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Message: <blockquote data-quote="carpedavid" data-source="post: 653479" data-attributes="member: 6971">Order of the LotusWhile I'm at it, here's a custom Prc that one of the PCs (Laurel) is going to be taking in the near future. It is a holy assasin from the church of Ehryssa, the goddess of life. I'd expecially be interested in comments on balance and how to improve this one.You may also notice that in my campaign we use a mana-based spellcasting system. If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to post the details of the system, and the rules we have nailed down thus far.Order of the LotusAlia slipped away from her post at the loom. The other women were concentrating on weaving the warlord's favorite pattern into large silks that would eventually be made into clothes for the warlord's wife. She moved quickly down the hall, her bare feet making no sound on the marble floor. When she reached the end of the hall, she pressed herself tightly against the corner, listening for any sound from the adjoining passage. Hearing nothing, not even the sound of a guard's breath, she rounded the corner.She passed embroidered tapestries that vividly boasted of the warlord's military victories - great armies with flashing scimitars slicing through hordes of armored priestesses. She stopped in front of an iron door and pressed her ear against it. No sound came from within, so she slipped a pick out of the hem of her skirt. Working quickly and silently, she picked the lock and slipped inside the door.The warlord's chambers were filled with maps and notes of his upcoming military plans, but Alia knew he would be too savvy to leave the most important plans out in the open. She quietly recited the magical phrase that would allow her to see the glow of magical auras. A blank parchment, lying on top of several maps on the main table, began to glow a bright green. She quietly uttered another magical phrase, and suddenly writing became visible on the parchment.As she was examining the warlord's plans to attack the holy city, the door opened and a guard walked in. His hand immediately went for his scimitar, and he opened his mouth to shout. Alia looked straight into his eyes and smiled. She could feel his will break from across the room. The guard took his hand off of his scimitar and smiled back at her. She set the parchment down, walked up to him, and whispered in his ear, "The warlord has been sleeping with your wife. When he returns to his chambers tonight, slit his throat." The guard simply nodded, anger evident on his face.Alia stepped past him back into the hall. After concentrating for a second, she felt her hair shorten, her face change, her body become more muscular, and her dress change into a man's traditional robes. She snuck past a pair of guards and slipped out a side entrance. Blending in with the busy crowd, she smiled to herself. Even if the guard failed to kill the warlord, the church would be ready for his attack. Her mission had gone well.Sometimes the Ehryssan Church wishes to rid itself of a potential threat, but does not wish to suffer the political repercussions of going to war. Sometimes it needs to gain information and control events from behind the scenes. In these cases, the church must call upon the Order of the Lotus. Members of the Order of the Lotus are consummate spies and assassins, combining divine magic, rogue skills, and political savvy.Most, but not all, of the members of the Order of the Lotus come from the Ehryssan priesthood. Some are recruited from the Ehryssan Guard, and others are simply trusted friends of the church. While the Order does have a nominal hierarchy, it is under the control and jurisdiction of the church - orders originate from, and policies are set by priestesses in the higher echelons of the church.Hit Die: d6RequirementsTo become a member of the Order of the Lotus, a character must fulfill all of the following criteria:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bluff: 4 ranks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diplomacy: 4 ranks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Knowledge (Religion): 4 ranks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Base Attack: +3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Special: The character must be a member in good standing of the Ehryssan Church.</li> </ul>Class SkillsThe Order of the Lotus' class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Innuendo (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all skills) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Pick Pocket (Dex), Read Lips (Int), Scry (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int)Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifierClass BAB Fort Ref Will SpecialLevel Save Save Save1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Mental Prowess, Sneak Attack +1d62nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Change Self3rd +2 +1 +1 +3 Charm Person4th +3 +1 +1 +4 Tongues5th +3 +1 +1 +4 Sneak Attack +2d66th +4 +2 +2 +5 Alter Self7th +5 +2 +2 +58th +6/+1 +2 +2 +6 Increased Charm Duration9th +6/+1 +3 +3 +6 Sneak Attack +3d610th +7/+2 +3 +3 +7 Dominate PersonClass Features<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Members of the Order of the Lotus are proficient with easily concealable weapons, including: crossbow (hand and light), dagger (any type), dart, rapier, sap, short bow (normal and composite), and short sword. They are proficient with light armor, but not shields. Note that armor check penalties for armor heavier than leather apply to the skills Hide, Move Silently, and Pick Pocket.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mental Prowess: Members of the Order of the Lotus are drawn from many different disciplines, and must remain mentally flexible in order to complete their challenging and dangerous missions. All of a member's special powers, including spellcasting, are based upon her highest mental attribute at the time of use. This key attribute may change over time, and any changes are reflected in the member's powers immediately.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells: A member of the Order of the Lotus casts divine spells from the Order of the Lotus spell list. She receives her key ability modifier in mana points per class level, and, at any one time, may have prepared a number of spells equal to her key ability modifier plus her class level. For example, a 3rd level member with a key ability of 16 would have 9 mana points (3 key ability modifier x 3 levels), and be able to have 6 spells prepared at once (3 key ability modifier + 3 levels). In order to cast a spell, a member must have a key ability score at least equal to 10 plus the level of the spell. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a member's spell is 10 + the spell's level + the member's key ability modifier.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sneak Attack: A member of the Order of the Lotus gains the ability to cause sneak attack damage, just like a rogue. She gains 1d6 additional damage at 1st level, and an additional die at 5th and at 9th level. This extra damage stacks with any sneak attack damage she may gain from being a rogue, or from any other class.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Change Self (Su): At 2nd level, the member may innately apply the spell change self to herself once per day per class level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charm Person (Su): At 3rd level, the member gains the supernatural ability to charm person with a gaze. The intended victim must make a Will save (DC 13 + member's key ability modifier + member's class level) or suffer the effects of a charm person spell. The member may use this ability once per day per class level, and may not have more charmed persons than her key ability modifier at any one time. At 8th level, the duration for this charm ability improves to 1 day/level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tongues (Su): At 4th level, the member of the Order of the Lotus gains the supernatural ability to use tongues at will.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alter Self (Su): At 6th level, the member's ability to magically disguise herself improves. She may use the spell alter self on herself as a supernatural ability once per day per class level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dominate Person (Su): At 10th level, a member of the Order of the Lotus gains her most fearsome power, the ability to dominate person with a gaze. The DC for the Will save to negate this supernatural power is 17 + the member's key ability modifier + the member's class level. The member may use this power once per day per class level, and may only have one dominated victim at a time.</li> </ul>Order of the Lotus Spell ListAt every spell level, a member of the Order of the Lotus has access to all the spells from the schools of Divination, Enchantment, and Illusion, plus several other useful spells. The complete list is below:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">arcane mark, daze, detect magic, detect poison, ghost sound, prestidigitation, read magic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">alarm, change self, charm person, color spray, comprehend languages, detect secret doors, detect undead, erase, hold portal, hypnotism, identify, message, nystul's magical aura, nystul's undetectable aura, reduce, silent image, sleep, true strike, unseen servant, ventriloquism</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">alter self, arcane lock, blindness/deafness, blur, darkness, darkvision, detect thoughts, hypnotic pattern, invisibility, knock, leomund's trap, locate object, magic mouth, minor image, mirror image, misdirection, obscure object, see invisibility, tasha's hideous laughter, whispering wind</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">clairaudience/clairvoyance, dispel magic, displacement, haste, hold person, illusory script, invisibility sphere, major image, nondetection, secret page, shrink item, suggestion, tongues</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">arcane eye, charm monster, confusion, detect scrying, dimension door, emotion, hallucinatory terrain, illusory wall, improved invisibility, lesser geas, locate creature, phantasmal killer, polymorph self, rainbow pattern, scrying, shadow conjuration</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">contact other plane, dominate person, dream, false vision, feeblemind, greater shadow conjuration, hold monster, leomund' secret chest, magic jar, mind fog, mirage arcana, nightmare, passwall, persistent image, prying eyes, rary's telepathic bond, seeming, sending, shadow invocation, teleport [/list=0]</li> </ul></blockquote>

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