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Mr. Styx 02-21-05, 02:24 PM	In the middle of the woods you hunt for dinner, your family has been starving for the past few weeks. You come upon some kind of thin emaciated panther. Your ready you bow but stop, two long tentacles whip out from its back! It’s a displacer beast! You back up slowly only to be given away by a snapping twig! The beast turns and its blood red eyes stare into your own. Slowly it advances in your direction! Then suddenly it leaps at your throat! Abruptly the attack is stopped as a large shadow slams into the displacer beast! The snarling of two beasts echoes throughout the forest, and suddenly a man leaps out! Yelling in might as he attacks the displacer beast! All struggling ends, and a large dog with a smooth black coat and a mouth full of teeth stares at you. A Shadow Mastiff saved your life! The man whistles and the Shadow Mastiff leaps away into the night following the beast master. Out in the wilderness, many are taken by the beasts and monsters of the lands. But those who stand up to the creatures of the wilderness, and take control, are the few brave beast masters out in the world. Also called beast tamers, they are the first line of defense for the people of the villages and cities. Often working alone, and without the knowledge of the town’s people, they are honorable and trustworthy. They have the unique ability to control monsters and animals, manipulating them into service of the beast master. Beast Master___________________ Abilities: Charisma determines how often a Beast Master can control a beast, and how well it works. Strength and constitution are also important for a beast master, especially when he does not have a pet in battle. Alignment: Any Hit Die: d10 Class Skills: The beast master’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Move Silently (Dex), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str). Skill Points at 1st Level: (6 + Int modifier) x 4 Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int Modifier BAB: Average (as a Cleric) Saves: Good Fortitude and Will/ Poor Reflex Level Special Abilities/Feats 1 Compulsion, Track, Beastly Kinship 2 Pet Bond 3 Diversion, Accumulated knowledge 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Compulsion: At first level a beast master may use his compulsion ability 3 times per day. This works the same way as the Dominate Person spell, but may be used on animals and monsters but no humanoids. The DC to take control of a monster is 10 + monster HD and Intelligence modifier. A beast master may only have one monster or animal under his control at any given time. Track: The beast master has Track as a bonus feat at first level. Beastly Kinship: A beast master gains a +2 bonus on Handle Animal checks and Ride checks. Pet Bond: At level 2, a beast master may “save” the monster or animal he is controlling as an Animal companion. A beast master may begin play with an animal companion he has formed a “bond” with. The animal companion a beast master has is whatever he has under his control when he uses “Pet Bond”. Diversion: At level 3 the beast master gains the ability to have his pet (or himself) be the target of the enemies attacks in battle. If at any time during combat, he wants his opponent to attack him or his pet, he may make it so. No rolls or checks necessary. Accumulated Knowledge: At level 3, a beast master has studied the personality of a certain type of creature. He gains a +4 bonus on checks when using his compulsion ability on the chosen monster type (excluding humanoid). The list includes: Aberration, Animal, Dragon, Elemental, Magical Beast, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Undead, Vermin.
Mr. Styx 02-21-05, 02:25 PM	I have yet to add proficiencies! This is a work in progress and i'd like some suggestions.
Need_A_Life 02-21-05, 03:27 PM	So what does it do? I've had a "beast master"-ish idea and I probably have it somewhere, it was called the "beast herder" and allowed him to train animals and asjust their attitude to helpful by making some special checks, he was relatively weak himself but by level 20 I had made it so he could have +80 rats (for flanking buddies) or a high-level (18-20) outsider (of course the checks would be astronomical, something like 60-80 Handle Animal to pull off, can't remember which). So what are you trying to accomplish?
Mr. Styx 02-21-05, 03:44 PM	well it's not completely done soo it doesn't do a whole lot... yet! A beast master has the ability to go up to a monster and basically use a dominate monster spell on it (except on both monsters and animals) It's not done yet! keep this in mind! >.<