Byakugan [Doujutsu]
The Byakugan is a special eye condition that can be awakened by some members of the
Hyuuga Clan. Any and all individual who carry the bloodline's power have white eyes,
even when the power is not active. Once activated, the nerves around the eyes will be
visible under the skin, making even the most composed and beautiful face suddenly
unsightly and intimidating.
Requirements:
To qualify to gain Byakugan bloodline levels, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Skills: Sense Motive & Perception 8 ranks.
Feats: Advanced Bloodline (Byakugan).
Level Intermediate
Byakugan (Su): The character can activate this ability as an attack action that costs 7 points of Chakra every round to maintain. The character gains an insight bonus to
Defense, Initiative and High Speed Sight, and the ability to constantly See Chakra.
He is also able to see through and thus ignore lighter forms of concealment, such as
smoke or mist. The character may concentrate for an attack action while his Byakugan is
active to See Through Chakra for as long as he concentrates (as per technique) and his
Byakugan remains active. Deactivating this ability is a free action
High Speed Sight (Ex): While the character's byakugan is active, he gains a high speed
sight quality as above.
Keen Sight (Ex): While the character's Byakugan remains active, he gains an insight
bonus to Search, Sense Motive and Spot checks.
Combat Insight (Ex): The character gains an insight bonus to Reflex saves and attack
rolls while his Byakugan is active.
Telescopic Eye (Ex): When concentrating to See Through Chakra, the character can also
spend a swift action to gain the ability to see through 1 foot of stone or concrete, 1 inch of
metal or up to three feet of wood, plaster walls or dirt per 5 levels, for 1 round. He also
suffers a penalty to spot checks only every 50 feet instead of every 10 feet.
While this ability is active, he cannot apply his Dexterity bonus to defense against melee
attacks, and suffers a -4 penalty to melee attack rolls.
Tenketsu Sealing (Su): Up to four times per day, the character may activate this ability
as a swift action as long as his Byakugan is active. This ability enables the character to
directly see the chakra coil system of anything it focuses his eyes on.
The tenketsu sealing ability grants the character a +1 bonus to attack rolls made in any
jyuuken stance, and every successful jyuuken attack deals 1 tenketsu damage to the target
unless it succeeds a Fortitude save (DC 10 + ½ character's level + character's Wisdom
modifier). On a confirmed critical hit, the jyuuken attack deals 2 tenketsu damage (or 3 if
the character's critical multiplier is x3, 4 if it is x4, and so on).
Tenketsu damage to chakra created constructs and objects does not apply—instead, each
point of tenketsu damage dealt deals 1 point of damage to the target. The ability lasts for
1 round when activated.
Enlightened Byakugan (Su): While his byakugan is active, the character can only be
flanked by creatures of his level or higher, and can no longer lose his Dexterity bonus to
defense unless caught flat-footed or immobilized.
In addition, when concentrating to use his Telescopic sight, he may make a spot check in
any direction without needing to move. Other conditions that may cause the character to
lose his Dexterity bonus to Defense, such as being feinted against, are still applicable.
Clan Feats:
All-Seeing Eye
You see all that is around you, and nothing can escape your all-seeing eye.
Prerequisite: Advanced Bloodline (Byakugan), Byakugan Sight, Byakugan +3, Keen
Sight +4.
Benefit: Up to three times per day, the character may spend a swift action to gain a
Blindsense 30 feet for 1 round while his Byakugan is active. The blindsense is directly
dependent on sight and blindness cancels it.
Battle Ready (Byakugan) [Meta-Chakra]
You are quick in activating your Byakugan in battle.
Prerequisite: Advanced Bloodline (Byakugan), Byakugan +2.
Benefit: The character may spend 1 meta-chakra charge to activate the Byakugan ability
as a swift action.
Byakugan Sight
Your eye of insight increases while using the Byakugan, never letting anyone catch you
off-guard.
Prerequisite: Advanced Bloodline (Byakugan), Wis 13, Spot 6 ranks, Byakugan +2,
Tenketsu Sealing Byakugan.
Benefit: You gain the Enlightened Byakugan, and the ability to learn several Hyuuga Ryu
techniques.
Farseeing Eye
You see what others cannot.
Prerequisite: Advanced Bloodline (Byakugan), Byakugan +2, Keen Sight +2, Telescopic
Eye.
Benefit: You ignore spot penalties for the first 50 feet when your Byakugan is active.
When using the Telescopic Eye, you ignore spot penalties for an additional 100 feet, and
suffer a -1 penalty to Spot checks every 50 feet.
GM note:
The Hyuuga clan is the perfect template to create clans and is generally viewed as the norm for the Bloodline System.
Most clans (including Uchiha) are Intermediate and/or minor bloodlines,
Major bloodlines are extremely rare and usually carry with them some sort of XP modifier applied to those possessing it)