Brother of Blade (DnD Prestige Class)

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Brother of Blade
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Date Created:	23.12.07
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1 Brother of Blade

[edit] Brother of Blade

[edit] Prerequisites

Alignment: Any lawful.

Base Attack Bonus: +5.

Feats: Weapon Proficiency (Longsword, Bastard Sword, Greatsword, Scimitar or Falchion), Weapon focus (Longsword, Bastard Sword, Greatsword, Scimitar or Falchion).

Skills: Tumble 6 ranks, Jump 6 ranks, Concentration 6 ranks.

Special: Ki Strike (Magic) class feature.

Hit Die: d8
Table: The Brother of Blade
Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special
1st	+1	+2	+2	+0	Monk abilities, Cleave
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+0	Blade Flurry
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+1	Meditative Strike
4th	+4	+4	+4	+1	-
5th	+5	+4	+4	+1	Leaping Attack
6th	+6	+5	+5	+2	Greater Blade Flurry
7th	+7	+5	+5	+2	Ki Sword 1/day
8th	+8	+6	+6	+2	Whirlwind attack
9th	+9	+6	+6	+3	-
10th	+10	+7	+7	+3	Master Blade Flurry, Ki Sword 2/day
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level) Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex).

[edit] Class Features

All the following are class features of the Brother of Blade:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Brothers of Blade are proficient with longsword, scimitar, falchion and greatsword.

Brothers of Blade are not proficient with any armor or shields.

When a Brother of Blade is wearing any kind of armor, they lose the ability to use Blade Flurry, Meditative Strike and Leaping Attack, as well as the ability to use Storm of Steel.

Monk abilities: A Brother of Blade’s class levels stack with his monk levels for the purpose of determining his bonuses to Armor Class and unarmored speed. His class levels do not apply to other monk abilities such as flurry of blows, slow fall, unarmed damage and so on.

Cleave: At 1st level, when wielding a sword he's proficient with, the Brother of Blade gains the benefits of the feat Cleave.

Blade Flurry (Ex): At 2nd level, the Brother of Blade learns to swing his chosen weapon with amazing speed at the expense of his accuracy. When making a full attack action, the Brother may make a single extra attack at his highest Base Attack Bonus. This extra attack can only be made if the Brother is wielding a sword he is proficient with and wearing no armor. This attack and all other attacks made that round gain -2 penalty on attack rolls.

At 6th level, this -2 penalty on attack rolls lessens to -1.

At 10th level, the penalty on attack rolls disappear. Additionally, the Brother gains a second extra attack at his highest Base Attack Bonus.

Meditative Strike (Ex): At 3rd level, the Brother of Blade gains the ability to make incredibly accurate attacks after a moment of meditation.

To use this ability, the Brother of Blade must meditate for one round. He must make a Concentration check against a DC 10. This process of meditation is a full round action and provokes an Attack of Opportunity. While the Brother is meditating, he must also make proper Concentration checks for his situation.

If the Brother succeeds in his Concentration checks, he may on his next round make a single attack at his highest Base Attack Bonus. This attack is considered touch attack.

A Brother of Blade may use Meditative Strike only if he's not wearing any kind of armor and wielding a sword he's proficient with.

Leaping Attack (Ex): At 5th level, the Brother of Blade can make leaping attacks.

Whenever the Brother of Blade charges, he may make a DC 15 Jump check to gain +2 bonus to damage or a DC 25 Jump check to gain a +4 bonus.

A Brother of Blade may use Leaping Attack only if he's not wearing any kind of armor and wielding a sword he's proficient with.

Whirlwind Attack: At 8th level, the Brother of Blade gains the ability to use Whirlwind Attack.

A Brother of Blade may use Whirlwind Attack only if he's not wearing any kind of armor and wielding a sword he's proficient with.

Ki Sword (Su): At 7th level the Brother of Blade learns to infuse his chosen weapon with ki. Activating this ability is a free action that doesn't provoke an Attack of Opportunity. While using this ability, the Brother of Blade may add his Wisdom modifier to his attack and damage rolls. This ability lasts for number of rounds equal to 3 + the Brother's Wisdom modifier. The Brother may end this ability prematurely. A Brother may use Ki Sword only once per encounter. After using this ability, the Brother becomes fatigued (-2 penalty to Strength, -2 penalty to Dexterity, can't charge or run) for the duration of the current encounter.

The Brother of Blade may use this ability once per day at 7th level and one additional time for every three levels thereafter (10th, 13th and so on.)

Multiclass Note: A monk who becomes a Brother of Blade may continue advancing as a monk.

[edit] The Epic Brother of Blade

Table: The Epic Brother of Blade
Hit Die: d8
Level	Special
11th	-
12th	-
13th	Ki Sword 3/day
14th	Bonus feat
15th	-
16th	Ki Sword 4/day
17th	-
18th	Bonus feat
19th	Ki Sword 5/day
20th	-
Skill Points Per Level (4 + Int modifier per level).