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[[Summary::Some spirits demonstrate their devotion to their deity by traveling to the deity’s home plane. Those that survive the journey across the planes become servants of their deity.]] While a few may remain disembodied spirits, most become petitioners through the divine will of their patron deity. 

In general, petitioners appear in the form that they had when they died, though they may be remade by deities to fit the nature of their particular afterlife. In general, petitioners who become divine servants are creatures that originally had at least 1 [[SRD:Intelligence|Intelligence]] and 1 [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]].

The following creature types may become petitioners depending on the deity: [[SRD:Aberration Type|aberrations]], [[SRD:Animal Type|animals]], [[SRD:Dragon Type|dragons]], [[SRD:Fey Type|fey]], [[SRD:Giant Type|giants]], [[SRD:Humanoid Type|humanoids]], [[SRD:Magical Beast Type|magical beasts]], [[SRD:Monstrous Humanoid Type|monstrous humanoids]], and [[SRD:Plant Type|plants]], [[SRD:Ooze Type|oozes]], and [[SRD:Vermin Type|vermin]] with sufficient ability scores. [[SRD:Construct Type|Constructs]] and [[SRD:Undead Type|undead]] are not usually made into petitioners, though the spirits of their original forms may be. [[SRD:Elemental Type|Elementals]] and [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsiders]] tend to meld with their native planes, and as such do not become petitioners. Their spirits may still be called back from the [[SRD:Dead|dead]], however.

The template presented below is for NPCs, not player characters. If [[SRD:Dead|dead]] characters who are petitioners are later restored to life (once again becoming player characters), they forget any of their experiences as petitioners.

===Creating a Petitioner===

“Petitioner” is a template that may be added to any creature as determined by the nature of the campaign (referred to hereafter as the base creature). The creature’s type changes to [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]], and the creature uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.[[Type::Outsider| ]]

=====Hit Dice=====

Change to 2d8. Retain bonus [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]].

=====[[SRD:AC|AC]]=====

Natural [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]], [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]], and size bonuses or penalties apply. Armor bonuses are not applicable.

=====Attacks=====

[[SRD:Base Attack Bonus|Base attack bonus]] is reduced to +2, subject to modifications for size and [[SRD:Strength|Strength]].

=====Special Attacks=====

A petitioner loses all supernatural and spell-like attacks, but retains normal and exceptional attacks.

=====Special Qualities=====

A petitioner loses all supernatural and [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like abilities]], but retains exceptional abilities. In addition, it gains the following qualities.

======Mental Immunity======

All petitioners are immune to [[SRD:Mind-Affecting Effect|mind-affecting]] effects. 

======Other Immunities======

Depending on its nature, the petitioner is immune to two of the following effects: [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]], [[SRD:Cold Effect|cold]], [[SRD:Electricity Effect|electricity]], [[SRD:Fire Effect|fire]], poison, petrifaction, or polymorphing. These immunities are applied similarly to all petitioners of a particular plane or deity.

======Resistances======

Depending on the nature of the petitioner’s plane, the petitioner gains resistance 20 against two of the following effects: acid, cold, electricity, or fire.

======Planar Commitment======

Petitioners cannot leave the plane they inhabit. They are teleported one hundred miles in a random direction if an attempt is made to force them to leave.

======Additional Special Qualities======

Particular planes may provide additional benefits for petitioners of those planes. Typical additional special qualities may include any one of the following.

* [[SRD:Damage Reduction|Damage reduction]] 5/silver and [[SRD:Spell Resistance and Spell Immunity#Spell Resistance (Ex)|spell resistance]] 5.

* Continuous magic circle against evil.

* [[SRD:Fast Healing|Fast healing]] 1.

* [[SRD:Damage Reduction|Damage reduction]] 10/magic.

* [[SRD:Spell Resistance and Spell Immunity#Spell Resistance (Ex)|Spell resistance]] 10.

* Additional 2d8 [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]].

* Remove all immunities and resistances except immunity to mind-affecting effects. Add acid, cold, electricity, fire, and poison resistance 5.

Such modifications are the result of the nature of the plane or the powerful beings within it.

=====Saves=====

Base [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] bonuses are +3.

=====Abilities=====

Same as the base creature. Some cosmologies or deities may set a maximum of 18 for petitioner ability scores. Abilities higher than that are reduced to the maximum.

=====Skills=====

Petitioners have no skills. Previous skills are lost.

=====Feats=====

Petitioners have no [[SRD:Feats|feats]]. Previous [[SRD:Feats|feats]] are lost.

=====Climate/Terrain=====

Any land and underground (within the same plane).

=====Organization=====

Same as the base creature.

=====Challenge Rating=====

[[Challenge Rating::1]].

=====Treasure=====

None.

=====Alignment=====

Same as the native plane.

=====Advancement=====

None.

====Exceptional Petitioners====

The deities may choose particular servants for specific tasks that may retain the knowledge of their previous selves. These exceptional petitioners retain the [[SRD:Feats|feats]] and skills they had in life, but are otherwise limited as for the petitioners of their plane.

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Challenge Rating	1 +
Summary	Some spirits demonstrate their devotion to their deity by traveling to the deity’s home plane. Those that survive the journey across the planes become servants of their deity. +
Title	Petitioner +
Type	Outsider +