Bestial Paragon [Prestige Class]

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Bestial Paragon [Prestige Class] Jan 16, 2015 17:19:13 GMT -5

Post by Nina Popov on Jan 16, 2015 17:19:13 GMT -5

Bestial Paragon: Prestige Class for Beastfolk, limited to the animal or phantasm they are related to
Beastfolk with particularly potent blood unlock traits of the creatures that make up their heritage. What the individual gains by relying on the power of their heritage is as diverse as the Beastfolk are.

Class Progression Progression:

Tier 1 - Natural Immunity

[/u] Natural Immunity
Skill Type: Bestial Paragon
Skill Effect: Gain one immunity from your parent animal or phantasm[/code]

[li]Tier 2 - Primal Surge [/li]

[u]Skill Name:[/u] Primal Surge
[u]Skill Type:[/u] Bestial Paragon
[u]Skill Effect:[/u] Gain a temporary condition for 2 Rounds ((Gain 2 Attack Damage, Gain 2 Armor, or Recover 10 Health), Usable once per combat)

[li]Tier 3 - Extraordinary Ability [/li]

[u]Skill Name:[/u] Extraordinary Ability
[u]Skill Type:[/u] Bestial Paragon
[u]Skill Effect:[/u] Gain one ability from your parent animal or phantasm in Tier 1 form.  Abilities requiring 'Magic Talent' or that use Mana cannot be chosen.

[li]Tier 4 - Ancestral Inheritance [/li]

[u]Skill Name:[/u] Ancestral Inheritance
[u]Skill Type:[/u] Bestial Paragon
[u]Skill Effect:[/u] Gain one additional skill from your parent animal or phantasm.  Magic Talent, Magical Training, and other similar skills cannot be chosen.

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Last Edit: Jan 17, 2015 17:44:27 GMT -5 by Nina Popov

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Bestial Paragon [Prestige Class] Jan 17, 2015 15:24:31 GMT -5

Post by Ryo on Jan 17, 2015 15:24:31 GMT -5

Biggest issue I see is what to do with cases where the heritage stems from a Tier 0 Phantasm, since they are non-combatants and thus do not have any skills or abilities. That means they either gain nothing or can take anything they want, and neither is really fair or makes sense. On the other hand, the strength of the class just gets more insane as you go up in Tier of heritage since as it is now it is designed to be based on where your heritage came from.

Primal Surge I believe is fine, but Natural immunity, Extraordinary Ability, and Ancestral Inheritance should perhaps be changed to something that isn't so easily thrown off of power balance simply based on who decided to make a half-cat and who decided to make a half-dragon, for those that are interested in the class. You can certainly make it widely variable, but again, lets not make it a game of "Who made the higher tier Beastfolk".

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Bestial Paragon [Prestige Class] Jan 17, 2015 17:30:57 GMT -5

Post by Nina Popov on Jan 17, 2015 17:30:57 GMT -5

Actually that is the entire point of this class. It is as diverse as the phantasms one can come from. If a Beastfolk comes from a Tier 0 Phantasm then this class is not for them. They will gain much more benefit from another class. The benefits you receive from this class can be pretty substantial, but you are also trading levels away for it. If you proceed to Tier 4 of this class then you have given up four levels that could go into another class. In some cases you will get more for your levels from other prestige classes, but you could also gain more by following another route.

If I were to make a change to it I would say abilities from this class would not be able to be improved. You would then gain a static bonus that would balance it to other prestige classes. This class is more of a gimmick class than one you would take to minmax your character. And again, if you're just a half-cat no one is forcing you to take this class. This class is as useful for a half-dog as the Halberdier class is for a character that exclusively uses swords.

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Bestial Paragon [Prestige Class] Jan 18, 2015 14:03:38 GMT -5

Post by Ryo on Jan 18, 2015 14:03:38 GMT -5

With the fixes we discussed separately

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