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classes of NeoExodus:

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Janissary

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classes of NeoExodus: Imperial Janissary

Sometimes, when a rebellion or an enemy incursion

or a supernatural threat menaces the security of a

province, the Imperial Alliance sends a division of

soldiers.

Once he engages his foes, the Imperial Janissary uses

a mix of psionic and physical disciplines to achieve

the quickest, cleanest victory he can. He usually

targets the greatest threat first and works his way

down, putting a premium on enemy spellcasters and

psionicists.

Sometimes, it sends a single Imperial Janissary.

The Imperial Janissary is a member of the Imperial

Alliance’s most elite martial brotherhood a psionic

warrior and investigator without peer. Many prob-

lems resolve themselves as soon as he announces his

presence; the Imperial Janissary has arrived and the

game is up. He is well equipped to deal with the few

recalcitrant villains who attempt to hide or fight him,

however.

However, because of the eclectic training members of

the order receive before becoming Janissaries, no two

of these elite warriors have quite the same style and

habits.

training

Ironically, though the common people see the

Janissaries as creations of the Imperial Alliance, the

inverse is closer to the truth.

Malcontents fear the Imperial Janissary’s power more

than any other foe’s, for few indeed can hide their

thoughts from him and fewer still can stand against

him once he roots out their offenses. The Imperial

Janissary’s reputation among the citizenry is some-

what more mixed. While his efforts to keep the peace

are greatly admired, his psionic abilities unnerve those

he is tasked with protecting.

The Imperial Janissary order was formed centuries

before the Alliance by a group of warriors horrified

by the devastation of total war. The order’s founders

were not pacifists by any means; they hated what

they saw as the denigration of honorable combat

between knights as much as they did the brutal conse-

quences of the clash of nations. Through meditation

and martial practice, they sought to bring an end

to the great conflicts of kings and emperors and to

restore Exodus to its prior state – individual fiefdoms

unbound by the all-encompassing power of centralized

governments. They became warriors without lieges

or vassals, contemplative knights-errant who fought

for no lord except their consciences and time-honored

codes of conduct.

The Imperial Alliance denies rumors that rogue

Janissaries use their powers for personal gain or to

oppress the populace. But they cannot deny that at

least once, Janissary has battled another Janissary, the

servants of the law bringing to heel those who dared

to dream themselves its masters. Some Janissaries

even today use methods their colleagues consider

too harsh or invasive; by and large, though, the order

has, and has earned, the trust of those it is sworn to

protect.

Most Janissaries were multiclassed characters prior

to joining the order. A wide spectrum of past training

shows in their varied tactics and ideals; levels in

monk, paladin, ranger, rogue and all of the psionic

classes are common. Most had at least some formal

psionic training, but a few were wild talents. Few

dedicated spellcasters join the ranks of the Janissaries,

and members of the purely martial classes have diffi-

culty meeting the class requirements.

The order’s original ideals of decentralization and

chivalry were first compromised for practicality’s

sake. The great kingdoms of Exodus were as horrified

and exhausted by the Twilight War as the founders of

the Janissaries had been by the lesser conflicts that

presaged it; for the first time, they were open to the

prospect of peace between nations. It was this goal

that became paramount for the Janissaries of a century

ago - and against all odds, they became instrumental

in meeting that goal.

Combat

Janissaries rarely enter battle unprepared. Their

training is as much investigative and combative; as a

result, they are rarely surprised or tricked - but often

initiate battle with such techniques - and can pick their

fights carefully. Thus, an Imperial Janissary usually

enters combat psionically focused and with defensive

powers active.

The Janissaries of today are much more contempla-

tive and peaceable than their pre-Alliance forbearers.

Some, particularly those Janissaries of longer-

lived races who remember the order of old, lament

the ideals and codes of a bygone age; most of the

Janissaries see their present role as the elite agents of

the Imperial Alliance as a nobler calling, however.

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imperial janissary

Base Power Max.

Attack Fort Ref Will Points Powers Power lvl

Level Bonus Save Save Save Special per day Known Known

1 +0 +1 +2 +2 Discipline Focus +1, Reputation 1 1 1st

2 +1 +2 +3 +3 Battle Sense 2 2 1st

3 +2 +2 +3 +3 Evasion 4 3 2nd

4 +3 +2 +4 +4 Discipline Focus +2 8 4 2nd

5 +3 +3 +4 +4 Field Sense 12 5 3rd

6 +4 +3 +5 +5 Disciplined Thought 1/enc 18 6 3rd

7 +5 +4 +5 +5 Discipline Focus +3 24 7 4th

8 +6 +4 +6 +6 Thought Aiming 32 8 4th

9 +6 +4 +6 +6 Disciplined Thought 2/enc 40 9 5th

1 0 +7 +5 +7 +7 Celerity, Discipline Focus +4 50 10 5th

Requirements

To become an Imperial Janissary, a character must

meet the following criteria:

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Imperial

Janissary prestige class.

Base Attack Bonus: +7

Power Points: 1 or more.

Skills: Concentration 10 ranks, Gather Information

13 ranks, Psicraft 10 ranks, Search 10 ranks, Sense

Motive 10 ranks, Survival 10 ranks.

Feats: Track.

Alignment: Any Lawful.

Discipline Focus

At 1st level, the Imperial Janissary selects a single

psionic discipline ( psychokinesis, psychometabolism,

psychoportation, clairsentience, metacreativity or

telepathy ). His effective manifester level when mani-

festing powers from these disciplines is considered

1 higher than his actual class level. This helps him

make manifester level checks ( to overcome power

resistance, for example ) and allows him to spend more

power points to augment his powers.

In addition, the Imperial Janissary can select powers

from the restricted list of his chosen discipline.

Class Information

The following information pertains to the Imperial

Janissary prestige class.

Hit Die

The Imperial Janissary gains 1d8 hit points per level.

The character’s Constitution modifier applies.

At 4th level and every three levels thereafter, the

Imperial Janissary gets a further +1 bonus to his effec-

tive manifester level for his chosen discipline.

Class Skills

The Imperial Janissary’s class skills (and the key

ability for each skill) are:

Power Points/Day

An Imperial Janissary can manifest powers. His ability

to manifest powers is limited by the power points he

has available. His base daily allotment of power points

is given on Table: The Imperial Janissary. In addition,

he receives bonus power points per day if he has a

high Intelligence score ( see Table: Ability Modifiers

and Bonus Power Points ). His race may also provide

bonus power points per day, as may certain feats and

items. If an Imperial Janissary has power points from

a different class, those points are pooled together and

usable to manifest powers from either class. Bonus

Concentration ( Con ), Diplomacy ( Cha ), Disguise

( Cha ), Gather Information ( Cha ), Intimidate ( Cha ),

Jump ( Str ), Knowledge ( history ) ( Int ), Knowledge

( local ) ( Int ), Knowledge ( nobility ) ( Int ), Listen ( Wis ),

Psicraft ( Int ), Search ( Int ), Sense Motive ( Wis ), Spot

( Wis ), Survival ( Wis ).

Skill Points at Each Level: 6 + Int modifier.

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power points from having a high ability score can be

gained only for the character’s highest psionic class.

If the Imperial Janissary already has Evasion, he

gains Improved Evasion instead. If he already has

Improved Evasion, he receives no further benefit.

Powers Known

An Imperial Janissary chooses his powers from the

psion/wilder power list. At 1st level, an Imperial

Janissary chooses a psion/wilder power to add to his

known powers. Each time he attains a new level, he

learns one new power. An Imperial Janissary can

manifest any power that has a power point cost equal

to or lower than his manifester level. The total number

of powers an Imperial Janissary can manifest per day

is limited only by his daily power points.

Field Sense

By 5th level, the Imperial Janissary’s intuitive psionics

improve to the point he can use his uncanny senses in

the field. As long as he remains psionically focused,

he gets a bonus to Listen, Sense Motive and Spot

checks equal to ½ his class level ( minimum 1 ).

Disciplined Thought

At 6th level, an Imperial Janissary can, once per

encounter, expend his psionic focus to use a power

from his chosen discipline without expending power

points. He gains the benefits of the base power at

no cost and may spend power points to augment it

normally. However, for purposes of the maximum

amount by which he may augment the power, he

counts as having spent the normal power points

required to manifest it.

At 9th level and every three levels thereafter, the

Imperial Janissary can use this ability an additional

time per encounter.

An Imperial Janissary simply knows his powers; they

are ingrained in his mind. He does not need to prepare

them ( in the way that some spellcasters prepare their

spells ), though he must get a good night’s sleep each

day to regain all his spent power points.

The Difficulty Class for saving throws against

Imperial Janissary powers is 10 + the power’s level +

the Imperial Janissary’s Intelligence modifier.

Maximum Power Level Known

An Imperial Janissary gains the ability to learn one

1st-level power when he takes his first level in the

prestige class. As he attains each new odd-numbered

level, an Imperial Janissary gains the ability to master

more complex powers.

Thought Aiming

By expending his psionic focus, an 8th level Imperial

Janissary can add a bonus to attack and damage

rolls equal to ½ his class level ( minimum 1 ). These

bonuses last until the beginning of the Imperial

Janissary’s next action.

To learn or manifest a power, an Imperial Janissary

must have an Intelligence score of at least 10 + the

power’s level.

Because they are precision-based, neither bonus

applies against creatures immune to critical hits.

Reputation

As long as he makes his identity known to those he is

attempting to Intimidate or Gather Information from,

the Imperial Janissary gets a bonus on skill check

equal to ½ his class level ( minimum 1 ).

Celerity

At 10th level, the Imperial Janissary learns the ulti-

mate technique of his order. Celerity allows the

Imperial Janissary to act again and again, bending if

not breaking the laws of time and space - but only at

ruinous cost to himself.

Battle Sense

A 2nd level Imperial Janissary possesses uncanny

awareness of his surroundings. As long as he remains

psionically focused, he gains a bonus to his Armor

Class equal to ½ his class level ( minimum 1 ).

The Imperial Janissary must declare a use of Celerity

at the beginning of a combat round and must be psion-

ically focused. He cannot use the ability in a surprise

round. He forfeits his normal actions for the round.

He may take an action ( Swift, Move, Standard or Full-

Round ) before any other creature acts. After each

combatant takes his action, the Imperial Janissary may

take another. After all other combatants have acted;

the Imperial Janissary may take any number of addi-

tional actions until he chooses to stop or falls uncon-

scious.

Evasion

A 3rd level Imperial Janissary’s psionically honed

reflexes grant him Evasion. He suffers no damage on

a successful Reflex save for ½ damage. Evasion has

no effect on other Reflex saves, nor on other types of

saves for ½ damage.

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After every action the Imperial Janissary takes using

Celerity, he suffers a penalty to all d20 rolls - attacks,

saves, skill checks, etc. - and to Armor Class, mani-

fester level and caster level. These penalties stack

with themselves and with all other penalties and

remain until the Imperial Janissary has a chance to

rest. The severity of the penalty depends upon the

action taken.

A character whose penalties from Celerity equal or

exceed his character level drops to -1 hp and falls

unconscious at the end of the action that caused the

penalties to reach that level.

Action Type Penalty

Swift

-1

Move

-2

Standard

-3

Full-Round

-5

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 5 for

more information.

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