Queen of Blades v.

9 12, March, 2009

The power of limited arcane and psionic powers are indeed easy to almost any race can become a Queen of Blade if born under the right
behold when a Queen of Blades enters a fury. circumstances.
With all of her Blades at her disposal she cuts her enemies to shreds Other Classes: Sword Wielding classes as the Barbarian or the Fighter are
while standing unscathed at a distance watching. usually impressed by the ability to wield swords with the mind, and are
The Queen of Blade have no real arcane powers nor psionic powers usually curious or interested in the gift, as well as the Queen of Blades are
except the powerful ones of her Blades! usually comfortable in the people that understands
Adventures: A Queen of Blade's are usually outcasts of their the power she wields isn't a curse rather a
respective hometown for their differences, even other arcane users gift.
shun them for their inability to master the arcane art, as well as Arcane Casters usually shuns Queen of
having psionic powers, and usually wanders around, making a Blades for their inability to use the Arcane Arts as
living using her powers as a mercenary, a city guard or merely it should, and for blending it with psionic powers.
scouting dungeons, and other dangerous areas that might hold At best they will act friendly, but secretly shun them.
riches, all depending on her alignment. At worst they will act hostile and pursue them.
Characteristics: The Queen of Blades are not an arcane Psionics view the Queen of Blades with pity and they
nor psionic caster though her abilities are arcane and psionic usually act friendly or compassionate for them
in nature, controlled by sheer mental force, hand gestures, lacking the full extent of their Psionic powers.
and concentration she can unleash a doom of Blade Flurry Role: A Queen of Blades can act a number of roles but
upon their enemies. her primary roll is a second line damage dealer. She also
Though as a sword wielder her position is not melee as have limited ability to protect her fellow companions.
she is limited to Light armor because of her need for
concentration and free movement of her hands to guide the Game Rule Information
swords. Clerics have the following Game Statistics
Usually they carry sheath's to carry the swords in to not Abilities: Wisdom determines how powerful the
overexert their minds, though they in theory have no use for Queen of Blades Blades are, though depending on her
them. role Dexterity for extra AC or Intelligence for Extra
Queen of Blades usually have the trait associated with their Crafting could be a good idea. Constitution is
alignment (At the bottom) their most dominant personal always nice if you expect to be a Melee Queens
trait. Blade, though strength is of really no use to the Queen of Blades.
Alignment: A Queen of Blade is usually Chaotic by nature, from the scars Alignment: Must never be True Neutral, it cannot become True Neutral
of her outcasts making her freewilled, though she is not limited to only even through magical means.
chaotic. Hit Die: d6
The nature of her personality altered by magic disallows the True Neutral Alignment: Can never be True Neutral.
Alignment, only allowing the Outer Alignments to be chosen.
This means she is immune to any alignment altering effects that may make Class Skills
her True Neutral. The Queen of Blade's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are:
Religion: Having no specific religion at all, Queen of Blades usually Appraise (Int), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (Psionic),
choose a God with a War domain, they also choose from a big broad array of Knowledge (Arcana), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Spot (Wis)
God's though they rarely choose a True Neutral God. Skill points at first level: (4 + Int Modifier) x 4
Background:The Queen of Blades can comes from any part of Faerun and Skill points each level afterwards: 4 + Int Modifer
usually in a place where a lot of Arcane casters are around, usually they are Weapon and Armor profiecency: A Queen of Blades are proficient in all
born just around Mage Towers and the likes, where major magic simple and martial Slashing weapons as well as light armor..
disturbances are around, making them be born with two innate and Class Restrictions: Because of their damaged link to the weave and the
incomplete abilites. limited evolved psionic ability the Queen of Blades can never multi class
Their Arcane and psionic abilities to wield swords first comes apparent at into a Psionic nor Arcane class, nor gain any psionic or arcane powers. She
puberty, where Butter Knifes and Daggers come to life at their command. can still multi class as divine.
Races: As rare as the Queen of Blades are, they are still usually human, as A dragonblood character CANNOT take levels in Queen of Blades
the optimal conditions for the abnormality is usually located in a Human Queen of Blades must be started at first level.
settlement, the condition is never seen in Dragonbloods, besides that
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special
1stst +0 +0 +2 +2 Queen's Blade, Stacking Deflection
2st +1 +0 +2 +2
3rd +2 +1 +3 +3
4th +3 +1 +4 +4 Queen's Blade, Blade Flurry, Improved Control +1
5th +3 +1 +4 +4
6tth +4 +2 +5 +5
7th +5 +2 +5 +5 Queen's Blade
8th +6 / +1 +2 +6 +6 Improved Control +2
9th +6 / +1 +3 +6 +6
10th +7 / +2 +3 +7 +7 Queen's Blade, Distracting Blades
11th +8 / +3 +3 +7 +7
12th +9 / +4 +4 +8 +8 Queen's Blade, Improved Control +3
13th +9 / +4 +4 +8 +8
14th +10 / +5 +4 +9 +9
15th +11 / +6 / +1 +5 +9 +9 Queen's Blade, Dominant Personality
16th +12 / +7 / +2 +5 +10 +10 Improved Control +4
17th +12 / +7 / +2 +5 +10 +10
18th +13 / +8 / +3 +6 +11 +11 Queen's Blade
19th +14 / +9 / +4 +6 +11 +11
20th +15 / +10 / +5 +6 +12 +12 Queen's Blade, Improved Control +5, Blade Wall 1/day
 Stacking Deflection: The Queen of Blades can stack her Using the Blade's to attack does not invoke an Attack of
Deflection bonus from her swords passively hanging around and the Opportunity as usual ranged weapons.
bonus that Compassion Blade Trait gives.
The list of Blade Traits she can enchant she can choose from and
Queen's Blade: Allows to choose any new Blade trait of her their special abilities are shown in the bottom.
choice that she can enchant any non-intelligent sword with, making
her able to psionically control it. If a Queen of Blade uses any Hand held item she cannot use her
Enchanting a blade is a very tiring task and can only be performed Blades for the rest of her turn and till the start of her next turn, and
once a week and takes about an hour uninterrupted to do so. if she uses a Blade she cannot use any Hand held items for the rest
A Queen of Blades needs a Weapon Proficiency to enchant a of her turn and till the start of her next turn.
weapon, as well as it have to be a Slashing Weapon obviously stated
to have a Sharp Blade of some sort, the DM decides which weapons Drawing the Blades from sheaths using her powers takes a Move
are appropriate. Action, Quick Draw feat doesn't change this.
A Weapon that cannot be wielded one handed by the Queen of
Blades cannot be enchanted, Monkey Grip cannot defy this rule. A detect Alignment spell will reveal the Blades alignment if
Her weapon have to be made for her size, Monkey Grip cannot defy targeted, not the Queen of Blade's.
this rule.
The Queen of Blades Blade's count as a magically enhanced Arcane
Several blades cannot be enchanted with the same Blade Trait. item and any effect that would disenchant an Arcane magical item
will also Disenchant a Queen of Blades Blade.
The Queen's Blades floats around the owner, unless sheathed,
attacking for her, having a reach of 15 feet. She can add her Wisdom A Queen of Blade is not considered helpless if Paralyzed or any
modifier to Attack Bonus and Damage to all of her swords, and she other state which still allows mental actions, and can attack any
doesn't add Strength or Dexterity (Even with Weapon Finesse). creature within reach while paralyzed, though she incurs a -5
penalty to attack rolls.
A Queen of Blades does not get an attack with all Blades she have, Any situation where she cannot use her hand to gesture the swords
instead she gain's attacks as usual characters do, except she cannot movements she incurs a -5 penalty as well.
use one Blade for multiple attacks, meaning she has to choose a
different Blade for different attacks. A Dispel Magic effect will render a Blade useless for [1d4] rounds.
When ever a Blade has attacked it's considered to occupy the same
square as the target and returns at the start of the Queen of Blades A Blade cannot function inside an Anti-Magic Field.
next turn.
Meanwhile the Queen of Blades looses the Deflection Bonus that The following Standard feats does not give bonus to her Floating
particular Blade gave (+1) and if all Blades have attacked, she is Blades, only in hand weapons: Cleave, Great Cleave, Quick Draw,
considered unarmed if she doesn't carry a weapon in hand. Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Greater
The Attack has a reach of 15 Feet, and is considered a Melee attack. Two Weapon Fighting.
Though unless you are standing adjacent to the enemy, sneak attacks Or any similar feats.
are handled as Ranged.
No ranged Feats affect her Blades.
Any Blade used during that round has it's special ability Activated
until the start of your next turn. This means Attack of Opportunities The enchant: Speedy does not add another attack for the Blade, and
as well. is only available for In hand weapon (and still doesn't give another
(Using Revenge allows it to Revenge an attacking opponent, on the attack for Floating Blades)
other hand, using Compassion allows you to give yourself the AC
bonus) Blade Flurry: At fourth level the Queen of Blades gain the ability
to gain an extra attack once per turn but only with Blades.
If you want to use a Floating Blade for an Attack of Opportunity, it If the Queen of Blade attempts this action she can gain an extra
must not have attacked during the last turn. attack at her highest BAB if she beats a Concentration check with a
As long as a Blade is adding it's Deflection Bonus consider her full DC 20.
Reach (15 feet) as threatened. Incurs a -2 penalty to Damage and Attack Bonus to all other attacks
if failed, and the extra attack will not happen.
The Queen's Blades also defends the owner adding +1 Deflection
Bonus to AC for each Blade floating around her, an attacking sword Blade Flurry stacks with Haste and similar effects.
that haven't returned doesn't add the Deflection bonus, this counts
for Attack of Opportunity attacks that a Blade have performed. This does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

The Blade acts as a weapon as being carried in hand for most rules, Improved Control: Every fourth level starting from level four, the
though a disarm attempt can only succeed if the person ends up with Queen of Blades gain's an additional +1 enhancement bonus to
it in his hand. Attack Bonus and Damage with a Queen's Blade.
The enemy incurs a penalty to attack bonus and damage equal to the
Queen of Blades wisdom during the time he holds the sword. Distracting Blades: Starting at level 12'th the Queen of Blades can
Any sunder attempts against the Blades also adds +4 to the use Concentration instead of Tumble, moving through threatened
Defending Blade because of how hard it would be to hit a floating squares. Or tumble, whichever is highest.
weapon
Dominant Personality: Starting at 15th level, an item starts to
A Blade that comes outside a range of 45 feet range of it's Queen of gain intelligence if it is enchanted with the blade queen's alignment
Blades will cease function till she returns. for a period of time, as her Psionic link with the Blade of her
Wearing Medium or heavy armor, Shield, or being encumbered alignment becomes so strong that her personality leaks into it. After
removes the Wisdom Bonus to Attack Bonus and Damage, and 5 weeks, an item has a mental score of 10 in each ability. Every 5
disallows use of Blade Flurry. weeks an item improves by 2 in 2 ability scores of the Blade
Queen's choice.
 The item's ability mental scores cannot exceed the owners. Chaotic Neutral: Freedom
Determine powers according to Table: ITEM INTELLIGENCE, Adds a 1 + 1 to all saves equal to every five class levels the Queen
WISDOM, CHARISMA, AND CAPABILITIES. Powers cost of Blade have starting at +1 and ends at +5 at Level 20, to the Queen
experience instead of gold, determined by Price/10. A Blade Queen's of Blades saves.
weapon can never have a special purpose unless it mirrors an If the Queen of Blade is Chaotic Neutral she can choose an ally that
obsession the Blade Queen has herself. Even though the item is a is affected by this ability if the ally is within 10 feet of the weapons
reflection of the Blade Queen's personality, it is by no means current position.
subservient. It has an ego score like normal and behaves as an
intelligent item as normal. This means it may have a chance to Chaotic Evil: Hatred,
dominate the Blade Queen. An item typically behaves after the trait Adds 1 + 1 to damage for each five class levels the Queen of Blades
it is named after, for example, a chaotic good sword will want to get have, starting at +1 and ending at +5 at level 20, to the Blades
revenge if a village has recently been pillaged. Failure to go after attack.
the raiders will result in a personality conflict. If you fail the will If the Queen of Blades is Chaotic Evil the Blade gains double
save, the blade will gain amount.
dominance over you.
Lawful Good: Duty
If the Blade is disenchanted or destroyed the Blade looses all of it's Adds a 1 + 1 attack bonus for each five class levels the Queen of
powers as an Intelligent Item and progress have to be started from Blades have, starting at +1 and ending at +5 at level 20, to the
scratch, an intelligent Blade cannot float on it's own without an Blades Attack.
appropriate enchant or power. If the Queen of Blades is Lawful Good, double the amount.

Blade Wall: At 20'th level the Queen of Blades gain the ability to Lawful Neutral: Authority
make a Blade Wall once per day, surrounding the target completely The Blade limbs the target reducing their movement speed to 5 for 3
with blades for [1d4 + Half Wisdom] rounds or till the Queen of rounds on a hit target 1 + 1/day for each six class levels the Queen
Blades returns the blades. of Blades have starting at 1 and ends in 4 at level 18.
This ability requires the complete concentration of the Queen of The Player can choose immediately after hitting if she wish the
Blades and any attacks made against her requires a concentration effect to be applied.
check similar to spell casters to maintain the ability. If the Player doesn't choose immediately the effect cannot be
As well, the Queen of Blades cannot take ANY actions other than applied before the next hit.
returning her Blades while Blade Wall is in effect. If the Queen of Blades is Lawful Neutral she gains doubles the
Depending on whether the target is considered hostile or friendly theamount of daily uses.
ability changes.
For a friendly target it grants 16 Deflection bonus to AC and any Lawful Evil: Cruelty
monsters adjacent will be attacked by at most one sword each round Can amplify of the hit targets pain 1 + 1/day for each five class
with a -4 penalty to Attack Bonus. levels the Queen of Blade haves, starting at 1/day and ending in
For a enemy target it distracts the target removing their dexterity 5/day at level 20.
bonus to AC as well as all Blades attack at the maximum BAB with The target receives additional 2 + 2 damage for each six class levels
a -4 penalty, and the target is unable to move. the Queen of Blade haves, starting at 2 damage and ending in 8
damage at level 18, for the next [1d5 + 5] hits or for 2 rounds.
The target have to be
Blade Traits The Player can choose immediately after hitting if she wish the
Neutral Good: Compassion effect to be applied.
2 + 1 Deflection bonus to AC for each five class levels she have, If the Player doesn't choose immediately the effect cannot be
starting with +2 and ends at +6 at level 20. applied before the next hit.
If the Queen of Blades is Neutral Good she can choose an ally If the Queen of Blades is Lawful Evil double the amount of Daily
within 10 feet instead of herself. uses.
Neutral Evil: Envy
1 + 1/day for every five class levels the Queen of Blades can steal a
magical effect from a hit target (Like Haste, Cat's Grace, etc.),
starting at 1/day and ends at 5/day at level 20.
If the Queen of Blades is Neutral Evil she can do it the double
amount per day.

Chaotic Good: Revenge

Immediately attacks the attacker of the Queen of Blades if in reach
of 15 feet of the Blades current position. The Revenge Attack is
immediately after the attackers first attack, it doesn't matter if the
attack hits or misses.
The Revenge attack gains a +1 to attack bonus and damage every
five class levels the Queen of Blades have.
The Revenge attack can only happen once per enemy per round.
If the Queen of Blades is Chaotic Good she can choose an ally that
is affected by this ability if the ally is within 10 feet. The enemy
have to be in reach from it's current position.