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bloodtalon 03-21-07, 09:17 AM	one of my players has thought of a new prestige class called "Compainion" she is a big "FIRE FOX, SERENITY' fan the tv show and movie. here are the stats for it requirments sex: female alignment; any skills: bluff 8, diplomancy 8, knowledge (local) 8, knowledge )nobility) 5, sense motive 5, and ride 5. feats, skill focus (bluff), skill focus (sense motive) perform (dance) 8 stats level bab fort. reflex. will. 1 +0 +0 +2 +2 2 +0 +0 +3 +3 3 +1 +1 +3 +3 4 +1 +1 +4 +4 5 +2 +2 +4 +4 6 +2 +2 +5 +5 7 +3 +2 +5 +5 8 +3 +2 +6 +6 9 +4 +3 +6 +6 10 +4 +3 +7 +7 abilities gained 1st level:: add compainon level to bluff , diplomancy and sense motive checks minor quest 1/day::: used against men to do minor tasks. ( free drinks and meal for the night, letting her in a restrictive area, , going to get firewood, ect) save vs will against 10+compainion level+chr. bonus (min.1) increases by 1 every day every 3 levels (1,4,7,10) 2nd level:: seduction 1/day::: convience any man she wants to spend the night, the victem will start to strip and drop anything on a failed will save 10+compainion level+chr. bonus increases 1/day every 3 levels (2,5,8) 3rd level:: +1 charisma increase at 3rd, 6th and 9th level also has a small number of spells level 1st 2nd 3rd 1 -- -- -- 2 0 -- -- 3 0 -- -- 4 1 -- -- 5 1 0 -- 6 2 0 -- 7 2 1 -- 8 3 1 0 9 3 2 0 10 4 2 1 when there is a 0 use the charisma bonus for spell 1st level:: dancing lights, cure minor wounds, charm person, sleep, disguuse self, 2nd level:: detect thoughts,minor image, alter self, enthrall,suggestion 3rd level:: phantom steed, hold person, slow, major image, tongues class skills appraise, bluff, craft, doplomancy, disguise, escape artist, knowledge (local) knowledge (nobility), perform (dance), profession, ride, sense motive, and slight of hand 6+int bonus as you can see it is not much for combat or magic the campain she is in is 95% in a large city. please let me know what you think of it.
DeathXI 03-21-07, 09:19 AM	It's Firefly, thank you very much.
ericSHINRA 03-21-07, 04:45 PM	I don't think the companion would be a 10 level Prestige Class. I'd recomend that alignment ne restricted to any non-evil, non-chaotic and 8+INT Skill points but overall this class seems rather silly and a poor representation of the Companions in Firefly.
bloodtalon 03-21-07, 05:22 PM	just mainly trying to give one of my players something unique for her rouge. i am hoping for some advice to make it better.
ShneekeyTheLost 03-21-07, 07:10 PM	1) It's FIREFLY you gorram mudder 2) Companions are not always female, they are simply the most encountered in the series/movie. 3) Companions don't cast spells. Neither are they in any way mystical at all. Here's my suggestion: Write them as a skillmonky PrC with D4 hit die and 1/2 BAB (wizard hit die and BAB) Letting them add their Companion level to social skill checks is a very good thing. I'd look into some of the Bardic Music uses for abilities, things like Facinate, Suggestion, Inspire Confidence, and things like that Oh, and I'd let them take Craft: Alchemy as a class skill, and probably give them Poison Use as well. In short, it's the ultimate Party Face. Diplomacy checks will easily be in the +50's, so she could convince anyone of just about anything, particularly if she uses her Facinate and Suggestion abilities.
teshen 03-21-07, 07:11 PM	Inara was trained from a young age, as all companions are. It's more of a base class than a prestige class. Think bard with a lot of variant abilities... If you really want to do a PrC, think about what you want to accomplish with it. If making a graceful, geisha-esque character is your goal, then think of lots of abilities that play to that archeatype. (A nit pick... I believe there were male companions as well in the movie Serenity. And a poor base attack progression would go from +0 to +5 over 10 levels.) Class features that allow for charisma to different skills or saves, decreased times for gather information checks, calling in favors, manipulating people and spotting manipulation easier, maintaining one's calm even under unusually stressful circumstances, and adding odd skills to your class skill list from your diverse friendships are all possibilities... Even though it violates the character concept a bit, I'd go with a 5 level prc since diplomatic characters don't see as much use in a 'standard' D&D game... especially since rogues depend on sneak attack and I don't see the companion class advancing that at all... Just my initial thoughts... Edit: Whoops... I see Shneekey already suggested variant bardic stuff... great minds and all... :D
The_Shaman 03-21-07, 07:52 PM	This reminds me of the Celebrant of Sharess from PGtF... Only it makes a little less sense than this one. Oh, just give them the normal poor BAB progression with +1 every even level, it won't break it. That, or... kinda reminds me of Spymaster with a penchant for flirtation. Anyway... I think that all could be done with a bard. So sue me. It is quite weak, imo - especially considering the insane prerequisites. Two skill foci... Sheesh, it could be worse, but not worse. But a bard/spymaster or a bard/evangelist could pull that off so well, you'll never know what hit you.