Icon
Requirements: WIS
9
Prime Requisites: STR and WIS
Hit dice: 1d8
Maximum Level: 10
Armor: None. No shields.
Weapons: Firearms and 1-handed melee weapons.
*-stuck with built-in weapons.
Base AC is 4 due to metallic exoskeleton.
Can use scrolls of any type with 15% chance of error.
Consumes half as much food – ½ a ration per day.
Icons are immune to charm spells and mind control of any kind.
Does not sleep.
Has extra arms or similar strange modifications to form. Can wield two weapons at once and hold a torch or lantern. Extra weapons have no benefit but do look flashy. Note: wielding an extra melee weapon grants +1 to hit, but not to damage. This bonus never applies to two-handed weapons.
Starting at level two, can cast cleric spells of first level. See spell progression.
At 9th level, an Icon may establish a monastery at half-price due to funds from Queen Malice’s Holy Site Foundation Fund. This monastery will attract 3D6 zealotus clerics of first or second level. They have unfailing morale and loyalty.
Level Progression
|
Level |
XP |
THAC0 |
D |
W |
P |
B |
S |
|
1 |
0 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
2 |
4000 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
3 |
8000 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
4 |
16000 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
|
5 |
32000 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
|
6 |
64000 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
|
7 |
120000 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
8 |
250000 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
9 |
400000 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
10 |
600000 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Spell Progression
|
Level |
Spells |
|
1 |
- |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
7 |
3 |
|
8 |
4 |
|
9 |
4 |
|
10 |
5 |
The Lore:
Icons are living reliquaries of dead saints, though any given Icon is likely to hold the remains of a half dozen common martrys as well. Resurrected, wiped of memories, and sealed in a riveted suit of iron, steel, and ivory. On the moon-colonies saints tend to be canonized with much more regularity to keep up with the demand for these armored guardians.
Icons were invented many years ago. After the Rotelex descended to Ghieh and murdered the exalted immortal King Korgull, the cult of the Dyad has faced a problem. The bones of their ancestors would no longer do their bidding. Skeletal hordes nearly toppled the great empires of the west, and were only stopped by the efforts of great heroes. The Icons were innovation based in ancient alchemy designed to replace the undead servants.