D&D 5E (2024) Bringing Back A Prestige Class?

[Zardnaar]

So after a bit of consultation with my players and new books not being available until 31st of December (probably post new years tbh) there might be a delay for new campaign.

Very early days of brainstorming but big bads are probably surviving Shades and Shars faith in Shar herself.

So thinking of bringing back a prestige class. The Shadow Adept.

My players. They're aware of dead magic zones, wild magic zones but the shadow weave is new to them. Apparently it still survives and has repaired itself. They kind of relate it to Act II BG3.

The one difference I'm leaning towards is areas of dead magic zones for the shadow weave. Myth Drannor perhaps.

Basically format it similar to the PrC in FRCS but the lvl 1-10 abilities will be different. I'll have to account for the Shadow Adept abilities replace base class abilities so its a mix of multiclassing/new class in effect.

 

[Yaarel]

I think the Ranger should have been a prestige class that any class can take.

 

[cbwjm]

From memory, wasn't it a feat in 3e? Maybe make it a feat in 5e but also include a wizard subclass for the shadow adept, gaining the effects of the feat for free but also gaining the abilities of the prestige class as they level.

I guess with 5e multiclassing a prestige class would still work, 10 levels following the leveling structure of a regular class but with some of the old 3e concepts (gaining actual spellcasting levels instead of just more spell slots). Gaining ASI/Feats at levels 4 and 8, etc. Maybe just have spellcasting ability as the only requirement to take it.

 

[Zardnaar]

From memory, wasn't it a feat in 3e? Maybe make it a feat in 5e but also include a wizard subclass for the shadow adept, gaining the effects of the feat for free but also gaining the abilities of the prestige class as they level.

I guess with 5e multiclassing a prestige class would still work, 10 levels following the leveling structure of a regular class but with some of the old 3e concepts (gaining actual spellcasting levels instead of just more spell slots). Gaining ASI/Feats at levels 4 and 8, etc. Maybe just have spellcasting ability as the only requirement to take it.

It was a feat to qualify and 2 skills.

These days feat, Arcana, prof bonus +3.

 

[cbwjm]

It was a feat to qualify and 2 skills.

These days feat, Arcana, prof bonus +3.

I'm not sure I'd worry about the skill since it's a little harder to get skills on the fly without having to spend another feat to pick them up, though admittedly, most that are probably interested in the class will have arcana (I'm thinking wizards and sorcerers) at most I'd say a feat and either a level/prof bonus as you've done. Without arcana means that clerics of Shar are more likely to be able to pick it up.

 

[Zardnaar]

I'm not sure I'd worry about the skill since it's a little harder to get skills on the fly without having to spend another feat to pick them up, though admittedly, most that are probably interested in the class will have arcana (I'm thinking wizards and sorcerers) at most I'd say a feat and either a level/prof bonus as you've done. Without arcana means that clerics of Shar are more likely to be able to pick it up.

Might make it Arcana or shar as patron deity.