Reyvateil (creature)
A reyvateil is a type of artificial humanoid from the Ar Tonelico game series, which uses the power of song in conjunction with a special transmission tower to provide numerous effects or control various systems. Pure-blooded reyvateils are purpose-built, as opposed to half-blooded ones which descend from the former and manifest traits that let them perform the same song magic due to their reyvateil genes activating.
They have been statted here for the Pathfinder RPG system for use in the Cutefinder campaign, as workers and caretakers of the computer systems of the spaceship that made up the ancient ruins of Kova.
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Example Creature
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Pure-blooded Reyvateil adept 5
LN Medium humanoid (android)
Init -1; senses perception +2
AC 10, touch 9+ (see scatterlight Suit), flat-footed 10 (+1 Armour, -1 Dex)
HP 12 (5d6-5)
Fort 0, Ref 0, Will +6
Defensive Abilities biological construct; Immune disease
Speed 30 ft.
Special Attacks hymnal performance 11 rounds/day (countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire courage +1)
Masterpieces Triple Time, Life Budding in Salted Earth, Rat Quadrille
Adept Spells Prepared (CL 5th, concentration +7)
- 2nd - Recharge
- 1st - Comprehend Languages, Cure Light Wounds, Detect Radiation
- 0 (at will) - Mending, Read Magic, Stabilise
Str 8, Dex 9, Con 8, Int 12, Wis 15, Cha 16
Base Atk +2; CMB +1, CMD 10
Feats Extra Performance, Technologist (B)
Skills Knowledge (Engineering) +9, Perform (Sing) +11, Spellcraft +9
Languages Galactic Standard, Hymmnos, Common
SQ Song Magic, Tower
Gear scatterlight suit (White)
Biological Construct (Ex) For the purposes of effects targeting creatures by type (such as a ranger's favored enemy and bane weapons), a pure-blooded reyvateil counts both as a humanoid and construct.
Pure-blooded reyvateils gain a +4 racial bonus on all saving throws against mind-affecting effects, paralysis, and poison effects. They are immune to disease effects.
A pure-blooded reyvateil's body is composed of a biofluid maintained by a Nuclear Triangular Loop within her. If she is killed, it ceases to function and her body reverts back into its base composition, rendering spells such as Raise Dead useless.
Song Magic (Su) A pure-blooded reyvateil automatically gains Perform as a class skill and can learn Masterpieces as a bard. Likewise, she can conjure music alongside her singing when using Masterpieces or bardic performances, allowing her to make a supplemental Perform check as a free action with a bonus of her Cha modifier + Perform (sing) ranks for any audible component without requiring that instrument. This enables the reyvateil to take Masterpieces she does not formally have relevant skill prerequisites for, if her Perform (sing) skill is high enough.
A reyvateil must sing in Hymmnos for her performances or masterpieces to benefit from Song Magic, thus limiting the usage of language-dependent abilities or spells.
If a pure-blooded reyvateil takes any levels in a spellcasting class, every spell she casts will have a verbal component (singing, reciting or music) like a bard.
Reyvateil characters
Pure-blooded reyvateils are defined by their class levels -- they do not possess racial Hit Dice. All pure-blooded reyvateils have the following traits.
-2 Strength, +2 Intelligence or Wisdom, +4 Charisma: Reyvateils are not designed for combat, but have great mental and emotional strength.
Medium: Reyvateils are medium creatures, and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Normal Speed: Reyvateils have a base speed of 30 feet.
Biological Construct (Ex): See Special Abilities, above.
Hymnal Performance (Su): A pure-blooded reyvateil has the Bardic Performance ability of a 1st level bard. This stacks with Bardic Performance features from other classes for the sake of total number of rounds and available performances. Some reyvateils may be differently programmed, resulting in available performances drawing from a given bard or skald archetype; this by no mean limits which performances they learn if they take levels in another class that grants Bardic Performance.
Song Magic (Su): See Special Abilities, above. A pure-blooded reyvateil who gains Song Magic from another source instead gains Harmonic Display.
Tower: A pure-blooded reyvateil is bound to the broadcasting range of a tower that provides her Song Magic. If she is out of range of the tower, or if any of its core components such as the SH Server are disabled or destroyed, she will lose access to all supernatural abilities; additionally, 48 hours of non-contact with the tower and SH server will cause her Nuclear Triangular Loop to cease functioning, causing the reyvateil to take 1d4 Con drain per minute (no save). A reyvateil who is in suspended animation by the time the 48-hour period expires, or one who has been resurrected, must spend 24 hours or her remaining duration (whichever is shorter) re-authenticating and unlocking her cosmosphere before she regains use of her supernatural abilities.
A divine spellcaster reyvateil can choose the tower she's linked to as a source of her power at character creation. This grants relative freedom from religious tenets, but her class features are bound to the availability of the tower. Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed.
Languages: Pure-blooded reyvateils begin play speaking Galactic Standard and Hymmnos. Reyvateils with high intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic).
Pure-blooded reyvateils are most often casters, and almost universally take levels in the Reyvateil prestige class to further enhance their song magic abilities.
Ar Tonelico, Reyvateils, Song Magic and Hymmnos © Gust Corporation and Banpresto, used for personal purposes only. All other material is licensed under the Open Game License.
