archived Matilda - The Beholder Mage and Part Time Cleric

[Steel Warrior]

 

 

Name: Matilda Race: Beholder Size: Medium Gender: Female Age: 23 Alignment: Chaotic Good Class: Cloistered Cleric 1, Beholder Mage 2 Monster Class: Beholder

Personality Unlike other beholders, Matilda is friendly, curious and free spirited. Unfortunately for her, she was also naive. Because people feared her, she chose to become a mage, in doing so, sacrificing natural powers. She vowed to be helpful, and attack only to aid and protect the people she is with. She recently was able to take on her humanoid form, because an evil adventurer attacked her, after defending herself, she took a nibbled the flesh of his fingertip out of necessity.

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Steel Warrior]

Ability Scores: Str: 8, Dex: 14, Con: 12, Int: 16, Wis: 15, Cha: 12
Racial: +2 Dex, +2 Con, +2 Int, +2 Cha
Str: 8, Dex: 16, Con: 14, Int: 18, Wis: 15, Cha: 14

Size and Type: Medium Aberration
Speed: 5 ft
Special Abilities: Darkvision 60 ft

Edited September 25, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Steel Warrior]

 

Table: The Beholder Mage and Part Time Cleric

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spells per Day
						0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0	+2	+0	+2	Beholder Mage 1: Arcane Hands (Su)	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
					Beholder 1: Bite, 1d6 Eye rays (1/rd, sleep), Flight (Fly 20 ft - good), +2 Con, +2 Int, +1 natural armor
2nd	+1	+3	+0	+3	Cloistered Cleric 1: Lore (Ex), Turn Undead (Su), Aura (Ex)	3	1+1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
					Beholder 2: All-around vision, Eye ray (1/rd, inflict - light), +2 Dex, +1 natural armor
3rd	+1	+3	+1	+3	Beholder Mage 2:	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
					Beholder 3: Alertness, Eye ray (charm person), +2 Cha, +1 natural armor

Beholder Class Skills: Hide, Knowledge (arcana), Listen, Search, Spot, Survival
The cloistered cleric's class skill list includes Decipher Script, Speak Language, and all Knowledge skills (from the Knowledge domain, see below). The cloistered cleric gains skill points per level equal to 6 + Int modifier (and has this number x4 at 1st level).

Skill Points: 40 (Beholder Mage 2: 10 (2x5), Cleric 1: 6 (6x4), Int Bonus: 24 (4x6))

Skills: Concentration 8, Heal 8, Search 10, Spot 5, Spellcraft 10
Knowledge Skills: Arcana 11, Engineering 6, Dungeoneering 6, Geography 6, History 6, Local 6, Nature 6, Nobility 6, Religion 11, Psionics 6
Traits: Absent Minded You are fascinated by knowledge and learning and are capable of pursuing complex trains of thought quite quickly. However, your preoccupation with such thoughts makes you a little less aware of your surroundings.
Benefit

You gain a +1 bonus on Knowledge checks (although this does not let you use a Knowledge skill untrained).
Drawback

You take a -1 penalty on Spot checks and Listen checks.
Roleplaying Ideas

Characters with this trait might flit from idea to idea, trailing off in mid-sentence or mumbling their way through complex ideas. Conversely, characters with this trait might be extremely articulate but still allow their thoughts to move faster than the pace of a conversation.
Flaws: CuriousYou are easily distracted by the sights and sounds around you.
Effect: You suffer a -2 penalty on Listen and Spot checks. You also suffer a -2 penalty on initiative rolls.
Suggested Class/Race: Gnome
Source:Dragon Magazine #328 (Nobody’s Perfect – New Flaws for Nonhumans), Free SpiritedPrerequisite: Chaotic alignment.
Effect: The weight of any gear you carry is considered double for the purposes of determining your load. For example, a half-elf with a Strength of 10 and 30 pounds of gear is treated as carrying 60 pounds, which is a medium load. In addition, any armor check penalties you have are also doubled (or tripled, in the case of making a Swim check).
Suggested Class/Race: Half-Elf
Source: Dragon Magazine #328 (Nobody’s Perfect – New Flaws for Nonhumans)
Feats: 1st: Colligiate Wizard( Complete Arcane, p. 181)

[General]

You have undergone extensive training in a formal school for wizards.
Prerequisite

INT 13, Wizard level 1, arcane caster level 1st,
Benefit

You begin play with knowledge of six 1st-level spells plus 1 per point of Intelligence modifier. Each time you gain a wizard level, you may add four spells to your spellbook without additional research. In addition, you gain a +2 bonus on all Knowledge (arcana) checks.
Special

You can take this feat only as a 1st-level character.
Normal

1st-level wizards begin play with knowledge of three 1stlevel spells, and can add two spells per level to their spellbooks., Sacred Vow( Book of Exalted Deeds, p. 45)
[Exalted]
You have willingly given yourself to the service of a good deity or cause, denying yourself an ordinary life to better serve your highest ideals.

Required for:
Vow of Poverty (BE) , Vow of Nonviolence (BE) , Vow of Abstinence (BE) , Vow of Chastity (BE) , Vow of Obedience (BE) , Vow of Purity (BE)

Benefit: You gain a +2 perfection bonus on Diplomacy checks.

Special: This feat serves as the prerequisite for several other feats, including the Vow of Abstinence, Vow of Chastity, Vow of Nonviolence, Vow of Obedience, Vow of Peace, Vow of Poverty, and Vow of Purity., Vow of Poverty 3rd: Deceivingly Innocent Form [Monstruous]
Exalted Bonus Feats: Nymph's Kiss, Touch of Golden Ice
Class Ailities: 1st: Lore (Ex), Turn Undead (Su), Aura (Ex) 2nd: Arcane Hands (Su)A beholder mage develops the ability to manipulate objects as if with a mage hand spell. This ability is constantly active and can not only manipulate objects but also use magic items like wands, staffs, rods, and some wondrous items (like a bag of tricks). The hand cannot activate items that must be worn to utilize an effect (such as a helm of brilliance).

A beholder mage's arcane hand has an effective Strength score equal to the creature's beholder mage class level. An arcane hand can be used to perform any attack or defensive action for which a regular hand can be used. Using an arcane hand to make an unarmed strike provokes attacks of opportunity unless the beholder mage has the Improved Unarmed Strike feat. Theoretically, a beholder mage with monk levels could use its arcane hand for its unarmed attacks.
Monster Abilities: Bite 1d6, Eye Ray (Inflict light 1/rd)

Cleric Spells

Domains: Healing, Knowledge, Fey
Spells/Day: 0: 3, 1st: 2+1
0-lvl: Create Water, Cure Minor Wounds, Summon Holy Symbold
1st: Cure Light Wounds, Protection from Evil, Vigor, Lesser

Beholder Mage Spells

Spells Per Day: 0: 6, 1st: 6, 2nd: 4
Spells Known 1st: 10, 2nd: 4
0: Resistance, Acid Splash, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Read Magic, Daze, Dancing Lights, Flare, Light, Ray of Frost, Ghost Sound, Disrupt Undead, Touch of Fatigue, Mage Hand, Mending, Message, Open/Close, Arcane Mark, Prestidigitation, Repair Minor Damage
1st:
2nd:

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Steel Warrior]

Vow of Poverty

Character Level	Benefits
1st	AC bonus +4
2nd	Bonus exalted feat
3rd	AC bonus +5, endure elements
4th	Exalted strike +1 (magic), bonus exalted feat
5th	Sustenance
6th	AC bonus +6, deflection +1, bonus exalted feat
7th	Resistance +1, ability score enhancement +2
8th	Natural armor +1, mind shielding, bonus exalted feat
9th	AC bonus +7
10th	Exalted strike +2 (good), damage reduction 5/magic, bonus exalted feat
11th	Ability score enhancement +4/+2
12th	AC bonus +8, deflection +2, greater sustenance, bonus exalted feat
13th	Resistance +2, energy resistance 5
14th	Exalted strike +3, freedom of movement, bonus exalted feat
15th	AC bonus +9, ability score enhancement +6/+4/+2, damage reduction 5/evil
16th	Natural armor +2, bonus exalted feat
17th	Exalted strike +4, resistance +3, regeneration
18th	AC bonus +10, deflection +3, true seeing, bonus exalted feat
19th	Ability score enhancement +8/+6/+4/+2, damage reduction 10/evil
20th	Exalted strike +5, energy resistance 15, bonus exalted feat

Wooden Holy Symbol

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Steel Warrior]

Since Beholder Mage casts new spell levels every level. I am spacing them out for every odd level.
Beholder Mage 1st/3rd level, Cloistered Cleric 2nd, then Beholder Mage every odd level after. 5/7/9/11 and so on, to reflect normal caster progression.

Only requirement is no central eye. I don't have the said power of the central eye, but character doesn't have a central eye.
Eye's Stalks Sacrificed per Beholder Mage class level.

1st: Sleep
2nd: Charm Person
3rd: Slow
4th: Inflict Wounds
5th: Fear
6th: Telekinesis
7th: Flesh to Stone
8th: Charm Monster
9th: Finger of Death
10th: Disintegrate

Edited September 30, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Steel Warrior]

I have not picked spells yet. Everything else appears to be complete though.

Working on spells as we speak.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Steel Warrior (see edit history)

[Blue Jay]

I realize that this is becoming a frustrating pattern for you, but I have to reject his: there's no way I can ask somebody to DM for a beholder mage PC.

I have to put beholder mage on the banned list. I'm also going to list Illithid Savant.

And, you're allowed to interrupt an RLA Progression for a template, but not a class level.

[Steel Warrior]

I see. You can move this thread to the archive. I'll start a new one for another creation.
Thanks for looking over it.