Combat Training[]
Resplendent guardian’s use the Proficient progression for their combat talents, gaining a combat talent at 2nd level and every 2 levels thereafter, rather than their normal progression.
This modifies the sentinel’s combat training class feature, and replaces their normal combat talent progression.
Veilweaving[]
Resplendent guardians gain the ability to shape the gleaming power of their soul into powerful veils, which they draw from the radiant veil list. The resplendent guardian uses their Wisdom as their veilweaving modifier, and has a veilweaving level equal to their class level. The saving throw DCs of the resplendent guardian’s veils are equal to 10 + the essence invested in the veil + the resplendent guardian’s veilweaving modifier.
At 1st level, the resplendent guardian gains access to a pool of essence which can be invested into their veils and other essence receptacles to increase their power. The resplendent guardian gains 1 point of essence at each class level except 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 (for a total of 15 points of essence at 19th level).
At 1st level, the resplendent guardian can shape a limited number of veils per day. They can shape 1 veil at 1st level, and gain the ability to shape 1 additional veil each day at 3rd, 7th, 11th, 15th, and 19th level.
This replaces the sentinel’s sentinel’s reserve and second wind class features.
Chakra Binds[]
At 3rd level and every three levels thereafter, the resplendent guardian gains the ability to bind veils directly to their chakra, unlocking potent new abilities. The resplendent guardian gains the ability to bind slots in the following order: Hands, Head, Headband, Neck, Belt, and Body.
Improved Essence Capacity[]
The radiance of the resplendent guardian’s soul grows in power alongside them, further empowering their veils. At 3rd level, and again at 9th and 15th level the maximum essence capacity of all of the resplendent guardian’s essence receptacles increases by 1.
Channel Resplendence[]
At 7th level the resplendent guardian has learned to channel the power of their soul inwards, allowing them to activate the abilities of their veils more quickly if they only affect themselves. By expending their martial focus, or by taking 3 points of essence burn, as a swift action, the resplendent guardian can use a veil ability that could normally be used as a standard action, but only if it affects only themself. They may reallocate their essence as part of the ability, choosing whether to do so before or after they activate the veil ability. This veil ability doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity. The resplendent guardian may use this ability only once on each turn, even if they have multiple swift actions available to them.
This replaces the sentinel’s defender’s determination class feature.
Resplendent Poise[]
At 13th level, as long as the resplendent guardian can take purely mental actions, they can use their channel resplendence ability to activate one of their veil abilities even if they would otherwise be unable to act. In addition, whenever the resplendent guardian uses their channel resplendence ability they can ignore the effects of the following conditions until the end of their next turn: dazed, exhausted, frightened, nauseated, paralyzed, or stunned.
This replaces the sentinel’s sentinel’s poise class feature.
Diamond Soul[]
At 16th level, whenever the resplendent guardian fails a saving throw, they can expend their martial focus, or take 3 points of essence burn, as a free action, even if it isn’t their turn, to use a veil ability that only targets themself and requires a standard action or less to activate before they suffer the effects of the failed saving throw. This veil ability doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity and counts as using the channel resplendence ability for the purposes of their resplendent poise ability.
This replaces the sentinel’s diamond aegis class feature.
Resplendent Surge[]
At 17th level, whenever the resplendent guardian reduces the target of their challenge to 0 or fewer hit points, they may use their channel resplendence ability as a free action, even if it isn’t their turn, without needing to expend their martial focus or take essence burn. They cannot reallocate their essence when using their channel resplendence in this way. The resplendent guardian cannot use this ability if the target of their challenge has less Hit Dice than half of their sentinel level.
This replaces the sentinel’s sentinel’s surge class feature.