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Straploknight
03-25-08, 03:14 PM I'm finally getting around to updating some old 2e info of mine and in redoing some npc info I've decided to use the Favored Soul, but I'm baffeled by a few things?

A. Can a Favored Soul turn/rebuke undead?
B. Does a Favored Soul get domain spells?

It wasn't implicitly spelled out in the class description, but it seems kind of odd that such a character so in tune with thier god would be hampered in both regards to a regular cleric.
Zanan
03-25-08, 07:38 PM Unless it is listed in the class' description, nope. As in: nope. IMHO, the class is just a little bit better than the sorcerer, but not that much. If you look for a decent cleric substitution, go for the Archivist class presented in Heroes of Horror (they are included in the free excerpt of that book on the main site).
Straploknight
03-25-08, 08:02 PM Thanks Zan, but the I think Favored Soul works better thematically with the NPC. Here's what I've banged out so far.

Sindelviira Helviiryn
Female drow Aristocrat 2/Arachne 3/Favored Soul 10
CE Medium humanoid (elf)
Initiative +3; Senses Darkvision 120’; Listen +5, Spot +5; Tremorsense 20’
Languages Abyssal, common, draconic, drow sign language elven, undercommon
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Armor Class 25 (flat-footed 22, touch 13)
Hit Points 114 (15 hit dice)
Immune Magic sleep effects
Spell Resistance 26
Fortitude +14, Reflex +11, Willpower +18 (+20 against spells, spell-like abilities, and other enchantments)
Weakness Light blindness
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Speed 30’ (6 squares)
Melee Drowcraft queen’s scourge +14/+9 (1d8+4, inflict critical wounds 4d8+12, Will DC17 half 1/day) or
Melee Drowcraft short sword +12/+7 (1d6+2, 19-20/ x2) or
Ranged Drowcraft dagger +12 (1d4+2, 19-20/ x2)
Base Attack +10; Grapple +10
Combat Gear Potion of cure serious wounds
Favored Soul Spells Known
6th (4/day, DC19) – Blade barrier, heal, word of recall
5th (6/day, DC18) – Bebilith blessing, flame strike, slay living, true seeing
4th (7/day DC17) – Armored vermin, cure critical wounds, death ward, divine power, yochlol blessing
3rd (7/day DC16) – Cure serious wounds, darkfire, dispel magic, dominate vermin, inflict serious wounds, meld with stone
2nd (7/day DC15) – Augury, cure moderate wounds, death knell, silence, shadow shroud, web
1st (7/day DC14) – Bane, command, deathwatch, divine favor, doom, protection from good
0 (6/day DC13) – Create water, cure minor wounds, detect poison, guidance, inflict minor wounds, mending, purify food & drink, resistance, virtue
Spell Like Abilities (CL 15)
1/day – Clairaudience, clairvoyance, dancing lights, darkness, detect good, detect lie, detect magic, dispel magic, faerie fire, levitate, suggestion or curtain of darkness (expend dancing lights & darkness), mirror image (expend dancing lights &faerie fire), see invisibility ( expend darkness & faerie fire), blinding vanish ( expend dancing lights, darkness, and faerie fire)
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Abilities Str 10, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 19
Special Qualities familiar, sense prey, spider affinity, spider eyes, web spinner
Feats Gift of the spider queen, great fortitude, highborn drow, lolth’s blessing, racial weapon proficiency (hand crossbow, rapier, short sword), still spell, survivor
Skills Bluff 13, concentration 12, diplomacy 16, handle animal 7, intimidate 9, knowledge (arcana) 5, sense motive 18, spellcraft 5, survival 6
Possessions Drowcraft elven chain +2, drowcraft dagger, drowcraft short sword, queen’s scourge, ring of protection +2, shadow cloak, trackless boots
Zanan
03-26-08, 04:53 AM If it is the arachne PrC of F&P, it is missing the Spider domain requirement, of course. Furthermore, "survivor" is no longer a regional feat for drow either. I noted that before, but even in the German version of that book, out only last year, this was not changed.

I created a different version of the arachne a wee while back ...

http://www.dnd-gate.de/gate3/page/index.php?id=372

... though it still has the domain requirement. Coming to think of that and the usual study of the drow priestesses, you may try the Cloistered Cleric (Unearthed Arcana) at first, then switching quickly to the "Favored Soul", once she notices her special relation to Lolth. To keep the caster levels high (spell-wise), Practised Spellcaster is a good feat. Furthermore, depending on the character concept, Champions of Ruin and e.g. the Via Negativa feat make nasty additions.
Straploknight
03-26-08, 09:32 AM errata :doh:, yeah I'll check out the cloistered cleric in UA to meet the domain requirement, taking a level in cleric (replacing a level of aristocrat) in any event would dovetail nicely with using the class options in the new DotU, instead of command/rebuke undead, I could take command/rebuke vermin and yeah the via negativa replacing survivor would also work nicely.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Straploknight 03-25-08, 03:14 PM	I'm finally getting around to updating some old 2e info of mine and in redoing some npc info I've decided to use the Favored Soul, but I'm baffeled by a few things? A. Can a Favored Soul turn/rebuke undead? B. Does a Favored Soul get domain spells? It wasn't implicitly spelled out in the class description, but it seems kind of odd that such a character so in tune with thier god would be hampered in both regards to a regular cleric.
Zanan 03-25-08, 07:38 PM	Unless it is listed in the class' description, nope. As in: nope. IMHO, the class is just a little bit better than the sorcerer, but not that much. If you look for a decent cleric substitution, go for the Archivist class presented in Heroes of Horror (they are included in the free excerpt of that book on the main site).
Straploknight 03-25-08, 08:02 PM	Thanks Zan, but the I think Favored Soul works better thematically with the NPC. Here's what I've banged out so far. Sindelviira Helviiryn Female drow Aristocrat 2/Arachne 3/Favored Soul 10 CE Medium humanoid (elf) Initiative +3; Senses Darkvision 120’; Listen +5, Spot +5; Tremorsense 20’ Languages Abyssal, common, draconic, drow sign language elven, undercommon ----------------------------------------------------------------- Armor Class 25 (flat-footed 22, touch 13) Hit Points 114 (15 hit dice) Immune Magic sleep effects Spell Resistance 26 Fortitude +14, Reflex +11, Willpower +18 (+20 against spells, spell-like abilities, and other enchantments) Weakness Light blindness ----------------------------------------------------------------- Speed 30’ (6 squares) Melee Drowcraft queen’s scourge +14/+9 (1d8+4, inflict critical wounds 4d8+12, Will DC17 half 1/day) or Melee Drowcraft short sword +12/+7 (1d6+2, 19-20/ x2) or Ranged Drowcraft dagger +12 (1d4+2, 19-20/ x2) Base Attack +10; Grapple +10 Combat Gear Potion of cure serious wounds Favored Soul Spells Known 6th (4/day, DC19) – Blade barrier, heal, word of recall 5th (6/day, DC18) – Bebilith blessing, flame strike, slay living, true seeing 4th (7/day DC17) – Armored vermin, cure critical wounds, death ward, divine power, yochlol blessing 3rd (7/day DC16) – Cure serious wounds, darkfire, dispel magic, dominate vermin, inflict serious wounds, meld with stone 2nd (7/day DC15) – Augury, cure moderate wounds, death knell, silence, shadow shroud, web 1st (7/day DC14) – Bane, command, deathwatch, divine favor, doom, protection from good 0 (6/day DC13) – Create water, cure minor wounds, detect poison, guidance, inflict minor wounds, mending, purify food & drink, resistance, virtue Spell Like Abilities (CL 15) 1/day – Clairaudience, clairvoyance, dancing lights, darkness, detect good, detect lie, detect magic, dispel magic, faerie fire, levitate, suggestion or curtain of darkness (expend dancing lights & darkness), mirror image (expend dancing lights &faerie fire), see invisibility ( expend darkness & faerie fire), blinding vanish ( expend dancing lights, darkness, and faerie fire) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Abilities Str 10, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 19 Special Qualities familiar, sense prey, spider affinity, spider eyes, web spinner Feats Gift of the spider queen, great fortitude, highborn drow, lolth’s blessing, racial weapon proficiency (hand crossbow, rapier, short sword), still spell, survivor Skills Bluff 13, concentration 12, diplomacy 16, handle animal 7, intimidate 9, knowledge (arcana) 5, sense motive 18, spellcraft 5, survival 6 Possessions Drowcraft elven chain +2, drowcraft dagger, drowcraft short sword, queen’s scourge, ring of protection +2, shadow cloak, trackless boots
Zanan 03-26-08, 04:53 AM	If it is the arachne PrC of F&P, it is missing the Spider domain requirement, of course. Furthermore, "survivor" is no longer a regional feat for drow either. I noted that before, but even in the German version of that book, out only last year, this was not changed. I created a different version of the arachne a wee while back ... http://www.dnd-gate.de/gate3/page/index.php?id=372 ... though it still has the domain requirement. Coming to think of that and the usual study of the drow priestesses, you may try the Cloistered Cleric (Unearthed Arcana) at first, then switching quickly to the "Favored Soul", once she notices her special relation to Lolth. To keep the caster levels high (spell-wise), Practised Spellcaster is a good feat. Furthermore, depending on the character concept, Champions of Ruin and e.g. the Via Negativa feat make nasty additions.
Straploknight 03-26-08, 09:32 AM	errata :doh:, yeah I'll check out the cloistered cleric in UA to meet the domain requirement, taking a level in cleric (replacing a level of aristocrat) in any event would dovetail nicely with using the class options in the new DotU, instead of command/rebuke undead, I could take command/rebuke vermin and yeah the via negativa replacing survivor would also work nicely.