Arcana Evolved house rules

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Just on my mind...

Classes

Greenbond

• Add all "Cure" spells from 3.5E to the game as Exotic positive energy spells. Thus Greenbonds have automatic access to them all and are much better healers.
  
• Give good fortitude saves. Seriously...this class looks unappealing...
  

Mage Blade

• "Downshift" saves one level. In other words, start at level 1 with all +1 saves, they become +2 at level 3, and so on... I think that puts saves more closely "halfway" between the good and bad progressions
  

Magister

• Hit Die reduced to a d4
  
• Weapon proficiencies include all weapons 3.5E wizards come with
  

Oathsworn

• No matter how many times an Oathsworn loses her class features, she never loses them permanently. (BAD rule!!!)
  
• An Oathsworn has a "grace period" after successfully completing an oath before facing loss of class features due to not choosing a new oath. This grace period lasts for day/level, or one week, whichever is longer.
  
• Shattering Blow is a standard action
  

Warmain

• Gains the Weapon Aptitude ability of a Warblade, to alter weapon-related feats each day if desired.
  

Witch

• HD changed to a d8
  
• New bonus class skills
  Iron Witch: Disable Device + Sleight of Hand
  Mind Witch: Diplomacy + Intimidate
  Sea Witch: Perception + Athletics
  Wind Witch: Acrobatics + Perception
  Winter Witch: Handle Animal + Survival
  Wood Witch: Athletics + Survival
  

Skills

Athletics: This skill combines the skills Climb, Jump, and Swim.

Acrobatics: This skill combines Balance and Tumble. Balance loses its synergy bonus from tumble. Tumble DCs and circumstance penalties will be the same as 3.5E, along with my houserules on counter-tumbling (short version: the tumble skill can stop tumbles; new options for Combat Reflexes).

Concentration: The DC to cast defensively will be 10 + 3*(spell level). So... DC 10, 13, 16, etc...

Disable Device: Open Locks is consolidated into this skill.

Inspect: This skill combines Appraise and Search.

Perception: This skill combines Spot and Listen, to match Sneak.

Sense Motive: Innuendo is consolidated into this skill and no longer gains a synergy bonus from Sense Motive.

Sleight of Hand: Use Rope is consolidated into this skill.

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Possible E6 "epic" feats

Akashic:
Feat for Skill Memory +4 and +2 uses/day
Feat for a Lesser Akashic ability

Champion:
Feat to gain Call or Imbue Weapon
Feat to gain 10th level Champion ability

Greenbond:
Feat for +1d8 on Infuse with Life and 2 extra uses/day
Feat to count as level 12 for Nature's Gift (+6 bonus, lasts for 3 rounds)

Mageblade:
Feat to count as level 8 for Shimmering Shield properties and gain Sprightly Step
Feat to count as level 8 for Athame properties and gain the ability to summon it as a standard action
Feat to activate Shimmering Shield as a Move action and split up the rounds/day as desired (free action at the start of each turn to sustain or dismiss it)

Magister:
Feat for Lesser Aspect of Power

Oathsworn:
Feat to gain Lesser Shattering Strike and count as level 8 (ignore 4 DR/hardness each attack) with it
Feat for Eschew Water and Refuse Wounds (as a free action, 12 healing/day)

Ritual Warrior:
Feat to gain an extra level 1, 2, and 3 combat rite per day
Feat for Ability Score Bonus +1 and +1 use/day of Concentration Save

Runethane:
Feat to learn another Advanced Rune and count as level 8 for rune limit
Feat to gain the Password class feature

Totem Warrior:
Feat for Totem Animal Bond and +1 HD on Animal Companion
Feat for 8th or 12th level Totem Power (depending on the totem and which the player would rather have)

Unfettered:
Feat for +1d6 sneak attack
Feat for Evasion
Feat for Parry Ranged Attacks

Warmain:
Feat to count as BAB +8 for feat requirements
Feat for Crushing Blow 1/day
Feat for Armor Specialization

Witch:
Feat for Familiarity With Magic
Feat to gain a New Manifestation (and count as level 10 for Witchery abilities)
Feat for Witchery Spellcasting