eyebreaker7
2020-05-14, 02:21 PM
I've been looking over Prestige classes and I like the Shadowdancer so I'm trying to figure out how I'd build up to one just for fun. Or another future campaign.
(s)he would be Elf, Drow (Albino ( or Szarki (pronounced zahrk-eye in their own tongue)) I've recently discovered the Szarki as well so I'm going off of that :)
Requirements
To qualify to become a shadowdancer, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Skills
Move Silently 8 ranks, Hide 10 ranks, Perform (dance) 5 ranks.
Feats
Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Mobility.
Would it be better for a bard, ranger or rogue? The bard and rogue have the class skill of perform. The bard has spells as does the ranger, just more limited. The rogue has the traps skills (others can get at half skill level) and sneak ability, as does the ranger. The bard I have to admit I've never been overly fond of due to his acting for spell purposes but I do like spells. The ranger would have to get to 10th level in order to get the 5 ranks in perform but that would allow for a couple spells and other class bonuses. But if you go ranger you might as well go one more level to get an extra attack, 1 more spell level and combat style mastery. The ranger also gets a animal companion starting at 4th level which is always cool too. Oh yea, the rogue gets sneak attack. How did I forget that? lol.
Maybe rogue 2 then ranger 6 then shadwodancer 1+
I'm also trying to come up with a background that make him/her non-evil WITHOUT be Drizzt's cousin. lol. Maybe (s)he was captured during a drow raid to the surface and the elves, or whoever, that captured him/her decided to put a [I]helm of opposite alignment[I] on him/her so (s)he would be more useful and much easier to get info out of? It could be that the surfacers are the ones to train him/her to become a shadowdancer? But then (s)he wouldn't start at 1st level like the rest of the party so that wont work. Any ideas? What about being brought with a drow raiding party to hide and just observe but get caught anyway? Like a training lesson.
(s)he would be Elf, Drow (Albino ( or Szarki (pronounced zahrk-eye in their own tongue)) I've recently discovered the Szarki as well so I'm going off of that :)
Requirements
To qualify to become a shadowdancer, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Skills
Move Silently 8 ranks, Hide 10 ranks, Perform (dance) 5 ranks.
Feats
Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Mobility.
Would it be better for a bard, ranger or rogue? The bard and rogue have the class skill of perform. The bard has spells as does the ranger, just more limited. The rogue has the traps skills (others can get at half skill level) and sneak ability, as does the ranger. The bard I have to admit I've never been overly fond of due to his acting for spell purposes but I do like spells. The ranger would have to get to 10th level in order to get the 5 ranks in perform but that would allow for a couple spells and other class bonuses. But if you go ranger you might as well go one more level to get an extra attack, 1 more spell level and combat style mastery. The ranger also gets a animal companion starting at 4th level which is always cool too. Oh yea, the rogue gets sneak attack. How did I forget that? lol.
Maybe rogue 2 then ranger 6 then shadwodancer 1+
I'm also trying to come up with a background that make him/her non-evil WITHOUT be Drizzt's cousin. lol. Maybe (s)he was captured during a drow raid to the surface and the elves, or whoever, that captured him/her decided to put a [I]helm of opposite alignment[I] on him/her so (s)he would be more useful and much easier to get info out of? It could be that the surfacers are the ones to train him/her to become a shadowdancer? But then (s)he wouldn't start at 1st level like the rest of the party so that wont work. Any ideas? What about being brought with a drow raiding party to hide and just observe but get caught anyway? Like a training lesson.