Bellicose Egoist (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)
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Bellicose Egoist
A bellicose egoist is a mesmerist who has inherently deeply self-centered powers, While they lose the ability to aid allies, and even use their mental abilities to soothe their ills, they have developed advanced combat abilities beyond the typical mesmerist.
Class: Mesmerist
Level: 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 20th
Replaces: Painful Stare, Touch Treatment, Manifold Trick
Benefit: A mental egoist receive the following class abilities:
Weapon Proficiency: At 1st level, a bellicose egoist is proficient with one martial weapon of her choice.
Egoist Trick: A bellicose egoist may only implant tricks within herself. However she gains Reflexive Trick as a bonus feat.
This ability alters mesmerist tricks.
Panache & Deeds: At 1st level, a bellicose egoist gains the swashbuckler’s panache class feature, along with the following swashbuckler deeds: derring-do, dodging panache and social panache. At 3rd level she gains the following deeds: staring strike, swashbuckler’s initiative and vanishing step. At 12th level she gains access to the following deeds: targeted strike, subtle blade, and dizzying defense.
Staring Strike (Ex): This ability functions as the swasbuckler’s precise strike deeds, except that it deals additional damage equal to half the XXX’s class level. When used against the target of the XXX’s hypnotic stare, the damage from painful strike becomes equal to her class level.
Vanishing Step (Su): When a 3rd level bellicose egoist uses the dodging panache deed, she may spend 1 use of her mesmerist trick class feature to turn invisible for 1 round (as per the spell).
This ability replaces painful stare.
Elusive (Ex): At 3rd level, a bellicose egoist gains a +1 insight bonus to AC while wearing light or no armor. This bonus increases by 1 for every 4 levels beyond 3rd (to a maximum of +5 at 19th level).
This ability replaces touch treatment.
Dueling Weapon Training (Ex): At 5th level, a bellicose egoist gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with one-handed or light piercing melee weapons. While wielding such a weapon, she gains the benefit of the Improved Critical feat. These attack and damage bonuses increase by 1 for every 4 levels beyond 5th level (to a maximum of +4 at 17th level).
This ability replaces manifold trick.
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| Author | Leziad + |
| Class | Mesmerist + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Alternate Class Feature + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | A bellicose egoist is a mesmerist who has … A bellicose egoist is a mesmerist who has inherently deeply self-centered powers, While they lose the ability to aid allies, and even use their mental abilities to soothe their ills, they have developed advanced combat abilities beyond the typical mesmerist. at abilities beyond the typical mesmerist. + |
| Title | Bellicose Egoist + |
