The Vorpal Tribble
2008-02-09, 09:17 PM
Deformity (Cranium) [Psionic, Vile]
By removing of much of your skull and subjecting yourself to psionic and electrical stimuli you have managed to swell your brain to an aberrant size.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to your Intelligence and 4 extra power points, however this unnatural enlargement has left you prone to fits of hallucinations and insanity. You take a -4 penalty to saves against confusion and illusions. As well, the vulnerability of your unprotected cerebrum grants those attempting Sneak Attacks or verifying a critical hit a +2 bonus to their check.
Deformity (Id) [Psionic, Vile]
Through meditation and constant indulgence of primal desires you have awakened the beast within.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to unarmed or natural attacks and may deal lethal damage if you wish. You may also manifest Claws of the Beast, Bite of the Wolf, and Vigor once per day, manifester level equal to your HD. However, you are easily provoked, greedy, and covetous. You require twice the ammount of sustenance as is normally required for your race and at the slightest provocation go into a homicidal rage. If ever you are unable to gain the neccessary food or drink for the day, or are provoked, you must succeed on a DC 20 will save or attack the nearest creature, be it friend or foe, until you or they are dead. If you have the Rage ability granted from a class you must use it.
Deformity (Masochistic) [Psionic, Vile]
You have opened your mind wide to the pain and suffering of others and forced yourself to experience their agony. After a time you began to enjoy it...
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to pain. You may also use Empathy at will, manifester level equal to your HD, though are only capable of sensing negative emotions and do not gain a bonus to any listed skill aside from Intimidate.
Deformity (Neuronecrotic) [Psionic, Vile]
By unspeakable methods of psychometabolic application, you have managed to simultaneously kill your brain and resurrect it with negative energy. This necroctic mass of tissue now resonates with the thoughts of the deceased.
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain the ability to use mind-affecting powers on creatures with the Undead type that possess an intelligence score.
Special: Your body continuously tries to reject the dead flesh, causing horrible fevers and dizziness. You are permanently Sickened.
Deformity (Deadened Thoughts) [Psionic, Vile]
Continuing the process of necrotizing your nervous system you are no longer effected as a living creature.
Prerequisites: Deformity (neuronecrotic), Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to mind-affecting effects unless the manifester possesses the neuronecrotic deformity feat. You also no longer feel pain.
Special: Your deadening to sensation causes you to take a -2 penalty on all Dexterity-based skill checks. You also become vulnerable to Turning checks. You gain a +4 bonus to turning checks, though upon a failed check are Dazed for 1 round.
Deformity (Nightmare) [Psionic, Vile]
Through application of lucid dreaming and meditation you nightly expose yourself to the most horrible images your subconscious can dredge up.
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to fear, as well as abilities dealing with dreams, such as those with the Oneiromancy descriptor. These nightmares however make it difficult to rest properly and require two extra hours of rest to regain power points or prepare spells. You are also Fatigued for an hour after sleep or any other kind of unconsciousness.
Deformity (Psi) [Psionic, Vile]
Through rigorous and horribly dehabilitating meditation you have forced your mind to draw psionic energy from your life force.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You regenerate power points at a rate of 1 point per hour. However, you take 2 points of damage each time you gain a point. You can discontinue this regeneration at will.
Special: You may take this feat multiple types. Each time you take it you increase the number of points you regenerate per hour and damage you sustain by 1.
Deformity (Third Eye) [Psionic, Vile]
You have drilled an extra socket into your forehead.
Prerequisite: Manifester level 3rd, Willing Deformity
Benefit: You manifest Clairsentient powers at a +1 manifester level.
By removing of much of your skull and subjecting yourself to psionic and electrical stimuli you have managed to swell your brain to an aberrant size.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to your Intelligence and 4 extra power points, however this unnatural enlargement has left you prone to fits of hallucinations and insanity. You take a -4 penalty to saves against confusion and illusions. As well, the vulnerability of your unprotected cerebrum grants those attempting Sneak Attacks or verifying a critical hit a +2 bonus to their check.
Deformity (Id) [Psionic, Vile]
Through meditation and constant indulgence of primal desires you have awakened the beast within.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to unarmed or natural attacks and may deal lethal damage if you wish. You may also manifest Claws of the Beast, Bite of the Wolf, and Vigor once per day, manifester level equal to your HD. However, you are easily provoked, greedy, and covetous. You require twice the ammount of sustenance as is normally required for your race and at the slightest provocation go into a homicidal rage. If ever you are unable to gain the neccessary food or drink for the day, or are provoked, you must succeed on a DC 20 will save or attack the nearest creature, be it friend or foe, until you or they are dead. If you have the Rage ability granted from a class you must use it.
Deformity (Masochistic) [Psionic, Vile]
You have opened your mind wide to the pain and suffering of others and forced yourself to experience their agony. After a time you began to enjoy it...
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to pain. You may also use Empathy at will, manifester level equal to your HD, though are only capable of sensing negative emotions and do not gain a bonus to any listed skill aside from Intimidate.
Deformity (Neuronecrotic) [Psionic, Vile]
By unspeakable methods of psychometabolic application, you have managed to simultaneously kill your brain and resurrect it with negative energy. This necroctic mass of tissue now resonates with the thoughts of the deceased.
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain the ability to use mind-affecting powers on creatures with the Undead type that possess an intelligence score.
Special: Your body continuously tries to reject the dead flesh, causing horrible fevers and dizziness. You are permanently Sickened.
Deformity (Deadened Thoughts) [Psionic, Vile]
Continuing the process of necrotizing your nervous system you are no longer effected as a living creature.
Prerequisites: Deformity (neuronecrotic), Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to mind-affecting effects unless the manifester possesses the neuronecrotic deformity feat. You also no longer feel pain.
Special: Your deadening to sensation causes you to take a -2 penalty on all Dexterity-based skill checks. You also become vulnerable to Turning checks. You gain a +4 bonus to turning checks, though upon a failed check are Dazed for 1 round.
Deformity (Nightmare) [Psionic, Vile]
Through application of lucid dreaming and meditation you nightly expose yourself to the most horrible images your subconscious can dredge up.
Prerequisites: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You gain immunity to fear, as well as abilities dealing with dreams, such as those with the Oneiromancy descriptor. These nightmares however make it difficult to rest properly and require two extra hours of rest to regain power points or prepare spells. You are also Fatigued for an hour after sleep or any other kind of unconsciousness.
Deformity (Psi) [Psionic, Vile]
Through rigorous and horribly dehabilitating meditation you have forced your mind to draw psionic energy from your life force.
Prerequisite: Willing Deformity
Benefit: You regenerate power points at a rate of 1 point per hour. However, you take 2 points of damage each time you gain a point. You can discontinue this regeneration at will.
Special: You may take this feat multiple types. Each time you take it you increase the number of points you regenerate per hour and damage you sustain by 1.
Deformity (Third Eye) [Psionic, Vile]
You have drilled an extra socket into your forehead.
Prerequisite: Manifester level 3rd, Willing Deformity
Benefit: You manifest Clairsentient powers at a +1 manifester level.