Starting Wealth: 2d6 Г— 10 gp (average 70gp)Д¬lass Skills: Bluff (Cha), Craft (Focus) (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Spirits) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Ritual) (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), Survival (Wis).ДЄll of the following are class features of the shaman. Rather, it is a measure of leadership, persuasiveness, and personal strength. Clearly, the charisma used in these cases is not always the same as the kind of charisma associated with a bard, politician, or used-cart dealer. Still at other times, the shaman must use his Charisma to battle spirits and control them. At other times, the shaman needs to be a quiet healer. At times, the shaman needs to sway the emotions of participants and onlookers of certain rituals.

Not only is a high Charisma score beneficial, but so is control over that Charisma. Anyone, whose ambition is to help others, and become better at helping others in doing so, can become a shaman.ДЄbilities: Charisma is the most important ability for the shaman. A shaman is not a job title rather, it is a description of where the heart lies. Shamans who dwell in larger cities often have regular jobs and pursue matters of the spirit in their dealings with the people they encounter and those with whom they pursue friendships. Shamans in small villages act as the healer and spiritual leader of the people they serve. Role: Shamans can be found anywhere there are other people. Even after death, the shamanвЂ™s spirit continues to progress toward perfection. The Spiritual Journey never comes to an end. Most people never have a Spiritual Awakening from the few that do, fewer still ever find the answers they seek.ДЄ true shaman is someone who is on the path of her Spiritual Journey. The process of a spiritual rebirth, up to this point, can take a shaman an entire lifetime. A vision quest can take the form of fasting, meditation, hallucinogenic drugs, or a combination of any number of techniques for opening the spiritual eyes of the shaman. A Vision Quest is what opens the shamanвЂ™s eyes to the spirit realm matters of the spirit are seen as clear as matters of the physical world. This guidance can come in the form of ancient texts, direct contact with a spirit or deity, and or the teachings of another shaman.ДЄfter the shaman has received the proper guidance, she goes on a Vision Quest. Once the shaman has discovered that all beings are more than the sum of their intellect and physical forms, then begins the Pursuit of Guidance. Then, the Search for Answers can lead a shaman to the ends of the world or the shaman can encounter the answers she seeks in an instant. The Spiritual Awakening occurs at a time in the shamanвЂ™s life when she realizes that the pursuits of this world are empty, and that there is more to this existence than material needs. The process of this re-birth is as follows: The Spiritual Awakening, A Search for Answers, The Pursuit of Guidance, The Vision Quest, and The Spiritual Journey. While most shamans have formal teaching, anyone can encounter the kind of spiritual re-birth that makes a person a shaman. Nature provides the tools necessary for shamans to do what they do and shamans aspire for total harmony with the spiritual and physical worlds. While the focus of most shamans is other people, they also respect nature. Shamans are compassionate healers, both in a physical and a spiritual sense. In essence, shamans are people who love people. While the pursuit of wealth, knowledge, and creature comforts is what drives most people, shamans have an insight into a world where the ambition is to help others, and in doing so, to progress towards a personal state of heightened spiritual awareness. Shamans are passionate followers of a path that often lies at an oblique angle to the pursuits of other people.

Dnd 3.0 class shaman