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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nazhkandrias" data-source="post: 3402962" data-attributes="member: 50521">Perhaps you're right. Still, someone is bound to notice how close a race with a Celestial touch is to an Aasimar, so the question is this - how can this race be given flavor? I have a few ideas.This race is TOTALLY different in gameplay mechanics when compared to the Aasimar, and there is only a slight similarity between the natures and heritages of Aasimar and this race. Now, for an explanation on how the race came to be - instead of a divine HERITAGE, what about a divine INFLUENCE? Instead of a Celestial actually becoming the parent, what about a newborn being "blessed" by a celestial, in order to carry out the will of their influencers on the Material Plane, amid the civilizations of the world? My view on influence of the races - Aasimar - a Celestial ancestor conceives a child with a mortal, resulting in a half-celestial. Further generations still feel the power of the divine heritage, but the influence of the celestial is not strong enough to produce a half-celestial, resulting in an Aasimar.New Celestial Humanoid Race - Child is born to normal mortal parents (they might even be evil in alignment), and is then selected by a celestial for whatever reason, giving them a touch of celestial power, in order to carry out the will of the celestial race amongst the civilizations of the material planes. Sort of a "Chosen One", if you will. This allows for a main race, with several subraces, depending on the divine influence.We are left with something like this (rough draft) - ____________________________________Celestialchosen (Angelchosen, Archonchosen, Eladrinchosen, or Guardinalchosen) (working titles)- Ability Score Adjustments: +2 Cha, -2 Con.- Size and Type: Medium Humanoid (human).- Speed: 30 ft.- Low-light Vision.- Spell-like Ability: Light 3/Day, caster level is equal to class levels. A 15 minute meditation (title in the works), similar to a sorcerer's spell preparation, must be completed each day to refresh the ability. (This ability is pretty much identical to the Searching For The Dragon meditation performed by Kobolds.)- +1 to Diplomacy and Gather Information checks. Angel influence - +2 to Sense Motive. Archon influence - +2 to Intimidate. Eladrin influence - +2 to Bluff. Guardinal influence - +2 to Survival.- Celestial Resistance (Ex): Choose one energy type, as determined by your celestial ancestor. You gain racial energy resistance 5 against the chosen type. Angel - Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire. Archon - Electricity. Eladrin - Cold, Electricity, Fire. Guardinal - Cold, Electricity, Sonic.- Code Of The Celestial: A Celestialchosen who shifts to an evil alignment loses racial ability adjustments, low-light vision, the ability to cast Light as a spell-like ability, any racial skill bonuses, Celestial Resistance, the ability to speak Celestial, and they have no favored class. A Celestialchosen can regain their racial features through use of an Atonement spell. A Celestialchosen that shifts to an evil alignment and makes peaceful contact with an evil outsider may change their race to Fiendchosen (details on this later; basically the opposite of a Celestialchosen - influenced by general Fiends, Demons, Devils, and Yugoloths), gaining all the racial features of a Fiendchosen. The racial influence of a Fiendchosen is determined by the race of the evil outsider with which peaceful contact is made (any evil outsider other than a Devil, Demon, or Yugoloth counts as a general Fiend).- Automatic Languages: Common and Celestial. Bonus Languages: Any (other than Abyssal, Infernal, and secret languages, such as Druidic). A Celestialchosen's involvement in diplomacy and different cultures allow them to learn a wide variety of languages. However, Celestialchosen refuse to utter the unholy languages of Demons and Devils.- Favored Class: Paladin, but alignment requirements vary depending on celestial influence. Angel - Paladin (substitute required Paladin alignment (LG) to LG OR NG OR CG). Archon - Paladin (LG). Eladrin - Paladin (substitute Paladin's required LG alignment to CG). Guardinal - Paladin (substitute Paladin's required LG alignment with NG).____________________________________This is a VERY rough draft, but I like the concept of a human who has the responsibility of representing the Celestial races on the material plane - makes for interesting roleplaying opportunities, especially if the character doesn't always enjoy (or even want) this huge responsibility. Plus, a showdown between a Celestialchosen and a Fiendchosen of opposite alignments would be CRAZY. I think that this qualifies for LA +0, but I will need suggestions and comments. After some details in this race get worked out, perhaps I'll design the Fiendchosen.</blockquote>

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