Rainbow Servant

[Dragonhelm]

How would a person go about representing the Rainbow Servant prestige class from Complete Divine in 4e terms?

Go with the favored soul? Use a hybrid class?

EDIT: Rainbow Servant, not Warrior.

 

[Garthanos]

How would a person go about representing the Rainbow Warrior prestige class from Complete Divine in 4e terms?

Go with the favored soul? Use a hybrid class?

I would probably need either a complete divine or a much better description of the archetype and some sort of description of what kind of fighting style you are shooting for... independent of class description factiors

The name "Rainbow Warrior" sounds really cool though... ;-)

 

[Mort_Q]

The name "Rainbow Warrior" sounds really cool though... ;-)

Greenpeace seems to think so.

 

[Dragonhelm]

Sorry, it's a Rainbow Servant, not Warrior. Whoops!

It's a prestige class for sorcerers (maybe wizards too, I forget), but you gain some cleric spells too, as well as the Law, Air, and Good domains. You grow some rainbow-colored wings too. They're kind of Aztec-flavored, and have connections to coautls (sp?).

Here's the art:

I really dig those wings.

 

[DracoSuave]

Probably some Sorcerer Paragon class with flight, probably based on storms.

Avenger isn't really so 'castery' as the Rainbow Savant was supposed to be.

 

[Mentat55]

Well, since Rainbow Servants are associated couatls, you could mine the new MM2 couatls for power ideas. And I think a sorcerer PP requiring training in Religion, or maybe even a divine multiclass feat, would be a good fit.

 

[Noir le Lotus]

The base of the 3rd edition Rainbow Servant was an arcane spellcaster that becomes a servant of the Couatls.

So I think it would be a mistake to change the flavor for a divine class : make it as a PP for wizard, bard or sorcerer.

Greenpeace seems to think so.

Personnaly, I'm not impressed, but I'm French.

 

[1of3]

So it was a class for non-evil arcane casters who are trained by Couatls.

That gives us:

Prequesite: Any arcane class

Now, since arcane casters rely on Intelligence or Charisma the attack powers should allow for choosing one of these stats.

Also the character on the picture has these nice rainbow wings. I'd suggest Overland Flight 12 for 16th level, just as the Scion of Arkhosia has.

Rainbow Servants gain Detect Evil and Chaos as Spell-like Abilities according to CD. I'd make that a bonus to Insight checks at 11th level or maybe have the 12th level utility grant a bonus to Insight.


The fluff text in CD also speaks about Rainbow Servants as Inspirng Hope and Fighting Evil. That sounds more like a leader-ly bent for powers.

 

[Nifft]

The fluff text in CD also speaks about Rainbow Servants as Inspirng Hope and Fighting Evil. That sounds more like a leader-ly bent for powers.

Agreed. Being able to cast some stuff from the Cleric spell list is also an indication that leader-y powers are appropriate.

Couatls would now be ... Primal? Or are they still Divine? Anyway, pick one of those two, and use that keyword on the PP's powers (in addition to Arcane).

Which Domains did they get access to again? I'd mine those for specific abilities.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Garthanos]

The relationship between a Caster and its source seems one of the measures of whether we are looking at Arcane or Divine -- So I can see a warlock like relationship between them and a divine power... if they draw on the power in an arcane way.. or a suplicants way, makes all the difference.

Divine does not necessarily mean leader....but "Inspirng Hope" sure does sound leadery