Path of the Bloodline

The Path of the Bloodline is followed by Shinobi who devote themselves to fully awakening an inherited power.

Every Rare Chakra Heritage already grants an initial manifestation and develops through Chakra Origin features. This path intensifies that development and places the bloodline at the center of the Shinobi's fighting style.

Learn two additional Heritage Techniques associated with your Rare Chakra Heritage. They must be of a rank you can use and do not count against your number of techniques known.

Once on each of your turns when you activate a Heritage Technique, you gain temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus.

Choose one of the following adaptations:

Hardened Form: While wearing light armor or no armor and not wielding a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.

Predatory Senses: You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, its range increases by 30 feet. You have advantage on initiative rolls.

Overflowing Chakra: Your maximum number of Chakra Points increases by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus.

Unyielding Mind: You have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened.

You can select a different adaptation whenever you gain another Shinobi level.

Once on each of your turns, reduce the Chakra Point cost of one Heritage Technique by 1, to a minimum cost of 1.

When a Heritage Technique has a duration of at least 1 minute, its duration is doubled, to a maximum of 24 hours.

As a bonus action, awaken the ascendant form of your Rare Chakra Heritage for 1 minute.

For the duration:

• You gain temporary hit points equal to twice your Shinobi level.
• You have advantage on saving throws against techniques and spells.
• Once on each of your turns, reduce the Chakra Point cost of one Heritage Technique by 2, to a minimum cost of 1.
• Once on each of your turns when a Heritage Technique deals damage or restores hit points, add your Fortune Die to one damage or healing roll without expending the die.

The effect ends early if you become Unconscious.

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.

• Make your Rare Chakra Heritage your primary identity
• Learn additional Heritage Techniques
• Gain defensive mutations or adaptations
• Specialize heavily around one inherited ability
• Temporarily awaken an ascendant form

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