Looking for some sources for generating rules for binding a warrior-type in service to a wizard, in a manner which is beneficial but tyrannical; I'm going for an (at best) grudging partnership where the spellcaster is undoubtedly the boss, with the ability to make it stick.
So far, the only thing I've found is the Thayan Knight prestige class, and about the only thing that I can really see taking from it is the tattoo which causes the Knight to automatically lose their saving throws against mind-affecting spells cast by a Red Wizard.
I'm looking at both the Leadership feat and the various Eidolon and Familiar rules vis-a-vis their connection to the Summoner and Wizard; I might even make this a feat that replaces the familiar for wizards.
Trying to put together some home-brew stuff, and hoped to pick the hive mind concerning more sources for what I'm trying to pull off here.
Thanks in advance.
along the lines of above, make a new spell or ritual that binds them...whether voluntary or not...or make some sort of surgical process to put a bomb into the warrior that explodes whenever the wizard wants. Some other homebrew item that is cursed that causes agonizing pain to the warrior if they disobey or try to take it off (with or without help by anyone but the wizard).
I'm thinking that the wizard might be evil because of the enslavement detail
Just make it a subset of leadership.
Is this for 2 PCs or a PC + NPC Thrall?
PC + thrall, in this case.
I'm thinking that the wizard might be evil because of the enslavement detail
I was actually trying to get it to be more of an unbalanced partnership with an arcane lever on the thrall, less an outright enslavement. I'm not sure how to get that flavor into the crunch, though
a spell or cursed item that saved the warriors life but in turn forces him to obey the wizard (lesser geas maybe).
Heh "pours a potion of curelight wounds (that he just found in the rubble) down the warriors throat not realizing it carried a curse.
Dang those old wizards and their sense of humor.
