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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 752276" data-attributes="member: 1953">Well if you are not too disgusted by Grummok's battle with Madame Hunnek, then maybe you will want to see the prestige class I created that got her so icky.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> I didn't use a lot of her special powers because I didn't want the installlment to drag on any longer (5000 words plus already <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> ) than it did.This is a "vile" prestige class and is not really intended for PC's, but if your campiagn would be enriched with having 800 pound homicidal glutton PCs running around, then go for it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Dirge**************************************************The Ravenous of LaogzedThe power of hunger can be absolute, a gnawing devotion to gluttonous indulgence that can twist the mind and the body. To some the power of hunger and the act of devouring is the ultimate assertion of one’s will upon another. Hunger taken to its most vile extreme has produced a new order of beings, devoted only to the ever-present insistence of their own twisted appetites. These foul individuals are known as the Ravenous of Laogzed.Originally a perverse sect of troglodytes who, in honor of their disgusting patron deity (Laogzed the Devourer) adopted a new dogma that centered around strengthening one’s own power by consuming the flesh of others. The bodies of these twisted troglodytes became bloated and foul and soon they attracted the attention and the favor of Laogzed, acquiring horrible powers in the process. It is said that the Ravenous of Laogzed could eat anything, including their own bodies, to power their unholy gifts. Laogzed’s favor, however, came with a terrible price. No longer could the Ravenous find sustenance from anything other than the freshly slain corpse of a sentient being. Without the flesh of intelligent creatures to fuel their ungainly bodies the Ravenous quickly degenerate and die. Recently, the cult of the Ravenous had spread from beyond the subterranean realm of the troglodytes to the world at large. Gluttonous creatures everywhere are beginning to hear the call of Laogzed and the foul deity, not usually known for its ambition, is slowly adding to the number of its followers. Humans and dwarves seem to be the most common of the standard races to adopt the ways of the Ravenous as the greed inherent in the two races makes them likely candidates for gluttony. Most of the Ravenous are drawn from the ranks of fighters and barbarians as their combat abilities are only complimented by the gifts of hunger. Former spellcasters are rare, as are rogues as the former lose the ability to advance their magical studies and the grotesque obesity of the Ravenous tends to impede the abilities of the latter.Hit Die: d10Requirements To become a Ravenous of Laogzed a character must fulfill all of the following criteria:Alignment: Any EvilBase Attack Bonus: +6Feats: Thrall to Demon (Laogzed), Willing Deformity, Deformity (Obesity)Knowledge (Religion): 3 ranksCraft (Cooking): 5 ranksSpecial: In a ceremony lasting over three days the would be Ravenous of Laogzed must consume the entire body of a sentient humanoid, keeping the victim alive as long as possible.Class SkillsThe Ravenous of Laogzed’s class skills (and the key ability for each) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Disguise (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Search (Int), Spot (Wis) and Wilderness Lore (Wis). Skill points at each level: 2 + Int modifier Class FeaturesAll of the following are class features of the Ravenous of Laogzed prestige class. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Ravenous of Laogzed gains no additional proficiency in weapon and armor.Meat is Murder: On becoming one of the Ravenous of Laogzed the character loses the ability to draw sustenance from anything but the flesh of a recently-slain sentient creature. The Ravenous must devour at least one intelligent creature of small size (or greater) per week to maintain his massive girth and special powers. A Ravenous that fails to meet these criteria loses one constitution point per day until he satisfies his perverse hunger.Curse of the Ravenous I: At various stages of their advancement the Ravenous of Laogzed undergo hideous transformations. At 1st level the change is not completely evident as most of the changes occur inside the body. The character's stomach grows to quadruple its normal size to allow for the intake of greater quantities of food, and his digestive fluid become much stronger to allow the consumption of bone and other normally inedible substances. At this level the Ravenous will appear “pot bellied” and his flesh will began to take on a sickly greenish hue.Curse of the Ravenous II: At 5th level the Ravenous begins to take on the appearance of his vile patron Laogzed. The character’s skin begins to constantly ooze a thick caustic substance allowing the Ravenous to inflict an extra 1d4 acid damage with any unarmed or natural attacks. In addition, the slime is so thick that it adds a +2 natural armor bonus to the Ravenous’ armor class. A sickening stench of decay and offal now surround the Ravenous at all times and due to this and his now horrendous form he receives a –2 circumstance penalty to Charisma.Curse of the Ravenous III: At 10th level the Ravenous of Laogzed again undergoes a monumental physical change, doubling in size and developing a thick scaly skin. The character’s size increases one step with all appropriate bonuses and penalties and his scales add another +2 natural armor bonus. Most of this size increase is due to layer upon layer of fat, and the now-bloated clumsy form of the Ravenous suffers a 10 ft reduction in speed as well as a -2 penalty to dexterity. The penalty to dexterity is in addition to the dexterity penalty incurred from increasing a size category. The change in size will also advance the Ravenous’ bite attack to 2d8.Maw of Laogzed: The jaws of most humanoids are not designed for the bone cracking, flesh-gulping work that a Ravenous of Laogzed must undertake. So the devotees of hunger develop an ever-growing maw lined with sharp flesh shearing teeth, to better serve their gluttony. At 1st level and every odd level after, the Ravenous of Laogzed’s mouth widens and expands to allow him to rip chunks of flesh from his victims and gulp them down. At 1st level he gains a bite attack for 1d4 point of damage that increases one die step every other level.Autophagia: There is power in flesh and the Ravenous of Laogzed learn to harness this power at an early stage, even if the flesh must come from their own bodies. At 2nd level the Ravenous may bite off and devour a chunk of his own flesh as a standard action, allowing him to enter into a berserk fury identical to a barbarian's rage ability. The rage lasts for 4 + the Ravenous’ new constitution modifier. Using this ability inflicts 1d6 points of damage on the Ravenous and he may use the ability 1/day at 2nd level and one additional time per day at 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th. Scent: The Ravenous gains the scent ability at 4th level.Necrophagia: Continuing to learn the powers locked with the flesh of all beings the Ravenous may consume the flesh of an undead creature to take on some its characteristics for a short time. The flesh must come from a recently “slain” corporeal undead and the Ravenous must consume at least half of the corpse. After the undead flesh has been eaten, the Ravenous gains all the immunities described under the undead monster type. The immunities last for 1 hour per Ravenous level. The Ravenous gains this power at 6th level.Vile Bile: At 8th level the Ravenous gains the ability to make a truly revolting and deadly attack. When pressed, the Ravenous can spew forth the contents of his cavernous stomach in a disgusting stream of bile and half-digested flesh. The stream is 15 feet long and inflicts 1d4 points of damage per Ravenous level to anything in its path. What’s worse, the caustic vomitus gives off a nauseating carrion stench that acts as a stinking cloud spell centered on the Ravenous. The stench lasts for 1 round per Ravenous level and has no effect on the Ravenous himself. The Ravenous of Laogzed can use his vile bile attack once per day.Omniphagia: At 10th level the Ravenous can literally eat anything. Metal, wood, and even highly dangerous substances like acid or alchemist’s fire cause the Ravenous no discomfort. The power of hunger has gone well beyond the confines of flesh now, and the Ravenous may draw upon the very essence of anything he eats. The Ravenous may take on the characteristics of any type of creature now just as he did with undead at 5th level by using the Necrophagia power. If for instance, the Ravenous were to devour at least half of the corpse of a dretch, he would gain the benefits normally associated with tanar’ri and outsiders.  In fact, the Ravenous’ own subtype would change to “outsider” for one hour per Ravenous level. With the exception of undead, this power only works on living creatures. A Ravenous might eat a golem but he would not take on the characteristics of a construct.         Base         Attack Fort   Ref   WillLevel Bonus Save Save Save Special1st +1 +2 +0 +0  Meat is Murder, Maw of Laogzed                             (1d4), Curse of the Ravenous 2nd +2 +3 +0 +0  Autophagia3rd +3 +3 +1 +1  Maw of Laogzed (1d6)4th +4 +4 +1 +1  scent5th +5 +4 +1 +1  Maw of Laogzed (1d8), Curse of the Ravenous II6th +6 +5 +2 +2  Necrophagia7th +7 +5 +2 +2  Maw of Laogzed (2d6)8th +8 +6 +2 +2  Vile Bile9th +9 +6 +3 +3  Maw of Laogzed (2d8), 10th +10 +7 +3 +3 Omniphagia, Curse of the Ravenous III</blockquote>

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