d20 Fifth Element Games Monstrous Bloodlines.pdf

FEG006

MONSTROUS

BLOODLINES

Iain Fyffe

Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook,

Third Edition, published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

Monstrous Bloodlines

Credits

esign

Iain Fyffe

Editing

Sean

unphy

Cover Illustration

Jon Kauf

Layout

Iain Fyffe

Monstrous Bloodlines is 8 Iain Fyffe, 2007, except the cover illustration which is © Jon Kaufman (used with permission). All

rights reserved. Reproduction of non-Open Game Content of this work by any means without permission is expressly

prohibited. Monstrous Bloodlines is presented under the Open Game License version 1.0a. Dungeons & Dragons, Player’s

Handbook, and Wizards of the Coast are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. in the United States and other countries

Product Identity: All content identified above as being protected by trademark, and all illustrations are to be considered

Product Identity as per the terms of the Open Game License version 1.0a.

Open Game Content: All text and information contained in this work, except that indicated as being Product Identity, is to

be considered Open Game Content as per the terms of the Open Game License version 1.0a. All other content, including

that not expressly indicated as Open Game Content is to be considered Product Identity as per the terms of the Open Game

Contact Information

Please contact us at info@5egames.com . Find us on the web at www.5egames.com .

Monstrous Bloodlines

Table of Contents

onstrous Bloodlines

boleth

ranea

Behir

Chuul

Cloaker

Couatl

arpy

aga

Rakshasa

Sphinx

Treant

pen

e License

MONSTROUS BLOODLINES

bloodline potential. Bloodline levels are not

considered when determining XP penalties for

multiclassing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NEW MONSTROUS BLOODLINES

This book presents 13 new monstrous bloodlines for

use in your game. If you also have Bloodline Levels ,

you may notice that each new bloodline presented

here receives a small bonus of some type in addition

to the usual +2 to a skill and affinity with the type of

creature.

BLOODLINE LEVELS MECHANICS

Monstrous Bloodlines uses the mechanics first

presented in Bloodline Levels . These mechanics differ

from the standard bloodline rules - for discussion of

this please refer to Bloodline Levels . Please note that

Bloodline Levels is not required to use Monstrous

Bloodlines .

This may make the new bloodlines seem slightly

more powerful than the others, however bear in

mind that the creatures that the new bloodlines are

based on are rarer, and often more savage. As such

the affinity ability is generally somewhat less

valuable for these new bloodlines.

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.

BLOODLINE (FEAT)

You select one of the following bloodlines: aboleth,

aranea, behir, chuul, cloaker, couatl, harpy, kraken,

lamia, naga, rakshasa, sphinx, or treant.

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

Benefit : You gain the traits associated with the

bloodline selected. These traits are detailed in the

bloodline descriptions.

MONSTROUS BLOODLINES

ABOLETH

BLOODLINE BENEFITS

Those lucky enough to escape an aboleth's

enslavement ability are sometimes not entirely free

from suffering ill effects. An individual who was

enslaved for a long period of time, with the aboleth

forcing itself into its victim's mind telepathically,

can have his very mind and essence subtly warped

by the experience. Thus an aboleth bloodline is begat.

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 is given in the bloodline

descriptions. Bloodline classes have three, four or

five levels, depending on the potential strength of

the bloodline.

Appearance : As an aboleth bloodline advances he

becomes paler and paler, until his skin has a slightly

translucent quality. He often secretes small amounts

of slime from his pores, giving the impression of a a

sickly individual who perspires greatly. However,

an aboleth bloodline is usually quite strong, with

wiry muscles beneath his pallid skin.

BLOODLINES AND ALIGNMENT

How is a character’s choice of bloodline affected by

the alignment of the base creature, if at all?

Ultimately, it’s up to each referee to answer this

question for his or her campaign, but there are

basically three approaches one could take.

Personality : An aboleth bloodline prefers to

dominate whatever situation he is in. He does not let

others make decisions or control the playing field;

he asserts his authority at all times, regardless of

who he may be dealing with. Though he does not

shy from battle, he generally prefers to intimidate

and bully his opponents into submitting to his

wishes.

ABOLETH BLOODLINE BENEFITS

A character cannot select a bloodline unless he is

the same alignment as the base creature. This

would be very restrictive, especially since a

bloodline represents a distant, subtle relationship

with that type of creature.

A character can select any bloodline, regardless of

alignment. This unrestricted option should work

for many campaigns.

+2 bonus on all Swim checks

+1 bonus on all Spot checks

A character can select any bloodline, but in order

to advance to higher levels in the bloodline class

must be similar to that of the base creature. For

example, any character can take any bloodline

feat, and even advance to 1st level in any

bloodline. However, in order to advance to 2nd

level in the bloodline class, the character must

share at least one aspect of the base creature’s

alignment, and to advance to 3rd level or higher,

a character must have the same alignment as the

base creature. Thus, a character with 1st level in

the couatl bloodline class (a lawful good creature)

could not advance to 2nd level in the class unless

he were either lawful or good (or both), and could

not advance to 3rd level unless he were lawful

good.

Aboleth Affinity: An aboleth bloodline gains a +2

bonus on all Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather

Information, Intimidate and Perform checks

made to interact with aboleths.

ABOLETH BLOODLINE ADVANCEMENT

Following are the features of the bloodline levels of

the aboleth bloodline, should you decide to advance

one or more levels in this regard.

Hit Die : d8

Class Skills : Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),

Knowledge (all skills taken individually) (Int),

Listen (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str).

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: