New Prestige Class Suggestions...

[RPMike17]

Perhaps it is to encourage Nature's Warrior not to destroy nature to make it's weapons, no trees to cut for wooden shields, bows. No mines dug for ore, etc. Maybe Nature's Warrior should be naked too! Since no animals should be harmed for hides. And aren't they supposed to be in animal form so much that they almost prefer it? Sort of like a certain individual that likes to run around as a chicken...

[Kaeldorn]

The idea is that Nature's Warriors resort to their natural, physical prowess to do battle, and not so much common weaponry. I thought of possibly translating it to a bonus to grapple and other such abilities.

[Thief Of Navarre]

Thats a good point RPMike. hadn't thought of it like that!

Can we grapple in shapeshifted ability Kael? I like the idea of grappling someone with a strength mod of +11

[gbbishop]

I think we should move this to it's own thread. Shifters are so bizarre, that it's time they had their own thread.

[DM_Equinox]

All the custom combat feats aren't available when shapeshifted.... it would be cool if they were, though.

[The Almight Red]

While not a PrC, there is a Base Class that I thoroughly enjoy that would be neat to see here: the Marshal. I even saw it implemented on the Dragoncoast: Shores of Haldun server.

It's pretty much universally agreed that it's an underpowered class, but it's the RP of such that I genuiningly just love. How it's basically an inspiring leader without being a spellcaster like a Bard. It has some neat Auras (a minor and a major), and it really plays out the whole 'team player' concept.

It is theoretically possible to create something similar with a Bard, of course, but Bards focus more heavily on the casting side than the Marshal. As said, the Marshal has absolutely no casting at all.

It's a d8 HD.
4 skillpoints per level (16 at 1st)
Medium BAB.
Fort and Will High Saves

And then, as mentioned, a minor and major aura, of which they get to pick particular ones as they level up from a pool of choices. And they can have one minor and major aura on at all times.

All of their Minor aura bonuses are effected by the character's Charisma Modifier. For example, they could get the Constitution Minor Aura. They can then give a bonus to Constitution, to their whole party, equal to their Charisma bonus.

All of their Major aura bonuses are connected to their level. Such as, getting a bonus to a particular saving throw. By level 20, I believe the Major aura bonuses are up to +5. So, they'd be able to give +5 to a saving throw.

In comparison to a lot of other classes, it's generally considered underpowered (especially the medium BAB), but it's still a really neat class. Anyway, enough rambling.

[Kaeldorn]

Yeah, Marshal is a nice class. They are sort of oriented towards having cohorts, though. Which is probably why they aren't considered to be very powerful.

With the right build, they're not exactly weak either though. It is possible to attain modifiers as high as +9 or +10 on Sundren. The class officially does not give an actual bonus to ability scores equal to the charisma bonus (even if SoH might do that..), but as the following link states it gives a bonus to checks based on a certain ability score only.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20030906b

Sadly, many of the minor auras are impossible to implement. Lots of condition-based advantages that are inaccessible through scripting.

[Thief Of Navarre]

Oh my lord I used to play one of those as commander in an adventuring party! I cant believe I forgot about those guys

Anyone remember what sourcebook they are from? pretty sure its one of the greyhawk ones.

[Qinniqtuq Aggaak]

I believe it was the Miniatures Hanbook. I liked them too. I had a player of mine mix Paladin with Marshal and it turned out pretty good.

[Thief Of Navarre]

Thanks QA

[Bishop Cornelius]

I put my 'new prestige class' vote in for True Necromancer... we've already worked out some of the issues involved in the class with the Mystic Threuge... and Dreadmaster... but still it would be nice to have for a number of reasons which I may elaborate upon later (and here in this very spot in fact) when I have more time...

However, if the vote were for a new base class... Dread Necromancer! though I know it'd be a bit of a pain to script... I've -always- wanted to play a Dread Necromancer ...

Anyone else with me? (besides kuskotopia who already agreed with me before I said it myself on this very topic)

[Biohazard89]

Perosnally id like to go for something around the bend of a Dwarven Giantslayer (if those exist in D&D) Would be cool IMHO although i dont know if theres any such class out there.

[DM_Equinox]

*wonders if anyone noted the date of the original posting of this.... *

[GodBeastX]

More Necromancers? No thanks Most played wizard on Sundren is necromancer. Dread Evoker for the win.

[Ebannon]

Dragon Shaman from the PHB2 are pretty badass.