Prestige Enhancement List (Holiday Bonus!)

[Eladrin]

Prestige Enhancements planned over the next few modules are:

Barbarian: Frenzied Berserker, Occult Slayer, Ravager
Bard: Spellsinger, Virtuoso, Warchanter
Cleric: Exorcist of the Silver Flame, Radiant Servant, Warpriest
Favored Soul: Divine Avenger, Beacon of Hope, Angel of Vengeance
Fighter: Kensai, Purple Dragon Knight, Stalwart Defender
Monk: Henshin Mystic, Shintao Monk, Ninja Spy
Paladin: Defender of Siberys, Hunter of the Dead, Knight of the Chalice
Ranger: Arcane Archer, Deepwood Sniper, Tempest
Rogue: Assassin, Mechanic, Thief-Acrobat
Sorcerer: Acolyte of the Skin, Air Savant, Cold Savant, Earth Savant, Fire Savant
Wizard: Archmage, Pale Master, Wild Mage

Human: Cannith Dragonmark Heir, Deneith Dragonmark Heir, Orien Dragonmark Heir, Tharashk Dragonmark Heir
Dwarf: Kundarak Dragonmark Heir, Dwarven Defender [Counts as Fighter]
Elf: Arcane Archer [Counts as Ranger], Phiarlan Dragonmark Heir
Halfling: Jorasco Dragonmark Heir
Warforged: Warforged Juggernaut [Counts as Barbarian]
Drow: Scorpion Wraith [Counts as Rogue]

[Tarrant]

Happy New Year! As a special bonus, Eladrin has provided an overview of future class enhancements. Enjoy!

[Gratch]

Warforged: Juggernaut [Counts as Barbarian]

Awesomeness. (Please include the bullrush aspect of the Juggernaut. I want to topple some fools. Thanks)
PrC Link

Any Eladrin guesses (off the record) on which PrE's coming in 10 & 11? Is Mod 10 the caster mod and Mod 11 "the rest"?

[Furysetzer]

Is Purple Dragon Knight the TWF line for Fighters and Radiant Servant the healing line for Clerics? Please please say yes.

[Xanstrollinoax]

whats the info on Juggernaut....I'm not familiar with it

[Demoyn]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Purple Dragon Knight a Forgotten Realms-only prestige? Is this a veiled attempt at admitting the mistake of choosing Eberron for a setting?

[nbhs275]

whats the info on Juggernaut....I'm not familiar with it

let me find my ebberon book to give you the exact info but i know it gives you armor spikes, increases their slam dice(not something included in DDO) and makes you more resistant to divine healing.

[Lymnus]

Drow don't get any PrE.
I see how it is.

=p

[Laith]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Purple Dragon Knight a Forgotten Realms-only prestige? Is this a veiled attempt at admitting the mistake of choosing Eberron for a setting?

PDK is printed in the Complete Warrior and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting books.

edit: and the Player's Guide to Faerun.

[Angelus_dead]

Quick Summaries for people who haven't heard of these prestige classes (the newish ones only)

Barbarian Occult Slayer
Like getting Favored Enemy Spellcaster. In addition to extra damage and saves against spellcasters, you also have a chance to interrupt their casting or even bounce spells back on them. Also some immunity against mental spells (a little like having your own FOM). In addition, the specialty might give related D&D effects like the Mageslayer feat tree (which lets your weapon dispel Blur, Displacement, Barkskin, Shield...)

Barbarian Ravager
An evil-themed spec that debuffs foes. Your appearance causes a fear debuff, and your attacks cause a pain debuff. With a melee special attack you can inflict constitution damage with any weapon. You can eventually even cause phantasmal killer by screaming at someone.

Human/Dwarf/Halfling Dragonmark Heir
Your dragonmarks improve, gaining more uses, bigger skill bonuses, and different releated spell-like abilities. For example, the Jorasco Dragonmark Heir will surely get Restoration or Mass Cure abilities.

Warforged Juggernaut
You become more like a true unliving construct. A lot of fortification and resistance/immunity to mental effects, negative energy, death effects, and ability damage. By the D&D rules it would bring with it reduced divine healing and less benefit from rage spells or bard songs. (Plus 100% inability to drink a potion...)

[ehcsztein]

Halfling: Dragonmark Heir

Hmmmm... now i am wondering if i'll be able to fit 4 PrEs into a single build

Excellent speculation fodder.

cheers

[Angelus_dead]

Is Purple Dragon Knight the TWF line for Fighters and Radiant Servant the healing line for Clerics? Please please say yes.

PDK is the party-buffer line.

Essentially it gives the fighter some features copied from bards or paladins that improve the damage and defense of nearby allies. It will also probably have an active effect which gives nearby teammates a bonus on their next attack similar to Smite Evil.

[Angelus_dead]

Drow don't get any PrE.
I see how it is.

Good point, it would be nice if Drow could qualify for specs like Assassin or Tempest without having to be a rogue/ranger.

[Demoyn]

PDK is printed in the Complete Warrior and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting books.

edit: and the Player's Guide to Faerun.

It doesn't really matter that it's printed in the Complete Warrior, it's still a prestige class reserved for Cormyrian Knights.

[Borror0]

Good point, it would be nice if Drow could qualify for specs like Assassin or Tempest without having to be a rogue/ranger.

The problem with that, given the current implementation, is that you are better off not making an elf ranger, dwarf fighter or barbarian WF because if you go for another class you get access to more PrE! A dwarf paladin will be better than a dwarf fighter, because the dwarf fighter will only have access to one PrE. A ranged elf fighter will be better than a ranged elf ranger because you can grab Kensai and Arcane Archer, etc.

It should accomplish the opposite effect.

[kingfisher]

awesomeness. thanks!

[Thrudh]

Hmmmm... now i am wondering if i'll be able to fit 4 PrEs into a single build

Heh, that would be some serious feat and Action Point costs

[The_Ick]

Quick Summaries for people who haven't heard of these prestige classes (the newish ones only)

Barbarian Occult Slayer
Like getting Favored Enemy Spellcaster. In addition to extra damage and saves against spellcasters, you also have a chance to interrupt their casting or even bounce spells back on them. Also some immunity against mental spells (a little like having your own FOM). In addition, the specialty might give related D&D effects like the Mageslayer feat tree (which lets your weapon dispel Blur, Displacement, Barkskin, Shield...)

Barbarian Ravager
An evil-themed spec that debuffs foes. Your appearance causes a fear debuff, and your attacks cause a pain debuff. With a melee special attack you can inflict constitution damage with any weapon. You can eventually even cause phantasmal killer by screaming at someone.

Human/Dwarf/Halfling Dragonmark Heir
Your dragonmarks improve, gaining more uses, bigger skill bonuses, and different releated spell-like abilities. For example, the Jorasco Dragonmark Heir will surely get Restoration or Mass Cure abilities.

Warforged Juggernaut
You become more like a true unliving construct. A lot of fortification and resistance/immunity to mental effects, negative energy, death effects, and ability damage. By the D&D rules it would bring with it reduced divine healing and less benefit from rage spells or bard songs. (Plus 100% inability to drink a potion...)

Thanks for the info. I was wondering just that.

Barbarian stuff looks awesome. Can't wait..

[QuantumFX]

The problem with that, given the current implementation, is that you are better off not making an elf ranger, dwarf fighter or barbarian WF because if you go for another class you get access to more PrE! A dwarf paladin will be better than a dwarf fighter, because the dwarf fighter will only have access to one PrE. A ranged elf fighter will be better than a ranged elf ranger because you can grab Kensai and Arcane Archer, etc.

It should accomplish the opposite effect.

Turbine is definately going to have to think about how racial PrE's work. Stalwart (Dwarven) Defender is definately going to be more useful for a Dwarf Barbarian/Paladin/Ranger/Monk than the class it was intended for (Fighter). I think we're going to see the racial PrE's become both Racial and Class specific where you can do things like a dwarf Stalwart Defender/Purple Dragon Knight or an Elf Deepwood Sniper/Arcane Archer.

[Borror0]

Turbine is definately going to have to think about how racial PrE's work. Stalwart (Dwarven) Defender is definately going to be more useful for a Dwarf Barbarian/Paladin/Ranger/Monk than the class it was intended for (Fighter). I think we're going to see the racial PrE's become both Racial and Class specific where you can do things like a dwarf Stalwart Defender/Purple Dragon Knight or an Elf Deepwood Sniper/Arcane Archer.

PrEs should not be class specific... IMO.