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Talchar 04-25-05, 12:24 AM	The Dedicated Slasher v1.0 The Dedicated Slasher is Sorcerer based prestige class that specializes in the art of cantrips. While most other spell casters, refuse the take the Dedicated Slashers seriously, to the unprepared, an encounter with a Dedicated Slasher is often their final one. Hit Die: D6 Requirements: To qualify to become <A Dedicated Slasher>, a character must fulfill the following criteria: Race: Any – but Gnomes are the most common Alignment: Any Skills: Knowledge Arcana 5 ranks, Sleight of Hand 8 ranks Feats: Eschew Components , Lighting Reflexes, Combat Reflexes Spells: Ability to cast arcane spells Special: Ability to cast arcane spells spontaneously Class Skills: <Dedicated Slasher> class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex). Jump (Str), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Tumble (Dex) Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier. Level BAB Fort Ref Will -------------------------- 1 +0 +0 +2 +2 2 +1 +0 +3 +3 3 +2 +1 +3 +3 4 +3 +1 +4 +4 5 +3 +1 +4 +4 6 +4 +2 +5 +5 7 +5 +2 +5 +5 8 +6 +2 +6 +6 9 +6 +3 +6 +6 10 +7 +3 +7 +7 * Level Special Abilities Spells ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 Rapid Fire Cantrip +1 Spellcaster Level 2 Bonus Ability 3 Burst Fire I +1 Spellcaster Level 4 Bonus Ability 5 +1 Spellcaster Level 6 Bonus Ability, Burst Fire II 7 +1 Spellcaster Level 8 Bonus Ability 9 Burst Fire III +1 Spellcaster Level 10 Bonus Ability Level Additional Spells Known/Spells Per Day/ Effective Spell Level 0 level Cantrips Effective Spell Level 1 +1/+2 1 2 +2/+4 2 3 +3/+6 2 4 +4/+8 3 5 +5/+10 3 6 +6/+12 4 7 +7/+14 4 8 +8/+16 5 9 +9/+18 5 10 +10/+20 6 Class Features: Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A Dedicated Slasher is proficient with all Light and One Handed simple or martial slashing weapons. A Dedicated Slasher gains no proficiency with any form of armor or shields. Spells: Effective Spell Level Enhancement for Zero level cantrips Zero level spells cast by the Dedicated Slasher have an increased effective spell level for purposes of all level dependent effects, such as dispel effects, spell penetration of globes of invulnerability and so on. Special Ability #1 Rapid Fire Cantrip: Gain the Ability to Cast Multiple Cantrips. Auto Fire Casting: You have developed an exceptional mastery in the art of casting cantrips. As a full round action, you can cast a number of cantrips equal to your Dex bonus or 3 cantrips, whichever is less. Reactive Casting: In any round in which you did not use this feat to cast multiple cantrips, you also gain the ability to cast any cantrip you know when making an attack of opportunity. The number of cantrips you can cast in a single round is limited to your Dex Bonus or 3 cantrips. (whichever is less) Special Ability #2: Burst Fire (Sp) Enhanced Rapid Fire & Burst Fire Effects. Enhanced Auto Fire Casting: This ability enhances the effects of the Rapid Fire Cantrip ability. You gain the ability to cast one additional cantrip and the maximum number of cantrips that can be cast in a single round is increased by one. As a full round action, you can cast a number of cantrips equal to your Dex bonus +1 or 4 cantrips, whichever is less. Selective Burst Fire Targeting: You gain the ability to cast your spells in bursts. Burst Fire I allows for (2) bursts, Burst Fire II allows for (3) bursts & Burst Fire III allows for (4) bursts Ability Description[.b] This ability allows you to apply precision, class ability or feat based damage bonuses to each burst of cantrips that you cast. You can organize the cantrip bursts as you wish, but each burst must have at least 2 cantrips assigned to it, and all the cantrips in a burst must have the same target. Casting cantrips in a burst reduces your accuracy, thus all attack rolls are at -2. [b]Special Ability #3 Bonus Ability: At each even level the Dedicated Slasher can select any one of the following abilities or feats. The Dedicated Slasher must first meet any prerequisites (if any): 1. (Ex) Expanded Spell Access: You gain the ability to learn 0 level Bard Spells 2. (Ex) Expanded Spell Access:: You gain the ability to learn 0 level Cleric Spells 3. (Ex) Expanded Spell Access:: You gain the ability to learn 0 level Druid Spells 4. (Ex) Cantrip Learning: Increase 0 level Spells Known by 3 (Stackable) 5. (Ex) Cantrip Casting: Increase 0 level Spells per by 3. (Stackable) 6. (Ex) Sneak Attack: Gain Sneak Attack +1d6 (Stackable: Max +5d6) 7. (Ex) Metamagic Focus: Select one Metamagic feat that you already have. When that Metamagic feat is used with a 0 level cantrip, the feat has no level increase cost. Each time this ability is taken, you can link it to another metamagic feat that you have Metamagic Focus Limitation The selected metamagic feat cannot have spell level cost that would have resulted in increasing the spells level to a level greater then the cantrips effective spell level. For Example: Maximize feat increases spell level by 3. Thus only a 4th or higher level Dedicated Slasher, can cast a Maximized cantrip without a spell level increase. . 8. (Ex) Feat Options: Combat Casting, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Improved Feint, Persuasive, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Spell Penetration.
Manyfist 04-25-05, 12:35 AM	Please put it into Class/Prc Format. It's a troublesome thing to look at.
Talchar 04-25-05, 04:25 AM	Updated per request
Talchar 04-25-05, 04:28 AM	Associated Spell that goes with the Dedicated Slasher Minor Mnemonic Enhancer Transmutation Level: Special (Scalable Spell) Components: V, S, M, F Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Personal Target: You Duration: Instantaneous Casting this spell allows you to prepare additional 0 level spells (cantrips) This spell is a scalable spell. A scalable spell is a spell without a fixed level component. For spell casters that prepare their spells. The actual spell level is set during spell preparation. Spontanous casters set the spell level at the time of casting. The spell level that scalable spell is actually cast at, is the its spell level with respect to any spell level game effect. This spell allows you to gain temporarly, additional 0 level spell slots. You gain two additional zero level spell slots per spell level that the Minor Mnemonic Enhancer spell was cast at. (eg. if the Minor Mnemonic Enhancer cast as a 3rd level spell you would gain 6 zero level spell slots.) These slots function just as your normal spell slots except that these additional spell slots or prepared spells fade after 24 hours (if not cast). These additional spell slots do not interact or effected by any spell or effect that directly effect spell slots. For example: If you died and was returned to life or were level drained / enervated, assuming that you did not use any of hte extra spell slots, the spell slots created by this spell would be unaffected. However, if your spell casting ability score was reduced below 10 the spell slots would still be there, but you would be unable to cast any of the cantrips. Material Component: A piece of knoted string, and ink consisting of squid secretion with black dragon’s blood. Focus: An ingraved wooden plaque of at least 10 gp value.
Manyfist 04-25-05, 06:52 AM	What I always found bothersome is the Full Caster, Take off one Caster lvl, and I think it be fine.