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DragoonDarkfire 01-18-07, 01:52 PM	An article I wrote for people who want to introduce Incarnum in the Eberron setting. ______________________________________ The people around him cheered. Thaisall, a major repisentative of Sarlona had offered to replace the destroyed glass tower in Sharn with one of his own. Paying for it entirely with Redrian gold. Yet not everyone around him was cheering for his work. "Is he one of them?" Splint asked. The Warforged Soulborn was busy examining the blue energies surrounding his sword. A blade he liked to keep as keen and as sharp as possible. "He is" Siallia replied as the Kalashtar examined the Planar Ward around her neck. It was a handy soulmeld that had protected her and helped her in banishing Quori spirits back to their home plane. "Then we should prepare for tonight" Bearik said as the shifter totemist adjusted the chimera mask on his face. A soulmeld that allowed the shifter to be perfectly aware of his surroundings. "It is settled" Splint said as he looked over to the Inspired lord with a malice in his glowing blue eyes, reflecting off of his gold tinted plateing "tonight we shall banish that spirit back to it's wretchd plane" Character Options Kalashtar Incarnate People with my power draw incarnum with their soul. I am twice as powerful for I have two. - Kaizzeri a Kalashtar Incarnate Though rare amongst the Kalashtar, Incarnates offer an interesting proposal. Since the race carries two souls, a human soul and a Quori spirit they have interesting new options for game mechanics that no other races have because of their seperate spirits. Kalashtar Incarnates are often good or lawful incarnates but chaos incarnates can be found with suprising regularity amongst orphans. Split Soulmeld: Because of their two spirits a Kalashtar Incarnate can give up gaining a soulmeld at level 2 to gain the ability to shape soulmelds of a different Alighnment. You can only shape one soulmeld of an opposeing alighnment, however this soulmeld cannot be the opposite of what your current alighnment is. For example a neutral good Kalashtar incarnate can shape two good alighned soulmelds and one lawful or chaotic soulmeld. She cannot however shape an evil soulmeld since that is directly opposeing her alighnment. Whenever a Kalashtar would gain a new soulmeld treat her as haveing one less then she would normall have after 4th level (for example she would only have 4 soulmelds at level 7 rather then 5) Quori Radiance: your Quori spirit enhances your psychic powers that lay dormant inside of you. This ability replaces your Incarnum Radiance ability at 3rd level and you gain extra daily uses of it as that ability would increase. When you activate this ability you gain an exta 10 bonus powerpoints that you can use to manifest psionic powers. If you do not have levels in a manifester class you do not gain the ability to manifest powers. You also gain a +20 on sense motive checks due to your enhanced mind reading powers granted to you by your Quori spirit. At seventh level you can grant this power to all allies that share a similar alighnment trait as you within 30 feet of you as though you had the Share Incarnum Radiance ability. Spirit Avatar: At 20th level you may surrender your true incarnation ability to become a full avatar to your quori spirit. You are treated as though you are channeling a Quori through divine channeling (listed in the Ebberon Campaighn Setting and in Book of Exalted Deeds), you gain the Quori's Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma scores as well as acess to all it's memories of Dalquor and the exodus (memories of the Kalashtar who carry the same Quori spirit of yours are harder to gain). You gain the Quori's skill modifyers and ranks along with any supernatural abilities it may posses. This spirit must be mantained in your body by feeding it Essentai and every day you must supply this Quori spirit with ten points of Essentai to keep yourself as an Avatar of the spirit. Should your Essentai be drained or moved to another object or soulmeld you instantly lose the effects granted by this ability and revert to being an ordinary Kalashtar. Warforged Soulborn Steel and Wood drive my body, Incarnum and my soul give me strength. - Dart, a Warforged Soulborn SOULS! I NEED SOULS! - Mysterious Azure Warforged Necronate To some people Warforged cannot possibly have souls, they are but machines of war for a forgotten time. This is not true to the Warforged Soulborn who uses the power of souls everday as a means to his own ends. To a Warforged Soulborn, those who belive he does not have a soul are fools who are too blind to see his own power. Though their powers are unquestionably Incarnum and few creatures without souls have been able to use the power of Incarnum the argument still stands. Though considerably rare, due to the races general tendancy to neutrality. Warforged Soulborn are some of the most zeleous and ethic characters toward their preffered alighnment. Incarnum Plateing: at 2nd level a Warforged Soulborn may surrender his Incarnum defense ability and instead infuse his armor plateing with incarnum. The effect granted depends on his alighnment. Lawful Good: Your plateing takes on a golden hue to it. You gain a damage reduction 3/evil. Chaotic Good: Your plateing takes on an emerald green hue. Once per day you can use it to grant you an effect similar to freedome of movement caster level 10. Lawful Evil: Your plateing takes on a blood red hue and you gain an immunity to death an necromancy effects. Chaotic Evil: Your armor plateing takes on a black and shadowy appearence. You gain a damage reduction 3/good. When you gain your Share Incarnum defense ability you may use it as you would normally use it but the effects listed above are what is granted to allies of a similar alighnment. For example a lawful good Warforged soulborn uses his Share Incarnum Defense ability he may grant any lawful or good character near him with a DR 5/evil as he has. Bonus Feat: at 3rd, 7th and 11th levels you may take either an incarnum feat or a warforged feat. Soul Fusion: at 19th level a Warforged Soulborn may give up the Timeless Body class feature to gain a special infusion of incarnum that changes him and his soul into a new form. At 19th level the Warforged gains the Lawful, Good, Chaotic, Evil subtypes depending on his alighnment (a lawful evil Warforged Soulborn would gain the Lawful and Evil subtype). His natural weapons and any weapon he uses is treates as his alighnment for overcomeing damage reduction. Shifter Totemist The blood of magical creatures runs through my veins. But is their souls that makes me what I am. - Raven Voldorse, Shifter Totemist Shifter Totemists can be found throughout the Eldeen Reaches and in Aundair. They are usually treated as druids are in the shifter communities though with a bit more intrigue for their ability to draw upon the power of magical beasts rather then plain animals. They can also be found amongst the druid sects and most are among the wardens of wood. Although some have been seen amongst the Ashbound and the Gatekeepers. Shifting Totem: at 2nd level as you draw upon your lycanthrope heritage your soulmelds gain extra power. When you use your shifting ability while a Soulmeld is bound to your totem chakra the soulmeld is treates as though it's essentia capacity was full for the duration of your shifting. Totems Conncection: at 3rd level you surrender your Totem's Protection ability to gain a special advantage over Magical beasts. When you shift you are considered under the effect of Speak with Animals that only affects magical beasts. This effect lasts for the duration of your shift. Soul-Totem: At 20th level you surrender your totem embodiment ability to gain a special connection with your animalistic blood and magical aptitude with these creatures. Your type changes to the Magical Beast type and you become immune to all spells or effects that effect people only (such as carm person). When you shift your bonus to ability score is doubled for the duration of the shift. For example a 20th level shifter soulborn would gain a +4 to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution or Wisdom (depending on the shifter trait he chooses) instead of a +2. Soulmelds Dust Gauntlets Description: Evil Classes: Incarnate, Soulborn Chakra: Hands, Soul. Saveing Throw: none You shape evil incarnum around your hand to form backwards faceing hands similar to that of a Rakshasa. Your hands tingle with arcane energies as a wave of malice and evil washes over you. Rakshasa's have been a threat to Eberron since the most ancient of days. Those who worship or revere these foul creatures have learned how to draw on their soul energy to enact their evil and vengance upon those who they hate. You gain a +3 bonus on spellcraft or concentration checks to cast any arcane spell. Essentia: For every Point of essentia you invest in this Soulmeld your bonus on spellcraft or concentration checks increases by 1. Chakra Bind (Hands) The dark incarnum around your hands forms into more substancial catlike claws that look ready to claw at the nearest opponent You gain two claw attacks apropriet to your size. These claws are considered evil alighned for the purpose of overcomeing damage reduction. Chakra Bind (Soul) The Incarnnum forms around you like a shroud and then disappates revealing yourself to appear as a tiger like humanoid dressed in fine clothing and robes. You now appear as a Rakshasa. You gain a +4 on bluff and disguise checks, you also gain a damage reduction 15/good and the detect thoughts ability similar to the Rakshasa. Rainbow Wings Description: Good Classes: Incarnate, Soulborn Chakra: Shoulders, Soul Saveing Throw: none You form a pure and white incarnum around your shoulders that explodes into a silver colored flame that eventually spreads out revealing two rainbow and brilliantly colored semi-transparent wings on your back. Coutals have been protecting Eberron for centuries and these beautiful and magestic guardians are often the greatest forces of good in the world. The Rainbow Wings have often granted the strength nessicary to stop the forces of evil with the power of the Coutals pure and true spirit. You gain a +3 on all spellcraft and concentration checks to cast any Divine spell. Essentia: For every point of Essentia you invest in this soulmeld the bonus you gain on all spellcraft and concentration checks increases by 1. Chakra Binds (Shoulders) Your wings grow fuller and eventually develop into fully transparent brilliantly colored wings spreading from your back. They glow with a bright and pure light and you feal as though your much lighter then you once were. You gain a fly speed of 30ft with average manuverability. Chakra Binds (Soul) A large winged serpent seems to crawl around your body eventually resting it's head on your shoulder, it speaks in it's triumphant and powerful voice words on encouragement and the power of good. You gain the Telepathly ability similar to that of a Coutal. You gain a +5 on grapple checks along with the improved grab ability similar to a coutal allowing you to make a grapple check in the same turn that you attack. _________________________________ More to come later...
DragoonDarkfire 01-19-07, 07:43 PM	Some more Soulmelds _____________________________ Cloak of the Dragon Above Description: none Classes: Incarnate Chakra: Throat, Heart. Saveing Throw: none Thousands of bright lights begin to form around your neck and upper body. The patter is similar to that of the ring of Siberys seen above the southern portion of the sky. Sorcerers claim that the progetory wyrms give them their strength. Incarnates also claim to draw power from the souls of the wyrms as this is a claim to their power gained from the Dragon Above. You gain a +4 bonus to resist fear effects and a +1 on all Knowledge (Arcana) checks. Essentia: Every point of Essentia invested grants you an exta +2 bonus to resist fear effects and a +1 to all Knowledge (Arcana) checks. Chakra Bind (Throat) The starry material appears around your neck eventually giving your throat a reptillian appearance. You gain a breath weapon, a 30ft cone of a silver colored fire that deals 4d6 fire damage to non outsiders and 6d6 damage to outsiders. Outsiders that are immune to fire damage can still be harmed by this. Once you have used your breath weapon you must wait 1d4 rounds before you may use it again. Chakra Bind (Heart) Your soulmeld appears the same but when you activate the power of this chakra it's glow intensifies and the tiny stars that swirl around you move faster. You can access the power of the Dragonic prophecy to momentarily gain the ability to see into the future. You can use Moment of Prescience once per day as long as this soulmeld is bound to your heart chakra. Gauntlets of the Dragon Between Description: none Classes: Incarnate, Totemist Chakra: Arms, Heart, Totem. Saveing Throw: none. Incarnum forms around your upper torso and arms in many different forms that shift in and out of both familliar and unfamiliar textures, locations and the soft whisper of many voices can be heard. Nothing can be distinguished from this however. Both Incarnates and Totemists draw power from the dragon between who created the world that they live on. Those who use this soulmeld gain an unusual insight into the world around them. You gain a +4 on all Knowledge (history) and Knowledge (Local) checks. You can use these skills even if you are not trained in them. Essentia: Your bonus to these skills increases by +2 for every point of essentia you invest in this soulmeld. Cakra Bind (Arms) The incarnum around you seems to take the form and sounds of battlefeilds and the sounds of wars echo in your head giving you strength. You gain a +4 on all attack and damage rolls. Chakra Bind (Heart) Though notihng outwardly changes about your soulmeld you feel a strange new echo inside your head as the voices become much more clearer and speak to you about both familiar and unfamiliar occurances. You gain the ability to use Discern Location once per day as long as you keep this soulmeld bound to your heard chakra. Chakra Bind (Totem) The Chakra bind around you takes on more of a natural and fluid appearance while you hear the voices and sounds of nature deep in your head. You gain a +4 bonus on Knowledge (Nature) checks and wild empathy checks when dealing with either animals or magical beasts. Garments of the Dragon Below Description: evil Classes: Incarnate, Soulborn. Chakra: Waist, Heart. Saveing Throw: none. A wave of purely black incarnum wraps around your waist and lower torso it occasionally shifts to appear as red and hot as lava and then as dark and rocky as blackened stone. Incarnates and Soulborns who shape this soulmeld draw power from the Dragon Below and the feinds and other horrible creatures that exist there. You gain a +2 on intimidate checks and on diplomacy checks when dealing with evil creatures. Essentia: For every point of essentai you invest the bonus to intimidate and diplomacy (only for evil creatures) granted by this soulmeld increases by 1. Chakra Bind (Waist) The incarnum shapes and turns into an unusual belt. The buckle is that of a horrid feinds face and it resonates with a feeling of contempt that seems to absorb all harm that comes your way. You gain a DR 15/good. Chakra Bind (Heart) Nothing seems to change about your soulmeld but whenever the power of this chakra is activated a fearsom roar emminates that sounds similar to that of a demons war cry. You may use Greater Shout as the spell once per day as long as this soulmeld is bound to your heart chakra. Quori Veil Description: none Classes: Incarnate Chakra: Crown, Brow Saveing Throw: yes. The form of a dreaded Quori appears around you. Semi-transparent, it seems to move as you move. Kalashtar and other psionic humans enjoy this soulmeld for the psionic powers that it grants by drawing on the souls of Quori. You gain 4 powerpoints to your pool. Essentia: for every point of essentia you invest in this soulmeld you gain 2 extra powerpoints. Chakra Bind (Crown) The transparent Quori form around you seemed to take a more solid form in the head area and your head seems to glow with an unnatural bright light. You may use the Read Thoughts psionic power at will as long as you have this soulmeld bound to this Chakra. The saveing throw is 12 + Your Meldshaper Level + Your Intelligence Modifier. Chakra Bind (Brow) Two groutesq but powerful eyes form infront of your own that allow you to veiw things with suprising clerity. You may use the Aura Sight psionic power three times per day as long as you have this soulmeld bound to your chakra.
DragoonDarkfire 01-20-07, 06:09 PM	74 veiws and no replys? Maybe I'm not as awsome as I thought I was ;_;
Siberys 01-20-07, 06:23 PM	Well, it's partly because you're psychic, and stole my brilliant ideas for progenitor-melds :P I like them, and it takes a load of work off of my butt. I have to look at them for balance issues (I've given only a cursory glance thusfar), but they'll definately see use.
Nived 01-20-07, 06:41 PM	I tlooks like good stuff, but to be perfectly honest... I still don't understand Incarnum... and I really tried to read that book.
DragoonDarkfire 01-20-07, 06:53 PM	Well it aint too hard... How do I put it best? Without going into technical stuff all you do is kinda "CREATE" magical items and then bind them to specific areas of your body, createing different effects depending on what it is.
Alex_ 01-20-07, 10:06 PM	I heard it mentioned in another thread, but I think Incarnum would work very well for Dhakaani Goblins. They had little in terms of arcane or divine magic compared to other cultures, and relied more on Bards as their chief source of magic. I could see Incarnum filling in a critical supplemental role in this regard. The Dhakaani also show some elements of historical asian cultures such as certain asthetic designs, very rigid society, agnosticism with high regard for the exploits of their ancestors, and many lawful institutions that would be analogous to popular fiction's samurai and ninjas. They could have viewed Incarnum as the product of a very strongly focused mind that draws upon the power of the cosmos, the body, and/or their ancestors to give them more practical and reliable "supernatural" benefits than less unpredictable spell slinging and enchanting by manipulating material components or belief in a higher power granting miracles. Chakrah of course, is popular in Indian/Asian philosophies.
DragoonDarkfire 01-20-07, 10:51 PM	An interesting theory about the Dhakanni. However my original idea for Incarnum was that the Giants were the first to master it on Xendrik but a few of the teachings of Incarnum made its way to Khorvaire when a group of Elf refugees went to Khorvaire and told the basics of Incarnum to the goblin tribes before the empire of Dhakanni was formed. The Elfs eventually went to Arenal to join ther bretheren but their teachings remained with the Goblinoids until their destruction and the magic became second class to arcane and divine magic that ruled Khorvaire and to Psionics that rule Sarlona. It was only during the Last war was Incarnum put more into the mainstream when some of the Goblins told house Deneith about traditions of Incarnum. The House then explained this to the Twelve and it was then perfected and taught to several students who were intreasted in learning it. It's now slowly gaining more popularity among the nations of Breland and Aundair, not to mention that Thrane is interested in Lawful Good Soulborns for their even greater dedication to Law and Good then Paladins. The Twelve's experimentation has also lead to the creation of the Lost. The Twelve have yet to release the information about Lost to the general public, wishing instead to see what effects does incarnum have on various creatures and worrying about consiquences later.
Alex_ 01-21-07, 12:08 AM	Haven't enough things been stolen from the Giants/Elves?
Crake 01-21-07, 10:05 AM	Maybe Incarnum came over from Sarlona, and still exists there today in a form? I dunno, I just thought about this after remembering that the Inspired basically set up religion in Rierda so that humans are worshiping the Inspired, believing they are the reincarnations of their ancestors. What if there was a tradition of ancestor worship in Sarlona before the Inspired took over, and humans took that with them, and some of the secrets to Incarnum with them to Khorvaire. But as worship for the Sovrign Host increased the ancestor worship and teachings of Incarnum fell by the wayside, only to be practiced in small pockets. It is just starting to make a reemrgance thanks to research from institutions like THe Twelve and the Arcane Congress. As for in Sarlona, the tradition of ancestor worship does ocasionally churn out practicers of Incarnum. The Inspired would treat this form of magic a little differently than they do with arcane and divine magic. The Inspired would probably latch onto Incarnates and use them as propaganda for the masses, cliaming that this is but a step to reincarnation as an Inspired, similar to the way they most likely treat psionic humans. But if an Incarnum user steps out of line or becomes a problem, and Inspired hitsquad is all over that poor fool. Some of these humans may have fled to Adat to join the Kalashtar and the Keepers of the Word. But that's just my take on the whole thing.
DragoonDarkfire 01-21-07, 12:43 PM	Haven't enough things been stolen from the Giants/Elves? Well there's an Incarnum Dragon and since the giants were the only things to learn directly from the dragons...
Nived 01-21-07, 02:11 PM	Just as Psionics are often associated with Dal Qor and Xoriat, I'd just associate Incarnum with Thelanis, possibly Doluurh.
Wrathamon 01-21-07, 04:37 PM	I find some of the abilities to be a bit powerful for their level. Most obvious is the DR 5 at level two. Great stuff thou... the flavor is spot on. Would be nice to see a changeling as well.
DragoonDarkfire 01-21-07, 04:57 PM	hmmm... okay I'll make it a DR 3. And I don't really know what I would do for a changeling...
Yakman 07-13-07, 03:38 PM	iirc, incarnum is mentioned as being found Kaperian Island, off the coast of Xen'drik in SoX