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! colspan="13;" style="background:#EDEDED;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">The Paladin</font></div>
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! colspan="6;" style="background:#CDAA7D;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">The Explorer</font></div>
 
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| colspan="5"|'''------------------------------------------------------- Prayers -------------------------------------------------------'''
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! colspan="4" style="background:#DDC5A6;"|Charting
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| colspan="2"|'''-------------- Maneuvers --------------'''
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|width="5%"|'''Level'''
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|width="10%"|'''Level'''
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|width="7%" align="left"|'''BAB'''
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|width="26%" align="left"|'''Special'''
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|width="4%"|'''Fort'''
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|width="16%"|''Moxie''
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|width="4%"|'''Ref'''
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|width="16%"|''Max Grade''
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|width="4%"|'''Will'''
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|width="16%"|''Knacks''
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|width="16%" align="left"|'''Special'''
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|width="16%"|''Skills''
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|width="6%"|'''Max Prayer Level'''
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|width="9%"|'''Base Absolute Limit'''
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|width="9%"|'''Utterances'''
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|width="9%"|'''Incantations'''
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|width="9%"|'''Recitations'''
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|width="9%"|'''Maneuvers Known'''
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|width="9%"|'''Max Maneuver Level'''
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|1 || align="left"|+1 || +2 || +0 || +1 || align="left"|Aura, Domain, Channel Divine || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || --- || ---
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|1 || align="left"|Mapmaking || 2 || Basic || 1 || 4
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|2 || align="left"|+2 || +3 || +0 || +2 || align="left"|Combat Style, Divine Grace, Lay on Hands || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || 1 || 1st
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|2 || align="left"|Cartography || 2 || Basic || 1 || 6
 
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|3 || align="left"|+3 || +3 || +1 || +2 || align="left"|Aura, Divine Health, Mercy || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || ---- || 2 || 1st
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|3 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 3 || Lesser || 1 || 7
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|4 || align="left"|+4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || align="left"|Truespeech, Know Thyself || 1st || 10 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2nd
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|4 || align="left"|Cartography || 3 || Lesser || 1 || 8
 
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|5 || align="left"|+5 || +4 || +1 || +3 || align="left"|Aura, Divine Bond || 1st || 13 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 2nd
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|5 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 4 || Lesser || 2 || 10
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|6 || align="left"|+6/+1 || +5 || +2 || +3 || align="left"|Mercy || 1st || 16 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 2nd
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|6 || align="left"|Cartography || 4 || Lesser || 2 || 11
 
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|7 || align="left"|+7/+2 || +5 || +2 || +4 || align="left"|Aura || 1st || 19 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2nd
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|7 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 5 || Lesser || 2 || 12
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|8 || align="left"|+8/+3 || +6 || +2 || +4 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 1st || 22 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 3rd
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|8 || align="left"|Cartography || 5 || Expert || 2 || 14
 
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|9 || align="left"|+9/+4 || +6 || +3 || +4 || align="left"|Aura, Mercy || 1st || 26 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 3rd
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|9 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 6 || Expert || 2 || 15
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|10 || align="left"|+10/+5 || +7 || +3 || +5 || align="left"|Paladin Talent || 2nd || 30 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 3rd
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|10 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 7 || Expert || 2 || 16
 
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|11 || align="left"|+11/+6/+1 || +7 || +3 || +5 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 2nd || 34 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 8 || 3rd
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|11 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 7 || Expert || 3 || 18
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|12 || align="left"|+12/+7/+2 || +8 || +4 || +6 || align="left"|Paladin Talent, Mercy || 2nd || 38 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 4th
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|12 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 8 || Expert || 3 || 19
 
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|13 || align="left"|+13/+8/+3 || +8 || +4 || +6 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 2nd || 43 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 4th
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|13 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 8 || Greater || 3 || 20
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|14 || align="left"|+14/+9/+4 || +9 || +4 || +6 || align="left"|Paladin Talent || 2nd || 48 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 10 || 4th
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|14 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 8 || Greater || 3 || 22
 
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|15 || align="left"|+15/+10/+5 || +9 || +5 || +7 || align="left"|Mercy || 2nd || 53 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 11 || 4th
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|15 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 9 || Greater || 3 || 23
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|16 || align="left"|+16/+11/+6/+1 || +10 || +5 || +7 || align="left"|Paladin Talent || 3rd || 58 || 7 || 4 || 2 || 12 || 5th
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|16 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 9 || Greater || 3 || 24
 
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|17 || align="left"|+17/+12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +8 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 3rd || 64 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 12 || 5th
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|17 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 10 || Greater || 3 || 26
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|18 || align="left"|+18/+13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +8 || align="left"|Paladin Talent, Mercy || 3rd || 70 || 8 || 5 || 2 || 13 || 5th
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|18 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 10 || Master || 3 || 27
 
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|19 || align="left"|+19/+14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +8 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 3rd || 76 || 8 || 5 || 3 || 14 || 5th
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|19 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 11 || Master || 3 || 28
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|-style="background:#EBEBEB;"
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|20 || align="left"|+20/+15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +9 || align="left"|Paladin Talent || 3rd || 82 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 15 || 6th
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|20 || align="left"|Explorer Talent || 11 || Master || 3 || 30
 
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=Paladin=
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=Explorer=
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[[Image:draenei_paladin.jpg|thumb|325px|right|Ionatan, iconic paladin]]
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[[Image:The_urban_explorer_by_luches-d3ll5ka.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Trish, iconic explorer]]
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: ''"I may not be a Saint, but I live by their example."''
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: ''"There's a whole lot out there to see."''
  
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To be deemed a Saint, an individual must find themselves worthy of what is effectively "hero worship," gaining respect and adoration from sufficient mortals to allow them to ascend as a Saint. For some, Saints are more than individuals worthy of such accolades - they deserve ''imitation''. Their belief in a particular Saint leads them to take up arms and train in combat, to better fight for the ideals of their patron.
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There are plenty of places to explore in the worlds of Trinity: ancient ruins lost to the ravages of time; desolate lands that haven't seen a sentient face in ages; and many other secrets. Exploring these out-of-the-way places requires a surprisingly large skill set, and some choose to specialize on improving those skills, becoming explorers in the process. Everything from the logistics of planning a foray to the search for hidden passages is within the explorer's purview, and - since the world is a dangerous place - many also know their way around a weapon, even if aren't particularly graceful with one, and explorers who survive their expeditions often become an incredibly hardy lot. Explorers are as likely to find work as the scout for an adventuring party as they are to band together and hire a mercenary to deal with anything dangerous on their travels.
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A paladin devotes himself to the ideologies of a particular Saint, who - in turn - empowers the paladin with Divine strength, granting them aspects of their own abilities as well. As a paladin becomes more familiar with the religious aspects of a Saint, he gains the ability to channel his patron's power in prayer.
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Unlike [[Class:_Priest|priests]], who merely worship a Saint, the paladin seeks to become more and more like the Saint. As such, paladins have much stricter codes of conduct. However, in return, paladins gain greater access to their patron's domain powers, as well as additional domain powers that are reserved explicitly for paladins.
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It is important to note that paladins in Trinity are almost a complete departure from standard d20 paladins.
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Despite what their name would suggest, [[Class:_Antipaladin|antipaladins]] are not a direct mirror to paladins.
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==Game Rule Information==
 
==Game Rule Information==
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Paladins have the following game statistics.
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Thieves have the following game statistics.
  
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'''[[The_Forces#Force_Alignment | Force Alignment]]:''' Divine.
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'''[[The_Forces#Force_Alignment | Force Alignment]]:''' None.
  
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'''[[The_Forces#Force_Resistance | Force Resistances]]:''' NI 5 + level, VI 5 + level.
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'''[[The_Forces#Force_Resistance | Force Resistances]]:''' None.
  
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'''Abilities:''' Physical ability scores are important to a paladin, as he focuses on combat and the ability to protect the ideals of his patron. Charisma is also important, however, as it fuels his prayers as well as a number of his special abilities.
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'''Abilities:''' Dexterity, Bravery, and Luck are all important here.
  
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'''Hit Die:''' d10.
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'''Hit Points at 1st Level:''' 15 + Con score.
  
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'''Class Skills:''' The paladin’s class skills are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) (Int), Knowledge (Religion) (Int), Martial Lore (Int), Prayercraft (Wis), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), and Sense Motive (Wis).
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'''Hit Points at Each Additional Level:''' 9 + Con modifier.
  
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'''Skill Points at Each Level:''' 2 + Int.
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'''Healing Surges:''' 10 + Con modifier.
  
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'''Alignment:''' Must match patron's alignment exactly.
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'''Starting Age:''' Simple.
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: '''''[[Journey:_Ethos|Ethos]]:''' Must be within two steps of patron's listed ethoi.
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'''Starting Age:''' Moderate.
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'''Starting Gold:''' 6d4 x 10gp.
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'''Favored By:''' None.
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==Class Features==
 
==Class Features==
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All of the following are class features of the paladin.
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All of the following are class features of the explorer.
  
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'''Weapons and Armor Proficiency:''' Paladins are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and with shields (except tower shields). A paladin is also proficient with his patron's favored weapon.
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'''Weapons:''' Any four.
  
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'''Domain (Di):''' When you take your first level in paladin, you must select a Saint as your patron. You gain access to your [[Priest_Domains|patron's domain]], which grants you an additional paladin class skill, an additional weapon or armor proficiency, and a number of additional powers (dependent upon the domain). In addition, your patron's domain automatically adds new prayers to your prayers known upon gaining access to the appropriate prayer level.
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'''Armor:''' Cloth, leather.
  
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As a paladin, your domain also grants you additional abilities as you gain levels, as indicated in the domain's description.
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'''Implements:''' [[d20 Mechanic: Implements|Kits]].
  
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'''Know Thyself:''' Upon taking your first level in paladin, you gain knowledge of your own truename.
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<div id="Skills_Feature">
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Explorers are experts, and as such make use of ''skills'', specific ways that they can interact with the world that they have learned through training and experience in their particular field.
  
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'''Channel Divine (Di):''' As a paladin, you are able to tap into the power of the Divine, though diluted by the separation between the Divine itself and the world. You gain a number of ''channel divine'' uses per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier.
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To use skills, explorers must expend ''moxie'', which they regain slowly while resting.
  
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For purposes of Divine feats from other sources, ''channel divine'' uses count as ''turn undead'' attempts (and so you can use them to fuel Divine feats that require their expenditure).
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&nbsp;
  
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Most patron's domains grant a power that allows you to expend a ''channel divine'' use for a purpose relevant to the patron.
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|width="10%"|'''Knack'''
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|width="10%"|'''Primary Ability'''
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|width="80%" align="left"|'''Description'''
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|Urbexor || Int || align="left"|Most at home in cities, urbexors learn how to traverse cities in unusual ways, and are by far the most social of explorers.
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|-style="background:#E6D5BE;"
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|Dungeoneer || Per || align="left"|Seemingly able to keep maps in their heads, dungeoneers focus on exploring catacombs, fortresses, and other sorts of ruins or complexes.
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|Pathfinder || Wis || align="left"|Able cartographers and able to navigate almost by instinct, pathfinders specialize in overland travel through forests, deserts, and mountains.
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In addition, all paladins can use ''channel divine'' uses to smite foes of their patron. When you make an attack or full-attack action, you can expend a ''channel divine'' use to add your Charisma modifier to your attack rolls and your paladin level to your damage rolls for that action. You can only use this ability on creatures whose alignments are opposed to your patron's on at least one axis; if your patron is neutral, you can only use this ability on creatures with "extremist" alignments (LG, LE, CG, or CE).
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You can always use this ability on a Lucavi, Daemon, or Fiend, regardless of its alignment.
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Skills are completely mundane in nature, representing only an individual's honed senses and experience. Skills are divided into ''knacks'', which represent particular areas of expertise in the given expert's field. The ''moxie'' cost and minimum primary ability needed to use a skill are indicated on the table to the right.
  
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: '''''Ethos:''' You can only use this ability on creatures whose ethoi differ from your patron's by at least three steps.
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If you use this ability on a creature that does meet the requirements, this ability does nothing (but you still expend the ''channel divine'' use).
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'''Auras (Di):''' The defining trait of paladins are auras, powerful divine effects that she exudes by her mere presence through her powerful connection to her Saint. A paladin can activate an aura as a swift action and dismiss it as a non-action on her turn, and can only have one aura active at a time. An aura has a radius of 20 feet.
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Auras are divine effects, and as such any creature or object Nature- or Void-aligned within the aura radius sparks as appropriate. Creatures whose DI cannot be overcome by a paladin's ''take 10'' on a petitioner level check are immune to her aura.
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A paladin's auras function only while the paladin is conscious, not while she is unconscious, dead, or otherwise similarly impaired (such as turned to stone). As an exception, a paladin turned to glass by ''vitrification'' or similar effect intensifies her auras, doubling their radius, but she cannot control the effect.
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As she gains experience, the paladin's auras gain in power, and she learns to wield new powers of the Divine. Each time you gain the Aura ability, choose one of the auras below.
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* ''Aura of Courage:'' You are immune to fear. All allies within your aura gain a +4 divine bonus on saving throws against fear.
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* ''Aura of Resolve:'' You are immune to charm effects. All allies within your aura gain a +4 divine bonus on saving throws against charm effects.
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* ''Aura of Faith:'' Your weapons are considered Good-aligned for purposes of bypassing Damage Reduction. Any attacks made by allies who are within her aura are considered Good-aligned for purposes of bypassing Damage Reduction. (If you are using Ethos, replace "Good" with "White")
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* ''Aura of Righteousness:'' You gain DR 5/evil and are immune to compulsion effects. All allies within your aura gain a +4 divine bonus on saving throws against compulsion effects. (If you are using Ethos, replace "Evil" with "Black")
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* ''Aura of Devotion:'' You gain a +4 sacred bonus to your AC. All allies within your aura gain a +2 sacred bonus to AC.
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* ''Aura of Retribution:'' Any creature that strikes you suffers from ongoing holy damage equal to your paladin level for a number of rounds equal to your Wisdom modifier. Multiple applications reset the duration, and do not stack. Attacks against allies within your aura cause the attacker to suffer holy damage equal to your paladin level.
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* ''Aura of Concentration:'' You automatically make all Concentration checks when invoking prayers. All allies within your aura gain a +8 divine bonus on Concentration checks.
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* ''Aura of Warding:'' When you activate this aura, choose an energy type. You gain resistance to that energy type equal to your paladin level. All allies within your aura gain resistance to that energy type equal to one-half your paladin level, rounded down.
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! width="40%"|Minimum Primary Ability
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! width="27%"|Moxie Cost
 
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| Basic || 10 || 1
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| 17 || 4 || 8
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| Lesser || 12 || 2
 
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| Expert || 14 || 3
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| 19 || 5 || 9
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| Greater || 16 || 5
 
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| Master || 18 || 8
 
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'''Combat Style (Ex):''' At second level, the paladin has begun the martial aspect of her training. Choose one of the following classes: [[Class:_Einhander|einhander]] or [[Class:_Defender|defender]]. You gain access to that class's maneuver list, and can choose maneuvers from them. Once you make this choice, it cannot be changed.
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The explorer has a maximum amount of ''moxie'', based upon his class level. You gain a bonus to this amount equal to the highest of your Perception, Intelligence, and Bravery modifiers; this bonus is limited to half your class level, rounded down.
  
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Consult the following table for information on how many maneuvers you may have readied or the maximum size of your armor token pool.
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After a ''long rest'', you automatically regain all ''moxie''.  
  
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In addition, you gain access to another aura, dependent upon your choice. If you chose einhander, you gain access to ''aura of combat''. If you chose defender, you gain access to ''aura of protection''.
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During a ''short rest'', you can spend a ''healing surge'' to regain 1 ''moxie''. You can only spend one ''healing surge'' per ''short rest'' in this manner.
  
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* ''Aura of Combat (Di):'' You gain a +2 sacred bonus to attack rolls. All allies within the aura gain a +1 sacred bonus to attack rolls. On your turn, as either part of an attack action or as a standard action, you refresh your maneuvers. As a move action, you can change what maneuvers you have readied.
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To use a skill, you must expend some amount of ''moxie'', the amount required is determined by the grade of the skill.
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* ''Aura of Protection (Di):'' You gain DR 2/-. All allies within the aura gain DR 1/-. Whenever you take damage, you gain an armor token.
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Note that you do not need to be in your aura to use the maneuvers granted to you by your combat style. However, you do need to be in the relevant aura in order to refresh your abilities or gain resources relevant to your combat style.
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The explorer begins with four known skills. He gains knowledge of additional skills each level, as per the class table, above. At fourth level and every four levels after, he can trade out up to two skills for new skills from any knack he can access, of any grade he can access.
  
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Your initiator level is considered one-half your paladin level, rounded down.
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If you would gain access to a knack, you can choose to instead gain a bonus feat, which must be a feat for which you qualify. If you would gain access to a knack and already have access to three knacks, you gain a bonus feat instead.
  
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'''Divine Grace (Di):''' At second level, you gain a bonus to all saving throws equal to your Charisma modifier.
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The explorer's key ability for his ''exploration checks'' is the primary ability for the knack of the skill in question.
  
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'''Lay on Hands (Pr):''' At second level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, she can use one of the target's healing surges to heal the target for 25% of their maximum health. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the paladin targets herself, in which case it is a swift action. Despite the name of this ability, a paladin only needs one free hand to use this ability.
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=Skills=
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The following is the explorer skill list, ordered by knack, then by grade.
  
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Alternatively, a paladin can use this ability to deal damage to undead creatures, or creatures otherwise susceptible to holy damage. Against such creatures, the paladin's touch deals 1d6 points of holy damage for every two paladin levels she possesses. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Creatures do not receive a saving throw against this damage, but the paladin must penetrate a creature's DI to use it.
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==Archaeology Knack==
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The field of archaeology, in the sense that explorers use it, is focused on finding what you were not meant to find. Archaeologist explorers excel at finding the hidden treasure, secret passages, and lost tomes that often elude adventurers, and can often glean details of a site just from examining small sections of it. However, their process is slow and methodical; in addition, their attention to detail can sometimes make them miss obvious dangers. As such, while archaeologist explorers get many skills related to finding hidden details, they are often less adept at fully exploring a site, and get no training in noticing traps or denizens of the dark.
  
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'''Divine Health (Di):''' At third level, a paladin is immune to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases, such as mummy rot.
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'''Mercy (Di):''' At third level, and every three levels thereafter, a paladin can select one mercy. Each mercy adds an effect to the paladin's lay on hands ability. Whenever the paladin uses lay on hands to heal damage to one target, the target also receives the additional effects from all of the mercies possessed by the paladin. A mercy can remove a condition caused by a curse, disease, or poison without curing the affliction. Such conditions return after 1 hour unless the mercy actually removes the affliction that causes the condition.
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At 3rd level, the paladin can select from the following initial mercies.
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* ''Fatigued:'' The target is no longer fatigued.
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* ''Sickened:'' The target is no longer sickened.
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At 6th level, a paladin adds the following mercies to the list of those that can be selected.
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* ''Dazed:'' The target is no longer dazed.
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* ''Diseased:'' The paladin's lay on hands ability also acts as ''remove disease'', using the paladin's level as the caster level.
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* ''Staggered:'' The target is no longer staggered, unless the target is at exactly 0 hit points.
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At 9th level, a paladin adds the following mercies to the list of those that can be selected.
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* ''Cursed:'' The paladin's lay on hands ability also acts as ''remove curse'', using the paladin's level as the caster level.
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* ''Exhausted:'' The target is no longer exhausted. The paladin must have the fatigue mercy before selecting this mercy.
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* ''Frightened:'' The target is no longer frightened. The paladin must have the shaken mercy before selecting this mercy.
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* ''Nauseated:'' The target is no longer nauseated. The paladin must have the sickened mercy before selecting this mercy.
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* ''Poisoned:'' The paladin's lay on hands ability also acts as ''neutralize poison'', using the paladin's level as the caster level.
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At 12th level, a paladin adds the following mercies to the list of those that can be selected.
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* ''Blinded:'' The target is no longer blinded.
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* ''Deafened:'' The target is no longer deafened.
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* ''Paralyzed:'' The target is no longer paralyzed.
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|Analysis, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against the current ''zone''. If you hit, you make ''progress'' and gain ''libra (exploration)'' against it.
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|Awareness, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against the current ''zone''. If you hit, you make ''progress'' and determine the presence of ''hidden details''.
 
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|Danger Sense, Basic || In response to a ''hazard check'', gain a +2 power bonus to defenses against it.
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|Get Back! || In response to a ''creature encounter'', gain a +4 power bonus on the ''exploration check'' made to determine the encounter type.
 
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|Open Lock, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against a ''lock''; if you hit, gain ''progress'' against it per your kit.
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|Scrutiny, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against the current ''zone''. If you hit, you make ''progress'' and learn one ''zone encounter''.
 
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|Stealth, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against the current ''zone''. If you hit, you make no ''progress'', but gain ''potency 4 stealth'' while in the ''zone''.
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'''Prayers (Pr):''' At fourth level, the paladin can call upon his Saint and have her prayers heard. She gains access to prayers. When she speaks words in the tongue of creation, she may reshape the world to her liking. There are three types of such manifestations - utterances, incantations, and recitations - which are collectively referred to simply as ''prayers''. All prayers share the following qualities.
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|Examination, Basic || Make an ''exploration check''. If you hit, you gain a +1 power bonus to the ''potency'' to your ''progress''.
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|Navigate Terrain, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' against an ''obstacle''; if you hit, gain ''progress'' against it per your kit.
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|Search, Basic || Make an ''exploration check'' with a +2 power bonus.
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|Shepherd || ''Traverse'' to a new ''zone'' via a known ''passage'' without expending actions.
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|Survey, Basic || Make an ''exploration check''. If you hit, you make no ''progress'', but you ''discover'' a ''passage''.
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|Sweep, Basic || Make two ''exploration checks'', each with a -4 power penalty.
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|Triangulate || Make an ''exploration check'' against an adjacent ''zone''. If you hit, you make no ''progress'', but if that ''zone'' has a ''passage'' to a ''zone'' you have already found, you ''discover'' that ''passage'', and make ''potency 1 progress'' against the target ''zone''.
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* You may vocalize a prayer as a move action. You are not limited to vocalizing one prayer each round.
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|You know a few things about getting along on the road.
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|'''Prerequisites:''' No levels in explorer.
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|'''Benefit:''' You gain access to a single explorer knack, and learn two explorer tricks of your choice from that knack. Your ''expertise die'' is d2.
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|'''Special:''' If you take a level in explorer, you must immediately retrain this feat; the new feat cannot be a [Job] feat.
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To use a prayer, you must have a Wisdom score of 9 + [(prayer's level) x 2].
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'''Truespeech (Di):''' As a petitioner, paladins are trained in the language of the Divine itself, which it used to give names to everything that existed, exists, and will exist. Though mortal tongues are not made to form such speech, the divine languages - Saigue and Lucavic - are similar enough facsimiles that priests can use them to alter reality.
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Using these languages in this manner is difficult, however: in order to successfully use prayers, a priest must make a Truespeak check. A priest's bonus on a truespeak check is 3 + his petitioner level + his Wisdom modifier. You can never take 20 on a Truespeak check, and as a paladin you cannot expend ''channel divine'' uses to take 10 on such checks. Truespeak checks are further modified by how you refer to a creature; if you know a creature's ''truename'' - that is, the name the Divine itself gave to it - you gain a +4 bonus to your truename check. If you must refer to a creature by a nickname (such as referring to a monster by a physical description, rather than the name of it), you suffer a -2 penalty to your truename check.
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'''Learning Truenames:''' Learning a truename of a creature requires meditation, study, and research. A paladin must make a Knowledge check relevant to the creature's creature type with a DC of at least 25, and spend at least one week in research with access to a library or similar institution. You must have a creature's given name in order to find its truename. The base DC of this check is 25, further modified by the creature's notoriety, age, and measures taken to prevent its truename from being learned.
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'''Utterances (Pr):''' Utterances are the most powerful form of prayer a paladin can vocalize. These are words and phrases that cause some kind of hindering or harmful effect to foes, or a helpful effect to allies. All utterances are subject to a paladin's ''absolute limit'': an utterance vocalized by a paladin cannot affect an unwilling creature whose current hit points is greater than the paladin's absolute limit. A willing creature can be affected by an utterance regardless of its current hit points.
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At each paladin level, your base absolute limit is as shown on the table above. You gain a bonus to your absolute limit equal to your petitioner level x your Wisdom modifier. Improving your petitioner level (through feats such as ''Versed in the Force'') improves your absolute limit through improving your effective petitioner level.
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: '''''Example:''' An 8th-level paladin has a Wisdom of 19 (so a +4 modifier). At 8th level, a paladin has a base absolute limit of 22. The priest adds 16 to this ([8 / 2] x 4), for a total of 38. The paladin's absolute limit is 38 hit points.
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'''Incantations (Pr):''' Incantations are a weaker form of prayer that paladins can use. Unlike utterances, incantations have no limit on the sort of creature they can affect.
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'''Recitations (Pr):''' Recitations are prayers a paladin can use to modify his own existence, by reciting his own truename continually with slight variations. A recitation can be maintained on your turn by expending a swift action. While using a recitation, you cannot use other prayers. Maintaining a recitation does not require a Truespeech check - once you have made the initial check, you can continue maintaining the recitation indefinitely.
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''Weapon:'' The first type of bond allows the paladin to enhance her weapon as a standard action by calling upon the aid of a celestial spirit for 1 minute per paladin level. When called, the spirit causes the weapon to shed light as a torch. At 5th level, this spirit grants the weapon a +1 enhancement bonus. For every three levels beyond 5th, the weapon gains another +1 enhancement bonus, to a maximum of +6 at 20th level. These bonuses can be added to the weapon, stacking with existing weapon bonuses to a maximum of +5, or they can be used to add any of the following weapon properties: axiomatic, brilliant energy, defending, disruption, flaming, flaming burst, holy, keen, merciful, and speed. Adding these properties consumes an amount of bonus equal to the property's cost (see Table: Melee Weapon Special Abilities). These bonuses are added to any properties the weapon already has, but duplicate abilities do not stack. If the weapon is not magical, at least a +1 enhancement bonus must be added before any other properties can be added. The bonus and properties granted by the spirit are determined when the spirit is called and cannot be changed until the spirit is called again. The celestial spirit imparts no bonuses if the weapon is held by anyone other than the paladin but resumes giving bonuses if returned to the paladin. These bonuses apply to only one end of a double weapon. A paladin can use this ability once per day at 5th level, and one additional time per day for every four levels beyond 5th, to a total of four times per day at 17th level.
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''Mount:'' The second type of bond allows a paladin to gain the service of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed to serve her in her crusade against evil. This mount is usually a heavy horse (for a Medium paladin) or a pony (for a Small paladin), although more exotic mounts, such as a boar, camel, or dog are also suitable. This mount functions as a druid's animal companion, using the paladin's level as her effective druid level. Bonded mounts have an Intelligence of at least 6.
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''Armor:'' The third type of bond allows the paladin to form a bond with her armor. As a standard action, a paladin can enhance her armor by calling upon the aid of a celestial spirit. This bond lasts for 1 minute per paladin level. When called, the spirit causes the armor to shed light like a torch. At 5th level, the spirit grants the armor a +1 enhancement bonus. For every three levels beyond 5th, the armor gains another +1 enhancement bonus, to a maximum of +6 at 20th level. These bonuses can be added to the armor, stacking with existing armor bonuses to a maximum of +3, or they can be used to add any of the following armor properties:
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* ''Divine Lore:'' You gain knowledge of another prayer. You can take this talent multiple times.
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** ''Divine Inspiration:'' Gain another ''channel divine'' use. You can take this talent multiple times. (''Prerequisites:'' Divine Lore)
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** ''Light of the Saints:'' Increase your base absolute limit by 10. You can take this talent multiple times. (''Prerequisites:'' Divine Lore)
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** ''Holy Warrior:'' You can ready an additional maneuver. You can take this talent multiple times. (''Prerequisites:'' Combat Style (Einhander), Martial Lore)
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==Design Notes==
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=Design Notes=
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Second expert class.
  
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'''Feb 14, 2017:''' Experts will have 8 skills per grade per knack. That's 120 I need to write. For each grade of each knack, four of the skills will be "standard" skills that appear at each grade level, while the other four will be other miscellaneous abilities that seem appropriate to that skill level. That seems like a decent enough starting point... I'm sure we'll think of more as time goes on.
  
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'''Mar 26, 2017:''' Modifying knacks to account for [[D20_Mechanic:_Exploration|exploration rules]] now having a solid foundation.

Latest revision as of 18:51, 26 March 2017

The Explorer
  Charting
Level Special Moxie Max Grade Knacks Skills
1 Mapmaking 2 Basic 1 4
2 Cartography 2 Basic 1 6
3   3 Lesser 1 7
4 Cartography 3 Lesser 1 8
5   4 Lesser 2 10
6 Cartography 4 Lesser 2 11
7   5 Lesser 2 12
8 Cartography 5 Expert 2 14
9   6 Expert 2 15
10 Explorer Talent 7 Expert 2 16
11   7 Expert 3 18
12 Explorer Talent 8 Expert 3 19
13   8 Greater 3 20
14 Explorer Talent 8 Greater 3 22
15   9 Greater 3 23
16 Explorer Talent 9 Greater 3 24
17   10 Greater 3 26
18 Explorer Talent 10 Master 3 27
19   11 Master 3 28
20 Explorer Talent 11 Master 3 30

 

Explorer

Trish, iconic explorer
"There's a whole lot out there to see."

There are plenty of places to explore in the worlds of Trinity: ancient ruins lost to the ravages of time; desolate lands that haven't seen a sentient face in ages; and many other secrets. Exploring these out-of-the-way places requires a surprisingly large skill set, and some choose to specialize on improving those skills, becoming explorers in the process. Everything from the logistics of planning a foray to the search for hidden passages is within the explorer's purview, and - since the world is a dangerous place - many also know their way around a weapon, even if aren't particularly graceful with one, and explorers who survive their expeditions often become an incredibly hardy lot. Explorers are as likely to find work as the scout for an adventuring party as they are to band together and hire a mercenary to deal with anything dangerous on their travels.

Game Rule Information

Thieves have the following game statistics.

Force Alignment: None.

Force Resistances: None.

Abilities: Dexterity, Bravery, and Luck are all important here.

Hit Points at 1st Level: 15 + Con score.

Hit Points at Each Additional Level: 9 + Con modifier.

Healing Surges: 10 + Con modifier.

Starting Age: Simple.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the explorer.

Proficiencies

Weapons: Any four.

Armor: Cloth, leather.

Implements: Kits.

Skills

Explorers are experts, and as such make use of skills, specific ways that they can interact with the world that they have learned through training and experience in their particular field.

To use skills, explorers must expend moxie, which they regain slowly while resting.

 

Explorer Knacks
Knack Primary Ability Description
Urbexor Int Most at home in cities, urbexors learn how to traverse cities in unusual ways, and are by far the most social of explorers.
Dungeoneer Per Seemingly able to keep maps in their heads, dungeoneers focus on exploring catacombs, fortresses, and other sorts of ruins or complexes.
Pathfinder Wis Able cartographers and able to navigate almost by instinct, pathfinders specialize in overland travel through forests, deserts, and mountains.

 

Skills are completely mundane in nature, representing only an individual's honed senses and experience. Skills are divided into knacks, which represent particular areas of expertise in the given expert's field. The moxie cost and minimum primary ability needed to use a skill are indicated on the table to the right.

Maneuver Stats by Grade
Grade Minimum Primary Ability Moxie Cost
Basic 10 1
Lesser 12 2
Expert 14 3
Greater 16 5
Master 18 8

The explorer has a maximum amount of moxie, based upon his class level. You gain a bonus to this amount equal to the highest of your Perception, Intelligence, and Bravery modifiers; this bonus is limited to half your class level, rounded down.

After a long rest, you automatically regain all moxie.

During a short rest, you can spend a healing surge to regain 1 moxie. You can only spend one healing surge per short rest in this manner.

To use a skill, you must expend some amount of moxie, the amount required is determined by the grade of the skill.

The explorer begins with four known skills. He gains knowledge of additional skills each level, as per the class table, above. At fourth level and every four levels after, he can trade out up to two skills for new skills from any knack he can access, of any grade he can access.

If you would gain access to a knack, you can choose to instead gain a bonus feat, which must be a feat for which you qualify. If you would gain access to a knack and already have access to three knacks, you gain a bonus feat instead.

The explorer's key ability for his exploration checks is the primary ability for the knack of the skill in question.

Skills

The following is the explorer skill list, ordered by knack, then by grade.

Archaeology Knack

The field of archaeology, in the sense that explorers use it, is focused on finding what you were not meant to find. Archaeologist explorers excel at finding the hidden treasure, secret passages, and lost tomes that often elude adventurers, and can often glean details of a site just from examining small sections of it. However, their process is slow and methodical; in addition, their attention to detail can sometimes make them miss obvious dangers. As such, while archaeologist explorers get many skills related to finding hidden details, they are often less adept at fully exploring a site, and get no training in noticing traps or denizens of the dark.

 

Archaeology Basic Skills
Skill Name Effect
Analysis, Basic Make an exploration check against the current zone. If you hit, you make progress and gain libra (exploration) against it.
Awareness, Basic Make an exploration check against the current zone. If you hit, you make progress and determine the presence of hidden details.
Identify Learn the properties of an item.
Investigate, Basic Make an exploration check against the current zone with a -4 power penalty. If you hit, you make no progress, but you uncover a hidden detail.
Sift, Basic Make an exploration check against a clutter; if you hit, gain progress against it per your kit.

 

Infiltration Knack

Infiltration Basic Skills
Skill Name Effect
Danger Sense, Basic In response to a hazard check, gain a +2 power bonus to defenses against it.
Get Back! In response to a creature encounter, gain a +4 power bonus on the exploration check made to determine the encounter type.
Open Lock, Basic Make an exploration check against a lock; if you hit, gain progress against it per your kit.
Scrutiny, Basic Make an exploration check against the current zone. If you hit, you make progress and learn one zone encounter.
Stealth, Basic Make an exploration check against the current zone. If you hit, you make no progress, but gain potency 4 stealth while in the zone.

 

Pathfinding Knack

Pathfinding Basic Skills
Skill Name Effect
Examination, Basic Make an exploration check. If you hit, you gain a +1 power bonus to the potency to your progress.
Navigate Terrain, Basic Make an exploration check against an obstacle; if you hit, gain progress against it per your kit.
Search, Basic Make an exploration check with a +2 power bonus.
Shepherd Traverse to a new zone via a known passage without expending actions.
Survey, Basic Make an exploration check. If you hit, you make no progress, but you discover a passage.
Sweep, Basic Make two exploration checks, each with a -4 power penalty.
Triangulate Make an exploration check against an adjacent zone. If you hit, you make no progress, but if that zone has a passage to a zone you have already found, you discover that passage, and make potency 1 progress against the target zone.

 

Feats

The following are a selection of feats that are relevant to explorers.

 

SCOUT [Job]
You know a few things about getting along on the road.
Prerequisites: No levels in explorer.
Benefit: You gain access to a single explorer knack, and learn two explorer tricks of your choice from that knack. Your expertise die is d2.
Special: If you take a level in explorer, you must immediately retrain this feat; the new feat cannot be a [Job] feat.

 

Design Notes

Second expert class.

Feb 14, 2017: Experts will have 8 skills per grade per knack. That's 120 I need to write. For each grade of each knack, four of the skills will be "standard" skills that appear at each grade level, while the other four will be other miscellaneous abilities that seem appropriate to that skill level. That seems like a decent enough starting point... I'm sure we'll think of more as time goes on.

Mar 26, 2017: Modifying knacks to account for exploration rules now having a solid foundation.
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