Defiling Magic

Defiling Magic Class Feature

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A defiler tears the life from the world to fuel his magic.

You gain the Arcane Defiling power. In addition, at the start of each encounter you can make an Arcana check with a DC dependent on the encounter’s location (see table below). For every 3 the check exceeds the DC by add a devastation point to your devastation pool (minimum of 1). Your devastation pool lasts until the end of the encounter.

Additionally you render the land around you inhospitable to all life in a radius that depends on type of area you are in (see table below). Medium to large plants in the radius wither and die, while small plants actually turn to a light ash. Animals in the area feel sick, but are otherwise unaffected.

Terrain Type	Examples	DC	Defiling Radius
Lush	Forest, opulent gardens	12 + 1/2 level	Level + devastation pool
Verdant	Oases, crop fields	14 + 1/2 level	(Level + devastation pool) x2
Habitable	Cities, villages	16 + 1/2 level	(Level + devastation pool) x5
Arid	Scrub plains, badlands	18 + 1/2 level	(Level + devastation pool) x10
Barren	High desert, Sea of Silt	20 + 1/2 level	(Level + devastation pool) x20

 

Arcane Defiling			Arcane Class Feature
You draw all the energy you can, making your spells that much more powerful.
At-Will   ✦   Arcane
Free Action		Personal
Effect: Remove all devastation points from your devastation pool. For each devastation point removed add 1 to the result of your attack roll or damage roll for the power you are using. If casting a ritual add 1 to the check result for every devastation point. You can wait until after the rolls to allocate devastation points.

Becoming a Defiler

An arcane character can use Defiling Magic a number of times per day equal to their level with no ill effects. If at any time they exceed that, the character has lost their ability to use preserving magic and becomes a defiler. Mechanically, this means that a character must use Defiling Magic every encounter, or be unable to use any arcane powers during that encounter. Additionally, the character loses one healing surge due to the negative effects of channeling life forces so recklessly.

The Road to Redemption

It’s possible for a defiler to reverse their course, and return to the practice of preserving. Generally this requires the defiler to shun using magic of any kind for one month per level. During this time the character should be working hard and studying in an attempt to temper his recklessness. Additionally, a quest of atonement of some kind is normally required before the defiler can once again use magic responsibly and become a preserver.

If redeemed, the character regains the healing surge they lost from becoming a defiler and can once again use spells normally during an encounter. However, if a redeemed preserver ever again uses Defiling Magic again they immediately become a defiler. That rush of power erases all of the self control the character had learned.

Defiler Feats

Heroic Tier

Burn Through

Prerequisite: Defiler
Benefit: Bonus damage provided by Arcane Defiling ignores the target's resistances.

Cannibalize

Prerequisite: Defiler, 2nd level.
Benefit: You can replace an Arcane utility power with the Cannibalize power.

Cannibalize			Defiler Utility
You draw on your own life force for a quick surge of raw power.
Encounter   ✦   Arcane
Minor Action		Personal
Effect: You spend a healing surge, but don’t regain any hit points. Instead add a number of devastation points equal to your Constitution modifier to your devastation pool.

Lingering Power

Prerequisite: Defiler
Benefit: If you use Arcane Defiling on a power that deals ongoing damage, you can choose to spend devastation points to add to the ongoing damage instead of the damage roll. Each point spent in this way adds 1 to the power's ongoing damage.

Paragon Tier

Hardened Channel

Prerequisite: 11th Level, Defiler
Benefit: You gain a bonus equal to your Constitution modifier to Arcana checks made for the Defiling Magic class feature.

Improved Arcane Defiling

Prerequisite: 11th Level, Defiler
Benefit: Replace the Arcane Defiling power with Improved Arcane Defiling.

Improved Arcane Defiling			Arcane Class Feature
Your strength of will allows you some degree of control over the forces you command.
At-Will   ✦   Arcane
Free Action		Personal
Effect: Remove devastation points from your devastation pool. You can retain a number of devastation points equal to the higher of your Constitution or Wisdom modifier, but all excess must be removed. For each devastation point removed add 1 to the result of your attack roll or damage roll for the power you are using. If casting a ritual add 1 to the check result for every devastation point. You can wait until after the rolls to allocate devastation points.

Lingering Weakness

Prerequisite: 11th Level, Defiler
Benefit: If you use Arcane Defiling on a power causes a status effect which a save can end, you can choose to spend devastation points to inflict a penalty on the first saving throw made against the effect. Each point spent in this way inflicts a -1 penalty to the save.