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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Louis the Rogue" data-source="post: 2878151" data-attributes="member: 40655">Thanks to everyone for the welcome!As I said in my last post, revenants are an extremely PC-worthy undead, if for no other reason than the fact that they don't suffer the excruciating loss of hit points common to other undead characters.Fast Healing; I agree that 5 is too low for higher-level PC's (not to mention epics, where it would barely make a difference).  The increase by HD is an excellent idea, although making it equal to their HD is unprecedented in the system to the best of my knowledge (even a fast healing granting template such as the anarchic creature from Manual of the Planes gives it out in much smaller doses, never so much as surpassing fast healing 5).  Definitely in need of playtesting to know for sure.Vulnerability: Granted, an energy-specific vulnerability will not work for every revenant, but honestly the "vulnerability" title is something of a misnomer.  It would be perfectly acceptable to substitute a powerlessness for a vulnerability.  For example, the stabbed revenant might have powerlessness (can only take partial actions within so much a distance, say 10 ft?) in the presence of either swords (this is too restricting and would make the character nigh-useless in battle), a specific type of sword (what if it was stabbed by a rapier?), or THE sword that took its' life (this will make the inevitable battle against the revenant's killer that much more dramatic).  Just a suggestion.Also, just for kicks, I gen'd up a sample revenant using your template with the variants I had suggested (minus any new stuff, as that had not yet come to my attention).  Our sample revenant is Nobe Phane, the obligatory "revenge-driven undead ninja".  Enjoy!   Nobe Phane: Male human revenant ninja 6; CR 10; Medium undead (augmented humanoid); HD 6d12+18; hp 57; Init +5; Spd 30 ft.; AC 20, touch 20, flat-footed 15; Base Atk +4; Grp +6; Atk or Full Atk +8 melee (1d4+3 plus 2d6 (1d6 backlash)/18-20, +1 vicious kukri) or +11 ranged (1d4+2/19-20, +2 hand crossbow); SA ghost step (invisible), ki dodge, ki power, paralyzing stare, poison use, sudden strike +3d6, vengeful strike; SQ acid vulnerability, fast healing 5, find the guilty, great leap, rejuvenation, trapfinding, turning immunity; SV Fort +2, Ref +10, Will +4; AL LN; Str 14, Dex 16, Con –, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 17.   Skills and Feats: Climb +13, Disable Device +10, Disguise +10, Hide +14, Jump +19, Listen +11, Move Silently +14, Search +10, Spot +11, Survival +2 (+4 following tracks), Tumble +18; Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack.   Acid Vulnerability (Ex): To reflect his death at the hands of an acid-related trap, Nobe takes 50% more damage than usual from acid attacks.   Ki Power (Su): Nobe may use his ki powers (ghost step or ki dodge) 5 times per day.  Additionally, if his ki pool is not empty, he gains a +2 bonus on Will saves (this bonus is not factored into the above statistics).   Paralyzing Stare (Ex): Will DC 16 negates.   Possessions: +1 vicious kukri, +2 hand crossbow, +4 gloves of Dexterity, +2 ring of protection, elixir of hiding (8), elixir of sneaking (8), potion of inflict moderate wounds (4), 3 pearls (worth 3 pp each), 2 gp.</blockquote>

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