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classes of NeoExodus:

Protectorate

Peacekeeper

Written By Owen K.C. Stephens

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classes of NeoExodus: Protectorate Peacekeeper

The Arman Protectorate Peacekeeper is a warrior

who draws strength and power from his faith, convic-

tion and devotion. Most are generic champions of the

Arman Protectorate and the Sanguine Covenant, using

their faith to gird them against the plots of heretics,

infidels and pagans while defending the members of

the Covenant. Other Peacekeepers are devoted to a

specific holy duty, perhaps one that has been entrusted

to their family for generations. Peacekeepers often

dedicate themselves to a specific cause, such as the

death of black sorcerers, the destruction of undead, or

the promotion of law and justice.

Combat

Peacekeepers expect to spend their lives facing

danger, traveling far from home, and overcoming

overwhelming odds. The entire point of their dedica-

tion to a single faith or duty is to protect its beliefs

and leaders, and carry out the duties associated with

it. The Peacekeepers are small in number, and used

to fighting against overwhelming odds, often with

only a few local farmers or priests to support them.

A Peacekeeper thus seeks to be self-sufficient and

well-educated, prepared to fight for every advantage

his great conviction or advanced theories of war can

earn him. Of course not every moment is consumed

with the needs of his duties, leaving Peacekeepers

free to aid others in worthy quests, as long as they are

compatible with the goals of the Sanguine Covenant.

While different Peacekeepers express their devotion to

the faith of the Sanguine Covenant in different ways,

they all share the ability to drive themselves further

because of this faith. Peacekeepers can drive their

mind, body and soul further because of their belief

they should be able to do so. Some of the potency

they gain through their unflinching faith is an exten-

sion of their normal talents, while others are simply

bonuses to skills and abilities earned through devout

practice and training.

Peacekeepers do well as primary front-line melee

combatants. While they lack the resilience of barbar-

ians or the sheer combat power of fighters their

advanced training and powers of conviction compen-

sate well for these lacks. They are able to function

anywhere a fighter could, and may be able to aid party

members or help outside combat in ways a fighter

cannot. Of course Peacekeepers work well with other

melee combatants, often directing allies in ways that

make them even more effective.

Peacekeepers are warriors first and foremost, and

carry the trappings common to that profession – heavy

armor, large weapons, and often a large shield. They

are also experts in the use of machines and siege

engines, relying on the power of levers and cogs

rather than unholy magics or pacts with dark powers.

Peacekeepers also spend their time delving into the

tenets of their faith. They are devout students of the

writings and cannons of their faith and their lands,

sometimes even becoming religious scholars and

philosophers. This constant study helps Peacekeepers

focus the power of their convictions, giving them

abilities and endurance beyond the ken of common

fighters.

Peacekeepers work well with anyone who is not

clearly an enemy of the Arman Protectorate or

Sanguine Covenant and respects the Peacekeeper’s

devotion. However, their extreme mistrust of magic

not firmly under the Covenant’s control prevents

them from being able to trust any sorcerer or wizard.

Additionally, mercenaries or wanderers who lack any

strong guidelines of their own, including many bards

and rogues, irritate Peacekeepers.

Peacekeepers are held to the highest standard by those

who share their beliefs, but are equally ridiculed by

those who do not share their beliefs. The fact that a

Peacekeeper accepts the tenets of his faith or duty so

totally is seen as a sign of stupidity by skeptics. They

seek to point out logical fallacies and failings of the

Peacekeeper’s beliefs, hoping to shatter his conviction

and destroy his powers of faith. But a Peacekeeper

knows determination and belief in something greater

than yourself can overcome such petty concerns as

logic and reason.

training

A Peacekeeper trains from a young age in the dogma

of the Arman Protectorate and the Sanguine Covenant

and the arts of war and engineering. In smaller towns

and villages lacking the monasteries and cathedrals

to provide such training, Peacekeepers are sometimes

taught in family schools or in the houses of local

retired Peacekeepers and older nobles.

A Peacekeeper expects to lead a hard life, and though

he does not seek death in the service of his faith,

knows that martyrdom may be the best fate he can

hope for. The personality of a Peacekeeper is heavily

influenced by the dogma he subscribes to. Often

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protectorate Peacekeeper

Base

Attack Fort Ref Will

Level Bonus Save Save Save Special

1 +0 +0 +2 +2 Call artillery, mechanical advantage +1

2 +1 +1 +3 +3 Bonus feat, leader

3 +2 +1 +3 +3 Diligence

4 +3 +1 +4 +4 Mechanical advantage +2

5 +3 +2 +4 +4 Bonus feat

6 +4 +2 +5 +5 Greater Diligence

7 +5 +2 +5 +5 Mechanical advantage +3

8 +6 +3 +6 +6 Bonus feat

9 +6 +3 +6 +6 Greater Diligence

10 +7 +3 +7 +7 Mechanical advantage +4

Peacekeepers see themselves as buffers, warriors who

do the unpleasant tasks required by their position so

others need not take on such burdens.

Hit Dice

A Protectorate Peacekeeper gains 1d10 plus

Constitution modifier hit points per level.

Most Peacekeepers are lawful, as great convic-

tion comes most easily to those with orderly, orga-

nized beliefs. Fanaticism does not require logic

however, and there certainly are chaotic and neutral

Peacekeepers who accept the laws and rules of the

Arman Protectorate and Sanguine Covenant on pure

faith, with no need to understand the basis of those

laws. Though such fanatics are no less effective than

their more orderly brethren, they are often less well

received by others who fear their unpredictability.

Class Skills

The Protectorate Peacekeeper’s class skills ( and the

key ability for each skill ) are Appraise ( Int ), Climb

( Str ), Craft ( Int ), Disable Device ( Int ), Handle

Animal ( Cha ), Heal ( Wis ), Jump ( Str ), Knowledge

( all skills, taken individually ) (Int ), Open Lock ( Dex ),

Ride ( Dex ), Search ( Int ), Sense Motive ( Wis ), Speak

Language, Survival ( Wis ), Use Rope ( Dex ).

Skill Points at Each Level: 6 + Int modifier.

Requirements

To qualify to become a Protectorate Peacekeeper, a

character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the

Protectorate Peacekeeper.

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Protectorate Peacekeepers are proficient with all

simple and martial weapons and with all armor and

shields, including tower shields.

Feats: Proficiency with at least four martial weapons,

including at least one sword and one crossbow, Self-

Sufficient.

Skills: Knowledge ( religion ) +4, Sense Motive +4

Call Artillery

A Peacekeeper knows a soldier’s force pales before

that of a siege engine. The Protectorate army is replete

with mangonels, ballistas and trebuchets which a

Peacekeeper can direct to attack foes or locations near

him with great precision.

Special: Must be trained by senior Protectorate

Peacekeeper. Must not be able to cast any spell

unless also ordained by the Sanguine Covenant ( and

even then only spells specifically approved by the

Covenant ). A Peacekeeper who gains such spellcasting

ability must immediately choose to forgo such ability,

or lose all special abilities as a Peacekeeper.

If you are within firing range of a functional siege

engine manned by friendly forces, you can direct it to

attack an area near you once per encounter, by giving

precise signals on targeting and range. The more expe-

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rience you have, the more accurate ( and thus more

damaging ) the attack is. As a standard action you can

call down a strike that deals 1d10 hp/Peacekeeper

level in a 10 ft. radius.

You choose one of the diligence abilities listed below.

Once you’ve made this choice, you cannot change it.

• Fearless ( Ex ): By learning to mentally recite reli-

gious tracks in times of stress, you have made your-

self immune to all magical and mundane fear.

• Great Strength ( Ex ): You can use prayer and

devotion to inspire yourself to great acts of power.

Once per day you may gain a +10 bonus to a single

Strength check or Strength skill check lasting no

more than one round ( including break DC checks ).

• Inspired Tactics ( Ex ): Your constant study of the

art of war allows you to develop complex, brilliant

plans of combat, which you believe to be divinely

inspired. If you have a few minutes to make a plan

prior to a conflict, you grant you allies a morale

bonus to attack and damage rolls and saving throws

equal to your Wisdom modifier ( to a maximum of

one-half your total peacekeeper levels ). The bonus

does not come into play until you declare the plan

active, which you can do at any point during the

conflict as a free action. This bonus lasts three

rounds, then reduces in value by one per round after

that.

• Preacher ( Ex ): You are dedicated to spreading the

word of the Sanguine Covenant, and spend consid-

erable time preaching to the faithful and debating

with heathens. As a result, you have gained a +2

morale bonus to all Charisma skill or ability checks

that involve talking, negotiation or discussion.

• Religious Fervor ( Ex ): You may enter a state of

religious ecstasy once per day. This grants you a +1

morale bonus to attack rolls and a +2 moral bonus

to weapon damage rolls. Your religions fervor lasts

for a number of rounds equal to your Peacekeeper

level plus your Wisdom modifier ( minimum 1

round ).

• Shield of Faith ( Ex ): You depend on your divine

faith to protect you from the vile magics forbidden

by the Sanguine Covenant. You gain a +2 morale

bonus to all saving throws against spells and spell-

like abilities, accept those cast by individuals

ordained into the Sanguine Covenant.

Mechanical Advantage

At 1st level a Peacekeeper has learned enough about

the basics of machines and their best to gain an advan-

tage over less trained individuals when utilizing a

machine.

You gain a +1 bonus to any skill or ability check or

damage roll involving a machine. For this purpose a

machine is any device that uses gears, leavers, pulleys,

screws, springs, or locks, as well as anything with

similar mechanical method of storing or multiplying

physical force. This includes all crossbows and slings

( though not standard bows, as peacekeeper training

does not apply to them ), a block and tackle, crowbars,

locks, manacles, portable rams, and all skill and tool

kits.

This advantage increases to +2 at 4th level, +3 at 7th,

and +4 by 10th level.

Bonus Feat

The Protectorate’s mastery with machines and

weapons of war leads Peacekeepers to constantly be

attempting to master their existing tools or exploring

the possibilities of new, often bizarre, weapons.

At 2nd level you gain a bonus feat from the following

list. Far Shot, Mounted Archery, Mounted Combat,

Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Improved Shield Bash,

Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Reload, Rapid

Shot, Quick Draw, Two-Weapon Defense, Two-

Weapon Fighting, or Weapon Focus. You must meet

any prerequisites. You gain additional bonus feats at

5th and 8th level. At 8th level you may also select

Greater Weapon Focus, treating your Peacekeeper

levels as fighter levels for purposes of this feat’s

prerequisites.

Leader

You add your Peacekeeper level to your leadership

score for the Leadership feat. Any ally able to see and

hear you receives a +4 bonus to all saves against fear

and despair spells and effects.

Greater Diligence

At 6th and 9th level a Peacekeeper’s diligence grants

him further abilities.

Diligence

By 3rd level the diligence of the Peacekeeper is so

great he can draw upon it to perform impressive phys-

ical or mental deeds.

You may select one of the greater diligence abili-

ties below, or two abilities from the diligence ability

list. An ability that you only use once per day may

be selected multiple times, each time increasing the

number of times per day you can use it by one.

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• Act of Faith ( Ex ): Once per day you may reroll

any one attack, damage roll, saving throw, or skill

check. You must use the second roll, even if it worse

than the first.

• Exorcism ( Ex ): Once per day, as a standard action,

you can quote the tenets of the Sanguine Covenant

with such conviction that your supernatural foes

are unnerved. Only foes of the elemental, extra-

planar, outsider, or undead type and those able to

cast spells or spell-like abilities are affected, and

any creature that faithfully follows the tenets of the

Sanguine Covenant is immune. All foes within a 60

ft.-radius of you must make a Will save (DC 10 +

your Peacekeeper level + your Charisma modifier),

or suffer a -2 penalty to all attack and damage rolls,

skill checks, and saving throws for the remained of

the encounter.

the Dodge feat. If the target takes movement away

from you, you may automatically follow the target

even if it is not your turn. You may move up to a

maximum of your move rate. This movement does not

provoke an attack of opportunity from anyone threat-

ening the you, and it counts against your movement in

the following round ( preventing you from taking a 5

foot adjustment, as you are considered to have moved

this round, and generally leaving you with only a

partial action ).

team Fighter - General

You can direct allies to be more effective in a fight.

Benefit: As a move action, you can shout warnings

and instructions to all allies within 30 feet of you. You

may grant them either a +1 bonus to their next attack

roll taken within one round, or +1 to AC against the

next attack made against them in the next round.

Additionally, any creature faithful to the Sanguine

Covenant that is suffering a possession or mind-

affecting spell or spell-like ability that hears your

verbal exhortation gets an immediate saving throw

to be free of that effect. The creature may use its

Will save, or yours, whichever is better.

• Purity ( Ex ): You are immune to mundane and

magical diseases.

• Shake it Off ( Ex ): Once per day you may, as a

move action, convince yourself your wounds are not

as serious as they seem. You heal a number of hit

points equal to your Wisdom modifier times your

Peacekeeper level ( minimum 1 hp/level ).

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 6 for

more information.

Feats

The following feats are common among members of

the Arman Protectorate Peacekeeper, though anyone

who qualifies for them may take them.

Menacing - General

You are particularly adept at making it difficult for

spellcasters to concentrate.

Benefit: Any target that you threaten, or make an

attack roll against ( even if you miss ) has the DC of a

Concentrate check made to cast a spell defensively

increased by +5 for one round.

Pressing Attack - General

You’ve learned to keep close to a chosen opponent.

Prerequisite: Dodge

Benefit: You may stay close to a foe you are adjacent

to, and are currently receiving an AC bonus from with

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