Prestiege Class Question

[Jaxom]

1. In a campaign I'm running a character is working towards a prestiege class in which one of the prerequisites is having to be killed by a dragon. The question I have is, would being reduced to below 0 hit points count as character death or do they have to go beyond the -10 hit points.

 

[Christian]

"Death" means "death". Not "really seriously wounded, to the point of unconsciousness". If it didn't take a raise dead/resurrection/wish/etc. to bring him back, he hasn't been killed.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

which PrC is this Jaxom? published or home-brew?

 

[Crothian]

It's the cool classes that require one to die before taking them. No pansies in this club!

 

[Mr Fidgit]

i've heard of losing a level or permanent ability loss, but death?

so essentially you have to find a dragon, not really fight it, and die (i.e. commit suicide). how do you come back? dragons can eat rocks but that doesn't mean they want to.

 

[kreynolds]

how do you come back? dragons can eat rocks but that doesn't mean they want to.

True Resurrection. Wish. Miracle.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

True Resurrection. Wish. Miracle.

this i know, k, but with access to this kind of magic needed, i can't imagine what the level (or skill, or feat) requirements for this PrC is

 

[Crothian]

Classes with these type of requirements I don't think are meant for players to plan to go that route. I see it mor eof a person getting killed by a dragon, coming back from the dead, and then going after this prestige class.

 

[Jaxom]

In response to MrFidget, the prestige class is called "Vengeance Sworn, from Dragon Magazine #296. The actual statement under Requirements to Qualify is "Special: Must have been killed by a dragon or had a loved one killed by a dragon."

The class level based on other requiremnts I figure is going to put this character about 8th or 9th level.

 

[kreynolds]

this i know, k, but with access to this kind of magic needed, i can't imagine what the level (or skill, or feat) requirements for this PrC is

Yeah. Heh. Must be kinda high.