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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PallidPatience" data-source="post: 1710274" data-attributes="member: 16932">This rewrite allows for a higher-Will class to enter it at level 10, but weakens the PrC:The Disembodied:        Among those who have found secrets of immortality, there are those who retain their bodies, rotting or hale, for the eternity that is their new lifespan. However, there are also those who have learned to live without a body of their own, leaping from one to the next when the current ride’s ability to continue living is exhausted. These are the Disembodied, a rare type of mortal-turned-immortal who needs no constant body to continue his life. The Disembodied come from many walks of life, but those professions that encourage a strong will are most prevalent along its path. Therefore, spellcasters and monks make up the vast majority of Disembodied souls. Prerequisites:Alignment: Any evilSaves: Base Will +5Skills: Concentration 13 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 13 ranksFeats: Skill Focus (Concentration), Iron WillSpecial: Must have been possessed, affected by some sort of soul-binding magic, or spent three or more days dead.BAB: PoorHD: d6Saves: Will goodClass Skills (Ability):Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Intimidate (Cha) Knowledge (Arcana) (Int), Listen (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language, Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis).Skill points per level: 2 + Int ModLevel                Special1                         Magic Jar 1/day3                         Senses of the Soul4                         Improved Magic Jar5                         Improved Senses of the Soul7                         Magic Jar 3/day9                         Perfect Senses of the Soul10                       Magic soulMagic Jar (Sp): At first level, the Disembodied has obtained a limited mastery over the magics used to possess other creatures. This ability is treated as the magic jar spell at a caster level equal to the Disembodied’s character level. At fourth level, the Disembodied may use any unattended non-magical object, including anything in his possession, in place of the normal focus component as long as it's worth 100 gp or more. At seventh level, he can use this ability 3/day. When a Disembodied possesses a creature, its soul switches places with the Disembodied’s, now inhabiting the item from which the Disembodied’s soul emerged. The Disembodied keeps the body’s physical stats but retains his mental stats and identity, as the magic jar spell. The victim of this effect receives a Will save as normal, with a DC equal to 10 + half the Disembodied’s character level + the Disembodied’s Cha mod.  Any foe who saves against this ability is immune to the same Disembodied’s further attempts to wrench his body from him for the next 24 hours. Until 5th level, the Disembodied also suffers 2d4 Charisma damage and is stunned for a round. If the Disembodied thereafter attempts to possess that same creature's body, it gains a +3 bonus to its Will save per failed attempt. The creature loses these bonuses if three or more months pass before the Disembodied's next attempt. If the Disembodied takes a week to perform a ritual costing 1000 gp in rare gems and incense, he can attune the new body to himself. From then on, the new body uses the Disembodied's hp total instead of its original. Senses of the Soul (Su): At third level, the Disembodied becomes more adept at sensing and choosing the body he will seek to attain. He no longer determines possessed foes randomly, but instead may choose a specific life force. He doesn’t know details about the creature, but can determine its approximate strength, compared to his own, and its type (Giant, Humanoid, Outsider, etc…). He cannot pinpoint the amount of HD a creature has, but can tell whether it’s stronger, about equal (within 3 HD of him), or weaker than he is. At fifth level, the Disembodied’s ability to discern the strength and identity of nearby life force grows more acute. He can tell exactly how much stronger or weaker any nearby life force is than he, and he can divine gender, race, type, and subtype without hassle. At ninth level, he can learn basic identity information (name, race, gender) while contained within an object; he is hereafter continually able to read others’ surface thoughts as though having cast the detect thoughts spell (Will DC as for his magic jar ability). This allows him to believably imitate a victim in the event of a possession, granting a +5 circumstantial bonus on any Bluff checks made to keep his replacement of the being a secret.Magic Soul (Su): At tenth level, the Disembodied needs no container for his soul and is known as a being of the same name as the PrC when not in his body. While under the effect of the Magic Soul ability, the Disembodied as treated as an Outsider with the Native subtype, as well as the subtypes matching his alignment. He retains his classes, levels, hit points, Int, Wis, Cha, Dex (until he possesses someone), Str (only against incorporeal creatures, and with the same caveat as Dex), BAB, saving throws, skills, and class abilities. He also becomes incorporeal and invisible for as long as he remains outside of a body. He cannot attack or cast spells in this state, but he may be attacked by others. He has a fly speed equal to one and a half times his land speed with perfect maneuverability. He may possess others in this form in the same manner that a ghost would, passing into the target’s square. This functions just as a magic jar spell, except that the target is expelled from his or her body, and is treated as a free soul with the changes described above. The target may be returned to his body if the Disembodied is forced out, or both events may occur through the use of a wish, a limited wish, or a miracle.FEATS:Malevolent TouchYou can now transfer your soul through touch.Prereqs: Magic Jar as a spell-like ability, Concentration 15 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 15 ranks.Benefit: You may now make a melee touch attack against a single foe. This melee touch attack uses up one of your magic jar attempts, and forces the foe to make a Will save (DC 10+half your character level+your Cha mod) or to switch bodies with you. You use the body's physical stats and keep your mental stats, as usual for magic jar.Additional Magic JarYou may use your soul transferring abilities more frequently.Prerequisites: Magic Jar as a spell-like ability.Benefit: You may use your magic jar ability two more times per day.Malevolent Gaze (Epic)You may transfer your soul into someone's body through looks alone.Prerequisites: Malevolent Touch, Magic Soul, Concentration 26 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 26 ranks, Epic Will.Benefit: You may take a standard action to make eye contact with a single foe. This foe is forced to make a Will save (DC 10 + half your character level + your Cha mod) or to switch bodies with you. You use the body's physical stats and keep your mental stats as normal for magic jar. This uses up one of your magic jar attempts for the day. The foe may avoid the gaze as is normal for gaze attacks, but suffers all applicable penalties.Vengeful Malevolence (Epic)You may steal your opponents body as soon as he strikes you down.Prerequisites: Malevolent Touch, Magic Soul, Malevolent Gaze, Concentration 29 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 29 ranks, Epic Will.Benefit: Any time a foe attacks you in melee with a blow that knocks you either unconscious or dead, you may make a Concentration check (DC 10 + half of the damage dealt to you in that attack). If you succeed, the foe must immediately make a Will save (DC 10 + half your character level + your Cha mod) or switch bodies with you, passing on to the afterlife in the case of your death. If he succeeds on his saving throw, you are not dead, but are Disembodied as though through the Magic Soul ability. If you successfully possess the body, you use its physical stats and keep your mental stats as normal for the magic jar spell. This ability uses up one of your magic jar attempts for the day.</blockquote>

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