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'''Aura.''' Gain powerful auras that bolster yourself and your allies against the encroaching darkness.

'''Cavalier'''. Bond with a mystic steed, on whom you can ride into battle.

'''Consecrated Blade.''' You can enchant a weapon, turning it into a powerful artifact capable of smiting evil wherever it might lurk.

'''Crusader.''' As a sword for the just and a shield for the innocent, you lead a crusade against the forces of evil.

'''Holy Cause.''' Your very presence is enough to help other creatures remain true to their convictions, even against strong temptations.

'''Reputation'''. Your reputation precedes you, for good or ill, and you are never treated as simply an innocuous traveler.

After gaining the Zealot Entry talent, you can take talents from any of the Zealot tracks.

|When you take this entry you gain the following abilities.

* '''Just Defender.''' Gain one Talent from the [[Specialization Talents|Defense Specialization Stack]].

* '''Holy Cause.''' (2/Rest) You may spend 1 Reactive AP to cancel one condition when an ally within 10 ft of you suffers from that condition. You are only able to cancel the Charmed condition with this ability.

* '''Aura.''' Gain one Aura of your choice from the ''Aura'' table. (AWR /Rest) You may activate an Aura by spending 3 AP on your turn. The Aura lasts for 1 minute or until you choose to end it early (costing 0 AP) or cast another Aura. Your Aura’s radius is 10 ft.

* '''Divine.''' You gain +1 Divine Power from this talent and from every talent you take in the Zealot stack. You do not gain additional SP unless noted in an individual talent.

[[File:Aura Track.png|thumb|251x251px|Aura Enhancement Track Progression]]

|Aura of Aggression, Divine 7

|You and all creatures of your choice within your Aura’s radius deal +5 damage whenever they hit a creature with an attack.

|Aura of Aggression II, Divine 12

|You and all creatures of your choice within your Aura’s radius deal additional damage equal to your AWR (min 5) whenever they hit a creature with an attack.

|You and all creatures of your choice within your Aura’s radius gain +1 to their mental defenses (ANT, LOG, and WILL).

|Your Aura of Protection applies to creatures’ physical defenses as well (REF and FORT).

|Bodily Protection, Divine 7

|Your Aura of Protection increases creatures’ defenses by 1 more than it did previously.

|Your Aura of Protection increases creatures’ defenses by 1 more than it did previously.

|Aura of Reduction, Zealot 7

|Aura of Reduction II, Zealot 12

|Any creature of your choice (including yourself) gains 1d6 Shield HP at the end of their turn if they end it within your Aura of Vitality.

|Aura of Vitality, Zealot 12

|Any creature of your choice (including yourself) at 0 HP does not gain a Death Point at the end of their turn if they end it within your Aura of Vitality.

==== Aura Enhancements ====

|By spending two uses of your Aura, you may activate two different Auras simultaneously, spending the normal number of AP that it costs you to cast one Aura.

|By spending three uses of your Aura, you may activate three different Auras simultaneously, spending the normal number of AP that it costs you to cast one Aura.

|By spending four uses of your Aura, you may activate four different Auras simultaneously, spending the normal number of AP that it costs you to cast one Aura.

|You regain expended uses of your Aura after Recouping.

|You regain expended uses of your Aura after Catching Breath.

[[File:Cavalier Track.png|thumb|395x395px|Cavalier Track Progression]]

|You gain a companion mount that is unusually intelligent and can communicate basic thoughts, feelings, and ideas to you telepathically. It has the stats of a [[Draft Horse]] (although your MC may allow you other options for your mount) and your mount has -1 INT instead of -3. Your mount's HP is always equal to the number of Zealot talents you have x5 or equal to the HP listed for the creature's stat block, whichever is higher. You can choose your mount’s appearance and your mount has the divine tag. Each time you complete a rest, you must spend 15 minutes tending to your mount. If you do not, then it ignores you for the day (perhaps it is dispelled or on another plane, or maybe it is just off foraging for food on its own). Your mount always finds its own sustenance, either magically or through mundane means (at your discretion).

|Gain +2 Skill Points in Animal Handling and +2 in one skill of your choice with the survival tag.  

|Your holy mount’s stats improve. Add your Divine Power to its max HP, and all of its defenses increase by 1.

|You gain +1 MCAP while riding your holy mount.  

Gain one Cavalier ability from the ''Cavalier Abilities'' table.

|Your mount can use the stats of a [[Riding Horse|riding horse]] or [[camel]] (your MC might choose to allow additional options). You can spend 1 MCAP on your turn to allow your mount to make one of their basic attacks.

|Gain +2 Skill Points in Animal Handling and +2 in one skill of your choice with the survival tag.  

Gain a second Cavalier ability from the ''Cavalier Abilities'' table.  

|Your mount can use the stats of a [[war horse]] or [[elk]] (your MC might choose to allow additional options). Your mount’s defense bonus increases to +2. You can spend 2 MCAP on your turn to allow your mount to make one of their special attacks, if they have one.

|Gain +2 Skill Points in Animal Handling and +2 in one skill of your choice with the survival tag.  

Gain a third Cavalier ability from the ''Cavalier Abilities'' table.

|Your mount can use the stats of a [[pegasus]] or [[ponycorn]] (your MC might choose to allow additional options). Your mount’s defense bonus increases to +3.

|You gain another +1 MCAP while riding your holy mount. One of your three Cavalier choices becomes Enhanced.

!Description

|(1/Recoup) Spend 1 MCAP to roll 1d6 + CHA; you and your mount each gain that much HP.  

|(3/Recoup) Spend 1 MCAP to roll 1d10 + CHA; you and your mount each gain that much HP.  

|(1/Recoup) When you move, you may spend 1 MCAP to allow (CHA) number of allies to move up to ½ their speed for free.

|(3/Recoup) When you move, you may spend 1 MCAP to allow CHA number of allies to move up to their speed for free.  

|(1/Recoup) When you use MCAP to move, you can spend 1 more MCAP to make a weapon attack against a creature that you moved within melee reach of during movement.

|(3/Recoup) When you use MCAP to move, you can also make a weapon attack against a creature that you moved within melee reach of during movement.  

|(1/Recoup) Spend 2 MCAP to move and make a trample attack against up to 3 creatures that you moved next to. This does not provoke reactive attacks.  

|(3/Recoup) Spend 2 MCAP to move and make a trample attack against any creatures that you moved next to. This does not provoke reactive attacks.  

|(1/Recoup) When you or your mount takes damage, you can reduce the damage by ½ CHA then split the remainder evenly between the two of you.  

|(3/Recoup) When you or your mount takes damage, you can reduce the damage by CHA then split the remainder evenly between the two of you.  

[[File:Consecrated Blade Track.png|thumb|554x554px|Consecrated Blade Track Progression]]

|Learn the [[Holy Weapon]] ritual, ignoring its Divine 7 prerequisite. If you already knew it, learn one ritual of your choice if you meet its prerequisites.

|Gain +4 Skill Points that you may spend on any skills with the athleticism or END tags.

|'''Zealots Resolve'''

|Your +1 bonus from the Holy Weapon also applies to mental defenses.

|(1/Week) When you use Holy Weapon, you can bless two weapons, choosing the same or different creatures for each weapon.  

|One weapon that you bless as a holy weapon is your Consecrated Weapon. It has a +2 bonus instead of +1.

|'''Zealots Resolve II'''

|Holy Weapon bonus also applies to physical defenses.

|When within 200 ft of your weapon, you can call your weapon back to your hand for 1 AP. If another creature is holding it, make an END attack against that creature’s FORT. If you succeed, your weapon returns to you.

|Your Consecrated Weapon gains the Thrown 40 ft property if it didn’t have the thrown property

|When you use Recall, by spending 1 additional AP you no longer have to draw an unobstructed line as your weapon becomes ethereal and flies through walls. You no longer need to make an attack to recall it if another creature is holding it; you automatically succeed.

|When you use Recall, you may spend 3 additional AP to attack all creatures in a line between you and your weapon as it returns to your hand.

|(1/Week) When you use Holy Weapon, you can bless three weapons.  

|Choose an extra creature tag when you cast Holy Weapon. Your holy weapon gains its benefits against creatures with any tag that you chose.

|Consecrated Blade 11

|A Holy Weapon made by your ritual has 1 charge. A creature can cast [[Healing Touch]] using this charge.

|Consecrated Blade 11

|A Holy Weapon made by your ritual has 1 charge. A creature can cast [[Shining Bolt]] using this charge.

|Consecrated Blade 12

|Your Consecrated Weapon bonus becomes +3.  

|'''Zealots Resolve III'''

|Holy Weapon damage bonus applies to damage, attacks, mental defenses, physical defenses, and AR.

|Your weapon has untold fame and your reputation benefits accordingly. Enemies might boastfully challenge you or act super deferential out of fear. Kings and generals will herald you with great feasts in your honor. Knights and soldiers will seek to learn from you.  

Your Consecrated Weapon bonus is +4. Reward/Punish with Consecrated Weapons can be done 3/day.

* '''Level 30:''' All of your benefits from Weapon of Legend become permanent. You lose the consecrate weapon ability permanently, but your Consecrated Weapon bonus increases to +4 and the Reward/Punish bonus is 5/day. This weapon costs no Essence for you, but its benefits remain after you die, and it takes 40 Essence for another creature to bond with this item.

[[File:Crusader Track.png|thumb|538x538px|Crusader Track Progression]]

|Gain the first rank of the [[Knight]] profession. If you already have it, you do not gain additional Skill Points, but you can use your rank 1 feature one additional time per day

|'''Sword of Justice'''  

* '''Divine Infusion.''' (2/Rest) Spend 1 AP when you touch an allied creature or when you hit with a weapon attack. Choose an ally and heal 1d10 HP, or hit an enemy with the weapon and deal +1d10 radiant.  

|'''Sword of Justice II'''

|Choose a planar or magical creature tag: arcane, avadri, celestial, divine, eldritch, fae, fiend, occult, primal, or psionic. When you use Divine Infusion, if the target is that type of creature or undead, deal +1d10 damage.

|'''Sword of Justice III'''

* '''Cleanse.''' (2/Rest) Spend 3 AP to make a magical AWR attack against a creature’s WILL. If you hit, the creature takes 1d6 psychic and you can remove a condition from that creature: Focused, Protected, or Rallied. If you miss, you do not expend a use of this ability.  

|'''Sword of Justice IV'''

|When you use Divine Infusion, roll +1d10 if used for healing an ally.

* '''Purge Unholy.''' (2/Rest) Spend 4 AP to speak a holy word censuring the unholy. Make a magical AWR attack against the WILL of each hostile undead within 30 ft of you. On a hit, a creature is Broken for 1 minute or until they take damage. On a miss, a creature is Broken until the end of their next turn or until they take damage.

|Choose one planar or magical creature tag: arcane, avadri, celestial, divine, eldritch, fae, fiend, occult, primal, or psionic. When you use Purge Unholy, it targets both undead and that choice.

* '''Intercede.''' (2/Rest) When an ally within 30 ft takes damage, you take all the damage instead. The ally still suffers other effects.  

|Creatures that you hit with Purge the Unholy also take 1d8 radiant damage on a hit.

|Gain the second rank of the Knight profession. If you already have it, you do not gain additional Skill Points, but you gain one additional Page in your employ.

|'''Sword of Justice V'''

|'''Sword of Justice VI'''

|Cleanse costs 1 fewer AP (min 1) and is ½ AWR/Rest.

|'''Sword of Justice VII'''

* '''Holy Sword.''' You may spend 3 AP to pick an enemy within 5 ft of you, who becomes Engaged until the start of your next turn. You deal +1d6 radiant damage if you make a reactive attack against a creature Engaged in this way

|'''Sword of Justice VIII'''

* '''Cleansing Fire.''' (2/Rest) When you use Cleanse, you may also use Cleansing Fire. This removes any passive spells or magical effects that are improving the creature’s stats, such as Minor Augmentation.  

|When you use Intercede, you may also suffer any conditions/effect instead of your ally. Intercede becomes ½ AWR/Rest.

* '''Second Wind.''' (½ AWR/Rest) If you are Bloodied, spend 1 AP to regain HP equal to 1d6+AWR.

* '''Holy Shield.''' (AWR/Rest) You may spend 3 AP to pick an enemy within 5 ft of you, who becomes Engaged for 1 minute.

|Gain the third rank of the Knight profession. If you already have it, you do not gain additional Skill Points, but you gain one additional Squire in your employ.

|'''Sword of Justice IX'''

|Choose two more creature tags that Divine Infusion does more damage on.

|'''Sword of Justice X'''

|Cleanse does 3d6 damage and is AWR/Rest.

|'''Sword of Justice XI'''

|Regain one use of Divine Infusion when you Recoup. You can use Divine Infusion ½ AWR/Rest.  

When you roll the highest number on a Divine Infusion die that would heal HP or deal damage, set that die aside and roll another die of the same size. Repeat this process until you have no new maximum rolls, then add all of those numbers together for your total healing or damage.

|'''Sword of Justice XII'''

|Cleanse does ½ damage on a miss, and you can use Cleansing Fire any time you Cleanse.

|Purge Unholy does +1d8 radiant damage. Pick 1 more creature tag for Purge Unholy to work against.

|Reduce damage you take from Intercede by 1d6+AWR. Intercede becomes AWR/Rest.

|Regain one use of Purge Unholy when you Recoup. Purge Unholy becomes ½ AWR/Rest.  

When you roll the highest number on a Purge Unholy die that would deal damage, set that die aside and roll another die of the same size. Repeat this process until you have no new maximum rolls, then add all of those numbers together for your total healing or damage.

|Second Wind becomes 1d8. Second Wind is AWR/Rest.

* '''Level 30:''' Creatures who fail their CHA check will make a reasonable effort to avoid combat with you, potentially by retreating or negotiating. If they are being actively led by a creature that is equal to or greater ML than your Character Level, half of them will flee.

[[File:Holy Cause Track.png|thumb|547x547px|Holy Cause Track Progression]]

|Holy Cause also works on Shaken (choose one condition each time).

* '''Inspirational.''' (CHA/Rest) While you have an Aura active, choose any number of creatures. These creatures gain +1 TA while in your Aura. This lasts for 5 minutes.

* '''Lay on Hands.''' (2/Rest) You may touch yourself or a creature and spend 2 AP to restore 3 HP to that creature.  

* '''Inspire Fear.''' (CHA/Rest) For 2 AP, while you have an Aura active, choose any number of creatures. These creatures suffer 1 TD while in your Aura. This lasts for 5 minutes.

|Lay on Hands becomes 3/Rest

<u>Incompatible</u>: Piety

|Holy Cause also works on Enthralled. Choose which condition to affect each time.

|'''Piety'''  

|(1/Week) You may touch a creature suffering from a common poison and instantaneously cure it.  

* '''Fervent Leader.''' (CHA/Rest) When an allied creature within range of your active aura is hit by an attack that targets their ANT, LOG, or WILL, you may choose for it to hit you instead.  

|Holy Cause recharges 1⁄2 AWR/Rest (min 2).

|'''Piety II'''

|Fervent Leader, Piety

|Piety can also cure common diseases.

|Lay on Hands becomes ½ AWR/Rest.

|Holy Cause recharges AWR/Rest (min 2).

|'''Piety III'''

|Lay on Hands III, Piety II

|Piety becomes 2/Week.

|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can assign to any skill with the athleticism, stamina, influence, or observation tag.

|'''Piety IV'''

|Stalwart Leader, Piety III

|Piety can cure uncommon poisons and diseases

* '''Shining Beacon.''' For the duration of the battle, you and all allies that can see or hear you gain TA. All hostile creatures that can see or hear you gain TD. At the start of each minute, you and a number of creatures up to your CHA gain Shield HP equal to your AWR. You and all allies that can see or hear you cannot be Frightened, Shaken, or Broken.

** '''Level 30:''' The final cap for your AWR increases from 12 to 14.

[[File:Reputation Track.png|thumb|345x345px|Reputation Track Progression]]

|When in a settled area where you have 0 or more Goodwill, gain the Good Reputation ability. 

 

* '''Good Reputation.''' You get a 10% discount on room/ board.

|Good Reputation also grants you a 10% discount on goods/ services.

* '''Upstanding Citizen.''' (1/Month) Gain +1 Goodwill in a settled area.

|Your Room/Board discount increases to 15%.

|Your Goods/Services discount increases to 15%.

* '''Citizen’s Favor.''' (1/month) Call in a minor favor from a merchant, city guard, clergy, politician, or noble.  

|Your Room/Board discount increases to 20%.

|Your Goods/Services discount increases to 20%.

|While in a settlement where you have 0 or fewer Goodwill, gain the Bad Reputation ability.

 

* '''Bad Reputation.''' You gain +2 to Menacing and Intimidating.

|Bad Reputation also grants you a 10% discount on room/ board as people are afraid of giving you normal rates.

|Bad Reputation also grants you a 10% discount on goods/ services as people are afraid of giving you normal rates.

* '''Bribe.''' (1/Month) Call in a minor favor from a merchant, city guard, clergy, politician, or noble.

|Your Room/Board discount increases to 15%.

|Your Goods/Services discount increases to 15%.

|Your Intimidating and Menacing bonus increases by +3.

|Your Initiative bonus increases by +3.

''Source: Harker's Guide to Vampire Hunting''<blockquote>Note: This is a shared subclass track with the Hellcrafter class</blockquote>Having clawed their way from the very pits of the inferno, the Hellbound walks a thin line between zeal and sacrilege; empowered to act by the brand of Hell upon their soul. Through sheer will and command of darker forces these warriors supplant the divine with the profane, yet they seek ever to redeem themselves from the misdeeds of their past lives, freed now from the grip of damnation, and determined to break that hold upon not only their own whims but of others cursed by the denizens of Hell.

|Whenever you fail a CHA check, or a creature makes a successful attack against your WILL, you may reroll that check or force that creature to reroll their attack, taking the new result. (2/Rest)

|You gain Resist Fire 3.

'''Fire Scion.''' When you take any fire damage, you can spend 1 Reactive AP to gain Affinity to it (including the damage you just took) for 1 minute. The first time you deal any damage after using this ability, you deal +1d6 fire damage. (½ CHA/Rest)

'''Flameblade.''' For 2 AP you set a melee weapon in your hands ablaze for 1 minute, converting all of your damage done with that weapon to fire. While active, this is considered your Flameblade and you may choose to attack a creature’s REF instead of their AR, and you may choose to use your CHA for attacks and damage with your Flameblade. (2/Rest)

|Flameblade becomes ½ CHA/Rest. Once you have taken 10 talents with the hellbound tag, you regain +1 use of Flameblade whenever you Recoup.

|Whenever you hit a creature with your Flameblade while ablaze, they gain Burning 1d4 for 1 minute. (½ CHA/Rest)

|While your Flameblade is ablaze, you deal +1d4 fire damage with your Flameblade. Additionally, when you apply the Burning condition it is increases by one die size (e.g. 1d4 becomes 1d6).

'''Fiendish Fervor.''' When you hit a creature with the fiend tag you may spend 1 AP to unnerve that creature. Make a magic attack against the WILL of the struck creature. On a hit, that creature is Shaken until the end of your next turn. On your subsequent turns, if you hit the same Shaken creature again, you may spend 1 AP to continue the Shaken duration. (2/Rest)

'''Crushing Fervor.''' When you hit a creature that is currently Shaken you may spend 1 AP to terrify them. Make a magic attack against the WILL of the Shaken creature. On a hit, that creature becomes Frightened of you until the end of your next turn. On your subsequent turns, if you hit the same Frightened creature again, you may spend +1 AP to continue the Frightened duration. This also continues the duration of Shaken from Fiendish Fervor.

'''Breaking Fervor.''' When you hit a creature that is both Shaken and Frightened you may spend 1 AP to break them. Make a magic attack against the WILL of the afflicted creature. On a hit, that creature becomes Broken until the end of your next turn.

'''Terrifying Fervor.''' When you reduce a creature afflicted with the Broken condition to 0 HP you may spend 2 Reactive AP to terrify their allies. Make a magic attack against the WILL of each hostile creature of an equal or lower ML of the creature you have slain. On a hit, the creature is Broken for 1 minute or until they take damage. On a miss, the creature is Broken until the end of their next turn or until they take damage. (½ CHA/Rest)

'''Resolute Bastion.''' When a creature makes an attack against you or one of your ally’s mental defenses you can add +1d4 to that defense. If that attack misses, you activate your Focused Resolve talent on that creature. (2/Rest)

|You may spend 2 AP to activate Focused Resolve against a single creature. If that creature is afflicted with the Engaged or Broken condition then this only costs you 1 AP. (½ CHA/Rest)

|Should you reduce a creature to 0 HP from a crit while benefiting from Focused Resolve you regain HP equal to 1d10+CHA. (2/Recoup)

|You’ve broken the bonds of hell upon your soul, freeing you from its influence, now able to seek your own path forward.

'''Redemptive Strike.''' If you have TA against a creature subject to Fiendish Fervor, you may automatically crit that creature (2/Rest). If that TA resulted from Focused Resolve, and your crit reduces the creature to 0 HP, you regain +1 use of Redemptive Strike. (2/Rest)

'''''Level 30:''''' The final cap for your CHA increases from 12 to 14 and you may now use Redemptive Strike 2/Recoup.

Gain the Destroyer's Strike ability.

'''Destroyer's Strike.''' If you hit a target that is Frightened of you, you may cause the creature to become Broken. (2/Rest)

'''''Level 30:''''' Your Hellfire fire damage and Destroyer's Strike psychic damage both increase to 1d10.