Demigods and Divinity

This template is in the prototyping phase 

It can be encountered in-game but it's content may change at any point in time and it's deployment is currently limited to beta testing staff.

A demigod or demi-god is a minor deity, a mortal or immortal who is the offspring of a god and a human, a figure who has attained divine status after death, an Avatar of a God or a God who has lost their divinity and are attempting to get it back. Figuratively, it is used to describe a person whose talents or abilities are so superlative that they appear to approach being divine.

ADHD - Most demigods are labeled as suffering from ADHD, but it is actually a sign of their heightened senses and natural aptitude for battle. ADHD also gives demigods greater battlefield reflexes and the ability to see where their opponents will strike due to the tensing of their muscles.

Benefit: Choose how much the ADHD will affect your character. Alga, Belta, Tseza you gain +2/4/6 to initiative respectively.

Drawback: you get a -2/4/6 on perception, concentration and any other skill requiring a high degree of concentration respectively (higher or lower at DM's discretion). You are also required to make a concentration check when attempting to do anything (outside of battle) that requires patience, long periods of inactivity, long periods of paying attention, or similar. If you fail, your character becomes disinterested and goes off to find something more fun to do. They also may be distracted by something particularly interesting, the character must make a Will save (determined by DM) to see if they go off and investigate or stay on task.

Depending on the strength of your ADHD you gain 1,2, or 3  SP.
[Half the amount a normal person would get when buying this defect normally.]

Dyslexia 

Note: Most races start with the choice of Common or their native species [native region] language and not more then one. In the case of demigods, they gain 50% listen and Speak for the choice above + full understanding of the ancient language of their pantheon.


Struggling with mental tasks usually causes those to excel in more physical aspects. Dyslexia possessers gain:
Nullify Weakness/Amplify Strength - +2 to starting 8 or 18 statistics.

Advanced Element God Advice

If you are playing a God that uses an Advanced Element.
You will have to be careful how you build your character.

Required: 

Elemental Mastery Feat
Due to this requirement, you will need:
Genius Feat or 1 Meta Magic Feat and
Primal Arts Rank 4

Recurring Nightmares [Demigod Variant]
When the Recurring Nightmare Defect haunts a character, he or she has trouble sleeping at nights and functions at less-than-optimum performance during the day. The nightmare can be a memory of a tragic event or traumatic experience, or it might be something else such as a prophetic vision or warning.

The nightmare may not occur every night but it will haunt the character on a regular basis. Additionally, the nightmares do not need to portray the exact same events repeatedly, but the visions should be related in some way. The details concerning the subject matter of the nightmares and why they occur is the responsibility of the GM and the player to create.

At 1st level , +1 Divine AttributeAt 5th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 10th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 15th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 20th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 25th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 30th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 35th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 40th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 45th level,  +1 Talent SlotAt 50th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 55th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 60th level, +1 Divine AttributeAt 65th level, +1 Talent SlotAt 70th level, +1 Divine Attribute

Divine Attribute:
Gain a +1 stat bonus to one of the following depending on your character's starting class.

Might:  Strength or Dexterity
Magic:  Intelligence or Wisdom
Civilization: Constitution or Charisma

Divinity Chart

Deity

Odin

Ratatoskr
Skadi

Apollo

Thanatos

Poseidon

Pantheon

Norse

 Norse 

 Norse 

Greek

Greek

Greek


In use

1

1

1

Offense

Caster [3]

Stalker [2]
Caster [3]

Ranger [1]
Stalker [2]

Caster [3]

Defense

Warrior [3]

Guardian [3]
Warrior [3]

Guardian [3]
Guardian [3]

Warrior [3]

Support

Templar [1]

Debilitator [3]
Debilitator [3]

Prophet [2]

Debilitator [3]

Prophet [2]


God Descendant Types

Each divinity provides one of each of the following as choices [Defense, Support, Offensive]. 

They are made on a case by case basis at the time someone first requests a deity.

Guardian - Melee Magical (Defensive)

Shield

Every 18s[3 turns] Guardians generate a Shield  stack for themselves. Max 3 Stacks.

Stacks of Shield  are consumed when they are hit by a spell that deals non physical damage.

Warrior - Melee Physical (Defensive)

Block

Every 12s[2 turns] Warriors generate a block stack for themselves. Max 2 Stacks.

Stacks of block are consumed when they are hit by a full attack action, nullifying the first 

(and possibly second) attack in the chain that makes contact with them.

Unique

Some demigods descended from some types need unique mechanics and are designed with GM assistance, as such they give up the abilities listed below.

Debilitator - Ranged Physical (Support)

Hindering Tether
Create a tether with your ranged weapon, when your weapon successfully damages an enemy, spend control to slow them on the next turn.  5 feet per 5 control points. Max equal to character level if higher then 5.

Prophet - Ranged Magical (Support)

Healing Tether

Create a Tether between yourself and an ally.

Every turn you may Spend up to your character level in control and transfer it down the tether to heal your ally the equivalent amount.

Templar - Melee Magical (Support)

Control Tether

Create a Tether between yourself and an ally.

Every turn you may Spend up to your character level in control and transfer it into your ally’s control pool.

Caster - Ranged Magical (Offensive)

Quick Charge

Reduce Control Point use of a [non-weapon art] Spell by 50%

Convert

Every 12s[2 turns] you have the option to turn a Meta Chakra charge into a Quick charge.  You cannot cast a spell on the same turn you used Convert. [Max 1]


Ranger - Ranged Physical (Offensive)

Quick Shot

Reduce Control Point use of a weapon art used with Ranged weapons by 50%.

Every 24s[4 turns] Gain a Quick Charge. [Max 2]

Stalker - Melee Physical (Offensive)

Quick Strike

Reduce Control Point use of a weapon art used with Melee weapons by 50%

Every 30s [5 turns] Gain a Quick Charge. [Max 3]

Template Restricted Talents

Divine Spirit

Divine Spirit

Your spiritual core is enriched with divine energy from your patron deity(ies)

Gain Retreat to spirit Realm Ability as per chart on the Phemut template.

Gain Damage Reduction: 1/Various Bypasses & it Scales, and is increased by +1 every 12 levels
(+1 at level 1, +2 at level 12 +3 at level 24, +4 at level 36 +5 at level 48 and +6 at level 60).

Divine Damage Reduction is bypassed by multiple things: Magic is the norm and God alloy weapons also bypass this, the Rare Tzo crystal also does.

Gain +1 Wisdom

Divine Body  

Mobility Boost:

Choose a form of mobility and increase its run multiplier by + x1 or in the case of flight if possessed you may choose to increase maneuverability one step.  You can choose to forgo Mobility boost to gain Unearthly Presence 2 instead of 1.

Unearthly Presence 1(2):

When your hit point total is equal to or greater than half of your maximum hit point total, you gain a +1(2) morale bonus to Defense and all saving throws against attacks made by creatures in squares immediately adjacent to you.

+1 Charisma

Divine Intellect

A Demigod who selects the mind aspect sharpens her senses, gaining +1 Resistance to paralysis and magic sleep effects.

She gains low-light vision, plus a +1 racial bonus on Perception checks & it Scales, and is increased by +1 every 12 levels

(+1 at level 1, +2 at level 12 +3 at level 24, +4 at level 36 +5 at level 48 and +6 at level 60).

+1 to Intelligence

Pantheon Boost

Greek

Roman

Norse

Egyptian

Chinese

Japanese