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warlord [2015/02/28 04:45] archmagewarlord [2017/03/30 18:53] (current) – [Class Abilities] archmage
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 ===== Class Abilities ===== ===== Class Abilities =====
  
-<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Inspiration (Ex):</font></b>";</php>  At 1st level, the warlord gains a pool of inspiration points which he can use to bolster the efforts of his allies. The number of points in a warlord’s inspiration pool is equal to half his warlord level + his Charisma modifier.  A warlord may spend his inspiration to use the following abilities: +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Inspiration (Ex):</font></b>";</php> At 1st level, the warlord gains a pool of inspiration points which he can use to bolster the efforts of his allies. The number of points in a warlord’s inspiration pool is equal to half his warlord level + his Charisma modifier. A warlord may spend his inspiration to use the following abilities: 
-  * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Battle Inspiration (Ex):</font></i>";</php> As an immediate action, the warlord can spend 1 inspiration point to grant himself or an ally within 60 ft. a morale bonus on his next attack roll equal to the warlord’s Charisma modifier.+ 
 +  * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Battle Inspiration (Ex):</font></i>";</php> As an immediate action, the warlord can spend 1 inspiration point to grant himself or an ally within 60 ft. a morale bonus on his next attack roll equal to the warlord’s Charisma modifier. If the attack hits and deals damage, it deals bonus damage equal to the warlord's Charisma modifier.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Combat Leadership (Ex):</font></i>";</php> Whenever the warlord and his allies roll for initiative, the warlord may spend 1 inspiration point as a free action to grant himself and all his allies a bonus on their initiative rolls equal to the warlord’s Charisma modifier.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Combat Leadership (Ex):</font></i>";</php> Whenever the warlord and his allies roll for initiative, the warlord may spend 1 inspiration point as a free action to grant himself and all his allies a bonus on their initiative rolls equal to the warlord’s Charisma modifier.
  
 <php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Battle Orders (Ex):</font></b>";</php> The warlord’s commanding words exert an effect on allies in his vicinity. He can learn to produce different effects, or battle orders, over the course of his career. The warlord may have only one battle order active at a time. Activating a battle order is a swift action. The battle order remains in effect until the warlord uses a free action to dismiss it or activates another battle order. A warlord can have a battle order active continually; thus, an order can be in effect at the start of a combat encounter even before the warlord takes his first turn. Issuing a battle order involves haranguing, ordering, directing, encouraging, cajoling, or calming allies. A warlord sizes up the enemy, allies, and the terrain, then gives allies the direction that they can use to do their best. Unless otherwise noted, a warlord’s battle orders affect all allies within 60 feet (including himself) who can hear the warlord. An ally must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher and be able to understand the warlord’s language to gain the bonus. A warlord’s battle order is dismissed if he is dazed, unconscious, stunned, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to be heard or understood by his allies.A warlord begins play knowing one battle order of his choice. As his warlord level increases, he gains access to new battle orders, as indicated on the table above. A battle order grants a +1 bonus to a specific roll, check, or defense. This bonus improves by an additional +1 at 5th level and every four levels thereafter. All bonuses granted by a warlord’s battle orders are circumstance bonuses that stack with each other, but not with circumstance bonuses granted from other abilities and effects. The available battle orders are listed below: <php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Battle Orders (Ex):</font></b>";</php> The warlord’s commanding words exert an effect on allies in his vicinity. He can learn to produce different effects, or battle orders, over the course of his career. The warlord may have only one battle order active at a time. Activating a battle order is a swift action. The battle order remains in effect until the warlord uses a free action to dismiss it or activates another battle order. A warlord can have a battle order active continually; thus, an order can be in effect at the start of a combat encounter even before the warlord takes his first turn. Issuing a battle order involves haranguing, ordering, directing, encouraging, cajoling, or calming allies. A warlord sizes up the enemy, allies, and the terrain, then gives allies the direction that they can use to do their best. Unless otherwise noted, a warlord’s battle orders affect all allies within 60 feet (including himself) who can hear the warlord. An ally must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher and be able to understand the warlord’s language to gain the bonus. A warlord’s battle order is dismissed if he is dazed, unconscious, stunned, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to be heard or understood by his allies.A warlord begins play knowing one battle order of his choice. As his warlord level increases, he gains access to new battle orders, as indicated on the table above. A battle order grants a +1 bonus to a specific roll, check, or defense. This bonus improves by an additional +1 at 5th level and every four levels thereafter. All bonuses granted by a warlord’s battle orders are circumstance bonuses that stack with each other, but not with circumstance bonuses granted from other abilities and effects. The available battle orders are listed below:
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   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Battle Ardor:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus on all weapon damage rolls.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Battle Ardor:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus on all weapon damage rolls.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Defiant Stand:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus on all saving throws.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Defiant Stand:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus on all saving throws.
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   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Vigilant Defense:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus to AC.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Vigilant Defense:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants a bonus to AC.
  
-<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Reputation (Ex):</font></b>";</php>  Through their combat exploits, warlords quickly earn a reputation which they can wield to their social advantage. At 2nd level, the warlord chooses either Diplomacy or Intimidate, and gains a bonus on that skill equal to half the warlord’s level. Once chosen, this decision cannot be changed.+<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Reputation (Ex):</font></b>";</php> Through their combat exploits, warlords quickly earn a reputation which they can wield to their social advantage. At 2nd level, the warlord chooses either Diplomacy or Intimidate, and gains a bonus on that skill equal to half the warlord’s level. Once chosen, this decision cannot be changed.
  
 <php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Bonus Feat:</font></b>";</php> At 2nd level and every six levels thereafter, the warlord gains a bonus combat or maneuver feat. The warlord must meet the prerequisites before selecting the feat. <php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Bonus Feat:</font></b>";</php> At 2nd level and every six levels thereafter, the warlord gains a bonus combat or maneuver feat. The warlord must meet the prerequisites before selecting the feat.
  
-<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Tactical Mastery (Ex):</font></b>";</php>  As the warlord gains experience, he learns how to implement and improve tactical strategies, grating himself and his allies bonuses in specific combat situations.  At 3rd level and every four levels thereafter, the warlord learns a tactical mastery from the following list:+<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Tactical Mastery (Ex):</font></b>";</php> As the warlord gains experience, he learns how to implement and improve tactical strategies, grating himself and his allies bonuses in specific combat situations. At 3rd level and every four levels thereafter, the warlord learns a tactical mastery from the following list: 
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Formation Tactics:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants himself and any adjacent allies a +1 competence bonus to AC for each ally adjacent to the warlord.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Formation Tactics:</font></i>";</php> The warlord grants himself and any adjacent allies a +1 competence bonus to AC for each ally adjacent to the warlord.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Guerrilla Tactics:</font></i>";</php> In the first round of combat (or both the first round and the surprise round if your allies gain a surprise round), the warlord and allies within 60 ft. gain a +10 ft. bonus to their land speed, and a bonus on all damage rolls equal to 1d6 + the warlord’s Intelligence modifier.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Guerrilla Tactics:</font></i>";</php> In the first round of combat (or both the first round and the surprise round if your allies gain a surprise round), the warlord and allies within 60 ft. gain a +10 ft. bonus to their land speed, and a bonus on all damage rolls equal to 1d6 + the warlord’s Intelligence modifier.
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   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Wolf Pack Tactics:</font></i>";</php> Whenever the warlord flanks an enemy, the warlord and any allies flanking with the warlord gain a bonus on melee damage rolls equal to the warlord’s Intelligence modifier.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Wolf Pack Tactics:</font></i>";</php> Whenever the warlord flanks an enemy, the warlord and any allies flanking with the warlord gain a bonus on melee damage rolls equal to the warlord’s Intelligence modifier.
  
-<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Command (Ex):</font></b>";</php>  Through his uncanny leadership, the warlord can direct and motivate his allies in combat, allowing them to take extra actions.  At 4th level and every four levels thereafter, the warlord learns a command from the following list. Unless otherwise noted, issuing a command is a standard action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity, and the ally must be able to see and hear the warlord for the command to take effect.  The warlord cannot be the target of his own command ability. Each command costs inspiration to activate, with the amount varying depending on the command being used.  The list of available commands are as follows:+<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Command (Ex):</font></b>";</php> Through his uncanny leadership, the warlord can direct and motivate his allies in combat, allowing them to take extra actions. At 4th level the warlord learns two commands from the following list, and an additional one every 4 levels after. Unless otherwise noted, issuing a command is a move action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity, and the ally must be able to see and hear the warlord for the command to take effect. The warlord cannot be the target of his own command ability. Each command costs inspiration to activate, with the amount varying depending on the command being used. The list of available commands are as follows: 
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Attack:</font></i>";</php> By spending 1 inspiration point, the warlord can grant an ally within 60 ft. a single melee or ranged attack, which resolves immediately. Taking this action doesn't affect the subject’s normal place in the initiative order.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Attack:</font></i>";</php> By spending 1 inspiration point, the warlord can grant an ally within 60 ft. a single melee or ranged attack, which resolves immediately. Taking this action doesn't affect the subject’s normal place in the initiative order.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Into the Fray:</font></i>";</php> By spending 2 inspiration points, the warlord can grant an ally within 60 ft. an immediate charge attack. Taking this action doesn't affect the subject’s normal place in the initiative order.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Into the Fray:</font></i>";</php> By spending 2 inspiration points, the warlord can grant an ally within 60 ft. an immediate charge attack. Taking this action doesn't affect the subject’s normal place in the initiative order.
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 ====== Variant: Noble ====== ====== Variant: Noble ======
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 While not as adept as warlords in manipulating the field of battle, nobles are more suited to using their skills in the social sphere. Born into wealth, royalty, or other such privilege, the noble is able to use his social standing and influence to make powerful connections and maneuver his way through almost any social situation. The noble has all the standard warlord class features, except as noted below. While not as adept as warlords in manipulating the field of battle, nobles are more suited to using their skills in the social sphere. Born into wealth, royalty, or other such privilege, the noble is able to use his social standing and influence to make powerful connections and maneuver his way through almost any social situation. The noble has all the standard warlord class features, except as noted below.
  
-<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Weapon Proficiencies:</font></b>";</php> AAll simple weapons plus all martial weapons from a single weapon group of the noble’s choice \\ <php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Class Skills:</font></b>";</php> Athletics (Str), Deception (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Trade (Int), Warfare (Int)+<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Weapon Proficiencies:</font></b>";</php> All simple weapons plus all martial weapons from a single weapon group of the noble’s choice\\ 
 +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Class Skills:</font></b>";</php> Athletics (Str), Deception (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Trade (Int), Warfare (Int)
  
 ===== Class Abilities ===== ===== Class Abilities =====
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   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Organizational:</font></i>";</php> Organizational contacts represent people of influence within a particular guild, order, or other type of organization. The goods and services they can offer depend on the nature and purpose of the organization, as well as the contact’s rank within the organization.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Organizational:</font></i>";</php> Organizational contacts represent people of influence within a particular guild, order, or other type of organization. The goods and services they can offer depend on the nature and purpose of the organization, as well as the contact’s rank within the organization.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Political:</font></i>";</php> A political contact can offer legal support and can influence others on the noble’s behalf. A particularly influential political contact might be able to help the noble gather dirt on another notable individual or even get the noble out of a difficult legal situation.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Political:</font></i>";</php> A political contact can offer legal support and can influence others on the noble’s behalf. A particularly influential political contact might be able to help the noble gather dirt on another notable individual or even get the noble out of a difficult legal situation.
-  * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Religious:</font></i>";</php> BReligious contacts can provide any kind of religious service, from offering healing and sanctuary to assisting with religious lore. In more theocratic societies, religious contacts can sometimes provide political and social influence as well.+  * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Religious:</font></i>";</php> Religious contacts can provide any kind of religious service, from offering healing and sanctuary to assisting with religious lore. In more theocratic societies, religious contacts can sometimes provide political and social influence as well.
   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Underworld:</font></i>";</php> Underworld contacts deal in all things illegal. An underworld contact can fence stolen goods, provide local gossip or information on notable underworld figures, and acquire any manner of contraband for the noble.   * <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#BDDEFF\">Underworld:</font></i>";</php> Underworld contacts deal in all things illegal. An underworld contact can fence stolen goods, provide local gossip or information on notable underworld figures, and acquire any manner of contraband for the noble.
-Once per week, a noble can call in a favor from one of his contacts. The DM decides on whether or not the favor is achievable by the contact in question. The player and the DM should work together to decide on a favor that is within reason. Typically contacts with more influence can provide more powerful favors and are more willing to put themselves in danger for the noble. To get an idea of the potential value of a favor, take the noble’s class level multiplied by the contact’s influence score multiplied by 30. Thus, a 4th level noble who calls in a favor from a contact with an influence score of 5 can receive a favor of roughly 600 gold in value (4 x 5 x 30).\\ +Once per week, a noble can call in a favor from one of his contacts. The DM decides on whether or not the favor is achievable by the contact in question. The player and the DM should work together to decide on a favor that is within reason. Typically contacts with more influence can provide more powerful favors and are more willing to put themselves in danger for the noble. To get an idea of the potential value of a favor, take the noble’s class level multiplied by the contact’s influence score multiplied by 30. Thus, a 4th level noble who calls in a favor from a contact with an influence score of 5 can receive a favor of roughly 600 gold in value (4 x 5 x 30). \\ 
- Once a favor is called in, the noble must roll a d20, adding the influence rating of his contact to the roll. This determines the degree of success the contact has in delivering on the noble’s favor. A roll of 10 or less means that the favor is still carried out, but with an added complication or at diminished value. A roll of 21 or more means that the favor is carried out more efficiently and effectively than asked for, or has an unforeseen consequence that benefits the noble.\\ +Once a favor is called in, the noble must roll a d20, adding the influence rating of his contact to the roll. This determines the degree of success the contact has in delivering on the noble’s favor. A roll of 10 or less means that the favor is still carried out, but with an added complication or at diminished value. A roll of 21 or more means that the favor is carried out more efficiently and effectively than asked for, or has an unforeseen consequence that benefits the noble. \\ 
- Often times a noble finds that his adventures take him to areas where his contacts hold no influence, or he is unable to send word to them for aid. The noble can reallocate a number of influence points equal to his Charisma modifier by spending one week of time and 100 gold per point of influence that is reallocated.\\ +Often times a noble finds that his adventures take him to areas where his contacts hold no influence, or he is unable to send word to them for aid. The noble can reallocate a number of influence points equal to his Charisma modifier by spending one week of time and 100 gold per point of influence that is reallocated. \\ 
- At 3rd level and every four levels thereafter, the noble can call in one additional favor per week. The noble cannot call in more than one favor from an individual contact in the same week, however.+At 3rd level and every four levels thereafter, the noble can call in one additional favor per week. The noble cannot call in more than one favor from an individual contact in the same week, however.
  \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Tactical Mastery  \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Tactical Mastery
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 +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Social Grace (Ex):</font></b>";</php> At 2nd level, the noble can reroll any one Deception, Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Insight check once per day. He can use this ability twice per day at 12th level. \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Reputation
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 +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Leadership (Ex):</font></b>";</php> At 6th level, the noble gains the Leadership feat for free. \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Lieutenant's Orders
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 +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Lieutenant's Orders (Ex):</font></b>";</php> At 12th level, the noble may have up to two battle orders active at one time. \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Captain's Orders
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 +<php>echo "<b><font color=\"#FFC671\">Noble Inheritance (Ex):</font></b>";</php> At 18th level, a noble has enough power and influence to claim inheritance of a piece of land or other such valuable commodity. Typically this would take the form of a small keep and its surrounding territory, a moderately sized sailing vessel, or a powerful magic weapon or suit of armor. The DM and the player should work together to determine what is appropriate. \\ <php>echo "<i><font color=\"#E6DFC1\">Replaces:</font></i>";</php> Marshal's Orders
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