prestige class for a samurai?

[I am the law]

Are there any good prestige class for a samurai?

[Byrdology]

Not specifically, but there are PrCs that you can qualify for.

[I am the law]

PrCs?

[Byrdology]

Pr... estige C...lass

[I am the law]

Oooo..... Haha I knew that just testing yeah.... Cough. Thx for the info!

[MrSin]

Off the top of my head battle herald requires the challenge class feature. PrCs in pathfinder are usually awful and a terrible decision however.

[Atarlost]

I think the answer is probably "no." There are precious few good PrCs at all in Pathfinder and nothing worth giving up challenge and resolve progression for.

I can come up with a few interesting arcane caster PrCs, but there's pretty much nothing for martials.

[Lincoln Hills]

Depends on what you want to do with your samurai. Stalwart Defender leaps to mind as a prestige class that may have some good synergy (compare it closely, though, with the relative benefits of sticking to samurai.)

Battle Herald was already mentioned; it's a pretty good PrC, but unless I misremember it requires the 'inspire courage' class ability, so you'd have to take some bardic levels before beginning (and with a few rare exceptions, it's mechanically stronger to be able to leap directly into a PrC without dipping into a bunch of base classes first.)

[The Chort]

If you want to be good at what a Samurai is good at, and are looking for the most powerful option? Stick with Samurai. Looking for something else? I guess you can check out prestige classes

If you're interested in the Battle Herald, there are 3 different ways to get the inspire courage ability other than Bard levels; Evangelist Cleric, Sensei Monk, or the Pathfinder Chronicler PrC. Just throwing it out there.

There's also the Sword Saint Samurai archetype, but not sure if that's the kind of thing you're looking for?

[GarnathFrostmantle]

3rd party publishers or just Paizo?

What direction of a character are you looking to play?

[I am the law]

I was just seeing if any of the PrCs had synergies with the samurai.

[Scott_UAT]

Keep in mind that it is a caviler alternate class. It can qualify for anything they can.

That brings up the question though.... are there any worthwhile caviler PrC?

[GarnathFrostmantle]

As a shameless plug for amora game... Look at the centurion prc we have here on paizo. Its an open requirement of just needing two teamwork feats. It focuses on giving those feats to your allies. Since samurai/cavaliers get tm feats. If it interest you, PM me your email address and i can get that to you by tomorrow.

~Greg

[I am the law]

GarnathFrostmantle wrote:

As a shameless plug for amora game... Look at the centurion prc we have here on paizo. Its an open requirement of just needing two teamwork feats. It focuses on giving those feats to your allies. Since samurai/cavaliers get tm feats. If it interest you, PM me your email address and i can get that to you by tomorrow.

~Greg

So I am sorta new and do not know how to do this PM on this site :(.

[Atarlost]

Scott_UAT wrote:

Keep in mind that it is a caviler alternate class. It can qualify for anything they can.

That brings up the question though.... are there any worthwhile caviler PrC?

Battle Herald has potential if you want to play a bard but hate bards, but it requires tactician, which samurai lacks. There's nothing else good for cavalier, just that waste of space mammoth rider that makes your mount even larger and harder to fit into typical battlefields at the expense of everything else.

[Scott_UAT]

I am the law wrote:

GarnathFrostmantle wrote:

As a shameless plug for amora game... Look at the centurion prc we have here on paizo. Its an open requirement of just needing two teamwork feats. It focuses on giving those feats to your allies. Since samurai/cavaliers get tm feats. If it interest you, PM me your email address and i can get that to you by tomorrow.

~Greg

So I am sorta new and do not know how to do this PM on this site :(.

Just click on his name next to his avatar (GarnathFrostmantle).

Once your on that new page there is this link that says, "Send Private Message".

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[insaneogeddon]

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[insaneogeddon]

Iaijutsu Strike (Ex)
A sword saint can perform a lightning quick iaijutsu strike against the target of his challenge to inflict devastating wounds while drawing his sword. After the sword saint has challenged a foe but before he has attacked the target of his challenge, he may choose to use his iaijutsu strike as a full-round action, making an attack roll with his weapon as normal. In order to use this ability, the sword saint’s weapon must be sheathed at the start of his turn. If he successfully hits his opponent with an iaijutsu strike, his attack deals an additional +1d6 points of damage. This bonus damage increases by an additional +1d6 at 3rd level and every two levels thereafter to a maximum of +10d6 damage at 19th level. Any extra damage as a result of a successful iaijutsu strike is not multiplied by a critical hit.

After making an iaijutsu strike, a sword saint takes a –4 penalty to his AC until his next turn, but his weapon is now drawn and he may continually to fight normally. Regardless of whether he hits his opponent with the iaijutsu strike, a sword saint cannot use this ability on the same foe more than once per day.

At 10th level, a sword saint learns to focus faster and is able to make an iaijutsu strike as a standard action, and the penalty to his AC is reduced to –2. This ability replaces a samurai’s mount.

Brutal Slash (Ex)
At 3rd level, a sword saint’s iaijutsu strike becomes even more deadly. If a sword saint threatens a critical hit with his iaijutsu strike, he adds a bonus equal to 1/2 his class level to the attack roll to confirm a critical hit.
This ability replaces mounted archer.

Terrifying Iaijutsu (Ex)
At 5th level, a sword saint’s iaijutsu strike devastates the morale of foes that witness it. When a sword saint successfully hits with an iaijutsu strike, all foes within 30 feet must succeed at a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the sword saint’s class level + the sword saint’s Cha modifier) or become shaken for 1d4+1 rounds.
This ability replaces banner.

Roaring Iaijutsu (Ex)
At 14th level, a sword saint’s iaijutsu strike deafens foes upon impact. When a sword saint successfully hits with an iaijutsu strike, all foes within 30 feet must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the sword saint’s class level + the sword saint’s Str modifier) or be deafened for 1d4 minutes.
This ability replaces greater banner.