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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orichin" data-source="post: 1896970" data-attributes="member: 25226">When cmt came out (before any errata had been done) I and a friend of mine decided it was too complicated, and scrapped it in favor of a custom prc.  He used it as a secondary combat character, he was highly mobile and had some crippling spells that he used with some notable success (crippling like ray of enfeeblement, entangle, and hold person).Body Artistprereq's: craft (tattooing) 6 ranks,  profession (piercing) 6 ranks, skill focus (craft: tattooing or profession: piercing)HD: d8BAB: as clericSaves: as bardSpecial:lvl 1: can craft a magical tattoo or piercing on himself that takes the place of a magic item slot (piercings can be on the webbing of fingers, studs through limbs, hoops around ribs or through flesh, botches do damage/deformation at DM's discretion).  At this level the body modifications can grant the toughness or dodge feats (assuming character meets prerequisites), or any of the "+2 to this skill and that one" feats, a +2 enhancement bonus to 1 stat, or +1 natural armor.  Body mods made in this way are permanent unless removed or ruined (pulled out in the case of piercings, or inentionally scarred/erased for tattoos).  A proccess requiring 1/2 hour is needed to supress a body modification for 24 hours to allow a magical item to take effect in place of a body mod.  A body mod of this level requires a DC 15 check and 8 hours to make, costing 750gp (appropriate xp loss as well if you want to call it a magic item).  The tattoos and piercings can be supressed like magic items by dispel magic, the erase spell removes a tattoo, and a called shot with a slashing or piercing weapon that deals more than 8 damage can destroy a piercing or tattoo.lvl 3: tattoo or piercing can bestow the following boons:  +5 to a single dex, str, or con based skill; give the use of mobility, expertise, or power attack feats; or the use of a 0-level arcane spell as a spell-like ability 3/day at 3rd caster level (con based DC, based on tattoo wearer).  A body mod of this calibur requires a skill check DC 21 and costs 1500gp to create.lvl 4: Body artist can place tattoos and piercings of 1st level quality upon another character.  Time to create beneficial body mods reduces to 6 hours.  Time to supress them reduces to 20 minutes.lvl 6:  Body mod can bestow the following:  +3 natural armor; use of spring attack, improved disarm, improved bull rush, improved sunder, cleave, or great cleave feats; +4 enhancement bonus to a single ability; or can bestow the use of a 1st lvl spell 2/day or a 2nd lvl spell 1/day.  A pody mod of this calibur requires a skill check DC 27 and costs 3000gp to create.  lvl 7: can place lvl 4 tattoos/piercings on other characters, and can add a spell-like ability function in addition to other function for an additional 3000gp.  Time to supress body mods reduces to 10 minutes.lvl 9:  body mod can bestow the following:  +10 to a single dex or str based skill, +5 temporary hp, damage reduction 2/-  that applies to bludgeoning or subdual damage only; use of a 0 level spell as a full round action at will, use of a 1st levle spell 3/day, lvl 2 spell 2/day, or level 3 spell 1/day; or +10 ground-based movement rate.  A body mod of this calibur requires a skill check DC 34 and costs 6000gp to create.lvl 10: can use up to lvl 9 tattoo/piercing abilities on other characters, on himself, body artist may grant a +6 enhancement bonus to any attribute, +15 ground-based movement rate, fast healing 1, +4 natural armor;  use of a 4th lvl arcane spell as a spell-like ability 1/day, 3rd lvl 2/day, 2nd lvl 3/day, or 1st lvl 5/day; or +15 to a dex or str based skill.  Time to create a body mod reduces to 4 hours, and time to supress reduces to 3 minutes.</blockquote>

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