Ascended Saiyan (Template)

# Ascended Saiyan

An Ascended Saiyan saint looks no different than they did before, but now they have to started to unlock their true potential.

### Creating an Ascended Saiyan

"*“Ascended Saiyan”* is an inherited or acquired template that can be added to a Saiyan with an Intelligence score of 4 or more. An Ascended Saiyan retains the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.

**CR**: as base creature + 2 or 3 (not sure which is better here so I leave that up to the forum people)

**ECL:** 1-3 if Scaling ECL 4 if not Scaling.

**Race**: Saiyan

**Armor Class**: Natural armor improves by +1.

**Special Attacks**: An Ascended Saiyan retains all the character's special attacks and gains those listed below.

**Ferocity**: Ascended Saiyans possess the ferocity ability which allows them to remain conscious and continue fighting even if their hit point totals fall below 0. Saiyans are still staggered at 0 hit points or lower and lose 1 hit point each round as normal.

**Powerful Build**: The physical stature of Ascended Saiyans lets them function in many ways as if they were one size category larger. Whenever an Ascended Saiyan is subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for a Combat Maneuver Bonus or Combat Maneuver Defense (such as during grapple checks, bull rush attempts, and trip attempts), the Ascended Saiyan is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. A Ascended Saiyan is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size (such as grab or swallow whole) can affect him. An Ascended Saiyan can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. The benefits of this racial trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category.

**Overflowing Lifeforce**: An Ascended Saiyan’s ki pools from any classes they have now key off Constitution rather than their original ability score, as their overflowing life force powers their ki. Their hit die for any classes with a ki pool raises to a d12.

**Stalwart:** At 7th level or higher, an Ascended Saiyan’s mind and body are hardened. If an Ascended Saiyan makes a successful Fortitude or Will saving throw against an that has a reduced effect on a successful save, the effect is negated. Stalwart can be used only if an Ascended Saiyan is wearing no armor or Saiyan Armor. A helpless Ascended Saiyan does not gain the benefit of stalwart.

**Improved Stalwart:** At 13th level, an Ascended Saiyan's stalwart ability improves. The still negate effects on a successful Fortitude or Will saving throw against attacks, but henceforth they only get the reduced effect on a failed save. An helpless Ascended Saiyan does not gain the benefit of improved stalwart.

**Saiyan Instincts:** An Ascended Saiyan with the Super transformation class feature gains a bonus to AC and ranged touched attacks, in addition to the normal melee attack rolls, melee damage rolls, and thrown weapon damage rolls and double their speed after applying the bonus to speed from the transformation. An Ascended Saiyan with the Super transformation class feature now takes -2 per tier penalty to will saves while transformed. At 20th level a Ascended Saiyan may maintain their lowest super transformation without penalty.

**Saiyan Armor Specialization**: Any class features which prevent the use of armor, do not prevent the use of Saiyan Armor (+4 AC Infinite Max Dex, No ACP, changes size with wielder due to stretchiness)

**Planet Buster:** An Ascended Saiyan with a ki pool and the ki blast ability may spend up to a ki point per character level (+1 per tier of transformation they are in) as a free action to empower one ki blast with an extra d6 per ki point spent. This is applied before the doubling from using abilities like Kamehameha. In addition an Ascended Saiyan adds their wisdom mod to their ki blast damage.

**Abilities**: An Ascended Saiyanl gains a +4 bonus to Wisdom and a +2 bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution.

**Scaling Version**

ECL 1 : Saiyan Armor Specialization (10), Overflowing Lifeforce (15)

ECL 2:  Stalwart (15) Powerful Build (5) Saiyan Instincts (10)

ECL 3   Wis +4 Str, Dex, Con + 2 (10) Ferocity (5) Planet Buster (10)

**TP Breakdown**

Abilities: 10 TP worth of stats

Stalwart/Improved Stalwart 15 TP

Powerful Build: 5 TP

Saiyan Instincts 10 TP

Saiyan Armor Specialization 10 TP

Planet Buster 10 TP

Overflowing Lifeforce 15 TP

Ferocity 5 TP

**Total** 75-80