Schicksalhand (Dread Archetype)

The path of the dread makes one a conduit of powerful energies, chief among them fear. The schicksalshand is a dread who uses their corrupting presence to harness even stranger powers, their touch of corruption becoming a vector for a wide variety of energies.

Proficiencies

Schicksalshands are proficient with simple weapons, as well as light armor and bucklers. In addition, if this is their first level in any class, they may select a martial tradition of their choice.

This modifies weapon and armor proficiencies.

Casting

The schicksalshand may combine spheres and talents to create magical effects. The schicksalshand is considered a Mid-Caster. (Note: All casters gain 2 bonus talents and may select a casting tradition the first time they gain the casting class feature.)

This replaces talents, powers and power points

Spell Pool

A schicksalshand gains a small reservoir of energy they can call on to create truly wondrous effects, called a spell pool. This pool contains a number of spell points equal to their class level + their casting ability modifier (minimum: 1). This pool replenishes once per day after roughly 8 hours of rest.

Blended Training

A schicksalshand gains a combat or magic talent every time they gain a class level. This does not stack with caster levels gained from other sources. A schicksalshand uses his casting ability modifier as their practitioner modifier.

Flexible Terror

The DCs and effects of all of the schicksalshand’s class abilities are based on the schicksalshand’s casting ability modifier rather than Charisma.

Implacable Touch (Su)

A schicksalshand can use their devastating touch in place of a normal attack when making an attack action, attack of opportunity, or charge attack. A schicksalshand can use [strike] talents through their devastating touch as if it were a weapon.

Whenever a schicksalhand gains a new magic sphere, they may choose to gain a single [strike] talent from that sphere as a bonus talent. If they do, the schicksalhand is only capable of using that sphere’s abilities through their devastating touch ability. This restriction is revoked if the schicksalhand takes the strike talent they would gain as a bonus talent as a normal talent.

This modifies devastating touch

Forceful Touch (Su)

Starting at 3rd level, when using a [strike] talent through their devastating touch, the schicksalshand increases its effective caster level by 1. This increases to 2 at 6th level, 3 at 9th level, 4 at 14th level, and 5 at 17th level. This replaces channel terror, the terrors gained at 6th and 14th levels, and the bonus feats gained at 9th and 17th level.

Bonus Feats

In addition to the normal dread bonus feats, a schicksalshand can select extra magic talent, combat, drawback and proxy feats, or any feat which has casting as a prerequisite (item creation feats, metamagic feats, Sphere Focus, Circle Casting, etc.).