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<blockquote data-quote="Uber Dungeon" data-source="post: 5412587" data-attributes="member: 87133"><p><strong>VOLUNTARY POVERTY</strong></p><p>In many cultures and belief systems, the height of purity is</p><p>embodied in an ascetic lifestyle that involves forswearing all</p><p>material possessions. Such a life is hard for most D&D characters</p><p>even to imagine, since their possessions—particularly their</p><p>magic items—are such an important part of their capabilities. <strong>A</strong></p><p><strong>character who swears a vow of poverty and takes the appropriate</strong></p><p><strong>feats, Sacred Vow and Vow of Poverty</strong>, cannot own magic items,</p><p>but he gains certain spiritual benefits that can help outweigh</p><p>the lack of those items. These benefits depend on his character</p><p>level. The level at which the character swears the vow (and takes</p><p>the appropriate feats) is irrelevant; if he gives up his possessions</p><p>at 10th level he gains all the benefits of a 10th-level ascetic character,</p><p>with the exception of bonus exalted feats.</p><p></p><p>Two feats are needed to take the "vow of poverty"</p><p></p><p>Also see;</p><p><strong>THE EXALTED MONK</strong> p.19</p><p>Disciplined ascetics who devote themselves to spiritual perfection,</p><p>good monks are natural candidates for the extreme</p><p>demands of the exalted path. It is a small step from a monk’s</p><p>unarmed and unarmored fighting style to a vow of poverty that</p><p>rejects all accoutrements of battle. Likewise, many monks practice</p><p>ascetic extremities that lead naturally into other lifelong</p><p>sacred vows. Good monks stand easily beside paladins among</p><p>the finest examples of exalted characters.</p><p><strong>Exalted Feat Choices: Holy Ki Strike, Fist of the Heavens,</strong></p><p><strong>Nimbus of Light, Resounding Blow, Sacred Vow, Sanctify Ki</strong></p><p><strong>Strike, Sanctify Martial Strike, Servant of the Heavens, Touch of</strong></p><p><strong>Golden Ice.</strong></p><p>Prestige Class Options: celestial mystic, defender of Sealtiel, initiate</p><p>of Pistis Sophia, risen martyr, sword of righteousness.</p><p></p><p>The "Exalted Monk" can chose "Sacred Vow" as it's bonus feat <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uber Dungeon, post: 5412587, member: 87133"] [B]VOLUNTARY POVERTY[/B] In many cultures and belief systems, the height of purity is embodied in an ascetic lifestyle that involves forswearing all material possessions. Such a life is hard for most D&D characters even to imagine, since their possessions—particularly their magic items—are such an important part of their capabilities. [B]A character who swears a vow of poverty and takes the appropriate feats, Sacred Vow and Vow of Poverty[/B], cannot own magic items, but he gains certain spiritual benefits that can help outweigh the lack of those items. These benefits depend on his character level. The level at which the character swears the vow (and takes the appropriate feats) is irrelevant; if he gives up his possessions at 10th level he gains all the benefits of a 10th-level ascetic character, with the exception of bonus exalted feats. Two feats are needed to take the "vow of poverty" Also see; [B]THE EXALTED MONK[/B] p.19 Disciplined ascetics who devote themselves to spiritual perfection, good monks are natural candidates for the extreme demands of the exalted path. It is a small step from a monk’s unarmed and unarmored fighting style to a vow of poverty that rejects all accoutrements of battle. Likewise, many monks practice ascetic extremities that lead naturally into other lifelong sacred vows. Good monks stand easily beside paladins among the finest examples of exalted characters. [B]Exalted Feat Choices: Holy Ki Strike, Fist of the Heavens, Nimbus of Light, Resounding Blow, Sacred Vow, Sanctify Ki Strike, Sanctify Martial Strike, Servant of the Heavens, Touch of Golden Ice.[/B] Prestige Class Options: celestial mystic, defender of Sealtiel, initiate of Pistis Sophia, risen martyr, sword of righteousness. The "Exalted Monk" can chose "Sacred Vow" as it's bonus feat :) [/QUOTE]
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