We're happy to announce the upcoming addition of our new base class, the Voodan, a Base Class taken from Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends, one of the Ravenloft source books. While it comes from a Ravenloft source book, it's designed to be able to come from any setting, not just Ravenloft, so it will be open to all. Further roleplay resources will be provided once the class is implemented. That being said, before we can do that, we'll need some help testing it to make sure it works fine and there are no bugs with it. If you wish to help us test, you'll need to download the following haks:
-July 18, 2020: Updated the test server and the hak to fix a few bugs, make some balance changes to Voodan (slower spell progression, 1 less spell slot across the board, changes to the domain selection screen, caster level/DC calculated correctly in AOE spells, DC reduction for spells outside the Voodan's spell school)
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CEP 2.65 (extract to your My Documents\Neverwinter Nights\ folder)
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Ravenloft Haks (including Voodan) (extract to your My Documents\Neverwinter Nights\ folder)
Once you have extracted both haks into the Neverwinter Nights folder, you will find our test server at IP Address & Port:
46.4.59.55:5124 - use it for "Direct Connect". Once connected, you can create a new character picking the Voodan class, which can be found at the bottom of the list of classes; all new characters can freely level up to level 20 on the test server for now.
Try to test as many things as possible, such as spellcasting, the unique abilities, leveling, multiclassing, etc. and report anything that feels off, incorrect here.
To help you, here's the writeup for Voodan and its specific abilities:
Voodan are divine spellcasters who worship neither gods nor nature itself, but rather spiritual entities who fall somewhere in between. A voodan is possessed of only limited spellcasting ability, but has other mystic capabilities granted to him by the loa, spirits of the natural world. The voodan does not deny the existence of greater powers such as deities; he simply chooses to focus his veneration on beings nearer to him.
To cast spells, the loa prepares Gris-Gris that are the spell's focus and can be given to allies so they can cast the spell themselves at a lower caster level. Voodan are trained in the use of simple weapons and light armor but can use any type of armor, since armor does not interfere with the casting of divine spells. In addition to his normal complement of spells, every voodan chooses to focus on two of his loa's domains and specialize in one of its schools of magic. These domains give the voodan access to spells that he might otherwise never learn but do not grant special powers. Spells cast outside his school of magic are cast at a lower caster level.
WARNING: To cast a spell, a voodan must have a Wisdom score of 10 + the spell's level. For example, to cast a 9th-level spell, a voodan must have a Wisdom of 19.
- Base Attack Bonus: +3 / 4 Levels.
- Hit Die: d8.
- Primary Saving Throws: Fortitude, Will.
- Proficiencies: All simple weapons and light armor. Voodans are not proficient with shields.
- Skill Points (*4 at 1st level): 4 + Int Modifier.
- Spellcasting: Divine (Wisdom-based, spell failure from armor is ignored).
Class Skills: Concentration, Heal, Influence, Listen, Lore, Parry, Spellcraft, Spot
Unavailable Skills: Animal Empathy, Use Magic Device.
ABILITIES:
Level
1: Turn Spirit - Cause one creature type (Animals, Elementals, Fey, Outsider, Undead) to flee in terror.
Bestow Gris-Gris - Give a spell as an item to another character.
4: Mount of the Loa (1x/day) - +1 to all ability scores, +1 to all saving throws, +1 to attack and armor class, or +2 to all skills.
6: Turn Spirit - Cause two creature types (Animals, Elementals, Fey, Outsider, Undead) to flee in terror.
10: Mount of the Loa (2x/day)
16: Mount of the Loa (3x/day)
Turn Spirit
Type of Feat: Class
Prerequisite: Voodan level 1.
Required for: Divine Energy Focus, Empower Turning, Extra Turning, Improved Turning.
Specifics: With this feat, the character can force creatures ("spirits") of the chosen type to flee in terror. This ability may be activated three times per day, plus the character's Charisma modifier (and not counting any enhancement to Charisma given by spells, abilities, or items). The character's Voodan class level and Charisma are used to determine how many creatures are turned.
Use: Selected. If the voodan has twice as many levels as the spirits have Hit Die, they are instantly destroyed.
Mount of the Loa
Type of Feat: Class
Prerequisite: Voodan level 4.
Once per day, the voodan may allow his patron loa to "ride" him for brief periods. During this time, the voodan gains any one of the following abilities:
- +1 to all ability scores.
- +1 to all saving throws.
- +1 to attack and armor class.
- +2 to all skills.
This bonus lasts for one turn and a number of rounds equal to 2 + the voodan's Charisma modifier, if positive (and not counting any enhancement to Charisma he may have gained by using this selfsame ability). The ability may be used once per day at level 4, twice per day at level 10, and three times per day at level 16.
Use: Selected. After choosing the ability, the character must choose which effect he wants to apply.
Bestow Gris-Gris
Type of Feat: Class
Prerequisite: Voodan level 1.
Specifics: Gris-gris are physical manifestations of the spells cast by a voodan, which they prepare when they rest. These charms can take any number of forms, from small carved tokens, primitive dolls, to elixirs. The voodan can choose to select one or more of his prepared spells and give its gris-gris to an ally for their own use. That person can then use the gris-gris to cast the spell himself.
When a gris-gris is given to another character, the voodan can no longer cast the associated spell; furthermore, the spell slot remains unusable to the voodan until the bestowed gris-gris has expired after its lifespan, which corresponds to the time left until the voodan can once again rest normally. A gris-gris bestowed on someone else also does not function as well as if the voodan had cast it himself. The caster level and DC of the spell are both reduced by three. For these reasons, most voodan tend to limit the number of gris-gris they give away in a given day.
Use: Selected.
Happy testing!
