Ascetic

Ability Score Increase:

  Level 1: +1 Foresight +1 Perception   Level 4: +1 Endurance +1 Foresight +1 Perception   Level 7: +1 Endurance +2 Foresight +2 Perception   Level 10: +3 Endurance +4 Foresight +3 Perception  

Class Level Abilities

Level 1

Active Abilities

Kinetic Speed: Once per day per level as a free action, an Ascetic may gain a number of bonus partial actions equal to their starting number of partial actions. These partial actions must be used within the phase they are granted or they are lost.  

Conditional Abilities

Mental Mastery: If the Ascetic would be subjected to a mental effect where a saving throw is required, they may roll twice and subtract the results from each other. A critical failure requires two rolls of a 100.  

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.   Humble Start: If this class is taken at 1st level, the character starts with a set of simple homespun clothing, sandals, a simple hat, player’s choice of a club, quarterstaff or sling, and a sack with a week’s worth of simple rations instead of normal starting equipment.   Kinetic Strike: An Ascetic may use their Foresight in place of their Strength for the Melee skill and unarmed damage.   Mental Awareness: Clarity of mind gives the Ascetic a unique outlook on the world. They receive a +12 to Awareness.   Necessities of Life: An Ascetic vows never to take part in the material festivities of life that pollute and cloud the mind. Therefore, they must give up all material possessions besides a few small exceptions. The ascetic may use a few simple weapons: club, quarterstaff, and sling. The ascetic may wear simple nondescript clothing with no magical or technological properties. The ascetic may carry a sack or bag to store simple rations to sustain themselves. The ascetic may not borrow, own or use any material possessions besides these. If the ascetic violates this vow, they immediately lose all powers related to this class until they have done a week in secluded meditation and a redemption feat decided by the game master.   Psychic Offensive: When the Ascetic deals damage to a creature, they do their WDR in addition to 5 psychic damage per level in Ascetic.   Psychic Shield: The Ascetic’s mental fortitude gives strength at resisting the effects of psychic powers on their mind. They gain a +50 Psychic resistance.  

Level 2

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.   Heightened Awareness: An Ascetic adds double their Foresight to their dodge rolls.  

Level 3

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.   Psychic Offensive II: When the Ascetic deals psychic damage to a creature, the target must make a basic FOR save or become stunned for 1 round.  

Level 4

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.  

Level 5

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.   Mind over Body: An Ascetic transcends the normal limitations of a mortal body. They no longer require sustenance to sustain themselves and can instead enter a trance-like state thus requiring 50% the normal amount of sleep.  

Level 6

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.   Psychic Shield, Greater: The Ascetic’s mental fortitude gives strength at resisting the effects of psychic powers on their mind. They gain a +100 Psychic resistance. This ability replaces Psychic Shield.  

Level 7

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.  

Level 8

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.  

Level 9

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.  

Level 10

Active Abilities

Conditional Abilities

Passive Abilities

Expert Training: When this ability is gained, for each instance of Expert Training you already have, gain an additional +10 Melee.