Scholar WIP in Verum | World Anvil

Scholar WIP

Created by TactfulKook and Rufi0h

Requirements:

Have a majitalian origin or be a member of a majitalian faction.  
 

Abilities

 

Tier 1: Level 4

  Scholarly focus: You have studied extensively to become a scholar, gaining the following benefits:
  • You gain proficiency in one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Religion or Nature.
  • You learn a language of your choice.
  Scholarly research: You are devoted to research, gaining a special research for each region in Kalkatesh with DL 10. While on a mission in an area you have completed this research, you gain the following benefits:
  • You can roll a d6 and add it to a knowledge based check that can be used to learn something about an enemy or location (DC at the DM’s discretion). You can wait until after you have rolled the d20 before deciding to use this die, but you must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails.
  • Whenever you make an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can roll an additional d20. You can choose to do so after you have rolled the initial die, but before the outcome is determined. You choose which of the d20s is used for the attack roll, ability check, or saving throw.
You can use each ability once during a mission.   Prestige: You gain extra downtime days equal to your prestige. You can spend these extra days only on the Scholarly research detailed above and they expire like normal.  

Tier 2: Level 8

  Scholarly focus: Your focus on scholarly studies grows deeper. You gain the following benefits:
  • You gain expertise in one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Religion or Nature.
  • You learn a language of your choice.
  Scholarly research: You become more adept in applying the results of your study in the real world. Giving you the following benefits:
  • Scholarly research d6 die is upgraded to a d8.
  • You gain an additional usage of each die per mission.
  Quick study: Your keen eye and experience in research helps you in discerning weaknesses in enemies that you can exploit. When you would succeed in a martial check against a creature, instead of gaining the regular info, you can inflict one of the following conditions on the creature:
  • The creature loses one AC as you find it’s weak spots.
  • You may select one ability, the creature receives -1 to all saving throws for that ability.
You can only do this once per creature and the detriment lasts for 2 rounds. Some creatures are so complex that you cannot use this effect on them, this is decided by the DM.   Prestige: If you have 2 or more prestige, the creature receives -2 to AC or Saving throw from your quick study instead. In addition, the duration of Quick study is increased a number of rounds equal to your prestige.  

Tier 3: Level 12

  Scholarly focus: Your focus on scholarly studies intensifies further and you gain the following benefits:
  • You gain expertise in one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Religion or Nature.
  • You learn a language of your choice.
  Scholarly research: You become more adept in applying the results of your study in the real world. Giving you the following benefits:
  • Scholarly research d8 die is upgraded to a d10.
  • You gain an additional usage of each die per mission.
  Spell Deconstruction: You have studied arcane patterns intensely and you have become adept at dismantling spells weaved around you. You can cast Counterspell at level 3 without spending a spell slot. You can do this twice per short rest. Your spellcasting modifier for this spell is your highest mental stat modifier + your proficiency modifier + your prestige.   Prestige: If you counter an enemy spell that is of a level equal or lower than your prestige using the Spell Deconstruction ability, for the next minute you can cast that spell once without using a spell slot. The casting modifier for that spell is your spellcasting modifier. Your spellcasting modifier for the spell is your highest mental stat modifier + your proficiency modifier + your prestige.