There are times when not all those who need to keep their idnetities hidden are not doing so because of their name, family history, or race, but because of their exterior origins.
Outsider Identity (Ex): A fated visitor's social identity is also one of race and origin. While a fated visitor's upbringing, starting age, and racial statistics are the same as one of his chosen PC race, he is actually an outsider sent to the Material Plane by chance, not discovering this information or unlocking his abilities until he takes his first vigilante level. Regardless of his chosen race, he is also treated as an Outsider for effects related to race, and has the Outsider traits listed in the Bestiary. While he is in his Social Identity, he still counts and detects as his chosen race, he does not detect as an Outsider in his social identity unless the one divining has knowledge of the fated visitor's secret identity. A fated visitor may gain an alignment subtype, so long as it matches the alignment of his Outsider Identity. This ability alters, but otherwise functions as Dual Identity.
Outsider Abilities (Su): A fated visitor's physiology adapts to its new home and becomes more powerful as it does. When in his outsider identity, the fated visitor gains an enhancement bonus to one of his physical ability scores and his natural armor equal to half his level (minimum 1). This ability score is chosen at first level, and once it is chosen it cannot be changed. Depending on which ability score he chose, he gains one of the following bonus feats: Improved Unarmed Strike (Strength), Dodge (Dexterity), or Toughness (Constitution).
At 4th, 8th, 14th, and 20th levels, a fated visitor gains a specific ability tied to his outsider physiology. These abilities count as vigilante talents, as onlookers who see the fated visitor in his social identity use them overtly might suspect him of being something more than he appears; the more obvious supernatural abilities impart a –10 penalty on the fated visitior’s Disguise check to appear as his social identity. This replaces vigilante specialization and the vigilante talents gained at 4th, 8th, 14th, and 20th levels.
Heightened Senses (Su): At 4th level, the fated visitor adds his enhancement bonus from his Outsider Abilities to his Perception checks. He gains the feat Alertness.
Flight (Su): At 8th level, the fated visitor gains a supernatural fly speed of 40ft (perfect). He gains the feat Flyby Attack.
Improved Abilities (Su): At 14th level the fated outsider gains selects a second physical ability score to gain his outsider abilities bonus. Fly becomes a class skill. He gains the feat associated with the second ability score.
Greater Abilities (Su): At 20th level, a fated visitor adds his outsider abilities bonus on all three of his physical ability scores. He gains the feat associated with the third ability score.
Golarionite (Ex): While the fated visitor's physiology seems to fair well with its environment on the Material Plane, it does also develop various weaknesses to certain materials, while resisting many more. The fated visitor uses d12s to determine it's hit dice every level instead of the usual d8, in addition he treats his base Fortitude saving throw as having the same value as both his Reflex and Will saving throws. He also gains Damage Reduction equal to half his level that is bypassed by magic or a special material chosen from the following list: Adamantine, Alchemical Silver, Cold Iron, Elysium Bronze, Fire-Forged Steel, Frost-Forged Steel, Greenwood, Living Steel, Mithral, Silversheen, Viridium, Whipwood, or Wyroot. If the fated visitor is struck by such a weapon, he must make a fortitude save DC = 10+ the weapon's hit points or both be sickened and lose all his (Su) outsider abilities for 1 minute. In addition, any enemy that successfully hits the fated outsider with such a weapon is treated as having the Weapon Material Mastery feat (WMH), but only during the round that the fated visitor is struck and damaged by the weapon. This alters the hit die, base saves, and replaces the vengeance strike ability. A fated visitor is considered weak to magic, and thus cannot progress further in any spellcasting classes once he has attained a level of this class.
Definitely forgot to nerf skills.
That should be a thing.
Spell failure doesn't have an effect on divine casting I'm afraid.
I could scale the enhancement bonus to match the barbarian, but I specically didn't want to give him too many options that combined with magic items.
Instead of "cannot progress" in any casting classes, what about "suffers a 100% spell failure chance"? Or 10% per class level?
Also, certain materials are more prevalent than others.
Perhaps you get Fly as a class skill once you can actually fly, instead of several levels later?
DR equal to 1/2 level is a fairly major class feature. You get a lot at level 1, and don't give up too much. Perhaps you replace something else at level 1? Such as reducing skill points to 4/level or 2/level? Or pushing back your enhancement bonuses to after level 4?
It's DR/magic though, which just gets more and more worthless as time goes on.
It's DR/magic though, which just gets more and more worthless as time goes on.Instead of "cannot progress" in any casting classes, what about "suffers a 100% spell failure chance"? Or 10% per class level?
Also, certain materials are more prevalent than others.
Perhaps you get Fly as a class skill once you can actually fly, instead of several levels later?
DR equal to 1/2 level is a fairly major class feature. You get a lot at level 1, and don't give up too much. Perhaps you replace something else at level 1? Such as reducing skill points to 4/level or 2/level? Or pushing back your enhancement bonuses to after level 4?
More or less my intention.
The character historically is weak to magic, so it seemed to fit.
It's DR/(magic and special material)? Or DR/(magic or special material)?
Or, specifically.
This seems unbalanced and in need of correction to me. Here are some things I wanted to note. First off, it's a very long post, and I hope you'll understand that it's because I took the time to read and consider your idea and I want you to know my thoughts, not because I like to ramble, but because if this is important to you, I am going to treat it that way.
... Regardless of his chosen race, he is also treated as an Outsider for effects related to race, and has the Outsider traits listed in the Bestiary. While he is in his Social Identity, he still counts and detects as his chosen race, he does not detect as an Outsider in his social identity unless the one divining has knowledge of the fated visitor's secret identity.Being an outsider grants a lot of immunities to spells that only affect humanoids, it's pretty potent. That includes getting darkvision but also, since he's an outsider (not a native outsider), does he need to eat, drink, or sleep anymore? Does he still count as an Outsider while in his social identity? I get that he might count as a humanoid (elf), but does he still count as an Outsider if someone uses hold person on him in his social identity, or does he always have the benefits of the Outsider type at all times? Is he no longer a body and soul? Are they now one, meaning he can't be raised or resurrected normally once he takes his first vigilante level? Should be addressed. Not having to eat or sleep or be subject to a whole slew of spells is pretty hefty stuff.
A fated visitor's physiology adapts to its new home and becomes more powerful as it does. When in his outsider identity, the fated visitor gains an enhancement bonus to one of his physical ability scores and his natural armor equal to half his level (minimum 1). This ability score is chosen at first level, and once it is chosen it cannot be changed.Okay, I may not understand this 'change' completely but I don't know if it should be...
I think you missed the point on a lot of the stuff.
You become an outsider, and I probably need to throw in language that says you are still susceptible to attacks which target your base race. You're supposed to count as both. I guess I could make you an Outsider [native] but I'm not sure if that includes the Darkvision package.
d10's, good Fort, and full BAB are probably the right choice. As (Ex) abilities. I want it to function like a really strong monk, but not against magic.
Assume I include the language from all the vigilante talents which includes something along the lines of: "if you already have this feat you can take another one instead" to avoid clunky lists of feats.
My goal was to have all good saves, but have them all take a negative against spells and spell-like abilities.
It's supposed to be DR/magic or [material]. As in, you have to take both, and you get hurt by either. In the lore, the character is weak to magic attacks, and has a specific weakness. The abilities listed as (Su) are there in that form specifically to be negated by this. I can nix the material mastery stuff, but I intended to fund a more balanced way to calculate the save and determine the effect that the weapon inflicts. Possibly fort save vs. damage dealt or be staggered? Could work or could be awful.
The whole Fly becoming a class skill thing later was a typo, it was meant to come in at 8th when you get your fly speed.
Skills also need to be dropped to 4, maybe even 2.
The class is designed to force you to go 20 levels in it or not gain enough benefit from it. The enhancement bonuses before 10th level can all be replaced on other characters by magic items, so I'm not worried about that balance wise.