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DEMONFACE

Written By David Caffee

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KILLER

classes of NeoExodus: demonface killer

When battle hardened soldiers lose their nerve and

the bravest of mystics cower in fear, there is only one

place left to turn. The Demonface Killer is a ruthless

hunter who devotes his entire existence to ending the

existence of others. Demons, devils, evil spirits and

mortal foes of every stripe fall before the ferocious

assault of this deadly combatant.

that these warriors wield but their reputation as a

whole is less than honorable. The best of Demonface

Killers tend to be indifferent to the suffering of others.

The worst of them are almost as bad as the horrors

they fight. Most demon faced warriors work alone or

travel with a group of adventurers. Only rarely will

you see two or more Demonface Killers working

together.

There are unnatural horrors in the world that even

the most fearless warriors hesitate to face. There are

savage war chiefs whose brutality deters even the

most determined foe. There are kings and spellcasters

so well guarded that no one would dare move against

them. No one, except the demon faced. These hunters

of the damned are unflinching and without remorse.

No one is safe from a Demonface Killer who has been

properly motivated. Anyone who dares to get between

a Demonface Killer and his target is quickly rewarded

with a painful death.

Many Demonface Killers began their careers as

monks, though fighters and rogues are commonly

called to this class. A few Demonface Killers were

once clerics. Arcane spell casters are almost unknown

among the demon faced.

Combat

A Demonface Killer enters combat with great zeal

and usually relishes the opportunity to do battle.

Against human foes and lesser demons he charges

straight into the enemy ranks and attempts to take out

as many opponents as he can as fast as he can. When

faced with powerful opponents, the killer holds back

and waits for the opportunity to set up an ambush. A

Demonface Killer is not above using stealth or decep-

tion to surprise an adversary.

The Brotherhood of the Demon is not really a homog-

enous organization as it is a loosely structured move-

ment made up of people who belong to a particular

school of the fighting arts. The various warriors,

masters and students who make up the brotherhood

have little in common and little contact with each

other. The fighting style taught by the brotherhood

is a jealously guarded secret that is only revealed to

people who can demonstrate that they are already

formidable warriors. A few martial artists have uncov-

ered these fighting techniques through imitation or

their own exploration of the martial arts.

A Demonface Killer almost always fights unarmed

and unarmored, breaking enemies apart with his

bare hands. Intensive training and a lifetime of battle

have toughened his body and mind, making the killer

immune to many of the attacks used by evil outsiders

and undead creatures. Confident in his ability to

win against all odds, a Demonface Killer wades into

the ranks of demons and devils with a ferocity that

matches that of his foes.

Most of these killers are motivated by greed, slaying

demons and devils for the love of gold. In small

villages and poor areas where gold is not available,

these warriors are known to except payment in the

form of women, wine, cattle and almost anything else

that the clients have to offer. A few infamous members

of this brotherhood has been known to work for

hashish and opium.

By far the most famous and most feared of the

killer’s powers is his ability to channel magical

energy through his being and turn his body into a

living magical weapon. The so-called demon fist is a

powerful martial technique known only to the demon

faced. It is this technique that allows a Demonface

Killer to face down powerful evil spirits armed with

nothing but his fighting skill.

Other Demonface Killers act out of a desire for

vengeance, seeking retribution for some past wrong.

These warriors are the most dangerous for all because

their obsession with revenge often takes precedence

over the safety of those around them. Usually these

men and women are people who have lost good

friends or family members at the hands of demons,

dark spellcasters or the undead. Others are former

servants of some dark power who have been betrayed

or abandoned by their masters.

training

No one truly knows the origin of the first Demonface

Killers, though rumors and legends about them

flourish. Even among the most educated of sages, this

mysterious sect of warriors remains an enigma. Most

agree that the demon faced are a loosely associated

bunch at best. When two or more killers gather at one

Among the common citizenry the demon faced are

both respected and feared. No one doubts the power

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demonface killer

Base

Attack Fort Ref Will

Level Bonus Save Save Save Special

1 +0 +2 +2 +2 AC bonus, demon fist +1

2 +1 +3 +3 +3 Demon scars +2, unbreakable spirit

3 +2 +3 +3 +3 Bonus feat, immune to fear

4 +3 +4 +4 +4 Demon fist +2

5 +3 +4 +4 +4 Demon scars +4, immune to poison

6 +4 +5 +5 +5 Bonus feat, immune to disease

7 +5 +5 +5 +5 Demon fist +3

8 +6 +6 +6 +6 Demon scars +6, spell resistance

9 +6 +6 +6 +6 Bonus feat, true seeing

10 +7 +7 +7 +7 Demon fist +4

place, the resulting meeting almost always ends in a

challenge or duel.

Skills: Hide +8, Move Silently +8

Feats: Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike,

Stunning Fist

An older, more experienced killer usually trains a

small handful of students in an informal school. These

students are then thrown out into the world to win

a name for themselves or die trying. The training a

Demonface Killer receives at the hands of his master

is short but extremely intense. Demon faced masters

are notoriously picky about who they train and each

master has his own list of exclusionary factors. Most

demon faced masters require that a student meet

certain conditions and agree to a set of obligations

before training begins. Usually a potential student is

required to prove that he is serious about destroying

evil outsiders, undead and those who associate with

them. The demon faced will not train characters who

are good-aligned or chaotic neutral. The former are

vulnerable to the alignment-based abilities of the .

The latter are simply seen as being too unserious and

undisciplined to stick with the training.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral, True Neutral, Lawful

Evil, Neutral Evil, or Chaotic Evil.

Class Information

The following information pertains to the Demonface

Killer prestige class.

Hit Die

The Demonface Killer gains 1d10 hit points per level.

The character’s Constitution modifier applies.

Class Skills

The Demonface Killers class skills ( and the key ability

for each skill ) are:

Balance ( Dex ), Bluff ( Cha ), Climb ( Str ),

Concentration ( Con ), Escape Artist ( Dex ), Hide ( Dex ),

Jump ( Str ), Knowledge ( the planes ), Listen ( Wis ),

Move Silently ( Dex ), Search ( Int ), Sense Motive

( Wis ), Spot ( Wis ), Survival ( Wis ), Swim ( Str ), Tumble

( Dex ).

Each killer in training is encouraged to develop his

own unique fighting style based around the demon fist

technique. A master works with each student to eval-

uate individual strengths and weaknesses. Students are

constantly tested and pushed in their quest to improve

themselves. Fear is their constant companion, to

harden them against the terrors to come.

Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the

Demonface Killer prestige class.

Requirements

To become a Demonface Killer, a character must meet

the following criteria:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Demonface Killers are proficient with the club,

crossbow ( light or heavy ), dagger, handaxe, javelin,

Base Attack Bonus: +6

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kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, siangham,

and sling.

Soul Stealing Strike, Track, Weapon Focus, Weapon

Specialization.

Demonface Killers are not proficient with any armor

or shields. When wearing armor, using a shield, or

carrying a medium or heavy load, a Demonface Killer

loses his AC bonus.

Immune to Fear

There is no room in a killer’s heart for fear. Beginning

at 3rd level, a Demonface Killer is immune to fear

( magical or otherwise ).

AC Bonus

When unarmored and unencumbered, the Demonface

Killer adds his Wisdom bonus ( if any ) to his AC. This

bonus to AC applies even against touch attacks or

when the killer is flat-footed. He loses these bonuses

when he is immobilized or helpless, when he wears

any armor, when he carries a shield, or when he

carries a medium or heavy load.

Immune to Poison

Repeated exposure to deadly toxins At 5th level, a

Demonface Killer gains immunity to poisons of all

kinds.

Immune to Disease

At 6th level, a Demonface Killer gains immunity to all

diseases including supernatural and magical diseases.

Demon Fist

At 1st level, a Demonface Killer learns to channel

magical energy through his body and into and target

he strikes. From this point on, the killer’s unarmed

strike becomes a magical weapon and gains a +1

enhancement bonus. This ability continues to improve

as you gain levels in Demonface Killer. The enhance-

ment bonus to the killer’s unarmed strike increases to

+2 at 4th level, +3 at 7th level, and +4 at 10th level.

Spell Resistance

At 8th level, a Demonface Killer gains spell resistance

equal to his current character level + 10. In order to

affect the killer with a spell, a spellcaster must get a

result on a caster level check ( 1d20 + caster level )

that equals or exceeds the killer’s spell resistance.

true Seeing

At 9th level the Demonface Killer gains the ability to

detect illusions and invisible creatures. Demonface

Killers continuously use true seeing, as the spell

( caster level equal to current character level ).

Demon Scars

The killer’s body is much tougher than that of a

normal person due to the tremendous punishment it

endures. At 2nd level the Demonface Killer gains a +2

natural armor bonus. This ability continues to improve

as you gain levels in Demonface Killer. The killer’s

natural armor bonus increases to +4 at 5th level and

+6 at 8th level.

New Feats

The following feats are common among Demonface

Killers, though anyone who qualifies for them may

take them.

Unbreakable Spirit

At 2nd level a Demonface Killer gains a +4 bonus on

Will saves to resist enchantment spells.

Fist of the Cursed Dragon

You are able to inflict curses on your opponents by

striking them.

Bonus Feat

At 3rd level the Demonface Killer gains a bonus

feat. The killer gains additional feats at 6th level and

9th level. The bonus feat must be selected from the

following list. The Demonface Killer must meet any

prerequisites.

Prerequisite: Wisdom 16+, Improved Unarmed

Strike, Base Attack Bonus +6

Benefit: Once per day you may make a touch

attack against a flat footed opponent. If the attack is

successful, the target must make a Fortitude saving

throw ( DC 10 + character’s Wisdom modifier ) or be

afflicted with one of the following conditions. The

condition lasts for 1d4 rounds.

Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Expertise, Combat

Reflexes, Cursed Fist, Deflect Arrows, Diehard,

Neckbreaker, Great Cleave, Greater Weapon Focus,

Greater Weapon Specialization, Improved Critical,

Improved Disarm, Improved Grapple, Improved

Trip, Power Attack, Skill Focus, Snatch Arrows,

• The target is blinded.

• The target is deafened.

• The target is nauseated.

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• The target suffers a –6 decrease to an ability score

( minimum 1 )

• The target take a -4 penalty on attack rolls, saves,

ability checks, and skill checks.

• Each turn, the target has a 50% chance to act

normally; otherwise, it takes no action.

Tiger Snatches Pearls

You can inflict great amounts of pain on an enemy

by using a dastardly and underhanded grabbing tech-

nique.

Prerequisites: Dexterity 13+, Wisdom 13+, Improved

Unarmed Strike, Base Attack Bonus +8.

Special: Creatures that are not subject to critical hits,

nonlethal damage or stunning are likewise immune to

this effect.

Benefit: You must declare that you are using this feat

before you make your attack roll ( thus, a failed attack

roll ruins the attempt ). Tiger Snatches Pearls forces

a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a

Fortitude saving throw ( DC 20 ), in addition to dealing

damage normally. A defender who fails this saving

throw is stunned for 1d6 rounds ( until just before

your next action ). A stunned character can’t act, loses

any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a –2 penalty to

AC. You may you this ability once per day, plus one

additional attempt per point of you Dexterity modi-

fier. Constructs, oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal

creatures, and creatures immune to critical hits are not

affected by this .

Neckbreaker

You have mastered the art of killing by means of a

swift and forceful twist on a victim’s neck.

Prerequisite: Strength 15+, Dexterity 15+, Improved

Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, Base Attack

Bonus +8

Benefit: You can attempt to instantly kill a creature

after successfully maintaining a hold on it for one

round. At the beginning of your turn the next round,

the grappled creature must make a Fortitude saving

throw ( DC 20 ) or instantly drop to -1 hit points. On

a successful save the grappled creature still takes

damage as if hit by your unarmed strike.

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 6 for

more information.

Special: Creatures that are not subject to critical hits,

nonlethal damage or stunning are likewise immune to

this effect.

Soul Stealing Strike

You not only attack an opponent’s flesh, you can

attack his spiritual essence.

Prerequisite: Wisdom 18,, Improved Unarmed Strike,

base attack +10, Knowledge ( religion ) +8.

Benefit: Once per round you may designate one crea-

ture as the target of this attack. If you successfully

make an unarmed strike against this creature then

the target suffers from 1 point of permanent Wisdom

drain in addition to the normal damage dealt by the

unarmed strike. Undead creatures and outsiders whose

alignment is opposed to your own take an additional

2d6 points of damage from this attack. This additional

damage cannot be healed by any means.

Special: Any creature that is killed by this attack

cannot be raised from the dead by use of resurrection

or reincarnation spells. The creature may be brought

back by means of a miracle or wish spell at the GM’s

discretion.

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