Mythic Vistas: SpirosBlaak - Property Is Theft!

inflexible language. Faedic is a very nature-oriented tongue; the
language has hundreds of words to describe a flower or color degree.
Lycanthus: The universal language of the kavbroed, this is
a difficult tongue for non-kav to master. It involves combining
animalistic sounds, which are heavily accented by a kav’s type (i.e.,
werewolf, wereraven, etc.), with more human-sounding speech.
Merithian: Although this language is no longer spoken on
Dracos, scholars have deciphered its meaning. Those who plunder
tombs would find this language useful. The language is taught in
Askalan’s best colleges.
Naval Code: An ancient alphabet code with roots in the great
elven navies, naval code has since been modified to Common
alphabet and is ubiquitous throughout the human kingdoms.
The naval code substitutes long and short pulses of light for
leers, using a signal lantern or heliograph for transmission. The
range of communication by naval code is impressive. A signal
lantern reliably communicates up to 3 miles during the day, 10 miles
at night or in overcast conditions. A heliograph disk can transmit
messages over the horizon by projecting light against the boom of
clouds. Weather conditions limit its use, but reliable communication
at 20 or more miles is not uncommon.
Old Rilgoth (Old Tongue): This nearly dead tongue of the
ancient and fallen Rilgoth Empire is the musical language of
scholars, learned nobility, and academicians. The wrien alphabet
contains 64 characters, each of which is harshly angular. Anyone
who speaks Old Rilgoth may aempt to speak or read its modern
descendant, Rilgoth, with a successful DC 25 Intelligence check.
Rilgoth: Rilgoth descended from its parent tongue, Old Rilgoth,
into a harsh, brutal sounding language. The wrien alphabet
contains only 31 symbols, most of which have come to represent
entire words or concepts, much as do runes, rather than individual
characters. Anyone who speaks Rilgoth may aempt to speak
or read its predecessor, Old Rilgoth, with a successful DC 25
Intelligence check.
Semaphore: The semaphore flag code is an alphabet signaling
system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a
This section introduces new General and Item Creation feats, as well
as additions and modifications to standard feats from the PHB. It
also adds a new class of feats usable only by lycanthropes.
Kav Feats
These are feats available only to kav, granting them extra abilities
that tap the properties of their mixed nature. Kav feats are available
to kavraen and kavbroed. Kav feats and the Lycanthrope feats from
Paradigm Concepts’ Slaves of the Moon are interchangeable.
Amphibious Endurance (General)
As a native of the water, you have steeled your body to withstand
the rigors of life on land longer than is normal.
Prerequisite: Aquatic subtype.
Benefit: You can survive out of water for two hours per point of
your Constitution score, before the effects of suffocation begin.
Normal: Water-breathing creatures refer to their racial description
to determine how long they may normally stay on land before
suffocating.
Animal Intuition (Kav)
You have a preternatural sense for danger.
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to initiative checks and Reflex saves.
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New Feats
Table 10–1: SpirosBlaak Languages
Language Typical Speakers Alphabet
Bakad Bakad –
Faedic Faedians Faedic symbols
(no real alphabet)
Lycanthus Kavbroed Lycanthus
Merithian None
(dead language)
Merithian
Old Rilgoth The educated
Old Rilgoth
(Old Tongue) and nobility
Naval Code — Common
Rilgoth Rilgoth barbarians Rilgoth
Semaphore — Common
particular paern. It can be used to communicate in any language
based on the Common alphabet, although variants may exist for
other alphabets. The range of this communication is limited to lineof-sight,
but transmission is relatively swi: a full sentence can be
communicated with a full-round action.
Semaphore is in common use by merchant seamen, who
frequently maintain a signal officer on longer voyages. The code is
widely disparaged by pirates, whose idea of signaling with a flag is
hoisting the skull-and-crossbones.
Using Skills by Native Region (Optional Rule)
Some skills gain a bonus when used within a character’s native
region: the nation, city, or territory of his birth and/or upbringing, as
outlined in the character’s background. Whenever within this region
(or, in some cases, when dealing with people from that region), the
character gains a +1 or +2 bonus (GM’s discretion, depending on
familiarity) to his skill checks with the following: Diplomacy, Gather
Information, Knowledge (history), Knowledge (nature), Knowledge
(religion), Knowledge (streetwise), Knowledge (tactics), and Survival.
Arcane Warrior (General)
You are adapted to harnessing mystic energies while wearing armor.
Prerequisites: Base aack bonus +1, Armor Proficiency (any)
Benefit: While wearing armor with which you are proficient, you
reduce by 10% (to a minimum of 5%) the armor’s chance of spell
failure for spells with somatic components.
Armored Shapechange (Light) (Kav)
You can change shapes without ruining your armor. As you alter in
a new form, you release straps, untie laces, and shed your armor as
part of your transformation.
Benefit: When you change into a form larger than your current one,
you can remove any light armor you wear as a swi action (see page
100). You can only take your armor off in this manner if you change
shape; you cannot remove it this quickly under other conditions.
Armored Shapechange (Medium) (Kav)
Your experience in wearing heavier armor and many hours of
practice have taught you how to change shape without wrecking
your armor.
Prerequisite: Armored Shapechange (light).
Benefit: This feat functions just like Armored Shapechange
(light), except you can also remove medium armor as a free action
while changing shape.