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I could not find a common thread for Pathfinder prestige class suggestions, so I've made one. Please post your favorite existing prestige classes that you wish to see support for, or your own classes that you would like to see in print.
Here is my own creation: the Varisian Bodyguard
Prerequisites: BAB: +6
Feats: Shield Proficiency, Toughness, Improved Initiative
Skills: +8 (Sight-based) Perception modifier*, +4 Sense Motive
*Special: the VB may substitute Hearing or Touch-based total modifiers if she is capable of pinpointing a creature with those senses (tremorsense, blindsense, etc.)
Hit Die: d12
Attack progression: as Fighter
Saving throws: Good Fort
Skills: 2+(Int mod) per level
Class skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Intimidate, Knowledge(nobility&royalty), Perception, Ride, Sense Motive, Swim
1st level: Ward Ally: A VB may use a free action to designate one of her allies within 60ft as her ward. This choice can be changed once per round and lasts until a new ward is chosen.
Once per round, if her ward would be struck by an attack and the ward and VB are no more than 5ft apart, she may make an opposed attack roll. If she meets or beats the attacker's roll, the attack is deflected and has no effect. The VB gains a +1 bonus to this opposed attack roll every two class levels. When moving toward or next to her ward, the VB may increase her own movement by +10 feet.
2nd level: Armor Training: This ability is identical to the Fighter's armor training. If the VB already has Armor Training from the Fighter class or any other source, the levels stack for determining the total bonuses. Armor Training bonuses improve at the same rate as a Fighter.
3rd level: Retribution: Once per round per attacker, the VB may immediately make an attack of opportunity against any enemies that attack her ward (including attacks stopped by the Ward Ally ability). The VB gains the same bonus to these AoO's as she does to the Ward Ally ability.
4th level: bonus feat
5th level: Harm's Way:Once per round when the ward and VB are no more than 5ft apart, the VB may choose to immediately redirect the damage from one attack against her ward to herself. If the attack does physical damage, damage reduction does apply.
7th level: Protective Reach: If the VB wields a reach weapon, she may use Ward Ally, Retribution, and Harm's Way abilities when within 10ft of her ward(or 15ft for large size VB's). Bonus feat.
8th level: Shielded Ward: At the start of each round, you can choose to apply your shield bonus to armor class to yourself or your ward. This choice remains set until the start of your next round.
10th level: Master Guardian: You can no longer be caught flat-footed, and opponents gain no bonuses for flanking you. You gain a +4 competence bonus vs. mind-influencing spells and effects and poison. Once per day if your ward would die from a spell or effect with the death descriptor, they are instead reduced to -1 hit points and stabilized.
I, for one, would absolutely LOVE to see a re-do of the Acolyte of the Fist(Dragon 296) prestige class, or the Animal Shen(Dragon 319), for that matter.
What can I say, I'm a monk at heart.