NerdHut
2018-04-10, 01:15 AM
So, being bored as I was earlier, I decided I wanted to explore the idea of turning Spellsword into a base class. I don't know that I'll actually use this in any games I run, but I had fun redesigning the prestige class.
I'm not sure how this would hold up compared to other classes, but I like it (it's neat if not super powerful). Let me know what tweaks you think might help.
If the class feature appears in the original prestige class as it appears in Complete Warrior, assume it functions the same way as it did before (with numerical changes listed on the table). Other than that, here are the changes:
BAB: Average instead of Full. My logic is that a spellsword as a base class would be better than a wizard, but not as good as a fighter.
Spells: Casting as a bard, but with the wizard's spell list. CHA as the casting stat and spontaneous casting.
Swift Channel: Channel a spell as a swift action instead of a move action.
Empowered Weapon: Free Empowered Spell to channeled spells, and does not change the level of the spell (there's already so many restraints on what the spells can do when channelled, at least make it more powerful)
Base
Fort
Ref
Will
Spells per Day
Spells Known
Level
Attack Bonus
Save
Save
Save
Special
0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1st
+0
+2
+0
+2
Ignore spell failure 5%
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
2nd
+1
+3
+0
+3
Channel spell 2/day
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
5
2¹
-
-
-
-
-
3rd
+2
+3
+1
+3
Ignore spell failure 10%
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
6
3
-
-
-
-
-
4th
+3
+4
+1
+4
Bonus feat
3
2
0
-
-
-
-
6
3
2¹
-
-
-
-
5th
+3
+4
+1
+4
Ignore spell failure 15%
3
3
1
-
-
-
-
6
4
3
-
-
-
-
6th
+4
+5
+2
+5
Channel spell 3/day
3
3
2
-
-
-
-
6
4
3
-
-
-
-
7th
+5
+5
+2
+5
Ignore spell failure 20%
3
3
2
0
-
-
-
6
4
4
2¹
-
-
-
8th
+6/+1
+6
+2
+6
Swift channel
3
3
3
1
-
-
-
6
4
4
3
-
-
-
9th
+6/+1
+6
+3
+6
Ignore spell failure 25%
3
3
3
2
-
-
-
6
4
4
3
-
-
-
10th
+7/+2
+7
+3
+7
Channel spell 4/day, Multiple channel spell
3
3
3
2
0
-
-
6
4
4
4
2¹
-
-
11th
+8/+3
+7
+3
+7
Ignore spell failure 30%
3
3
3
3
1
-
-
6
4
4
4
3
-
-
12th
+9/+4
+8
+4
+8
Empowered weapon 1/day
3
3
3
3
2
-
-
6
4
4
4
3
-
-
13th
+9/+4
+8
+4
+8
Ignore spell failure 35%
3
3
3
3
2
0
-
6
4
4
4
4
2¹
-
14th
+10/+5
+9
+4
+9
Channel spell 5/day
4
3
3
3
3
1
-
6
4
4
4
4
3
-
15th
+11/+6/+1
+9
+5
+9
Ignore spell failure 40%
4
4
3
3
3
2
-
6
4
4
4
4
3
-
16th
+12/+7/+2
+10
+5
+10
Empowered weapon 2/day
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
6
5
4
4
4
4
2¹
17th
+12/+7/+2
+10
+5
+10
Ignore spell failure 45%
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
18th
+13/+8/+3
+11
+6
+11
Channel spell 6/day
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
19th
+14/+9/+4
+11
+6
+11
Ignore spell failure 50%
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
20th
+15/+10/+5
+12
+6
+12
Empowered weapon 3/day
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Apologies for the mediocre formatting. It's copied from LibreOffice Calc, and I didn't want to have to completely learn the GitP table settings from scratch.
I'm not sure how this would hold up compared to other classes, but I like it (it's neat if not super powerful). Let me know what tweaks you think might help.
If the class feature appears in the original prestige class as it appears in Complete Warrior, assume it functions the same way as it did before (with numerical changes listed on the table). Other than that, here are the changes:
BAB: Average instead of Full. My logic is that a spellsword as a base class would be better than a wizard, but not as good as a fighter.
Spells: Casting as a bard, but with the wizard's spell list. CHA as the casting stat and spontaneous casting.
Swift Channel: Channel a spell as a swift action instead of a move action.
Empowered Weapon: Free Empowered Spell to channeled spells, and does not change the level of the spell (there's already so many restraints on what the spells can do when channelled, at least make it more powerful)
Base
Fort
Ref
Will
Spells per Day
Spells Known
Level
Attack Bonus
Save
Save
Save
Special
0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1st
+0
+2
+0
+2
Ignore spell failure 5%
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
2nd
+1
+3
+0
+3
Channel spell 2/day
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
5
2¹
-
-
-
-
-
3rd
+2
+3
+1
+3
Ignore spell failure 10%
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
6
3
-
-
-
-
-
4th
+3
+4
+1
+4
Bonus feat
3
2
0
-
-
-
-
6
3
2¹
-
-
-
-
5th
+3
+4
+1
+4
Ignore spell failure 15%
3
3
1
-
-
-
-
6
4
3
-
-
-
-
6th
+4
+5
+2
+5
Channel spell 3/day
3
3
2
-
-
-
-
6
4
3
-
-
-
-
7th
+5
+5
+2
+5
Ignore spell failure 20%
3
3
2
0
-
-
-
6
4
4
2¹
-
-
-
8th
+6/+1
+6
+2
+6
Swift channel
3
3
3
1
-
-
-
6
4
4
3
-
-
-
9th
+6/+1
+6
+3
+6
Ignore spell failure 25%
3
3
3
2
-
-
-
6
4
4
3
-
-
-
10th
+7/+2
+7
+3
+7
Channel spell 4/day, Multiple channel spell
3
3
3
2
0
-
-
6
4
4
4
2¹
-
-
11th
+8/+3
+7
+3
+7
Ignore spell failure 30%
3
3
3
3
1
-
-
6
4
4
4
3
-
-
12th
+9/+4
+8
+4
+8
Empowered weapon 1/day
3
3
3
3
2
-
-
6
4
4
4
3
-
-
13th
+9/+4
+8
+4
+8
Ignore spell failure 35%
3
3
3
3
2
0
-
6
4
4
4
4
2¹
-
14th
+10/+5
+9
+4
+9
Channel spell 5/day
4
3
3
3
3
1
-
6
4
4
4
4
3
-
15th
+11/+6/+1
+9
+5
+9
Ignore spell failure 40%
4
4
3
3
3
2
-
6
4
4
4
4
3
-
16th
+12/+7/+2
+10
+5
+10
Empowered weapon 2/day
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
6
5
4
4
4
4
2¹
17th
+12/+7/+2
+10
+5
+10
Ignore spell failure 45%
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
18th
+13/+8/+3
+11
+6
+11
Channel spell 6/day
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
19th
+14/+9/+4
+11
+6
+11
Ignore spell failure 50%
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
20th
+15/+10/+5
+12
+6
+12
Empowered weapon 3/day
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Apologies for the mediocre formatting. It's copied from LibreOffice Calc, and I didn't want to have to completely learn the GitP table settings from scratch.