Champion Template

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A '''champion''' is a general, a leader, or some kind of creature intended to be a difficult challenge. This template is designed to be easily applicable on the fly but still significantly increase the creature's durability and moderately enhance its power. The fate point system is intended to prevent individual attacks from single-handedly taking out the champion, but still allow those attacks to cause lasting harm. Boss creatures with this template applied should be much more difficult for the PCs to defeat in the opening rounds of combat, preventing anticlimactic combats in which the boss is knocked out by one bad roll on a ~~Glitterdust~~.

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A '''champion''' is a general, a leader, or some kind of creature intended to be a difficult challenge. This template is designed to be easily applicable on the fly but still significantly increase the creature's durability and moderately enhance its power. The fate point system is intended to prevent individual attacks from single-handedly taking out the champion, but still allow those attacks to cause lasting harm. Boss creatures with this template applied should be much more difficult for the PCs to defeat in the opening rounds of combat, preventing anticlimactic combats in which the boss is knocked out by one bad roll on a ''glitterdust''.

And yes, a lot of this was indeed stolen from [[D20r:Elite Creature]]. The biggest change here is the addition of Favored by Destiny, which, combined with a few minor tweaks all around, ultimately brought this up to CR +2 instead of +1. While any bandit leader or hobgoblin sergeant might potentially be considered '''elite''', the '''champion''' template is meant to be saved for at least a recurring villain or an adventure miniboss, if not the BBEG himself.

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::*As a free action taken once per round (even if it's not the champion's turn), a champion can spend two fate points to take an additional swift or immediate action.

::*As a swift action, a champion can spend three fate points to take an additional standard action.

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::*If a champion would fall under a negative condition or effect due to a spell or ability, it can attempt to negate it. This works as the ''iron heart surge'' maneuver, except it's an immediate action, requires two fate points, and can prevent an effect from even starting (so it is effective against effects like ~~Dominate Person~~). It is subject to all the same common sense issues as ''iron heart surge'' (so if you're not going to allow surging away the strong nuclear force, don't allow it for this either).

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::*If a champion would fall under a negative condition or effect due to a spell or ability, it can attempt to negate it. This works as the ''iron heart surge'' maneuver, except it's an immediate action, requires two fate points, and can prevent an effect from even starting (so it is effective against effects like ''dominate person''). It is subject to all the same common sense issues as ''iron heart surge'' (so if you're not going to allow surging away the strong nuclear force, don't allow it for this either).

'''Saves'''

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'''Feats'''

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:The champion gains a bonus feat, plus an additional one per 5 CR it has (so 2 feats at CR 5, 3 feats at CR 10, etc).

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:The champion gains a bonus feat, plus an additional one per five CR it has (so 2 bonus feats at CR 5, 3 bonus feats at CR 10, etc).

'''Alignment'''

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'''CR'''

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:+2

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:Normal creature's CR + 2

'''LA'''

:This template is not intended for player use.

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 http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/cor_gallery/89548.jpg
-A '''champion''' is a general, a leader, or some kind of creature intended to be a difficult challenge. This template is designed to be easily applicable on the fly but still significantly increase the creature's durability and moderately enhance its power. The fate point system is intended to prevent individual attacks from single-handedly taking out the champion, but still allow those attacks to cause lasting harm. Boss creatures with this template applied should be much more difficult for the PCs to defeat in the opening rounds of combat, preventing anticlimactic combats in which the boss is knocked out by one bad roll on a Glitterdust.
+A '''champion''' is a general, a leader, or some kind of creature intended to be a difficult challenge. This template is designed to be easily applicable on the fly but still significantly increase the creature's durability and moderately enhance its power. The fate point system is intended to prevent individual attacks from single-handedly taking out the champion, but still allow those attacks to cause lasting harm. Boss creatures with this template applied should be much more difficult for the PCs to defeat in the opening rounds of combat, preventing anticlimactic combats in which the boss is knocked out by one bad roll on a ''glitterdust''.
 And yes, a lot of this was indeed stolen from [[D20r:Elite Creature]]. The biggest change here is the addition of Favored by Destiny, which, combined with a few minor tweaks all around, ultimately brought this up to CR +2 instead of +1. While any bandit leader or hobgoblin sergeant might potentially be considered '''elite''', the '''champion''' template is meant to be saved for at least a recurring villain or an adventure miniboss, if not the BBEG himself.
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 ::*As a free action taken once per round (even if it's not the champion's turn), a champion can spend two fate points to take an additional swift or immediate action.
 ::*As a swift action, a champion can spend three fate points to take an additional standard action.
-::*If a champion would fall under a negative condition or effect due to a spell or ability, it can attempt to negate it. This works as the ''iron heart surge'' maneuver, except it's an immediate action, requires two fate points, and can prevent an effect from even starting (so it is effective against effects like Dominate Person). It is subject to all the same common sense issues as ''iron heart surge'' (so if you're not going to allow surging away the strong nuclear force, don't allow it for this either).
+::*If a champion would fall under a negative condition or effect due to a spell or ability, it can attempt to negate it. This works as the ''iron heart surge'' maneuver, except it's an immediate action, requires two fate points, and can prevent an effect from even starting (so it is effective against effects like ''dominate person''). It is subject to all the same common sense issues as ''iron heart surge'' (so if you're not going to allow surging away the strong nuclear force, don't allow it for this either).
 '''Saves'''
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 '''Feats'''
-:The champion gains a bonus feat, plus an additional one per 5 CR it has (so 2 feats at CR 5, 3 feats at CR 10, etc).
+:The champion gains a bonus feat, plus an additional one per five CR it has (so 2 bonus feats at CR 5, 3 bonus feats at CR 10, etc).
 '''Alignment'''
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 '''CR'''
-:+2
+:Normal creature's CR + 2
 '''LA'''
 :This template is not intended for player use.