Acolyte of the Skin- Worth it?

[brehobit]

As a note: I think Blood Magus for a high-level Warlock is maybe worth it. IF you are starting at high level. At least 4 levels of it. You trade to bad feats you need for the class to get 2 cool feats (with fun special effects) and a handful of minor goodies.

As a warlock, I'd be tempted to ask the DM for the ability to take the potion and scroll feats using the blood magus special effects. Probably worth it. Then just skip the rest of the class.

 

[Drowbane]

The Warlock that I am playing just reached 4th level. I am thinking on if it would be worth it to pick up a PrC. The only one that is reachable out of the three I liked is the Acolyte of the Skin. The other choices were Enlightened Fist and Blood Magus. My question is the AotS worth it? From what I've seen you give up too much for too little. But I want to know if anyone has played it and if it actually works out better than it seems.

No. the Acolyte of the Skin is craptastic.

I think there is a new PrC in Heroes of Horror that would be sweet... there is another there but you're prevented by the "3rd lvl spells" BS... thematicly it'd be perfect. sigh.

 

[Shin Okada]

And the Warlock does improve with Practiced Spellcaster.

I am sure prestige class which gives "+1 level of existing spellcasting class" improves warlock's caster level, number of invocations known & eldritch blast damages. It is written in "WARLOCKS AND PRESTIGE CLASSES" entry in CA P.18

But is warlock considered to be a spellcasting class for other purposes? I cannot find rule texts which supports that mechanic.

 

[moritheil]

Yeah, I'd like to see how you read that, if you don't mind.

 

[wuyanei]

Hmm....

D&D 3.5ed FAQ p10: What effect would the Practiced Spellcaster feat (Complete Arcane, page 82) have on a warlock?

Ans: A strict reading of the feat’s benefit indicates that the warlock would gain no benefit from Practiced Spellcaster. The warlock is not a spellcasting class for normal purposes—the exception noted on page 18 of Complete Arcane applies only to prestige class benefits—and thus it could not be selected as the class to be affected by this feat.

So by the FAQ, Shin Okada is correct. It's house rules time, my friends.

 

[MadMaxim]

Daggerspell Mage from Complete Adventurer could perhaps be useful, if you're willing to take a few Rogue levels...

 

[Sigdel]

Hmm....

D&D 3.5ed FAQ p10: What effect would the Practiced Spellcaster feat (Complete Arcane, page 82) have on a warlock?

Ans: A strict reading of the feat’s benefit indicates that the warlock would gain no benefit from Practiced Spellcaster. The warlock is not a spellcasting class for normal purposes—the exception noted on page 18 of Complete Arcane applies only to prestige class benefits—and thus it could not be selected as the class to be affected by this feat.

So by the FAQ, Shin Okada is correct. It's house rules time, my friends.

I stand corrected. Cool.