Lord of Scorpions

By Scott Gearin

Lord of Scorpions
The Lord of Scorpions is a desert-themed warrior who takes on the characteristics and powers of his totem and inspiration - the warlike and poisonous scorpion.

Class Features
Requirements: Strength 13+, Sneak 10+ ranks, Survival 4+ ranks, Pathfinder Basics (Desert)
Class Skills: Athletics, Blend, Bluff, Notice, Sneak, Ride, Survival, and Tactics.
Continuity: At Level 1, choose 2 skills that are class skills for any of your other classes. These become Lord of Scorpions class skills for you.
Skill Points: 6 + Int mod
Vitality: 9 + Con mod

Class Abilities
Scorpion’s Gift: At Level 1, scorpions will not attack or flee from you unless they’re diseased, poisoned, trained to do so, or attacked by you or your teammates. Further, you are immune to the effects of all types of scorpion venom. Finally, you may speak with all scorpions and obviously scorpion-based creatures, understanding their sounds or gestures and being understood by them when you speak. However, animal NPCs may have a frustratingly incomplete understanding of their environment and very limited conversational skills depending on their Intelligence score.
Whispers in the Sand: At Level 1, you gain the tremor-sense NPC quality with a radius equal to 5 ft. per Class Level. This radius is doubled in desert terrain.
Ambush Basics: At Level 2, you gain the Ambush Basics feat.
Scorpion’s Pride: At Level 3, your unarmed attacks gain the injector quality and you may produce 5 doses of improved lethal or improved weakening poison during each scene. These doses cannot be saved or stockpiled from scene to scene, but may be used with your unarmed attacks or applied to items or weapons during each scene. This poison is considered to be scorpion venom.
At Level 5, you may produce an additional 3 doses of advanced lethal or advanced weakening poison during each scene with the same restrictions.
Ambush Mastery: At Level 4, you gain the Ambush Mastery feat.
Gladiator of the Sands: At Level 4, your maximum vitality points increase by your ranks in Sneak and your Strength score rises by 1.
Desert Shadow: You have taken the scorpion’s shadow as your own! At Level 5, as a full action you may shapechange between your own form and a scorpion up to 1 size category larger or up to 2 categories smaller than yourself. This form uses the Monstrous Scorpion stat block (see page XX) with is size adjusted to the size category you have selected (Tiny, Small, Medium, or Large for a Medium-sized Lord of Scorpions).

BAB: High
Fort: High
Reflex: Medium
Will: Low
Defense: Low
Initiative: High
Lifestyle: Low
Legend: Medium

NOTES: This is a rough presentation. It needs to be fully updated for Mastercraft mechanics compatibility and formating.