Class Recommendation for a character idea


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so the general idea is in this particular setting (one I'm working on for my group) the elves are Egyptian themed and most of the Pharaohs of the past when they were entombed had their entourage of bodyguards (Immortal elves born around the same time as the Pharaoh)entombed with them in a sort of semi stasis, pretty much the ultimate trap - adventurers break into the tomb the Tomb Guards slice them up and leave the bodies outside as a lesson. what i want is to figure out a good class or prestige class for these people in case one of my players (who thought the idea was awesome) wants to play one.

the basic run down on the schtick is that Tomb Guards dont age really, are equipped with a rune sword (that is made magically light thanks to their armor, light enough that they can wield it one handed)and rune armor that allows them channel a limited number of spells through the sword.

sorry for the long rambling post as my first one but this is a really cool concept in my head and i feel its sorta unique to the setting so i want to get it right.


Channeling spells through your sword sounds so very Magus to me.


Channelling spells thru a one handed sword screams magus to me. Sure you're saying it's the armor but the PC could be reasoned to have absorbed the magic during the years in stasis.

Sovereign Court

Magically light so they can wield with one hand? Longsword, scimitar and what's the name of the elven sword are one handed...frankly no need for anything special, unless you mean they are wielding greatswords in one hand.

Not aging can just be a magical effect, either from a wizard, some outsider, divine power etc...

Anyway beside that, channeling spells through swords? Just a Magus.


wow i go away from an episode of Burn Notice and come back to three replies - helpful....i should have just looked before asking probably.

Dark Archive

these are a fun prestige class for pharaoh guard types.


Ah we run into a problem with Armor proficiencies with the Magus but i guess we cant get away with a war mage type class - being able to cast in heavy armor is a little unbalanced (like the Tacoma Narrows bridge unbalanced)

Sovereign Court

Arcane duelist (bard archetype) cast in heavy armor at level 16, magus cast in heavy armor at level 13.


What's the problem with armor and the magus?


more a theme thing, i can make light armor work....actually may be better in the long run to have them not be brick walls of armor with magic for this particular player.

Scarab Sages

Heavy armor is not thematically Egyptian anyway. At most you would be looking at a breastplate.


Not aging seems like a race feature rather than a class feature. Like the Deathless from Eberron maybe? Deathless Magus.

Sovereign Court

Other alternative if you want to cast in heavy armor at level 1, have a magic light sword...can just play oracle with ancestor spirit, take heavy armor proficiency as your first feat and the revelation where you can summon an ancestor weapon, have it look like whatever you want in your setting.


I don't really think a Paraoh's elite guard should get all of their abilities at level 1 anyway. The actual ones doing the guarding will be at least in the mid to upper levels.


I'm really liking Magus, means the character can -START- as a tomb guard either a recently trained one or an old one just waking up.


Check out the Deathless Race from Eberron. Might be ideal honestly. Would have to fit into Pathfinder but might not be hard to convert.

Deathless from Eberron. Positive energy undead that look like mummies

Liberty's Edge

I agree with Jarred. Magus/living monolith sounds just about perfect (they even get agelessness at the top end).


it does look pretty neat for the higher end guard.

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