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:: Subject must consume the essence of a succubus; this may be done through soul-trapping magic, and a ritual, or through other means that allow the subject to ingest and consume the soul, imparting its essence. | :: Subject must consume the essence of a succubus; this may be done through soul-trapping magic, and a ritual, or through other means that allow the subject to ingest and consume the soul, imparting its essence. | ||
:: The Subject must prepare for the ritual by consuming a pint of blood from a willing or compelled succubus. This blood, ritually consumed, acts as a potent toxin, dealing 1d3 points of constitution drain that cannot be healed by any effort, save by completing the apotheosis and attaining the final level of the half-succubus template. Additionally, the drinker suffers 1 point of charisma damage per day, until he has consumed the required demonic soul. During this process, the drinker is wracked by sporadic pain, and looks unhealthy, with pale skin, sunken eyes and widespread bruising as the blood alters and damages his flesh. | :: The Subject must prepare for the ritual by consuming a pint of blood from a willing or compelled succubus. This blood, ritually consumed, acts as a potent toxin, dealing 1d3 points of constitution drain that cannot be healed by any effort, save by completing the apotheosis and attaining the final level of the half-succubus template. Additionally, the drinker suffers 1 point of charisma damage per day, until he has consumed the required demonic soul. During this process, the drinker is wracked by sporadic pain, and looks unhealthy, with pale skin, sunken eyes and widespread bruising as the blood alters and damages his flesh. | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 5 December 2007
Contents
- 1 What is this
- 2 Half-Succubus - ADAM's version
- 3 Kevin's Notes & Questions
- 4 Half-Succubus - Kevin's version
- 4.1 Creating a Half-Succubus
- 4.2 Acquiring the Half-Succubus Template
What is this
Below are TWO templates for the Half-Fiend you (Adam) has suggested.
The first is the unmodified version of your own.
The second is your version with my corrections and addition suggestions.
PLEASE ONLY Edit your own. Feel free to copy/paste any of my notes/changes to update yours.
Half-Succubus - ADAM's version
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Creating a Half-Succubus
- "Half-Succubus" is an inherited template that can be added to any living, corporeal creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or more and a nonlawful, nongood alignment (referred to hereafter as the base creature).
- A half-Succubus uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size and Type
- The creature’s type changes to outsider. Do not recalculate Hit Dice, base attack bonus, or saves. Size is unchanged. Half-Succubi are normally native outsiders. Additionally, as an outsider, the target also gains the ‘Trapped’ and ‘Spirit’ subtypes.
Speed
- A half-Succubus has bat wings. Unless the base creature has a better fly speed, the creature can fly at the base creature’s base land speed (average maneuverability).
Armor Class
- Natural armor improves by +2 (this stacks with any natural armor bonus the base creature has).
Attack
- A half-Succubus has two claw attacks, and the claws are primary natural weapon. If the base creature can use weapons, the half-Succubus retains this ability. A half-Succubus fighting without weapons uses a claw when making an attack action. When it has a weapon, it usually uses the weapon instead.
Full Attack
- A half-Succubus fighting without weapons uses both claws when making a full attack. If armed with a weapon, it usually uses the weapon as its primary attack. If it has a hand free, it uses a claw as an additional natural secondary attack.
Damage
- Half-Succubi have claw attacks. If the base creature does not have this attack form, use the following damage values:
- Small 1d3
- Medium 1d4
- Large 1d6.
- Use these values or the base creature’s damage values, whichever are greater.
- Half-Succubi have claw attacks. If the base creature does not have this attack form, use the following damage values:
Special Attacks
- A half-Succubus retains all the special attacks of the base creature and gains the following special attack.
- Smite Good (Su)
- Once per day the creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD (maximum of +20) against a good foe.
Spell-Like Abilities
- A half-Succubus with an Intelligence or Wisdom score of 8 or higher has spell-like abilities depending on its Hit Dice, as indicated on the table. The abilities are cumulative.
- Unless otherwise noted, an ability is usable once per day.
- Caster level equals the creature’s HD, and the save DC is Charisma-based.
- Additionally the half-Succubus’ Enervation and Energy Drain abilities are touch spells, rather than rays.
Special Qualities
- A half-Succubus has all the special qualities of the base creature, plus the following special qualities.
- Darkvision out to 60 feet.
- Telepathy out to 100 feet.
- Immunity to poison.
- Resistance to acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10.
- Damage reduction: 5/Good (if HD 11 or less) or 10/Good (if HD 12 or more).
- A half-Succubus’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
- Spell resistance equal to creature’s HD + 10 (maximum 35).
Abilities
- Increase from the base creature as follows:
- Str +2, Dex +2, Int +4, Cha +8.
- Increase from the base creature as follows:
Skills
- A half-Succubus gains skill points as an outsider and has skill points equal to (8 + Int modifier) × (HD + 3).
- Do not include Hit Dice from class levels in this calculation—the half-Succubus gains outsider skill points only for its racial Hit Dice, and gains the normal amount of skill points for its class levels. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills, and other skills as cross-class.
Challenge Rating
- HD 4 or less, as base creature +1
- HD 5 to 10, as base creature +2
- HD 11 or more, as base creature +3.
Alignment
- Chaotic Evil.
Level Adjustment
- +4
Acquiring the Half-Succubus Template
- Subject must consume the essence of a succubus; this may be done through soul-trapping magic, and a ritual, or through other means that allow the subject to ingest and consume the soul, imparting its essence.
- The Subject must prepare for the ritual by consuming a pint of blood from a willing or compelled succubus. This blood, ritually consumed, acts as a potent toxin, dealing 1d3 points of constitution drain that cannot be healed by any effort, save by completing the apotheosis and attaining the final level of the half-succubus template. Additionally, the drinker suffers 1 point of charisma damage per day, until he has consumed the required demonic soul. During this process, the drinker is wracked by sporadic pain, and looks unhealthy, with pale skin, sunken eyes and widespread bruising as the blood alters and damages his flesh.
- Level 1: +2 Cha, Darkvision, (Sp) abilities 1-4
- Level 2: +2 Int +2 Cha, Telepathy, Poison Immunity, (Sp) abilities 5-10
- Level 3: +2 Dex +2 Cha, SR, Claw Attack, (Sp) abilities 11-14
- Level 4: +2 Str +2 Int +2 Cha, Wings, DR, Resistances, Type change, Natural Armor, (Sp) Abilities 15-20, Con restored.
Kevin's Notes & Questions
- these notes and changes are NOT final. They're just my initial thoughts without discussion. We can work together for the final version.
- Why is this template built in 4 Stages rather than 5. It seems like it would be 5 since there are 10 noted HD for the Spell-Like abilities. That breaks it into 2 every level over 5 levels. Am I missing something?
- Overall good job and good adherence to the WotC suggestion article.
- since this is an "unknown" to Zal'Kazzir, I'd like to build the template with some "uknowns" on the sheet. Hole that come into play (good and/or bad) that you shouldn't know about since its an experiment.
- the "becoming" of this needs alot more details and some more opportunity for role-play and background challenges. The one thing you have to consider is that nothing is "free"... At the very least I'd want their to be a "deal with the devil" type thing in here. I'm thinking about Zal making a "deal with the devil" so to speak...
- I'm not sure I'm comfortable with all the various Spell-Like abilities and such. I know you created several of them, while most were taken from either the WotC article or the Succubus creature stats.
- I'm considering that some of the Special Abilities should be noted in the template (such as Teleport) even though you can DO them in Midnight. This represents the lose of those abilities, from the cause of the Veil. Basically it just would be "too bad" that you don't get them... But very appropriate to the template I think.
- Detect Good
- Etheral Jaunt
- Greater Teleport
- Change Shape
- I'd like to think to see if there are any Midnight specific changes we could make...
- Below are my changes and additions... this is still WORKING everything I'm NOT YET DONE with is in RED
Half-Succubus - Kevin's version
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Creating a Half-Succubus
- "Half-Succubus" is a ritually created template that can be added to any living, corporeal creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or more and a nonlawful, nongood alignment (referred to hereafter as the base creature). Through these rituals a being can take on the essence of a Succubus.
- A half-Succubus uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Ritual of Creation
- Such a ritual takes at least a week and transforms the character over time, during this time a Succubus' essence is shared magically with the character.
- At stage 2 and 4 of the transformation the ritual wains harshly on the character.
- Level 2:
- Willpower Save DC?? to avoid going mad from the pain and evil.
- Fortitude Save DC?? to survive the process of transformation at all.
- Level 4:
- Willpower Save DC?? to avoid going mad from the pain and evil.
- Fortitude Save DC?? to survive the process of transformation at all.
- At stage 2 and 4 of the transformation the ritual wains harshly on the character.
- Details on such a vile ritual are known only to one. A deal with this devil, a promise or exchange must be struck to confer this ritual detail. (see "Acquiring")
- Such a ritual takes at least a week and transforms the character over time, during this time a Succubus' essence is shared magically with the character.
Size and Type
- The creature’s type changes to outsider. Additionally, as an outsider, the target also gains the ‘Trapped’ and ‘Spirit’ subtypes.
- Do not recalculate Hit Dice, base attack bonus, or saves. Half-Succubi are normally native outsiders.
Speed
- A half-Succubus has bat wings. Unless the base creature has a better fly speed, the creature can fly at the base creature’s base land speed (average maneuverability).
Armor Class
- Natural armor improves by +2 (this stacks with any natural armor bonus the base creature has).
Attack
- A half-Succubus has two claw attacks, and the claws are primary natural weapon. If the base creature can use weapons, the half-Succubus retains this ability. A half-Succubus fighting without weapons uses a claw when making an attack action. When it has a weapon, it usually uses the weapon instead.
Full Attack
- A half-Succubus fighting without weapons uses both claws when making a full attack. If armed with a weapon, it usually uses the weapon as its primary attack. If it has a hand free, it uses a claw as an additional natural secondary attack.
Damage
- Half-Succubi have claw attacks. If the base creature does not have this attack form, use the following damage values:
- Small 1d3
- Medium 1d4
- Large 1d6.
- Use these values or the base creature’s damage values, whichever are greater.
- Half-Succubi have claw attacks. If the base creature does not have this attack form, use the following damage values:
Special Attacks
- A half-Succubus retains all the special attacks of the base creature and gains the following special attacks.
- Smite Good (Su)
- Once per day the creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD (maximum of +20) against a good foe.
Spell-Like Abilities
- A half-Succubus with an Intelligence or Wisdom score of 8 or higher has spell-like abilities depending on its Hit Dice, as indicated on the table. The abilities are cumulative.
- Unless otherwise noted, an ability is usable once per day.
- Caster level equals the creature’s HD, and the save DC is Charisma-based.
- Additionally the half-Succubus’ Enervation and Energy Drain abilities are touch spells, rather than rays.
Special Qualities
- A half-Succubus has all the special qualities of the base creature, plus the following special qualities.
- +8 to Listen & Spot.
- Darkvision out to 60 feet.
- Telepathy out to 100 feet.
- Immunity to poison.
- Resistance to acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10.
- Damage reduction: 5/Good (if HD 11 or less) or 10/Good (if HD 12 or more).
- A half-Succubus’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
- Spell resistance 18 (as Succubus)
Abilities
- Increase from the base creature as follows:
- Str +2, Dex +2, Int +4, Cha +8.
- Increase from the base creature as follows:
Skills
- A half-Succubus gains skill points as an outsider and has skill points equal to (8 + Int modifier) × (HD + 3).
- Do not include Hit Dice from class levels in this calculation—the half-Succubus gains outsider skill points only for its racial Hit Dice, and gains the normal amount of skill points for its class levels. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills, and other skills as cross-class.
Challenge Rating
- HD 4 or less, as base creature +1
- HD 5 to 10, as base creature +2
- HD 11 or more, as base creature +3.
Alignment
- Chaotic Evil.
Fearful & Chaotic Nature
- By nature Succubi are not warriors. They flee combat whenever they can.
- DC20 Willpower Save.
- If forced to fight, they can attack with their claws, but they prefer to turn foes against one another.
- By nature Succubi are not warriors. They flee combat whenever they can.
Level Adjustment
- +4
Acquiring the Half-Succubus Template
- the Lady of Regrets: Or simply "Lady Regret". The elves know her as Loomear (elven: child of gloom), the Men of Stone have called her Thudul (dwarven: ill luck). Though her true-name is forever lost beyond the Veil (as Lady Lynkhab), she is also called the Lady of Desire and Depression and she was a patroness of the self-destructive and suicidal. Before the Sundering she was the contender for the title of "Queen of Succubi," which was last known to be held by Malcanthet. The Lady of Regrets dwells along the The Sighing Cliffs to the west of Highwall.
As Lady of Desire and Depression, Lady Regret is said to represent the concept of desire and the power to express it, but only other people's desires. Her depression stems from the fact that she cannot express or act upon her own concepts. Lady Regret has assumed many different forms throughout her existence, all supposedly based on the desires of other beings. Very little has been revealed about Lady Regret except that she, along with her long lost sisters Malcanthet, Xinivrae, and Shami-Amourae were among the first of the succubi to spontaneously arise from the Abyss from the mortal sin of lust. These succubi warred amongst themselves for rulership and supremacy over their race and in the end, Malcanthet assumed the title of "Queen of Succubi." Two other rivals for the title, Xinivrae and Shami-Amourae, had either been exiled or imprisoned by Malcanthet. Regret herself survived the war when she created Aryth as her battlefront in the Named Years but is said to be but a shadow of her former glory after the Sundering locked her within the mortal coil.- -- Excerpt from the Treatise on Demonology
- the Lady of Regrets: Or simply "Lady Regret". The elves know her as Loomear (elven: child of gloom), the Men of Stone have called her Thudul (dwarven: ill luck). Though her true-name is forever lost beyond the Veil (as Lady Lynkhab), she is also called the Lady of Desire and Depression and she was a patroness of the self-destructive and suicidal. Before the Sundering she was the contender for the title of "Queen of Succubi," which was last known to be held by Malcanthet. The Lady of Regrets dwells along the The Sighing Cliffs to the west of Highwall.
Known Process
- Subject must consume the essence of a succubus; this may be done through soul-trapping magic, and a ritual, or through other means that allow the subject to ingest and consume the soul, imparting its essence.
- The Subject must prepare for the ritual by consuming a pint of blood from a willing or compelled succubus. This blood, ritually consumed, acts as a potent toxin, dealing 1d3 points of constitution drain that cannot be healed by any effort, save by completing the apotheosis and attaining the final level of the half-succubus template. Additionally, the drinker suffers 1 point of charisma damage per day, until he has consumed the required demonic soul. During this process, the drinker is wracked by sporadic pain, and looks unhealthy, with pale skin, sunken eyes and widespread bruising as the blood alters and damages his flesh.
- Level 1: +2 Cha, Darkvision, (Sp) abilities 1-4
- Level 2: +2 Int +2 Cha, Telepathy, Poison Immunity, (Sp) abilities 5-10
- Level 3: +2 Dex +2 Cha, SR, Claw Attack, (Sp) abilities 11-14
- Level 4: +2 Str +2 Int +2 Cha, Wings, DR, Resistances, Type change, Natural Armor, (Sp) Abilities 15-20, Con restored.
