Animal Shaman

Description

Animal Spirits are bestial totems often chosen for their ferocity and hunting skills. Shaman who bind these spirits are most commonly tribal hunters or warriors.

Important: Animal spirits imbue the shaman's body with aspects of their nature (a Totem Power) instead of imbuing equipment. However, like other spirits, Animal Spirits may still be Manifested during which time the shaman loses the bonuses provided by the Totem Power.

Spirit Spells

Rank 1

Spell	Description
Totem Power	While the shaman is imbued with an animal spirit, he gains natural weapons based on his totem animal (claws, talons, etc). These Natural Weapons have a base damage of 2d10 and inherently provide 1 Armor Piercing. When gaining this power, choose the totem animal's natural environment (forest, plains, mountains, desert, etc.). In this environment, the shaman gains +2 Perception and +2 Survival.
Stalk Prey	While imbued, use improved senses to hunt down a specific target.
Environmental Attunement	The shaman performs a 10 minute ritual to attune himself to the environment, learning what animals inhabit the region, water sources, and local dangers. The caster may treat the region as if it were their totem animal's natural environment for 24 hours.
Rapid Hunter	As a Fast Action the shaman may transfer some of their Speed to his Manifested Animal Spirit. A maximum of half the caster's base speed may be transferred in this manner. This transference may be ended as a Free Action, causing the shaman to return to their normal speed on the following round.

Rank 2

Spell	Description
Totem Power	The caster gains +Rank enhancement to Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. The caster must choose which statistic is enhanced when this power is obtained and it may not be changed.
Pass Without Trace	While imbued with a Totem, gain concealment from the environment and do not leave a trail.
Speak with Animals	Communicate with natural beasts. Gain +2 to Gather Information and Diplomacy rolls to communicate with animals from the spirit's natural environment.
Magic Fang	Manifested Spirit gains +Rank enhancement bonuses to natural weapons.

Rank 3

Spell	Description
Totem Power	Gains +2 Initiative & Speed. This bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. Additionally ignore Skill and Speed penalties for difficult terrain in the spirit's natural environment.
Predator	While imbued, the shaman may attempt to attack declared Prey from stealth without breaking concealment.
Command Animal	Gain the allegiance of an animal of Rank or lower.
Animal Frenzy	Manifested spirit goes into a berserk rage.

Rank 4

Spell	Description
Totem Power	When this power is taken caster may choose two benefits from the following: +1 Health +1 Natural Armor +1 Dodge +1 Resistance The chosen benefits are treated as base Statistics and not Enhancement bonuses. The same bonus may not be selected multiple times even if it would be provided by different Spirits.
Learn Weakness	While the caster is imbued with their totem when confronting declared Prey they rapidly learn its weaknesses. After each full round the caster observes the Prey in combat they gain a stacking +1 Competency Bonus to Attack Rolls and Defense against the Prey. When first obtained at Rank 4, the maximum cumulative bonus is +2. The maximum cumulative bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. This bonus is applied after all modifiers and multipliers. This bonus disappears after 24 hours, and the Prey must be re-engaged in combat to rebuild the bonus.
Augment Beast	Enhance a manifested spirit with magical ability.

Rank 5

Spell	Description
Totem Power	While the caster is imbued with their totem, their physical attacks cause savage wounds which require twice as many points of healing to cure. Non-Lethal damage requires 1 point of healing, while Lethal damage requires 2 points per point of damage inflicted. Additionally, if lethal damage is dealt, target bleeds 1 dice a round for Rank rounds unless a full round bind action is taken or they reach full health from magical healing. The bleed effect stacks with bleeds from other powers such as Fighting Styles.
Instinct	While the caster is imbued with their totem, once per encounter gain a Rank bonus to Dodge. This may be applied re-actively when an attack is declared, but before damage is rolled. This may be applied even if the caster would otherwise be Flat-Footed.
Become Animal	The shaman completes an intricate ritual that allows them to take on the form of their totem spirit while imbued.
Dire Growth	Drastically enhance a Beast or Spirit for a short time, granting size and physical bonuses.