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Talchar 07-31-05, 07:00 AM	I have posted this concept on another board, but I belive this is the proper board for this idea. So does this concept seem workable? Advanced Skills Advanced skills represent a characters exceptional development in selected areas. Unlike standard skills, you do not make skill rolls, nor do you add your ability score modifiers to the effect of the skill. Instead a rank in an Advanced Skill provides the character with a competence bonus to a particular skill, ability, or action. Advanced Skill Prerequisites – Prerequisite Overview 1. Character has the Advanced Skill Feat 2. Minum character level needed to access Advanced Skills = 5th level or higher 3. 8+ ranks in 2 or more specific skills or minimum ability score and attribute level (such as STR 14+ BAB 5+) 4. 1 or more feats as defined by the skill prerequisites. Special Only skill points gained as result of a level gain in a core class [Any nonprestige class] can be used to gain ranks in a particular advanced skill. Gaining Ranks in Advanced Skills A character’s number of ranks in a Advanced Skill is based on how many skill points a character has invested in the skill. Each skill point you spend on a Advanced Skill gets your character 1/2 rank in that skill. A characters maximum number of ranks in a Advanced Skill is equal to the character level +3 then divided by 2. (ignore fractions) Advanced Skill Feat Prerequisite: None Benefit: The Advanced Skill feat allows a character to allocate skill points to Advanced Skills. This feat can only be taken once, but once you take this feat, you can allocate skill points to any and all Advanced skills, provided the character meets all the other prerequisite required to access the skill.
Talchar 07-31-05, 07:01 AM	Examples of Advanced Skills Advanced Skills 1. Advanced Quickened Actions Prerequisites Tumble 8+ Ranks Jump 8+ Ranks Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Improved Initiative Feat: Lightning Reflexes Benefit The character gains a +1 competence bonus to the initiative roll, per rank in the Advanced Quickened Action Skill. 2. Advanced Throwing Prerequisites Spot 8+ Ranks Concentration 8+ Ranks Far Shot Benefit The character gains a +5 foot bonus to the range increment for a thrown weapon per rank in the Advanced Throwing Skill (Maximum range bonus of +50 feet). For every 4 ranks in Advanced Throwing, the character gains a +1 competence bonus to damage with thrown weapons. 3. Advanced Undead Control Prerequisites Knowledge Religion 8+ Ranks Spellcraft 8+ Ranks Improved Turning Benefit The character can control more undead then normal. For each rank in Advanced Undead Control, the character can control an additional +4HD worth of undead. 4. Advanced Necromantic Arts Prerequisites Knowledge Religion 8+ Ranks Knowledge Arcana 8+ Ranks Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Spell Focus - Necromancy Benefit The character is more resistant to level drains then normal. Each rank in Advanced Necromantic arts, the character gains +1 competence bonus on Fortitude saves to prevent permanent level drains. (The Fortitude save made 24 hours after the initial Fort save was failed.) Additionally, for every 4 ranks in Advanced Necromantic Arts, the character gains a +1 competence bonus to his caster level when casting Necromantic spells. 5. The Golden Tongue Prerequisites Diplomacy or Bluff 8+ Ranks Intimidate or Gather Information 8+ Ranks Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Persuasive or Negotiator feats Benefit The character gains a +1 competence bonus per Golden Tongue rank, to any (4) of the following skills: Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Gather Information, Sense Motive, Handle Animal or Animal Empathy checks. Special The skills selected to gain the competence bonus, once selected cannot be changed. 6. Advanced Magical Aptitude Prerequisites Knowledge Arcana 8+ Ranks Spellcraft 8+ Ranks Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Magical Aptitude Ability to cast magical spells (arcane or divine) Benefit The character can cast more spells per day then normal. For each rank in Advanced Magical Aptitude, the character can gain additional spell slots. Each day, the character can allocate his Advanced Magical Aptitude skill ranks to enable additional spell slots. (The highest level spell slot that can be gained is 2nd level spells.) 1 Rank allocated, allows you 1 additional zero level spell slot. 2 Ranks allocated, allows you 1 additional 1st level spell slot. 4 Ranks allocated, allows you 1 additional 2nd level spell slot. 7. Advanced Healing Prerequisites Healing 8+ Ranks Survival 8+ Ranks Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Self Sufficient or Skill Focus Healing Benefit The character has exceptional healing skills. First Aid- Stabilize a dying patient: On a successful heal check the dying patient is stabilized and is healed 1 hit point per Advanced Healing rank. First Aid- Combat Medicine: On a successful heal check the wounded patient is healed 1D4 hit points, plus 1 hit point per Rank in Advanced Healing. A patient can only be healed once per 24 hours period. Long Term Care: If your Heal check is successful, the patient recovers hit points at an accelerated rate. In addition to normal increased healing rate due to the heal skill, the patient heals an additional +1 hit point per Advanced Heal Rank. This ability does not alter the heal rate of ability damage. Augmented Magical Healing: When determining the amount of hit point recovery that results from a healing spell you cast, add your ranks in Advanced Healing to that total. However, this bonus to healing cannot exceed the spells healing limit. 8. Advanced Strength Training Prerequisites Concentration 8+ Ranks Pick (2) 8+ Ranks: Climb, Jump, Swim or pick Profession Laborer Feat: Advanced Skill Access Feat: Endurance Benefit The character gains +1 competence bonus to Strength checks per rank in advanced strength training. For every 4 ranks of advanced strength training, the character gains an inherit +1 bonus to his strength score. [Max bonus is +2 Strength]