Incarnate

Incarnate’s are always neutral. They rarely have patron deities. Incarnate’s form into loosely knit groups to better protect the balance. The meeting of these groups takes place in large secular buildings or natural regions and often involve long debates about whether imbalance exists and how best to correct it. The non aligned aspect of the natural world appeals to many incarnates, and most of them prefer to live in the wild. They enjoy the company of druids and often work with them to accomplish a common goal, but most such alliances eventually fall apart due to the incarnates’ belief that civilization and the natural world must also find balance.

Alignment: True Neutral

Hit Die: d10.

Shared Game Rules:

Class Features

Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Detect Imbalance(Sp): Incarnates are sensitive to the presence of creatures with alignment subtypes because of how imbalancing such creatures can be. This ability functions as the Detect Undead spell, save that it detects creatures with an alignment subtype rather than the type. This ability does not determine the alignment or subtype of the creature, just the presence.

Elemental Affinity(Ex): The elemental planes are closer to the mind of an incarnate than the Outer Planes. As a result an incarnate has a particular affinity to two elements, either air and earth or fire and water. She must select one of these pairings upon taking her first incarnate level. Each element is associated with a form of energy as detailed.

Smite Extremist (Su): An Incarnate’s Smite targets creatures of the following alignments: Lawful

Good, Lawful Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Evil.

Elemental Burst(Su): Beginning at 2^nd level, an Incarnate with a Charisma score of 12 or higher can create a burst of energy appropriate to her elemental affinity. Use of this Supernatural ability is a standard action. She can direct this burst of energy at any target without 60 ft. as a ranged touch attack. A successful hit deals 1d4 points of damage plus the incarnates charisma modifier of both the incarnates associated energy types. Thus an incarnate who has a charisma of 13 and is associated with fire and water would deal 1d4+1 points of fire damage and 1d4+1 points of cold damage to a target struck by the attack. An incarnate can generate a number of elemental bursts per day equal to her charisma bonus.

Energy Resistance(Ex): At 3^rd level, the incarnate gains energy resistance 5 to the types of energy associated with her elemental affinity.

Rebuke Outsider(Su): When an Incarnate reaches 4^th level, she gains the supernatural ability to rebuke or command outsiders. She can only use this ability while on the material plane. The incarnate can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + her charisma modifier. The incarnate rebukes outsiders as a cleric 3 levels lower would rebuke undead.

Elemental Minion(Sp): Upon reaching 5^th level the Incarnate gains the ability to summon a medium elemental (air, earth, fire, water ) as a standard action usable once per day. This elemental must be one of the types she is associated with. The elemental minion carries the same responsibilities as a paladin’s special mount and gains the same bonuses to it’s HD, natural armor, Strength, Intelligence, and other special abilities that a paladin’s special mount gains when the Incarnate gains levels. Unlike the paladin’s special mount, the Incarnate’s Elemental Minion only remains for 1 hour/level before returning to the elemental plane from whence it came.

Commune with Nature(Sp): At 8^th Level the Incarnate gains the ability to Commune With Nature, as the spell, once per week. She may use this ability an additional time each week every additional 4 levels, to a maximum of 4 times a week at 20^th level.

Code of Conduct: An Incarnate must be of Neutral Alignment alignment and looses all class abilities if she ever willingly commits an act that endangers the natural balance of the world. The Incarnate is most at home in the wilderness but does not take any special vows to avoid city life. She avoids travel to other planes (with the exception of the elemental planes of which she has an affinity.) except in the most dire need. The incarnate prefers to reach a peaceful solution but is fully capable of using force against intrusions into her realm from beyond.

Associates: An Incarnate can adventure with a creature of any alignment but remains suspicious and wary of those who draw their power from the outer planes (including most clerics and other holy warriors). She tolerates the presence of native outsiders such as aasimar and tieflings but would prefer not to share their company if possible. She never knowingly associates with creatures of an alignment subtype, nor will she continue association with someone who consistently offends her moral code. An Incarnate only accepts henchmen, followers, and cohorts who are neutral.

2^nd level: Animal Messenger, Barkskin, bear’s endurance, bull’s strength, eagle’s splendor, hold person, owl’s wisdom, resist energy, shield other, spike growth, tree shape.

3^rd level: cure moderate wounds, diminish plants, dominate animal, greater magic fang, magic circle against evil, magic circle against good, magic circle against chaos, magic circle against law, plant growth, prayer, speak with plants.

4^th level: Break Enchantment, Command Plants, Cure Serious Wounds, Dismissal, Dispel Chaos, Dispel Evil, Dispel Good, Dispel Law, freedom of movement, treestride.