New Communication Sphere Talent: Flustering Joke

A way to antagonize your foe with your comunicative skills.

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New Communication Sphere Talent

Flustering Joke (utility)

When you influence the attitude of a creature, you can make a joke about your target  to incite hostility towards you. For the next minute, a flustered target takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls made against creatures other than you and has a 10% spell failure chance on all spells that do not target you or that have you within their area of effect. Associated Feat: Antagonize.

New Performance Sphere Talent: Stand-Up Comedy

There are too few talents for actual comedians in Spheres of Guile. Let’t try to make more.

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Stand-Up Comedy (Act)

Rather than a proper act, you perform an enfilading fire of jokes to bolster your allies’ morale and make your enemies feel ridiculized. You can only select this talent if your associated skill for the Performance sphere’s (act) package is Perform (comedy).

Tirade (approach): All allies in the area gain a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting effects. This bonus increases by +1 for every 5 ranks in Perform (comedy) you possess.

Ad Personam (scene, standard action): Whenever an enemy within the area attempts an attack against an ally and misses, that enemy gains the confused condition until its next successful attack.

Catchphrase (scene, move action): All allies in the area can use the highest attack and damage roll among all of them against confused enemies.

Punchline (finale, standard action): All enemies in the area must succeed at a Will saving throw. Confused enemies who fail become dumbfounded for a number of rounds equal to your operative ability modifier (minimum 1); on a successful save, they are instead shocked for the duration. A dumbfounded or shocked creature can make a Will save to reduce the condition as a standard action.

Enemies who were not confused and fail at their saving throw are uncertain for the same duration; on a successful save, they instead suffer no bad effects.

Sir Jasp DeNob, Level 20

 In all his power and charm (making him a sorcerer left me puzzled since I don't wanted to use Charisma... maybe I will have to find another idea).

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Sir Jasp DeNob, Spy Extraordinaire CR 25

Human unchained rogue 1 (Master of Disguise)/sorcerer (Crossblooded) 19/reluctant hero-trickster 10

CG Medium humanoid (human)

Init +18, amazing initiative; Senses Perception +8

Defense

AC 34, touch 22, flat-footed 27 (+7 armor, +5 deflection, +6 Dex, +1 dodge, +5 natural)

hp 233 (19d6+1d8+120+40)

Fort +16, Ref +22, Will +20

Defensive Abilities force of will, hard to kill, hide aura, immortal, mythic saves, recuperation, unstoppable

Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Melee +5 concealed shocking burst stage shortsword +24/+19 (1d6+13 +1d6 electricity, 19-20 +1d10 electricity)

Ranged +5 endless ammunition glamered hand crossbow +22 (1d4+5, 19-20)

Special Attacks clown, combat trickery, mythic power 23/day, sneak attack +1d6, supreme trickster, surge +1d12, surprise strike

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th; concentration +28)

Constant- nondetectionM

Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 19th; concentration +27)

9th Level (4/day)- fiery body, shapechangeB M

8th Level (7/day)- form of the dragon III, frightful aspectB, giant form IIM, iron body, undead anatomy IV

7th Level (7/day)- elemental body IV, form of the dragon II, giant form I, magical beast shapeM, greater polymorphB M

6th Level (7/day)- beast shape IVM, elemental body III, fey form II, form of the dragon I, transformationB

5th Level (7/day)- beast shape III, elemental body II, object form III, ooze form I, plant shape I, polymorphB M

4th Level (8/day)- aberrant form I, beast shape IIB, elemental body I, fey form I, stoneskin, vermin shape IM

3rd Level (8/day)- ape walk, beast shape I, flyB, infuse self, monstrous physique IM, undead anatomy I 

2nd Level (8/day)- alter selfB M, darkvision, dragonvoice, extreme flexibility, hideous laughter (DC 20), lesser proxy aspect, raven’s flight

1st Level (8/day)- blend with surroundings, bouncy body, disguise selfB M, enlarge person (DC 19), expeditious retreat, fabricate disguise, reduce person (DC 19)

0-Level (at will)- chameleon scales, detect magic, ghost sound (DC 18), haunted fey aspect, message, read magic, oath of anonymity, open/close, scrivener’s chant, sotto voce (DC 18), vacuous vessel (DC 18)

Bloodlines Shapechanger, Rakshasa

Statistics

Str 16, Dex 26, Con 20, Int 22, Wis 19, Cha 27

Base Atk +9, CMB +17, CMD 30

Traits Mentored, Tenacious Shifting

Feats Agile Maneuvers, Arcane Armor Training*, Combat Expertise, DeceitfulM *, Diva Strike, Diva Style, Dodge, Dual PathM, Eschew Materials*, Extend SpellM *, Fool Magic, Improved Feint, Iron Will, Stage Combatant, Toughness*, Weapon FinesseM *, Weapon FocusM (shortsword)

Skills Bluff +35/+36, Diplomacy +11/+16, Disguise +35, Knowledge (arcana) +10, Knowledge (local) +10, Linguistics +10, Perform (act) +32, Perform (comedy) +31, Perform (oratory) +31, Profession (actor) +28, Perception +8, Sense Motive +27, Spellcraft +10, Stealth +31, Use Magic Device +32

Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Infernal, Protean, Sylvan

SQ bloodline arcanas, class mimic, consummate actor, learning by example x2 (enduring blessing x2), legendary hero, mutable flesh 3/day, mythic bloodline (power), mythic spellcasting, non-combatant, perfect mimic, sardonic wit, silver tongue 21/day, superior transformation, use everything

Gear amulet of natural armor +5 (50,000 gp), belt of physical perfection +6 (144,000 gp), book of perfect jokes (27,000 gp), bottle of fine wine (10 gp), cloak of quick reflexes +5/+6 (37,500 gp), disguise kit (50 gp), +5 endless ammunition glamered hand crossbow (102,400 gp), hat of infinite disguises (25,000 gp), headband of mental superiority +6 (144,000 gp), +5 transforming leather armor (100,160 gp), 2 potions of serious wounds (1,500 gp), ring of protection +5 (50,000 gp), +5 concealed shocking burst stage shortsword (105,910 gp), sleeves of many garments (200 gp), sorcerer’s kit (8 gp), staff of transmutation (82,000 gp), tome of epics (50 gp), unfettered shirt (10,000 gp), 212 gp

Equipment: Stage Weapon

Sir Jasp uses this. How should a poor actor do with fake duels on stage without these devices?

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Stage Weapon

Cost 5-100 gp; Weight 2 lbs.

A stage weapon is normally a scenic tool with a blunt edge that can only do nonlethal damage when used in combat. A hidden button on its grip allows the wielder to retract the blade in the handle as a free action, doing no damage at all in a round. Any regular weapon can be made into a stage weapon (as if it were an additional weapon quality) by adding 100 gp to its cost.

Sir Jasp DeNob, Level 12

He smacks, he smiles, he jokes, he changes.

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Sir Jasp DeNob, Spy Extraordinaire CR 15

Human unchained rogue 1 (Master of Disguise)/sorcerer (Crossblooded) 11/reluctant hero-trickster 6

CG Medium humanoid (human)

Init +11, amazing initiative; Senses Perception +6

Defense

AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 16 (+5 armor, +1 deflection, +5 Dex, +1 dodge)

hp 105 (11d6+1d8+36+24)

Fort +7, Ref +10, Will +10

Defensive Abilities force of will, hard to kill, hide aura, mythic saves, recuperation

Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Melee +2 concealed stage shortsword +12 (1d6+7, 19-20)

Ranged +2 glamered hand crossbow +12 (1d4+2, 19-20)

Special Attacks clown, combat trickery, mythic power 15/day, sneak attack +1d6, surge +1d8, surprise strike

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th; concentration +16)

Constant- nondetectionM

Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 11th; concentration +15)

5th Level (4/day)- ooze form I, polymorphB

4th Level (7/day)- beast shape IIB, elemental body I, fey form I, stoneskin, vermin shape I

3rd Level (7/day)- ape walk, beast shape I, flyB, infuse self, monstrous physique I, undead anatomy I 

2nd Level (7/day)- alter selfB, darkvision, dragonvoice, extreme flexibility, hideous laughter (DC 16), lesser proxy aspect, raven’s flight

1st Level (7/day)- blend with surroundings, bouncy body, disguise selfB, enlarge person (DC 15), expeditious retreat, fabricate disguise, reduce person (DC 15)

0-Level (at will)- chameleon scales, detect magic, ghost sound (DC 14), haunted fey aspect, message, read magic, oath of anonymity, open/close, scrivener’s chant, sotto voce (DC 14), vacuous vessel (DC 14)

Bloodlines Shapechanger, Rakshasa

Statistics

Str 12, Dex 20, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 19

Base Atk +5, CMB +10, CMD 21

Traits Mentored, Tenacious Shifting

Feats Agile Maneuvers, Combat Expertise, Deceitful*, Diva Style, Dodge, Dual PathM, Eschew Materials*, Extend SpellM *, Improved Feint, Iron Will, Weapon FinesseM *

Skills Bluff +23/+24, Diplomacy +8/+13, Disguise +23, Knowledge (arcana) +6, Linguistics +6, Perform (act) +20, Perform (comedy) +19, Profession (actor) +17, Perception +6, Spellcraft +6, Use Magic Device +8

Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven

SQ bloodline arcanas, class mimic, consummate actor, learning by example x2 (enduring blessing x2), mutable flesh 2/day, mythic bloodline (power), non-combatant, silver tongue 13/day

Gear belt of physical perfection +2 (16,000 gp), bracers of armor +5 (25,000 gp), book of perfect jokes (27,000 gp), bottle of fine wine (10 gp), disguise kit (50 gp), +2 glamered hand crossbow (12,400 gp) with 10 bolts (1 gp), headband of inspired wisdom +2 (4,000 gp), ring of protection +1 (2,000 gp), +2 concealed stage shortsword (15,910 gp), sleeves of many garments (200 gp), sorcerer’s kit (8 gp), tankard of the drunken hero (5,300 gp), tome of epics (50 gp), 71 gp