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====Spellfire Aesthetic====

Monks, Ninjas and other similar beings touched by Spellfire tend to attempt to fuel their search for perfection with the silver flames they hold within.

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|+ style="font-size: larger; white-space: nowrap;" | Entry Requirements
|-
! Base Attack Bonus:
| +3.
|-
! Skills:
| <Concentration 8 ranks, and 8 ranks in one of: Tumble, Hide or Balance.
|-
! Special:
| [[Spellfire Wielder (3.5e Template) | Spellfire Wielder]] and an AC Bonus class feature, such as from Monk, Ninja, Battle Dancer or Swordsage.
|} 

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ <div>{{Anchor|Table: The Spellfire Aesthetic}}</div>
<p>Hit Die: d8</p>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
| 1st || +0 || +2 || +2 || +2
| class="left" | Expanded Storage 2, Aesthetic Training, AC Bonus, Unarmed Strike, Ki Strike (Magic)
|- 
| 2nd || +1 || +3 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | Bonus Feat, Improved Healing, Fist Afire, Ki-Fire, Ki-Fire Shape
|- 
| 3rd || +2 || +3 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | Expanded Storage 3, Ki Strike (Ethical)
|- 
| 4th || +3 || +4 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | Bonus Feat, Ki-Fire Shape
|- 
| 5th || +3 || +4 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | Expanded Storage 4, Ki Strike (Moral), Ki Enchanter
|- 
| 6th || +4 || +5 || +5 || +5
| class="left" |  Bonus Feat, Improved Fist Afire, Ki-Fire Shape
|- 
| 7th || +5 || +5 || +5 || +5
| class="left" | Expanded Storage 5, Ki Strike (Material)
|- 
| 8th || +6/+1 || +6 || +6 || +6
| class="left" |  Bonus Feat, Ki-Fire Shape
|- 
| 9th || +6/+1 || +6 || +6 || +6
| class="left" | Ki Strike (Second Material)
|- 
| 10th || +7/+2 || +7 || +7 || +7
| class="left" | Bonus Feat, Ki-Fire Shape, Crown of Fire, Perfection
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::6]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level.)'''<br/>
<!--class skills: simply delete those skills which your class does not have as class skills from the complete list below.  If you only allow a subsection, such as Knowledge (arcana) (religion), write it like that. -->
{{3.5e Skills|Appraise, 
Autohypnosis, 
Balance, 
Bluff, 
Climb, 
Concentration, 
Decipher Script, 
Diplomacy, 
Disable Device, 
Disguise, 
Escape Artist, 
Forgery, 
Gather Information, 
Handle Animal, 
Heal, 
Hide,  
Intimidate, 
Jump, 
Knowledge (Arcana), 
Listen, 
Move Silently, 
Open Lock,  
Search, 
Sense Motive, 
Sleight of Hand,  
Spellcraft, 
Spot, 
Survival, 
Swim,  
Tumble, 
Use Magic Device}}
|}


=====Class Features=====

All of the following are class features of the Spellfire Aesthetic.

'''{{Anchor|Expanded Storage}} {{Ex}}:''' The Channeler's capacity for storing Spellfire energy levels is multiplied by the listed value. However, spellfire energy levels in excess of the Channeler's Constitution score is dangerous, with different effects depending upon the number of levels stored:

:'''Constitution +1 to Constitution x2:''' The channeler's eyes glow brightly, and any creature, magic item, or spell effect that touches the Channeler causes 1 Spellfire energy level to be discharged as a harmless burst of light. Once per day, the Channeler must make a Concentration check (DC 15) or take 1d6 points of damage as one of her Spellfire energy level backfires.

:'''Constitution x2+1 to Constitution x3:''' As above, plus the channeler's skin glows (shedding light as a candle), a touch releases 1d4 spellfire energy levels as light, and the channeler must make the backfire Concentration check every hour.

:'''Constitution 3x+1 to Constitution x4:''' As above, except the channeler sheds light equal to a torch, feels a burning sensation within her body (treat as if distracted by non-damaging spell, DC 20 to concentrate)) and must make the backfire Concentration check every minute. A touch releases 1d6 spellfire energy levels as a ''Flare'' spell (DC 10 + number of spellfire energy levels expended) against the channeler and all creatures within 5 feet of her.

:'''Constitution x4+1 to Constitution x 5:''' As above, except the character radiates a palpable (but non-damaging) heat to a radius of 20 feet, is in pain (treat as if distracted by non-damaging spell, DC 25 to concentrate), and must make the backfire Concentration check every round. A touch releases 2d6 spellfire energy levels as a flare spell (DC 10 + number of spellfire energy levels expended) against the channeler and all creatures within 5 feet of her. The channeler must make a Will save (DC 25) every round or be forced to expend a maximum-strength blast of energy at a random target within 30 feet in preference to any other action.

Additionally, you may add your Spellfire Channeler level to your Constitution score for the purposes of determining Spellfire level storage.


'''{{Anchor|Aesthetic Training}}:''' At each level, choose one of the following groups of abilities to advance, or to gain: Monk, Ninja, Battle Dancer or Swordsage. 

:If you choose Monk, you gain the Flurry of Blows, Slow Fall, Fast Movement and Bonus Feats of a Monk of 1st level, or increase your effective level for the purposes of these abilities by 1.

:If you choose Ninja, you gain the Ki Powers, Sudden Strike, Poison use and abilities with "Ghost" in the name of a Ninja of 1st level, or increase your effective level for the purposes of these abilities by 1.

:If you choose Battle Dancer, you gain the Bonus Speed and Dances of a Battle Dancer of 1st level, or increase your effective level for the purposes of these abilities by 1.

:If you choose Swordsage, you gain the Quick To Act, Discipline Focus, Maneuvers Known, Maneuvers Readied and Stances Known of a Swordsage of 1st level, or increase your effective level for the purposes of these abilities by 1.


'''{{Anchor|AC Bonus}} {{Ex}}:''' You may add your full Spellfire Aesthetic levels to your levels in whatever class granted you an AC bonus for the purposes of determining your total AC bonus. Thus a Monk 5/Spellfire Aesthetic 10 would have the AC Bonus of a 15th-level Monk.

'''{{Anchor|Unarmed Strike}} {{Ex}}:''' You gain the Unarmed Strike and Stunning Fist of a Monk of your Spellfire Aesthetic level, or if you already possess such an ability, you add your full Aesthetic levels to your effective level for the purposes of determining Unarmed damage and Stunning Fist uses.

'''''{{Anchor|Ki Strike}}'' {{Su}}:''' Beginning at 1st level, while you have Spellfire levels stored, your Unarmed attacks and natural weapons count as Magic for the purposes of overcoming damage reduction. At 3rd level, they overcome damage reduction as if they were aligned with the Ethical portion of your alignment (Lawful or Chaotic; If your Ethical alignment is Neutral, such as in the case of a Neutral Good character, you choose which Ethical alignment to use, but it cannot be changed afterwards). At 5th level, they overcome damage reduction as if they were aligned with the Moral component of your alignment (Good or Evil; If your Moral alignment is Neutral, such as in the case of a Lawful Neutral character, you choose which Moral alignment to use, but it cannot be changed afterwards). At 7th level, they overcome damage reduction as one special material (Such as Silver, Cold Iron, Adamantine, Byeshk and so forth); Once chosen, the material cannot be changed. Finally, at 9th level, you choose a second special material, with the same restrictions as the first.

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Feat}} {{Ex}}:''' At each even-numbered level, you gain one Fighter bonus feat your qualify for.

'''{{Anchor|Fist Afire}} {{Ex}}:''' At second level, you may choose to make a single melee attack with an unarmed strike (Or special Monk weapon) as a standard action. In doing so, you may expend any number of Spellfire levels as part of the attack; Adding 1d6 damage to the attack per Spellfire level expended. The Spellfire levels are not wasted if the attack misses; The attack remains charged for 1 minute or until the user discharges it or chooses to re-absorb the Spellfire levels. 

At 6th level, this ability improves - The weapon remains charged for the duration of a full attack action, adding its extra damage to each successful attack before dissipating at the end of the round. You can also charge two weapons simultaneously.


'''{{Anchor|Improved Healing}} {{Su}}:''' At 2nd level, your ability to heal with Spellfire improves; You now heal 1d4+1 per Spellfire level expended rather than 2 hp per spellfire level.

'''{{Anchor|Ki-Fire}} {{Su}}:''' As a standard action, starting at 2nd level, the Spellfire Aesthetic can convert any number of Spellfire levels into Stunning Fist attempts, or vice versa.

'''{{Anchor|Ki-Fire Shape}} {{Su}}:''' At each even-numbered level, the Spellfire Aesthetic learns a new shape for their Spellfire Blast. The default shape is a long-range Ray. Only one shape may be applied to each Spellfire Blast. The available shapes are:

*''Burst:'' Rather than a ray, you can create a burst that effects a 10ft radius, plus 5ft per 2 Spellfire levels spent. Creatures within the radius get a Reflex save for half damage (DC= 1/2 HD + number of Spellfire levels expended + Con modifier).

*''Chain:'' The ray bounces to other targets. Each target must be within Close range of the previous one, and the Chain Blast can't strike the same creature twice. The ray can strike a number of targets equal to the number of Spellfire levels (Each target after the first is allowed a Reflex save for half damage; DC= 1/2 HD + number of Spellfire levels expended + Con modifier). For each target beyond the first, the blast deals 1 less dice of damage. Thus if you expended 3 Spellfire levels to hit three targets; The first would take 3d6, the second would take 2d6 and the third would take 1d6, each with a Reflex save for half.

*''Cone:'' The blast takes the form of a cone, 10 feet long, plus 5ft per Spellfire level expended. Targets are allowed a Reflex save for half damage (DC= 1/2 HD + number of Spellfire levels expended + Con modifier).

*''Line:'' The blast takes the form of a 5-foot-wide line. The line is 10 ft long per Spellfire level expended. Targets are allowed a Reflex save for half damage (DC= 1/2 HD + number of Spellfire levels expended + Con modifier).

*''Flurry:'' You split the ray into multiple rays, each striking different targets. You can create a number of rays equal to the number of attacks you could make if you had a Base Attack Bonus equal to your HD, but each attack after the first suffers a cumulative -2 penalty on the attack roll (Just like normal attacks) AND deals 1 dice of damage less per ray. So if you were 11th level and used 3 Spellfire levels in a Flurry blast, you would create three rays - The first would be normal (Dealing 3d6 damage), but the second would suffer a -2 penalty on the attack roll and deal 2d6 damage, and the third ray would strike at a -4 penalty and only deal 1d6 damage.

'''{{Anchor|Ki Enchanter}} {{Su}}:''' Beginning at 6th level, you can enchant your Unarmed Strikes as if they were manufactured weapons, and your AC Bonus as if it were armor, both as if you possessed the Craft Magic Arms And Armor feat. The Aesthetic must make a successful Concentration check (DC 20 + caster level) to emulate each spell normally required to create the item; And spend Spellfire levels equal to the spell level. Thus, to enchant his Unarmed Strike as a +1 weapon, a Spellfire Aesthetic would need a Concentration check result of 23 or higher. To enchant his fists as Flaming Burst (caster level 12th), he would need a check result of 32 or higher to emulate the ''Fireball'' prerequisite.

The Spellfire Aesthetic must make a successful check for each prerequisite for each item he makes. If he fails a check, he can try again each day until the item is complete (see Creating Magic Items, page 282 of the Dungeon Master's Guide). If he comes to the end of the crafting time and he has still not successfully emulated one of the powers, he can make one final check—his last-ditch effort, even if he has already made a check that day. If that check also fails, then the creation process fails and the time, money, and XP expended to craft the item are lost.


'''{{Anchor|Crown of Fire}} {{Su}}:''' At 10th level, you learn to create a Crown of Fire. Doing so is a free action that costs 5 Spellfire levels, and it costs 5 Spellfire levels each round to maintain it. While the Crown is active, your body is wreathed in Spellfire, causing you to shed light as a ''Daylight'' spell, and granting you Damage Reduction X/Cold Iron, where X is your Constitution score, plus your class level. Anyone who strikes you in melee with a non-reach weapon takes 5d6 damage from the spellfire, and nonmagical weapons are melted by the spellfire before they ever touch your body. The Spell Resistance your Spellfire ignores uses your full Constitution score rather than your Con modifier while under the effects of the Crown of Fire. This ability doesn't interfere with any of your other Spellfire abilities.

'''{{Anchor|Perfection}}:''' At 10th level, you attain a form of perfection. Your type changes to Outsider, with the Native subtype, as well as the Augmented subtype (Tied to whatever type you were before) and the Alignment subtypes associated with your Ki Strike - Thus a Lawful Good Dwarven Spellfire Aesthetic would be: Outsider (Augmented Humanoid, Lawful, Good, Native, Dwarf). Furthermore, you cease to physically age (Preventing further ability score loss from aging but not reducing any losses already present), and you cannot die from old age. You are treated as an exceptionally long-lived creature for the purposes of being effected by [[Entropy (3.5e Other) | Entropy]].
Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Zhenra-Khal +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Other +
Class Ability	Alternate Magic +
Class Ability Progression	Other +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	10 +
Minimum Level	5 +
Rating	Unrated +
Reflex Save Progression	Other +
Skill	Balance +, Climb +, Concentration +, Craft +, Diplomacy +, Heal +, Iaijutsu Focus +, Intimidate +, Jump +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Martial Lore +, Profession +, Ride +, Spellcraft +, Spot +, Survival +, Swim +, Tumble +, Use Magic Device +, Appraise +, Bluff +, Decipher Script +, Disable Device +, Disguise +, Escape Artist +, Forgery +, Gather Information +, Hide +, Move Silently +, Open Lock +, Perform +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Sleight of Hand +, Use Rope +, Speak Language +, Truespeak +, Control Shape +, Handle Animal + and Autohypnosis +
Skill Points	4 + and 6 +
Summary	An update to the 3.0e Spellfire Channeler that doesn't inherently suck. +
Title	Spellfire Channeler +
Will Save Progression	Other +