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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GuardianLurker" data-source="post: 796127" data-attributes="member: 786">This is a prestige class I'm developing for my homebrew world. It's pretty powerful, but it isn't reachable until 7th level, and it has some hefty penalties attached.  It also relies pretty heavily on Monte's Book of Hallowed Might. What do you all think?************************Knight of the RebellionThe Order of the Rebellion is a secretive order of knights and monks whose charge is apparently that of guarding the free people of the Empire from the possible tyranny of the nobles, including the Emperor himself. The Order plays a very active role in the goverance of the Empire, and its members attend every installation of a noble, from the least to the most high. The higher the noble, the more members who attend the investiture. Every noble then swears his Oath of Conduct, promising to guard and aid the free people in his domain from any and all dangers, and to always be worthy of their trust and stewardship. Members of the Order always appear in public masked, and no-one knows their complete number, nor the standards required for admission. It is known that any free person is eligible, for a number have remarked on being other than of noble descent. It is also rumored that the members of the Order pledge their very lives and souls to upholding the Order's charge. Since the Order began, no member has ever apparently broken his oath and betrayed the Order.Requirements Nationality : Must be a citizen of the Free EmpireBAB : +6Feats : Improved Unarmed Strike, Swear an Oath, Devout FaithProfession(Lawyer) : 5 ranksSense Motive : 5 ranksSpecial : Offered membership by current knight, Must swear the Oath of the Guardian  Fastest Path Monk or Bard 8, Bard 2/Fighter 5 Hit Die d8 BAB as monk UBAB as monk Saves Good Fort, Poor Ref, Good Will Skill Points 4+Int Class Skills Diplomacy, Gather Information, Intimidate, Knowledge(History), Listen, Profession(Lawyer), Sense Motive, Spot  Weapons All simple and martial weapons Armor No armor, and all shields LV___Special 1____Vow of Fidelity(The Order of the Rebellion) 1____Succor 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, (+2) _____Augury 3, 6, 9, (12, +3) _____Discern Lie 5____Vow of Poverty, Accolade 7, (12, +5) _____Lesser Geas 10, (15, +5) _____Geas  The Oath of the GuardianEvery knight swears the following oath:I, [the knight's name], in the presence of the Order, and my god,do solemnly and truly, with all by body, mind, and soul, swear thatI shall permit no noble of the Empire of the Free People, no matter how high of rank, to be, or become, a tyrant.I shall not permit any citizen of the Empire of the Free People to be enslaved, nor permit anyone to be enslaved within the Empire of the Free People.I shall not permit any citizen of the Empire of the Free People to be above, below, or outside the law, but hold all fully accountable.The laws of the Empire of the Free People will always serve justice.Should I ever break this Oath, or any other Oaths and Vows that I make take as a Knight of the Rebellion, I call upon my god to wrack my body, mind, and soul with the pain and agony such a traitor as I would have proved to be deserves. A knight who breaks this Oath becomes an Ex-Knight. The Oath cannot be forcibly broken by any spell short of a miracle, or wish, though a knight may choose to voluntarily fail his saving throw to a break enchantment spell. Voluntarily failing the saving throw is tantamount to breaking the Oath, and all the normal penalties apply. Should the Oath be broken against the Knight's will, he suffers the penalties of being an ex-Knight until he has successfully atoned (in a timely fashion), at which point he regains all of his abilities.SuccorAny Knight of the Rebellion can expect aid and comfort from any citizen of the Empire to the best of the citizen's ability.Vow of FidelityAt first level, the Knight receives the Vow of Fidelity feat (regardless of whether or not he meets the prerequisites), applied to any member of the Order of the Rebellion. Each knight is capable of recognizing other knights through a series of signs and challenges. A knight who breaks this vow is stripped of his special abilities and suffers all the penalties of being an ex-knight.AuguryAt second level, the knight is able to use the second level Cleric spell Augury as a spell-like ability, once per day. This increases by one time per day every two levels thereafter.Discern LieAt third level, the knight is able to use the fourth level Cleric spell Discern Lies as a spell-like ability once per day. This ability increases by one time per day every three levels thereafter.Vow of PovertyAt fifth level, the Knight receives the Vow of Poverty feat, regardless of whether or not he meets the prerequisites. A knight who breaks this vow is stripped of his special abilities and suffers all the penalties of being an ex-knight.AccoladeAt fifth level, the Knight receives the Accolade feat, regardless of whether or not he meets the prerequisites.Lesser GeasAt seventh level, the knight is able to use the fourth level Wizard spell Lesser Geas as a spell-like ability once per day. This ability increases by one time per day every five levels thereafter.GeasAt tenth level, the knight is able to use the sixth level Wizard spell Geas as a spell-like ability once per day. This ability increases by one time per day every five levels thereafter.Ex-KnightsAn ex-Knight suffers the loss of all his prestige class levels, 1d6+prestige class level ability drain total spread evenly over Constitution, Strength, and Dexterity (in that order), and 1d6+prestige class level ability drain total spread evenly over Wisdom, Charisma, and Intelligence (in that order). In addition, until the knight has successfully completed his atonement, his natural healing rate is halved, and he cannot benefit from magical healing. An ex-Knight can never regain his status.From the BoHM:Swear an Oath, Devout Faith, Vow of Fidelity, Vow of Poverty, Accolade</blockquote>

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