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Pale Master enhancements

Core abilities

	Dark Reaping: For each Core Ability in this tree you get +5 Negative Spell Power, +5 Universal Spell Power, and +3 Negative Healing Amplification.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 0	Requires: Wizard Level 1
File:Icon Enhancement Pale Shroud.png	Pale Shroud: Multiselector: All forms grant 100% critical hit resistance and allow you to be healed by Negative Energy. You take 50% healing from Positive, and double damage from Light. You are considered undead. Shroud of the Zombie: While in this form, +4 Constitution, +2 Strength, +20% damage with attacks but you attack 20% slower than normal. You gain +3 PRR, +3 MRR. Shroud of the Vampire: While in this form, +2 Charisma, +2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom. +3 Perform skill, and your melee and unarmed attacks have a chance to heal you for 1d3 Negative Energy damage per Wizard Level. Shroud of the Wraith: While in this form, +2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence. Enemy attacks have a 10% chance to miss you due to incorporeality, +1 Sneak Attack Dice, and you gain Feather Falling. Shroud of the Lich: While in this form, +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, +10 Negative Amplification, +5 Negative Spell Power, and +15 Magical Resistance Rating.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Dark Reaping, Wizard Level 3
	Improved Shrouding: Multiselector: Pick one of the following abilities that applies while in a Pale Shroud: (Passive: While in a Shroud, you can breathe underwater. +1 Spell Penetration.) Deathly Tough: 25 Maximum Hit Points, +5 PRR Deathly Resistance: 15 Magical Resistance Rating, +2 to all Saves Inflict Weariness: Your attacks inflict 2-9 points of Negative Energy damage to a living target. This scales with 100% Spell Power. Your Vorpal Melee Hits cause Energy Drain, inflicting 1 Negative Level on victims. Haunting in the Dark: +2 Assassinate DCs, +1 Sneak Attack Dice Ghost in the Wind: +10% Incorporeal Miss Chance. (If you are in Wraith Form, this increases your total to 20%). Deathly Power: +10 to Negative Energy Spellpower. +2 Necromancy DC +2 Enchantment DC Undead Chill: +15% bonus to Cold Absorption. You no longer take extra damage from Light. Undead Shock: +15% bonus to Electric Absorption. You no longer take extra damage from Light. Unhallowed Touch: You gain Ghost Touch on all attacks, +5 Hide and Move Silently
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: {{{ranks}}}	Progression: 10	Requires: Shroud of the Zombie, Wizard Level 6
	Improved Shrouding: Pick an ability you didn't pick in Core 3. (Passive: +1 Spell Penetration.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Shroud of the Vampire, Wizard Level 12
	Improved Shrouding: Pick an ability you didn't pick in Core 3+4 (Passive: +50 Maximum Spell Points, +1 Spell Penetration.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Shroud of the Wraith, Wizard Level 18
	Undead Overlord: Active: Greater Death Aura SLA. (Envelops the caster in a sickly aura of negative energy. Living enemies stepping inside the aura take 3 to 12 negative energy damage plus 1 additional point per caster level every two seconds as long as they remain within it. A successful Fortitude save reduces the damage by half. Undead are instead healed by the aura. This aura can affect up to one target per caster level. D&D Dice: Deals 3d4 negative energy damage plus 1 per caster level every two seconds.) (This can be cast simultaneously with Lesser Death Aura and Death Aura). Passive: You gain +4 Intelligence and Deathblock. +10 Negative Healing Amplification. +2 Spell Penetration.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 40	Requires: Shroud of the Lich, Wizard Level 20

Tier One

Requires Dark Reaping, Wizard level 1

	Necrotic Touch: Spell Like Ability: Necrotic Touch. Accepts Metamagics. Scales with full Spell Power. For 12 seconds after casting this, your Skeletal Knight reduces its incoming damage by 50%. (Activation Cost: 6/4/2 Spell Points. Cooldown: 12/8/4 seconds.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Deathless Vigor: The power of undeath has toughened your flesh, providing you with an additional +10/+20/+30 Hit Points.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Spell Critical: Negative Energy I: Your Negative Energy damage spells have an additional 2% chance to critically hit.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Skeletal Knight: Summon the reanimated body of an ancient knight to do your bidding once per rest. (Cooldown: 20 seconds) The Skeletal Knight is a very strong Fighter with a level equal to your current Wizard level plus any Epic levels. You can summon it in addition to any Summon Monster spell you might be using. Additional ranks in this enhancement increase your Knight's Damage, Attack Speed, Movement Speed, and Fortification. Note: The Skeletal Knight considered to be wearing heavy armor for calculating PRR and has an innate DRDamage Reduction 5/-: Reduces all physical damage by 5. 5/-. It is also considered to be wielding an metaline bastard sword which is affected by artificer weapon infusions.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Negative Energy Conduit: Your vulnerability to Negative Energy is increased by 6% / 12% / 20%. This increases the amount by which you are healed from Negative Energy while you have a Shroud toggle active.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements

Tier Two

Requires Wizard Level 2, 5 APs spent on tree

	Efficient Metamagic: Choose one of the following Metamagic feats. Reduce the spell point cost of using that Metamagic. Efficient Empower: Using the Empower Spell Metamagic costs you 2/4/6 fewer Spell Points. Efficient Enlarge: Using the Enlarge Spell Metamagic costs you 1/2/4 fewer Spell Points. Efficient Maximize: Using the Maximize Spell Metamagic costs you 3/6/9 fewer Spell Points. Efficient Quicken: Using the Quicken Spell Metamagic costs you 1/2/4 fewer Spell Points.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Spell Critical: Negative Energy II: Your Negative Energy damage spells have an additional 2% chance to critically hit.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Spell Critical: Negative Energy I
	Corpsecrafter: Your Skeletal Knight gain a +2/4/6 Profane Bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution. Rank 3: You gain +1 Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	Requires: Skeletal Knight
	Cloak of Night: While blocking in a Pale Shroud, you gain invisibility, displacement, and do not take extra damage from Light. Passive: +5 Hide.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	No requirements

Tier Three

Requires Wizard Level 3, 10 APs spent on tree

	Necrotic Bolt: Spell Like Ability: Necrotic Bolt. Accepts Metamagics. Scales with full Spell Power. (Activation Cost: 10/8/5 Spell Points. Cooldown: 15/10/5 seconds.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	Requires: Necrotic Touch
File:Negative Energy Adept.png	Negative Energy Adept: Toggle: +10/20/30 Negative Amp
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	No requirements
	Spell Critical: Negative Energy III: Your Negative Energy damage spells have an additional 2% chance to critically hit.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Spell Critical: Negative Energy II
File:Eternal Furor.png	Eternal Furor: You (while in a Shroud) AND your Skeleton Knight gain +5/10/15 Profane Bonus to PRR. Your Skeletal Knight gains +3/6/10 to hit and damage, +2/4/6 Profane Bonus to AC, and and its attacks bypass 10%/20%/50% of enemy Fortification.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	Requires: Corpsecrafter
	Constitution or Intelligence: Choose one: +1 Constitution +1 Intelligence
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	No requirements

Tier Four

Requires Wizard Level 4, 20 APs spent on tree

File:Unholy Avatar.png	Unholy Avatar: While in an Undead Shroud, your Negative Energy attacks leave a lingering debuff on undead foes that leaves them vulnerable to Negative Energy if they were immune.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Spell Critical: Negative Energy III
	Spell Critical: Negative Energy IV: Your Negative Energy damage spells have an additional 2% chance to critically hit.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Spell Critical: Negative Energy III
File:Deathly Versatile.png	Deathly Versatile: Pick a second Shroud Toggle. You may only have one active at a time.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 20	Requires: Eternal Servitude
	Constitution or Intelligence: Choose one: +1 Constitution +1 Intelligence
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Constitution or Intelligence (Tier 3)

Tier Five

Requires Wizard Level 5, Character Level 12, 30 APs spent in tree

	Necrotic Blast: Spell Like Ability: Necrotic Blast. Accepts Metamagics. Scales with full Spell Power. (Activation Cost: 20/15/10 Spell Points. Cooldown: 18/12/6 seconds.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 30	Requires: Necrotic Bolt
	Animate Ally: Activate to Animate a dead ally, restoring 100% of the target's hit points. (Cooldown: 18 seconds. Metamagic: Quicken, Enlarge. Spell Resistance: No) Your ally is considered an undead zombie (gaining the benefits of Shroud of the Zombie) until Rest or Death.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements
File:Dark Discorporation.png	Dark Discorporation: Multiselector: Dark Discorporation SLA (as per the Warlock spell... Because Pale Masters should get to turn into bats and float away). Reactive Discorporation: When your HP drops below 50%, gain Dark Discorporation for 20 seconds. This effect still ends if you attack. This effect may only trigger once every 60 seconds.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements
File:Ascendant Shroud.png	Ascendant Shroud: You get bonuses based on your current form: Zombie: While in Zombie Form, +20 Melee Power & 10 PRR. +20% Racial Bonus to maximum Hit Points. Vampire: While in Vampire Form, +1 Enchantment DC. Your melee attacks have a chance to dominate your adversaries. On Hit: Target has a chance to be Paralyzed (Will save vs. DC 20 + INT Mod + Enchantment Spell Bonuses). On Save: -10% Movement and Attack Speed. Wraith: While in Wraith Form, +5% Incorporeality (bringing your total to 20%, or 25% if you have Ghost in the Wind), +2 Sneak Attack Dice. +3% Dodge & Dodge Cap. +10 to Hide and Move Silently. Lich: While in Lich Form, +15 to MRR cap, +10 Negative Spell Power, +10 Cold and Electric Resistance.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements