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[XPH] Open, Legal Psionic Snake-Men -- Balance Help, Please!
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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 2966304" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p><strong>Set Touched</strong> as a Human Paragon alternative</p><p></p><p><u>Prerequisites:</u></p><p>Race: Human and 1st level</p><p><em>or</em></p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Feats: Persuasive, Psionic Talent (see below)</p><p>Special: ability to manifest 1st level powers</p><p></p><p><u>Benefits:</u></p><p>HD: d8</p><p>BAB: 3/4 (as Cleric)</p><p>Good Save: Will</p><p>Skill Points: 2 + Int bonus</p><p>Class Skills: Climb, Concentration, Craft, Disguise, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (local, psionics), Listen, Move Silently, Psicraft and Swim.</p><p></p><p>Proficiencies: You are proficient with Simple weapons, Light armor, and Shields (but not tower shields).</p><p></p><p>[code][u]</p><p>Level BAB F/R/W Psionics Special Abilities [/u]</p><p>1 +0 +0/0/2 -- Persuasive, Poison Use, Psionic Talent</p><p>2 +1 +0/0/3 +1 Level Darkvision 60 ft.</p><p>3 +2 +1/1/3 -- Lesser Wild Shape (viper)</p><p>4 +3 +1/1/4 +1 Level Reptile Apotheosis, Power Resistance</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p><strong>Special Abilities</strong>: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Psionics</strong>: Choose a class in which you can already manifest psionic powers. If you have no such class, you can choose Psion or Wilder, and gain powers known and power points (but no other class features) as though you had gained levels in that class.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Persuasive, Psionic Talent</strong>: If this class is your first class level, you gain one of them as a free bonus feat, and you use your Human Bonus feat to take the other. If this is not your first class level, you must have both of these feats (as prerequisites to this paragon class). Note that if you gain Psionic Talent for free at 1st level, you gain a power point reserve and the [Psionic] subtype, and you gain this feat even if you were unqualified for it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Poison Use</strong> (Ex): You never risk nicking yourself when applying poison to a weapon.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Darkvision</strong> (Ex): Out to 60 ft.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Lesser Wild Shape</strong> (Su): You can change into a Viper of your size category for up to 5 minutes, once per day. When your total character level (racial HD plus class levels) is 5 or greater, this ability turns into regular <strong>Wild Shape</strong> 1/day, but you are still restricted to viper forms. If you later gain Wild Shape from another source, your uses per day stack, but you may never take the form of a mammal.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Reptile Apotheosis</strong> (Ex): You gain the (Reptilian) subtype in addition to the (Human) subtype. You also gain a +1 racial natural armor bonus. You are no longer human, but the differences are small. You have a +10 racial bonus to disguise yourself as a normal human.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>Power Resistance</strong> (Su): You gain Power Resistance equal to 11 + your character level.</li> </ul><p></p><p><u>Design Notes</u>:</p><p>1/ Still four sucky Humanoid HD: one good save, low skill points, Simple weapons.</p><p>2/ No ability boost or penalty (instead of -2/+6).</p><p>3/ Instead of a +2 ability boost at "capstone level", they get Power Resistance. That's a lot of juicy goodness. Is it too much?</p><p>4/ Half-caster. Kinda sucks. The Feat prereqs kinda suck too. So, it can get something a bit better than other Paragon classes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 2966304, member: 6562"] [b]Set Touched[/b] as a Human Paragon alternative [u]Prerequisites:[/u] Race: Human and 1st level [i]or[/i] Race: Human Feats: Persuasive, Psionic Talent (see below) Special: ability to manifest 1st level powers [u]Benefits:[/u] HD: d8 BAB: 3/4 (as Cleric) Good Save: Will Skill Points: 2 + Int bonus Class Skills: Climb, Concentration, Craft, Disguise, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (local, psionics), Listen, Move Silently, Psicraft and Swim. Proficiencies: You are proficient with Simple weapons, Light armor, and Shields (but not tower shields). [code][u] Level BAB F/R/W Psionics Special Abilities [/u] 1 +0 +0/0/2 -- Persuasive, Poison Use, Psionic Talent 2 +1 +0/0/3 +1 Level Darkvision 60 ft. 3 +2 +1/1/3 -- Lesser Wild Shape (viper) 4 +3 +1/1/4 +1 Level Reptile Apotheosis, Power Resistance [/code] [b]Special Abilities[/b]:[list] [*] [b]Psionics[/b]: Choose a class in which you can already manifest psionic powers. If you have no such class, you can choose Psion or Wilder, and gain powers known and power points (but no other class features) as though you had gained levels in that class. [*] [b]Persuasive, Psionic Talent[/b]: If this class is your first class level, you gain one of them as a free bonus feat, and you use your Human Bonus feat to take the other. If this is not your first class level, you must have both of these feats (as prerequisites to this paragon class). Note that if you gain Psionic Talent for free at 1st level, you gain a power point reserve and the [Psionic] subtype, and you gain this feat even if you were unqualified for it. [*] [b]Poison Use[/b] (Ex): You never risk nicking yourself when applying poison to a weapon. [*] [b]Darkvision[/b] (Ex): Out to 60 ft. [*] [b]Lesser Wild Shape[/b] (Su): You can change into a Viper of your size category for up to 5 minutes, once per day. When your total character level (racial HD plus class levels) is 5 or greater, this ability turns into regular [b]Wild Shape[/b] 1/day, but you are still restricted to viper forms. If you later gain Wild Shape from another source, your uses per day stack, but you may never take the form of a mammal. [*] [b]Reptile Apotheosis[/b] (Ex): You gain the (Reptilian) subtype in addition to the (Human) subtype. You also gain a +1 racial natural armor bonus. You are no longer human, but the differences are small. You have a +10 racial bonus to disguise yourself as a normal human. [*] [b]Power Resistance[/b] (Su): You gain Power Resistance equal to 11 + your character level. [/list] [u]Design Notes[/u]: 1/ Still four sucky Humanoid HD: one good save, low skill points, Simple weapons. 2/ No ability boost or penalty (instead of -2/+6). 3/ Instead of a +2 ability boost at "capstone level", they get Power Resistance. That's a lot of juicy goodness. Is it too much? 4/ Half-caster. Kinda sucks. The Feat prereqs kinda suck too. So, it can get something a bit better than other Paragon classes. [/QUOTE]
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