Herald Of The Lucky God

While the Seven Lucky Gods get along quite well, they have a special place in their hearts for those mortals who choose one of them above the others. This creates a bit of a friendly rivalry, and though a mortal who dedicates himself to one of the Seven finds himself without the gifts of the other six, it’s not like it’s anything personal. It just makes the game more interesting for the deities.

Heralds of the lucky god have the following class features:

Friends in Lucky Places: At 1st level, a herald of the lucky god chooses one of the Seven Lucky Gods to worship above the others. The chosen Lucky God is treated as a close friend and ally. Once made, this decision cannot be changed.

  • Benzaiten - The only woman among the Seven Lucky Gods, Benzaiten is an accomplished singer who has dominion over all that flows, be it water, music, or knowledge itself.
  • Bishamonten - Bishamonten, warrior of the Seven Lucky Gods, is said to be as temperamental as he is serious about punishing evildoers, and acts as sentinel for places of worship.
  • Daikokuten - Wielder of the magic wishing mallet, which can make anything he desires appear out of thin air with a single swing, Daikokuten’s sphere of influence is firmly rooted in commerce and success.
  • Ebisu - Ebisu was initially born as a torso without a skeleton. Fighting against his situation, he eventually grew his sea legs (as well as the rest of what he was missing), and went on to become the fisherman of the Seven Lucky Gods. Though still somewhat infirm, he goes through life with a smile and can wrestle any fish to the shore.
  • Fukorokuju - Wisest of the Seven Lucky Gods, Fukorokuju carries a book containing the expected lifespan of all upon the earth and is the only one among his peers who can return the dead to life.
  • Hotei - Fat and always smiling, Hotei embodies contentment itself. As he has want for nothing, it is said that rubbing his belly brings good luck and fortune.
  • Jurōjin - The grandson of Fukorokuju, dwarf-like Jurōjin struggles to differentiate himself from his grandfather. He, too, knows the lifespan of all men, but cannot raise the dead. Among the Seven Lucky Gods, it is Jurōjin who has no true independent following, but generally receives worship only as a member of the pantheon.

Lucky God’s Petition: Whenever a herald of the lucky god gains a class level, if he meets the prerequisites for the petition associated with his chosen Lucky God, then he gains it as a bonus petition. The herald of the lucky god can never learn any of the petitions associated with the other Lucky Gods.

  • Benzaiten - song of benzaiten
  • Bishamonten - bishamonten’s fury
  • Daikokuten - bounty of the magic mallet
  • Ebisu - ebisu’s catch
  • Fukorokuju - fukorokuju’s call
  • Hotei - contentment of hotei
  • Jurōjin - longevity of jurōjin

Friendship Feat: Whenever a herald of the lucky god gains a class level, if he meets the prerequisites for the friendship feat associated with his chosen Lucky God, then he gains it as a bonus feat.

  • Benzaiten - Friend of Benzaiten
  • Bishamonten - Friend of Bishamonten
  • Daikokuten - Friend of Daikokuten
  • Ebisu - Friend of Ebisu
  • Fukorokuju - Friend of Fukorokuju
  • Hotei - Friend of Hotei
  • Jurōjin - Friend of Jurojin

This ability replaces aid of the minor kami.

Lucky God’s Cantrip: At 3rd level, the herald of the lucky god gains an ability associated with his chosen Lucky God.

Benzaiten - All That Flows (Ex) The herald of the lucky god can make Knowledge checks untrained, and treats all Knowledge skills as though they were class skills.

Bishamonten - Wrath of the Sentinel (Ex) Whenever the herald of the lucky god readies an action, but does not take that action, he gains a +2 insight bonus to attack rolls and AC on the following round.

Daikokuten - Hammerspace (Su) The herald of the lucky god gains access to a tiny pocket of hammerspace. As a standard action, he may cause a single item held in his hands weighing no more than 5 pounds to vanish into thin air, only to recall it back into one of his empty hands as a standard action at a later time. The herald of the lucky god can only store a single item in this manner at any one time.

Ebisu - Sea Legs (Ex) The herald of the lucky god treats terrain that is difficult due to water, such as wetlands, as though it were not difficult terrain. In addition, he gains a +4 luck bonus to Survival checks made to catch food sourced from a body of water.

Fukorokuju - Frequent Dier (Su) Whenever the herald of the lucky god is raised from the dead, his pockets become filled with pieces of gold equivalent to 10% of the material components cost of the spell that returned him to life, if any.

Hotei - Always Content (Su) The herald of the lucky god needs only sleep 2 hours per day to gain the benefit of 8 hours of sleep. This allows a spellcaster that requires rest to prepare spells to do so after only 2 hours, but this does not allow a spellcaster to prepare spells more than once per day.

Jurōjin - Lingering Youth (Ex) The herald of the lucky god ignores the physical ability score penalties for being middle-aged. In addition, all sources of magical healing heal the herald of an additional hit point of damage.

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