Immabozo
2013-03-18, 06:51 PM
So, I had another thread, which has since died, where I was home brewing feats, mostly for amusement, but I did come up with one I thought was really good and wanted to get feedback on that specific one. Also if I can get help improving a few points, I would appreciate that (you'll spot the holes).
(Modeled after the 7 deadly sins)
Profane Vow
Prerequisites: any non-good
Special: after taking your first Deadly Vow, with increasing chance for every vow you take, an Underworld's Favored on his Profane Quest (described below) may show up to attempt to kill you.
Further, you must align yourself with and of the Demon Princes (The Demogorgon, Orcus, Graz'zt, Juilbex, or Yeenoghu) or one of the Underworld deities (Karaan, Ballaster, The Patient One, Scahrossar, The Xammux, or Yeathan) and gain bonuses depending on which one you align yourself with and the difficulty and potential reward for the Profane Quest granted by each will differ from one to the next.
(I need help on this point, I do not know enough about D&D lore to come up with all this)
However, the most difficult to align yourself with, with the greatest bonuses, and the greatest potentials but the greatest difficulty, is the overdeity of all nine layers of hell, the Abyss and all other lower planes. You must succeed on a DC 50 Knowledge (religion) check to discover her name and a DC 55 diplomacy check to gain her Profane Quest.
Her Profane Quest will be the most difficult, the longest, but the most potentially rewarding, granting up to (after overthrowing) taking the throne of any existing Greater Deity.
Effect: Allows one to take the Seven Deadly Vows. Also, if one has one or more of the Seven Deadly Vows, one begins to acquire bits of the Underworld's Favored template, when one has all of the Seven Deadly Vows, he or she gains the entirety of the Underworld's Favored template. This template grants:
- Fire resist 2 per Deadly vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants immunity to fire
- Unholy or negative energy damage is reduced by 1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants immunity to unholy or negative energy damage and instead heal 1/2 the damage
- DR 1 per Deadly Vow/holy (3 Deadly Vows grant DR 3/Holy, 6 Deadly Vows grants DR 6/holy), all Seven Deadly Vows grants DR 15/holy and +7
- SR 15 + 1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants SR 35
- All stats +1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants all stats +10
- +1 to attack and damage per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants +10 to attack and damage
- +1 to Diplomacy, Bluff, Sense Motive and Knowledge (religion) per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants +10 to Diplomacy, Bluff, Sense Motive and Knowledge (religion).
- All Seven Deadly Vows grants the SLA to, only once, call forth whichever of the Princes of Hell or evil Deities you have aligned yourself with, and petition to be granted a Profane Quest, the result of which may vary from person to person, but may include becoming the Lesser deity of Sin, a demon lord under the prince controlling part, or all, of his army in his name, ruling a rival demon lord's realm, etc. You must succeed on a DC 50 Diplomacy check success of which grants said quest which must consist of no less than obtaining profane artifacts for the Prince that advances his power over his plane and/or advances his position in his ever changing battle with the other princes of the other layers of hell, defeating another Underword's Favored (the more of the Seven Deadly Vows, the higher this feat is looked upon), and culminating in the overthrow and defeat of the current holder of the position or throne you wish to take. This should be a very difficult Profane Quest.
An example of the difficulty of just part of this Profane quest should be the death of the Underwold's Favored and his adventuring party, from which they must claw their way back to the material plane from the ninth layer of hell, numerically in order, to the prime material plane, accessible only from the first layer of hell where you continue on the other tasks to complete the quest.
Deadly Vow of Envy
Deadly Vow of Gluttony
Deadly Vow of Greed
Deadly Vow of Lust
Deadly Vow of Pride
Deadly Vow of Sloth
Deadly Vow of Wrath
Prerequisites: Profane vow, must have engaged and beaten into unconsciousness or submission, at least three people who have provoked you, such as a man who, according to you, is flirting with your woman, a man who has spilled his beer on you or a woman who talks back, or anyone who makes a slighting comment about your mother.
Special: If you fail a diplomacy or intimidate check by 10 or more, you must attack, even if it is using unarmed or non-lethal damage, to teach them a lesson. If you loose this fight, the effects of a Lesser Geas are put upon you to seek revenge in one fashion or another.
Effect: Gain Power attack as a bonus feat and must always power attack for greater than 3.
(Modeled after the 7 deadly sins)
Profane Vow
Prerequisites: any non-good
Special: after taking your first Deadly Vow, with increasing chance for every vow you take, an Underworld's Favored on his Profane Quest (described below) may show up to attempt to kill you.
Further, you must align yourself with and of the Demon Princes (The Demogorgon, Orcus, Graz'zt, Juilbex, or Yeenoghu) or one of the Underworld deities (Karaan, Ballaster, The Patient One, Scahrossar, The Xammux, or Yeathan) and gain bonuses depending on which one you align yourself with and the difficulty and potential reward for the Profane Quest granted by each will differ from one to the next.
(I need help on this point, I do not know enough about D&D lore to come up with all this)
However, the most difficult to align yourself with, with the greatest bonuses, and the greatest potentials but the greatest difficulty, is the overdeity of all nine layers of hell, the Abyss and all other lower planes. You must succeed on a DC 50 Knowledge (religion) check to discover her name and a DC 55 diplomacy check to gain her Profane Quest.
Her Profane Quest will be the most difficult, the longest, but the most potentially rewarding, granting up to (after overthrowing) taking the throne of any existing Greater Deity.
Effect: Allows one to take the Seven Deadly Vows. Also, if one has one or more of the Seven Deadly Vows, one begins to acquire bits of the Underworld's Favored template, when one has all of the Seven Deadly Vows, he or she gains the entirety of the Underworld's Favored template. This template grants:
- Fire resist 2 per Deadly vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants immunity to fire
- Unholy or negative energy damage is reduced by 1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants immunity to unholy or negative energy damage and instead heal 1/2 the damage
- DR 1 per Deadly Vow/holy (3 Deadly Vows grant DR 3/Holy, 6 Deadly Vows grants DR 6/holy), all Seven Deadly Vows grants DR 15/holy and +7
- SR 15 + 1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants SR 35
- All stats +1 per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants all stats +10
- +1 to attack and damage per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants +10 to attack and damage
- +1 to Diplomacy, Bluff, Sense Motive and Knowledge (religion) per Deadly Vow, all Seven Deadly Vows grants +10 to Diplomacy, Bluff, Sense Motive and Knowledge (religion).
- All Seven Deadly Vows grants the SLA to, only once, call forth whichever of the Princes of Hell or evil Deities you have aligned yourself with, and petition to be granted a Profane Quest, the result of which may vary from person to person, but may include becoming the Lesser deity of Sin, a demon lord under the prince controlling part, or all, of his army in his name, ruling a rival demon lord's realm, etc. You must succeed on a DC 50 Diplomacy check success of which grants said quest which must consist of no less than obtaining profane artifacts for the Prince that advances his power over his plane and/or advances his position in his ever changing battle with the other princes of the other layers of hell, defeating another Underword's Favored (the more of the Seven Deadly Vows, the higher this feat is looked upon), and culminating in the overthrow and defeat of the current holder of the position or throne you wish to take. This should be a very difficult Profane Quest.
An example of the difficulty of just part of this Profane quest should be the death of the Underwold's Favored and his adventuring party, from which they must claw their way back to the material plane from the ninth layer of hell, numerically in order, to the prime material plane, accessible only from the first layer of hell where you continue on the other tasks to complete the quest.
Deadly Vow of Envy
Deadly Vow of Gluttony
Deadly Vow of Greed
Deadly Vow of Lust
Deadly Vow of Pride
Deadly Vow of Sloth
Deadly Vow of Wrath
Prerequisites: Profane vow, must have engaged and beaten into unconsciousness or submission, at least three people who have provoked you, such as a man who, according to you, is flirting with your woman, a man who has spilled his beer on you or a woman who talks back, or anyone who makes a slighting comment about your mother.
Special: If you fail a diplomacy or intimidate check by 10 or more, you must attack, even if it is using unarmed or non-lethal damage, to teach them a lesson. If you loose this fight, the effects of a Lesser Geas are put upon you to seek revenge in one fashion or another.
Effect: Gain Power attack as a bonus feat and must always power attack for greater than 3.