kamikasei
2007-01-30, 09:20 AM
A lot of people on the forums have been commenting that if Miko were to turn blackguard, mechanics-wise, it's possible that she has all the prerequisites and that the one thing she's not likely to have satisfied already is the requirement for peaceful contact with an evil outsider. These people then point out that Sabine, a bona fide evil outsider, is close to hand.
However, looking at the d20srd website, I see that the relevant prerequisite is worded as: "...must have made peaceful contact with an evil outsider who was summoned by him or someone else." (Link (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/prestigeClasses/blackguard.htm))
Now, the most information I'm aware of on Sabine's origins are that "the archfiends sent" her to Nale. There's no indication (again, that I'm aware of - if I've missed something please correct me) that she was actually summoned by anyone. Therefore it seems that Sabine may not be a valid means for Miko to set up a switch to blackguard at all.
Of course, there are ways around this. There's nothing particularly definitive to show that Sabine wasn't summoned at some point. Do outsiders need to be summoned in order to enter the Prime Material? I honestly don't know. There's the possibility that the Monster in the Dark is an evil outsider of some sort, presumably summoned by Xykon (and it could be argued that its interaction with Miko in the watchtower was 'peaceful' - sure, she tried to kill it, but it didn't seem to notice...) And of course, the Giant could just throw mechanics to the wind and move forward at the speed of plot. I bring this up mainly to point out that it's not necessarily as straightforward a road to Darth Miko as some might think.
I should also note that I don't think it matters. I don't see Miko going the blackguard route. I don't think she's turned evil, for starters, but more than that I have more faith in the Giant as a storyteller than to expect such a hackneyed plot twist. David Brin's criticisms of the Star Wars movies come to mind.
However, looking at the d20srd website, I see that the relevant prerequisite is worded as: "...must have made peaceful contact with an evil outsider who was summoned by him or someone else." (Link (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/prestigeClasses/blackguard.htm))
Now, the most information I'm aware of on Sabine's origins are that "the archfiends sent" her to Nale. There's no indication (again, that I'm aware of - if I've missed something please correct me) that she was actually summoned by anyone. Therefore it seems that Sabine may not be a valid means for Miko to set up a switch to blackguard at all.
Of course, there are ways around this. There's nothing particularly definitive to show that Sabine wasn't summoned at some point. Do outsiders need to be summoned in order to enter the Prime Material? I honestly don't know. There's the possibility that the Monster in the Dark is an evil outsider of some sort, presumably summoned by Xykon (and it could be argued that its interaction with Miko in the watchtower was 'peaceful' - sure, she tried to kill it, but it didn't seem to notice...) And of course, the Giant could just throw mechanics to the wind and move forward at the speed of plot. I bring this up mainly to point out that it's not necessarily as straightforward a road to Darth Miko as some might think.
I should also note that I don't think it matters. I don't see Miko going the blackguard route. I don't think she's turned evil, for starters, but more than that I have more faith in the Giant as a storyteller than to expect such a hackneyed plot twist. David Brin's criticisms of the Star Wars movies come to mind.