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I'm trying to build a custom bloodline for my wife who wants to simulate a Unicorn trapped in a human body (yes - a la The Last Unicorn). Here's what I whipped up, just using the Unicorn powers as guidance, and I feel like it worked out pretty well.
I would greatly appreciate any criticisms or suggestions.
Unicorn Bloodline
Class Skill: Heal
Bonus Spells:
3 - 1st - Cure Light Wounds
5 - 2nd - Cure Moderate Wounds
7 - 3rd - Magic Circle against Evil
9 - 4th - Neutralize Poison
11 - 5th - Raise Dead
13 - 6th - Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass or Serenity
15 - 7th - Greater Teleport
17 - 8th - Heal
19 - 9th - Holy Aura
Bloodline Arcana: Constant Protection vs Evil
Bloodline Powers:
1 - Detect Evil at will, Light as bonus cantrip
3 - +2 save vs Charm, Compulsion, Poison
9 - Beast Shape IV to become a Unicorn only, get the constant Magic Circle against Evil when in this form.
15 - Immune to Charm, Compulsion, Poison
20 - ???? No idea, don't expect it to matter
The bonus spells seem reasonable, but the bloodline Arcana seems a bit much. Since most of the bonus spells are healing based, perhaps make the Arcana something to go along with that. Maybe something like Life Oracle's Enhanced Cures (Cure spells don't have a CL cap for the plus you can add). Or "When using cure spells your effective CL is increased by x". Or you might just want to give Detect Evil and Light as that's kinda weak for a power but wouldn't be that bad for an arcana (especially considering some of them).
For powers, the first level seems kinda weak like I just said. Maybe replace that with a 3+cha times per day touch ability that Bloodlines seem to love. Maybe "as a standard, you can touch a creature and bestow Protection from Evil for 1/2 your sorcerer level rounds, usable 3+cha times per day".
The third level power seems fine, but perhaps make it scale instead of making the 15th power more of the same. A healing power might not be bad here, maybe something from the Life Oracle's list (like Enhanced Cures) or maybe Channel, though whether or not you want it to be at full cleric level is up to you.
I do like the Beast Shape 4 idea, but consider that as a spell it is a 6th level spell (sorc needs to be 12th to get it) and lasts minutes per level. That might be a better option for 15th level, or perhaps give it a very limited duration, like "you can use this ability for up to 1 round per level each day. These can be used non-consecutively", and perhaps have that change as she levels, becoming minutes per level at 12th or 15th, and eventually becoming at will at 20th.
Hmm... can't think of anything else, at least not for a 15th, but maybe take a look at some cleric domains and see if anything catches your eye that can be scaled, or perhaps used as a 9th if you decide to raise the beast morph to 15th.
Ahem, may I direct you to this thread.... :) And my final version based on feedback of the Unicorn Bloodline Sorcerer
I should note that the Protection from Evil bloodline ability is now called Sacred Protection.
Ahem, may I direct you to this thread.... :) And my final version based on feedback of the Unicorn Bloodline Sorcerer
I should note that the Protection from Evil bloodline ability is now called Sacred Protection.
I like your Arcana, but I'm not quite so sure about anything else. Making most of the abilities based around having a natural weapon on a 1/2 BAB class does not seem like it would be a good idea. It is something that would hardly ever be used, especially at higher level; At 11th level you may be able to do 1d8 + 2d6 vs evil creatures, but you have a BAB of 5 and reasonably at most 14 Strength, giving you +7 to hit, or +9 on a charge.
I agree with much of what Chaoseffect states.
Class Skill & Bonus spells look great.
I'd use Arzani's Bloodline Arcana in lieu of the one you're using.
I love the Beast Shape bit, but think it should definitely be moved to the level 15 ability and go with the progression Chaos suggests.
I'd consider Wild Empathy as the druid class feature for the level 1 bloodline powers, though I get the thematic reasons for the current version you use (Last Unicorn and all).
I'd use the Immunity to Charm, Compulsion, Poison as part of your Capstone ability (level 20). Add in Telepathy (I might be remebering wrong, but could have sworn the unicorn used telepathy at some point in that movie - been many years since I'd seen it).
One thing to point out about the beast shape thing, guys: It can ONLY be used to become a unicorn, which is hardly a powerful shape.
I like the suggestion of Wild Empathy.
@Arazni - Thank for sharing yours. I don't care for the horn idea, but it gave me somethings to think about. I stole your feat list completely, and am taking some spell options under consideration.
At 9th give them the hybrid form, with a lesser gore attack.
Then give them the full unicorn power at 12th.