Construct Shaper

**Parent Class:** Helmsman

*Wielders of magic given shape and form to armor and empower them, construct shapers utilize their unique skills to focus on the magical arts of the helmsman, rather than the technological.*

### **Akashic Construct**

The construct shaper gains the ability to shape a special form of veil known as an akashic construct. The construct shaper shapes this special veil automatically when they shape their veils each day. This veil does not count against their normal limits on veils shaped, or their veil slots. They can bind the akashic construct to its appropriate slots, if they have the ability to do so. If the construct shaper does not have a veilweaving level, they use their construct shaper level as their effective veilweaving level for the purposes of their akashic construct. See Akashic Constructs for more information about how this special veil functions.

*This ability replaces the helmsman’s bonded vessel class feature.*

### **Piloting Affinity**

A construct shaper can utilize their akashic construct as if it were a mech for most purposes, such as for abilities that grant the construct shaper additional abilities while piloting a mech, or for abilities that grant a mech additional bonuses. However, this does not let the construct shaper qualify for any abilities, talents, feats, or prestige classes that require a bonded mech.

### **Hypercharge**

A construct shaper’s hypercharge ability charges their akashic construct rather than their bonded vessel. Hypercharges grant their abilities to the construct shaper while they are enveloped by their akashic construct. If a hypercharge ability grants a bonded vessel a mech enhancement, it grants the akashic construct an akashic upgrade instead.

*This modifies the helmsman’s hypercharge class feature, but it does not count as a modified ability for the purposes of archetype compatibility.*

### **Akashic Armaments**

A construct shaper can invest essence into their akashic construct as if it were a bonded vessel, granting it additional powers. Each akashic armament counts as a separate essence receptacle. If the akashic construct is destroyed, all of the essence invested in their akashic armaments is burned. If an akashic armament grants a numerical bonus to the akashic construct, the construct shaper gains this bonus while they are enveloped by the akashic construct. If an akashic armament would apply to one of the bonded vessel’s weapons, it instead applies to a wielded weapon or natural weapon of the construct shaper’s choice.

*This modifies the helmsman’s akashic armaments class feature, but it does not count as a modified ability for the purposes of archetype compatibility.*

### **Lifebound Construct**

At 4th level, the construct shaper has furthered the strength of their akashic construct, allowing them to divert damage to themselves to prevent its destruction. Whenever the akashic construct would take enough damage to destroy it, the construct shaper can choose to lose any amount of hit points. Each hit point lost in this way prevents 1 point of damage done to the akashic construct. This loss of hit points can not be prevented or delayed in any way.

*This modifies the helmsman's lifebound vessel class feature, but it does not count as a modified ability for the purposes of archetype compatibility.*