[Final Fantasy] Revised Runic Knight PrC (Feedback Please)

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Might I make a note that Psychic Warriors also get weapon specialization, as well as those in the Templar prestige class (defenders of the faith), so officially, Fighters are simply just the first to get Weapon Specailization (although its easier for them a bit).

 

[clark411]

I'd push back the Runic Blade ability a good ways, and consider giving them weaker versions of it's effect at earlier stages in the class. Right now, it looks really front loaded with an ability I'd see a ten level PrC getting for it's final power. About the only thing that would keep anyone in their right mind from taking two levels of this class off the bat (10 levels of spell absorption is huge for a level 2 character!) is that it totally disallows multiclassing.

Just from my recollections of FF, I'd make this a PrC. Celes was pretty unique in her status as Runic Knight... and she was a General as well if I'm correct. Even if the numbers don't show her as a high level character off the bat, the whole backstory is that she's risen to that level of power through her career... it's not like you join the army, get genetically engineered day two, and are given a runic sword. She was the creme de le creme of the army.
Smells PrCrific to me.

 

[Angelsboi]

Hrm.

*strokes his chin*

I see your point. maybe i should revise this as a PrC ... Hrm ...

I will do that in the morrow ...

((And FYI, Celes was a Fighter 4/Bard 2/Runic Knight 1))

 

[LightPhoenix]

Hrm.

*strokes his chin*

I see your point. maybe i should revise this as a PrC ... Hrm ...

I will do that in the morrow ...

((And FYI, Celes was a Fighter 4/Bard 2/Runic Knight 1))

Not to be a pain the behind, but how exactly do you justify giving Celes levels in Bard? Because of the opera scene? Why couldn't she be a Fighter/Rune Knight (which IMO should be a PrC) with ranks in Perform? I think that represents her character a lot better than adding in Bard levels.

On another note, what's amusing is that Celes' Runic ability is actually pretty crappy in the game, at least I found it so... it's only good in a couple of battles. Why not just have the Rune Knight able to absorb a number of spell levels equal to the class level? After that it needs to be discharged, or converted, or what have you.