Prestige Class Ideas.

[Luna_Mayflower]

Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.

1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class? Preparing Inflict spells caused her to accidentally wake up a deadly vampire, so she's desperate to focus on positive energy above all else.

2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.

3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.

4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. Any aquatic ranger alternatives? He's a bipedal merfolk who originally hunted powerful sea monsters.

5. Viceria, a proud human paladin looking to defend her allies. She struggles with doubts about how to do the right thing and how it hurts other people. After a run-in with an aboleth, she has a special hatred of mind control.

6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful elf Bard who wants to buff allies. He acts as a bright light in dark times.

7. Alice, an unhinged Necromancer Wizard looking to understand more about the biology of life and undeath. She isn't solely a Necromancer, however, and instead wants to truly learn what makes both undead and living tick, and enjoys toying with both.

8. Arcadia, a merfolk Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power. Though she acts like a lone wolf, she's begun to warm to the rest of the party.

[AnimeTheCat]

Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.
Not sure if you're seeking thematic or optimized, so I'll share what I can.


1. Harriet, a Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects.
Radiant servant of pelor and... radiant servant of pelor.


2. Erin, a Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge.
"Scientific knowledge" sounds... Interesting in a fantasy setting. I dont actually have a good one for this. Maybe something specializing in craft alchemy?


3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage.
Hmm... difficult with prestige classes to do that. Perhaps the base class Knight instead... and then dont prestige? Otherwise, thematically dwarven defender (but they're super not good unless the terrain favors the explicitly)


4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. (Any aquatic ranger alternatives?)
None off the top of my head, but I think there's a big game hunter kind of class in stormwrack. Could be fun.


5. Viceria, a proud paladin looking to defend allies.
Hospitaler could be fun.


6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful Bard who wants to buff allies.
Seeker of the song? Yeah, seeker of the song. It's pretty dope and I prefer it to later bardic music abilities.


7. Alice, an unhinged Necromancer Wizard looking to understand more about the biology of life and undeath.
Pale master. Definitely that one imo.


8. Arcadia, a lone wolf Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power.
Uhm... master specialist and then... yeah, just that I guess. Evocation is cool and all but there are better ways to be a singular source of power.

[The Viscount]

Tanking is a difficult role to do in 3.5, and pretty much the only PrC that really focuses on doing it in the sense of protecting other characters is Devoted Defender from Sword and Fist.

If I ever think about aquatic rangers I think scaled horror for that sweet freedom of movement. Wavekeeper is another class good for aquatic rangers.

A bard looking to expand the buffer role can have some fun with War Chanter, or potentially war weaver if they're adding spells.

[Psyren]

What race are these? Specifically Moko but applies to the rest. I saw you listed a race for Rhine so I wasn't sure if leaving it off the others was intentional or a miss.

Speaking of Rhine, recommend Deepstone Sentinel for that one.

For Erin, could you define "scientific knowledge?" That could be anything from magical theory to alchemy to actual technology (as in robots and lasers.)

[Luna_Mayflower]

I've updated the list with more information! Thanks for suggestions thus far and hopefully you can suggest more. :smallsmile:

[Troacctid]

Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.

1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class? Preparing Inflict spells caused her to accidentally wake up a deadly vampire, so she's desperate to focus on positive energy above all else.
Radiant Servant of Pelor seems like the way to go.


2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.
Fiend-Blooded, Fleshwarper, Urban Savant, Tainted Spellcaster (Dragon #302), Eldritch Theurge, and Paragnostic Apostle could all be interesting choices.


3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.
Crusader isn't a prestige class, but considering the way it interacts with multiclassing, it feels a lot like one. It does what you want better than any other class in the game. Deepstone Sentinel is very similar.


4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. Any aquatic ranger alternatives? He's a bipedal merfolk who originally hunted powerful sea monsters.
Wavekeeper, perhaps. There's also Leviathan Hunter, but it's not particularly good.


5. Viceria, a proud human paladin looking to defend her allies. She struggles with doubts about how to do the right thing and how it hurts other people.
Fist of Raziel generates a protective circle around her that will automatically defend any ally within range. It buffs smites, so it'll also play up her internal conflict.


6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful elf Bard who wants to buff allies. He acts as a bright light in dark times.
I'd go with Heartfire Fanner. Great buff-focused bard class.


7. Alice, an unhinged Necromancer Wizard looking to understand more about the biology of life and undeath. She isn't solely a Necromancer, however, and instead wants to truly learn what makes both undead and living tick, and enjoys toying with both.
I think Fleshwarper sounds absolutely perfect for this one.


8. Arcadia, a merfolk Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power. Perhaps even taking power away from others and using it herself. Any parasitic magic classes?
Red Wizard. The circle magic ability lets you hoover up your minions' spell slots and use them to boost your own spells. Also very synergistic with evocation. Tainted Scholar and Noctumancer might also be of interest. It's too bad she's not a psion or Body Leech (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20040925a) would be perfect.

[Anthrowhale]

Troacctid's suggestions are good. A few variations below.


Fist of Raziel generates a protective circle around her that will automatically defend any ally within range. It buffs smites, so it'll also play up her internal conflict.

Paladin 6/Fist of Raziel 1/Divine Crusader 1/Fist of Raziel <n> gives you access to a domain list. If you pick a domain like 'Protection' and take the Customize Domain feat, you can create a fully customized list of 1 protective spell per level.


Red Wizard. The circle magic ability lets you hoover up your minions' spell slots and use them to boost your own spells. Also very synergistic with evocation. Tainted Scholar and Noctumancer might also be of interest. It's too bad she's not a psion or Body Leech (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20040925a) would be perfect.
Ur-Priest 1/Mystic Theurge <n> also has the steal magical power trick going for it. If you take Theurgic Specialist (also Dragon #325) all evocation spells (including holy word type) are extra powerful.

[AnimeTheCat]

I was digging through Savage Species and found the Wave Rider prestige class. might fit for Moko. Savage Species pg 93-96.

[ShurikVch]

In addition yo everything already mentioned:


1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class? Preparing Inflict spells caused her to accidentally wake up a deadly vampire, so she's desperate to focus on positive energy above all else.Dip in Paragnostic Apostle (Complete Champion) - Knowledge Is Power: Mind over Body


2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.Firstly, he worked as a child? Sorcery manifests a puberty...
Besides that - 3.0 Alienist


3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.Not a PrC, but Commoner with Weresheep flaw is the best way to tank in 3.X


4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. Any aquatic ranger alternatives? He's a bipedal merfolk who originally hunted powerful sea monsters.Darkwater Knight (Dragon #314)
3.0 Marinelord


6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful elf Bard who wants to buff allies. He acts as a bright light in dark times.Heartfire Fanner (Dragon #314)

[Telonius]

For Erin, how about Malconvoker? That's got "walking a fine line" written all over it. Less powerful though, since it's only 9/10 casting (and as a Sorcerer, losing a caster level is a much more serious thing than if he were a Wizard).

For Arcadia ... this would require some DM approval, but the "Spellfire Wielder" feat from Magic of Faerun can let you absorb magic for later use. It's supposed to be a first-level-only thing, which is why you'd need the DM to work with you on it.

Viceria - I assume this is going to play nice with the Necromancer? Grey Guard seems like it could be an interesting direction for the character.

[Luna_Mayflower]

Still not sure for Viceria. She's got a special hatred for mind control after getting enslaved by an Aboleth. Any paladin PrCs that are anti mind control?

Had an interesting bit of character development with Arcadia too last session. One of the other party members succeeded in reaching out to her. She's still looking to become a storm of evocation fury, but she's starting to grow into a team player.

[Telonius]

I can't think of any off the top of my head that are specifically anti-Mind Control. Magic Circle Against Evil and Protection from Evil are usually pretty good for anti-Mind Control needs, but their duration is kind of short (even for the Magic Circle spell at 10 minutes/lvl).

The Church Inquisitor prestige class (from Complete Divine) offers a few abilities that dance around the idea (like immunity to Charms at 2nd, Compulsions at 5th, possession at 8th). This would probably catch most of the ways you could be mentally controlled, though there are probably some unusual abilities that would still affect you. An unlisted ... well, whether it's a benefit or not depends on the group ... is an endless supply of Monty Python references that no one will expect.

[ShurikVch]

Any paladin PrCs that are anti mind control?Holy Liberator (Complete Divine); also, Paladin of Freedom (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#paladinofFreedomClassF eatures) and Elf Paladin sub. level (Races of the Wild)


8. Arcadia, a merfolk Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power. Though she acts like a lone wolf, she's begun to warm to the rest of the party.Well, the best Evocation spell in the game is Miracle (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/miracle.htm)... So, Wizard with access to Luck domain?

[Psyren]

Still not sure for Viceria. She's got a special hatred for mind control after getting enslaved by an Aboleth. Any paladin PrCs that are anti mind control?

Had an interesting bit of character development with Arcadia too last session. One of the other party members succeeded in reaching out to her. She's still looking to become a storm of evocation fury, but she's starting to grow into a team player.

It's not Paladin-specific but it's full BAB, 5/6 casting and very, very anti-Aboleth (well, anti-aberration in general) - Sanctified Mind from LoM.

[PoeticallyPsyco]

Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.

1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class? Preparing Inflict spells caused her to accidentally wake up a deadly vampire, so she's desperate to focus on positive energy above all else.

2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.

3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.

4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. Any aquatic ranger alternatives? He's a bipedal merfolk who originally hunted powerful sea monsters.

5. Viceria, a proud human paladin looking to defend her allies. She struggles with doubts about how to do the right thing and how it hurts other people. After a run-in with an aboleth, she has a special hatred of mind control.

6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful elf Bard who wants to buff allies. He acts as a bright light in dark times.

7. Alice, an unhinged Necromancer Wizard looking to understand more about the biology of life and undeath. She isn't solely a Necromancer, however, and instead wants to truly learn what makes both undead and living tick, and enjoys toying with both.

8. Arcadia, a merfolk Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power. Though she acts like a lone wolf, she's begun to warm to the rest of the party.

1. Have you considered Apostle of Peace (Book of Exalted Deeds) for Hariet? That's definitely in line (super in line) with her goals, but double check to make sure it won't ruin the other players' fun.

2. ... yeah I don't have any perfect suggestions for Erin. Maybe Tainted Scholar, from Heroes of Horror? Certainly thematic and powerful, but requires dealing with the taint subsystem from that book.

3. For Rhine, I'm going to recommend what I always recommend to people that want to tank: Crusader is your best friend (Tome of Battle). It increases your durability with healing abilities and Steely Resolve, it rewards you for taking hits with Furious Counterstrike, and it has a lot of abilities that punish enemies for attacking anyone but you (Iron Guard's Glare, for instance, is a first level stance that can be always-on and imposes a -4 to attack rolls against anyone but you). Focus on Devoted Spirit and White Raven, and their existing Fighter levels will help them qualify for higher level maneuvers and stances.

I also took a quick look at Devoted Defender (Sword and Fist). It's got some interesting abilities, and one to three levels of the prestige class might be worth it for a tank. Note that as a prestige class, it counts fully for progressing your initiator level (if you're going Crusader, which again I highly recommend).

4. Always exciting to hear about aquatic characters (I have a soft spot for aquatic campaigns). For Moko, the only 'rangery' aquatic prestige class I know of is Leviathan Hunter (Stormwrack), but I've heard it's underwhelming so YMMV. For less on-theme prestige classes, Dread Pirate from Complete Adventurer is pretty cool (may require a Rogue dip to get all the prerequisite skills, though), and Legendary Captain from Stormwrack turns you into the best sailor/captain ever. Or maybe go Horizon Walker (DMG), with an emphasis on thematic planes. Side note: have you checked out the Alternate Class Features for aquatic Rangers from Stormwrack?

5. This may be a bit of a weird suggestion for Viceria. A one-level dip into Incarnate (Magic of Incarnum) gives you access to the Planar Ward soulmeld, making you immune to any mind control or possession. It also qualifies you for the Incandescent Champion prestige class from the same book, and if that prestige class isn't thematic for a paladin, nothing is. Incarnate does have alignment restrictions, though, so you may have to get Planar Ward via the Shape Soulmeld feat, and if they want to qualify for Incandescent Champion do so with either another Incarnum feat or a level or two in Totemist (the second level unlocks a lot of powers for the class, and is almost always worth taking if you need the first level anyway).

6. For Cygnan, there are several Bard prestige classes centered on buffing. War Chanter (Complete Warrior) sacrifices your casting progression to focus entirely on musical buffs, including the ability to sing two musics/chants at once. War Weaver (Heroes of Battle) takes the opposite approach, not doing anything with music but letting you share spell buffs with multiple allies. Or if you want to supplement your offensive power with music while focusing on buffing spells, Stormsinger (Frostburn) is one of my favorite prestige classes ever, giving you a bunch of battlefield control and damage dealing songs while fully progressing your casting. Sublime Chord (Complete Arcane) is one that doubles down on casting; more spells means more buffs, and now you've got Sorcerer spells to play with too. Side Note: pretty much no matter what, Cygnan is going to want the Melodic Casting feat.

One last suggestion, that goes in a very different direction than the above. Song of the White Raven is a feat from Tome of Battle that makes your Bard levels stack with your Crusader/Warblade levels for Inspire Courage. This makes for a very melee centric buffer, inspiring allies both with song and with blade via maneuvers from the White Raven discipline (and possibly Devoted Spirit as well, if they go Crusader). This works especially well if you're using the Dragonfire Inspiration feat to convert those Inspire Courage bonuses to fire damage, because Cygnan will be benefiting from it just as much as anyone else.

EDIT: Forgot about Dragonsong Lyrist (Draconomicon). 5 levels, half-casting progression, and provides five new song powers. The cool thing about this is that there's no limit on how many of these songs you can sing at once, and you can stack them with bardic music (and War Chanter music for that matter).

7. Full casters are officially outside my area of expertise, so that will definitely color these last two recommendations. First, since Alice is interested in what makes things tick, has she considered... fear? The Dread Witch prestige class (Heroes of Horror) almost fully progresses casting and gives a lot of fear based powers, including the ability to make the undead (and other creatures normally immune to fear) vulnerable to their powers. Probably pretty interesting from a research perspective.

8. I can't think of anything for Arcadia. I was initially thinking a Warlock dip and then Eldritch Theurge for some serious destructive power and decent utility (maybe take the Southern Magician feat and then the divine/invocation dual progression class to finish off the build), but that requires 2d6 Eldritch Blast damage to enter, and I don't know any tricks for boosting that in just one level.

[Uncle Pine]

1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class? Preparing Inflict spells caused her to accidentally wake up a deadly vampire, so she's desperate to focus on positive energy above all else.
Definitely Radiant Servant of Pelor. Apostle of Peace exists as a pacifist class, but I wouldn't consider it a worthwhile investment.


2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.
Lantanese Artificer (a Gnome Artificer variant for humans), Spell Sovereign, Fleshwarper, Nar Demonbinder.


3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.
Dwarven Defenders need to be good. I'm not sure about specific PrCs, but anything can work if coupled with the following alternate curse listed in Secrets of Xen'Drik:

The character is surrounded by an unnerving aura of menace. Lower the starting attitude of NPCs and animals towards this PC by one step. If a creature is already hostile, it attacks this character in preference to any others.


4. Moko, an underwater Ranger using a harpoon. Any aquatic ranger alternatives? He's a bipedal merfolk who originally hunted powerful sea monsters.
Waverider.


5. Viceria, a proud human paladin looking to defend her allies. She struggles with doubts about how to do the right thing and how it hurts other people. After a run-in with an aboleth, she has a special hatred of mind control.
Fist of Raziel is probably your best bet, otherwise... Sanctified Mind?


6. Cygnan, a loud but joyful elf Bard who wants to buff allies. He acts as a bright light in dark times.
War Weaver. If you have a lot of friends and want to be really loud, consider alphorns as your instrument of choice and/or forestlord elf + Dragonfire Inspiration. Your eldritch tapestries won't stretch quite as much as the radius of your bardic songs, so Cygnan might have to differentiate between best friends and just friends.

[Luna_Mayflower]

For Alice, is there any PrC that focuses on debuffing enemies? That's the role she seems to be filling so far. Especially any effect that lets her debuff enemies that are usually immune. Dread Witch seems like a great suggestion so far!

[Anthrowhale]

Still not sure for Viceria. She's got a special hatred for mind control after getting enslaved by an Aboleth. Any paladin PrCs that are anti mind control?

Fist of Raziel 1 is mechanically solid due to the always-on Magic Circle vs. Evil. Fist of Raziel 1/Divine Crusader 1/Fist of Raziel 9 can give you Mind Blank at ECL 15 with the right domain (like protection).

Other than that, Slayer (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/prestigeClasses/slayer.htm) eventually gives near-unassailable mental defenses. Entry via War Mind 1, Psychic Warrior 1, or Psion 1 would be a twist on a standard Paladin, but it's not contradictory.

[Troacctid]

Yeah, don't forget that magic circle against evil also protects against mental control.

[ShurikVch]

For Alice, is there any PrC that focuses on debuffing enemies? That's the role she seems to be filling so far. Especially any effect that lets her debuff enemies that are usually immune. Dread Witch seems like a great suggestion so far!Well...
Sea Witch (first 3 levels), Luckstealer (1-level dip is enough, but she will lose CL on it)
Which race is she? I mean - is Hexer from Masters of the Wild possible?
(Pity she's already a Necromancer - Transmuter (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/specialistWizardVariants.htm#spellVersatility) may avoid some immunities)

Also, not about the quoted reply, but still about Alice - "learn what makes both undead and living tick": if Dragonmarks are available, then how about the Nosomatic Chirurgeon? (Mark of Healing usually reserved for Halflings, but Cataclysm Mage can get it regardless)

[Skum_Overlord]

I'm in this campaign and one of the PCs, a monk named Mata Hari, really needs help doing more damage. Her player was desperate to play Drunken Master, so is there anything to help her?

[DEMON]

Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.

1. Harriet, a human Cleric looking to focus on healing, buffs and restoration effects. Is there a pacifist class?


Any chance this is an Albion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_(video_game))-inspired character?

[Silvercrys]

Note that as a prestige class, it counts fully for progressing your initiator level (if you're going Crusader, which again I highly recommend).I'd second the suggestion of Crusader, or Warblade focusing on White Raven maneuvers.

But I would definitely run this bit by a DM (if you aren't the DM) before using it on a character. The rules for initiator levels (ToB page 39) say "most prestige classes" advance your initiator level, but they refer you to the class descriptions in chapter 5, most of which contain a specific "Maneuvers" class feature that explicitly gives you full initiator level for levels in that class. Crucially, the Bloodstorm Blade does not have this ability. It seems pretty clear that the intent was to say that most prestige classes (in Chapter 5 / this book) advance initiator level because they have a specific ability to do so and that classes that do not have the Maneuvers ability advance initiator level as if they were levels in a non-martial adept base class like the Bloodstorm Blade does.

However, a strict reading of the rules as written absent this context does allow you to add your full level in "most prestige classes" (which actually means "all prestige classes" read this way) to your martial adept levels when calculating initiator level. Getting a few extra initiator levels isn't going to break the game or anything, just make sure your DM is okay with this interpretation, especially if they're already wary of Tome of Battle stuff (as too many DMs are in my experience).

[PoeticallyPsyco]

I'm in this campaign and one of the PCs, a monk named Mata Hari, really needs help doing more damage. Her player was desperate to play Drunken Master, so is there anything to help her?

Hmm. Fist of the Forest prestige class, Superior Unarmed Strike feat, and Snap Kick feat all provide some nice bonuses to total damage. If you want to mix in some magic, Enlightened Fist combines your monk and mage progressions (and you could get in with just a 1-level dip into an arcane class with the Practiced Spellcaster feat). If Dragon Magazine is on the table, Eldritch Claws lets Warlocks add their Eldritch Blast damage to unarmed strikes (Warlock does have some alignment restrictions that don't play nicely with Monk, though); this works especially well combined with Enlightened Fist.

I'd also use the Invisible Fist ACF: trade Evasion for the ability to turn invisible for a round every 3 rounds, and Improved Evasion for the ability to blink (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/blink.htm) for rounds equal to her Wis bonus every three rounds. Especially for that last one, flavor it as her drunken style making it really hard for opponents to figure out where she's actually going to be (and more rarely her drunkenness interferes with her own strikes). Maybe take a few levels of Rogue to take advantage of their flatfootedness (the Ascetic Rogue feat makes Rogue progress unarmed strike damage), or even invest in the Iaijutsu Focus skill (which isn't especially tied to drunken monks, but is awesome). If you go the latter route, Mercurial Strike paired with Robilar's Gambit (and/or Karmic Strike) let you attack with Iaijutsu Focus any time someone attacks you, keeping up the theme of using drunken style to surprise and turn the tables on your opponents (this gets better if it's ruled you can use unarmed strikes with Mercurial Strike).

[Psyren]

I'm in this campaign and one of the PCs, a monk named Mata Hari, really needs help doing more damage. Her player was desperate to play Drunken Master, so is there anything to help her?

Is Pathfinder material allowed? I'd let her play the PF Drunken Master (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/monk/archetypes/paizo-monk-archetypes/drunken-master/) + Qinggong (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/monk/archetypes/paizo-monk-archetypes/qinggong-monk/). With this archetype, drinking alcohol gives you bonus ki, whih you can use to boost your damage output in several ways, such as bonus attacks, bonus feats, or a 15d6 AoE cold ice strike as a swift action.

[Luna_Mayflower]

There's a new character you guys might be able to help with. Her name is Sigil and she's an Abjurer (Wizard) who focuses on Wards, Shields and Walls. Battlefield control rather than damage. Is there a good prestige class for her?

Thanks for everything so far, btw.

[Troacctid]

There's a new character you guys might be able to help with. Her name is Sigil and she's an Abjurer (Wizard) who focuses on Wards, Shields and Walls. Battlefield control rather than damage. Is there a good prestige class for her?

Thanks for everything so far, btw.
Either Master Specialist or Initiate of the Sevenfold Veil. This is a big party. I take it not everyone is present at every session?

[The Viscount]

Might also get some use out of Argent Savant.

[PoeticallyPsyco]

There's a new character you guys might be able to help with. Her name is Sigil and she's an Abjurer (Wizard) who focuses on Wards, Shields and Walls. Battlefield control rather than damage. Is there a good prestige class for her?

Thanks for everything so far, btw.

Weird trick that has nothing to do with prestige classes, but makes for some awesome and flavorful battlefield control if the DM rules it works.

Lucid Dreaming is a skill from Manual of the Planes that lets you do all kinds of things while dreaming, including change your appearance, enter the Dreamheart (the heart of the Plane of Dreams), move between your dreams and other people's dreams... and change one aspect of a dreamscape as a standard action. "Aspect" refers to lighting, terrain, architecture, vegetation, etc., basically anything that doesn't harm anyone (no summoning lightning or opening bottomless pits under people). Obviously fantastic battlefield control, but equally obviously limited in its applicability unless the party is adventuring in the Plane of Dreams or something.

Enter the feat Dream Scion, from Secrets of Sarlona. This feat lets you "enter a state of conscious dreaming that focuses the world around you", while remaining fully in the physical world. So (if of course your DM agrees that this counts as a dreamscape) you can now manipulate the Material Plane (or whatever plane you're on) using Lucid Dreaming a couple of times per day (once per six character levels, only lasts a few turns). Pretty snazzy!

Side Notes: Dream Scion explicitly still works with characters that don't sleep/dream, though then you can't also use Lucid Dreaming while dreaming normally for obvious reasons. Also, I would steer clear of the final ability of Lucid Dreaming (dragging someone into the Dreamheart) as an offensive tool unless truly desperate, because it's pretty cheesy.

[Silvercrys]

There's a new character you guys might be able to help with. Her name is Sigil and she's an Abjurer (Wizard) who focuses on Wards, Shields and Walls. Battlefield control rather than damage. Is there a good prestige class for her?

Thanks for everything so far, btw.Abjurant Champion is a bit gishy, but you get free Extend on all Abjurations and free Quicken on Abjurations with spell levels at or less than 1/2 your class level rounded up (so level 3 spells at level 5) plus improved Mage Armor (but only on yourself). Probably won't use the other abilities much unless you build an Actual Gish though, and most of the 3rd level and under Abjurations aren't super useful for battlefield control or to cast on other people. Quickened Dispel Magic isn't too bad when you need it, though.

[noce]

Still not sure for Viceria. She's got a special hatred for mind control after getting enslaved by an Aboleth. Any paladin PrCs that are anti mind control?

Had an interesting bit of character development with Arcadia too last session. One of the other party members succeeded in reaching out to her. She's still looking to become a storm of evocation fury, but she's starting to grow into a team player.

Sanctified Mind. It's good and is explicitly focused around preventing mind control and illithids.

[Quertus]

2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.

8. Arcadia, a merfolk Evoker Wizard looking to be a singular source of power. Though she acts like a lone wolf, she's begun to warm to the rest of the party.

So, on the of chance that the Playground's encyclopedic knowledge fails you, you know that the DMG encourages you to make your own prestige classes, right?

That said… for #3, "scientist" sounds to me like "Wizard". Isn't there a Sorcerer / Wizard dual-advancing prestige class?

For #8, nothing says power like Tainted Sorcerer, IMO.

[Kadhel]

Some good things were already said, so i'll only add my 2 cents on a topic I can answer to:


Hey everyone! I was looking for a few suggestions of prestige classes for some characters.

2. Erin, a human Sorcerer seeking scientific knowledge. He originally worked as a researcher for an anti-magic organization, but escaped when his own powers manifested. He's walking a thin line as demonic powers tempt him.

3. Rhine, a tanky dwarf Fighter who wants to be the target of attacks and absorb damage. Mainly looking for a class that can force enemies to attack them. She's chaotic, otherwise I'd certainly choose knight. I've heard Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden recommended.


About Erin, i don't remember if that was already suggested, but the "scientific knowledge" in this case must be more about skills and roleplaying i think. The real thing there is that we have a "scientist" for an anti-magic organization that turns out to be a sorcerer himself, and as such, antagonize the same organization he worked for. So there, PRC-ing is about the player choice of roleplaying this situation. For the case he wants to have some demonic features, the Fiend-Blooded PRC is good. As well, it can be suggested by a warlock multiclassing (primary stat charisma too) and some eldricht theurge PRC. I don't remember if there is some PRC about "anti-magic caster", but it could also be a good thing.

About Rhine, a good thing to know is that, in D&D, it's really difficult to restrain ennemies to hit YOU in peculiar, ans as such, to tank. Dwarven Defender and Deep Warden are good class for the roleplaying aspect and fore some features. But in the case of Deepwarden, the "tank-like" abilites are only about YOU survive and for the first fives levels. And about the Dwarven Defender, again, all is about YOU survive. So the problem here is about, yeah, making ennemies attacking you instead of your juicy little magi that does damage and wait to be eaten as a crispy delicacy.

For making people attacking you, you can force them by imposing debuff if they don't (like for some Crusaders stances), or by taunting ennemies in order to make them attacking you. For doing this, i've in mind Crusader or Knight. The things here is : Taunt ennemies, make them come to you an hit you, then be some hard iron can that can tank damage and lock the poors ennemies caught by the taunting. As such, be some deepwarden or dwarven defender for the juicy abilities, crusader or knight for taunting, and fighter for an insane amount of feats revolving around this concept. Taunt people in order to make them attack you, then use class features/feats to make them regret forever approaching you. Taunt + Combat reflexes + tanking + Improved Trip could be insane.

That's all for my 2 cents o/