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<blockquote data-quote="Realms of Chaos" data-source="post: 3732471" data-attributes="member: 54946"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Epic Feats</span></strong></p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Name Prerequisites Benefits[/B]</p><p>Bonus Mystery — You learn an additional mystery</p><p>Counterspell Mastery Spellcraft 30 ranks Counter spells using any mystery of the appropriate level.</p><p>Dampening Aura The ability to cast 9th-level All spells cast within 10 feet take –4 penalty to their caster level</p><p> mysteries</p><p>Impeding Aura Dampening Aura, the ability to cast All adjacent spellcasters have their spells impeded.</p><p>Destructive Mystery — Alter a spell to deal untyped damage.</p><p>Efficient Metamagic Any twelve metamagic feats Applying metamagic no longer extends casting time.</p><p>Epic Shadowcasting Spellcraft 24 ranks, Knowledge Cast epic mysteries.</p><p> (the planes) 24 ranks, ability to</p><p> cast 9th-level mysteries.</p><p>Extraordinary Mystery — You can use one mystery as an extraordinary ability</p><p>Greater Line of Shadow Line of Shadow Can cast mysteries against foe without line of sight or line of effect more effectively.</p><p>Guarded by Shadows Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) You add your charisma modifier to your AC and saving throws.</p><p>Improved Nocturnal Caster Nocturnal Caster Bonus from nocturnal caster applies to all mysteries or all spells.</p><p>Superior Nocturnal Caster Nocturnal Caster, Improved Nocturnal Gain bonus to caster level of mysteries at night.</p><p> Caster, the ability to cast 9th-level</p><p> Mysteries</p><p>Improved Quicken Mystery Quicken Mystery Can cast quickened mysteries as a free action. </p><p>Living Phantom Charisma 25, Shadow Guardian You can become incorporeal for 5 rounds each day</p><p> (Mind Blank) or Night Form</p><p>Opportunistic Mystery Combat Reflexes, Spellcraft 25 ranks Can use a mystery instead of taking an attack of opportunity.</p><p>Piercing Mystery — Cause a mystery to bypass spell resistance.</p><p>Shadow Ritual Epic Shadowcasting, Shadow Guardian You can use mitigating factors with your epic mysteries.</p><p> (Mind Blank) </p><p>Unlock Shadows Ability to cast 6th-level mysteries, You can learn and cast master mysteries.</p><p> Patron’s Gift or Patron’s Weapon[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Bonus Mystery [Epic]</strong></p><p>You have unlocked additional shadow magic.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You learn an extra mystery. You must still learn paths in order if your class requires you to do so.</p><p></p><p><strong>Counterspell Mastery [Epic]</strong></p><p>You have a mastery at countering spells.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Spellcraft 30 ranks</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may counter a spell by giving up a daily use of any mystery of an equal or higher spell level.</p><p></p><p><strong>Efficient Metashadow [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can utilize metashadow feats using less time.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Any twelve metashadow feats</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> Whenever you apply one or more metashadow feats that would extend casting time to a full-round action to any mystery, it is instead cast as a standard action. The quicken mystery metashadow feat may not be applied to such as mystery.</p><p></p><p><strong>Epic Shadowcasting [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can use shadows to create epic effects.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Spellcraft 24 ranks, Knowledge (the planes) 24 ranks, ability to cast 9th-level mysteries.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may now develop and cast epic mysteries.</p><p></p><p><strong>Extraordinary Mystery [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can turn your mysteries into completely mundane effects.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> select one mystery you can use as a supernatural ability. You gain an extra daily use of that mystery and can cast it as an extraordinary ability, meaning that it can be cast even in antimagic zones or dead magic zones.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dampening Aura [Epic]</strong></p><p>You emanate an aura that warps normal magic.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> All spells (but not mysteries) cast within 10 feet of yourself gain a –4 penalty to their caster level. </p><p></p><p><strong>Destructive Mystery [Epic, Metashadow]</strong></p><p>You can force your damage to damage those who might otherwise ignore it.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> Once per day, you can apply the effect of the destructive mystery feat to any mystery you cast. A destructive mystery converts all elemental and nonlethal damage normally deal into untyped lethal damage.</p><p>Casting a destructive mystery is a full-round action.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> You can take this feat multiple times.</p><p></p><p><strong>Greater Line of Shadow [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can cast mysteries without line of sight or line of effect to the target.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Line of Shadow</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may use line of shadow one additional time per day. In addition, you may use it after any amount of time has past since you last had line of sight or line of effect, so long as the target is in or adjacent to the last square in which you saw them. The target no longer gets a bonus on their save if you delay the casting of the mystery.</p><p></p><p><strong>Guarded By Shadow [Epic]</strong></p><p>You’re shadow deflects physical blows from your body and protects you.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong>Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank)</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You add your wisdom modifier as a deflection bonus to your AC and as a resistance bonus to all saving throws.</p><p></p><p><strong>Impeding Aura [Epic]</strong></p><p>The core of your aura impedes normal magic.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Dampening Aura, The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> Adjacent spellcasters cannot cast spells unless you allow them too or if they succeed on an opposed caster level check against you.</p><p></p><p><strong>Improved Nocturnal Caster [Epic]</strong></p><p>You gain more power at night.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Nocturnal Caster</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> At night, the save DCs of all spells or mysteries known increase by +1. This bonus overlaps with (does not stack with) the bonus from Nocturnal Caster.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.</p><p></p><p><strong>Improved Quicken Mystery [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can utilize several mysteries in quick succession.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Quicken Mystery</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> When you cast a quickened mystery, it is cast as a free action instead of as a swift action, but you may only cast a number of quickened mysteries each round equal to your charisma modifier.</p><p></p><p><strong>Living Phantom [Epic]</strong></p><p>Your shadows can pull you into themselves to protect you from harm.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Charisma 25, Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) or Night Form</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may spend 5 rounds each day incorporeal (applying the normal incorporeal traits). This ability is activated as an immediate action and is ended as a free action. The 5 rounds need not be continuous.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> This feat may be taken multiple times. Each time it is taken, you may spend 5 consecutive rounds incorporeal each day.</p><p></p><p><strong>Opportunistic Mystery [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can use any opening to cast another mystery</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Combat Reflexes, Spellcraft 25 ranks</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> Whenever you could make an attack of opportunity, you may instead cast a mystery. No metashadow feats may be applied to this mystery.</p><p></p><p><strong>Piercing Mystery [Epic, Metashadow]</strong></p><p>You can force a mystery to pierce through your enemy’s defenses.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> Once per day, you can apply the effect of the piercing mystery feat to any mystery you cast. A piercing mystery ignores its target’s Spell Resistance, if any would apply.</p><p>Casting a piercing mystery is a full-round action.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> You can take this feat multiple times.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shadow Ritual [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can mitigate the difficulty of epic mysteries.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Epic Shadowcasting, Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank)</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may make use of mitigating factors in the development of your mysteries, using table 2-3 of the Epic Level Handbook</p><p></p><p><strong>Superior Nocturnal Caster [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can draw upon night as only shadow magic can.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Nocturnal Caster, Improved Nocturnal Caster, The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries.</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> At night, the caster level of all mysteries you cast gets a +1 bonus.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.</p><p></p><p><strong>Unlock Shadows [Epic]</strong></p><p>You can unlock greater feats of shadow than is normal for cultists.</p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Ability to cast 6th-level mysteries, Patron’s Gift or Patron’s Weapon</p><p><strong>Benefit:</strong> You may learn and cast Master mysteries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Realms of Chaos, post: 3732471, member: 54946"] [B][SIZE="5"]Epic Feats[/SIZE][/B] [CODE][B]Name Prerequisites Benefits[/B] Bonus Mystery — You learn an additional mystery Counterspell Mastery Spellcraft 30 ranks Counter spells using any mystery of the appropriate level. Dampening Aura The ability to cast 9th-level All spells cast within 10 feet take –4 penalty to their caster level mysteries Impeding Aura Dampening Aura, the ability to cast All adjacent spellcasters have their spells impeded. Destructive Mystery — Alter a spell to deal untyped damage. Efficient Metamagic Any twelve metamagic feats Applying metamagic no longer extends casting time. Epic Shadowcasting Spellcraft 24 ranks, Knowledge Cast epic mysteries. (the planes) 24 ranks, ability to cast 9th-level mysteries. Extraordinary Mystery — You can use one mystery as an extraordinary ability Greater Line of Shadow Line of Shadow Can cast mysteries against foe without line of sight or line of effect more effectively. Guarded by Shadows Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) You add your charisma modifier to your AC and saving throws. Improved Nocturnal Caster Nocturnal Caster Bonus from nocturnal caster applies to all mysteries or all spells. Superior Nocturnal Caster Nocturnal Caster, Improved Nocturnal Gain bonus to caster level of mysteries at night. Caster, the ability to cast 9th-level Mysteries Improved Quicken Mystery Quicken Mystery Can cast quickened mysteries as a free action. Living Phantom Charisma 25, Shadow Guardian You can become incorporeal for 5 rounds each day (Mind Blank) or Night Form Opportunistic Mystery Combat Reflexes, Spellcraft 25 ranks Can use a mystery instead of taking an attack of opportunity. Piercing Mystery — Cause a mystery to bypass spell resistance. Shadow Ritual Epic Shadowcasting, Shadow Guardian You can use mitigating factors with your epic mysteries. (Mind Blank) Unlock Shadows Ability to cast 6th-level mysteries, You can learn and cast master mysteries. Patron’s Gift or Patron’s Weapon[/CODE] [B]Bonus Mystery [Epic][/B] You have unlocked additional shadow magic. [B]Benefit:[/B] You learn an extra mystery. You must still learn paths in order if your class requires you to do so. [B]Counterspell Mastery [Epic][/B] You have a mastery at countering spells. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Spellcraft 30 ranks [B]Benefit:[/B] You may counter a spell by giving up a daily use of any mystery of an equal or higher spell level. [B]Efficient Metashadow [Epic][/B] You can utilize metashadow feats using less time. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Any twelve metashadow feats [B]Benefit:[/B] Whenever you apply one or more metashadow feats that would extend casting time to a full-round action to any mystery, it is instead cast as a standard action. The quicken mystery metashadow feat may not be applied to such as mystery. [B]Epic Shadowcasting [Epic][/B] You can use shadows to create epic effects. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Spellcraft 24 ranks, Knowledge (the planes) 24 ranks, ability to cast 9th-level mysteries. [B]Benefit:[/B] You may now develop and cast epic mysteries. [B]Extraordinary Mystery [Epic][/B] You can turn your mysteries into completely mundane effects. [B]Benefit:[/B] select one mystery you can use as a supernatural ability. You gain an extra daily use of that mystery and can cast it as an extraordinary ability, meaning that it can be cast even in antimagic zones or dead magic zones. [B]Dampening Aura [Epic][/B] You emanate an aura that warps normal magic. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries [B]Benefit:[/B] All spells (but not mysteries) cast within 10 feet of yourself gain a –4 penalty to their caster level. [B]Destructive Mystery [Epic, Metashadow][/B] You can force your damage to damage those who might otherwise ignore it. [B]Benefit:[/B] Once per day, you can apply the effect of the destructive mystery feat to any mystery you cast. A destructive mystery converts all elemental and nonlethal damage normally deal into untyped lethal damage. Casting a destructive mystery is a full-round action. [B]Special:[/B] You can take this feat multiple times. [B]Greater Line of Shadow [Epic][/B] You can cast mysteries without line of sight or line of effect to the target. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Line of Shadow [B]Benefit:[/B] You may use line of shadow one additional time per day. In addition, you may use it after any amount of time has past since you last had line of sight or line of effect, so long as the target is in or adjacent to the last square in which you saw them. The target no longer gets a bonus on their save if you delay the casting of the mystery. [B]Guarded By Shadow [Epic][/B] You’re shadow deflects physical blows from your body and protects you. [B]Prerequisites:[/B]Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) [B]Benefit:[/B] You add your wisdom modifier as a deflection bonus to your AC and as a resistance bonus to all saving throws. [B]Impeding Aura [Epic][/B] The core of your aura impedes normal magic. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Dampening Aura, The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries [B]Benefit:[/B] Adjacent spellcasters cannot cast spells unless you allow them too or if they succeed on an opposed caster level check against you. [B]Improved Nocturnal Caster [Epic][/B] You gain more power at night. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Nocturnal Caster [B]Benefit:[/B] At night, the save DCs of all spells or mysteries known increase by +1. This bonus overlaps with (does not stack with) the bonus from Nocturnal Caster. [B]Special:[/B] This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack. [B]Improved Quicken Mystery [Epic][/B] You can utilize several mysteries in quick succession. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Quicken Mystery [B]Benefit:[/B] When you cast a quickened mystery, it is cast as a free action instead of as a swift action, but you may only cast a number of quickened mysteries each round equal to your charisma modifier. [B]Living Phantom [Epic][/B] Your shadows can pull you into themselves to protect you from harm. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Charisma 25, Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) or Night Form [B]Benefit:[/B] You may spend 5 rounds each day incorporeal (applying the normal incorporeal traits). This ability is activated as an immediate action and is ended as a free action. The 5 rounds need not be continuous. [B]Special:[/B] This feat may be taken multiple times. Each time it is taken, you may spend 5 consecutive rounds incorporeal each day. [B]Opportunistic Mystery [Epic][/B] You can use any opening to cast another mystery [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Combat Reflexes, Spellcraft 25 ranks [B]Benefit:[/B] Whenever you could make an attack of opportunity, you may instead cast a mystery. No metashadow feats may be applied to this mystery. [B]Piercing Mystery [Epic, Metashadow][/B] You can force a mystery to pierce through your enemy’s defenses. [B]Benefit:[/B] Once per day, you can apply the effect of the piercing mystery feat to any mystery you cast. A piercing mystery ignores its target’s Spell Resistance, if any would apply. Casting a piercing mystery is a full-round action. [B]Special:[/B] You can take this feat multiple times. [B]Shadow Ritual [Epic][/B] You can mitigate the difficulty of epic mysteries. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Epic Shadowcasting, Shadow Guardian (Mind Blank) [B]Benefit:[/B] You may make use of mitigating factors in the development of your mysteries, using table 2-3 of the Epic Level Handbook [B]Superior Nocturnal Caster [Epic][/B] You can draw upon night as only shadow magic can. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Nocturnal Caster, Improved Nocturnal Caster, The ability to cast 9th-level mysteries. [B]Benefit:[/B] At night, the caster level of all mysteries you cast gets a +1 bonus. [B]Special:[/B] This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack. [B]Unlock Shadows [Epic][/B] You can unlock greater feats of shadow than is normal for cultists. [B]Prerequisites:[/B] Ability to cast 6th-level mysteries, Patron’s Gift or Patron’s Weapon [B]Benefit:[/B] You may learn and cast Master mysteries. [/QUOTE]
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