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[[Summary::The half-jinn prestige class is a method for characters to embrace their jinn ancestry, and gain power from it.]]
[[Length::8]]
[[Minimum Level::2]]
[[Base Attack Bonus Progression::Moderate]]
[[Fortitude Save Progression::Good]]
[[Reflex Save Progression::Good]]
[[Will Save Progression::Good]]
[[Class Ability::Other]]
[[Class Ability Progression::Other]]

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==Half-Jinn==

===Becoming a Half-Jinn===

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|+ style="font-size: larger; white-space: nowrap;" | Entry Requirements
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! Race:
| Any non-[[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]] (cannot already be an [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]]).
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===Class Skills===

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|+ <div>{{Anchor|Table: The Half-jinn}}</div>
<p>Hit Die: d8</p>
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | [[Fire]] Resistance
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! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
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|1st||+0||+2||+2||+2|| align="left" | Ability boost ([[SRD:Strength|Str]] +2), [[SRD:Improved Initiative|Improved Initiative]], [[SRD:Natural Armor|natural armor]] increase (+1) || 0
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|2nd||+1||+3||+3||+3|| align="left" | [[#Bonus Language|Bonus Language]], [[#SLA|spell-like ability]] || 0
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|3rd||+2||+3||+3||+3|| align="left" | Ability boost ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] +2) || 0
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|4th||+3||+4||+4||+4|| align="left" | [[#Change Size|Change size]] 1/day, [[SRD:Darkvision|darkvision]] 60 ft. || 5
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|5th||+3||+4||+4||+4|| align="left" | Ability boost ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] +2) || 5
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|6th||+4||+5||+5||+5|| align="left" | [[#Bonus Language|Bonus Language]], [[#SLA|Spell-Like Ability]] || 5
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|7th||+5||+5||+5||+5|| align="left" | Ability boost ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]] +2) || 5
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|8th||+6||+6||+6||+6|| align="left" | [[#Becoming|Becoming]], [[#Change Size|Change size]] 2/day || 10
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'''Class Skills (4 + [[Int]] modifier per level)'''<br/>
The half-jinn’s racial skills (and the [[SRD:Key Ability|key ability]] for each skill) are {{3.5e Skill|Appraise}}, {{3.5e Skill|Concentration}}, {{3.5e Skill|Craft}}, {{3.5e Skill|Escape Artist}}, {{3.5e Skill|Listen}}, {{3.5e Skill|Move Silently}}, {{3.5e Skill|Ride}}, {{3.5e Skill|Sense Motive}}, {{3.5e Skill|Spot}}, and {{3.5e Skill|Survival}}.
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===Class Features===

All of the following are racial Features of the Half-Jinn progression.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Half-Jinn gain proficiency with all simple and martial weapons, but not with any armor.

'''Ability Boost ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' As a Half-Jinn gains racial hit dice, her ability scores increase as noted on [[#Table|Table: The Half-Jinn]].

'''Improved Initiative ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' A Half-Jinn gains [[SRD:Improved Initiative|Improved Initiative]] as a bonus feat.

'''[[SRD:Natural Armor|Natural armor]] increase ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' A Half-Jinn has a [[SRD:Natural Armor|natural armor]] bonus of +1 or her existing bonus increases by 1.

'''<span id="Bonus Language">Bonus Language:</span id>''' At the 2nd and 6th level of her racial progression, a Half-Jinn may  learn an [[SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]] [[SRD:Speak Language Skill|language]] (Auran, Aquan, Ignan, Terran) or an [[SRD:Alignment|alignment]] [[SRD:Speak Language Skill|language]] (Abyssal, Celestial or Infernal). If she already knows all these, she cannot benefit from this ability.

'''<span id="SLA">Spell-Like Ability:</span id>''' At the 2nd level of her racial progression, a Half-Jinn may choose either [[SRD:Invisibility|''invisibility'']] or [[SRD:Speak with Animals|''speak with animals'']] as a [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]] to be used once per day. At the 6th level of her racial progression, she may choose again from these two spells. If she chooses the same spell again, she can use it an additional time per day.

'''<span id="Change Size">Change Size ([[SRD:Sp|Sp]]):</span id>''' At the 4th level of her racial progression, a Half-Jinn can magically change a creature’s [[SRD:Size|size]]. This works just like an [[SRD:Enlarge Person|enlarge person]] or [[SRD:Reduce Person|reduce person]] spell (the Half-Jinn chooses when using the ability), except that the ability can work on the Half-Jinn as well. A [[SRD:Saving Throw|Fortitude]] save negates the effect. The save DC is [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]]-based. This is the equivalent of a 2nd-level [[SRD:Spell|spell]] and can be used once per day. At the 8th level of her racial progression, she learns to use it a second time per day.

'''Darkvision ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' At the 4th level of her racial progression, a Half-Jinn gains [[SRD:Darkvision|darkvision]] out to 60 ft.

'''<span id="Becoming">Becoming ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):</span id>''' At the 8th level of her racial progression, the Half-Jinn actively becomes a Half-Jinn and is forevermore treated like a [[SRD:Native Subtype|native]] [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]]. She gains an additional +2 to her [[SRD:Strength|Strength]] score, stacking with the increase from ability boost. She also learns to use [[SRD:Plane Shift|''plane shift'']] once per week.

=== Notes ===

The Half-Jinn progression is what I like to call a racial progression. It can be considered somewhat similar to savage progression, but instead allows the character to continue gaining Hit Dice, allowing the character taking it to spread perks gained from the creature in question over multiple levels. While the [[SRD:Half-Dragon|Half-Dragon]] template has a three level savage progression, its racial progression is more akin to the [[SRD:Dragon Disciple|Dragon Disciple]] prestige class. By the time the savage progression has been finished, the creature is, for all intents and purposes, a member of the race or template that the racial progression bestows. This particular racial progression is tailored to bestow a Half-Jinn template, which is meant to be a cross between a human and a [[SRD:Janni|Janni]] resulting from intercourse between members of the two races.

This progression can actually be taken either at 1st level with DM fiat or at later levels when the blood starts to make itself known. Since humans and [[SRD:Janni|janni]] look alike enough to be confused for one another, taking the progression later on presents no viable rift or discrepancy within the character, if he or she conciliates with her racial ambiguity only later in life.

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Article Balance	Moderate +
Author	Sulacu +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Other +
Class Ability Progression	Other +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	8 +
Minimum Level	2 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Good +
Skill	Appraise +, Concentration +, Craft +, Escape Artist +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Ride +, Sense Motive +, Spot + and Survival +
Summary	The half-jinn prestige class is a method for characters to embrace their jinn ancestry, and gain power from it. +
Title	Half-Jinn +
Will Save Progression	Good +