Youkaiskin
"I'm bored. That doesn't mean I want you to give me work to do. It just means I'm bored." -Velouria, YoukaiskinYoukaiskin may be either humanoids that started developing beastly traits or beasts that started to develop humanoid traits. Either way the result is the same, somebody that can shift their skin between both. That often results them in having both beast and humanoid urges that make them develop unique tastes, likes and dislikes.
MAKING A YOUKAISKINAbilities: Depending in their choices, Youkaiskin may rely in different ability scores.
Races: Half-beasts are a natural fit for Youkaiskin, but a great variety of humanoids and monsters take it too.
Alignment: Youkaiskin can be of any alignment, but they usually tend more to the neutral spectrum, usually just minding their own life but may have urges to wander and try out new things now and then. Evil Youkaiskin are ferocious predators that hunt down more than they need to eat. Good Youkaiskin often set themselves as guardian beasts of places and people. Lawful Youkaiskin either seek a mistress to obey or become rulers themselves. Chaotic youkaiskin often wander far and wide all the time, causing and solving all kind or problems on whims.
Starting Gold: 4d4x10 (100gp)
Starting Age: Young
HD:d10| Level | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Feature | Maneuvers Known | Maneuvers Readied | Stances Known |
| 1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +0 | Maneuvers, Natural Youkai, Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +0 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +1 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | +7 | +5 | +5 | +2 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | +8 | +6 | +6 | +2 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | +9 | +6 | +6 | +3 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | +10 | +7 | +7 | +3 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | +11 | +7 | +7 | +3 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | +12 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | +13 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | +14 | +9 | +9 | +4 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 15 | +15 | +9 | +9 | +5 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 20 | 13 | 8 |
| 16 | +16 | +10 | +10 | +5 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| 17 | +17 | +10 | +10 | +5 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 22 | 15 | 10 |
| 18 | +18 | +11 | +11 | +6 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 23 | 15 | 10 |
| 19 | +19 | +11 | +11 | +6 | Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 24 | 16 | 10 |
| 20 | +20 | +12 | +12 | +6 | Brutal Beauty, Beautiful Beast, Savage Skill | 25 | 17 | 10 |
4 Skill points+int per level, quadruple at 1st level. Class skills: Balance, Bluff, Climb, Concentration, Craft(any), Iaijutsu Focus, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (any), Listen, Move Silently, Profession(any), Search, Sense Motive, Spot, Survival, Swim, Tumble
Proficiencies: Light armor and any natural weapons gained through this class only.
Features:Maneuvers: A Youkaiskin learns maneuver from the Tiger Claw, Shadow Hand and White Raven schools plus another martial school of her choice. If the second school demands any special prerequisite (like Ancient Temple needing a feat) the Youkaiskin must fulfill it as well. Her Initiator level is equal to her Youkaiskin level plus half other levels, and she can only learn maneuvers of a level no bigger than half (IL+1).
Whenever the Youkaiskin transforms through Deceivingly Innocent Form (see below), she may recover all her expended maneuvers.
At 4th level, and every even-numbered level afterwards, the Youkaiskin can swap one of her older maneuvers with a new one she qualifies for from one of her two schools (the new one doesn't need to be of the same level of the older one).
Monster class levels that didn’t already grant maneuvers or initiator synergy fully stack with Youkaiskin for calculating IL.
Natural Youkai : The Youkaiskin gains +10 feet to all movement speeds while not wearing any armor. In addition if the Youkaiskin was an humanoid then they change to monstrous Humanoid (gain Darkvision 60 feet, do not recalculate anything), their looks changing to something completely monstrous like their full body covered in fur or scales, walking on all fours, and lose the ability to speak beyond animalistic grunts and cries and can no longer perform fine manipulation. However they also gain
Deceivingly Innocent Form as a bonus feat, ignoring the other prerequisites. If they already had it, then they can transform as a move or swift action.
Cosmetic details such as whetever they gain fur or scales and which color are left up to the player.
Beautiful Beast: At each level the Youkaiskin gains one of the following abilities.
Monster class levels count as Youkaiskin levels for any Beautiful Beast limits.
Youkai Animalism- The Youkaiskin gains one pick of “What has Magic Done” ability from the
Antropormhopic Animal. If you have at least six Youkaiskin levels and picked this at least 2 times before, then they can gain one Animal Power instead or three “What has Magic Done”. If you have at least ten Youkaiskin levels and picked this at least 4 times before, then you can take an Animal Apotheosis instead or two Animal Power or six “What has Magic Done”. You can’t pick this more times than half your Youkaiskin level, rounded up.
Animal Magic- Pick one spell from the druid list of a level no higher than half your Youkaiskin level as long as it has a range of touch/personal. You can cast it once per minute with a CL equal to your Youkaiskin level. If it had a duration higher than 1 minute, it lasts only 1 minute instead. Any save DCs are based on your highest mental stat mod. You can pick this option multiple times, each one learning another spell. Every time you gain a level, you can change that spell for other of the same level. In alternative if it was a spell you can cast in yourself with a duration other than permanent or instantaneous, you may have it permanently active in yourself but can't use it on others. In this case you can still stop it or resume it as a move or swift action (in case it gets dispelled or similar) at will.
Youkai Weapons- You need at least 2 Youkaiskin levels to pick this. Choose one of your natural weapons (or a pair of equal natural weapons such as two claws). They gain a +1 magic enhancement to attack and damage rolls. You can take this multiple times, each extra one increases the magic enhancement bonus by another +1 to the chosen weapon(s), but you can’t actually have more than +5 to attack and damage rolls, however you can spend extra enhancement to gain special abilities of equivalent value such as Flaming or Holy. You can’t pick this more times than half your Youkaiskin level, rounded up.
Youkai Hide- You gain a natural armor bonus equal to your Con, Wis or Cha modifier, whichever’s higher. If you already had a better natural armor bonus, increase it by 1 instead. You can take this two times, the second allows you to add half your Natural Armor bonus to touch AC.
Youkai Pelt- You need at least 2 Youkaiskin levels to pick this. You gain a +1 magic enhancement bonus to your Natural Armor. You can take this multiple times, each extra one increases the magic enhancement bonus to Natural Armor by another +1, but you can’t actually have more than +5 magic enhancement to Natural Armor, however you can spend extra enhancement to gain special abilities of equivalent value such as Fortification. You can’t pick this more times than half your Youkaiskin level, rounded up.
Youkai Reach- Choose one of your natural weapons (or a pair of equal natural weapons such as two claws). You can extend parts of your body to grant them double melee reach.
Youkai Finesse- You gain weapon Finesse as a bonus feat. If you already had it, then you can use your Dex mod for damage rolls with your natural weapons.
Animalistic Assault- Choose one of your natural weapons (or a pair of equal natural weapons such as two claws). You can perform iterative attacks with them.
At each level the Youkaiskin gains one of the following abilities.
Animal Art-You can count your natural weapons as favored weapons for any martial disciplines you know.
Animal Instinct- Choose two int-based skills. You can use either Con, Wis or Cha for them instead of Int. In alternative you can pick one physical skill and count as having max ranks in it. If you already had ranks in it you may shift them to another skill of your choice. You can pick this multiple times, either choosing another two int-based skills or another physical skill to maximize ranks in.
Animal Tongue- You benefit from a permanent Speak with Animals effect.
Animal Ritual- Pick spells from the druid list that don’t deal damage neither grant any bonus to attack/damage/ability scores/AC/movement speed neither a resistance/immunity with a combined spell level no higher than half your Youkaiskin level (0th level spells count as ½ level). You can cast each once per hour with a CL equal to your HD except you need to spend 2 rounds concentrating if it would normally take less time to use it. If it had a duration higher than 1 hour, it lasts only 1 hour instead. Any save DCs are based on your highest mental stat mod. You can pick this option multiple times, each extra one learning another combination of spells. Every time you gain a level, you can change those spells for others of the same level.
Youkai Flesh-You gain Regeneration 1 bypassed by your choice of cold, electricity, fire or acid. You can pick this multiple times, each extra time increase this regeneration by 1. You can never gain resistance/immunity to your “vulnerability”. If you would become immune to non-lethal damage, this regeneration becomes Fast Healing instead.
Youkai Leap-If there's a good enough reason to suddenly jump pretty high pretty fast, it's a tasty-looking bug/bird/dragon hanging just overhead. If you're directly under a flying creature, you can count yourself as if you were adjacent to them for the purpose of attacking them with natural weapons (including maneuvers).
At 20th level 1/day as a free action you can gain any one Beautiful Beast option you qualify for that lasts 1 hour.
