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Deep TSeth 09-28-07, 08:35 PM	Soul Slayer Hit Die: d8. Requirements To qualify to become soul stalker, a character must fulfill all the following criteria. Base Attack Bonus: +5 Feats: Dodge, Mobility, Speed of Thought. Psionics: Must have a power point reserve Skills: Must have 10 ranks in Move Silently, 10 Ranks in Hide, 3 Ranks in Knowledge (psionics), 5 ranks in Concentration. Alignment: Any nongood. Class Skills The soul stalker’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Autohypnosis (Wis), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (psionics) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Spot (Wis), and Tumble (Dex). Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier. Lvl BAB Fort Ref Will Special 1 +0 +0 +2 +2 Mind Blade, Soul Strike 2 +1 +0 +3 +3 Silent One 3 +2 +1 +3 +3 Awakened Soul 4 +3 +1 +4 +4 Up the Walls, Improved Speed of Thought 5 +3 +1 +4 +4 ---- 6 +4 +2 +5 +5 Focused Soul 7 +5 +2 +5 +5 Hide in Plain Sight 8 +6 +2 +6 +6 Freedom of Movement 9 +6 +3 +6 +6 Greater Speed of Thought 10 +7 +3 +7 +7 Soul Breaker Class Features All the following are class features of the Soul Slayer prestige class. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Soul Stalkers gain no proficiency with any weapon or armor Mind Blade (Su): A Soul Stalker’s class levels stack with her soulknife levels for the purpose of determining the enhancement bonus to the mind blade, and special ability enhancement Silent One (Ex): At 2nd level the soul slayer can move about more in tune with the environment he gains a bonus to move silently and hide equal to half is class level as long as she is psionically focused. At 7th level this bonus improves to be his full class level. Improved Speed Of Thought: The Bonus provided by the feat increases to 20 ft as long as she holds her psionic focus Soul Strike (Su): A Soul Slayer may spend her psionic focus to perform an attack that forces the victim to be stunned for a number of rounds equal to her Soul Slayer level unless the victim perform a will save (DC = 10 + Soul Slayer Levels + Wis Mod) Success means that the character is hit, but he is not stunned. Awakened Soul (Su): At 3rd Level the Soul of the Soul Slayer awakens and it develops one of the characteristics of the Psycristal List, and gains the appropriate bonus for the trait the soul develops Bonus Feat: The Soul Slayer gains a bonus feat at 5th and 9th level, this feat is chosen out of the psychic warrior bonus feat list. Up the Walls: She gains this as a bonus feat. Soul Breaker (Su): The Soul Slayer learns how to hit the soul more efficiently, by spending her psionic focus, the Soul Slayer may attempt to destroy the soul of an enemy, to avoid this an enemy must succeed on a will save (DC = 13 + Soul Slayer Level + Wis Mod) failure means that the enemy dies. Focused Soul (Su): The Soul Slayer Specifies an ability that requires that she holds her psionic focus, from now she is treated as is if she was psionically focused, even if she loses her psionic focus. Greater Speed of Thought: The enhancement now increases to 30 ft. This prestige class was originally made for a PC in my campaign, as an alternative to the assasin
JoshuaZ 09-28-07, 09:13 PM	It seems interesting, although the pair of bonus feats seems like they may be unnecessary. On the other hand, this doesn't add any new manifestations (unlike the assassin go gets spells) so that may balance out. I'm not sure. One comment that is more of a fluff related comment- "the Soul Slayer may attempt to destroy the soul of an enemy" two issues with this: First, not everything has a soul (such as many undead creatures). Second, generally if something's soul is destroyed it can't be resurrected by mortal magic, and that seems a bit powerful. I would therefore suggest specifying that a) the attack must be against something that is a living creature and b) Rather than say it destroys the soul, say that is severs the soul from the body.