Cursed Lord

Cursed Lord

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Contents 1 Cursed Lord 1.1 Becoming a Cursed Lord 1.1.1 Class Features 1.2 Campaign Information 1.2.1 Playing a Cursed Lord 1.2.2 Cursed Lords in the World 1.2.3 Cursed Lord Lore 1.2.4 Cursed Lords in the Game

[edit] Cursed Lord

“	"Die now, die later, die screaming it doesn't matter, you are going to die."	”
—Howie, half-drow hexblade/cursed lord, <The lords of Yaptopia, campaign notes>

   Cursed Lords often control small towns or command units of troops.  They are often seen as fair 
fighters that focus on getting things done at all costs.  Collateral damage is acceptable as long as
the ends justify the means.  They are usually fairly patient and good at keeping secrets while they
plan out their next move. 

"The Lord of that town, well he is well spoken of. Can't think of a reason for the life of me why he keeps so many guards." - commoner

[edit] Becoming a Cursed Lord

Hexblades who seek power through the manipulation of others often select this path. It grants bonus feats that are tailored to hide who they really are and attract others to their cause. It is also designed to aid them in their spellcasting capabilities which some players have found to be wanting. A Cursed Lord often masquerades as a Lord or knight keeping their true nature from those around them until it is too late.

Entry Requirements

Alignment:	Any Evil.
Base Attack Bonus:	+12.
Skills:	Bluff 8 ranks, Concentration 8 ranks, Kn (arcana) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks, Disguise 4 ranks.
Feats:	Spell focus (necro), Combat casting, Spell Penetration.
Special:	Hexblade 6 levels. Hexblade and Cursed Lord Stack for determining caster level or hexblade/cursed lord level for class abilities

Table: The CURSED LORD

Hit Die: d10

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day						#Spells Known
		Fort	Ref	Will		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	Poison use	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
2nd	+ 1	+3	+0	+0	Lord's Aura 1/day	2	1	1	0	-	-	2	1	1	1	-	-
3rd	+2	+3	+1	+1	Bonus Feat	2	1	1	1	-	-	2	2	1	1	-	-
4th	+2	+4	+1	+1	Lords Curse	2	2	1	1	0	-	2	2	2	1	1	-
5th	+3	+4	+1	+1	Lord's Aura 2/day	2	2	2	1	1	-	2	2	2	2	1	-
6th	+3	+5	+2	+2	Bonus Feat	3	2	2	2	1	0	3	2	2	2	2	1
7th	+4	+5	+2	+2	Greater Lords Curse	3	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	1
8th	+4	+6	+2	+2	Bonus Feat	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
9th	+5	+6	+3	+3	Lord's Aura 3/day	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2
10th	+5	+7	+3	+3	Bonus Feat	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Class Skills (3 + Int modifier per level) Bluff(char), Concentration(con), Craft(int), Diplomacy(char), Disguise(char), Intimidate(char), Kn (arcana)(int), Spellcraft(int), Use Magic Device(char).

[edit] Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Cursed Lord.

Poison Use Cursed Lords gain the ability to use poison at no risk of poisoning themselves.

Lord's Aura At second level Cursed Lords gain a 30ft radius aura that causes random effects to nonallies. Each use lasts 3+ char modifier rounds. A Cursed Lord gains an additional use per day at level 5 and 9. To find the aura's effect roll percentiles

01-09 - blindness and deafness (fortitude save negates)
10-30 - Bestow curse (d3 1/-6 to one ability 2/-4 att,saves,skill checks 3/50% chance take no action)
        (will save negates)
31-60 - Exhaustion (fortitude save negates)
61-90 - random poison effect (fortitude save negates)  roll d12
        1- Paralysis (d4 minutes) 2- 2d6 str/d6 str  3- 1 con/d8 con  4- d6 dex/2d6 dex
        5- d6 char/d6 char  6- unconscious 1 min/unconscious 2d4 hours  7- d6 str/d8 char
        8- d4 wis/2d6 int  9- d4 con/d4 bleeding (must make 3 consecutive saves 1 min apart)
        10- 2d6 int/2d6 wis  11- 1 wis/2d6 wis + d4 int  12- 3d6 con/ 3d6 con

Bonus Feats At 3rd, 6th, 8th and 10th levels a Cursed Lord recieves a bonus feat selectable from this list.

        Leadership, Improved Counterspelling, Extra Followers(HoB), Mask of Gentility(EoE)
        Frightful presence(draco), Sense Weakness(draco)
        (Hob)-heroes of battle (EoE)-Exemplars of Evil (draco)- draconomicon

Lord's Curse At 4th Level the Cursed Lord's Hexblade curse is increased by 2 and (s)he may choose to make it a 5ft burst centered on target.

Greater Lord's Curse At 7th level the Lord's curse gains an additional +2 and may be used as a 10ft burst centered on target (counts as 2 uses of curse)

Spellcasting: Although Cursed Lords Share a spell list with the hexblade (with some additions) and their levels stack for the purpose of determining caster levels, their spells are seperate and must be taken seperately.

Spells: To cast a particular spell, you must have an Char score of at least 10 + the spell's level. Your bonus spells are based on your Char. Saves to avoid the effects of your spells have a DC of 10 + the spell's level + your char bonus (if any).

You cast spells as a Hexblade does. Choose your spells from Hexblade list out of the Complete Warrior with the following list as additions:

1st—Ray of enfeeblement, Spectral Hand, obscure object (draco) 2nd—Find the gap(draco), Ferocity of the sanguine rage(draco), Resounding Voice(HoB) 3rd—Voice of the Dragon(draco), Lower Spell Resistance(draco), Touch of the Blackened Soul(Dragon Magic<DrM>) 4th—Draconic Might(draco), Trance of the Verdant Domain(DrM), Animate Legion(HoB) 5th—Waves of Fatigue, Eyebite, Feeblemind, Passwall, Mordenkainens Private Sanctum, Greater Heroism, Eagles Splendor, Mass(HoB), Touch of Chaos(Defenders of the faith), Infallable Servant(EoE) 6th—Antimagic Field, Greater Dispel Magic, Mass Suggestion, Insanity, Sequester, Stoneskin, True Seeing, Permanancy

[edit] Campaign Information

[edit] Playing a Cursed Lord

Cursed Lord's are for those who wish to take hexblades into more of a support role.  they can boost 

party members and weaken foes. They work well as diplomats for any area as their Mask of Gentility bonus feat makes it impossible to discern their alignment and with char being their main attrib.

Combat: A Cursed Lord is comfortable in-between the heavy hitters and spellcasters, their aura and curse can soften up foes while they find a spot to move in and finish off weakened foes.

Advancement: As this is a higher level prestige class meant to compliment the hexblade advancement was not really thought about. If both classes are maxed out at level 30 a character would benefit greatly from the Marshall class out of the miniatures handbook.

Resources: Cursed Lords rarely work with others of their own class, they hold a respect of one another and loose alliances may be made.

[edit] Cursed Lords in the World

Most Cursed Lords are lords of towns, hold seats on councils or are commanders of units in armies.

{{quote|"Welcome to Raglar, if you need anything be sure to come through me, I am the one who knows what really goes on here."|4=Lord Jerazan, council seat of Raglar, Human Hexblade/Cursed Lord}

PC Cursed Lords are often hexblades who find their melee skills to fall behind at higher levels and seek to bolster their abilites through magic.

NPC Reactions: Most NPC's would judge a Cursed Lord by the persona they have created about themselves. It varies from Cursed Lord to Cursed Lord.

[edit] Cursed Lord Lore

Cursed Lord's are not very well known as they tend to keep their true nature secret from most people. Mostly found in evil or nuetral towns they are commonly leaders of others who are regarded as very outgoing and charming. They rarely put their true personality into public eye, even close friends sometimes never see the real side of these secretive power hungry leaders.

Characters with ranks in Knowledge(Nobility) can research Cursed Lords to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

[edit] Cursed Lords in the Game

Cursed Lord PCs make an excellent diplomat, their abilities also help the heavy hitters in combat to soften up enemies for quick kills. NPC Cursed Lords are often rulers of small cities biding their time to expand their power at any chance they get. They are always willing to make deals with others as long as they feel they are getting the better end of a bargain. Those that get in their way they plot and plan against, trying to deal with in a way that causes them the least amount of trouble. Manipulative to the end they would rather get two rivals to fight rather than step in and use their own resources to solve the dilemma.

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DC	Result
15	Some Lords secret identities reveal a much darker side
20	Hexblades sometimes become so charismatic they obtain the ability to gather followers in large numbers.
25	Cursed Lords are advanced hexblades who focus more on magic than melee, using their charismatic ways to gain the trust of all around them.
30	The Cursed Lords often take control of cities, using their strange aura to weaken their foes making them easy targets.

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