So I came across this Prestige Class a while back and thought it would be a pretty fun Monk/Rogue/Ninja PrC if I ever wanted to make a sadistic torturer or something.
So I got to looking at it and two questions immediately sprang to mind:
1.) In the case of a Monk, if you knew Boar or Tiger Styles, would your hands count as slashing weapons for the purpose of the "Cruelty" (Sneak Attack with slashing weapons) ability?
2.) More importantly, how in the hell would you ever qualify for this PrC? Is it supposed to be NPC only or is there an AP I don't know about that has PC capture and torture (preferably at the hands of Drow) a plot point? Would I have to go out of my way to specifically piss off a disciple of Zon Kuthon or something?
Ah, almost forgot. Linky linky.
2 questions, zero answers.
Yeah, that requirement is a bit silly. I'm sure it can also be a self-inflicted ritual.
I'd say that if you do slashing damage, you count as doing it for the sake of the Cruelty effect.
But how would it be self inflicted? It requires immense skill in torture and is apparently bad enough that most subjects die in the process.
I don't see how you'd be able to do that to yourself.