Shaman-High Sea

High Sea Shamans have the following statistics.

Class Features

Animal Companion: As there is little room on board ship for animals, an ocean shaman may begin play with an animal companion selected from the following list: crocodile, eagle, owl, porpoise, shark, snake and squid. Otherwise, the animal companion follows the rules for druidic animal companions.

Animal Totem: When the player creates a high sea shaman character or gains the first level of shaman, he or she must choose a single totem. An ocean shaman may choose a totem that is different from its animal companion. Otherwise, a high sea shaman should restrict his or her choices to a single animal totem selected from the following list: crocodile, eagle, owl, porpoise, Medium shark, snake and squid.

HIGH SEA SHAMAN TOTEMS

While the sample totems presented in this site are all useful, they are all land-bound animals. It is difficult to imagine the shaman of a shore-dwelling tribe that survives by fishing, for example, following the Wolf Spirit or the Bear Spirit. For a more nautically-themed shaman, the following new animal companions/totems are suggested.

Swift Swimmer (Ex): This ability replaces the woodland stride ability. Starting at 2nd level, a high sea shaman gains a natural swim speed equal to his or her normal landbased speed. Having a swim speed means that the ocean shaman never has to make a Swim check to simply swim at his full speed. The ocean shaman gains a +8 movement mode modifier on Swim checks to perform a special action or avoid a hazard. The ocean shaman can always take 10 on Swim checks, even if circumstances would normally prevent him or her from doing so.

Amphibious (Ex): This ability replaces the trackless step ability. Starting at 3rd level, an ocean shaman can breathe both air and water.