Prestige class loyalty bonus

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Idea I had was a bonus of some sort for those that invested heavily into a class or maybe even not so heavily.
Basically it would be that seeing as how you train within a class so much you learn more about the other prestige classes within that class.

These bonuses wouldn't set in until level 26/27/28 each level giving greater bonuses for spending more action points into 1 prestige class.

Level 26:Prestige class bonus tier 1:
requirements: you must have 5 levels into the base class and 40 points spent in a single prestige class to gain benefits.
Benefits: You gain 5 ap points to spend, you also gain 3 lesser stances(precision, offensive and defensive).

Level 27 Prestige class bonuses tier 2:
requirements: you must have 10 levels into the base class and 50 ap points spent in a single prestige class to gain benefits.
Benefits: You gain 10 ap points o spend, you also gain 3 stances(precision, offensive and defensive).

Level 28 Prestige lclass loyalty bonuses tier3:
requirements: 15 levels invested into a base class and 60 ap points spent in a single prestige class to gain benefits.
Benefits: You gain 15 ap to spend and galso gain 3 greater stances(precision, offensive and defensive).

The ap's from each tier would stack so if you qualify you could gain a additional 30 ap to send, the stances however would not stack with the stances from the lower tiers but could be used while any other stance is in use.

The stances do something different depending on which stance yur in, what base class your in and what prestige class you have points invested into.

Example with greater stances.

Greater precision stance;
fighter base class would increase attack bonus by 10% while suffering a 10% penalty to damage.
If you have the majority of your points spent in
Kensai: You would gain a additional 10% to your attack while suffering a 10% penalty to damage
Stalwart defender: You would gain a additional 10% to you attack while suffering a 10% penalty to your attack speed.

Greater offensive sance:
fighter base class: increases your damage by 10% while suffering a 10% penalty to your attack.
Kensai; Yougain a 10% bonus to your damage while suffering a 10% penalty to armor class\
Stalwart defender: you gain a 10% bonus to attack speed while suffering a 10% penalty to prr.

Greater defensive stance:
fighter base class: you gain 10% increase to your armor class while suffering a 5%penalty to both damage and attack speed.
Kensai you Gain a 5% bonus to both armor class and prr while suffering a 5% penalty to both attack and damage.
Stalwart defendr: Gain 10% bonus to armor class and suffer a 5% bonus to damage and attack.


Just a example of a idea I had, each class and prestige class would have different bonuses and penalties, maybe dc boosts in precision for spellcasters while suffering a penalty to damage. Maybe higher prr for healers but lower dc's on spells. Or maybe even stat bonuses and penalties depending on class/prestige class and which stance your in.

Basically the stances would open up 3 different play styles for a single character and the stances could be turned on or off like swapping from power attack to combat expertise.
Also the stance would effectivly work as in the warrior classes fighter are more about precision while barbarians are more about damage and paladins are more about defensive, just like within the arcane circle sorcerers are about the offensive end while wizards are more about the effective end so sorcs might have the best offensive stance of arcane casters while wizards might have the best precision stance.

Just a idea.

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Oh and I meant also the stance wouldn't stack with the other stances granted by the prestige loyalty class bonuses, but would stack with feats and enhancements like power attack or stalwart defender defensive stance, combat expertise, "precision" feat so on and so on.