Racial Sub Levels

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Wolf Racial Substitution Classes:

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Wolf Binder Racial Substitution:
Wolves are attracted to the art of Pact Magic because of the power it gives them over the vestiges they make contact with. They learn quickly to force even unwilling vestiges to bind with them, to ignore completely the will of the vestiges they bind, and eventually even to wrestle permanent control of a small portion of a vestige's power for their own use.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Pact Augmentation (1 ability), Ignore Special Requirements
4. +3    +4     +1     +4    Ignore Influence
6. +4    +5     +2     +5    Binder's Bondage (1st level vestige)
9. +6    +6     +3     +6    Binder's Bondage (2nd level vestige)
13.+9    +8     +4     +8    Binder's Bondage (4th level vestige)
19.+14   +11    +6     +11   Binder's Bondage (6th level vestige)

Ignore Special Requirements: Wolves do not heed the needs of others, and their Binders are no different. At 2nd level, a Wolf Binder gains the Ignore Special Requirements feat. This replaces the normal Binder's Suppress Sign ability.

Ignore Influence: Wolves do not bow to the demands of others, not even the vestiges they make pacts with. Starting at 4th level, in place of a bonus feat, a Wolf Binder can ignore the influence of vestiges he binds without taking the normal penalty.

Binder's Bondage: Wolves who seek to rule do so with an unyielding and iron fist. Starting at 6th level, and again at 9th, 13th, and 19th, Wolf Binders learn to do so with the vestiges they bind. In a special ceremony of intense concentration, they permanently steal a piece of a vestige's power, making it their own. Doing so requires a binding check with a -5 penalty, 24 hours of uninterrupted concentration, and the sacrifice of half his maximum hit points in damage caused to himself as part of the ritual. If the ritual is successful, the Wolf Binder may choose any vestige two or more levels lower than the maximum he can bind and pick any one ability that vestige grants to gain permanently, never again needing to make binding checks to gain it and not consuming an available slot for actually binding vestiges, however, he always thereafter shows the sign of the vestige. If unsuccessful or interrupted, he must try again, spending another day and sacrificing his health all over again. Each time he gains this ability after the first, he may also replace one lower level power granted by this ability in the same ceremony. This replaces the soul guardian class feature and all of it's improvements.

Wolf Warmage Racial Substitution:
Wolves are especially adept at causing destruction and fear, and their Warmages take great pride in excelling even more than most in these fields. They learn to make their spells more effective through force of will, not intellect, to increase the effectiveness of their spells more often, and eventually to dish out small amounts of destruction with literally no more than a thought.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +0     +2    Armored Mage (Light), Warmage's Force
8. +4    +2     +2     +6    Sudden Renewal
16.+8    +5     +5     +10   Easy Destruction

Warmage's Force: Wolf Warmages exploit their intense force of personality to enhance the destruction of their spells, instead of applying keen intellect to make them more effective as other Warmages do. Starting at 1st level, they add their Cha bonus, not Int, to the hit point damage caused by all spells they cast as a Warmage.

Sudden Renewal: Wolf Warmages take far greater glee and pride in their destructive work, and forgo training in heavier armor for more flexibility in spellcasting. Starting at 8th level, they may use all of the Sudden Metamagic feats granted by their Warmage class levels once per encounter instead of once per day. This replaces the Armored Mage (Medium) ability.

Easy Destruction: With a practiced ease and a simple wave of a hand, a Wolf Warmage can wreak minor havocs on those around him. He gains the Sudden Quicken Metamagic feat. Additionally, any spell he casts whose level is 5 or more lower than the highest level spell he knows and whose cast time is one full round or less, he can now choose to instead cast as a swift action.

Bear Racial Substitution Classes:

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Bear Barbarian Racial Substitution:
A Bear that chooses to become a Barbarian is a force of pure destruction. Little on Verold can stop the wall of fur and muscle that embodies a Bear’s anger.  Many Bears choose to further emphasize their strengths by focusing on enhancing their already durable bodies over their other senses.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +2    +3     +0     +0    Fortification 25%
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Danger Sense +1 (Natural Armor +2), Battle Ecstacy
5. +5    +4     +1     +1    Resilient Rage, Fortification 50%
14.+14   +9     +4     +4    Body Over Mind

Fortification: A Bear’s thick folds of fur, hide, and muscle help pad their vitals and grant them extra protection against otherwise devastating attacks. At 2nd level whenever a critical hit, sneak attack, or sudden strike is scored against a Bear Barbarian, there is a 25% chance that it is negated and damage is instead rolled normally. At 5th level this chance increases to 50%. This benefit replaces the standard Barbarian’s uncanny dodge and improved uncanny dodge abilities.

Natural Armor: As a Bear’s hide and muscles continue to thicken; they slow and turn aside additional blows. Starting at 3rd level, a Bear Barbarian's Danger Sense ability provides a +2 bonus to natural armor instead of a +1 dodge bonus to AC. This natural armor bonus improves by +1 every three levels (to +7 at 18th level).

Body over Mind: At 14th level a Bear that has focused entirely on strength of body over enhancing other senses gains a unique ability. If having taken all three levels of the Bear Barbarian Racial Substitution levels, a Bear can apply its Constitution modifier to all Reflex and Will saves when raging. This ability replaces the standard Barbarian’s Indomitable Will ability.

Bear Crusader Racial Substitution:
Bear Crusaders embody unrelenting and forceful dedication to their causes. They are less aggressive than other Crusaders, but can not only suffer more wounds, but can turn those wounds into an impressive defense for themselves or even to the boon of others.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +1    +2     +0     +0    Furious Defenses, Steely Resolve 10, Stout Crusade
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Zealous Determination
10.+10   +7     +3     +3    Allied Defenses

Steely Resolve: A Bear Crusader can soak up damage massive amount of damage in their thick and well protected bodies. His Steely Resolve is 5 higher at all levels than indicated on the Crusader chart.

Furious Defenses: A Bear Crusader does not channel his Steely Resolve into striking at his enemies, but rather at preventing his enemies from harming him further, even in other ways. Instead of adding to his attack and damage, it adds to his AC and all saves, and it reaches a maximum of +7 instead of +6. This replaces Furious Counterstrike.

Stout Crusade: A Bear Crusader looks forward to a long career of the testing of his body's physical endurance for pain, so he trains it from the start to handle such punishment. Each time a Bear takes a level of this Crusader substitution class, he gains a d12 hd instead of a d10.

Zealous Determination: A Bear Crusader's endless dedication allows him to power through and overcome just about any situation, provided he is able to fuel his will with his own body. As long as he has hit point damage stored in his delayed damage pool, he may delay the non-hp damage affects of any one attack, spell, or condition. He may continue to delay the same affect round after round, or he may choose to begin delaying a new one. This replaces Zealous Surge.

Allied Defenses: A Bear Crusader's devotion extends to his allies and seeing them through to the end. He may, each round, apply his Furious Defense bonus to up to 5 allies instead of to himself. This replaces Die Hard.

Bear Druidic Avenger Racial Substitution:
Bear Druidic Avengers rely on their solid natures and brutish strength to fuel their connection with the wilds around them. They are even more furious combatants than most, but miss out on some of the subtleties.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +2     +2    Nature Sense, Wild Dominance, Rage 1/Encounter
5. +3    +4     +4     +4    Aspect of Nature (Stage 1), Improved Bull Rush, +1 Bull Rush, Rage 2/Encounter
13.+9    +8     +8     +8    Bear Wrestling, Aspect of Nature (Stage 3), Aspect of Nature (Stage 4)

Wild Dominance: Bear Druidic Avengers can improve the attitude of an animal, though they rely on fear and displays of physical strength. Instead of using the Diplomacy skill, they use Intimidate. They do not suffer the -4 penalty most Druidic Avengers do, and add half their Str bonus, but this ability suffers all the standard drawbacks of using Intimidate to influence another. This replaces Wild Empathy.

Improved Bull Rush: Bear Druidic Avengers know how to shove smaller creatures and opponents around in the woods. They gain Improved Bull Rush as a bonus feat at 5th level, even if not meeting the prerequisites. Additionally, each time a standard Druid would gain an extra use of the Wild Shape ability, Druidic Avenger's gain a cumulative +1 bonus to all attempts to Bull Rush a creature through a woodland environment. This replaces the Track feature most Druidic Avengers gain.

Improved Grab: Bear Druidic Avengers wrestle their foes around the forest's floor with a terrifying power. When an opponent is pinned, they can deal 2d8 damage (or claw damage, if they possess it and it is greater) with a successful grapple check. If they possess claw or bite attacks, they also gain the improved grab ability with those attacks. This replaces A Thousand Faces.

Boar Racial Substitution Classes:

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Boar Fighter Racial Substitution:
Boars are stubborn, reclusive, and quick to anger. Many Boar fighters exemplify these traits even more than many others in their Clan. They are trained to attack before others are even aware a conflict has occurred, to channel the pain of their wounds into a destructive energy, and to never change their course, even in the face of tricks and magic.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +1    +2     +0     +0    Sudden Attack, Improved Unarmed Strike, Weapon Focus
2. +2    +3     +0     +0    Fury of the Beast, Sneak Attack
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Weapon Aptitude
6. +6    +5     +2     +2    Headstrong

Sudden Attack: Trained to react instantly to any sign of danger and strike with deadly force. At 1st level a Boar gains a +4 bonus on initiative checks, additionally, a Boar's sneak attack damage increases by 1d6. This ability replaces the Weapon Aptitude other fighters gain at 1st level. Boar Fighters instead gain Weapon Aptitude at 3rd level, in place of Exemplar Aptitude. Starting at 4th level, a Boar Fighter can choose to gain Exemplar Aptitude in place of a Fighter Bonus Feat.

Fury of the Beast: At 2nd level, a Boar fighter becomes enraged each time he takes damage, even if it's self inflicted. This rage increases his Strength by 2 and lasts for a number of rounds equal to his Con modifier. Multiple enrages stack, but a Boar can never be affected by more enrages than he has Fighter levels. This benefit replaces the normal fighter’s 2nd level bonus feat.

Headstrong: At 6th level a Boar fighter’s stubbornness is honed to a near perfect inability to be moved from his goals. The Boar uses his fortitude save in place of a will save. This ability replaces the bonus feat normal fighters get at 6th level.

Boar Totemist Racial Substitution:
Boar Totemists focus not on borrowing the souls of magical beasts, but on using the energy of those souls to turn their own into one like it. They grow more and more distant from their own kind over time, until eventually they actually become a strange new beast composed of the pieces of others they have imitated.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +3     +3     +0    Totem Chakra Bind (Beast Mind)
3. +2    +3     +3     +1    Totem's Disguise
12.+9    +8     +8     +4    True Beast, Totem Chakra Bind (+1 capacity)

Totem Chakra Bind (Beast Mind): A Boar Totemist begins to think like a beast very early. Starting at 2nd level, if they have a soulmeld bound to their totem chakra, their mind alters as a result. They suffer a -4 penalty to all Cha-based skills involving interaction with humanoids, but can communicate with any magical beast with an intelligence of 3 or more, and gain a +4 to wild empathy checks with all magical beasts, instead of just those associated with the bound soulmeld. This delays the improved essentia capacity of the totem chakra to level 12.

Totem's Disguise: Instead of pursuing protection from the magical beasts they emulate, a Boar Totemist seeks to become them. At 3rd level, they can choose to appear as the type of magical beast associated with the soulmeld bound to their totem chakra, albeit potentially with some abnormalities from the other soulmelds they are using. At will, they may make a Disguise check with a +15 bonus, and anyone attempting to discern their true nature, even through spells such as true seeing, must see past this disguise to do so. This disguise lasts until the Boar Totemist chooses to dispel it. This replaces the Totem's Protection ability most Totemists gain.

True Beast: A Boar Totemist eventually alters his mind and soul so thoroughly that he actually becomes one with the beasts he channels. His type changes to magical beast. This grants him Darkvision 60' (or improves any Darkvision he has by 30') and means that spells and abilities that specifically target humanoids no longer work on him. He retains all armor and weapon proficiencies he may have, but the change permanently lowers his Int by 2. This delays his ability to rebind his totem soulmeld a 2nd time per day until 16th level. At 20th level he can rebind it only 3 times per day.

Boar Ardent Racial Substitution:
Boar Ardents tap into the core philosophies and guiding tenets of the Boar Clan, and they are often leaders and elders in their settlements. They help to ensure continuity in Boar traditions, and place a strong emphasis on the communities of the Boars, as well as the personal courage and stubborn pride of each individual member.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +0     +3    Assume Psionic Mantle, Boar's Mantle (Community)
2. +1    +0     +0     +3    Assume Psionic Mantle, Boar's Mantle (Courage)
5. +3    +1     +1     +4    Assume Psionic Mantle, Boar's Mantle (Pride)

Assume Psionic Mantle: Boars are only able to choose one psionic mantle at 1st level.

Boar's Mantle: At 1st level, in addition to the one mantle chosen, Boars have an innate connection to the philosophy by which their Clan as a whole directs it's life. They are granted access to the Boar mantle, and it is always considered one of their two primary mantles. It grants them access to more abilities and powers as the Boar's level increases.

• Community:
  
  
  • Granted Ability:
    When dealing with Boars, you gain a +2 bonus on your Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Perform, and Sense Motive checks when psionically focused, and, at will when dealing with a Boar, can expend your focus as a free action to gain a +6 bonus on any single check with these skills.
  • 1 Telempathic Projection
    1 Empthay
    2 Detect Hostile Intent
    2 Tongues
    3 Realized Potential
    4 Correspond
    6 Energy Nullification Field
    8 Astral Seed
    9 Psychic Chirurgery
• Courage:
  
  
  • Granted Ability: While you are conscious, you radiate a field of bolstering impulses that grant all allies within 10' (your self included) a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects.
  • 2 Infinite Bravery
    3 Darkvision, Psionic
    5 Adapt Body
    7 Fate of One
    8 Iron Body
• Pride:
  
  
  • Granted Ability: Whenever you roll a 1 on a saving throw, you can immediately reroll the save. You must keep the result of the second roll, even if it is another 1.
  • 5 Shatter Mind Blank
    6 Mind Over Body
    7 Fission
    9 Reality Revision

Fox Racial Substitution Classes:

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Fox Sorceror Racial Substitution:
Fox Sorcerors tend to focus on their natural affinity to illusions. They are tricksters who specialize in manipulating the senses of those around them.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +0    +0     +0     +2    Practiced Illusionist
5. +2    +1     +1     +4    Sight Shaper
7. +3    +2     +2     +5    Dedicated Illusions

Practiced Illusionist: By dedicating time to the practice of creating better illusions, a Fox Sorceror learns how to enhance them without spending extra effort. Starting at 1st level he can modify illusion spells with metamagic without increasing the casting time of the spell. This allows him to benefit from the feat Quicken Spell. By learning this ability, however, the Fox Sorceror is limited to choosing illusions as his 1st level spells known at first level.

Sight Shaper: Fox Sorcerors can learn how to trick the senses even when not using magic. Starting at 5th level, Hide and Move Silently become class skills. Also starting at 5th level, any time a Fox Sorceror casts an illusion spell, he gains a bonus to Bluff, Hide, and Move Silently equal to the spell’s level. This bonus lasts for as long as the spell is still in effect (minimum of one round). Additionally, the Fox learns two new 2nd level spells at 5th level, instead of the usual one, but both must be illusions.

Dedicated Illusions: A Fox Sorceror who dedicates himself to illusions learns to call upon them without taxing his system nearly as much. If he has taken all three levels in the Fox Sorceror racial substitution, starting at 7th level, he can, once per encounter, cast any illusion spell he knows without consuming any spell slots as a swift action whenever casting any other spell.

Fox Wilder Racial Substitution:
Fox Wilders focus on directly manipulating the thoughts and beliefs of those around them for their own petty ends, and doing so through the sheer force of their own strong and malicious personalities.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +0     +0     +3    Elude Persuasion
4. +3    +1     +1     +4    Surging Euphoria +1, Cunning Euphoria 
5. +3    +1     +1     +4    Charming Mind (+2 Cha)
9. +6    +3     +3     +6    Charming Mind (+4 Cha)
13.+9    +4     +4     +8    Charming Mind (+6 Cha)
17.+12   +5     +5     +10   Charming Mind (+8 Cha)

Elude Persuasion: Starting at 2nd level, a Fox Wilder's intuition and desire drive her past influence. She adds her Cha bonus to saves she makes against any mind-affecting effects she suffers. This replaces the Elude Touch ability.

Cunning Euphoria: Fox Wilders drive the thrill of their wild surges into their crafty and devious natures. Starting at 4th level, she applies double the bonuses of Surging Euphoria to checks with Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive for a number of minutes equal to the number of rounds the Euphoria lasted.

Charming Mind: At 5th level, a Fox Wilder's mind becomes a beacon of manipulative charm and flattery deceptive to anyone touching it. When any telepathy power or other effect designed to read her thoughts or mood affects the Fox Wilder, the Fox Wilder gains a +2 bonus to Cha for all purposes relating to the effect's originator for a number of rounds equal to the Fox Wilder's class level. At 9th level, this bonus becomes +4, at 13th it becomes +6, and at 17th it increases to +8. This replaces the Volatile Mind ability and it's improvements.

Fox Favored Soul Racial Substitution:
Fox Favored Souls superficially channel the divine energy of Agremt, but most actually tap the latent energies in the very notion of self. They take the importance and progression of self to a vast extreme, placing their own well being and status above and beyond that of anyone else.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +2    +3     +0     +0    Favor of Self
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Assurance of Self (10, +2)
12.+5    +4     +1     +1    True Self Devotion
14.+5    +4     +1     +1    Assurance of Self (20, +4)
20.+5    +4     +1     +1    Perfect Self

Favor of Self: Fox Favored Souls gain nothing that can't be drawn from their own substantial will, and he is beholden to no deity. The difficulty class for his spells is determined by his Charisma, his own body counts as any non-magical divine focus he may need, and he adds his Cha bonus to his hit points at each level in place of his Con bonus, but does not gain proficiency with any additional weapons.

Assurance of Self: A Fox Favored Soul is so assured of his own abilities and potential that he need never strain them under ordinary circumstances. At 3rd level, he may take 10 on all caster level checks, regardless of the situation. Additionally, each time he fails a caster level check against an effect or a creature's spell resistance, he gains a +2 bonus to his caster level for a number of rounds equal to his class level. At 14th level he may take 20 on caster level checks (without the check taking 20 times as long), and the bonus increases to +4. This replaces the Deity's Weapon Focus ability.

True Self Devotion: At 12th level, a Fox Favored Soul gains a new understanding of what it means to self devoted. Each time he casts a targeted spell that includes himself among the targets, he casts it at a +2 caster level. Each time he casts a targeted spell that does not include himself among the targets, he casts it at a -2 caster level. Spells that do not have targets are not affected by this ability. This replaces the Deity's Weapon Specialization ability.

Perfect Self: A Fox Favored Soul's constant introspection and self worship actually causes him to become a quasi-deity, a perfect representation of his own self image at 20th level. He is immortal, unable to die of natural causes and does not need to eat, sleep, or breathe. He can still be slain through violence, however. He also becomes immune to transmutation, disease, and poison, and his hit points are equal to the maximum for his Hit Dice plus his Cha bonus. This replaces the Damage Reduction ability.

Viper Racial Substitution Classes:

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Viper Bard Racial Substitution:
Dedicated to the keeping of the Clans’ history more than any other group, the Vipers lend themselves well to the lifestyle and skills of a Bard. Many of them choose to bend those talents to their own interests even further, focusing on their pursuit of history and it’s retelling through song and dance over other areas.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +0    +0     +2     +2    Bardic Music, Bardic Knowledge, Countersong, Fascinate, Inspire Courage +1, Bardic History, Dance with Me
6. +4    +2     +5     +5    Otto's Irresistible Dance
15.+11   +4     +9     +9    Inspire Heroics, Great Heroes through the Ages
18.+13   +6     +11    +11   Mass Otto's Irresistible Dance

Bardic History: While Vipers gather interesting tidbits of all information they can find, they focus on learning the history of the Clans. A Viper Bard can take 10 on all Bardic Knowledge checks that involve historic events, people, items, or stories, but they lose the standard Bard’s +2 bonus on Bardic Knowledge checks from having five or more points in the Knowledge(history) skill.

Dance with Me: Some Viper Bards learn to use their innate talents for dancing even better than others, allowing them to use the fascinate ability of their Bardic Music during combat. To do so, they must have used a move action to use dance as part of the current Bardic Music ability. It otherwise functions exactly as the standard Bard’s fascinate, except that it requires line of sight to maintain the effect. Vipers who take this option can later choose to cast Otto’s Irresistible Dance in Place of Suggestion and Mass Suggestion, affecting the same number of targets and at the same range but only if having used dance to fascinate the targets.

Great Heroes through the Ages: With a dramatic retelling of some of the Clan’s greatest heroes, Viper Bards can inspire such acts in those around them. Starting at 15th level, a Viper Bard can use Inspire Heroics and Inspire Greatness with the same single use of Bardic Music, however, doing so consumes three of their daily uses of the Bardic Music ability.

Viper Binder Racial Substitution:
Viper Binders draw on vestiges to become one with the stories and legends they have lived and to bring a part of that distant life to those around them. They willfully invite these strange beings into their bodies and minds in return for drawing on a deeper understanding of the vestiges themselves.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Pact Augmentation (1 ability), Stories from Beyond the Stars
4. +3    +4     +1     +4    Council of Minds
6. +4    +5     +2     +5    Living Memories (Cause Fear)
9. +6    +6     +3     +6    Living Memories (Crushing Despair)
13.+9    +8     +4     +8    Living Memories (Hallucinatory Terrain)
19.+14   +11    +6     +11   Living Memories (Nightmare)

Stories from Beyond the Stars: A Viper Binder learns to listen more closely to the haunting whispers and the cryptic messages given by the vestiges he hosts, though he foregoes learning to hide their signs as he does so. Over time, he pieces these into great legends and stories which hide valuable information regarding various topics, and starting at 2nd level, he can call upon this information much as a Bard would. This functions exactly as Bardic Knowledge, except that the Viper Binder adds Cha modifier in place of Int, and if he has made a good pact that day with all of his vestiges, he gains a +2 bonus. This replaces the Suppress Sign ability.

Council of Minds: At 4th level, while other Binders learn to better control the vestiges within them or the power they grant, a Viper Binder is already opening their minds to even greater influences in exchange for otherworldly insights. If he makes a good pact with a vestige, he may choose to still allow it to exert it's influence over him, and he gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls, saves, and checks for each such vestige. After this decision is made, however, if he then goes against that influence, this bonus is replaced with the normal -1 penalty. This takes the place of the bonus feat most Binders receive at 4th level.

Living Memories: A Viper Binder can share the memories and experiences of the vestiges that influence him and can even make his enemies relive the most horrible sufferings and mind breaking sights of those alien entities. Starting at 6th level, the Viper Binder can call these memories up once per encounter for each vestige who influences him. This replaces the soul guardian class feature and all of it's improvements.

At 6th level, these memories manifest as the spell cause fear, except they may affect any creature with no more HD than half again the Viper Binder's level (9 HD at level 6, for example).

At 9th level, the Viper Binder can consume two uses of Living Memories to instead cause the horrible nightmares of the vestige to create a crushing despair affect.

By spending two uses of Living Memories, the Viper Binder can, at 13th level, cause the memories to manifest as a hallucinatory terrain, with the addition that each round the illusion automatically casts confusion on anyone within it's area that fails to disbelief it's existence.

At 19th level, he can, by spending three uses of Living Memories, drive the most horrifying and alien sights experienced by the vestiges into the minds of his enemies. This acts a weird, except that it does Wis damage instead of Str, and all targets, regardless of disbelieving the illusion, are also affected by insanity from the terrible images they see.

Viper Swashbuckler Racial Substitution:
Viper Swashbucklers take the Viper's knack for wordsmithing and their flair for drama to an insultingly tactical extreme. They can fluster their opponents and strike with an arrogant confidence at their enemy's weaker moment.

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3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Slick Strike
4. +4    +4     +1     +1    Sticks and Stones, Dodge bonus +1
7. +7    +5     +2     +2    Biting Tongue, Razor Wit, Acrobatic Charge

Slick Strike: A Viper Swashbuckler doesn't decide where to place his blows based on where they will hurt the most; he is simply confident that where he places his blows is exactly where they need to be to hurt the most. Instead of adding his Int bonus to damage with finessable weapons, he adds his Cha bonus.

Sticks and Stones: A Viper Swashbuckler knows that words indeed can hurt, even if just one's pride, and he uses them to do just that. He gains the Goad and Improved Feint feats as bonus feats at 4th level.

Biting Tongue: A Viper Swashbuckler's insults take on a supernatural harshness at 7th level. As a standard action, if he has a melee weapon in hand, he can direct a harsh deluge of verbal abuse and threatening gestures towards a target within 60'. The target takes sonic damage equal to the damage the Swashbuckler would have done had he hit with his melee weapon and is dazed for one round. A Will save DC 10 + 1/2 Viper Swashbuckler's level + Cha halves the damage and negates the daze. Additionally, the Viper Swashbuckler can Goad and Feint against the target in the same action, despite any distance between them.

Razor Wit: A Viper Swashbuckler always has a clever retort handy to infuriate or surprise an opponent. Starting at 7th level, he can use Goad and Feint as immediate actions. If he has already used his swift action for the turn, he can still use them as move actions as well.

Ferret Racial Substitution Classes:

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Ferret Rogue Racial Substitution:
Ferrets in Verold find work and fun doing just about anything you can imagine. They pick up a plethora of skills, know a vast number of people, and are fond of tinkering with anything they can get their hands on.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +0    +0     +2     +0    Sneak Attack +1d6, Social Sense, Hide in Plain Sight
4. +3    +1     +4     +1    Interesting Tidbit, Deceive Item, Combat Style
8. +6    +2     +6     +2    Structural Weakness, Special Ability, Improved Combat Style

Skills: A Ferret Rogue is able to bend their natural aptitude and curiosity further than most others, and gains 10 skills points instead of the standard 8 each time he takes a level of the Ferret Rogue Racial Substitution class.

Social Sense: Ferret Rogues are comfortable maneuvering in social situations. Starting at 1st level, a Ferret can always take 10 on Bluff, Gather Information, and Sense Motive checks. Additionally, a Ferret Rogue gains a bonus to these abilities from his Danger Sense ability. This ability replaces the Trapfinding ability, though a Ferret Rogue has the option to gain Trapfinding in place of one of the Special Abilities they gain starting at 6th level.

Interesting Tidbit: A Ferret Rogue knows all variety of random knowledge, though usually nothing that can actually be deemed useful in it’s own right. A Ferret Rogue of 4th level and higher adds his class level any time he makes a knowledge check. Additionally, if successful by 10 or more on any Aid Other check not made in combat, the ally adds half the Ferret Rogue’s class level instead of the usual +2. This ability replaces Uncanny Dodge.
 
Structural Weakness: Ferret Rogues are used to building and creating; they leave enough projects in ruins to find the weak spots in another’s. A Ferret Rogue ignores hardness when attacking inanimate objects and can make critical hits and sneak attacks against constructs. This ability replaces the Improved Uncanny Dodge class feature.

Ferret Psionic Artificer Racial Substitution:
Ferret Psionic Artificers use their psionic energies to craft assistants out of thin air, instead of laboriously constructing them with raw materials. This gives them greater flexibility and freedom, but in exchange they give up some of the benefits of more dedicated magical Artificers.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
4. +3    +1     +1     +1    Astral Construct, Bonus Feat
8. +6    +2     +2     +6    Double Trouble
12.+9    +4     +4     +8    Craft Staff, Triple Threat

Astral Construct: Instead of gaining the Craft Homunculus ability, the Ferret Psionic Artificer gains the ability to use the Astral Construct power at will as a psi-like ability, though it manifests at -2 ML. The Astral Construct summoned by the Ferret Psionic Artificer has a permanent duration and can be dispelled at will, but, the Ferret Psionic Artificer must wait for 1d4 rounds before summoning another Astral Construct in it's place. He also gains an Ectopic Form feat as a bonus feat.

Double Trouble: At 8th level, instead of gaining a general bonus feat, a Ferret Psionic Artificer can have a second astral construct in existence at the same time as the first, though the second manifests at -6 ML. He also gains another Ectopic Form feat as a bonus feat.

Triple Threat: At 12th level, the Ferret Psionic Artificer gives up another bonus feat for the ability to create and maintain a third Astral Constructs simultaneously, though the third manifests at -10 ML. Additionally, he gains a third Ectopic Form feat.

Ferret Warlock Racial Substitution:
A Ferret Warlock is a mischievous creature, full of curiosity and unanswerable questions. Many let this curiosity take them where it will, and still others seek answers beyond the initial pacts they make. They also retain much of their desire to shape and build, and many satisfy this by creating elaborate pranks.

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2. +1    +0     +0     +3   2    Unearthly Eyes (Curious Critter)
4. +3    +1     +1     +4   3    Deceive Item,  Cunning Craft
10.+7    +3     +3     +7   6    Boon (lesser), Wandering Pact

Unearthly Eyes (Curious Critter): Seeking to sate the intense curiosity natural to them, a 2nd level Ferret Warlock is granted the ability to see the nature of those around him and his sight is drawn to the places where secrets are hidden. Instead of gaining a pact-based benefit with Unearthly Eyes, the Ferret Warlock instead additionally detects alignment and secret doors.

Crafty Pact: At 4th level, instead of turning away from bodily worries, the Ferret learns to turn the powers of his pact into creative efforts. He learns a unique invocation, Eldritch Crafting, which he can use to mimmic the Mage Hand, Wood Shape, Stone Shape, Stick, and Animate Rope spells.

Wandering Pact: At 10th level, a Ferret Warlock can abstain from channeling the powers of his Pact with a touch and instead seek knowledge from another Pact. Each morning, he chooses one Pact other than his own and gains the Pact, Eldritch Blast, and Covenant's Vulnerability abilities specific to the Pact. He may also choose Boons specific to another Pact, though he only gains it's benefits if he chooses it as his Wandering Pact for that day.

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Rat Racial Substitution Classes:

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Rat Hexblade Racial Substitution:
Rats focus on using a Hexblade’s abilities to aid in their underhanded, deceitful exploits. They excel at bending the Hexblade’s power to bully weaker opponents and overwhelm more powerful foes.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   

1. +1    +2     +0     +2    Hexblade's Curse 1/Encounter, Armored Spellcasting, Wily Skills, Diseased Familiar
4. +4    +4     +1     +4    Summon Familiar, Diseased Familiar (Contagion), Wily Skills
7. +7    +5     +2     +5    Greater Hexblade's Curse, Assassin's Grace, Wily Skills

Wily Skills: A Rat who takes the 1st level of the Hexblade substitution class adds Hide and Move Silently to his list of class skills. Additionally, each time the Rat takes a level of this Hexblade substitution class, he gains bonus skill points equal to his Cha modifier.

Diseased Familiar: A Rat’s familiar is Infested just as the Rat is. The Rat’s familiar can transmit it with a bite, or use its own move action to poison a light weapon for the Rat a number of times per day equal to twice the Rat’s Con modifier. Additionally, starting at 4th level, a Rat Hexblade can magically enhance the diseases his familiar has contracted from him. He can expend a 2nd level or higher spell slot to cast Contagion, as the spell, with the exception that his familiar must be designated to deliver the touch attack for him. If the Rat Hexblade has the Dark Companion alternate class feature he can still use this option (though the Dark Companion has no attack to transmit Infested itself), provided the Dark Companion is occupying the Rat Hexblade's space at the time. The touch attack that the Dark Companion makes for Contagion uses the Rat's BAB and adds his Cha bonus (if any).

Assassin’s Grace: At 7th level a Rat can choose to learn any spell on the Assassin’s spell list as if it were on the Hexblade spell list at the same level.

Rat Rogue Racial Substitution:
Rats often focus on making themselves familiar with poison and disease and it's uses to wear down opponents, and eventually build up such a diverse tolerance to it that they are personally unaffected even by unfamiliar poisons.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +2     +0    Sneak Attack +1d6, Hide in Plain Sight (cover), Poison Use
4. +3    +1     +4     +1    Swift Application, Poison Strike, Deceive Item, Combat Style
8. +6    +2     +6     +2    Special Ability, Improved Combat Style, Free Application, Poison Familiarity

Poison Use: Rat Rogues are trained in the use of poison and never risk accidentally poisoning themselves when applying poison to a blade.  This ability replaces the Trapfinding ability, though a Ratt Rogue has the option to gain Trapfinding in place of one of the Special Abilities they gain starting at 6th level.

Swift Application: Rat Rogues can apply poisons as a swift action, including the disease from their Infested racial ability. This ability replaces Uncanny Dodge.

Poison Strike: Rat Rogues quickly learn how to best utilize their poisons. They gain the Poison Strike feat as a bonus feat. Additionally, they are always treated as having sacrificed to the feat 1d6 more sneak attack damage than they actually, even if actually sacrificing 0.

Free Application: Rat Rogues can apply poisons as a free action, including the disease from their Infested racial ability. This ability replaces Improved Uncanny Dodge.

Poison Familiarity: A Rat Rogue becomes so familiar with poisons that he builds up a total tolerance to them and can create them with ease. He is immune to all mundane and supernatural poisons and venoms, and when crafting poisons takes only half as long.

Rat Psychic Warrior Racial Substitution:
Rat Psychic Warriors do not focus as much on pure martial prowess, but instead use their psionic abilities to make themselves powerful and flexible combatants.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +0     +0    Mind Blade, Shape Mind Blade
5. +3    +4     +1     +1    Unstable Power
11.+8    +7     +3     +3    Shifting Prowess

Mind Blade: In place of learning an extra feat of skill or power, a Rat Psychic Warrior learns to condense his psionic energies into a potent weapon. This ability functions as the Soul Knife ability of the same name, except as follows. The Rat Psychic Warrior's Mind Blade starts at level 1 with a +1 enhancement bonus. It increases by +1 for every two class levels, to a max of +10 at level 19. Any weapon special ability can be applied in place of a numeric bonus, but they must still follow all applicable rules. Each time the Mind Blade is summoned, the bonuses can be chosen anew. If he has the Two-weapon Fighting feat, he may create a mind blade for both his main-hand and his off-hand, and the bonuses to each need not be the same (if he has multiple off-hand progressions, he may create one for each, though they all share the same total bonus).

Shape Mind Blade: A Rat Psychic Warrior can choose the form of his Mind Blade just as he chooses the benefits manifested by it. Each time he summons his Mind Blade, he can choose for it to take the form of any weapon with which he is proficient, doing appropriate damage for that weapon according to his size and gaining any special abilities or attack options of the weapon, as well as being an appropriate target for any feats or abilities he has which requires that weapon.

Unstable Power: At 5th level, a Rat Psychic Warrior passes up another opportunity to lock himself into a particular path of training to instead focus on flexibility in the face of changing circumstances. Instead of a gaining a bonus feat, he instead may, each day choose to learn a new power in place of one he already knows. The new power's level must be the same as the power it is replacing, and the Rat Psychic Warrior cannot replace powers of the highest level he knows.

Shifting Prowess: A Rat Psychic Warrior passes up specialization for increased diversity once more as he gains power. At 11th level, in place of gaining a bonus feat, he instead gains the ability to change all of his bonus feats granted by the Psychic Warrior class. Doing so requires 8 hours of sleep or meditation.

Tiger Racial Substitution Classes:

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Tiger Monk Racial Substitution:
Tigers often focus on achieving a perfect balance within themselves, caring little for besting others. They seek the monk’s training not for competition, but for a better understanding of their own lives and the world around them.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +1    +2     +2     +2    Bonus Feat, Flurry of Blows, Unarmed Strike, Expanded Senses
4. +4    +4     +4     +4    Ki Strike (magic, aligned)
5. +5    +4     +4     +4    Purity of Body, Erratic Advance, Blindsense 20'
9. +9    +6     +6     +6    Balance of Mind
10.+10   +7     +7     +7    Ki Strike (any mundane substance, ghost touch, overcome hardness), Blindsight 40'

Expanded Senses: A Tiger Monk that knows the value of moving with a slow, deliberate purpose can expand his senses, reaching into the surrounding world to find what others would overlook. By giving up the Fast Movement class feature, a Tiger Monk instead gains a cumulative +1 to Spot, Listen, and Sense Motive checks for each time a standard Monk’s Unarmored Speed would increase, and he can make active Spot and Listen checks as a free action once a round. Additionally, he gains Blindsense 20' at 5th level and Blindsight 40' at 10th level.

Balance of Body: While some Monks focus on controlling their speed after a fall, many Tiger Monks focus their training on simply not falling. Starting at 4th level, a Tiger Monk gains a +2 bonus on all checks to maintain their balance, including checks to resist being knocked prone. Every two levels thereafter this bonus increases by +1, to +10 at 20th level. Also at 20th level, a Tiger Monk can never be knocked prone while conscious. This replaces the standard Monk's slow fall ability.

Balance of Mind: By focusing the mind, many Tiger Monks learn to shrug off effects that would distort the balance of his mind. Any Will save that has a reduced effect after a successful save instead has no effect at all. Additionally, each round while under the influence of a continuing mind affecting effect, the Tiger can make another save to attempt to end the effect. This replaces the Improved Evasion ability most Monks get at 9th level.

Tiger Spirit Shaman Racial Substitution:
Tiger Spirit Shamans learn to detect the presence of Spirits better than their ilk at the cost of being able to communicate with the spirits of animals in the wild. They also learn to consume pieces of, and eventually the whole, spirit of those they face. They give up their Wild Empathy class feature, but gain the following abilities.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +0     +2    Spirit Guide
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Spirit Sense +4, Steal Breath
6. +4    +5     +2     +5    Spirit Sense +8, Steal Spirit
13.+9    +8     +4     +8    Spirit Sense +12, Steal Life

Wild Empathy: Tiger Spirit Shamans do not gain this ability at 1st level.

Spirit Sense: After giving up Wild Empathy at 1st level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman learns at 2nd level to bend his own spirit in able to better detect the presence of others. He halves the DC of noticing invisible Spirits, and each time he takes a level of the Tiger Spirit Shaman Racial Substitution class, he gains a +4 bonus on Spot and Listen checks against Spirits.

Steal Breath: Starting at 2nd level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal a piece of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes 1d6 damage per class level and the target is shaken for 2d6 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of all damage done is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. This replaces Chastise Spirits.

Steal Spirit: Starting at 6th level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal a greater piece of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes 1d8 damage per class level and stuns the target for 1d8 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of all damage done is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. A target cannot be affected by Steal Breath and Steal Spirit at the same time. This replaces Ghost Warrior. At this level, the Tiger Spirit Shaman also gains an extra use of Steal Breath.

Steal Life: Starting at 13th level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal all of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes the target to drop to -1 hit points and fall unconscious, but stable, for 3d6 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of the target's current health is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target, who wakes up. Any time before the duration ends, however, the Tiger Spirit Shaman can, as a standard action, attempt to consume the remaining life force of his opponent. The opponent makes another save and, if successful, awakens and any remaining temporary hit points held by the Tiger Spirit Shaman are returned. If this second save is not successful, the target dies immediately and the Tiger Spirit Shaman loses the temporary hit points but is healed for an equal number of hit points. Both parts of this ability are a Death Affect. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. A target cannot be affected by Steal Breath or Steal Spirit at the same time as Steal Life. This replaces Exorcism. At this level, the Tiger Spirit Shaman also gains an extra use of Steal Breath and Steal Spirit.

Tiger Paladin Racial Substitution:

Tiger Paladins are embodiments of the Tigers' search for balance between all aspects of life. They can detect all who stray too far to either side of the scale and put down those who stray to each extreme with equal effectiveness.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +1    +2     +0     +2    1 Aura, Detection, Smite 1/encounter, 1 Smite, Middle Path
5. +5    +4     +1     +4    Smite 2/encounter, 2 Smites, Balanced Smite

Middle Path: A Tiger Paladin must walk the middle path, careful to prevent himself from tipping the scales except to undo the push of others. He must keep at least one aspect of his alignment neutral. In exchange, he can choose to treat his alignment as either opposed aspect of that axis. Switching his effective alignment is a swift action. For example, a Lawful Neutral Tiger Paladin could choose to treat his alignment as Lawful Good or Lawful Evil, while a True Neutral Tiger Paladin would be able to count as whatever alignment was most beneficial in the situation. Additionally, he treats all alignments without at least one Neutral aspect as opposed to his own.

Aura: Aura of Harmony: This unique aura is available only to Tiger Paladins. Any creature with an alignment opposed to the Paladin's that attacks another within the Paladin's aura must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 Paladin level + Cha) or take subdual damage equal to half that they caused to their target. Each time this aura is learned, the DC increases by 4, and the subdual damage increases by 1/2 the original damage caused.

Balanced Smite: At 5th level, the Tiger Paladin does not gain an additional use of his Smite ability, but can instead balance it's affects. He can, as a Swift action, choose to temporarily trade any one Smite he knows for any other Smite he currently qualifies for (including any he qualifies for because he has switched his effective alignment with the Middle Path ability). At the end of each encounter, all his known Smites automatically switch back to his original list.

Raven Racial Substitution Classes:

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Raven Wizard Racial Substitution:
Ravens approach the arcane with a studied, scientific patience, and they can its forces in ways others cannot as a result of this detailed knowledge.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +0    +0     +0     +2    Lingering Spell, Scribe Scroll
1. +1    +0     +0     +3    Summon Familiar
6. +3    +2     +2     +5    Studious Metamagic
10.+5    +3     +3     +7    Rigorous Casting

Lingering Spell: Starting at 1st level, a Raven Wizard adds his Int bonus (in the applicable unit; rounds, minutes, etc) to the duration of all spells with a duration other than instantaneous or permanent, even those spells that are normally limited to only concentration for their duration. Discharged spells still end as soon as discharged. This ability causes the Raven to treat his Wizard level as one level lower for all purposes relating to his familiar, delaying his ability to acquire one until 2nd level.

Studious Metamagic: At 6th level, Raven Wizards learn to adapt spells with metamagic as they are being cast. A number of times per day equal to half his Int bonus (minimum 1), he can spontaneously apply any metamagic feat he knows to any spell without changing the spell’s level or cast time, even if the spell was prepared normally. Choosing this option permanently reduces the number of spells the Wizard can cast of his highest two levels by 1 per day.

Rigorous Casting: Ravens have learned to combine the energy from weaker spells, bending their magic to fuel far more powerful spells. Unfortunately, much energy is also lost in the process. Starting at 10th level, a Raven Wizard can use a higher level spell by sacrificing twice as many spell levels from spells of a lower level. An 11th level Raven, for example, could sacrifice 10 combined spell levels from spell slots of levels one 1 through 4 to cast a 5th level spell, even if he could not normally cast any more 5th level spells that day. This ability replaces the bonus metamagic feat normally granted at 10th level.

Raven Archivist Racial Substitution: Raven Archivist Racial Substitution:
Raven Archivists devote their academic studies not only to obscure monsters that have mostly been pushed out of Verold but also on their compatriots in the Clans and the animals they care for.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Clan Knowledge
4. +2    +4     +1     +4    Rigorous Study
10.+5    +7     +3     +7    Comprehensive Anatomy

Clan Knowledge: A Raven Archivist gives up some focus on enhancing a particular field early in his career to instead broaden the scope to which he can apply his studies. At 2nd level, Raven Archivist can use Knowledge (local) or Knowledge (nature) to use his Dark Knowledge class feature against members of the Clans and associated animals. This replaces the first instance of Lore Mastery.

Rigorous Study: Starting at 4th level, a Raven Archivist can begin to devote himself to one single area of study at the detriment of others. He gains a +4 bonus to all checks with one knowledge skill, but suffers a -2 penalty to all others. A Raven Archivist can choose to switch his area of focus by spending 24 hours in uninterrupted. This replaces Still Mind.

Comprehensive Anatomy: At 10th level, a Raven Archivist can forgo gaining a bonus feat to instead gain a new use of his Dark Knowledge class ability. The Raven Archivist can use his understanding of anatomy to reveal the major weakness of a type of enemy. His allies gain a +1 bonus to the critical threat range of all attacks against the type of creature the Raven Archivist has targeted. If the creature is not normally susceptible to critical hits, they instead become vulnerable to them but with a -8 penalty to confirm. If the Raven Archivist succeeds on the check by 20 or more, the bonus to threat range is instead +2 or there is no penalty to confirm critical hits against creatures that are normally immune.

Raven Factotum Racial Substitution:

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Raven Factotums have a leg up when emulating magic, as they have a natural understanding of it, but by focusing on this loose out on options to strike at vulnerable points or gather divine energies.

   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
5. +3    +1     +4     +1    Familiar dilettante
10.+7    +3     +7     +3    Improved dilettante
15.+11   +5     +9     +5    Inspired familiarity
20.+15   +6     +12    +6    Improved dilettante

Familiar dilettante: Use arcane familiarity to fuel extra dilettante uses, cast spontaneously from any dilettante spell chosen. 1 Inspiration and SL*2 arcane familiarity points. At 10th, can spend extra inspiration

Improved dilettante: Familiar dilettante does not cost inspiration. Spend inspiration to apply metamagic to dilettante spontaneously. 4 inspiration per level of metamagic adjust.

Improved dilettante: Can burn inspiration points for extra arcane familiarity points. 1 IP = 5 AFP, 2 IP = 11 AFP, 3 IP = 18 AFP, etc.

Improved dilettante: Metamagic adjust levels only cost 2 inspiration points

Coyote Racial Substitution Classes:

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Coyote Druid Racial Substitution:
Many Coyotes who become Druids choose to focus on their ability to call for the aid and enhance the skills of the animals they otherwise protect. These Coyotes see themselves as the protector for an extended pack of summoned and awakened animals, and often end up becoming the leaders of Druid groups.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
4. +2    +4     +4     +4    Greater Summons, Aspect of Nature (Stage 1)
5. +2    +4     +4     +4    Faithful Summons
9. +4    +6     +6     +6    Aspect of Nature (Stage 2)
13.+6    +8     +8     +8    Call of the Pack, Aspect of Nature (Stage 3), Aspect of Nature (Stage 4)

Greater Summons: Coyote Druids that anticipate calling for aid from the animals can plan ahead to gain extra benefits when doing so. Starting at 4th level a Coyote Druid that casts a prepared summoning spell gains the benefits of the Augment Summoning feat, even if not meeting the prerequisites. Coyotes who choose this option lose the standard Druid’s Resist Nature’s Lure.

Faithful Summons: By retuning his connection to nature, a Coyote Druid loses the ability to become like an animal himself, but can win even greater loyalty from the animals he summons. By taking this option at 5th level, a Coyote Druid can prepare any Summon Nature’s Ally spell in such a way that either it’s duration is doubled or that it only takes a standard action to cast, however, the Druid loses the Aspect of Nature for that level and the Venom Immunity ability.

Call of the Pack: A Coyote Druid who has shown a great dedication to protecting and living with nature can call more of its beasts to his aid when needed. At 13th level, if having taken all three of the racial substitution levels and not having given up his animal companion, any time a Druid casts a Summon Nature’s Ally spell, the number of creatures that answer the call is doubled. This replaces the Druid's A Thousand Faces ability.

Coyote Ranger Racial Substitution:
Coyote Rangers protect and ward a group of animals who in turn give their devotion and aid to him. He cannot turn his own body into that of other animals beyond his own natural abilities, but he gains multiple companions who will fight for him and benefit from his spells.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +2     +0    Track, Wild Empathy, Animal Companion, Familiar Companion, Companion Devotion
3. +2    +3     +3     +1    Endurance, Share Senses
6. +4    +5     +5     +2    Second Companion
14.+10   +9     +9     +4    Third Companion

Familiar Companion: A Coyote Ranger focuses his devotion and transformative energies on enhancing his Animal Companions instead of one becoming an animal himself. He does not gain the Shapeshifting class feature, but instead all of his Animal Companions, including his racial dog companion, gain the special abilities of a familiar. For the purposes of the special abilities granted, treat the Coyote Ranger's effective Wizard level as the same as his effective Druid level for that companion.

Companion Devotion: A Coyote Ranger must remain devoted to all of his Animal Companions. He cannot benefit from these alternate class features if he chooses to give up any of his Animal Companion class abilities, even his racial ability.

Share Senses: A Coyote Ranger's Empathic Link with his Animal Companions is much stronger than normal. As a standard action, he can choose to share senses with any of his companions that are in range of the empathic link. He can literally see through their eyes, hear through their eyes, smell through their noses, etc. Only senses that the companion actually has are available to him, however, for example, he could not use Blindisght or Blindsense when looking through his companion's eyes if they did not also possess that ability. This replaces gaining Surrogate Spellcasting as a bonus feat.

Second Companion: At 6th level, the Coyote Ranger gains the trust and loyalty of another Animal Companion. This Second Companion gains all the benefits of the first, including feats, spells, or other special abilities (but not ones that apply exclusively to the Coyote Ranger's racial companion), but the Coyote Ranger's effective Druid level for the second companion is 5 lower than his Ranger level. This replaces the Natural Shapeshift ability.

Third Companion: At 14th level, the Coyote Ranger gains the trust and loyalty of another Animal Companion. This Second Companion gains all the benefits of the first, including feats, spells, or other special abilities (but not ones that apply exclusively to the Coyote Ranger's racial companion), but the Coyote Ranger's effective Druid level for the third companion is half his Ranger level. This replaces the Improved Rapidstrike ability.

Coyote Dread Necromancer Racial Substitution:
Coyote Dread Necromancers often see themselves as protectors of their own undead creations, especially those who do not retain the mental capacity to care for themselves. Were other Necromancers use their talent to preserve the intellect of fellow Clans members, Coyote Dread Necromancers often restore and bolster the spirits of the animals that so many in the Clans have left behind.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +0     +2    Charnel Touch, Rebuke Undead, Undead Handling
2. +1    +0     +0     +3    Lost Companion, Lich Body DR 2
7. +3    +2     +2     +5    Lich Body DR 4, Lost Pack
10.+5    +3     +3     +7    Shadow Growth

Undead Handling: Coyote Dread Necromancers often focus themselves on protecting large numbers of mindless undead and are well versed in their handling and direction. Handle Undead is always considered a class skill for them, and they gain a +2 bonus on Handle Undead checks. Their focus on Undeath distracts them from the wills of the living and unnerves many, however. They also suffer a -2 to all Diplomacy checks made against living creatures.

Lost Companion:  A Coyote Dread Necromancer holds to charge of protection beyond all bounds. He does not abandon his dog even as it succumbs to the dark energy he radiates. His racial Animal Companion becomes Undead but retains all normal benefits. Additionally, it now grants the Coyote Dread Necromancer the ability to control 4 more HD of undead than normal (both through rebuking and through spells).

Lost Pack: Instead of calling a magical servant. a Coyote Dread Necromancer focuses that energy on bolstering the animals he helps shepherd into the Lost. In place of gaining a familiar, all Undead animals he creates or controls gain an additional HD. This additional HD does not count against the limit that the Coyote Dread Necromancer can control.

Shadow Growth: As part of caring for his charges, the Coyote Dread Necromancer must keep them fed and healthy, so he must be able to supply them with the vast amounts of negative energy they need instead of using it to keep his own body functioning. As long as it heals at least one Undead animal, the Coyote Dread Necromancer's Negative Energy Burst hits the same area on the next round without consuming a use or requiring an action from the Coyote Dread Necromancer. This effect can continue up to a number of rounds equal to half the Coyote Dread Necromancer's class level. This replaces Light Fortification.

Python Racial Substitution Classes:

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Python Monk Racial Substitution:
Some Pythons who follow the teaching of a Monk focus on embracing and enhancing their serpentine nature through a unique set of abilities first taught to them by a Viper amongst their arenas.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
4. +4    +4     +4     +4    Slow Fall, Ki Strike (aligned), Fangs
7. +7    +5     +5     +5    Springing Attack
10.+10   +7     +7     +7    Ki Strike (magic, any mundane substance, ghost touch, overcome hardness)
15.+15   +9     +9     +9    Displacing Stance 35%
17.+17   +10    +10    +10   Perfect Poison, Timeless Body, Freedom of Thought

Fangs: A Python can slowly train himself to bite much more fiercely, even when in Human form. Starting at 4th level a Python treats the damage of his bite attack as if he was one size category larger or gains a bite attack that does 1d6 damage if in Human form. At 16th level a Python treats his bite attack as two sizes larger than he actually is, even in Human form. This ability delays the ability to treat his attacks as magic for overcoming DR until 10th level, but does not delay or hinder the other benefits of his Ki Strike.

Springing Attack: A Python can learn to strike from a coiled state to give himself far greater reach than normal. Starting at 7th level, if the Python uses a move action to coil and prepare his body, until the end of his next turn, he can treat all his attacks (including AoOs) as if his natural reach was doubled. This ability replaces the level 15 improvement to Displacing Stance.

Perfect Poison: Starting at 17th level a Python can retrain his body to produce poison like a Viper’s. Whenever delivering a bite or unarmed attack, the Python can inject his opponent with poison, dealing initial and secondary damage of 4 Con. A fortitude save negates the effect. The save DC is 10 + ½ the Python's Monk level + the Python's Con mod. This ability replaces the Tongue of the Sun and Moon class features.

Python Incarnate Racial Substitution:
Python Incarnates come to embody strength and competition over alignment based goals and ideals. They can judge their strength against those around them, learn a unique soulmeld to gain an advantage against his opponents, and a unique location to which to bind it.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +0     +2    Detect Strength, Snake's Charm
3. +1    +3     +1     +3    Expanded soulmeld capacity +1, Combat Radiance 1/day
7. +3    +5     +2     +5    Scale Chakra

Detect Strength: Instead of detecting opposed alignments, Python Incarnates can detect the difference in hit dice and ability scores between himself and those around them. The strength of the aura uses the same scale as evil outsiders for detect evil, but the listed HD is the difference between the target's and the Python's, not the target's total. The Python always knows if the aura represents a lower HD or ability total than his own and is never overwhelmed by a lower total, no matter how large the difference. This replaces detect opposition.

Snake's Charm:  The Python Incarnate gains a unique soulmeld.

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Snake's Charm:
Descriptor: None
Classes: Python Incarnate
Chakra: Scale
Saving Throw: Will

An eerie but soothing tone trills and roils in the air around you, but when danger draws near it becomes a piercing hiss and rattle.

Snake's Charm helps make you be more prepared for danger as it's tones change to warn you of impending doom. It grants a +4 bonus to Spot and Listen checks.

Essentia: Every point of essentia invested provides a +2 bonus to combat maneuver checks.

Chakra Bind (Crown): Your eyes take on a mesmerizing and kaleidoscopic pattern that dazzles and entrances your enemies.

You gain a gaze attack with a 30' range. Enemies must make a Will save or be dazzled for one round. If you choose to actively use your gaze attack against an opponent, it requires a standard action, but the opponent must instead make a Will save or be fascinated for one round. Only one target can be fascinated at a time.

Chakra Bind (Throat): A deep shadow wraps around your throat, springing out with a deep and ominous drone when called.

As a standard action, you can form the shadows around your throat into an impossibly large and imposing cobra's hood. When doing so, you can make an Intimidate check against all opponents within 40'. Opponents who fail their level check must additionally make a Will save or be cowering instead of simply shaken.

Combat Radiance: At 3rd level, a Python Incarnate does not gain the normal alignment based benefits from his Incarnum Radiance. Instead, he gains a +2 bonus to all combat manuevers. This bonus improves by 2 for every five levels gained (+4 at 5th level, +6 at 10th level, etc). This ability otherwise works exactly like the standard Incarnum Radiance.

Scale Chakra: At 7th level, a Python Incarnate gains access to a unique chakra: Scale. This chakra is not associated with any location on the body, but rather represents a connection to the physical body as a whole. Binding a a soulmeld to this chakra does not restrict the use of magic items that take up a body location. Any soulmeld can be bound to this chakra, but, regardless of which soulmeld is bound to this chakra, you gain a unique bonus. If you have a soulmeld bound to the Scale Chakra, your critical threat modifier increases by 1, and you gain a +1 bonus to confirm critical threats for every point of essentia invested in the bound soulmeld. This replaces the Share Incarnum Radiance class feature.

Python Warblade Racial Substitution:
Python Warblades are hardy and sly in addition to being highly competitive. They rely on wits less often than other Warblades, but still employ them in order to exemplify the devastating power of the grappling centered Python martial discipline.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +1    +2     +0     +0    Weapon Aptitude, Sturdy Wrestling
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Shattering Blow
11.+11   +7     +3     +3    Exploit Failure

Sturdy Wrestling: At first level, a Python Warblade focuses not on cunningly evading danger, but on stiffening his muscles reactively when in close quarters to his opponents. He gains an inherent bonus to his AC equal to his Con score, but only when grappling an opponent. This bonus does not apply against touch attack except against opponents he is currently grappling. This replaces Battle Clarity.

Shattering Blow: A Python Warblade learns at third level to apply brute force to his enemies' weaknesses. He adds his Strength modifier to all attempts to confirm a critical hit. This replaces Battle Ardor.

Exploit Failure: Python Warblades always seek to take advantage of their opponents' shortcomings. At eleventh level, they learn to latch onto any momentary weakness and when an opponent initiates a combat maneuver against them and then fails the opposed check, immediately initiate a grapple against that opponent without provoking attacks of opportunity or needing to first make a touch attack. This replaces the Battle Skill ability.

Crane Racial Substitution Classes:

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Crane Marshal Racial Substitution:
Cranes that can pull themselves out of politics often rediscover the zeal that drove them to be leaders in the first place. They are faithful allies, inspiring leaders, and imposing opponents, even more than the standard Marshal.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +1    +2     +0     +2    3 Aura, Detection, Smite 2/encounter, 1 Smite, Zealous Smite, Extra Aura
5. +5    +4     +1     +4    Smite 3/encounter, 2 Smites, Leadership

Zealous Smite: A Crane Marshal can use multiple uses of his smite ability in one attack. The number of uses being consumed must be declared before the attack, and all declared are wasted if the attack misses. After a successful smite using this ability, a Crane Marshal is exhausted for a number of rounds equal to the number of smite uses consumed. Additionally, the Crane can make one extra Smite per encounter.

Aura: Inspiring Aura: This unique aura is available only to Crane Marshal. The Crane gains a +8 and each ally gains a +4 morale bonus on skill checks. Each time this aura is learned, the bonuses increase by +4 and +2 respectively.

Rallying Command: At 5th level, a Crane Marshal gains the Leadership feat, even if not meeting the prerequisites. If the Crane Marshal chooses to call a cohort that matches his alignment, the Crane adds his Marshal level to his leadership score. This ability replaces the standard Marshal’s Special Mount and Lay on Hands class features.

Crane Rogue Racial Substitution:
Crane Rogues are not devious thieves or dextrous masters of skill. Crane Rogues are the ruthless and zealous hunters tasked with tracking and capturing those who are seen as enemies of the Creator Gods, or simply the most powerful Clan, individual family, or, occasionally, even criminal group ruling a region.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +2     +0    Code of Conduct, Marked Target +2, Track, Hide in Plain Sight (cover)
2. +3    +1     +4     +1    Instinctive Mark, Quick Draw
4. +1    +0     +3     +0    Uncanny Dodge, Unyielding Hunt, Combat Style
6. +4    +2     +5     +2    Danger Sense +2, Crusade

Skills: A Crane Rogue removes Disguise from the list of class skills and replaces it with Survival.

Code of Conduct: In order to gain any benefits of these racial sub levels against an opponent, Crane Rogues must announce their identity to their targets, as well as who has sent them on their hunt and why. Crane Rogues also do not gain Sneak Attack, nor can they ever gain it from another class. If another class offers Sneak Attack, the Crane Rogue must instead use the Blade Wind alternate.

Marked Target: Crane Rogues have a single specific target of their hunt at one time. Designating this target takes a move action. Against this target, the Crane Rogue gains a +2 bonus on Intimidate, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks and all damage rolls. This bonus improves by +1 at 3rd level and every two levels after. If this target matches one the Crane Rogue has been assigned, this bonus increases by an additional +2.

Track: A Crane Rogue gains Track as a Bonus feat. This replaces the standard rogue’s Trapfinding, though a Crane Rogue has the option to regain Trapfinding by expending one of the Special Abilities they gain starting at 6th level.

Instinctive Mark: At 2nd level, the Crane Rogue automatically marks any allies of his marked target, whether he actually knows of their relation to his target or not. This includes anyone that shares basic societal associations (for example, being a member of the same Elemental Sect if that is why the target has been marked). The bonus from this class ability is half that from deliberately marking a target and does not stack with deliberately marking a target. This replaces Evasion.

Unyielding Hunt: Beginning at 4th level, if a Crane Rogue injures a target it has deliberately marked, the Crane Rogue always knows the direction in which the target lies and the approximate distance (within 10% of the total distance) to the target. This ability only works while on the same plane of existence as the target.  This replaces Deceive Item.

Crusade: At 6th level, a Crane Rogue can choose to mark an entire group or organization. This can include groups united by ideals even if not part of an organized structure (for example, all members of an Elemental Sect). All members of this group are counted as deliberately marked by the Crane Rogue. The marked group for Crusade cannot be changed until the Crane Rogue either gains another character level or spends a full week devoting his hunt to the new group. This ability does not prevent the Crane Rogue from choosing individual Marked Targets, but the two abilities do not stack. This replaces the Special Ability selection at 6th level.

Crane Samurai Racial Substitution:
Crane Samurai cling to their teachings as a sign of honor and status, passed down from the oldest families along with their prestigious names. They shun armor as well as shields, and are masters of striking with deadly speed through groups of enemies.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +1    +2     +0     +2    Hexblade's Curse 1/Encounter, Armored Spellcasting (light), Educated Warrior
2. +2    +3     +0     +3    Imposing Armor
5. +5    +4     +1     +4    Hexblade's Curse 2/encounter, Blade Wind
17.+17   +10    +5     +10   Slashing Spite

Armored Spellcasting: Crane Samurai are not proficient with medium or heavy armor and can only cast spells without penalty in light armor. They also do not gain the Greater Armored Spellcasting ability at level 5.

Educated Warrior: Crane Samurai are taught arts beyond the martial and arcane, and gain 3 base skill points each time they take a level of this substitution class.

Imposing Armor: Crane Samurai can turn away blows through mere force of will, though they lose some of their ability to fight away the spells of others. They add their Cha bonus (if any) to Armor Class. This ability replaces Arcane Resistance.

Blade Wind: Gain Blade Wind ability and one Effective Blade Wind Level. If you already have Blade Wind from another class, this level stacks with the Effective Blade Wind Level you already have. If you have Sneak Attack from another class, you may choose to permanently trade away all of your Sneak Attack dice in exchange for a boost to your Effective Blade Wind Level when gaining this feature. If you choose not to trade your Sneak attack dice, you retain the ability but all further boosts to your Sneak Attack instead increase your Effective Blade Wind Level. Replaces the Bonus Feat for 5th level.

Slashing Spite: When under the affects of Blade Curse, any time you strike a foe, in addition to the normal damage dealt by the ability, all targets who fail their save against the Hexblade's Curse imposed by your Hexing Strike on that attack take damage equal to your base weapon damage plus Cha bonus. This ability replaces the fifth use of Hexblade's Curse.

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Thread focused on the racial sub levels.

Balance suggestions for the already done ones, and any recommendations for those yet to be finished, including the chosen classes.

Clans listed in red do not have all their sub levels finished.

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Next up on the list is the Tigers, with only Monks finished.

I figured Swordsage and Paladin as likely candidates, though I'm drawing a bit of a blank on what to replace for Swordsage. Maybe a unique stance in place of one they learn? Allowing them to choose which school to apply it to?

For Paladin, probably replace Mount, Lay on Hands, and something else. Maybe a unique aura that's similar to, but less powerful than, the unique Swordsage stance?

Decided to switch Swordsage with Spirit Shaman, so Tigers have a less physical class to sub into and I like the idea of them being in balance with the spirit world...

But I'm at a loss as to what to give them ability wise.

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So for Tiger Spirit Shaman, I think I have a vague idea for which abilities I want to do...

Bonus to detect spirits, including ignore invisibility on some kind of check

Steal Breath - supernatural ability, does something... Stuns at low levels and kills at higher? Especially effective against incorporeal spirits

the third I want to give them a unique spirit companion... No clue what specifically though...

Progress! Iceberg slow... But progress nonetheless!

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Spirit Sense: +4/sub level on spot and listen against spirits, dc to notice invisible spirits 1/2. Replaces wild empathy.

Steal Breath: DC 10+level+Wis, Dazed 1d6 rounds. lvld6 damage, half of damage done to target is gained as temp hp by tiger spirit shaman; any temporary hp left at end of (daze/stun) duration is returned to the target. +4 DC against incorporeal targets. Replaces Ghost Warrior

Steal Spirit:DC 10+level+Wis, Stunned 2d4 rounds. lvld8 damage, half of damage done to target is gained as temp hp by tiger spirit shaman; any temporary hp left at end of (daze/stun) duration is returned to the target. +4 DC against incorporeal targets. Replaces Exorcism

Steal Life: DC 10+level+Wis. Save or Die, current hp total of target is gained as temp hp by tiger spirit shaman. Lasts 5 minutes. +4 DC against incorporeal targets. Replaces Spirit Who Walks

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Tiger Spirit Shaman Racial Substitution:

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Tiger Spirit Shamans learn to detect the presence of Spirits better than their ilk at the cost of being able to communicate with the spirits of animals in the wild. They also learn to consume pieces of, and eventually the whole, spirit of those they face. They give up their Wild Empathy class feature, but gain the following abilities.

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2. +0    +2     +0     +2    Spirit Guide
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Spirit Sense +4, Steal Breath
6. +4    +5     +2     +5    Spirit Sense +8, Steal Spirit
13.+9    +8     +4     +8    Spirit Sense +12, Steal Life

Wild Empathy: Tiger Spirit Shamans do not gain this ability at 1st level.

Spirit Sense: After giving up Wild Empathy at 1st level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman learns at 2nd level to bend his own spirit in able to better detect the presence of others. He halves the DC of noticing invisible Spirits, and each time he takes a level of the Tiger Spirit Shaman Racial Substitution class, he gains a +4 bonus on Spot and Listen checks against Spirits.

Steal Breath: Starting at 2nd level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal a piece of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes 1d6 damage per class level and the target is shaken for 2d6 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of all damage done is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. This replaces Chastise Spirits.

Steal Spirit: Starting at 6th level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal a greater piece of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes 1d8 damage per class level and stuns the target for 1d8 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of all damage done is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. A target cannot be affected by Steal Breath and Steal Spirit at the same time. This replaces Ghost Warrior. At this level, the Tiger Spirit Shaman also gains an extra use of Steal Breath.

Steal Life: Starting at 13th level, a Tiger Spirit Shaman can steal all of his enemies' life force. He can do this once per encounter as a standard action against any target at close range. This ability causes the target to drop to -1 hit points and fall unconscious, but stable, for 3d6 rounds. A Fort save (DC 10+Wis+class level) will negate its effects. If the save fails, half of the target's current health is gained as temporary hit points by the Tiger Spirit Shaman. Any temporary hit points left at the end of the duration is returned to the target, who wakes up. Any time before the duration ends, however, the Tiger Spirit Shaman can, as a standard action, attempt to consume the remaining life force of his opponent. The opponent makes another save and, if successful, awakens and any remaining temporary hit points held by the Tiger Spirit Shaman are returned. If this second save is not successful, the target dies immediately and the Tiger Spirit Shaman loses the temporary hit points but is healed for an equal number of hit points. Both parts of this ability are a Death Affect. Against Incorporeal targets, the DC is increased by 4. A target cannot be affected by Steal Breath or Steal Spirit at the same time as Steal Life. This replaces Exorcism. At this level, the Tiger Spirit Shaman also gains an extra use of Steal Breath and Steal Spirit.

Done... Now time for Tiger Paladin.

I'm thinking drop a smite use (so less total) but can invert a single smite each round. So swap Evil/Good for example.

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Tiger Paladin Racial Substitution:

Tiger Paladins are embodiments of the Tigers' search for balance between all aspects of life. They can detect all who stray too far to either side of the scale and put down those who stray to each extreme with equal effectiveness.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                   
1. +1    +2     +0     +2    1 Aura, Detection, Smite 1/encounter, 1 Smite, Middle Path
5. +5    +4     +1     +4    Smite 2/encounter, 2 Smites, Balanced Smite

Middle Path: A Tiger Paladin must walk the middle path, careful to prevent himself from tipping the scales except to undo the push of others. He must keep at least one aspect of his alignment neutral. In exchange, he can choose to treat his alignment as either opposed aspect of that axis. Switching his effective alignment is a swift action. For example, a Lawful Neutral Tiger Paladin could choose to treat his alignment as Lawful Good or Lawful Evil, while a True Neutral Tiger Paladin would be able to count as whatever alignment was most beneficial in the situation. Additionally, he treats all alignments without at least one Neutral aspect as opposed to his own.

Aura: Aura of Harmony: This unique aura is available only to Tiger Paladins. Any creature with an alignment opposed to the Paladin's that attacks another within the Paladin's aura must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 Paladin level + Cha) or take subdual damage equal to half that they caused to their target. Each time this aura is learned, the DC increases by 4, and the subdual damage increases by 1/2 the original damage caused.

Balanced Smite: At 5th level, the Tiger Paladin does not gain an additional use of his Smite ability, but can instead balance it's affects. He can, as a Swift action, choose to temporarily trade any one Smite he knows for any other Smite he currently qualifies for (including any he qualifies for because he has switched his effective alignment with the Middle Path ability). At the end of each encounter, all his known Smites automatically switch back to his original list.

First stab.

Awkward (needs smoother wording BAD), maybe (most likely) not balanced... But at least something is up.

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Raven Archivist Racial Substitution:
Raven Archivists devote their academic studies not only to obscure monsters that have mostly been pushed out of Verold but also on their compatriots in the Clans and the animals they care for.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
2. +1    +3     +0     +3    Clan Knowledge
4. +2    +4     +1     +4    Rigorous Study
10.+5    +7     +3     +7    Comprehensive Anatomy

Clan Knowledge: A Raven Archivist gives up some focus on enhancing a particular field early in his career to instead broaden the scope to which he can apply his studies. At 2nd level, Raven Archivist can use Knowledge (local) or Knowledge (nature) to use his Dark Knowledge class feature against members of the Clans and associated animals. This replaces the first instance of Lore Mastery.

Rigorous Study: Starting at 4th level, a Raven Archivist can begin to devote himself to one single area of study at the detriment of others. He gains a +4 bonus to all checks with one knowledge skill, but suffers a -2 penalty to all others. A Raven Archivist can choose to switch his area of focus by spending 24 hours in uninterrupted. This replaces Still Mind.

Comprehensive Anatomy: At 10th level, a Raven Archivist can forgo gaining a bonus feat to instead gain a new use of his Dark Knowledge class ability. The Raven Archivist can use his understanding of anatomy to reveal the major weakness of a type of enemy. His allies gain a +1 bonus to the critical threat range of all attacks against the type of creature the Raven Archivist has targeted. If the creature is not normally susceptible to critical hits, they instead become vulnerable to them but with a -8 penalty to confirm. If the Raven Archivist succeeds on the check by 20 or more, the bonus to threat range is instead +2 or there is no penalty to confirm critical hits against creatures that are normally immune.

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Coyote Dread Necromancer Racial Substitution:
Coyote Dread Necromancers often see themselves as protectors of their own undead creations, especially those who do not retain the mental capacity to care for themselves. Were other Necromancers use their talent to preserve the intellect of fellow Clans members, Coyote Dread Necromancers often restore and bolster the spirits of the animals that so many in the Clans have left behind.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +0     +2    Charnel Touch, Rebuke Undead, Undead Handling
2. +1    +0     +0     +3    Lost Companion, Lich Body DR 2
7. +3    +2     +2     +5    Lich Body DR 4, Lost Pack
10.+5    +3     +3     +7    Shadow Growth

Undead Handling: Coyote Dread Necromancers often focus themselves on protecting large numbers of mindless undead and are well versed in their handling and direction. Handle Undead is always considered a class skill for them, and they gain a +2 bonus on Handle Undead checks. Their focus on Undeath distracts them from the wills of the living and unnerves many, however. They also suffer a -2 to all Diplomacy checks made against living creatures.

Lost Companion:  A Coyote Dread Necromancer holds to charge of protection beyond all bounds. He does not abandon his dog even as it succumbs to the dark energy he radiates. His racial Animal Companion becomes Undead but retains all normal benefits. Additionally, it now grants the Coyote Dread Necromancer the ability to control 4 more HD of undead than normal (both through rebuking and through spells).

Lost Pack: Instead of calling a magical servant. a Coyote Dread Necromancer focuses that energy on bolstering the animals he helps shepherd into the Lost. In place of gaining a familiar, all Undead animals he creates or controls gain an additional HD. This additional HD does not count against the limit that the Coyote Dread Necromancer can control.

Shadow Growth: As part of caring for his charges, the Coyote Dread Necromancer must keep them fed and healthy, so he must be able to supply them with the vast amounts of negative energy they need instead of using it to keep his own body functioning. As long as it heals at least one Undead animal, the Coyote Dread Necromancer's Negative Energy Burst hits the same area on the next round without consuming a use or requiring an action from the Coyote Dread Necromancer. This effect can continue up to a number of rounds equal to half the Coyote Dread Necromancer's class level. This replaces Light Fortification.

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Coyote Ranger Racial Substitution:

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Coyote Rangers protect and ward a group of animals who in turn give their devotion and aid to him. He cannot turn his own body into that of other animals beyond his own natural abilities, but he gains multiple companions who will fight for him and benefit from his spells.

   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +2     +0    Track, Wild Empathy, Animal Companion, Familiar Companion, Companion Devotion
3. +2    +3     +3     +1    Endurance, Share Senses
6. +4    +5     +5     +2    Second Companion
14.+10   +9     +9     +4    Third Companion

Familiar Companion: A Coyote Ranger focuses his devotion and transformative energies on enhancing his Animal Companions instead of one becoming an animal himself. He does not gain the Shapeshifting class feature, but instead all of his Animal Companions, including his racial dog companion, gain the special abilities of a familiar. For the purposes of the special abilities granted, treat the Coyote Ranger's effective Wizard level as the same as his effective Druid level for that companion.

Companion Devotion: A Coyote Ranger must remain devoted to all of his Animal Companions. He cannot benefit from these alternate class features if he chooses to give up any of his Animal Companion class abilities, even his racial ability.

Share Senses: A Coyote Ranger's Empathic Link with his Animal Companions is much stronger than normal. As a standard action, he can choose to share senses with any of his companions that are in range of the empathic link. He can literally see through their eyes, hear through their eyes, smell through their noses, etc. Only senses that the companion actually has are available to him, however, for example, he could not use Blindisght or Blindsense when looking through his companion's eyes if they did not also possess that ability. This replaces gaining Surrogate Spellcasting as a bonus feat.

Second Companion: At 6th level, the Coyote Ranger gains the trust and loyalty of another Animal Companion. This Second Companion gains all the benefits of the first, including feats, spells, or other special abilities (but not ones that apply exclusively to the Coyote Ranger's racial companion), but the Coyote Ranger's effective Druid level for the second companion is 5 lower than his Ranger level. This replaces the Natural Shapeshift ability.

Third Companion: At 14th level, the Coyote Ranger gains the trust and loyalty of another Animal Companion. This Second Companion gains all the benefits of the first, including feats, spells, or other special abilities (but not ones that apply exclusively to the Coyote Ranger's racial companion), but the Coyote Ranger's effective Druid level for the third companion is half his Ranger level. This replaces the Improved Rapidstrike ability.

Python Incarnate Racial Substitution:

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Python Incarnates come to embody strength and competition over alignment based goals and ideals. They can judge their strength against those around them, learn a unique soulmeld to gain an advantage against his opponents, and a unique location to which to bind it.

   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +2     +0     +2    Detect Strength, Snake's Charm
3. +1    +3     +1     +3    Expanded soulmeld capacity +1, Combat Radiance 1/day
7. +3    +5     +2     +5    Scale Chakra

Detect Strength: Instead of detecting opposed alignments, Python Incarnates can detect the difference in hit dice and ability scores between himself and those around them. The strength of the aura uses the same scale as evil outsiders for detect evil, but the listed HD is the difference between the target's and the Python's, not the target's total. The Python always knows if the aura represents a lower HD or ability total than his own and is never overwhelmed by a lower total, no matter how large the difference. This replaces detect opposition.

Snake's Charm:  The Python Incarnate gains a unique soulmeld.

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Snake's Charm:
Descriptor: None
Classes: Python Incarnate
Chakra: Scale
Saving Throw: Will

An eerie but soothing tone trills and roils in the air around you, but when danger draws near it becomes a piercing hiss and rattle.

Snake's Charm helps make you be more prepared for danger as it's tones change to warn you of impending doom. It grants a +4 bonus to Spot and Listen checks.

Essentia: Every point of essentia invested provides a +2 bonus to combat maneuver checks.

Chakra Bind (Crown): Your eyes take on a mesmerizing and kaleidoscopic pattern that dazzles and entrances your enemies.

You gain a gaze attack with a 30' range. Enemies must make a Will save or be dazzled for one round. If you choose to actively use your gaze attack against an opponent, it requires a standard action, but the opponent must instead make a Will save or be fascinated for one round. Only one target can be fascinated at a time.

Chakra Bind (Throat): A deep shadow wraps around your throat, springing out with a deep and ominous drone when called.

As a standard action, you can form the shadows around your throat into an impossibly large and imposing cobra's hood. When doing so, you can make an Intimidate check against all opponents within 40'. Opponents who fail their level check must additionally make a Will save or be cowering instead of simply shaken.

Combat Radiance: At 3rd level, a Python Incarnate does not gain the normal alignment based benefits from his Incarnum Radiance. Instead, he gains a +2 bonus to all combat manuevers. This bonus improves by 2 for every five levels gained (+4 at 5th level, +6 at 10th level, etc). This ability otherwise works exactly like the standard Incarnum Radiance.

Scale Chakra: At 7th level, a Python Incarnate gains access to a unique chakra: Scale. This chakra is not associated with any location on the body, but rather represents a connection to the physical body as a whole. Binding a a soulmeld to this chakra does not restrict the use of magic items that take up a body location. Any soulmeld can be bound to this chakra, but, regardless of which soulmeld is bound to this chakra, you gain a unique bonus. If you have a soulmeld bound to the Scale Chakra, your critical threat modifier increases by 1, and you gain a +1 bonus to confirm critical threats for every point of essentia invested in the bound soulmeld. This replaces the Share Incarnum Radiance class feature.

Python Warblade Racial Substitution:

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Python Warblades are hardy and sly in addition to being highly competitive. They rely on wits less often than other Warblades, but still employ them in order to exemplify the devastating power of the grappling centered Python martial discipline.

   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +1    +2     +0     +0    Weapon Aptitude, Sturdy Wrestling
3. +3    +3     +1     +1    Shattering Blow
11.+11   +7     +3     +3    Exploit Failure

Sturdy Wrestling: At first level, a Python Warblade focuses not on cunningly evading danger, but on stiffening his muscles reactively when in close quarters to his opponents. He gains an inherent bonus to his AC equal to his Con score, but only when grappling an opponent. This bonus does not apply against touch attack except against opponents he is currently grappling. This replaces Battle Clarity.

Shattering Blow: A Python Warblade learns at third level to apply brute force to his enemies' weaknesses. He adds his Strength modifier to all attempts to confirm a critical hit. This replaces Battle Ardor.

Exploit Failure: Python Warblades always seek to take advantage of their opponents' shortcomings. At eleventh level, they learn to latch onto any momentary weakness and when an opponent initiates a combat maneuver against them and then fails the opposed check, immediately initiate a grapple against that opponent without provoking attacks of opportunity or needing to first make a touch attack. This replaces the Battle Skill ability.

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Crane Samurai Racial Substitution:

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +1    +2     +0     +2    Hexblade's Curse 1/Encounter, Armored Spellcasting (light), Educated Warrior
2. +2    +3     +0     +3    Imposing Armor
5. +5    +4     +1     +4    Hexblade's Curse 2/encounter, Blade Wind
17.+17   +10    +5     +10   Slashing Spite

Armored Spellcasting: Crane Samurai are not proficient with medium or heavy armor and can only cast spells without penalty in light armor. They also do not gain the Greater Armored Spellcasting ability at level 5.

Educated Warrior: Crane Samurai are taught arts beyond the martial and arcane, and gain 3 base skill points each time they take a level of this substitution class.

Imposing Armor: Cha to AC, replaces Arcane Resistance.

Blade Wind: Gain Blade Wind ability and one Effective Blade Wind Level. If you already have Blade Wind from another class, this level stacks with the Effective Blade Wind Level you already have. If you have Sneak Attack from another class, you may choose to permanently trade away all of your Sneak Attack dice in exchange for a boost to your Effective Blade Wind Level when gaining this feature. If you choose not to trade your Sneak attack dice, you retain the ability but all further boosts to your Sneak Attack instead increase your Effective Blade Wind Level. Replaces the Bonus Feat for 5th level.

Slashing Spite: When under the affects of Blade Curse, any time you strike a foe, in addition to the normal damage dealt by the ability, all targets who fail their save against the Hexblade's Curse imposed by your Hexing Strike on that attack take damage equal to your base weapon damage plus Cha bonus. This ability replaces the fifth use of Hexblade's Curse.

This is up next, I think. I bit more fleshed out and referencing the new general alternate class feature.

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Crane Rogue Racial Substitution:
Crane Rogues are not devious thieves or dextrous masters of skill. Crane Rogues are the ruthless and zealous hunters tasked with tracking and capturing those who are seen as enemies of the Creator Gods, or simply the most powerful Clan, individual family, or, occasionally, even criminal group ruling a region.

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   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
1. +0    +0     +2     +0    Code of Conduct, Marked Target +2, Track, Hide in Plain Sight (cover)
2. +3    +1     +4     +1    Instinctive Mark, Quick Draw
4. +1    +0     +3     +0    Uncanny Dodge, Unyielding Hunt, Combat Style
6. +4    +2     +5     +2    Danger Sense +2, Crusade

Skills: A Crane Rogue removes Disguise from the list of class skills and replaces it with Survival.

Code of Conduct: In order to gain any benefits of these racial sub levels against an opponent, Crane Rogues must announce their identity to their targets, as well as who has sent them on their hunt and why. Crane Rogues also do not gain Sneak Attack, nor can they ever gain it from another class. If another class offers Sneak Attack, the Crane Rogue must instead use the Blade Wind alternate.

Marked Target: Crane Rogues have a single specific target of their hunt at one time. Designating this target takes a move action. Against this target, the Crane Rogue gains a +2 bonus on Intimidate, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks and all damage rolls. This bonus improves by +1 at 3rd level and every two levels after. If this target matches one the Crane Rogue has been assigned, this bonus increases by an additional +2.

Track: A Crane Rogue gains Track as a Bonus feat. This replaces the standard rogue’s Trapfinding, though a Crane Rogue has the option to regain Trapfinding by expending one of the Special Abilities they gain starting at 6th level.

Instinctive Mark: At 2nd level, the Crane Rogue automatically marks any allies of his marked target, whether he actually knows of their relation to his target or not. This includes anyone that shares basic societal associations (for example, being a member of the same Elemental Sect if that is why the target has been marked). The bonus from this class ability is half that from deliberately marking a target and does not stack with deliberately marking a target. This replaces Evasion.

Unyielding Hunt: Beginning at 4th level, if a Crane Rogue injures a target it has deliberately marked, the Crane Rogue always knows the direction in which the target lies and the approximate distance (within 10% of the total distance) to the target. This ability only works while on the same plane of existence as the target.  This replaces Deceive Item.

Crusade: At 6th level, a Crane Rogue can choose to mark an entire group or organization. This can include groups united by ideals even if not part of an organized structure (for example, all members of an Elemental Sect). All members of this group are counted as deliberately marked by the Crane Rogue. The marked group for Crusade cannot be changed until the Crane Rogue either gains another character level or spends a full week devoting his hunt to the new group. This ability does not prevent the Crane Rogue from choosing individual Marked Targets, but the two abilities do not stack. This replaces the Special Ability selection at 6th level.

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Raven Factotum Racial Substitution:

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Raven Factotums have a leg up when emulating magic, as they have a natural understanding of it, but by focusing on this loose out on options to strike at vulnerable points or gather divine energies.

   BAB  Fort    Ref    Will  Abilities
                                          
5. +3    +1     +4     +1    Familiar dilettante
10.+7    +3     +7     +3    Improved dilettante
15.+11   +5     +9     +5    Inspired familiarity
20.+15   +6     +12    +6    Improved dilettante

Familiar dilettante: Use magic familiarity to fuel extra dilettante uses, cast spontaneously from any dilettante spell chosen. 1 Inspiration and SL*2 magic familiarity spell slots.

Improved dilettante: Familiar dilettante does not cost inspiration. Spend inspiration to apply metamagic to dilettante spontaneously. 4 inspiration per level of metamagic adjust.

Inspired dilettante: Can burn inspiration points at start of day for extra magic familiarity spell slots. Burned inspiration points are not available in any encounter until resting for 8 hours and choosing spells for arcane dilettante for the day. Each point of inspiration spent grants one more slot than the last, 1 IP = 1 MFP, 2 IP = 3 MFP, 3 IP = 6 MFP, 4 IP = 10 MFP, etc.

Improved dilettante: Metamagic adjust levels only cost 2 inspiration points

Super, super early draft for Raven Factotem up. Completely replaces opportunistic piety with arcane dilettante enhancements that use racial resource.