Dark Apostate Tree

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Overview
Core enhancements
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Enhancement Dark Apostate Icon.png
Dark Apostate
  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
110
  • Cleric Dark Apostate 1
Enhancement Shadow Shrouding Icon.png
Shadow Shrouding

Shroud Toggle: While active:

  • Considered Undead
  • Base 100% Fortification
  • Heal from Negative energy
  • Only 50% Healing from Positive Energy
  • +100% more Damage from Light
  • +2 Widsom
  • +2 Constitution
  • +5% Incorporeality
  • +5% Concealment


Passive:

  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
115
  • Dark Apostate 3
  • Dark Apostate
Enhancement Enhanced Shadowform I Icon.png
Enhanced Shadowform I

While in Shadow Shrouding Form:

  • +5% Incorporeality
  • +5% Concealment


Passive:

  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
1110
  • Shadow Shrouding
  • Dark Apostate 6
Enhancement Enhanced Shadowform II Icon.png
Enhanced Shadowform II

While in Shadow Shrouding Form:

  • +5% Incorporeality
  • +5% Concealment


Passive:

  • No saving throw for the following spells:
    • Bestow Curse
    • Doom
    • Bane
  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
1120
  • Dark Apostate 12
  • Enhanced Shadowform I
Enhancement Enhanced Shadowform III Icon.png
Enhanced Shadowform III

While in Shadow Shrouding Form:

  • +5% Incorporeality
  • +5% Concealment


Passive:

  • +1 Necromancy DC
  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
1130
  • Enhanced Shadowform II
  • Dark Apostate 18
Enhancement Master of Shadows Icon.png
Master of Shadows

While in Shadow Shrouding Form:

  • +5% Incorporeality
  • +5% Concealment


Passive:

  • +4 Wisdom
  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • +5 Negative Healing Amplification
  • +5 Negative Spellpower
  • +5 Light Spellpower
  • +5 Alignment Spellpower
1140
  • Enhanced Shadowform III
  • Dark Apostate 20
Tier 1 enhancements
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Spell Bane Icon.png
Bane
Spell Bane Icon.pngSpell-Like Ability:
Bane
Metamagic: Enlarge, Heighten, Quicken
Cooldown: 10 Seconds
Activation Cost: 12 Spell Points

Enemies are filled with fear and doubt, giving a -1 penalty on attack rolls and saves against fear on all affected targets. A successful Will save negates this effect. Bane counters and dispels Bless.
Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost.
121
  • Dark Apostate 1
Enhancement Apostate's Skills Icon.png
Apostate's Skills
Rank 1:
  • +1 Heal
  • +1 Hide
  • +1 Bluff
Rank 2:
  • +2 Heal
  • +2 Hide
  • +2 Bluff
Rank 3:
  • +3 Heal
  • +3 Hide
  • +3 Bluff
  • +1 Will Save
311
  • Dark Apostate 1
Enhancement Shadowy Bulwark Icon.png
Shadowy Bulwark
Rank 1:
Rank 2:
Rank 3:
311
  • Dark Apostate 1
Enhancement Stricken Icon.png
Apostate's Curse

Imbue Toggle: While wielding a Favored Weapon, now deal:

  • 1d6 Evil Damage
  • Scales with 100% Spell Power
121
  • Dark Apostate 1
Enhancement Traditionalist Caster Icon.png
Traditionalist Caster
While wielding an Orb or Staff:
Rank 1:
  • +3 Universal Spell Power
Rank 2:
  • +6 Universal Spell Power
Rank 3:
  • +10 Universal Spell Power
311
  • Dark Apostate 1
Tier 2 enhancements
EnhancementBenefitRanksAction
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Spell Prayer Icon.png
Prayer
Spell Prayer Icon.pngSpell-Like Ability:
Prayer
Metamagic: Extend, Quicken
Cooldown: 10 Seconds
Activation Cost: 12 Spell Points

Gives special favor to you and any allies near you, giving a +1 luck bonus to allies and a -1 penalty to enemies attack rolls, weapon damage, saves, and skill checks, with this buff and debuff increasing in magnitude by 1 every 5 caster levels - max total of 5 at caster level 20.
Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost.
125
  • Dark Apostate 2
Enhancement Enhanced Turning Icon.png
Enhanced Turning
Rank 1:
  • +2 Turn Attempts per Rest
Rank 2:
  • +4 Turn Attempts per Rest
Rank 3:
  • +6 Turn Attempts per Rest
315
  • Dark Apostate 2
Enhancement Mighty Turning Icon.png
Mighty Turning

Upon successful turning of undead:

  • They are destroyed
115
  • Enhanced Turning
  • Dark Apostate 2
Enhancement Enhanced Curse Icon.png
Enhanced Curse I
  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • While Apostate's Curse is active:
    • Favored Weapons gain Ghost Touch
125
  • Apostate's Curse
  • Dark Apostate 2
Enhancement Dark Rewards Icon.png
Dark Rewards
When casting Negative Energy or Alignments spells, and it critically hits, gain:
Rank 1:
Rank 2:
Rank 3:
315
  • Dark Apostate 2
Tier 3 enhancements
EnhancementBenefitRanksAction
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Enhancement Pray for Mercy Icon.png
Pray for Mercy

When casting Bless, Bane or Prayer:

  • +1d4 Evil damage per caster level
  • This is doubled for enemies that are Cursed
1210
  • Dark Apostate 3
Enhancement Endless Turning Icon.png
Endless Turning
Rank 1:
  • Turn Undead uses regenerate:
    • One every 2 minutes
  • If Turn Undead uses are already being regenerated, they now regenerate:
    • 10% faster
Rank 2:
  • Turn Undead uses regenerate another:
    • +10% Faster
Rank 3:
  • Turn Undead uses regenerate another:
    • +10% Faster
3110
  • Enhanced Turning
  • Dark Apostate 3
Spell Bestow Curse Icon.png
Cursed Words
Spell Bestow Curse Icon.pngSpell-Like Ability:
Bestow Curse
Metamagic: Embolden, Enlarge, Heighten, Quicken
Cooldown: 6 Seconds
Activation Cost: Free

The target is cursed, giving a -4 penalty to attack rolls, skill rolls and saves. A successful Will save negates this effect.
Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost.


Passive:

  • Bestow curse also deals:
    • +6d6 Bane damage to Undead per Imbue Dice
1210
  • Dark Apostate 3
Enhancement Enhanced Curse Icon.png
Enhanced Curse II
  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • While Apostate's Curse is active:
    • Deity's Favored Weapon is now an Implement
1210
  • Enhanced Curse I
  • Dark Apostate 3
Feat Great Wisdom Icon.png
Increase Ability
  • +1 Wisdom
1210
  • Dark Apostate 3
Tier 4 enhancements
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Enhancement Blessing of the Shadow Icon.png
Blessing of the Shadow
Rank 1:
  • +50 Incapacitation Range
Rank 2:
  • +100 Incapacitation Range
Rank 3:
  • +150 Incapacitation Range
3120
  • Dark Apostate 4
Enhancement Return to Dusk Icon.png
Return to Dusk

While in any Undead Form, and knocked unconscious, gain:

  • Invisibility
  • Displacement
  • After 5 seconds
    • Become Corporal again
    • Heal for 1d6 Negative Energy per Character Level
  • Costs one Turn Undead use
  • 3 Minute Cooldown
1220
  • Blessing of the Shadow
  • Dark Apostate 4
Enhancement Dark Judgement Icon.png
Dark Judgement
When using Turn Undead gain:
Rank 1:
Rank 2:
Rank 3:
Also applies to controlled allies
3120
  • Dark Apostate 4
Enhancement Enhanced Curse Icon.png
Enhanced Curse III
  • +1 Imbue Dice
  • While Apostate's Curse is active a critical hit occurs:
    • The effects of the Curse Spell are applied to the enemy
1220
  • Enhanced Curse II
  • Dark Apostate 4
Feat Great Wisdom Icon.png
Increase Ability
  • +1 Wisdom
1220
  • Increased Ability (Tier 3)
  • Dark Apostate 4
Tier 5 enhancements
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Enhancement Benediction Icon.png
Benediction

The Harm spell:

  • Now scales with 200% Spell Power
  • May now kill enemies
1230
  • Character Level 12
  • Dark Apostate 5
Spell Protection from Alignment, Mass Icon.png
Ward of Shadow
Spell Protection from Alignment, Mass Icon.pngSpell-Like Ability:
Protection from Alignment, Mass
Metamagic: Enlarge, Quicken
Cooldown: 5 Seconds
Activation Cost: 15 Spell Points

Grants temporary immunity to multiple targets to all forms of alignment-based energy for 1 minute per caster level or until 12 points of energy per caster level (max 120) for each energy type has been absorbed.
Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost.
1230
  • Character level 12
  • Dark Apostate 5
Enhancement Spell DC (Exalted Angel)- Necromancy Icon.png
Necromantic Devotion
  • +1 Necromantic DCs
1230
  • Character Level 12
  • Dark Apostate 5
Enhancement Enhanced Curse Icon.png
Ultimate Heresy
  • +2 Imbue Dice
  • While Apostate's Curse is active, and a critical hit occurs
    • +1d3 stacks of Vulnerability
1230
  • Class Level 12
  • Enhanced Curse III
  • Dark Apostate 5
Enhancement Shadows of Death Icon.png
Shadows of Death
  • +5% Negative Spell Critical Chance
  • +5% Light Spell Critical Chance
  • +5% Alignment Spell Critical Chance
  • Pray for Mercy now:
    • Deals 1d6 Evil damage per caster level
1230
  • Character Level 12
  • Dark Apostate 5