The Grymethean PrC

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#1

zombiegleemax

Jul 27, 2005 10:51:33
The Grymethean
Rage boils in my blood, power courses through my veins. Feel my might and tremble.
-- Gorbek, Mul Grymethean.


Grymetheans are manifesters who depend on the power of anger and the heat of battle to draw out their greatest ability. They draw upon their inner supplies best through anger and violence. To an grymethean, combat is a means of better exploring the nature of their psyche and improving their abilities.

Grymetheans are most often elves, half-elves, humans, or mul. These races are the least disciplined and take most easily to the unique brand of self-discovery that the grymethean uses. Dwarves almost never become grymetheans; their minds are far too ordered to take well to such a path.

In order to become an grymethean a character must have at least one level each of wilder and barbarian; beyond that, almost any sort of character can qualify. Very few rogues or bards choose to be grymetheans. The abilities of rogues and bards are best suited to hiding in the background of battle, while grymetheans are normally the first to leap into it. Psions and wizards also rarely deign to 'descend to the level of animals', as most of them see it

Hit Die: d10


Requirements
In order to qualify to become an Grymethean, a character must fulfill all of the following criteria.

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Feats: Combat Manifestation, Power Attack, Reckless Offense.

Special: Rage class feature, Wild Surge class feature.


Class Skills

The grymethean's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Autohypnosis (Wis), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge: Psionics (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Psicraft (Int), Ride (Dex), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).

Skill points at each level: 4 + Int mod.

Table 1: The Grymethean<br /> Level / BAB / Fort/Ref/Will / Special / Fragments Known<br /> 1 +0 +2 +0 +2 Emotional Rage (1 Fragment) 1<br /> 2 +1 +3 +0 +3 Wild Surge +1 2<br /> 3 +2 +3 +1 +3 Focussed Rage 2<br /> 4 +3 +4 +1 +4 Rage 1/Day 3<br /> 5 +3 +4 +1 +4 Emotional Rage (2 Fragments) 3<br /> 6 +4 +5 +2 +5 Surging Euphoria +1 4<br /> 7 +5 +5 +2 +5 Wild Surge +2 4<br /> 8 +6 +6 +2 +6 Rage 2/Day 5<br /> 9 +6 +6 +3 +6 Resounding Emotion 5<br /> 10 +7 +7 +3 +7 Emotional Rage (3 Fragments) 6
#2

Pennarin

Jul 27, 2005 13:13:36
I want to see this!
#3

ruhl-than_sage

Jul 27, 2005 20:35:05
I wait with anticipation as well, sorry to be pre-emptive in my critiques, but the name intuitive seems a little strange for a rage/passion fueled manifester. Maybe something like, ... well I don't know, I see the dilema now. There really aren't any good names that capture the essence of the class .

Rage Mind
Fist of Fury
Zealous Psychic....etc...etc they all fall flat.

Ignore my post, Intuitive is fine
#4

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 6:40:59
The Intuitive
Rage boils in my blood, power courses through my veins. Feel my might and tremble.
-- Gorbek, Mul Intuitive.

More, more, more, more!
#5

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 6:44:17
Maybe something like, ... well I don't know, I see the dilema now.

Fist of Fury

"Now, who will receive my Fist of Fury" - old kung fu master dude, Kung Pow
#6

travis_ui

Jul 28, 2005 8:55:46
It really sounds like a class that functions more on what I would classify as instinct rather than intution...but The Instinctive doesn't have much of a ring to it I don't think
#7

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 13:39:28
It's almost done now. Tear apart what you can see at this point if you wish. Name change suggestions and additional emotion fragment possibilities are especially welcome. Thanks to Penn for a lot of the ideas you see in that category.
#8

Pennarin

Jul 28, 2005 15:59:57
Er, mm, ahh, I have to say it: the name is boring!

Aram, you have my name suggestions, anyone else has thought of other names?
#9

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 18:45:23
I repeat: name suggestions would be very, very highly appreciated. I realize Intuitive isn't a perfect fit for the class, but it's the only one idea I've had or seen that even remotely has the sort of 'ring' I'm looking for.
#10

brun01

Jul 28, 2005 19:25:53
Ragemind? Ooops, that one already been said..

Fist of Rage?

Disciple of the Inner Fury?

Storm-mind?

Gosh, this is hard
#11

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 20:07:49
Keep em comin'. Even if you have an idea you think is stupid, put it up. Someone else may think of something based on it. For instance, I just thought of Inner Storm based on Brun's post. Still not perfect, but it'll do in a pinch.
#12

kalthandrix

Jul 28, 2005 20:25:47
How about Grymethian- it is an old english word meaning rage.
#13

zombiegleemax

Jul 28, 2005 20:39:05
Sounds good, although obscure. I'm adopting Grymethean as the working title of this PrC.
#14

Pennarin

Jul 29, 2005 1:44:00
Sounds celtic or...dare I say, english. Not very Athas.

I'll reiterate my proposals here, in the hope you missed them...(fat chance :P )

Impassioned, Heartfire, Emoter, Hearfury
#15

zombiegleemax

Jul 29, 2005 2:21:57
The Grymethean
Rage boils in my blood, power courses through my veins. Feel my might and tremble.
-- Gorbek, Mul Grymethean.

SWEET! These guys are totally awesome! Have a and a on me for this one Aram!

Scorn: An grymethean under the influence of a scorn emotion fragment deals 1d76 additional damage

d76? Gotta get me one of those ;)
#16

zombiegleemax

Jul 29, 2005 9:43:17
SWEET! These guys are totally awesome! Have a and a on me for this one Aram!

I'l take the , thanks; still too young for the . :D

d76? Gotta get me one of those ;)

Gark. As you may have guessed, it's intended to be d6. In fact there are a number of typos I should probably fix up.
#17

zombiegleemax

Jul 30, 2005 13:21:12
I'l take the , thanks; still too young for the . :D

Oh well, more for me

Gark. As you may have guessed, it's intended to be d6. In fact there are a number of typos I should probably fix up.

Blast, I wanted a d76. It woulda been great... :D