Fast Talk Talent Tree
The Character has an innate talent for bending the truth and dazzling others with a combination of words, mannerisms, and charm.
Fast-Talk:
The Character has a way with words when attempting to con and deceive. With this talent, he applies his Charismatic level as a competence bonus on any
Bluff, Diplomacy, or Gamble checks the Character makes while attempting to lie, cheat, or otherwise bend the truth.
Dazzle:
The Character has the ability to dazzle a target through sheer force of personality, a winning smile, and fast-talking. The target must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher to be susceptible to a dazzle attempt, must be within 30 feet of the Character, and must be able to see, hear, and understand the hero. To dazzle a target, the Character must use an attack action and make a Charisma check (DC 15), adding his Charismatic level as a bonus. If the Charisma check succeeds, the target can try to resist. The target resists the dazzle attempt by making a Will saving throw (DC 10 + Charismatic hero's class level + Character’s Cha bonus). If the save fails, the target receives a –1 penalty on attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and saving throws for a number of rounds equal to the character’s Charismatic level. This talent can be selected multiple times, each time worsening the dazzled penalty by –1.
This is a Mind-Affecting ability.
Prerequisite: Fast-talk.
Taunt:
The Character has the ability to temporarily rattle a target through the use of insults and goading. The target must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher to be susceptible to a taunt, must be within 30 feet of the Character, and must be able to hear and understand the Character. To taunt a target, the Character must use an attack action and make a Charisma check (DC 15), adding his Charismatic level as a bonus. If the Charisma check succeeds, the target can try to resist.
The target resists the taunt by making a Will saving throw (DC 10 + Charismatic hero’s class level + Character’s Cha bonus). If the save fails, the target becomes dazed (unable to act, but can defend normally) for 1 round.
A taunt can be played on an opponent any number of times. This is a Mind-Affecting ability.
Prerequisites: Fast-talk, dazzle.
Leadership Talent Tree
The Character has a talent for leadership and inspiration.
Coordinate:
The Character has a knack for getting people to work together. When the hero can spend a full round directing his allies and makes a Charisma check (DC 10), the Character provides any of his allies within 30 feet a +1 bonus on their attack rolls and skill checks. The bonus lasts for a number of rounds equal to the Character's Charisma modifier. The Character can coordinate a number of allies equal to one-half his Charismatic level, rounded down (to a minimum of one ally).
Inspiration:
The Character can inspire his allies, bolstering them and improving their chances of success. An ally must listen to and observe the Character for a full round for the inspiration to take hold, and the Character must make a Charisma check (DC 10). The effect lasts for a number of rounds equal to the hero’s Charisma modifier. An inspired ally gains a +2 morale bonus on saving throws, attack rolls, and damage rolls. A Character can’t inspire himself. The Character can inspire a number of allies equal to one-half his Charismatic level, rounded down (to a minimum of one ally).
Prerequisite: Coordinate.
Greater Inspiration:
The Character can inspire his allies to even greater heights, bolstering them and improving their chances of success. An ally must listen to and observe the Character for a full round for the greater inspiration to take hold, and the hero must make a Charisma check (DC 10). The effect lasts for a number of rounds equal to the Character’s Charisma modifier.
An inspired ally gains an additional +1 morale bonus on saving throws, attack rolls, and damage rolls, which stacks with the bonus from inspiration for a total of a +3 morale bonus.
A Character can’t inspire himself. The Character can inspire a number of allies equal to one-half his Charismatic level, rounded down (to a minimum of one ally).
Prerequisites: Coordinate, inspiration.
Charm Talent Tree
The Character has an innate talent for being charming and captivating.
Charm:
The Character gets a competence bonus on all Charisma-based skill checks made to influence members of his chosen gender. (Some characters are charming to members of the opposite gender, others to members of the same gender.) The bonus is equal to the character’s Charismatic level.
A Character can only charm Gamemaster characters with attitudes of indifferent or better. The charm bonus can’t be used against characters who are unfriendly or hostile.This ability can be taken more than once (for another gender).
Favor:
The Character has the ability to acquire minor aid from anyone he meets. By making a favor check, a Character can gain important information without going through the time and trouble of doing a lot of research. Favors can also be used to acquire the loan of equipment or documents, or to receive other minor assistance in the course of an adventure.
A Character spends 1 action point to activate this talent. To make a favor check, roll a d20 and add the character’s favor bonus, equal to the character’s Charismatic level.
The GM sets the DC based on the scope of the favor being requested. The DC ranges from 10 for a simple favor to as high as 30 for formidable and highly dangerous, expensive, or illegal favors.
A Character can’t take 10 or 20 on this check, nor can the Character retry the check for the same (or virtually the same) favor. Favors should help advance the plot of an adventure. A favor that would enable a character to avoid an adventure altogether should always be unavailable to the character, regardless of the result of a favor check.
The GM should carefully monitor a Character’s use of favors to ensure that this ability isn’t abused. The success or failure of a mission shouldn’t hinge on the use of a favor, and getting a favor shouldn’t replace good roleplaying or the use of other skills. The GM may disallow any favor deemed to be disruptive to the game.
Prerequisite: Charm.
Captivate:
The Character has the ability to temporarily beguile a target through the use of words and bearing. The target must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher to be susceptible to a captivate attempt, must be within 30 feet of the Character, must be flatfooted or not in combat, and must be able to see, hear, and understand the hero. To captivate a target, the hero must use an attack action and make a Charisma check (DC 15), adding his Charismatic level as a bonus. If the Charisma check succeeds, the target can try to resist. The target resists the captivation attempt by making a Will saving throw (DC 10 + Charismatic hero’s class level + Character’s Cha bonus). If the saving throw fails, the Character becomes the target’s sole focus. The target pays no attention to anyone else for 1 round and remains flat-footed. This focusing of the target’s attention allows other characters to take actions of which the captivated target is unaware. The effect ends immediately if the target is attacked or threatened.
A Charismatic hero can concentrate to keep a target captivated for additional rounds. The Charismatic hero concentrates all his effort on the task, and the target gets to make a new Will save each round. The effect ends when the hero stops concentrating, or when the target succeeds on the save. This is a Mind-Affecting ability.
Prerequisites: Charm, Favor.
Manipulative Arts Talent Tree
By selecting a talent from this talent tree, the Character gains a bonus to identify and perform Manipulative Art techniques.
Manipulative arts:
The Character gains a +1 bonus to Manipulative Art checks to perform a technique, and a +2 bonus to identify Manipulative Arts. His Control reserve increases by 10.
Improved Manipulative Arts:
The bonuses increase to +2 to perform and +4 to identify Manipulative Arts, and his Control reserve increases by 20.
Prerequisite: Manipulative Arts.
Advanced Manipulative arts:
The Character’s bonus increase to +3 to perform and +6 to identify Manipulative Arts, and his Control reserve increases by 30.
In addition, the Character gains a +2 bonus to his Learn checks for manipulative Arts and a +1 enhancement bonus to his effective skill threshold with Manipulative Arts techniques.
Prerequisite: Manipulative Arts, Improved Manipulative Arts.
Miscellaneous Talents
Sense Control:
The Character gains the ability to Suppress Control normally, as per shinobi skill.
Prerequisite: One talent from a Charisma talent tree.
Suppress Control:
The Character gains the ability to Suppress Control normally, as per shinobi skill.
Prerequisite: One talent from a Charisma talent tree.
Manipulative Rage:
A rager with this Talent has the ability to become 'Manipulative Rage' by consuming 1 Meta Chakra Charge. While in 'Manipulative Rage' you are allowed to able to cast your Manipulative Spells of reasonable duration while Enraged. The number of spells able to be cast during that Manipulative Rage is equal to # of rages per day +1 per Rage Talent the Rager Possesses.
If you have Multiple Rages (Nei, Force, Ritual, etc) you can activate them all by spending the 1 Meta Chakra Charge.
Double Cast:
Prerequisites: Nei Reservoir [Charisma] and Metachakra Charges.
By Consuming your movement action and a Meta-chakra charge you can cast two spells in a round instead of one, you take non-lethal HP damage equal to the second spell's rank due to overloading your chakra network.
Normal: By Consuming your movement action you can cast a regular spell[Any Level] and a Cantrip spell [Rank 1]