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Credits

by Nicholas Olivo

Additional mechanics by Martin Jenner

Codex Effusio

The Book of Emotion

Editor: Livia Caiazzo

Mechanics Editor: Michael hompson, Martin Jenner

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About the the Author

When ive-year-old Nicholas Olivo was read he Hobbit, he discovered he

loved fantasy as much as Twinkies and chocolate milk. hat experience

inspired him to create his own fantastic worlds and characters, and

shortly thereafter he decided to be a writer. Some years later his wife

introduced him to fantasy role-playing, and he’s been hooked ever since.

When he’s not writing or gaming, he can usually be found playing with

his son in the sandbox

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About the Mechanics Editors

Michael hompson is a computer engineer and IT manager by trade,

but a dreamer and idea man at heart. He is a veteran of 25+ years of

RPG gaming, including D&D, World of Darkness, GURPS, Villains

& Vigilantes, and too many others to list. In addition to writing, he is

currently a D20 Mechanics Editor for Silven Publishing and a forum

moderator at the company’s website. Mike lives in Norton, Massachusetts, a

small town 15 minutes north of Providence, RI.

Martin Jenner lives in Southampton, England, and is currently attempting

to juggle a job, a degree course, and a novel-to-be. He feels the situation

could be adequately dealt with if he could somehow eliminate the need for

sleep.

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Contents

Credits

Introduction

Chapter1.Feats

Chapter2.PrestigeClasses

The Deiler

TheDespondent

TheEmpath

TheExuberant

TheFuryon

ThePhobist

TheSinEater

TheUnexpected

Chapter3.MagicItems

AlchemicalToxins

WondrousItems

CursedItems

SpecialArmorAbilities

SpecialWeaponAbilities

Chapter4.Spells

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Introduction

I have walked this earth for a great many years and have seen

arcane wonders, mechanical marvels, and generations of valiant

heroes and loathsome villains. For all the artifacts, magical

wonders and horrors I have encountered, it is the people I met

along the way that stand out the most. Bards have spun tales

about many of my companions, reciting epic ballads detailing

deeds of tremendous bravery. hose tales focus on the intense

battles, lamboyant spells, and self-sacriicing displays of

heroism. Yet the tales rarely look beneath the surface at what

drove those people. he answer is so elementary that it’s almost

absurd - simple emotions.

Consider the six basic emotions: anger, fear, joy, disgust, sadness

and surprise. hese are common across all the races in all the

lands. Heroes and villains alike feel exactly the same emotions as

a simple innkeeper and his family. What diferentiates the heroes

and villains from the innkeeper is in how they harness their

emotions.

hink for a moment about the various types of adventurers

you see, and relect on how emotions are employed in their

lives. Barbarians, with their raging strength are obvious users of

anger, but so is the ranger who dedicates her life to eradicating

goblinoids. Bards make their living playing upon the joy and

sadness of their audiences, and any rogue worth his salt is a

master of surprise. Necromancers and other like-minded wizards

rely on disgust and fear for their powers, while paladins stand

at the opposite end of the spectrum to oppose them. Clerics,

druids and monks use a combination of these emotions in their

daily lives, be it through communing with a deity, with nature,

or while immersed in self-relection. hese people are not ruled

by emotion, rather they harness it, turning it into a powerful

tool which grants them nigh-unlimited potential and power.

In the pages that follow, I will detail emotion-based feats,

prestige classes, magical items and spells that I have seen or

discovered in my travels. It is my hope that you, dear reader, will

learn to harness the power of raw emotion and use it to better

the world.

-Johara Gway

Chapter1.Feats

Changing Dispositions

T hroughout the course of a character’s life, events

will unfold that guide her down a speciic path. At

critical moments, her entire attitude towards the

world around her may change. In such a situation

where a character’s [Disposition] feat is rendered

inappropriate, they must replace it with another,

more suitable [Disposition] feat at no extra cost.

For example, if a happy-go-lucky bard with the

‘Sunny’ feat watches her lover die in front of her, her

disposition seems likely to change. The ‘Dejected’

feat could take the place of ‘Sunny’, relecting

the character’s new-found misery. As always, the

DM should be careful when allowing this type of

substitution, in order to prevent abuse.

Consider for a moment how some people can brighten the

spirits of others simply by being in the same room, while other

people can depress an entire crowd with their very presence.

hese individuals’ dispositions are so forceful, so apparent to all,

that thought sheer force of personality they are able to manifest

abilities that others cannot.

[Disposition] feats may only be taken at character creation,

as such unparalleled strength of character is an integral part

of their personality and unlikely to simply manifest without

some signiicant cause. Consider as well how bursts of intense

emotion can cause normal folk to do the impossible.

Take the well known story of an elderly woman who lifted an

apple cart from on top of her toddler grandson. Such amazing

feats are often the response to some terrible tragedy befalling

someone or something dear to the person’s heart. he sight of

a fallen comrade, for example, is enough to send some people

into a mindless rage, with no other goal than to kill the one

who felled their friend. I will refer to this person or object as a

“focus” from here on in. It has been my experience that these

traumatic events can often empower individuals with almost

magical powers, granting them abilities that some would not

believe possible.

AVENGING FURY [Traumatic]

he only enemy in the world is the one who harmed your

friend.

Trigger: One of a number of predesignated creatures equal to

your Charisma modiier (minimum one) is reduced to 0 or

fewer hit points.

Focus: he creature or object responsible for striking the inal

blow.

Beneit: You gain a +2 morale bonus to Strength, a +2 morale

bonus to Constitution and your speed increases by 10 ft. hese

efects last a number of rounds equal to your level, or until

the focus is killed, destroyed or otherwise rendered harmless.

In addition, you must attack (through melee, ranged or spell

efects) the focus each round or lose the bonuses granted by this

feat.

[Traumatic] feats require a trigger condition to be fulilled

before granting any bonus, and often center upon a target or

focus . Abilities granted by [Traumatic] feats that afect targets

other than the character can only afect the focus , and no other

creature or object.

In the pages that follow, I outline a great many of these

extraordinary abilities. I hope that those who read this text will

learn to harness those feats and use them to make the world a

better place.

BEGUILING [Disposition]

You are blessed with a silver tongue and can charm others with

ease.

Prerequisite: Cha 13.

Beneit: You gain a +3 bonus to Charisma checks to alter NPC

attitudes towards you.

ACTION WITHOUT THOUGHT [General]

Surprise is an emotion you no longer feel, so quick are your

reactions.

Prerequisites: Base attack bonus +6, Improved Initiative,

Lightning Relexes.

Beneit: You may always act in the surprise round of combat,

rolling initiative normally as if you had passed whatever Spot or

Listen check was required.

BITTER ENEMY [Disposition]

Your hatred of a particular enemy is so strong that eliminating

them has become your life’s work.

Beneit: Choose one particular individual, race or organization.

You gain a +2 morale bonus on Bluf, Listen, Sense Motive,

Spot, and Survival checks when using these skills against your

hated foe. You also receive a +2 morale bonus on weapon

damage rolls against that particular enemy.

APPRAISING EYE [General]

You can tell by watching somebody just what makes them tick.

Prerequisites: Diplomacy 8 ranks, Gather Information 6 ranks .

Beneits: By spending one minute observing a creature and

subsequently making a successful Gather Information check

(DC 10 + creature’s level or HD), you can gain understanding

of what drives it and its likely responses to any situation. Any

further Gather Information rolls regarding the creature receives a

+3 insight bonus, as do any attack rolls or opposed skill checks.

BLAZE OF GLORY [Traumatic]

In your last moments of consciousness, you realize that it is

better to burn out than to fade away.

Trigger: You are reduced to between 0 and -9 hit points.

Focus: n/a.

Beneit: Instead of becoming disabled or dying, you remain

stable and capable of partial actions for a number of rounds

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