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-	=== Overview/Concepting ===	+	{{CompForum|19}}
-	Succubi are the lust demons.	+	== Overview/Metalore ==
-	They can be categorized in two groups:
-	* "Corrupt" represents the majority of the species - even those not of Chaotic Evil alignment. Their powers use lust, but also raw evil.
-	* "Freesoul" represents a minority of the species who have entwined their forms with raw matter of the Material Plane. Their powers focus more tightly on lust.
-	The shiny things Succubi have:	+	Succubi are one of the many types of Demon, spawned from the Netherworld to use human lusts, desires, and emotions against them. One of the most subtle types of demon, they slip into the Material Plane, hidden in plain sight, to...
-	* Limited shapeshifting	+
-	* Fly Speed (50 ft. Good)	+
-	* No need for food, drink, or sleep	+
-	* Immune to Poison	+
-	* Does not Age	+
-	* Darkvision	+
-	* +8 Awareness (Outsider category power)	+
-	* Natural Weapon (Claws)	+
-	* Natural Weapon (Horns, untrained)	+
-	Things that I put on the progression before:	+	Okay, the theory is they're supposed to go cause havoc, destruction, and general evil. Plenty do, in all sorts of ways. But not all. A significant minority (around one or two out of any random hundred) find things that they decide are more interesting, ignoring their culturally-ingrained bias towards evil for one reason or another. Maybe they found faith in a Lawful Good-aligned religion. Maybe they fell in love with a merchant and got ingrained in the merchantile culture. Or maybe they just decide the world is too damn pretty to screw with.
-	* Damage Reduction	+
-	* Powers and Natural Power charges	+	While many more 'normal' demons show immense anger to these folk, they tend to find support within one another - often joining like-minded "Clans", often ending up associating with planes closer to the Prime Material plane.
-	* Damage Reduction	+
-	* Natural Armor	+	Over time, this has resulted in some planes developing a sufficient Succubus population as to cause that plane to start spitting out Succubi. Born in a different culture, these ones almost always grow to become emblematic of that culture - with that rare exception who drifts to another (often, right back to their race's mainstream in the Netherworld).
-	* Resistances	+
-	* Telepathy	+	The specifics of how this works, as always, can and will vary by setting. In particular, the spread of the Succubus to other planes and alignments does not happen in strict 3.5 settings as written by Wizards of the Coast.
-	* Tongues	+
-	* Special Weapon Proficiency for enhancing nat-weapon claws	+	Succubi are not "born", but rather created whole from the raw material and nature of their birthplane, at the equivalent of a teenage mental maturity level. They can be created "incomplete" or "complete", essentially at random. ("Incomplete" means they start unleveled, "Complete" means they start with all 6 levels in the Succubus Racial Progression).
-	* A Small Ton of stat boosts (all six)	+
-	* Energy Drain	+	== Racial Basics ==
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		+	Succubi (in their humanoid form) typically stand from 4'10" to 6'2" - within typical human range, in other words. Their weight tends to be a good hint below the human averages - from 85 to 165 pounds (+20 for men).
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		+	* +2 Dex, +2 Cha: Succubi are lithe, agile, and hot, even before they begin to develop their talents.
		+	* Medium Size
		+	* Succubus. A Succubus is an Outsider, and may or may not have the [Native] subtype on top. As a player-character race, they do not receive the Type features, only traits:
		+	** Darkvision out to 60 feet
		+	** The lack of a dual nature of their bodies and souls prevents standard resurrection.
		+	** Does not need food or sleep (but can eat and can sleep).
		+	:Succubi who have the [Native] subtype can avoid requiring food or sleep by using Steal Sleep, Drain Desire, or Energy Drain. Steal Sleep or Drain Desire sustain them for one week, while Energy Drain can sustain them for one month.
		+	* Succubus base land speed is 30 feet.
		+	* Succubi are inherently immune to poison and disease.
		+	* Heightened Awareness - Succubi have inherently superior senses to normal humans, gaining an inherent +8 to Awareness checks.
		+	* Inherent Desire - Succubi's power over humanoid lusts and desires manifests (initially) as a pool of reserve energy they may tap into daily. A Succubus has one charge per class level per day. A charge may be spent to:
		+	** Change Self: Shift to the shape of any Medium humanoid.
		+	** Hypnotism: Draw one HD per class level's attention to you, fascinating them as per the hypnotism spell.
		+	** Charm Person: Supernaturally convince a humanoid that you are their friend, as per the charm person spell.
		+	** Steal Sleep: To 'steal sleep' from someone they kiss, have sex with, or generally do NSFW things to. Doing so covers the Succubus' needs for food and sleep for one week, leaving the victim Exhausted until they get an Extended Rest - which they wake up from Fatigued, requiring more rest to return to a fully-rested state.
		+	** To power any class ability that uses Desire charges.
		+	:All powers that would normally grant saves and/or resistance use the Succubus' total class level as the caster level, and the Succubus' Charisma modifier.
		+	* Automatic Languages: Common, Abyssal. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Celestial, Infernal.
		+	* Favored Class: Succubus racial progression. (In Gestalt campaigns, Succubus racial progression is mandatory until completion.)
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		+	== Racial Progression ==
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		+	The Succubus progresses over six levels to master their abilities. They are not ''required'' to do so at any specific rate, unless playing in a Gestalt campaign - in which case, one side of their first six levels ''must'' go to the progression.
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		+	{|border=1px
		+	!Level !!BAB !!Fort !!Ref !!Will !!Special
		+	|-
		+	|1st||+1||+1||+1||+1||Claws, DR 1/cold iron, +1 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 1
		+	|-
		+	|2nd||+2||+2||+2||+2||+2 Cha, +2 Int, Improved Inherent Desire (Suggestion, Glibness), Read Emotions, +1 Languages Known, DR 2/cold iron, +2 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 2
		+	|-
		+	|3rd||+3||+3||+3||+3||+2 Cha, +2 Wis, Improved Inherent Desire (Hold Person), Basic Flight, DR 3/good or cold iron, +3 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 3
		+	|-
		+	|4th||+4||+4||+4||+4||+2 Cha, +2 Int, Improved Inherent Desire (Teleport Without Error and Plane Shift), Drain Desire, DR 4/cold iron, +1 Languages Known, +4 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 4
		+	|-
		+	|5th||+5||+5||+5||+5||+2 Cha, Improved Inherent Desire (Mass-targeting or advanced use), Flight Mastery, DR 5/+2, +5 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 5
		+	|-
		+	|6th||+6/+1||+6||+6||+6||+2 Cha, +2 Int, +2 Wis, Improved Inherent Desire (Dominate Person), Tongues, Energy Drain, DR 6/+2, +6 Natural Armor, Resist Fire/Cold/Electricity/Acid 6
		+	|}
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		+	'''HD:''' d8
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		+	'''Skills:''' Succubi gain the Perceptive, Conniving, and Quick monstrous skill sets, plus one normal one.
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		+	'''Prowess:''' 6 Per Level (?)
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		+	'''Proficiencies:''' Succubi are proficient in Natural Weapon Claws, Simple Weapons, Flails, and one other group, but not with any shields or armor.
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		+	'''Claws:''' Succubi who develop their racial talents quickly learn a basic, yet highly effective, self-defense technique, allowing their fingernails to harden into basic claws. These claws deal 1d3 damage, and deal a Critical Hit on a 19 or 20, not just a 20.
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		+	'''Damage Reduction:''' Succubi regenerate from lesser wounds without difficulty - organs repair themselves, bones set and mend, and cuts simply fade. If (for any reason) details of an injury's effects are being monitored, more severe aspects of the injury are fixed before lesser ones. (For example, a bone that is broken and protruding will set and mend before the massive cut fades.)
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		+	'''Natural Armor:''' The Succubus' beauty isn't as good as iron at deflecting blows, but it's not that bad either. Unless the Succubus wears Medium, Heavy, hastily donned, or simply unflattering armor, they gain a natural armor bonus equal to their level.
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		+	'''Resistances:''' Succubi, as most demons, are highly resistant to certain elements - in their case, fire, cold, electricity, and acid damage is simply less effective on them. (Some Succubi have found a utilitarian use for this in the form of the party trick of pouring oil all over their arm, and using an electric shock to set the oil aflame, harmlessly.)
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		+	'''Improved Inherent Desire:''' As a Succubus develops their racial talents, they develop new uses for their Inherent Desire charges, becoming better able to influence others to their ends.
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		+	At 2nd level, for one Desire charge, their glib tongue can influence people to want to follow her requests even where they would otherwise resist. This works as the Suggestion spell, but is considered a Charm effect, essentially making the victim want to follow the suggested action.
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		+	Also at 2nd level, for one Desire charge, the Succubus can try to pass even a patently ludicrous statement off, gaining a +20 modifier to one Bluff check. This works as the Glibness spell.
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		+	At 3rd level, for one Desire charge, the Succubus can draw a victim into their beauty, completely absorbing their attention for one round per level as per Hold Person, with the additional restriction that purely mental actions cannot be performed. Victims' breathing tends to be heavy while affected by this.
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		+	Also at 3rd level, for one Desire charge, the Succubus can invoke a magical slumber upon victims, as per the Sleep spell, except that it can affect up to the Succubus' level in HD of creatures, or 4 HD of creatures, whichever is larger.
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		+	At 4th level, the Succubus can use Teleport Without Error and Plane Shift. Both cost two Desire charges, and are limited to the Succubus herself, plus 50 pounds of objects.
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		+	At 5th level, the Succubus can take any power that costs one Desire charge that is not kiss-based, and, by using a second desire charge, have it affect either double the HD of creatures, or (if the spell is single-target) have it affect up to double your HD of creatures at once. In both cases, you gain control over the targeting of the power, choosing potential targets (who may be no more than 30 feet apart) one by one until you are out of targets you want to affect, or out of HD affected to use (you can't go over unless targeting one creature).
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		+	Also at 5th level, the Succubus can take any power that costs one Desire charge that is not kiss-based, and, by using a second desire charge and spending a full minute, make the effect much harder to resist, increasing the save DC by 10.
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		+	At 6th level, the Succubus can, by spending two Desire charges, attempt to draw a victim into her beauty so deeply that they forget all motivations except following her commands. This works as Dominate Person, except that it is a Charm effect, the Succubus can not know what the subject is experiencing (only that the spell either is or is not still in effect) nor receive sensory input from them.
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		+	Also at 6th level, the Succubus can, by spending one Desire charge, modify any of their Desire-charge based abilities that normally only affect humanoids to not be restricted by creature type.
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		+	'''Read Emotions:''' At 2nd level, as Succubi develop their racial talents, they gain an inherent insight to other's emotions - able to read other people's moods in finer detail than most. They gain an inherent +5 bonus to Sense Motive checks.
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		+	'''Languages Known:''' At 2nd and 4th levels, the Succubus learns a new language, which can be any language they could have knowledge of.
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		+	'''Basic Flight:''' At 3rd level, a Succubus' talent for adjusting their shape develops sufficiently as to allow them to form usable wings. They gain a fly speed of 10 feet per level (max 50 feet), with average control.
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		+	'''Drain Desire:''' At 4th level, a Succubus' energy drain becomes more developed, allowing them to drain a target's hottest emotions as sustenance, instead of their sleep (they may still use to drain sleep, or even both at once). Doing so leaves the victim calmed, unable to take violent actions for ten minutes unless attacked first, and unable to take advantage of morale bonuses, inspire courage, or Rage for half an hour. It also removes fear and confusion effects from the affected. Doing so still costs one of the Succubus' daily racial charges, and sustains them for one week.
		+	The Succubus may opt to drain emotion at the same time as they steal sleep - doing so costs two charges, but will sustain them for two weeks.
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		+	'''Flight Mastery (Ex):''' At 5th level, a Succubus' wings become stronger, and they learn how to control them better. They attain Good control of their flight, becoming able to hover, fly backwards, fly straight up, and go from moving downwards immediately to moving upwards.
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		+	'''Tongues (Ex):''' At 6th level, a Succubus' ability to charm with words transcends the language barrier - they can speak and understand any language.
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		+	'''Energy Drain:''' At 6th level, a Succubus' kiss becomes powerful enough to drain the very lifeforce from victims. This kiss costs three of the Succubus' daily charges to perform, and inflicts one negative level (Save DC 10 + The Succubus' Charisma + The Succubus' Hero Value) on the victim, sustaining the Succubus for an entire month.

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