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Look, I'm going to give it to you straight: if there was one simple method for slaying abominations they'd hardly be worthy of the title. Generally I just beat on them until they stop moving and then burn what's left. I'm making all of this up as we go along.
The Helsing class presupposes the existence in your campaign world of monsters, defined as anything that is inherently and supernaturally wrong. This might mean demons and undead in a standard fantasy world or Lovecraftian cosmic horrors in a modern occult setting. Some campaigns that focus on more human antagonists might not have any “monsters” of this type at all, making this class completely useless.
| Helsing | Slay horrors. | |
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| caret-right | Detect Evil | Know when monsters are involved. |
| caret-right | Exorcist | End monstrous influence and put them down for good. |
| caret-right | Holy Water | Attacks are maximally effective. |
| caret-right | Turning | Force monsters to flee. |
| Enterprises | Helsing School | |
Helsing
| Offense | plus-circleSmite: You deal +2 damage with any and all weapons when attacking a monster. minus-circleLimited Definition: The definition of “monster” will vary from campaign to campaign. Other humans (or human analogues), no matter how wicked, don't count as “monsters” unless they alter their own natures enough to stop being wholly human. Ask your referee if you're not sure of the role that monsters will play in your campaign world. minus-circleForeknowledge: If you don't know that a given target is secretly a monster, then the bonus damage from the Helsing class is not applied. |
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Detect Evil
| Utility | plus-circleMonster Sense: As an action, you can tell if any creature you can see/otherwise sense is actually a monster in disguise. Ask the referee and they'll tell you the truth, no bullshit allowed. You cannot be fooled by any means. This ability does not reveal anything about the moral character of normal people or creatures. | |
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| Utility | plus-circleGlamdring: You can also use Detect Evil more generally to know if there is currently a monster within 20 meters of your position. If yes, you still don't know exactly where it is but you totally know it's out there. | |
| Utility | plus-circleRug-Pissers Did Not Do This: By examining a wound, broken object or similar anomaly you can determine if a monster is responsible for it or if it has a more mundane explanation. Detect Evil does not reveal exactly how something happened, only if a monster was involved. | |
| Utility | plus-circleTraces Of The Beast: By spending time examining an area, you can tell if a monster has passed through it within the past 24 hours. | |
Exorcist
| Protection | plus-circleEnd Possession: You can tell if any creature you meet is currently possessed (as the Possession ability from the Spectre class). As an action, you can automatically end the possession of a target within throwing range (0-10 meters) by forcing the possessing spirit out. | |
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| Protection | plus-circleSever Darkness: As an action, you can automatically remove any single condition from yourself or an ally within throwing distance (0-10 meters). minus-circleMonstrous Only: You can only use Exorcist to remove conditions that were created by a monster. Conditions from a non-monstrous foe are unaffected. |
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| Offense | plus-circlePut You Down: When you strike the killing blow on a monster with any weapon, that monster is permanently destroyed. This prevents them from using any ability or effect that would normally allow them to cheat death (such as the automatic self-resurrection of the Undead class, the Revenance ability from the Necromancer class or the Die Hard ability from the Adamant class). Exorcist also prevents any non-ability means of resurrection, reincarnation, or other bullshit. Things you kill stay dead. plus-circleLast Rites: As an action, you can similarly destroy any monster corpse within throwing range (0-10 meters) that you did not personally strike the killing blow on. |
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Holy Water
| Offense | plus-circleAnointed Blades: When you attack a monster, you can choose to bless your weapon or infuse it with material that your target finds baneful. When you do this, the trigger die rolled for the attack is automatically 12. minus-circleBless First, Smite Second: You cannot use Holy Water to change the result of a trigger die once you've already rolled it. It is what it is. minus-circleSupply Cost: Using Holy Water for an automatic 12 costs 1 Supply. |
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Turning
| Offense | plus-circleBack, Demon!: You present a symbol of something a monster hates as an action, inflicting the Afraid condition on any target within 10 meters that you can see. plus-circleSearing Light: When you use Turning on a monster whose level is half or less of your own level, they are instantly killed instead of merely made Afraid. If you also have the Exorcist ability, this counts as a killing blow and prevents monsters destroyed in this way from ever getting up again. minus-circleMonsters Only: This ability has no effect on non-monstrous foes. |
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| Protection | plus-circleElder Sign: By spending a few hours inscribing symbols, burning incense, chanting prayers or whatever else is appropriate you can ward an area of up to a few rooms in size. Monsters cannot enter your warded area for 24 hours afterwards. plus-circleMaintenance: You can maintain your wards on an area once you've set them up with a quick ritual taking only a few minutes (extending the protection for another 24 hours every time you do so). minus-circleLimits: You can only have one warded area at a time. Non-monster creatures (including those who wish you direct harm) are unaffected by Elder Sign and can freely pass your wards. |
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| Help | Afraid creatures are in a panic. |
| minus-circle The first action every round must be spent getting physically further away from the source of fear. If no avenues of escape are available, take actions as normal. plus-circle Second (and beyond?) actions each round are unaffected. |
Enterprises
| Helsing School | The settlement hosts an institution that teaches the secrets of this class for a small fee. Keystones of this class can be purchased here: the first such keystone per session costs 1 Supply, the second 2, the third 3, and so on. |
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