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<blockquote data-quote="LiquidBlue" data-source="post: 3185315" data-attributes="member: 40911"><p><strong>Explanation</strong></p><p></p><p>The proposed prestige class is my attempt to adapt the Bardic Sage class from Arcana Unearthed.</p><p></p><p>The Bardic sage provides the following benefits: 1 additional spell known from the divination school, additional spells to the bard's spell list, and +2 bonus to bardic knowledge checks. Unlike the bard it has poor reflex saves.</p><p></p><p>In addition to the bardic sage adaption I gave the lorekeeper the following abilities:</p><p></p><p>Knowledge Focus. I removed two skill points but then gave them back as bonus skill points. This seemed like a good mechanic to force the Lorekeeper to devote the points to knowledge skills. I considered giving them three bonus points per level (giving the lorekeeper a net +1 skill point per level), but WOTC generally gives even numbers of skill points. Thus I gave lorekeepers 4 bonus skill points per level (givining the lorekeeper a net +2 skill points per level.) I gave this allotment restriction, so that all of these skill points do not unbalance the lorekeeper, but merely adds to the flavor. (ie the sage the knows much about much.)</p><p></p><p>Bardic Music Effects. This are strict additions to the standard bard, but I believe that the effects provided are generally quite mild. The Exposition ability fits less into the flavor of the class, but I liked the idea. It make reference to the OOTS's bardic spell <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0013.html" target="_blank">"Summon Plot Exposition"</a></p><p></p><p>Call to Mind and Visions of the Past are adapted from 1st and 2nd level powers respectively. Call to Mind enhances the Lorekeeper's sage-like abilities. While Visions of the Past help fulfill the Itinerate Lorekeeper's goal of discovering and remembering the past.</p><p></p><p>The Itinerate Lorekeeper strictly enhances the bard class; however, I feel that the additions are mostly flavorful, and I am not sure that the bard is generally accused of being overpowered anyway.</p><p></p><p>My character, the gnome bard Joru ghe Bana will be aiming for this class. It is essentially what his backstory states he has being training his entire life to become. I know that in LEW it is possible for individual character to develope unique abilities, but in this case I think that an accepted Lorekeeper should be available to all bards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LiquidBlue, post: 3185315, member: 40911"] [b]Explanation[/b] The proposed prestige class is my attempt to adapt the Bardic Sage class from Arcana Unearthed. The Bardic sage provides the following benefits: 1 additional spell known from the divination school, additional spells to the bard's spell list, and +2 bonus to bardic knowledge checks. Unlike the bard it has poor reflex saves. In addition to the bardic sage adaption I gave the lorekeeper the following abilities: Knowledge Focus. I removed two skill points but then gave them back as bonus skill points. This seemed like a good mechanic to force the Lorekeeper to devote the points to knowledge skills. I considered giving them three bonus points per level (giving the lorekeeper a net +1 skill point per level), but WOTC generally gives even numbers of skill points. Thus I gave lorekeepers 4 bonus skill points per level (givining the lorekeeper a net +2 skill points per level.) I gave this allotment restriction, so that all of these skill points do not unbalance the lorekeeper, but merely adds to the flavor. (ie the sage the knows much about much.) Bardic Music Effects. This are strict additions to the standard bard, but I believe that the effects provided are generally quite mild. The Exposition ability fits less into the flavor of the class, but I liked the idea. It make reference to the OOTS's bardic spell [url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0013.html]"Summon Plot Exposition"[/url] Call to Mind and Visions of the Past are adapted from 1st and 2nd level powers respectively. Call to Mind enhances the Lorekeeper's sage-like abilities. While Visions of the Past help fulfill the Itinerate Lorekeeper's goal of discovering and remembering the past. The Itinerate Lorekeeper strictly enhances the bard class; however, I feel that the additions are mostly flavorful, and I am not sure that the bard is generally accused of being overpowered anyway. My character, the gnome bard Joru ghe Bana will be aiming for this class. It is essentially what his backstory states he has being training his entire life to become. I know that in LEW it is possible for individual character to develope unique abilities, but in this case I think that an accepted Lorekeeper should be available to all bards. [/QUOTE]
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