View source for Temporal Adept (3.5e Class)

===Campaign Information===

====Playing a Temporal Adept====

'''Religion:''' Temporal adepts tend not to be religious, not out of any lack of conviction, but more because of, ironically, a lack of time.  To study time and space itself is a full-time job that requires an analytic mind and a sound body.  There is no time for idle prayer.

'''Other Classes:''' Other classes come expecting a monk, and find a psionic gish.  This "monk" is a historian who can hold his own in a fight and often acts as a clever skillmonkey to boot.

'''Combat:''' With full BAB and a way to get around potential MAD (at the cost of time warp points), this "monk" is far better suited to stand toe to toe in melee.  As she grows in power, the temporal adept can move and attack, keeping her relatively low hit points out of melee while still striking with her own, and bending time to get out of tough situations.

'''Advancement:''' Classes which work for monks often work for the temporal adept, but notably, they also qualify for some psionic classes due to their limited psionic abilities.

====Temporal Adepts in the World====

{{quote|Time's up.|orig=Spin Atomos, Human Temporal Adept}}

'''Daily Life:''' A temporal adept is a scientist as much as a martial artist.  If they are not honing their body, they are often honing their minds.

'''Notables:''' It's said a famous doctor named Atomos had become an accidental temporal adept after an accident with a spacetime bending artifact and a few unfortunate trips through the cosmos at the whims of the sands of time.

'''Organizations:''' Temporal adepts mix with scientists and scholars to share their findings.  Sadly, their theories are so complex and non-intuitive many, even smart wizards and others, dismiss them as madmen chasing "string theories" and "M-branes".

'''NPC Reactions:''' The average commmoner is unlikely to understand the science of the temporal adept, but they can understand punching things, and technobabble means people are smart.  Sometimes.

====Temporal Adept Lore====

Characters with ranks in Knowledge (history) can research temporal adepts to learn more about them.  When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ Knowledge History
! DC || class="left" | Result
|- 
| 10 || class="left" | A temporal adept is a monk who uses his cunning over his senses.  They can seemingly become faster or slower just through thought alone, and use limited psionic powers.
|- 
| 15 || class="left" | A temporal adept can disrupt magical effects, causing them to run out early, and can seemingly step out of turn and out of time, at a cost.
|- 
| 20 || class="left" | Rumor has it powerful temporal adepts are so good at what they do that they can travel through time itself.  But of course, if this is true, where are all the time tourists?  They must be hiding well...
|- 
| 30 || class="left" | Those that reach this level of success can research specific temporal adepts, their motives, whereabouts, possible alterations in the timeline, and other details.
|}

====Temporal Adepts in the Game====

'''Adaptation:''' This can easily be a very science or technologically focused class given the right fluff.  In addition, [[Wisdom]] can still make sense, though it changes their focus from secondary skill-monkey a bit.

'''Sample Encounter:''' A time criminal from the future is seeking to change the past in subtle clever ways without invoking paradox.  If he succeeds, the future is doomed!

''EL 20:'' PENDING

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Allowed Alignments	Lawful Good +, Lawful Neutral +, Lawful Evil +, Neutral Good +, Neutral +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil +
Article Balance	Unquantifiable +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Good +
Class Ability	Other +
Class Ability Progression	Other +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	0 +
Rated By	Luigifan18 +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Reflex Save Progression	Good +
Skill	Autohypnosis +, Balance +, Climb +, Concentration +, Craft +, Escape Artist +, Gather Information +, Heal +, Hide +, Jump +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Perform +, Psicraft +, Profession +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Speak Language +, Spot +, Swim + and Tumble +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	A time-bending temporal adept who studies the world through intellect and cunning. +
Title	Temporal Adept +
Will Save Progression	Good +