Kioran
2007-09-16, 11:15 AM
The Wild Fighter
"My friends? Yeah, they bend reality with their minds. Zolthan negotiates minor nobles out of their land, and heīs a blast when drunk. Things start disappearing left and right....Me?
I donīt do anything special - well, Iīm tough. Something like a beast the others unleash against our enemies......"
Soirath, Wild Fighter
This class is an attempt to fix the Fighter in a somewhat different way - I want to make him work more like a melee monster. No matter what equipment he uses, or the approach he chooses, heīs simply one of the toughest, meanest critters around. He doesnīt do anything special, but plenty of it.
It collides a little with the other Fighter Fix from Rowanomicon, but I think it has some unique ideas. Like the latter, it spawned from the "how mundane is mundane enough thread", specifically my utterances.
Without any further ado, I give you:
Wild Fighter
Alignment
Any.
Hit Die
d10.
Class Skills
The fighters class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Ride (Dex), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at 1st Level
(2 + Int modifier) Ũ4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level
2 + Int modifier.
{table=head]Level|Base Attack Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special
1st|
+1|
+2|
+0|
+0|Bonus HD
2nd|
+2|
+3|
+0|
+0|Bonus Feat
3rd|
+3|
+3|
+1|
+1|Bonus HD
4th|
+4|
+4|
+1|
+1|Bonus Feat
5th|
+5|
+4|
+1|
+1|Bonus HD
6th|
+6/+1|
+5|
+2|
+2|Bonus Feat, Dual Strike
7th|
+7/+2|
+5|
+2|
+2|Bonus HD
8th|
+8/+3|
+6|
+2|
+2|Bonus Feat, Insightful Training
9th|
+9/+4|
+6|
+3|
+3|Bonus HD
10th|
+10/+5|
+7|
+3|
+3|Bonus Feat
11th|
+11/+6/+1|
+7|
+3|
+3|Bonus HD, Mobile Combat
12th|
+12/+7/+2|
+8|
+4|
+4|Bonus Feat, Improved Dual Strike
13th|
+13/+8/+3|
+8|
+4|
+4|Bonus HD
14th|
+14/+9/+4|
+9|
+4|
+4|Bonus Feat, Improved Healing
15th|
+15/+10/+5|
+9|
+5|
+5|Bonus HD
16th|
+16/+11/+6/+1|
+10|
+5|
+5|Bonus Feat
17th|
+17/+12/+7/+2|
+10|
+5|
+5|Bonus HD
18th|
+18/+13/+8/+3|
+11|
+6|
+6|Bonus Feat
19th|
+19/+14/+9/+4|
+11|
+6|
+6|Bonus HD
20th|
+20/+15/+10/+5|
+12|
+6|
+6|Bonus Feat, Heroic Vigor[/table]
Bonus HD: These additional hit Dice follow the table in the spoiler:
Dice Size: d4
Skill Points: 2 per lvl, no additional at first lvl
Class Skills: As Original class
{table=head]Level|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special
1st|
+0|
+0|
+0|
+0|
2nd|
+1|
+0|
+0|
+0|
3rd|
+1|
+1|
+1|
+1|
4th|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+1|
5th|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+1|
6th|
+3|
+2|
+2|
+2|
7th|
+3|
+2|
+2|
+2|
8th|
+4|
+2|
+2|
+2|
9th|
+4|
+3|
+3|
+3|
10th|
+5|
+3|
+3|
+3|[/table]
They do not count towards ECL, Character lvl for the purpose of qualifying for epic feats or the upper limit of ranks in skills.
They do count, however, for Regneration, energy drain or simliar purposes. Feats like improved Toughness affect these HD as well. These HD stack with the original HD for the purpose of acquiring Feats and Ability increases.
Bonus Feats: As per Fighter class, with additional Fighter-only Feats available and eligible.
Dual Strike: The character may, as a standard action, make an attack with his primary and off-hand weapon, at full BAB minus the apropriate penalites.
Insightful Training: If a Wild Fighter increases his permanent Intelligence score, the intelligence modifier is retroactively applied to all his previous HD.
Mobile Combat: The Wild Fighter may, as a standard action, make a normal attack at full BAB, followed by a second one at -10.
Improved Dual Strike: When using a mobile combat attack, a Wild Fighter may make a corresponding attack with the off-hand weapon for each of his two attacks.
Improved Healing: A Wild Fighter is now able to heal off permanent ability drain at a rate of 1 point/week, and may repeat a Fortitude save against a permanent, debiliating magical condition like those caused by "Feeblemind" or a Lichīs paralyzing touch, once every 24 hours affected. If that second save is succesful, the condition is shrugged off.
Heroic Vigor: The Wild Fighter receives HP through natural healing at a rate of 1HP/HD every 6 hours and recovers from ability drain at a rate of 1 point/day.
Special Wild Fighter-only Feats:
Enhanced strength: Increase the strength score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Enhanced Constitution: Increase the constitution score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Enhanced Agility: Increase the Dexterity score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Amazing speed: The base land speed of your character is increased by 10, with all corresponding benefits. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 4/8/12
Enhanced Reflexes: +2 to your reflex saves (effectively giving you a good save!). Stacks with other Feats and Boni.
Impressive Willpower: +2 to your will saves (effectively giving you a good save!). Stacks with other Feats and Boni.
Useful Experience: Pick the three skills of your choice. They become class skills for your Wild Fighter and Bonus HD
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter 1
Talented: Gain an additional skill point per HD, quadrupule at first, as per human race. This benefit is applied retroactively. Can be taken up to four times
Prerequiste: Wild Fighter 1/5/9/13
Resilent body: Gain DR 1/- . This bonus stacks with DR gained from armor or other classes like barbarian. This feat can be taken multiple times, and also stacks with itself.
Prerequisite: none, can be taken other classes as well
Toughened Body: Gain a natural armor bonus of 1. This Feat can be taken multiple times. It stacks.
Prerequisite: none, can be taken by other classes as well
Edits: Scaled down the Bonus HD, added three additional Feats. I also recommend, as a quick and dirty fix if you use this(thanks for the catch, Moff chumley), adding the Bonus HD to the Core Melee classes(or other melee classes of low power-lvl) along the following lines:
Monk, Ranger, Paladin, Swashbuckler, CW Samurai: Bonus HD att all even levels.
Barbarian: Bonus HD att all levels divisible by three
Notes: the CW Samurai may add these HD to his base HD for the purpose of staredown, actually making it a little useful.
"My friends? Yeah, they bend reality with their minds. Zolthan negotiates minor nobles out of their land, and heīs a blast when drunk. Things start disappearing left and right....Me?
I donīt do anything special - well, Iīm tough. Something like a beast the others unleash against our enemies......"
Soirath, Wild Fighter
This class is an attempt to fix the Fighter in a somewhat different way - I want to make him work more like a melee monster. No matter what equipment he uses, or the approach he chooses, heīs simply one of the toughest, meanest critters around. He doesnīt do anything special, but plenty of it.
It collides a little with the other Fighter Fix from Rowanomicon, but I think it has some unique ideas. Like the latter, it spawned from the "how mundane is mundane enough thread", specifically my utterances.
Without any further ado, I give you:
Wild Fighter
Alignment
Any.
Hit Die
d10.
Class Skills
The fighters class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Ride (Dex), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at 1st Level
(2 + Int modifier) Ũ4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level
2 + Int modifier.
{table=head]Level|Base Attack Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special
1st|
+1|
+2|
+0|
+0|Bonus HD
2nd|
+2|
+3|
+0|
+0|Bonus Feat
3rd|
+3|
+3|
+1|
+1|Bonus HD
4th|
+4|
+4|
+1|
+1|Bonus Feat
5th|
+5|
+4|
+1|
+1|Bonus HD
6th|
+6/+1|
+5|
+2|
+2|Bonus Feat, Dual Strike
7th|
+7/+2|
+5|
+2|
+2|Bonus HD
8th|
+8/+3|
+6|
+2|
+2|Bonus Feat, Insightful Training
9th|
+9/+4|
+6|
+3|
+3|Bonus HD
10th|
+10/+5|
+7|
+3|
+3|Bonus Feat
11th|
+11/+6/+1|
+7|
+3|
+3|Bonus HD, Mobile Combat
12th|
+12/+7/+2|
+8|
+4|
+4|Bonus Feat, Improved Dual Strike
13th|
+13/+8/+3|
+8|
+4|
+4|Bonus HD
14th|
+14/+9/+4|
+9|
+4|
+4|Bonus Feat, Improved Healing
15th|
+15/+10/+5|
+9|
+5|
+5|Bonus HD
16th|
+16/+11/+6/+1|
+10|
+5|
+5|Bonus Feat
17th|
+17/+12/+7/+2|
+10|
+5|
+5|Bonus HD
18th|
+18/+13/+8/+3|
+11|
+6|
+6|Bonus Feat
19th|
+19/+14/+9/+4|
+11|
+6|
+6|Bonus HD
20th|
+20/+15/+10/+5|
+12|
+6|
+6|Bonus Feat, Heroic Vigor[/table]
Bonus HD: These additional hit Dice follow the table in the spoiler:
Dice Size: d4
Skill Points: 2 per lvl, no additional at first lvl
Class Skills: As Original class
{table=head]Level|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special
1st|
+0|
+0|
+0|
+0|
2nd|
+1|
+0|
+0|
+0|
3rd|
+1|
+1|
+1|
+1|
4th|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+1|
5th|
+2|
+1|
+1|
+1|
6th|
+3|
+2|
+2|
+2|
7th|
+3|
+2|
+2|
+2|
8th|
+4|
+2|
+2|
+2|
9th|
+4|
+3|
+3|
+3|
10th|
+5|
+3|
+3|
+3|[/table]
They do not count towards ECL, Character lvl for the purpose of qualifying for epic feats or the upper limit of ranks in skills.
They do count, however, for Regneration, energy drain or simliar purposes. Feats like improved Toughness affect these HD as well. These HD stack with the original HD for the purpose of acquiring Feats and Ability increases.
Bonus Feats: As per Fighter class, with additional Fighter-only Feats available and eligible.
Dual Strike: The character may, as a standard action, make an attack with his primary and off-hand weapon, at full BAB minus the apropriate penalites.
Insightful Training: If a Wild Fighter increases his permanent Intelligence score, the intelligence modifier is retroactively applied to all his previous HD.
Mobile Combat: The Wild Fighter may, as a standard action, make a normal attack at full BAB, followed by a second one at -10.
Improved Dual Strike: When using a mobile combat attack, a Wild Fighter may make a corresponding attack with the off-hand weapon for each of his two attacks.
Improved Healing: A Wild Fighter is now able to heal off permanent ability drain at a rate of 1 point/week, and may repeat a Fortitude save against a permanent, debiliating magical condition like those caused by "Feeblemind" or a Lichīs paralyzing touch, once every 24 hours affected. If that second save is succesful, the condition is shrugged off.
Heroic Vigor: The Wild Fighter receives HP through natural healing at a rate of 1HP/HD every 6 hours and recovers from ability drain at a rate of 1 point/day.
Special Wild Fighter-only Feats:
Enhanced strength: Increase the strength score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Enhanced Constitution: Increase the constitution score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Enhanced Agility: Increase the Dexterity score by one point, permanently. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 1/4/7
Amazing speed: The base land speed of your character is increased by 10, with all corresponding benefits. Can be taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter lvls 4/8/12
Enhanced Reflexes: +2 to your reflex saves (effectively giving you a good save!). Stacks with other Feats and Boni.
Impressive Willpower: +2 to your will saves (effectively giving you a good save!). Stacks with other Feats and Boni.
Useful Experience: Pick the three skills of your choice. They become class skills for your Wild Fighter and Bonus HD
Prerequisite: Wild Fighter 1
Talented: Gain an additional skill point per HD, quadrupule at first, as per human race. This benefit is applied retroactively. Can be taken up to four times
Prerequiste: Wild Fighter 1/5/9/13
Resilent body: Gain DR 1/- . This bonus stacks with DR gained from armor or other classes like barbarian. This feat can be taken multiple times, and also stacks with itself.
Prerequisite: none, can be taken other classes as well
Toughened Body: Gain a natural armor bonus of 1. This Feat can be taken multiple times. It stacks.
Prerequisite: none, can be taken by other classes as well
Edits: Scaled down the Bonus HD, added three additional Feats. I also recommend, as a quick and dirty fix if you use this(thanks for the catch, Moff chumley), adding the Bonus HD to the Core Melee classes(or other melee classes of low power-lvl) along the following lines:
Monk, Ranger, Paladin, Swashbuckler, CW Samurai: Bonus HD att all even levels.
Barbarian: Bonus HD att all levels divisible by three
Notes: the CW Samurai may add these HD to his base HD for the purpose of staredown, actually making it a little useful.