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I've been a fan of Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 for a long time, and I'm now starting to fall further in love with the Bard, particularly with some of the options given for the Bard in Pathfinder like the various archetypes and bardic masterpieces. With this in mind, I've been a bit sad that (at least from what I've seen) there haven't been many prestige classes designed with the Bard in mind and decided it might be fun to make one of my own. To that end, I've found some inspiration in both the Seeker of the Song from 3.5's Complete Arcane and the World Singer from the d20 supplement Quintessential Bard (along with other features in that book). The concept involves mastering performances capable of various magical effects, and one of the prerequisites would likely be taking one or two Bardic Masterpieces.
That being said, I'm at a loss for how to make the Arcane Songspinner (working title) a well-balanced and engaging prestige class. The two main inspirations I have seem quite under-powered. The Seeker of the Song grants no spellcasting bonus (i.e. no new spells per day or spell known), and the World Singer only gives it every two levels. Along with that, I'm not exactly sure what else to add for class features aside from the new songs (essentially new bardic performance types). I could really use the help in developing this! ^_^()
Id love to help.
we talking 3, 5, or 10 levels?
My apologies! I didn't see your response until now. Currently thinking 10 levels. Have you seen the stats or heard of any of the PrCs I'm using as inspiration? I am thinking of requiring 1 or 2 bardic masterpieces for entry.