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<blockquote data-quote="TheVengefulKoala" data-source="post: 5393033" data-attributes="member: 99681"><p>Ah. Good old "Knowledge: Fiction".</p><p> </p><p>If I recall correctly, I had an AdC that used that pretty extensively....</p><p> </p><p>Time to bring the Otaku to its new home.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><u><span style="color: white">Otaku-</span></u></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">The obsessed. The passionate. The completely wacked-out fanboys/ fangirls. The Otaku is, put simply, a specialist, an expert, on all things fictional. Be it an Otaku who's specialty is Japanese Fiction, or the reclusive gun-nut who can name every firearm ever made by Colt by caliber and year made since 1875, an Otaku is your best friend...or worst nightmare, depending.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: white">Requirements:</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Pre-Vanishing Human Only</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Skills: Knowledge, Fiction- 6 ranks</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: white">Class Information</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Hit Die:</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> The Otaku gains 1d6 HP per level.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Action Points:</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 4+ half the Otaku's level, per level, rounded down.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Class Skills:</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Concentration (Con), Craft (Writing) (Int), Disable Device (Int), Knowledge (Fiction, Popular Culture, Tactics, Technology) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Read/Write Language (none), Speak Language (none), Tumble (Dex)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Skill Points at Each Level: 15 + Int modifier.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: white">Class Features:</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Favorite Subject-</strong> At 1st level, the Otaku chooses one genre or type of fiction (Anime and Manga, horror, fictional weaponry, etc.) The Otaku gains a +5 bonus when dealing with this category (attack, defense, etc.) The GM has final say over what is and is not appropriate for this class ability.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Gandalf's Apprentice-</strong> At 2nd level, the Otaku no longer suffers the -4 racial penalty to using magic. However, they keep their resistance to magic.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>A Genius to Himself-</strong> At 4th level, the Otaku gains a +5 bonus to Knowledge, Fiction.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Weak Spots-</strong> At 5th level, the Otaku is able to spend two action points and a full-round action to determine the weakness of a particular Fiction (i.e. where a mecha's armour is weakest, for instance).</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Keep Your Friends Close...-</strong> At 7th level, the Otaku gets the "Judge Opponent" feat free.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>I'm Learning as I Go-</strong> At 8th level, the Otaku gains the Feat "Weapon Focus" free, as well as the proficiency for that specific weapon (should they not already have it).</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Killing Blow-</strong> At 10th level, the Otaku may, when quipped with the weapon they have specialized in (see above) for 5 Action Points, once per session, may treat a successful attack as a Critical Hit.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong>Bonus Feats-</strong> At 3rd, 6th, and 9th level, the Otaku may select a Bonus Feat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">The bonus feat must be selected from the following list, and the Otaku must meet all the prerequisites of the feat to select it.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Alertness, Athletic, Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Educated, Deceptive, Defensive Martial Arts, Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Gearhead, Improved Initiative, Low Profile, Quick Draw, Personal Firearms Proficiency, Renown, Weapon Finesse, Windfall.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special Def Rep</p><p>1 0 0 0 +3 Fav. Subject +0 0</p><p>2 +1 0 0 +3 Gan. Appr. +1 +1</p><p>3 +1 0 +1 +4 Bonus Feat +1 +1</p><p>4 +1 0 +1 +4 Genius to H. +2 +1</p><p>5 +2 0 +1 +5 Weak Spots +2 +2</p><p>6 +2 0 +2 +6 Bonus Feat +3 +2</p><p>7 +2 0 +2 +6 Keep your... +3 +2 </p><p>8 +3 0 +3 +7 Learning... +4 +3</p><p>9 +3 0 +3 +8 Bonus Feat +4 +3</p><p>10 +3 0 +3 +8 Killing Blow +5 +3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheVengefulKoala, post: 5393033, member: 99681"] Ah. Good old "Knowledge: Fiction". If I recall correctly, I had an AdC that used that pretty extensively.... Time to bring the Otaku to its new home. [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [B][U][COLOR=white]Otaku-[/COLOR][/U][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]The obsessed. The passionate. The completely wacked-out fanboys/ fangirls. The Otaku is, put simply, a specialist, an expert, on all things fictional. Be it an Otaku who's specialty is Japanese Fiction, or the reclusive gun-nut who can name every firearm ever made by Colt by caliber and year made since 1875, an Otaku is your best friend...or worst nightmare, depending.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [B][COLOR=white]Requirements:[/COLOR][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Pre-Vanishing Human Only[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Skills: Knowledge, Fiction- 6 ranks[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [B][COLOR=white]Class Information[/COLOR][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][I][FONT=Verdana]Hit Die:[/FONT][/I][FONT=Verdana] The Otaku gains 1d6 HP per level.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][I][FONT=Verdana]Action Points:[/FONT][/I][FONT=Verdana] 4+ half the Otaku's level, per level, rounded down.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][I][FONT=Verdana]Class Skills:[/FONT][/I][FONT=Verdana] Concentration (Con), Craft (Writing) (Int), Disable Device (Int), Knowledge (Fiction, Popular Culture, Tactics, Technology) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Read/Write Language (none), Speak Language (none), Tumble (Dex)[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Skill Points at Each Level: 15 + Int modifier.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [B][COLOR=white]Class Features:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=white][B]Favorite Subject-[/B] At 1st level, the Otaku chooses one genre or type of fiction (Anime and Manga, horror, fictional weaponry, etc.) The Otaku gains a +5 bonus when dealing with this category (attack, defense, etc.) The GM has final say over what is and is not appropriate for this class ability.[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]Gandalf's Apprentice-[/B] At 2nd level, the Otaku no longer suffers the -4 racial penalty to using magic. However, they keep their resistance to magic.[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]A Genius to Himself-[/B] At 4th level, the Otaku gains a +5 bonus to Knowledge, Fiction.[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]Weak Spots-[/B] At 5th level, the Otaku is able to spend two action points and a full-round action to determine the weakness of a particular Fiction (i.e. where a mecha's armour is weakest, for instance).[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]Keep Your Friends Close...-[/B] At 7th level, the Otaku gets the "Judge Opponent" feat free.[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]I'm Learning as I Go-[/B] At 8th level, the Otaku gains the Feat "Weapon Focus" free, as well as the proficiency for that specific weapon (should they not already have it).[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]Killing Blow-[/B] At 10th level, the Otaku may, when quipped with the weapon they have specialized in (see above) for 5 Action Points, once per session, may treat a successful attack as a Critical Hit.[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B]Bonus Feats-[/B] At 3rd, 6th, and 9th level, the Otaku may select a Bonus Feat. [/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]The bonus feat must be selected from the following list, and the Otaku must meet all the prerequisites of the feat to select it.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Alertness, Athletic, Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Educated, Deceptive, Defensive Martial Arts, Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Gearhead, Improved Initiative, Low Profile, Quick Draw, Personal Firearms Proficiency, Renown, Weapon Finesse, Windfall.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special Def Rep 1 0 0 0 +3 Fav. Subject +0 0 2 +1 0 0 +3 Gan. Appr. +1 +1 3 +1 0 +1 +4 Bonus Feat +1 +1 4 +1 0 +1 +4 Genius to H. +2 +1 5 +2 0 +1 +5 Weak Spots +2 +2 6 +2 0 +2 +6 Bonus Feat +3 +2 7 +2 0 +2 +6 Keep your... +3 +2 8 +3 0 +3 +7 Learning... +4 +3 9 +3 0 +3 +8 Bonus Feat +4 +3 10 +3 0 +3 +8 Killing Blow +5 +3 [/QUOTE]
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