Using Material from Book of Exalted Deeds

BoED, being so tightly connected to the Alignment mechanic, necessarily requires some adjustments to work in the Polychotomy. As a basic rule, most of the references to “good” in BoED translate to Purity within the Polychotomy, but there are exceptions.

Prestige Classes

The Prestige Classes from BoED are generally only available to Pure phyles. Specific details follow:

• Anointed Knight is available to members of the All-Seeing Eye, Bastion of Righteousness, and Broken Bond only
• Apostle of Peace is available to members of the Hospitalers and Sisters of Mercy only
• Beloved of Valarian is available to members of the Sisters of Mercy only
• Celestial Mystic is available to members of the Hospitalers and All-Seeing Eye only
• Champion of Gwynharwyf is available to members of the Broken Bond only
• Defender of Sealtiel is available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness only
• Emmisary of Barachiel is available to members of any Pure phyle. Note that the conversion ability, instead of changing the recipient’s alignment, functions like the modified Sanctify the Wicked spell – see below for details.
• Exalted Arcanist is available to members of any Pure phyle.
• Fist of Raziel is available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness and Broken Bond only.
• Initiate of Pistis Sophia is available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness and Sisters of Mercy only.
• Lion of Talisid does not require the listed feat but does require the Balanced Soul feat, and is available to members of the Green Way only.
• Prophet of Erathaol is available to members of the All-Seeing Eye only.
• Risen Martyr is available to dead members of all Pure Phyles. Note that Deathless creatures are Ka.
• Sentiel of Bharrai is available to members of the All-Seeing Eye and the Hospitalers only.
• Skylord is available to members of the Broken Bond only.
• Slayer of Domiel is available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness only.
• Stalker of Kharash is available to members of the Sisters of Mercy and the Broken Bond only.
• Swanmay does not require the listed feat but does require the Balanced Soul feat, and is available to members of the Green Way only.
• Sword of Righteousness is available to members of all Pure phyles except the Hospitalers.
• Troubadour of Stars is available to members of the All-Seeing Eye only.
• Vassal of Bahamut does not exist in this campaign setting.
• Wonderworker is available to members of all Pure phyles.

Feats

Accessing Exalted feats requires that a character have a Purity modifier at least 2 higher than her Taint modifier. If a character’s Purity modifier drops too low, she loses all benefits of all her Exalted feats until such time as her Purity modifier is again sufficiently high.

• Ancestral Relic is available to any member in good standing of a phlye whose ancestors have been members of the same phyle for at least 3 generations. The level prerequisite remains.
• Favored of the Companions, Knight of Stars, and Servant of the Heavans are tied to specific entities in BoED. In the Polychotomy, the equivalent feat is called Celestial Patron, and ties you to a specific celestial.
• Nimbus of Light is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Nymph’s Kiss is not considered an Exalted feat in the Polychotomy
• Sacred Vow is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Stigmata is only available to members of the Hospitalers
• Vow of Abstinence is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Vow of Chastity is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Vow of Nonviolence is only available to members of Pure phyles, and is not available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness or the Broken Bond
• Vow of Obedience is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Vow of Peace is only available to members of Pure phyles, and is not available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness or the Broken Bond
• Vow of Poverty is only available to members of Pure phyles, and is not available to members of the Bastion of Righteousness
• Vow of Purity is only available to members of Pure phyles
• Words of Creation does not exist in this campaign setting. True Names, in particular, are dealt with differently.

Cleric Domains

• Celestial
• Community
• Endurance
• Fey
• Glory
• Herald
• Joy
• Pleasure
• Wrath

Spells

A number of spells from BoED no longer have the Good/Pure type. Spells listed for Paladins are available to the Pure Knight, and those that do not have the Pure descriptor are also available to the Tainted Knight. Please also note the notes on spells and alignment on the Spells page.

• Aspect of the Deity – this spell chain is replaced (officially, even) by the Visage of the Deity spell chain in Complete Divine.
• Axiomatic Creature – this spell does not exist in this campaign setting
• Blinding Beauty – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Call Faithful Servants – the type of celestials called are those most likely to associate with your phyle – see your phyle description for details.
• Call Mount – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Constricting Chaings – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Convert Wand – this spell now has the Pure descriptor
• Crown of Glory – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Cry of Ysgard – this spell is only available to members of the Broken Bond
• Estanna’s Stew – this spell now has the Pure descriptor
• Heavenly Lightning – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Heavenly Lightning Storm – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Heaven’s Trumpet – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Lantern Light – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Last Judgement – exactly which shard the damned target is bodily transported into varies from situation to situation. The creature’s Ab is transported with the body in this spell.
• Quickshift – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Radiant Fog – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Radiant Shield – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Ray of Hope – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Refreshment – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Sanctify the Wicked – if the spell is successful, the target’s Taint score is added to its Purity score. It’s new Taint score is zero. This effect applies even to creatures with the Tainted subtype or the Tainted Soul feat.
• Shield of the Archons – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Unearthly Beauty – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor
• Yoke of Mercy – no longer has the Good/Pure descriptor

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