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BLOODLINE

LEVELS

Iain Fyffe

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Bloodline Levels

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction

Existing bloodline mechanics

New bloodline mechanics

Bloodline (Feat)

Bloodline descriptions

Section 2: Bloodlines

Celestial

enie, efreeti

enie, janni

evil

host

oppelganger

houl

ragon, black

iant, cloud

ragon, blue

iant, fire

ragon, brass

iant, frost

ragon, bronze

iant, hill

ragon, copper

iant, stone

ragon, gold

iant, storm

ragon, green

ragon, red

Lich

ragon, silver

Lycanthrope

ragon,

hite

edusa

Ele

ental, air

inotaur

Ele

ental, earth

Ele

ental, fire

gre

Ele

ental,

ater

gre

age

Ettercap

Titan

Fey

Troll

enie, djinni

pire

Sidebars

Converting characters

Abusing the bloodline rules

Ettercap bloodline - standard rules

Bloodlines and alignment

Medusa bloodline - standard rules

BLOODLINE LEVELS

Every so often, an individual is born who stands out

a little from the rest of his people. This individual

displays characteristics associated with a different

kind of creature, such as a dragon, giant, celestial, or

demon. Such a character is said to have a bloodline.

at 1st level must be carried through, unless you wish

to take a stiff XP penalty.

We can adapt the mechanics presented in

Background Levels to resolve these issues. Essentially

each bloodline becomes a class in which characters

can take levels to reflect the strength of their

bloodline. No decisions need to be finalized at 1st

level, and as full classes, each bloodline has its own

attack bonus, save bonuses, hit die, skill points and

class abilities. You don't need to give up these basic

parts of character advancement in order to have a

bloodline.

Bloodlines can exist for any of a number of reasons.

Perhaps the character has an unusual ancestor, such

as a dragon who took alternate form to live among

humans or elves. The character might be a

throwback to an earlier age, when all species were

more closely related. The bloodline might be the

result of unusual supernatural energies present

during conception, pregnancy, or birth. It could also

be an omen sent by the gods, part of an ancient

prophecy or dire legend.

NEW BLOODLINE MECHANICS

To establish a character's bloodline, you select a

Bloodline feat. This reflects the character's bloodline

and provides in-game effects, such as a bonus to a

particular skill and affinity with creatures of the

bloodline type. You don't have to select a Bloodline

feat if you don't want to. Most characters do not

have an atypical bloodline, and therefore have no

use for the Bloodline feat.

EXISTING BLOODLINE MECHANICS

The bloodline mechanics are a clever application of

the d20 System TM . They effectively add a Level

Adjustment to a character with a bloodline, +1 LA at

a time. A 20th-level character with a major bloodline

actually has 17 class levels and a +3 LA. In some

sense, game balance is preserved in this way.

If so desired, when a character with a Bloodline feat

advances a level, he may advance a level in his

bloodline class rather than a base class, prestige

class, racial paragon class or background class. This

advancement grants further benefits associated with

the bloodline, along with the things normally

associated with advancing a level such as skill

points, hit points, save bonuses and base attack

bonus progression. Advancing in a bloodline class

reflects a character focusing on and developing his

bloodline potential. Bloodline levels are not

considered when determining XP penalties for

multiclassing.

However, at each individual level along the way,

game balance is not necessarily preserved. A 1st-

level character with a major bloodline is more

powerful than a 1st-level character with a lesser

bloodline, or one with no bloodline at all. By 3rd

level, a character with a major bloodline must take a

bloodline level (a +1 LA), foregoing such things as

hit points, save bonuses and skill points, and is

likely underpowered at that point. He becomes

overpowered again over the next few levels, until he

must take another bloodline level and become

underpowered again, and so on.

Another issues with the bloodline rules is that the

decision of how strong you ultimately want your

bloodline to be must be made during character

creation. If you don't follow through with the

required bloodline levels (Level Adjustments), you

suffer an XP penalty of 20%. Your bloodline choice

A character's bloodline is a secondary aspect of his

nature; it is subtle and understated, at least at lower

levels. As such, a character's first class level cannot

be in a bloodline class, and a character's bloodline

levels can never exceed his other total class levels.

BLOODLINE LEVELS

Unlike the Background feat, a Bloodline feat can be

taken after 1st level, if allowed by the referee. This

could reflect the character discovering a long-

forgotten family bloodline and exploring it, letting it

develop and emerge from within him.

BLOODLINE DESCRIPTIONS

The remainder of this book describes the bloodlines

that may be selected with the Bloodline feat,

including two completely new bloodlines, the

ettercap and medusa. For each bloodline, there are

some comments about how the bloodline may have

come to be, as well as the benefits received from the

Bloodline feat.

BLOODLINE (FEAT)

You select of the following bloodlines: celestial,

demon, devil, doppelganger, black dragon, blue

dragon, brass dragon, bronze dragon, copper

dragon, gold dragon, green dragon, red dragon,

silver dragon, white dragon, air elemental, earth

elemental, fire elemental, water elemental, ettercap,

fey, genie (djinni), genie (efreeti), genie (janni),

ghost, ghoul, cloud giant, fire giant, frost giant, hill

giant, stone giant, storm giant, hag, lich,

lycanthrope, medusa, minotaur, mummy, ogre, ogre

mage, titan, troll, or vampire.

The basic benefits of a Bloodline feat are always a +2

bonus on all checks involving a particular skill, and

affinity with creatures of the bloodline type. Affinity

means you gain a +2 bonus on all Bluff, Diplomacy,

Gather Information, Intimidate and Perform checks

made to interact with creatures of you bloodline.

After the basic benefits, information on advancing

levels in a bloodline class in given. Bloodline classes

have three, four or five levels. Those bloodlines that

have only a minor bloodline in the standard rules

have three levels, those that have an intermediate

bloodline have four levels, and those that have a

major bloodline have five levels.

Benefit : You gain the traits associated with the

bloodline selected. These traits are detailed in the

bloodline descriptions.

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