Ablative Damage Reduction (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)
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Ablative Damage Reduction
Barbarian, Sohei and a number of other classes grant DR at such an abysmally slow rate that the feature is utterly useless. This ACF seeks to make the DR noticeable for a couple of hits at least, by turning it from an always active improvement into a stronger improvement that ablates as it gets used.
Class: Any standard or prestige class that gains Damage Reduction from class levels, e.g. Barbarian, Sohei, Green Star Adept
Level: Whenever you gain Damage Reduction, and on all other levels that grant damage reduction, e.g. Barbarian 7th (and subsequently 10th, 13th, 16th and 19th)
Replaces: Your Damage Reduction gained from class levels is increased by +5. However, when you receive a physical hit that your DR applies against, your DR is reduced by 2, down to a minimum of your improved DR -10 or DR0, depending on which is higher.
Your DR recovers to its full improved value when you spend 1 minute outside combat and similarly stressful environments, in the same way as a Factotum recovers Inspiration Points.
Any other DR you might possess from spells, maneuvers, race, templates or any other sources other than class levels keeps working normally, neither receiving an increase and nor suffering from ablation.
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| Author | Skyrock + |
| Class | Any standard or prestige class that gains Damage Reduction from class levels, e.g. Barbarian, Sohei, Green Star Adept + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Alternate Class Feature + |
| Rating | Unrated + |
| Summary | Barbarian, Sohei and a number of other cla … Barbarian, Sohei and a number of other classes grant DR at such an abysmally slow rate that the feature is utterly useless. This ACF seeks to make the DR noticeable for a couple of hits at least, by turning it from an always active improvement into a stronger improvement that ablates as it gets used. improvement that ablates as it gets used. + |
| Title | Ablative Damage Reduction + |
