss chance)
you may fire shooting star on the same round that you cast and enigma, and vice versa
Lv1 > Astrorhm:
As a cosmologist you have the ability to cast Enigmas. You start with 1 enigma at level 1 and acquire an additional enigma at each odd level of cosmologist. You must have a wisdom score of at least 14 to cast enigmas and some enigmas have a level requirement.
An enigma is a spell-like ability with a save DC of 10 + 1/2 your level + your wisdom modifier. An enigma is neither divine nor arcane and is not subject to spell resistance unless listed otherwise, but is subject to arcane spell failure. An enigma is delayed instead of suppressed by antimagic and any attempt to dispel an enigma takes a -4 to such rolls.
Anytime you cast an enigma not related to your sign, you risk creating a conundrum (listed within the enigma). You must make a will save DC of 5 + 1/2 your targets level rounded up + the number of enigmas you have cast since you last had 8 hours or more of rest. Upon a failed save a conundrum is initiated and the enigma’s normal effects are ignored. If an enigma has multiple targets on the round it is initiated, then this is determined by the one with the highest hd. Secondary targets (or those not announced to be affected initially) do not count for this.
If the enigma does not specify a target you must still make a will save, but the save is instead a DC of 10 + twice the number of enigmas you have cast since you last had 8 hours or more of rest. Upon a failed save a conundrum is initiated and the enigma’s normal effects are ignored.
You never risk creating a conundrum with an enigma related to your sign, but still must make a save to see if it functions or not.
All enigmas have more powerful versions. Indicated under the description of an enigma’s effect are various extra effects that can also be initiated (in addition) based on your level. Each step up, increases the save DC to avoid a conundrum by 2. You do not have to initiate all effects, but must initiate them in order (aka you can’t initiate the level 9-12 effect without also initiating the 2-8 effect).
Lv1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 > Astrology:
As a cosmologist you draw your power from the stars. You must choose a zodiac sign to represent you tie to the beyond from one of the following: Aries (Ram), Tauros (Bull), Gemini (Twins), Cancer (Crab), Leo (Lion), Virgo (Maiden), Libra (Scales(Balance)), Scorpio (Scorpion), Sagittarius (Archer,Centaur), Capricorn (Sea-Goat), Aquarius (Water Carrier), or Pisces (Two Fish.
When activating any astrorhm enigma related to your sign (listed in the enigma), you do not risk a conundrum.
Additionally at each level indicated after one you gain a new feature based off your choice:
Aries
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > - When facing a foe of a CR or HD of 2 or more above yours, you may treat yourself as being 1 level higher for the purpose of how an enigma affects them. This does not grant additional effects granted from being a higher level if it would affect targets of a lower CR, or has an area or duration with effects beyond the target.
Lv12 > - If you are dropped to 20% or lower hp you may treat yourself as being 1 level higher for the purpose of how an enigma affects your targets. This stacks with the level 8 effect.
Lv16 > - You gain an ability similar to true seeing. While it functions generally the same, the DM makes a secret will save for you versus the DC of the effect you are trying to see through (creating a save they think proper if none is present). If you fail the will save, then true seeing doesn't function against that effect. A new save is made each round for such effects.
Lv20 > - Any enigmas, spells, mysteries, powers, or invocations that you cast that deal damage in an area (w/o specific targets being declared), they also deal damage to objects and terrain.
Taurus
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > - Once per round you may take an immediate action to make a will save in place of a different save.
Lv12 > - You gain your wisdom modifier as a bonus to resist any effect that would attempt to forcefully move you (magic or otherwise).
Lv16 > - You gain DR equal to your wisdom modifier. This DR is supernatural in nature and may only be overcome by an attack that bypasses your natural armor bonus (whether or not you have one).
Lv20 > - Once per day when you cast an enigma and don't create a conundrum you may, as an immediate action, heal yourself or an ally within 30ft for your level worth of hit point damage.
Gemini
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > - create a temporary duplicate of self
Cancer
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Leo
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Virgo
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 >
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Libra
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Scorpio
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Sagittarius
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the fire type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Capricorn
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the earth type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Aquarius
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the air/wind type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Pisces
Lv4 > Any damage dealt by enigmas with the water or cold type that you cast is increased by 1 point per die. If an enigma deals multiple sets of damage, this only applies to one of them (of your choosing).
Lv8 > -
Lv12 > -
Lv16 > -
Lv20 > -
Lv2, 6, 10, 14, 18 > Special Ability:
At each level indicated choose a single ability from the following list:
Radiation Burn
Any creature with radiation damage that is struck by plasma damage from one of your enigmas or from any other cosmologist ability takes an extra amount of plasma damage equal to the radiation damage they have, to a maximum of your cosmologist level.
Improved Radiation Burn
Requirements: Requires you first gain radiation burn
A target dealt by extra plasma damage from radiation burn must make a fortitude save DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist level + your wisdom modifier or take an additional point of radiation damage.
Ruinous Cleave
If you deal enough damage to drop a creature below 0 hit points with an enigma (immediate damage caused upon casting only) you may cast another enigma as a free action. If your spell drops multiple targets this feat only grants you a single ruinous cleave.
Your secondary target must be adjacent to the target you dropped and you may only use an enigma that targets a single subject. You may not continue onto a third target.
The will save to prevent a conundrum for this second casting is increased by 2.
*this ability is an adaptation of the ruinous cleave ability from ‘When the sky falls’ and is considered open game content
Radioactive Spell
A creature damaged by an enigma cast (immediate damage caused upon casting only) by you must make a Fortitude save with a DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist level + your wisdom modifier. On a failed save the subject takes 1 point of radiation damage.
Improved Radioactive Spell
Requirements: Requires you first gain radioactive spell
The radiation damage listed is improved to your wisdom modifier worth of radiation damage. On a successful save they instead take 1 point of radiation damage.
Reflect Spell
You may reflect a spell or spell-like ability that targets you or the area around you back at the caster. If it has an area you only reflect the part you would have been affected by. Doing so requires and opposed caster check and each successive use imposes a cumulative negative one penalty until you receive 8 hours of rest.
Return Spell
If you succeed on a save to half or negate the effects of a magic effect that can be turned by spell turning, you may activate this as an immediate action and the effect and is reflected back upon the caster automatically. If your save only halved the effects this affects both you and the caster at half, but if the save negated the effect, the caster takes the entire brunt of it.
Hawking Radiation
Whenever you are dealt energy damage you may spend an immediate action to deal radiation damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) to your attacker as long as they are within 120ft. They may make a fortitude save DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist levels + your wisdom modifier to negate this damage.
You may not use this ability against the same target more than once in a 12 hour period (and if you attempt to do so, the action is wasted).
Improved Hawking Radiation
Requirements: Requires you first gain hawking radiation
Your target still receives 1 point of radiation damage on a successful save. Additionally your target is slowed for 1 round on a failed save.
Antimatter Conversion
You acquire two options either of which may be activated as an immediate action, but you take 1 point of radiation damage when you use one of these:
>Anytime you are subject to a heal spell or healing effect you may immediately deal plasma damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) x the level of the effect to a target within 30ft with a ranged touch attack.
>Anytime you are subject to a spell or magical effect that deals damage you may immediately heal an amount of damage equal to your wisdom modifier (to a maximum of half your cosmologist level rounded down) x the level of the effect to a target within 30ft (with a ranged touch attack against unwilling targets) You may not heal yourself with this.
Improved Antimatter Conversion
Requirements: Requires you first gain antimatter conversion
When using one of the damaging effect of antimatter conversion your target must also make a fortitude save of a DC of 10 + 1/2 your cosmologist levels + your wisdom modifier or take 1 point of radiation damage as well.
When using the healing effect you may heal radiation damage, but only on a 4 for 1 basis.
Lv20 > ???:
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New Types of Damage
Plasma Damage
A creature with resistance to fire and/or electricity is also resistant to plasma damage, but their resistance against plasma is equal to half the summed total of the two types. A creature immune to one type takes half damage, while a creature immune to both fire and electricity is immune to plasma damage. A creature that heals from either type of damage or both types of damage is not healed by plasma damage.
Vacuum Damage
Vacuum damage only deals damage to creatures that need to breathe. A target with vacuum damage takes a negative to all saves to resist suffocation equal to the vacuum damage they have.
If at any point your target gains the capability to breathe again (even if they can already breathe when they take vacuum damage) this damage fades on the next round (assuming they don’t begin suffocating again before then) during the same action it was initiated.
A target killed while they have vacuum damage at least equal to their level has their organs spectacularly expunged.
Radiation Damage
Radiation damage ignores all resistances and immunities (excluding complete immunity to magic). It is also treated as lethal damage against foes with regeneration. Radiation damage can’t be healed by any effect or method except as listed: from natural healing, fast healing, an effect that is labeled to aid resting, an effect that is listed specifically to treat or heal radiation damage, or the target is first treated with 1 hour of work and a DC 25 heal check (while still alive). It even persists upon resurrection after death otherwise (but is not carried to another body if you can leave yours somehow).
Radiation damage ‘bleeds’ out of a dead body at a rate of 1 point per minute.
Design Notes
This class spawned from the idea of creating a space-themed class. And is based off of new mechanics, because of my failed foray to create the magus and my attempt to cling to 'spells' (a thanks to epsilon rose for his help anyways, and for some neat ideas and good points). I ended up combining ideas from both spellcasters and warlocks and completely removed point and per day limitations.
Shooting Star has basically taken the warlock’s eldritch blast and warped it into functioning more like a weapon (in the idea of using enhancements anyways) and then building ‘invocations’ into it.
I came to the conclusion that enigmas (my version of 'spells') should scale, so that they are always useful. I believe that lack of scaling is the biggest problem with spells, because it highjacks class progression with its massive number of spell levels over the course of a 20 level class.
The addition of conundrums was inspired by the incursions that xenotheurghy had, although they ended up quite a bit different from my original intentions for them, and balanced the class without hard limits per day to enigmas.
The astrological signs are more of a way to add some individual flavor to the class and to provide minor bonuses to fill up dead levels.