EVOLUTIONIST PLAYTEST - S.paizo

skill ranks to assign from your earlier levels, and you must spend atleast 1 of these skill ranks on your newly added class skill.NICHE (SU)fulcrum so long as those fusions could be applied to a weapon of thattype (for example, a disruptive weapon fusion functions only if youradaptive strike deals bludgeoning damage). So long as your fulcrumhas at least one fusion installed, your adaptive strike also counts as amagic weapon.1st LevelEach evolutionist selects a specific niche of personal transformationinto some new kind of being, be that a living robot, ferocious god-beast,immortal undead, or a being of magical energy. You must pick one nicheupon taking your first evolutionist level, and once made, this choicecan’t be changed. Descriptions of the niches you can choose fromappear on pages 5–6.Each niche grants you several benefits and affects several of yourother class features. If a niche ability allows a target to attempt asaving throw to resist its effects (including spell-like abilities), the DCis equal to 10 half your evolutionist level your key ability scoremodifier unless otherwise stated.1st Level: Your niche grants you a unique evolutionist adaptationand the listed skill as a bonus class skill. In addition, the niche affectsseveral of your other class features: your niche provides a uniqueinstinct and a unique drawback that affects your evolution track ability,determines which augmentations your augmented form ability affectsat 2nd level, and determines one of the skills enhanced by your skillboost ability at 3rd level.10th Level: Your transformation has reached an important milestone,giving you an ability you can use once per day.20th Level: You have completed your transformation. Your creaturetype changes to one of the creature types associated with your niche.In addition, you become immune to one or more effects based on yourniche, plus two additional effects of your choice from the following list:bleed, death effects, disease, fatigued (including exhausted), negativelevels, nonlethal damage, paralysis, poison, sleep, or stun.AUGMENTED FORM (EX)SKILL BOOST (EX)Your personal transformation gradually enhances your prowess withcertain skills. You gain a 1 insight bonus to skill checks with the classskill granted by your evolutionary niche. In addition, choose one of thefollowing skills: Acrobatics, Athletics, Culture, Disguise, or Stealth. Yougain a 1 insight bonus to checks with that skill. When you gain anevolutionist class level, you can change which skill is augmented bythis ability, choosing a different skill from that list.The insight bonus to both skills increases by 1 at 6th level and every3 levels thereafter.WEAPON SPECIALIZATIONEVOLUTION DRAIN (SU)EVOLUTIONARY FOCUS7th LevelHaving managed extraordinary achievements within your niche oftransformation, you can afford to specialize into a secondary focusthat further refines your powers. Choose one of the following focuses:augmentation, combat, or packmaster. Your focus grants you a basicpower at 7th level, an advanced power at 13th level, and an ultimatepower at 19th level.2nd LevelAs you gain experience, you master new ways to adjust your body andabilities on the fly, known as adaptations. At 2nd level and every 2levels thereafter, you learn an additional adaptation. If an adaptationallows an opponent a saving throw to resist its effects, the DC is equalto 10 half your evolutionist level your key ability score modifier.Unless otherwise specified, you can’t learn an adaptation more thanonce. The list of adaptations appears on pages 7-8.Augmentation (Ex)Your body holds extraordinary potential for augmentation.Basic: Your augmented form class feature’s discount increases to 20%.Advanced (13th Level): Your augmented form class feature’s discountincreases to 30%. In addition, you can install one additional augmentationinto one of your systems that already has an augmentation, so long asat least one of those augmentations is of a type associated with yourniche. You can have no more than two augmentations in that system,even if you have another ability that grants you a similar benefit.2nd LevelYou create a unique talisman, memento, or accessory called a fulcrum,which helps you channel supernatural energies into your strikes. Yourfulcrum has an item level equal to your evolutionist level, and you caninstall weapon fusions and fusion seals onto your fulcrum as if it werea weapon of that level. While openly wearing or carrying your fulcrum,your adaptive strike gains the effects of any fusions installed on yourEVOLUTIONIST5th LevelYou can leech genetic material and raw evolutionary potential fromothers. As a standard action, you can make a special melee attackagainst a creature’s EAC. If you hit, the target must attempt a Fortitudesave (DC 10 1/2 your evolutionist level your key ability scoremodifier). If they succeed, you gain 1 Evolution Point. If they fail, yougain 1d3 Evolution points, and the target is sickened for an equalnumber of rounds.In addition, when you hit a creature with a melee adaptive strike orwith a ranged adaptive strike within its first range increment, you cangain 1 EP as a reaction. After you’ve used your adaptive strike to gainan Evolution Point in this way, you can’t do so again until you rest for10 minutes to regain Stamina Points.Your body eagerly accepts new augmentations, even creatingsome of the components from your own flesh. You reduce the costof augmentations associated with your niche by 10%. This appliesonly to augmentations whose item levels are no greater than yourevolutionist level.If you receive a discount on an augmentation from another source(not counting the augmentation evolutionary focus below), you insteadincrease that discount by 5%.FULCRUM (SU)3rd LevelYou gain Weapon Specialization as a bonus feat for each weapon typefor which this class grants you proficiency. You gain a special form ofweapon specialization for your adaptive strike. If your adaptive striketargets EAC, you add a bonus to your damage equal to your evolutionistlevel plus half of any other class levels you have. If your adaptive striketargets KAC, you add a bonus to your damage equal to your 1-1/2 yourevolutionist class level, plus 1 any other class levels you have.2nd LevelEVOLUTIONIST ADAPTATION3rd Level4

EVOLUTIONIST PLAYTESTEldritchUltimate (19th Level): Your augmented form class feature’s discountincreases to 40%. Your advanced focus ability now lets you install anadditional augmentation in two different systems that already haveaugmentations, though this still doesn’t let you have more than twoaugmentations in a system.You intend to gradually metamorphose into a fantastical or extraplanarbeing. Magical energy flows through your veins and deflects spells,yet the more you embrace this influence, the more toxic the mundaneworld becomes.Augmentation Type: Magitech ARClass Skill: MysticismInstinct: When you have 1 or more Evolution Points, you gain spellresistance equal to 5 your EP your evolutionist level. You canvoluntarily lower your spell resistance until the beginning of your nextturn as a standard action or as a reaction.Drawback: Your body increasingly operates on a magical level,leaving you vulnerable to mundane threats. While you have at least1 EP, the first time you take damage from a non-magical source sincethe end of your last turn, you take additional damage equal to half yourevolutionist level plus the number of EP you have. While you have atleast 3 EP, you can’t voluntarily lower your spell resistance.Spell Twisting (1st Level): When a willing ally within 30 feet of youcasts a spell, you can spend a number of EP equal to 1 half the spell’slevel as a reaction to absorb and redirect the spell’s energy. Attempt aFortitude save, using the spell’s save DC as your saving throw’s DC. Ifyou fail, you choose the spell’s targets, measure the spell’s range fromyour space, and make any attack rolls for the spell as if you were thecaster, though the original spellcaster makes any caster level checks,rolls any damage, and is responsible for controlling and concentratingon any subsequent effects of the spell. If you succeed at the save, youcan redirect the spell as if you had failed, but you also apply one of thefollowing three special effects to the spell.D You increase the spell’s saving throw DCs by 2, to a maximum of10 1/2 your evolutionist level your key ability score modifier.D The spellcaster’s caster level is treated as 2 higher for the purposeof overcoming spell resistance, to a maximum of your evolutionistlevel 1.D If the spell deals damage, you can replace your adaptive strike’sdamage with one damage type dealt by the spell until the end ofyour next turn. This effect does not change whether your adaptivestrike targets KAC or EAC.Arcane Leap (10th Level): As a move action, you instantly teleport toany space within your line of effect within 30 feet. When you activateyour spell bending adaptation, you can spend 1 additional EP to activatethis ability as part of that reaction, teleporting to any space within 30feet that is within or adjacent to the spell’s target or area of effect.Niche Metamorphosis (20th Level): Your creature type becomesyour choice of dragon, fey, or outsider. You become immune to one ofthe following damage types: acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic.CombatYou wield your adaptive strike intuitively, raining blows upon your foes.Basic: When making a full attack, you take a –3 penalty to attacksmade with your adaptive strike instead of the normal –4 penalty.Advanced (13th Level): When making a full attack entirely with youradaptive strike, you can make three attacks instead of two attacks. Youtake a –5 penalty to these attacks instead of a –3 penalty.Ultimate (19th Level): Once per round when you make a full attackand hit the same target at least twice with your adaptive strike, youcan exaggerate the target’s wounds (such as by rending them, creatinga deadly current, or triggering secondary explosions), dealing 5d10additional damage (Fortitude half).PackmasterYour mastery of adaptations is so strong that you can transformnearby allies.Basic: Once per round when you spend one or more EP to use anadaptation, you can apply that adaptation’s effects to a willing adjacentally in addition to gaining the effect yourself. The ally’s effect has halfthe normal duration. If the adaptation has a randomized result (such asa number of Stamina Points regained), the ally receives half the normalnumber. If the adaptation would modify an adaptive strike the allydoesn’t have, they can apply the effect to their unarmed strikes instead.Advanced (13th Level): You can use your basic focus ability to sharean adaptation with up to two willing allies instead of one, and theaffected allies must be within 15 feet of you.Ultimate (19th Level): You can use your basic focus ability to sharean adaptation with any number of willing allies within 20 feet.ACCELERATED EVOLUTION11th LevelWhen you gain EP at the start of your turn, you can gain 2 EP instead.Whenever you spend a Resolve Point to gain an Evolution Point, youcan gain 2 EP instead.EVOLUTION DRINKER (SU)14th LevelWhen you hit a creature with your evolution drain special melee attackand the target fails their Fortitude save, you can choose to gain 1d3 1Evolution Points instead of 1d3 EP. If you gain 4 Evolution Points inthis way, the shock causes the target to be nauseated for 1 round, afterwhich it’s sickened for 3 rounds.When you score a critical hit against a creature with your adaptivestrike, you can drain Evolution Points from them as though you hadperformed the special melee attack. If your adaptive strike has anothercritical hit effect, you can choose whether to apply either this effect orthe weapon’s critical hit effect. Once you gain EP from a critical hit inthis way, you can’t do so again until you rest for 10 minutes to recoverStamina Points.MechanizedYour personal journey will transform you from mortal into machine. Whenstressed, your body begins replacing parts of you with mechanized armor.Augmentation Type: CyberneticsClass Skill: EngineeringInstinct: Choose one type of kinetic damage (bludgeoning, piercing,or slashing) and one type of energy damage (acid, cold, electricity, fire,or sonic). You reduce the damage taken from damage types other thanthe two you selected, by an amount equal to half your current EP. At10th level, the amount of reduction is instead equal to your EP.NICHESThe following are the most common evolutionist niches.5EVOLUTIONIST

Drawback: While you have at least 1 EP, the first time you take eithertype of damage you chose for your instinct above since the end of yourlast turn, you take additional damage equal to half your evolutionistlevel plus the number of EP you have.If you have 3 or more EP, you become increasingly robotic. You’retreated as both a construct and your creature type—whichever typeallows an ability to affect you for abilities that only affect one type,and whichever is worse for abilities that affect both types. Such effectscontinue to affect you even if you have fewer than 3 EP later in theeffect’s duration. In addition, you can’t gain morale bonuses, and youtake a penalty equal to half your EP total (rounded up) to Charismabased skill checks except Intimidate.Avenging Burst (1st level): When a creature within 10 feet of youdamages you, you can spend 1 EP as a reaction to vent lethal plasmathrough the wound to damage your attacker. This deals 1d4 electricityand fire damage for every 2 evolutionist levels you have; the creaturetakes half damage with a successful Reflex save. You can spend 1additional EP when using this adaptation to roll d6s instead of d4s, oryou can spend 2 additional EP when using this adaptation to roll d8sinstead of d4s. Once you use this adaptation, you can’t use it again untilyou rest for 10 minutes to regain Stamina Points.Rapid Reboot (10th level): As a standard action, you can resetand repair your cybernetic loadout, emerging recharged. Until thebeginning of your next turn, you’re flat-footed and the value of yourniche instinct’s hardness doubles. At the beginning of your next turn,you can end one of your ongoing adaptations to gain a number of EPequal to the EP you spent to activate that adaptation (maximum 2 EP).So long as you gain at least 1 EP in this way, you also regain StaminaPoints equal to twice your evolutionist level.Niche Metamorphosis (20th Level): Your creature type becomesconstruct. You gain immunity to fatigue and exhaustion.recovered). The amount by which you reduce the HP or SP you regainincreases to your EP total at 7th level, 1-1/2 your EP total at 10thlevel, 2 your EP total at 13th level, and 3 your EP total at 17th level.Grim Harvest (1st Level): As a reaction when either you reduce asignificant enemy to 0 HP with your adaptive strike or a significantenemy within 15 feet of you is reduced to 0 HP, you can spend 1 EP toregain 1d4 Hit Points for every 2 evolutionist levels you have; you canspend 1 additional EP when using this ability to roll d6s instead of d4s,or you can spend 2 additional EP when using this ability to roll d8sinstead of d4s.Once you use this adaptation, you can’t use it again until you rest for10 minutes to regain Stamina Points.Spectral Step (10th Level): You can spend 2 EP as a move actionto become incorporeal and gain a fly speed of 30 feet with perfectmaneuverability until the beginning of your next turn. As part of thisaction, you can also fly up to 15 feet. When this effect would end, youcan extend the duration by 1 round by spending 2 EP, plus an additionalEP for each previous round you have extended this effect.Niche Metamorphosis (20th Level): Your creature type becomesundead. You gain immunity to death effects and negative levels.VitalYour body, a riot of biological potential, longs to become someextraordinary flora, fauna, or chimeric creature. Rampant life energyheals your wounds, yet your thoughts become equally impulsiveand direct.Augmentation Type: Biotech and species grafts AA4Class Skill: Life ScienceInstinct: Once per round while you have 1 or more EP, the first timeyou regain Hit Points or Stamina Points from an effect, you increasethe number of HP or SP you regain by an amount equal to half your EPtotal, rounded up. The additional HP or SP you regain increases to yourEP total at 7th level, 1-1/2 your EP total at 10th level, 2 your EP totalat 13th level, and 3 your EP total at 17th level.Drawback: Your mind and body react with greater impulsivenessand less control. While you have at least 1 EP, you take a penalty toWill saves equal to half the number of EP you have (rounded up).While you have at least 3 EP, you can’t use any ability that requirespatience or concentration, such as spellcasting or any Charisma- orIntelligence‑based skills except Intimidate.Biotic Invigoration (1st Level): As a swift action, you can spend 1 EPto regain a number of Stamina Points equal to your evolutionist level.At the start of each of your next three turns, you and one adjacentally regain a number Stamina Points equal to 1 plus one-third yourevolutionist level. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again untilyou rest for 10 minutes to regain Stamina Points.Adrenaline Rush (10th Level): You move with an exceptional burstof speed. As a swift action, you take a guarded step and gain a 1enhancement bonus to your AC and Reflex saves until the beginning ofyour next turn. If you spend 2 EP when activating this evolution, youcan instead move up to half your speed with the guarded step, and theenhancement bonus increases to 2.Niche Metamorphosis (20th Level): Your creature type becomesyour choice of aberration, monstrous humanoid, ooze, or plant. Yougain immunity to critical hit effects, and reduce any damage you takefrom critical hits by an amount equal to 20 your key ability scoremodifier.SepulchralYou strive to attain undead immortality on your own terms. Whileunliving energies strengthen your body and grant you supernaturalpower over life and death, you develop unnatural hungers that driveyou to violence. If not controlled, your transformation might tear yourbody apart at the seams.Augmentation Type: Necrografts ARClass Skill: MysticismInstinct: Once per round while you have 1 or more EP, when youdeal damage with your adaptive strike to a living creature, you canincrease the damage dealt to that creature by an amount equal to halfyour EP total, rounded up. The additional damage you deal increasesto your EP total at 7th level, 1-1/2 your EP total at 13th level, and 2 your EP total at 19th level.Drawback: Once per round while you have at least 1 EP and reducea living creature to 0 HP with your adaptive strike, you must attempta Will save whose DC equal 10 1/2 your character level the numberof EP you have. If you fail, you must take your first action of yournext turn to either make another attack with your adaptive strike thatincludes the defeated creature as a target or take a mov

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