Falontani
2018-03-04, 11:56 PM
In Eberron the Dragonmark of Death has gone extinct and therefore has no stats. However if one were to run an Eberron Campaign set in the setting's past you may come across the need for stats on this Dragonmark. According to every official resource I can find the Dragonmark of Death's base dragonmark (like all other True Dragonmarks) would not be able to cause direct harm to someone, and be beneficial in nature. So I have come up with the following abilities to stat the Dragonmark. What I am looking for is to balance this dragonmark with the other dragonmarks in the Eberron Campaign Setting and Dragonmarked, while also keeping it as thematic as I can manage. Any and all criticism is desired, however please attempt to word such criticism in as constructive a way as you can.
Examples being: "You suck, this whole idea sucks, and you shouldn't try to do something clearly out of bounds." will have me kindly reporting you to an administrator; however: "I do not think you are on the right track here, and I believe it would be best if you scrapped all of this and tried again." would be while unfortunate, feedback desired.
Dragonmark of Death
Least Dragonmark of Death: Deathwatch 3/day, False Life 1/day, or Gentle Repose 1/day
Lesser Dragonmark of Death: Animate Dead 1/day or Speak with Dead 2/day
Greater Dragonmark of Death: Create Undead 1/day, Awaken Undead 1/day, or Animate Dread Warrior 1/day
Dragonmark Prodigy: Command Undead 1/day or Healing Sting 1/day
Dragonmark Adept: Halt Undead 2/day or Vampiric Touch 1/day
Dragonmark Visionary: Control Undead 1/day or Revive Undead 1/day
Breath of Siberys: Requires Any Dragonmark of Death; When you create an undead from a dragonmarked creature they may continue to use their dragonmark in undeath and retain any personality that they had if created as an intelligent undead.
Heir of Siberys: Plague of Undead
Death Marked
Requirements: Lawful
Lesser Dragonmark of Death (Animate Dead), and one of: Dragonmark Prodigy (Command Undead), Dragonmark Visionary (Control Undead), Rebuke Undead, able to cast the spell Command Undead, or the spell Control Undead
Death Marked
D8
lvl
bab
fort
ref
will
Special
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1
0
2
0
2
Heir’s Mark, Rebuke Undead
3
2
1
3
0
3
Contract, Workforce
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
Corpsecrafter
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
No Decay
4
4
3
5
3
4
1
4
5
4
4
3
6
4
5
2
5
Bolster Resistance
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
2
5
5
5
4
4
3
8
6
6
2
6
Freedom
6
5
5
4
4
3
9
6
6
3
6
Necromantic Presence
6
6
5
5
4
4
10
7
7
3
7
Awakening
6
6
5
5
4
4
Class Skills (4 + Int mod per level): Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Craft, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Forgery, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty), Knowledge (Religion), Profession, Sense Motive, Spellcraft
Heir’s Mark: Levels in the Death Marked prestige class count as levels in the dragonmarked heir prestige class when it comes to determining the caster level for the spell like abilities of your dragonmark. You can have a maximum of five levels in the Dragonmarked Heir prestige class for the purpose of determining the caster level of your dragonmark.
Rebuke Undead: Levels in the Death Marked Prestige class advance your Rebuke Undead from another class and grants it for itself.
Contract: You may write up a contract with someone with terms and conditions as to the purpose and treatment of a corpse in undeath, if signed by a willing creature in life then you may use your Dragonmark to cast Animate Dead, Create Undead, or Animate Dread Warrior without using one of your uses of that dragonmark for the day.
Workforce: If you possess a contract from a creature in life that details how they will be treated in unlife then they do not count towards your total undead HD, a destroyed contract is void.
Corpsecrafter: You gain the feat Corpsecrafter as a bonus feat
No Decay: Undead you create do not suffer decay
Bolster Resistance: You gain the feat Bolster Resistance as a bonus feat
Freedom: You may now relinquish control of an undead with a Contract to someone else, usually as part of a sale or as part of the agreement
Necromantic Presence: You gain the feat Necromantic Presence as a bonus feat
Awakening: You may now awaken any undead creature that has a Contract as part of the writing of the creation process or at any point as stated in the Contract. This Awakening is free on your end, and does end the contract, grants them full freedom, and allows them to keep their old memories without changing.
A note for all afb, the Lesser Dragonmark of Death requires at least 2 skills to have 8 ranks in them, making the minimum level to enter this class be level 7, unless there is a glaring oversight that I do not see as of now.
Examples being: "You suck, this whole idea sucks, and you shouldn't try to do something clearly out of bounds." will have me kindly reporting you to an administrator; however: "I do not think you are on the right track here, and I believe it would be best if you scrapped all of this and tried again." would be while unfortunate, feedback desired.
Dragonmark of Death
Least Dragonmark of Death: Deathwatch 3/day, False Life 1/day, or Gentle Repose 1/day
Lesser Dragonmark of Death: Animate Dead 1/day or Speak with Dead 2/day
Greater Dragonmark of Death: Create Undead 1/day, Awaken Undead 1/day, or Animate Dread Warrior 1/day
Dragonmark Prodigy: Command Undead 1/day or Healing Sting 1/day
Dragonmark Adept: Halt Undead 2/day or Vampiric Touch 1/day
Dragonmark Visionary: Control Undead 1/day or Revive Undead 1/day
Breath of Siberys: Requires Any Dragonmark of Death; When you create an undead from a dragonmarked creature they may continue to use their dragonmark in undeath and retain any personality that they had if created as an intelligent undead.
Heir of Siberys: Plague of Undead
Death Marked
Requirements: Lawful
Lesser Dragonmark of Death (Animate Dead), and one of: Dragonmark Prodigy (Command Undead), Dragonmark Visionary (Control Undead), Rebuke Undead, able to cast the spell Command Undead, or the spell Control Undead
Death Marked
D8
lvl
bab
fort
ref
will
Special
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1
0
2
0
2
Heir’s Mark, Rebuke Undead
3
2
1
3
0
3
Contract, Workforce
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
Corpsecrafter
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
No Decay
4
4
3
5
3
4
1
4
5
4
4
3
6
4
5
2
5
Bolster Resistance
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
2
5
5
5
4
4
3
8
6
6
2
6
Freedom
6
5
5
4
4
3
9
6
6
3
6
Necromantic Presence
6
6
5
5
4
4
10
7
7
3
7
Awakening
6
6
5
5
4
4
Class Skills (4 + Int mod per level): Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Craft, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Forgery, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty), Knowledge (Religion), Profession, Sense Motive, Spellcraft
Heir’s Mark: Levels in the Death Marked prestige class count as levels in the dragonmarked heir prestige class when it comes to determining the caster level for the spell like abilities of your dragonmark. You can have a maximum of five levels in the Dragonmarked Heir prestige class for the purpose of determining the caster level of your dragonmark.
Rebuke Undead: Levels in the Death Marked Prestige class advance your Rebuke Undead from another class and grants it for itself.
Contract: You may write up a contract with someone with terms and conditions as to the purpose and treatment of a corpse in undeath, if signed by a willing creature in life then you may use your Dragonmark to cast Animate Dead, Create Undead, or Animate Dread Warrior without using one of your uses of that dragonmark for the day.
Workforce: If you possess a contract from a creature in life that details how they will be treated in unlife then they do not count towards your total undead HD, a destroyed contract is void.
Corpsecrafter: You gain the feat Corpsecrafter as a bonus feat
No Decay: Undead you create do not suffer decay
Bolster Resistance: You gain the feat Bolster Resistance as a bonus feat
Freedom: You may now relinquish control of an undead with a Contract to someone else, usually as part of a sale or as part of the agreement
Necromantic Presence: You gain the feat Necromantic Presence as a bonus feat
Awakening: You may now awaken any undead creature that has a Contract as part of the writing of the creation process or at any point as stated in the Contract. This Awakening is free on your end, and does end the contract, grants them full freedom, and allows them to keep their old memories without changing.
A note for all afb, the Lesser Dragonmark of Death requires at least 2 skills to have 8 ranks in them, making the minimum level to enter this class be level 7, unless there is a glaring oversight that I do not see as of now.