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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trav_laney" data-source="post: 3252721" data-attributes="member: 46508">I created this prestige class for a spellcaster who wants to get more out of his Scribe Scroll feat.  I wanted to make it more of a hobby instead of a career change, so I made it a five-level class.I'm concerned about balance and playability, though, so I wanted to toss it up here for everyone to critique.Prestige Class: Master ScribeThe Master Scribe is a character who devotes himself to the practice and study of scribing scrolls. While any spellcaster would find it useful to learn how to scribe scrolls, the Master Scribe goes beyond the basics and embraces the art, blending paper, ink, and magic into a beautiful and perfect whole.Master Scribes are renowned for their ability to do the amazing (or impossible) with only a quill and parchment. Even outside of the realms of magic, they are artists who possess a keen eye for detail and a love of writing. When not scribing scrolls, they often sketch beautiful drawings, compose music, or write poetry. Master Scribes may be of any spellcasting class, although wizards are most common. Truly, the only requirements for becoming a Master Scribe are the ability to create magical scrolls, and the desire to do it better than anyone else.PrerequisitesThe following are the prerequisites for the Master Scribe Prestige Class:Skills: Craft (calligraphy) or Profession (scribe) (5 ranks), Spellcraft (5 ranks)Feat: Scribe ScrollSpecial: The character must personally scribe at least 10 magical scrolls within a single month.Class SkillsThe Class Skills (and the key ability for each) of the Master Scribe Prestige Class are Craft (calligraphy) (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Profession (scribe) (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), and Use Magic Device (Cha).Skill Points per level: 2 + Intelligence modifierHit Dice: d4Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: The Master Scribe gains no new weapon, armor, or shield proficiencies by acquiring this prestige class.Spells per Day: When a new Master Scribe level is gained, the character gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level in a spellcasting class he belonged to before adding the prestige class.  If a character had more than one spellcasting class before adding this prestige class, he must choose which class to add his Master Scribe class levels to for the purposes of determining spells per day.Scroll Mastery (Ex): Master Scribes are competent spellcasters, but their skills with scrolls are unmatched by even the most educated sages. The character gains a competence bonus equal to his Master Scribe level (maximum +5) to all skill checks involving magical scrolls.Read Magic (Ex): Through years of practice and study, Master Scribes become completely familiar with the magical alphabet and its symbols. At 1st level, the Master Scribe may translate magical text as if under the effects of a permanent read magic spell, except that this is an extraordinary (non-magical) ability.Shorthand (Ex): By 2nd level, the Master Scribe has invented a new alphabet and learned special techniques which allow him to reduce the time needed to create scrolls. When the Master Scribe creates a scroll, the time required is reduced to 1 day, regardless of the scroll's cost.  Other costs associated with the task, such as gold and XP costs, are calculated normally.Quick Reader (Ex): Master Scribes read more quickly than other characters, and can evoke magic from scrolls even while preoccupied with other tasks. At 3rd level, the Master Scribe no longer provokes attacks of opportunity when using scrolls.Braille (Ex): Writing leaves subtle impressions and residues on a parchment’s surface when ink is applied. Those who spend great amounts of time handling parchments eventually learn to “read” the text merely by tracing the ink patterns with their fingertips. Beginning at 4th level, Master Scribes may read scrolls when blinded or in absolute darkness, using only their fingers to translate the writing. Reading a scroll in this manner is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, but is otherwise without penalty.Paper Soul (Ex): At 5th level, the Master Scribe has perfected his art. By combining ancient spell-weaving secrets with personal scribing techniques only he would know and recognize, the Master Scribe is able to boost the power of his own scrolls. The Master Scribe gains a +1 bonus to the save DC (if any) of any scroll that he uses, provided that he scribed the scroll himself.Table: The Master ScribeLv..BAT...Fort...Ref...Will...Special..........................Spells per Day1...+0....+0.....+0....+2.....Scroll Mastery +1, Read Magic.....+1 level of existing class2...+0....+0.....+0....+3.....Scroll Mastery +2, Shorthand......+1 level of existing class3...+1....+1.....+1....+3.....Scroll Mastery +3, Quick Reader...+1 level of existing class4...+1....+1.....+1....+4.....Scroll Mastery +4, Braille........+1 level of existing class5...+2....+1.....+1....+4.....Scroll Mastery +5, Paper Soul.....+1 level of existing class</blockquote>

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