(SAVAGE SPECIES)

Mind flayers are connoisseurs of brains, but some take this taste to the next level. The illithid savant is an academic who deals in applied science, acquiring new knowledge from the brains he consumes.

灵吸怪专家

（残暴种族）

夺心魔是大脑的品鉴家，其中一些更将这口味发挥到了一个新高度。灵吸怪专家是从事应用科学研究的学者，它们通过吃掉的大脑来获取新知识。

Often an illithid savant specializes in the arcane arts, usually as a wizard since he tends toward scholarly pursuits.

Bards, with their insatiable quest for knowledge, frequently gravitate to this career. Less often, a non classed mind flayer stumbles onto the path of the savant through consuming a particularly noteworthy brain.

Illithid savants make excellent support members for just about any group, although they prefer the company of other mind flayers. They usually bring several thralls of desired classes or creature types for consumption as needed. A savant often heads up an inquisition or even a cult to pursue his ends.

通常情况下，一个灵吸怪专家从事专攻奥法艺术，是因为它本来是倾向学术研究的巫师。

吟游诗人由于对知识贪得无厌的追求，也经常被吸引到这个职业。很少几率下，一个没有职业等级的夺心魔因为吃掉了一枚特别值得注意的大脑，而磕磕绊绊地走在专家之路上。

灵吸怪专家能够为任何团队提供有力的支持，虽然它们更喜欢和其它夺心魔在一起。它们通常根据消耗性的需要，带上几个对症的职业或者生物类型的奴隶。一个专家经常为了追求它的目标，成为某个宗教裁判所或者甚至邪教的负责人。

Hit Die: d4.

生命骰：D4

REQUIREMENTS

To qualify to become an illithid savant, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Race:Mind flayer.

Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 10 ranks.

Special: Must have consumed the brain of a creature of CR 9 or greater.

进阶需求

想要成为一个灵吸怪专家，角色必须满足下列要求。

种族：夺心魔

技能：知识（奥秘）10级

特殊：必须吃掉一枚CR9或更高的生物的大脑

CLASS SKILLS

The illithid savant’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (any) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Scry (Int, exclusive skill), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), and Spot (Wis).

Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

本质技能

灵吸怪专家的本职技能（以及技能关键属性）是唬骗（魅力），专注（体质），躲藏（敏捷），威吓（魅力），知识（任意）（智力），聆听（感知），潜行（敏捷），探知（智力，专有技能）*，搜索（智力），察言观色（感知），和侦察（感知）

每等级技能点数：2+智力调整值

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the illithid savant prestige class.

职业特性

下列所有都是灵吸怪专家进阶职业的职业特性

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Illithid savants neither gain nor lose proficiency with any weapons, armor, or shields by gaining levels in this class.

擅长武器及防具：灵吸怪专家不获得任何武器及防具的擅长。

Acquire Skill (Ex): At 1st level, an illithid savant can acquire one skill known by a creature whose brain he has consumed, chosen at the time of consumption. He permanently gains all of the creature’s ranks in that skill (but not racial or ability score bonuses to the skill modifier) even if his new total is more ranks than the illithid savant’s current character level would normally allow. This skill becomes a class skill for the illithid savant, and he may buy more ranks in the skill if the new ranks do not cause him to exceed his maximum ranks in the skill.

At 4th, 6th, and 8th level, the illithid savant can acquire and use one additional skill from a brain.

获得技能（Acquire Skill Ex）：在第1级，灵吸怪专家可以从吸得的大脑中选择获得一个该生物已知的技能。它永久获得该生物在这个技能上的全部级别（刨除种族或能力值带来的修正），即使这样会远超出灵吸怪专家的人物等级所允许的最大级别。这个技能将变成灵吸怪专家的职业技能。如果这个技能的级别没有超过它的技能级别上限，它还可以提升更多的这个技能的等级。

在第4、第6和第8级，灵吸怪专家都可以从吸得的大脑中获得和使用一个额外技能。

Lore (Ex): At 1st level, an illithid savant gains the ability to make a special lore check twice per day to recall esoteric information from the brains of those he has consumed. Just as with a bardic knowledge check (see Chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook for more on this ability and typical check DCs), the illithid savant adds his level in this prestige class and his Intelligence modifier as bonuses on any attempt to learn something unusual.

At 2nd, 5th, and 9th level, the illithid savant can make a special lore check two additional times per day.

博学（Lore Ex）：在第1级，灵吸怪专家获得从吸得的大脑中一天2次召回秘传信息的能力。就像做轶闻知识检定一样（更多关于此能力和DC检定见玩家手册第3章），灵吸怪专家加上它的进阶职业等级和智力调整值作为奖励，以尝试学习一些不寻常的东西。

在第2、第5、第9级，灵吸怪专家都可以获得一天2次额外的特殊博学检定。

Acquire Feat (Ex): At 2nd level, an illithid savant permanently acquires one of the feats of a consumed creature, pro-vided he meets that feat’s prerequisites. At 4th, 6th, and 8th level, the illithid savant can acquire and use one additional feat from a consumed brain.

获得专长（Acquire Feat Ex）：在第2级，灵吸怪专家从吸得的大脑中永久获得一个专长，只要它满足那个专长的先决条件。在第4、第6、第8级，灵吸怪专家都从吸得的大脑中获得和使用一个额外的专长。

Acquire Class Feature (Ex): At 3rd level, an illithid savant permanently gains one class feature of a consumed brain’s owner, as a character of that creature’s level in that class. If the former character was a spellcaster, the illithid savant is able to cast one spell of each level available to the character (if the victim was a wizard, the mind flayer must still consult a spellbook or learn from scrolls), as well as any bonus spells provideded by the illithid savant’s ability scores. If the illithid savant already has spellcasting levels, these spells are in addition to those granted by the illithid savant’s spellcasting class levels.

At 7th level and again at 10th level, the illithid savant can gain another class feature from a consumed brain.

获得职业属性(Acquire Classfeature Ex)：在第3级，灵吸怪专家从吸得的大脑中永久获得该生物的一个职业属性，如同该生物的职业等级的人物一样。如果前任人物是施法者，灵吸怪专家能按照人物可用的魔法级别每级施展一个法术（如果受害者是巫师，夺心魔仍需查书或学习卷轴来获得法术），以及灵吸怪专家关键属性产生的奖励法术。如果灵吸怪专家已经有魔法等级，这些法术会另加于灵吸怪专家的施法职业等级得到的法术之上。

在第7、第10级，灵吸怪专家可以从吸得的大脑中获得另一个职业属性。

Acquire Special Attack or Special Quality (Ex): At 5th level, the illithid savant permanently gains one special attack or special quality of a consumed brain’s owner. The chosen ability must not rely on a physical feature of the consumed creature, such as a gaze attack, a breath weapon, flight, or a natural attack with an appendage not possessed by the mind flayer. If the ability allows a saving throw, the illithid savant uses his own ability score modifier to determine the DC. At 9th level, the illithid savant can gain another special attack or special quality from a consumed brain.

获得特殊攻击或特性(Acquire Special Attack or Special Quality Ex)：在第5级，灵吸怪专家从吸得的大脑中永久获得该生物的一项特殊攻击或属性。选择的能力不能依靠该大脑主人的物理特征，譬如凝视攻击，喷吐武器，飞行，或者夺心魔所不具备的附肢。如果该能力允许投豁免，灵吸怪专家使用自身属性调整值修正该DC。在第9级，灵吸怪专家吸得的大脑中获得另一项特殊攻击或属性。

EPIC ILLITHID SAVANT

(SAVAGE SPECIES)

The epic illithid savant believes itself to be a scholar—ascientist involved in the research of knowledge. It is also among the deadliest, most unpredictable foes in the world.

传奇灵吸怪专家

（残暴种族）

传奇灵吸怪专家认为自己是个学者，一个醉心知识探索的科学家。它也是世界上最致命的，最无法预测的敌人。

The epic illithid savant’s feat and ability score choices depend largely on its choice of victims. Since most savants dabble in arcane lore, it’s likely that feats contributing toward improved spellcasting, such as Spell Knowledge, Epic Spell Focus, or Improved Spell Capacity, will prove useful. Regardless of its acquired abilities, feats that contribute toward defense help the savant survive encounters with pesky meals, so consider Energy Resistance or Epic Toughness. Boosting your Charisma is always a good choice, since it enhances your innate powers.

Other Options: If the illithid savant has pursued a more unorthodox selection of victims, just about any feat in the book can come in handy, from Combat Archery to Epic Weapon Focus to Unholy Strike.

传奇灵吸怪专家的专长和能力值，很大程度取决于它选择的受害者。由于大多数学究涉足奥秘学识，像那些对改善施法有贡献的专长，譬如“法术知识”、“传奇法术专攻”、或“改善法术位”，被证明是有用的。为了能在与令人厌恶的食物的遭遇中幸存，专家们不择手段夺取能力和专长，所以考虑“元素抗力”和“传奇强壮”。提升你的魅力始终是一个不错的选择，因为它可以提高你的天生心灵能力。

其它选择：如果灵吸怪专家对受害者的选择有更多奇异的需求，只要是书里有的专长都可以派上用场，从“格斗箭术”到“传奇武器专攻”到“邪恶打击”都行。

Hit Die: d4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 Int modifier.

生命骰：D4

技能点数：2+智力调整值

Lore (Ex): Beginning at 11th level, the illithid savant may use its lore ability at will.

博学（Lore，Ex）：从11级开始，灵吸怪专家可以随意使用它的博学能力。

Acquire Skill (Ex): The epic illithid savant can acquire and use one additional skill from a consumed brain at every even-numbered level above 10th.

获得技能(Acquire Skill Ex)：传奇灵吸怪专家在10级以后每个偶数级都可以从吸得的大脑中获得和使用一个额外技能。

Acquire Feat (Ex): The epic illithid savant can acquire and use one additional feat from a consumed brain at every even-numbered level above 10th.

Since an illithid savant may acquire a feat from a devoured brain only if he meets the feat’s prerequisites, an illithid savant cannot acquire an epic feat before character level 21.

获得专长(Acquire Feat Ex)：传奇灵吸怪专家在10级以后每个偶数级都可以从吸得的大脑中获得和使用一个额外专长。

由于灵吸怪专家只有满足了专长的先决条件才可以从吸得的大脑得到专长，所以不能在人物角色等级21之前得到传奇专长。*

Acquire Class Feature (Ex): The epic illithid savant can gain one additional class feature from a consumed brain for every three levels gained after 10th.

An illithid savant below 13th level cannot gain the ability to cast spells higher than 9th level. Beginning at 13th level (the first level at which an epic illithid savant can acquire a class feature), it can gain the ability to cast spells higher than 9th level if it consumes the brain of a creature who has the ability to cast such spells.

An illithid savant cannot gain the ability to cast epic spells unless he has selected (or acquired) the Epic Spellcasting feat. If an illithid savant with the Epic Spellcasting feat devours the brain of a creature who knows one or more epic spells, the illithid savant gains the ability to cast one of those spells, chosen by the illithid savant.

获得职业属性(Acquire Classfeature Ex)：传奇灵吸怪专家在10级之后每3个等级都可以从吸得的大脑中获得一个职业特征。

灵吸怪专家在13级以下不能获得施展高于9级魔法的能力。从13级开始（传奇灵吸怪专家得到职业属性的第一个等级），如果它吸得的大脑能施展高于9级魔法，它就获得这个能力。*

除非选择（或获得）了“施展传奇法术”的专长，否则灵吸怪专家没有施展传奇法术的能力。如果一个灵吸怪专家有“传奇施法”专长，它吸得的大脑原主又知道一个或者更多的传奇法术，灵吸怪专家可以从那些传奇法术当中选择一个，获得施展它的能力。

Acquire Special Attack or Special Quality (Ex): The epic illithid savant can gain another special attack or special quality from a consumed brain for every four levels gained after 9th.

获得特殊攻击或特性(Acquire Special Attack or Special Quality Ex)：传奇灵吸怪专家在9级之后每4个等级都可以从吸得的大脑中获得一项特殊攻击或属性。

Bonus Feats: The epic illithid savant does not gain any bonus feats for its illithid savant class levels. It still gains bonus feats for other class levels as appropriate, as well as the normal feat gained every three levels.

奖励专长：传奇灵吸怪专家不会从它的灵吸怪专家职业等级中获得任何奖励专长。它仍然可以从其它等级获得奖励专长，就像每3级得到一个普通专长那样。

《残暴种族》是介于3E和3R之间的规则书，与3R规则有所区别，就这个职业来说，最大的区别在于对“传奇”的认定。

《残暴种族》沿袭了3E对传奇人物的认定，3E传奇人物是指等级达到21的人物角色，这也是为什么灵吸怪专家13级之前不能获得传奇专长，不能获得施展高于9级魔法能力的原因（灵吸怪8HD+灵吸怪专家13等级，总人物等级达到21，满足3E传奇人物条件）

但是根据3R地下城主手册P.209的“以怪物作为传奇人物”条目（MONSTERS AS EPIC CHARACTERS），对怪物传奇人物的认定，不再采取“人物等级”认定，而是采取“有效人物等级”认定。

按照这个规定，怪物的“有效人物等级”等于职业等级、种族生命骰数和等级修正值三者总和，这个和达到了21，也就达到了标准，成为了传奇人物，可以按照人物等级和职业等级获得传奇攻击加值和传奇豁免检定加值，在满足前提条件下也可以获得传奇专长。

*所以根据3E to 3R 的 update 规则，对灵吸怪专家职业做出以下变更：

1、从职业技能中取消3E技能：探知（智力，专有技能）。

2、获得专长(Acquire Feat Ex)：灵吸怪专家不能在“有效人物等级21”之前得到传奇专长。但获得专长仍然需要符合前置条件。譬如想要得到传奇施法专长，就必须达到辨识法术24th、知识（奥秘）24th，和施展9th奥术；或者辨识法术24th、知识（宗教）24th，和9th神术。

3、获得职业属性(Acquire Classfeature Ex)：灵吸怪专家在“有效人物等级21级”以下不能获得施展高于9级魔法的能力。从“有效人物等级21级”开始，如果它吸得的大脑能施展高于9级魔法，它就获得这个能力。