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{{3.5e Alternate Class Feature
|name=Coldsmith
|summary=Cold-flavoured Thundersmith 
|prereq=None
|class=[[Thundersmith (3.5e Prestige Class)|Thundersmith]]
|level=1 to 5
|replaces=Electricity typed features.
|benefit=Cold typed features.
}}

The core of the concept is picking up Thundersmith and changing the flavor to be using cold instead. I like the balance and flavor of the original class better, but see no reason to keep other energy types away from this kind of concept, so this will be an attempt at reflavoring the class with cold.

'''{{Anchor|Chilling Blows}}''' (previously ''Thunderblows'') '''{{Su}}:''' You can add your [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] modifier as cold damage to any of your attacks. 

'''{{Anchor|Rimesurge}}''' (previously ''Stormsurge'') '''{{Su}}:''' Whenever you deal energy damage (fire, cold, electricity, acid, sonic) you may choose the damage type to be cold instead. The caster level for spells and spell-like abilities you use that deal cold damage is increased by 2.

'''{{Anchor|Resistance to Cold}}''' (previously ''Resistance to Electricity'') '''{{Ex}}:''' At level 2 you gain [[SRD:Resistance to Energy|resistance to cold]] 5. At level 5 this gets improved into [[SRD:Resistance to Energy|resistance to cold]] 10.

'''{{Anchor|Cold Endurance}}''' (previously ''Stormwalk'') '''{{Ex}}:''' You gain +2 to saving throws against cold effects, you can exist in temperatures of down to -40F (-40C) without having to make Fortitude checks. You qualify for any features that require the Cold Endurance or Improved Cold Endurance feats.

'''{{Anchor|Trueice Forge}}''' (previously ''Lightning Forge'') '''{{Su}}:''' By using a magical forge powered by trueice, you enhance your crafting ability.
At level 3 you are able to seep the power of trueice into items you craft. This allows you to:
* create [[SRD:Wondrous Items|wondrous items]] and [[SRD:Specific Magic Weapons|specific magic weapons]] [[SRD:Specific Magic Armor|and armor]] of less than 5000gp market price that require a spell with the Cold descriptor as if you had all the requirements for them, including the [[SRD:Craft Wondrous Item|Craft Wondrous Item]] feat (you must still pay the costs).
* create ''cold-imbued'' weapons and armor. You can enhance any weapon or armor by crafting into it one of the following special abilities: [[SRD:Frost|Frost]], base [[SRD:Cold Resistance|Cold Resistance]], Weakening<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Slow Burst<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Blurring<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Displacement<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>. This ability doesn't count towards the modified bonus for the item (doesn't count towards maximum number of enhancements nor the price of the next enhancements). 

At level 5 you are able to make magic items out of trueice itself. This allows you to:
* create [[SRD:Wondrous Items|wondrous items]], [[SRD:Specific Magic Weapons|specific magic weapons]] [[SRD:Specific Magic Armor|and armor]] and [[SRD:Rings|magic rings]] of any price that require a spell with the Cold descriptor as if you had all the requirements for them, including any crafting feats (you must still pay the costs).
* create ''trueice weapons and armor''. Made out of the purest magical ice, these items are always magical (minimum +1 enhancement bonus) and have a +4 to confirm critical hit; they otherwise have the same stats as their usual steel/wood counterpart. You can enhance any ''trueice weapon or armor'' by crafting into it up to two of the following special abilities: [[SRD:Frost|Frost]], [[SRD:Cold Resistance|Cold Resistance]] (including Greater and Improved), [[SRD:Icy Burst|Icy Burst]], Weakening<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Slow Burst<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Blurring<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Displacement<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup>, Energy Surge<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup> (only on frost weapons), Energy Immunity<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup> (cold only), Energy Defense<sup>[[Publication:Magic Item Compendium|MIC]]</sup> (cold only). These abilities don't count towards the modified bonus for the item (don't count towards maximum number of enhancements nor the price of the next enhancements).

'''{{Anchor|Fueled by Cold}}''' (previously ''Fueled by Lightning'') '''{{Ex}}:''' Whenever you are subject to an effect that would attempt to deal cold damage (before taking into account resistances and other defenses), you may choose to become charged by it. You get 1 charge for every 5 points of damage, and you can store a maximum of charges equal to 2 &times; [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] modifier. When you next make an effect that deals cold damage, you discharge completely dealing extra cold damage equal to the number of charges you had stored to the first creature struck. If you stay charged for three rounds without discharging, you naturally lose all charges.


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Author	Eromythic +
Class	Thundersmith +
Identifier	3.5e Alternate Class Feature +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Cold-flavoured Thundersmith +
Title	Coldsmith +