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Some warriors know early on that they have a destiny; they carry their doom with them, only waiting for it to strike. Prophesied to fight some terrible enemy, these warriors spend their lives challenging mightier and mightier foes in an attempt to make themselves ready for the ultimate challenge. For while it is roughly known what their fated enemy will be, the outcome is very much in doubt.
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Some people know early on that they have a destiny; they carry their doom with them, only waiting for it to strike. Prophesied to fight some terrible enemy, these warriors spend their lives fighting mightier and mightier foes in an attempt to make themselves ready for the ultimate challenge. For while it is roughly known what their fated enemy will be, the outcome is very much in doubt.
  
 
== Class Information ==
 
== Class Information ==
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'''Role:''' Doomed warriors are grim individuals, facing each day as if it were their last. Some do this with boisterous gaiety, others with glum determination, but all do their best to steel themselves and prepare for their day of judgement. They do this by finding companions to aid them and by facing lesser trials on the way, making them trustworthy companions. Naturally, not all doomed heroes are heroic and some seek to flee their fate, but these are rarely told of in the sagas.
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The doom warrior is a hybrid of the cavalier and ranger classes. A doom warrior cannot multiclass as a cavalier or ranger or any of their alternate classes.
  
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The doomed warrior class is a [[Hybrid Class (Apath) | hybrid class]], a combination of [[Cavalier_(Apath) | cavalier]] and [[Oracle (Apath) | oracle]], combining the cavalier's battle prowess with a doom similar to an oracle's curse.
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'''Publisher:''' Legendary Games.
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'''Role:''' Doom warriors are grim individuals, facing each day as if it were their last. Some do this with boisterous gaiety, others with glum determination, but all do their best to steel themselves and prepare for their day of judgement. They seek companions to aid them and by facing lesser trials on the way, making doom warriors trustworthy companions. Naturally, not all doomed heroes are brave and some seek to flee their fate, but those are rarely told of in the sagas.
  
 
'''Alignment:''' Any.
 
'''Alignment:''' Any.
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=== Class Skills ===
 
=== Class Skills ===
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The doomed warrior's class skills are:
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The doom warrior's class skills are:
 
Acrobatics (Dex),
 
Acrobatics (Dex),
 
Bluff (Cha),
 
Bluff (Cha),
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== Class Features ==
 
== Class Features ==
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The following are the class features of the doomed warrior.
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The following are the class features of the doom warrior.
  
 
=== Weapon and Armor Proficiency ===
 
=== Weapon and Armor Proficiency ===
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Doomed warriors are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (light, medium, and heavy) and with shields (except tower shields).
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Doom warriors are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with light and medium armor, and with shields (except tower shields). Wearing heavy armor interferes with some of the doom warrior's class features.
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=== Animal Companion (Ex) ===
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Doom warriors rarely walk alone. There is something about the their dedication and strange destiny that makes them attract companions just as dedicated as they are. At first level, the doom warrior gains an animal companion, like that granted by the druid's nature bond ability. This is often a loyal mount, but can be a hunting companion, tracker, and many other things.
  
 
=== Defiance (Ex)  ===
 
=== Defiance (Ex)  ===
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Once per day, a doomed warrior can defy a foe, making that enemy part of her destiny. As a swift action, the doomed warrior chooses one target within sight to defy. The doomed warrior's attacks deal extra damage whenever the attacks are made against the target of her defiance. This extra damage is equal to the doomed warrior's level. The doomed warrior can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day for every three levels beyond 1st, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.
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Once per day, a doom warrior can defy a foe, making the defeat of that enemy part of her destiny. As a swift action, the doom warrior chooses one target within sight to defy. The doom warrior's attacks deal extra damage whenever the attacks are made against the target of her defiance. This extra damage is equal to the doom warrior's level. The doom warrior can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day for every three levels beyond 1st, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.
  
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Defy heightens the danger of the situation. The doomed warrior takes a –2 penalty to her Armor Class against attacks made by the target of her defiance.
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Defiance heightens the danger of the situation. The doom warrior takes a –2 penalty to her Armor Class and CMD against attacks made by the target of her defiance.
 
Defiance remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or for 24 hours.
 
Defiance remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or for 24 hours.
  
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=== Doomed ===
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=== Doom ===
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Every doomed warrior carries their fate with them, and no ability manifests this as clearly as the [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] they carry. Each doomed warrior must choose a [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] at first level, but this comes with benefits as well as a hindrance. This [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] never be changed, removed, or dispelled without the direct intervention of a deity. The effective level of a doomed warrior’s doom is her doomed warrior level plus one for every two levels or Hit Dice from other sources. 
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Every doom warrior carries their fate with them, and no ability manifests this as clearly as the [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] they carry. Each doom warrior must choose a [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] at first level, but this comes with benefits as well as a hindrance. Most dooms give new abilities at level 5, 10, and 15. This [[Dooms (Apath) | doom]] can never be changed, removed, or dispelled without the direct intervention of a deity. The effective level of a doom warrior’s doom is her doom warrior level plus one for every two levels or Hit Dice from other sources.
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A doomed warrior that is also an oracle (or other class that has the curse or doom class feature) can choose the same or a different curse. If selecting the same curse, use levels in other cursed classes as doomed warrior levels for the effective level of the doom. Bonuses and penalties from curses do not stack, but when the benefit from a curse and a doom are different, both apply.
 
  
 
=== Fated Enemy (Ex) ===
 
=== Fated Enemy (Ex) ===
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|+''' Table: Fated Enemy '''
 
|+''' Table: Fated Enemy '''
 
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| valign="top" | '''Type''' || valign="top" |  '''Skills'''
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| valign="top" | '''Type''' || valign="top" |  '''Class Skills'''
 
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| valign="top" | Aberration || valign="top" |  Knowledge (dungeoneering), Survival
 
| valign="top" | Aberration || valign="top" |  Knowledge (dungeoneering), Survival
 
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| valign="top" | Animal || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Survival
 
| valign="top" | Animal || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Survival
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| valign="top" | Character class || valign="top" |  Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nobility)
 
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| valign="top" | Construct || valign="top" |  Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (engineering)
 
| valign="top" | Construct || valign="top" |  Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (engineering)
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|-
 
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| valign="top" | Fey || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Sense Motive
 
| valign="top" | Fey || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Sense Motive
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| valign="top" | Humanoid <br>(by class) || valign="top" |  Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nobility)
 
 
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| valign="top" | Magical beast || valign="top" |  Knowledge (arcana), Survival
 
| valign="top" | Magical beast || valign="top" |  Knowledge (arcana), Survival
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| valign="top" | Vermin || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Survival
 
| valign="top" | Vermin || valign="top" |  Knowledge (nature), Survival
 
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At first level, the doomed warrior selects what her particular doom is. Combat against such a fated enemy is more dangerous for the doomed warrior, but the doomed warrior is likewise more dangerous to the enemy.
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At first level, the doom warrior selects what her particular doom is. Combat against such a fated enemy is more dangerous for both the doom warrior and her enemy.
  
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Select one character class or creature type. If the type is outsider, the doomed warrior must also select a subtype. The doomed warrior cannot select the humanoid, this choice is replaced by the option to choose a class.
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Select one character class or creature type. If the type is outsider, the doom warrior must also select a subtype. The doom warrior cannot select the humanoid type, this choice is replaced by the option to choose a class. The doom warrior gains two additional class skills from her choice, see Table: Fated Enemy.
  
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Against the selected type of creature, the doomed warrior gains several advantages and disadvantages.  
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Against the selected type of enemy, the doom warrior gains several advantages and disadvantages.  
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* The doomed warrior can use her defy ability against a fated enemy, and this use does not count against the doomed warrior's daily use of that ability. While she is defying a doomed enemy, the doomed warrior is immune to fear, but cannot use her defy ability except against other doomed enemies.
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* The doom warrior can use her defiance ability against a fated enemy, and this use does not count against the doom warrior's daily use of that ability. While she is defying a fated enemy, the doom warrior is immune to fear, but cannot use defiance again except against other fated enemies.
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* The doomed warrior gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls, CMB checks, Will and Fortitude saving throws, and opposed skill checks.
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* The doom warrior gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls, CMB checks, Will and Fortitude saving throws, and opposed skill checks.
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* The doomed warrior suffers a -2 penalty on Armor Class and Reflex saving throws against creatures of the chosen type.
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* The doom warrior suffers a -2 penalty on Armor Class, CMD,  and Reflex saving throws against creatures of the chosen type.
  
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=== Resolve  ===
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''The GM is encouraged to give the player tips on a fated enemy relevant to the game, especially if there is a major enemy lined up for the campaign.
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At first level, the domed warrior's resolve expresses itself in a specific way. The doomed warrior can choose one of the following abilities.
 
  
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* '' Armor Training (Ex)'' Starting at 1st level, a doomed warrior learns to be more maneuverable while wearing armor. Whenever she is wearing armor, she reduces the armor check penalty by 1 (to a minimum of 0) and increases the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed by her armor by 1. Every five levels thereafter (6th, 11th, and 16th), these bonuses increase by +1 each time, to a maximum –4 reduction of the armor check penalty and a +4 increase of the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed. At 6th level, a doomed warrior can also move at her normal speed while wearing armor.
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=== Combat Style ===
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Gained at 2nd level, this is the same as the ranger ability of the same name. The doom warrior gains bonus feats from her combat style at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level. Like the ranger, a doom warrior cannot use combat style feats in heavy armor.
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* ''Mount'' This is the same as the cavalier ability of the same name.
 
  
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* ''Heroic Stance (Su)'' As long as the doomed warrior is not wearing medium or heavy armor and has light encumbrance, she gains a dodge bonus to Armor Class equal to her Charisma modifier. She can use a shield with this ability. This makes her a martial artist of the [[Martial_Arts_(Apath)#Way_of_Life|way of life]]. <br>At 6th level, the doomed warrior gains ''Uncanny Dodge (Ex)''. The doomed warrior can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She cannot be caught flat-footed, nor does she lose her Dexterity bonus to AC if the attacker is invisible. She still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. A doomed warrior with this ability can still lose her Dexterity bonus to AC if an opponent successfully uses the feint action against her. If a doomed warrior already has uncanny dodge from a different class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead. <br>At 11th level, the doomed warrior gains ''Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex)''. She can no longer be flanked. This defense denies the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking her, unless the attacker has at least four more levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the doomed warrior has in classes that grant uncanny dodge.
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=== Deadly Defiance (Ex) ===
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At 3rd level, when the doom warrior strikes a target she is defying, her attacks always do lethal damage. She cannot choose to deal nonlethal damage. If her attack normally deals nonlethal damage, she deals lethal bludgeoning damage instead. Similarly, any nonlethal damage she takes from a defied enemy becomes lethal damage to her.
  
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=== Combat Style ===
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=== Resolute Charge (Ex) ===
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Gained at 2nd level, this is the same as the ranger ability of the same name.
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A 3rd level doom warrior does not suffer any penalty to her AC after making a charge attack.
  
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=== Deadly Defiance ===
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=== Defiant Pursuit (Ex) ===
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At 3th level, when the doomed warrior strikes a target she is defying, her attacks always do lethal damage. She cannot choose to deal nonlethal damage. If her attack normally deals nonlethal damage, she deals lethal bludgeoning damage instead. Similarly, any nonlethal damage she takes from a defied enemy becomes lethal damage to her. In addition, the doomed warrior does not suffer any penalty to her AC after making a charge attack.
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At 5th level, the doom warrior gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls against a target of her defiance. When she is within 100 ft. and aware of a defied enemy, the movement cost of difficult terrain is halved. She moves at normal speed in most terrain, terrain that normally slows to 1/4 speed instead halves her speed. A doom warrior cannot use defiant pursuit in heavy armor.
  
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=== Scene of Doom ===
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=== Threatening Defiance (Ex) ===
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At 8th level, a doomed warrior learns to focus on her destined enemies. When the doomed warrior is within 100 ft. of a defied enemy, she ignores difficult ground when moving or charging. Difficult ground that costs more than 2 squares of movement is treated as normal difficult ground. She also receives a +2 bonus on attack rolls against a target of her defiance.
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At 8th level, a defied creature ignores her at its peril. When making an attack roll against anyone except the doom warrior, the target of her defiance provokes an attack of opportunity from her. A creature with an Intelligence score automatically understands that this is the case.
  
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=== Doom Sense (Su) ===
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=== Fate Sense (Su) ===
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At 9th level, the bond of fate between the doomed warrior and her doomed enemies strengthens; whenever they are close to one another, they know of each others presence. This manifests as a distinct feeling of unease. This feeling is vague enough that attempts to pinpoint the enemy (by such means as trailing the circumference of the area and similar tricks) do not work. If either the doomed warrior or her doomed enemy sees the other, they can immediately identify the other as an enemy but gains no other information. This ability has a range of 100 ft. per class level.
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At 9th level, the bond of fate between the doom warrior and her fated enemies strengthens; whenever they are close to one another, they know of each others presence. This manifests as a distinct feeling of unease. This feeling is vague enough that attempts to pinpoint the enemy (by such means as trailing the circumference of the area and similar tricks) do not work. If either the doom warrior or her fated enemy sees the other, they can immediately identify the other as an enemy but gain no other information. This ability has a range of 100 ft. per class level.
  
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If the doomed warrior has a common type of fated enemy, such as a fighters, she can choose to limit this ability so she will only work against enemies more than one step removed from the doomed warrior's alignment, on either the law-chaos or good-evil axis. She makes this choice when first gaining the ability, and this decision cannot be changed.
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If the doom warrior has a common type of fated enemy, such as a fighters, she can choose to limit this ability so that it only works against enemies of an opposite alignment, on either the law-chaos or good-evil axis. She makes this choice when first gaining the ability, and this decision cannot be changed. A Neutral doom warrior cannot select this option.
  
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=== Threatening Defiance ===
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=== Sudden Doom (Ex) ===
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At 11th level, a defied creature ignores her at its peril. When making an attack roll against anyone except her, the target of her defy provokes an attack of opportunity from the doomed warrior. The defied creature automatically understands that this is the case.
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At 11th level, increase all the doom warrior's speeds by 10 ft. This includes the speed of new types of movement gained by magic. A doom warrior cannot use sudden doom in heavy armor.
  
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=== Doomed Damage Penetration ===
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=== Defiant Damage Penetration (Su) ===
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At 12th level, when attacking a fated enemy, the doomed warrior's attacks ignores any damage reduction or hardness the target may have. This does not apply if the doomed warrior makes an attack that deals nonlethal damage.
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At 12th level, when attacking a defied enemy, the doom warrior's attacks ignores any damage reduction or hardness the target may have.
  
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=== Doomed Slayer ===
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=== Defiant Slayer (Su) ===
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At 17th level, when the doomed warrior strikes the target of her defy, her attacks bypass all kinds of resistance, temporary hit points, incorporealness, etherealness, regeneration, or other damage preventing or damage redirecting ability.
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At 17th level, when the doom warrior strikes the target of her defiance, her attacks bypass all kinds of resistance, temporary hit points, incorporealness, etherealness, regeneration, or other damage preventing or damage redirecting ability.
  
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=== True Death ===
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=== Seal Fate (Su) ===
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At 20th level, when a doomed warrior attacks a defied enemy, she automatically confirms all critical threats. When she slays or destroys a fated enemy, that creature cannot be resurrected, reincarnated, rejuvenated, or otherwise come back by any means. A summoned creature is immune to this effect.
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At 20th level, when a doom warrior attacks a defied enemy, she automatically confirms all critical threats. When she slays or destroys a fated enemy, that creature cannot be resurrected, reincarnated, rejuvenated, or otherwise come back by any means.
  
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== Table: Doomed Warrior ==
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== Table: Doom Warrior ==
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
|valign="bottom"|'''Level'''||valign="bottom"|'''Base <br>Attack <br>Bonus'''||valign="bottom"|'''Fort <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Ref <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Will <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Special'''
 
|valign="bottom"|'''Level'''||valign="bottom"|'''Base <br>Attack <br>Bonus'''||valign="bottom"|'''Fort <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Ref <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Will <br>Save'''||valign="bottom"|'''Special'''
 
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| valign="top" | 1st || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  Defy 1/day, doom, fated enemy, resolve 1
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| valign="top" | 1st || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  Animal companion, defiance 1/day, doom, fated enemy
 
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| valign="top" | 2nd || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
| valign="top" | 2nd || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  +0 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 3rd || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Deadly defiance
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| valign="top" | 3rd || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Deadly defiance, resolute charge
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 4th || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Defy 2/day
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| valign="top" | 4th || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Defiance 2/day
 
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| valign="top" | 5th || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Doom ability
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| valign="top" | 5th || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  +1 || valign="top" |  Defiant pursuit, doom ability
 
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| valign="top" | 6th || valign="top" |  +6/+1 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat, resolve 2
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| valign="top" | 6th || valign="top" |  +6/+1 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 7th || valign="top" |  +7/+2 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  Defy 3/day
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| valign="top" | 7th || valign="top" |  +7/+2 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  Defiance 3/day
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 8th || valign="top" |  +8/+3 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" | Scene of doom
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| valign="top" | 8th || valign="top" |  +8/+3 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" |  +2 || valign="top" | Threatening defiance
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 9th || valign="top" |  +9/+4 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Doom sense
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| valign="top" | 9th || valign="top" |  +9/+4 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Fate sense
 
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| valign="top" | 10th || valign="top" |  +10/+5 || valign="top" |  +7 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Defy 4/day, combat style feat, doom ability
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| valign="top" | 10th || valign="top" |  +10/+5 || valign="top" |  +7 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Defiance 4/day, combat style feat, doom ability
 
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| valign="top" | 11th || valign="top" |  +11/+6/+1 || valign="top" |  +7 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Resolve 3, threatening defiance
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| valign="top" | 11th || valign="top" |  +11/+6/+1 || valign="top" |  +7 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  +3 || valign="top" |  Sudden doom
 
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|-
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| valign="top" | 12th || valign="top" |  +12/+7/+2 || valign="top" |  +8 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Doomed damage penetration
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| valign="top" | 12th || valign="top" |  +12/+7/+2 || valign="top" |  +8 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Defiant damage penetration
 
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| valign="top" | 13th || valign="top" |  +13/+8/+3 || valign="top" |  +8 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Defy 5/day
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| valign="top" | 13th || valign="top" |  +13/+8/+3 || valign="top" |  +8 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Defiance 5/day
 
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| valign="top" | 14th || valign="top" |  +14/+9/+4 || valign="top" |  +9 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
| valign="top" | 14th || valign="top" |  +14/+9/+4 || valign="top" |  +9 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  +4 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
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| valign="top" | 15th || valign="top" |  +15/+10/+5 || valign="top" |  +9 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Doom ability
 
| valign="top" | 15th || valign="top" |  +15/+10/+5 || valign="top" |  +9 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Doom ability
 
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| valign="top" | 16th || valign="top" |  +16/+11/+6/+1 || valign="top" |  +10 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Defy 6/day, resolve 4
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| valign="top" | 16th || valign="top" |  +16/+11/+6/+1 || valign="top" |  +10 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Defiance 6/day
 
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| valign="top" | 17th || valign="top" |  +17/+12/+7/+2 || valign="top" |  +10 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Doomed slayer
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| valign="top" | 17th || valign="top" |  +17/+12/+7/+2 || valign="top" |  +10 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  +5 || valign="top" |  Defiant slayer
 
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| valign="top" | 18th || valign="top" |  +18/+13/+8/+3 || valign="top" |  +11 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
| valign="top" | 18th || valign="top" |  +18/+13/+8/+3 || valign="top" |  +11 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  Combat style feat
 
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| valign="top" | 19th || valign="top" |  +19/+14/+9/+4 || valign="top" |  +11 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  Defy 7/day
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| valign="top" | 19th || valign="top" |  +19/+14/+9/+4 || valign="top" |  +11 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  Defiance 7/day
 
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| valign="top" | 20th || valign="top" |  +20/+15/+10/+5 || valign="top" |  +12 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  True Death
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| valign="top" | 20th || valign="top" |  +20/+15/+10/+5 || valign="top" |  +12 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  +6 || valign="top" |  Seal fate
 
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 16 December 2016

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Unofficial rules compendium

Some people know early on that they have a destiny; they carry their doom with them, only waiting for it to strike. Prophesied to fight some terrible enemy, these warriors spend their lives fighting mightier and mightier foes in an attempt to make themselves ready for the ultimate challenge. For while it is roughly known what their fated enemy will be, the outcome is very much in doubt.

Class Information

The doom warrior is a hybrid of the cavalier and ranger classes. A doom warrior cannot multiclass as a cavalier or ranger or any of their alternate classes.

Publisher: Legendary Games.

Role: Doom warriors are grim individuals, facing each day as if it were their last. Some do this with boisterous gaiety, others with glum determination, but all do their best to steel themselves and prepare for their day of judgement. They seek companions to aid them and by facing lesser trials on the way, making doom warriors trustworthy companions. Naturally, not all doomed heroes are brave and some seek to flee their fate, but those are rarely told of in the sagas.

Alignment: Any.

Hit Dice: d10.

Starting Wealth: 5d6 × 10 gp (average 175gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.

Class Skills

The doom warrior's class skills are: Acrobatics (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str). She gains additional class skills from the fated enemy ability.

Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Class Features

The following are the class features of the doom warrior.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Doom warriors are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with light and medium armor, and with shields (except tower shields). Wearing heavy armor interferes with some of the doom warrior's class features.

Animal Companion (Ex)

Doom warriors rarely walk alone. There is something about the their dedication and strange destiny that makes them attract companions just as dedicated as they are. At first level, the doom warrior gains an animal companion, like that granted by the druid's nature bond ability. This is often a loyal mount, but can be a hunting companion, tracker, and many other things.

Defiance (Ex)

Once per day, a doom warrior can defy a foe, making the defeat of that enemy part of her destiny. As a swift action, the doom warrior chooses one target within sight to defy. The doom warrior's attacks deal extra damage whenever the attacks are made against the target of her defiance. This extra damage is equal to the doom warrior's level. The doom warrior can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day for every three levels beyond 1st, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.

Defiance heightens the danger of the situation. The doom warrior takes a –2 penalty to her Armor Class and CMD against attacks made by the target of her defiance. Defiance remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or for 24 hours.

Doom

Every doom warrior carries their fate with them, and no ability manifests this as clearly as the doom they carry. Each doom warrior must choose a doom at first level, but this comes with benefits as well as a hindrance. Most dooms give new abilities at level 5, 10, and 15. This doom can never be changed, removed, or dispelled without the direct intervention of a deity. The effective level of a doom warrior’s doom is her doom warrior level plus one for every two levels or Hit Dice from other sources.

Fated Enemy (Ex)

Table: Fated Enemy
Type Class Skills
Aberration Knowledge (dungeoneering), Survival
Animal Knowledge (nature), Survival
Character class Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nobility)
Construct Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (engineering)
Dragon Appraise, Knowledge (arcana)
Fey Knowledge (nature), Sense Motive
Magical beast Knowledge (arcana), Survival
Monstrous humanoid Knowledge (nature), Sense Motive
Ooze Knowledge (dungeoneering), Use Magic Device
Outsider
(by subtype)		 Knowledge (planes), Spellcraft
Plant Knowledge (nature), Survival
Undead Knowledge (religion), Linguistics
Vermin Knowledge (nature), Survival

At first level, the doom warrior selects what her particular doom is. Combat against such a fated enemy is more dangerous for both the doom warrior and her enemy.

Select one character class or creature type. If the type is outsider, the doom warrior must also select a subtype. The doom warrior cannot select the humanoid type, this choice is replaced by the option to choose a class. The doom warrior gains two additional class skills from her choice, see Table: Fated Enemy.

Against the selected type of enemy, the doom warrior gains several advantages and disadvantages.

  • The doom warrior can use her defiance ability against a fated enemy, and this use does not count against the doom warrior's daily use of that ability. While she is defying a fated enemy, the doom warrior is immune to fear, but cannot use defiance again except against other fated enemies.
  • The doom warrior gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls, CMB checks, Will and Fortitude saving throws, and opposed skill checks.
  • The doom warrior suffers a -2 penalty on Armor Class, CMD, and Reflex saving throws against creatures of the chosen type.

The GM is encouraged to give the player tips on a fated enemy relevant to the game, especially if there is a major enemy lined up for the campaign.

Combat Style

Gained at 2nd level, this is the same as the ranger ability of the same name. The doom warrior gains bonus feats from her combat style at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level. Like the ranger, a doom warrior cannot use combat style feats in heavy armor.

Deadly Defiance (Ex)

At 3rd level, when the doom warrior strikes a target she is defying, her attacks always do lethal damage. She cannot choose to deal nonlethal damage. If her attack normally deals nonlethal damage, she deals lethal bludgeoning damage instead. Similarly, any nonlethal damage she takes from a defied enemy becomes lethal damage to her.

Resolute Charge (Ex)

A 3rd level doom warrior does not suffer any penalty to her AC after making a charge attack.

Defiant Pursuit (Ex)

At 5th level, the doom warrior gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls against a target of her defiance. When she is within 100 ft. and aware of a defied enemy, the movement cost of difficult terrain is halved. She moves at normal speed in most terrain, terrain that normally slows to 1/4 speed instead halves her speed. A doom warrior cannot use defiant pursuit in heavy armor.

Threatening Defiance (Ex)

At 8th level, a defied creature ignores her at its peril. When making an attack roll against anyone except the doom warrior, the target of her defiance provokes an attack of opportunity from her. A creature with an Intelligence score automatically understands that this is the case.

Fate Sense (Su)

At 9th level, the bond of fate between the doom warrior and her fated enemies strengthens; whenever they are close to one another, they know of each others presence. This manifests as a distinct feeling of unease. This feeling is vague enough that attempts to pinpoint the enemy (by such means as trailing the circumference of the area and similar tricks) do not work. If either the doom warrior or her fated enemy sees the other, they can immediately identify the other as an enemy but gain no other information. This ability has a range of 100 ft. per class level.

If the doom warrior has a common type of fated enemy, such as a fighters, she can choose to limit this ability so that it only works against enemies of an opposite alignment, on either the law-chaos or good-evil axis. She makes this choice when first gaining the ability, and this decision cannot be changed. A Neutral doom warrior cannot select this option.

Sudden Doom (Ex)

At 11th level, increase all the doom warrior's speeds by 10 ft. This includes the speed of new types of movement gained by magic. A doom warrior cannot use sudden doom in heavy armor.

Defiant Damage Penetration (Su)

At 12th level, when attacking a defied enemy, the doom warrior's attacks ignores any damage reduction or hardness the target may have.

Defiant Slayer (Su)

At 17th level, when the doom warrior strikes the target of her defiance, her attacks bypass all kinds of resistance, temporary hit points, incorporealness, etherealness, regeneration, or other damage preventing or damage redirecting ability.

Seal Fate (Su)

At 20th level, when a doom warrior attacks a defied enemy, she automatically confirms all critical threats. When she slays or destroys a fated enemy, that creature cannot be resurrected, reincarnated, rejuvenated, or otherwise come back by any means.

Table: Doom Warrior

Level Base
Attack
Bonus		 Fort
Save		 Ref
Save		 Will
Save		 Special
1st +1 +2 +0 +0 Animal companion, defiance 1/day, doom, fated enemy
2nd +2 +3 +0 +0 Combat style feat
3rd +3 +3 +1 +1 Deadly defiance, resolute charge
4th +4 +4 +1 +1 Defiance 2/day
5th +5 +4 +1 +1 Defiant pursuit, doom ability
6th +6/+1 +5 +2 +2 Combat style feat
7th +7/+2 +5 +2 +2 Defiance 3/day
8th +8/+3 +6 +2 +2 Threatening defiance
9th +9/+4 +6 +3 +3 Fate sense
10th +10/+5 +7 +3 +3 Defiance 4/day, combat style feat, doom ability
11th +11/+6/+1 +7 +3 +3 Sudden doom
12th +12/+7/+2 +8 +4 +4 Defiant damage penetration
13th +13/+8/+3 +8 +4 +4 Defiance 5/day
14th +14/+9/+4 +9 +4 +4 Combat style feat
15th +15/+10/+5 +9 +5 +5 Doom ability
16th +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +5 +5 Defiance 6/day
17th +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +5 Defiant slayer
18th +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +6 Combat style feat
19th +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +6 +6 Defiance 7/day
20th +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +6 Seal fate

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