There is a lot of superstition about the human eye and its role in mysticism or spirituality that has been created over the years, so it's only fitting that fiction nowadays sometimes feature people who have incredible powers contained in their eyes. Practically speaking the human eye isn't magic or anything, but it is the window through which we see the world. Therefore I made a class that does nothing but shoot lasers from his eyes because reasons.
I can see many things, young one. Currently I see that you are on fire.
The Eye Caster is one who has devoted himself to unlocking the secret powers of his eyes in order to see- and alter- the truth of the world.
hit die d4
class skills heal, intimidate, knowledge (all), search, sense motive, spellcraft, spot
skill points 2+int
BAB poor
saves fort poor, ref poor, will good
weapon and armor proficiencies The Eye Caster starts with simple weapon and light armor proficiency (but not shields)
Abilities
| Level | Eye Rays | Mystic Eyes |
| 1 | Jakigan | Minute Perception |
| 2 | - | Life Perception |
| 3 | Dokugan | Death Perception |
| 4 | Forbidden Balor View | - |
| 5 | - | Truth Perception |
| 6 | - | Kinetic Perception |
| 7 | Illusion | - |
| 8 | - | Future Perception |
Eye Rays (su) The Eye Caster gains a number of rays that he can shoot from his eyes as attack actions. These require a ranged touch attack roll to hit and are close range. Each eye ray can only affect the same target once in a round, though the same target can be affected by multiple rays and different targets may be affected by the same ray. Any saving throw for this ability is 10 + 1/2 level + Int mod. For the purposes of determining variable effects such as duration the caster level of the eye ray is equal to your Eye Caster level.
Mystic Eyes (sp) By seeing the truth of the world, the Eye Caster can mimic certain spells or effects to change his surroundings. These all are swift actions that can be activated only once per target in a 1 hour period (including personal only effects). This restriction applies even if the target was not affected by it (with a successful saving throw, for example). For the purposes of determining variable effects such as duration the caster level of the mystic eye is equal to your Eye Caster level.
List of Eye Rays:
Jakigan The evil eye of legends, the jakigan carries with it a powerful curse that few can stomach. It deals 1d6/2 levels damage, and with a failed fortitude save leaves the target nauseated for one round. A successful save makes a creature immune to the nauseate effect for 24 hours.
Dokugan Poisonous eyes that carry with them death, the dokugan are rightly feared. Any creature hit by them take 1d6/2 levels damage and must make a will save or be affected as if by the bane spell. At fifth level this changes to bestow curse, though the duration remains one minute per level.
Forbidden Balor View The hatred of a powerful fiend distilled into a pure, loathing-filled glance, the forbidden balor view is capable of stopping people in their tracks. The target must make a will save or be slowed for 1d4 rounds. At 10th level this changes to a petrify effect. A creature who successfully saves against this ability cannot be affected again for 24 hours.
Illusion The eye controls what the mind sees, and an experienced Eye Caster can control the eyes and the minds of his opponents. If the target fails a will save, he is under the effect of a major image that only he can see. Interacting with the illusion grants the target a save at a -4 penalty. The caster can picture in his mind what the target is experiencing inside the illusion, even though he can't see it in the outside world.
List of Mystic Eyes:
Minute Perception The Eye Caster uses his intelligence modifier instead of his wisdom when using the spot, sense motive, and heal skills. In addition, he never receives a penalty for checks to notice things based on size- he is just as capable of noticing a grain of sand as he is an elephant. Finally, the Eye Caster can very specifically fire his eye rays into a grapple and not risk hitting anyone in the grapple other than his target. This ability lasts for 1 minute per level.
Life Perception By seeing the flow of energy in a body, the Eye Caster can heal some of the accumulated damage the body has sustained. This can only target living creatures. The target recovers hit points equivalent to a cure light wounds spell. At third level this increases to cure moderate wounds, at 5th level it increases to cure serious wounds, at 7th increases to cure critical wounds, and at 11th increases to heal. The Eye Caster must touch the recipient of this ability.
Death Perception No one escapes death. By seeing this fundamental truth, the Eye Caster can hasten the process along. This ability must target a creature that the Eye Caster has successfully identified using the appropriate knowledge skill. The Eye Caster learns of that creature's greatest weakness- either the type of damage it is vulnerable to or its weakest save, whichever the DM thinks is a bigger weakness for that particular creature.
Truth Perception This ability is the Sohei's Enlightenment: Perfect Understanding. Let me copy that for you: At this stage, they can never be Confused, and always know when a person is lying. Additionally, they can choose to automagically disbelieve illusions and can see the invisible. As a mystic eye, however, it must be turned on with a swift action and lasts for 1 round/level.
Kinetic Perception The Eye Caster focuses on the motion of those around him, granting himself an incredible ability to predict where attacks will land and not be there when they do. He gains a dodge bonus to armor class equal to 4+ 1/2 level, but only when not flat-footed. When activated, this ability ends only when the character falls asleep or unconscious.
Future Perception The Eye Caster can see slightly into the future, because eyes can do that somehow. This allows him to activate either a true strike effect or gain a miscellaneous +5 bonus to saves for one round. This use can be an immediate action or a swift action, but if used as an immediate action the save bonus lasts only until the start of the character's next turn.
Alright, that's it. This is a class I'm actually going to play in two weeks, so I'd like to know all the possible things wrong with it. Is it too powerful, too weak, are things worded poorly, are some effects nonsensicle or completely broken, ect. Same Game Test coming up for levels 3, 5, and 8 in a sec. Suggestions for a much cooler class name are also appreciated. Any constructive criticism, even if you want to call me names while doing so, is greatly appreciated. [/b]
