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Xavorin
06-13-07, 04:31 PM Here's a PrC I made up for my Paladin. Tell me what you think!

Knight of the Emerald Guard

The Knight of the Emerald Guard represents a knightly order dedicated to the celestial patron of holy warfare against evil. Its members worship the deity of courage and good, Halmus, and include large numbers of paladins, as well as lawful good clerics, fighters, rangers, and occasionally warriors.

While Sealtiel champions(who/whatever they are) are those who defend good communities from evil assault, Knights of the Emerald Guard wield massive swords into battle, and lead the charge against evil wherever it is found. Smiting evil is their mission and their specialty.

To become a Knight of the Emerald Guard, a character must already possess some degree of divine spellcasting ability, so members of the class generally begin as paladins or clerics, less often as fighter/clerics or ranger/clerics. Perhaps strangely, the order includes a number of ex-barbarians who first multiclassed as clerics and then adopted the Knight of the Emerald Guard prestige class. These ferocious warriors seem to be drawn to Halmus’ crusading creed.

The Knights of the Emerald Guard are an elite, ordered, and disciplined fighting force. To make best use of their power, however, they typically serve as leaders or advisors to adventuring parties, military strike teams, or the armies of good kingdoms, working with members of other classes instead of with each other.

Hit Die: d10.

BAB: Full.

Fort save: Good.

Reflex save: Bad

Will save: Good.

Requirements
To qualify to become a Knight of the Emerald Guard, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Alignment: Lawful good.

Base Attack Bonus: +5.

Spellcasting: Ability to cast divine favor.

Skills: Diplomacy 5 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 5 ranks.

Feats: Power Attack, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Bastard sword), Monkey Grip

Class Skills
The Knight of the Emerald Guard’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (the planes) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Sense Motive (Wis). See Chapter 4: Skills in the Player's Handbook for skill descriptions.

Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features
The following are class features of the Knight of the Emerald Guard prestige class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Knights of the Emerald Guard are proficient with simple and martial weapons, all armor, and light and heavy shields.

Magic Circle (Su): A 1st-level Knight of the Emerald Guard is constantly surrounded by a magic circle against evil effect, as the spell cast by a cleric of the fist's total character level.

Smite Evil (Su): Once per day, a Knight of the Emerald Guard may attempt to smite evil with one normal melee attack. She adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1 extra point of damage per class level. If she accidentally smites a creature that is not evil, the smite has no effect but it is still used up for that day. At 5th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard can smite evil twice per day, and at 10th level three times per day. If the Knight of the Emerald Guard has paladin levels as well, add the daily uses from her Knight of the Emerald Guard levels to the daily uses from her paladin levels. Her damage bonus equals her Knight of the Emerald Guard class level plus her paladin class level. This ability does not stack with the smite ability granted by the Destruction domain.
In addition to the basic function of smiting evil, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains special abilities that operate whenever she smites:
Good aligned: At 1st level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon is considered good-aligned for purposes of bypassing the damage reduction of some evil outsiders, as if she had the Exalted Smite feat.
Confirming: At 3rd level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, all critical rolls are automatically successful (so every threat is a critical hit). This works even if the weapon has a magical effect related to critical hits, unlike the similar effect of the bless weapon spell.
Holy: At 5th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon is considered holy, dealing an extra 2d4 points of damage against evil creatures. This additional damage stacks with the additional damage she deals from the smite. However, it does stack with the benefit of the Sanctify Martial Strike feat or with the extra damage dealt by a weapon with the holy weapon property.
Fiendsmite: At 7th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon deals an extra 2d8 points of damage against evil outsiders and evil undead, instead of the +2d6 normally dealt by a holy weapon. If she also has the Exalted Smite feat, this damage is still doubled.
Chain: At 9th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, bolts of holy power erupt from the target creature and strike up to 5 additional evil targets within 30 feet, chosen by the Knight of the Emerald Guard. Targets take 2d6 points of damage, or 2d8 if they are evil outsiders or evil undead. A successful Reflex save (DC 15 + the Knight of the Emerald Guard's Charisma modifier) reduces the damage by half.
Spellcasting: Starting at 2nd level, and at each level thereafter, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains new spells per day as if she had also gained a level in a divine spellcasting class to which she belonged before adding the prestige class level. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (improved chance of turning or destroying undead, improved special mount, and so on). If the character had more than one divine spellcasting class before becoming a Knight of the Emerald Guard, the player must decide to which class to add each Knight of the Emerald Guard level for the purpose of determining spells per day.

Weapon Specialization: At 4th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains the Weapon Specialization (Bastard Sword) feat as a bonus feat, even if he/she does not meet the requirements.

Halmus' grip -1: At 5th level, the penalties for wielding an innapropriately sized bastard sword are reduced by 1.

Sunder Evil Item (Su): At 6th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard attacks an object that is evil (such as an unholy sword or a darkskull) or an evil construct (such as a retriever), she deals double damage. This does not stack with the benefits of the Great Sunder feat.

Emerald Smite (Su): 2/day a 9th level or higher Knight of the Emerald Guard may make an Emerald Smite. This is a single attack empowered by Halmus himself, and is a smite evil attempt, only you automatically hit and your smite damage is equal to twice your Paladin+Knight of the Emerald Guard level in damage. If you have a feat such as charging smite, which allows you to deal an extra three times your paladin level in damage when smiting evil on a charge, the bonuses to not stack. (So you don't do x5 your paladin level in bonus damage if doing an Emerald Smite on a

Blessing of Halmus. (Su): A Knight of the Emerald Guard receives a blessing from Halmus himself upon attaining 10th level. This blessing has the effect: any weapon that a 10th-level Knight of the Emerald Guard wields is treated as a holy weapon, dealing an extra 2d4 points of damage to evil creatures, even when she is not smiting evil. This additional damage does stack with the benefit of the Sanctify Martial Strike feat or with the extra damage dealt by a weapon with the holy weapon property.

Halmus' grip -2: At 10th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard enjoys a -2 reduction on the penalties for wielding an innapropriately sized bastard sword.

Halmus is a god I made up. His portfolio is basically courage, good, and battle. Domains are courage, good, and war. His favored weapon is a bastard sword. Halmus' symbol is an emerald sword on a golden background.

Basically he's Heironeous' brother, but with less of a tilt towards happy-happy chivalry, and with more of a tilt towards destroying evil.

Comments/suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. I think a few things may be imbalanced, but I'd love to hear what other people think.
Xavorin
06-14-07, 04:25 PM So it's that bad? So bad that no one even wants to give any suggestions?

Maybe it's just me over-reacting too soon. But then again, on most of my other threads people have responded much more quickly...
Xavorin
06-15-07, 03:41 PM :bump:
Xavorin
06-17-07, 03:40 PM :bump: No responses?
Thorax2
06-17-07, 08:00 PM Hey i like it, but im your DM and you already told me. Oh well:D
Xavorin
06-19-07, 10:37 AM :bump: Anyone other than my DM want to say anything?
BelainDefenderofJerusalem
06-19-07, 10:41 AM i like it, seems well balanced and interesting
Mogarth_Warheart
06-19-07, 11:10 AM Sounds fun. I see one sorta looking like this http://www.greatkrypton.com/kc/figures/greenlantern.jpg
the green lantern from kingdom come.
Xavorin
06-19-07, 08:25 PM Sounds fun. I see one sorta looking like this http://www.greatkrypton.com/kc/figures/greenlantern.jpg
the green lantern from kingdom come.

YAY! People responded :D!

That is an awesome picture, by the way.

And I'm glad it's liked!
Xavorin
06-21-07, 06:30 PM :( Bump :(

So there's no one else who wants to say anything?
shout27
06-21-07, 06:40 PM The whole Bastard Sword as a Class Requirement doesn't make sense, neither does Weapon Specialization without the Focus.
Tuhljin
06-21-07, 08:25 PM I like it, but could you try to reformat it and put together a nice table for easier reading? You can look at a PrC I made such as the Steam Mage (http://boards1.wizards.com/leaving.php?destination=http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php%3Fp%3D12347181) (others in my sig - this one linked just in case I change the sig in the future) and hit Quote to see the formatting code I used then incorporate it into your original post.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Xavorin 06-13-07, 04:31 PM	Here's a PrC I made up for my Paladin. Tell me what you think! Knight of the Emerald Guard The Knight of the Emerald Guard represents a knightly order dedicated to the celestial patron of holy warfare against evil. Its members worship the deity of courage and good, Halmus, and include large numbers of paladins, as well as lawful good clerics, fighters, rangers, and occasionally warriors. While Sealtiel champions(who/whatever they are) are those who defend good communities from evil assault, Knights of the Emerald Guard wield massive swords into battle, and lead the charge against evil wherever it is found. Smiting evil is their mission and their specialty. To become a Knight of the Emerald Guard, a character must already possess some degree of divine spellcasting ability, so members of the class generally begin as paladins or clerics, less often as fighter/clerics or ranger/clerics. Perhaps strangely, the order includes a number of ex-barbarians who first multiclassed as clerics and then adopted the Knight of the Emerald Guard prestige class. These ferocious warriors seem to be drawn to Halmus’ crusading creed. The Knights of the Emerald Guard are an elite, ordered, and disciplined fighting force. To make best use of their power, however, they typically serve as leaders or advisors to adventuring parties, military strike teams, or the armies of good kingdoms, working with members of other classes instead of with each other. Hit Die: d10. BAB: Full. Fort save: Good. Reflex save: Bad Will save: Good. Requirements To qualify to become a Knight of the Emerald Guard, a character must fulfill all the following criteria. Alignment: Lawful good. Base Attack Bonus: +5. Spellcasting: Ability to cast divine favor. Skills: Diplomacy 5 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 5 ranks. Feats: Power Attack, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Bastard sword), Monkey Grip Class Skills The Knight of the Emerald Guard’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (the planes) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Sense Motive (Wis). See Chapter 4: Skills in the Player's Handbook for skill descriptions. Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier. Class Features The following are class features of the Knight of the Emerald Guard prestige class. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Knights of the Emerald Guard are proficient with simple and martial weapons, all armor, and light and heavy shields. Magic Circle (Su): A 1st-level Knight of the Emerald Guard is constantly surrounded by a magic circle against evil effect, as the spell cast by a cleric of the fist's total character level. Smite Evil (Su): Once per day, a Knight of the Emerald Guard may attempt to smite evil with one normal melee attack. She adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1 extra point of damage per class level. If she accidentally smites a creature that is not evil, the smite has no effect but it is still used up for that day. At 5th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard can smite evil twice per day, and at 10th level three times per day. If the Knight of the Emerald Guard has paladin levels as well, add the daily uses from her Knight of the Emerald Guard levels to the daily uses from her paladin levels. Her damage bonus equals her Knight of the Emerald Guard class level plus her paladin class level. This ability does not stack with the smite ability granted by the Destruction domain. In addition to the basic function of smiting evil, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains special abilities that operate whenever she smites: Good aligned: At 1st level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon is considered good-aligned for purposes of bypassing the damage reduction of some evil outsiders, as if she had the Exalted Smite feat. Confirming: At 3rd level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, all critical rolls are automatically successful (so every threat is a critical hit). This works even if the weapon has a magical effect related to critical hits, unlike the similar effect of the bless weapon spell. Holy: At 5th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon is considered holy, dealing an extra 2d4 points of damage against evil creatures. This additional damage stacks with the additional damage she deals from the smite. However, it does stack with the benefit of the Sanctify Martial Strike feat or with the extra damage dealt by a weapon with the holy weapon property. Fiendsmite: At 7th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, her weapon deals an extra 2d8 points of damage against evil outsiders and evil undead, instead of the +2d6 normally dealt by a holy weapon. If she also has the Exalted Smite feat, this damage is still doubled. Chain: At 9th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard smites evil, bolts of holy power erupt from the target creature and strike up to 5 additional evil targets within 30 feet, chosen by the Knight of the Emerald Guard. Targets take 2d6 points of damage, or 2d8 if they are evil outsiders or evil undead. A successful Reflex save (DC 15 + the Knight of the Emerald Guard's Charisma modifier) reduces the damage by half. Spellcasting: Starting at 2nd level, and at each level thereafter, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains new spells per day as if she had also gained a level in a divine spellcasting class to which she belonged before adding the prestige class level. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (improved chance of turning or destroying undead, improved special mount, and so on). If the character had more than one divine spellcasting class before becoming a Knight of the Emerald Guard, the player must decide to which class to add each Knight of the Emerald Guard level for the purpose of determining spells per day. Weapon Specialization: At 4th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard gains the Weapon Specialization (Bastard Sword) feat as a bonus feat, even if he/she does not meet the requirements. Halmus' grip -1: At 5th level, the penalties for wielding an innapropriately sized bastard sword are reduced by 1. Sunder Evil Item (Su): At 6th level, whenever a Knight of the Emerald Guard attacks an object that is evil (such as an unholy sword or a darkskull) or an evil construct (such as a retriever), she deals double damage. This does not stack with the benefits of the Great Sunder feat. Emerald Smite (Su): 2/day a 9th level or higher Knight of the Emerald Guard may make an Emerald Smite. This is a single attack empowered by Halmus himself, and is a smite evil attempt, only you automatically hit and your smite damage is equal to twice your Paladin+Knight of the Emerald Guard level in damage. If you have a feat such as charging smite, which allows you to deal an extra three times your paladin level in damage when smiting evil on a charge, the bonuses to not stack. (So you don't do x5 your paladin level in bonus damage if doing an Emerald Smite on a Blessing of Halmus. (Su): A Knight of the Emerald Guard receives a blessing from Halmus himself upon attaining 10th level. This blessing has the effect: any weapon that a 10th-level Knight of the Emerald Guard wields is treated as a holy weapon, dealing an extra 2d4 points of damage to evil creatures, even when she is not smiting evil. This additional damage does stack with the benefit of the Sanctify Martial Strike feat or with the extra damage dealt by a weapon with the holy weapon property. Halmus' grip -2: At 10th level, a Knight of the Emerald Guard enjoys a -2 reduction on the penalties for wielding an innapropriately sized bastard sword. Halmus is a god I made up. His portfolio is basically courage, good, and battle. Domains are courage, good, and war. His favored weapon is a bastard sword. Halmus' symbol is an emerald sword on a golden background. Basically he's Heironeous' brother, but with less of a tilt towards happy-happy chivalry, and with more of a tilt towards destroying evil. Comments/suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. I think a few things may be imbalanced, but I'd love to hear what other people think.
Xavorin 06-14-07, 04:25 PM	So it's that bad? So bad that no one even wants to give any suggestions? Maybe it's just me over-reacting too soon. But then again, on most of my other threads people have responded much more quickly...
Xavorin 06-15-07, 03:41 PM	:bump:
Xavorin 06-17-07, 03:40 PM	:bump: No responses?
Thorax2 06-17-07, 08:00 PM	Hey i like it, but im your DM and you already told me. Oh well:D
Xavorin 06-19-07, 10:37 AM	:bump: Anyone other than my DM want to say anything?
BelainDefenderofJerusalem 06-19-07, 10:41 AM	i like it, seems well balanced and interesting
Mogarth_Warheart 06-19-07, 11:10 AM	Sounds fun. I see one sorta looking like this http://www.greatkrypton.com/kc/figures/greenlantern.jpg the green lantern from kingdom come.
Xavorin 06-19-07, 08:25 PM	Sounds fun. I see one sorta looking like this http://www.greatkrypton.com/kc/figures/greenlantern.jpg the green lantern from kingdom come. YAY! People responded :D! That is an awesome picture, by the way. And I'm glad it's liked!
Xavorin 06-21-07, 06:30 PM	:( Bump :( So there's no one else who wants to say anything?
shout27 06-21-07, 06:40 PM	The whole Bastard Sword as a Class Requirement doesn't make sense, neither does Weapon Specialization without the Focus.
Tuhljin 06-21-07, 08:25 PM	I like it, but could you try to reformat it and put together a nice table for easier reading? You can look at a PrC I made such as the Steam Mage (http://boards1.wizards.com/leaving.php?destination=http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php%3Fp%3D12347181) (others in my sig - this one linked just in case I change the sig in the future) and hit Quote to see the formatting code I used then incorporate it into your original post.