Stonebeard of Moradin, homemade PrC

[Tatuage Bleu]

Stonebeard of Moradin
Requirements
Alignment: LG
Race: Dwarf
BAB: +6
Skills: Diplomacy 5 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 7 ranks
Feats: Servant of the Heavens
Spells: Able to cast second level divine spells
Special: Must pray for 48 hoursm sacrificing 1000gp in an area connected with her god ie. Moradin

Stats
Full Base attack bonus (same as fighter)
Skills: 2+ int
Hit Die: d8
Saves: Good Fort Good Will
Spells: +1 existing spellcaster level every level except first

Special Abilities
Level 1: Moradin's Blessing (cha bonus to saves)
Level 3: Smite evil 1/day
Level 5: Stonehide (+1 natural armour, damage reduction 3/-
Level 6: Smite evil 2/day
Level 9: Smite evil 3/day
Level 10: Greater Stonehide (natural armour increased to +2, damage reduction increased to 6/-)


What do you think?
Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[Diirk]

Seems hideously overpowered. If you take this as a cleric at 8th level, you lose 1 level of spellcasting, and some turning ability, yet you gain full BAB progression and all the benefits you listed.

At 20th level you'd have a caster level of 19, BAB of 17, same skills/hp/saves as a 20th cleric, cha bonus to saves, 3 smite evils, +2 armour and 6/- dr.
I'm looking at this PrC saying: where's the drawback? There should be a big one, 1000gp is a sneeze.

Altho to be fair I have no idea what this feat you mention is but unless it has very steep requirements to get you need to tone down the dwarf cleric love.

 

[shilsen]

What Diirk said. A Clr8/Stonebeard10 totally overshadows a Clr18. For more comparison, check how a Clr3/Ftr4/Stonebeard10 stacks up against an equivalent level Ftr/Clr. Any player who tried to suggest using such a PrC in my campaign (which is at core rules power level) would encounter the Smite Munchkin ability

BTW, you'll probably get more feedback if you post this in the House Rules section.

 

[Quez The Lame]

Servant of the Heavens is from BoED and has no prereqs. So I go with Diirk - you give up nothing but ridiculous 1000gp and an unrestricted feat to gain a cleric's utlimate wishlist to Santa.

As it is a prc dedicated to Moradin i would insist on Weapon Focus with the warhammer (or at least any other hammerlike weapon), some ranks in armor or weapon smithing or the like.
Kick Moradin's Blessing. Dwarven clerics are made for resisting anything in their way, so there is no need for even better saves.
It is a battle oriented prc, so I would suggest do give it 1/2 casterlevel progression and let him do some nice stuff with his hammers and/or his beard (like that Silverbeard spell in one of the FR books).

Hope I could give some input

 

[Piratecat]

I agree, much too powerful; full BAB and full spellcasting and special abilities are way too much.

I'll slide this over to House Rules.