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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Essence Of Evil" data-source="post: 2099369" data-attributes="member: 29573">This is a prestige class that I have ben using for my players for a long time now, but I would like to get some feedback on balancing issues and such. so please tell me what you think.  PALADIN OF SHADOWSThe Paladin of Shadows are worshipers of "Dyne" the god of judgment. Most think it strange that paladins of a half demon god could be judges, but Dyne believes that it is his place to bring final judgment to all condemed souls, and he instructs all his paladins to do so as well. These divine warriors scour the land to find all condemed souls s othey may face thier final judgment.Paladins, clerics, and fighters are the most common Paladin of Shadows. Of course, anyone who wishes to bring judgment to and become a blessed of Dyne seek out this class.NPC Paladin of Shadows are usually found wherever wrong doings need to be acounted for. Acting as judges and investigators to seek out the truth.Hit Die: d12RequirementsTo qualify to become a Paladin of Shadows, a character must meet the following criteria.Alignment: LNBase Attack Bonus: +5Deitie: Dyne ShadowbloodFeats: Two-Weapon Fighting, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Exotic Weapon Proficiency " 2-bladed Sythe"*Skills: Diplomancy 4 ranks, Knowledge (Undead) 4 ranks, Knowledge (Demons) 4 ranks, Sence Motive 4 ranks, Intimidate 4 ranksSpecial: The player must travel to a temple of shadows and meet all the requirements and then pass all the tests to be inducted into the shadow guild. Class SkillsThe Paladin of Shadows class skills are Concentration, Diplomacy,Hide, Intimidate, Knowledge ( Demons, Laws, Undead), Ride, Sense Motive.Skill Points at Each Level: 2+Int modifier Class FeaturesWeapon and Armor Proficiency: A Paladin of Shadows by his code of laws is only allowed to use his 2-Bladed Scythe, and is proficient with all armor types. Paladin Of ShadowsClass BAB F R W SpecialLevel 1st +1 +2 +0 +2 Detect Condemed, Shadow Jump2nd +2 +3 +0 +3 Weapon Focus 2-Bladed Scythe3rd +3 +3 +1 +3 Blades Of Blood 1xday4th +4 +4 +1 +4 Weapon Specialization 2-Bladed Scythe5th +5 +4 +1 +4 Will of Shadows6th +6 +5 +2 +5 Improved Weapon Focus 2-Bladed Scythe7th +7 +5 +2 +5 Shadow Cleave8th +8 +6 +2 +6 Improved Weapon Specialization 2-Bladed Scythe9th +9 +6 +3 +6 Dark Vortex 3xday10th +10 +7 +3 +7 Blessing Of Dyne Detect Condemed: At will, the Paladin of Shadowscan detect any condemed sould within a 100 ft rad. Keep in mind that not only evil beaings are condemed and neutral or even good aligned souls may be condemed.Shadow Jump: as a free action the Paladin of Shadows may enter any shadow big enough for him to hide in and jump to another.The Paladin of Shadows can jump up to a maximum of 30 ft per Paladin of Shadows Level.Blades Of Blood: when using this skill the Paladin of Shadows weapon begins to drip blood, now for the next 3 rounds half of all damage delt by his weapon is converted to his HP. However he may not excede his max HP.Will Of Shadows: At will, The Paladin of Shadows can sacrafice 5 of his hit points to restore 30 feet of his shadow jump for the remainder of the day.Shadow Cleave: When the Paladin of Shadows drops a target in melee combat he may shadow jump to another target and get an attack on it at his highest attack bonus, and may continue to do this up to a maximum of 1 time per Paladin of Shadows Level. When using this ability it uses up the Paladin of Shadows shadow jump total for the day equil to how far you teleport to the next target. The target is also concitered flat footed for the attack. Dark Vortex: as a full round action the Paladin of Shadows begin to channel energy, now until the begining of his next turn the Paladin of Shadows may re-direct any attack to another area within a 100 ft rad. of him. when using this skill he opens a rift in space/time and "folds" space. this can re-direct ranged attacks/spells, melee attacks (in which the attacker rolls v.s. the new target, all AC bonus of the defender still apply)Blessing Of Dyne: When the Paladin of Shadows reaches the pinicale of his power, Dyne enhances 2 of the player stats by 2 and gives his weapon up to a +5 bonus of his choice ( like flaming, keen, etc.) Requirements for EntryThe player must have average combat skills, Knowledge of Dynes dogma and beliefs. and must be occumptied by his "Beloved" (Wife). One of you must enter to become a Paladin of Shadows and the other to become a Master of Shadows. TestsBody: the player is to train in the courtyard with Paladin of Shadows to hone his skills for 3 days with no rest, then he must face another potential inductie and win to advance to the next trial.Spirit: the player is to be placed on a nearby mountain and have a blindness spaell casted on him (he must fail the save) and must make his way back to the temple after 3 days on the mountain.Mind: the player must recite the hym of shadows that he learned on the first day of his trials.If the player fails any of these trials he must wait one year to try agan, and all trials must be done agan. After the Final Trial is complete the player is inducted into the shadow guild, however if his beloved fails his/her trials he is concitered to fail his trials as well, and vice versa. If both pass thier tests then they are both inducted into the guild. After the cermonie the Paladin of Shadows it given his +3 2-Bladed Scythe. Two-Bladed ScytheDamage: 2d4/2d4Critical: x3Range: -Weight:30 lbs.Type: SlashingSize: Large A two-bladed scythe is a double weapon. You can fight with it as fighting with two weapons, but if you do, you incur all the normal attack penalties associated with fighting with two weapons, as if you were wielding a one-handed weapon and a light weapon.The two-bladed scythe looks like a normal scythe but on the other end it has another scythe blade facing the opposong direction.The special powers of the Paladin of Shadows only work if he/she is using thier 2-bladed scythe, and only it.</blockquote>

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