I don't think we haven't seen a Paizo prestige class yet, but for the sake of argument let's presume that the change to worry about is what happens to turning. I think that the cleric will also lose access to domain powers by taking prestige classes.
What do you think of this:
1) Empowered Channeling 1: Undead who fail a will save take 1.5x damage from the cleric's channeled positive energy
Radiance: no change
Turn undead: Radiant Priest levels stack with Cleric levels for empower
2) Divine Health: standard
Empowered Channeling 2: Living creatures are healed 1.5x normal from the cleric's channeled energy
3) Aura of Warding: standard
4) dead level
5) Bonus Domain: The radiant priest gains domain powers as a cleric of the same level in the Glory, Repose, or Sun domains.
6) Maximize Channeling: The cleric's channeled energy is maximized for the purpose of healing living creatures, but continues to be merely empowered for damaging undead creatures
7) Dead level
8) Positive energy burst: as standard
9) Dead level
10) Capstone power
So, I waffle on the capstone power.
Option 1: Empowered Maximized Channeling: The cleric's channeled energy is both maximized and empowered for the purpose of healing living creatures.
Option 2: Maximized Channeling 2: The cleric's channeled energy is always maximized for the purpose of damaging undead creatures.
I think Radiant Priest ends up here less of a power class than in the 3.x, but I don't mind that.
|
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Ran into the exact same problem with a new player joining our game next week. He wants to enter the radiant servant prestige class in a few levels. After looking at the class, I was concerned it would need significant rework based on the changes to turn undead and domains.
Tergiver, I liked your thought of tying the empower/maximize to the revised turn undead (channel energy); however, I think that might actually increase the power of the prestige class. Previously, the empower/maximize was limited to a handful of healing spells memorized in the domain slot only. Tying it to the revised turn undead (channel energy) might be a bit much. I think tying it to the Healing Domain might work better – less spells than the old version, but with a few new supernatural abilities which could benefit from empower or maximize.
I took a stab at a revision idea myself – let me know your thoughts.
Radiant Servant of Sarenrae
Hit Dice: d6 (Unchanged)
Requirements:
Alignment: NG (unchanged)
Base Save: Will +5 (Unchanged)
Skills: Heal 2 ranks; Knowledge (Religion) 6 ranks (changed for new skill system.)
Feat: Extra Turning
Spells: Able to cast 1st level divine spells; access to Sun and Heal domains. (added Heal; kind of silly to enter this prestige class without it)
Special: Must have Sarenrae as patron deity. (Or Pelor; depending on campaign.)
Class Skills (2 +Int modifer)
Craft, Diplomacy, Heal, Knowledge (arcane), Knowledge (religion), Profession, Sense Motive, Spellcraft. (Unchanged)
Weapons and Armor (Unchanged)
Spells per Day/Spells Known: The Radiant Servant adds their levels in Radiant Servant to their Cleric levels to determine the number their spells per day and spells known; Radiant Servant levels are not counted to determine the number and type of Domain spells and abilities granted.
Level Based Abilities:
1st Extra greater turning (dropped this ability)
Radiance (unchanged)
Turn Undead (dropped this ability)
Channel Energy: The Radiant Servant adds their levels in Radiant Servant to their Cleric levels to determine the number of dice rolled for a channel energy burst.
Healing Domain: The Radiant Servant adds their levels in Radiant Servant to their Cleric levels to determine which Healing Domain abilities and spells they have access to.
2nd Divine Health (Unchanged)
Empower Healing: When using a spell granted as part of the Healing Domain, the spell is considered empowered as by the Empower Spell feat without increasing the spell’s level. Additionally, the supernatural abilities granted by the Healing Domain may be empowered up to three times per day, as per the Empower Supernatural Ability feat.
3rd Aura of Warding (Unchanged)
4th ---
5th Bonus Domain: The Radiant Servant may gain access to the Glory, Repose, or Sun domain. The Radiant Servant adds their levels in Radiant Servant to their Cleric levels to determine which Domain abilities and spells they have access to.
6th Maximize Healing: Instead of Empowering a spell when using a spell granted as part of the Healing Domain, the spell is considered maximized as by the Maximize Spell feat without increasing the spell’s level. Additionally, the supernatural abilities granted by the Healing Domain may be maximized or empowered up to three times per day, as per the Maximize Supernatural Ability or Empower Supernatural Ability feats. A spell or ability may not be both maximized and empowered until Supreme Healing is gained.
7th ----
8th Positive Energy Burst (Unchanged)
9th ---
10th Supreme Healing: : When using a spell granted as part of the Healing Domain, the spell is considered both maximized AND empowered as by the Maximize Spell and Empower Spell feats without increasing the spell’s level. Additionally, the supernatural abilities granted by the Healing Domain may be both maximized AND empowered up to three times per day, as per the Maximize Supernatural Ability and Empower Supernatural Ability feats.
Thanks for reading.