Min/Max Forum: Storm Shelter

I don't mean moving posts, I mean moving to a new house.

Expect me to fall off for a bit (I'll still post some at work but I won't be doing migration), and in a few days once I'm settled in with internet I expect to pick up the pace on migrating the rest of my stuff.

If you haven't noticed, I like being organized.  I need a main place I can keep track of everything I want to keep track of.  Just accept it.

As part of this migration, I've created a To Do List.  If there's something you'd like my help with, feel free to post there.


My Threads of Import
Guides
 - The Consolidated Lycanthropy Guide (In Progress)
 - X Stat to Y Bonus (In Progress)

Other Resources
 - Character Sheet Templates - This thread is for character sheet templates that can be used in Play by Post games on the board.  You can post your own for others to use, and I also take requests.


My Homebrew
Oslecamo's Monster Classes
 - Chitine
 - Ectoplasmic Dragon
 - Feral Gargun
 - Genasi
 - Ice Beast, Awakened
 - Marruspawn (Marrulurk, Marrusault, Marrutact, Marruspawn Abomination, and Zymes (items))
 - Sanctified Creature
 - Werebadger



Homebrew/Homebrewers I especially enjoy
(This is the list from the old board, I'll update it)
Gramarie and Xenoalchemy by Kellus
All kinds of things by sirpercival
Improved Monster Classes by oslecamo
Verold Setting by EjoThims
The Spellshaping Codices by DonQuixote
Wizard with fighter mechanics by Prime32
Gambler by Bozwevial
A good list of stuff by Garryl
The War-Frenzy by Agita
A lot of things in here by Stratovarius


PbP Characters

Ectoplasmic Dragon




HD: d12

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Special
1	+1	+2	+0	+2	Ectoplasmic Dragon body, Whitefire Breath, +1 Int
2	+2	+3	+0	+3	Keen Senses, Ectoplasmic Blood
3	+3	+3	+1	+3	Blindsense 60 feet, Lesser Ectoplasmic Psionics, +1 Str
4	+4	+4	+1	+4	Wings
5	+5	+4	+1	+4	Advanced Ectoplasmic Psionics, +1 Con
6	+6	+5	+2	+5	Focused
7	+7	+5	+2	+5	Growth, Tail Slap, +1 Int
8	+8	+6	+2	+6	Ectoplasmic Mind
9	+9	+6	+3	+6	Greater Ectoplasmic Psionics, +1 Str
10	+10	+7	+3	+7	Psionic Skin
11	+11	+7	+3	+7	Ectoplasmic Scales
12	+12	+8	+4	+8	Frightful Presence, Growth, Crush, +1 Con
13	+13	+8	+4	+8	Planar Travel, stuff, +1 Int
14	+14	+9	+4	+9	Ectoplasmic Lord, +1 Str
15	+15	+9	+5	+9	Whitefire Aura, +1 Con
16	+16	+10	+5	+10	Ectoplasmic Mind, +1 Str, +1 Int
17	+17	+10	+5	+10	Supreme Ectoplasmic Psionics, +1 Con, +1 Int
18	+18	+11	+6	+11	Ectoplasmic Assault, +1 Str, +1 Con
19	+19	+11	+6	+11	Astral Instability, +1 Str, +1 Int
20	+20	+12	+6	+12	Growth, Tail Sweep, Ectoplasmic Mastery, +1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Int

Skill Points at Each Level: (2 + Int Modifier)
Class Skills: The Ectoplasmic Dragon's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Climb (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Listen (Wis),  Knowledge(any) (Int), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Psicraft (Int).

Proficiencies: The Ectoplasmic Dragon is proficient with its own natural weapons.

Ectoplasmic Dragon Class Features:

Ectoplasmic Dragon Body (Ex): The Ectoplasmic Dragon loses all other racial bonuses, and gains Dragon traits (60ft Darkvision, low light vision, and immunity to sleep and paralysis) as well as the Fire subtype. It is a medium sized dragon with a bite attack for 1d8 damage and 2 claws attack for 1d6 damage each, as well as a 40 feet base speed and a swim speed equal to its land speed. The Ectoplasmic Dragon has wings, but they're too weak to do anything for now. Its claws are capable of fine manipulation and can be used for somatic components of spellcasting or anything else a human hand could do.

The Ectoplasmic Dragon also gets a natural armor bonus equal to its Con modifier. Whenever the Ectoplasmic Dragon grows one size category, its natural armor increases by a further 1.  In addition, the Ectoplasmic Dragon is treated for all purposes as not being composed from ectoplasm so it is not affected by the dismiss ectoplasm power or any other ability that targets ectoplasm.

Whitefire Breath (Su): The ectoplasmic Dragon spits out globs of raw explosive ectoplasm.  Unlike normal breath weapons, Whitefire Breath isn't a line or a cone.  Instead, it can be used anywhere within range and explodes as a burst weapon upon impact (no attack roll necessary as normal for breath weapons).

This breath weapon can be used every 1d4 rounds and has a range of 30 foot dealing 1d6 fire damage/HD to all creatures within 5 feet, Reflex DC of (10+1/2 HD+Con modifier) for half damage. The range increases by 10 feet for every Ectoplasmic Dragon level after first, and the burst radius increases by 5 feet for every third ectoplasmic dragon level (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18).

Ectoplasmic Blood: An Ectoplasmic Dragon receives powers known and powers per day as a Psion of 2/3 its level, including using Int as its main manifesting stat.  Instead of gaining a primary discipline, the Ectoplasmic Dragon adds all powers related to the creation and manipulation of Ectoplasm to the list of powers that it can learn. See the spoiler below for all Ectoplasmic Powers in the Expanded Psionics Handbook as well as Complete Psionic (all class abilities referencing Ectoplasmic Powers refer to the powers in the spoiler).



If it multiclasses as a psion, the manifesting stacks.  If the dragon takes a manifesting prc, it may choose to advance its manifesting as that of a psion.

Dragon level	Psion Manifesting
1	-
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	5
9	6
10	6
11	7
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	12
19	12
20	13

Keen senses (Ex): The Ectoplasmic Dragon sees four times as well as a human in shadowy illumination and twice as well in normal light. It also has darkvision out to 120 feet.

Blindsense (Ex): As the normal ability, range 60 feet.

Ectoplasmic Psionics: Starting at 3rd level, the Ectoplasmic Dragon can use certain powers as PLAs with a manifester level equal to HD, and Int to determine the DCs a certain number of times per day.
                    Lesser: At 3rd level, gain Chameleon and Dismiss Ectoplasm 1/day per 3 HD.
                    Advanced: At 5th level, gain Ectoplasmic Cocoon and Negate Psionics 1/day per 2 HD.
                    Greater: At 9th level, gain Energy Barrior and Catapsi 1/day per 2 HD.
                    Supreme: At 17th level, gain Ectoplasmic Cocoon, Mass 1/day per 10 HD.

Ability Score Increase: The Ectoplasmic Dragon ability scores increase by the shown amount.  This table is not cumulative.

Dragon level	Increase
1	+1 Int
3	+1 Str
5	+1 Con
7	+1 Int
9	+1 Str
12	+1 Con
13	+1 Int
14	+1 Str
15	+1 Con
16	+1 Str, +1 Int
17	+1 Con, +1 Int
18	+1 Str, +1 Con
19	+1 Str, +1 Int
20	+1 Str, +1 Con, +1 Int

For a total of +7 Str, +6 Con, +7 Int at 20th level.


Wings (Ex): At 4th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon becomes able to fly at the speed of 10 feet per HD, with poor maneuverability. The maneuverability doesn't increase naturally, but they can take the Improved Flight feat (found in Complete Adventurer and Races of the Wild) which increases maneuverability by one step. Each wing can also be now used to deliver a natural attack dealing 1d4 damage.

Focused (Ex): Ectoplasmic Dragons are focused on the study of ectoplasm and how to use it. At 6th level he gains a racial bonus on Craft and Psicraft checks equal to 1/2 HD.

Growth (Ex): At 7th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon grows to large size.
                    At 12th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon grows to huge size.
                    At 20th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon grows to gargantuan size.

Its AC, bonus to hit, base damage, grapple and skills change accordingly, but it doesn't get any ability score bonus or penalties.

Tail slap (Ex): The Ectoplasmic Dragon can now make a tail slap attack dealing 1d8 damage (already taking in acount large size).

Ectoplasmic Mind: At 8th and 16th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon learns one power of a level it can manifest from the Ectoplasmic Powers list.

Psionic skin (Su): At 10th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon gains SR equal to its HD+11. It may raise or lower it at any time as a free action.

Gem Scales (Su): At 11th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon gains DR/magic equal to half its HD.

Frightful Presence (Su): At 12th level this ability takes effect automatically whenever the dragon attacks, charges, or flies overhead. Enemies within a radius of 30 feet × half the dragon's level are subject to the effect if they have fewer HD than the dragon. A potentially affected enemy that succeeds on a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 HD + Cha mod) remains immune to that dragon’s frightful presence for 24 hours. On a failure, enemies with 4 or less HD become panicked  for 4d6 rounds and those with 5 or more HD become shaken for 4d6 rounds. Dragons ignore the frightful presence of other dragons.

Crush (Ex): At 12th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon can make a crush attack dealing 2d8 damage base, already taking in account huge size.


Planar Travel (Sp): At 13th level, the Ectoplasmic Dragon can travel to the Astral plane and back to the Material plane 1/day per 3 HD as a Plane Shift spell with CL equal to HD. Save DC is (10 + 1/2 HD + Int mod).

Ectoplasmic Lord: At 14th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon gains +2 Manifester level to manifest Ectoplasmic Powers, and such powers also cost 1 less power point to manifest, to a minimum of 1 power point.

Whitefire Aura (Su): At 15th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon can use its breath weapon on itself to initiate a whitefire aura 1/day per 5 HD as a standard action (initiating this does no damage but does count as a use of the breath weapon). It lasts 1 round/HD. While the aura lasts, any creature striking the dragon with a natural or a handheld melee weapon deals normal damage, but at the same time the attacker takes damage equal to the Ectoplasmic Dragon's breath weapon damage. If the attacker makes a successful Reflex save (DC same as breath weapon), it reduces damage by half.

Ectoplasmic Assault (Ex): At 18th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon becomes able to combine its ectoplasmic powers together.  A number of times per day equal to its Int mod, when using Whitefire Breath or Whitefire Aura as a standard action the Ectoplasmic Dragon can manifest one of its ectoplasmic powers as a swift action.  The manifested power must target at least one square that overlaps with the Whitefire Breath, or a square in or adjacent to the space of the dragon if Whitefire Aura was used.

Astral Instability (Su): At 19th level the Ectoplasmic Dragon's natural erratic behavior combines with the astral essence that it surrounds itself with to the point that the Ectoplasmic Dragon's essence is strewn across the entire Astral Plane.  It becomes immune to all indirect divinations, they either give a random result about the Ectoplasmic Dragon if the diviner is in another plane or reveal the Ectoplasmic Dragon's position if the diviner is in the astral plane as not, but still no other information can be discerned about the Ectoplasmic Dragon besides their position by using indirect divinations even if the diviner is in the astral plane.

Tail sweep (Ex): This special attack allows a dragon of at least Gargantuan size to sweep with its tail as a standard action. The sweep affects a half-circle with a radius of 30 feet (or 40 feet for a Colossal dragon), extending from an intersection on the edge of the dragon’s space in any direction. Creatures within the swept area are affected if they are four or more size categories smaller than the dragon. A tail sweep automatically deals 2d6 plus 1½ times the dragon’s Strength bonus (round down). Affected creatures can attempt Reflex saves to take half damage (DC equal to that of the dragon’s breath weapon).

Ectoplasmic Mastery (Su): The Ectoplasmic Dragon becomes the master of all ectoplasm.  The damage caused by Whitefire Breath and Whitefire Aura is now untyped instead of fire damage.  In addition, all ectoplasmic powers the Ectoplasmic Dragon manifests can no longer be dismissed by dismiss ectoplasm (or affected by any other power/ability that negatively targets ectoplasm).  Lastly, if any ectoplasmic power the Ectoplasmic Dragon manifests would wink out or be suppressed by an antimagic/null psionics field, the dragon can make a manifester level check opposed by the manifester/caster level check of the creator of the antimagic/null psioncs field in order to keep the ectoplasmic power active.  This check needs to be made only when the power enters the antimagic/null psionics field.

Sanctified Creature




Sanctified Creature Prerequisites:
To become a Sanctified Creature, the character must meet the following requirements:
- Must have a good alignment.
- Must be a creature with the evil subtype or a creature that is traditionally evil (such as any of the Chromatic Dragons).
- If the creature's alignment ever moves back to evil they lose all benefits of this class.


HD: d8

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Special
1	+0	+0	+2	+1	Sanctified Body, Sanctified Powers, Aura of Menace

Skills Points at Each Level: (4 + Int Modifier)
Class Skills: The Sanctified Creature's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Listen (Wis), Knowledge (Arcana) (Int), Knowledge (The Planes) (Int), Knowledge (Religion) (Int), Perform (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis).

Proficiencies: A sanctified creature gains no new proficiencies.

Sanctified Creature Class Features:

Sanctified Body (Ex): Unlike other monster classes, the sanctified creature doesn't lose its racial ability modifiers.  However, it does lose the Evil subtype if it had it and gains the Good subtype.  If it had DR/Good it is replaced with DR/Evil.  Any natural weapons it possess now bypass damage reduction as Good weapons.  In addition, it loses any of the following subtypes if it had them: baatezu (devil), tanar'ri (demon), and yugoloth.

Lastly, if the sanctified creature has levels in the Fiendish or Half-Fiendish classes they are retrained to Celestial or Half-Celestial respectively.

Sanctified Powers: The sanctified creature's spell-like abilities undergo a change.  Any SLAs with the [Evil] descriptor are replaced with the corresponding SLA with the [Good] descriptor.  Example: Replace Protection from Good with Protection from Evil, replace Blasphemy with Holy Word.  Any spell-like abilities with the [Evil] descriptor that don't have a corresponding [Good] spell are lost without replacement.  If the sanctified creature has spellcasting abilities (sorcerer, cleric, etc), they lose the ability to learn and cast [Evil] spells and replace any [Evil] spells known with [Good] spells of the same level (if there are not enough spells with the [Good] descriptor available to learn the sanctified creature can choose spells without the [Good] descriptor to learn, but the replacement spells must still be of the same level.)

In addition, any racial abilities that worked against or granted bonuses versus good creatures are now changed to work against or grant bonuses versus evil creatures.

Lastly, the sanctified creature gains the following abilities.
 - Light Ray (Su): Once per round as a standard action, the sanctified creature can fire a ray of light from its eyes or hand. The ray is treated as a ranged touch attack and has a maximum range of 60 feet. Against evil creatures, the ray deals 1d6 points of damage per HD. The light has no harmful effect on non-evil creatures.
 - Magic Circle against Evil (Su): A magic circle against evil effect always surrounds the sanctified creature, as the Magic Circle Against Evil spell (caster level equals HD).
 - Tongues (Su): A sanctified creature can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell (caster level equals HD). This ability is always active.

Aura of Menace (Su):  Any hostile creature within a 20-foot radius of the sanctified creature must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 HD + Cha mod) to resist its effects. Those who fail take a -2 penalty on attacks, AC, and saves for one day or until they successfully hit the sanctified creature that generated the aura. A creature that has resisted or broken the effect cannot be affected again by that sanctified creature's aura for one day

Chitine




HD: d8

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Special
1	+1	+0	+2	+2	Chitine Body, Hooked Hands, Sunlight Sensitivity, Webbing, +2 Dex

Skills Points at Each Level: (2 + Int Modifier)
Class Skills: The Chitine's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Spot (Wis).

Proficiencies: The Chitine gains proficiency with: all Simple and Martial Weapons, Light armor, and Shields (but not Tower Shields).

Chitine Class Features:

Chitine Body (Ex): Chitine lose all other racial bonuses and become Monstrous Humanoids gaining all racial traits of that type (primarily Darkvision 60 feet).  They are Small sized with a base speed of 30 feet and a climb speed of 20 feet.  In addition, chitine have four arms that are all capable of fine manipulation although the chitine can only wield three weapons at a time.

Hooked Palms (Ex):  Chitine have small hooks in their palms that grant them a +4 on rolls to resist being disarmed. In addition, chitine gain a +4 bonus to all grapple checks.

Sunlight Sensitivity (Ex): In sunlight of bright magical light (such as the daylight spell) chitine suffer the dazzled condition.

Webbing (Ex): Once per HD per day the chitine can create produce webbing to create items with.  This process takes one hour and the chitine can create any one of the following items: any light armor not normally made of metal, Dagger, Punching Dagger, Spiked Gauntlet, Dart, or a Javelin.  These items are all of normal non-masterwork quality and  disintegrate after 24 hours unless an hour is spent coating them with an oil secreted by a chitine's skin.  It takes one hour to coat all weapons and armor created by this ability.

In addition, the chitine can use webbing in trap creation.  If a use of Webbing is expended while crafting a trap using the Craft (Trapmaking) skill then crafting time is calculated per day, not per week (a use must be expended each day, otherwise revert entirely to the normal crafting rules).  In addition, calculate the amount crated per day in gold pieces, not silver pieces, and no money is spent on raw materials.

However, when crafting traps this way the following restrictions apply: only mechanical traps can be created and they cannot involve poison, mold, or weapons that cannot be created with the Webbing ability (daggers can be turned into spikes).  In addition, traps cannot be created that are integrated into an existing structure with the exception of pit traps.  Lastly, webbing can only be integrated into a trap with a CR of 1/2 HD (minimum 1).  Due to their complexity, traps created with webbing have to be maintained separately, each trap takes a separate hour to keep from disintegrating.

Ability Increase (Ex): Chitine gain a +2 to Dexterity.

The Marruspawn consist of the Marrulurk, Marrusault, Marrutact, Marruspawn Abomination, and Zymes (items).

Marrulurk




HD: d8

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Special
1	+0	+0	+2	+0	Marrulurk Body, Keen Ears, Sneak Attack +1d6
2	+1	+0	+3	+0	Desert Adaptation, Nauseating Howl, +1 Dex
3	+2	+1	+3	+1	Discriminating Hearing, Sneak Attack +2d6
4	+3	+1	+4	+1	Poison Use, Death Attack, +1 Dex

Skills Points at Each Level: (8 + Int Modifier)
Class Skills: The Marrulurk’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (any) (wis), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Heal (wis), Hide (dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Dungeoneering) (Int), Knowledge (Geography) (Int), Knowledge (Local) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Use Rope (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha)

Proficiencies: The Marrulurk gains proficiency with: all Simple Weapons and Light Armor.

Marrulurk Class Features:

Marrulurk Body (Ex): Marrulurks lose all other racial bonuses and become Monstrous Humanoids gaining all racial traits of that type (Darkvision 60 feet), and they also gain the Marruspawn subtype.  In addition they gain Low-Light Vision.  They are Small sized with a base speed of 20 feet.

Ability Increase (Ex): Marrulurks gain +1 Dex at second and fourth level.

Keen Ears (Ex): Marrulurks gain a bonus to all Listen checks equal to half their HD.

Sneak attack (Ex): As the rogue ability, increases as shown in the table.

Desert Adaptation (Ex): At second level Marrulurks gain Fire Resistance equal to half their HD and Resistance to Dessication damage equal to their HD.  In addition, a Marrulurk also takes no nonlethal or lethal damage from failing Constitution checks to avoid becoming dehydrated, although it might still become fatigued if it fails a check.  If a Marrulurk ever becomes dehydrated, whether due to natural causes or another effect (such as a spell), it needs to drink only a mouthful of water to lose that condition.  A Marrulurk also requires only half as much water in a day as is normally required for a creature of its size.

Nauseating Howl (Su): Once per encounter, a second level Marrulurk can let loose a nauseating howl in a 10-foot cone as a swift action.  This howl is subsonic and only audible to creatures with the Discriminating Hearing ability.  All creatures in the area without the Marruspawn subtype must succeed a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + 1/2 HD + Cha mod) or be Nauseated for one round or Sickened for one round on a successful save.  When the Marrulurk reaches 10 HD, even creatures normally immune to this effect must make a saving throw but they gain a +5 bonus on their save.

Discriminating Hearing (Ex): A third level Marrulurk's hearing is so sensitive that it can sense the presence of most creatures merely by the sound of their breathing, their heartbeat, or their movement if they are withing 30 feet.  When a Marrulurk detects a noise, the exact location of the source is not revealed - only its presence somewhere within range.  A Marrulurk can take a move action to note the direction of the sound.  Whenever a Marrulurk comes within 5 feet of the source, it can pinpoint the sound's location.  Undead, constructs, and other creatures that have no metabolism are not subject to being detected by discriminating hearing unless they move, they are detectable by the sound they make while moving through the air or shuffling along the ground.  Only incorporeal creatures are completely undetectable, unless they wish to be detected.

Poison Use (Ex): As the Assassin class ability.

Death Attack (Ex): As the Assassin class ability.  To calculate the save DC, Marrulurk's add their full Marrulurk HD + HD from all other classes that grant the Death Attack ability + 1/2 HD from all other sources.  If the Marrulurk uses its Death Attack on a target currently effected by its Nauseating Howl the DC increases by +2.  When the Marrulurk's Death Attack save DC is calculated using an effective 10 HD, even creatures normally immune to this effect must make a saving throw but they gain a +5 bonus on their save.

This is a discussion thread for the Consolidated Lycanthropy Guide which can be found here.

I'm working on it!

This is a discussion thread for the X Stat to Y Bonus guide which can be found here.

The guide is still being formatted on my computer before I start posting it.

This is a guide for people who don't like being MAD (Multiple Attribute Dependent) and what to get as much bang for their buck as possible from as few stats as possible.  Every system represented in this thread gets its own post, and if you feel that a system should be represented that is not please let me know and we can work that out.

If you have any additions/corrections/suggestions, please post them in the discussion thread.


3.5 X Stat to Y Bonus

Note: There might be limitations to the bonus or other effects besides what is listed, please directly check the source of any listing before trying to apply a bonus to your character.

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