Shooting Star:
Prerequisites: Jiang-Shi race, Character level 3rd
Effects: You take 1d6 falling damage for every 20ft you fall, instead of every 10ft. If you would fall onto a creature, you may transfer all fall damage onto them, though they are entitled to a reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2HD + DEXMOD/STRMOD(Higher)) for half damage.
As masters of hopping and acrobatics, it is little surprise to many that Jiang-Shi, with their powerful legs and mastery of leaping, take less damage from falling impacts as other creatures - what comes as a surprise is when they fall onto others, transferring all their kinetic moment to them and smashing them flat.
Wrecking Ball Advance:
Prerequisites: Jiang-Shi race, 'Unstoppable Advance' Racial Trait, Character level 5th
Effects: When a Jiang-Shi advances using 'Unstoppable Advance' to damage another creature, they may make a free sunder attempt on an item of their choosing for each foe in their path that does not provoke, using HD in place of BAB if doing so would be beneficial to them. They gain a +10 to all STR checks made to break objects in their path while moving.
Honing their destructive leg muscles to a supernatural degree, these Jiang-Shi are terrors on the battlefield, as their crushing leaps that bring their feet crashing down on their foes can shatter stone and steel with equal ardor - breaking armor and weapons alike beneath their advances.
Drain Chi:
Prerequisites: Jiang-Shi race, Character level 9th
Effects: Whenever a Jiang-Shi makes a successful grapple check(in addition to any and all other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage), they can attempt to drain the raw chi of their target - the target must succeed on a Will Save(DC 10 + 1/2HD + WISMOD) or take 1 negative level and be staggered for 1 round. A successful save negates the negative level and reduces the stagger to shaken for 1 round instead.
Gaining the Warmth Drain of their most ancient of ancestors, these Jiang-Shi more accurately resemble the original myth that most creature think of when they hear the words 'Jiang-Shi' - breath-stealing demons who suck the raw, primal life energy out of a target.
Rigor Mortis Grip:
Prerequisites: Jiang-Shi race, Character level 11th
Effects: Foes you have grappled take a -4 penalty to escape your grapple due to your immensely powerful grip. Additionally, when you maintain a grapple on a foe and choose to deal damage, you deal 1d6 Strength or Dexterity damage to the targeted foe. If the targeted ability score is reduced to 0, any remaining damage is dealt to that opponent's Constitution score. A creature immune to critical hits is immune to this feat's effects.
Their arms and legs wound with muscles clenched supernaturally tight thanks to the effects of Rigor Mortis combining with their magically enhanced bodies, these Jiang-Shi have grip strength so strong they can shatter iron and steel, whether clenching a foe in their heads or smashing heads between their legs in vicious holds.
Master Neckbreaker:
Prerequisites: Jiang-Shi race, 'Rigor Mortis Grip' Racial Feat, Character level 15th
Effects: You gain a +20 bonus on STR checks to break objects, and the Strength or Dexterity damage from 'Rigor Mortis Grip' is doubled to 2d6.
With grip strength so mighty that they can pulverize even Tarrasque Scales in a single crushing squeeze, these Jiang-Shi are terrifying masters of destruction and can take apart creatures as easily as a child takes apart a stuffed toy - and are much feared for this grip strength which lets them shatter bodies and necks, even those of the legendarily durably Guimogoa, with little difficulty or care.
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