Skybourne - The Players Guide To Skybourne (PFRPG)
Skybourne - The Players Guide To Skybourne (PFRPG)
Skybourne - The Players Guide To Skybourne (PFRPG)
Guide to
by Adam Meyers
The Player’s Guide to
Skybourne
Credits
Developer: Adam Meyers
Authors: Adam Meyers, Mike Myler, and David Silver
Cover Art: Rita Fei
Interior Artists: Jacob Blackmon, Rick Hershey, Kelianna Tayler, John Stevenson,
Gary Dupuis, Matt Marrow, 1 Man Studio, Pawet Dobosz,
and Wenjun Mao.
Layout: Rachel Meyers
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Contents
Introduction.........................................................3 Gods, Magic, and Alignment..................................53
Races of Skybourne...............................................4 Magic............................................................58
Aasimar........................................................4 Flying the Skies ....................................................60
Alraun..........................................................5 Airship Basics...............................................66
Cecaelia........................................................7 Siege Engines................................................68
Cherufe........................................................9 Environmental Considerations......................70
Created.........................................................11 Airship Combat.............................................71
Cuazaj...........................................................13 Crew.............................................................74
Dwarf...........................................................15 Equipment...........................................................86
Elf................................................................17 Weapons.......................................................86
Fenghaung....................................................18 New Materials...............................................87
Gnome..........................................................20 Adventuring Equipment................................87
Goblin...........................................................21 Magic Items..................................................89
Halfling.........................................................22 Airship Engines.............................................94
Human..........................................................24 Rooms..........................................................96
Leshy............................................................25 Siege Engines................................................98
Merfolk.........................................................26 Extras...........................................................99
Orc...............................................................27 Goods and Supplies.......................................100
Sidhier..........................................................28 Trading.........................................................102
Tatulani........................................................30 Airships........................................................103
Tiefling.........................................................32
Player Options......................................................33
Traditions.....................................................33
Classes..........................................................38
Feats.............................................................45
Tradition Traits.............................................50
Skills............................................................51
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Races of Skybourne
Aasimar Racial Archetype
God-Blooded (Thaumaturge archetype)
And the Gods did take care, and the Algod did smile,
Sometimes, an aasimar’s divine ancestry is not from an angel, but
for while children are lost, so could they be found. from a God. These God-blooded casters draw upon their own divinity
And Heaven is open to all. to cast spells, and at the height of their glory, can even become semi-di-
vine themselves. God-blooded use the inherent divinity tradition.
From the tattered remains of a people in need, Hereditary Domains: At 2nd level, a God-blooded gains a hered-
The Gods in their Wisdom did raise up a seed. itary domain, usually inherited from their divine ancestor, but it may
Born of their blood and fire. also be unique. The God-blooded gains the powers associated with that
domain (but not its spells), using his thaumaturge level as his effective
But the Gods did decree to the nation: “Beware, cleric level for that purpose.
For the blessings of Heaven are easily given The God-blooded gains the 1st level power of a second domain at
10th level, and its higher-level power at 14th level.
But quicker, by far, are they lost.
This replaces Occult Knowledge
“Carry our word to the worlds in need Demi-God: At 20th level, the God-blooded has blossomed into his
full divinity. He may now grant magic to clerics and divine petitioners
To turn them from darkness to light.
(if he already possesses this ability such as through mythic abilities, he
“For a blessing you have, and a commandment as well: instead grants a +1 bonus to caster level for all creatures who gain magic
from him) and may grant them his two domains chosen as hereditary
Be a beacon of Goodness and Right.” domains. The God-blooded no longer ages, making him immune to ag-
-Exert from an Aasimar children’s song: ‘The Exodus’ ing effects and effectively immortal, and gains DR 5/-.
This replaces master invoker.
The aasimar of Khrone were once exceedingly rare, found scattered
across the land wherever the blood of angels had been mixed with that
of mortals. However, when the Walkways broke it left many mortals
stranded in the assorted planes of Heaven, where they freely mixed
with their angelic hosts. Today the aasimar are a nation like any other,
making heaven their home as they stretch across the multiverse
to explore the material plane from which their ancestors came.
Society and Relations: The aasimar form a loose em-
pire comprised of multiple tribes, each one dedicated to (and
sometimes fathered by) a different god, demi-god, or saint.
While the aasimar tribes are allied with each other, each one
has its own culture and philosophy, strongly influenced by
the divinity it follows.
Aasimar have a peculiar relationship to the other na-
tions and peoples of the multiverse. On one hand, they
are quite literally the chosen of Heaven, housing the
blood of angels and carrying the messages of the Gods
across the planes. On the other hand, their sheer num-
bers mean they now do this as a political power, which
brings its own host of problems.
Alignment and Religion: Each of the aasimar
tribes follows one of Heaven’s divinities, gaining its
views from that divinity’s teachings. Aasimar are almost
exclusively Good (although there are always excep-
tions), but vary between Lawful, Chaotic, and Neutral.
Adventurers: Most Aasimar turn to divine magic,
taking up roles as clerics, paladins, or oracles. Some even
become prophets (Thaumaturges of the Divine Petitioner tradition) to
better accomplish their patron’s will.
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Draide alraun possess the ability to extend multiple vines from fermon alraun’s odor of susceptibility at a time (the penalty in-
their person, giving them a sure grip and enhanced abilities. The follow- curred by the ability does not stack with itself).
ing racial traits replace carrion sense, sense poison, and silver tongued. Merral alraun are never birthed very far from a pond, stream, or
Additional Vine: A draide alraune possesses two prehensile vines lake, and their abilities make them particularly well suited to aquatic
instead of only one. environments. The following racial traits replace carrion sense, sense
Climber: Draide alraun have a climb speed of 20 feet, and gain poison, and silver tongued.
the +8 racial bonus on Climb checks that a climb speed normally Amphibious: Merral alraun can breathe both air and water.
grants. Sensitive Hairs: While underwater, a merral alraun’s hairs extend
Viney Grip: A Draide’s vines can extend from any part of their several feet away from its body, granting it blindsense 15 feet.
body, wrapping objects and equipment with ease. A draide gains a Swim: Merral alraun have a swim speed of 30 feet, gaining the +8
+2 racial bonus to combat maneuver checks to disarm or grapple, racial bonus on Swim checks that a swim speed normally grants.
and to their CMD against disarm and grapple attempts. Poison eater alraun are filled with vicious toxins and use their poi-
Fermon alraun secrete pheromones that make them remarkably soned blood to deadly effect in combat. The following racial traits re-
amiable. The following racial traits replace carrion sense, sense poison, place carrion sense, prehensile vine, and silver tongued.
and prehensile vine. Poison Eater: Poison eater alraun are immune to poison and a num-
Emissary: Once per day, fermon alraun can roll twice when making ber of times per day equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum
a Bluff or Diplomacy check and take the better roll. 1/day), can envenom a weapon that it wields with its toxic blood
Odor of Susceptibility: Any non-ally creatures within a 10-ft.-radius (a poison eater alraun must be injured when it uses this ability).
of a fermon alraun suffer a -1 penalty to Will saving throws and Applying venom in this way is a swift action.
Sense Motive checks. Creatures that do not breathe are immune Alraun Poison: Injury; save Fort DC 10 + 1/2 the user’s Hit
to this ability, but creatures with scent are affected when within Dice + the user’s Constitution modifier; frequency 1/round for
20 ft. of a fermon alraun. Creatures can only be effected by one 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Dex; cure 1 save.
Poison Taster: For every dose of poison that an alraun consumes,
they gain one additional use of their own poison. If not used
within 24 hours of ingestion, any additional doses of poison eater
poison are lost.
Sanguine alraun find that the taste for blood never leaves them.
The following racial traits replace sense poison, prehensile vine, and sil-
ver tongued.
Sanguine Magnet: When a sanguine alraun deals a critical hit, the
target of the attack takes bleed damage equal to the weapons crit-
ical multiplier. This bleed damage stacks with other spells and
effects that deal bleed damage, but not with itself.
Sanguine Target: A sanguine alraun can use a target’s blood as a
component to heighten its magic. If the sanguine alraun possess-
es some of a target’s creature’s blood (for instance, when holding
a weapon that has inflicted bleed damage or a critical hit on the
target) the creature suffers a -1 penalty to all saving throws against
the alraun’s supernatural abilities and magic.
Racial Archetypes
Bodysnatcher (Rogue Archetype)
Some alraun are driven by a compulsion to embrace their plant
heritage, learning techniques and abilities that truly set them apart
from others of their ilk—there are no greater impersonators in all of
Khrone than the alraun bodysnatchers.
Subduing Sneak Attack (Ex): When dealing lethal dam-
age with sneak attack, a bodysnatcher’s damage dice are 1d4 in-
stead of 1d6. When dealing nonlethal damage with sneak attack, a
bodysnatcher’s damage dice are 1d8 instead of 1d6 and if using a weap-
on that deals lethal damage, the attack penalty for dealing nonlethal
damage with a lethal weapon is reduced to -2. This ability modifies
sneak attack.
Perfect Disguise (Su): At 3rd level, the bodysnatcher learns
how to alter their vocal cords, appearance, and physical demeanor
by subconsciously drawing these traits from a creature to better
impersonate them. After spending one uninterrupted minute in
physical contact with an unconscious creature, the bodysnatcher
gains a +2 racial bonus to Bluff and Disguise skill checks made
Cecaelia
The fears my dissenters spoke years ago have come true—the aberrations,
once the Cherufe were no more, have turned their attentions back on us. Even
now they work to bring these Great Old Ones to Khrone itself, and the psionics
3rd of Patek, 442 our people have mastered only make us more susceptible to the madness these
The invasion of the surface world is halted, and the central footholds in the creature command.
Falrone Plains are besieged by enemy forces. To maintain our holding pattern, The Chamber of Eights has decreed I shall die by octopaintreasis, a fate I ac-
we have no choice but to institute conscription and increase taxes to fund war cept, but not before I leave instructions to my lieutenants. Science, magic, psion-
research. Despite the massive gains taken in the first months of the offensive, the ics; together they’ve brought this fate upon us, but they may yet contain the
cherufe’s blood magic has proved more powerful than we had anticipated, and secret of our redemption. Even if my people as I know them will never be again, I
this most recent turn of events—this ability of these Cherufe to command the will not leave this world to the enemy, even if we must go along side them.
massive beasts they call “Kaiju”—taxes our abilities to their maximum. From the languascripts of Commander-Oscillon Kolkbarr
Though excruciatingly expensive, research into the Cherufe magic has thus When the Walkways shattered, things awoke in the deepest of
far proven extremely fruitful, and we may be on the brink of harnessing its Khrone’s oceans, hidden away in the seemingly bottomless trenches
and seafloor caverns far under the surface: beasts, leviathans, and aber-
powers ourselves. I have ordered that all captured enemies are to be transported rations that had slumbered for eons, but also a more curious creature—
back to the oceans, specifically to Bathofort Darnai, and have relocated our chief the cecaelia. These creatures awoke from a sleep of eons, weakened and
scholars and researchers there as well. often insane, to find ancient cities long-destroyed and a world as alien
21st of Streda, 446 to them as they were to it. Over time, however, these beings have begun
to rebuild a society, and emerge from the deeps to explore their new
After months of pushing us back toward the coast, the cherufe advance is world.
finally halted. Where superior technology and intellect weren’t sufficient, the raw Physical Description: Cecaelia are about the height of a human
power provided by Bathofort Darnai’s psionic breakthroughs has been a pivotal and have many similarities above the torso, but instead of legs they
sport eight writhing tentacles. Cecaelia’s eyes are always dark, and they
boon. Every soldier has been injected with the mind-opening compounds, always have extremely dark, oily hair—but otherwise they are nearly
and it’s all we can do to keep our tactics current with each newly-discovered identical to humans from the waist up.
power. While I’ll be more than glad to see the scourge of Cherufe blood magic
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Society: The echoes of the ancient past haunt the cecaelia in all Amphibious: Cecaelia can breathe both air and water.
their doings, a constant and painful reminder of the greatness they knew Pressure Immunity: Cecaelia are immune to the pressures of the
before their downfall. Very little of the cecaelia’s ancient bases has sur- deep oceans and take no damage from water pressure.
vived the eons, and many cecaelia have been forced to abandon all things Ink Jet: Once per day as a standard action, a cecaelia may fire a burst
related to their old homes to make a new life in the shallows or on the of ink. In water, this creates a 10-foot-radius sphere that provides total
surface. Cecaelia are xenophobic to the extreme and the deep mental concealment and persists for 1 minute. On land, this is a ranged touch
instability many have inherited from their past leaves many Cecaelia attack with a 10 ft. range increment that forces the target to make a
untrusting even of each other, yet necessity has driven them to interact Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 cecaelia’s HD + Con modifier) or be blinded
with the other races as they meek out a living in a new world. for 1 minute. The target may wipe their eyes out as a standard action to
Relations: It is uncommon to find a cecaelia that truly believes the remove the blindness.
lesser races to be their equal. This isn’t to say that they are unfriendly or Many Tentacled: Cecaelia gain a +4 racial bonus to CMD against
rude; in fact, cecaelia can be remarkably polite and extremely welcom- trip attempts because of their many tentacles. While most of their ten-
ing, but these are the kind words of a parent to a child rather than the tacles are occupied with the task of walking or swimming, a cecaelia may
words of one equal to another. Generally, though, cecaelia tend to be use up to two tentacles at once as ‘hands’. These hands cannot be used
haughty and aloof, keeping to their own business whenever possible and to make attacks and lack the fine motor skills of actual hands, but can
integrating with other races only as their goals demand. be used to hold or manipulate objects.
Alignment and Religion: Cecaelia tend to be Lawful, and while Tentacle Sense: As a swift action while swimming and while it is
often self-serving and coldly logical, cecaelia are more likely to be not grappled or grappling, a cecaelia can spread its tentacles to form a
Neutral than Evil. While some Cecaelia worship the gods (and some, in sensory net around it. This grants it blindsight to a range of 10 feet and
their madness still worship the Old Ones), most seeking for peace find lasts as long as the cecaelia concentrates. While this effect lasts, the
it in the teachings of The Way (though often, debate about the tenets as cecaelia cannot move or use its tentacles. If it has the ability to attack
they are interpreted by cecaelia can become quite heated). with its tentacles because of a feat or spell, it is unable to do so while
Adventurers: Cecaelia still suffer from the after-effects of their using tentacle sense.
ancient experiments, and as such many possess an affinity for psion- Languages: Cecaelia speak Aquan and Common. Cecaelia
ics and psychic magic, and in some deep corners with high Intelligence scores can choose bonus languages from
of the ocean the process for creating symbiats the following list: Aboleth, Aklo, Cheruf, Draconic, Elven,
has been revived, though with much Giant, Sylvan.
greater care than before. Others
often turn to the monastic tradi-
tion, using its rigorous discipline
Alterate Racial Traits
to bring order to their troubled Tercaelia: Some ancient cecaelia were won-
minds. drous workers of flesh, and before their inter-
Male Names: Ahtopot, ment conducted experiments upon themselves
Bachtuoc, Kolkrabba, Mustekala, to become terrestrial creatures. Tercaelia have a
Olagarro, Polbo speed of 40 feet, tremorsense 5 feet, and climb
Female Names: Ingwane, Kugita, Orita, Polypodis, speed of 20 feet. These replace the
Seekat, Wheke amphibious, ink jet, pressure im-
munity, swim speed, and tentacle
Cecaelia Racial Traits sense racial traits.
Intuitive: Some
+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma: cecaelia find it was
Cecaelia are quick, intelligent, and xenophobic. Many also are their intellect that
very weak-willed, due to the mental instability inherited along- was shattered by
side their psionic history. their heritage, but
Medium: Cecaelia are Medium creatures and have no have gained greater
bonuses or penalties due to their size. insight in exchange.
Cecaelia: Cecaelia are hu- These cecaelia
manoids with the cecaelia gain +2 Dexterity,
subtype. +2 Wisdom, -2
Normal Speed: Intelligence, and
Cecaelia have a base speed -2 Charisma.
of 30 feet. This replaces the
Swim: Cecaelia have cecaelia’s usu-
a swim speed of 30 feet as al ability score
well as the +8 racial bonus on adjustments.
Swim skill checks for having a
Swim speed.
Deepsight: Cecaelia can see
in the dark up to 120 feet while
underwater, but do not gain
this benefit out of water.
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1d4 fire damage; the amet is considered armed until the end of his spent in 1 minute increments. You may return to your normal form as a
turn), or used to deal 1d4 fire damage to any creature the Amet is standard action.
grappling. In all cases, a creature damaged by lava suffers an ad- While in lava form, you gain immunity to fire and gain the benefits
ditional 1d4 fire damage the following round. Fire damage is not of your amet lava constantly, as well as a +4 bonus to natural armor. All
multiplied on a critical hit. This ability can be used a number of targets who are adjacent to you suffer 2d6 fire damage per round. You
times per day equal to 3 + the amet cherufe’s Charisma modifier. suffer only half damage from electricity and acid, but suffer 150% dam-
Zavr Attacks: Zavr cherufe have a bite attack as a primary at- age from cold. If you enter water, you are surrounded by a 5-foot radius
tack that deals 1d4 points of damage. If a zavr cherufe is wield- of steam and bubbles that grant you concealment (50% miss chance) but
ing manufactured weapons, this bite attack is a secondary attack. you take 2d6 points of damage each round you remain in water.
Zavr also have a more powerful tail they can use to make attacks Lava Scion (Su): At 20th level, you embody lava itself. You are im-
of opportunity. The tail is a natural attack that deals 1d8 points mune to acid damage and fire damage, gain damage reduction 5/—, and
of damage. your amet lava ability deals an additional amount of acid damage dice
Xenophobic: Cherufe speak Cheru. Cherufe with high Intelligence equal to its fire damage dice.
scores can choose from the following languages: Common, Ignan, Terra,
Undercommon. Primordial Leaper (Barbarian Archetype)
A cherufe’s dinosaur legs are fast and powerful. Sometimes, a cherufe
Racial Archetypes warrior focuses on this aspect of their anatomy, perfecting their leaping
until they can cover the entire battlefield to fall upon their prey.
Magma Sorcerer Bloodline Primordial Leaping (Ex): At 2nd level, a primordial leaper adds
his barbarian level to all Acrobatics checks made to jump. This stacks
Some amet cherufe tap deep within their blood to access sorcerous
with the Raging Leaper rage power. In addition, the height of the pri-
abilities that brim with the primal energy of magma itself, turning them
mordial leaper’s jump is equal to 1/2 their Acrobatics check, rather than
into conduits of molten stone.
1/4th their Acrobatics check.
Class Skill: Knowledge (nature)
This replaces uncanny dodge and trap sense.
Bonus Spells: produce flame (3rd), resist energy (acid or fire) (5th), el-
Leaping Charge (Ex): At 5th level, if the primordial leaper jumps
emental aura (acid or fire) (7th), elemental body I (earth or fire) (9th), ele-
as part of a charge, they gain the benefits of the pounce special ability,
mental body II (earth or fire) (11th), elemental body III (earth or fire) (13th),
allowing them to make a full attack as part of the charge.
elemental body IV (earth or fire) (15th), wall of lava (17th), meteor swarm
(19th) This replaces improved uncanny dodge.
Bonus Feats: Combat Casting, Diehard, Empower Spell,
Endurance, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Spell Focus (conjuration),
Spell Focus (evocation), Toughness
Bloodline Arcana: You gain the amet lava racial ability. If you al-
ready possess the amet lava racial ability, increase your number of daily
uses of this ability by 3.
Bloodline Powers: Magma sorcerers gradually develop their con-
nection to molten earth, able to use it to incredible effect.
Lava Mastery (Su): At 1st level, the benefits granted by your lava
last for 1 round rather than one attack. This means that you may make
as many attacks with your amet lava as you can make in any given round.
In addition, you may apply the benefits of your amet lava to your wield-
ed weapons as well as your unarmed strikes and natural attacks. At 5th
level, your amet lava is considered a magical attack for the purpose of
overcoming damage reduction, and the fire damage multiplies on a crit-
ical hit (but not lingering fire damage). At 7th level, your amet lava’s
damage increases; it now deals 1d6 fire damage, and deals 1d6 bludgeon-
ing damage if used as a thrown weapon, or increases the damage of a
natural attack or unarmed strike by 2 die sizes. At 11th level, your lava’s
fire damage increases to 2d6, and your lingering fire damage in-
creases to 2 rounds.
Lava Skin (Su): At 3rd level, you gain fire resistance 5
(which stacks with any fire resistance you may already have)
and a +1 natural armor bonus. At 9th level, your fire resis-
tance increases to 10 and natural armor bonus increases to
+2. At 15th level, your natural armor bonus increases to +4.
Volcanic Strength (Su): At 9th level, you gain a +2 inherent
bonus to your Strength. This bonus increases to +4 at 13th level, and to
+6 at 17th level.
Magma Form (Su): At 15th level, as a standard action you may
transform yourself into a being of lava for up to 1 minute per caster
level per day. These minutes do not need to be consecutive, but must be
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Created Trait Benefits
The created gains 1 additional arm each time this trait is selected. While this does not increase its number of attacks or
Additional Arms actions per round, this 3rd hand may be used to help wield a two-handed weapon, use a shield, manipulate objects, or fulfill
the somatic components of spells.
The created gains 1 additional head each time this trait is selected, which may or may not possess their own personalities.
Each additional head grants the created one of the following benefits. The created cannot gain a benefit more than once.
• Extra Help: The Created gains a +1 bonus to all skill checks.
• Extra Coordination:You may treat one-handed weapons as light weapons for the purpose of two-weapon fighting penalties.
If you have enough hands, you may treat a two-handed weapon as an off-hand light weapon for this purpose.
Additional Head • Extra Lookout: You cannot be flanked.
• Extra Mind: The created gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantment effects. When the created fails a saving
throw against an enchantment effect, it receives another save 1 round later to prematurely end the effect (assuming the
effect has a duration greater than 1 round). This second save is made at the same DC as the first. If the created gains a
similar ability from another source (such as a rogue’s slippery mind advanced rogue talent), it can only use one of these
abilities per round, but can try the other on the second round if the first reroll ability fails.
The created gains a pair of legs and a move speed of 30. If this trait is taken twice, the created gains 4 legs, a +10 bonus to
their move speed, a +4 racial bonus to CMD, and a quadruped’s benefits to carrying capacity. For every time this trait is taken
Legs
beyond twice, the created gains an additional pair of legs, gaining +4 racial bonus to CMD against trip attempts and a +10
bonus to their move speed.
The created gains one of the following benefits every time this trait is taken. It cannot gain the same benefit twice:
• Greater Eyes: The created gains low-light vision and Darkvision 60 ft.
• Greater Ears: The created gains blindsense 15 ft.
Greater Senses
• Greater Nose: The created gains the scent special quality.
• 6th Sense: The created is always considered to be under the effects of a detect magic spell. If using the Spheres of Power
system, they are always considered to be under the effects of the basic divine from the Divination sphere. This may be
suppressed or regained as a free action.
The created gains one of the following natural attacks each time this trait is gained, provided it has the appropriate limbs:
bite or gore (1d6 medium, 1d4 small, primary, requires head), 2 claws or slams (1d6 medium, 1d4 small, primary, requires arms),
Natural Attacks 2 hooves (1d6 medium, 1d4 small, secondary, requires legs; cannot be placed on the created’s first pair of legs), 1 tentacle (1d6
medium, 1d4 small, secondary, no requirement), 2 wing buffets (1d6 medium, 1d4 small, secondary, requires wings), 2 talons
(1d6 medium, 1d4 small, primary, requires legs and the created must be airborne), or 2 pincers (1d8 medium, 1d6 small, sec-
ondary, requires arms). No limb can possess more than 1 natural attack.
The created gains fins and a 20 ft Swim speed, with its associated +8 racial bonus to swim checks. The created can breathe
Fins both air and water, and gains the amphibious racial trait. This trait may be taken multiple times. Each time it is gained, in-
crease the swim speed by 10 ft.
The created gains a pair of wings that allow it to glide; it takes no damage from falling (provided it is conscious at the time),
and while in midair, the created can move up to 5 feet in any horizontal direction for every 1 foot they fall, at a speed of
60 feet per round. The created cannot gain height with these wings alone; it merely coasts in other directions as it falls. If
subjected to a strong wind or any other effect that causes a creature with gliding wings to rise, it can take advantage of the
Wings
updraft to increase the distance it can glide.
If taken twice, the created gains a second pair of wings, and a 30 ft. Fly speed with a maneuverability of clumsy. For every time
this is taken beyond twice, the Created gains an additional pair of wings, and their maneuverability improves by two levels,
to a maximum of Perfect.
The created is equipped to burrow through the ground, and gains a burrow speed of 15 ft. Each additional time this trait is
Burrow
gained, increase the speed by +10 ft.
The created possesses an unusual design, and gains one of the traits below. A created cannot gain a benefit more than once.
• Powerful: The created gains a +2 bonus to any one ability score. This cannot be the same ability chosen with its Purposed
Creation ability.
• Tail: The created gains a tail. This cannot be used to fight, but can be used to hold objects, or to retrieve small objects
Quirks from their person as a swift action. If the created does not possess legs, they may use this tail to move over land with a
base speed of 20 ft, slithering as a serpent.
• Resistant: The created has been tuned to a particular energy type. They gain resistance 10 to one energy type, chosen when
this trait is gained.
• Armored: The created possesses crystalline skin, a shell, or some other source of physical protection. The created gains a
+1 natural armor bonus.
The created gains a 20 ft climb speed, with its associated +8 racial bonus to climb checks. This trait may be taken multiple
Climber
times. Each time it is gained, increase the climb speed by 10 ft.
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great power, leaving them to gather into small, comparatively primitive benefit if the cuazaj is wearing medium or heavier armor, or carrying a
tribes throughout Khrone. Much to the surprise of many travelers, the heavy load.
small draconic creatures can be surprisingly generous, observing the When this ability is active, the cuazaj may make an Acrobatics check
rites of hospitality with nigh-religious zeal. Cuazaj are always curious to to jump as part of their movement for the round, but may travel a dis-
hear the stories and histories of the world, and are curious toward any tance equal to their check result in any direction, even straight up into
news that might return them to power. This makes them great storytell- the air. A cuazaj is always considered to have a running start for this pur-
ers and friendly to minstrels one and all, though they become wary of pose. Once airborne, their ability to use their wings to glide improves;
anyone who pries too deeply into their own disheartening history. they take no falling damage without the need for a Fly check, even if
Relations: Typically the first time one meets a cuazaj is the best knocked unconscious. They may move up to 5 feet in any horizontal
interaction they’ll ever have; the winged creatures lose enthusiasm for direction for every 1 foot they fall, at a speed of 60 feet per round (this
an individual every time they meet unless proven to be a great source does not increase the amount they may move in a round; meaning a
of information. Behind this politeness is a resentment for the true races cuazaj who uses all his movement to jump into the air will stay airborne
of Khrone; an undying frustration borne from their part in breaking until his next round’s movement). This still does not grant the cuazaj
the Walkways and casting the cuazaj down from power. Above all, they true flight, but may easily be combined with strong winds or other
despise dragons, furiously envious to look upon the prestige they once means of gaining altitude.
knew. Despite having surprisingly similar tribal lifestyles, cuazaj dislike Natural Movers: Acrobatics and Fly are always class skills for
cherufe (finding them far too primitive) but are generally willing to be cuazaj.
friendly to anyone.
Alignment and Religion: Cuazaj tend to be fickle as the wind and
can be of any alignment, although there is a tendency for them to favor
Neutrality. Ever searching for the means to be restored to their former
glory, some cuazaj have come to worship The Fates, paying whatever
price their insatiable desire might call for.
Adventurers: As adventuring is often a fine means to acquire pow-
er, many cuazaj take to their nomadic roots and travel across the world
of Khrone. Though weak of body, their deft agility make them into ex-
cellent archers or scouts, while many take advantage of their natural
affinity for sorcery or prophecy.
Male Names: Balaur, Chirombo, Dreki, Jandarm, Sarkany, Zaj
Female Names: Aydahar, Chinjoka, Diavol, Makara, Slibinas,
Tarakona
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remaining cities. However, a dwarf without a culture is less than a dwarf,
and many of these ‘lost dwarves’ feel that loss acutely, however success- Racial Archetype
ful they may be. Today there is no dwarven nation, and each modern
dwarf must strike his own balance between the glories of the old world Machinist (Alchemist Archetype)
and the needs of the new. Lacking skill in most magics, many dwarves turn to the secrets
Alignment and Religion: Dwarves tend to be both Lawful and of alchemy and arcane machinery when they want to accomplish the
Good (although some bend strongly toward Evil in their zeal to see impossible.
their goals met) and consider Noresche to be their personal patron. The Class Skills: A mechanist gains Knowledge (Engineering) as a class
dwarves teach that Noresche forged the dwarves himself in an attempt skill, and loses Knowledge (Nature).
to bring order to his deranged mind, and as such they are the divine- Extracts: A mechanist gains 1 fewer extracts of each level per day.
ly-appointed masters of imagination and invention. In many ways, tra- If this would reduce the number of extracts the mechanist may make of
ditional dwarven culture was built around facilitating the mad scientist, a given extract level to 0, the mechanist still gains any bonus extracts
while simultaneously providing a rigid social structure to minimize the from having a high Intelligence.
potential damage of their insanity. This modifies extracts.
Elf
Its gone. All of it. Our whole race.
Fallen Fey
Fey-Link: As a swift action, you may change your creature type to
Fey for 1 minute per caster level. You are treated as a Fey and no longer
Once upon a time, our people ruled the world were princes. We lived among
count as your previous creature type for all purposes including spells,
the Fey realms, we worked what you call magic as naturally as you work breath.
magic items, etc. You still possesses any subtypes you previously pos-
But then it the world betrayed us. Our curiosity betrayed us.
sessed (thus, and elf using this ability would change from a humanoid
No, I have to go back further. The old world’s gone, and someone has to
with the elf subtype to a fey with the elf subtype).
record how it once was.
Before the shattering, our people lived in Faerie; servants and nobles in the Whenever fey-link is active, you may spend 1 spell point as a free
Fey Courts. I once shook the hand of Oberron himself, as he commended me for action to gain the benefits of a fey-blessing until the end of the fey-link.
my plays. There are no limit to the number of fey-blessings you may have active
The elves were always closer to the mortal sphere than the others. We felt at a time, but each one must be purchased separately, and all only en-
your fire, we marveled at your ways, we invited you into our homes and shared dure until the end of the fey-link. Renewing a fey-link does not increase
our beds with you. You called us kings, you peons. the duration of a fey-blessing, and ends all fey-blessings you currently
Then you built those things, those monstrosities you called the Walkways, possess.
and like fools we praised your ingenuity. So enamored we were, we didn’t detect When you gain the Fallen Fey sphere, you gain the following
the cracks forming along the edge of our reality. Perhaps we would have, if we’d fey-blessing:
bothered to look back instead of forward. Nature-Connection: You gain a +1 bonus on Initiative checks and
Those cracks, when they came, severed our worlds, and when the smoke Knowledge (geography), Survival, Stealth, and Perception skill checks
cleared we were somehow on your side. made within one terrain of your choice. This bonus increases by +1 for
I remember it, you know. I was there in the Elfwood when reality shattered, every 5 caster levels you possess. Consult the Ranger list of favored ter-
when Fey left us behind. rains to see potential terrain types. You may gain this fey-blessing multi-
You didn’t just take our home form us. The splintering broke something else ple times, gaining this bonus in a different terrain each time.
fundamental. I age, now. I age, and I cannot hear the wind. The world, even Magic Talents marked as (fey-blessing) grant additional fey-blessings.
your world, used to respond to our every desire, but now it ignores us as assured-
ly as it ignores you.
Magic Talents
We are mortal. It pains me so to even write those words. We are mortal and Fey Beauty (fey blessing): You gain a +1 bonus to all Charisma-
we are alone. based skill and ability checks. This bonus increases by +1 for every 5
Rot in Hell, you human bastards. caster levels you possess.
excerpt from the first draft of “A Fall from Tree Meld (fey blessing): You gain the ability to, as a standard
Greatness”, by Alode Platinumleaf action, meld your form and up to 100 lbs. of gear into a tree. The tree
must be large enough to accommodate you and your gear. You may hear
Before the fall, the elves were both immortal and magical, embody- (but not see) what happens around the tree, and while minor physical
ing the mortal concepts of beauty and power. As a people they were the damage to the tree does not harm you, any partial or complete destruc-
lowest of the fey nobility (but noble nonetheless) and where the most tion of the tree (to the extent that you no longer fit within it) expels you
curious about mortals, making their homes closest to the material world and deals you 5d6 points of damage.
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You may still use magic while within the tree, although all effects Fey Secrets (fey blessing): You gain an attunement to nature,
must target yourself or your held equipment. So long as you are within a which gives you insight into the world around you. Once before the end
tree, you gain fast healing 1. of the fey-link, you may gain an insight bonus to a single skill check,
Greater Fey-Link: When activating a fey-link, you may send an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, combat maneuver check, or
extra spell point to increase the duration of the link to 10 minutes per initiative roll equal to 1d4+ 1 per 5 caster levels you possess. You may
caster level instead of 1 minute per caster level. gain this fey-blessing multiple times, gaining one use of this ability per
Trickery (fey blessing): Whenever you use a spell or sphere effect fey-blessing. You cannot activate this fey-blessing multiple times on the
to deceive, trick, or humiliate a target (at the GM’s discretion), you gain same roll.
a +2 bonus to your caster level for that effect. Listen to the Wind (fey-blessing): You can always find north,
Beckoning Call (fey blessing): You gain the ability to, as a stan- and always know what the weather will be within Long range of you
dard action, sing, speak, or dance in such a manner as to cause any crea- for the next 48 hours. This forecast reveals only the weather that would
ture of one non-fey specific form of creature (humans, rats, orcs, birds, arise naturally, and does not take into account any magical occurrences
etc., chosen when this fey blessing is gained) within 60 ft who can see that might change the weather.
and hear you to become fascinated with you (Will negates). A creature Fey Potency (fey-blessing): You gain a +1 bonus to all rolls made
that successfully saves cannot be targetted with your beckoning call for to overcome spell resistance. This bonus increases by 1 for every 5 caster
24 hours. If a creature fails its saving throw, it approaches to sit before levels you possess.
you, and follows you if you move, so long as you take a standard action Wild Walk (fey-blessing): You do not leave a trail in natural sur-
each round to maintain the effect. As normal, fascinated creatures suf- roundings and cannot be tracked. You may choose to leave a trail if so
fer a -4 penalty to Perception, but cease to be fascinated if attacked or desired.
approached with an obviously hostile intent, such as someone drawing a
Fenghaung
weapon. This is a mind-affecting effect.
Stunning Glance (fey blessing): You gain the ability to, as a stan-
dard action, gaze at a target within 30 ft which must pass a Fortitude
save or be stunned for one round.
Animal Blessing (fey blessing): All friendly animals within 30 ft Come and sit, let me tell you a tale, and important one at that, for it is the
of you gain a +1 luck bonus to all saving throws. This bonus increases by story of our people. Now don’t let me fill your head with importance. We are
+1 for every 5 caster levels you possess. people, like any other. We’re born to make life, and to die, but we have our part
to play, to sing, dance, and see all there is to be seen. Once we wandered the wild
feylands itself, singing to elven lords and terrible fey queens who could see us
rent asunder if our performances displeased them. Does that sound terrible? It
shouldn’t. The excitement made us hone our skills and keep escape plans
open, just in case, but we performed with all our spirit, and we earned
our position in many-a-court, even if we weren’t prone to keeping them.
No, ours is a lot of wanderlust, and it infuses our very souls from
the moment we break free of our eggs, to the
last dying embers when we seek out the
mysteries of the world beyond death.
There is no such thing as ‘good enough’
when it comes to learning, young one,
and you will learn this more and more
over time. What one people accept as
truth has already been proven a lie by
the next tribe over, and it is our role, our
quest, to learn this, and to spread these
tales. Will they always listen to us? It
would be folly to think so, but some will,
and their lives may be saved by your
eyes, your ears, and your words. We may
no longer dance in the feylands, but
that’s alright. There’s plenty to learn
right here.
--- The words of Old Shenshau,
recorded by his son Hinshau.
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Gnome
gnomes of Khrone are two distinct peoples; those who were changed by
the forests influence, and those who escaped to the skies.
Society and Relations: The forest gnomes are a people who de-
light in the savagery of the forest, rejecting all their previous ties and
Gnome: I say young man, stop a while! The day is young, and I have many engaging in a ritualistic form of cannibalism. The other gnomes, some-
wares for sale! times referred to as sky gnomes, retain their old ways, but none of their
Simple Silo: Nay, little gnome, I cannot, for my mother warned about gnomes. old loyalties, as the loss of their forest homes has destroyed their stated
purpose of protecting the entrance to Faerie. While some gnomes ally
‘Stay on the path’ she said to me, ‘hold onto your gold and don’t with the elves, many others harbor a bitter resentment for them, seeing
trust a gnome’. I’m sorry, little gnome, but my mother told me so. the fall of the elves from the fey nobility as a failure on the elves’ part.
Gnome: ‘Tis alright, good sir, I understand. After all, my people have made While the forest gnomes carve out new territories for themselves, the
many mistakes, sir. I am but a simple peddler, sir, but every time sky gnomes must traverse the civilized lands as nomads, looking for a
purpose.
I meet a client, they run away, afraid I mean to eat them or some
Alignment and Religion: While some sky gnomes cling to the
nonsense like that! old ways, many have rejected the fey court, instead turning to other
Simple Silo: Sorry little gnome, but I must be on my way. Still, you have my religions to fill the void they feel as a people. Most forest gnomes ad-
sympathy; that sounds like a difficult life for a peddler. here to the seventh sphere, seeing their transformation by the forest
Gnome: It is, sir, it is. My wife and child eat very little, and only when I as a wonderful opportunity. Forest gnomes are almost always Chaotic,
although they may be Good, Evil, or Neutral. Sky gnomes are anything
can make a sale. Even adventurers, sir; I sell many fine weapons other than Chaotic.
and armors, and only last week discovered a cave filled with
treasure, but I have Racial Sub-Types
yet to find anyone Forest Gnome: A forest gnome gains
who will buy my the following racial abilities:
wares and brave Forest Bond: Forest gnomes possess a
the monsters and strong bound to the land,
claim the gold. Alas, from where their cor-
ruption came. They
I must continue traveling gain a +2 dodge bonus
until I find such a brave soul. to AC when in a spe-
Simple Silo: Did you say... treasure? cific terrain type select-
Gnome: Aye, I did sir. Mountains of it. But I must go, sir, ed from the ranger list of favored terrains.
This choice is made at character creation, and
and find someone who will buy my wares, or
cannot be changed. Despite their name, the chosen
my poor wife and children will starve. terrain does not need to be a forest.
Simple Silo: Stop, please! I’m sure my mother This replaces hatred and defensive training.
wouldn’t mind me leaving the path Sky Gnome: A sky gnome gains the following racial
for a little while if I could bring abilities:
home such a prize! Gifted Linguist: Sky gnomes are homeless, dealing with
many different peoples as they travel. Sky gnomes gain a
Gnome: Do you mean it, sir? Oh most joyous +1 racial bonus on Bluff and Diplomacy checks, and they
of days! If you but purchase a learn one additional language every time they put a rank
sword and some armor from in the Linguistics skill.
me, sir, I’d gladly show you the This replaces hatred and defensive training.
way!
Simple Silo: I think I can do that. But one ques- Racial Archetype
tion: did the monsters look... dangerous? Forest Trickster (hedgewitch archetype)
Gnome: For one as small as I, yes, but they’d be no match for one as big and
The forest gnomes practice possess many magical tricks, and while
strong as you, sir. Trust me. for some this is simply culture and ritual, for others it is a source of
—Excerpt from Act 2 Scene 3 of “The Forest unbelievable power.
Gnome”, by Willlowen Illwal. Traditions: The forest trickster archetype replaces one of the for-
est trickster’s hedgewitch traditions.
Carrion Sense: The forest trickster gains the scent ability, which
For as long as history remembers, gnomes have been the servants of only functions for corpses and badly wounded creatures (50% or fewer
the fey courts, protecting the entrances to the fey realms and serving as hit points).
their strong mortal arm. However, this connection to the fey and na-
Cannibalism: A forest trickster may spend 10 minutes feasting on
ture betrayed them as the Forest came, corrupting all it touched. While
the corpse of a recently dead (within the last hour) Intelligent crea-
some gnomes fled and escaped the forest influence, others were assim-
ture (an Int of at least 3) of at least Small size to gain the benefits of
ilated into the forest, changing alongside the natural world. Today the
the Necrotic Feeding Death talent, gaining temporary hit points equal
Goblin The cherufe fell to the ground, rolled, and would have risen to strike his
goblin foe, but the frenzied dinosaur, not even recognizing its master, picked one
foot up and smashed it down on the cherufe’s head, crushing it into a thousand
It was late at night when Big Head began his journey home; a dangerous pieces.
time for traveling, but he decided speed was more important than safety just It took Big Head an hour to calm the beast, so great was its frenzy, but even-
this once, as he had neither beast nor sword to keep him company on the road. tually the beast calmed, and Big Head took the cherufe’s place on its back, and
Suddenly he heard a trembling sound, then a thumping, and then, continued on his way.
charging from behind, he saw the unmistakable form of a dinosaur, a cherufe —A passage from “The True Tales of Big Head”,
warrior riding on its back. Volume VIII
Big Head reached for his wands and weapons, only to remember that he’d
While individual goblins tend to be weak and short-lived, the goblins
lost them on his last adventure. By nothing more than sheer luck, the cherufe
of Khrone are clannish, using the weight of their numbers to succeed
had managed to find Big Head at the one moment when he was unarmed and where no individual alone could. Each goblin clan possesses its own cul-
unable to defend himself. ture and specialization, as each generation rigorously teaches the next
“Goblin!” The cherufe warrior called “Run, for my beast is hungry and their collected learning. While the coming of the forest displaced every-
prefers to hunt his food!” thing, the goblin clans were quick to adapt, some turning to sky piracy
while others turning to craftsmanship or economics, seeking to carve
Big Head knew he had nowhere to run, and for a moment it looked like the out a place in the new world in whatever way would best ensure the
end. But Big Head thought quickly and, knowing how the cherufe most likely survival of their clan.
viewed goblins, turned to his wits as the last weapon he had. Society and Relations: A goblin without a clan is not truly a gob-
“Do not eat me, Great One, please!” Big Head called out, “If you spare me, I lin. While some goblin clans are famous as marauders and destroyers,
can lead you to a whole camp of goblins to sate your monster’s appetite!” others are fierce merchants, animal tamers, craftsman, etc. Each goblin
clan views itself as its own race or nation, and it’s a great taboo to blame
And the cherufe laughed, for he thought all goblins were weak and one clan for another’s actions. The forest displaced and destroyed many
Table: Goblin Clans clans, and many goblins have turned to adventuring to earn themselves
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the wealth, power, and prestige necessary to accumulate the spouses and our ancient lore now only exists in my head, and the war drums of the dwarves
followers necessary to revive an old clan, or perhaps create a new one. surround me so that I cannot believe I will leave this place alive.
Alignment and Religion: Most goblins revere the fiends (partic- There is but one hope for my order; the greatest secrets of the Dragon Lords
ularly Namoosh, Lord of Crime), using their worship to gain power for
themselves and their clans. Marauding clans tend to be Chaotic Evil,
are contained in a volume, which even now I entrust to the hands of a young
while many of the new merchant clans tend to be Lawful Evil. With Nemla and his mount. It is not all of our secrets, but if it can escape this place,
so many displaced goblins around, however, goblins are beginning to perhaps it will be enough to allow our peoples to reconstruct the rest. I know the
be found of all alignments and all religions, as many turn to whatever dwarves search for me, and while there is little hope for my own escape, perhaps
source of aid and comfort they can find. I can provide enough of a distraction to allow my entrusted carriers to slip
through their defences.
Racial Sub-Types I pen this page with my own hand and entrust it now to their care, so our
Each goblin clan produces a different type of goblin, and every gob- peoples may know that these two are not thieves, but are rather the hope for our
lin reflects their clan. A Khrone goblin may choose any of the clan sub-
types listed on Table: Goblin Clans, which changes their ability score peoples’ future. Aid them as best you can on their journey to our new mountain
racial traits and their skilled racial trait (their bonus to Ride and Stealth home.
checks) in a number of ways. Wyrm’s luck be with us all.
—Veshlet Moonfoot, Dragon Lord of Etkinea, in his last written account
Racial Archetype Since time immemorial, halflings (‘Nemla’ in their own tongue) have
Goblin Expert (Rogue Archetype) lived beside dragons as either servant, master, or friend. Halfling dragon
sages have accumulated their lore and tended their eggs, and halfling
Every goblin clan excels at one particular activity. Some goblins build dragon riders have gone to battle beside them to protect the interests
on this expertise, becoming unparalleled avatars of their clan. of both races. With the coming of the forest, this bond has become even
Great Skill: A goblin expert excels at the skills taught by his clan. stronger and more vital, as both dragons and halflings must rely on each
The goblin expert gains a bonus to the two skills he gained a bonus to other for any chance of survival.
through his Skilled racial trait equal to 1/2 his rogue level (minimum: 1). Society and Relations: Halflings and their dragon kin can be
This replaces trapfinding. found scattered throughout the world, but most have congregated in
Bonus Feats: At 3rd level, the goblin expert gains a bonus feat, cliffside caves high up in the mountains, where even the trees cannot
chosen from any feat for which he qualifies. The goblin expert gains grow. From their secluded homes halflings have gone out to explore the
another bonus feat at 7th level and every 4 levels thereafter. If using new world, aiding the other races and delving the forests ruins—some
the variant multiclassing rules from Pathfinder Unchained, these bonus professionally, others as a sign of bravery during adolescence. Halflings
feats may be traded into for a secondary class. This can allow the goblin are welcome in almost any adventuring crew as their skills, and allies, are
expert to gain a tertiary class. both quite powerful.
This replaces the Sneak Attack advancement gained at 3rd, 7th, 11th, Alignment and Religion: Halflings revere the Frost Father and
15th, and 19th levels. Mother Maedra as the father and mother of dragons, but many supple-
Expertise: At 3rd level, whenever the goblin expert takes 10 on any ment this worship with whichever deity best matches their interests.
skill check, he treats his roll as if it had been an 11 instead of a 10. This Halflings vary in alignment as widely as the dragons they live with, but
improves to a 12 at 6th level, a 13 at 9th level, a 14 at 12th level, a 15 at most tend to be Neutral Good.
15th level, and a 16 at 18th level.
This replaces trap sense. Racial Traits
Halflings of Khrone possess the following racial traits:
I, Veshlet Moonfoot, am the last of the Great Dragon Lords. Racial Archetype
My people, both Dragon and Nemla, have won their freedom from High
Lord Hilwa and his abominable creations, but at too high a cost. Even now, Halfing Dragonrider (Cavalier Archetype)
the dwarves move in, tearing us from our homes through the might of their Among the halflings, there is a method through which a dragon and
its rider may form a lasting bond, fueled by the dragon’s magic. This
machines, and my people are too wounded and crippled even to fight back.
leaves the dragon weakened and without magic at first, but the dragon
We are scattered, and while some of us gather in the old halls of the moun- quickly grows in strength and size as their rider grows in experience,
tains, others simply run, finding what rest and refuge they can past the horizon. reaching levels of power a young dragon would otherwise need to wait
Though the might of Dragons is great, each one as powerful as an army, there centuries to achieve. Among the nemla, this is an honored rite of pas-
are simply too few of us, and Dragons take too long to age. I fear it will be mille- sage for both halfling and dragon, as the nemla gains strength, the drag-
on gains a check on its youthful hot temper, and both gain a powerful
nia before my peoples recover. friendship.
The archives burn around me. While we have smuggled as much of our Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: The halfling dragonrider is
Dragon Lore to the mountains as we could, the archives proved too large and proficient with all simple and martial weapons, light armor, and shields
too tempting a target for the dwarves and their quest to eradicate us. So much of (except tower shields)
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The dragon companion also gains immunity to the element it breaths Think not that this is but a temporary solution; with the aid of our Mer allies,
with its breath weapon, a pair of claw attacks in addition to its bite at- Andrus is poised to stand for centuries. And think not that this offer is only for
tack, and a bonus to Intelligence and Charisma equal to 1/2 its Hit Dice. some; though I may be human, my offer is for all men of all races and peoples,
The dragon companion and halfling dragon rider also gain the effects of
the Link talent with each other. and none will be turned away who are willing to keep the peace and obey our
A dragon companion also gains the Altered Size talent at 8th and 15th laws.
levels, growing to Large and Huge size respectively. Its breath weapon Come, one and all, to our city. In this new world, we are only as strong as we
also doubles its range at 8th and 15th levels as well. are united.
Focus: However, despite the powerful bond between them, seamlessly —A letter, penned by the hand of Andrus, the
blending the actions of a dragon and its rider is difficult. No matter how
much a dragon companion wants to obey its rider, a dragon’s nature
last King of Men.
leads it to often initiate its own plan, only to realize its plan is different Humans were the most populous and widespread of the races before
than its rider, causing it to stop its actions halfway through so it doesn’t the coming the Forest, and were the race who controlled the Etkinean
take a radical action that would surprise its ally. This can result in the valley and built the Walkways. While today they may be but one race
dragon doing very little but fly around, even in a pitched battle. To avoid huddled among many, they nonetheless are still the most populous and
this, a halfling dragon rider and dragon companion must establish a widespread of the races, as many of the mortal colonies built on other
mental focus. planes before the Walkways broke were comprised mostly of humans.
A dracon companion always goes on the same initiative as its rider. Society and Relations: Humans can be found in Forest tribes, in
Without the dracomancer establishing focus, a draconic companion will scattered colonies, and in Andrus and the floating isles with equal fre-
only take a single move action (moving as the dracomancer wishes) each quency. As a whole, humans embrace magic and allies in all their forms
round and such free actions (speaking, making attacks of opportunity, much more readily than other peoples, which is principally why so many
etc.) that seem prudent. If a halfling dragon rider is unconscious or in- of them were positioned to survive the changes the Forest brought to
capacitated, his dragon companion moves to be adjacent to its rider as the world.
quickly as possible, then attacks any foe that threatens either dragonor Alignment and Religion: Humans may be found of all alignments
rider. A dragon companion acts to defend itself if separated from its and all religions.
rider, and can be convinced to stay behind to guard a camp or other
location, but does not willingly go on missions or run errands separate
from its rider.
Racial Archetype
Establishing focus is a standard action for the halfling dragon rider, Sky Sailor (Fighter Archetype)
after which its dragon companion may take a full-round’s worth of ac-
tion, as normal. This improves to only requiring a move action at 2nd It behooves a sky sailor to learn as much as possible, as one never
level, a swift action at 8th level, and a free action at 15th level. As the knows when they’ll need to cover for an injured crewmate. In this re-
focus establishes a mental bond between the dracomancer and her dra- gard, the natural adaptability of humans serves them well, and many
conic companion, no vocal communication is required between the two human sky sailors will learn everything they can in case it one day saves
while the focus is in effect. A dragon and its rider must be within Close their life.
range (25 ft + 5 ft per 2 levels) to establish focus. Weapons and Armor Proficiencies: A sky sailor is proficient
The dragon companion replaces mount and the cavalier’s order. For with all simple and martial weapons, shields, and light armor.
more information on dragon riders and dragon magic, see Dracomancer This modifies the fighter’s usual weapon and armor proficiencies.
and Dragon Rider by Rogue Genius Games. Skilled: A sky sailor gains 4 + his Int modifier skill points per level
instead of 2 + his Int modifier skill points per level.
Human
This modifies the fighter’s usual skill points per level.
Crewman: At 2nd level, a sky sailor gains a +1 bonus to all skill
checks made with Profession skills or the Heal skill. This bonus increas-
es by +1 for every 4 levels beyond 2nd. In addition, a sky sailor may make
To all the peoples of Khrone, any Profession skill check untrained.
I, Andrus, send this missive to all corners of the world. This letter is borne by This replaces bravery and the bonus feat gained at 2nd level.
Merfolk messengers who carrying both food and supplies for your aid, and is to Bonus Feats: A sky sailor gains a bonus feat at 3rd level. This may
inform all lost creatures that a new beacon of hope has been erected. The city of be any feat for which he qualifies. The sky sailor gains another bonus
Andrus, founded where once stood the nation of Finreche, stands ready to open feat at 7th level and every 4 levels thereafter. If using the variant mul-
ticlassing rules from Pathfinder Unchained, these bonus feats may be
its doors to all creatures who seek food, shelter, and the protection of strong traded into for a secondary class. This can allow the sky sailor to gain a
walls. tertiary class.
In this time of trial, as in all times of strife, it is only through decisive action This replaces armor training 1, 2, 3, 4, and armor mastery.
that we can make a future in which our childen may find peace. While the
nations of the world are fallen, their people, you and I, must choose now whether
we will die upon the ground, or stand tall and proud as a people reborn.
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Leshy Racial Traits
-4 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence: Leshy are ex-
traordinarily hardy and quite canny, but very stocky and slow.
Merfolk
Leshy: Leshy are plants with the leshy subtype and are immune to When I say you can trust a merman, I mean that the same way you do when
all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, pat- you say you can trust any creature; that is to say, you can trust him to help him-
terns, and phantasms), paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and self, and to try his best not to rock the proverbial boat, as it were. Perhaps not a
stunning. Leshy breathe and eat, but do not sleep, unless they want to rousing endorsement, but it is the basic heart behind all forms of trade; I have
gain some beneficial effect from this activity. This means that a leshy
can sleep in order to regain spells, but sleep is not required to survive or
something you want, you have something I want, and we make a deal.
stay in good health. With that in mind, good sir, the established merchant is quite possibly the
Slow: Leshy have a move speed of 20 ft, but their move speed is most honest man you will ever find. I’ve worked this route for years and everyone
never reduced further by armor or encumbrance. knows me. If I were to cheat someone, or sell damaged goods or any number of
Low-Light Vision: Leshy can see twice as far as humans in condi- other unsavory activities, word would get around, and I’d quickly find myself
tions of dim light.
without a customer base to sell to. My entire livelihood depends on me making
Medium: Leshy are Medium sized and have no bonuses or penalties
due to their size. you happy, as it were.
Ancestral Memory: The spirits of leshy are born from forest spir- You know, they say when Andrus first made his famous deal with Great King
its that have observed the world for generations, and leshy still possess Tirioc, may his soul rest forever, Great King Tirioc was furious. Of course he’d
pieces of these memories. All leshy gain a +1 bonus to all Knowledge entered the deal of his own choosing, but he still felt manipulated into doing
skills. it, and balked at taking orders from a surfacer, even one who’d saved his life.
Curious Learner: Leshy are insatiably curious about the world
around them. Choose two Knowledge skills. These skills are always
He ordered his men to being only the worst food to your city; the dregs that no
considered class skills. self-respecting merman would eat. It was his own small form of revenge, you see.
Tree Resiliency: Leshy are extremely hardy, and gain the Endurance But then, he saw how much wealth his trade deal was bringing into his city, he
feat as a bonus feat at 1st level. saw how much respect Andrus showed him and his people and, most impor-
Xylem Healing: Though a leshy can rest anywhere to recover hit tantly, he saw the other jealous merfolk kingdoms rushing in with better-quality
points or ability damage (just like any other living creature), when a
goods to steal a piece of the Great King’s booming business. Well, needless to say,
leshy is able to plant itself into soil for the duration of a rest it heals
twice as much as normal. This can be combined with the long term care now you won’t find any goods for sale in Andrus better quality than those that
use of the Heal skill. come from his kingdom.
Fire Vulnerability: Leshy have vulnerability to fire, taking half But I digress. You wanted ten pounds, correct? And while I have you here,
again as much damage (+50%) from fire damage. may I interest you in some of my one-of-a-kind items?
Languages: Leshy begin play speaking Common and Sylvan. Leshy —’Honest’ Edget, Merfolk trader
with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (ex-
cept secret languages). Once generally ignored by the surface dwelling peoples, the king-
doms of the merfolk accidentally became some of the most powerful
Racial Archetypes political forces in the world by the simple virtue of living outside the
Forest’s reach. While terrible leviathans of the deep did emerge when
Force of Nature (Brawler Archetype) the Walkways collapsed, the merfolk have held strong, and have taken
on the role of the world’s principal merchant force, trading desperate-
Though all leshy are plants, some express their connection with
ly-needed food and supplies to the surface’s refugees.
Khrone in a much stronger way than others. These veritable forces of
nature embody the strength of a forest and the tenacity of a swamp, as Society and Relations: The merfolk exist in a series of indepen-
deadly as they are hard to put down. dent monarchies scattered across the ocean, each one holding domin-
ion over its surrounding sea. While never as populous as the surface
Vegetalker: The force of nature gains the vegetalker feat as a bonus
dwelling peoples, the kingdoms of the merfolk have always been proud
feat at 1st level.
and strong, generally taking little interest in their surface neighbors.
This replaces brawler’s cunning. However, when one of the most powerful merfolk monarchs bowed
Tresiliency (Ex): At 3rd level, the force of nature becomes hard- before Andrus and pledged his assistance to the surface world, many
ened. He gains DR 1/-. This increases by 1 for every 4 levels thereafter, followed suit, some to keep their rivals from winning too many allies,
to a maximum of DR 5/- at 19th level. others simply because they saw the opportunity and didn’t want to be
This replaces maneuver mastery. left behind.
Woodland Stride (Ex): At 5th level, the force of nature may move Alignment and Religion: Merfolk have a deeply spiritualist cul-
through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, over- ture, having revered Mother Maedra not only as their patron, but also
grown areas, and similar terrain) at his normal speed and without taking as their own mother. While the myths of merfolk carrying the souls of
damage or suffering any other impairment. the dead on their journey to Maedra are exaggerations, it cannot be
Thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that are enchanted or magically denied that merfolk have always had a special cultural reverence for the
manipulated to impede motion, however, still affect him. spirits of the dead. Merfolk will sometimes worship other deities as ap-
This replaces close weapon mastery. propriate to their situations, and the worship of Tarrum and Namoosh
in particular has risen drastically among them as their economic role has
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There are two kinds of orcs in Khrone; ‘feral’ orcs that have been abilities and adding their domain spells to those the elemental druid
corrupted by the forest, and ‘noble’ orcs, who hold tightly to their peo- may select with their domain slots.
ple’s ancient druidic tradition. Druidism itself has its roots in orcish This replaces wild shape.
element worship, and while not all druids are orcs nor all orcs druids, Elemental Lord: At 20th level, an elemental druid no longer needs
the two groups have always been intertwined. Like the gnomes, this to memorize domain spells. Instead, they may spontaneously cost their
connection to nature is what split their people, for while some hold domain spells, choosing which spell to cast at the time it is needed. The
tightly to their ancient ways, others were changed by the forest’s com- elemental druid still may only cast one domain spell of each level per
ing, or turned willingly to 7th sphere worship claiming it to be the true day. These spells may be modified by metamagic feats, as if the druid
destiny of the orcs. While certainly not all beings changed by the Forest was a spontaneous caster.
turn evil, in the case of the orcs, something brutal and destructive was If using the Sphere Druid archetype, change the elemental druid in
awakened by their contact with the Forest, transforming the feral orcs the following ways:
into true forces of devastation. Elementalism: At 4th level, the elemental druid gains a 2nd do-
Society and Relations: While feral orcs are universally reviled for main, gaining its associated abilities. Whenever the elemental druid
their destructive tendencies, noble orcs maintain good relations with as gains a domain magic talent, they may choose from either sphere asso-
many peoples as possible and, while some people blame druids for the ciated with their domains.
Forest’s coming, others welcome the noble orcs and their magic gladly, The elemental druid gains a 3rd domain at
as it protects their settlements and feeds their 8th level and a 4th domain at 12th level, gain-
people. ing their associated abilities and being being
Alignment and Religion: The orcs re- able to select from their associated spheres
vere the primordials, worshipping them as the whenever he gains a domain magic talent.
masters of the world and the elements of nature, This replaces Wild Heart.
holding to the druidic teachings of Neutrality wher-
Elemental Lord: At 20th level, the ele-
ever possible. Feral orcs, on the other hand, are almost
mental druid gains the associated abilities of a 5th
always Chaotic Evil, and usually hold to the 7th Sphere or wor-
domain of his choosing.
ship Dagorath as the embodiment of destruction.
Racial Traits
Feral orcs use the statistics presented in the
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 1 and Advanced
Sidhier
Race Guide. Councilor Vorkael: Ladies and gentlemen of the court, your
Noble orcs possess the following alternate racial place today is not to be observers to the malicious will of a
traits: distraught public. It is not to sate the bloodthirsty mobs of
Ability Scores: Noble orcs are known for citizens outside, or to put to death an innocent as an example
their great strength of body and will, but possess of what comes to pirates that sail near Ascarya’s skies. Today
very little in the way of academic aptitude. They
gain +2 Strength, +2 Wisdom, and -2 Intelligence.
you are the instrument of justice. You are the scales of
This replaces the orc’s ability score racial balance that define us as civilized, the very antithesis of the
trait and light sensitivity. wildness that has enveloped the world below.
Councilor Vorkael: the prosecution would have you
Racial Archetype believe that Drelsii Tarscann is nothing more than
a simple beast ruled over by the basest desires and
Elemental Druid (Druid Archetype)
instinctual impulses. They would have you invest
In its earliest form, druidism existed as a
yourselves entirely in the overly popularized fiction
form of elemental worship, and many orcs still
hold fast to that grand tradition. of “the dreaded pirate Bloodhook”—with the liter-
Nature Bond: An elemental druid must ature provided to you that I have proven is printed
choose a domain for their nature bond, and may by a publishing house owned by the prosecution,
choose from animal and terrain domains as nor- with witnesses that have never seen this supposed
mal if allowed by the GM.
buccaneer, and by professors and scholars that
This modifies nature bond.
Elementalism: At 4th level, the elemental
speak to her being a sidhier—to whit I must ask
druid gains a second domain, gaining its abilities you what proof, what undeniable, unadulterat-
and adding its domain spells to the list of spells they ed, substantiated physical proof have you been
may cast through their nature bond. This does not shown that leads anyone to believe that Drelsii
grant them the ability to cast more spells per day, but Tarscann is in fact this terrible apparition of
rather they must choose which of their domain spells
to prepare each day, similarly to a cleric. the sky?
The elementalist gains a 3rd domain at 8th lev- Councilor Vorkael: None. The answer is
el and a 4th domain at 12th level, gaining their none at all.
Councilor Vorkael: With this dearth of
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thereafter, the range of effect increases by +5 ft. (to a maximum of 25 ft.
at 20th level). Any attempt to teleport or cross planes made by any crea-
ture within this area fails unless they succeed at an MSB check (caster
level check) against a DC of 11 + the sidhier’s character level. This also
Tatulani
affects the summoning of companions and other extraplanars. Child: [Parent, I return!]
Sphere of Desire: A sidhier treats their caster level as being 2 high- Parent: [Child close door! Keep bad world out!]
er when using the Enthrall charm from the Mind Sphere, and may use Child: [Parent incorrect. World good.]
the Enthrall minor charm even if they do not possess that talent. Treat
their caster level with this charm as being 3 (1+2) if they do not possess Parent: [Child incorrect. Enamored of world. Neighbor creatures bad, savage,
the casting class feature. unfit for friendship.]
Languages: Sidhier begin play speaking Common and Sylvan. Child: [Neighbor creatures have magic. Neighbor creatures powerful. Neigh-
Sidhier with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they bor creatures help Tatulani.]
want (except secret languages, such as Sylvan).
Parent: [Neighbor creatures barbarian. Neighbor creatures make Tatulani
stupid. Child stupid.]
Racial Archetype Child: [I adult! I make friends with neighbor creatures!]
Skyscourge (Swashbucker Archetype) Parent: [Child young. Not remember true home. Tatulani home grand:
Historically the most famous (or infamous) sidhier of Khrone have Tatulani intelligent, Tatulani build technology, Tatulani conquer worlds. Tatulani
been buccaneers, ne’er-do-wells, or (as of late) air pirates. More at home now stranded on Khrone. Tatulani lose technology, lose culture, lose strength.
in the skies than other freebooters, skyscourges are legendary larcenists Tatulani forget true selves.
with reputations as wide as the horizon and often cited as why the fey-
In future, home Tatulani come for stranded Tatulani. Stranded Tatulani
blooded are often shown disdain or
receive mistreatment. The cycle is conquer Khrone, conquer neighbor creature’s magic. Give to home Tatulani.]
vicious, however, and every year more Child: [Parent hateful. Parent should go Hell.]
of these swashbucklers take to the Parent: [I already in Hell.]
firmament in search of glory, prestige, or --- recorded in the Tatulani
(most often) wealth.
ghetto in Andrus.
Aerobatic Attack (Ex): At 3rd lev-
el, a skyscourge better learns how to
maneuver and fight in the skies. While
airborne or riding on a vehicle that is
using a flight speed, the swashbuckler
gains a +1 dodge bonus to AC and +1
competence bonus to attack rolls. This
bonus increases by 1 for every 4 levels be-
yond 3rd (to a maximum of +5 at 19th lev-
el). When riding on an airborne vehicle, these
bonuses only apply to creatures who aren’t on the
vehicle itself.
This ability replaces nimble.
Planar Aerobat (Su): At 4th level, a skyscourge gains
the Planar Swing feat if he does not already have it. If he
does possess the Planar Swing feat, he may make two jumps
whenever he uses that feat, rolling Acrobatics twice when
determining height and distance, as well as being able to change
direction in mid-air. He may make an additional Acrobatics check
when using Planar Swing at 12th level and 20th level.
This ability replaces the bonus feats gained at 4th, 12th, and 20th
level.
Scourge of the Skies (Ex): At 8th level, the skyscourge’s repu-
tation becomes so pronounced that it can open doors and expose
opportunities where some might not even dare tread. Once per
week the swashbuckler can call in a favor or use the weight
of their renown to gain one of three different benefits: a
+5 competence bonus to a Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate
check, a 5% discount in price from a merchant for the sale
of a single magical item or vehicle, or the opportunity to
retry a failed Diplomacy or Intimidate check. At 16th level
the skyscourge can use this ability once per day.
This ability replaces the bonus feats gained at 8th and
16th level.
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true sage masters the secrets of both and brings them to bear against
their enemies.
An alien sage gains the following as his Crafter’s Art. Tiefling
Technology You really think the planes, the whole multiverse itself, is so simple? So easy
An artisan with the technology crafter’s art does not gain a bonus to it can fit inside your little dichotomy? There are a thousand different races
crafting a magical item as is usual for a crafter’s art. Instead, they begin
spread throughout existance, and a million different cultures. You divide all of
play with the Technologist feat, and add the following feats to those he
may select as Creation Feats: Craft Technological Item at level 5, Craft us planar-born into two groups, but do you even realize how many more of us
Technological Arms and Armor at level 8, and Craft Pharmaceutical and there are? What about the djinn-born? What about the Sidhier? Even the word
Craft Cybernetics at level 11. When crafting items with these feats, he ‘tiefling’ means so much more than you can understand: am I abyssal, infernal,
may use his Magical Essence class feature as if the items were magical, succubi-born or fiendspawned? Div-blooded? Do you even care?
and adds his Magical Affinity bonus to any checks made to create these
items.
I’ve walked the Iron City. you know. I’ve seen pleasure houses that catered to
Note: If you are not playing with the official Pathfinder guide to ad- angel fetishes and div brokers who used souls as currency. I once saw a succubus
vanced tech, the alien sage instead gains the following ability: sacrifice herself to save a lover who’d been seduced by another succubus. I’ve seen
Craft Technology: The alien sage may craft items using their a devil hailed as a hero and offered a thousand souls willingly for saving a town
Creation Feats as normal, except they may choose to create items that from famine. Of course he ate the souls, but that didn’t stop the people from
count as extraordinary rather than supernatural, and as such do not
stoning the saintly man who pointing out that their new hero might not have
count as magical for the purpose of detection, dispel magic, anti-magic
fields, or other effects. truly had their best interests at heart.
When activating an extraordinary scroll, wand, or staff (which are of- You have no idea what’s out there, do you? What people like me see at the
ten small, finicky pieces of super-science rather than pieces of writing or edge of the maestrom? Life is so much bigger than you give it credit for., but I
wood) use Knowledge (Engineering) instead of Spellcraft or Use Magic could show you. If you think you’re ready for the ride.
Device for all purposes. Any class features or craftsman techniques
--An anonymous male tiefling, spoken to an anonymous female elf at the
that alter or add bonuses to Use Magic Device instead adds bonuses
or alters Knowledge (Engineering) for this purpose. Spellcasters cannot crossed pistols tavern .
automatically activate these items, even if the included magical effects While once a rare mixing of mortal and demonic blood, tieflings
are known to them and/or on their class list. Activating these pieces of have risen in number since mortals began visiting the planes of Hell.
technology does not have a chance of arcane spell failure. While not as populous as the aasimar, tieflings are more likely to be
Craft Magical Arms and Armor cannot be used to create technology found among adventurers, whether they are evil beings bent on collect-
(for these purposes, a lightning pistol is better represented as a wand ing power, or others looking to escape the life they were born into..
of lightning bolt than an actual enchanted weapon), but extraordinary Society and Relations: In the Iron City the fiends rule, with mor-
items may be further enhanced as weapons, armor, or with other magi- tals left with little choice but to serve a fiendish lord or live in the city’s
cal enchantments. Enchanting a technological item with a magical ben- darkest ghettos. As the tieflings have no nation of their own, many of
efit increases the cost of the magical benefit by a multiple of x1.5, as them serve as a fiend’s mortal instrument, or else flee the Iron City to
usually happens to the cheaper enchantment when adding two magical assimilate into more welcoming places.
effects to the same item. In this case, the magical enchantment is always
Alignment and Religion: Most Tieflings worship the fiends, some
considered the lower-cost enchantment for this purpose.
as deities, others as relatives. Tieflings are usually Evil, but there are
An artisan with the Technology crafter’s art also gains the following always exceptions, as the Iron City produces no shortage of outcasts
abilities: whose alignment or religion makes them unwelcome, and these outcasts
Gunsmith: At 1st level, the alien sage gains Exotic Weapon often turn to adventuring to find a better way of life.
Proficiency (firearms) and the Gunsmithing feat as bonus feats. In ad-
dition, the alien sage gains one of the following firearms of his choice:
blunderbuss, musket, or pistol. His starting weapon is battered, and only
Racial Archetype
he knows how to use it properly. All other creatures treat her gun as if it
Dominator (Eliciter Archetype)
had the broken condition. If the weapon already has the broken condi-
tion, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This starting While all eliciters excel at controlling others, some tiefling eliciters
weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). take this a step further, tapping into their fiendish heritage to complete-
Spellsling (Su): At 9th level, the alien sage can spend 2 enhance- ly dominate the minds of their targets.
ment points to fire a spell or magical effect directly through his fire- Bend Will: At 9th level as a standard action, you may force another
arm, provided the magical effect is either a ranged attack, ranged touch to do your bidding. This functions as the Mind Control advanced Mind
attack, cone, line, or ray. If using the alternate Craft Technology rules talent (or the dominate monster spell), except the creature must have a
above, effects from those items count as magical effects for this pur- number of hit dice equal to or less than your eliciter level. The target is
pose. Targets affected by these spells or magical effects do not suffer allowed a Will saving throw to resist (DC 10 + 1/2 your eliciter level + your
damage from the firearm itself (as no actual bullet was fired), but in- Charisma modifier + your Persuasive bonus), and on a failure receives a
stead the firearm’s enhancement bonus (if any) is added as a bonus to the new saving throw each round to throw off the effect. You may dominate
spell’s attack rolls or to the spell’s saving throw DCs. targets for a number of rounds per day equal to your eliciter level. These
Gun Mastery (Ex): At 17th level, the alien sage adds his Dexterity rounds do not need to be consecutive. You must concentrate as a stan-
bonus to all damage rolls made with firearms. dard action to maintain control over a dominated creature.
This replaces convincing.
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Arcane
recitations instead of academic study, and time-honed techniques hand-
ed down through the ages in place of magical materials. A practitioner
Arcane magic is magic associated with the physical world; water of bardic magic gains +1 spell point at every odd level.
flows downhill, the sun rises in the east, and the right combination of Drawbacks: Verbal Casting, Somatic Casting, Skilled Casting (any
words, gestures, taboos, materials, and observances of astrological signs Perform skill)
and planar movements can bring about a desired magical effect. Arcane Boons: none
magic also encompasses most creatures with natural magical ability, as
well as magic powered by body, blood, and other physical aspects. Blood Magic
Blood magic is perhaps the most ancient form of arcane magic, and
Artificery was lost to the world for eons, before it returned to the world along-
Artificery as it is modernly understood was invented by the dwarves side the Cherufe. Blood magic focuses on channeling powerful forces
who, finding wizardry extremely difficult for them as a species, used through the caster’s body, and invoking the power of blood, pain, and
their skill with machines to overcome their natural deficiency. death.
Classes: Alchemists, artisans, investigators Classes: Channelers
Casting Ability Modifier: Intelligence Casting Ability Modifier: varies (Constitution)
Spheres of Power tradition: Artificery Spheres of Power tradition: Blood Magic
Artificery Note: When invoking the power of rituals, a practicioner of blood
magic uses the blood price alternate pricing method. When invoking
Artificers craft items of power (called ‘sul magickas’) that function rituals, the blood magic caster must kill 1 HD of creatures per 25 gp
similarly to magic items, except they are powered by the caster’s aura
in a process not dissimilar from how an alchemist creates extracts. Sul
magickas have a negligible cost and take at least 8 hours of work to
create, assuming the artificer has access to a magic lab or alchemist’s
lab. An artificer must construct a different sul magicka for every sphere.
Sample sul magickas could include a wand of Death, a ring of Creation,
or a tin soldier that grows into a Conjuration companion when activat-
ed. An artificer can only use a sul magicka that he has created himself,
and cannot activate one created by another artificer. Sul magickas are
unstable magic items and are prone to misfire, but carry the advantage
over standard casting of not requiring more of the user’s focus than
what it takes to push a button.
Drawbacks: Focus Casting (sul magickas), Wild Magic
Boons: Easy Focus
Bardic Magic
There is power contained in lore, in artistry, and in story. While any-
one may take up a lute and perform old tales, practicioners of bardic
magic delve deeply into the stories of the past, studying the collect-
ed history of their clan, race, and the world at large, using movements,
stories, songs, and techniques handed down and perfected through the
ages, that invoke magic as assuredly as a wizard’s gestures, arcane words,
and taboos.
Bardic magic is actually older than wizardry, and might even be as old
as blood magic itself, for even cultures with no academic understanding
of magic have been known to invoke its power through ritualistic per-
formance, from shamans who chant to heal the sick to lorekeepers who
teach ritualistic dances to the youth that instruct them in their clan’s
history and imparts to them the strength and wisdom of their ancestors.
Masterpieces: A practioner of bardic magic using the Spheres of
Power system may spend magic talents instead of feats to gain bardic
masterpieces.
Classes: Bard, Skald
Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma
Spheres of Power tradition: Bardic Magic
Bardic Magic
A wielder of bardic magic invokes magic through performance, en-
acting the arts of dance, song, and story to produce magical effects.
Bardic magic is very similar to traditional wizardry, except it uses per-
formance in place of gestures and arcane words, historical research and
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Wizardry
Wizardry is the academic study of magic, observing stars, taboos,
Divine
and invoking the power of arcane words, gestures, and material compo- While arcane magic may be the magic of the physical world, divine
nents to create magical effects. Because a wizard must invoke contracts, magic is magic of the spiritual world—the magic of gods, divinities,
observe astrological movements, and observe taboos to use their power, spirits, and alignment. Sometimes, for wielders of divine magic, using
they must decide at the beginning of each day which spells and abilities magic can be as simple as declaring a desire, and the universe respond-
they will prepare for use. ing because it recognizes the authority of the one asking.
Classes: Wizard, Magus, Witch
Casting Ability Modifier: Intelligence
Divine Petitioner
Divine petitioners gain their power through priestly devotion, ded-
Spheres of Power tradition: Wizardry
icating their lives to a divinity or spirit and gaining wisdom and insight
Wizardry the closer they grow to that being. Divine petitioners must spend an
Wizardry is the academic study of magic, observing stars, taboos, hour per day communing with their patron to regain their magic, and
and invoking the power of arcane words, gestures, and material compo- may only do so once per day.
nents to create magical effects. Because a wizard must invoke contracts, Classes: Clerics, Shamans
observe astrological movements, and observe taboos to use their power, Casting Ability Modifier: Wisdom
they must decide at the beginning of each day which spells and abilities Spheres of Power tradition: Divine Petitioner
they will prepare. In addition, they must possess a focus—often a wand,
Sub-divisions:
staff, or ritual book through which they invoke power, and their magic
always bears a personal mark that makes it obvious to onlookers; mani- Divine Crusader: While paladins and antipaladins have much
festing as colors, signs, and images depending on the materials used and in common with clerics, they gain their power directly from the
their own personal flair. Replacing a lost or broken focus costs 200 gp Algod or Ungod rather than through a single divinity, and as such
per level and requires 8 hours to perform the necessary rituals to desig- it is their zeal for their alignment that determines their power,
nate a new object as a focus. rather than priestly devotion. These beings are called divine cru-
The invocation of wizardry is also costly—a wizard spends about 1 saders, and use Charisma instead of Wisdom as their casting abil-
sp’s worth of material components for every caster level of every effect ity modifier.
he uses. A player who does not want to track the cost of such material While divine crusaders do not answer to any one particular divin-
components can instead simply spend 10 gp per caster level per month ity, they are allies of either the Gods (if Good) or the Fiends (if
on components, which is assumed to cover his costs for spells cast and Evil). A divine crusader can fall (or ascend), changing their align-
research performed. However, he must still possess a spell component ment and allegiance (and often class), but a divine crusader loses
pouch or other convenient location to draw components as needed. all access to their powers if they are Neutral.
Despite the steep requirements required to master wizardry, the tra- Inquisitor: There are those who are directly empowered by
dition is a common one, as the sheer power commanded by wizards their deity but exist outside the general priesthood; inquisitors,
easily makes up for the years of study and steep costs. A wizard gains a who are trusted by their deity to act in ways a usual divine peti-
+1 bonus to the caster level of any effect they augment by a metamagic tioner cannot. These casters are trusted with direct divine power
feat, and gains +1 spell point per level. and do not need to pray for their magic nor hold their liege’s holy
Drawbacks: Somatic Casting (2), Verbal Casting, Focus Casting, symbol, but as a countermeasure, often possess a more limited
Material Casting, Prepared Casting, Magic Signs measure of their deity’s power. Inquisitors only possess the Verbal
Boons: Metamagic Expert casting drawback, and only gain +1 spell point +1 per 6 levels.
Sub-Divisions: Druidism
Combat Wizardry: Sometimes, such as with the magus, a prac- Druidism is an ancient form of magic revolving around the under-
titioner of wizardry focuses on its application in combat to such standing and speaking of the druidic language. While the druidic order
an extent that they become extremely proficient at using magic was founded to guard the secret of the druidic language and its ability
in armor. These casters may use magic in light armor or when to manipulate life and nature, it is possible for a creature that is close to
using a shield without invoking a chance of arcane spell failure, nature to come to a natural (although limited) understanding of druidic
but only gain +1 spell point, +3 per 2 levels (2, 3, 5, 6, etc.) from on their own. However, only the druids know the secret rites required
their tradition. to fully unlock this power.
Witchcraft: A witch is very similar to a wizard, except where a Classes: Druids, Hunters, Rangers
wizard studies out of books, a witch studies by communing with Casting Ability Modifier: Wisdom
otherworldly forces via a guiding intelligent animal called a fa- Spheres of Power tradition: Druidic
miliar. They use their familiar as their focus instead of a book
Sub-Divisions:
or wand. The character has no problem casting magic so long as
their familiar is alive and within Long range (400 ft. + 40 ft. per Hunter: Sometimes, a creature, known as a hunter, gains their
caster level). If the character doesn’t belong to the witch class (or powers specifically through their connection to animals, taking
another class that grants a familiar), they gain a familiar for this on animalistic components themselves. While a normal druid
purpose, but only gain +1 spell point, +1 per 1.5 levels (2, 3, 5, 6, must meditate on druidic ever morning to determine which pow-
etc.) from their tradition. This can be combined with the combat ers he will hold within himself, a hunter gains a more limited pow-
wizardry sub-division, but this only grants +1 spell point at every er, but calls upon that power without the need for preparation. A
odd level if using a class that doesn’t grant a familiar.. hunter loses the Prepared Caster drawback, and only gains +1 spell
point, +1 per 6 levels.
Inherent Divinity
Some casters use divine magic not by calling on another source, but
by channeling their own divine power.
Classes: Oracles, Aspects
Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma
Spheres of Power tradition: Inherent Divinity
Inherent Divinity
A caster using their own inherent divinity only needs to speak and
focus his desires to make the world obey.
Drawbacks: Verbal Casting, Emotional Casting
Boons: Easy Focus
Note: Every creature with inherent divinity expressed their divinity
in a unique fashion, often associated with whatever domains they or
their parent is associated with. A caster with this tradition can select
and gain up to 2 sphere-specific drawbacks of their choice.
Mystic
Mystics are similar to divine petitioners, but their power does not
derive directly from a deity’s order. Sometimes they are empowered by
a deity, but exist outside the usual priesthood. Other times, they revere
multiple divinities, calling on them as needed. A mystic often holds to
signs and omens, and seeks after visions in their quest for knowledge.
Classes: Inquisitor, War Dancer, Armorist
Casting Ability Modifier: Wisdom
Spheres of Power tradition: Mysticism
Mysticism
A practitioner of mysticism learns and gains power from divine
sources, but through a relationship that more approaches student to
teacher rather than devotee to lord. A mystic enacts rituals to cast her
spells, using her holy symbols to call on forces beyond her own. The
process is accompanied by very unsubtle displays of power as spirits,
omens, and divine manifestations accompany their magic, sometimes
with unexpected results. The spirits a mystic summons linger around
them as the day progresses, meaning the more the mystic exerts their
power, the more powerful they become.
Drawbacks: Verbal Casting, Focus Casting, Magical Signs, Wild
Magic
Boons: Empowered Abilities, Metamagic Expert
Spiritual
Spiritual casters are casters who fuel magic with the power of their
own soul, similar to how a monk channels ki. Through meditation and
ritual, they learn to command their own inherent spiritual power and
focus it into magic.
Classes: Spiritualist (Drop Dead Studios)
Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma
Spheres of Power tradition: Monastic*
*Followers of the spirit tradition exchange the Easy Focus boon for
the Overcharge boon.
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Psychic
Psychic magic is the great third type of magic, drawing power not
from the body nor the soul, but from the mind. Even when a psychic
Classes
Every Pathfinder class has a place in the world of Skybourne as well
caster channeling spirits and commands the dead, it is their mind that is
the source of their power. as every class released by Drop Dead Studios, and many classes released
by other publishers can also easily find a place in Khrone. While the
Unlike other types of magic, psychic magic possesses only a single
following information is almost always true in regard to each individual
tradition with three variants: casters who power their magic through
class, there are exceptions to every rule, As always, the GM is the final
mental prowess use Intelligence as their casting ability modifier, cast-
arbiter.
ers powered through empathy, personality, and communication use
Charisma as their casting ability modifier, and classes powered through
Alchemist
intuition use Wisdom as their casting ability modifier.
In the aftermath of the breaking of the world, only those alchemists
Casting Ability Modifier: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma
who were able to harness the power of airships managed to escape the
(class-dependent)
Forest Because of this scattering, there is no standardization of technol-
Classes: All classes from Occult Mysteries, Soul ogy in Khrone, and while some alchemists pilot colossal airships with
Weaver, Symbiat, Eliciter powerful cannons, others struggle with only pieced-together formulae
Spheres of Power and their personal alchemist bombs. Advanced alchemical items and
tradition: Mind firearms are exceedingly rare on Khrone, but do exist for those willing
Mind to search for them, or who can develop the technology themselves.
The need for study and research means most alchemists hail from
Casters of the mind tradi-
the refugees and civilized lands and therefore are not Chaotic, but it
tion power their magic through
is not unheard of for an alchemist to join the 7th Sphere and move his
psionic power. Psychic casters
practice to the Forest.
gain +1 spell point, +1 per 3
levels. New Archetype: Gun chemist
Drawbacks: The secrets of gunpowder are known to only a few; some learn its se-
Emotional Casting, crets from old texts and ancient traditions, while others seek to recreate
Rigorous Concentration the technology themselves.
Boons: None Gunsmith: A gun chemist gains Gunsmithing as a bonus feat.
If using Psionics from This replaces Throw Anything.
Dreamscarred Press, it is con- Gun Technician: A gun chemist gains proficiency with all firearms,
sidered a part of this tradition. and gains a number of bonuses as he gains levels.
At 1st level, he gains one of the following firearms of his choice: blun-
derbuss, musket, or pistol. His starting weapon is battered, and only he
knows how to use it properly. All other creatures treat his gun as if it had
the broken condition. If the weapon already has the broken condition, it
does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This starting weap-
on can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold).
In addition, he gains a grit pool as the gunslinger class feature. The
number of grit points the gun chemist gains each day and his maxi-
mum grit are based on his Intelligence modifier rather than his Wisdom
modifier.
This replaces Bombs.
Chemist Deeds: A gun chemist gains the same deeds as a gunsling-
er, with the following exceptions:
Tactical Aim (Ex): At 1st level the gun chemist can spend 1 grit point
to gain a bonus on a firearm attack roll equal to his Intelligence modifier
(minimum: 1).
This replaces Gunslinger’s Dodge.
Calculated Shots (Ex): At 3rd level, the gun chemist can spend a point
of grit as a swift action to gain a bonus to damage rolls equal to his
Intelligence modifier (minimum 1) with all firearm attacks he makes un-
til the end of his turn.
This replaces Gunslinger’s Initiative.
Surprise Explosion (Ex): At 3rd level as a standard action, a gun chemist
may tamper with a piece of firearm ammunition and throw it at a target
within 10 ft., detonating it in its face. This costs 1 grit point, but does
not provoke an attack of opportunity. The target must pass a Reflex save
(DC 10 + 1/2 the gun chemist’s alchemist level + his Dexterity modifier)
or suffer 1d6 fire damage and be blinded and deafened for 1 round.
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inner peace while fatigued or exhausted, but can otherwise achieve in- Order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon is not an actual
ner-peace multiple times during a single encounter or combat. If a bar- Knight’s Order, but represents any knight who pledges themselves to
barian falls unconscious, her inner peace immediately ends. representing and sustaining a guild, a company, or an adventuring crew.
Inner peace counts as rage for the purpose of all feats and barbarian Order of the Lion: Each nation among the floating isles possesses
abilities. When the tranquil barbarian gains Greater Rage and Mighty its own Knight’s Order, which is mechanically represented by the Order
Rage, these increase the bonuses gained from inner peace to +3 and +4 of the Lion.
respectively. Order of the Seal: The order of the Seal is not an actual Knight’s
Order, but represents any knight sworn to the protection of a particular
Bard object, person, or place.
While anyone may live as an artistic wanderer plying their trade in Order of the Shield: Begun by Andrus himself, the Order of the
a multitude of courts, the modern bard is one who takes this practice Shield is an order of knights working out of the City of Andrus, dedi-
a step further, relentlously pursuing and practicing the ancient and cated to the protection of all mortalkind. While the order usually obeys
prestigous arts, dedicating themselves to studying the stories, histories, the will of the city’s ruling council, they are an independent body an-
writings, and songs of the past to both uncover ancient rituals and add swerable only to themselves, and serve as a check on the council’s power.
their own creations to the canon. Bards are equal parts historians and Order of the Star: The Gods, the Fiends, and both of the Fey
creators, and while their songs and stories are not as authoritative as a Courts each maintain an order of knights to fulfill their needs, repre-
journal or history book, they are sometimes much more true. sented by the Order of the Star. While the Primordials and the Fates do
There is no single organization that trains bards, but a bard must re- not maintain an active order, it is not unheard of for a knight to dedicate
ceive training from somewhere to learn the craft. The most prestigious himself to fulfilling the needs of one of these other divinities.
bardic school is located at the University of Andrus, but most tribes
and cultures have their own schools, lorekeepers, and story masters who
pass bardic training and history on to new students.
A bard possesses the Bardic Magic tradition.
Bloodrager
Like the barbarian, the bloodrager is most likely to be encountered
among the Chaotic peoples, although this is not always the case. While
a bloodrager does not lose their powers if they become Lawful, a Lawful
bloodrager may attain inner peace (as the Tranquil Barbarian barbarian
archetype) instead of entering a rage. Bloodragers possess the combat
sorcery variant of the sorcerous blood tradition.
Brawler
Brawlers may be found among any people and in any situation.
Cavalier
While originally a specific type of warrior restricted to the nobility
of the world’s nations, the ending of those nations saw the nobility and
their training scattered through the world. Today many cavalier orders
still exist, each with its own purpose, tenets, and leadership, and so long
as there are issues worth fighting for, there will be cavaliers fighting
for them. For orders with established heirarchy’s, a cavalier will usually
reach different levels at 7th, 13th, and 19th level, similar to the druid or
paladin organizations listed later.
Order of the Beast: Anciently, the Order of the Beast served the
druids as their arm in the world. While this still holds true, current-
ly, the order is divided between those who serve the druids of the 7th
Sphere (embracing Chaos) and those who serve the druid Council (em-
bracing Law).
Order of the Blue Rose: The Order of the Blue Rose was founded
centuries ago in Finreche to serve as peacekeepers and guardians. Today,
while the Order still hails from Finreche (now a floating island), now it’s
members travel far and wide, protecting refugees and ensuring peace
in troubled times. While some resent the way the Blue Rose inserts
themselves into others’ business, others hail them as heroes, and they
are always ready allies of paladins in their joint mission to protect those
who cannot protect themselves.
Order of the Cockatrice: The Order of the Cockatrice is not an
actual Knight’s Order, but represents any knight who seeks nothing
more than personal gain.
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Mageknight While some of these families worked exclusively for a particular lord or
wealthy merchant dynasty, others sold their services to whoever could
As ‘mageknight’ is a catch-all name for any caster who combines
pay. The coming of the Forest scattered and destroyed many ninja fami-
magic with martial practice, mageknights may be found in all situations,
lies, but the ninja can still be found by those who are willing to go look-
and of any magic tradition.
ing for them, working for hire or teaching their secrets to chosen pupils.
Magus Occultist
Magi are wizards who combine their study with martial capacity, and
With the fall of the old world and the rush to find and preserve its
are found anywhere wizards are. They use the combat wizardry variant
relics, occultism has become more and more common, and can often
of the wizardry tradition.
be found among the delvers of the Forest. It is rare to find an occultist
Medium among the Chaotic peoples, as most Chaotic tribes are wholly uninter-
ested in preserving the relics of the past.
Mediums usually hail from among the merfolk, for whom commu-
nion with the dead is considered a sacred part of their culture. While Occultists belong to the psychic tradition.
mediums can arise from other races as well, merfolk caravans have a
strong reputation of housing at least one medium, who serves as a guide
Oracle
and advisor for the group. Oracles are beings born with strange divine powers, blessed or cursed
by the divinities with abilities beyond that of ordinary mortals. These
Mediums belong to the psychic tradition.
powers enable them to explore mysteries beyond the material world,
Mesmerists and sometimes to even gaze upon the fires of prophecy. Each oracle
serves a patron who grants them their power, and while oracles are not
Mesmerists can arise anywhere, as their power is learned, and any-
part of the clerical hierarchy of most churches, they nonetheless often
one with the force of personality to do so, can. Mesmerists hail from
serve as respected leaders and advisors in their religion.
the psychic tradition.
Oracles use the inherent divinity tradition.
Monk
The monastic tradition has always been bound up in Law and fol-
Paladin
lowing the Way, so much so that almost all monks adhere to the tenants Although Saint Jarron is the patron of paladins, the paladins are not
of the Way, regardless of whether or not it is their actual religion. As bound to serving a single deity, but rather are an order dedicated to
such, virtually all monasteries double as sanctuaries from the Forest and protecting Goodness and civilization at all times and in all places. In
libraries for the preservation of old-world knowledge. this way, their relationship to Saint Jarron is more of soldier to master-
at-arms rather than disciple to divinity, and a paladin may revere any
Ninja or all of the Gods as they so choose. This choice does not affect their
The secrets of ninja training have al- alignment, nor the tenants of their order.
ways been passed down through nin- Paladins are an order that adheres to a number of principles and
ja families, each member working edicts dedicated to upholding both Good and Law. A creature must un-
to teach the rising generation dergo strict training and adhere to the order’s hierarchy to become a
while protecting their secrets paladin, and because paladins often work in dangerous, wild areas where
from the hands of all outsiders. no other authority is present, a paladin cannot become a paladin until
his superiors feel he can be trusted to serve as both judge and officiator,
interpreting his tenants according to the situation at hand without al-
lowing his passions to cloud his actions.
It is left in the hands of each individual paladin to interpret their
principles to a given situation, trusting in their judgement and the pow-
er of prayer to guide their actions. However, as self-deception is the
easiest form of guile to practice, every paladin is also expected to check
in with his superiors regularly to discuss his choices and decisions, with
the superior serving in the capacity of teacher, advisor, and confessor.
While paladins believe in repentance and forgiveness, a paladin is
also expected to hold strictly to their tenets, as so many depend on
their dedication. At any time, another paladin or a lawful officiator can
bring a charge against a paladin if they feel his actions grossly in er-
ror. At that point, a council of elders will assemble to review the
paladin’s conduct, outlining steps he may take to repent,
make amends, or change his ways if deemed necessary.
However, if the grievance is too great, they may
also revoke the offending creature’s paladinhood.
Such a revoking can be reversed if the paladin
is willing to re-dedicate themselves to the or-
der, often after a period of repentance or the
undertaking of a quest or trial. A paladin
may also lose their powers if his habitual
actions change his alignment from Lawful
Samurai
Samurai, like cavaliers, were once an order of hereditary warriors
hailing from the old world. The breaking of the world left many samurai
as ronins, but others managed to serve their liege through the changes,
or to find a new lord to serve. Although their training may be different,
samurai are welcome in any and all of the cavalier orders.
Shaman
While shamanism has existed for millenia (and some believe has
its origins in the same elemental worship that spawned druidism), the
awakening of the Forest also lead to an awakening of the natural spirits,
greatly increasing their power and the power of those who wield them.
Shamans are more likely (but not exclusively) found among the Chaotic
peoples.
Shamans are considered part of the divine petitioner tradition.
Shifter
Shifters are a new force in the world, born with the coming of the
Forest. While some entire racial groups have found themselves changed
by the Forest (such as the forest gnomes and the feral orcs), some in-
dividuals are affected much more deeply, forever changed by the pure
Chaotic power of the Forest. While it is possible to learn to be a shifter
through dedication, most shifters are born into their power, changing
form as a child without even understanding how they do so. While a
shifter needn’t be Chaotic, he cannot become Lawful without losing
his powers.
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A shifter is a part of the Druidic tradition, but they do not gain Symbiat
knowledge of Druidic.
Symbiats were first created through a process crafted by the cecaelia,
which was lost to the world when they fell. With the return of the ce-
Skald
caelia, the knowledge required to create a symbiat has also returned and
Skalds are bards who embrace a more war-like application of their
these psychic warriors have begun to reappear across the world. Where
magic, and are more likely to be found among the Chaotic peoples.
once symbiats were elite agents of the cecaelia, today they have spread
Skalds use the bardic magic tradition.
beyond their mother race, as displaced cecaelia sages sometimes find
employment creating symbiats for governments or crime lords. As such,
Slayer
symbiats are more likely to be found on the payroll of someone who can
Slayers may be found in all locations and situations.
afford the process, but such is not always the case.
Sorcerer Symbiats are part of the psychic tradition.
Sorcerers have always existed, but while dragon sorcerers are quite
common among halflings, other sorcerers are rare creatures, and may
Thaumaturge
As ‘thaumaturge’ is a catch-all name for any caster who delves into
appear in all manner of different situations and locations. Sorcerers use
forbidden, risky, or unstable magics, thaumaturges may be found in any
the sorcerous blood tradition.
location and of any tradition.
Soul Weaver
A soul weaver is a caster who, like the medium, speaks with and com-
Vauntguard
Like the ninja and the samurai, vauntguards hail from the old world,
mands souls, although they do so more as a master than a vessel. Soul
where they were employed as agents of governments, dynasties, and or-
weavers are most often found among the merfolk, where soul weavers
ganizations. Today vauntguards can still be found serving the govern-
are given a position of honor as shepherds of the dead. In other places,
ments of the world, although masterless vauntguards exist in increasing-
soul weavers are often feared for their power, both by the ignorant, who
ly greater numbers, as the fall of nations leaves these agents in need of
mistake them for witches, and the informed, who know exactly what a
work but with few legitimate skills outside of spycraft. As such, many
soul weavers can do to her enemies.
vauntguards turned to adventuring or thievery, and the skills necessary
Soul weavers are a part of the psychic tradition.
to become a vauntguard can be found anywhere and among any people.
Spiritualist (Drop Dead Studios) However, vauntguards tend not to be Choatic, as the Forest tribes have
little patience for spycraft.
In the old world, spiritualists were most likely to be found training
alongside monks and practicing the Way, as the rigorous discipline of War Dancer
monastic training helped facilitate their abilities. However, a spiritual-
Although war dancers originally hailed from the orcish war tradi-
ist’s power is not tied to Law the same way a monk’s ki is, and so spiri-
tion, where orcish warriors would observe signs, omens, and mysticism
tualists may exist of any alignment.
as readily as the art of the sword or axe, they quickly spread throughout
Spiritualists are part of the spiritual tradition. the world, with many cultures developing their own variant on the art.
Today war dancers may be found anywhere and of any alignment.
Spiritualist (Occult Adventures)
War dancers belong to the mystic tradition.
Spiritualists are chosen by the spirit that wishes to inhabit them, and
as such spiritualists can arise anywhere and from anyone. Spiritualists Warpriest
belong to the psychic tradition.
Warpriests are found wherever clerics are, although they are more
Summoner likely to be found on the edge of the frontier rather than in a temple in
a protected city. War priests belong to the divine petitioner tradition.
Summoners are feared beings, for while a cleric may summon ex-
traplanar allies from his patron, a summoner conjures all number of be- Witch
ings from all manner of places, meaning the average person never knows
Witches are an eclectic group, as they belong to the wizardry tradi-
just who the summoner’s allies are, nor who might be in control of that
tion, but where a wizard studies their magic in books, a witch studies
relationship. Although many summoners do extensive research to learn
by communing with and gaining wisdom from an otherworldly patron.
the true names of beings so they may be called, the summoner’s art is
Sometimes these patrons are Fey lords and servants of primordials, but
not dependent on libraries the same way a wizard’s is, and summoners
other times they are something darker and more mysterious, hailing
may be found in any number of situations and of any alignment.
from beyond the edge of reality. Thus, while wizards are more com-
Summoners use the pact magic tradition. mon among the Lawful peoples, witches are more common among the
Chaotic.
Swashbuckler
Swashbucklers can be found anywhere and in any situation, although Wizard
they are more likely to arise among the airship crews flying in and out of Wizardry is the most common form of magic after clerical devotion,
Andrus and the floating isles, and as such tend to not be Chaotic, even as it is the form of magic least dependent on any special circumstance
if they do take up a life of danger or piracy. other than the wit and talent of the practitioner. Because wizardry is
so dependent on academic study, it is rare to find a wizard among the
Chaotic peoples (who instead prefer witchcraft) as the libraries a wizard
needs simply cannot be found among the Forest peoples.
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Commanding Presence (General) Extra Planar Balancer (General)
Prerequisites: 3rd level Prerequisites: Sidhier, Planar Balancer racial trait.
Benefit: A creature with this feat can command two crews at once Benefit: You may use your planar balancer ability an additional 3
rather than just one. Both crews must still be able to see or hear this rounds per day.
creature to gain the benefits of having him as their commanding officer.
Extra Venom (General)
Cuazaj Breath (Combat) Prerequisites: poison eater alraun
Prerequisites: Cuazaj lightning racial trait Benefit: You may use your venum an additional 2 times per day.
Benefit: Your cuazaj lightning breath weapon improves, dealing 1d6
damage per 2 character levels. Fey Interference (General)
When you deem it so, you can grace the Material Realm with the
Cuazaj Breath, Expanded (Combat) briefest touch of the meddling Fey Lords.
Prerequisites: Cuazaj lightning racial trait, Cuazaj Breath Prerequisites: Sidhier
Benefit: Your cuazaj lightning breath weapon double in size, affect- Benefit: A number of times per day equal to 1/2 your hit dice, you
ing a 30-ft cone. can spend an immediate action to force a creature within 30 ft. to reroll
Special: You may take this feat a total of twice. If taken twice, your a natural 20. They may roll twice and take the better result.
breath weapon becomes a 60-ft cone.
Feylignment (General)
Cuazaj Breath, Greater (Combat) Using the gifts of your fey bloodline you can hide the true nature of
Prerequisites: Cuazaj lightning racial trait, Cuazaj Breath your soul.
Benefit: You may use your cuazaj lightning breath weapon once ev- Prerequisites: Sidhier
ery 1d4 rounds. Benefit: By spending an immediate action, you may change your
alignment to appear to be within one step of what it truly is for one
Elemental Heart (General) minute. This changes the way your alignment interacts with spells, mag-
Your attachment to the forces of flame deepens with your power. ic items, and other effects. Performing any action related to your actu-
Prerequisite: Elemental Nature racial trait al alignment immediately ends this effect (for example, a Neutral Evil
Benefit: Increase the energy resistance given by your elemental na- sidhier could use this ability to change his alignment to True Neutral
ture by an amount equal to your class level. to avoid being detected as Evil by a paladin nor targeted by the pala-
din’s smite. However, if the Neutral Evil sidhier should attack the pala-
Elemental Rebirth (General) din, his allies, an innocent or perform any other Evil act, the benefit of
Like the phoenixes of legend, you are difficult to keep down. Feylignment would immediately end).
Prerequisite: Fenghuang, Elemental Nature racial trait, Elemental
Heart, Level 12+ Flexible Tail (Combat)
Benefit: If your body is immersed in the element you have resis- Prerequisites: Cherufe ((zavr subtype), Base Atk +6
tance to via the elemental nature racial trait within a day of your death, You may use your tail as a normal natural attack, and are no longer
you are revived as per raise dead, gaining two permanent negative levels limited to only using it to make attacks of opportunity.
as normal. If you are slain by this element, this ability activates automat-
ically in 1d4 rounds. Focused Miasma (General)
By focusing your naturally disruptive odor you are able to sap anoth-
Elemental Touch (Combat) er creature of its willpower.
The elemental energies within you can escape through your attacks, Prerequisites: Fermon alraun, Odor of Susceptibility.
helping express your fury. Benefit: By spending a standard action to suppress your odor of sus-
Prerequisite: Fire nature or Cold nature racial trait ceptibility (provoking attacks of opportunity), you can narrow its effects
Benefit: When attacking with a natural or manufactured melee into a miasma that targets only one creature within 20 feet, increasing
weapon, you deal 1d6 damage of fire or cold damage as appropriate. This its penalty to -2 while it is within this range. This is a mind-affecting ef-
does not stack with weapon qualities such as flaming or frost. fect and creatures that do not need to breathe are immune to its effects.
Deactivating focused miasma is a swift action.
Emergency Repair (General)
Desperate times call for desperate measures. A working device can Forest Roots (General)
save your life. Focusing deeply and setting yourself down into the dirt, you can use
Prerequisite: Technological racial trait. the woods around you to sense the world at range.
Benefit: As a full-round action, you may quickly jury-rig a repair on Prerequisites: Leshy, Vegetalker
a destroyed object, elevating it to functional with the broken condition Benefit: While on a ground with soil such as the forest floor or
for 1d6 minutes. Any given item can only be so repaired once before real swamp terrains, you can spend a full-round action that provokes attacks
work has to be done to coax it back to life. Any additional damage will of opportunity to designate a 50 ft. radius area centered within Medium
immediately destroy the item again. This does not restore magic to a range (100 ft. + 10 ft. per level). You may detect objects within this area,
destroyed magic item. Alternately, you may use this feat to remove the as if using tremorsense. The point you designate must be within the
broken condition from an object for 1d6 minutes, but again, only once same forest or swamp terrain. While using Forest Roots, you are denied
per object. your Dexterity bonus to armor class and cannot take a 5-foot step.
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Poison Spitter (Combat) Ritual Master (General)
Flexing glands near your jaw, you can spit your poison directly at Your skill with ritual magic is unparalleled.
enemies in a foul corrosive mixture. Prerequisites: Caster Level 1, Spheres of Power caster
Prerequisites: Poison eater alraun Benefit: You may use your MSB in place of your caster level when
Benefit: You can spit your poison as a ranged touch attack with a using rituals.
range increment of 10 feet. On a successful hit, it deals 1 acid damage
and delivers your poison. Spitting poison in this fashion is considered Spell Dabbler (General)
a ranged weapon for the purpose of feats and making multiple attacks You have learned to hold rituals in your memory to a minor degree.
per round. Prerequisites: Casting class feature (Spheres of Power)
Benefit: You may choose one ritual per day you have access to up to
Poisonous Ink (General) the highest level you may cast. By spending 15 minutes preparing before-
The ink you produce in quantity can do more than blind opponents, hand, you may cast this ritual once as a spellcaster at any point during
sometimes sickening or even killing foes. that day. This may be a lower-level ritual augmented by any metamagic
Prerequisites: Cecaelia, Improved Ink Jet feats you possess. All requirements of your tradition must still be met
Benefit: In addition to blindness for 1 minute, your ink jet becomes when using this ability, and this ability may be augmented by any tra-
poisonous. dition boons you possess. You must spend a number of spell points at
Ink jet—contact; save Fort DC 10 + 1/2 cecaelia’s hit dice + cecae- the time you prepare the ritual dependent on the level of the ritual in
lia’s Constitution modifier; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect question: 0-2: 1 spell point, 3-5: 2 spell points, 6-8: 3 spell points, 9: 4
1d2 Con, cure 2 saves. spell points.
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Tradition Traits
boon. However, the creature advances at half the usual rate, using 1/2
your caster level when determining its Hit Dice. The Boon Companion
talent can improve this companion as usual. If you possess the Focused
Casting drawback, you may choose to use the creature as your focus,
A tradition trait is a form of character trait that relates to a creature’s replacing your usual focus. If you do not possess the Focused Casting
use of magic. Like all character traits, a tradition trait may be taken at drawback, the bound creature does not give you that drawback.
character creation (if using the optional character trait rules), but tradi-
tion traits can also be gained through multiclassing, as outlined below. Druidic Training (divine, druidic tradition)
When a caster takes levels in two casting classes that use different If you possess the Expanded Charm talent from the Mind Sphere,
traditions but the same magic type (arcane, divine, psychic), they must you may also affect vermin, although your DCs are 2 less when targeting
choose one tradition to be ‘dominant’; this is the tradition that they them.
use when activating magic. The creature does not gain any of the ben-
efits, drawbacks, etc., of the other tradition or traditions they possess, Fey Magic Training (arcane, fey magic tradition)
but instead they gain a tradition trait for each of their non-dominant You may increase an effect’s casting time by 1 step to incorporate
traditions. fey movements and revelry into your casting. You must be unbound and
A tradition trait represents a way a caster has learned to mix two tra- free of emotional effects (as the Somatic Casting and Emotional Casting
ditions together, blending elements of one into the other to expanding drawbacks) and suffer a chance of arcane spell failure if wearing any ar-
his magical options. A tradition trait may only be used with the magic mor or using a shield. Once you are finished, the effect gains the effect
type its tradition is associated with, and a caster cannot gain or use a of the overcharge boon, and you suffer fatigue afterward as normal.
tradition trait associated with their dominant tradition (thus, a wizard
could make use of the artificery training trait, but not the clerical train-
Inherent Spark (divine, inherent divinity training)
You may increase an effect’s casting time by 1 step to assert your own
ing trait nor the wizard training trait.)
divine will in congruence with your magic. You must be able to speak
Artificery Training (arcane, artificery tradition) and be free from emotional manipulation (as the Verbal and Emotional
Casting drawbacks) to assert yourself in this fashion. You gain the Easy
You may construct and maintain a single sul magicka at a time, as the
Focus boon for that effect.
artificer tradition. This device is usable with a single magic sphere (cho-
sen upon creation) and adds the Wild Magic drawback (but with a 20% Mystic Training (divine, mystic tradition)
chance of wild magic instead of 10%) and the Easy Focus boon to effects
When you have 0 spell points, you may increase your casting time by
from that sphere, so long as the sul magicka is equipped. You must still
1 step to call for the aid of spirits in your time of need, gaining a +2 bonus
fulfill all requirements of your own casting tradition when using this
to your caster level for an effect.
sul magicka. If you construct another sul magicka, it replaces the first.
Pact Magic Training (arcane, pact magic tradition)
Bardic Training (arcane, bardic magic tradition) When you rest to regain spell points, you may designate one sphere
If you possess a tradition with the Focus Casting drawback, you may you possess and summon a spirit to aid in its casting. You gain the
make a Perform check rather than a concentration check when casting Easy Focus boon when using that sphere, but also suffer the Addictive
without your focus. The DC of this check is 15 + the effect’s caster level. Casting drawback when using it.
For every 2 points by which this check falls short of the DC, the effect
manifests at -1 caster level. If this reduces the effect to a caster level of Psychic Training (psychic, any psychic class)
0 or below, it does not manifest and any spell points used are lost. You If you possess levels in multiple psychic classes that use different
must be capable of using the Perform skill in question (i.e., must be casting ability modifiers, you may always use the higher modifier as your
playing a lute to use Perform (strings), sing to use Perform (sing), etc.). casting ability modifier, switching as needed to reflect changes due to
magic, ability drain, etc.
Blood Training (arcane, blood magic tradition)
By taking an amount of nonlethal damage equal to 1/2 your caster Sorcerous Training (arcane, sorcerous blood tradition)
level (this damage cannot be healed by magic and only goes away after When using a sphere effect, you may spend an additional spell point
roughly 8 hours of rest), you may add the effects of the Overcharge boon to ignore any one drawback you possess (other than Somatic Casting or
to that use of magic, suffering fatigue afterward as normal. You cannot Verbal Casting), drawing on your own magical nature to fuel the magic
use this trait if you are immune to nonlethal damage. instead. You can only ignore one drawback per effect in this fashion, and
must pay this cost again for every effect you so manifest.
Clerical Training (divine, divine petitioner tradition)
Choose one end of the alignment spectrum that you possess (Good, Spiritual Training (divine, spiritual training)
Evil, Lawful, or Chaotic). You may augment your Destruction sphere ef- You may increase an effect’s casting time by 1 step to infuse your own
fects such as they only deal half damage to anyone not of your opposed spiritual energy into the effect, increasing it’s power. You suffer 1 point
alignment (Evil for Good, Lawful for Chaotic, etc.). If you are True of nonlethal damage +1 per 5 caster levels of the effect, and this damage
Neutral, your opposed alignment is the extremities of the alignment cannot be healed nor prevented, only being removed after roughly 8
spectrum (Lawful Evil, Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Good). hours of sleep (if a creature is immune to nonlethal damage, they cannot
benefit from this trait). You gain the benefits of the Overcharge boon
Dragon Training (arcane, dragon magic tradition) for that effect, and are fatigued afterward as normal.
If you possess the Conjuration sphere, you may designate one of your
companions as a bound creature, as the Bound Creature boon. This does Wizardry Training (arcane, wizardry tradition)
not change one of your companions into a Bound Creature, but instead When you rest to regain spell points, you may designate a single
allows you to use one of your ‘companion’ slots to bind a creature, as the sphere effect and a series of metamagic feats you possess that you wish
Skills
Profession (servant).
A creature with the mend spell or the repair Creation sphere ability
gains a +10 to their Profession (carpentry) checks, but otherwise cannot
directly heal a ship. A creature may use make whole spells or may spend
Many skills have new or augmented uses in Skybourne, particulalry
spell points via the Greater Repair Creation sphere talent to heal a ship
those that relate to the operation of an airship and the handling of crew.
location directly, as they could any other object.
These new and augmented skills are listed below. Many of these skills
Other uses of Profession (carpentry) are outlined in Chapter 4:
reference overland standard actions or overland move actions, which
Flying the Skies.
are outlined in Chapter 3: Flying the Skies.
Aid Another: Most skills listed here have restrictions on how much Profession (chef)
aid they cain gain from aid another actions. Genereally speaking, some-
While it is possible for a party of adventurers to survive on trail
one can only receive aid from one other creature, including someone
rations and simple cooking, a dedicated chef can provide bonuses for a
using Profession (servant), when it comes to increasing the results of
crew by providing them with much better food.
their skill check. Some skills, however (including Profession [servant]
As an overland move action, a creature may make a DC 10 Profession
and most Craft skills) allow a creature to receive aid from one crew. A
(chef) check to prepare better-than-average meals for a group, granting
skill that allows aid from one crew can still benefit from one individual
them a number of temporary hit points for that day. Each member of
as well, such as someone using Profession (servant).
the party gains 1 temporary hit point, +1 for every 5 points by which the
Craft (Cartography) check exceeded the target DC. When dealing with crews, this number
increaes to +10 temporary hit points +10 per 5 points for a small crew,
Craft (cartography) is the skill using in the creation of maps, particu-
+20 temporary hit points +20 per 5 points for a medium crew, and +40
larly those used in a ship’s navigation. As an overland standard action, a
temporary hit points +40 for a large crew. A creature cannot gain these
creature may make a map of the territory it has crossed that day, aiding
temporary hit points back for the day once they are lost. A creature can-
in future travels that return to that location. This becomes especially
not gain bonuses from multiple chefs; only the highest bonus applies.
important when exploring for new delves or new planes and worlds, as
without a skilled cartographer it can be increadibly difficult to find the A creature cannot prepare meals in this fashion for more than 20
same location twice, and many crews will pay handsomely for the use of people (a group of officers and a single small crew). However, this num-
a skilled cartographer. A cartographer can be aided by only one creature ber increases by 10 for every assistant aiding the chef. A chef can only
at a time. gain an aid another bonus from only 1 other creature (including some-
one making a Profession [servant] check) when determining the size
The result of the check indicates the value of the map.
of his check result, but may receive aid from an entire crew for the
Bonus to Profession purpose of determining how many creatures he can cook for.
Check Result Map Quality
(navigator) checks Other uses for Profession (chef) are outlined in Chapter 4: Flying
the Skies.
10 or below Shoddy Map Useless
11-20 Average Map None Profession (courtesan)
A creature trained in Profession (courtesan) can provide enter-
21-30 Good Map +4 tainment for a ship, similar to a creature trained in a Perform skill, as
31-40 Excellent Map +8 detailed in Chapter 4: Flying the Skies. A courtesan or performer can
receive aid from only one creature at a time, but can receive aid from
40+ Exquisite Map +12 an entire crew when determining how many people they can entertain.
Heal Profession (navigator)
Heal functions as written in the Core Rulebook for the Pathfinder When a ship must travel great distances, a skilled navigator is re-
Roleplaying Game, except for a few new uses that are outlined in quired to make sure the journey happens quickly, easily, and effectively.
Chapter 4: Flying the Skies. A healer can only be aided by one creature
No Profession (navigator) check is required to make simple trips; a
at a time when it comes to determining the result of their check, but
simple trip involves travelling over short distances or along very obvious
may receive aid from up to one crew when determining how many pa-
landmarks (visiting a city you just came from, following a distant moun-
tients he can look after with long-term care, etc.
tain peak to find the monastery built at its summit, etc.). If such a check
is required, the DC is 5.
Profession (carpentry)
Profession (navigation) truly comes into play when attempting to
While Craft skills such as Craft (ships), Craft (vehicles), or Craft
visit a new location, such as plotting a journey to a distant floating is-
(furniture) are required to make objects, Profession (carpentry) is an
land, following a treasure map to a newly-discovered delve, or attempt-
all-purpose skill that relates to the upkeep and repair of such objects.
ing to cross the Maelstrom to visit the worlds and planes on the other
A creature with Profession (carpentry) may make a skill check to repair
side. When making such elongated, detailed trips, someone in the party
damage to any wood-based object such as an airship, wagon, etc. For
must pass a series of Profession (navigator) checks to keep the party
metal or stone-based objects, substitute Profession (blacksmithing) or
traveling in the right direction. Someone can only gain aid from a single
Profession (mason).
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other creature when making Profession (navigator) checks, including checks required to steer the ship. A creature can only receive aid from
someone using Profession (servant). one other creature when making a Profession (sailor) check itself, al-
Note: While Survival and Knowledge (Geography) are useful when though some engineering checks can provide additional aid to a pilot, as
navigating an overland route or understanding landmarks, they do detailed in Chapter 4: Flying the Skies.
not equip a character for the intricacies of navigating planar space or Piloting a ship outside of combat in calm skies is a fairly simple task,
an endless, uniform sea of green. In a pinch a character may make a and usually doesn’t require a skill check (if such a check is called for, the
Survival or Knowledge (geography) check in place of a Profession (navi- DC is 5). However, some airships have bad maneuverability (A ship with
gator) check, but at a -5 penalty. poor maneuverability grants a -4 to the pilot’s check, while a ship with
Plotting a Trip: In order to plot a trip to a destination without clumsy maneuverability grants a -8 to the pilot’s check). In addition,
obvious landmarks, the navigator must first know where to go, often by strong winds add additional penalties to these checks, as outlined in
purchasing a map from a dockside dealer. (Without a map or some oth- Chapter 4: Flying the Skies. In these situations, a pilot may need to pass
er form of directions, there is little a crew can do but pick a direction this check just to keep the ship in the air; on a failure, the pilot must
and hope for the best). If the intended location is a floating isle, another immediately make a check against rolling the ship, or immediately land
plane, or some other location that moves, this map must be current to (crash).
have value. If the map is particularly shoddy (or fraudulent and being Profession (sailor) checks are also used when multiple airships meet
pawned on unsuspecting PCs), it may not lead to the intended destina- in combat to determine which ship has the advantage. Details on ad-
tion at all. vantage and other uses of Profession (sailor) are outlined in Chapter 4:
Every day, week, or month of the trip (as decided by the GM de- Flying the Skies.
pending on the length of the journey), the navigator makes a Profession
(navigator) check to stay on course. The target DC is 20 for a standard Profession (siege engineer)
trip (on the same continent), 25 for long trips (across continents, under When two ships engage in combat, siege engines are often employed
the ocean, etc.), and 30 for extremely difficult trips (journeys that cross to damage or cripple the enemy’s ship.
planes and space). Particularly bad circumstances such as extremely Rules for firing siege engines are presented in Chapter 4: Flying
cloudy weather applies a -4 penalty to this check (or worse, if dictated the Skies. If an officer possesses ranks in Profession (siege engineer),
by the GM). In addition, maps of particular quality may add bonuses he grants any crew he commands a +1 bonus to their attack rolls with
to this check, as outlined in Chapter 5: Equipment and under the Craft siege engines for every 5 points of bonus in his Profession (siege en-
(cartographer) skill. gineer) skill. He also grants them the benefits of all feats he possess-
For every point a failed check falls short of this target DC, the party es that relate to siege engines, including proficiencies, Weapon Focus,
travels one mile off-course, multiplied by the number of days that check etc. A creature cannot receive aid from more than one person when
represented. Roll a d4 to determine the direction of the error (1=left, making a Profession (siege engineer) check, including creatures making
2=right, 3=too far, 4=too short). If enough of these errors are made in the Profession (servant) checks.
same journey, the party could end up grossly off-course, never know-
ing it until they reached a landmark, or arrived at where their intended Profession (servant)
destination was only to find it wasn’t there. At such times, the party This skill relates to a character’s ability to aid others in their endeav-
may need to re-orient themselves via landmarks, begin exploring around ors; not just as an extra pair of hands, but as a trained assistant who
them, or may even have to turn back. can make everything run more smoothly, be it by holding tools, running
Making Your Own Map: When a navigator has visited a location, messages, cleaning clothing, or doing the hundreds of other small jobs
they may make a note of it themselves with a successful Craft (cartogra- that otherwise might be overlooked. Whenever an ally attempts a skill
phy) check, using their own information when moving to and from that check where others could use the aid another action to help them, a
location in the future. character trained in Profession (servant) may make a Profession (ser-
Old Maps: Destinations that move such as floating islands or planes vant) check in place of whatever skill would normally be necessary. This
require up-to-date maps in order to locate easily. For every month that grants a circumstance bonus to the character attempting the skill check
passes after a map is made, the bonus it provides decreases by 1. If a equal to the Profession (servant) check divided by 10 (+1 for a roll of
map’s bonus ever reaches -4, it becomes useless. 10 or higher, +2 for a roll of 20 or higher, +3 for a roll of 30 or higher,
Selling Maps: While old men in pubs might sell treasure maps, and etc.). Only one creature may attempt a Profession (servant) check to aid
the PCs might find someone willing to pay them for a special map to a another in this fashion, but up to an entire crew can use aid another to
secret location, generally the market for buying and selling navigation- help a creature with this Profession (servant) check.
al data is regulated by the Cartographers Guild, and the PCs will not As an overland move action, a character may make a Profession (ser-
be able to sell their own maps. The Cartographers Guild keeps their vant) check to aid all creatures on the ship for that day.
navigational information regularly updated, selling it to merchants and
adventurers of all types, and few are willing to pay someone not in the
Profession (soldier)
guild for information they cannot know for certain is accurate (unless, Profession (soldier) represents how well a creature can train and dis-
of course, the buyer is a desperate PC who cannot afford better). As cipline soldiers and crewmen, as well as handle the administrative, lo-
such, while the Cartographer’s Guild might employ adventurers to map gistical, and tactical needs of such a large group. Every crew (as outlined
dangerous areas, this is done as a service for a fee, rather than a chance in Chapter 4: Flying the Skies) may have a single officer who serves as
to make and sell a map. that crew’s commanding officer. If a crew has such a leader with at least
1 rank in Profession (soldier), it gains a +1 dodge bonus to AC and a +1
Profession (sailor) morale bonus to all saving throws for every 5 points of bonus it’s leader
Profession (sailor) checks are used to pilot almost any form of ship, has in Profession (soldier). Only one creature may aid another creature
be it water, air, or planar. While other skills (Diplomacy, Intimidate, with Profession (soldier) checks, including a creature using Profession
Handle Animal, etc.) may be used by an engineer controlling a specific (servant).
form of propulsion, usually a Profession (sailor) check is made for the
The Gods
this philosophy can spend eternity among like-minded individuals, join-
ing the ranks of the angels because it is where they would choose to be.
Evil The gods are a pantheon of deities centered around the Algod, the
overdeity from whom all life, goodness, and positive energy flow. The
Evil, then, is adherence to the philosophy of attaining power through Algod is one of the driving forces of creation, and is the source of the god’s
any means necessary. It is about conflict and betrayal, pain and torture, power and position. He does not communicate with mortals and does not
torment and greed. Adherents to this philosophy believe in crushing the provide spells to clerics, instead using the gods as intermediaries. The gods
weak to empower the strong, and through force of arms, background rule over all good aspects of mortal life, and are dedicated to promoting
deals, or simple flattery, making sure they are counted among the strong the growth of mortal spirits and society through cooperation, understand-
ones. In this way, Hell is not a punishment, but rather the place where ing, justice, and righteousness.
adherents to this philosophy may go to be among like minded beings
(indeed, such beings would be miserable attempting to live among the
heavenly host), where they can sate their lusts and ambitions for an eter-
nity among the ranks of the demons and devils.
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Espen, Goddess of Civilization Saint Baradas, Goddess of Strength
Domains: Protection (purity), Community (home, commu- Domains: Chaos (revelry), Strength (resolve), Destruction
nity), Knowledge, Law, Good (friendship). (rage), Glory (honor), Good.
The goddess Espen is the first and head of the gods, known as the Saint Baradas was a barbarian in life who was raised to divinity by
Master Teacher and the Great High Priestess. She is the patron of civili- Gewen to serve as her divine champion in a contest with her sister
zation, and it is taught that she was first to teach mortals the arts Espen. She is the goddess of competition and strength, and is
of farming, writing, craftsmanship, and government. She the patron of warriors, contests of skill, and sports of all
is Lawful Good, her holy symbol is a hooded woman kinds. She is a being of honor and integrity and despises
atop a diamond, and her favored weapon is the heavy cheating of any kind, making her particularly hostile
mace. to politicians and political contests. She is Chaotic
Good, her holy symbol is a victory wreath, and her
Gewen, Goddess of Fertility favored weapon is the greatclub.
Domains: Chaos (revelry), Healing
(Restoration), Plant (growth), Animal, Saint Jarron, God of Justice
Charm (lust). Domains: Glory (heroism),
Gewen is Espen’s sister, and the goddess of Nobility (martyr), Good (redemption),
fertility, nature, and growth. She is worshipped Law, War (tactics).
by many, but is particularly revered by Good Saint Jarron is the god of justice, the patron
Forest tribes and other such societies. Gewen of paladins, and the husband of Espen. Saint
is seen as the embodiment of the primal, an Jarrom was the one who originally penned what
uncontrollable being of life and lust, and her would later be known as the Paladin’s Creed,
worship often includes riotous dancing and and while he was originally raised to divin-
merry-making. She is Chaotic Good, her ity by Espen to serve as her consort, he is
holy symbol is an ear of wheat laid over a Espen, Goddess of Civilization now revered fully as a god in his own right.
green background, and her favored weapon With the coming of the Forest his worship
is the sickle. has only grown, as many see Saint Jarron
and the paladins as the last great defense civilization has left. He is
Noresche, God of Creation Lawful Good, his favored weapon is the longsword, and his holy symbol
Domains: Knowledge, Artifice (construct), Earth (metal), is a crossed sword and shield.
Luck (imagination), Madness (insanity).
Noresche, known as the Mad God, is the father of knowledge, arti-
Tarrum, God of Law and Commerce
fice, and imagination. He is the patron of dwarfs, and is often prayed to Domains: Travel (trade), Law, Artifice (toil), Nobility (ar-
by artisans, alchemists, and other who must imagine with their minds istocracy), Community (cooperation).
and create with their hands. Some who seek Noresche’s aid go insane Tarrum is the god of law and commerce, holding sway over econom-
through their contact with him, and Noresche’s temples often double ic forces. Tarrum hates his twin brother Teilum, and the two are often
as asylums to help and care for those who suffer from mental afflictions. at odds (particularly in relation to wandering merchants and working
Noresche’s mind broke when he and Quincedes stole the revelatory fires bards, who easily fall under the jurisdiction of both brothers). The tales
from the Fates, and contained among the ramblings of their squabbles are many and multifaceted, with
of his most affected followers are true prophecies the endings often changing depending on whose
that his priests record and decipher. Noresche is devotee is telling the story. Tarrum is Lawful Good,
Neutral Good, his holy symbol is the third eye, and his holy symbol is an anvil overlaid on a coin, and his
his favored weapon is the repeating crossbow. favored weapon is the warhammer.
Quincedes, God of the Hunt Teilum, God of the Arts
Domains: Chaos (whimsy), Animal, Domains: Travel (exploration),
Trickery (thievery), Repose (souls), Charm (love), Luck, Liberation (free-
Liberation (revolution). dom), Trickery (deception).
Quincedes is known as the Great Twin brother to Tarrum, Teilum is the god of
Huntsman, the God-Thief, and the Ruler of Change. love, music, and art, and is often the patron of
He is the husband of Gewen and is the god of free- bards, good-hearted rogues, and professional wan-
dom, and is the patron of hunters, thieves, and derers. Teilum is a lover of stories, and because
revolutionaries, but only those who seek good- he is the patron of storytellers, there are more
ness through their actions. While Quincedes tales of Teilum and his followers than of any oth-
hunts many targets, his greatest quarry is the un- er god. Many of these stories are based on nothing
dead, which he sees as the greatest enslavement of more than rumor and tall-tales and grow with each
all. Quincedes is Chaotic Good, his holy symbol is a Noresche, God of Creation telling, but even such fabrications are loved by
stag’s head, and his favored weapon is the shortbow. Teilum. Teilum is Neutral Good, his holy symbol is
the harp, and his favored weapon is the quarterstaff.
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outer-realms, for while the aberrations living there are not demons, they Lady Alura
are certainly Evil, and often bring insanity to any mortal unlucky enough
to catch a glimpse of their home. Rivshe is Chaotic Evil, her Domains: Darkness (moon), Magic (divine),
holy symbol is a distorted face twisted in a howling scream, Luck (imagination), Knowledge (memory), Madness
and her favored weapon is the whip. (nightmare).
Lady Alura is the primordial whose seat of power
Violesh, Lord of Tyranny is the moon, and was the second primordial to be
Domains: Law, Evil, Nobility (aristoc- birthed. She is the queen of the primordials, the
racy), Rune, Magic (arcane). mistress of the night, and the master of dreams.
Violesh is the Fiend of tyranny, slavery, and She has been known to inspire people in their
bondage, and is the lord of all devils. Violesh sleep in all sorts of ways, and she is highly re-
revels in contracts and agreements, and is al- spected by clerics of all faiths, as many deities
ways willing to make deals with mortals, which send messages to their followers via dreams.
almost always end with Violesh’s ownership of Natural lycanthropes revere her as their moth-
the mortal’s soul, even when such a thing was er, and claim the curse of afflicted lycanthropy
never part of the initial agreement. Violesh rev- is her personal curse for those who disrespect
els in the oppression of the weak by the strong, her or her children. Lady Alura is True Neutral,
and he will sometimes send aid to those who seek her favored weapon is the longbow, and her holy
to create such systems, just to better mold the symbol is a crescent moon.
mortal world into his own image. Violesh is Lawful Lord Kraios
Evil, his holy symbol is a five-pronged collection of
chains, and his favored weapon is the punching dagger. Domains: Sun (day, revelation), Luck
Gaios (fate), Magic (arcane), Rune (language),
The Primordials Knowledge (thought).
Lord Kraios was the first primordial to be birthed, and his seat of
Primordials are beings of great power associated with the physical power is the sun. Lord Kraios holds sway over time, light, and knowl-
reality and the inner, elemental planes. The primordials are greatly re- edge, and is called the King of the Primordials (as much as beings such
spected by all, even if they are rarely worshipped except by druids or as the primordials can be said to have a king). Lord Kraios is highly re-
their own dedicated clerics and witches. Primordials are distinctly neu- spected by all seekers of lore, as many wizards, sages, and kings will seek
tral in both the battles between the Gods and the Fiends as well as the his aid in matters of knowledge or study. Lord Kraios is True Neutral, his
battles between civilization and the Forest. holy symbol is a blazing sun, and his favored weapon is the morning star.
The Frost Father Mother Maedra
Domains: Water (ice), Weather (seasons), Air (cloud), Domains: Water (ocean), Death (undead), Community
Strength (resolve), Animal (feather). (family), Repose (souls), Darkness (loss).
The Frost Father is the primordial whose seat of power is the Mother Maedra is the primordial whose seat of power is the
sky. He is the brother of Gaios and the spirit of storms and winter, and deep ocean. According to the druids, Mother Maedra is the mother of
causes the seasons to change as he extends and retracts his power. The all living things, be it through coupling with Gaios (for things of the
Frost Father is one of the most enigmatic of the primordials as not earth), the Frost Father (for things of the air), or other lovers (for
even his followers know his true name, but he is one of the most things of the sea). She is also the one the druids say souls return to
powerful, as even his brother Gaios has no recourse once they die, to be carried off to their respective deities
but to retract at his coming. The Frost Father is True or to be returned to the world if cursed to do so. Mother
Neutral, his holy symbol is a 5-pronged snowflake, and Maedra is True Neutral, her favored weapon is the tri-
his favored weapon is the flail. dent, and her holy symbol is a trident laid against
a blue hexegon.
Gaios
Domains: Earth (caves), Repose Vuulm
(ancestors), War (blood), Animal (fur), Domains: Fire (smoke),
Plant (growth). Destruction (catastrophe), Earth
Gaios is the primordial whose seat (caves), Artifice, Protection (purity).
of power is the land. Gaios is one of the most Vuulm is the primordial whose seat of pow-
powerful beings in the multiverse, and holds er is the fires beneath the earth. He is a raging
dominion over the earth, and all living things that force of destruction and creation, sweeping all be-
walk upon the earth. Even among those who do not fore him the rare times he exerts his influence upon
worship Gaios, the term ‘Gaios’ chamber’ is used to the surface before remaking things in his image. While
refer to the ground in which a grave is dug, and vic- rarely invoked except in times of great calamity, he is
tors in battle will refer to the blood spilt on their own not just considered a force of destruction, as like the
side as the ‘gaffer’s tithe’ they paid to Gaios for their The Frost Father flame he lords over, he can be a great ally to those that
victory. Gaios is True Neutral, his holy symbol is a three- show him care and respect. Vuulm is True Neutral, his
pronged tree, and his favored weapon is the battle ax. holy symbol is an ever-burning flame, and his favored
weapon is the glaive.
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Magic
Spell List: Every tradition has access to one or more spell lists, and
a caster must have access to that tradition, either through their classes
or tradition traits.
In the world of Skybourne, magic is a powerful, multifaceted thing. Spell List Traditions
With only a few exceptions (outlined below), every magical option Alchemist Artificery
found in both the core Pathfinder magic system and the Spheres of
Power magic system can be found within the world. This includes both Antipaladin Divine Crusader (antipalain only)
advanced talents and rituals when using the Spheres of Power system. Bard Bardic Magic, Fey Magic
Planar Magic Bloodrager Blood Magic, Sorcerous Blood
The destruction of the Walkways created a great planar wound called
Cleric/Oracle Divine Petitioner, Inherent Divinity
the maelstrom, which surrounds the planet of Khrone and reaches its
tendrils into many other planes. While conjuration magic still functions Druid Druidism
(due to the magical nature of outsiders), the Planeshift advanced Warp
Inquisitor Divine Petitioner, Spiritual
talent, as well as the planeshift spell, cannot function from Khrone’s sur-
face, even for monsters who possess this spell as a spell-like ability. It is, Magus Wizardry, Dragon Magic
however, still possible for someone to create their own demi-plane and
Medium Psychic
connect that plane to the world via a portal.
While the gate spell is usable, it is only available using the ritual rules Mesmerist Psychic
presented below, and is not able to be memorized. Indeed, nothing but
Occultist Psychic
the personal intercession of a greater divinity can transport a creature
across planes without a great expenditure of time and materials. Paladin Divine Crusader (paladin only)
Rituals Psychic
Ranger
Psychic
Druidism
Just as there are three types of magic, there are also three methods in
which magic may be invoked: ‘common’ magic, rituals, and spells. Shaman Mystic
Common Magic: The majority of spellcasters on Khrone use com- Blood Magic, Sorcerous Blood,
mon magic, or the Spheres of Power system. These casters master magic Sorcerer/Wizard
Wizardry
in its most basic form, calling it forth whenever they have a need, and
augmenting their magic with spell points as desired. Every sphere is Spiritualist Psychic
available to every caster. Summoner Pact Magic
Rituals: Ritual magic, on the other hand, is the expenditure of time
and resources following a pre-perscribed formula to create a specific Witch Wizardry
magical effect. All spells from the core Pathfinder magic system are con- Caster Level and Ability Scores: To use a ritual, a spellcaster
sidered rituals, and both Spheres of Power and core spellcasters may must be able to cast spells of that particular level, while a spherecaster
invoke the power of a ritual as often as they desire, provided they pos- must possess a caster level of at least twice the spell’s level. Their casting
sess the directions and materials needed to cast it. Any non-Spheres of ability score must also be equal to or greater than 10 + the spell’s level.
Power feat related to magic (such as Spell Focus or Spell Specialization)
Time and Resources: To use a ritual, a caster must dedicate a
relates to the use of spells/rituals.
certain amount of time to using the ritual, as well as provide a certain
Spells: While the majority of magic users in Skybourne use the amount of material components. These material components are in ad-
Spheres and enact rituals as described above, there is an alternate meth- dition to any materials required by the spell itself, taking the form of
od of applying magical theory, through which a caster loses their ability incense, specially-prepared inks, gemstones, and other minor magical
to wield the spheres, but can enact a ritual with much less time and components.
material. This is the spell system from core Pathfinder. Users of spells
are still able to use rituals as well, as described below. Spell Level Material Cost Casting Time
Multiclassing between a spellcasting class and a spherecasting class
0 1 gp 1 minute
does not stack their caster levels, but the Bokor prestige class (present-
ed in Spheres of Power) can aid those looking to mix both spherecast- 1 5 gp 5 minutes
ing and spellcasting, as well as the Basic Magic Training and Advanced
2 10 gp 10 minutes
Magic Training feats presented in that book, as well as the Spell User
feat presented in this book. 3 25 gp 30 minutes
When a caster is a spellcaster using the core Pathfinder magic sys-
4 50 gp 1 hour
tem, they are still limited to only learning the spells from their class list.
Even if they possess the Ritual Expert feat, this does not give them the 5 100 gp 2 hours
ability to cast spells outside their usual class list.
6 250 gp 4 hours
Using Rituals 7 500 gp 8 hours
To use a ritual, a caster must meet all of the following requirements:
8 1,000 gp 1 day
9 2,500 gp 2 days
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Flying the Skies
Not every team of adventurers will travel, and some that do will be When a party gains their first ship, it can be a big step as well as a big
content to simply catch rides as needed with the various airship pilots adjustment. A whole new world of choices open up to the players, such
who crisscross the skies. For others, though, a ship is as vital to their as what role will each character play in running the ship, what improve-
career as a sword or spellbook, and is often the first piece of equipment ments will they invest in for their ship, and perhaps the most important
they buy when they gain enough funds. For these men and women, a question of all: with the skies open before them, where will they choose
ship is the embodiment of freedom, giving them everything they need to go?
to traverse the skies in search of fame, fortune, and excitement.
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• An overland standard action is any activity that takes about 8 A character’s reputation determines several factors, including how
hours to complete. Examples of overland standard actions include frequently they are recognized by others, how easily they can recruit
dedicating a day to mundane or magical crafting, doing a full-day’s crew and officers, etc. The GM is also encouraged to add their own ben-
march, or overseeing a business. efits to having a high reputation, as a character with a high reputation
• An overland move action is any activity that takes about 4 hours will often find wizards, merchants, and even kings seek him out when
to complete. Examples of overland move actions include dedicat- they have need of an adventurer.
ing 4 hours to crafting a magic item, preparing good quality meals Fame and Infamy: In addition to a character’s reputation score,
throughout the day, gathering information via the Diplomacy each character possesses a certain amount of fame or infamy with the
skill, setting up and putting on a performance with the Perform various alignments. which represents how well their actions have en-
skill, or exploring a town or marketplace looking for gear. deared them to various people. Unlike reputation, fame and infamy are
• An overland swift action is any activity that takes about an hour measured along two axis (Lawful-Chaotic and Good-Evil) and are mea-
to complete. Examples of overland swift actions include visiting a sured on a scale of -100 to 100.
single shop, preparing spells, casting a spell or ritual with a casting Possessing ‘fame’ with an alignment means that your actions are
time of up to an hour, gathering herbs or firewood, etc. viewed favorably by creatures with that alignment, while possessing
Note that the time used to engage in a single activity often does ‘infamy’ means your actions are not viewed favorably. A positive score
not need to be contiguous. For example, although a creature engaged along the Good-Evil axis represents fame with Good and infamy with
in a day of travel spends 8 hours traveling according to the movement Evil, while a negative score represents fame with Evil and infamy with
rules presented in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, this 8 hours is divided Good. Likewise, a positive score along the Law-Chaos axis represents
up during the day, with multiple breaks spent eating, using the latrine, fame with Law and infamy with Chaos, while a negative score represents
scouting for better paths, etc. Therefore, a wizard spending a day travel- infamy with Law and fame with Choas.
ing with his overland standard action and crafting a staff with his over- A PC begins with fame equal to their beginning reputation with any
land move action would spend most of the day walking, but would take alignment they possess, gaining or losing points as needed along both
breaks throughout the day such as during meals and in the evening to do axis to represent their starting alignment. A True Neutral character
his work on his staff. may choose any one alignment to gain Fame with (with the appropriate
This system is an abstraction, of course; it is certainly possible for a Infamy), or may choose to begin with no Fame or Infamy at all.
character to have no primary activity for the day and instead take up to 3 While it must be noted that an alignment is not a ‘side’ in the tra-
overland move actions, or to spend only 6 hours traveling and spend the ditional sense and each of these groups can include multiple factions
extra time on an overland swift action. Likewise, a character who does with different agendas (see Advanced Options below), a character’s
not need to eat or has reduced sleep needs (such as a character benefit- Fame and Infamy represents that PC’s reputation among those who
ing from a ring of sustenance) would gain an additional overland move associate themselves with that alignment. This is even true of neutral
action per day. However, this system does serve as a shorthand for deter- characters, for although many individuals take no side in any cosmic
mining how many activities a character may engage in each day, and how struggle, they still belong to a settlement that either practices the civ-
long a character can dedicate to a single activity. As such, many activities ilized arts (Lawful) or savage rule (Chaotic), and where either violence,
presented later in this chapter (especially crew roles on a ship, such as crime, and rule of force is discouraged (Good), or encouraged (Evil), and
serving as a ship’s pilot or preparing meals for the crew) are presented such individuals will still respond to a character’s Fame according to
in terms of whether the action required to fulfill that role is an overland their settlement’s attitude. The only truly neutral locations are lawless
standard action (an 8 hour task), an overland move action (a 4 hour task), border towns, wherein every individual crafts their own response to a
or an overland swift action (a single hour task). character’s benevolent or fearsome reputation.
Whenever a creature gains reputation points, they either gain or lose
Reputation an equal number of points along one or both axis, depending on the na-
An adventuring crew is nothing without their reputation. Reputation ture of the act and the location where it is performed. This represents
is what attracts jobs, crew members, and especially enemies to the PCs, both those who view the PC’s actions favorably, and those who view
and in the hands of an experienced crew it can be as invaluable as their the PC’s actions poorly. After all, no matter how beloved a character
ship. While a crew of minor adventurers is all but forgotten in the com- is, defeating marauders cements the PCs as enemies in the marauder’s
ings and goings of Skybourne, a crew with a good (or fearful) reputation minds, while service to a barbarian king is savagery in the minds of most
will attract the patronage of kings, as well as the malice of those they Lawful citizens. Even events that could be considered wholly neutral,
oppose. such as finding a powerful artifact, still increases a creature’s standing
Reputation is different than the prestige faction rules, and does not in the eyes of their allies, while cementing the PC’s place in the minds
include the reputation awards included in Ultimate Campaign, but both of their enemies as a terrible foe they must be weary of. Thus, when the
of these systems can be used congruently with the Skybourne reputation PCs perform a deed not strictly associated with any alignment, he can
system. often choose which ‘alignment’ he wishes to gain Fame with.
Reputation: Reputation is a measurement of how well a creature is The GM always has the final say when determining how a deed af-
known, and is measured from 0 to 100. A PC’s reputation score is equal fects a character’s reputation, and many factors outside of the player’s
to their level + their Charisma modifier, plus any number of modifiers control (for example, an enemy rogue spreading lies in town about the
gained through their actions. Mythic characters also add their mythic deed in question, or the PC winning an honorable duel but finding
tier to their reputation. In the case of an adventuring crew taken as a his opponent’s allies revile him) can affect how Fame and Infamy are
whole, use the Captain’s reputation or whichever character’s reputation changed.
score is highest.
Temporary Reputation: Along with the above permanent chang- The following is obviously a guideline, and should not be considered
es, it is possible for a character to perform deeds to temporarily increase a definitive list. For example, a warlord funneling refugees from his lat-
their reputation in a particular settlement, usually for the purpose of est conquest into neighboring cities would gain a temporary bonus to
recruiting crew or attempting to accomplish a story-based feat of rep- their reputation as the survivors spread tales of his viciousness, while a
utation such as impressing a visiting princess. Likewise, sometimes fac- paladin sending acolytes to aid a city after a natural disaster would like-
tors outside of the player’s control affect how well their reputation is wise gain a temporary boost to their reputation in that city.
received within a particular settlement.
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Temporary Reputation Increases 20 for this purpose. If the PC has fame or infamy in both axis, only the
highest fame or infamy score applies.
Circumstance Reputation Modifier GMs are also encouraged to decide their own benefits and detri-
Allies or minions spread tales +5 ments for fame and infamy, as dictated by their story; a creature with a
of your deeds before you arrive. high fame among Lawful people may be sought out by a Lawful ruler and
entrusted with a special mission, while a character with infamous among
A minstrel spreads tales or +1/4 result of Perform check Good creatures may gain a price on their head, and find that relatives of
songs of your deeds. those he has wronged begin to seek him out bent on revenge.
You hold a feast in your honor Variable* Situational Adjustment: It must be remembered that the above
or buy rounds at the tavern, rules are a guideline at most, and are never to be used in place of (or even
making a display of wealth and worse, to limit) roleplaying. A gang of thieves may hate a famous paladin,
power. but that doesn’t mean they can’t seek out his aid when a greater evil has
usurped them and begun slaughtering the people they were only stealing
You have enemies in the +1 from. Likewise, a Chaotic tribe bears little love for the encroachment of
settlement. civilization, but a tribal leader may still decide to ally with a Lawful city
You own one or more struc- +1 per structure to help him destroy an enemy tribe; a move that will earn him derision
tures in the settlement. from his peers, but one he may still decide is necessary, especially if his
tribe and the Lawful city can find common ground along the Good/Evil
You don’t speak the primary -5 axis.
language of the settlement.
Aliases and Secret Identities: It is entirely possible that, through
The settlement is cut off from -10 subterfuge, secret meetings, or even donning a mask and a hidden iden-
major shipping lanes and meth- tity, a creature manages to hide some of his activities from the rest of
ods of travel. the world. A crime lord, for example, may keep a very clean reputation
in public and be praised for his charitable givings, even when he secretly
The settlement is already home -5 kidnaps and sells slaves on the black market. At other times, a PC may
to a great hero whose reputa- don a disguise to accomplish deeds in private they could not do in pub-
tion is greater than yours. lic, such as battling evil under the title of the Crimson Terror, all the
*Increasing reputation in this way costs 10 gp x the new reputation while keeping his true identity—and the identities of his loved ones—a
score, and is cumulative for every point gained. Thus, increasing a rep- secret.
utation from 2 to 3 in this manner would cost 30 gp, from 3 to 4 would At these times, the character’s actions only affect his reputation
cost 40 gp, but from 2 to 4 would cost 70 gp (30 gp + 40 gp). with regard to that particular identity or hidden group. In the case of
Effects of Reputation: Whenever a creature meets a PC for the crime lord mentioned above, so long as his disreputable activities
the first time, (or a PC meets a reputable creature for the first time), are never publically traced back to him and his charitable giving never
they may roll a DC 30 Knowledge (local) check to recognize the tar- hampers his underworld allies, he essentially has two reputation scores.
get creature, adding the target’s Reputation to their roll as well as their However, once his charity runs afoul of his underworld allies’ plans, or
Knowledge (local) bonus (or in other words, the DC is reduced by 1 for if the public discovers his connections to the slave ring, his reputation
every point in the target’s Reputation). If they do not know the tar- would immediately switch; the public would see him as a criminal (using
get’s name (such as when attempting to recognize them by appearance the infamy with Good that his evil actions has generated) while his un-
alone), the DC is increased by 10. Of course, there are always excep- derworld allies would see him as an enemy to their expansion (using the
tions: a character who was informed that the Hero of Dulach has one infamy with Evil his good actions have generated).
eye and is staying in the Dulach inn certainly needs no roll to recognize
the one-eye’d man in the inn. Advanced Options
When a creature recognizes one or all of the PCs, that creature’s re- For players and GMs that wish a greater level of verisimilitude in
action towards the PC depends on the PC’s fame or infamy in whatever their dealings with reputations, or for GMs that run up against a situa-
axis they or their settlement most associates with. A PC gains a +1 bonus tion where the basic rules don’t quite meet his requirements, the follow-
to Diplomacy checks to ask favors for every 10 points of fame they have ing rules provide an added layer of adjustability to the reputation rules.
with that creature, and gain a +1 bonus to Intimidate checks made to Reputation Distance: When a creature or adventuring crew gains
force the target to do as they desire for every 10 points of infamy they reputation, their reputation only applies to the settlement in which they
have with that creature. If a creature associates with two alignments, gained it. Thus, stopping marauders will certainly gain them reputation
the PC may gain a bonus to both Diplomacy and Intimidate with that in the town the marauders were raiding, but it certainly won’t make
creature, but bonuses to the same skill do not stack; only the highest them famous throughout the rest of the world (and, while the maraud-
bonus applies. ers will hate the PCs for their interloping, villains throughout the rest of
In addition, for every 20 points of fame the PC has with that NPC’s the world certainly won’t know nor care who the PCs might be).
alignment, the NPC’s starting attitude improves by 1 step. For every 20 A creature’s reputation and fame/infamy count as being 10 less than
points of infamy the target has with that NPC’s alignment, the NPC’s it is (minimum: 0) in any settlement that is connected to, but different
starting attitude decreases by one step. This means that a character with from, the seat of their renown. Settlements two steps removed would
at least 40 points of fame could be lauded as a hero by an entire town, count these numbers as being 20 less, while settlements three steps re-
while those with 40 points of infamy may find themselves run out of moved would count them as being 30 less, and so on.
town by angry mobs unless they travel in disguise. If the PCs enter a set- Two settlements are considered ‘connected’ if there is a major road
tlement where they have both fame and infamy with that settlement’s or trade route that connects them. For these purposes, every district
alignment (fame in one axis and infamy in another), apply both. Thus, of a large city or metropolis (such as Claritas, Kettle Town, or the Mer
a creature with 40 fame and 20 infamy would have an effective fame of
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Airship Basics
In order to destroy a ship with multiple locations, each location must
be destroyed individually. This rarely happens though, as a crew engaged
in ship combat will usually only destroy enough locations to disable the
ship so it may be boarded, or will target the ship’s source of lift to send
Airships come in a multiplicity of sizes, designs, and capacities, from it spiraling down to the canopy regardless of how many locations it still
the smallest zeppelins to the largest warships. However, no matter what has.
type of ship it is, they all use the same basic rules. Crew: Every airship lists the minimum number of crew required to
In many ways, an airship is akin to a creature; it has hit points, AC, fly effectively, which is often determined by the needs of its engines and
and a customizable build, just as a player character does. At its best, a sails. An engine manned by less than the required number of crew but
ship can become almost another member of the party, playing just as no less than half produces half the power, while an engine manned by
important a role in an adventure as anyone else. While a ship can be less than half but no less than 1/4th produces 1/4th the power. Note that
purchased and flown with a minimum of fuss, a crew willing to invest these numbers indicate a single 8-hour shift; to sail an airship nonstop
their time, talents, and funds into their ship may find it as rewarding to for 24 hours a day, a ship requires three times the crew.
create their dream ship as it is to fly it into battle. Size: A ship’s size is determined by how many Hardpoints, Decks,
The following information breaks down many of the basic rules in- or locations it possesses. A ship with 1-2 Hardpoints is Large, 3-4
volving airships, many of which are expanded on later in this chapter, or Hardpoints is Huge, 5-8 Hardpoints is Gargantuan, and 1-5 Decks is
in Chapter 5: Equipment. While the following information is dedicated Colossal. A ship with multiple locations considers each location to be a
to airships, the following rules can easily be applied to any form of ve- separate Colossal object.
hicle with only a few alterations (a wagon, for example, uses Profession Hardness and Hit Points: Most ships are made of wood, each lo-
[driver] checks instead of Profession [sailor] checks, horses instead of cation possesses a Hardness of 5, and 30 hit points per Hardpoint or 270
wind and an engine, and cannot rise or lower in altitude, but otherwise hit points per Deck.
the same rules apply). AC: As an object without a Dex skill, a ship (or in the case of larger
Hardpoints: When determining how many crewmen, guns, and ships, a location) possesses a base AC based on its size, according to the
how much cargo a ship can hold (particularly a smaller ship), these chart below. This number is only a base, and is improved whenever a
things are measured in Hardpoints. A Hardpoint is any space aboard a pilot is at the helm.
ship roughly equal in size to a 10-ft cube. Every ship possesses a certain
number of Hardpoints, which may be dedicated to guns, cargo, crew Ship Size Base AC
housing, or other needs, and a PC remodeling their ship must ‘spend’ Large 4
a certain number of Hardpoints for every feature they wish to include.
Hardpoints also are used to determine a ship’s total HP. Huge 3
Decks: Sometimes, a ship is so large that it becomes impractical to Gargantuan 1
determine its size or functionality in Hardpoints. When this happens,
a ship begins to be measured in terms of Decks. A Deck is a series of 9 Colossal* -3
connected Hardpoints, usually but not always arranged in a 30 ft x 30 ft *When dealing with a ship with multiple locations, each location is
x 10 ft square. Note that the shape and arrangements of the deck isn’t considered its own Colossal-sized object.
important; decks, like tactical ship combat spaces, are an abstraction CMB and CMD: A ship possesses a CMB and CMD, just as a crea-
used to articulate how large a ship is, and a ship could be 40 ft by 20 ture does. This starting CMB and CMD is dependent on size, according
ft, with or without a 10 ft cube bow portruding at the end, and still be to the chart below.
considered a single Deck.
Many numbers later in this chapter are determined according to the Vehicle Size CMB CMD
number of Hardpoints/Decks a ship has. While the number of Decks Large +1 11
can always be multiplied by 9 to get the total number of Hardpoints a
ship possesses, in most cases the numbers are interchangable; so long as Huge +2 12
a ship is being counted only in either Decks or Hardpoints, the numbers
Gargantuan +4 14
work the same no matter which is used. A ship can possess up to 5 Decks
per location. Colossal +8 18
Locations: Because a ship is an object and not an actual living crea-
ture, it is possible to disable part of a ship in combat without damaging Colossal+ +1 per additional +1 per additional
its other parts. For ships up to Colossal in size (that fill up only a single location location
30 ft space, as discussed later in this chapter), this isn’t terribly import- While it is rare for a ship to use its CMB or CMD, extenuating cir-
ant, and such a ship contains only a single pool of hit points and a single cumstances (for example, a giant attempting to wrestle an airship out of
AC. However, once a ship becomes larger than a single 30 ft space, it the air) would use these numbers when determining success or failure.
is treated as if it were a series of Colossal-sized objects connected to- In both cases, a vehicle adds its pilot’s piloting skill bonus to its CMB
gether for the purpose of calculating its hit points and AC, each one the and CMD.
size of a single 30 ft space. Thus, if a ship is 60 ft across and 120 ft long, Base Save: It is rare that a ship will ever need to make a saving
it would possess 8 locations. When an enemy targets a massive ship in throw, but if one is called for, the ship pilot makes a piloting skill check
combat, they must choose a single location to attack, rather than at- as its saving throw.
tempting to attack the entire ship.
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Generally, a ship must move one space (30 ft) between each turn. Operating a siege engine is a full-round action on behalf of the team,
Thus, a ship attempting 4 turns in a round would turn 45 degrees and and a team reloading a siege engine can engage in no other activity at
move forward a space, turn 45 degrees and move forward another space, the same time. Siege engines require a number of rounds to load, and
etc., until it has completed all turns. The exception to this rule is if the for every member a team is short of its required number, it takes an ad-
ship is moving at a slow enough pace that it is traveling fewer spaces ditional round to load and suffers a cumulative -1 penalty to attack rolls.
than the number of turns it is making that round. If this happens, the Constructing, Repairing, and Enchanting Siege Engines: A
ship may make 90 degree turns (2 turns in the same space) until it has siege engine is a complex device requiring a DC 20 Craft (siege engine)
used up all of its turns for the round. If the vehicle has a speed 1/4th skill check to build or repair. At least one creature involved in the pro-
or lower than the number of turns it may make in a round, the vehicle cess must possess the Gunsmithing feat to create a firearm siege engine.
may turn as much as it desires in a single space, limited only by the total Siege engines can be masterwork, increasing their Craft DC by 5
number of turns it may take in a round. and costing an additional 300 gp. A masterwork siege engine can be
Turning more than the ship’s maneuverability normally allows is a enchanted at twice the cost for a normal magical weapon. The enhance-
special maneuver (see Airship Combat below). ment bonus of a siege engine applies on attack rolls as well as damage
Acceleration: In addition to the above, every ship also has an ac- rolls, as normal for weapons.
celeration, which determines how much the pilot can adjust its speed Siege engines can be armored—treat the siege engine as a creature
(faster or slower) during a round. Acceleration is equal to 1/2 the ship’s of its size to determine the cost of the armor. Masterwork siege engine
propulsion divided by its mass, rounded down. If acceleration is ever armor can be enchanted for twice the normal cost to enchant armor.
reduced to 0, it speeds up or slows down by 1 space per 2 rounds. Armored siege engines have an armor bonus equal to that normally
granted by the specific armor (shields have no effect on a siege engine).
Engines Disabling Siege Engines: A siege engine is considered a difficult
Bigger/Multiple Engines: When a ship possesses multiple differ- device to disable, requiring 2d4 rounds of effort and a DC 20 Disable
ent engines, engines and sails, or multiple Hardpoints/Decks dedicated Device check to do so. When a siege engine is disabled, it either doesn’t
to a single enlarged engine, the power ratings of all these engines and work or is sabotaged and stops working 1d4 minutes after use. Fixing
sails are added together when determining the numbers listed above. a disabled siege engine requires a DC 20 Craft (siege engine), Disable
Damaging an Engine: If an engine is reduced to half its total hit Device, or Profession (siege engineer) check. It takes 10 minutes to fix
points, it gains the broken condition like any object. A broken engine the device, and the check can be retried if the fix fails.
only generates half its usual power, and if it consumes fuel, consumes Damaging Objects: Unlike normal ranged weapons, siege engines
twice its normal amount. An engine reduced to 0 hit points is complete- do not deal half damage when attacking objects.
ly destroyed. Critical Hits: Siege engines attacks can deal critical hit damage,
and can even deal critical hits to objects. Siege engines do not gain the
Siege Engines
Because a vehicle is an object, a creature’s regular attacks rarely deal
benefit of Critical Feats the crew or the crew leader may have.
Misfires: A siege engine has a chance of misfire, similarly to a fire-
arm. A roll of a natural ‘1’ on any attack roll made with a siege engine
causes the weapon to automatically miss, and applies the broken condi-
enough damage to matter; ranged weapons and energy attacks deal half tion to the weapon; the weapon suffers a -2 penalty to attack and dam-
damage to objects (before applying hardness), and it is nearly impossible age rolls. A second natural ‘1’ destroys a broken siege engine.
to get close enough to an enemy vehicle to try attacking it meaningfully A character with the Siege Engineer feat no longer suffers a chance of
with a melee weapon. As such, ships, vehicles, and fortifications often misfire on any siege engine for himself or any crew under his command
employ siege engines such as catapults, ballistas, and cannons when (if he is fulfilling the role of chief gunner).
waging war.
Like all weapons, siege engines have hit points, hardness, and can Attacking with Siege Engines
deal damage in the hands of an expert wielder. While much of the
Most siege engines are ranged weapons, although some melee op-
following information is similar to the rules presented in Ultimate
tions exist. Attacking with a ranged siege engine is very similar to at-
Combat, some have been changed. Where the following differs from
tacking with any other ranged weapon, except as outlined below.
Ultimate Combat, use the rules presented below.
Direct-Fire Siege Engine vs Indirect-Fire Siege Engine:
Proficiency: Siege engines are exotic weapons, and a creature must
Siege engines come in two varieties: direct-fire siege engines, and in-
possess the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat for a given siege engine
direct-fire siege engines. Direct-fire weapons launch their projectiles
or suffer a -4 penalty to their attack rolls. (A creature with the Siege
strait at their targets, similarly to how a bolt flies from a crossbow, and
Engineer feat is proficient with all siege engines, including siege fire-
require no special rules to their use. Indirect-fire weapons, however, fol-
arms). A creature that is proficient in firearms is not automatically pro-
low a set of special rules.
ficient with siege firearms, just as a creature proficient with crossbows
Indirect-Fire Ranged Siege Engines: Indirect-fire weapons are
is not automatically proficient with ballistas.
weapons such as catapults and trebuchets, which launch their projec-
Team: Siege engines are enormous and often require more than one
tiles in high arcs toward their targets. They typically lob heavier missiles
creature to operate effectively. A group operating a siege engine is called
and payloads than direct-fire weapons, but are much harder to aim.
a team. Every team has a team leader, who is the one who controls mov-
Indirect-Fire siege engines use Intelligence rather than Dexterity
ing, aiming, or firing the siege engine.
when determining the attack bonus of their team leader. In addition,
Every siege engine has a minimum team number, which is the num-
because of their firing arcs, indirect-fire weapons can often completely
ber of creatures who must work together to successfully operate the
bypass walls and other fortifications to drop their payloads directly onto
siege engine. This number assumes Medium creatures; Small creatures
their targets. However, this firing arc also means that they cannot fire on
count as half for this purpose, while Large creatures count double.
targets closer than a certain distance, listed in the weapon’s description.
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Environmental Considerations
Altitude: An airship can sail anywhere from a few feet off the At 20,000 ft, all creatures also suffer 1d6 cold damage every minute.
ground to as high as its engines and crew will allow, to a maximum of At 25,000 ft, all engines and sails cease to function except for alchemical
25,000 ft (unless setting sail across space or the astral sea). However, engines and magical engines.
while an airship may reach altitudes of up to 25,000 ft. it is very, very in- For these reasons, most ships stay at an altitude between 1,500 ft
advisable to do so. Creatures not acclimatized to high altitudes (who’ve (above the Forest) and 5,000 ft, unless they have a specific reason to go
spent at least a month or more at over 5,000 ft) must pass a Fortitude higher.
save each hour of work they perform at a height over 5,000 ft (DC 15, +1 Winds: Winds affect airships as assuredly as they do flying crea-
per previous check) or be fatigued. The fatigue ends when the character tures. Wind applies a penalty to all piloting checks and Fly checks, de-
descends to an altitude with more air. pending on the severity of the wind in question.
At 15,000 ft, all creatures also become susceptible to altitude sick- No matter how large a ship is nor whether or not it possesses sails, all
ness. After each 6-hour period a character spends at an altitude of over airships are subject to the force of winds. When moving directly against
15,000 feet, he must succeed on a Fortitude save (DC 15, +1 per previous the wind, an airship subtracts the wind’s severity level from its speed,
check) or take 1 point of damage to all ability scores. Creatures accli- traveling backwards if this would result in a negative number. When
mated to high altitude receive a +4 competence bonus on their saving moving in the same direction as the wind, an airship adds the wind’s se-
throws to resist high altitude effects and altitude sickness, but all even- verity level to their movement speed. Many airship crews will pay heav-
tually succumb. ily for the services of a magic-user who can manipulate winds, as the
benefits such a caster can provide to both the ship’s speed and combat
abilities make them an invaluable asset.
Wind severity
Severity Level Wind Speed Ranged Attacks Normal/Siege Weapons1 Checked Size2 Blown Away3 Fly/Pilot Penalty4
1 (Light) 0-10 mph -/- - - -
2 (Moderate) 11-20 mph -/- - - -
3 (Strong) 21-30 mph -2/- Tiny - -2
4 (Severe) 31-50 mph -4/- Small Tiny -4
5 (Windstorm) 51-74 mph Impossible/-4 Medium Small -8
6 (Hurricane) 75-174 mph Impossible/-8 Large Medium -12
7 (Tornado) 175-300 mph Impossible/impossible Huge Large -16
1
The siege weapon category includes all siege weapons included in this book, such as cannons, ballistas, catapults, and others. This also ap-
plies to boulders thrown by giants.
2
Checked Size: Creatures of this size or smaller are unable to move forward against the force of the wind unless they succeed on a DC 10
Strength check (if on the ground or another surface such as an airship deck) or a DC 20 Fly check if airborne. This check is made each round
such movement is attempted. The wind’s Fly Penalty applies to Fly checks made for this purpose.
3
Blown Away Size: Creatures on the ground (or another surface such as an airship deck) are knocked prone and rolled 1d4 x 10 ft., taking
1d4 points of nonlethal damage per 10 ft, unless they make a DC 15 Strength check each round. Flying creatures similarly must pass a DC 25
Fly check each round or be blown back 2d6 x 10 ft. and take 2d6 points of nonlethal damage due to battering and buffeting. The wind’s Fly
Penalty applies to this check.
4
Flying creatures and any piloting checks suffer this penalty to all such checks made in the wind.
Airship Combat
When airships meet in combat, movement is measured in 30 ft spac-
rolled as normal once boarding begins.
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check to execute, with various modifiers depending on the severity of Dive: By dipping a ship down, you can descend much quicker than
the maneuver attempted. normal, adding your ship’s normally-horizontal movement to the dis-
Sharp turn: You may use expert handling to make more turns in a tance it descends. When you dive, creatures standing on the deck of
round, or sharper turns, than your ship could normally make. Determine your ship must pass a DC 20 Reflex save or fall prone.
how many extra turns you wish to make that round. If you wish to make Making an airship descend isn’t hard, but making an airship dive
an especially sharp turn (i.e., make 2-45 degree turns in a space instead safely and without going into freefall can be quite difficult. The DC to
of only 1) each additional 45 degree turn in the space counts as an extra perform this maneuver is 20 + 1 for every space of horizontal movement
turn for this purpose. Thus, a ship that can normally make 2 turns per sacrificed to increase the distance descended. If a dive is maintained for
round that instead wants to make 3 turns all in the same space would more than one round, this check is made at the end of the dive, with
count as making 3 extra turns for this purpose (1 extra turn, +2 for mak- the DC determined by the total distance added to the ship’s descent. If
ing two additional turns in the same space). this check fails, the ship stalls and goes into freefall (described under
The DC for this special maneuver is 20 for 1 additional turn, +5 for conditions below).
each turn beyond the first. If this check is made successfully, the ship Climb: By turning a ship up, the pilot can ascend quicker than nor-
turns as desired. If this check fails, the ship’s speed is decreased by 1, -1 mal, adding the ship’s normally-horizontal movement to the distance
for every 5 the check result was below the target DC, and the ship starts climbed. Just as when diving, standing creatures must pass a DC 20
to roll (see rolling the ship under conditions below). Reflex save or fall prone.
Climbing is similar to diving, except only half of the horizontal
movement sacrificed is added to the distance climbed. Failing the pilot
check causes the ship to stall and go into freefall (described under con-
ditions below).
Defensive Piloting: You take evasive action, granting your vehicle
an extra +1 dodge bonus to AC, +1 for every 5 points by which you ex-
ceeded the target DC (20).
Offensive Piloting: You maneuver your vehicle in such a way as to
aid your gunners. Any attack roll made by a creature aboard your vehicle
against a target not aboard your vehicle gains a +1 circumstance bonus
to their roll, +1 for every 5 points by which you exceeded the target DC
(20).
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water magic (such as ice storm, or an explosive orb frost blast), they may
attempt to put the fire out that way. For every 5 points of damage dealt
to the fire, the fire is reduced by 1d6 (however, no matter how small the
fire is, it will continue to grow by 1d6 each round until extinguished).
Crew
In Skybourne, if the players own their own airhip, it is naturally as-
This damage is cumulative: If a creature deals 2 damage to a fire one
round, and 3 damage the following round, the fire will be reduced by 1d6. sumed they will fill the role of the primary officers aboard that ship,
The following chart shows how effective various forms of control are. such as the captain, pilot, and quartermaster. On smaller ships this can
be easy, as the PCs are likely to be the only crew present. On larger
Damage per Damage per ships, however, being an officer can involve commanding and coordinat-
Fire Control Method
Individual Small Crew ing crews of dozens if not hundreds of other creatures.
In Skybourne, the term ‘officer’ refers to any creature, such as a player
Unarmed 1d4 8d6
or important NPC, who can command crew or fulfill a vital role aboard
Blanket/Water Bucket 1d6 12d6 a ship. While not all officers will fulfill a vital role, officers themselves
perform the important function of coordinating and leading crew. An
Fire Pump 2d6 20d6 officer who does not fulfill a vital crew role is considered a lieutenant.
Frost Magic As Attack - Sometimes, a PC may find themselves fulfilling multiple roles on the
Any crew or individual attempting to put a fire out suffers Fire dam- same ship. A captain’s job, for example, is hardly demanding until there
age equal to 1/2 the fire’s size every round they do so. is a decision to be made or an enemy to fight, and a captain can easily
Stalled: Sometimes, often as a result of a ship climbing, diving, or double as any other crew role. Likewise, a pilot must only spend a move
remaining uncontrolled for too long, a ship can stall. action each round to pilot the vehicle, and thus could use their standard
action to serve as head engineer at the same time. However, it’s often
When a ship stalls, it loses all sense of control, and is treated as un-
beneficial to have as many different crewman as possible fulfilling these
controlled even if it still has a pilot. During the vehicle move phase, the
vital roles, not only so they may specialize easily, but also so every mem-
pilot of a stalled ship must make a successful DC 20 pilot check to take
ber of the party can contribute to the success of the team.
back control. Doing so only gives the pilot control on the movement
phase after that successful check; a stalled vehicle always spends at least The following are the vital roles an officer may fulfill aboard a ship.
one round uncontrolled.
Boatswain
When a ship stalls, it also enters freefall.
Important Skills: Profession (sailor)
Freefall: When an ship stalls, loses its source of lift, or is completely
A boatswain’s job is to oversee the ropes, rigging, and other aspects
wrecked, it goes into freefall. A free falling object falls 500 ft the first
of sailing, as well as ensuring the boat remains in proper working order.
round, and 1000 ft on all subsequent rounds until it crashes, or the pilot
The boatswain is in charge of everything that happens on deck, and is
is able to end the freefall, such as by taking control after a stall.
synonymous with the head engineer for an airship powered by sails. A
Grappled: When two ships are next to each other, a character or crew boatswain can take the following action:
aboard one ship and armed with grappling hooks and rope or similar
Aid Pilot: As a standard action, the boatswain can aid the pilot, pre-
tools can attempt to grapple the other ship. This involves a CMB check
cisely moving the sails to best suit the pilot’s needs. This requires a DC
made as a standard action against the CMD of any crew or individual
20 Profession (sailor) check on the part of the Boatswain, and if success-
within the location they are attempting to board who is inclined to stop
ful grants a +4 bonus to the pilot’s piloting checks for 1 round, +1 per
the grapple. If successful, the two ships become grappled together (this
5 points the check exceeded this target DC. This may only be done if
changes both ship’s speeds to 0, unless one vehicle is 2 or more size cate-
sails make up at least half of the ship’s total engine power, and only one
gories smaller than the other, or possesses 1/6th the number of locations
boatswain/head engineer can take this action each round.
or fewer, in which case the smaller vessel simply attaches to the larger
vessel and goes along for the ride) and crew and individuals may cross Cabin Boy/Girl
from one to the other freely. To break a grapple between ships, another
Important Skills: Profession (servant)
individual or crew must make an CMB check as a standard action to
A cabin boy/girl is usually a youth learning the ropes of ship com-
remove the grappling hooks, opposed by the CMD of the crew or in-
mand, but may just as likely be a professional valet, or indeed anyone
dividual best poised to prevent that action. Alternately, the pilot may
trained to accomplish the hundreds of mundane tasks that helps a ship
attempt to break the vehicles apart by making a CMB check on behalf
run smoothly, from polishing the captain’s boots, to keeping the carpen-
of the vehicle itself to force the ships apart. A grapple with a vehicle 2
ter’s tools in great repair, to delivering messages as needed throughout
sizes smaller or with 1/6th the number of locations cannot be broken in
the ship.
this fashion.
As an overland standard action, the cabin boy/girl may use their
Broken: When a ship location has suffered damage equal to or more
Profession (servant) skill to aid all creatures aboard their ship. Many
than 1/2 its hit points, it gains the broken condition. The location suffers
large ships will even have dedicated crews of of assistants, who the cabin
a -2 penalty to AC, and the ship’s pilot suffers a -2 penalty to his piloting
boy/girl can lead in a crisis. Among ships equipped with cannons, these
skill per broken location.
crews are often called ‘powder monkeys’, as their job often involves run-
Wrecked: A wrecked ship location is a location that has had its hit
ning shot from the powder room to the various ship’s gunners.
points reduced to 0 hp or fewer. If the vehicle has multiple locations
and not all are wrecked, the vehicle has its speed reduced by 1, it’s ma-
neuverability reduced by one step, and gives the pilot a -4 penalty to his
piloting skill per wrecked location.
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Entertainer A crew fills a number of 5-ft squares depending on its size: 9 squares
for a small crew (a 3 by 3 square), 16 squares for a medium crew (a 4 by 4
Important Skills: Perform (any) or Profession (courtesan)
square), and 25 squares for a large crew (a 5 by 5 square). The exact shape
Sometimes, a crew may spend days, weeks, or even months in the air
of a crew is completely shapeable; the crew may assume any configura-
at a time. During such times, a skilled musician, comedian, dancer, or
tion on the grid, provided the squares they occupy remain contiguous,
courtesan can make all the difference when it comes to keeping a crew’s
to reflect the teamwork of the crew. Although a crew occupies such a
spirits up. Some large crews even have entire crews of entertainers, who
large space, their members are all of a much smaller size category, and
can even perform special actions in combat.
a crew can fit through any space large enough for its component mem-
Hiring Crew bers. This also means the crew’s reach is only that of its component
members based on their size and armements. Also, as a swarm, a crew
While it is perfectly possible for an adventuring party to sail the skies may occupy the same space as another creature, and is considered to
alone, often successful adventurers will find it beneficial to pad their threaten all spaces it occupies, as well as those within its reach. A crew
numbers, either to help them pilot a particularly large ship, or to in- provokes attacks of opportunity as normal, and can make an attack of
crease their strength when raiding their enemies. opportunity each round just as a creature can. However, a crew does not
Hiring additional hands comes in one of two forms: hiring crews and roll an attack when making an attack of opportunity; instead, it simply
hiring officers. deals half its usual damage from its crew attack (see crew actions below).
Crew Traits: A crew is not subject to flanking, but it is subject to
Crews critical hits and sneak attacks if its component creatures are subject to
The average crewman (male or female) on any given ship is a low-lev- such attacks. Reducing a crew to 0 hit points or fewer causes it to break
el NPC, usually with levels in commoner, expert, or warrior. While they up, effectively destroying the troop and killing its members (if a crew
will fight for the PCs, they are unremarkable on their own and are much is reduced to 0 hp, and later healed, such as through rest, assume that
better suited to serving in siege engine teams or as part of an engine’s casualties have reduced the crew by one size: a large crew becomes a
required crew. A crewman is paid one silver piece per level per day, or 3 medium crew, a medium crew becomes a small crew, and a small crew is
gp per level per month. completely destroyed). However, despite being a composite of smaller
However, while the average crewman is unremarkable in his own, creatures, damage taken until the crew is reduced to 0 hp does not de-
crewman rarely works alone. Instead, crewmen usually operate in grade its ability to attack or resist attack. If a troop is rendered uncon-
groups, called ‘crews’. scious by means of nonlethal damage, it disperses and does not reform
Just as a swarm is a group of minuscule creatures that are treated until its hit point total exceeds its nonlethal damage. A crew is never
as a single unit in combat, a ‘crew’ is a group of individuals who work staggered by damage. Generally speaking, a crew cannot be tripped,
together to fight or accomplish tasks, and in may cases are treated as a grappled, or bull rushed except by area effects that include such effects.
single, swarm-like unit. While individual members of a crew might have A crew is immune to any spell or effect that targets a specific num-
different feats, skills, or even racial and class makeups, these distinctions ber of creatures (including both single-target effects or multiple target
aren’t important; only the crew’s statistics as a whole matter. effects such as haste or other spells), but it is affected by any spell or
A crew may be lead by a single officer, and an officer may lead a single effect that targets an area or a non-specific number of creatures (such
crew at a time. To lead a crew, an officer must be within sight or hearing as a bard’s Inspire Courage). A troop takes half-again as much damage
of the crew. When an officer leads a crew, he grants several bonuses to (150%) from spells or effects that target an area, and takes double dam-
that crew, including the ability to make certain skill checks on behalf of age (200%) from a creature using the Whirlwind Attack feat. If a crea-
the crew. In addition, when an officer with ranks in Profession (soldier) ture uses the Cleave feat, they deal a fourth again as much damage for
leads a crew, he grants that crew a +1 dodge bonus to AC and a +1 morale each Cleave feat they possess (thus, a creature using Cleave deals 125%
bonus to saving throws, which both increase by +1 for every 10 points in damage, while a creature with Greater Cleave deals 150% damage).
the officer’s Profession (soldier) bonus. If the officer possesses ranks in Crew Actions: A crew does not make normal attacks, and even
Profession (siege engineer), he also grants the crew the benefits of any when making an attack of opportunity deals automatic damage (equal
feats he possesses that augment siege engine use, and grants them a +1 to 1/2 its crew attack damage). Instead, a crew can perform a number of
bonus on attack rolls made with siege engines, +1 for every 10 points of crew actions each round. The following crew actions are available to all
bonus he possesses in Profession (siege engineer). crews, while certain perks and equipment can grant a crew additional
A crew is very similar to the Troop subtype, with a few minor alter- potential actions.
ations discussed below.. Crew Attack: As a standard action, the crew damages all enemies
within its reach without the need to make an attack roll.
Crew Subtype
A crew is a collection of creatures that act as a single, swarm-like High AC
unit. A crew possesses whatever creature type the majority of its mem- In Pathfinder, swarms deal automatic damage, meaning a character
bers possess, as well as a single pool of Hit Dice, hit points, initiative, clad in steel armor suffers the same damage as a character wearing no ar-
speed, and Armor Class. A crew moves, takes actions and makes saving mor at all, unless the alternate Armor as DR rules are being used. While
throws as a single unit. A crew possesses a variable number of composite this may make sense for a swarm of insects, it lacks verisimilitude. For
units depending on its size, but generally assume a small crew has about a more realistic alternative, increase every crew’s attack damage by 10,
13 members, a medium crew has about 25 members, and a large crew has then subtract each target’s AC from the damage the crew deals to them.
about 50 members. The following rules assume a crew is comprised of Combat Maneuver: As a standard action, the crew may attempt to
Small or Medium creatures; for a crew of Tiny or Large creatures, make trip, bull rush, grapple, or perform any other combat maneuver
any appropriate adjustements for size. against a single target. This cannot target another crew, and pro-
vokes attacks of opportunity as normal.
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round after being reduced to 0 hit points before dispersing, if not raised level. This action may be taken a number of times per day equal
to a positive hit point number before the end of their action. to 1/2 the crew’s level.
Halfling: A halfling crew gains the effects of being Small sized (+1 Sidhier Desire: As a standard action, the crew forces all enemies
AC, +4 Stealth, -1 CMB and CMD), and possesses a 20 ft move speed. within 60 ft to pass a Will save (DC 10 + the crew’s level). On a
They gain a +4 bonus to Ride checks. They gain a +1 bonus to all saving failure, the enemy cannot attack or take hostile action against the
throws and an additional +2 bonus against fear effects. They gain a +2 crew for one round, but may still take other actions as desired.
bonus to Perception checks as well as halfling weapon familiarity. Tatulani: A tatulani crew gains a +2 bonus to a single Craft skill,
Human: A human crew gains 2 additional perks. and deal their regular crew attack damage, even when unarmed. A tat-
Leshy: A leshy crew gains all effects from possessing the plant type, ulani crew may have two additional pieces of equipment in hand at a
and Low-Light Vision. They gain a move speed of 20 ft which is never time, and may wield oversized weapons as detailed in the Tatulani race
reduced by armor or encumbrance. They gain vulnerability to Fire, and description.
the Endurance perk. Tiefling: A tiefling crew gains Resistance 10 to Cold, Electricity, and
Merfolk: A merfolk crew gains a move speed of 5 feet, a swim speed Fire, and gain a +2 bonus to Bluff checks (such as when feinting) and
of 50 ft, can breath underwater, and can’t be tripped. They gain a +2 Stealth checks. They possess Darkvision 60 ft. and gain the following
natural armor bonus. crew action.
Sidhier: A sidhier crew gains Low-Light Vision and a +1 bonus to Darkness: Once per day, the crew may cause the area they occupy
all saving throws and to all Skill checks. They are always treated as hav- and 20 ft around them to become darkened by 1 step, to a min-
ing a running start when jumping, and gain an aditional +2 bonus to imum of complete darkness, as the darkness spell, for 1 minute
Acrobatics checks. A sidhier crew gains access to the following crew per level. As a free action, they may drop their darkened objects,
actions. increasing the size of the area to 60 ft around them, and the area
Planar Balance: As a free action, a sidhier crew can stop all at- becomes unmoving.
tempts to teleport, conjure creatures, or cross planes that hap- Crew Level
pens within its occupied area + 5 ft, +5 ft per 5 levels. Any attempt
A crew’s level is the average level of the creatures that comprise it.
to do the above requires the caster to pass a MSB check (caster
From a crew’s level are derived most of its basic statistics, as outlined
level check in Core Pathfinder) against a DC of 11 + the crew’s
below.
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A crew gains the benefits of any weapon quality their weapon and 1000 for a large crew. A crew can possess up to 5 alchemist fires as
possesses. a single item.
Reach: If wielding a weapon with reach, the crew increases their at- Camping Gear: A crew can carry tents, bedrolls, wood for fire, and
tack range as normal. A crew wielding a reach weapon can still attack other gear necessary to set up a camp. If a crew is not carrying gear when
adjacent targets with a reach weapon, but they deal half damage as not sleeping overnight outside of a ship or settlement, they are fatigued the
all crew members can strike the close target. next morning, and suffer a -10 penalty to Perception checks made to
Ranged: When a crew makes an attack with a ranged weapon, they do avoid being surprised in the night.
not deal damage to adjacent targets as they usually would. Instead, they Sunrod: A crew equipped with sunrods can, as a standard action, illu-
deal their crew attack damage to a 10-ft radius burst (20 ft radius for a minate an area 30 ft around it to normal light and increase the light ra-
medium crew, 30 ft radius for a large crew) centered anywhere within dius 30 ft beyond that by 1 level to a maximum of normal light. As a free
5 of the weapon’s range increments. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 + action, they may drop the sunrods to increase the area to 60 ft around
level) halves the damage. If using a firearm, crossbow, or another weapon them, but the area then becomes unmoving. Sunrods costs 26 for a small
that requires reloading, these weapons must be reloaded between every crew, 50 for a medium crew, and 100 for a large crew. A crew can possess
attack. These attacks provoke an attack of opportunity as normal for up to 5 sunrods as a single item.
ranged attacks. Oil: A crew equipped with oil can throw the oil as a standard action,
Items: Generally speaking, any item can be used by a crew, so long as covering a 10 ft radius area (20 ft radius for a medium crew, 30 ft radius
they possess enough of them. Some of the most common crew items are for a large crew) centered within 50 ft. Creatures within this area who
listed below, but with GM permission any item a crew can carry could attempt to move do so at half speed, and must pass a DC 10 Acrobatics
be used by a crew. check or be unable to move. If they fail by 5 or more, they fall prone.
Healing Potion: A crew equipped with basic healing potions can, as a Even if they succeed at this check, they are considered flat-footed on
standard action, heal itself for 50 hit points. This number is doubled for any round they attempt to move. Creatures that do not move on their
a medium crew, and quadrupled for a large crew. Healing potions cost turn do not need to make this check and are not considered flat-footed.
650 for a small crew, 1250 for a medium crew, and 2500 for a large crew. If the oil is lit on fire during a subsequent round, it burns for 2 rounds
A crew can possess up to 5 healing potions as a single item. as a low fire, dealing 2d6 damage (3d6 for a medium crew, 4d6 for a large
Grappling Hooks: Grappling hooks allow a crew to grapple another crew) each round to anything within this area. If used within an airship,
ship. As a standard action, the crew makes a CMB check against the this causes that airship location to catch fire, with the fire growing and
CMD of any crew within the location they are attempting to board dealing additional damage to the location on the 3rd and all subsequent
through. If successful, the two ships become grappled together (this rounds. Oil costs 2 gp for a small crew, 4 gp for a large crew, and a crew
changes both ships’ speeds to 0, unless one ship is 3 or more size catego- may carry 5 of them as a single item.
ries smaller than the other, or possesses 1/3rd the number of locations, in Chef ’s Kit: A crew with the Chef Training perk requires a chef ’s kit
which case the smaller ship simply attaches to the larger ship and goes to perform their actions. A chef ’s kit is considered a one-handed item,
along for the ride). To break a grapple between ships, another individual and cost 65 gp for a small crew, 125 gp for a medium crew, or 250 gp for
or crew must make an MSB check as a standard action to remove the a large crew.
grappling hooks, opposed by the CMD of the crew or individual best Carpenter’s Tools: A crew with the Carpentry Training perk requires
poised to prevent that action. Grappling hooks and the necessary rope carpenter’s tools to perform their crew actions. These are considered a
costs 25 gp for a small crew, 50 gp for a medium crew, and 100 gp for a one-handed item. Carpenter’s tools cost 65 go for a small crew, 125 gp for
large crew. a medium crew, and 250 gp for a large crew.
Alchemist Fire: As a standard action, a crew can throw vials of alche- Entertainer’s Outfits: A crew can wear entertainer’s outfits instead
mist fire, dealing 6d6 fire damage to a 10 ft radius area (20 ft radius area of armor to allow them to accomplish the crew actions gained by the
for a medium crew, 30 ft radius area for a large crew), centered within Entertainer Training perk without holding instruments. Entertainer’s
50 ft. Alchemist fire costs 260 for a small crew, 500 for a medium crew, outfits cost 39 gp for a small crew, 75 gp for a medium crew, or 150 gp
for a large crew.
Instruments: A crew can handle an assortment of instruments, which
are considered one-handed items. These allow a crew that possesses the
Entertainer Training perk to accomplish their crew actions. Instruments
cost 65 gp for a small crew, 125 gp for a medium crew, or 250 gp for a large
crew.
Healer’s Kits: A crew with the Surgeon Training perk requires the crew
to be holding a healer’s kit to use some of their crew actions. Healer’s
kits are considered one-handed items, and cost 650 gp for a small crew,
1250 gp for a medium crew, and 2500 gp for a large crew.
Crew Perks
Every crew possesses a certain number of perks, just as a
creature possesses skills and feats. While many perks directly
relate to a particular feat or skill, they are not the same; a feat or
skill represents an individual’s training, while a perk represents a crew’s
overall training, as well as how functional they are at working as a group.
A crew gains 1 perk at 1st level and an additional perk every 2 levels
thereafter (3rd, 5th, etc.). In addition, some races and classes grant ad-
ditional perks.
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Head Strike: The target is confused for 1 round. Swim Training: The crew can use their Skill bonus to make Swim
Leg Strike: The target is knocked prone. checks.
Arm Strike: The target drops what it is holding in its hands. Climb Training: The crew can use their Skill bonus to make Climb
Torso Strike: The target suffers nonlethal damage equal to the result checks.
of the Heal check minus the target’s CMD (minimum 0).
Treat Poison: The crew may also treat poison, as the Heal skill, for all Officers
creatures within range. This functions in all other ways as the First Aid Sometimes, a team will find themselves short of filling all the roles
crew action listed above. A crew must possess heal kits to use this crew they’d like, and will need to hire additional officers. Other times, a party
action. might command such a large number of crews that they will need lieu-
Gunnery Training: The crew is proficient with all siege engines. tenants (officers who do not fulfill a particular role) to help command
If lead by a master gunner who is also proficient with all siege engines, them all. In both cases, unless they have cohorts to fulfill that role, they
they gain an additional +1 to all siege engine attacks they make. will need to discover someone they want to make an officer, and pay
them accordingly. An officer is paid 1 gp per level per day, or 30 gp per
Carpentry Training: The crew is trained in Profession (carpen-
level per month. An officer may accept magic items or other awards in
try). When aiding an officer, they add a bonus of 10 + 2 per level to that
place of payment at the GM’s discretion, provided the item or award is
officer’s Profession (carpentry) check, to a maximum of +24. This maxi-
relevant and useful to the officer in question.
mum increases to +50 for a medium crew, or +100 for a large crew. When
not aiding an officer, the crew uses their Skill bonus when making the An NPC who becomes an officer is essentially joining the party as
check, and adds their aid another bonus above to their roll. In addition, hired help (although their job might simply be to watch the ship while
the crew gains the following crew action. the PCs are adventuring). While a crew is a group of low-level characters
treated as a single unit, an officer, no matter how low level he may be,
Emergency Repairs: As a standard action, the crew or the officer lead-
becomes his own unique unit, and can lead crews, fill vital ship roles, and
ing that crew makes a Profession (carpentry) check aided by the crew’s
will expect to be paid and treated fairly according to his new position.
aid another bonus. The location gains a number of temporary hit points
While the average crewman is a creature with NPC class levels such
equal to 1/2 the check result, which last for 24 hours. These temporary
as expert, warrior, or commoner and advance in level very slowly, an
hit points cannot increase the location’s current hit points to be higher
officer gains experience as a cohort does, and often gains levels in PC
than its total hit points (in essence, a location cannot gain more hit
classes. An officer could stand with the PCs in battle, provide support,
points through this crew action than it has lost in combat). These tem-
guard the party’s interests when they are not present, or provide any
porary hit points do not stack with itself, but a crew can take 20 on this
number of other aiding actions. Once an NPC has gotten a taste for
check when not in combat. However, only true repair can permanent-
command, they are usually never willing to return to being basic crew,
ly fix a damaged ship. A crew must possess carpentry tools to use this
and if dismissed from their post will leave at the next safe port to seek
action.
their fortune elsewhere.
Perception Training: The crew is trained in Perception, and may
NPC officers are also sometimes called henchmen or henchfolk, and
make Skill checks for that skill.
the same rules can be used to hire any number of helpful NPCs from
Servant Training: The crew is trained in Profession (servant).
bodyguards to thieves to managers to sages.
When aiding an officer, they add a bonus of 10 + 2 per level to that offi-
Generally speaking, the captain of a vessel must be at least 3rd lev-
cer’s Profession (servant) check, to a maximum of +24. This maximum
el to hire an officer, and no NPC officer can be higher level than the
increases to +50 for a medium crew, or +100 for a large crew. When not
captain (otherwise, the officer might begin to wonder why he isn’t the
aiding an officer, the crew uses their Skill bonus when making the check,
captain himself).
and adds their aid another bonus above to their roll. In addition, the
crew gains the following crew action. If the PCs choose to promote someone through the ranks from a
crewman to an officer, that creature begins with the same class, level,
Aid Other: As a standard action, the crew can aid a different crew
and build as the crew he was a part of (although he may certainly go
with any action they take that round, be it aiding a gunner crew with
through retraining at the hands of the PCs to adjust his class or abilities,
their siege engines, aiding a neighboring crew with a skill check, etc.
as outlined in Ultimate Campaign). Otherwise, they will need to hire
The crew makes a Profession (servant) check using their Skill bonus or
outside help, as outlined below.
the skill bonus of the officer leading them, whichever is higher, granting
the crew they are aiding a +1 bonus per 10 points in this check to any Hiring Help
siege engine attack rolls, skill checks, combat maneuver checks, or any
If the PCs decide to hire a crew or an officer, they must first find
other action they take for 1 round. The crew using this action must be
capable creature, either through story events or through recruiting.
adjacent to the crew they are aiding.
Recruiting depends greatly on the size and location of the settlement, as
Quick Draw: A crew with this perk can switch their held items as a well as the reputation of the PC or PCs doing the recruiting. Of course,
swift action, rather than a move action. a GM may alter these numbers if he deems them necessary.
Two-Weapon fighting: As a move action, a crew with this perk Size: If the PCs aren’t going to pressgang people into service (see
can make a crew attack that deals 1/2 damage. This crew attack can only Other Methods below), the size of a settlement details the maximum
be used if the crew has already used a standard action to make a crew number of officers and crew the PCs can attract. As always, 2 small
attack, and cannot use the same weapon as was used with the first crew crews can create a medium crew, or 4 small crews can create a large crew.
attack.
Tribe: 1 officers, 1 small crew
Unarmed Combatants: When a crew with this perk makes a crew
Village: 2 officers, 1 small crew
attack without holding a weapon, they deal their full crew attack dam-
age and do not provoke an attack of opportunity. They may do this even Small Town: 3 officers, 2 small crew
if their hands are occupied with other items, and this can allow a crew Large Town: 5 officers, 3 small crews
with the two-weapon fighting perk to make their second crew attack
even if they aren’t holding a second weapon.
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Base Classes Percent Roll Other Classes Percent Roll Personality/Quirk (roll Percent
twice) Roll
Alchemist 1-20 Artisan 1-20
Narcissistic 17-18
Cavalier 21-42 Aspect 21-25
Virtuous 19-20
Gunslinger 43-50 Channeler 26-35
Foul-mouthed 21-22
Inquisitor 51-60 Dilettante 36-55
Sociopath 23-24
Magus 61-70 Spiritualist 56-65
Arrogant 25-26
Oracle 71-80 Vauntguard 66-85
Violent 27-28
Summoner 81-90 War Dancer 86-100
Prone to crying 29-30
Witch 91-100
Level Percent Roll
Speaks with a lisp 31-32
Advanced Classes Percent Roll 1 1-35
Unnaturally bright hair 33-34
Arcanist 1-10 2 36-55
Large scar 35-36
Bloodrager 11-20 3 56-70
Thick accent 37-38
Brawler 21-35 4 71-80
Stunningly beautiful 39-40
Hunter 36-40 5 81-85
Lazy eye 41-42
Investigator 41-50 6 86-90
Owns a pet baby animal or 43-44
Shaman 51-55 7 91-94 dinosaur
Skald 56-70 8 95-97 On the run from the law 45-46
Slayer 71-80 9 98-99 Has no memory 47-48
Swashbuckler 81-90 10 100 Suffering from a random drug 49-50
addicion
Warpriest 91-100
Alignment Percent Roll
Suffering from a random mental 51-52
Occult Classes Percent Roll Lawful Good 1-5 disorder
Kineticist 1-10 Lawful Neutral 6-15 Flirtatious 53-54
Medium 11-25 Lawful Evil 16-20 Jilted lover 55-56
Mesmerist 26-45 Neutral Good 21-30 True love died 57-58
Occultist 46-70 True Neutral 31-70 Hates the opposite gender 59-60
Psychic 71-90 Neutral Evil 71-80 Gay 61-62
Spiritualist 91-100 Chaotic Good 81-85 Effeminite 63-64
Chaotic Neutral 86-95 Overly masculine 65-66
Spheres of Power
Percent Roll
Classes Chaotic Evil 96-100 Maternal 67-68
Armorist 1-5 Married (won’t join without 69-70
Personality/Quirk (roll Percent
Elementalist 6-12 twice) Roll spouse)
Loyalty *It is difficult to enspell an entire crew, but not unheard of. However,
When the PCs gain officers or crew to follow them, they must feed, if a crew or officer should ever overcome the charm/domination effect,
pay, and house them. While PCs may put up with terrible living con- the bonus instead becomes a permanent penalty of equal amount, mak-
ditions and frightening adventures without a word of complaint, NPC ing a mutiny all too probable.
crew and officers are not nearly so controlled, and any PC who mistreats #A head chef or head entertainer can provide this bonus for up to 20
their crew runs the risk of them leaving, or worse. people (a small crew and average group of officers), plus 10 people per
Every crew and officer possesses a Loyalty score, which is used to assistant or 10 small crews per assisting small crew with the proper perk.
determine what they will and won’t do. A crew or officer’s loyalty score
is equal equal to the Captain’s level + his or her Charisma modifier, with
Loyalty Checks
the following modifiers. At several specific times, it falls to the captain or the officer in charge
of a crew to make a loyalty check. At these times, the captain or officer
rolls a single D20, adding each crew or officer’s loyalty scores to the
Permanent one-time roll in respect to themselves (if a crew has a loyalty of 10 they add 10 to
modifiers (added when crew this roll, while a crew with a loyalty of 8 would add 8 to this roll). These
or officer joins) results are compared to the DCs below, depending on the check being
The captain is of the same race +1 made.
The captain has of the same
+1 Check DC
alignment
Avoid a mutiny per month 10 (can take 10)
The captain is of an opposed
-5
alignment (per spectrum) Prevent a rout (crew or officer
25
at 50% health)
At least one PC possesses the
+3
Leadership feat Prevent a Rout (crew or officer
35
at 25% health)
Crew was pressganged -10 (lessens by 1 per month)
Engage a creature with a CR 5
or more higher than the high- 25
Temporary modifiers
est-level officer.
Double pay +2
Mutiny: If the mutiny check ever fails for a crew or officer, that
Quadruple pay +4 crew or officer instantly becomes hostile to the captain and PCs. If
Half pay -2 enough people failed their mutiny check that they believe they could
overpower the PCs, a mutiny instantly happens. If the crew or PCs who
No pay -6 failed their check do not believe they could succeed, they will instead
slip away at the earliest opportunity, such as while on shore leave.
Double rations +2
Rout: If a crew or officer routs, they immediately become fright-
Half rations -2 ened; they will run away or surrender, whichever ensures the largest
No rations -6 chance of survival. This frightened condition is the result of a conscious
effort on their part, not magic or Intimidation. As such, even creatures
-1 for each month without immune to fear are subject to this effect, as they simply decide the fight
Time sailing
landfall before them isn’t worth their life.
Charmed* +10 vs Mutiny
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Equipment
Weapons
Weapon Cost Dmg (s) Dmg (m) Critical Range Weight Type Special Craft DC
Light one-handed simple weapons
Sanguine Thorn 100 gp 1 1d2 x2 - - P See text 22
Bioshocker 580 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 - 20 B See text Craft (mechanical) 25
Firearm
Fang Pistol 3,600 gp 1d6 1d8 x4 20 ft 6 lbs. B and P See text 20
Goutspitter
1,200 gp 3d6 3d6 - - 25 lbs. acid See text Craft (mechanical) 25
Cannon
Ranged ammunition
Cherufe Fang
40 gp - - - - - P See text 20
Arrows
New Materials
Piston Legs 1,200 gp 35 lbs.
DC 25
Craft (mechanical)
Rebreather 600 gp 4 lbs.
DC 24
Sidhair
Price 500 gp per lbs. Craft (alchemy)
Vegetative Slurry 400 gp 1 lbs.
The otherworldly hair of sidhier carries strange otherworldly prop- DC 24
erties, and when gathered in large quantities and treated, can bestow
minor magical effects on equipment.
Air Harness
Armor made of cloth or leather that has been woven through with An air harness is a piece of rope with special metal attachments on
sidhair (requiring a DC 15 Craft (armor) check) grants half its armor each end, allowing it to quickly and securely tie a creature to an air-
bonus to AC against attacks made by incorporeal creatures. In addition, ship’s hull. An airship harness is used to tie crewmembers (especially
rope, whips, and other such objects can be woven through with sidhair, ones working on controlling sails) to the ship, keeping them from dying
granting them the ghost touch quality while they are attended items, if they should fall off, or if the ship should roll. Attaching an airship
for a maximum number of rounds per day equal to the hit dice of the harness to yourself is a swift action, but attaching it to another creature
creature holding it (this is only for that creature; another creature may is a standard action (with a touch attack if they are unwilling). Attaching
use the sidhair normally until they too have expended their charge for an airship harness to an airship hull or another suitable anchor (a tree,
the day). stair railings, etc.) is also a standard action. Removing an airship harness
For every 4 pounds an object, weapon, or suit of armor weighs, 1 from yourself is a swift action.
pound of sidhair needs to be added to it to gain any benefit. When a creature is attached to an airship harness that is attached to
A sidhier can produce 1 lbs. of hair every 20 years. an anchor spot, they cannot move more than 30 ft from that spot with-
out first detaching the harness. This means if they should fall off a ship
Cuazite or if the ship should roll, they will hang in the air by the rope, so long as
Price 200 gp per lbs. it remains attached to both themselves and the anchor spot. An airshp
This lumpy cyan metal is made from the corpses of fallen cuazaj. harness has 2 hit points and can be burst with a DC 23 Strength check.
Cuazite is extremely resilient and incredibly light, able to conduct elec- Blood Draught
tricity to devastating effect when crafted into a weapon. Any time that
a cuazite weapon is exposed to electricity (either by its wieder taking at This crimson liquid is highly sought after by alraun, though how it is
least 5 electricity damage or directly via a spell such as shocking grasp) it made (using the blood of intelligent humanoids) causes many alchemists
carries and amplifies the charge, and the next time the cuazite weapon to baulk at the thought of producing blood draught in great quantities.
deals damage it does an additional 1d4 points of electricity damage. This An alraun that drinks blood draught heals 1 point of ability damage and
damage multiplies on critical hits and stacks with that of the shock or 1d4+1 hit points, and gains a +2 alchemical bonus to Dexterity and a +1
shocking burst weapon enchantments, but cuazite weapons can never dodge bonus to AC for 5 minutes, but is unable to use any Intelligence-,
charge themselves. After carrying an unspent charge for 24 hours, the Wisdom-, or Charisma-based skills or abilities (including spellcasting of
cuazite weapon’s unspent charge is lost. any kind during that time. Non-alraun that drink blood draught make
a DC 20 Fortitude save or become nauseated for 1 minute; even on a
Ammunition cannot be made from cuazite.
successful save, they gain none of its benefits.
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Fulfilling Moss Rebreather
Price 300 gp; Weight 1/2 lbs. Price 600 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
This rare vegetation can be eaten by a plant type creature, treating These small mouthpieces contain a small canister of alchemical in-
it as a full meal and eliminating its need to eat any food for the next gredients that draw breathable air from water, granting a creature using
6 days. In addition, the creature gains +1d10 temporary hit points and a rebreather the amphibious racial trait for up to 120 minutes (these
once in the next 24 hours when making a single weapon damage roll or minutes need not be used continuously, but must be used in 10 minute
d20 check, roll twice and take the better result. increments). While using a rebreather, a creature takes a -2 to Perception
checks and cannot take the Run action. Fatigued creatures that use a
Grisly Effigy rebreather become exhausted after a number of rounds equal to their
Price —; Weight 18 lbs. + weight of creature’s corpse Constitution score. Exhausted creatures cannot use a rebreather.
The corpse of an intelligent humanoid creature is wrapped around A new canister of the alchemical ingredients (which require a DC 30
a sturdy wooden longspear, its insides largely exposed. Creatures of the Craft [alchemy] check to create) costs 500 gp, and replacing canisters
same race as the corpse that see the grisly effigy make a DC 12 Will save takes three full-round actions.
or become shaken while it is an attended object and in sight. Creating
a grisly effigy requires a recently deceased creature (within 3 days), 10 Vegetative Slurry
minutes of work, and a pole such a spear. A grisly effigy can endure for 1 Price 400 gp; Weight 7 oz.
week before decaying too much to be effective. Although this slush of plant matter smells foul, it is extremely nu-
Openly carrying a grisly effigy (rather than in an extradimensional tritious and refreshing to one’s vitality. Creatures that eat vegetative
space) incurs a -12 penalty to Stealth checks, as well as a -5 penalty on any slurry regain half the number of daily uses for expended abilities that
Charisma-based ability or skill checks that are not Intimidation checks. they possess (rounded down, minimum 0). Non-alraun that fail a DC
A grisly effigy weighs as much as the creature used to create it. 12 Fortitude save gain the benefits of vegetative slurry, but are sickened
for 6d10 minutes afterward. A DC 30 Craft (alchemy) check is required
Growth Hormones to create a vegetative slurry, which goes bad after 1d10+7 days (a DC 30
By spending a full-round action covering itself with this oil (provok- Perception check is required to tell if vegetative slurry has gone bad, in
ing attacks of opportunity), a plant type creature increases its size by which case it automatically sickens and provides no benefits). Vegetative
one category for three minutes, gaining a +4 size bonus to Constitution, slurry is always nourishing, but its restorative properties only work on a
a +2 size bonus to Strength, a -2 size penalty to Dexterity, and the mod- creature once per week.
ifies its CMB, CMD, and skills according to its new size. Other effects
that alter a creature’s size work in conjunction with growth hormones,
but reduce the duration of its effects to six rounds.
Lightning Accumulator
Bits of cuazite and various rare metals make up this circular device.
Over the course of 24 hours, a lightning accumulator gathers the ambi-
ent electrical charge from the air. When equipped to a cuazite weapon,
it can spend its charge to grant an electrical charge to the weapon as a
swift action. Masterwork lightning accumulators cost 650 gp, gather a
charge after 12 hours, and can hold up to two charges.
Nerveless Salve
Though completely odorless, this white paste can be slathered onto
a creature as a full-round action, granting it DR/— equal to 1/4th its
hit dice (minimum 1) for 1 minute. While under the effects of nerveless
salve, a creature takes a penalty to Will saves equal to the DR gained but
is immune to all fear effects.
Piston Legs
An array of pneumatic pistons and super-high tensile steel cords are
installed into the created’s legs (a DC 25 Heal check), reducing all of its
movement speeds by -5 feet. A creature with piston legs adds +15 ft. to
the distance of any horizontal jump and +10 ft. to the distance of any
vertical jump.
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Breeze Bracelet Disruptor of the Created
Aura weak transmutation (weather); CL 3rd Aura moderate abjuration (creation); CL 9th
Slot wrist; Price 4,400 gp; Weight — Slot none; Price 3,900 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Description Description
Strands of thin silver cord hold these pieces of cuazite, turquoise, and aquamarine Although pleated into sections, this small metal orb is perfectly spherical. Upon
together. touching it, the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
So long as there is a wind in the area of greater than light force (more Once per hour, the disruptor of the created can be activated (a standard
than 10 mph), a creature wearing a breeze bracelet increases their fly speed action) to emit an intense screeching noise. Any of the created within
by +10 ft. bonus while using breezeflight. 50 ft. of the disruptor of the created makes a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2
Construction bearer’s hit dice) or becomes sickened for 1d4 rounds; at the end of the
Craft Wondrous Item, breezeflight racial ability, cuazite, alter winds or duration they receive another save to avoid becoming sickened. None
Weather sphere; Cost 2,200 gp of the created’s racial saving throw bonuses apply to saves against a dis-
ruptor of the created.
Cerebral Enhancer Construction
Craft Wondrous Item, unbreakable construct or Creation sphere; Cost
Aura moderate enchantment (mind); CL 6th
1,950 gp
Slot none; Price 7,200 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Description
This silvery collection of sharp pins looks like it would easily sink into flesh.
Feathered Cape
A cerebral enhancer fits into the back of a creature’s neck and does not Aura weak transmutation (alteration); CL 3rd
require a magic item slot. A creature wearing a cerebral enhancer gains a Slot shoulders; Price 10,600 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
+1 luck bonus to Intelligence-based skill checks and automatically suc- Description
ceeds on DC 15 Intelligence checks made to remember something. Thousands of feathers hold together this gruesome array of miniature avian bones
Construction shaped to resemble a hooded cloak.
Craft Wondrous Item, memorize page or Mind sphere; Cost 3,600 gp By tightly grasping the corners of a feathered cape with both hands, its
wearer gains a fly speed equal to 1/2 its base speed, with a maneuver-
Conch of the Ancients ability of Poor. While using the feathered cape, the wearer may make
Acrobatics skill checks in place of Fly skill checks, but at least two
Aura strong enchantment (mind); CL 14th hands are required to make the item’s magic function at all.
Slot none; Price 37,000 gp; Weight 2 lbs. Construction
Description
Craft Wondrous Item, skeletons of 60 dead birds, featherfall, glide or
This mottled seashell is a cacophony of colors that range from beautiful fuchsia to Alteration sphere; Cost 5,300 gp
deep blue, though the longer you gaze upon it, the darker its hues become.
Though not actually first created by the cecaelia, these miraculous shells Forestry Wig
are often found among them. Blowing into the conch of the ancients (a full-
round action that provokes attacks of opportunity) generates a massive Aura moderate illusion (nature); CL 7th
bellowing call that can be heard from as far as 1 mile away (3 miles if Slot head; Price 12,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
underwater). Any Gargantuan-sized or larger creatures of the aquatic Description
subtype that hear the bellow make a DC 24 Will save or are compelled An assorted collection of deep green moss is tied around and to several branches
to swim directly away from the conch of the ancients for 10 minutes. After that make up this helmet.
hearing the bellow once, a creature is immune to its effects for 24 hours. A creature wearing a forestry wig gains the freeze monster quality (able to
This is a mind-affecting effect. There is a 15% chance that a found conch take 20 on Stealth checks while standing perfectly still) while in forest
of the ancients does the exact opposite, attracting the creatures instead or swamp terrain as more moss and vegetation grows down from the
(information revealed only with a DC 34 Spellcraft check). helmet. If the wearer is a plant type creature, they also gain a +10 racial
Construction bonus to Stealth checks while using freeze.
Craft Wondrous Item, call animal or Mind sphere; Cost 18,500 gp Construction
Craft Wondrous Item, chameleon stride or Nature sphere; Cost 6,000 gp
Cuazite Harness
Aura weak transmutation (alteration); CL 3rd Fragrant Periapt
Slot chest; Price 3,800 gp; Weight 1 lb. Aura faint enchantment (alteration); CL 3rd
Description Slot headband; Price 5,400 gp; Weight 1 lb.
This assortment of woven cloth straps are embedded throughout with pieces of Description
light blue cuazite. This beautiful floral crown is made from dozens of beautiful flowers threaded
A Small-sized creature wearing a cuazite harness gains the ability to use around one another and it smells almost overwhelmingly sweet.
breezeflight for a number of rounds each day equal to 4 x its hit dice, Once per day by spending a standard action, the wearer of the fragrant
and gains a +5 luck bonus to Fly skill checks while doing so. Versions for periapt expels a silent, odorless perfume that causes all creatures in a
Medium-sized creatures double in price and cost (doubling again for 30-ft.-radius to become less aggressive (improving their attitudes by 1
Large-sized creatures). step) for 3d4+4 minutes. This is a mind-affecting effect.
Construction Construction
Craft Wondrous Item, 3 lbs. cuazite (600 gp), glide or Alteration sphere; Craft Wondrous Item, fresh flowers of at least 10 varieties, calm emotions
Cost 1,600 gp or Nature sphere; Cost 2,700 gp
Mask of Vegetation
Aura moderate transmutation (alteration); CL 11th
Slot head; Price 18,400 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
Leaves, vines, and moss are slapped together onto a framework of branches made
Helmet of Restlessness into a mask with holes for a humanoid’s eyes and mouth.
While worn, the mask of vegetation changes the creature’s type to plant
Aura weak transmutation (enhancement) CL 3rd
for the purposes of determining the effects of abilities and spells.
Slot head; Price 8,800 gp; Weight 3 lbs. Construction
Description
Craft Wondrous Item, polymorph or Alteration sphere; Cost 9,200 gp
This patchwork helm is brightly decorated with feathers and furs.
A helmet of restlessness eliminates any need for the wearer to sleep and
Miraclo Elixir
grants immunity to all spells, abilities, and effects that make creatures
sleep. The wearer still requires a 4 hour period of rest (not engaging in Aura moderate transmutation (alteration); CL 9th
any mentally or physically intensive activity) each day, and must con- Slot none; Price 750 gp; Weight 2 oz.
sume twice as much food and water as normal, but otherwise gains one Description
additional overland move action per day. Creatures that prepare or cast This strange smelling light green mixture is inexplicably warm.
spells still require 8 hours of rest to regain their spells for the day. An alraun that drinks miraclo elixir replaces one of its racial traits (blood
Construction sense, sense poison, prehensile vine, or silver tongued) with a single ra-
Craft Wondrous Item, marching chant or Enhancement sphere; Cost cial trait possessed by an alraun subtype (so long as the lost racial trait
4,400 gp is not a requirement for the newly acquired racial trait). The effects of
miraclo elixir last for 8 hours. Plant type creatures that do not have the
Leaping Sandals alraun subtype gain the use of one of these traits but only for 4 hours.
Non-plant creatures gain no benefits from miraclo elixir.
Aura faint conjuration (enhancement); CL 5th
Construction
Slot feet; Price 6,500 gp; Weight 3 lbs.
Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Items, plant shape I or Alteration sphere;
Description
Cost 375 gp
These thin reeds are sewn together with hundreds of pale strands of hair.
A creature wearing leaping sandals gains the use of the Planar Swing feat
Mirror of Consequence
a number of times per day equal to half its level (minimum 1). If the
wearer already has this feat, they double their daily uses and gain a +5 Aura moderate necromancy (death); CL 7th
luck bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump during a Planar Swing. Slot none; Price 11,200 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Construction Description
Craft Wondrous Item, Planar Swing; Cost 3,250 gp Beautiful silver filigree covers the borders of this mirror, and when you gaze upon
what it reflects back is distorted and warped in both form and hue.
A creature bearing forth a mirror of consequence (a standard action that
provokes attacks of opportunity) makes a gaze attack against one
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creature within line of sight, forcing it to make a Will save (10 + 1/2 bear- Redwood Full Plate
er’s HD + bearer’s Charisma modifier) or suffer a -2 to AC for a number
of rounds equal to the bearer’s Charisma modifier (minimum 1 round). Aura moderate transmutation (alteration); CL 8th
Furthermore, the first attack roll the creature makes against the bearer Slot armor; Price 25,000 gp; Weight 18 lbs.
each turn is rolled twice, taking the lower result. After suffering from Description
the effects of a mirror of consequence or successfully saving against it, the Dark brown and red wooden plates make up this suit of illustriously carved suit
creature is immune to its effects for 24 hours. of armor.
Construction As a swift action that provokes attacks of opportunity, the wearer of
Craft Wondrous Item, bestow curse or Death sphere; Cost 5,600 gp this +2 full plate can increase their size category by one stage for five
minutes a day, gaining a +4 size bonus to Strength and Constitution, a -2
Oak Belt size penalty to Dexterity, and bonuses to CMB and CMD based on their
new size. These uses must be made in one minute increments, but need
Aura strong conjuration (life); CL 13th not be used consecutively. Alternatively, the wearer of redwood full plate
Slot belt; Price 15,500 gp; Weight 4 lbs. can become Colossal-sized (gaining the above bonuses cumulatively for
Description each size category they increase by) but this size increase is continuous,
There’s a sturdy quality to these squares of dark, aged, oak stitched together with only lasts 5 rounds, and turns the suit of armor into a nonmagical mas-
leather to form a waist-sized band. terwork suit of full plate for 5 days.
A leshy wearing an oak belt takes no damage while using its ferocity racial Construction
ability. Once per day, non-leshy gain 1d10+10 hp temporary hit points Craft Magic Arms and Armor, growth hormones, enlarge person, plant
when dropped below 0 hp. growth or Alteration and Nature spheres; Cost 12,350 gp
Construction
Craft Wondrous Item, regenerate or Life sphere; Cost 7,750 gp Shield of Faith Reversal
Aura moderate transmutation (fate); CL 7th
Resuscitation Generator
Slot shield; Price 9,200 gp; Weight 15 lbs.
Aura moderate necromancy (death); CL 7th Description
Slot chest; Price 6,400 gp; Weight 4 lbs. The front of this sturdy silver shield is perpetually covered in a corona of bluish
Description energies.
A spinning half-sphere is contained behind some glass on the front of this strange In addition to shedding light like a torch, the wielder of this +2 heavy
device. steel shield can spend an immediate action to turn the effect of a smite
Once per day when reduced to 0 hp or less, electrical charges charge special attack back upon their attacker. The same bonuses to attack and
through the wearer, granting them 2d10+7 temporary hit points. Any damage (as well as defense, if applicable) are granted to the wielder of
time the wearer takes electricity damage, there is a 50% chance that the shield of faith reversal so long as they do not attack any other target
they take 50% more electricity damage than normal. than the target of their new smite.
Construction Construction
Craft Wondrous Items, greater false life or Death sphere; Cost 3,200 gp Craft Magic Arms and Armor, blink, nondetection or Fate sphere; Cost
4,600 gp
Redemption Essence
Aura strong transmutation (alteration); CL 13th Siddust Powder and Wand
Slot none; Price 4,200 gp; Weight 1 lbs. Aura weak transmutation (alteration); CL 3rd
Description Slot none; Price 2,300 gp; Weight —
A faint sweet odor emanates from this vial of soft, metallic pulp. Description
Consuming redemption essence (a full-round action that provokes attacks This odd pouch of dust is nearly transparent, as is the wand tied to it.
of opportunity) grants a creature the dragon subtype for a number of Spending a full-round action sprinkling siddust powder over a Small-sized
rounds equal to its hit dice. The creature gains a +2 racial bonus on all or smaller creature or object turns it invisible and grants it the incorpo-
saving throws, darkvision 60 ft. and low-light vision, immunity to magic real quality for a 5 minutes (though creatures are considered to have the
sleep and paralysis effects, claws (1d6 for Medium-sized creatures), an nauseated condition regardless of their type or immunities). The siddust
increased natural armor bonus of +4, wings that grant a 40 ft. fly speed wand can drag the object along as if it were attached by a cord with the
(average maneuverability), and the ability to make a breath weapon at- ghost touch weapon enchantment, allowing the object to move at 20 ft. a
tack every 1d4 rounds that affects a 40-ft.-cone that deals 1d6 electricity round (if moved any further, it stops and floats in space until the siddust
damage per hit die. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 user’s hit dice wand is brought back within 20 ft. of the enchanted object). The bearer
+ user’s Constitution modifier) halves this damage. of the siddust wand can end its effects on an object as a free action, mak-
At the end of redemption essence’s duration, there is a cumulative 5% chance ing any objects currently occupying a space where a creature or object is
that the creature which imbibed it takes 1 permanent Constitution already located appear in the nearest safe space.
damage, plus 1 permanent Constitution damage for each previous time Replacement siddust powder costs 2,000 gp and attuning it to a siddust
they have imbibed redemption essence. wand takes 2d4 hours.
Construction Construction
Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item, form of the dragon, transformation or Craft Wondrous Item, gaseous form, invisibility, mage hand or Alteration
Alteration sphere; Cost 2,100 gp and Illusion sphere; Cost 1,150 gp
Spiritual Accumulator
Aura weak conjuration (life); CL 5th
Slot none; Price 4,200 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
Though similar in appearance to a lightning accumulator, this collection of metals
glows faintly with an off-white luminescence.
A creature can expend one charge of a spiritual accumulator to heal 1d8+5
points of damage as a swift action. Spiritual accumulators can hold up to
10 charges, but do not operate when there are 2 charges remaining (a
DC 25 Use Magic Device check overrides this each time, but when a
spiritual accumulator runs out of charges it permanently loses all its mag-
ical abilities).
Construction
Craft Wondrous Item, 1 lb. cuazite (200 gp), cure light wounds or Life
sphere; Cost 2,000 gp
Streamliner Suit
Aura moderate abjuration (fate); CL 7th
Slot body; Price 16,400 gp; Weight 7 lbs.
Description
Small, supple fins of slick blue material woven through with brass-like veins
make up this pliable suit.
A creature wearing a streamliner suit suffers none of the combat penalties Construction
for fighting underwater and gains a swim speed of 15 feet. Craft Wondrous Item, Skill Focus (Knowledge [engineering]), analyze
Construction dweomer or Divination sphere; Cost 21,000 gp
Craft Wondrous Items, freedom of movement or Fate sphere; Cost 8,200
gp Thorned Gloves
Aura moderate transmutation (alteration); CL 7th
Technological Dweomer Slot hands; Price 9,400 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Aura moderate divination (divination); CL 11th Description
Slot none; Price 42,000 gp; Weight 12 lbs. Although supple like leather, these gloves have thorns over the knuckles and look
Description like they are made from bark.
Copper tubes and brass antennae stick out from all over this unwieldy box. The wearer of thorned gloves deals +1d4 piercing damage when making
After spending one full minute scanning an object placed against it, an unarmed strike. When worn by a draide alraun using its viney grip
a technological dweomer expends one charge to print out a list of the ability, it doubles the critical threat range of the draide alraun’s unarmed
scanned object’s dimensions, abilities, how it functions, and precise in- strikes and it gains a +4 racial bonus to grapple checks.
structions on how to make it work. A technological dweomer has 5 total Construction
charges and refills charges at a rate of one per month. When it has no Craft Wondrous Item, thorn body or Alteration sphere; Cost 4,700 gp
charges left, it permanently loses all magical properties.
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Airship Engines
Crafting/
Power per Hit Points Hit
Engine Cost per Cost per Weight per Required Disable
Hardpoint/ per Points Special
Type Hardpoint Deck Hardpoint Crew Device
Deck Hardpoint per Deck
DC
Unprotect-
Craft
Sails 50 gp 450 gp 1 .2 t 1 per Deck 20 180 ed, liftless,
(cloth) 10
special
Craft (me-
Steam 175 gp 1,575 gp 9 5t 1 per Deck chanical) 50 450
20
1 per Lo- Craft (al-
Alchemical 500 gp 4,500 gp 15 4t 80 720
cation chemy) 25
Elemental, 1 per Lo- Special, ma-
1,000 gp 9,000 gp 20 2t Special 30 270
air cation neuverable
Hidden, ma-
Enchant-
5,000 gp 45,000 gp 10 - None Special - - neuverable,
ment
special
1 per Lo-
Spell 7,500 gp 67,500 gp 75 1t Special 100 900 Hidden
cation
Special Qualities tons per day per Deck. Alchemical fuel costs 100 gp per
Hidden: A hidden engine does not use external components such ton.
as exhausts or turbines to power the vehicle, and as such cannot be at- Self-Destruct: If an alchemical engine self-destructs (or is
tacked from the outside. destroyed), it deals 10d6 Force damage per Hardpoint and
Liftless: A liftless engine cannot produce lift. It can propel the ve- 10d6 fire damage per Hardpoint to the location and every-
hicle forward, but cannot be used to overcome an airship’s weight to thing within the engine room.
allow it to fly. Engineering Skill: Craft (alchemy)
Maneuverable: If a vehicle is powered exclusively by maneuverable
Elemental, air: An air elemental engine functions by drain-
engines, its maneuverability increases by 1 step.
ing the lifeforce of an air elemental and transforming that
Unprotected: An unprotected engine does not benefit from the
Hardness of the vehicle it is attached to. power into fuel. The engine consumes 1 hit point per Hard-
point per hour, and cannot contain more than 1 Large air
Engine Types elemental per Hardpoint (for this purpose, a Huge elemen-
tal is equal to 2 Large elementals, a Gargantuan elemen-
Alchemical: An alchemical engine is a particularly powerful and tal equal to 4 Large elementals, etc.). Elementals heals 1
sophisticated engine, but unlike the steam engine which hit point per Hit Die per Day, as normal for creatures. If
may use anything that burns, an alchemical engine must an elemental is completely consumed, it dies. Elementals
use specifically-prepared fuel in order to function. This summoned via summon monster spells cannot be used as fuel
makes the alchemical engine a powerful, but also expen- for an elemental engine, but an air elemental-esque eidolon
sive, method of travel. An alchemical engine is also dan- and companions from the Conjuration sphere who possess
gerous; if an alchemical engine is ever destroyed, it imme- the Elemental Creature (form) talent for electricity can.
diately explodes as if it had been subject to a self-destruct. There are 2 ways an air elemental may be bound to fuel an
An alchemical engine requires one engineer per Deck in elemental engine; Unwillingly, or willingly. The decision of
order to function properly. whether an air elemental engine is powered by unwilling-
Fuel: An alchemical engine burns 1/6th a ton of fuel every 8 ly-bound elementals or willingly-bound elementals is made
hours per Hardpoint, or 1 1/2 tons every 8 hours per Deck. at engine creation, as it determines the method in which
This equates to 1/2 a ton per day per Hardpoint, or 4 1/2 the engine is designed.
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a number of hours equal to the caster’s casting level. For
every spell or spell slot sacrificed to the engine, one Hard-
point will function for 4 hours per level of the sacrificed
spell slot. These numbers are divided between the entire
Rooms
After a ship’s size and number of Hardpoints and Decks has been
engine (thus, an 4th level spell would make a 1 Hardpoint determined, it becomes possible for those Hardpoints and Decks to be
engine function for 16 hours, a 2 Hardpoint engine func- put to use.
tion for 8 hours, etc.) Every vehicle is built with a certain number of Hardpoints or Decks,
Because spell engines function by creating a magical field, representing how much internal room it possesses. These Hardpoints
they needn’t connect to the outside of the ship through any and Decks may be used to carry crew, cargo, hold weapons, house the
vents or turbines, making them very difficult to target from engine, or be put to any number of other uses.
the outside. With the exception of the engines previously listed, the following
Self-Destruct: When a spell engine self-destructs, it deals represent the various rooms that may be constructed inside a vehicle.
While these rooms are often chosen at creation, it is always possible to
10d6 force damage per Hardpoint to its location and ev-
remodel a vehicle’s rooms at a later time. For purposes of construction,
erything in it. every room uses the Craft skill associated with the vehicle in question
Engineering Skill: Spellcraft or Use Magic Device (Craft [wagon], Craft [ship], or Craft [airship]), and has a Craft DC of 15.
Spell Engine Mixing Decks and Hardpoints: Even when a ship is large enough
School Transmutation (Enhancement Sphere); CL 10 to be measured in Decks, there are some rooms that simply have little
Effect need to be bigger than a Hardpoint or two. In these cases, a Deck can be
dedicated to miscellaneous use, allowing up to 9 Hardpoints of various
You construct a spell engine. rooms to be contained therein.
Construction
Craft Rod, fly or Enhancement sphere, Cost 3,750 gp per
Hardpoint, 33,750 gp per Deck
Alchemy Lab
200 gp per Hardpoint, 1800 per Deck
Steam: A steam engine burns wood, oil, coal, wood or peat in An alchemy lab provides an alchemist with all of the tools they need
order to boil water, which is used to turn turbines and pro- as well as a dedicated space to conduct experiments and craft items. An
pellers to make a vehicle move. While not a particularly alchemy lab provides space for up to 3 people to work simultaneously
powerful type of engine, it remains popular due to its low- per Hardpoint. A small crew requires 4 Hardpoints to work, and a alche-
cost both for construction and fuel. my lab Deck can facilitate a medium crew and up to 2 officers serving
A steam engine is finicky and requires constant attention as project leads. An alchemy lab counts as an alchemist’s lab for all who
to feed and stroke the fire. As such, it requires at least 1 use it.
person per Hardpoint or 1 small crew per Deck to function
properly. Animal Pen
Fuel: While a steam engine could burn any or all of the ma- 0 gp per Hardpoint, 0 gp per Deck
terials listed above, each of which have their own costs, An animal pen is used to house creatures onboard the ship. While
sizes, and efficiencies, for simplicity’s sake, a steam engine animals could be kept in pens in a cargo hold for a single quick trip, an
burns 1/3 tons of fuel every 8 hours per Hardpoint, or 3 tons animal pen gives them room to move around while keeping them con-
tained and out of the way of the rest of the crew. 1 Large animal may be
per 8 hours per Deck. This equates to 1 ton per 24 hours
kept in a single Hardpoint of animal pens (or 2 Medium animals, 4 Small
per Hardpoint, or 9 tons per 24 hours per Deck. Steam animals, etc.) if desired, an animal pen can be installed with an outside
engine fuel costs 20 gp per ton. door, such as when an animal pen houses giant birds or other flying
While the crew may always purchase dried wood or coal or creatures, which must be deployed quickly in a fight.
oil from a mine or market, it is also possible for someone
to gather fuel from the Forest or another source with a DC Brig
15 Survival check as an overland move action. Gathering 50 gp per Hardpoint, 450 gp per Deck
improvised fuel in this fashion produces 1/2 ton of fuel per A brig is a space containing cells, chains, and manacles for holding
person, but because this wood is green and not prepared, captives, slaves, or crew members serving a punishment or sleeping off
it burns half as efficiently, using up 2/3 tons per 8 hours per drunkenness. Each Hardpoint of brig is a cell, which comes with chains,
Hardpoint, etc.. an average lock, and 2 sets of common manacles. Greater locks or addi-
Self-Destruct: When primed to self-destruct, a steam engine tional manacles must be purchased separately.
inflicts 10d6 points of fire damage per Hardpoint to its lo-
cation, and to anything inside the engine room. Bunks
Engineering Skill: Knowledge (engineering) or Craft (mechan- 25 gp per Hardpoint, 225 gp per Deck
ical) Bunks contain beds for sleeping, small lockers and chests to house
personal effects, and space for clothing and other needs. 6 people can
live in each Hardpoint dedicated to being a bunk. This means it takes 2
Hardpoints to house a small crew, 4 to house a medium crew, and 8 to
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Direct-Fire siege engines
Siege Engines
Req. Ammo Ammo
# per Reload Hard- Hit
Name Size Hard- Cost DMG Critical Range Type Team Weight Cost Weight
Deck Time ness Points
points (per shot) (per shot)
1 (12 per
Ballista, 350
Large 1/2 18 2d8 19-20/x2 120 ft P small 1 round 5 30 .1 t 5 gp 5 lbs.
light gp
crew)
2 (6 per
Ballista, 500
Large 1 9 3d8 19-20/x2 120 ft P small 1 round 5 50 .2 t 10 gp 10 lbs.
medium gp
crew)
3 (4 per
Ballista, 800 2
Huge 2 4 4d8 19-20/x2 150 ft P small 5 100 .4 t 30 gp 20 lbs.
heavy gp rounds
crew)
4 (3 per
Ballista, 1,200 2
Huge 3 3 6d8 19-20/x2 180 ft P small 5 150 .6 t 40 gp 25 lbs.
great gp rounds
crew)
Ballista, 6 (2 per
Gar- 2,000 3
gate gantuan
4 2 8d8 19-20/x2 210 ft P small 5 200 1t 50 gp 30 lbs.
gp rounds
breaker crew)
Indirect Siege Weapons
Req. Ammo Ammo
# per Reload Hard- Hit
Name Size Hard- Cost DMG Critical Range Type Team Weight Cost Weight
Deck Time ness Points
points (per shot) (per shot)
150 2 (6 per
Catapult, 550 1
Large 1 9 4d6 x2 ft (30 B small 5 50 .5 t 15 gp 60 lbs.
light gp round
min.) crew)
210 3 (4 per
Trebuchet, 800 1
Large 1 9 4d6 x2 ft (90 B small 5 50 3t 15 gp 60 lbs.
light gp round
min.) crew)
210 ft 3 (4 per
Catapult, 800 2
Huge 2 4 6d6 x2 (90 B small 5 100 1t 30 gp 110 lbs
medium gp rounds
min.) crew)
300 ft 4 (3 per
1,000 2
Trebuchet Huge 2 4 6d6 x2 (150 B small 5 100 6t 30 gp 110 lbs.
gp rounds
min.) crew)
300 ft 4 (3 per
Catapult, Gar- 1,000 3
4 2 8d6 x2 (100 B small 5 200 4t 40 gp 120 lbs.
heavy gantuan gp rounds
min.) crew)
400 ft 6 (2 per
Trebuchet, Gar- 1,500 3
4 2 8d6 x2 (200 B small 5 200 8t 40 gp 120 lbs.
heavy gantuan gp rounds
min.) crew)
Ballista: Resembling a massive crossbow, a ballista’s power is provided by twisted skeins of animal sinew used as torsion springs driving a pair of adjustable arms.
A cord attached to both arms is winched back and a projectile is loaded into a grooved slider for release. Ballistae are direct-fire weapons.
Catapult: Catapults are stone-throwing siege engines powered by winched arms that run through torsion skeins, and hold their payload in a cup that swings up
and over the weapon when released. Catapults can hurl a variety of different types of ammunition (the damage given is for stone projectiles; other types of ammuni-
tion can be found later in this chapter). They are indirect-fire siege engines.
Trebuchet: Trebuchets are similar in form to catapults, with the payload placed into a basket, cup, or sling at the end of a long lever, and a counterweight (often
with crew or animals pulling attached ropes) close to the fulcrum. The leverage imparted by a trebuchet allows it to hurl massive missiles that scatter to a number of
squares around the target square based on the size of the trebuchet.
Cannon: Cannons are crafted of metal—some are cast in one piece, others welded with iron bands—and mounted either in the ground or on wooden frames.
Cannons use black powder to propel their projectiles with great force. They are direct-fire weapons.
Ram: A ram increases the damage a ship deals when performing a ram by 3d8, and cuts the damage in half that the vehicle sustains.
B 2 (6 per
6 lbs. 4,000
Large 1/2 18 4d6 x3 150 ft. and small 1 round 10 50 1t 25 gp 6 lbs.
cannon gp
P crew)
B 3 (4 per
12 lbs. 6,000
Large 1 9 6d6 x3 210 ft. and small 1 round 10 70 1.5 t 30 gp 12 lbs.
cannon gp
P crew)
B 4 (3 per
18 lbs. 10,000 2
Huge 2 4 8d6 x3 270 ft. and small 10 100 2t 50 gp 18 lbs.
cannon gp rounds
P crew)
B 5 (2 per
24 lbs. 20,000 2
Huge 3 3 10d6 x3 330 ft. and small 10 150 2.5 t 75 gp 24 lbs.
cannon gp rounds
P crew)
B 6 (2 per
32 lbs. Gar- 25,000 3
4 2 12d6 x3 390 ft. and small 10 200 3t 100 gp 32 lbs.
cannon gantuan gp rounds
P crew)
Other Siege Engines
Req. # Ammo Ammo
Criti- Reload Hard- Hit
Name Size Hard- per Cost DMG Range Type Team Weight Cost Weight
cal Time ness Points
points Deck (per shot) (per shot)
B
1,000
Ram varies - - 3d8 x2 - and - - 10 50 .5 t - -
gp
P
Extras
Special Weapon Components a full-round action to reload it. A siege engine cannot be moved
by less than 1/2 its required crew.
There are several special components that may be outfitted to a siege Weapon Swivel: A weapon swivel allows a siege engine to rotate
engine to make it easier to aim, easier to move, or even allow it to re- quickly, allowing it to fire in any direction when installed onto a ship,
load itself. Each price listed is for a Large weapon; multiply each price rather than only off one of the vehicle’s facings. A weapon mounted on
by 2 for Huge weapons, 4 for Gargantuan weapons, and 8 for Colossal a swivel cannot fire through other parts of the vehicle (the weapon must
weapons. be on an open-air Deck or in a gunport with no surrounding rooms or
locations), and a siege engine cannot be equipped with a weapon swivel
Weapon and wheels at the same time.
Price Craft DC
Component Bottom Mount: A bottom-mount attached a weapon to the bot-
Wheels 10 gp Craft (siege engien) DC 15 tom of a vehicle rather than to the top or sides. Even a ram can be at-
tached in this fashion, as this creates a blade that can aid a vehicle when
Weapon swivel 100 gp Craft (siege engine) DC 25 ramming a target that is underneath it. A weapon with a bottom-mount
does not suffer any penalty when attacking a target riding their vehicle’s
Bottom mount 100 gp Craft (airship) DC 20 shadow, but suffer a -8 penalty when attacking a target in a higher alti-
Wheels: By attaching wheels to a siege engine, the siege en- tude band (in essence, targets below them do not get cover, but targets
gine may be much more easily moved. A team may move the above them do).
weapon 5 ft as a 5 ft step, or 10 ft as a move action. Spending a A siege engine must be placed in the bottom-most Hardpoint/Deck
of a vehicle to be bottom-mounted.
move action moving a vehicle prohibits the team from spending
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Cost per Hard- Lift per Hard- Hit Points per Hit Points per
Extra Cost per Deck Hardness
point point/Deck Hardpoint Deck
Dirigible (cloth) 50 gp 450 gp 1/2 0 15 135
Dirigible (rigid) 100 gp 900 gp 1/2 3 20 180
Dirigible (magic) 500 gp 4,500 gp 1 - - -
Dirigibles
Magical Dirigible
Aura transmutation (Enhancement); CL 10th
A dirigible is a device that supplies lift for an airship, decreasing Effects
the ship’s weight when calculating how much engine power is required The vehicle gains a magic dirigible.
to make it fly. Usually, this takes the form of a large canvas bladder Construction
filled with hot air or light gases. Like sails, dirigibles are measured in Craft Rod, levitate (or Enhancement Sphere), 250 gp per Hardpoint,
Hardpoints and Decks, but rather than occupying space inside the ve- 2,250 gp per Deck.
hicle, they are instead attached to the outside. This means that, like
sails, a dirigible does not increase the ship’s size for the purpose of de-
termining hit points, mass/weight, number of rooms, etc., but do in-
Pumps
crease the ship’s size when determining maneuverability, CMB, CMD,
ram damage, and size penalties to AC. In addition, a dirigible may be
Pump Cost per Cost per Craft DC
targeted, just as if it were an engine (the attack is made with a -2 penalty, Large Location
and damage is subtracted from the dirigible rather than the vehicle. A Fire Pump 50 gp 400 gp Craft (me-
broken dirigible provides half as much lift as normal, causing the ship to chanical) DC
fall 1 altitude band per round if this is no longer sufficient to carry the
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vehicle). Technically there is no limit to the size of the dirigible a vehi-
cle can have, but the ship’s mass increases by 1 for every 2 Hardpoints/ Fire Pump: This equips a vehicle or location with a fire pump,
Decks of dirigible the ship possesses beyond twice the mass of its hull. which allows a crew or individual to quickly put out any on-board fire.
Dirigibles are an inexpensive way to help an airship fly, and it is not
uncommon for smaller, cheaper ships to be lifted exclusively by dirigi-
ble. However, doing so may be risky, as a dirigible has little in the way of
Hardness or hit points. Especially among pirates, it is a common tactic
to target an airship’s dirigible in combat to cripple its engine’s capabil-
Goods and Supplies
Many things, such as fuel, food, and trade goods, are measured in
ities, or even to send the ship spiraling to the canopy below where it’s tons. While a pint of oil or a pack of trail rations may supply a sin-
goods can be recovered later. gle creature for a day, a vehicle and its crew often travels for weeks or
Cloth: A cloth dirigible is a balloon that is inflated often with air heat- months at a time, and most pack enough supplies to make the trip, and
ed by a burner. A cloth dirigible may be deflated and reinflated (each at often enough trade goods to make the trip worth the expense. The exact
a rate of 1 round per Hardpoint), and stored within the vehicle when number of items is generally unimportant; for the most part, no one
not in use. needs to know how many beams creates a ton of wood or how many
Rigid: A rigid dirigible is stronger than a cloth one, and is attached to apples creates a ton of food, only how many crewman those apples will
an exoskeleton that makes it unable to collapse. feed and how much money the wood is worth.
Magic: Much more expensive than a physical dirigible, a magic diri- Since a vehicle’s load is measured in tons, all items discussed here
gible isn’t truly a dirigible at all, but is rather an enchantment laid upon have their weight given in tons as well. While some prices scale directly
the ship to make it weightless. This has the advantage of not being targ- through, others do not; when buying food for a crew, for example, the
etable with weapons, but like all magic, is susceptible to being dispelled. price becomes more efficient the larger the quantity.
Table: Supplies
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The exact economic modifiers affecting each individual good
Name Price per Ton
is determined by the GM, as determined by the settlement’s
Greenwood 50,000 gp needs, government, and location, as well as any relevant plot
Living Steel 250,000 gp points.
Spending Limits
Goods Modifiers Depending on the size of the market in question, some markets may
Sometimes, a settlement buys and sells a trade good at a very reduced not have the goods the PCs are looking for, or not have enough money
price, often because the settlement produces that good, or simply has to buy things from the PCs at market value. Every market possesses
no need for it. Other times, a particular good is rare or in demand, and
so the settlement buys and sells that good for much more than its base Community Size Purchase Limit
price.
Thorpe 500 gp
For every category listed below, a settlement could have a modifier
of -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2 (at the GM’s discretion, times of extreme surplus Hamlet 1000 gp
could result in lower modifiers, and times of extreme need could result
in higher modifiers). Any good that falls into that category has its price
Village 2,500 gp
increased or decreased by 10% per point of this modifier. (Thus, a modi- Small town 5,000 gp
fier of -2 indicates the good buys and sells at 20% less than normal, while
a modifier of 1 means the good buys or sells at 10% higher than normal). Large town 10,000 gp
Wood, rare Darkwood, greenwood While selling a single item or loot to a single store is generally
an uncomplicated affair, unloading and hauling goods, contacting
Spices Common spices, rare spices merchants, and other aspects of mass trade are time-consuming.
Textiles, common Leather, canvas Selling goods in a market requires at least 4 hours per day of
work (an overland move action).
Textiles, rare Silk A market’s purchase limit is the amount of gold the PCs can expect
Recreational products Tobacco, rare books the market to have on-hand to buy things from them in a given week,
which represents not only how much gold the merchants have, but also
Tools, armaments, pottery, glass, how many merchants a PC can expect to even be interested in their giv-
Manufactured goods
dye en artifacts, equipment, or trade goods. To sell more than this amount
in a given settlement, the PCs must stay additional weeks in the set-
Creature parts Ivory, furs
tlement contacting additional merchants, with at least one character
Stone Marble, granite spending the overland move action each day to unload, negotiate, and
deliver goods.
Gems, common Topaz, garnet Like all aspects of trade, there are always exceptions. For example,
Gems, rare Diamond, emeralds the market district of Andrus has double the metropolis spending limit.
For more information on markets and settlements, see the Pathfinder
Metals, common Iron, copper, bronze Gamemastery Guide.
Metals, rare Cold iron, mithral, adamantine
Airships
Equipment Weight .2 tons
Light Load less than 2 ton
Medium Load 2 to 4.9 tons
The following represent several of the most basic chassis for airships Heavy Load 5 - 10 tons
available. Each ship, after purchase, can easily be customized with what- Rooms
ever equipment the purchaser requires. At the GM’s discression, used Cargo Bay (1 Hardpoint, 10 tons)
ships might be available for Equipment
Airship Cost Size Minimum Crew Cloth Dirigible (2 Hardpoints, 30 hp)
The coaster is possibly the cheapest airship in existence, and as such
Coaster 180 gp Huge 1 still sees extensive use despite its rather humble design. The coaster is
Skidder 2,285 gp Gargantuan 1 primarily used for making short-distance runs, such as delivering small
cargo or a few passengers from one end of a city to another. Among the
Falcon 3,095 gp Colossal 3 wealthy, many youth purchase a coaster when they first begin learning
Lantern Fly 21,600 gp Colossal+ 2 the art of airship sailing, as its small size means it only requires a single
crewman to simultaneously steer the ship and work the sails.
Steamclad 13,050 gp Colossal+ 6
Arcania 227,520 gp Colossal+ 2
Goliath 248,275 gp Colossal+ 101
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Skidder Falcon
Gargantuan Air Vehicle Colossal Air Vehicle
Space 1 vehicle space; Cost 1285 gp Space 1 vehicle space; Cost 3095 gp
Size 6 Hardpoints Size 45 Hardpoints
Defense Defense
AC 8 (+7 Dodge, -4 Size); Hardness 5 AC 2 (+5 Dodge, -8 Size); Hardness 5
Hp 60 hp Hp 270 hp
Offense Offense
Attack ram (2d8) Attack ram (8d8)
CMB +4; CMD 14 CMB +8; CMD 18
Speed 2 Speed 2 (w/ wind, +1 per severity level)
Acceleration 1 Acceleration 1
Maneuverability Good Maneuverability Average
Drive Drive
Propulsion Sails (2 Hardpoints, 40 hp); Power 2 (w/ wind: +1 per se- Propulsion Sails (18 Hardpoints, 360 hp); Power 18 (w/ wind: +9 per
verity level). severity level).
Mass/Weight 2 Hardpoints Mass/Weight 9 Hardpoints
Controlling Device steering wheel Controlling Device steering wheel
Driving Space 1 space in the front of the airship Driving Space 1 space in the aft of the airship
Required Crew 1-2 (1 pilot, 1 sailors) Required Crew 3 (1 pilot, 2 sailors)
Load Load
Equipment Weight .4 tons Equipment Weight 3.6 tons
Light Load less than 4 tons Light Load less than 18 tons
Medium Load 4 to 9.9 tons Medium Load 18 to 44.9 tons
Heavy Load 10 - 20 tons Heavy Load 45 - 90 tons
Rooms Rooms
Cargo Bay (1 Hardpoint, 10 tons) Cargo Bay (4 Hardpoints, 40 tons)
Bunks (1 Hardpoint, 6 crewmen) Bunks (5 Hardpoints, 30 crewmen)
Equipment Equipment
Magic Dirigible (2 Hardpoints) Rigid Dirigible (18 Hardpoints, 360 hp, Hardness 3)
The skidder is a larger and faster version of the coaster, and while it The Falcon is one of the most recognizable airship designs in the
is still primarily used for short trips, a skidder comes equipped with liv- world, and many variants of it have been produced over the years by dif-
ing quarters, allowing its crew to make extended journeys. While the use ferent shipwrights, each one with its own style depending on the needs
of a magical dirigible makes it more expensive than other sailing ships, of the captain and the flair of the shipwright. Although the falcon is too
it also allows it to stay small and maneuverable, making it well worth the large for the pilot to simultaneously work the sails, it can still fly with
cost in most eyes. a very small crew, and also contains the fascilities to house a moder-
ate number of crewmen and cargo. Many captains, depending on their
needs, will fit this ship with artillary, additional engines, and more.
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Arcania Goliath
Colossal+ Air Vehicle Colossal+ Air Vehicle
Space 3 vehicle spaces; Cost 227,520 gp Space 50 vehicle spaces; Cost 248,275 gp
Size 15 Decks Size 250 Decks
Defense Defense
AC 2 (+5 Dodge, -8 Size); Hardness 5 AC 0 (+3 Dodge, -8 Size); Hardness 5
Hp 1350 hp (3 locations) Hp 1350 hp (10 locations)
Offense Offense
Attack ram (8d8), 54 light ballista (27 port, 27 starboard, 2d8, 19-20) Attack ram (8d8), 90 medium ballista (3d8, 19-20), 4 heavy trebuchet
CMB +10; CMD 20 (8d6, x2, w/swivel), 6 gatebreaker ballista (8d8, 19-20 x2, w/swivel)
Speed 11 (15 pushed, 19 overload) CMB +57; CMD 67
Acceleration 2 Speed 3 (4 pushed, 5 overload, w/ wind: +1 per severity level)
Maneuverability Average Acceleration 1
Drive Maneuverability Poor
Propulsion spell engine (3 Decks, hp 2700); Power 195 (307 push, 420 Drive
overload) Propulsion sails (100 Decks, hp 900 per location, 20 locations), al-
Mass/Weight 15 Decks chemical engine (5 Decks, 3600 hp); Power sails: 100 (w/ wind, +50 per
Controlling Device steering wheel severity level) alchemical engine: 75 (112 pushed, 150 overload)
Driving Space 1 space in the front of the airship Mass/Weight 50 Decks
Required Crew 2 (1 pilot, 1 engineer); 108 gunmen Controlling Device steering wheel
Load Driving Space 1 space in the aft of the airship
Equipment Weight 32.4 tons Required Crew 101 (1 pilot, 100 sailors); 330 gunmen
Light Load less than 270 tons Load
Medium Load 279 to 674.9 tons Equipment Weight 230 tons
Heavy Load 675 - 1,350 tons Light Load less than 900 tons
Rooms Medium Load 900 to 2,249.9 tons
Spell Engine (3 Decks) Heavy Load 2,250 - 4,500 tons
Cargo Bay (5 Decks, 450 tons) Rooms
Gunport (3 Decks) Alchemical Engine (5 Decks)
Bunks (3 Decks, 162 crewmen) Cargo Bay (10 Decks, 900 tons)
Personal Rooms (1 Deck, 9 rooms) Gunport (15 Decks)
Equipment Bunks (15 Decks, 810 crewmen)
54 light ballista (27 port, 27 starboard) Personal Rooms (2 Decks, 18 rooms)
Among professional delvers, no vehicle is more sought after than the Kitchen (1 Deck)
arcania. The arcania is designed to be a well-rounded ship, and can si- Brig (1 Deck)
multaneously travel at high speeds, carry a significant amount of cargo, Captain’s Quarters (1 Deck)
and pack sufficient weapons to make quick work of enemies. While it is Equipment
far too expensive to see regular use in most militaries, professional delv-
Rigid dirigible (100 Decks, 900 hp per location, 20 locations)
ers will sometimes fly the arcania as a mark of pride and power.
90 medium ballista (45 port, 45 starboard)
4 heavy trebuchet (w/ swivel)
6 gatebreaker ballista (w/swivel)
The goliath is the great warship of the skies. A gunboat of increadible
size, the goliath can batter its enemies at a distance from any direction
with the gatebreaker ballista and heavy trebuchet mounted on its top
deck, or pull in close and destroy its enemies with a barrage of its medi-
um ballista. A goliath is rarely seen except in the employ of governments
and warlords who can afford its price and have use for such gunboats,
and the deployment of even one goliath is cause for alarm among their
enemies. When a goliath is outfitted further with additional enchant-
ments, cannons, and magical weapons, it can truly become a ship of
legend.
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