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====Spiritual Abilities====

'''{{Anchor|Brutal}}:''' You weapon is a monster in combat, its spirit believing that brute strength wins the day.  Your weapon deals damage one size larger than it actually is.  

Taken a second and third time increases the effective damage size up again.  For a medium creature swinging a medium weapon, after all three they deal the damage of a gargauntuan weapon.

'''{{Anchor|Elemental}}:''' Your weapon's spirit is mixed in with the natural forces in this world.  Fire, lightning, acid, and cold, these are its manifestations.  Unlike other spirital abilities this can be taken beyond three times, but only with a new element.  Choose an element from fire, electric, cold, and acid.  Your weapon deals 2d6 additional elemental damage.

Taken a second and third time increases the elemental damage, up to 6d6 damage at its third level.  You may take the path again for a different element.

'''{{Anchor|Toxic}}:''' Your weapon's spirit is hazardous to life around it.  On contact it deals its deadly poison which damages the body.  Taken once, your weapon now deals a single point of ability damage to an ability score you specify on choosing this power.  It is similar to Wounding, and stacks with Wounding if you happen to pick [[Con]] damage.

Taken a second time allows you to imbue your weapon with any poison you possess as a free action.  You do not suffer a chance of poisoning yourself using this method, and may continue making poisoned strikes up to however many poisons you have access to.  Taken a third time, the DC for these poisons rise by +2.

'''{{Anchor|Mystic}}:''' Your weapon is magical and assists in your spellcraft.  Your energy flows out through your blade naturally.  The weapon becomes a [[Spell Storing]] weapon.  In addition the caster level of any spells you cast rise by 1.

Taken a second time allows you to store two spells in your weapon.  You still may only discharge one spell a round, however.  You caster level for your spells rises by 1 again.  Taken a third time allows you to store up to three spells at a time, with the same limitations, and your caster level rises by 1 again.  As this is not a true enchantment, this ability can stack with the actual [[Spell Storing]] enchantment, but the same caveat of one spell per round applies.

'''{{Anchor|Summon}}:''' The spiritual form of your weapon is monstrous, proud, and strong.  It manifests directly to fight the enemy.  You gain no benefits to your weapon itself, but you are able to summon a monster that represents your sword's spirit.  With DM's permission, choose a creature whose HD your character level -2.  You may summon this creature and it exists for 1 round/level.  As you level up, it too levels up, gaining additional HD appropriate for its species and additional feats, but it is always -2 your HD.  If the summon dies in battle, you may not resummon it until 24 hours have past.

Taken a second time and the penalty is reduced to -1 HD.  Taken a third time, and the summon matches your HD exactly.  As this is the same creature summoned every time, one should keep their creature's information on hand as if it were a cohort.  In addition the creature, like the sword itself, has its own free will.  If the sword is disobeying its master, its summon likewise will be no more willing.

'''{{Anchor|Skillful}}:''' Clever and intelligent, the skillful bankai assists its user in feats of daring and genius.  Take one skill which the shinigami possesses at least 1 rank in.  This skill receives a +10 bonus while in bankai, and the shinigami receives Skill Mastery in this skill, allowing the shinigami to take 10 in combat.  Once chosen, your selection is fixed.

Taken a second time, and the shinigami may select another skill.  They receive a +10 bonus, and his previous skill rise to +20.  Taken a third time, and you may select one more skill, which receives a +10 bonus.  The previous skill rises to +20, and the original skill becomes +30.  In all cases, each skill with a bonus receives Skill Mastery.

'''{{Anchor|Booster}}:''' Without its user, the weapon is nothing.  Therefore it goes out of its way to increase the users abilities to its fullest, boosting the shinigami with a surge of confidence.  The shinigami receives a +4 sacred bonus to two of their abilities scores of their choosing.  Once the choice is made, the decision is fixed.

Taken a second time, and the bonuses rise to +6.  Taken a third time, and the bonuses rise to +8.  This effect lasts as long as the shinigami wields his weapon.

'''{{Anchor|Swift}}:''' Mobility is king.  Riding the winds, the shinigami becomes fast as a thunderbolt.  He receives a +10 foot sacred bonus to his land speed, and a +1 dodge bonus to AC when moving at least 10 feet.

Taken a second time increases the speed of his travel to a +20 bonus.  He may also employ his Flash Step as a swift action.  Taken a third time, and the speed increases to +30 feet.  His Flash Step is now an immediate action.

'''{{Anchor|Protection}}:''' The weapon's spirit protects its user from harm.  Calling on its bankai, the shinigami receives a +3 sacred bonus to his armor class.

Taken a second time, and the bonus rises by +3.  Taken a third time and the bonus rises by +3 again.

'''{{Anchor|Warding}}:''' You soul is bound tightly to the soul, and you can endure the worse spells.  You gain a +1 sacred bonus to all saving throws.

Taken a second and third time net you an additional +1 to saving throws.

'''{{Anchor|Healing}}:''' Your weapon's soul is a kind, gentle one.  The shinigami gains a pool of healing identical to the paladin's [[Lay On Hands]], equal to 2x his shinigami class level.  While it can quickly be spent, the shinigami can re-charge his pool of healing by dealing damage with his weapon in bankai.  This positive energy can harm undead as well.

Taken a second time, and the amount of the shinigami's healing pool increases to x3 his class level.  Taken a third time, and the weapons healing pool increases to x4 his class level.  In addition the healing pool may be used offensively, releasing a surge of negative energy in a single melee attack against an enemy as a standard action.  Threat this ability as a smite attack, which is wasted if the attack misses.
Article Balance	High +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Hunters of ghosts and demons, they protect the living from things which lurk just beyond the edge of the world. +
Title	Shinigami +