Note: This PrC runs into Epic levels.
The Songheart
It is said that music can cut you to the bone with the emotions that it invokes. Happiness, sorrow, rage, or pain can often cut sharp as a knife. Most musicians that truly feel for their craft strive to create a mood with their music. The most potent of these are called the Songhearts.
Their music crosses all boundaries, all races, creating emotion and recalling memories. Their songs can drive away demons or call forth angels, heal or destroy, bring sorrow or joy.
The Songhearts are travelers, wanting to spread their songs far and wide. They enjoy sharing their songs with all, and always stop to lend a hand where they may. They delight in sharing tales from abroad, exchanging new music, and showing off their magic. They abhor evil and ugliness and strive to stamp it out or banish it wherever they can. They are known to be able to draw strong allies to them with their music, and woe betide the brigand that thinks a lone Songheart incapable of defending herself or those in her charge.
Bards are obviously the most typical Songhearts, but other classes with a similar devotion to song and beauty could take this path as well.
Hit Die: d6
Prerequisites:
Alignment: Any good.
Skills: Perform - 10 ranks, Gather Information - 6 ranks, Knowledge (arcana) - 8 ranks, Spellcraft - 8 ranks.
Feats: Trustworth (S&S), Green Ear or Requium* (S&S), Spell Focus (Enchantment, Summoning, or Abjuration).
Spells: Ability to cast emotion and dismissal.
Special: Must have bardic music and bardic knowledge abilities.
* Note: Even though all Songhearts are good, some learn Requium to more effectively combat undead (usually with a fascinate/suggestion combination into a trap).
Class Skills: Alchemy (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Hide (Dex), Intuit Direction (Wis), Knowledge (all skills taken separately), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Perform (Cha), Pick Pocket (Dex), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive, Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skill points per level: 4 + Int mod per level.
Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref..Will...Special
1.....+0....+0....+0...+2.....Bardic Knowledge, Songheart I, +1 spellcaster level
2.....+1....+0....+0...+3......Summoning Song +1
3.....+1....+1....+1...+3......Dominating Song, +1 spellcaster level
4.....+2....+1....+1...+4......Summoning Song +2, +1 spellcaster level
5.....+2....+1....+1...+4......Songheart II, +1 spellcaster level
6.....+3....+2....+2...+5......Summoning Song +3
7.....+3....+2....+2...+5......Songheart III, +1 spellcaster level
8.....+4....+2....+2...+6......Banishing Song, +1 spellcaster level
9.....+4....+3....+3...+6......Healing Song, +1 spellcaster level
10....+5....+3....+3...+7......Songheart IV
Class Features:
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Songheart gains no additional weapon or armor proficiencies.
Spells Per Day/Spells Known: At levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, the Songheart gains a spellcasting level (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had gained a level in a spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class. She doesn't gain any other benefits, like metamagic or item creation feats.
Bardic Knowledge: The Songheart can add her Songheart levels to her bard levels for bardic knowledge checks.
Songheart: A Songheart's music echos in her mind, giving her strange abilities.
I - She gains a +4 bonus on saves to resist enchantment spells.
II - She gains sonic resistance 5.
III - Through song, the Songheart can speak to any creature. As long as she continues to perform this spell-like ability, she can understand and be understood by any creature with a language, though the conversation may be strange as she must put her communication in the form of a song. This can be sustained for 1 minute/level. (Sp)
IV - The Songheart can, once per week, perform a song of overwhelming emotional power. This is equivalent to the symbol spell, though the Songheart can only use the Discord, Fear, Hopelessness, Insanity, Pain, and Persuasion varieties. (Sp)
Summoning Song: The Songheart can draw strong allies to her with her music. She casts summoning spells at the listed bonus for caster level. Also, all creatures she summons are treated as if they were summoned with the Augment Summoning feat (T&B).
Dominating Song: The Songheart can use her music to take control of the emotions of another person. She can cast dominate person once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
Banishing Song: The Songheart's music can lash out and thrust outsiders away from them. She can cast banishment once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
Healing Song: The Songheart's music can wash over a person, driving out all forms of sickness or injury. She can cast heal once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
The Songheart
It is said that music can cut you to the bone with the emotions that it invokes. Happiness, sorrow, rage, or pain can often cut sharp as a knife. Most musicians that truly feel for their craft strive to create a mood with their music. The most potent of these are called the Songhearts.
Their music crosses all boundaries, all races, creating emotion and recalling memories. Their songs can drive away demons or call forth angels, heal or destroy, bring sorrow or joy.
The Songhearts are travelers, wanting to spread their songs far and wide. They enjoy sharing their songs with all, and always stop to lend a hand where they may. They delight in sharing tales from abroad, exchanging new music, and showing off their magic. They abhor evil and ugliness and strive to stamp it out or banish it wherever they can. They are known to be able to draw strong allies to them with their music, and woe betide the brigand that thinks a lone Songheart incapable of defending herself or those in her charge.
Bards are obviously the most typical Songhearts, but other classes with a similar devotion to song and beauty could take this path as well.
Hit Die: d6
Prerequisites:
Alignment: Any good.
Skills: Perform - 10 ranks, Gather Information - 6 ranks, Knowledge (arcana) - 8 ranks, Spellcraft - 8 ranks.
Feats: Trustworth (S&S), Green Ear or Requium* (S&S), Spell Focus (Enchantment, Summoning, or Abjuration).
Spells: Ability to cast emotion and dismissal.
Special: Must have bardic music and bardic knowledge abilities.
* Note: Even though all Songhearts are good, some learn Requium to more effectively combat undead (usually with a fascinate/suggestion combination into a trap).
Class Skills: Alchemy (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Hide (Dex), Intuit Direction (Wis), Knowledge (all skills taken separately), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Perform (Cha), Pick Pocket (Dex), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive, Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skill points per level: 4 + Int mod per level.
Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref..Will...Special
1.....+0....+0....+0...+2.....Bardic Knowledge, Songheart I, +1 spellcaster level
2.....+1....+0....+0...+3......Summoning Song +1
3.....+1....+1....+1...+3......Dominating Song, +1 spellcaster level
4.....+2....+1....+1...+4......Summoning Song +2, +1 spellcaster level
5.....+2....+1....+1...+4......Songheart II, +1 spellcaster level
6.....+3....+2....+2...+5......Summoning Song +3
7.....+3....+2....+2...+5......Songheart III, +1 spellcaster level
8.....+4....+2....+2...+6......Banishing Song, +1 spellcaster level
9.....+4....+3....+3...+6......Healing Song, +1 spellcaster level
10....+5....+3....+3...+7......Songheart IV
Class Features:
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Songheart gains no additional weapon or armor proficiencies.
Spells Per Day/Spells Known: At levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, the Songheart gains a spellcasting level (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had gained a level in a spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class. She doesn't gain any other benefits, like metamagic or item creation feats.
Bardic Knowledge: The Songheart can add her Songheart levels to her bard levels for bardic knowledge checks.
Songheart: A Songheart's music echos in her mind, giving her strange abilities.
I - She gains a +4 bonus on saves to resist enchantment spells.
II - She gains sonic resistance 5.
III - Through song, the Songheart can speak to any creature. As long as she continues to perform this spell-like ability, she can understand and be understood by any creature with a language, though the conversation may be strange as she must put her communication in the form of a song. This can be sustained for 1 minute/level. (Sp)
IV - The Songheart can, once per week, perform a song of overwhelming emotional power. This is equivalent to the symbol spell, though the Songheart can only use the Discord, Fear, Hopelessness, Insanity, Pain, and Persuasion varieties. (Sp)
Summoning Song: The Songheart can draw strong allies to her with her music. She casts summoning spells at the listed bonus for caster level. Also, all creatures she summons are treated as if they were summoned with the Augment Summoning feat (T&B).
Dominating Song: The Songheart can use her music to take control of the emotions of another person. She can cast dominate person once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
Banishing Song: The Songheart's music can lash out and thrust outsiders away from them. She can cast banishment once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
Healing Song: The Songheart's music can wash over a person, driving out all forms of sickness or injury. She can cast heal once/day as a spell-like ability in the form of a song.
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