Toa (Bionicle) (3.5e Racial Class)

Toa

Becoming a Toa

Toa are born exclusively from Matoran, and Matoran are chosen to become Toa by the great spirit, Mata Nui. However, there are quite a few ways to become a Toa.

• Toa Stone: The most common and traditional way. A Toa infuses a stone with a rune that transfers their Toa energy to a chosen Matoran once the matoran places it in a suva. The Toa who's energy is transferred out of becomes a Turaga.
• Legendary Mask: Very rare because so few (3-4) exist, these masks are actually infused with great amounts of Toa energy. When a legendary mask is placed upon the face of it's chosen Matoran, that Matoran receives the Toa energy that the mask was infused with.
• Lightning of the Red Star: Only happened in one, very specific case. In this case, the Matoran isn't even required to be chosen by Mata Nui, but instead is struck with lightning from the Red Star and supercharged with Toa energy. The resulting Toa form's mask is fused to the Toa's face and fleshy, however still functions as normal otherwise.
• Destined: Rare, but not unheard of. Some Matoran are chosen by Mata Nui before they are even built, and as such have an untapped reservoir of Toa energy that is simply unleashed by some trigger.

Note: For non-Matoran characters that are being allowed to become Toa, it is advised to properly convert their race to Matoran or apply Matoran as a template before this racial class is applied.

Racial Traits

• Toa becomes the creature's racial subtype.
• Bio-Mechanical Subtype: Toa are bio-mechanical beings, and as such are subject to critical hits, take only 1/2 healing from spells of the healing sub-school, and only heal at 1/2 the normal rate naturally. A Toa with fast healing or regineration still benifits from it, but cannot regenerate limbs. Limbs can be replaced by gathering the appropriate materials and succeeding a Craft (Construct) check (DC 10 + Character Lv.). Repair spells have full effect however.
• Starting Ability Score Adjustments: Dex +2
• Type: Living Construct
• Elemental Affinity (Ex): Toa are innately attuned to a certain element depending on their sub-race. Toa also keep their Matoran Elemental Affinity bonuses unless they are superseded by the Toa's. (See Table: Sub-Races)

Class Features

Alignment: Any Good (starting)

HD: d8

BSP: 2

Weapon Proficiencies: Toa recieve proficiency with their Toa Tool, and are proficient with light and medium armor.

Class Skills
Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Int), Tumble (Dex).

Table: Toa

Lv.	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	CR	Special	Power Points
1st	+0	+0	+2	+2	1	Toa Tool, Greater Elemental Affinity, Elemental Replenishment, Mask (Great), Mask Adept (+1)	3
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+3	1		6
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+3	1	Mask Adept (+2)	9
4th	+3	+1	+4	+4	2		12
5th	+3	+1	+4	+4	2	Mask Adept (+3)	15
6th	+4	+2	+5	+5	3		18
7th	+5	+2	+5	+5	3	Mask Adept (+4), Healthful Elemental Replenishment	21
8th	+6/+1	+2	+6	+6	3		14
9th	+6/+1	+3	+6	+6	4	Mask Adept (+5)	27
10th	+7/+2	+3	+7	+7	4		30
11th	+8/+3	+3	+7	+7	5	Mask Adept (+6)	33
12th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	5		36
13th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	5	Mask Adept (+7)	39
14th	+10/+5	+4	+9	+9	6		42
15th	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+9	6	Mask Adept (+8)	45
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	7		48
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	7	Mask Adept (+9)	51
18th	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+11	8		54
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+11	8	Mask Adept (+10)	57
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+12	9		60

Toa Tool
when a Toa comes into being, they gain a masterwork weapon of their choice made of a silvery metal. The weapon usually is transformed from a held object or some meaningful object in the creature's possession. Toa weapons grant a +1 Competency bonus to attack and damage rolls for creatures with the Toa subtype, and acts as if the hand(s) using it are free for the purpose of using the Toa's elemental powers.

Elemental Powers (Sp)
Toa are capable of using elemental powers which are fueled by their Toa energy. A Toa has a number of energy points equal to 3 + their Constitution modifier per Toa level, allowing the powers to be used at stronger levels and in greater quantity. Energy points fully recharge after a full rest (14.5 hrs Matoran/ 8 hrs Human). If a Toa has no more energy points remaining, their physical ability scores are 1/2-ed until their energy points are fully recharged.

Elemental Replenishment (Sp)
In addition to a Toa's elemental power set granted by their domain, a Toa has the ability to absorb their element to gain the power point related benefits of a full rest. This also has the same effects on prepared spells as a full rest. This process requires 1 hour of uninterrupted contact with the Toa's element. (Power Point Capacity x 15 lb.)³ of the Toa's element must be present to be absorbed in this process or it will fail. Any action other than a free action made by the Toa durring this provess will also cause this process to fail. This ability does not provide any special protection from the element, nor does it fulfill the daily sustenance requirements.

Mask (Great) (Ex)
When a Toa comes into being, their worn mask becomes a Great Mask. A character without a worn mask may chose one in their possession to make a Great mask. If the character does not have any masks in their possession at the time, they receive the Great form of a mask from the starting mask table (Table: Starting Masks). While a Toa wears a mask, the mask becomes one of their colors (Table: Sub-Races). Toa do not die from not wearing a mask for extended periods, but still half their STR, CON, and DEX scores and eventually fall into a coma.

Mask Adept (Ex)
Starting at 1^st level, a Toa gains the ability to use mask powers, along with a +1 Competency bonus on checks to use mask powers and to resist disarm attempts against their mask. This bonus increases by 1 for every 2 levels of Toa thereafter (+2 at 3^rd, +3 at 5^th, +4 at 7^th, +5 at 9^th, +6 at 11^th, +7 at 13^th, +8 at 15^th, +9 at 17^th, +10 at 19^th, Lv).

Healthful Elemental Replenishment (Sp)
At 7^th Lv or higher, a Toa may restore an amount of HP equal to Toa Lv. x CON modifier to theirself upon completing a full rest as a result of using their Elemental Replenishment class ability.

Ex-Toas
A Toa who strays from the path that lead them to become a Toa in the eyes of Mata Nui or Toa predecessor does not lose their Toa class or racial features. A Toa who has their light drained however, becomes an evil creature, replaces their domain with the Shadow domain, and counts as 1 Toa level lower when determining power points.

Masks

A Toa may begin the use of a mask's power with a Concentration check (DC 10 + Mask Power Level + 5 if in a distracting situation). While masks' powers are in use, they give off a faint glow colored appropriately to match their wearer's element. The light from the glow dimly illuminates a 5ft. radius. Masks that conceal their wearer grant a +5 bonus to conceal the glow.

Masks are all made of a material known as Protodermis, which is conductive, ferrous, and hard. Masks grant a +1 Armor bonus to AC, weigh 3 lbs, and take up the goggles and helmet slots on a character's body. In the case that the user is changed into a different creature, their mask should be counted as part of their face until such a time as they change back. Masks attach to their wearer's face with magnetic force they generate, and as such cannot be comfortably worn by many other races.

For the purpose of determining a mask power's potency, a mask has a caster level of (power level - 6) x 5, and CON is a Toa's significant ability when casting.

If a mask cracks or breaks, roll 1d4. On a roll of 1 or 2, a cracked mask will effect all creatures within an area equal to mask's power level x 2 for a number of weeks equal to the mask's power level, or a broken mask will effect all creatures within an area equal to mask's power level x 5 with it's mask power for the duration of it's power.

Table: Mask Modifications

Modification	Cost (gp)	Effect
Head Lamp	1,000gp	Cone of Light 30 ft.
Telescope	1,000gp	+4 Spot; distance penalty changes to -1 per 30 ft; -15 to spot anything within 15 ft. of character
Microscope	1,000gp	+4 Search; grants synergy bonus to appraise, craft, and analyzing materials with knowledge skills
Light Protection	12,500gp	+5 on saves against vision being effected by light-based effects; those who have trouble seeing in normal or bright light are able to see normally in such degrees of lighting; Those without low-light vision or darkvision are blind in dim and dark light
Heads Up Display (HUD)	37,500gp	Deathwatch, Darkvision 20 ft.
Up to 2 Mods may be added to a mask. If a mask changes form because its power level changed or the user was mutated, it keeps its mods. Mods can be turned on and off at will. Mods are not mask powers, and do not effect mask powers if properly installed.

Table: Starting Masks

Kanohi [Name]	Mask of [Title]	Power Lv.	Power(s)
Hau	Protection	8	Resilient Sphere (Personal)
Miru	Levatation	8	Levitation (Personal)
Kakama	Speed	8	Haste (Personal)
Pakari	Strength	8	Divine Might (Personal)
Kaukau	Water Breathing	8	Water Breathing (Personal)
Akaku	Far Seeing	8	See through objects at -2 per 10 ft. penalty in addition to normal penalties
Mahiki	Illusion	8	Disguise Self, Mirror Immage (Personal)
Hauna	Concealment	8	Invisibility (Personal)
Komau	Mind Control	8	Command Intelligent (As Command Person, but works on any intelligent, sentient creature)
Rau	Translation	8	Comprehend Languages, Toungs (Personal)
Ruru	Night Vision	8	Darkvision (Personal), See through objects at -5 per 10 ft. penalty in addition to normal penalties, 60 ft. cone of light in the direction the wearer is facing
Matatu	Telekinesis	8	Telekinesis
All Powerless Masks have a power level of 1 to 6. All Noble Masks have a power level of 7. All Great Masks have a power level of 8. All Legendary Masks have a power level of 9 or above.

Elemental Affinities

(Needs to be upgraded to Toa from Matoran)

Table: Sub-Races

Prefix	Element	Colors	Special	Gender
Ta-	Fire	Red, Orange, Yellow, & Black	DR 2 Fire; Improved Initiative	Male
Ga-	Water	Various shades of Blue	Wis +2; Swim +4	Female
Po-	Stone	Brown, Tan, Orange, Yellow, & Black	Str +2; Climb +4; Swim -4	Male
Ko-	Ice	White, Gray, Sand Blue, Silver, Light Blue, & Black	Int +2; DR Cold 2; Cha -2	Male
Le-	Air	Lime-Green & Teal	Land Speed +5; Climb +2; Jump +2; Balance -4	Male
Onu-	Earth	Black, Dark Grey, Purple, Tan, & Orange	STR +2; Darkvision 120 ft.; Low-light vision; Light Sensitivity (see below)	Male
Av-	Light	Gold & White	Disguise Self; Searing Light^1	Either
Ce-	Psionics	Blue & Gold	INT +2; Immune to all mind affecting spells and abilities (Mind Control, Telepathy, Psionics, ect...)	Female
De-	Sonics	Grey & Black	Listen +8; Move Silently +8; Weakness Sonic*2	Male
Ba-	Gravity	Purple & Black	DR Force 2; Feather Fall 30 ft.	Male
Bo-	"The Green"	Green & Blue	Goodberry; Knowledge (Nature/Pharmacology) +4; Heal +4	Male
Fa-	Magnetism	Gunmetal Grey & Black	Know Direction	Male
Fe-	Iron	Metallic Grey & Burnt Orange	Con +2; +2 Natural AC	Male
Su-	Plasma	Orange & White	DR Fire 5; DR Light 2; Immune to Light effects that blind (Sunshades, Yea)	Male
Vo-	Lightning	Blue & White	DR Electricity 2; Improved initiative	Female
Kra-	Shadow	Black & As Previous	All descriptors of spells and abilities become Shadow; Serve a Makuta (work in progress); Enervation; Weakness Light*2; Evil	As Previous
Only while in Karda Nui.

Light Sensitivity (Ex)

Dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.

Elemental Power Domains

All elemental powers are activated by expending 1 power point and may be used as if cast at caster level 1 by expending additional power points equal to the power’s spell level. Higher caster levels may be achieved by expending an additional 1 power point per additional caster level.

Not Magic: Toa treat their elemental powers as extraordinary abilities that produce non-magical effects, even if the descriptions say otherwise. Because of this, they cannot add powers to their array from spell books or use them via magic items, potions, or scrolls. However this also means the effects may not be nullified by anti-magic fields or similar effects. Toa cast spontaneously.

Powers Known: A Toa knows a number of elemental powers based on their their Toa level. These powers must be chosen from the Sor/Wis spell list and have the Toa's elemental subtype. If a Toa has more power slots than they do powers to put in them by these rules, they may take powers for the extra slots from other spell lists as long as they have their elemental subtype.

• 0th: # = Lv - 0
• 1st: # = Lv - 3
• 2nd: # = Lv - 6
• 3rd: # = Lv - 9
• 4th: # = Lv - 12
• 5th: # = Lv - 15
• 6th: # = Lv - 18

Metamagic: Metamagic feats that work by increasing the spell level are counted towards the base use cost in terms of power points.

(Attempting to streamline with normal spell progression above instead of using the below domains, but still want a domain type extension to Toa's usable power list)

Fire Domain

Sub-Race: Ta-

Granted Power: Heat Metal as a touch-range power using Toa level as caster level as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Fire Domain Powers

0. Flare: Dazzles one creature (–1 penalty on attack rolls).

1. Produce Flame: 1d6 damage +1/ level, touch or thrown.

2. Pyrotechnics: Turns fire into blinding light or choking smoke.

3. Resist Energy(#): Ignores 10 (or more) points of damage/attack from specified energy type.

4. Wall of Fire: Deals 2d4 fire damage out to 10 ft. and 1d4 out to 20 ft. Passing through wall deals 2d6 damage +1/level.

5. Flame Strike: Smite foes with divine fire (1d6/level damage).

6. Ray of Flame(#): 3 flaming beams hit subjects, each dealing 20 points fire damage (Reflex half)

7. Fire Storm: Deals 1d6/level fire damage.

8. Incendiary Cloud: Cloud deals 4d6 fire damage/round.

9. Meteor Swarm: Four exploding spheres each deal 6d6 fire damage.

1. Resist cold or fire only.
2. Variation of Prismatic Spray.

Water Domain

Sub-Race: Ga-

Granted Power: +20 ft. Swim Speed and can hold breath for 1.5x as long as normal long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Water Domain Powers

0. Cure Minor Wounds: Cures 1 point of damage.

1. Create Water: Creates 2 gallons/level of pure water.

2. Fog Cloud: Fog obscures vision.

3. Quench: Extinguishes nonmagical fires or one magic item.

4. Wall of Water(#): Wall is immune to damage and entraps or forces out those who try to pass through with respective grapple and strength checks. The wall has a strength score equal to your caster level.

5. Commune with Nature*: Learn about terrain for 1 mile/level.

6. Control Water: Raises or lowers bodies of water.

7. Control Weather(#): Changes weather in local area.

8. Horrid Wilting: Deals 1d6/level damage within 30 ft.

9. Water Imprisonment(#): Engulfs subject in a floating sphere of water.

1. Can only be used when in contact with a body of water.
2. Can be changed to fog, sleet, Torrential Rain, sleet storm, hail storm, or blizzard.
3. Variation of Imprisonment.

Stone Domain

Sub-Race: Po-

Granted Power: +2 to AC and all saving throws as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Stone Domain Powers

0. Guidance: +1 on one attack roll, saving throw, or skill check.

1. Magic Stone: Three stones become +1 projectiles, 1d6 +1 damage.

2. Soften Stone: Turns stone to clay.

3. Stone Shape: Sculpts stone into any shape.

4. Spike Stones: Creatures in area take 1d8 damage, may be lowed.

5. Wall of Stone: Creates a stone wall that can be shaped.

6. Stoneskin M: Ignore 10 points of damage per attack.

7. Hold Person, Mass(#): Paralyzes all within 30 ft. for 1 round/level.

8. Repel Stone: Pushes away stone.

9. Augmented Stone Arm(##): Large hand provides cover, pushes, grapples, attacks, or crushes your foes.

1. Can only be used when in contact with stone.
2. Combination of Bigby’s Grasping Hand, Clenched Fist, and Crushing Hand.

Ice Domain

Sub-Race: Ko-

Granted Power: Chill Metal as a touch-range power using Toa level as caster level as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Ice Domain Spells

0. Ray of Frost: Ray deals 1d3 cold damage.

1. Chill Touch: One touch/level deals 1d6 damage and possibly 1 Str damage.

2. Spike Ice(#): Creatures in area take 1d6 damage, may be slowed.

3. Slow: One subject/level takes only one action/round, –2 to AC, –2 on attack rolls.

4. Wall of Ice: Ice plane creates wall with 15 hp +1/level, or hemisphere can trap creatures inside.

5. Ice Storm: Hail deals 5d6 damage in cylinder 40 ft. across.

6. Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere: Freezes water or deals cold damage.

7. Frosty Statue(#): Touched subject becomes a frozen statue.

8. Polar Ray: Ranged touch attack deals 1d6/level cold damage.

9. Blizzard World(#): Storm of snow and hail deals cold damage hampers vision and movement.

1. Variation of Spike Growth
2. Combination of Flesh to Stone and Statue in which the subject of the spell cannot choose to move.
3. Variation of Storm of Vengeance combined with Sleet Storm and Ice Storm

Air Domain

Sub-Race: Le-

Granted Power: +8 Jump and Featherfall as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Air Domain Spells

0. Mage Hand: 5-pound telekinesis.

1. Longstrider: Your speed increases by 10 ft.

2. Gust of Wind: Blows away or knocks down smaller creatures.

3. Wind Wall: Deflects arrows, smaller creatures, and gases.

4. Silence*: Negates sound in 15-ft. radius by removing the air from the environment.

5. Control Winds: Change wind direction and speed.

6. Gale Shield**: Strong winds prevent creatures from approaching you, deflects arrows, and filters gases.

7. Control Weather***: Changes weather in local area.

8. Whirlwind: Cyclone deals damage and can pick up creatures.

9. Vacuum*: Pulls in all creatures within range.

1. Removes all Air from area, areas without air are also silent.
2. Combination of Repulsion and Gust of Wind.
3. Can be changed to Tornado or Hurricane-force winds.

Earth Domain

Sub-Race: Onu-

Granted Power: +2 CON, +2 Natural AC, 5 ft. Burrow speed as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Earth Domain Spells

0. Resistance: Subject gains +1 on saving throws.

1. Earthskin*: Ignore 5 points of damage per attack.

2. Soften or Harden Earth: Turns stone to clay or dirt to sand or mud; or turns clay to stone or mud or sand to dirt.

3. Earthquake: Intense tremor shakes 5-ft./level radius.

4. Unstable Ground: Ground shifts, causing difficult terrain within 5-ft./level radius.

5. Wall of Earth**: Creates an earth wall that can be shaped.

6. Move Earth: Digs trenches and builds hills.

7. Earthwave***: Creates a wall of earth that pushes creatures away.

8. Repel Stone: Pushes away stone.

9. Imprisonment: Entombs subject beneath the earth.

1. Modified Stoneskin.
2. Modified Wall of Stone.
3. Modified Bigby’s Forceful Hand.

Light Domain

Sub-Race: Av-

Granted Power: Smite Darkness, My Light as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

0. Dancing Lights: Up to 4 balls of light that cast light as lanterns or torches.

1. Control Light: Increase or Decrease ambient light.

2. Daylight: You shed light as bright and full as daylight for 60 ft.

3. Invisibility Purge: Anything invisible becomes visible while within 5 ft. of you.

4. Invisibility: You and your equipment become invisible.

5. ?:searing light: deals 3d6 fire damage in 4 rays with a range of twenty feet

6. ?:blinding light: deals 4d6: fire and electricity damage and permanently blinds a target

7. Cleansing Ray: Blinds and deals 4d6 points of damage (Reflex 1/2). Creatures to which sunlight is harmful or unnatural take double damage. Creatures with the Darkness subtype take 1d6 damage per CL instead (max 20d6), and must make a Fort save (DC 10 + CL) to resist being rid of their darkness or destroyed if they are naturally dark.

1. Modified Sunbeam.

8. hologram: as shadow conjuration

9. judgement: deals 8d6 damage in 60 foot high and 20 foot wide pillar and creates 6 of these pillars

Psionics Domain

granted power: +2 bonus to intelligence and charisma, detecth thoughts useable while toa has power points remaining

domain powers -level 0: scan mind: read a creature's surface thoughts while you have at least one power point

level 1: mind probe: once per round as a standard action, you can deal d4 intelligence damage to a target within 30 feet that fails a will save

level 2: mental blast: as a full round action, deal d3 wisdom, intelligence and charisma damage to every thinking creature within 30 feet of you

"The Green" (Plantlife) Domain

Sub-Race: Bo-

Granted Power: +8 Knowledge (nature), Poison and Delay Poison as long as the Toa has Power Points remaining.

Plantlife Domain Spells

0. Sew Seed: Throw seeds at ground, creating 1d4 diminutive plant sprouts.

1. Entangle: Plants entangle everyone in 40-ft.-radius.

2. Spike Growth:

3. Control Plant Growth: Grows vegetation and improves crops; or reduces size or blights growth of normal plants.

4. Neutralize Poison:

5. Wall of Thorns: Thorns damage anyone who tries to pass.

6. Repel Wood: Pushes away wooden objects. 7

7. Animate Plants: One or more trees animate and fight for you.

8. Horrid Wilting: Deals 1d6/level damage to plants within 30 ft.

9. Transport via Plants: Move instantly from one plant to another of the same kind.

Shadow Domain

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