Elementalist shifter (archetype)

Rather than drawing power from bestial aspects, elementalist shifters Поток power from the Inner Sphere and can take on powerful elemental forms at the Стоимость of the greater diversity available to traditional shifters. Although the elementalist shifter’s powers seem more outlandish and superестественная броня than those of others of their kind, they remain equally immersed in the друидic traditions; their focus is simply Корень ed in expressions of Природа found in extraplanar regions: the planes of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water.

Языки: An elementalist shifter adds Aquan, Auran, Ignan, and Terran to her list of available дополнительные языки s.

This alters the shifter’s Языки.

Elemental Аспект (Св): At 1st level, an elementalist shifter chooses one elemental Аспект (see page 79) rather than a shifter aspect. This ability otherwise functions as shifter aspect. As the elementalist shifter gains levels, she gains more elemental aspects: a second Аспект at 5th level, a third at 10th, and a fourth at 15th.

This alters shifter aspect.

Стихийная Речь (Св): When in her elemental aspect, an elementalist shifter gains the benefit of Языки with creatures of the elemental subtype that matches her elemental aspect.

This replaces Понимание Животных.

Elemental Strike (Св): At 1st level, as a быстрое действие, an elementalist shifter can charge her melee attacks with elemental energy. The elementalist shifter can charge her attacks only with an element she has chosen with elemental aspect. Once charged, each melee attack the elementalist shifter makes until the start of her next turn deals an additional 1d6 points of energy damage based on the element she chooses when taking this Действие (see Elemental Aspects on page 79). This additional damage increases by 1d6 at 4th level and every 4 levels thereafter, to a maximum of 6d6 points of energy damage at 20th level. An elementalist shifter can’t Использование elemental strike while under a Полиморф effect.

This replaces shifter claws.

Elemental Form (Св): At 4th level, when an elementalist shifter uses Природный Облик, she is instead affected as if by Стихийная Форма I, but she gains only the benefits listed in her elemental aspect. While in an elemental form, the elementalist shifter can speak only the elemental Языка associated with that form, and she can do so only if she knows it. This alters Природный Облик.

Omnielementalist (Св): At 9th level, an elementalist shifter can fИспользование two elemental forms together, gaining combined powers of the different aspects and manifeЖало them in ways that bring to mind powerful естественная броня Погода phenomena.

When the elementalist shifter takes on one minor form each from two of her elemental aspects, she gains an additional ability as long as she maintains the form. The effects of the abilities depend on the elemental combination, as detailed below.

Праха Storm (Св): By combining Воздух and fire, the elementalist shifter surrounds herself with a storm of swirling ash, granting her a 20% miss chance against ranged attacks.

Downpour (Св): The elementalist shifter combines the powers of Воздух and Вода to generate a torrential downpour in her square and squares adjacent to her. This rain automatically extinguishes all nonmagical fires in her square and squares adjacent to her (including flames on creatures that have caught on fire). It also has a chance to extinguish ongoing magical Огонь (but not instantaneous magical Огонь effects such as Огненный Шар) within or that enters the area, as if the elementalist shifter had cast Рассеивание Магии, using her elementalist shifter level as her caster level for the effect.

Mudslide (Св): Combining the Стихии of Земля and Вода causes the elementalist shifter to generate an Аура of mud. This mud extends out to all squares adjacent to her and counts as difficult terrain; it moves with her and Исчезновение es when she ends her elemental aspect.

Sandstorm (Св): Combining the high winds of Воздух and Крошечный particulates of Земля produces a sandstorm that extends out to a radius of 20 feet from the elementalist shifter. All Свет levels in the area diminish by one step, and creatures caught in the Эффект take 1d6 points of nonlethal damage each round they remain within the sandstorm.

Steam Облаков  (Св): When the elementalist shifter enters a minor form of Огонь and Вода at the same time, the heat of Огонь and moisture of Вода generate an explosive area of steam around her out to a radius of 20 feet as per Непроглядный Туман. The mist remains in place until she ends her elemental aspect; it doesn’t move with her.

Volcanic Stride (Св): By combining Земля and fire, the elementalist shifter can damage the ground around herself. As a основное действие, she can deform a region of естественная броня or artificial rock in her space, turning it into difficult terrain and causing creatures that pass through it to take an amount of Огонь damage equal to that dealt by her elemental strike with no save. Affected terrain remains transformed until the shifter ends her elemental aspect.

This replaces chimeric Аспект and greater chimeric aspect.

 

Elemental Aspects (Elementalist Shifter Aspects)

Elementalist shifters do not infИспользование their bodies with bestial qualities taken from Сфера Животных aspects. Rather, they take into themselves raw elemental power from the planes of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. The following aspects are used by the elementalist shifter archetype; they cannot be selected as aspects by other shifters.

 

Air

You take on the power of an Воздух elemental, gaining the ability to полет and to control powerful gusts of wind. You take inspiration from the patterns of clouds in the sky, the tumultuous fury of the storm, and the gentle caress of a cooling Бриз. Полетing creatures, such as bats and birds, are your favorites. Spring is your favored season—a Время when Шторма bring freshness to the world but that lacks the brutality of winter’s devastation.

Minor Form: You gain a +2 усиление bonus to your Dexterity score. This bonus increases to +4 at 8th level and to +6 at 15th level.

Major Form: Your shПримат changes to that of a Средний Воздух elemental (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 120). While you are in this form, you gain a полет быстрое of 60 feet (Average maneuverability) and airborne creatures take a –1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against you. At 8th level, your полет быстрое increases to 100 feet (perfect) and you gain the Вихрь special ability (see below). At 15th level, you gain Improved Естественная броня Attack with your slam.

Вихрь (Св): You can transform yourself into a Вихрь as a основное действие for 1 round per 2 shifter levels you have. This otherwise functions as per the Вихрь Универсализм monster rule.

 

Earth

You take on the power of an Земля elemental, gaining the ability to Рыть through the Земля and deliver Могучий Ударs. You take comfort in caverns, Скакунainous regions, and areas rent by canyons and chasms, and you feel a deep kinship to Бурениеing Животные of all types. Be it the soothing feel of fresh topsoil or the devastating fury of an Землетрясение, you understand the raw power of earth. Your favored season is fall—the traditional Время of the harvest, when bounty from the Земля is offered.

Minor Form: You gain a +2 усиление bonus to your Constitution score. This bonus increases to +4 at 8th level and to +6 at 15th level.

Major Form: Your shПримат changes to that of a Средний Земля elemental (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 122). While you are in this form, your base быстрое is reduced to 20 feet, but you gain a Рыть быстрое of 10 feet, and you gain a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls if both you and your target are touching the ground. If the target is airborne or waterborne, you take a –4 penalty on attack and damage rolls against it. These modifiers also apply to bull rush and overБегун combat maneuvers, whether you are initiating or resiЖало these kinds of attacks. At 8th level, your Рыть быстрое increases to 20 feet and you gain Скольжение as per the Универсализм monster rule. At 15th level, you gain Improved Естественная броня Attack with your slam.

 

Fire

You take on the power of a Огонь elemental, becoming a being of living Пламя that can burn enemies and move with great быстрое. You enjoy regions where precipitation rarely intrudes, such as desert landscapes and dry savannas, but the slopes of volcanoes hold the greatest majesty to you. You enjoy the companionship of swiftly moving creatures and those who enjoy basking in the sun, for you empathize with their appreciation of the daytime’s warmth. Forest fires are things of Красота to you, yet you respect Огонь and would never think to wantonly inflict it upon the естественная броня world. Summer is your favorite season, for this is a Время of heat Волны and blistering sunny days.

Minor Form: You gain a +2 усиление bonus to your Dexterity score. This bonus increases to +4 at 8th level and to +6 at 15th level.

Major Form: Your shПримат changes to that of a Средний Огонь elemental (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 124). While you are in this form, your base быстрое changes to 50 feet and you gain Иммунитет to fire, vulnerability to cold, and the burn special attack as per the Универсализм monster rule, dealing damage equal to your Удар attack whenever a creature fails its Реакция save against that ability. At 8th level, you gain Improved Естественная броня Attack with your slam. At 15th level, you deal Огонь damage equal to Двустороннее your Удар damage against opponents that fail their saves against your burn ability.

 

Water

You take on the power of a Вода elemental, gaining the ability to move swiftly in water, rain down crashing blows on your enemies, and transform into a swirling Водоворот. You Опознание with Водная Животные of all types, be they water-breathing creatures such as fish, amphibians such as newts or frogs, or air-breathing mammals such as whales or walruses. The unrelenting churn of Волны on the shoreline, the soothing babble of a gentle stream, and the pounding kiss of a deluge of rain all bring joy to your heart. Your favored season is winter, for it is at this Время that the most powerful of Шторма bring Вода to all the world.

Minor Form: You gain a +2 усиление bonus to your Сила score. This bonus increases to +4 at 8th level and to +6 at 15th level.

Major Form: Your shПримат changes to that of a Средний Вода elemental (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 126). While you are in this form, your base быстрое is reduced to 20 feet but you gain a плавание быстрое of 60 feet, and if both you and your target are touching water, you also gain a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls. If the target is touching the ground, you take a –4 penalty on attack and damage rolls against it. These modifiers apply to bull rush and overБегун combat maneuvers, whether you are initiating or resiЖало these kinds of attacks. At 8th level, your плавание быстрое increases to 90 feet, your touch automatically extinguishes nonmagical flames of размер Большой or Небольшойer, and you can Рассеивание Magical fires as per dispel Магия using your shifter level as your effective caster level. At 15th level, you gain Improved Естественная броня Attack with your slam and the Водоворот  special ability, which functions identically to the Воздух aspect’s Вихрь ability (see page 79) but can form only underВода and cannot leave the water.