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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 1214929" data-attributes="member: 537">Hong's pimp thread/blog, cont'dAfter some thought, I'll probably allow in the Vow of X feats after all. My gripe is more that the specific virtues listed aren't the same as those in Britannia, but heck, that's what changing the flavour text is all about. These feats also feature as prereqs for a lot of PrCs, so taking them out looks like it could cause quite a few headaches.The exception is still Vow of Poverty. IMO that one pushes it too far in terms of breaking the "kill things/take stuff" paradigm that's at the heart of much of the D&D mindset. My campaign also already has a mechanic (imbued magic) to let people power up their stuff without having to loot treasure, so allowing Vow of Poverty as well would be overkill.Renamed/modified feats:Servant of the Heavens -> Seeker of TruthYou have gained partial enlightenment in the principle of Truth, one of the three principles underpinning the virtues of the Avatar.Prerequisites: Must have achieved partial avatarhood in at least one of Honesty, Justice, Honor or Spirituality. Must have meditated at the Flame of Truth in the Lycaeum for 3 cycles (however long that is <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />).Benefit: As per Servant of Heavens.Knight of Stars -> Empathic SoulYou have gained partial enlightenment in the principle of Love, one of the three principles underpinning the virtues of the Avatar.Prerequisites: Must have achieved partial avatarhood in at least one of Compassion, Justice, Sacrifice or Spirituality. Must have meditated at the Flame of Love in Empath Abbey for 3 cycles.Benefit: As per Knight of Stars.Favored of the Companions -> Favoured of the Silver SerpentYou have gained partial enlightenment in the principle of Courage, one of the three principles underpinning the virtues of the Avatar.Prerequisites: Must have achieved partial avatarhood in at least one of Valor, Sacrifice, Honor or Spirituality. Must have meditated at the Flame of Courage in Serpent's Hold for 3 cycles.Benefit: As per Favored of the Companions.Sacred Vow -> Vow of the AvatarYou have dedicated yourself to achieving ultimate enlightenment -- the Quest of the Avatar.Prerequisites: None (this is the only BoED feat that doesn't require you to be a partial avatar)Benefit: As per Sacred VowVow of Abstinence -> Exalted in JusticeYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Justice, granting you protection from those who seek to undermine the social order.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in JusticeBenefit: As per Vow of AbstinenceSpecial: If you act in a way that contravenes the virtue of Justice, you lose the benefit of this feat until such time as you regain your partial avatarhood.Vow of Chastity -> Exalted in HonestyYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Honesty, and your self-knowledge protects you from those who would deceive you.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in HonestyBenefit: As per Vow of ChastitySpecial: If you act in a way that contravenes the virtue of Honesty, you lose the benefit of this feat until such time as you regain your partial avatarhood.Vow of Obedience -> Exalted in HonorYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Honor, granting you insight into the true meaning of honor.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in HonorBenefit: As per Vow of ObedienceSpecial: If you act in a way that contravenes the virtue of Honor, you lose the benefit of this feat until such time as you regain your partial avatarhood.Substantially rewritten feats:Vow of Nonviolence -> Exalted in CompassionYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Compassion, and as such, you gain insight into mending the hurts of others.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in CompassionBenefit: Any Conjuration (Healing) spell you cast is treated as if affected by the Empower Spell feat. However, you don't have to use a higher-level spell slot to cast the spell, as you would normally do. You can't use Empower Spell on a spell that is already affected by this feat.Special: As per Vow of Nonviolence. PCs probably shouldn't take this feat, unless fights are rare in the campaign and/or you like arguing with the other players.Vow of Peace -> Exalted in SpiritualityYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Spirituality, and your tranquility of mind is palpable.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in SpiritualityBenefit: You gain a +1 exalted bonus to AC, a +1 exalted bonus to all saving throws, and a +2 exalted bonus to Diplomacy checks. You are surrounded by a calm emotions aura (Will save negates, DC 10 + 1/2 level + Cha mod) to a radius of 20 feet. You can switch this aura on or off as a free action, but you can only do this once per round. For example, if you switch off the aura in one turn, you must wait until your next turn to switch it back on again.Special: If you act in a way that contravenes the virtue of Spirituality, you lose the benefit of this feat until such time as you regain your partial avatarhood.New feats:Exalted in ValorYou have achieved partial avatarhood in the virtue of Valor, and are an inspiration on the battlefield.Prerequisites: Vow of the Avatar, partial avatarhood in ValorBenefit: You gain a +4 perfection bonus to Will saves to resist fear effects, and a +2 perfection bonus to your attack roll when you charge.Special: If you retreat from a battle when your allies are still engaged, you lose the benefit of this feat. (Allies of yours who also have this feat don't count, so you can retreat before them.) DM's discretion applies as to when your allies are engaged.</blockquote>

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