Yes, I know the Enlightened Disciple is missing a few things. I'm still working on it, but feeling a bit brain-dead at the moment.
Enlightened Disciple of Wel Hung Temple, Long Wang Province [Tome of Virtue]
I am Enlightened. You are not.
Requirements:
Skills: Knowledge (Religion) or Knowledge (the Planes) 8 ranks
Special: any Enlightenment ability
Feats: Insightful Strike and/or Zen Archery
HP: 1d8
Skill Points: 8+Int
BAB: Good
Saves: Good Fort, Ref and Will
Hey, it's an Outsider!
| Level: | Abilities: |
| 1 | Wings of Flight, Hair of Vines |
| 2 | Daylight, Halo of Flames |
| 3 | Enlightenment: Eschew Worldly Possessions, Dig a Hole |
| 4 | Wings of Deflection, Koan of the One-Eyed Monk |
| 5 | Koan of the Inquisitive Student, Quantum Stance |
| 6 | Enlightenment: We Are All Connected, Fill it Up |
| 7 | Tibetan Butterfly Technique, Wings of Searing Light |
| 8 | Beating of Enlightenment, Quantum Cat Mantra |
| 9 | Enlightenment: Transcendence, Zen Fist |
| 10 | The Barrier That Wasn't, Kill Buddha |
Wings of Flight: the Enlightened Disciple gains a pair of ethereal wings that grant Good Flight at a speed of 40' per round. For every additional set of wings gained, add +20' of speed.
Hair of Vines: the hair of the Enlightened Disciple becomes vines and flowers. Animals and Plants will never attack her.
Daylight: the Disciple constantly emits Daylight as per the spell, as a Supernatural Ability. She may choose to suppress this ability at will.
Halo of Flames: a halo of fire forms over the head of the Enlightened Disciple. Anyone who grapples with her or strikes her with a melee weapon takes fire damage equal to 1d6 plus her character level, plus her Wisdom modifier.
Enlightenment: Eschew Worldly Possessions: at this stage, the Disciple can create items worth up to 15,000 GP as per a Wish, at will, requiring only a minute of meditation. They also need not eat or drink. To use this ability, the Disciple must not own any currency or precious metals. Personal equipment is exempted from the restriction. This is a flavour thing, so use common sense.
Dig a Hole: by touching an unattended object, the Disciple may cause a Disintegrate effect as a Supernatural ability at will. This only affects objects and terrain, not creatures. Doing this removes all mental ability damage and ability drain, as the act of digging a hole for no purpose other than to dig a hole helps them reach a state of peace.
Wings of Deflection: the Enlightened Disciple grows a second pair of ethereal wings. She gains a +4 Deflection bonus to Armour Class, +2 for having another pair of wings already, and this improves by another +2 for every other pair of wings she gains.
Koan of the One-Eyed Monk: by threatening people with violence, the Disciple is able to cause others to reach their own Enlightenment. If she can beat the foe's modified level check with an Intimidate check, then even if the foe is immune to Fear or Intimidation, she still bestows a Suggestion upon them, however they are entitled to a save.
Any time she is able to make a Demoralise check (such as demoralising foes who see her slaughter an enemy, if she has the relevant feat), she may use this ability, rolling once and applying the result to the check of every foe who could be affected.
Koan of the Inquisitive Student: upon successfully striking a foe in melee combat, the Disciple may merely rap them on the head. This causes zero damage, but causes them to lose their Dexterity bonus to AC for one round. Within the same encounter, the Disciple may, upon successfully hitting that foe a second time, automatically turn the hit into a confirmed critical hit. They must perform the harmless rap on the head again in order to automatically critical again.
Quantum Stance: observe the Enlightened Disciple. She is not really there, merely more likely to be there than not there. Nothing is truly where we perceive it to be. The Disciple takes this to the logical conclusion: any attack against the Disciple suffers a 50% miss chance. True Seeing and such abilities to not get around this; the only way to prevent it is to have a higher Wisdom score than the Disciple.
Enlightenment: We Are All Connected: the Disciple gains an even greater understanding of life, and how hatred is a weapon we forge for others that only hurts ourselves, that the air they exhale is inhaled by their enemies, and that everything is linked together.
Any beneficial spell or effect granted to the Disciple or any of her allies she can see is instead, at the Disciple's option, granted to the Disciple and any number of her allies she can see. Additionally, any foe who subjects the Disciple (or any ally in a square the Disciple threatens) to an ongoing condition such as Poison, Disease, Fear, Blindness or Nausea must make a Will save (DC 10 + half the Disciple's Hit Dice + her Wisdom modifier) or also receive the same affliction, for the same duration. If the original target is immune to the effect, then the attacker takes the effect but the target does not. The target may then, as a Free Action, tell the attacker to fellate them.
Fill It Up: as a Supernatural Ability at will, the Disciple may conjure earth and minerals to fill holes, repair damaged buildings or alter the terrain. This functions as a Creation that only makes wood, earth, mud, sand, clay, non-precious stone and non-precious metal, and Fabricate that applies only to the above materials. Once per day, if the Disciple uses this ability to fill a hole created by "Dig a Hole", she gains the benefits of a Moment of Prescience.
Tibetan Butterfly Technique: once per 5 minutes of meditation (or digging holes and filling them up), the Disciple may create a Wings of Flurry (Dragon Cock? I Walk) effect in the shape of a hurricane. This may either function as normal, or be placed anywhere within 250 feet, as though the Disciple were standing at that point.
The save DC is 10 + half the Disciple's hit dice + her Wisdom modifier.
Wings of Searing Light: the Disciple grows a third pair of wings. As a Supernatural Ability at will, she may use a Standard Action to fire one ray of light per wing possessed, out to 250' each, as ranged touch attacks. Upon hitting, they each deal Fire damage equal to 1d6 + her class level + her Wisdom modifier. Undead take double damage.
Beating of Enlightenment: upon automatically scoring a critical hit with Koan of the Inquisitive Student, the Disciple can teach the foe a valuable lesson. They must make a Will save (DC 10 + half the Disciple's HD + her Wis mod) or be Stunned with realisation for 1 round, and then Cowering until someone makes an attack against them or the combat ends.
If the combat ends before they are attacked, the Disciple may elect to set the target on the path of Enlightenment, forcing another Will save (same DC) against a Suggestion to leave immediately, searching for Enlightenment. They will undertake this vague task for 1 hour per class level.
Quantum Cat Mantra: no-one can really be sure if the Disciple is dead or alive. It's not that she necessarily looks unhealthy, or is in a box, it's just that no-one can actually know for certain. The Disciple may treat herself as dead or alive or undead or any combination thereof when being subject to abilities. So she is immune to Physical Ability Damage/Drain, Energy Drain/Negative Levels, Fatigue, Poison, Disease, Death Effects and Critical Hits and so on, and is healed by Inflict spells, yet is also healed by Cure spells, and cannot be Turned/Rebuked.
Enlightenment: Transcendence: the Disciple is no longer a normal mortal creature. She becomes Ageless, and can only die by being killed. However, she is so hardcore she wouldn't die even if you killed her: she rises again 24 hours later unless the body is hacked apart and burned, the ashes then scattered into an Unhallowed land.
Zen Fist: the actions of the Disciple cannot be interrupted by Immediate Actions, readied actions or attacks of opportunity. Instead, the Disciple declares her intent (such as "to make three attacks against the Hobgoblin Warlord and three against its Dragon mount"), the dice are rolled, and no attacks are actually made. However, at the end of the Disciple's turn, the targets have been attacked, actions performed and so on, just without there being a moment in time in which the actions were made. If you are confused by this, you're not Zen enough.
Additionally, she may elect to move as by teleporting - the journey has been made without a single footstep having fallen. Doing this, however, does not allow for Poetry in Motion (if she gains that class feature from another source).
The Barrier That Wasn't: the Disciple may ignore all Entanglement, Difficult Ground, Walls of Force and physical barriers. Indeed, she cannot be impeded by the terrain (yet is able to stand on solid ground, and swim in water) or Wall spells (although they can still deal damage). She can still be grappled, but gains a +8 bonus to escape the grapple.
Kill Buddha: it is said that if you should see Buddha, you must kill him. People do not become Enlightened by repeating what was done before them, they only attain Enlightenment in their own manner. The Disciple at this point becomes the Enlightened Master of Wel Hung Temple, Long Wang Province (replace all references of "Disciple" to "Master"), and gains the Half Celestial template without the Level Adjustment. The wings from the template are added to those already possessed, increasing the bonuses.
Hair of Vines: the hair of the Enlightened Disciple becomes vines and flowers. Animals and Plants will never attack her.
Daylight: the Disciple constantly emits Daylight as per the spell, as a Supernatural Ability. She may choose to suppress this ability at will.
Halo of Flames: a halo of fire forms over the head of the Enlightened Disciple. Anyone who grapples with her or strikes her with a melee weapon takes fire damage equal to 1d6 plus her character level, plus her Wisdom modifier.
Enlightenment: Eschew Worldly Possessions: at this stage, the Disciple can create items worth up to 15,000 GP as per a Wish, at will, requiring only a minute of meditation. They also need not eat or drink. To use this ability, the Disciple must not own any currency or precious metals. Personal equipment is exempted from the restriction. This is a flavour thing, so use common sense.
Dig a Hole: by touching an unattended object, the Disciple may cause a Disintegrate effect as a Supernatural ability at will. This only affects objects and terrain, not creatures. Doing this removes all mental ability damage and ability drain, as the act of digging a hole for no purpose other than to dig a hole helps them reach a state of peace.
Wings of Deflection: the Enlightened Disciple grows a second pair of ethereal wings. She gains a +4 Deflection bonus to Armour Class, +2 for having another pair of wings already, and this improves by another +2 for every other pair of wings she gains.
Koan of the One-Eyed Monk: by threatening people with violence, the Disciple is able to cause others to reach their own Enlightenment. If she can beat the foe's modified level check with an Intimidate check, then even if the foe is immune to Fear or Intimidation, she still bestows a Suggestion upon them, however they are entitled to a save.
Any time she is able to make a Demoralise check (such as demoralising foes who see her slaughter an enemy, if she has the relevant feat), she may use this ability, rolling once and applying the result to the check of every foe who could be affected.
Koan of the Inquisitive Student: upon successfully striking a foe in melee combat, the Disciple may merely rap them on the head. This causes zero damage, but causes them to lose their Dexterity bonus to AC for one round. Within the same encounter, the Disciple may, upon successfully hitting that foe a second time, automatically turn the hit into a confirmed critical hit. They must perform the harmless rap on the head again in order to automatically critical again.
Quantum Stance: observe the Enlightened Disciple. She is not really there, merely more likely to be there than not there. Nothing is truly where we perceive it to be. The Disciple takes this to the logical conclusion: any attack against the Disciple suffers a 50% miss chance. True Seeing and such abilities to not get around this; the only way to prevent it is to have a higher Wisdom score than the Disciple.
Enlightenment: We Are All Connected: the Disciple gains an even greater understanding of life, and how hatred is a weapon we forge for others that only hurts ourselves, that the air they exhale is inhaled by their enemies, and that everything is linked together.
Any beneficial spell or effect granted to the Disciple or any of her allies she can see is instead, at the Disciple's option, granted to the Disciple and any number of her allies she can see. Additionally, any foe who subjects the Disciple (or any ally in a square the Disciple threatens) to an ongoing condition such as Poison, Disease, Fear, Blindness or Nausea must make a Will save (DC 10 + half the Disciple's Hit Dice + her Wisdom modifier) or also receive the same affliction, for the same duration. If the original target is immune to the effect, then the attacker takes the effect but the target does not. The target may then, as a Free Action, tell the attacker to fellate them.
Fill It Up: as a Supernatural Ability at will, the Disciple may conjure earth and minerals to fill holes, repair damaged buildings or alter the terrain. This functions as a Creation that only makes wood, earth, mud, sand, clay, non-precious stone and non-precious metal, and Fabricate that applies only to the above materials. Once per day, if the Disciple uses this ability to fill a hole created by "Dig a Hole", she gains the benefits of a Moment of Prescience.
Tibetan Butterfly Technique: once per 5 minutes of meditation (or digging holes and filling them up), the Disciple may create a Wings of Flurry (Dragon Cock? I Walk) effect in the shape of a hurricane. This may either function as normal, or be placed anywhere within 250 feet, as though the Disciple were standing at that point.
The save DC is 10 + half the Disciple's hit dice + her Wisdom modifier.
Wings of Searing Light: the Disciple grows a third pair of wings. As a Supernatural Ability at will, she may use a Standard Action to fire one ray of light per wing possessed, out to 250' each, as ranged touch attacks. Upon hitting, they each deal Fire damage equal to 1d6 + her class level + her Wisdom modifier. Undead take double damage.
Beating of Enlightenment: upon automatically scoring a critical hit with Koan of the Inquisitive Student, the Disciple can teach the foe a valuable lesson. They must make a Will save (DC 10 + half the Disciple's HD + her Wis mod) or be Stunned with realisation for 1 round, and then Cowering until someone makes an attack against them or the combat ends.
If the combat ends before they are attacked, the Disciple may elect to set the target on the path of Enlightenment, forcing another Will save (same DC) against a Suggestion to leave immediately, searching for Enlightenment. They will undertake this vague task for 1 hour per class level.
Quantum Cat Mantra: no-one can really be sure if the Disciple is dead or alive. It's not that she necessarily looks unhealthy, or is in a box, it's just that no-one can actually know for certain. The Disciple may treat herself as dead or alive or undead or any combination thereof when being subject to abilities. So she is immune to Physical Ability Damage/Drain, Energy Drain/Negative Levels, Fatigue, Poison, Disease, Death Effects and Critical Hits and so on, and is healed by Inflict spells, yet is also healed by Cure spells, and cannot be Turned/Rebuked.
Enlightenment: Transcendence: the Disciple is no longer a normal mortal creature. She becomes Ageless, and can only die by being killed. However, she is so hardcore she wouldn't die even if you killed her: she rises again 24 hours later unless the body is hacked apart and burned, the ashes then scattered into an Unhallowed land.
Zen Fist: the actions of the Disciple cannot be interrupted by Immediate Actions, readied actions or attacks of opportunity. Instead, the Disciple declares her intent (such as "to make three attacks against the Hobgoblin Warlord and three against its Dragon mount"), the dice are rolled, and no attacks are actually made. However, at the end of the Disciple's turn, the targets have been attacked, actions performed and so on, just without there being a moment in time in which the actions were made. If you are confused by this, you're not Zen enough.
Additionally, she may elect to move as by teleporting - the journey has been made without a single footstep having fallen. Doing this, however, does not allow for Poetry in Motion (if she gains that class feature from another source).
The Barrier That Wasn't: the Disciple may ignore all Entanglement, Difficult Ground, Walls of Force and physical barriers. Indeed, she cannot be impeded by the terrain (yet is able to stand on solid ground, and swim in water) or Wall spells (although they can still deal damage). She can still be grappled, but gains a +8 bonus to escape the grapple.
Kill Buddha: it is said that if you should see Buddha, you must kill him. People do not become Enlightened by repeating what was done before them, they only attain Enlightenment in their own manner. The Disciple at this point becomes the Enlightened Master of Wel Hung Temple, Long Wang Province (replace all references of "Disciple" to "Master"), and gains the Half Celestial template without the Level Adjustment. The wings from the template are added to those already possessed, increasing the bonuses.
Maelstrom of Fiery Ki [Tome of Virtue]
It was a mistake to make me unhappy.... SHI SHI HOUKUDAN!
Requirements:
BAB: +7
Special: must possess a Super Gauge
HP: 1d10
Skill Points: 4+Int
BAB: Good
Saves: Good Fort, Ref and Will
| Level: | Abilities: |
| 1 | Trouble Brewing, Rageblade |
| 2 | Ki Burst, Taste Your Own Blood |
| 3 | Tempest in a Tea Cup, Shadowrun |
| 4 | Flow of Violence, Overflowing Cup of Ki |
| 5 | Deadly Finishing Move, Ki Eruption |
Trouble Brewing: the Maelstrom of Fiery Ki builds up a lot of Tension, the kind that can only be eased off by applying violence to other people. In the face. Whenever struck, or striking an enemy, they gain 2 Tension instead of 1.
Rageblade: when striking the subject of their Tension, the Maelstrom adds their current Tension to melee damage rolls. This is multiplied by critical hits, Leap Attack and so on.
Ki Burst: as a Standard Action, the Maelstrom may unleash a wave of burning Ki energy at her foes. This has a radius of 5' per 2 points of Tension spent, and everyone in the area takes 1d6 Fire damage per Tension spent, up to a maximum of the Maelstrom's hit dice. Only half of this may be resisted/negated. Everyone in the area is subject to a Ref save for half damage (DC 10 + 1/2 the Maelstrom's HD + her Wis mod). Spending an additional 10 Tension transforms this into a Swift action.
Taste Your Own Blood: the Maelstrom practically enjoys getting smacked around now. When suffering a critical hit, a sneak attack, any [Pain] effect, or any hit that reduces her to 25% or less (including multiple little hits when already in the danger zone), she gains another 5 Tension.
Tempest in a Tea Cup: the Maelstrom of Fiery Ki may now ignore attacks from others, focusing exclusively on the one building her Super Gauge. By doing so, she gains no Tension against anyone other than the designated foe, but as a result does not lose her Tension just because someone else slaps her up. If she turns and attacks them, the Tension is lost as normal. She can opt not to use this ability at any time.
One side effect of this ability is she no longer loses her Tension after attacking a different target - the Tension is lost when the decision is made, thus preventing her from possibly being able to charge up against one person and release against another.
Shadowrun: the Maelstrom can step onto the Ethereal Plane, and thus may walk on water or, for that matter, thin air as long as she ends her turn standing on something solid. It can be a flimsy tree branch or a bamboo pole, mind you, as long as it is a solid object. Furthermore, she may step through Walls of Force, treating them merely as 10' movement per wall, and can add her Intelligence modifier to her Initiative.
If she already possesses this ability or later on gets it from continuing their life as a Sohei, she instead gains Poetry in Motion. If she manages to get that as well, then she gets a round of applause.
Flow of Violence: pain is a great teacher: it teaches us not to get hurt, usually. With a Swift Action, the Maelstrom may spend 10 Tension to gain the benefits of a single [Combat] feat for a number of rounds equal to her Wisdom modifier. Only one feat may be gained at a time in this manner.
Overflowing Cup of Ki: the Maelstrom is such a tornado of fury that she gains twice as much Tension from all sources (10 from critical hits, sneak attacks, [Pain] effects and dangerously low health, 4 from hitting or getting hit).
Deadly Finishing Move: by spending 20 Tension as a Standard Action, the Maelstrom may unleash a killer Destroyer move. This attack deals an additional 2d6 damage per Hit Die of the Maelstrom, and bypasses all Damage Reduction (‌including /-) and Regeneration.
It also deals Strength Damage equal to the Maelstrom's Wisdom modifier, and the target must make either a Fortitude save or a Will save (Maelstrom's choice) or be slain instantly and completely destroyed. Not even ashes remain, and the soul is transported to the centre of the planet, on another plane (probably Hell).
It should be mandated that the player name this move and either shout it out before unleashing it, or quietly state the name after the effects take place. And adopts a cool pose, with the name written in Kanji on pieces of paper and held up next to their head by another player.
The target, if slain, does gain enough time to compose and recite a poem, however they cannot use this time for anything else. It's a poem and death, or death without sauce.
Ki Eruption: at the cost of 20 additional Tension, Ki Burst may be used as an Immediate Action, interrupting enemy actions. If an interrupted enemy takes damage from this, their action automatically fails.
Rageblade: when striking the subject of their Tension, the Maelstrom adds their current Tension to melee damage rolls. This is multiplied by critical hits, Leap Attack and so on.
Ki Burst: as a Standard Action, the Maelstrom may unleash a wave of burning Ki energy at her foes. This has a radius of 5' per 2 points of Tension spent, and everyone in the area takes 1d6 Fire damage per Tension spent, up to a maximum of the Maelstrom's hit dice. Only half of this may be resisted/negated. Everyone in the area is subject to a Ref save for half damage (DC 10 + 1/2 the Maelstrom's HD + her Wis mod). Spending an additional 10 Tension transforms this into a Swift action.
Taste Your Own Blood: the Maelstrom practically enjoys getting smacked around now. When suffering a critical hit, a sneak attack, any [Pain] effect, or any hit that reduces her to 25% or less (including multiple little hits when already in the danger zone), she gains another 5 Tension.
Tempest in a Tea Cup: the Maelstrom of Fiery Ki may now ignore attacks from others, focusing exclusively on the one building her Super Gauge. By doing so, she gains no Tension against anyone other than the designated foe, but as a result does not lose her Tension just because someone else slaps her up. If she turns and attacks them, the Tension is lost as normal. She can opt not to use this ability at any time.
One side effect of this ability is she no longer loses her Tension after attacking a different target - the Tension is lost when the decision is made, thus preventing her from possibly being able to charge up against one person and release against another.
Shadowrun: the Maelstrom can step onto the Ethereal Plane, and thus may walk on water or, for that matter, thin air as long as she ends her turn standing on something solid. It can be a flimsy tree branch or a bamboo pole, mind you, as long as it is a solid object. Furthermore, she may step through Walls of Force, treating them merely as 10' movement per wall, and can add her Intelligence modifier to her Initiative.
If she already possesses this ability or later on gets it from continuing their life as a Sohei, she instead gains Poetry in Motion. If she manages to get that as well, then she gets a round of applause.
Flow of Violence: pain is a great teacher: it teaches us not to get hurt, usually. With a Swift Action, the Maelstrom may spend 10 Tension to gain the benefits of a single [Combat] feat for a number of rounds equal to her Wisdom modifier. Only one feat may be gained at a time in this manner.
Overflowing Cup of Ki: the Maelstrom is such a tornado of fury that she gains twice as much Tension from all sources (10 from critical hits, sneak attacks, [Pain] effects and dangerously low health, 4 from hitting or getting hit).
Deadly Finishing Move: by spending 20 Tension as a Standard Action, the Maelstrom may unleash a killer Destroyer move. This attack deals an additional 2d6 damage per Hit Die of the Maelstrom, and bypasses all Damage Reduction (‌including /-) and Regeneration.
It also deals Strength Damage equal to the Maelstrom's Wisdom modifier, and the target must make either a Fortitude save or a Will save (Maelstrom's choice) or be slain instantly and completely destroyed. Not even ashes remain, and the soul is transported to the centre of the planet, on another plane (probably Hell).
It should be mandated that the player name this move and either shout it out before unleashing it, or quietly state the name after the effects take place. And adopts a cool pose, with the name written in Kanji on pieces of paper and held up next to their head by another player.
The target, if slain, does gain enough time to compose and recite a poem, however they cannot use this time for anything else. It's a poem and death, or death without sauce.
Ki Eruption: at the cost of 20 additional Tension, Ki Burst may be used as an Immediate Action, interrupting enemy actions. If an interrupted enemy takes damage from this, their action automatically fails.
Arcane Strategist [Tome of Tiamat]
Did they think they could fool a strategist like me? I have specialised in the use of fire all my life!
Requirements:
SKills: Knowledge (Engineering) 8 ranks, Knowledge (Nature) 8 ranks and Knowledge (Tactics) 8 ranks
Spellcasting: must be able to cast 3rd level Arcane spells
Special: must have followers or an army or a [Leadership] feat.
HP: 1d6
Skills: 6+Int
BAB: Poor
Saves: Good Will to all mankind
| Level: | Abilities: | Spellcasting: |
| 1 | Move Earth, Expert Tactician | +1 Level of previous class |
| 2 | Delay Spell, Mass Spell 1/Day | +1 Level of previous class |
| 3 | Signal Spell | +1 Level of previous class |
| 4 | Spell Trap, Mass Spell 2/Day | +1 Level of previous class |
| 5 | Retributive Spell | +1 Level of previous class |
| 6 | Spell Beacon, Mass Spell 3/Day | +1 Level of previous class |
| 7 | Eight Trigrams Formation | +1 Level of previous class |
| 8 | Artillery, Mass Spell 4/Day | +1 Level of previous class |
| 9 | Conjure Battlefield | +1 Level of previous class |
| 10 | TACTICAL GENIUS!, Mass Spell 5/Day | +1 Level of previous class |
Spellcasting: Every level, the Arcane Strategist gains spellcasting abilities (caster level, spells known, spells per day) as though they had gained a level of a single previous Arcane Spellcaster class. No other abilities are gained.
Move Earth: the Arcane Strategist may cast Move Earth as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to her Int modifier.
Expert Tactician: this feat is gained as a bonus feat.
Delay Spell: the Arcane Strategist may Delay any spell they cast, except for the spells of their highest level available. A spell may be delayed by up to 3 rounds, chosen at the time of casting. After this delay, the spell goes off, just as if it had been cast only then.
Mass Spell: once per day, the Arcane Strategist may cast a Mass version of a spell, using the same spell slot as the original. This takes a full round action if it would normally take less time, or an extra full round action if it would take one round or more. The spell must be one that affects one or more targets, not an area of effect. It now affects one target per caster level. Every 2 levels, another daily use of this is granted.
Signal Spell: with a full round action, the Arcane Strategist may declare a special strategy. All allies within hearing distance can be blessed with a Contingency for when the Arcane Strategist casts a specific spell, causing them to perform a Standard, Move or Full Round Action (stated at time of preparation) as an Immediate Action.
This lasts until activated, the upcoming Dawn/Dusk/Noon/Midnight or the ability is used again (it overwrites current contingencies).
An example could be "When I cast a Mass Haste, everyone make a Full Attack Action against an enemy you can reach." or "When I Fireball the enemies, everyone Charge them".
Spell Trap: the Arcane Strategist may cast a spell as a Trap, as long as the spell usually affects an area of effect. The Trap is placed onto a 5' square and lasts until the upcoming Dawn/Dusk/Noon/Midnight, or until triggered, or until the maximum allowed is exceeded, where the oldest are removed first. The maximum allowed is the Arcane Strategist's Intelligence modifier.
Enemies can detect the trap with a Search check equal to the save DC of the spell (if it doesn't have one normally, it is 10 + spell level + Int modifier). If someone steps into the square without Disabling it first, the spell goes off, only affecting the one square. All other effects are the same.
The square being trapped has to be adjacent to the Arcane Strategist.
Retributive Spell: the Arcane Strategist may cast any Single Target spell as a Retributive spell, but may only have one up at a time. She becomes wreathed in magic for 1 minute or until struck in melee combat. If the latter occurs, the spell activates, affecting the attacker as though they were the original target of the spell.
Spell Beacon: the Arcane Strategist may cast a spell as a Spell Beacon at a range of up to 20' per class level. The square targeted glows with a pillar of light, helping to direct allies to it. Whenever one of her allies touches the square, the spell is activated. This may be any multiple target, single target or area of effect spell, and is usually used to place buffs at vital objectives to help allies hold the positions. Some strategists are not above making the spells harmful, however, effectively setting orbital bombardments on their allies.
Eight Trigrams Formation: with a Full Round Action, the Arcane Strategist can create a defensive barrier for her allies. Draw an imaginary line between every pair of allies, including the Arcane Strategist. These form Walls of Force for one round, and are filled with Acid Fog that does not affect her or her allies.
Additionally, the Arcane Strategist and her allies gain the benefits (but not the drawbacks) of a Stoneskin effect for one round. Any foe who attacks the Arcane Strategist or any of her allies during this time but fails to deal any damage automatically becomes Exhausted for one minute.
Allies in this case are only those within 50' of the Arcane Strategist, not those back home in Kansas.
Artillery: damaging spells cast by the Arcane Strategist begin to have tell-tale signs of their destructive capacity. When the Arcane Strategist casts Area of Effect spells that allow a save and primarily deal damage, her enemies may elect to dive for cover, becoming Prone and Cowering for 1 round, but automatically passing all saving throws. They can do this after rolling and failing, but doing so extends the Cowering to 2 rounds. While they remain Prone and Cowering, they continue to automatically pass saving throws against such spells cast by her.
Conjure Battlefield: once per day, the Arcane Strategist may transform the landscape into a favourable battlefield. One square mile gains the effects of Nightmare Terrain (the Arcane Strategist and her allies ignore this effect), and a trench network covers a third of the battlefield - the third closest the Strategist, providing Full Cover. Additionally, a full fortress set (as per the Warmage "Instant Fortress" ability) is conjured on her side, and spits out one Fireball per round. Finally, the middle third of the area is filled with a Stone Spikes effect.
Should a major victory be scored, this ability may be used once more on that day.
TACTICAL GENIUS! once per day, the Arcane Strategist may perform a great tactical move, selecting one of two effects:
1) She and her allies are instantly Teleported Without Error or Gated to the precise point they wish to be, with a Timestop effect taking place upon arrival.
2) A powerful magical ally is summoned, appearing anywhere the Arcane Strategist can see. Typical creatures include:
-a Remorhaz with additional HD
-a Purple Worm (no sniggering there!) with additional HD
-a Colossal Adamantine Animated Siege Tower with a Catapult on top and is clearly not a Baneblade
-a Colossal Monstrous Vermin with additional HD
The CR may be any amount up to your character level -2. The creature hangs around until one minute has passed, and usually just goes on a rampage, trying to deal as much damage to the enemy forces as possible.
This ability may be used once more in the day if a great victory is achieved.
Move Earth: the Arcane Strategist may cast Move Earth as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to her Int modifier.
Expert Tactician: this feat is gained as a bonus feat.
Delay Spell: the Arcane Strategist may Delay any spell they cast, except for the spells of their highest level available. A spell may be delayed by up to 3 rounds, chosen at the time of casting. After this delay, the spell goes off, just as if it had been cast only then.
Mass Spell: once per day, the Arcane Strategist may cast a Mass version of a spell, using the same spell slot as the original. This takes a full round action if it would normally take less time, or an extra full round action if it would take one round or more. The spell must be one that affects one or more targets, not an area of effect. It now affects one target per caster level. Every 2 levels, another daily use of this is granted.
Signal Spell: with a full round action, the Arcane Strategist may declare a special strategy. All allies within hearing distance can be blessed with a Contingency for when the Arcane Strategist casts a specific spell, causing them to perform a Standard, Move or Full Round Action (stated at time of preparation) as an Immediate Action.
This lasts until activated, the upcoming Dawn/Dusk/Noon/Midnight or the ability is used again (it overwrites current contingencies).
An example could be "When I cast a Mass Haste, everyone make a Full Attack Action against an enemy you can reach." or "When I Fireball the enemies, everyone Charge them".
Spell Trap: the Arcane Strategist may cast a spell as a Trap, as long as the spell usually affects an area of effect. The Trap is placed onto a 5' square and lasts until the upcoming Dawn/Dusk/Noon/Midnight, or until triggered, or until the maximum allowed is exceeded, where the oldest are removed first. The maximum allowed is the Arcane Strategist's Intelligence modifier.
Enemies can detect the trap with a Search check equal to the save DC of the spell (if it doesn't have one normally, it is 10 + spell level + Int modifier). If someone steps into the square without Disabling it first, the spell goes off, only affecting the one square. All other effects are the same.
The square being trapped has to be adjacent to the Arcane Strategist.
Retributive Spell: the Arcane Strategist may cast any Single Target spell as a Retributive spell, but may only have one up at a time. She becomes wreathed in magic for 1 minute or until struck in melee combat. If the latter occurs, the spell activates, affecting the attacker as though they were the original target of the spell.
Spell Beacon: the Arcane Strategist may cast a spell as a Spell Beacon at a range of up to 20' per class level. The square targeted glows with a pillar of light, helping to direct allies to it. Whenever one of her allies touches the square, the spell is activated. This may be any multiple target, single target or area of effect spell, and is usually used to place buffs at vital objectives to help allies hold the positions. Some strategists are not above making the spells harmful, however, effectively setting orbital bombardments on their allies.
Eight Trigrams Formation: with a Full Round Action, the Arcane Strategist can create a defensive barrier for her allies. Draw an imaginary line between every pair of allies, including the Arcane Strategist. These form Walls of Force for one round, and are filled with Acid Fog that does not affect her or her allies.
Additionally, the Arcane Strategist and her allies gain the benefits (but not the drawbacks) of a Stoneskin effect for one round. Any foe who attacks the Arcane Strategist or any of her allies during this time but fails to deal any damage automatically becomes Exhausted for one minute.
Allies in this case are only those within 50' of the Arcane Strategist, not those back home in Kansas.
Artillery: damaging spells cast by the Arcane Strategist begin to have tell-tale signs of their destructive capacity. When the Arcane Strategist casts Area of Effect spells that allow a save and primarily deal damage, her enemies may elect to dive for cover, becoming Prone and Cowering for 1 round, but automatically passing all saving throws. They can do this after rolling and failing, but doing so extends the Cowering to 2 rounds. While they remain Prone and Cowering, they continue to automatically pass saving throws against such spells cast by her.
Conjure Battlefield: once per day, the Arcane Strategist may transform the landscape into a favourable battlefield. One square mile gains the effects of Nightmare Terrain (the Arcane Strategist and her allies ignore this effect), and a trench network covers a third of the battlefield - the third closest the Strategist, providing Full Cover. Additionally, a full fortress set (as per the Warmage "Instant Fortress" ability) is conjured on her side, and spits out one Fireball per round. Finally, the middle third of the area is filled with a Stone Spikes effect.
Should a major victory be scored, this ability may be used once more on that day.
TACTICAL GENIUS! once per day, the Arcane Strategist may perform a great tactical move, selecting one of two effects:
1) She and her allies are instantly Teleported Without Error or Gated to the precise point they wish to be, with a Timestop effect taking place upon arrival.
2) A powerful magical ally is summoned, appearing anywhere the Arcane Strategist can see. Typical creatures include:
-a Remorhaz with additional HD
-a Purple Worm (no sniggering there!) with additional HD
-a Colossal Adamantine Animated Siege Tower with a Catapult on top and is clearly not a Baneblade
-a Colossal Monstrous Vermin with additional HD
The CR may be any amount up to your character level -2. The creature hangs around until one minute has passed, and usually just goes on a rampage, trying to deal as much damage to the enemy forces as possible.
This ability may be used once more in the day if a great victory is achieved.
A decisive martial victory on the scale of annexing a decently-sized kingdom, or in lieu of conquest, a terror that was plaguing aforementioned decently-sized kingdom and threatened it with destruction/enslavement/more than just the heebiejeebies.
Optionally anything that involves great tactical coordination and represents the culmination of months if not years of planning and maneuvering might also qualify (for instance, courting, seducing and having sex with eight princesses at once, or convincing the entire planet to play a game of The Floor Is Lava (this can of course be really simple by actually turning the floor into lava)).
Optionally anything that involves great tactical coordination and represents the culmination of months if not years of planning and maneuvering might also qualify (for instance, courting, seducing and having sex with eight princesses at once, or convincing the entire planet to play a game of The Floor Is Lava (this can of course be really simple by actually turning the floor into lava)).
