New Elemental Avatar Base Class based on Avatar Series and the Warlock Base Class

Dominic Ladon · Jan 24, 2007

Elemental Avatar

Alignment : Any Neutral

Hit Die : d6

Class Skills : Concentration, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Heal, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Nature), Knowledge (Planes), Sense Motive, Spellcraft, Survival

Skill Points Per Level : 4 + Int Modifier (x4 at 1st Level)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies : Elemental Avatars are proficient with all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any types of armor or shields. Armor of any type interferes with an avatars gestures, which can cause their manipulations to fail.

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[b][u]Level	Base Attack	Fort	Refl	Will	Special Abilities				Manipulations Known[/b][/u]
1	+0		0	0	2	AC Bonus, Least Manipulations, 1d6 Bending	120' Ray Shape (Base Bending Shape Unless Manipulated)
2	+1		0	0	3							1
3	+1		1	1	3	2d6 Bending					2
4	+2		1	1	4							3
5	+2		1	1	4	3d6 Bending					4
6	+3		2	2	5	Lesser Manipulations				60' Line Shape
7	+3		2	2	5	4d6 Bending					5
8	+4		2	2	6							6
9	+4		3	3	6	5d6 Bending					7
10	+5		3	3	7							8
11	+5		3	3	7	Greater Manipulations, 6d6 Bending		30' Cone Shape
12	+6/+1		4	4	8							9
13	+6/+1		4	4	8	7d6 Bending					10
14	+7/+2		4	4	9							11
15	+7/+2		5	5	9	8d6 Bending					12
16	+8/+3		5	5	10	Greatest Manipulations				15' Burst Shape
17	+8/+3		5	5	10	9d6 Bending					13
18	+9/+4		6	6	11							14
19	+9/+4		6	6	11	10d6 Bending					15
20	+10/+5		6	6	12							16

Special Abilities

AC Bonus : (As the Monks AC Bonus ability) Wisdom bonus to Armor Class when unarmored and unencumbered.

Bending : (As the Warlocks Eldritch Blast ability) May add one Shape Manipulation and one Elemental Manipulation. However, each time you use a Shape Manipulation and/or an Elemental Manipulation, it uses a Least Manipulation slot. Therefore, performing a Bending that does fire damage and is cone shaped, would consume two Least Manipulation slots.

Shape Manipulations : (As the Warlocks Shape Invocations) Shape Manipulations are gained freely at levels 1, 6, 11, and 16.

Least, Lesser, Greater, and Greatest Manipulations : (As the Warlocks Invocations) All Manipulations are Wisdom based. You cannot obtain a higher level Manipulation in any category on the Element Charts without obtaining the lower level Manipulations first. (i.e. An avatar must be able to use Fireburst and Fireball, before being allowed access to Greater Fireburst) There is one Elemental Manipulation available for each Element Chart. Unlike the Warlock however, an Avatar is limited, by his experience and abilities, with regards to how many Manipulations he can perform in one day of each particular level. These limitations are as follows...

Least Manipulations: Can perform a number per day equivalent to 10 + Avatar Level + Wisdom Modifier
Lesser Manipulations: Can perform a number per day equivalent to Avatar Level + Wisdom Modifier
Greater Manipulations: Can perform a number per day equivalent to 1/2 Avatar Level + Wisdom Modifier
Greatest Manipulations: Can perform a number per day equivalent to Wisdom Modifier

Manipulations

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Fire [COLOR=DarkRed](Elemental Manipulation : Adds Fire Damage and subject may Catch Fire (Reflex))[/COLOR]
		Fire			Lightning		Sun
Least		Fireburst		Electric Jolt		--------
Lesser		Fireball		Lightning Bolt		Searing Light
Greater		Greater Fireburst	Chain Lightning		Sunbeam
Greatest	Meteor Swarm		Lightning Ring		Sunburst

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Water [COLOR=DarkBlue](Elemental Manipulation : Adds Cold Damage and subject may be Frozen to the Ground (Reflex))[/COLOR]
		Water			Healing			Ice
Least		Create Water		[COLOR=Red]Cure Minor Wounds[/COLOR]	--------
Lesser		Rushing Waters		[COLOR=Red]Cure Moderate Wounds[/COLOR]	Sleet Storm
Greater		Tidal Surge		[COLOR=Red]Cure Critical Wounds[/COLOR]	Ice Storm
Greatest	Tsunami			[COLOR=Red]Heal[/COLOR]	                Obedient Avalanche

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Earth [COLOR=Green](Elemental Manipulation : Adds Stone (Non-Elemental) Damage and subject may be Knocked Prone (Fortitude))[/COLOR]
		Earth			Passage			Body
Least		Tremorsense		Soften Earth and Stone	--------
Lesser		Tremor			Stone Shape		Stoneskin
Greater		Earthquake		Passwall		Stone Body
Greatest	Move Earth		Excavate		Iron Body

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Wind [COLOR=DarkOrchid](Elemental Manipulation : Adds Force Damage and subject may be Bull Rushed (Strength Check))[/COLOR]
		Wind			Force			Movement
Least		Gust of Wind		Mage Hand		--------
Lesser		Control Winds		Resilient Sphere	Fly
Greater		Whirlwind		Telekinesis		Overland Flight
Greatest	Greater Whirlwind	Telekinetic Sphere	Time Stop

Dominic Ladon · Jan 24, 2007

If anyone has any comments, suggestions, or opinions on how balanced this class is, I am open to them. Please feel free to reply on the message board. Thanks.

Dominic Ladon · Jan 24, 2007

Does anyone have any comments or suggestions on how balanced this character class is, or how to improve it? Thanks

JiCi · Jan 25, 2007

Hmmm... interesting.

Though you still need to clarify a thing:
- How do the manifestations work ? Does the bender actually cast the spell ?

Aside from that, it's a good start.

Dominic Ladon · Jan 25, 2007

The manipulations are cast like other arcane spells. The idea though, is that the corresponding element has to be present to be manipulated. It should also be noted though, that in the show, the fire element is something that comes from within the bender, the air element is always around to be bent, and the water element, if necessary, could be pulled from the air. However, the earth element is constrained by the necessity of earth or stone to be present, and some water element spells operate in the same manner, because only a limited amount of water could be pulled from the air, thus one couldn't perform a Tsunami out of nowhere, which I think is already listed in the spell description.

Sravoff · Jan 25, 2007

Where did you get alot of these spells? I see some from the PHB, but electronic jolt?

I might try to work some of the Elemental Savant class features from Complete Arcane into the class. Or at least haev some way of entering the prestige class.

-Sravoff

Dominic Ladon · Jan 25, 2007

Electric Jolt and possibly some of the other spells you are referring to are from the Spell Compendium.

In addition, if you allow the Manipulations to qualify as the spells that they are based upon, the Elemental Avatar should be able to evolve into the Elemental Savant Prestige Class.

Thanks for the advice, I'll look at some of that Prestige Classes bonuses also.

Sravoff · Jan 25, 2007

Ah, ok.

Dominic Ladon · Jan 25, 2007

Does anyone else have any comments, suggestions, or opinions on this class. I like the build but want to make sure that it seems balanced. Thanks

DreamChaser · Jan 25, 2007

Greatest issue: Healing with warlock mechanics. This is endless and repeated cures, heals, and *shudder* true resurrections.

There is a reason that the warlock is an arcane and not a divine class

DC