Sound of Azure
Contemplative Soul
Kaiu Ainu / Spirit Binder
Please note, this is the original version of the class. A different version begins on post #20.
Spirit binders enter into deals with those from the spirit world to gain supernatural power. They are mistrusted by the general population, and must maintain a lifestyle different to others in order to remain a pure vessel for their patron spirit. Most remain on the periphery of society, but none can deny their knowledge of power.
Game Rule Information
Kaiu Ainu have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Charisma governs how powerful a spell a Kaiu Ainu can cast, how many spells per day he can cast per day, and how hard those spells are to resist (see Spells, below). Like a wizard, a Kaiu Ainu benefits from high Dexterity and Constitution scores.
Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d4
Class skills
The Kaiu Ainu’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the Kaiu Ainu.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Kaiu Ainu are proficient with all simple weapons, but not with any armour or shield. Armour of any type interferes with a Kaiu Ainu’s arcane gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail.
Spells: A Kaiu Ainu’s spells must be siphoned from the spirit realm by her proxy, a spirit creature called an Asura. Once siphoned, a spell remains set in the Kaiu Ainu’s spirit mantle, like a wizard’s prepared spell, until cast or until a number of hours pass equal to the Kaiu Ainu’s class level. A Kaiu Ainu is capable of extraordinarily versatile spellcasting because he can use arcane spells as well as a limited selection of divine spells. A Kaiu Ainu’s proxy can siphon any spell on the Wu Jen spell list, plus any spell from the Darkness, Death, Knowledge, Luck, Magic and Trickery domain lists. But even though the Kaiu Ainu has access to certain domain spells, he gains no other benefit of the cleric class, including the granted powers of those domains.
To Learn or cast a spell, a Kaiu Ainu must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level (Cha 10 for 0-level spells, Cha 11 for 1st level spells, and so forth). The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a Kaiu Ainu’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the Kaiu Ainu’s Charisma modifier.
Like other spellcasters, a Kaiu Ainu can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily allotment is given on the Kaiu Ainu Advancement table. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score (see Table 1-1: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells, in the Player’s Handbook).
A Kaiu Ainu begins play knowing five 0-level spells and three 1st-level spells of his choice. At each new Kaiu Ainu level, he gains one or more new spells, as given on the Kiu Ainu Spells Known table. (Unlike Spells per day, the number of spells a Kaiu Ainu knows is not affected by his Charisma score.) These new spells may be common spells chosen from the Wu Jen or appropriate domain list.
A Kaiu Ainu decides what spell might be useful and petitions his proxy to siphon the energy from the spirit realm. To do this, the Kaiu Ainu must summon his proxy and tell it the name of the spell he seeks. The proxy immediately departs to the spirit realm to gather the requisite spell energy.
The proxy’s success in acquiring the energy depends on the following parameters.
• Arcane Spell Known: To gain spell energy for an arcane spell that the Kaiu Ainu can normally cast (that is, one within her Spells known repertoire), the proxy must remain in the spirit realm for a number of rounds equal to 1d4 + the spell level.
• Arcane Spell Unknown: The Kaiu Ainu can cast a spell from the Wu Jen list she does not know but has seen the effects of and identified with a successful Spellcraft check. If the Kaiu Ainu seeks to cast such a spell, the proxy must remain in the spirit realm for 1d6 minutes + 1 minute per spell level. A spell so retrieved does not become learned or known for the purposes of the proxy gaining it again.
• Divine Spell: Retrieving a divine spell, known or not, takes a proxy 1d6 hours plus one hour per spell level. The proxy can retrieve only divine spells from the domains indicated above.
Once a proxy is sent out to siphon spell energy, it cannot be recalled; it is gone for the duration of the search. To determine its success, the Kaiu Ainu must succeed at a DC 20 Diplomacy check, since the Kaiu Ainu is bargaining with his spiritual patron. The following modifications apply to this check.
• +1 bonus for every Kaiu Ainu level
• +2 bonus if the spell is in the spells known category (arcane only)
• +2 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every level of the desired spell.
• +6 increase to the Diplomacy check DC if the spell is an unknown divine spell.
• +1 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every increase of level caused by the use of a metamagic feat
• +2 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every attempt after a failed one that the proxy makes to retrieved spell in the same day.
If the Diplomacy check is successful, the proxy reappears within 5 feet of the Kaiu Ainu and imparts to him the power to cast the spell. If the check fails, the proxy reappears with no results. A failure by 5 or more results in the proxy being delayed for an additional 1d4 minutes.
Spells siphoned by the proxy remain available to the Kaiu Ainu to cast for one hour per Kaiu Ainu class level. If a spell is not used within that time, the power to cast the spell dissipates harmlessly from the Kaiu Ainu’s spirit mantle.
At 4th level and every even numbered level thereafter, a Kaiu Ainu may choose to learn a new spell in place of one she already knows. In effect, the Kaiu Ainu “loses” an old spell known in exchange for a new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell for which it is exchanged. A Kaiu Ainu may swap one spell at any given level and must take the decision at the same time as he gains new spells known for the level.
Metamagic Feats: A Kaiu Ainu may use metamagic feats he possesses to modify the spells his proxy siphons to him. The proxy simply grants the spell with the metamagic feats applied. Unlike the sorcerer, the Kaiu Ainu does not need to take a full-round action to cast such spells.
Bonus Language: Kaiu Dhe. The language of power and creation, this is the language Kaiu Ainu use to converse with their spirits. (In conventional campaigns, replace with the Spirit Tongue, or Celestial or Infernal depending on the nature of the Class.)
Spell Secret: At 3rd level, and every three levels thereafter, a Kaiu Ainu can choose one spell known to him that becomes permanently modified as though affected by one of the following metamagic feats: Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Still Spell, or Silent Spell. The SPell's level does not change, and once the choice of spell and modification are chosen, they cannot be changed. As the Kaiu Ainu goes up in level, he can choose the same spell to be modified in different ways with multiple spell secrets. He does not need to know the metamagic feat he applies to the spell.
Taboos: In order to maintain their supernatural power, a Kaiu Ainu must abide by certain taboos that may seem inconsequential to other characters but are vitaly important to the Kaiu Ainu. If a Kaiu Ainu violates one of his taboos, he cannot cast any more spells that day. A Kiau Ainu must choose one taboo at first level, and one additional taboo every time he learns a spell secret.
Spirit Sight: Kaiu Ainu can see ethereal creatures (including spirits) as easily aas he sees material creatures and objects. The Kaiu Ainu can easily distinguish between ethereal creatures and material ones, because ethereal creatures appear translucent and indistinct.
Asura proxy: A Kaiu Ainu must obtain an Asura at 1st level. An Asura proxy is an intelligent spirit creature that appears as small globe of light. The creature serves as a companion and servant to the Kaiu Ainu, and its alignment matches the Kaiu Ainu's. The summoning takes 12 hourse and consumes raw materials that cost 100gp.
An Asura can retrieve spells for the Kaiu Ainu, as indicated above. As the Kaiu Ainu advances in level, the Asura increases in power similar to the manner that a familiar gains power. An Asura advances as a normal familiar, gaining the normal benefits described in the Familiars section on page 52 of the Player's handbook, except that its Intelligence doesn't increase. It retains its normal type.
The penalties for the death or dismissal of the Asura are the same as a normal familiar. As a creature with the Spirit Subtype, an Asura does not need to eat, drink, or sleep. It cannot be raised or resurrected.
A Kaiu Ainu with more than one class that grants a familiar may only have one familiar at a time.
Please note this Asura is different from the Asura printed in the Book of Exalted Deeds.
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OK, will post the Advancement table once I figure out how to do it without it looking really sucky.
Also, will post the Asura statistics.
But for now:
BAB: Poor (As Wizard)
Saves: Good Will, Poor Fortitude, Reflex
Spellcasting is apporximately the same as the Sorcerer
Please note, this is the original version of the class. A different version begins on post #20.
Spirit binders enter into deals with those from the spirit world to gain supernatural power. They are mistrusted by the general population, and must maintain a lifestyle different to others in order to remain a pure vessel for their patron spirit. Most remain on the periphery of society, but none can deny their knowledge of power.
Game Rule Information
Kaiu Ainu have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Charisma governs how powerful a spell a Kaiu Ainu can cast, how many spells per day he can cast per day, and how hard those spells are to resist (see Spells, below). Like a wizard, a Kaiu Ainu benefits from high Dexterity and Constitution scores.
Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d4
Class skills
The Kaiu Ainu’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the Kaiu Ainu.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Kaiu Ainu are proficient with all simple weapons, but not with any armour or shield. Armour of any type interferes with a Kaiu Ainu’s arcane gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail.
Spells: A Kaiu Ainu’s spells must be siphoned from the spirit realm by her proxy, a spirit creature called an Asura. Once siphoned, a spell remains set in the Kaiu Ainu’s spirit mantle, like a wizard’s prepared spell, until cast or until a number of hours pass equal to the Kaiu Ainu’s class level. A Kaiu Ainu is capable of extraordinarily versatile spellcasting because he can use arcane spells as well as a limited selection of divine spells. A Kaiu Ainu’s proxy can siphon any spell on the Wu Jen spell list, plus any spell from the Darkness, Death, Knowledge, Luck, Magic and Trickery domain lists. But even though the Kaiu Ainu has access to certain domain spells, he gains no other benefit of the cleric class, including the granted powers of those domains.
To Learn or cast a spell, a Kaiu Ainu must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level (Cha 10 for 0-level spells, Cha 11 for 1st level spells, and so forth). The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a Kaiu Ainu’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the Kaiu Ainu’s Charisma modifier.
Like other spellcasters, a Kaiu Ainu can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily allotment is given on the Kaiu Ainu Advancement table. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score (see Table 1-1: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells, in the Player’s Handbook).
A Kaiu Ainu begins play knowing five 0-level spells and three 1st-level spells of his choice. At each new Kaiu Ainu level, he gains one or more new spells, as given on the Kiu Ainu Spells Known table. (Unlike Spells per day, the number of spells a Kaiu Ainu knows is not affected by his Charisma score.) These new spells may be common spells chosen from the Wu Jen or appropriate domain list.
A Kaiu Ainu decides what spell might be useful and petitions his proxy to siphon the energy from the spirit realm. To do this, the Kaiu Ainu must summon his proxy and tell it the name of the spell he seeks. The proxy immediately departs to the spirit realm to gather the requisite spell energy.
The proxy’s success in acquiring the energy depends on the following parameters.
• Arcane Spell Known: To gain spell energy for an arcane spell that the Kaiu Ainu can normally cast (that is, one within her Spells known repertoire), the proxy must remain in the spirit realm for a number of rounds equal to 1d4 + the spell level.
• Arcane Spell Unknown: The Kaiu Ainu can cast a spell from the Wu Jen list she does not know but has seen the effects of and identified with a successful Spellcraft check. If the Kaiu Ainu seeks to cast such a spell, the proxy must remain in the spirit realm for 1d6 minutes + 1 minute per spell level. A spell so retrieved does not become learned or known for the purposes of the proxy gaining it again.
• Divine Spell: Retrieving a divine spell, known or not, takes a proxy 1d6 hours plus one hour per spell level. The proxy can retrieve only divine spells from the domains indicated above.
Once a proxy is sent out to siphon spell energy, it cannot be recalled; it is gone for the duration of the search. To determine its success, the Kaiu Ainu must succeed at a DC 20 Diplomacy check, since the Kaiu Ainu is bargaining with his spiritual patron. The following modifications apply to this check.
• +1 bonus for every Kaiu Ainu level
• +2 bonus if the spell is in the spells known category (arcane only)
• +2 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every level of the desired spell.
• +6 increase to the Diplomacy check DC if the spell is an unknown divine spell.
• +1 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every increase of level caused by the use of a metamagic feat
• +2 increase to the Diplomacy check DC for every attempt after a failed one that the proxy makes to retrieved spell in the same day.
If the Diplomacy check is successful, the proxy reappears within 5 feet of the Kaiu Ainu and imparts to him the power to cast the spell. If the check fails, the proxy reappears with no results. A failure by 5 or more results in the proxy being delayed for an additional 1d4 minutes.
Spells siphoned by the proxy remain available to the Kaiu Ainu to cast for one hour per Kaiu Ainu class level. If a spell is not used within that time, the power to cast the spell dissipates harmlessly from the Kaiu Ainu’s spirit mantle.
At 4th level and every even numbered level thereafter, a Kaiu Ainu may choose to learn a new spell in place of one she already knows. In effect, the Kaiu Ainu “loses” an old spell known in exchange for a new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell for which it is exchanged. A Kaiu Ainu may swap one spell at any given level and must take the decision at the same time as he gains new spells known for the level.
Metamagic Feats: A Kaiu Ainu may use metamagic feats he possesses to modify the spells his proxy siphons to him. The proxy simply grants the spell with the metamagic feats applied. Unlike the sorcerer, the Kaiu Ainu does not need to take a full-round action to cast such spells.
Bonus Language: Kaiu Dhe. The language of power and creation, this is the language Kaiu Ainu use to converse with their spirits. (In conventional campaigns, replace with the Spirit Tongue, or Celestial or Infernal depending on the nature of the Class.)
Spell Secret: At 3rd level, and every three levels thereafter, a Kaiu Ainu can choose one spell known to him that becomes permanently modified as though affected by one of the following metamagic feats: Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Still Spell, or Silent Spell. The SPell's level does not change, and once the choice of spell and modification are chosen, they cannot be changed. As the Kaiu Ainu goes up in level, he can choose the same spell to be modified in different ways with multiple spell secrets. He does not need to know the metamagic feat he applies to the spell.
Taboos: In order to maintain their supernatural power, a Kaiu Ainu must abide by certain taboos that may seem inconsequential to other characters but are vitaly important to the Kaiu Ainu. If a Kaiu Ainu violates one of his taboos, he cannot cast any more spells that day. A Kiau Ainu must choose one taboo at first level, and one additional taboo every time he learns a spell secret.
Spirit Sight: Kaiu Ainu can see ethereal creatures (including spirits) as easily aas he sees material creatures and objects. The Kaiu Ainu can easily distinguish between ethereal creatures and material ones, because ethereal creatures appear translucent and indistinct.
Asura proxy: A Kaiu Ainu must obtain an Asura at 1st level. An Asura proxy is an intelligent spirit creature that appears as small globe of light. The creature serves as a companion and servant to the Kaiu Ainu, and its alignment matches the Kaiu Ainu's. The summoning takes 12 hourse and consumes raw materials that cost 100gp.
An Asura can retrieve spells for the Kaiu Ainu, as indicated above. As the Kaiu Ainu advances in level, the Asura increases in power similar to the manner that a familiar gains power. An Asura advances as a normal familiar, gaining the normal benefits described in the Familiars section on page 52 of the Player's handbook, except that its Intelligence doesn't increase. It retains its normal type.
The penalties for the death or dismissal of the Asura are the same as a normal familiar. As a creature with the Spirit Subtype, an Asura does not need to eat, drink, or sleep. It cannot be raised or resurrected.
A Kaiu Ainu with more than one class that grants a familiar may only have one familiar at a time.
Please note this Asura is different from the Asura printed in the Book of Exalted Deeds.
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OK, will post the Advancement table once I figure out how to do it without it looking really sucky.
Also, will post the Asura statistics.But for now:
BAB: Poor (As Wizard)
Saves: Good Will, Poor Fortitude, Reflex
Spellcasting is apporximately the same as the Sorcerer
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