Tranquility (sage study)

Tranquility is a sage study in the field of the Way of the Spirit, reaching a state of deep meditation, whereby the character achieves a sense of tranquility that can be used to moderate the aggression of others, while seeking a greater understanding of things.

Sage Abilities

The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.

Amateur Status

• Meditation: allows the character to meditate up to one hour per level; for each hour after sunrise spent in meditation, the monk gains a +1 modifier to a specific saving throw against magic or an unnatural force. Four hours of meditation could grant a +4 save, or four +1 saves, against that attack, until the next sunrise.

• Rested State: enables the monk to rise earlier and sleep less, replacing 1-hour of sleep with ½-hour of meditation. The monk can maintain this pace indefinitely, replacing 1 hour of sleep for every 15 points of knowledge, until 120 points are achieved and the monk need never sleep again, so long as he or she can meditate four hours every day. Meditation periods must be continuous.

• Smile: the monk's outward aspect and a spoken word can stop enemies pause in their aggression, so long as the monk wins initiative and can speak before the first attack is made. The enemy is entitled to a save vs. poison. If this fails, aggressors will seek parley, giving the monk and his or her allies an opportunity to speak before fighting begins. Has no effect on creatures with less than 5 intelligence.

Authority Status

• Shifu Master: provides the training necessary to allow a non-levelled character to obtain a level, providing the character's own fields of knowledge.

• Serenity: similar to smile, with the added characteristic that the monk can force a saving throw even after the first blow is struck. In addition, no matter where the monk may stand or act, if he or she does not act aggressively or engage others in melee, he won't be attacked by an enemy without that enemy seeking permission first. The enemy remains completely aware of the monk, but the amount of respect is so great that the enemy cannot bring his or her self to fight.

Expert Status

• Freedom from Mind: relieves the monk of any sense of "waiting" as time passes, as he or she may easily meditate the time away in peace.

Sage Status

• Pass into the Ethereal Allows the character to simply move into the ethereal.

See Monk Sage Abilities