Untouchable Animist (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

Sometimes said to be living backwards, an untouchable animist is an eternal outcast. Unlike a normal animist that has taboos that he needs to avoid, the untouchable animist gains his powers from things that are taboo - by manifesting or seeking out what others avoid he gains power. The taboo animist is often seen as weird or evil, but they are just as often kind-hearted individuals willing to help others and even save and support the very societies that made them outcasts.

Some untouchable animists were taken in and trained by regular animists. Others found solace from childhood bullying with an invisible friend, who tutored them and became their spirit guide.

Class Abilities

The untouchable animist man has all normal animist class abilities, except as noted.

Allied Monsters

Remove all summon nature's ally spells from the untouchable animst's spell list. Add all summon monster spells to the untouchable animst's spell list. An untouchable animst always gains the latest summon monster as known spells as they gain access to a new spell level. This is a modification to summon allied spirits.

Exploit Taboo

The untouchable draws power from being able to break taboos and social rules in the society. By flaunting a local rule or social more, the untouchable animist gains a +5 circumstance bonus on Intimidate checks against humanoids.

Untouchable

The untouchable animist is marked in some clear and obvious way, making all he meets aware of his position as an outcast. This can take many forms.

• The untouchable carries the scars of some horrible disease or affliction. Leprosy, elephantiasis, albinism, or psoriasis are all possible examples in their extreme forms. This condition is not contagious by exposure to the untouchable animist, but looks obviously unhealthy.
• The untouchable breaks social mores in a way society will not accept. Blatant homosexuality, nudism, or transsexualism are possible examples. It is not the untouchable's behavior that is defining here, but society's reaction to it. Some cultures may ostracize something as normal an adult who refuses to marry married, other cultures may accept all of the above and more and thus have no untouchable of this kind.
• The untouchable is "out of this world", speaking to invisible friends or staring into the distance in a way common people find disquieting.
• The untouchable is associated with some horrible crime. The child of a mass-murderer or the widow of a deposed despot are examples of this

Whatever the reason, humanoids have a base attitude of hostile towards the untouchable animist, avoids him and either throws him out, bullies him, or treats him as if he wasn't there. If they agree to trade with him, they generally charge 200% cost for all mundane equipment, 500% for housing, personal services, and inn fare. Most people will not bye anything from an untouchable animist. This does not directly affect social skills, the untouchable shaman can generally use social skills make his point and convince others to take action. But base attitudes always revert to hostile whenever the current crisis is over.

Being untouchable only ever affects groups of non-player characters. Player characters and individual NPCs are free to hold whatever attitude they want towards the untouchable animist, tough most will be influenced by public opinion. The hostile attitude only applies to the untouchable animist himself; his companions are not affected, and might even convince others to treat the untouchable animist better in the short term.

This replaces animist taboo.

Table: Animist

Class Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spells per Day
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1st 1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Allied monsters, detect spirits, exploit taboo, orisons, spirit guide, spirit channel 1d6, untouchable	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3	Placate spirit	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	+1	+1	+3	Spirit protection, spirit channel 2d6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+3	+1	+1	+4	Ghost warrior	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	+1	+1	+4	See the unseen, spirit channel 3d6	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+4	+2	+2	+5	Spirit ward	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+5	+2	+2	+5	Seal spirit, spirit channel 4d6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+6/+1	+2	+2	+6	Exorcism	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+6/+1	+3	+3	+6	Spirit channel 5d6, spirit quest	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
10th	+7/+2	+3	+3	+7	Ghost champion	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—
11th	+8/+3	+3	+3	+7	Banish spirit, spirit channel 6d6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—
12th	+9/+4	+4	+4	+8	Greater spirit protection	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—
13th	+9/+4	+4	+4	+8	Guide concentration, spirit channel 7d6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—
14th	+10/+5	+4	+4	+9	Spirit journey	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—
15th	+11/+6/+1	+5	+5	+9	Guide walk, spirit channel 8d6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+5	+10	Tie down spirits	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+5	+10	Spirit destination, spirit channel 9d6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—
18th	+13/+8/+3	+6	+6	+11	Spirit loyalty	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+6	+11	Ghost general, spirit channel 10d6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+6	+12	Planar deputation	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

Ex-Untouchable Animists

An untouchable animist that is cured of his condition, moves to a locale where he is not an outcast, or otherwise gets around his limitation needs to adopt a taboo and hereafter functions as a normal animist. Some untouchable animists prefer to adopt antisocial behavior or even self-scarring to remain outcasts.

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

• Allied Spirits
• Animist Taboo