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Elven Songweaver (Bard-like PrC for Wiz/Sorcs) [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Dyne
05-12-07, 04:20 PM Elven Songweaver
There can be no disagreement that Elves make up many of the most skilled musicians and magicians out there. Some, however, combine their talents for music and spellcasting. These Elven Songweavers are the pinnacle of Elven spellcasting, using their songs to magically enhance their spells. Most Elven Songweavers are Wizards or Sorcerers, though some may take levels in Bard to achieve the requirements more easily.

Hit Die: d4

Requirements:

Race: Elf or Half-Elf
Skills Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Perform 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks
Feats: Any two metamagic feats
Spellcasting: Ability to cast 3rd-level arcane spells.

Class Skills
Concentration, Craft, Decipher Script, Knowledge, Perform, Profession, and Spellcraft.
Skill Points: 2 + Int mod.

BAB Progression: 1/2
Fort save: Poor
Ref save: Poor
Will save: Good

Level Special Spells per Day
1 Sage, Metasong I, Combat Casting -
2 Empowering Song, Bonus Feat +1 arcane spellcasting level
3 Inspire Celerity I +1 arcane spellcasting level
4 Metasong II +1 arcane spellcasting level
5 Sustaining Song +1 arcane spellcasting level
6 Song of Illusion, Bonus Feat -
7 Metasong III +1 arcane spellcasting level
8 Song of Timelessness +1 arcane spellcasting level
9 Inspire Celerity II +1 arcane spellcasting level
10 Metasong IV, Bonus Feat +1 arcane spellcasting level

Weapons and Armor: None.
Spells per Day/Spells Known: At each level except 1st and 6th, increases spellcasting of existing arcane spellcasting class.
Sage: Elven Songweavers function as sages and keepers of knowledge in Elven communities. At 1st-level, an Elven Songweaver gains the ability to know legends or information regarding various topics, just as a bard can with bardic knowledge. The Elven Songweaver adds her class level and her Intelligence modifier to the sage check, which functions otherwise exactly like a bardic knowledge check. If the Elven Songweaver has levels in bard, she may add those levels to this check.
Combat Casting: Elven Songweavers are adept at using their magic in battle, avoiding letting their guard down against attacks that would damage their fragile form. At 1st-level, the Elven Songweaver gains Combat Casting as a bonus feat, if she does not already have it.
Bonus Feat: At 2nd, 6th, and 10th levels, an Elven Songweaver gains a bonus feat. This feat can be selected from any metamagic feat or bardic music feat.
Arcane Music: Functions like bardic music. Number of uses each day equal to class level. If an Elven Songweaver has levels in bard, she can spend her bardic music uses per day to power an arcane music effect.
Metasong I: At 1st-level, Elven Songweavers gain the ability to use their music and poetics to apply metamagic effects to their spells. This ability only functions for metamagic feats that the character knows, and only feats that increase a spell slot by one level. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 13 + spell level). On a success, the spell receives the benefit of the feat without increasing casting time or requiring a higher level slot. On a failure, the spell does not receive the benefit but the uses of arcane music are NOT wasted.
Activating this ability requires one use of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 9 ranks in a Perform skill.
Empowering Song: At 2nd-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 10 ranks in a Perform skill can use her music to charge her spells with power. For each round the Elven Songweaver sings, she gains a +1 bonus to the caster level of the next spell she casts. This bonus cannot exceed one-half the character's class levels in Elven Songweaver.
For example, an Elven Songweaver of 6th-level spends 3 rounds singing an Empowering Song. On the 4th round, she casts a spell with a +3 bonus to caster level.
Inspire Celerity I: At 3rd-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 11 ranks in a Perform skill can inspire agility in her allies (including herself). This works similar to the inspire courage bardic music ability. To be affected, an ally must be able to hear the Elven Songweaver sing. The effect lasts for as long as the ally hears the Songweaver sing and for 5 rounds thereafter. An affected ally receives a +2 morale bonus to Dexterity and a +5 ft. morale bonus to speed. Inspire Celerity is a mind-affecting ability. Activating Inspire Celerity requires two uses of arcane music instead of one.
Metasong II: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 4th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by two levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 16 + spell level).
Activating this ability requires two uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 12 ranks in a Perform skill.
Sustaining Song: At 5th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 13 ranks in a Perform skill can sustain her dying allies, assisting their recovery. Each round that the song continues, all allies within 30 feet of her automatically become stable (if dying) or regain 1 hit point (if stable and between -1 and -9 hit points). A sustaining song has no effect on enemies or on allies with 0 or more hit points. An Elven Songweaver can keep up her sustaining song for 5 minutes. This is a mind-affecting effect.
Song of Illusion: At 6th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 14 ranks in a Perform skill can use her music to create illusory effects. The Elven Songweaver can expend daily uses of her arcane music to duplicate any of the following spells:
Ghost Sound (1 use of arcane music)
Silent Image (1 use of arcane music)
Minor Image (2 uses of arcane music)
Major Image (3 uses of arcane music)
The Elven Songweaver must still use an action to cast the spell, but using Song of Illusion counts as part of the spellcasting action.
Metasong III: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 7th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by three levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 19 + spell level).
Activating this ability requires three uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 15 ranks in a Perform skill.
Song of Timelessness: At 8th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 16 ranks in a Perform skill can infuse the timeless nature of her race into another creature through her music. As a standard action, she can envelop a single creature within 60 feet in a field of timelessness (Will Save DC 10 + class level + Cha modifier to negate).
If the subject fails its save, it is frozen in a shimmering aura of timelessness and can take no actions. However, no force can affect it—weapons cannot reach it, spells that target it automatically fail, and if the ground it is standing on is somehow taken away, it would not even begin to fall. An Elven Songweaver can keep her target frozen in time for as long as she maintains the power by continuing to perform, up to a maximum of 1 minute per level. When she stops performing, the subject immediately returns to normal. As far as the creature is concerned, no time seems to have passed.
Inspire Celerity II: At 9th-level, an Elven Songweaver with at least 17 ranks in a Perform skill improves his ability to inspire agility in his allies. This works like Inspire Celerity I, except the bonuses are +4 morale bonus to Dexterity and +10 ft. morale bonus to speed. This still requires expending two uses of arcane music to activate.
Metasong IV: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 10th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by four levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 22 + spell level).
Activating this ability requires four uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 18 ranks in a Perform skill.
Dyne
05-14-07, 03:54 PM :bump: No one has any comments?
Khatoblepas
05-14-07, 05:49 PM I like the crunch. Very nice, and good use of incorporating a version of Metamagic Song in there. The only thing I object to, really, is the prerequisite that you have to be an elf. That's really jarring, as though elves are good musicians, it locks out a load of other cultures based around music. There are simply, in my opinion, too many elf only prestige classes - it just seems to be so redundant. But if it's balanced without having to be an elf, then it's cool. =)

I like it. It's like a music based Spelldancer. I could see Sorcerer/Spelldancer/Songweaver, singing and dancing around the battlefield. =P

But of course, that would HAVE to be an elf. =)
Dyne
05-16-07, 07:01 PM The only thing I object to, really, is the prerequisite that you have to be an elf. That's really jarring, as though elves are good musicians, it locks out a load of other cultures based around music. There are simply, in my opinion, too many elf only prestige classes - it just seems to be so redundant.

Really? One of the reasons I made it an Elf-only PrC is that there didn't seem to be enough of them (besides the fact it fits the race). IMHO there should be more race-specific PrC's, though you can probably remove the race prerequisite and do just fine (it might lose some flavor, though).

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Dyne 05-12-07, 04:20 PM	Elven Songweaver There can be no disagreement that Elves make up many of the most skilled musicians and magicians out there. Some, however, combine their talents for music and spellcasting. These Elven Songweavers are the pinnacle of Elven spellcasting, using their songs to magically enhance their spells. Most Elven Songweavers are Wizards or Sorcerers, though some may take levels in Bard to achieve the requirements more easily. Hit Die: d4 Requirements: Race: Elf or Half-Elf Skills Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Perform 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks Feats: Any two metamagic feats Spellcasting: Ability to cast 3rd-level arcane spells. Class Skills Concentration, Craft, Decipher Script, Knowledge, Perform, Profession, and Spellcraft. Skill Points: 2 + Int mod. BAB Progression: 1/2 Fort save: Poor Ref save: Poor Will save: Good Level Special Spells per Day 1 Sage, Metasong I, Combat Casting - 2 Empowering Song, Bonus Feat +1 arcane spellcasting level 3 Inspire Celerity I +1 arcane spellcasting level 4 Metasong II +1 arcane spellcasting level 5 Sustaining Song +1 arcane spellcasting level 6 Song of Illusion, Bonus Feat - 7 Metasong III +1 arcane spellcasting level 8 Song of Timelessness +1 arcane spellcasting level 9 Inspire Celerity II +1 arcane spellcasting level 10 Metasong IV, Bonus Feat +1 arcane spellcasting level Weapons and Armor: None. Spells per Day/Spells Known: At each level except 1st and 6th, increases spellcasting of existing arcane spellcasting class. Sage: Elven Songweavers function as sages and keepers of knowledge in Elven communities. At 1st-level, an Elven Songweaver gains the ability to know legends or information regarding various topics, just as a bard can with bardic knowledge. The Elven Songweaver adds her class level and her Intelligence modifier to the sage check, which functions otherwise exactly like a bardic knowledge check. If the Elven Songweaver has levels in bard, she may add those levels to this check. Combat Casting: Elven Songweavers are adept at using their magic in battle, avoiding letting their guard down against attacks that would damage their fragile form. At 1st-level, the Elven Songweaver gains Combat Casting as a bonus feat, if she does not already have it. Bonus Feat: At 2nd, 6th, and 10th levels, an Elven Songweaver gains a bonus feat. This feat can be selected from any metamagic feat or bardic music feat. Arcane Music: Functions like bardic music. Number of uses each day equal to class level. If an Elven Songweaver has levels in bard, she can spend her bardic music uses per day to power an arcane music effect. Metasong I: At 1st-level, Elven Songweavers gain the ability to use their music and poetics to apply metamagic effects to their spells. This ability only functions for metamagic feats that the character knows, and only feats that increase a spell slot by one level. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 13 + spell level). On a success, the spell receives the benefit of the feat without increasing casting time or requiring a higher level slot. On a failure, the spell does not receive the benefit but the uses of arcane music are NOT wasted. Activating this ability requires one use of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 9 ranks in a Perform skill. Empowering Song: At 2nd-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 10 ranks in a Perform skill can use her music to charge her spells with power. For each round the Elven Songweaver sings, she gains a +1 bonus to the caster level of the next spell she casts. This bonus cannot exceed one-half the character's class levels in Elven Songweaver. For example, an Elven Songweaver of 6th-level spends 3 rounds singing an Empowering Song. On the 4th round, she casts a spell with a +3 bonus to caster level. Inspire Celerity I: At 3rd-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 11 ranks in a Perform skill can inspire agility in her allies (including herself). This works similar to the inspire courage bardic music ability. To be affected, an ally must be able to hear the Elven Songweaver sing. The effect lasts for as long as the ally hears the Songweaver sing and for 5 rounds thereafter. An affected ally receives a +2 morale bonus to Dexterity and a +5 ft. morale bonus to speed. Inspire Celerity is a mind-affecting ability. Activating Inspire Celerity requires two uses of arcane music instead of one. Metasong II: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 4th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by two levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 16 + spell level). Activating this ability requires two uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 12 ranks in a Perform skill. Sustaining Song: At 5th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 13 ranks in a Perform skill can sustain her dying allies, assisting their recovery. Each round that the song continues, all allies within 30 feet of her automatically become stable (if dying) or regain 1 hit point (if stable and between -1 and -9 hit points). A sustaining song has no effect on enemies or on allies with 0 or more hit points. An Elven Songweaver can keep up her sustaining song for 5 minutes. This is a mind-affecting effect. Song of Illusion: At 6th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 14 ranks in a Perform skill can use her music to create illusory effects. The Elven Songweaver can expend daily uses of her arcane music to duplicate any of the following spells: Ghost Sound (1 use of arcane music) Silent Image (1 use of arcane music) Minor Image (2 uses of arcane music) Major Image (3 uses of arcane music) The Elven Songweaver must still use an action to cast the spell, but using Song of Illusion counts as part of the spellcasting action. Metasong III: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 7th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by three levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 19 + spell level). Activating this ability requires three uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 15 ranks in a Perform skill. Song of Timelessness: At 8th-level and higher, an Elven Songweaver with at least 16 ranks in a Perform skill can infuse the timeless nature of her race into another creature through her music. As a standard action, she can envelop a single creature within 60 feet in a field of timelessness (Will Save DC 10 + class level + Cha modifier to negate). If the subject fails its save, it is frozen in a shimmering aura of timelessness and can take no actions. However, no force can affect it—weapons cannot reach it, spells that target it automatically fail, and if the ground it is standing on is somehow taken away, it would not even begin to fall. An Elven Songweaver can keep her target frozen in time for as long as she maintains the power by continuing to perform, up to a maximum of 1 minute per level. When she stops performing, the subject immediately returns to normal. As far as the creature is concerned, no time seems to have passed. Inspire Celerity II: At 9th-level, an Elven Songweaver with at least 17 ranks in a Perform skill improves his ability to inspire agility in his allies. This works like Inspire Celerity I, except the bonuses are +4 morale bonus to Dexterity and +10 ft. morale bonus to speed. This still requires expending two uses of arcane music to activate. Metasong IV: Elven Songweavers gain this ability at 10th-level. It functions similar to Metasong I, except it applies to feats that increase a spell slot by four levels. Activating this ability requires a Perform check (DC 22 + spell level). Activating this ability requires four uses of arcane music, and it can only be used by characters with at least 18 ranks in a Perform skill.
Dyne 05-14-07, 03:54 PM	:bump: No one has any comments?
Khatoblepas 05-14-07, 05:49 PM	I like the crunch. Very nice, and good use of incorporating a version of Metamagic Song in there. The only thing I object to, really, is the prerequisite that you have to be an elf. That's really jarring, as though elves are good musicians, it locks out a load of other cultures based around music. There are simply, in my opinion, too many elf only prestige classes - it just seems to be so redundant. But if it's balanced without having to be an elf, then it's cool. =) I like it. It's like a music based Spelldancer. I could see Sorcerer/Spelldancer/Songweaver, singing and dancing around the battlefield. =P But of course, that would HAVE to be an elf. =)
Dyne 05-16-07, 07:01 PM	The only thing I object to, really, is the prerequisite that you have to be an elf. That's really jarring, as though elves are good musicians, it locks out a load of other cultures based around music. There are simply, in my opinion, too many elf only prestige classes - it just seems to be so redundant. Really? One of the reasons I made it an Elf-only PrC is that there didn't seem to be enough of them (besides the fact it fits the race). IMHO there should be more race-specific PrC's, though you can probably remove the race prerequisite and do just fine (it might lose some flavor, though).