Eternal Legend
Source War of Immortals pg. 126Do you ever consider your death? That grand thing that reaches us all, the consequence of life. The shadow cast by light. Do you ever consider your death? Do you ever think about the life that follows it? Pick up your blade, warrior. If your death is won in glory, you will be remembered for all time. That is the true path to immortality.
Woven into the threads of all cultures and traditions are various heroic champions, whose epic battles and martial exploits are sung of in hymns and sea shanties, whispered in hushed reverent tones, or sometimes deified and sacrificed to with burnt offerings. To be an eternal legend is to be one of these heroes. Whether with blade, bow, or fist, your deeds will live forever through stories and poems, your very essence woven into the fabric of the universe.
Think of a grand warrior, whose deeds of valor are witnessed by peons and infantry soldiers, the stories of which are then passed down to their friends and family back home. That warrior’s name might be altered or mangled in the process, but he will be remembered all the same. The way his blade captured the light of the sun, the way his mien was that of a mighty king or celestial. When he is inevitably slain by the one stronger than him (for there will always be someone stronger), he will die with a grin. For his blade will become a sacred treasure upon which nations will be founded, his name the bedrock of religions. But for now, his entrance into a tavern is met with hushed whispers that he returns with a gregarious wink. Or perhaps his passage through this world goes unheeded until that fateful day he joins the ranks of the dead.
Ponder
The Old Man (wise male human herald), whose real name has been forgotten, replaced by an epithet. Did he ever have a real name? As a herald of the god
Irori, The Old Man has helped many monks achieve their full potential and been the inspiration for several fighting styles. But don’t let his wizened appearance fool you. His fists are as hard as stone, his movements as swift as the wind. Do not cross The Old Man if you wish for all your bones to remain unbroken and your skin unbruised.
Consider
Torman Iates (risk-taking male human nomarch), renowned gladiator of Absalom. After emerging triumphant from countless battles within the Irorium arena, the grizzled human has parlayed his fame into successful careers as a tavern owner and local politician. He sits as a nomarch on the Low Council of Absalom, where he helps pass legislation to aid exfighters like himself. Because of this, Torman is respected and well-liked by those who fight for coin.
Contemplate the grand traveling warrior
Halimess (ferocious female dromaar freedom fighter), whose cloak is made of white tiger pelt, whose helm is plated with the scales of dragons, and whose blades are crafted from the teeth of deep-sea leviathans. She travels the land not slaying monsters, but helping commoners, standing up to tyrants, and working the fields when others cannot. She is rarely forced to unsheathe her blade, but when she does, her legend grows. Many intelligent monsters even fear her approach.
Suppose that any of these individuals are—or have the potential to be—eternal legends. They are unforgettable paragons of might and unmatched exemplars of finesse. In the face of insurmountable odds, they stand with conviction and determination. In that vein, you have answered the call of the eternal legend. Your life will not be an easy one; no, you will face tribulations. You will end most of your days with aching muscles and the blood of your foes drying upon your armor. Your battles will be like songs sung amidst storms—the pounding of a drum mixing with the rumble of thunder. Hold steadfast your weapon, clench tightly your fist, and tales of your exploits will become the myths of tomorrow!
Click here for more rules on using this archetype.Uncommon Destiny Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal Legend
As your renown as a fighter grows, your Calling comes to fruition. Almost nothing can keep you down. During your
daily preparations, choose
clumsy,
drained, or
enfeebled. For the remainder of the day, when you roll a success against an effect that would impose that condition on you, you get a critical success instead. In addition, anytime you gain the chosen condition, reduce its value by 1. You can change the chosen condition with a single action that has the
concentrate trait.
Flourish Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
You make a forceful attack that has the power to push your foe through walls. Spend a
Mythic Point and make a
Strike at mythic proficiency. If you hit and deal damage to the target, you push them up to 15 feet away from you. If this movement would cause the target to collide with an object that has a
hardness of 5 or less, the object
breaks and the target is pushed through the object’s space for the remainder of the
forced movement, taking an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage (the GM can decide that this is a different type of damage depending on the object the target was pushed through; for instance, slashing damage is the target is pushed through a pane of glass). If the forced movement doesn’t cause the target to collide with an object, the target must succeed at a Reflex saving throw against your class DC or be knocked
prone at the end of the movement.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
Your blows hamper both a foe’s mobility and cognitive functions by focusing first on their lower extremities and then their head. Make a
Strike; if you hit and deal damage, the creature is also
clumsy 1 until the end of your next turn. Then, make another Strike against the same creature. If that Strike hits and deals damage, the creature is also
stupefied 1 until the end of your next turn. If both Strikes hit and deal damage, the duration of both conditions increases to 1 minute. Each Strike counts toward your multiple attack penalty, but you don’t increase your multiple attack penalty until after you’ve made both Strikes.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend DedicationTrigger You would take damage from a
Strike made by a creature.
As you are struck, your steely determination reminds those who fight you that they are destined to be no more than footnotes in your tale. Spend a
Mythic Point to gain
resistance equal to half your level to the triggering damage, and then attempt a Strike at mythic proficiency against the creature that attacked you. If the Strike hits and deals damage, the creature is also
slowed 1.
Mythic Stance Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication; master in Fortitude or Reflex Saves
You plant your feet in a wide stance, resisting all movement not of your own volition. While in this stance and on the ground, you are
immune to
forced movement and if an effect would knock you
prone, you aren’t knocked prone and can
Step as a free action.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 127Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
With a flex of your mighty thews and a guttural bellow that can make ears bleed, you drive back any enemies surrounding you. Each enemy within a 10-foot
emanation must attempt a Fortitude saving throw against your class DC.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is pushed 5 feet away from you.
Failure The creature is pushed 10 feet away from you and takes 8d6
sonic damage.
Critical Failure The creature is pushed 15 feet away from you and takes 16d6 sonic damage.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend DedicationRequirements You are adjacent to a climbable surface at least 10 feet tall.
Seemingly to defy gravity, you use a nearby vertical surface to propel yourself upward and then
strike downward like the driving rain.
Stride up to half your Speed upward on the required surface; if you have a
climb Speed, you may use your full climb Speed instead. The surface does not need to span the full height of your Stride. You can then either make a ranged Strike at a target within your weapon’s first range increment and land in the space you began (or an adjacent space) without taking
falling damage, or you can land in a space adjacent to a creature within 10 feet of the required surface without taking falling damage and make a melee Strike against that creature. Either Strike deals an extra two dice of weapon damage. In addition, the target dealt damage by your Strike must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw against your class DC or become
stunned 1.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
You pounce toward an enemy and then barrel them over with one fluid movement, ending this maneuver with an attack that may catch them off-balance.
Leap horizontally toward an enemy you can see; treat your Speed as 30 feet or more for this Leap if it is less than 30 feet. If you end this movement adjacent to that enemy, attempt an
Acrobatics check to
Tumble Through that enemy’s space. On a success, the target is also knocked
prone. You then Strike that same enemy. If the target has been knocked prone, you can spend 1
Mythic Point as part of this Strike to make it at mythic proficiency.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend DedicationRequirements You are wielding a ranged weapon.
You aim a shot from your weapon directly at a foe’s eye, blinding them in the process. Make a ranged
Strike. On a hit, the target additionally takes 2d8
persistent bleed damage. The target must also attempt a Fortitude save against your class DC with the following effects.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is
blinded until the end of its next turn.
Failure The target is blinded for as long as they are taking the persistent bleed damage and for 1 additional round thereafter.
Critical Failure As failure, but the target also takes a –2 circumstance penalty to the
flat check to remove the persistent bleed damage; a creature
Administering First Aid to stop this persistent bleed damage takes a –2 circumstance penalty to the
Medicine check.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication; master in
Intimidation
Whether they have heard of your legend or seen your prowess on the field of battle, those already quaking in their boots grow weak when forced to stand against you. You gain
resistance against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage against
Strikes made by creatures with the
frightened condition. This resistance is equal to four times the value of that creature’s frightened condition. When this resistance applies to at least one of a creature’s Strikes during their turn, that creature doesn’t reduce the value of their frightened condition at the end of their turn.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
With graceful poise, you perform a dance of dangerous attacks.
Stride up to half your speed toward an enemy; if you end this movement adjacent to them make a melee
Strike against that foe. If you hit, you can
Reposition the target into your square at the same time that you
Step into their square. You then make another Strike against the same target, who is
off-guard to the attack. Finally, you can Step away from that enemy.
Emotion Fear Mental Mythic Visual Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendFrequency once per day
Prerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
Raising your weapon or fist aloft, you begin to gleam with dazzling radiance. You fulminate with power and glory, making it clear to all who see you that your legend is real and possibly even greater than purported. Spend a
Mythic Point. All enemies who can see you must succeed at a Will saving throw against your class DC or become
frightened 3 (frightened 4 on a critical failure). You and any ally who can see you may choose to
Strike or
Stride as a free action. Any of these Strikes are made at mythic proficiency.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 128Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
You can deliver a lightning-fast series of blows and strikes, bringing all the strength of your legend to bear against those who have yet to experience your prowess. Spend a
Mythic Point. For the next minute, you gain an extra reaction at the start of each of your turns. You also gain the Speed of Arms reaction.
Speed of Arms [reaction] (
mythic)
Trigger Your turn begins;
Effect You make a Strike against one opponent within your reach, or Stride directly towards an opponent. If this is the first time you've struck that opponent during this encounter, the Strike is made at mythic proficiency.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 129Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication; greater weapon specialization
When you fully embrace your Calling, your blows hit with incredible force that can fell even the mightiest of creatures. When you make a
Strike with mythic proficiency, your additional damage from weapon specialization increases to 12.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 129Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Immovable Object
While you are in the stance provided by Immovable Object, you ignore
difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain. Once per 10 minutes, if you
Dismiss your Immovable Object stance, you can Stride as a free action. At the end of that Stride, your final footfall causes an explosion of energy. Each creature within a 20-foot
emanation takes 14d6 force damage (basic Reflex save against your class DC). Creatures that fail the save are also knocked
prone.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 129Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
Mortal wounds that would kill other warriors are no more than the flutter of butterfly wings to you. When you are reduced to 0 Hit Points, you aren’t knocked
unconscious and you don’t gain the dying condition. Until the start of your next turn, you become
immune to all damage, but you also can’t regain Hit Points in any way except the following. If you Strike and damage a foe on this turn, you regain 4d8+30 Hit Points. Otherwise, your
wounded value increases by 1 and you remain immune to damage and
healing. This cycle continues until you regain Hit Points by damaging a foe or until you reach wounded 4, at which point you lose the wounded condition, fall unconscious, and gain the
dying condition.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 129Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
Though your tale is immortal, your foes aren’t afforded such an advantage and mainly serve only to further your legend. When the time is right, you can shepherd a weaker opponent off this mortal coil. Spend a
Mythic Point and make a
Strike at mythic proficiency against an enemy. This Strike counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty and either kills or damages the target depending on their level, as noted below. After you make this Strike, the target becomes temporarily immune to Finish Their Story!, for 1 hour.
16th Level or Lower If the Strike hits, the target dies instantly.
17th Level If the Strike hits, the target takes the Strike’s normal damage plus an additional three damage die.
18th Level or Higher If the Strike hits, the target takes the Strike’s normal damage plus an additional two damage die.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 129Archetype Eternal LegendPrerequisites Eternal Legend Dedication
You are a living legend, a being who cannot be claimed by
death, as death has already passed you. You are beyond whatever they wish to make you. When you would be killed, you instead disappear. You reappear anywhere where your name is spoken in the next week. Your name must be said in the context of recounting one of your exploits, including your death. If the person speaking your name is a close ally (such as another PC), you return to life with only 1 Hit Point. However, if a stranger speaks your name, you return to life with full Hit Points and you gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, Perception, saving throws, and skill checks for 1 week. If no one speaks your name within a week of your death, your soul enters the River of Souls, and you can be brought back to life us ing other means.