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Spirit Champion
Role: Striker
Power Source: Spiritual
Key Abilities: Wisdom, Strength, Constitution
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Light Shields
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee, Simple Ranged.
Bonuses to Defenses: +1 Will, +1 Fortitude.
Hit points at 1st Level: 13+Constitution Score
Hit points per level Gained: 5
Healing Surges per Day: 6+Constitution Modifier.
Trained Skills: Spirituality, from the class skills below choose three trained skill at first level.
Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Heal (Wis), Nature (Wis, Perception (Wis), Endurance (Con).
Class Features: Spiritual Adept, Form, Guardian Spirit
Spiritual Adept.
At level one a spirit champion must choose one of the following build specialties.
1) Spirit Host:
You have mastered the art of directly channeling spirits into your body, increasing your perseverance and vigor. Certain powers will have additional effects. In addition you know the Spiritual perseverance encounter power.
Spiritual Perseverance Spirit Champion Feature (SH)
Encounter* Spiritual
No Action Personal
Trigger: A foe targets your will or fortitude defense with an attack
Effect: You gain a power bonus to your will and fortitude defense equal to half your CON modifier towards this attack.
2) Ancestral Avenger
You channel the rage of you ancestors and other spirits into your attacks, each strike you make is a decisive strike against your ancient allies’ foe. Certain powers will have additional effects. In addition you know the Avenging Warcry encounter power.
Avenging Warcry Spirit Champion Feature (AA)
Encounter* Spiritual
Minor Action Melee Weapon
Target: One enemy within melee range.
Effect: You designate that target as the focus of your wrath. You gain +2 on all attack rolls against it for a number of rounds equal to half of your STR modifier.
Form: Your daily attack powers are known as forms, and they allow you to unleash the great fury of spirits in one devastating attack. As you attack the spirit influences your body, granting you a temporary burst of superhuman ability until the form dissipates.
Duration: A form lasts until you reach 0 hit points, until you use a new form, or until the end of the encounter. After any of these conditions are met, the form "dissipates".
Spiritual Attack: While in a rage you gain the ability to use unused forms in a devastating attack while maintaining your current form.
At-Will Powers Enhanced: Your at-will powers are augmented while in a form, giving a special effect as detailed in the individual powers description.
Guardian Spirit: At level one you forge a special bond with a specific spirit, and he or she aids you in dire times. You may choose one type of spirit at level one:
Arthain, Spirit of Perseverance: You gain one additional Healing Surge. You require ¼ less rest every day (e.g. a human would only require 6 hours, an elf would require 3)
Lord Vadorin, Spirit of Recklessness: You may deal damage to yourself equal to your strength modifier whenever you use a form, the form will deal extra damage equal to your strength modifier.
Lady Eradriel, Spirit of Healing: Whenever you use a healing surge you heal an extra amount of hit points equal to your WIS modifier, this stacks with the dragonborn’s ability to add their CON modifier to their surge value.
Spiritual Attack Spirit Champion Feature
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Requirement: You must be manifesting a form and have an unused daily form power.
Target: One Creature
Effect: Before the Attack you expend an unused form power.
Attack: Wisdom vs AC
Hit: You deal damage based on the level of the form power you expended.
1st Level: 3[W]+Str modifier
5th Level: 4[W]+Str modifier
9th Level: 5[W]+Str Modifier
15th Level: 6[W]+Str Modifier
19th Level: 7[W]+Str Modifier
25th Level: 8[W]+Str Modifier
29th Level: 9[W]+Str Modifier
Miss: Half Damage
Level 1 At-will Manifests.
Demoralizing assault Spirit Champion Attack 1
You attack relentlessly at your foe from all directions, intimidating him. When he falters you will seize the opportunity to strike
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. Will
Hit: 1[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Special: If you are manifesting a form you deal extra damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Arthain’s bulwark Spirit Champion Attack 1
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+Strength modifier damage. You push the target a number of squares equal to half your Wisdom modifier. You gain a +1 power bonus to all defenses until the beginning of your next turn.
Vadorin’s Spirited Charge Spirit Champion Attack 1
You strike at your enemy, a defensive spiritual aura protects you, pleased with your attack
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+1d6+Strength modifier damage.
Special You may use this power when charging instead of making a basic attack. If you are manifesting a form you deal extra damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Eradriel’s Refreshing Offensive
B]At-will, Spiritual, Weapon[/B]
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+Wisdom modifier damage. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier. If you are manifesting a form you instead gain temporary hit points equal to 5+ your Wisdom modifier.
Level 1 Encounter Manifests
Defensive Sweep Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Primary Target: One Creature
Primary Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2[W]+1d6+Strength modifier damage. Make a Secondary Attack.
Secondary Target: Once Creature
Secondary Attack Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+1d6+Strength Modifier damage.
Spirit Host: Your attacks both deal additional damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Eladriel’s boon Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2[W]+Wisdom modifier damage. You gain temporary hit points equal to 5+your Wisdom Modifier.
Reckless blade Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Ancestral Avenger The attack deals extra damage equal to your Wisdom Modifier.
Effect: You gain a -2 penalty to all of your defenses until the beginning of your next turn and creatures deal extra damage to you equal to their level until the beginning of your next turn.
Level 1 Daily Manifests
Form of the great spirit Turtle Spirit Champion Attack 1
Daily, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Wisdom modifier damage.
Effect: You gain a bonus to all defenses equal to your Constitution modifier while manifesting this form.
[BForm of the Hunter Spirit Champion Attack 1[/B]
Daily, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Effect: You gain a +2 power bonus to speed until you stop manifesting this form. You also deal extra damage equal to half your Wisdom Modifier on all attack made until you stop manifesting this form.
Level Two Utility Manifests
Spiritual Vigor Spirit Champion Utility 2
Daily* Spiritual
Free Action Personal
Effect: You gain temporary hit points equal to 1d12+Con Modifier.
Spiritual Guide Spirit Champion Utility 2
Daily* Spiritual
Minor Action Personal
Effect: A spiritual guide that you can only see aides you in your diplomatic endeavours. You gain a +5 Power bonus on all Intimidate, Diplomacy, and bluff checks for a number of rounds equal to your wisdom modifier.
Avenging Aura Spirit Champion Utility 2
Encounter* Spiritual
No Action Personal
Trigger: An ally becomes bloodied.
Effect: You gain a +2 power bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls against the creature who bloodied your ally for a number of rounds equal to your wisdom modifier.
New Skill: Spirituality
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
Make a Spirituality check to recall a useful bit of spirit-related knowledge or to recognize a sprit-related clue.
Common Knowledge: This includes the kind of general information that is commonly known about a given topic.
Expert Knowledge: This includes the kind of specialized information that only an expert in the field of study could possibly know.
Master Knowledge: This includes the kind of esoteric information that only a master in the field of study could possibly know.
Knowledge Skill: No action required—either you know the answer or you don’t.
DC: See the table.
Success: You recall a useful bit of information in your field of knowledge or recognize a clue related to it.
Failure: You don’t recall any pertinent information. The DM might allow you to make a new check if
further information comes to light.
Level of Knowledge DC
Common 15
Expert 20
Master 25
Paragon tier +10
Epic tier +15
MONSTER KNOWLEDGE
Immortal, Fey, and Animate Make a Spirituality check to identify a creature that has the Immortal, the fey, or the animate origin, or is an incorporeal undead creature such as a ghost.
Monster Knowledge: No action required—either you know the answer or you don’t.
DC: See the table.
Success: You identify a creature as well as its type, typical temperament, and keywords. Higher results
give you information about the creature’s powers, resistances, and vulnerabilities.
Failure: You don’t recall any pertinent information. The DM might allow you to make a new check if further information comes to light. Incorporeal undead can be the subject of these checks as well
Monster Knowledge DC
Name, type, and keywords 15
Powers 20
Resistances and vulnerabilities 25
Paragon tier creature +5
Epic tier creature +10
This class is based on barbarian. I based it, fluff-wise, on the giants "champion" base class. Looking back on it, it is very similar to Shaman King (See picture at the top) I have other ideas for spirit based classes (Leader:Shaman, Controller:Spirit Wizard), however I want to make a full progression, 1-29 and at least one paragon path.
Spirit Champion
Role: Striker
Power Source: Spiritual
Key Abilities: Wisdom, Strength, Constitution
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Light Shields
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee, Simple Ranged.
Bonuses to Defenses: +1 Will, +1 Fortitude.
Hit points at 1st Level: 13+Constitution Score
Hit points per level Gained: 5
Healing Surges per Day: 6+Constitution Modifier.
Trained Skills: Spirituality, from the class skills below choose three trained skill at first level.
Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Heal (Wis), Nature (Wis, Perception (Wis), Endurance (Con).
Class Features: Spiritual Adept, Form, Guardian Spirit
Spiritual Adept.
At level one a spirit champion must choose one of the following build specialties.
1) Spirit Host:
You have mastered the art of directly channeling spirits into your body, increasing your perseverance and vigor. Certain powers will have additional effects. In addition you know the Spiritual perseverance encounter power.
Spiritual Perseverance Spirit Champion Feature (SH)
Encounter* Spiritual
No Action Personal
Trigger: A foe targets your will or fortitude defense with an attack
Effect: You gain a power bonus to your will and fortitude defense equal to half your CON modifier towards this attack.
2) Ancestral Avenger
You channel the rage of you ancestors and other spirits into your attacks, each strike you make is a decisive strike against your ancient allies’ foe. Certain powers will have additional effects. In addition you know the Avenging Warcry encounter power.
Avenging Warcry Spirit Champion Feature (AA)
Encounter* Spiritual
Minor Action Melee Weapon
Target: One enemy within melee range.
Effect: You designate that target as the focus of your wrath. You gain +2 on all attack rolls against it for a number of rounds equal to half of your STR modifier.
Form: Your daily attack powers are known as forms, and they allow you to unleash the great fury of spirits in one devastating attack. As you attack the spirit influences your body, granting you a temporary burst of superhuman ability until the form dissipates.
Duration: A form lasts until you reach 0 hit points, until you use a new form, or until the end of the encounter. After any of these conditions are met, the form "dissipates".
Spiritual Attack: While in a rage you gain the ability to use unused forms in a devastating attack while maintaining your current form.
At-Will Powers Enhanced: Your at-will powers are augmented while in a form, giving a special effect as detailed in the individual powers description.
Guardian Spirit: At level one you forge a special bond with a specific spirit, and he or she aids you in dire times. You may choose one type of spirit at level one:
Arthain, Spirit of Perseverance: You gain one additional Healing Surge. You require ¼ less rest every day (e.g. a human would only require 6 hours, an elf would require 3)
Lord Vadorin, Spirit of Recklessness: You may deal damage to yourself equal to your strength modifier whenever you use a form, the form will deal extra damage equal to your strength modifier.
Lady Eradriel, Spirit of Healing: Whenever you use a healing surge you heal an extra amount of hit points equal to your WIS modifier, this stacks with the dragonborn’s ability to add their CON modifier to their surge value.
Spiritual Attack Spirit Champion Feature
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Requirement: You must be manifesting a form and have an unused daily form power.
Target: One Creature
Effect: Before the Attack you expend an unused form power.
Attack: Wisdom vs AC
Hit: You deal damage based on the level of the form power you expended.
1st Level: 3[W]+Str modifier
5th Level: 4[W]+Str modifier
9th Level: 5[W]+Str Modifier
15th Level: 6[W]+Str Modifier
19th Level: 7[W]+Str Modifier
25th Level: 8[W]+Str Modifier
29th Level: 9[W]+Str Modifier
Miss: Half Damage
Level 1 At-will Manifests.
Demoralizing assault Spirit Champion Attack 1
You attack relentlessly at your foe from all directions, intimidating him. When he falters you will seize the opportunity to strike
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. Will
Hit: 1[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Special: If you are manifesting a form you deal extra damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Arthain’s bulwark Spirit Champion Attack 1
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+Strength modifier damage. You push the target a number of squares equal to half your Wisdom modifier. You gain a +1 power bonus to all defenses until the beginning of your next turn.
Vadorin’s Spirited Charge Spirit Champion Attack 1
You strike at your enemy, a defensive spiritual aura protects you, pleased with your attack
At-will, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+1d6+Strength modifier damage.
Special You may use this power when charging instead of making a basic attack. If you are manifesting a form you deal extra damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Eradriel’s Refreshing Offensive
B]At-will, Spiritual, Weapon[/B]
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+Wisdom modifier damage. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier. If you are manifesting a form you instead gain temporary hit points equal to 5+ your Wisdom modifier.
Level 1 Encounter Manifests
Defensive Sweep Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Primary Target: One Creature
Primary Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2[W]+1d6+Strength modifier damage. Make a Secondary Attack.
Secondary Target: Once Creature
Secondary Attack Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W]+1d6+Strength Modifier damage.
Spirit Host: Your attacks both deal additional damage equal to your wisdom modifier.
Eladriel’s boon Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2[W]+Wisdom modifier damage. You gain temporary hit points equal to 5+your Wisdom Modifier.
Reckless blade Spirit Champion Attack 1
Encounter, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Ancestral Avenger The attack deals extra damage equal to your Wisdom Modifier.
Effect: You gain a -2 penalty to all of your defenses until the beginning of your next turn and creatures deal extra damage to you equal to their level until the beginning of your next turn.
Level 1 Daily Manifests
Form of the great spirit Turtle Spirit Champion Attack 1
Daily, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Wisdom modifier damage.
Effect: You gain a bonus to all defenses equal to your Constitution modifier while manifesting this form.
[BForm of the Hunter Spirit Champion Attack 1[/B]
Daily, Spiritual, Weapon
Standard Action Melee Weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 3[W]+Strength modifier damage.
Effect: You gain a +2 power bonus to speed until you stop manifesting this form. You also deal extra damage equal to half your Wisdom Modifier on all attack made until you stop manifesting this form.
Level Two Utility Manifests
Spiritual Vigor Spirit Champion Utility 2
Daily* Spiritual
Free Action Personal
Effect: You gain temporary hit points equal to 1d12+Con Modifier.
Spiritual Guide Spirit Champion Utility 2
Daily* Spiritual
Minor Action Personal
Effect: A spiritual guide that you can only see aides you in your diplomatic endeavours. You gain a +5 Power bonus on all Intimidate, Diplomacy, and bluff checks for a number of rounds equal to your wisdom modifier.
Avenging Aura Spirit Champion Utility 2
Encounter* Spiritual
No Action Personal
Trigger: An ally becomes bloodied.
Effect: You gain a +2 power bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls against the creature who bloodied your ally for a number of rounds equal to your wisdom modifier.
New Skill: Spirituality
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
Make a Spirituality check to recall a useful bit of spirit-related knowledge or to recognize a sprit-related clue.
Common Knowledge: This includes the kind of general information that is commonly known about a given topic.
Expert Knowledge: This includes the kind of specialized information that only an expert in the field of study could possibly know.
Master Knowledge: This includes the kind of esoteric information that only a master in the field of study could possibly know.
Knowledge Skill: No action required—either you know the answer or you don’t.
DC: See the table.
Success: You recall a useful bit of information in your field of knowledge or recognize a clue related to it.
Failure: You don’t recall any pertinent information. The DM might allow you to make a new check if
further information comes to light.
Level of Knowledge DC
Common 15
Expert 20
Master 25
Paragon tier +10
Epic tier +15
MONSTER KNOWLEDGE
Immortal, Fey, and Animate Make a Spirituality check to identify a creature that has the Immortal, the fey, or the animate origin, or is an incorporeal undead creature such as a ghost.
Monster Knowledge: No action required—either you know the answer or you don’t.
DC: See the table.
Success: You identify a creature as well as its type, typical temperament, and keywords. Higher results
give you information about the creature’s powers, resistances, and vulnerabilities.
Failure: You don’t recall any pertinent information. The DM might allow you to make a new check if further information comes to light. Incorporeal undead can be the subject of these checks as well
Monster Knowledge DC
Name, type, and keywords 15
Powers 20
Resistances and vulnerabilities 25
Paragon tier creature +5
Epic tier creature +10
This class is based on barbarian. I based it, fluff-wise, on the giants "champion" base class. Looking back on it, it is very similar to Shaman King (See picture at the top) I have other ideas for spirit based classes (Leader:Shaman, Controller:Spirit Wizard), however I want to make a full progression, 1-29 and at least one paragon path.