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Complete divine/Spirit Shaman Switching wild empathy for another ability
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<blockquote data-quote="Shallown" data-source="post: 1573181" data-attributes="member: 1368"><p>I am playing a spirit shaman in a new campaign and the GM and I have thought about changing the wild Empathy for something with more flavorful and fitting to my character concept.</p><p></p><p>This is the rough Idea I have.</p><p></p><p>Spirits Within - A spirit Shaman can hear and understand the voices of spirits within objects and areas through out the world. He can now use his Diplomacy, Gather information , Sense motive and other Social Interaction skills to talk with the "Spirits Within".</p><p></p><p>This ability would only work on the most basic of spirits. More developed spirits such as elementals, fey and others listed in the Complete divine spirit sidebar. They have developed more individuality and intelligence so that they no longer communicate in the simple terms of the basic "Undeveloped spirits". If the Spirits shaman can communicate (through speaking A common language) with these developed Spirits he gains a +2 to social skills.</p><p></p><p>Spirits exist in most items and places. So an inn meeting room would most likely have a hearth spirit. The hearth spirit would know if the inn has been busy (since the fires have been stoked a lot for cooking) and other small things but would not know or care about individuals or many other worldly concerns.</p><p></p><p>What things a Spirit would know or care about depends is left up to the GM. </p><p></p><p></p><p>So how does that sound. What needs to be added to make it more clear or to prevent abuse.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>Later</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shallown, post: 1573181, member: 1368"] I am playing a spirit shaman in a new campaign and the GM and I have thought about changing the wild Empathy for something with more flavorful and fitting to my character concept. This is the rough Idea I have. Spirits Within - A spirit Shaman can hear and understand the voices of spirits within objects and areas through out the world. He can now use his Diplomacy, Gather information , Sense motive and other Social Interaction skills to talk with the "Spirits Within". This ability would only work on the most basic of spirits. More developed spirits such as elementals, fey and others listed in the Complete divine spirit sidebar. They have developed more individuality and intelligence so that they no longer communicate in the simple terms of the basic "Undeveloped spirits". If the Spirits shaman can communicate (through speaking A common language) with these developed Spirits he gains a +2 to social skills. Spirits exist in most items and places. So an inn meeting room would most likely have a hearth spirit. The hearth spirit would know if the inn has been busy (since the fires have been stoked a lot for cooking) and other small things but would not know or care about individuals or many other worldly concerns. What things a Spirit would know or care about depends is left up to the GM. So how does that sound. What needs to be added to make it more clear or to prevent abuse. Thanks Later [/QUOTE]
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