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| Illustration by Ramon Puasa Jr, from Paizo's slayer preview. |
Skilled at tracking down targets, void reavers are consummate hunters, living for the chase and the deadly stroke that brings it to a close. Void reavers augment their skills by delving into the secrets of the dark tapestry, secrets that comprise the fabric of space, awareness, thought, time, distance and insight. Reavers who tap into its mysterious powers gain partial control over energies that bind the earth to the heavens as well as the powers that stitch living beings to their spirits.
Role: Key stat is Wisdom. The void reaver is elusive, and good at finding the opportune time and location to strike. Using the void to gain supernatural awareness and movement, a reaver's abilities are about getting into combat, dealing with a target, and then getting back out again. Void reavers can disable and kill an enemy in moments, but they are also ready for numerous situations through their void powers. A Void Reaver can be played as an alternative to a rogue, slayer, assassin, ranger or sorcerer.
Note: The void reaver is an alternate class of the slayer class.
Alignment: Any non-good
Hit Die: d8
Starting Wealth: 4d6 × 10 gp (average 140 gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.
Class Skills: Acrobatics, Bluff, Craft, Disguise, Fly, Intimidate, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (dungeoneering), Knowledge (geography), Knowledge (planes), Knowledge (religion), Perception, Profession, Sense Motive, Stealth, Survival, and Use Magic Device.
Skill Ranks/Level: 6
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A void reaver is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, as well as with light armor.
CLASS FEATURES
Sneak Attack: See progression table.
Pierce the Veil (Ex): The reaver begins to see things others can’t, especially in darkness. At 1st level, gain Alertness as a bonus feat. At 3rd level, gain lowlight vision (or double the distance if already possessed). At 6th level, gain darkvision (or double the distance if already possessed). At 12th level, gain the ability to see perfectly in darkness of any kind, including magical darkness.
Prescience of the Far Realms (Su): Your ability to recognize connections via the void allows your body to react quickly to magical manifestations. You gain a +1 competence bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like abilities. This bonus increases by +1 for every 5 reaver levels you possess. At 20th level, whenever you would be affected by a spell or spell-like ability that allows a saving throw, you can roll twice to save against the effect and take the better result.
Track (Ex): At 1st level, the void reaver gains Track, adding 1/2 his level (minimum 1) to Survival skill checks made to follow tracks. At 11th level, the reaver gains Swift Tracker, and can move at his normal speed while using Survival to follow tracks without taking the normal –5 penalty. When moving at up to twice his normal speed while tracking, he takes only a –10 penalty instead of the normal –20.
Call the Void (Ex): With a whisper, the void reaver can call the void to him. This insight into the Dark Tapestry increases the reaver’s combat prowess. While the void is called, the reaver does not exist wholly in the physical world, and space and time strain against his presence. This grants him an insight bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, saves and AC equal to his Wis mod. His apparent and actual position are never quite the same, granting him a miss chance equal to his Wis mod against all attacks. True seeing can defeat this miss chance, but does not cancel the other bonuses.
Starting at 1st level, a reaver can call the void for a number of rounds per day equal to 4 + his Wis mod. At each level after 1st, he can call the void for 2 additional rounds. Temporary increases to wis, such as those gained from owl’s wisdom, do not increase the total number of rounds. A reaver can call the void as a free action. Calling the void is taxing to the reaver’s will. The total number of rounds is renewed after resting 8 hours, although these hours do not need to be consecutive.
Void Powers (Ex): As a void reaver learns more about the dark tapestry, the wisest reavers learn a number of powers that aid him and confound his foes. Many of these powers deal with space, awareness, thought, time, distance and insight. Starting at 1st level, a reaver gains a void power. He gains another void power at 2nd level and for every two levels of reaver attained after 2nd level. Ordinarily, a reaver gains the benefits of void powers only while calling the void, however some of these powers are continuous. Unless otherwise noted, a reaver cannot select an individual power more than once. Any reaver who meets the powers’ prerequisites can select and use void powers.
Nighthunter (Su): at 2nd level, the reaver can as a standard action mark a being as his quarry (DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + Wis mod). The reaver gains a supernatural sense of his quarry, gaining an insight bonus to perception and survival/tracking checks equal to the Wis mod. Whenever he is following the tracks of his quarry, a reaver can take 10 on his Survival skill checks while moving at normal speed, without penalty. All critical threats against his quarry are automatically confirmed. Only one target can be affected at any given time, and lasts for up to 1 day/level. The reaver may choose to retract the mark at any time. At 11th level, the reaver's ability to hunt his quarry improves. He can now select a quarry as a free action, and can now take 20 while using Survival to track his quarry, while moving at normal speed without penalty.
Voidwalker (Ex): At 3rd level, gain resist cold 5. At 8th level, resist cold 10. At 14th level, resist cold 20.
Absence of Body (Su): At 4th level, gain DR 1/force. DR improves by 1 for every 3 additional levels beyond 4th, to a maximum of DR 5/force at 16th level.
Voidborn (Ex): At 20th level, gains the aberration subtype. He is immune to cold and blindness, and no longer needs to breathe, as if wearing a necklace of adaptation. In addition, he gains fast healing 1 at night.
Void Powers:
Hit Die: d8
Starting Wealth: 4d6 × 10 gp (average 140 gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.
Class Skills: Acrobatics, Bluff, Craft, Disguise, Fly, Intimidate, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (dungeoneering), Knowledge (geography), Knowledge (planes), Knowledge (religion), Perception, Profession, Sense Motive, Stealth, Survival, and Use Magic Device.
Skill Ranks/Level: 6
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A void reaver is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, as well as with light armor.
| Level | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Special |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Call the Void, Pierce the Veil 1, Prescience of the Far Realms 1, Track, Void Power, Sneak Attack +1d6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nighthunter, Void Power |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Voidwalker 1, Pierce the Veil 2, Sneak Attack +2d6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Absence of Body 1/force, Void Power |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prescience of the Far Realms 2, Sneak attack +3d6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Pierce the Veil 3, Void Power |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Absence of Body 2/force, Sneak attack +4d6 |
| 8 | 6\1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Voidwalker 2, Void Power |
| 9 | 6\1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Sneak attack +5d6 |
| 10 | 7\2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Absence of Body 3/force, Prescience of the Far Realms 3, Swift Tracker, Void Power |
| 11 | 8\3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Nighthunter (improved), Sneak attack +6d6 |
| 12 | 9\4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Pierce the Veil 4, Void Power |
| 13 | 9\4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Absence of Body 4/force, Sneak attack +7d6 |
| 14 | 10\5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | Voidwalker 3, Void Power |
| 15 | 11\6\1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Prescience of the Far Realms 4, Sneak attack +8d6 |
| 16 | 12\7\2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | Absence of Body 5/force, Void Power |
| 17 | 12\7\2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | Sneak attack +9d6 |
| 18 | 13\8\3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | Void Power |
| 19 | 14\9\4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | Sneak attack +10d6 |
| 20 | 15\10\5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | Voidborn, Prescience of the Far Realms 5, Void Power |
Sneak Attack: See progression table.
Pierce the Veil (Ex): The reaver begins to see things others can’t, especially in darkness. At 1st level, gain Alertness as a bonus feat. At 3rd level, gain lowlight vision (or double the distance if already possessed). At 6th level, gain darkvision (or double the distance if already possessed). At 12th level, gain the ability to see perfectly in darkness of any kind, including magical darkness.
Prescience of the Far Realms (Su): Your ability to recognize connections via the void allows your body to react quickly to magical manifestations. You gain a +1 competence bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like abilities. This bonus increases by +1 for every 5 reaver levels you possess. At 20th level, whenever you would be affected by a spell or spell-like ability that allows a saving throw, you can roll twice to save against the effect and take the better result.
Track (Ex): At 1st level, the void reaver gains Track, adding 1/2 his level (minimum 1) to Survival skill checks made to follow tracks. At 11th level, the reaver gains Swift Tracker, and can move at his normal speed while using Survival to follow tracks without taking the normal –5 penalty. When moving at up to twice his normal speed while tracking, he takes only a –10 penalty instead of the normal –20.
Call the Void (Ex): With a whisper, the void reaver can call the void to him. This insight into the Dark Tapestry increases the reaver’s combat prowess. While the void is called, the reaver does not exist wholly in the physical world, and space and time strain against his presence. This grants him an insight bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, saves and AC equal to his Wis mod. His apparent and actual position are never quite the same, granting him a miss chance equal to his Wis mod against all attacks. True seeing can defeat this miss chance, but does not cancel the other bonuses.
Starting at 1st level, a reaver can call the void for a number of rounds per day equal to 4 + his Wis mod. At each level after 1st, he can call the void for 2 additional rounds. Temporary increases to wis, such as those gained from owl’s wisdom, do not increase the total number of rounds. A reaver can call the void as a free action. Calling the void is taxing to the reaver’s will. The total number of rounds is renewed after resting 8 hours, although these hours do not need to be consecutive.
Void Powers (Ex): As a void reaver learns more about the dark tapestry, the wisest reavers learn a number of powers that aid him and confound his foes. Many of these powers deal with space, awareness, thought, time, distance and insight. Starting at 1st level, a reaver gains a void power. He gains another void power at 2nd level and for every two levels of reaver attained after 2nd level. Ordinarily, a reaver gains the benefits of void powers only while calling the void, however some of these powers are continuous. Unless otherwise noted, a reaver cannot select an individual power more than once. Any reaver who meets the powers’ prerequisites can select and use void powers.
Nighthunter (Su): at 2nd level, the reaver can as a standard action mark a being as his quarry (DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + Wis mod). The reaver gains a supernatural sense of his quarry, gaining an insight bonus to perception and survival/tracking checks equal to the Wis mod. Whenever he is following the tracks of his quarry, a reaver can take 10 on his Survival skill checks while moving at normal speed, without penalty. All critical threats against his quarry are automatically confirmed. Only one target can be affected at any given time, and lasts for up to 1 day/level. The reaver may choose to retract the mark at any time. At 11th level, the reaver's ability to hunt his quarry improves. He can now select a quarry as a free action, and can now take 20 while using Survival to track his quarry, while moving at normal speed without penalty.
Voidwalker (Ex): At 3rd level, gain resist cold 5. At 8th level, resist cold 10. At 14th level, resist cold 20.
Absence of Body (Su): At 4th level, gain DR 1/force. DR improves by 1 for every 3 additional levels beyond 4th, to a maximum of DR 5/force at 16th level.
Voidborn (Ex): At 20th level, gains the aberration subtype. He is immune to cold and blindness, and no longer needs to breathe, as if wearing a necklace of adaptation. In addition, he gains fast healing 1 at night.
Void Powers:
- Between the Spaces (Sp) (prereq: reaver 8): The reaver can blink.
- By My Name You Shall Call Me (Su): As a creature attuned to the eldritch corridors of power, you can hear your name spoken aloud, even over great distances. If another creature speaks your name, you may observe it as if you had cast scrying. At 15th level, you may also choose to move to the speaker's location as if through greater teleport. You can detect creatures speaking your name to a range of 100 miles per reaver level. This power is continuous.
- Cunning Sneak Attack (Ex): Re-roll all 1s.
- Dark Motes (Sp) (prereq: reaver 4): As a standard action, let loose a mote of dark matter. Make a ranged touch attack on one target within 30’, dealing damage equal to sneak attack dice. The damage type is half force and half cold. At 10th level, Dark Motes improves. The reaver can also let loose a barrage of motes in a 30’ cone (Reflex half DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier).
- Dispelling Strike (Su) (prereq: reaver 6): Whenever the reaver damages an opponent with an attack or spell, you tap into the unthinkable void between the stars and the reaver’s attack severs magical protections on the target (as a greater dispel).
- Dweller in Darkness (Sp) (prereq: reaver 8, It Came from Beyond): As a standard action, you cast your psyche into the void of space to attract the attention of a terrible otherworldly being. The dweller in darkness behaves in all ways as if you had cast phantasmal killer. At 17th level, the dweller in darkness can be perceived by more than one creature, as if you had cast weird. This ability is usable once per call the void. This is a mind-affecting effect.
- Glimpse of the Void (Sp) (prereq: reaver 4): Whenever the reaver damages an opponent with an attack or spell, he can cause the target to glimpse the void, risking them madness. This functions as the confusion spell, except that already confused targets are unaffected. (Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier). This is a mind-affecting effect.
- Enveloping Void (Sp) (prereq: reaver 6): As a standard action, snare an enemy with the suffocation and cold of the void (as hold person). Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier. At 10th level, Enveloping Void improves (as hold monster). At 16th level, Enveloping Void improves (as mass hold person/monster). This ability is usable once per call the void.
- Heaven's Leap (Su) (prereq: reaver 8): Whenever the reaver damages an opponent with an attack or spell, he can force the target through tiny tears in the fabric of space. The ability is similar to jester’s jaunt. He teleports the target to a space he can see within 30 feet of the target. The destination must be on solid ground, and the teleportation cannot end in a space that is by nature hazardous to the creature you are teleporting. It is usable as a swift action. (Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier).
- Hide in Plain Sight (Ex) (prereq: reaver 8.): Tapping into the oddities of space, a reaver can hide himself from view in the open without anything to actually hide behind. He can use the Stealth skill even while being observed.
- Infinity Shroud (Sp) (prereq: reaver 6.): The reaver simultaneously hastes himself and slows one opponent. (Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier). A successful save negates both the haste and slow. This ability is usable once per call the void.
- Interstellar Void (Sp) (prereq: reaver 12): As a standard action, shift a single creature within 30’ into the void of space if it fails a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level +Wis modifier). The target can attempt a new saving throw as a full-round action each round to return. While trapped in the airless void, the target suffers 2d6 points of cold damage per round and must hold its breath or begin to suffocate. This ability is usable once per call the void.
- It Came from Beyond (Sp): As a swift action, summon and command a voidling. Voidlings appear to be small common animals brought forth by a Summon Nature’s Ally I or II, but are unusually deformed and grotesque. They are considered a small outsider aberration, apply the pseudonatural template. They remain for 1/round per level + Wis modifier or until death. At 10th level, It Came from Beyond improves. The number of voidlings summoned is equal to 1 + Wis modifier.
- Numbing Touch (Ex): Attacks inflict +1 bonus cold damage. At 10th level, Numbing Touch improves and all attacks inflict +1d6 bonus cold damage.
- Realms Beyond (Sp) (prereq: reaver 12, Between the Spaces.): The reaver’s form can become flickering and indistinct, using displacement.
- Rift (Sp) (prereq: reaver 10): As a standard action, rip a rift across the land. As a wall of force with the following modifications: cannot be disintegrated, does not block creatures...they are instead subject to damage equal to the reaver’s sneak attack (Reflex half DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier). At 15th level, Rift improves, and creatures passing through are also subject to being staggered for 1d4 rounds (Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the Wis modifier). This ability is usable once per call the void.
- Starburn (Sp) (prereq: reaver 8, Dark Motes): As a standard action, let out a 5’ burst of void energy, dealing damage to all adjacent squares equal to his sneak attack. The damage type is half force and half cold. (Reflex half DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + the reaver’s Wis modifier). At 12th level, Starburn improves and the burst increases to 5’ x Wis modifier. This ability is usable once per call the void.
- Stare into the Void (Su) (prereq: reaver 6, Glimpse of the Void): Whenever the reaver deals damage to an opponent with an attack or spell, the target is staggered for 2d4 rounds. (Will negates DC 10 + 1/2 the reaver’s level + Wis modifier). Whether or not the save is successful, a creature cannot be targeted again for one day. This is a mind-affecting effect.
- Through Ancient Doorways (Su) (prereq: reaver 10, Voidstep): You can move through the use of voidstep, using this ability to teleport up to 30’ per reaver level per day as a standard action. This teleportation must be used in 5-foot increments and such movement does not provoke an attack of opportunity. You can bring other willing creatures with you, but you must expend an equal amount of distance for each additional creature brought with you.
- Voidsight (Ex): Gain a supernatural sense of everything within 5’ x Wis modifier. Gains an insight bonus equal to Wis modifier to Perception skill checks, and all Will saving throws against illusion spells or spell-like abilities that allow a save to disbelieve their effects. At 10th level, Voidsight improves. The range is doubled, and invisible, concealed, blurred and displaced creatures are fully perceived (negates those affects for the reaver).
- Voidstep (Su): In addition to any usual movement, the reaver may shift up to 5’ x Wis modifier without incurring difficult terrain or attacks of opportunity.
- Voidstrike (Su): Warping space to come at an opponent from an unexpected direction, the reaver denies the target Dex to AC.
- Warpstrike (Su) (prereq: reaver 8, Voidstrike): Warping space to come at an opponent from an unexpected distance, the reaver may make a melee attack from reach up to 5’ x Wis modifier. Warpstrike, however, does not increase the spaces a reaver threatens for AoO.
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