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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robjh" data-source="post: 2437394" data-attributes="member: 17962">Hi. Do you think that the following prestige class is properly balanced? Any improvements? Thank you. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Moon MysticA chosen few female worshippers of Beshada are selected for special indoctrination into the secrets of the moon mystic. How the moon mystics are chosen is a closely held secret of the temple, but those selected have directly experienced the true power of the full moon and are noted for their healing skills. Most moon mystics are druids, rangers, hunters, or clerics of Beshada. A few have become cursed with lycanthropy. But the order is most understanding of this infection, and even favor those who suffer from its effects.A moon mystic initiate is taught the hidden magic of the moon and the lunar cycle, including its effects on reproduction, moods, and the curse of lycanthropy. She also learns how to draw upon the power of the full moon to enhance her wisdom and experience. The secrets of the moon mystic contain much hidden lore concerning herbs, fertility, health, childbirth, and lycanthropes.Moon mystics are a secretive group who rarely acknowledge their special status within the temple of Beshada. They dress as would a typical follower of the church, and only display their unique position during the sacred night ceremonies of the full moon. However, gradually over time as they are exposed to the full powers of the moon, the hair of a moon mystic turns a distinctive silvery cast, usually starting with a single lock at the time of the initiation. By the time a moon mystic has learned all the secrets of the order, her hair has often become completely platinum in hue.Hit Die: d8RequirementsTo qualify to become a moon mystic, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.Gender: Female.Alignment: Chaotic good.Skills: Heal 3 ranks.Feats: Self-Sufficient.Spells: Ability to cast owl's wisdom as a divine spell.Patron: Beshada.Special: The character must have attempted a Fortitude save to avoid contracting lycanthropy.Class SkillsThe moon mystic's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (nature), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis),  Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), and Survival (Wis).Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.Class FeaturesAll of the following are class features of the moon mystic.Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A moon mystic is proficient with all simple weapons, all martial weapon bows, all light and medium armor, and shields.Spells per Day: At every level except 3rd and 6th, a moon mystic gains new spells per day as if she has also gained a level in a divine spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained, except for an increased effective level of spellcasting. If a character has more than one divine spellcasting class before becoming a moon mystic, she must decide to which class she adds the new level for purposes of determining spells per day.Midwifery (Ex): A moon mystic is taught specialized knowledge in the arts in midwifery and in the use of herbs to boost fertility. She gains a +2 circumstance bonus to any Heal skill check associated with fertility or childbirth.Moon Ceremony (Su): A moon mystic gains sacred knowledge about how to perform special private ceremonies to Beshada. If a special ceremony is performed within one of her temples or shrines during the night of the full moon, then during the waning moon she gains bonus spells as if her wisdom score were two points higher. This benefit ends the night before the next new moon.Revealing the details of this ceremony to anybody besides a priestess of Beshada is considered a gross violation of the temple code, and the moon mystic can become ostracized from the church and an ex-cleric.Lycanthropic Resistance (Su): At 2nd level a moon mystic gains the Control Shape feat as a bonus feat. She also gains a +4 bonus to any saving throw to resist being infected by lycanthropy.Hybrid Form (Su): At 3rd level, a moon mystic can turn herself into a hybrid lycanthrope and back again once per day. Her options for new forms include all hybrid forms of lycanthropes (see core rulebook III). This ability functions like the polymorph spell, except as noted here. The effect lasts for 1 minute per moon mystic level, or until she changes back. Changing form (to hybrid form and back) is a standard action and does not provoke an attack of opportunity.At 6th level a moon mystic can use this ability twice per day, or retain the first form for up to 10 minutes per moon mystic level. The later option must be chosen before the moon mystic begins her first transformation of the day into hybrid form.Terrain Mastery (Ex): At 4th level a moon mystic must choose one type of terrain in which to specialize. When operating in that type of terrain, she gains a +2 competence bonus to all Knowledge (nature), Spot, and Survival skill checks.Lycanthropic Mastery (Su): At 5th level a moon mystic gains a +4 bonus on Charisma-based checks against lycanthropes. Any lycanthrope that lost its identify following transformation will instinctively avoid attacking the moon mystic unless she wounds the transformed creature.Table: Moon MysticBaseAttack Class Fort Ref  WillLevel  Bonus Save Save Save  Special                  Spells/Day---------------------------------------------------------------- 1st     +1   +2   +0   +2   Midwifery, moon ceremony +1 level 2nd    +2   +3   +0   +3   Lycanthropic resistance  +1 level 3rd     +3   +3   +1   +3   Hybrid form 1/day        -- 4th     +4   +4   +1   +4   Terrain mastery          +1 level 5th     +5   +4   +1   +4   Lycanthropic empathy     +1 level 6th     +6   +5   +2   +5   Hybrid form 2/day        --Thanks!</blockquote>

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