Fane of Power (Su)
Prerequisites: Occultism sphere, associated skill 5 ranks.
Benefit: Whenever you perform a rite with unused ritual power, you can spend the remaining ritual power as a swift action to create a fane of power in the square(s) you occupy. A fane of power lasts for a number of rounds equal to the amount of unused ritual power spent to create it.
While you are within your fane of power, you gain the following benefits:
- When you roll an empowerment check, you can choose to record the d20 roll result. On subsequent empowerment checks, before the roll you can choose to use the recorded d20 roll or roll normally.
- You treat your associated ranks as being 1 higher for determining the effects of your rites, +1 per 10 associated ranks you possess.
- You gain a +1 sacred (if good) or profane (if evil) bonus to saving throws and AC against any attacks or effects originating outside of your fane of power. If you are neutral, choose which bonus type to use; this decision cannot be changed unless your alignment shifts.
You can only have one fane of power active at a time; if you attempt to create a second fane, choose which one to dismiss. However, if you use this ability again while already within your fane, you can increase its radius by 5 feet and duration by 1 round. A fane can only last for a maximum of 1 minute.
Hex-woven Rite
Prerequisites: Occultism sphere, hex class feature.
Benefit: Whenever you perform a rite that targets 1 or more creatures, you can use a hex on one of the targets as a swift action. You can choose to use such a hex before or after performing the rite.
Hymnal Verse (Dual Sphere)
Prerequisites: Occultism sphere, Performance sphere ((lyric) package).
Benefit: Whenever you use a rite (and do so at least using a standard action), you can use a lyric as a free action.
Ritual Specialization
Prerequisites: Occultism sphere, associated skill 5 ranks.
Benefit: When you select this feat, choose one (ritual) talent you possess—you gain the following benefits when using the chosen (ritual) talent:
- You can use the ritual an additional time per day without repercussion.
- You gain a +4 competence bonus to empowerment checks with the ritual.
- You treat your associated skill ranks as being 1 higher for determining the ritual’s effects.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, choose a different (ritual) talent.
Omen-bound Strike (Su)
Prerequisites: Occultism sphere, associated skill 5 ranks.
Benefit: As a special attack action, you can make a single weapon attack in conjunction with performing an Occultism sphere rite. If the target is struck by the attack, it is also subject to the rite. You can then choose whether to impose a -2 penalty to the saving throw against the rite against the attacked creature, or to gain a +2 competence bonus to any empowerment checks made with the rite.
If using a scatter weapon, the rite only applies to a single target, chosen at the time of the attack.