The Quintessential Barbarian II
The Quintessential Barbarian II first edition cover
| Author | Patrick Younts |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2004 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 1-904854-31-1 |
| OGL Section 15 | qbbnii |
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The Way of the Sapphire Dragon
The dragon sees the beginning of time and the ending. It is the sum of the world’s knowledge, the keeper of secrets and the bringer of truth. Those who embrace the way of the sapphire dragon are possessed of rare, intuitive genius. They are not necessarily learned men, instead theirs is a natural intellect, the genius of the man who is not bound to accepted methods of learning.
Adventuring: A practitioner of the way of the sapphire dragon adventures as he feels is necessary. He adventures to learn facts, because he values the strength that knowledge brings. For this reason, he will quite happily participate in any adventure in which he can reasonably expect to learn something new. As a consequence of his hunger for knowledge, he prefers not to partake in the same adventures over and over again; once he has plundered a dungeon and uncovered the secrets within, he feels no need to do the same in a different dungeon.
Roleplaying: Those who follow the way of the sapphire dragon are quick in thought and deed, rarely hesitating and trusting in their knowledge to prove their instinctual reactions correct. They have little patience for hide bound scholars, those who refuse to acknowledge that there may be more than one accepted truth for any notion and would gladly surround themselves with ignorant fools, rather than spend a single moment in the presence of a stuffy intellectual.
Advancement Options: A barbarian follows the way of the sapphire dragon by choosing from the following advancement options: Minimum Intelligence 13; Craft 5 ranks, Handle Animal 5 ranks, Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, Survival 5 ranks; Alertness, Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm, Improved Feint, Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Iron Will, Self Sufficient, Skill Focus (any Knowledge), Skill Focus (Survival).
Benefits: A follower of the way of the sapphire dragon can choose from one of the following benefits (and corresponding disadvantage).
- Instinctive Intellect: The dragon does not learn, he simply knows. While following this path, the sapphire dragon can attempt any Knowledge check as though he were trained, even when he has no skill ranks in that skill; the Knowledge check is made as an Intelligence check as normal for untrained skills but the sapphire dragon is not limited to only common knowledge.
- Knowledge Over Instinct: The dragon succeeds because he applies the truths he knows to every task. While following this path, the sapphire dragon can substitute his Intelligence bonus for his Wisdom or Charisma bonus with any two of the following skills: Handle Animal, Intimidate, Listen or Survival.
- Killing Genius: Even when the dragon rages, it retains its cold, reptilian intellect. While following this path, the sapphire dragon retains the ability to use Intelligence based skills while raging and can also make use of the Combat Expertise feat, if he possesses it.
Disadvantages: A follower of the way of the sapphire dragon suffers from one of the following disadvantages, depending on the benefit he chose.
- Chained By Genius: In order to come to an instinctive knowledge of facts, the sapphire dragon must chain his animal cunning. So long as he follows this path, his Wisdom is considered to be two points lower than normal for the purposes of determining skill check bonuses. This disadvantage corresponds to Instinctive Intellect.
- Dulled Instinct: This disadvantage corresponds to the Knowledge Over Instinct benefit. Whenever he makes a skill check with one of the two skills to which he did not choose to apply the benefits of Knowledge Over Instinct, he suffers a –3 penalty to the check.
- Quiet Fury: Because he keeps his wits about him, the sapphire dragon does not feel the absolute freedom of giving in to his killing instincts. The sapphire dragon’s rage lasts one fewer rounds than normal; in effect, the sapphire dragon’s Constitution score is considered to be two points lower than normal for determining the length of his rage. This disadvantage corresponds to the Killing Genius benefit.
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