Phosphate
2011-10-12, 01:04 PM
Cause very weird bodies make for cool characters.
So essentially there is this machine of pure chaos somewhere in the middle of a desert called the Body Morpher and you can use it to change the proportions and shape of your body, gaining templates. Here's one of them:
The Streamlined
The first option from the Body Morph machine, the Streamlined is a body shape where you get broad at the middle with a sharp edge and squeezed somewhat towards it, pretty much like a fish.
Size and Type: as base creature
Subtype: none
Hit Dice: as base creature
Speed: as base creature + 20 feet. Gains natural swimming speed equal to land speed - 20 feet.
Armor Class: as base creature
BaB: as base creature
Attack: A Streamlined retains all its natural and manufactured weapon proficiencies, and gains a natural attack where it rushes into an opponent with its body (effect detailed below*).
Special Qualities: A Streamlined retains all the special qualities of the base creature, and adds those to them:
Frail Build: A Streamlined has the carrying capacity, food requirements and weight of a creature 1 size smaller than the base creature. However it also gains a +2 size bonus to AC. (for all other purposes, he is still treated as his normal size)
Chaotic Balance (Su): A Streamlined can roll Balance checks for purposes of Epic uses of Balance (like walking on perfectly flat surfaces, or on water, or on clouds) regardless if he is an epic character or not.
Dashing Stride (Ex): If a Streamlined provokes an attack of opportunity by running into or out of a threatened square, and is attacked, you may add his dex to AC twice (if he is under a condition that does not allow him to add dex at all, this does not occur).
Step Sequence (Ex): A Streamlined can always take a 15 foot sequence of steps instead of a 5 foot step.
Missable: A Streamlined can always avoid an overrun, regardless of the opponent's feats.
Abilities: -2 Con, +2 Dex, -2 Cha
A Streamlined is flattened like a pancake, which is both distressing for the eyes and bad for his health, but makes him more agile.
Skills: A Streamlined always has Balance as a class skill and can always take 10 on Balance checks.
Feats: The Streamlined gains the Run Feat. Also, he may take the Improved Overrun feat without taking the Power Attack feat. However, he loses the Endurance feat if he has it, and may not take it.
Alignment: As base creature, although base creature will start showing an affinity towards Chaos (true for all Body Morphs).
Advancement: as base creature
Special Abilities:
Perfect Sprint (Ex): If a Streamlined uses his move action for the round to move in a straight line, he may ignore penalties due to (nonmagical) difficult terrain and gains a +4 competence bonus to Balance checks.
*Body Slam (Ex): If a Streamlined performed a Perfect Sprint towards an opponent, he may body slam him (this is treated as a natural attack). This is treated as both bludgeoning and slashing lethal damage, and deals x damage, where x is the number of squares the Streamlined sprinted/10.
Challenge Rating: +0
Level Adjustment: +0
So essentially there is this machine of pure chaos somewhere in the middle of a desert called the Body Morpher and you can use it to change the proportions and shape of your body, gaining templates. Here's one of them:
The Streamlined
The first option from the Body Morph machine, the Streamlined is a body shape where you get broad at the middle with a sharp edge and squeezed somewhat towards it, pretty much like a fish.
Size and Type: as base creature
Subtype: none
Hit Dice: as base creature
Speed: as base creature + 20 feet. Gains natural swimming speed equal to land speed - 20 feet.
Armor Class: as base creature
BaB: as base creature
Attack: A Streamlined retains all its natural and manufactured weapon proficiencies, and gains a natural attack where it rushes into an opponent with its body (effect detailed below*).
Special Qualities: A Streamlined retains all the special qualities of the base creature, and adds those to them:
Frail Build: A Streamlined has the carrying capacity, food requirements and weight of a creature 1 size smaller than the base creature. However it also gains a +2 size bonus to AC. (for all other purposes, he is still treated as his normal size)
Chaotic Balance (Su): A Streamlined can roll Balance checks for purposes of Epic uses of Balance (like walking on perfectly flat surfaces, or on water, or on clouds) regardless if he is an epic character or not.
Dashing Stride (Ex): If a Streamlined provokes an attack of opportunity by running into or out of a threatened square, and is attacked, you may add his dex to AC twice (if he is under a condition that does not allow him to add dex at all, this does not occur).
Step Sequence (Ex): A Streamlined can always take a 15 foot sequence of steps instead of a 5 foot step.
Missable: A Streamlined can always avoid an overrun, regardless of the opponent's feats.
Abilities: -2 Con, +2 Dex, -2 Cha
A Streamlined is flattened like a pancake, which is both distressing for the eyes and bad for his health, but makes him more agile.
Skills: A Streamlined always has Balance as a class skill and can always take 10 on Balance checks.
Feats: The Streamlined gains the Run Feat. Also, he may take the Improved Overrun feat without taking the Power Attack feat. However, he loses the Endurance feat if he has it, and may not take it.
Alignment: As base creature, although base creature will start showing an affinity towards Chaos (true for all Body Morphs).
Advancement: as base creature
Special Abilities:
Perfect Sprint (Ex): If a Streamlined uses his move action for the round to move in a straight line, he may ignore penalties due to (nonmagical) difficult terrain and gains a +4 competence bonus to Balance checks.
*Body Slam (Ex): If a Streamlined performed a Perfect Sprint towards an opponent, he may body slam him (this is treated as a natural attack). This is treated as both bludgeoning and slashing lethal damage, and deals x damage, where x is the number of squares the Streamlined sprinted/10.
Challenge Rating: +0
Level Adjustment: +0