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Maestro (Bloodrager Bloodline)
The spiritual power of art and song runs strongly through your family line. This may be the result of ancient pacts made with azata patrons, or even an inheritance from a lillend or trumpet archon ancestor. It could also be the lingering taint of a less savory heritage, such as from a harpy or a forefather driven to madness by the disquieting gibbering of a shoggoth. However it came to be, you are able to use sound and song as weapons when you bloodrage.
Bonus Spells: adoration (7th), hideous laughter (10th), suggestion (13th), shout (16th).
Bonus Feats: Antagonize, Battle Cry, Cry Challenge, Dazzling Display, Deceitful, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Perform).
Singing Sword (Su): At 1st level, as a swift action up to three times a day you can infuse your attacks with sonic power. When you do, your melee attacks gain the thundering weapon special ability for 1 round. At 12th level, you can use this ability five times per day, and the effect is treated as thunder burst.
Musical Inclinations (Ex): At 4th level, you can use your Perform skill during a bloodrage. In addition, you gain resistance 5 to sonic damage and a +2 bonus on saves vs. language-dependent spells and effects. At 12th level, these resistances increase to 10 and +4, respectively.
Battle Song (Ex): At 8th level, once per bloodrage you can use a Perform skill to reproduce the song of strength skald ability, except it lasts 1 round/level. At 16th level, you can use dirge of doom with this ability instead; the save DC is 10 + ½ your bloodrager level + your Charisma bonus.
Deafening Explosion (Ex): At 12th level, every time you confirm a critical hit, your opponent is affected as if you applied the Deafening Critical feat to your blow. You are not required to meet the feat’s prerequisites or actually possess it. If you possess the feat, the effects don’t stack.
Inspire (Sp): At 16th level, your artistic magic can inspire your allies to great accomplishments. Once per bloodrage, you can use greater heroism as a spell-like ability.
Grand Maestro (Su): At 20th level, you become the ultimate battle singer. Three times per day during a bloodrage, you can use resonating word as a spell-like ability. In addition, you gain a +4 bonus on saves vs. charm and compulsion spells and effects and immunity to sonic damage and language-dependent spells and effects. You have these benefits constantly, even when not bloodraging.
New Melee Weapon Quality: Thunder Burst
Aura moderate necromancy CL 12th
Slot weapon quality; Price +2 bonus; Weight —
Description
A thunder burst weapon functions as a thundering weapon that explodes in a sonic boom upon striking a successful critical hit. The sonic energy does not harm the wielder. In addition to the extra sonic damage from the thundering special ability, a thunder burst weapon deals an extra 1d10 points of sonic damage on a successful critical hit. If the weapon’s critical modifier is 3, add an extra 2d10 points of sonic damage instead, and if the modifier is 4, add an extra 3d10 points.
Even if the thundering ability is not active, the weapon still deals its extra sonic damage on a successful critical hit.
Construction
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, blindness/deafness; Price —
