Prestige Classes & Intelligence

[Li Shenron]

I have started playing a CG Wild Elf Cleric of Kord (archery-style) with the following stats:

Str 13
Dex 19
Con 12
Int 6
Wis 15
Cha 12

Strategically speaking, his low point is clearly in the Skills, since he gets only 1 skill point per level. You might have noticed that, since skills are one of the most common requirements, a PC with so few SP is very difficult to qualify for any PrCl at all. Could you give me suggestions from any source of a PrCl suitable for my Cleric, which requires no more than 5 to 10 skill points (taking cross-class skills* into account)?

So far I've been thinking of the following:

Divine Oracle: Scry 10
Hunter of the Dead: Knowledge(Undead) 5*
Holy Liberator: Diplomacy 5

Maybe in some FR books there could be some PrCl I could qualify for in 5-7 levels?

There should be something somewhere, or is it embedded in the concept of Prestige Classes that only clever characters can qualify for?

 

[Dr_Rictus]

Well, certainly many prestige classes use significant skill requirements, but it does vary a lot. Some of the classes in Song and Silence are very, very heavy on skill requirements, for example, being intended for rogues.

That said, judicious multiclassing or (in campaigns that allow it) feats that expand your list of class skills can get you to a prestige class much quicker, though you may not like the trade-off. One level of Expert can really jump-start a cleric's quest for a prestige class, for example, but it had better be a good one!

 

[Mr Fidgit]

well Li Shenron, all FR cleric PrCs require some decent skills...(from the FRCS):

arcane devotee (Know:religon 8, spellcraft 8)

divine disciple (diplomacy 5, Know: religon 8)

divine champion (Know: religon 3), but it requires a BAB of +7 and weapon focus in dieties favored weapon (this PrC is 5 levels and gives a few paladin-like abilities (lay on hands, smite) and two fighter feats)

and from MaoF:

Harper Priest (Diplomacy 4, Knowledge (arcana) 4, Knowledge (religon) 8, Spellcraft 8)

Mystic Wanderer (Alchemy 3, Diplomacy 8, Knowledge (nature) 3, Perform 3, Profession (herbalist) 3)