Life-Shaping Handbook Mastering the Fundamentals Forces of Life
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Life-Shaping Handbook Mastering the Fundamentals Forces of Life Credits Designer: Bruno Fernandes Development Team: Bruno Fernandes, Yanick Moreau, Christopher Nahumck Editor: Bruno Fernandes Rules Assistance and Review: Daniel Bandera, Gabriel Cormier, Alexis Gervais, Fabiano de Oliveira Layout: Fabrício Lopes Background Graphic: Thiago de Souza Resources: Dark Sun Revised Setting, Dragon Magazine #234, Psionic Artifacts of Athas, Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs. Thanks to: Fabrício Lopes for his feedback, Robert Aldrich for the short story. © 2007 Wizards of the Coast Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons, Third Edition Core Books published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This product utilizes updated material from the v.3.5 revision. 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Any other portion of this product, unless already appearing in the System Reference Document or already Wizards' of the Coast intellectual property, is joint property of Wizard of the Coast and the author." 2 Contents Introduction ........................................... 4 Shaper of Life ............................. 19 The Skin of Hanuk..................... 77 Life-Shaped in Your Game ............. 4 Take the Heat ............................. 19 The Spirit Wombs ...................... 78 How to Use This Book .................... 4 Tender of Life ............................ 19 The Tongue of Glib the Mad .... 81 Chapter 1: The Jagged Cliffs .............. 5 Vertical Orientation .................. 19 Chapter 7: Monsters ........................... 82 Jagged Cliffs Environment ............. 5 New Spells ..................................... 19 Anago ............................................. 82 Natural Hazards .............................. 5 Command Life-Shaped ............ 19 Arrowhead Gecko ......................... 83 Wind and Weather ...................... 5 Control Life-Shaped ................. 20 Ber-ethern ....................................... 84 Other Dangers .............................. 5 Detect Life-Shaped .................... 20 Bvanen ............................................ 85 Supernatural Hazards .................... 6 Organic Corruption .................. 20 Bvanen ........................................ 85 Disease .......................................... 6 Organic Disruption ................... 21 Bvanen Tribe Leader ................. 85 Poison ............................................ 6 Chapter 4: Prestige Classes ............... 22 Climbdog ........................................ 88 Rajaat’s‖Swamp ............................ 6 Cliffclimber .................................... 22 Darkstrike ....................................... 89 Jagged Cliffs Terrains ..................... 7 Gahv-erahn .................................... 24 Dhev-sahr ....................................... 90 Vertical Forest Terrain ................ 7 Graftwarrior .................................. 27 Experiment Bav-rem ..................... 91 Barren Rock Terrain .................... 7 Life-Shaper .................................... 29 Farspeaker ...................................... 91 Chapter 2: Races .................................... 9 Life-Tender .................................... 32 Gon-evauth .................................... 92 Life in the Cliffs ............................... 9 Nature-Master ............................... 33 Mother ............................................ 93 Water, Food, and Settlement ...... 9 Windancer ..................................... 36 Pathfinder ....................................... 94 Travel ............................................ 9 Windrider ...................................... 38 Producers ....................................... 95 Hospitality .................................... 9 Chapter 5: Equipment ....................... 42 Ban-enos ..................................... 95 Life-Shaping Races .......................... 9 Weapons ........................................ 42 Bar-edum .................................... 96 Rhulisti .......................................... 9 Armor ............................................. 43 Chuhn-egil .................................. 96 Rhul-Thaun ................................ 11 Gear ................................................ 44 Don-eguth................................... 97 Age, Height, and Weight .......... 12 Mounts ........................................... 45 Drun-sahn ................................... 98 Chapter 3: Supplemental Rules ....... 14 Chapter 6: Life-Shaped Items .......... 46 Fis-evar ....................................... 99 New Skills ...................................... 14 Handling Life-Shaped Items ....... 46 Ghov-erad ................................... 99 Craft (Life-shaped) .................... 14 Placement as Treasure .............. 46 Vash-erat ................................... 100 Craft (Structure) ......................... 14 Appearance ................................ 46 Reggelid ........................................ 101 Heal ............................................. 14 Using Items ................................ 46 Arcane Warden ........................ 101 Knowledge (Architecture and Size and Life-Shaped Items ..... 46 Blighter ..................................... 101 Engineering) .................................... 15 Construction .............................. 47 First Hoarder ............................ 102 Knowledge (Life-shaping) ........ 15 Nourishment and Rest ............. 47 Rhul-Takh .................................... 104 New Feats ....................................... 15 Tools ............................................... 47 Shieldswarm ................................ 105 Additional Body Slot ................. 15 Tissues ............................................ 48 Slapper .......................................... 106 Blessed by Rajaat ....................... 15 Grafting and Removal .............. 48 Splitter .......................................... 107 Builder......................................... 16 Number of Grafts ...................... 48 Swamp-touched Creature .......... 107 Cliff Combat ............................... 16 Drawbacks ................................. 49 Swamp-touched Crodlu ......... 108 Cliff Hanger ................................ 16 Body and Graft Slots ................. 49 Swamp-touched Feylaar ......... 108 Efficient Shaper .......................... 16 Tissue Descriptions ................... 49 Swamp-touched Pterran Warrior Epic Mastershaper ..................... 16 Creatures ........................................ 59 ........................................................ 108 Epic Nature-Bender ................... 16 Body ............................................ 60 Watchpack ...................................