Bount Abilities

[Nerameshu]

As some of you lovely people from various parts of the world and/or internet (I refuse to discriminate against our friends who have no physical bodies) may be aware, there is a Bount Base class now present on the wiki. However, there are no Doll Abilities to go along with the Bounts.

So, without further adieu, I present open Season to the forums for Doll Ability Creation. Bring your idea here, and someone will help to balance it eventually.

[Major]

*insert comment about manga superiority and derogatory remark about anime filler arcs*

[Nerameshu]

*insert slap to the face*

[Major]

*Dodge feat activated*

[falleneco]

*Major-Taicho Cannot use his dodge feat, because the rules for Bount Doll Abilities aren't written yet and he may have to make a reflex save instead*

Off the top of my head the following loose ideas come to mind:

Constructed Body: Solid
Choose one type of solid material (steel, earth, etc)
Your doll is made of that material and gains (additional?) DR equal to half the materials Hardness rating. If you take an appropeite Vulunreabilty (Not only does it bypass the DR but does half again damage? idk) to a type of energy (Steel to Electricity and/or Fire) your doll instead gains the full Hardness as DR.

Constructed Body: Gas
Your doll is made out of some kind of gas; be it oxygen, chlorine, helium, etc.
Because your doll does not have an entirely physical body, attacks can pass right though it. Your doll is protected by an intangible miss chance equal to one third the Bount's level (round down) times 5.

Reconsitution
Prerequiste: Constructed Body: (either Solid, Liquid or Gas, NOT WEAPON)
Your doll may take a standard action to absorb the appropeite material to regain for it to regain (1d6+ Bount level?) hit points. You heal that much nonlethal damage as well.
Special: The material must be present in order to be absorbed.

As you may have noticed...I have thoughts about more but I don't have much in the way mechanics for them.

[fimbulvinter87]

This is what i have thought for the Bount's Doll... Maybe i make it wrong beacuse i used the Shikai's scheme of power progression. I also thought that the Doll could have a "body typology"... It would make the process of power making also more easy.
Edit: I have modified the system of the Doll Abilities... obviously it's still WiP and i also wanted to know if that way it's all right for you guys.

Body Type
At the 3rd level, or otherwise at the 12th, the Bount can select to forfeit a Doll Ability to select instead one of the “Body types”. A Doll can have only a type of body, and once selected, it cannot be changed.

Adaptive Body
The Doll has got a body that is capable of hiding in the surroundings, and strike the foes when they think to be safe.
- As a move-equivalent action, the Bount can spend (n) SEP and grant his Doll the ability to blend with his surroundings, thus gaining a 20% concealment. Also, the concealment granted by natural or situational means is augmented of the 10% (So, if the Doll is within 5 feet in a fog cloud, his concealment becomes 30%, and 60% farther away).

Masquerade
Prerequisite: Adaptive Body
- The Doll is now capable of a partial mimicry of a subject that the Bound has seen previously. The Doll has a limited mimicry capacity, so if someone knows the impersonate person must pass a Sense Motive check (DC 15) or notice the differences.

Improved Masquerade
Prerequisite: Masquerade
- The Doll’s impersonation ability now is perfect, and there is no way that someone can recognize the imitated person from the original one. A Sense Motive check (DC 20) is granted if the Doll act in a total different way from the original.

Warp Reality
Prerequisite: Level 12+, Adaptive Body
- The Doll now is capable of warping a portion of the reality, at the price of giving up some of his concealment ability. As a move-equivalent action, the Doll now can subtract a 10% from his concealment and gain a bonus of +1 to hit rolls or damage, or give a -1 to AC, hit or damage to a single foe within 5 feet.

Perfect Blending
- The Doll’s ability to blend with the surroundings now has become peerless. If he doesn’t move, the Doll has a total concealment bonus, and if the a character attacks a square, has got a 70% miss chance instead of the normal 50%. Also the bonus granted by natural or situational means is augmented of another 10%, that stacks with the basic Adaptive Body ability (thus granting a total 20% bonus).

Chameleon Skin
- Now the Doll can adhere to his user’s body and grant him the concealment bonus granted by the Adaptive Body. Otherwise, the user can decide to utilize the Hide in Plain Sight ability with a Hide bonus of +5 and he doesn’t need a shadow to do that; the only limitation is that while he is still hidden in that way, the user can only take move-equivalent action and attacking break the hidden status.

Phantom Strike
- The Doll now can use his camouflage for landing strikes to vital parts of the foe. Whenever a Doll is missed for his concealment, he can make a single attack that takes the opponent flat-footed and adds to the damage a number of dices equal to a Rogue Sneak Attack. The Bound level is counted to determine the Rogue level.

[Nerameshu]

WiP or not, this is nice. I like it. I'm going to put these in my records, and if you update them, I'll update my records as well.

[blackestofmages]

so, doll abilites, because bouts (stupid sparkly little...) need love too I'm assuming we don;t need to suggest the generics ones (improved ability score, extra limbs, fatter etc)

not sure what "type" these would go in. inspired by my freind getting a really creepy puppet. ugh those things are horrifying...

Elemental Affinity
Prerequisites: None
The Doll is immune to one type of energy, but gains a vulnerability to another. They can change the damage of their attacks/abilities to the energy type their good against, if they want to.
Elemental Form
Prerequisites: Elemental Affinity, Level X+
The Doll's form shifts to that of the element it has an affinity for. It is insubstantial in this form, save that all energy attacks have a 100% chance of effecting it, and all damage it deals is of the selected element.
Clown Crown
Prerequisites: None
The Doll Looks like a crown, and acts just as crazy. With just a touch, it can spread insanity and confusion all around itself. When making any melee attack, the doll/bount can pay 3 SEP to have the victim either burst out into uncontrollable laughter, As Hideous Laughter, or temporarily loose their grasp on sanity, as Confusion, at the end of the attack. The Victim is entitled to a will save (dc 10 + ½ character level + Reitsu modifier) to resist the effects
The Doll can also choose to use these abilities as Melee Touch Attack, if they so desire.
Maniac's Laughter
Prerequisites: Clown Crown
The Doll can use Shout as a spell-like ability by paying 3 SEP
Improved Maniac's Laughter
The doll can use Greater Shout for 7 SEP
Gaze of Insanity
Prerequisites: Clown Crown, Maniac's Laughter
The Doll gains a Gaze attack that causes Confusion. The victim is entitled to a will save (dc 10 + ½ character level + Reiatsu modifier) to resist. This lasts for 1 round per character level
Harlequin's Twirl
Prerequisites: Clown Crown
The Doll can use Irresistible Dance as a touch attack for 9 SEP, or as part of a melee attack
Clown's Frown
Prerequisites: Clown Crown
The Doll has a frighting presence

I also quite like Fimbul's Idea of specific body types, as it would make things a little easier. Maybe add it in as a choice at 1st level for the doll?

[Major]

Can they get a feat that makes them sparkle?

[blackestofmages]

silly major, thats the bounts themselves, not their dolly's though I do move they need to be wearing dresses to summon them

playing with dolls at their age. they should be ashamed...

[Major]

Yes, thus why I voted feat instead of ability.

[Nerameshu]

No, you see... There are two groups of Bounts, those with Dolls, and those without. Those with Dolls sparkle like a diamond in the sunlight. Those without, who usually have merged with their Doll, do not sparkle. They are shapeshifters. Not werewolves.

[blackestofmages]

lol. glad to see the classes creator agrees with us

[Major]

Do the ones that have merged with dolls all run around without shirts?

[blackestofmages]

most likely