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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DonAdam" data-source="post: 127430" data-attributes="member: 2446">The Shining Hand Discipleby Adam Martin<a href="mailto:don_adam@yahoo.com">don_adam@yahoo.com</a>RequirementsAlignment: Any LawfulPatron: AzuthFeats: Improved Unarmed Strike, Stunning Attack or monk’s stunning ability, Combat Casting, Still SpellSkills: Concentration 10 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks, Tumble 8 ranks, Knowledge (arcana) 5 ranksSpells: Ability to prepare and cast 2nd level arcane spells.Special: Membership in the monks of the Shining Hand, a monastic order dedicated to Azuth.Class Skills: Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Jump (Str), Knowledge [any](Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), Spellcraft (Int), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex)Skill Points per Level: 4 + Int modifierHD: d8BAB: MediumSaves: Fort poor, Ref good, Will goodSpecial1 Monk Abilities, Ki Caster (+1 spellcasting level)2 Arcane Strike +13 Dispelling Touch (+1 spellcasting)4 Arcane Strike +25 Spellstrike (+1 spellcasting)6 Arcane Strike +37 Abundant Step (+1 spellcasting)8 Arcane Strike +49 Timeless Body (+1 spellcasting)10 Arcane Strike +5Class FeaturesWeapon and Armor Proficiency: The Shining Hand Disciple gains no new weapon or armor proficiency.Monk abilities: The Shining Hand Disciple may stack monk, wizard, and disciple base attack bonus when determining iterative unarmed attacks. Also, the Shining Hand Disciple gains stunning attacks as a monk does, one per level per day.Ki Caster: The Shining Hand Disciple gains a level of spellcasting from the class he belonged to previously for every other level of SHD. He also learns how to power his spells with his internal ki, meaning that he may expend a number of daily stunning attacks equal to the spell level of a spell he has prepared to cast that spell without losing it from memory. So a 4th level Shining Hand Disciple/4th level monk/3rd level wizard has all the spells per day of a 3rd level wizard, but can spend 1 of his 8 stunning attacks to cast a 1st level spell that he has prepared or 2 to cast a 2nd level spell and not lose the spell from memory. If he had Jump prepared, he could use the spell 8 times with stunning attacks and once by casting the spell. These spells must be touch attack spells or spells which target the Shining Hand Disciple.Arcane Strike: The Shining Hand Disciple gains the ability to enchant his hands with magical weapon effects for 5 minutes per level. Enchantments are selected from table 8-15 in DMG and similar sources, but the DM should exercise his judgment as to what enchantments to allow. Throwing, for instance, makes no sense, and all abilities should be able to be applied to bludgeoning weapons. The total maximum daily bonus for this ability is indicated on the chart, and can be distributed among multiple uses. For instance, the 4th level Shining Hand Disciple could enchant his hands with the holy ability for 20 minutes per day, or use the flaming ability for two separate 20 minute spans. The Shining Hand Disciple may only use one ability at a time. Enchanting the hands is a free action, and can be done while the hands are currently already enchanted, causing the balance of the time on the primary enchantment to be lost.Dispelling Touch: By expending 2 stunning attacks, the Shining Hand Disciple can, as a standard action, touch any person or magical effect, causing it to be effected as if a Dispel Magic cast at the disciple’s caster level had been cast on it. If the Shining Hand Disciple touches an effect that would cause him harm, such as a Wall of Fire, he takes damage normally and then attempts to dispel.Spellstrike: The Shining Hand Disciple can cast one touch attack spell as a free action each round in which he uses the full attack action.Abundant Step: The Shining Hand Disciple masters the arcane-like secrets of a normal monk, gaining the ability to use Dimension Door once a day as a wizard of his caster level.Timeless Body: To both the monk and the wizard, who seek to master their abilities with constant study, age is the enemy. Thus Shining Hand Disciples spend time mastering the secrets of their monk brethren, and at 9th level no longer suffer ability score penalties for aging, although bonuses still accrue.</blockquote>

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