Cleric of St. Cuthbert Prestige Class Options D&D 3.5

[WielderofFlame]

Looking for possible prestige class options.
Would like full casting if possible.
All books are valid.
Currently level 3 lawful good human cleric rocking a big mace.
Willing to retrain whatever if I like the idea enough.
Thanks!

[Flickerdart]

What do you want to accomplish with your prestige class choice?

Do you:

Want to become better healer?
Want to become a better undead hunter?
Want to become better at fighting against demons, devils, and other evil beings?
Want to become better at fighting in melee?
Want to become better at spellcasting?
Want to become more skillful and less reliant on spell slots?

[Telonius]

It sounds like Church Inquisitor from Complete Divine would be worth considering. Easy prereqs, if you work with your DM on the fluffy parts.

[WielderofFlame]

What do you want to accomplish with your prestige class choice?

Do you:

Want to become better healer?
Want to become a better undead hunter?
Want to become better at fighting against demons, devils, and other evil beings?
Want to become better at fighting in melee?
Want to become better at spellcasting?
Want to become more skillful and less reliant on spell slots?


I'm I sucker for Gish so melee/casting but given the choice casting. Casting can solve melee problems not the other way around.

[WielderofFlame]

It sounds like Church Inquisitor from Complete Divine would be worth considering. Easy prereqs, if you work with your DM on the fluffy parts.

It's solid but I tend to use it a lot and was hoping for something less worn, good idea though.

[Flickerdart]

So a class that makes you better at wrecking faces? Sadly all the good melee options lose caster levels.

[ngilop]

Fist of Raziel-from the exalted handbook is a pretty good melee centric PrC, and to make most GiTP-ers hapy, it only losses out on 1 caster level. ( personally I feel that if you are having fun its fine even if you do not have full casting levels, but I know most forum-ites think if you lose caster levels you should never play D&D again)

There is also a PrC centered around the war domain, but I cannot remember what it is.

[Flickerdart]

( personally I feel that if you are having fun its fine even if you do not have full casting levels, but I know most forum-ites think if you lose caster levels you should never play D&D again)
Your hostile digs are not for this thread - the OP explicitly said that he prefers casting to melee ability.

[Troacctid]

There's a big long article in Dragon #358 about Saint Cuthbert, and it includes some prestige class suggestions. The ones it recommends are Abolisher (Lords of Madness), Justiciar (Complete Warrior), Divine Crusader (Complete Divine), Streetfighter (Complete Adventurer), Church Inquisitor (Complete Divine), and Hospitaler (Complete Divine). Of these, only the Church Inquisitor is full casting.

Aside from those, here are all the prestige classes that offer full casting progression for divine classes (although some might lose caster levels in qualifying for them):



Prestige class
Source


Agent Retriever
EL


Alchemist Savant
MoE


Alienist
CAr


Arachne
FP


Arcane Hierophant
RW


Arcane Trickster
DMG


Auspician
FP


Bane of Infidels
MW


Candle Caster
TB


Church Inquisitor
CD


Combat Medic
HB


Contemplative
CD


Darkmask
LD


Deathwarden Chanter
Gh


Demonwrecker
EDP


Devilwrecker
EDP


Diabolist
BV


Divine Disciple
PG


Divine Emissary
EL


Divine Oracle
CD


Divine Prankster
RS


Doomguide
FP


Dracolyte
Dr


Dreadmaster
FP


Durthan
Una


Dwarven Chanter
Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20061128a)


Dweomerkeeper
CD Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20040522a)


Earth Dreamer
RS


Faith Scion
UA


Fiend-Blooded
HH


Fochlucan Lyrist
CAd


Frost Mage
Fr


Geomancer
CD


Goldeye
FP


Guild Wizard of Waterdeep
Mag


Halfling Whistler
Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20061121a)


Hand of the Adama
ShS


Harper Mage
Mag


Harper Paragon
PG


Harper Priest
Mag


Hathran
PG


Heartwarder
FP


Hexer
MW


Holt Warden
CC


Incantatrix
PG


Justiciar of Tyr
PG


Keeper of the Cerulean Sign
LoM


Knight of the Blue Moon
CSW


Lady/Lord of the Dead
Web (https://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20021031x)


Lion of Talisid
BE


Loremaster
DMG


Mage-Killer
Mag


Master Alchemist
Mag


Master Harper
Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/frx/20030604a)


Master of the Yuirwood
Una


Medani Prophet
Dra


Moonspeaker
RE


Moonstar Agent
CSW


Morninglord of Lathander
PG


Mystic Theurge
DMG


Mystic Wanderer
Mag


Nightcloak
CD Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20040522a)


Paragnostic Apostle
CC


Planar Shepherd
FE


Primal Scholar
SX


Psychic Theurge
Web (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20040925b)


Radiant Servant of Pelor
CD


Rimefire Witch
Fr


Ruathar
RW


Runecaster
PG


Sacred Exorcist
CD


Sapphire Hierarch
MoI


Sea Mother Whip
Und


Sentinel of Bharrai
BE


Serpent Slayer
SK


Shadow Adept
PG


Shadowcraft Mage
RS


Shadowcrafter
Und


Silverstar
FP


Singer of Concordance
RDr


Skypledged
RW


Spelldancer
Mag


Spellwarp Sniper
CS


Stonespeaker Guardian
RS


Stormlord
CD


Stormsinger
Fr


Sunmaster
LE


Sword Dancer
FP


Tainted Sorcerer
UA


Techsmith
FP


Thaumaturgist
DMG


Verdant Lord
MW


Vermin Keeper
Und


War Wizard of Cormyr
Mag


Waveservant
FP


Wearer of Purple
DrF


Windwalker
FP


Winterhaunt of Iborighu
Fr


Yuan-Ti Cultist
SS


Zhentarim Skymage
LD

[WielderofFlame]

Fist of Raziel-from the exalted handbook is a pretty good melee centric PrC, and to make most GiTP-ers hapy, it only losses out on 1 caster level. ( personally I feel that if you are having fun its fine even if you do not have full casting levels, but I know most forum-ites think if you lose caster levels you should never play D&D again)

There is also a PrC centered around the war domain, but I cannot remember what it is.I will definitely look at FoR, and I think you're talking about Ordained Champion which rocks but I'll have to see if my DM would let the deity prerequisite slide. Thanks for the suggestion.

[WielderofFlame]

Thanks for the list! This is phenomenally helpful.

[Thurbane]

I always wanted to homebrew a PrC for clerics of St Cuthbert, that allows three paths: Chapeaux (convert other to the faith), Stars (enforcers/inspectors of the faithful) or Billet (defend the faithful).

We played a lot of ToEE in our 1E days.

[karinrin55]

You can take up the Ruby Knight Vindicator from ToB.

Originally it's a Wee-Jas class but you can shift things around and make it for St. Cuthbert.

And I know you will loose three spell level advances (one from taking crusader for the class and two from the class itself) but it had a great feeling of "I'm a very integral part of my church, they sent me on this crusade for our god's will!"

Hope I helped :smallredface:

[Telonius]

One more for the list: Knight of the Raven, from Expedition to Castle Ravenloft. Full BAB, only loses 1 caster level, gives you a nifty Raven helper (that isn't an XP timebomb like a regular familiar), and gets you the Sun domain at 3rd.