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This should be simple...
(Heavens Mystery, from the APG playtest, p.24)
Final Revelation: Upon achieving 20th level, your
rapport with the heavens grants you perfect harmony with
the universe. You receive a bonus on all saving throws
equal to your Charisma modifier. You automatically
stabilize if you are below 0 hit points, are immune to
fear effects, and automatically confirm all critical hits.
Should you die, you are reborn 3 days later in the form of
a star child, who matures over the course of 7 days (treat
as the reincarnate spell).
So...what the hell is a Star Child?
See Clarke's 2001.
Are the stats anywhere though? I can kinda guess what it is, but I have no idea if your racial stats will change...
Star child isn't a race, it's a state of being. Like the ability says, treat it as a reincarnation -- ie, roll on the chart.
As synonyms go, there's the star spawn, which are basically illithid with wings :P
Star child isn't a race, it's a state of being. Like the ability says, treat it as a reincarnation -- ie, roll on the chart.
Hmm, sounds reasonable. It is still a little vague though...IMO not a good idea to put an obscure but clever joke into a rulebook.
Star child isn't a race, it's a state of being. Like the ability says, treat it as a reincarnation -- ie, roll on the chart.
Seems simple enough, but still a little vague. IMO not a good idea to put an obscure yet clever joke into a rulebook.
Star child isn't a race, it's a state of being. Like the ability says, treat it as a reincarnation -- ie, roll on the chart.
I understood that to mean that you change your race into a Star Child, similar to how the reincarnate spell works (race changes, but star child is picked for you instead of rolling on a chart).
It's not that clear, and in fact the verbiage makes it sound like a star child is a specific thing, not just "roll d100 and see what you get".
I hope it's clearer in the final print.
Star child isn't a race, it's a state of being. Like the ability says, treat it as a reincarnation -- ie, roll on the chart.I understood that to mean that you change your race into a Star Child, similar to how the reincarnate spell works (race changes, but star child is picked for you instead of rolling on a chart).
It's not that clear, and in fact the verbiage makes it sound like a star child is a specific thing, not just "roll d100 and see what you get".
I hope it's clearer in the final print.
You are reborn 3 days later - and then mature (over 7 days) into...????? roll d100.
You are reborn in the form of a Star Child who matures over 7 days. The treating as the reincarnate spell can simply mean how the body is formed (created from the elements at hand), and how to apply the racial modifiers (ignore mental stats, change physical stats, etc).
If it's meant to be simply an automatic use of reincarnate, that's cool. The wording implies something else though.
Plus, since we are treating this as a reincarnate spell, does this mean you gain two negative levels?
I mean... the reincarnate spell is pretty heavy on rules. It's 4+ paragraphs and a d100 chart... it'd be nice if the entry was a little more precise in what's flavour text and what's rules text.
Maybe Star Child will be a race presented in the APG.
You are reborn in the form of a Star Child who matures over 7 days. The treating as the reincarnate spell can simply mean how the body is formed (created from the elements at hand), and how to apply the racial modifiers (ignore mental stats, change physical stats, etc).
"Star child" isn't a mechanic; it's just the flavor of the ability. The mechanics of the ability is a Reincarnate spell.
The whole point of the Star Child is that the character was re-born: into what? We didn't know...... in the use of this ability we do know. Use the reincarnate chart.
Space hippies.
I suspect the star child will turn the atmosphere into one big bong. It's the beginning of the stoned age. Global peace, harmony and munchies.