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HaitokuHaitoku means “fall from virtue” and represents a character’sgradual embrace of the dark methods, immoral ethics, andfell powers that have encroached upon and consumedSoburin (and everyone within). Characters with a highHaitoku score will do whatever is necessary to achieve theirgoals—endangering children and the infirm, sacrificing thelives of others, committing a settlement to bloody reprisalfrom a rival town, or even dooming a region by disruptinga powerful relic for their own gain—and it taints their soul.This severe disposition can be recognized by others whoshare a willingness to be cutthroat, and some truly embodytheir depravity to unlock powerful abilities beyond the kenof mortal men.Haitoku can be raised with normal ability score increasesand the installation of augmetics without lowering acharacter’s Dignity. Otherwise, the GM can choose toincrease Haitoku (lowering Dignity) based on how acharacter acts. At the end of a gaming session, if a characterwas seen breaking the law, engaging in wanton violence,or has otherwise committed an immoral act, the GM canincrease the character’s Haitoku by 1.Haitoku Checks. Haitoku checks can be used muchlike Wisdom, when how despicable a character is plays animpact on a social situation. Generally, if the Intimidate skillis applicable, Haitoku may be used with it.The GM might also call for a Haitoku check in thefollowing instances: A character is unsure of whether they are going toendanger others with their direct actions. A character wants to know another character’s Haitokuscore (DC 20 - character’s Haitoku modifier). A character wishes to unlock the secrets of a powerfulitem, activating it with the implacable and unendingperseverance of their spirit. A character wants to influence another character byrevealing how depraved they are willing to be and thatno consequence or measure can stop them.Haitoku Saving Throws. Haitoku saving throws areused against Dignity-driven abilities or when a characterpushes their body and mind beyond their limitations.The GM might also call for a Haitoku saving throw in thefollowing instances: A character can resist unconsciousness by dipping intotheir deepest reserves of unyielding resolve (DC 8 damage from last attack). This takes their reaction andthe character gains a level of the exhausted condition,but they may activate this ability even while unconscious(and before they make a Death Save). A character maydo this a number of times equal to their Haitoku modifier(minimum 1) before they require a long rest. At theend of any day this ability is used at least once, thecharacter gains a point of Haitoku. A character encounters a truly unnatural horror thatwould shatter the mind of a less resolute being. Whenan effect would cause insanity (such as the symbol spellor to resist madness) a character may make a Haitokusaving throw in place of a Wisdom or Charisma savingthrow. They may make this Haitoku saving throw withadvantage by gaining a level of the exhausted condition. A character breathes the Mists of Akuma.NEW ATTRIBUTE: HAITOKUShameless CombatantPrerequisites: Haitoku 13Your words and mannerisms bite deeply, driving anenemy that you insult to attack the target of vitriol thatyou desire. You may make a Haitoku check as a bonus action toprovoke an attacking creature to target a creature ofyour choosing so long as the target is one of its enemies(usually you or an ally). The creature you provokemakes a Dignity saving throw opposed by the results ofyour Haitoku check. You may only provoke a creatureto target one of its enemies if it is able to move andattack the target on its next action. A creature thatcannot understand or hear you cannot be provoked.You may provoke a creature a number of times equalto your Haitoku modifier (minimum 1) before yourequire a short rest.Instinctual KillerPrerequisites: Haitoku 15With your gaze you can instill fear in your opponent,showing them in your mind’s eye what true ruthlessness isbefore a blade is even drawn. You may make a Haitoku check as a bonus actionto grant a creature that can see you the frightenedcondition until the end of your next turn. The creatureyou frighten makes a Dignity saving throw opposedby the results of your Haitoku check. You may frightena creature a number of times equal to your Haitokumodifier (minimum 1) before they become immune tothis ability for 24 hours.Unbridled AvaricePrerequisites: Haitoku 17Your endless desire for more power has unlocked a darknesswithin you, but that darkness beckons magic and allowsyou to utilize more enchanted items. You may have four attuned items instead of three. Whenever it is possible for you todo so—while divvying up treasure,playing games of chance, sharingpotions, or drinking in a teahouse—you cheat others withoutremorse or regret(this includesyour allies).

RoninYou were once an honorable warrior devoted to a lord ofSoburin, but you were either dismissed or they died,leaving you masterless. You roam the prefectures in searchof glory, revenge, or simply to find your next meal.When you take this background your Dignity scoredecreases by 1d4.Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, MedicineTool Proficiencies: Gaming Set, Herbalism KitLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Katana*, robes, 20 gp, travel orders totwo prefecturesFeature: Indomitable EnduranceWhen you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead by expendingall of your remaining hit dice. You must have a numberof available hit dice equal to at least half of your level touse this ability.RoustaboutThe will to fight drives you. It doesn’t matter who you arefighting—allies, enemies, guards, criminals, farmers, wildox, sea serpents—you just want to fight. Your dream isto find a combatant who is truly worthy of ending yourlife, honing your own skills with each bloody victory youachieve.When you take this background your Haitoku scoreincreases by 1d4 and your Dignity score decreases by 1d4.Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, IntimidationTool Proficiencies: Gaming Set, Disguise KitLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: One weapon worth less than 26 gold, asake bottle, travel orders to three prefecturesFeature: Never StopYour Haitoku score does not increase when you use theattribute ability to avoid going unconscious.ShinobiYou have been trained in the most ancient techniques ofninjutsu and are a true practitioner of the art, a genuineshadow warrior of Soburin. At the behest of your clan(almost always at the will of a lord) you infiltrate fortresses,sabotage military campaigns, spy on rival prefectures, andeven poison or assassinate those you are ordered to kill.When you take this background your Haitoku scoreincreases by 1d4 and your Dignity score decreases by 1d4.Skill Proficiencies: Deception, StealthTool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit, Poisoner’s KitLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Six kunai or shuriken*, disguise kit, fivedays rations, smoke bomb*, and 15 gp* In the Equipment chapter of Mists of Akuma.NEW Character BackgroundsFeature: Blend InSo long as materials are available, you are able to craft adisguise in 1 minute. Spending an hour or more craftinga disguise grants you advantage on the check. You maycraft a disguise to blend in with your surroundings thatallows you to hide without cover in a specific 5 footsquare, but you must already be familiar with where youintend to hide in plain sight and have specific materials(such as various paints, foliage, references for symbolsor artwork, and so on) that allow you to make accuratecamouflage.YamabushiThough the great spirits behind nature have fallen to darkentities, enough of their power remains to imbue the trulydevoted with a shred of their divinity. You have forsakensociety and lived in accordance with nature in thedisparate wilderness of Soburin, meditating on what canpossibly be done to heal the world before its deathbecomes inevitable.When you take this background, your Dignity scoreincreases by 1d4 and your Haitoku score decreases by 1d4.Skill Proficiencies: Nature, ReligionTool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Musical InstrumentLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Holy symbol, herbalism kit, incense, 5 gpFeature: Cleansing FireYou may spend an hour meditating and preparing anintricate ritual that can relieve a creature of some of itscorruption. This ritual requires an amount of incenseequal to the target’s Haitoku score x 20 gp. At the end ofthe hour, the targetmakes a Dignity savingthrow (DC equal to thetarget’s Haitoku score)and on a success,reduces its Haitokuscore by 1d4 (thisdoes not increaseits Dignity score).You require a longrest before youcan use thisability again.

HumanTraitsYour human character has an assortment of inborn abili-ties, many of which are determined by your ancestry, bothwhether you are from Soburin or the destroyed continentsof the world across the Great Divide.Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution scoreincreases by 1 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.Age. Humans on Soburin reach adulthood in their midteens and live for almost a century.Alignment. Humans do not tend towards any particularalignment. Those that feel remorse for the treatment oftheir peoples might find goodness within themselves, butmany are only scornful after the Kengen occuption andfall to evil.Size. A fully grown human is rarely shorter than 5 feet ortaller than 7 feet, weighing between 120 and 250 pounds,but regardless of height or weight your size is Medium.Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.Languages. You can speak, read, and write Commonand one extra language of your choice.Subrace. Humans certainly share many commonphysical and mental traits, but those descended fromforeigners inherit abilities and talents slightly differentfrom the natives of Soburin. These are the only raceoptions for humans in Mists of Akuma (there is no variantand the standard race from the core rulebook is notavailable).CeramianAs a Ceramian, your ancestors came from across the GreatDivide. The teachings and methods developed by theirmasters of machines have been passed down to you,giving you an edge with technologythat sets you apart from your peers.Ability Score Increase. YourIntelligence score increases by 1.Technological Adept. You gainadvantage on checks made toactivate, build, conceal, hide, orunderstand technology.Foreigner. You are at disadvantagewhen making Wisdom orCharisma checks againstnon-Ceramians that areaware of your heritage.RopaeoNEW RACE OPTIONSAs a Ropaeo, you are a descendant of foreigners from faracross the Great Divide, the monolith that made war withCeramia. Though few of them ever reached Soburin, thosethat did were well-versed in their lands’ cunning intrigue,something you’ve inherited.Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.Social Adept. You gain proficiency with two of thefollowing skills: Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Performance,or Persuasion. You are never at disadvantage when makingchecks with one of your chosen skills.Foreigner. You are at disadvantage when makingWisdom or Charisma checks against non-Ceramians thatare aware of your heritage.SoburiAs a pointy-eared Soburi, you are the son or daughter of afamily that was drafted into war, taught either the magical ormartial arts. The intensity of their training was so great thatit has become hereditary, granting you the ability to landdeadly strikes or utilize magic power infused into your form.Ability Score Increase. Either your Strength increases by1 or your Dexterity increases by 1.Choose one of these traits:Unarmed Savant. Your unarmed strikes damageincreases by one step as shown in the Martial Artscolumn of the Monk table (to a maximum of 1d12). You alsogain proficiency in the Athletics skill.Magical Savant. You learn one cantrip, using Wisdom asyour spellcasting attribute. You also gain proficiency inthe Arcana skill.

ShikomeTraitsYour shikome character has an assortment of abilitiesinherited by from the Mists of Akuma, granting youpowersthat make you truly formidable.Ability Score Increase. Your Strength increases by 2.Age. Shikome manifest in adulthood and live for twocenturies before gradually turning into stone.Alignment. Most shikome have an evil alignment,but not all—a select few rise above their baser nature toachieve glory.Size. Shikome are powerful, tall, and lean, between6 and 8 feet in height but very lanky, weighing between100 and 200 pounds. Your size is Medium.Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.Darkvision. As an offspring of the dark things tearinginto the Heavens above Soburin, your senses are able tosee far more than the average human. You can see in dimlight within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and indarkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color indarkness, only shades of gray.Martial Advantage. Once per turn, you can deal anextra 5 (2d4) damage to a creature you hit with a weaponattack if that creature is within 5 feet of an ally of yoursthat isn’t incapacitated.Hated. You are at disadvantage when makingWisdom or Charisma checks against non-bakemono,non-oni-touched, and non-shikome, but you never sufferdisadvantage on Intimidation checks.Subrace. Shikome are a reflection of the innermostnature of souls lost to the Mists of Akuma, either blessedor cursed by the supernatural phenomena.NEW RACE OPTIONSBlessed ShikomeAs a blessed shikome, your mind and body were givenform by the soul of a benign beast that lived a nonviolent life, like an herbivore or intelligent plant.Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution increases by 1.Dignified. When your Haitoku increases, your Dignitydoes not decrease.Cursed ShikomeAs a cursed shikome, the soul that molded your bodyand mind belonged to a vicious animal that left some ofits bloodlust with you, tainting your essence with primalruthlessness.Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity increases by 1.Corrupted. You cannot die from exposure to theMists of Akumaregardless of howhigh your Haitokuattribute is.BlessedShikomeCURSEDShikome

TanukiTraitsYour tanuki character has an assortment of inbornabilities, as much a part of you as your bushy tail.Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increasesby 1 and your Intelligence score increases by 1.Age. A tanuki reaches adulthood at the age of 14 andgenerally live into the middle of his or her first century.Alignment. Tanuki are chaotic by nature; those thatlive within the cities of Soburin tend to fall towards evil,while those in the Bunki-Mura of the forests graduallyregain some of the benign nature they once embodiedbefore the coming of the Kengen.Size. Tanuki are usually between 3 and 4 feet tall, andweigh about 30 pounds. Your size is Small.Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.Climb. You have a climb speed of 20 feet. You musthave at least one of your hands free in order to climb.Ancient Talents. You learn the minor illusion cantrip,using Intelligence as your spellcasting attribute.Brave. You have advantage on saving throws againstbeing frightened.Tail. You have a tail. You are unable to carry a weaponor shield with your tail, nor can you manipulate fineobjects, but you gain advantage when passing secretmessages or otherwise communicating using your tail.Acid Vulnerability. The detrimental effects ofdetainment by the Kengen have warped the very essenceof tanuki throughout Soburin. You gain vulnerability toacid damage.Subrace. While the tanuki are still one race of sentienthumanoids, there are important differences betweenthose who live with the humans of Soburin and thosewho don’t.UrbanTanukiNEW RACE OPTIONSForest TanukiAs a forest tanuki, you are part of a treetop Bunki-Muraand very much at home in the wilderness. Though mostof your people are only now returning to the forest andthe ways of your ancestors, the transition has been easierthan expected.Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increasesby 2 (instead of 1).Keen Senses. You gain proficiency with Perception.Urban TanukiAs an urban tanuki, you’ve found a place somewhere inthe cities of Soburin. During the Kengen occupation theCeramians forced your ancestors into unnatural livingconditions and they suffered discrimination (and worse).As a result you’ve inherited a talent for surviving in athriving settlement, even when you are not wanted.Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2 (instead of 1).City Slicker. You gain advantage on Stealth checksmade in urban environments.ForestTanuki

SamuraiSacred OathThe most potent and disciplined warriors of Soburin wieldboth magic and steel—you are one such warrior, a masterof the blade and magically empowered by the spirits of yourancestors.Samurai DoctrineThe Samurai Doctrine binds a paladin to the seven codesof Bushido. These warriors are also commonly bound toa feudal lord, doing as their masters bid throughout theprefectures of Soburin (though not all; ronin are masterless,doing as they see fit and able to travel freely). Samuraihold themselves to the highest codes of conduct,treating the code of Bushido as inviolate law, frequentlywarping their interpretations to the limit in order tomatch their needs.There are usually strong traditions amongsamurai families that encourage daughters andsons to master the blade as well as the powerof their ancestors, making some family nameslegendary in Soburin. To serve the code ofBushido and die a glorious death are thehighest and most important tasks anysamurai can hope to achieve.Tenets of the Samurai Benevolence: In victory you arecapable of mercy, and in defeatyou are capable of humility. Courage: You resist fear, braveryyour constant companion. Honor: Mindful of your ownstanding in society, you respectthe abilities, talents, and (mostimportantly) station of others. Loyalty: You never abandon yourallies or knowingly refuse theorders of your lord. Righteousness: Your beliefs areas strong as steel. Self-Control: You arealways in control ofyourself, resisting desire andthe influence of your emotionseven in the most difficult situations. Sincerity: You do not needlesslyconceal your desires or motives.Oath SpellsYou gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.3rd expeditious retreat, shield of faith5th find steed, protection from poison9th dispel magic, haste13th death ward, resilient sphere17th geas, legend loreAncestral WeaponSamurai do not gain the Channel Divinityability and instead receive the AncestralWeapon feat for free at 3rd level.NEW CLASS OPTIONSIaijutsu StrikeBeginning at 3rd level when you choose this archetype,you learn to draw and strike in one deadly flourish. Solong as your weapon is not drawn at the beginning ofyour first turn of combat, the first creature you attack withyour weapon takes 1d8 additional damage per point ofyour proficiency bonus. You require a short rest beforeyou can use this ability again.Dashing StrikeAt 7th level, you can charge forward and through anenemy, making a devastating blow only truly felt after youhave rushed past them. When you move at least 15 feet,make a single melee weapon attack, and move at least10 feet again before the end of your action, if your attacksuccessfully hit it becomes a critical hit and you do notprovoke attacks of opportunity from that opponentuntil the beginning of your next turn.Unyielding WillAt 15th level, you gain your proficiency bonus toWisdom saving throws and immunity to the frightenedcondition. You also gain the ability to make an H

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