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Soul Reaver
Fighter
The Soul Reaver is a warrior who has been trained to be able to see past an enemy’s skin and flesh and bone, as an ordinary warrior sees, and into their soul. His extensive knowledge of the spirit gives him some power over his enemys’ souls and some protection from spells that affect the soul. However, due to his study of these other arts, he is not as proficient in combat as is a warrior, and he can only use a sword, which is symbolic of the thin blade that, in the teachings of the Reaver elders, cuts the soul from the body after death.
Race: Human, Elf, Half-Elf
Must be of Neutral or Evil alignment
Can use: Long Sword or Bastard Sword, with up to two proficiency in each.
May not dual-wield or use a shield, however, they gain a natural +1 to their THAC0 and to damage, and they get critical hits at a roll of 19 or 20. They may also put proficiencies into single weapon style.
Abilities:
-2 to Charisma
+1 Dexterity
Must have at least 16 Dexterity and 16 Intelligence
Innate:
Devour Soul:
Level 20
This skill allows the Reaver to devour a potion of his enemy’s soul, causing extreme pain and injury.
Once per day.
High damage (20d10, maybe?) and a 3d8 HP heal.
Soul Seeker:
Level 8
This skill allows the Reaver to sense the location of his enemy’s soul, and thus to be better able to target his enemy.
Once per day for every 10 levels of the Reaver.
Gives a bonus to THAC0, maybe 1 per 4 levels, lasting 1 round for every 4 levels of the Reaver.
Unbind Soul:
Level 15
This skill allows the Reaver to free a soul that has been used to animate an undead creature or a soul that has been bound to service through a summoning spell.
Once per day for every 15 levels.
Has a high chance, maybe 80% or so, of instantly killing one summon/undead. However, this doesn’t work on liches or gated creatures like Planetars, Pit Fiends, etc. Magic Resistance does not apply.
Rending Blade:
Level 15
This skill allows the Reaver to imbue his blade with a powerful energy that is the bane of the mortal spirit, and which tears at the soul of the victim when it touches them. Needless to say, a weapon imbued with this energy will be much more deadly in combat than it would ordinarily be.
Once per day for every 15 levels of the Reaver
Gives a damage bonus of 1 per every 5 levels of the Reaver, and lasts 1 round for every 5 levels of the Reaver.
Soul Reavers gain 1% resistance per level to spells such as Finger of Death and other Necromantic magic of this type. I have no idea how this would be implemented into BG2, though. Maybe just giving them a modified Death Ward type innate ability would be better.
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[This message has been edited by Encard (edited 09-17-2001).]