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Screaming Eagle (Stryx Monk Racial Archetype)
The terror of the dusk sky who perches in wait for human prey, the screaming eagle hones her hate for bringing down her wingless enemies lower than the ground they stride upon. Focused and utterly ruthless, the screaming eagle blends discipline and deception into a frightening fighting style of bashing fists and crashing wings.
Skills: Fly replaces Acrobatics
Art of Ten Limbs: At 1st level, unarmed attacks can be delivered with fists, elbows, knees, feet, AND wings. This alters Unarmed Strike.
Improved Feint: At second level, gains the Improved Feint feat for free. This replaces the monk bonus feat.
Wings of Cloud and Thunder A screaming eagle has trained their wings to disguise their movements and cloud their opponent's vision. They add their Dex bonus in place of Cha to bluff checks when feinting in melee. At 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 20th levels they gain and additional +1d6 to damage rolls against targets who fail against the screaming eagle's feint rolls. This replaces stunning fist at 1st level.
Ki Pool: Whenever the screaming eagle spends a ki point they must emit an ear-piercing scream. Any attempts to use the stealth skill automatically fail for that round. This alters Ki Pool gained at 4th level.
Evasive Flight: At 6th level, when flying, the screaming eagle adds her Wis bonus to reflex saves in addition to her Dex bonus. This replaces Slow Fall.
Soar: At 5th level, a monk adds his level to all Fly checks. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk gains a +20 bonus on Fly checks made for 1 round. This replaces High Jump.
Eagle's Scream: At 19th level or higher, a screaming eagle can emit a terrible shriek, as if using the spell Wail Of the Banshee. Using this ability is a standard action that consumes 3 points from his ki pool. His caster level for this effect is equal to his monk level. He can only effect one target at a time with this ability. This replaces Empty Body.
Hmm, I like the abilities that you've added/subtracted for this homebrew archetype, though I'd suggest making the Ki Pool power read as such:
"Ki Pool: Whenever the screaming eagle spends a ki point they may emit an ear-piercing scream as a standard action. Any attempts to use the stealth skill automatically fail for that round, and any opponents currently stealthed must make a save DC 10+1/2 monk level+wisdom modifier or be forced out of stealth, and breaking invisibility. This alters and otherwise works as the Ki Pool gained at 4th level.
This is the only thing I'd change about this homebrew simply for wording issues.
Hmm, I like the abilities that you've added/subtracted for this homebrew archetype, though I'd suggest making the Ki Pool power read as such:
"Ki Pool: Whenever the screaming eagle spends a ki point they may emit an ear-piercing scream as a standard action. Any attempts to use the stealth skill automatically fail for that round, and any opponents currently stealthed must make a save DC 10+1/2 monk level+wisdom modifier or be forced out of stealth, and breaking invisibility. This alters and otherwise works as the Ki Pool gained at 4th level.
This is the only thing I'd change about this homebrew simply for wording issues.
Thank you, Zen Archer, well stated. However, it is meant as a handicap for the screaming eagle only as a flavorful counterbalance for his other awesome abilities.
bump
I dont think the balancing factor is necessary, seeing as its heavily focused on aerial combat.
A handicap? Looks more like a benefit from using ki to me, as with a simple scream any stealth is broken. What would be the range of the scream then, personal? 15 feet? If the ability would only affect the Strix then I would agree on the scream being a handicap only on the Strix, but if it affected other people nearby, it sounds more like a boon for the Strix. I'd certainly allow this to be used as a stealth breaking encounter in my games within 15 feet of the Strix, though it's your decision. How about a ki power that increases the Strix flight maneuverability by one step? Just a thought.
A handicap? Looks more like a benefit from using ki to me, as with a simple scream any stealth is broken. What would be the range of the scream then, personal? 15 feet? If the ability would only affect the Strix then I would agree on the scream being a handicap only on the Strix, but if it affected other people nearby, it sounds more like a boon for the Strix. I'd certainly allow this to be used as a stealth breaking encounter in my games within 15 feet of the Strix, though it's your decision. How about a ki power that increases the Strix flight maneuverability by one step? Just a thought.
Both are cool ideas, and really you should take credit for them :) I really like strixes and challenge other homebrewers to make more stuff with them. And thanks +5 Toaster!
Any chance of seeing ear piercing scream as an Sla?
Any chance of seeing ear piercing scream as an Sla?
What's an sla?
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Any chance of seeing ear piercing scream as an Sla?What's an sla?
SLA stands for Spell Like Ability in these forums. As for taking credit for any ideas, I'm more interested in seeing other people's ideas put to paper and thinking about how well they work than to make any ideas for my own homebrew classes. If you want to give me credit for making the suggestions, fine by me, I just like to help other people out even if I don't get credit for doing so; for me, the journey definitely beats the destination.
I'm not getting that the ear-piercing scream affects the strix' foes - I read it to mean the EPS made it impossible for the Strix to be stealthy. Hearing a loud, and possibly, sudden noise might make you jump, but it might not - and even if it did you might still remain hidden.
Otherwise this is a well-conceived and fun looking archetype. I'm not feeling "Soar" as the 5th level ability name - the ability conveys intuitive flight-control gained by experience, where Soar feels more like power. I do like that it replaces high-jump - I love it when swaps are on theme!
Raptor's Red Rain Dance: At 5th level, a monk adds his level to all Fly checks. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk gains a +20 bonus on Fly checks made for 1 round. This replaces High Jump.
;). Muuuuch better!
What about giving the Strix monk the feat Death from above as a bonus feat as well? Since the Strix is already a flying foe and could easily maintain having the 'high ground' of the sky, I think that this feat would be great to have as either a bonus feat at level one, level five, or perhaps simply as one of the bonus feats that the strix could take as one of their bonus monk feats. Perhaps the Hover, Fly-by attack, and/or Wingover as bonus feats to take greater advantage of the Strix's flight speed?
EDIT: Regardless, I like this homebrew archetype enough that I've favorited it for future reference.
What about giving the Strix monk the feat Death from above as a bonus feat as well? Since the Strix is already a flying foe and could easily maintain having the 'high ground' of the sky, I think that this feat would be great to have as either a bonus feat at level one, level five, or perhaps simply as one of the bonus feats that the strix could take as one of their bonus monk feats. Perhaps the Hover, Fly-by attack, and/or Wingover as bonus feats to take greater advantage of the Strix's flight speed?
EDIT: Regardless, I like this homebrew archetype enough that I've favorited it for future reference.
Once again, all good and viable ideas!
With your permission ArcaneMuses, I would like to YOINK! this homebrew class for an encounter in a Pathfinder game I will be running in the near future, and I'd be happy to tell you how well it did.
With your permission ArcaneMuses, I would like to YOINK! this homebrew class for an encounter in a Pathfinder game I will be running in the near future, and I'd be happy to tell you how well it did.
Please do. My posts/ideas are for everyone to enjoy and yoink.