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    A subtle re-working of the Evasion feat might be useful for some clerics.
    For example:

    Laerme`s Evasion: At X level, a cleric of Laerme is better able to evade
    fire attacks. If exposed to any fire effect that allows a saving throw for
    half damage (such as a fireball), she takes no damage with a successful
    saving throw. It is a supernatural ability.

    You could do the same with Cuiraécen and electrical attacks, Kriesha and
    cold attacks. Its an alternative to Resistance. Perhaps its more common
    among the so called paladins than among clerics. There could also be an
    Improved Evasion version as well.

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    May be, not a too bad idea, but Cuiraécen's priests (2nd Edition) have electicity AND cold resistance...
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    I think if you rework feats for specific character types, you should only allow these feats as part of a character Kit. With the explanation that their extra dedication gave them this ability.
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    What's about a deity-specific prestige class....
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    I don't have a problem with that...
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    Kenneth Gauck:
    > A subtle re-working of the Evasion feat might be useful for
    > some clerics. For example:
    >
    > Laerme`s Evasion: At X level, a cleric of Laerme is better
    > able to evade fire attacks. If exposed to any fire effect
    > that allows a saving throw for half damage (such as a
    > fireball), she takes no damage with a successful saving
    > throw. It is a supernatural ability.
    >
    > You could do the same with Cuiraécen and electrical attacks,
    > Kriesha and cold attacks. Its an alternative to Resistance.
    > Perhaps its more common among the so called paladins than
    > among clerics. There could also be an Improved Evasion
    > version as well.

    You might wish to rename it and link to a Will Save and not a Reflex
    Save. This would make it actually useful to most priests given their
    normally low Reflex Saves. It also indicates that it is more a
    connection with the mystical than an agility based thing.

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "John Machin" <trithemius@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
    Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:43 PM


    You might wish to rename it and link to a Will Save and not a Reflex
    Save. This would make it actually useful to most priests given their
    normally low Reflex Saves. It also indicates that it is more a
    connection with the mystical than an agility based thing.

    I didn`t link it to any save. By reducing the power of the feat from all
    evasions to only evasions of a specific type, I expanded the saving throw
    opportunities. Priests of Kriesha have the advantage against cold, no
    matter whether that cold is an attack against her fortitude or willpower, or
    a thing that can be dodged reflexively.

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    Excellent idea. I would still only make it available to kits
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    Kenneth:
    > I didn`t link it to any save. By reducing the power of the
    > feat from all evasions to only evasions of a specific type, I
    > expanded the saving throw opportunities. Priests of Kriesha
    > have the advantage against cold, no matter whether that cold
    > is an attack against her fortitude or willpower, or a thing
    > that can be dodged reflexively.

    Aha! Cunning.

    I still think that a rename might be in order though, if only to make
    things simple and to mitigate potential confusion.

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    A german homepage had a prestige-class collection for every cerilian deity. A pitty that they cancelled it because of some licence problems...
    May Khirdai always bless your sword and his lightning struck your enemies!

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