True 20 for Iron Kingdoms
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CHAPTER ONE: RACES
GENERAL
Each PC chooses a Race from the IKCG. The Races provide additional benefits to the PC at 1st level above what is granted in True 20.
All Ability Adjustments set out in the IKCG are halved.
The following Skills are converted to the appropriate True 20 Skill:
- Spot > Notice
- Hide or Move Silently > Stealth
- Spellcraft > Knowledge (Supernatural)
- Balance > Acrobatics
- Profession (Sailor) > Survival
- Use Rope > Sleight of Hand
Any Automatic Class Skills are converted to a known Skill that the PC gains for free.
HUMAN CULTURES
All Human PCs may select a free Feat chosen from his cultures Popular Starting Feat list.
The following Feats are to the appropriate True 20 Feat:
- Alertness > Skill Focus (Notice)
- Combat Casting > Wild Talent
- Combat Expertise > Defensive Attack
- Combat Reflexes > Improved Initiative
- Improved Unarmed Strike > Improved Strike
- Persuasive > Skill Talent (Bluff and Diplomacy)
- Power Attack > Aggressive Attack
- Weapon Finesse > Accurate Attack
Jingoistic and Socially Isolated Flaws are removed. Instead, one or other of these Flaws are common amongst all Humans. The GM is free to impose the penalties of these Flaws when Humans are dealing with other cultures or races.
Kossites get a +1 to Dexterity.
Midlunders’ +1 bonus to Fortitude is removed and the Great Fortitude Feat is added to their Popular Starting Feat list.
Tordorans’ +1 bonus to Will is removed and the Iron Will Feat is added to their Popular Starting Feat list.
Caspians do not get a +2 to Charisma.
Schardes do not get a +2 racial bonus to Swim.
OTHER RACES
Unlike Humans, each Non-Human race must begin 1st level in the following Roles (determined from Favoured Class):
- Iosan > Adept
- Bogrun, Gobbers Expert > Expert
- Dwarves, Nyss, Ogrun, Trollkin > Warrior
Dwarves: +2 racial bonus to Appraise is removed. When a Dwarf breaks his oath he suffers -1 to Ability scores for each day it remains unbroken (max -5). If the breach is repaired, the Dwarf recovers -1 each day until fully restored.
Bogruns and Gobbers: +2 racial bonus to Move Silently is removed. NB: camouflage now adds to Stealth. Low Light Vision is replaced with the Night Vision Feat. Bogruns resistance to temperature is replaced with a +2 racial bonus to Fortitude Saves against temperature based effects.
Iosan: All racial benefits that effect Scrying are replaced with:
- +2 racial bonus to Sense Motive and Second Sight to detect the Scrying Power.
- +2 racial bonus to the difficulty to use Scrying Power on an Iosan.
- Supernatural Talent (Scrying Power).
Low Light Vision is replaces with the Night Vision Feat. Iosan may treat long swords, long bows, short swords and short bows as simple weapons.
Nyss: May treat the Nyss Claymore as a martial weapon. Nyss bonuses and penalties to spell based temperature effects apply to all corresponding temperature effects.
Ogruns: +2 bonus to AC and bonus HP are removed. NB: large size now grants a +2 to Toughness. +1 Level Adjustment is removed. When an Ogrun is disloyal to his sworn master, he suffers -1 to Ability scores for each day he remains disloyal (max -5). If the breach is repaired, the Ogrun recovers -1 each day until fully restored. Ogruns may not take Arcane Magic.
Trollkins: DR against nonlethal damage is removed and replaced with a +2 racial bonus to Toughness to non-lethal damage. Trollkins’ recovery checks are reduced in time in the manner described in the IKCG. +1 Level Adjustment is removed. Trollkins may not take Arcane Magic unless they are of the Sorcerer sub-race. Trollkin Sorcerers have +1 to Con (not +4).
GENERAL
Each PC chooses a Race from the IKCG. The Races provide additional benefits to the PC at 1st level above what is granted in True 20.
All Ability Adjustments set out in the IKCG are halved.
The following Skills are converted to the appropriate True 20 Skill:
- Spot > Notice
- Hide or Move Silently > Stealth
- Spellcraft > Knowledge (Supernatural)
- Balance > Acrobatics
- Profession (Sailor) > Survival
- Use Rope > Sleight of Hand
Any Automatic Class Skills are converted to a known Skill that the PC gains for free.
HUMAN CULTURES
All Human PCs may select a free Feat chosen from his cultures Popular Starting Feat list.
The following Feats are to the appropriate True 20 Feat:
- Alertness > Skill Focus (Notice)
- Combat Casting > Wild Talent
- Combat Expertise > Defensive Attack
- Combat Reflexes > Improved Initiative
- Improved Unarmed Strike > Improved Strike
- Persuasive > Skill Talent (Bluff and Diplomacy)
- Power Attack > Aggressive Attack
- Weapon Finesse > Accurate Attack
Jingoistic and Socially Isolated Flaws are removed. Instead, one or other of these Flaws are common amongst all Humans. The GM is free to impose the penalties of these Flaws when Humans are dealing with other cultures or races.
Kossites get a +1 to Dexterity.
Midlunders’ +1 bonus to Fortitude is removed and the Great Fortitude Feat is added to their Popular Starting Feat list.
Tordorans’ +1 bonus to Will is removed and the Iron Will Feat is added to their Popular Starting Feat list.
Caspians do not get a +2 to Charisma.
Schardes do not get a +2 racial bonus to Swim.
OTHER RACES
Unlike Humans, each Non-Human race must begin 1st level in the following Roles (determined from Favoured Class):
- Iosan > Adept
- Bogrun, Gobbers Expert > Expert
- Dwarves, Nyss, Ogrun, Trollkin > Warrior
Dwarves: +2 racial bonus to Appraise is removed. When a Dwarf breaks his oath he suffers -1 to Ability scores for each day it remains unbroken (max -5). If the breach is repaired, the Dwarf recovers -1 each day until fully restored.
Bogruns and Gobbers: +2 racial bonus to Move Silently is removed. NB: camouflage now adds to Stealth. Low Light Vision is replaced with the Night Vision Feat. Bogruns resistance to temperature is replaced with a +2 racial bonus to Fortitude Saves against temperature based effects.
Iosan: All racial benefits that effect Scrying are replaced with:
- +2 racial bonus to Sense Motive and Second Sight to detect the Scrying Power.
- +2 racial bonus to the difficulty to use Scrying Power on an Iosan.
- Supernatural Talent (Scrying Power).
Low Light Vision is replaces with the Night Vision Feat. Iosan may treat long swords, long bows, short swords and short bows as simple weapons.
Nyss: May treat the Nyss Claymore as a martial weapon. Nyss bonuses and penalties to spell based temperature effects apply to all corresponding temperature effects.
Ogruns: +2 bonus to AC and bonus HP are removed. NB: large size now grants a +2 to Toughness. +1 Level Adjustment is removed. When an Ogrun is disloyal to his sworn master, he suffers -1 to Ability scores for each day he remains disloyal (max -5). If the breach is repaired, the Ogrun recovers -1 each day until fully restored. Ogruns may not take Arcane Magic.
Trollkins: DR against nonlethal damage is removed and replaced with a +2 racial bonus to Toughness to non-lethal damage. Trollkins’ recovery checks are reduced in time in the manner described in the IKCG. +1 Level Adjustment is removed. Trollkins may not take Arcane Magic unless they are of the Sorcerer sub-race. Trollkin Sorcerers have +1 to Con (not +4).
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SKILLS
1. New Skills include:
- Alchemy (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (alchemy) & (bone grinding).
- Command (Cha) – new skill covered in the Black Company Setting.
- Craft (Int) Trained Only – covers all mundane Craft Skills
- Knowledge (science) (Int) Trained Only
- Mechanika (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (mechanika)
- Technology (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (clockwork), (gunsmithing), (steam engine) & (tools) and Disable Device.
- Warcraft (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (canoneer), (demolitions) & (small arms) and Jack Handling.
2. Alchemy can be used to create Enhancers and Tokens as set out in the Monsternomicon. The XP cost is replaced with a Wealth Check equal to the Craft DC -5. Enhancers can be created for the Quick Power, Subtle Power and Widen Power Feats. The Craft DC is 15 + the bonus to fatigue DC (i.e.23, 17, 21 respectively).
3. Concentration is no longer required to load a firearm. This is covered by a Warcraft check at the DC set for the Craft (small arms) for each firearm.
4. Craft can be used to create a Woldwardens. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Earth Shaping Power, Imbue Life Power, Plant Shaping Power and 3 complex Craft checks (one for each Power).
5. Mechanika can be used to create a Mechanical Familiar. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Imbue Life Power and a complex Craft check.
6. Technology can be used to create a Magelock Pistols and Rune Bullets. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Gun Mage Feat and a complex or simple Craft check, respectively. A Magelock Pistol is immune to all damage from using the Gun Mage Feat. A Rune Bullet allows the gun’s damage to be added to the Power’s damage when using the Gun Mage Feat. They also grant a +1 to hit as they are considered mastercraft ammunition.
1. New Skills include:
- Alchemy (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (alchemy) & (bone grinding).
- Command (Cha) – new skill covered in the Black Company Setting.
- Craft (Int) Trained Only – covers all mundane Craft Skills
- Knowledge (science) (Int) Trained Only
- Mechanika (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (mechanika)
- Technology (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (clockwork), (gunsmithing), (steam engine) & (tools) and Disable Device.
- Warcraft (Int) Trained Only – covers Craft (canoneer), (demolitions) & (small arms) and Jack Handling.
2. Alchemy can be used to create Enhancers and Tokens as set out in the Monsternomicon. The XP cost is replaced with a Wealth Check equal to the Craft DC -5. Enhancers can be created for the Quick Power, Subtle Power and Widen Power Feats. The Craft DC is 15 + the bonus to fatigue DC (i.e.23, 17, 21 respectively).
3. Concentration is no longer required to load a firearm. This is covered by a Warcraft check at the DC set for the Craft (small arms) for each firearm.
4. Craft can be used to create a Woldwardens. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Earth Shaping Power, Imbue Life Power, Plant Shaping Power and 3 complex Craft checks (one for each Power).
5. Mechanika can be used to create a Mechanical Familiar. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Imbue Life Power and a complex Craft check.
6. Technology can be used to create a Magelock Pistols and Rune Bullets. This requires the Imbue Item Feat, Gun Mage Feat and a complex or simple Craft check, respectively. A Magelock Pistol is immune to all damage from using the Gun Mage Feat. A Rune Bullet allows the gun’s damage to be added to the Power’s damage when using the Gun Mage Feat. They also grant a +1 to hit as they are considered mastercraft ammunition.
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CHAPTER FOUR: FEATS
The following Feats are added to those available in addition to those in True 20. The Feats grant the benefit listed in the IKCG as modified below:
GENERAL FEATS
- Advanced Synthesis (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Order of the Golden Crucible). PC may increase Craft DC of Alchemic Items by 5 and reduce the time to create them by half.
- Adventurer’s Zeal (General): It works in the manner set out in the Adventuring Scholar Prestige Class.
- Calloused Hands (General): Prerequisites: Craft, Mechanika or Technology 6 ranks.
- Combat Loading (General): Prerequisites: None. Works like the Improved Combat Loading Feat except it removes the need for a Warcraft Skill roll when reloading.
- Earth’s Skin (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Earthshaping 6 ranks. This Feat doubles the PCs Toughness bonus against acid, cold, electricity, fire and sonic damage.
- Elemental Mastery (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Shaping Power 11 ranks. It works in the manner set out in the Blackclad Prestige Class. However, it can be taken for any one element in with the PC has the Shaping Power at 11+ ranks. The Feat allows the PC to use the Shaping Power to communicate with that element and travel through that element up to a distance determined in a manner set out in the Sense Mind Power.
- Faithful Resolve (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Illuminated One).
- Fell Calling (General): Prerequisites: Trollkin. It works in the manner set out in the Fell Caller Class. The prerequisite is the PC must be a Trollkin. The Feat grants access to 2 Fell Calls per day and can be taken a number of times. The existing prerequisites still apply the damaging effects for Stunning Blast, Sonic Blast and Doom’s Quaking Call are now Perform (Fell Calling) ranks/2. Sonic Blast causes deafness in addition to damage. This imposes a -4 to initiative and to Power usage. Confusion’s Call lasts for 1 minute and is negated by a Will Save. If effected the result is 1 – wanders away for 1 minute, 2-6 does nothing for 1 round, 7-9 attack nearest creature for 1 round, 10 act normally for 1 round.
- Firearms Training (General): Prerequisites: None. Same benefit as the Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Small Arms) Feat.
- For the Motherland (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Greylords Covenant).
- Group Subdual (General): Prerequisites: None.
- Inquisitor (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Illuminated One). +2 bonus to Knowledge (Supernatural) and Second Sight to detect Power use.
- Mechanical Secrets (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Steam and Iron Workers’ Union). PC may reduce Wealth DC on Mechanika Skill rolls by 5.
- Mindfire (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Fireshaping 6 ranks.
- Power Resistance (General): It grants against a +1 bonus to all Saves to resist Powers.
- Rite of Assessment (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Salvage Ammunition (General). Prerequisites: Warcraft 10 ranks.
- Society Membership (General): Choose one society or organisation. This Feat grants the benefits of the Connections, Contacts and Wealthy Feats when dealing with that society.
- Spring of Understanding (General). Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Watershaping 6 ranks.
- Steamo (General). Prerequisites: Mechanika or Technology 4 ranks. +4 Fortitude and Toughness against heat damage.
- Strength of the Earth (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Earthshaping 6 ranks.
- Stronghammer Smith (General): Prerequisites: Ogrun.
- Summon Elemental (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Shaping Power 9 ranks. Works as described in Blue Rose.
- Summon Infernals (General): Prerequisites: Corruption 1+ and a Shaping Power 9 ranks. Works as Summon Darkfiends does as described in Blue Rose.
- Tall Tales (General).
- Thunderous Exaltation (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Unbreakable Concentration (General): Prerequisites: Greylord and Concentration 8 ranks.
- Undine Summons (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Watershaping 6 ranks.
- University Education (General): Prerequisites: Wealthy or Int +2.
- Vigilance and Voice of Law (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Wind Shroud (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Windshaping 6 ranks.
- Witchhound (General): Sense Arcane Magic users with a Wis DC (15-Corruption).
ADEPT FEATS
- Gun Mage (Adept): It works in the manner set out in the Gun Mage Class. It allows the PC to use Elemental Strike Power through a pistol so that any feats benefiting gun use apply. The pistol takes damage equal to the Power ranks on each shot.
EXPERT FEATS
- Bodging (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Bodger Class. The Feat allows the Bodger to make bodged repairs at halve the time, Wealth DC and Craft DC as normal repairs. However, the item must be maintained for hour a day or fall back into disrepair. If the Bodger has access to junkyards, the Bodger may replace the Wealth check with a Search check. For normal construction and repairs, a Bodger may use the feat to reduce the Wealth DC by 5 with a successful Search Skill check at DC 15.
- Fabricate Identity (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Spy Prestige Class.
- Jack Wrenching (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Bodger Class. As an attack action, a PC may make any mechanical device work for 1d6 rounds. This can be used on any one device 1d3 times. If the PC has Taunt Feat, Jack Wrenching can be used at a range of up to 30ft.
- Rugged Mechanika (Expert): Prerequisites: Mechanika 14 ranks. All Mechanika made by the PC have +5 Toughness.
WARRIOR FEATS
- Armour Proficiency (Warcaster Armour) (Warrior)
- Bayonet Charge (Warrior): Prerequisites: None.
- Gunslinging (Warrior): Prerequisites: Dex +1.
- Improved Combat Loading (Warrior): Prerequisites: Combat Loading. Reduce the time to load any gun by 1 standard action. If the gun can be reloaded with 1 standard action, reduce the time to a move action.
- Sharp Shooter (Warrior). The PC may add Dex as a damage bonus to any ranged weapon after taking an Aim action.
CHANGED FEATS
The following feats are changed:
Familiar (Adept): This Feat may now be taken to bond with a Mechanical Familiar,as set out in the Arcane Mechanic Class, or a Magelock Pistol, as set out in the Gun Mage Class, with the following changes:
- Spell Link is now gained at level 3-4.
- Ranged Touch and Touch is removed.
- Gun Scrye is performed as if it were the Scrying Power at (Adept level +3) ranks.
- The Pistol’s bonus to HP is now a bonus for the PC’s Will Save to resist the ill effects of the Wild Talent (Elemental Strike).
Improvised Tools (Expert): This Feat now also allows the PC to remove the penalty from using Improvised Weapons.
The following Feats are added to those available in addition to those in True 20. The Feats grant the benefit listed in the IKCG as modified below:
GENERAL FEATS
- Advanced Synthesis (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Order of the Golden Crucible). PC may increase Craft DC of Alchemic Items by 5 and reduce the time to create them by half.
- Adventurer’s Zeal (General): It works in the manner set out in the Adventuring Scholar Prestige Class.
- Calloused Hands (General): Prerequisites: Craft, Mechanika or Technology 6 ranks.
- Combat Loading (General): Prerequisites: None. Works like the Improved Combat Loading Feat except it removes the need for a Warcraft Skill roll when reloading.
- Earth’s Skin (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Earthshaping 6 ranks. This Feat doubles the PCs Toughness bonus against acid, cold, electricity, fire and sonic damage.
- Elemental Mastery (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Shaping Power 11 ranks. It works in the manner set out in the Blackclad Prestige Class. However, it can be taken for any one element in with the PC has the Shaping Power at 11+ ranks. The Feat allows the PC to use the Shaping Power to communicate with that element and travel through that element up to a distance determined in a manner set out in the Sense Mind Power.
- Faithful Resolve (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Illuminated One).
- Fell Calling (General): Prerequisites: Trollkin. It works in the manner set out in the Fell Caller Class. The prerequisite is the PC must be a Trollkin. The Feat grants access to 2 Fell Calls per day and can be taken a number of times. The existing prerequisites still apply the damaging effects for Stunning Blast, Sonic Blast and Doom’s Quaking Call are now Perform (Fell Calling) ranks/2. Sonic Blast causes deafness in addition to damage. This imposes a -4 to initiative and to Power usage. Confusion’s Call lasts for 1 minute and is negated by a Will Save. If effected the result is 1 – wanders away for 1 minute, 2-6 does nothing for 1 round, 7-9 attack nearest creature for 1 round, 10 act normally for 1 round.
- Firearms Training (General): Prerequisites: None. Same benefit as the Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Small Arms) Feat.
- For the Motherland (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Greylords Covenant).
- Group Subdual (General): Prerequisites: None.
- Inquisitor (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Illuminated One). +2 bonus to Knowledge (Supernatural) and Second Sight to detect Power use.
- Mechanical Secrets (General): Prerequisites: Society Membership (Steam and Iron Workers’ Union). PC may reduce Wealth DC on Mechanika Skill rolls by 5.
- Mindfire (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Fireshaping 6 ranks.
- Power Resistance (General): It grants against a +1 bonus to all Saves to resist Powers.
- Rite of Assessment (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Salvage Ammunition (General). Prerequisites: Warcraft 10 ranks.
- Society Membership (General): Choose one society or organisation. This Feat grants the benefits of the Connections, Contacts and Wealthy Feats when dealing with that society.
- Spring of Understanding (General). Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Watershaping 6 ranks.
- Steamo (General). Prerequisites: Mechanika or Technology 4 ranks. +4 Fortitude and Toughness against heat damage.
- Strength of the Earth (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Earthshaping 6 ranks.
- Stronghammer Smith (General): Prerequisites: Ogrun.
- Summon Elemental (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Shaping Power 9 ranks. Works as described in Blue Rose.
- Summon Infernals (General): Prerequisites: Corruption 1+ and a Shaping Power 9 ranks. Works as Summon Darkfiends does as described in Blue Rose.
- Tall Tales (General).
- Thunderous Exaltation (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Unbreakable Concentration (General): Prerequisites: Greylord and Concentration 8 ranks.
- Undine Summons (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Watershaping 6 ranks.
- University Education (General): Prerequisites: Wealthy or Int +2.
- Vigilance and Voice of Law (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Great Fathers.
- Wind Shroud (General): Prerequisites: Cleric of Dhunia and Windshaping 6 ranks.
- Witchhound (General): Sense Arcane Magic users with a Wis DC (15-Corruption).
ADEPT FEATS
- Gun Mage (Adept): It works in the manner set out in the Gun Mage Class. It allows the PC to use Elemental Strike Power through a pistol so that any feats benefiting gun use apply. The pistol takes damage equal to the Power ranks on each shot.
EXPERT FEATS
- Bodging (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Bodger Class. The Feat allows the Bodger to make bodged repairs at halve the time, Wealth DC and Craft DC as normal repairs. However, the item must be maintained for hour a day or fall back into disrepair. If the Bodger has access to junkyards, the Bodger may replace the Wealth check with a Search check. For normal construction and repairs, a Bodger may use the feat to reduce the Wealth DC by 5 with a successful Search Skill check at DC 15.
- Fabricate Identity (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Spy Prestige Class.
- Jack Wrenching (Expert): It works in the manner set out in the Bodger Class. As an attack action, a PC may make any mechanical device work for 1d6 rounds. This can be used on any one device 1d3 times. If the PC has Taunt Feat, Jack Wrenching can be used at a range of up to 30ft.
- Rugged Mechanika (Expert): Prerequisites: Mechanika 14 ranks. All Mechanika made by the PC have +5 Toughness.
WARRIOR FEATS
- Armour Proficiency (Warcaster Armour) (Warrior)
- Bayonet Charge (Warrior): Prerequisites: None.
- Gunslinging (Warrior): Prerequisites: Dex +1.
- Improved Combat Loading (Warrior): Prerequisites: Combat Loading. Reduce the time to load any gun by 1 standard action. If the gun can be reloaded with 1 standard action, reduce the time to a move action.
- Sharp Shooter (Warrior). The PC may add Dex as a damage bonus to any ranged weapon after taking an Aim action.
CHANGED FEATS
The following feats are changed:
Familiar (Adept): This Feat may now be taken to bond with a Mechanical Familiar,as set out in the Arcane Mechanic Class, or a Magelock Pistol, as set out in the Gun Mage Class, with the following changes:
- Spell Link is now gained at level 3-4.
- Ranged Touch and Touch is removed.
- Gun Scrye is performed as if it were the Scrying Power at (Adept level +3) ranks.
- The Pistol’s bonus to HP is now a bonus for the PC’s Will Save to resist the ill effects of the Wild Talent (Elemental Strike).
Improvised Tools (Expert): This Feat now also allows the PC to remove the penalty from using Improvised Weapons.
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CHAPTER FIVE: MAGIC
GENERAL
The Armour Check Penalty from Armour also applies to any Power checks.
A PC who takes the Wild Talent Feat uses Cha for that Power. A user of Wild Magic is called a SorcererA Sorcerer suffers from corruption as a Mage. A Cleric who takes the Wild Talent feat is subject to both Corruption as a Mage as well as the strictures of his faith, when using that Power.
When a PC first takes the Power Feat, he must decide whether the source of his Magic is arcane or divine. If it is divine then the PC must decide which God he is a follower.
A user of Arcane Magic is called a Mage and uses the Int Attribute for Powers. Mages gain Second Sight and Ward Powers for free. All other Powers are accessible to Mages except Purifying Light.
Mages suffer from Corruption when using any magic that upsets the natural order. Healing, raising the dead, corrupting or torturing others, mentally enslaving others and dealing with Infernals all give rise to Corruption. When a person does an act of evil (DC 10 to 25) or a Mage uses Arcane Magic in evil ways (DC 10 + ranks/2), the person must make a Will Save. If he fails, he gains a point of Corruption.
Corruption acts as a bonus for Infernals to notice that person and a negative reputation when dealing with Infernals. A person can remove this penalty by giving into Corruption and loosing his soul. The person may now use Corruption as a positive Reputation when dealing with Infernals and also as the stat for all Power usage. Corruption can be reduced by spending 10 Conviction earned from his Virtue (not Vice).
A user of Divine Magic is called a Cleric and uses the Wis Attribute for Powers. Any Cleric may use any Power listed under their God’s Domains untrained and gains Purifying Light (as modified below), Visions and Ward Powers for free. The Powers a Cleric may choose must come from his God’s domains. Clerics do not suffer from Corruption when using their God’s Powers.
DOMAINS
If a God has a Power listed more than once (including Purifying Light, Visions or Ward) then his Cleric’s gain a +2 divine bonus to using that power.
- Adventure: Body Control, Enhance Senses.
- Air: Wind Shaping, Weather Shaping.
- Animal: Beast Link (Bliss, Calm, Dominate, Sleep).
- Artifice: Earth Shaping, Metal Shaping, Object Reading.
- Assassination: Manipulate Objects, Psychic Blast.
- Autumn: Drain Vitality, Wind Shaping.
- Chaos: Any one Power.
- Dark Lore: Scrying, Second Sight.
- Death: Drain Vitality, Harm.
- Destruction: Elemental Strike, 1 Shaping Power.
- Druid: Imbue Life (also considered to have the Imbue Item Feat to create Wold Wardens)
- Earth: Earth Shaping, Nature Reading.
- Evil: Mind Touch (Dominate, Pain).
- Farmstead: Beast Link (Calm, Sense Minds), Nature Reading.
- Fire: Elemental Strike, Fire Shaping.
- Good: Enhance Others, Heart Reading.
- Healing: Cure, Cure Poison.
- Knowledge: Object Reading, Visions.
- Law: Mind Touch (Dominate), Truth Reading.
- Luck: Any 1 Power.
- Madness: Mind Touch (Mind Reading, Mind Shaping)
- Magic: Second Sight, Ward.
- Mechanika: Energy Shaping, Tech Link (Dominate, Sense Minds, Sleep).
- Mendicant: Cure Blindness/Deafness, Cure Disease.
- Mercantilism: Object Reading, Suggestion.
- Plant: Nature Reading, Plant Shaping.
- Plunder: Manipulate Object, Move Object.
- Predation: Beast Link (Dominate, Pain), Combat Sense.
- Protection: Psychic Shield, Ward.
- Righteousness: Heart Shaping, Psychic Weapon.
- Seafaring: Water Shaping, Weather Shaping.
- Spring: Cure Disease, Enhance Others.
- Strength: Body Control, Enhance Self.
- Summer: Heart Reading, Light Shaping.
- Travel: Body Control, Nature Reading.
- Trickery: Illusion, Manipulate Object.
- Tyranny: Mind Touch (Mind Reading, Mind Shaping).
- Undeath: Drain Vitality, Imbue Unlife.
- War: Harm, Purifying Light.
- Warrior: Combat Sense, Purifying Light.
- Water: Nature Reading, Water Shaping.
- Winter: Cold Shaping, Elemental Strike.
A follower of the Devourer Wurm who is also a member of the Circle also receives the Druid domain, provided he has taken Earth Shaping and Plant Shaping for his Chaos and Destruction domains.
NEW POWERS
Energy Shaping Power is similar to Electrokinesis from the True 20 Modern Appendix with the following changes:
- the Magnetokinesis application is removed.
- the Drain Power application may now be reversed to charge power sources such as accumulators (see Mechanika below).
Metal Shaping
Fatiguing
You can shape metal. A Metal Shaping check can have one of the following effects:
- Sunder Metal: Your can strike metal within sight and inflict damage equal to half your power rank, rounded down.
- Craft Metal: You can add a bonus of your ranks/4 to any Craft Skill check involving an object that is substantially metal.
- Improve Weapons and Armour: You can improve weapons and armour. A Metal Shaping check grants the weapon or armour a bonus to its base Damage bonus or Armour bonus. You can select a bonus lower than what you get on the table to reduce fatigue Difficulty, which is 10 + the bonus.
Result > Bonus
Up to 4 > +1
5–14 > +2
15–24 > +3
25–34 > +4
35+ > +5
Time: Sunder Metal is an attack action. Crafting Metal and Improving Weapons and Armour are move actions. The bonus from Improving Weapons and Armour lasts for 10 rounds (1 minute) per use.
Tech Link Power is used to contact technological items including mechanika such as Steamjacks. Its usage is identical to Beast Link.
CHANGED POWERS
The Fatigue rolls for using Cure, Cure Blindness/Deafness, Cure Disease, Cure Poison and Imbue Unlife Powers also act as a save against non-lethal damage. The non-lethal damage and fatigue effects are cumulative.
Imbue Life Power has been altered and is now only used in creating “intelligent” constructs such as Woldwardens, Mechanical Familiars and Steamjacks.
Purifying Light Power has been altered to affect any “enemy” of the Cleric’s religion. This must be more than just someone opposed to the religion. It applies to Clerics, paladins, templars, devout followers and supernatural entities associated with enemy religions as well as being that are anathema to the religion, such as Undead and Infernals.
Sense Minds Power now only applies to the types of minds that the PC can contact. For example, if the PC has Mind Touch it can sense sentient minds, Beast Link it can sense animal minds, and Tech Link it can sense technological minds such as a Steamjack’s cortex.
MECHANIKA
A Mage may charge accumulators at the rate of 1 charge for each level of fatigue suffered. The Mage must make a Will Save DC18 to stop charging as normal.
In addition, a Mage may use Energy Shaping to get a more powerful charge. The Energy Shaping check result provides the following charges:
Result > Charge
15-19 > +1
20-24 > +2
25-29 > +3
30-34 > +4
35+ > +5
The power field of Warcaster Armour may absorb a number of Bruised and Hit results equal to the bonus Hit Points/5. The absorption recharges at the rate of 1 per round.
GENERAL
The Armour Check Penalty from Armour also applies to any Power checks.
A PC who takes the Wild Talent Feat uses Cha for that Power. A user of Wild Magic is called a SorcererA Sorcerer suffers from corruption as a Mage. A Cleric who takes the Wild Talent feat is subject to both Corruption as a Mage as well as the strictures of his faith, when using that Power.
When a PC first takes the Power Feat, he must decide whether the source of his Magic is arcane or divine. If it is divine then the PC must decide which God he is a follower.
A user of Arcane Magic is called a Mage and uses the Int Attribute for Powers. Mages gain Second Sight and Ward Powers for free. All other Powers are accessible to Mages except Purifying Light.
Mages suffer from Corruption when using any magic that upsets the natural order. Healing, raising the dead, corrupting or torturing others, mentally enslaving others and dealing with Infernals all give rise to Corruption. When a person does an act of evil (DC 10 to 25) or a Mage uses Arcane Magic in evil ways (DC 10 + ranks/2), the person must make a Will Save. If he fails, he gains a point of Corruption.
Corruption acts as a bonus for Infernals to notice that person and a negative reputation when dealing with Infernals. A person can remove this penalty by giving into Corruption and loosing his soul. The person may now use Corruption as a positive Reputation when dealing with Infernals and also as the stat for all Power usage. Corruption can be reduced by spending 10 Conviction earned from his Virtue (not Vice).
A user of Divine Magic is called a Cleric and uses the Wis Attribute for Powers. Any Cleric may use any Power listed under their God’s Domains untrained and gains Purifying Light (as modified below), Visions and Ward Powers for free. The Powers a Cleric may choose must come from his God’s domains. Clerics do not suffer from Corruption when using their God’s Powers.
DOMAINS
If a God has a Power listed more than once (including Purifying Light, Visions or Ward) then his Cleric’s gain a +2 divine bonus to using that power.
- Adventure: Body Control, Enhance Senses.
- Air: Wind Shaping, Weather Shaping.
- Animal: Beast Link (Bliss, Calm, Dominate, Sleep).
- Artifice: Earth Shaping, Metal Shaping, Object Reading.
- Assassination: Manipulate Objects, Psychic Blast.
- Autumn: Drain Vitality, Wind Shaping.
- Chaos: Any one Power.
- Dark Lore: Scrying, Second Sight.
- Death: Drain Vitality, Harm.
- Destruction: Elemental Strike, 1 Shaping Power.
- Druid: Imbue Life (also considered to have the Imbue Item Feat to create Wold Wardens)
- Earth: Earth Shaping, Nature Reading.
- Evil: Mind Touch (Dominate, Pain).
- Farmstead: Beast Link (Calm, Sense Minds), Nature Reading.
- Fire: Elemental Strike, Fire Shaping.
- Good: Enhance Others, Heart Reading.
- Healing: Cure, Cure Poison.
- Knowledge: Object Reading, Visions.
- Law: Mind Touch (Dominate), Truth Reading.
- Luck: Any 1 Power.
- Madness: Mind Touch (Mind Reading, Mind Shaping)
- Magic: Second Sight, Ward.
- Mechanika: Energy Shaping, Tech Link (Dominate, Sense Minds, Sleep).
- Mendicant: Cure Blindness/Deafness, Cure Disease.
- Mercantilism: Object Reading, Suggestion.
- Plant: Nature Reading, Plant Shaping.
- Plunder: Manipulate Object, Move Object.
- Predation: Beast Link (Dominate, Pain), Combat Sense.
- Protection: Psychic Shield, Ward.
- Righteousness: Heart Shaping, Psychic Weapon.
- Seafaring: Water Shaping, Weather Shaping.
- Spring: Cure Disease, Enhance Others.
- Strength: Body Control, Enhance Self.
- Summer: Heart Reading, Light Shaping.
- Travel: Body Control, Nature Reading.
- Trickery: Illusion, Manipulate Object.
- Tyranny: Mind Touch (Mind Reading, Mind Shaping).
- Undeath: Drain Vitality, Imbue Unlife.
- War: Harm, Purifying Light.
- Warrior: Combat Sense, Purifying Light.
- Water: Nature Reading, Water Shaping.
- Winter: Cold Shaping, Elemental Strike.
A follower of the Devourer Wurm who is also a member of the Circle also receives the Druid domain, provided he has taken Earth Shaping and Plant Shaping for his Chaos and Destruction domains.
NEW POWERS
Energy Shaping Power is similar to Electrokinesis from the True 20 Modern Appendix with the following changes:
- the Magnetokinesis application is removed.
- the Drain Power application may now be reversed to charge power sources such as accumulators (see Mechanika below).
Metal Shaping
Fatiguing
You can shape metal. A Metal Shaping check can have one of the following effects:
- Sunder Metal: Your can strike metal within sight and inflict damage equal to half your power rank, rounded down.
- Craft Metal: You can add a bonus of your ranks/4 to any Craft Skill check involving an object that is substantially metal.
- Improve Weapons and Armour: You can improve weapons and armour. A Metal Shaping check grants the weapon or armour a bonus to its base Damage bonus or Armour bonus. You can select a bonus lower than what you get on the table to reduce fatigue Difficulty, which is 10 + the bonus.
Result > Bonus
Up to 4 > +1
5–14 > +2
15–24 > +3
25–34 > +4
35+ > +5
Time: Sunder Metal is an attack action. Crafting Metal and Improving Weapons and Armour are move actions. The bonus from Improving Weapons and Armour lasts for 10 rounds (1 minute) per use.
Tech Link Power is used to contact technological items including mechanika such as Steamjacks. Its usage is identical to Beast Link.
CHANGED POWERS
The Fatigue rolls for using Cure, Cure Blindness/Deafness, Cure Disease, Cure Poison and Imbue Unlife Powers also act as a save against non-lethal damage. The non-lethal damage and fatigue effects are cumulative.
Imbue Life Power has been altered and is now only used in creating “intelligent” constructs such as Woldwardens, Mechanical Familiars and Steamjacks.
Purifying Light Power has been altered to affect any “enemy” of the Cleric’s religion. This must be more than just someone opposed to the religion. It applies to Clerics, paladins, templars, devout followers and supernatural entities associated with enemy religions as well as being that are anathema to the religion, such as Undead and Infernals.
Sense Minds Power now only applies to the types of minds that the PC can contact. For example, if the PC has Mind Touch it can sense sentient minds, Beast Link it can sense animal minds, and Tech Link it can sense technological minds such as a Steamjack’s cortex.
MECHANIKA
A Mage may charge accumulators at the rate of 1 charge for each level of fatigue suffered. The Mage must make a Will Save DC18 to stop charging as normal.
In addition, a Mage may use Energy Shaping to get a more powerful charge. The Energy Shaping check result provides the following charges:
Result > Charge
15-19 > +1
20-24 > +2
25-29 > +3
30-34 > +4
35+ > +5
The power field of Warcaster Armour may absorb a number of Bruised and Hit results equal to the bonus Hit Points/5. The absorption recharges at the rate of 1 per round.
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John Q. Mayhem
Explorer
Cool. I've got to get True20.
Skywalker
Adventurer
Cheers. True 20 is a simplified version of D20 that actually does a good job of IK, despite my initial concerns. For example, guns are now as useful as they are presented in the setting.
I do note that though almost all of the above conversion can be used with just the IK books and a copy of True 20, Wealth conversion uses a chart from d20 Modern and the full corruption rules are from Blue Rose. I didn't post either of these last elements in full due to copyright. However, they should be easy enough to supplement.
Finally, in case people want to see results, here is a sample PC for IK True 20. The PC is very much based off Victoria Haley being a young female warcaster. However, in this case she was an orphan left on the steps of the Morrowan Church. She is know for her temper that transfers to her Steamjacks (her Tech Link Power is a Wild Talent making it more powerful yet unreliable). This caused her to be expelled from the Cygnaran Military. Her Steamjack is Thunderwicket a steamjack that is seen in Fool's Errand by Privateer Press.
Bethany Markus
Concept: Warcaster
Race: Human (Caspian)
Level: 5
Role: Warrior 2/Adept 3
Virtue/Vice: Stubborn/Wild
Conviction: 5
Str: -1
Dex: 2 (Ref: 5)
Con: -1 (Fort: 5)
Int: 2
Wis: 1 (Will: 5)
Cha: 3
Feats: Armour Proficiency (Light, Heavy, Warcaster), Firearm Training, Lucky, Powers (Elemental Strike (Lightning), Energy Shaping, Enhance Others +8 ), Weapon Training, Wild Talent (Tech Link +11)
Skills: Command +11, Diplomacy +5, Knowledge (Nobility) +10, Knowledge (Religion) +12, Sense Motive +9, Warcraft +10
Social:
Profession Skill: Command
Wealth: +12
Reputation: +1
Combat:
Initiative: +2
Attack: +5
Damage: Sword 17, Military Pistol 21
Defence: 15 (dodge)
Toughness: +6 (Warcaster Armour)
Thunderwicket
Bethany's Steamjack
Str: 7
Dex: -3 (Ref: 3)
Con: - (Fort: 0)
Int: -
Wis: 0 (Will: 3)
Cha: -5
Combat:
Initiative: -3
Attack: +7
Damage: Slam 30
Defence: 27 (parry), 17 (dodge)
Toughness: +12 (+10 vs magical weapons)
I do note that though almost all of the above conversion can be used with just the IK books and a copy of True 20, Wealth conversion uses a chart from d20 Modern and the full corruption rules are from Blue Rose. I didn't post either of these last elements in full due to copyright. However, they should be easy enough to supplement.
Finally, in case people want to see results, here is a sample PC for IK True 20. The PC is very much based off Victoria Haley being a young female warcaster. However, in this case she was an orphan left on the steps of the Morrowan Church. She is know for her temper that transfers to her Steamjacks (her Tech Link Power is a Wild Talent making it more powerful yet unreliable). This caused her to be expelled from the Cygnaran Military. Her Steamjack is Thunderwicket a steamjack that is seen in Fool's Errand by Privateer Press.
Bethany Markus
Concept: Warcaster
Race: Human (Caspian)
Level: 5
Role: Warrior 2/Adept 3
Virtue/Vice: Stubborn/Wild
Conviction: 5
Str: -1
Dex: 2 (Ref: 5)
Con: -1 (Fort: 5)
Int: 2
Wis: 1 (Will: 5)
Cha: 3
Feats: Armour Proficiency (Light, Heavy, Warcaster), Firearm Training, Lucky, Powers (Elemental Strike (Lightning), Energy Shaping, Enhance Others +8 ), Weapon Training, Wild Talent (Tech Link +11)
Skills: Command +11, Diplomacy +5, Knowledge (Nobility) +10, Knowledge (Religion) +12, Sense Motive +9, Warcraft +10
Social:
Profession Skill: Command
Wealth: +12
Reputation: +1
Combat:
Initiative: +2
Attack: +5
Damage: Sword 17, Military Pistol 21
Defence: 15 (dodge)
Toughness: +6 (Warcaster Armour)
Thunderwicket
Bethany's Steamjack
Str: 7
Dex: -3 (Ref: 3)
Con: - (Fort: 0)
Int: -
Wis: 0 (Will: 3)
Cha: -5
Combat:
Initiative: -3
Attack: +7
Damage: Slam 30
Defence: 27 (parry), 17 (dodge)
Toughness: +12 (+10 vs magical weapons)
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