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Falontani
2018-07-14, 10:53 PM
I have been designing this prestige class to go with a subsystem that I sometimes use. The whole things needs a little polishing, but I'm at a loss on where to go from here. All input will be appreciated! I am balancing the class to be T2-T1, however I would not be upset if it is only T3. If you believe it is T0 please let me know how to fix it rather than tell me that it is too powerful, however if you don't have any ideas letting me know it is too powerful is at least some help ^_^



Prerequisites: 8 ranks truespeech
Ability to speak utterances
Ability to speak 4 planar languages
Planar Fluency



Planar Speaker



Lvl

BAB

Fort

Ref

Will

Special



1

+0

+0

+0

+2

Level 0 Planar Utterances, Planar Concentration



2

+1

+0

+0

+3

Level 1 Planar Utterances



3

+2

+1

+1

+3

Level 2 Planar Utterances



4

+3

+1

+1

+4

Level 3 Planar Utterances



5

+3

+1

+1

+4

Level 4 Planar Utterances



6

+4

+2

+2

+5

Level 5 Planar Utterances



7

+5

+2

+2

+5

Level 6 Planar Utterances, Planar Mastery



8

+6

+2

+2

+6

Level 7 Planar Utterances



9

+6

+3

+3

+6

Level 8 Planar Utterances



10

+7

+3

+3

+7

Level 9 Planar Utterances, Planar Screaming



Class Skills (4 + Int mod per level): Concentration (Con), Speak language (N/A), Truespeech (Int), Knowledge The Planes (Int), Decipher script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Forgery (Int), Intimidate (Cha), Use Magic Device (Cha), Spellcraft (Int), Craft (Int), Profession (Wis), Perform Oratory (Cha)





Planar Concentration: You may now use the Planar Fluency feat as if you have it for all planar languages you may speak. In addition your mind has been sectioned off for each of the planar languages you know, allowing you to speak each different language without risking Intelligence checks for speaking a different language. Example, you have a 3 intelligence mod and a 9 concentration. You can speak for 12 rounds in Mabaran before you must begin to make intelligence checks, however if you begin speaking in Auran after the 12 rounds then you do not risk intelligence checks for Auran until 12 further rounds have passed. You must still wait the hour before each language recovers.
Planar Utterance (Su): While you are speaking one of the planar languages you may will the force of the plane to your area. This allows you to make a truespeech check DC 15 + 3*spell level to cast a spell with the descriptor of the Language (see below). All rules for utterances are still in place. Each separate spell counts as it’s own utterance. If you are speaking Fernian and choose to use the Burning Hands as an utterance then you must make a Truespeech check DC 18 to cast it. If you succeed, the DC increases by 2, meaning the next time you wish to use the Burning Hands utterance then you must meet a DC 20, and so on. Finally you may not use Planar Utterance to cast a spell whose descriptor varies based on how you cast it: Spells like Resist Energy, Magic Circle, and Summon Monster may not be cast with Planar Utterance. Your Caster Level for all utterances is your Truenamer level + Planar Speaker level.
Some spells have different levels depending on which list you use. When deciding which version of a spell to use with Planar Utterance always use the order of the following list: Wizard/sorcerer spells, Cleric Spells, Druid Spells, Domain Spells, all other lists. Example: Produce Flame is on the Fire Domain list, the Druid list, and Blighter List. It is a 1st level spell for druids so you cast it as a first level utterance. Ice Storm is on everyone’s list, however it is a fourth level spell on the Wizard list, so it is a 4th level Utterance. So on and so forth.
Planar Mastery: At 7th level choose one planar language which you know, you may now use Planar Utterance to cast spells like Resist Energy, Magic Circle, Summon Monster, and Planar Ally, but only when casting them with the descriptor that your language supports.
Planar Screaming: At 10th level a Planar Speaker may scream the language at the heavens. While doing so the plane becomes manifest out to 100 ft, producing all the traits of the plane in this area. Screaming takes 5 rounds of Planar Concentration for the language screamed in and, upon stopping, renders the Planar Speaker mute for 1 round per round that he screamed.
You may speak one of the planar languages to cause an effect on the Material Plane. The planar languages each have their own effects varied based on how loud they are spoken, however only the most skilled of users may speak them for any length of time. You may whisper a planar language for a length of time = to your Intelligence Modifier number of rounds. Continuing to do so puts a physical strain on your mind, requiring you to make intelligence checks DC 10+number of rounds you’ve been speaking or become fatigued. Continued use renders you exhausted. If you attempt to even whisper one of the planar languages on the material plane while you are exhausted you risk unconsciousness. Native Speakers do not have this problem with their native language. Speaking at a normal level halves the time you may speak, and shouting halves it again. After one hour of not speaking a language your mind will recover. Native Speakers are immune to the effects of the language.




Language

Whisper

Spoken

Shout



Abyssal

Causes those that hear to become Shaken

Causes those that hear to become Panicked

Causes those that hear to Cower



Daelkyr

Those able to hear subject to Lesser Confusion

Those able to hear subject to Confusion

Those able to hear subject to Insanity



Ignan

Raise Ambient Temperature by 1 temperature band

Raise Ambient Temperature by 2 temperature bands

Raise Ambient Temperature by 3 temperature bands



Infernal






Irial

Raises ambient Light Level by 1 step

Raises ambient Light Level by 2 steps

Raises ambient Light Level by 3 steps



Kythric






Mabaran

Lowers ambient Light level by 1 step

Lowers ambient Light level by 2 steps

Lowers ambient Light level by 3 steps



Quori

Produces a hypnotism like effect

Causes sleep




Risian

Lower Ambient Temperature by 1 temperature band

Lower Ambient Temperature by 2 temperature bands

Lower Ambient Temperature by 3 temperature bands



Sylvan






Syranian

Produces Air

Gust of Wind in area you are looking

Cyclonic Blast in area you are looking



Terran

Produces Sand





Daan






Auran






Aquan






Celestial







Light Levels: Deeper Darkness, Darkness, Shadowy Illumination, Normal, Bright Light, Sunlight, Blinding
(Deeper Darkness = Magical Darkness, requires magic to see through, Darkness = reduces light level to pitch black, must have darkvision or better to see, Shadowy Illumination = Low Light Vision or better to see, Bright Light = sunlight spell, Sunlight = Natural sunlight, Blinding = fort saves or become blind)



You can a speak planar language for longer amounts of time.
Prerequisite: ability to speak a planar language, Knowledge The Planes 5 ranks
Benefit: When speaking the planar language you chose you may speak it for your concentration+Intelligence Mod number of rounds before risking intelligence checks.
Normal: you may only speak a planar language for Int number of rounds before making checks.




Language

Native Speaker

Plane of Existence

Descriptor



Abyssal

Demons

Shavarath

Chaos, Evil*



Daelkyr

Daelkyr, Aberrations

Xoriat

Compulsion



Ignan

Fire Elementals

Fernia

Fire



Infernal

Devils

Shavarath

Law, Evil*



Irial

Ravids

Irian

Light



Kythric

Slaad

Kythri

Chaos



Mabaran

Undead

Mabar

Shadow



Quori

Quori

Dal Quor

Phantasm



Risian

Ice Elementals

Risia

Cold



Sylvan

Fey

Thelanis

Charm



Syranian

Angels

Syrania

Good, Law*



Terran

Earth Elementals

Lamania

Earth, Acid



Secret Language

Maruts

Dolurrh

Evil



Daan

Formians

Daanvi

Law



Auran

Air Elementals

Lamania

Air, Electricity, Sonic



Aquan

Water Elementals

Lamania

Water



Celestial

Archons

Shavarath

Chaos, Good*