Upon further review, I have determined that, for the sake of balance, the Cyntos would need to be turned into a base class. As such, retooling shall commense in the next two weeks.... if my happy a** can remember.
So I was thinking about making a prestige class for DnD for Kratos from God of War. I know that a gaming magazine stated him out a while back, but I was wanting to actually put something together as a divine class with some limited spell casting (think paladin) with a lot of combat capability, and class features that emulate the Blades of Chaos/Athena. What I want to know is, would those of us that are DnD 3.5 inclined be willing/ would like to help balance and troubleshoot this with me?
Any takers?
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The class so far
CYNTOS PRESTIGE
Requirements :
Base Attack Bonus: +5
Rage class feature.
Feats: Two weapon fighting, Weapon Focus (Spiked Chain or Drow Scorpion Chain), Weapon Specialization (Spiked Chain or Drow Scorpion Chain).
Skills: Intimidate 5 ranks
Alignment: Any Chaotic or Any Non-Good (?)
Special: Must petition a deity whose portfolio include the war domain and swear an oath of fealty to the deity. Must also be initated into the class by the petitioned deity.
Class Skills
Same as fighter
2+Int modifier skill points/level
Class features:
BAB Progression. +1/1
Strong Save: Fortitude
Weak saves: Reflex, Will
HD: D8
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Cyntos gain proficiency with their Blade of Chaos and no additional weapon or armor proficiencies. Blades of Chaos are chain daggers that are attached to the user's forearms. They cannot be removed short of divine intervention or amputation of the limb itself. (See specifications below)
Special abilities
1: Blades of Chaos, Weapon Proficiency (Blade of Chaos)
2: Blades of Chaos +1
3: Ignite Blades of Chaos
4:
5: Blades of Chaos +2, Improved Blades of Chaos
6: Keen Blades of Chaos
7:
8: Blades of Chaos +3
10: Gaze of the Enemy, Greater Blades of Chaos
Spellcasting: Similar to Paladin progression. Need to work on this.
Blades of Chaos : Any and all feats with the Spiked chain also apply to Blades of Chaos. Blade of Chaos is a piercing and slashing melee weapon with a reach of 10’. Blades of Chaos deal 1d6 slashing or piercing damage each, and have a critical threat range of 19-20/x2. As a Cyntos progresses in levels, his or her Blades of Chaos become stronger, gaining a +1 enhancement bonus at 2nd leve, and an additional +1 for every three levels after that. Each blade in the Blades of Chaos weighs 5 lb. Blades of Chaos ignore all damage other than damage delt by a deity. Blades of Chaos can only be destroyed by a deity or with a Greater Wish (?) spell.
Keen Blades of Chaos: Starting at level 6 a Cyntos' Blades of Chaos have the Keen weapon enhancement, causing their critical range to become 17-20/x2. This ability does not stack with any other effect that increases the critical threat range of the Blades of Chaos (i.e. the Keen Edge spell or the Improved Critical feat.)
Improved Blades of Chaos: At 5th level, the Blades of Chaos deal 1d8 slashing or piercing damage instead of 1d6.
Greater Blades of Chaos: At 10th level, the Blades of Chaos deal 1d10 slashing or piercing damage instead of 1d8.
Weapon Proficiency (Blades of Chaos) : At first level, a Cyntos automatically gains proficiency with the Blades of Chaos due to them being bound to his very being.
Ignite Blades of Chaos : The wielder may cause both of their Blades of Chaos to burst into flame, as though it were a flaming weapon, dealing an additional 1D6 points of fire damage. While this ability is activated, the weilder takes 1 point of fire damage per round. This damage can not be prevented in any way. At 7th level, treat the weapon as though it has the flaming burst weapon enhancement. On a critical hit while the Blades of Chaos are flaming, the Cyntos takes 2 points of damage. This is in addition to the 1 point of damage in the round.
Gaze of the Enemy (SU):A Cyntos can, after removing the head of a creature with a gaze attack, use the head of the creature to initiate the creature's gaze attack a number of times per day equal to the Cyntos' Wisdom modifier. So long as a Cyntos carries the head of a monster with a gaze attack, the head itself does not decay until the Cyntos has abandoned it or obtained a new head. This ability can only be used with a head that the Cyntos themself have removed. This is a supernatural ability.
Ex-Cyntos
A Cyntos looses all class features, including the Blades of Chaos, if they directly break their oath of fealty to their deity or their Blades of Chaos are broken or destroyed. A Cyntos may not gain any further levels in the class until after they have made up for the breach of trust between themselves and their deity (basically, however a cleric or paladin would go about atonement.)
Requirements :
Base Attack Bonus: +5
Rage class feature.
Feats: Two weapon fighting, Weapon Focus (Spiked Chain or Drow Scorpion Chain), Weapon Specialization (Spiked Chain or Drow Scorpion Chain).
Skills: Intimidate 5 ranks
Alignment: Any Chaotic or Any Non-Good (?)
Special: Must petition a deity whose portfolio include the war domain and swear an oath of fealty to the deity. Must also be initated into the class by the petitioned deity.
Class Skills
Same as fighter
2+Int modifier skill points/level
Class features:
BAB Progression. +1/1
Strong Save: Fortitude
Weak saves: Reflex, Will
HD: D8
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Cyntos gain proficiency with their Blade of Chaos and no additional weapon or armor proficiencies. Blades of Chaos are chain daggers that are attached to the user's forearms. They cannot be removed short of divine intervention or amputation of the limb itself. (See specifications below)
Special abilities
1: Blades of Chaos, Weapon Proficiency (Blade of Chaos)
2: Blades of Chaos +1
3: Ignite Blades of Chaos
4:
5: Blades of Chaos +2, Improved Blades of Chaos
6: Keen Blades of Chaos
7:
8: Blades of Chaos +3
10: Gaze of the Enemy, Greater Blades of Chaos
Spellcasting: Similar to Paladin progression. Need to work on this.
Blades of Chaos : Any and all feats with the Spiked chain also apply to Blades of Chaos. Blade of Chaos is a piercing and slashing melee weapon with a reach of 10’. Blades of Chaos deal 1d6 slashing or piercing damage each, and have a critical threat range of 19-20/x2. As a Cyntos progresses in levels, his or her Blades of Chaos become stronger, gaining a +1 enhancement bonus at 2nd leve, and an additional +1 for every three levels after that. Each blade in the Blades of Chaos weighs 5 lb. Blades of Chaos ignore all damage other than damage delt by a deity. Blades of Chaos can only be destroyed by a deity or with a Greater Wish (?) spell.
Keen Blades of Chaos: Starting at level 6 a Cyntos' Blades of Chaos have the Keen weapon enhancement, causing their critical range to become 17-20/x2. This ability does not stack with any other effect that increases the critical threat range of the Blades of Chaos (i.e. the Keen Edge spell or the Improved Critical feat.)
Improved Blades of Chaos: At 5th level, the Blades of Chaos deal 1d8 slashing or piercing damage instead of 1d6.
Greater Blades of Chaos: At 10th level, the Blades of Chaos deal 1d10 slashing or piercing damage instead of 1d8.
Weapon Proficiency (Blades of Chaos) : At first level, a Cyntos automatically gains proficiency with the Blades of Chaos due to them being bound to his very being.
Ignite Blades of Chaos : The wielder may cause both of their Blades of Chaos to burst into flame, as though it were a flaming weapon, dealing an additional 1D6 points of fire damage. While this ability is activated, the weilder takes 1 point of fire damage per round. This damage can not be prevented in any way. At 7th level, treat the weapon as though it has the flaming burst weapon enhancement. On a critical hit while the Blades of Chaos are flaming, the Cyntos takes 2 points of damage. This is in addition to the 1 point of damage in the round.
Gaze of the Enemy (SU):A Cyntos can, after removing the head of a creature with a gaze attack, use the head of the creature to initiate the creature's gaze attack a number of times per day equal to the Cyntos' Wisdom modifier. So long as a Cyntos carries the head of a monster with a gaze attack, the head itself does not decay until the Cyntos has abandoned it or obtained a new head. This ability can only be used with a head that the Cyntos themself have removed. This is a supernatural ability.
Ex-Cyntos
A Cyntos looses all class features, including the Blades of Chaos, if they directly break their oath of fealty to their deity or their Blades of Chaos are broken or destroyed. A Cyntos may not gain any further levels in the class until after they have made up for the breach of trust between themselves and their deity (basically, however a cleric or paladin would go about atonement.)
I've decided that this will be the spellcasting progression for the class, and per recommendations I'll have to agree that Wisdom is a good casting stat to use. The usual requirements apply (must have a Wisdom of 10+X in order to cast a spell of X level).
Spell Progression
lvl: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th
1: 1 - X - X - X
2: 2 - X - X - X
3: 2 - 0 - X - X
4: 2 - 1 - X - X
5: 2 - 2 - 0 - X
6: 2 - 2 - 1 - X
7: 3 - 2 - 1 - 0
8: 3 - 2 - 1 - 1
9: 3 - 2 - 2 - 1
10: 3 - 3 - 2 - 2
