Evil Bard Prestige Class?

[the Jester]

The War Beater

THE WAR BEATER
Orcish drummers who encourage their kin in battle, war beaters are almost always audible miles away (depending on the drums they play). Their tremendous drumming builds the confidence of the troops they strike a beat for.
Hit Die: d8

Requirements: Orcish blood; cha 15+; perform (8 ranks, must include some sort of drumming); base attack +5; soldier's march, inspire fear (new feats, see below); bardic music ability.

Class Skills: Bluff (cha), Climb (str), Concentration (con), Craft (int), Decipher Script (int), Diplomacy (cha), Disguise (cha), Forgery (int), Gather Information (cha), Handle Animal (cha), Heal (wis), Intimidate (cha), Intuit Direction (wis), Perform (cha), Ride (dex), Spot (wis), Use Rope (dex). Skill points per level: 4+int bonus.

Base Attack Bonus: Good (as fighter)
Good Saves: Fort
Bad Saves: Ref and Will

Level Special
1 Deafening Drumming
2 +1 bardic music/day
3 Rally
4 -
5 Inspire Rage
6 +1 bardic music/day
7 -
8 Name Champion
9 +1 bardic music/day
10 Doubletime

CLASS FEATURES
Armor and Weapon Proficiency: A war beater is proficient in all simple and martial weapons as well as light and medium armor.

Deafening Drumming (su): This ability allows the war beater to create a cone of sound out to short range (25'+5'/2 levels) as a use of his bardic music ability. This cone of sound lasts for one full round, during which time the war beater cannot move. All creatures that pass into or are caught within the cone must make Fort saves (DC15+cha bonus) or be deafened for 2d4 minutes.

Rally (ex): If the war beater's unit's morale breaks, his thunderous drumming can rally them to him. He makes a perform check, DC20 modified as follows:
outnumbered: +2
more than 2 +4
impossible to harm foe (DR30/+3 vs. goblins, for example): +5
enemy is other than a humanoid, animal, vermin or beast: +2
fear effect on more than a quarter of unit: +2
outnumber enemy: -2
more than 2 -4
hated enemy: -4
If the perform check succeeds, the war beater brings the troops back into the control of their leader. This is a sonic, mind-affecting ability and counts as a use of bardic music.

Inspire Rage (ex): The war beater can cause all his allies within a 20' spread to fly into a rage much like a barbarian's. This rage lasts one round plus the character's (newly enhanced) con bonus. Unwilling creatures may make a Will save (DC15+cha bonus) to avoid this sonic, mind-affecting effect. Inspire rage counts as TWO uses of bardic music.

Name Champion (su): The war beater's exhortations can single out a single individual in his troop and name them a champion, encouraging that individual to greater feats of glory and battle. The creature must hear the war beater orate and drum for a full round and then gains a +2 enhancement bonus to Str, Con, attack and damage rolls and Reflex saves. These bonuses last as long as the war beater continues drumming and ranting. Once a unity has had a champion named it cannot have another named until the first dies or leaves the unit. This is a sonic, mind-affecting, language-dependent ability and counts as a bardic music use.

Doubletime (su): This sonic ability allows the war beater to beat a march on his drum that gives all his allies within a 100' spread an extra move-equivelent action each round. This counts as TWO bardic music uses and has a maximum duration of 1 round/class level. (Of course, the war beater can just use another two bardic music uses to start it again.)

 

[widderslainte]

Obviously!

You should try the evilest PC of all, the Barrister, which you can find here.

 

[Thebalrog]

Thanks for the Warbeater, Jester. There's an orc tribe I can put him in later in the campaign.

Now where did Nightfall and Valicor go off to...

 

[Nightfall]

Okay Angelsboi and Barlog, I sent you that stuff you asked about. Just check your emails inboxes.

 

[JESawyer]

Where's the Riddlemaster kit Prestige Class conversion up in this piece, son? Pour out a forty for my Riddlemaster homies...

 

[Xarlen]

Where's the below for the soldier's march/inspire fear?

 

[the Jester]

Where's the below for the soldier's march/inspire fear?

Er... I ran out of time and had to go to work...

The soldier's march feat I stole from a post on an older version of these boards, hmm, a year ago or thereabouts?

A final note before the meat of this post: a "bardic" feat is one that counts as a use of bardic music for the day. Not all bardic feats require the use of the bardic music ability as a prerequisite but (short of certain rare items and effects) without it there's not much point in taking one.

INSPIRE FEAR (Bardic)
Your bardic music can frighten and disturb.
Prerequisites: Cha15+, perform (7 ranks), bardic music ability
Benefit: As a form of bardic music you can inspire fear in all creatures within 5'xyour perform check. All creatures are allowed
Will saves (DC13+your Cha modifier) to negate the effect. Those failing are shaken and suffer a -2 morale penalty to attacks, saves and checks. Allies get a +2 circumstance bonus on this save and are unaffected if under the influence of your inspire confidence ability. Inspire fear is a supernatural mind-affecting ability.

SOLDIER'S MARCH (Bardic)
Your music can inspire your allies and yourself to move farther and faster on the road.
Prerequisites: Bardic music ability, Cha13+, perform (6 ranks)
Benefit: You can use your bardic music ability to encourage travel, allowing your allies and yourself to hustle for up to your Cha bonus in hours per day. While you perform you also give a +2 morale bonus to Con checks made for forced marches. Soldier's march counts as one use of your bardic music ability for every two hours of use. This is a supernatural, sonic, mind-affecting ability.

 

[the Jester]

Where's the Riddlemaster kit Prestige Class conversion up in this piece, son? Pour out a forty for my Riddlemaster homies...

How 'bout another feat?

RIDDLEMASTER (General)
Your mind works quickly on puzzles and riddles and you sometimes pick up on clues others miss.
Prerequisites: Int13+
Benefit: Whenever you are presented with a puzzle or riddle with a time limit, you are considered to think extremely quickly and are allowed one and a half times the allotted time. Whenever presented with a non-timed riddle or puzzle you are allowed on free mistake (represented in game as your mind subconsciously warning you that you missed something just as you're about to answer). This feat doesn't help you disarm or escape traps without riddles or puzzles involved.