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{{#set:Summary=This is for the variant illithids described in the Daeijine Illithid race only, by taking levels in this class they gain an illithid's abilities without level adjustment.
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|Length=3
|Base Attack Bonus Progression=Moderate
|Fortitude Save Progression=Poor
|Reflex Save Progression=Poor
|Will Save Progression=Good
|Class Ability=Arcane Spellcasting
|Class Ability=Divine Spellcasting
|Class Ability=Prepared Spellcasting
|Class Ability=Spontaneous Spellcasting
|Class Ability Progression=Partial
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== Variant Daeijine Illithid Paragon ==

The power to devour the minds of other is more than a sick method of surviving, it is the key to expanding ones power through destruction.  The Variant Daeijine Illithid Paragon gains the infamous powers of the illithid over time via this class.

===== Adventures =====

Illithids rarely adventure, shunning the sun and the arid heat it brings.  However on rare occasions illithids show their terrifying faces, and a few paragons are always among them.

===== Characteristics =====

Variant Daeijine Illithids are squid-headed, purple skinned, gaunt humanoids who feast on brains.  The minds of the intelligent are the most delicious.

===== Alignment =====

Usually Lawful Evil.

===== Religion =====

Illithids rarely worship anything, with their Elder Brain being the closest thing to a god for them.

===== Background =====

Daeijine Illithid spawn from the Underdark in Daeijilund.  They are said to have come from other illithids from another dimension.  Their presence is tolerated, barely, and highly controlled by the surrounding powers of Daeijilund.  However given the opportunity the illithids would remove the guise of diplomacy and solitude and gladly conquer the world out of the hands of the non-illithids. 

===== Adaption =====

Daeijine Illithids are magic using illithids.  In games where illithids have a more traditional psionic presence, it would make sense for the arcane spellcasting abilities of this class to instead apply to psions.

===== Races =====

Other races do not have any significance, for nothing is as perfect as the illithid.  They are but cattle or slaves, and they only grudgingly treat them as anything more.  Pragmatism comes before ego.

===== Other Classes =====

They often become magic-using classes, as their bodies are not built for labor.

=== Making a Daeijine Illithid Paragon ===

Variant Daeijine Illithid paragons have the following game statistics.

'''Abilities:''' Intelligence is the primary ability for the Variant Daeijine Illithids who follow the path of the wizard, with Charisma being useful for their Mind Blast and other mental powers.

'''Alignment:''' Any.

'''Starting Gold:''' 2d4 &times; 10 gp (50 gp).

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' Complex.

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Variant Daeijine Illithid Paragon}}</div>
Hit Die: d8
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | [[#Spellcasting|Spellcasting]]
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
|1st|| class="left" | +0 || +0 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Lesser Mind Blast|Lesser Mind Blast]], [[#Mental Fortification|Mental Fortification +2]] || style="text-align: left;" |
|-
|2nd|| class="left" | +1 || +0 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Language Eater|Language Eater]] || style="text-align: left;" | +1 level of spellcasting class
|- 
|3rd|| class="left" | +2 || +1 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Extra Mind Blast|Extra Mind Blast]], [[#Mental Fortification|Mental Fortification +4]] || style="text-align: left;" |+1 level of spellcasting class
|- 
|4th|| class="left" | +3 || +1 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Skill Eater|Skill Eater]] || style="text-align: left;" | +1 level of spellcasting class
|- 
|5th|| class="left" | +3 || +1 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Mind Blast|Mind Blast]], [[#Mental Fortification|Mental Fortification +6]] || style="text-align: left;" |+1 level of spellcasting class
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration}} ([[SRD:Constitution|Con]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Gather Information Skill|Gather Information}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge (any, taken individually)}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Profession Skill|Profession}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Speak Language Skill|Speak Language}} (None), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Swim Skill|Swim}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]).
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====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the variant daeijine illithid paragon class.

'''{{Anchor|Proficiency}}:''' Variant daeijine illithid paragons are proficient with [[SRD:Simple Weapon|simple]] [[SRD:Weapons|weapons]] and no armor.

'''{{Anchor|Lesser Mind Blast}} {{Su}}:''' At 1st level, a variant daeijine illithids gains Lesser Mind Blast.  All those in a 30 foot cone must make a Will save or be stunned for 1 round.  The DC for this attack is (10 + half the illithid's HD + their [[Charisma]] modifier).

'''{{Anchor|Mental Fortification}} {{Ex}}:''' At 1st level, the illithid gains a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against mind effecting spells and abilities.  

At level 3 this rises by +2 again for a total bonus of +4.

At level 5, another +2 for a total bonus of +6 gained from this class.

'''{{Anchor|Language Eater}} {{Ex}}:''' At 2nd level, when devouring the brain of an intelligent creature (3 Intelligence or greater), the illithid has a 50% chance of learning a random language the victim knew in life.

'''{{Anchor|Spellcasting}}:''' At 2nd and 3rd level, an variant daeijine illithid paragon gains new spells per day as if it had also gained a level in a spellcasting class. It does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (bonus metamagic feats, and so on). This essentially means that it adds the level of variant daeijine illithid paragon to its level in a spellcasting class, then determines spells per day and caster level accordingly.

If an variant daeijine illithid paragon has no levels in a spellcasting class, this class feature has no effect.

'''{{Anchor|Extra Mind Blast}}''': At 3rd level, an illithid may use its Mind Blast an additional time per day.

'''{{Anchor|Skill Eater}} {{Ex}}:''' At 4th level, when devouring the brain of a creature the illithid has a 20% chance of picking up skill points from the victim.  It acquires 2 random skill points to which the victim had put ranks into. Cross class skills as still reduced as normal. 

An illithid can only store the bonus skill points of 1 brain per character level. Thus, a level 10 illithid can have bonuses from 10 brains. New brains eaten may replace old skills or be used only for food, at the illithid's choosing.

'''{{Anchor|Mind Blast}} {{Su}}:''' At 5th level, its Lesser Mind Blast grows in power, becoming Mind Blast.  The effect now affects a 60 foot cone and the target is stunned for 1d4 rounds on a failed Will save.

=== Advanced Daeijine Illithid Paragon Class ===

This class is typically available for the Daeijine Illithid, with its LA 2.  However a Variant Daeijine Illithid who has completed the Variant Daeijine Illithid Paragon class may take this as well.

Most of the information remains the same as above, with the following new changes.

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Advanced Daeijine Illithid Paragon}}</div>
Hit Die: d8
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | [[#Spellcasting|Spellcasting]]
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
|1st|| class="left" | +0 || +0 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Reduce Weaknesses|Reduce Weaknesses]], [[#Detect Thoughts|Detect Thoughts]], [[#More Mind Blast|More Mind Blast]] || style="text-align: left;" |
|-
|2nd|| class="left" | +1 || +0 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Delicious Brains|Delicious Brains]], [[#Skill Harvest|Skill Harvest]] || style="text-align: left;" | +1 level of spellcasting class
|- 
|3rd|| class="left" | +2 || +1 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Fatal Grapple|Fatal Grapple]], [[#More Mind Blast|More Mind Blast]], [[#Racial Ability Score Boost|+2 Charisma]] || style="text-align: left;" | +1 level of spellcasting class
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
[[SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff]] ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
[[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]] ([[SRD:Constitution|Con]]), 
[[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
[[SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script]] ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
[[SRD:Gather Information Skill|Gather Information]] ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
[[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
[[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge (any, taken individually)]] ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
[[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]] ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
[[SRD:Profession Skill|Profession]] ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
[[SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive]] ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
[[SRD:Speak Language Skill|Speak Language]] (None), 
[[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
[[SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft]] ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]).
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'''{{Anchor|Reduce Weaknesses|Reduce Weaknesses}} {{Ex}}:''' At 1st level, the advanced illithid is more hardy to the things which trouble them.  It only takes 1 point of nonlethal damage from dry, arid environments every hour.  Also, they only need to feed upon brains once every week before they begin losing Constitution.

'''{{Anchor|More Mind Blast}}:''' At 1st level, an advanced illithid may use its Mind Blast an additional time per day. 

It gains another use again at 3rd level.

'''{{Anchor|Detect Thoughts}} {{Sp}}:''' At 2nd level, the advanced illithid may now cast ''[[SRD:Detect Thoughts|detect thoughts]]'' as a spell-like ability.  It may use this ability a number of times per day equal to its [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]] bonus +2.

'''{{Anchor|Delicious Brains}} {{Ex}}:''' At 2nd level, eating a brain nourishes the advanced illithid, restoring to it an amount of HP equal to the brain-eaten creature's HD.

'''{{Anchor|Skill Harvest}} {{Ex}}:''' At 2nd level, when devouring brains and learning new skills and languages, the illithid may now choose which skill or language to absorb.

'''{{Anchor|Fatal Grapple}} {{Ex}}:''' At 3rd level, whenever the illithid grapples an opponent, as a swift action it may make a second grapple attempt to clamp its mouth around the victim's face.  In that round and every round that the original grapple remains, the victim must make a Fortitude save DC (10 + 1/2 HD + [[Str]] modifier) or die as its brains are sucked out of its head.

'''{{Anchor|Racial Ability Score Boost}}:''' At 3rd level, the advanced illithid gains a +2 racial bonus to its [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]].


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Allowed Alignments	Lawful Good +, Lawful Neutral +, Lawful Evil +, Neutral Good +, Neutral +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil +
Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Arcane Spellcasting +, Divine Spellcasting +, Prepared Spellcasting + and Spontaneous Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Partial +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Racial Paragon Class +
Length	5 + and 3 +
Rating	Unrated +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Bluff +, Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Gather Information +, Intimidate +, Knowledge (any, taken individually) +, Move Silently +, Profession +, Sense Motive +, Speak Language +, Swim + and Spellcraft +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	This is for the variant illithids described in the Daeijine Illithid race only, by taking levels in this class they gain an illithid's abilities without level adjustment. +
Title	Daeijine Illithid +
Will Save Progression	Good +