Dwarf Cleric of Moradin PrC Ideas?

[Navarp]

Do any good PrCs exist for a Dwarf cleric of Moradin (preferably one with full divine spellcasting, but any at all would be appreciated.)

 

[schporto]

The ones that I've seen are
Runesmith (from Races of Stone) if you can change it to Divine casting.
Hammer of Moradin (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20040305a)

But really, I made my dwarven cleric with no PrCs. Works well. Just dumped my skills in concentration and crafts. He's made just about everything he has. The DM has allowed me to claim I crafted items using no experience if I spend full price (just to stay in character). And we waived the time requirements. Heck his hammer is now a +5 throwing returning Holy warhammer. Paid for fair and square. Just need to get epic to add that lawful bit.
-cpd

 

[Faraer]

Remember that "Faiths of Faerûn" (the Dragon column) originally tended to use combinations of normal classes, but switched over to all prestige classes -- against the expressed wishes of the designers -- to pander to prestige classes' perceived popularity. I also would play this character as a cleric, with perhaps a few of the hammer of Moradin's class abilities taken as feats if the DM agrees.

 

[Pants]

The Warpriest from Complete Divine is fairly nice.

 

[Navarp]

I like the Warpriest and the Hammer of Moradin a lot, but I would like a PrC with more spells. It seems that both the warpriest and the Hammer give up too much (6+ level spells) to get abilities that a cleric of high level should be able to duplicate. I am thinking of turning the Hammer of Moradin's class abilities into racial substitution levels for a dwarven cleric. Starting with level 1 lose turn undead, gain DR 1/- that increases by 1 every 3 levels after 1,4,7,10, etc. Also gaining d10 hit die and only 2 skill points like the races of stone changes.

 

[Arrgh! Mark!]

Prestige Class

Dwarven Cleric of Moradin

Prereq - um, 4th level cleric. Should probably believe in Moradin. If he pisses off moradin (by having a scottish accent) he will be cast to the most evil of dwarf hells, happyhappyelfland.

Base Attack of a cleric, Skills 2+, full armour and shield blah de blah, axes..

Get a cleric spellcasting advance at every level

Ability 1st - Staunchosity - Your character is treated as if he has +1 hit point for each level he has gained. from now one you effectively get + 1 hit point when you level up. Moradin grants this ability because, er, he likes live clerics.

Ability 3rd - Arrgh, ye be a lily livered panty-wastin elf lover - Your ability to judge people on nothing more than a quick glance and predjudice gets better. +4 to making unerringly correct off-the-cuff judgement rolls - on sense motive or something. yeah. helps both you to embarrass and confuse the victim and let the GM give you important insights you would never have figured normally, you being too busy trying to play a scottish accent (It's GERMAN, GERMAN you poor fools!)

Ability 5th - I loves makins things, real work y'hear, not that elfy stuff all edged in gold leaf and leaf shaped - Get a + 4 on all making stuff checks. Experience from making magical items is halved.

Ability 7th - I loves the brew too, proper priestly tradition, hells with that wine stuff, only scubbo rotgut for me! - Er, immune to poison?

Ability 10th - Dwarven Staunchosity - Got wisdom? No more! With this wonderful ability no Dwarf need worry about his dying race again! You get the rather annoying ability to shrug off massive damage.



Bad jokes aside, here's a fairly tough class for a dwarven priest. But - be prepared to give some incredibly hard decisions and tests and things to let him into ANY prestige class. Clerics, my friend, roxxor my soxxor. Don't think they need prestige classes. It's time for some serious investigation into dwarven philosophy of work and toil.

 

[Navarp]

I really like the 5th level ability and I may use it. I made one too, but I wanted to put it in house rules, so you can find it here

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105295