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If you top back off to full after that, are you then suddenly immune to the poison already in your system? Gotta admit, there's some weird design in the monk for this reason.
If you were able to top off, yes, you'd be immune to the poison, but the effects you've already suffered are still there (be that ability damage, drain, unconsciousness or whatever). If you become damaged again, you lose your immunity and presumably have to start making saves again if the duration hasn't expired. Given that both monks are immune to disease, and the original becomes immune to poison at level 11, it's a pretty weak replacement.
As for Unchained Monks and poison.... if you were worried about poison, you could choose the Diamond Body ki power and remove the poison. Not an option for this archetype since it disallows that ki power.
Anyone have a favorite archetype from this book?
Any other artwork using non-core races?
I must say that Samurai feat has quite a bit of potential for making an annoying character that refuses to die.
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Invigorator. Badass buddy paladin.
Also the example artwork of a Skinwalker Paladin of Iomedae is friggin awesome.
It's actually Seelah with an agathion bond. (There are three variant divine bonds for paladins in the book, and one of them allows you to bond an agathion spirit to your healing hands for a substantial bonus on healing with Lay On Hands and Channel Energy.)
Basically, Seelah got the right to bear arms in this book. ;-) (Or maybe they are leonal arms. Hrm....)
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Invigorator. Badass buddy paladin.
Also the example artwork of a Skinwalker Paladin of Iomedae is friggin awesome.
It's actually Seelah with an agathion bond. (There are three variant divine bonds for paladins in the book, and one of them allows you to bond an agathion spirit to your healing hands for a substantial bonus on healing with Lay On Hands and Channel Energy.)
Basically, Seelah got the right to bear arms in this book. ;-) (Or maybe they are leonal arms. Hrm....)
Ah, I missed the Variant Bonds.
I thought it was Seelah at first but then I noticed the arms so I was thinking "Sweet! Skinwalker Paladin!"
Darn, not a skinwalker paladin. But interesting none the less.
Are there any new traits in the book?
Any new alternate racial traits?
Is there anything in the book nobody has asked about?
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Some stuff I really liked! Not answering further details questions on these- you'll have to get the book for that.
The Alchemist archetypes are both great. There's a healing archetype in the vein of Chirurgeon that stacks with it and works well. Interesting, because I think this might be the first time an archetype allows stacking despite indirectly touching the same feature! I'd love to see more in this design vein. Anyway, it reduces the action economy problem with healing in combat for its first heal in combat, and allows Alchemist to tag people with healing spells rather than force-feeding them if they drop unconscious. If anybody wants to play a healing-focused Alchemist, this is a great choice, and pairs well with Chirurgeon.
The other archetype is even cooler. It's very streamlined, so I can't say a whole lot about it without giving away the details, but it has a bit of the feel of the Shaman to it. Enjoy your wandering domain (with a limited duration, sorry) and your wandering discovery (which you can decide on part way through the day)! Anybody who wants to play a divine Alchemist (and don't worry, it doesn't touch your "casting" or bombs) will enjoy this, and it also works for somebody who just wants to play an Alchemist with some cool mechanical effects. I didn't want to play a divine Alchemist before, but I do now. Bonus- it stacks with both the healing archetypes.
The other really cool thing is more choices for some basic class features that haven't been touched outside of archetypes. Druids now get a third option for Nature Bond, allowing them to produce free (if difficult to sell) potions and prepare infused extracts, making them more like an Alchemist. I've liked the idea of a scholarly research Druid, and this plays into that nicely. While it's not the extra firepower of domain spells, it does let you stock up on low-level things for the future, and hand out some self-only spells to party members. Paladins get a lot of love, with new options for Mercy and Divine Bond. For Mercy, there are some options that function as spells, protecting the healed ally in some way for a while. Scaling DC Sanctuary is one of the coolest ones, to spoil a little bit. Divine Bond now allows selecting an Agathion Bond (focused healers will want to consider this one), Angelic Bond (good for keeping your allies safe from harm), or Archon Bond (good for being a terrifying avatar of vengeful justice).
Darn, not a skinwalker paladin. But interesting none the less.
Are there any new traits in the book?
Any new alternate racial traits?
Is there anything in the book nobody has asked about?
Yes, no, yes.
There are some interesting traits, like tying the act of healing to various social skill checks. Almost all the traits are regional, although there are a couple of religion traits.
It's not really the sort of book for alternate racial traits, since there aren't races with thematic ties to healing- except maybe Aasimar? Healing is a class thing.
There's stuff that folks haven't asked about, but the point is to not spoil everything.
Yeah, there isn't a positive energy planetouched race or anything along that lines. But it would have been cool to see some alternate racial traits for at least the core races that were healing focused.
Glad to hear that Paladins finally got another option for their divine bond.
Any other art worth mentioning?
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Yeah, there isn't a positive energy planetouched race or anything along that lines. But it would have been cool to see some alternate racial traits for at least the core races that were healing focused.
Glad to hear that Paladins finally got another option for their divine bond.
Any other art worth mentioning?
A badass dark skinned gnome.
(Maybe Halfling? But with those stylin eyebrows my monies on Gnome)
I love the Paladin's Divine Bond options, the Angelfire Cleric archetype, the 3rd level Bardic Masterpiece, the Trollskin magic item, the fact that the Alchemist archetypes leave the bombs intact...there is just so much to love about this book! Thanks to all who wrote for this edition of Player Companion.
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I just wish my shipping notification would arrive. I have to finish leveling my witch before we play tomorrow, and I'm itching to see the new spells and hexes!
How many bardic masterpieces are there?
What are warpriest blessings like?
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Anything for Zandu? (my LN warpriest of Irori with Healing and Knowledge blessings?)How many bardic masterpieces are there?
What are warpriest blessings like?
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Technically no new Blessings, they're Subblessings that modify other Blessings like Subdoamins.
Two different ones for the Healing Blessing.
Anything for sorcerers in this one?
Two different ones for the Healing Blessing.OxO
They work like subdomains, so if your god grants access to the named subdomain, the god also grants the focused blessing.
One is *really* good if you have problems with friends dying all over the place.
Very little is at least something.
Do we get any new weapon or armor magic properties?
Is there anything in the book that enhances healing spells?
If you like healing and fixing things, you will like the Major Hex.
I do like that, and we don't have a divine caster. Thanks! Still no shipping notification, but I need to finish leveling. Hopefully my DM will let me switch my Major Hex next week.
So is there any artwork of monsters? If so then what are they?
So basically it's art of the archetypes, items, etc.
What is your favorite thing in the book?
Does any of wild talents have a GP cost to use?
Does any of wild talents have a GP cost to use?
I don't think any presently-published wild talent has a gp cost...
Actually the purging flame one does if you want to add a restoration effect in addition to the break enchantment one.
Fair enough. I'd forgotten about that one. ^_^
Actually we both had until I was reminded about it earlier this week;)
Is there anything in there that addresses clerics being weaker channelers in later levels than paladins or oracles?
How many new spells are in the book?
Are any of them of the necromancy school?
Are any of them on the wizard/sorcerer spell list?