Hello all. Now, I'm a great fan of the Disciple of ___ classes, but I noticed that there wasn't one for Bel, Belial/Fierna, Levistus, or the Hag Countess/Glasya. So I decided to either modify other PrCs and rebuild, or to create from whole cloth. This is one of the latter. I had a hard time designing this, so be extra rippy and shreddy. I decided after much thought, that a class that split the two rulers of Phlegethon would be suitable. You worship one you worship both for the most part. But the I got to thinking . . . the picture in BoVD of these two is . . . unsavoury. I leave it to the curious to look it up, I won't post it. But suffice it to say, Belial appears to be diggin his claws into Fierna in the picture, and she doesn't seem to mind. So, in response to that, I decided to dust off two little used qualities from the BoVD, sadism and masochism, and use them here.
Disciple of Belial/Fierna
Requirements
To qualify to become a disciple of Belial/Fierna, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Alignment: Any evil.
Skills: Knowledge (religion) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks
Feats: Disciple of Darkness, Evil Brand, Sacrificial Mastery
Spells: Must be able to cast 3rd level spells
Special: Must have convinced a loved one to join the cult of Belial, and together the two must sacrifice a captive in boiling oil.
Disciple of Belial/Fierna hit dice: d6
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Level|
Base Attack Bonus|
Fort Save|
Ref Save|
Will Save|
Special|
Spells
1st|
+0
|
+0
|
+0
|
+2
|Path of Belial/Path of Fierna|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
2nd|
+1
|
+0
|
+0
|
+3
|Class Ability|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
3rd|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+3
|Dark Speech|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
4th|
+2
|
+1
|
+1
|
+4
|Sudden Corrupt Spell|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
5th|
+2
|
+1
|
+1
|
+4
|Acolyte of Belial/Acolyte of Fierna|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
6th|
+3
|
+2
|
+2
|
+5
|Dark Whispers|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
7th|
+3
|
+2
|
+2
|
+5
|Priest of Phlegethos |+1 level of existing spellcasting class
8th|
+4
|
+2
|
+2
|
+6
|Sudden Violate Spell|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
9th|
+4
|
+3
|
+3
|
+6
|Filthy Outburst|+1 level of existing spellcasting class
10th|
+5
|
+3
|
+3
|
+7
|Ranseur of Belial/Flame of Fierna|+1 level of existing spellcasting class [/table]
Class Skills
The disciple of Belial/Fierna’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (all) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int.
Skill Points
2 + Int modifier.
Path of Belial: A disciple of Belial/Fierna who chooses the path of Belial is a disciple of Belial. A disciple of Belial revels in causing pain and agony to others, and becomes more efficient at dealing pain the more pain he deals. For each round that a disciple of Belial deals his character level in damage, whether by weapon or spell, he gains a circumstance bonus on attack, damage, skill checks and saving throws for the next round equal half his class level rounded up.
Path of Fierna: A disciple of Belial/Fierna who chooses the path of Fierna is a disciple of Fierna. A disciple of Fierna delights in the sensations and pleasures of pain, seeking to always be under its enhancing and focusing influence. For each round that a disciple of Fierna takes his character level in damage, whether by weapon or spell, he gains a circumstance bonus on attack, damage, skill checks and saving throws for the next round equal half his class level rounded up. He also gains a +4 bonus on saves against pain effects (such as
symbol of pain)
Dark Speech: At 3rd level, the disciple of Belial/Fierna gains the ability to speak the ancient language of the lower planes. The disciple gains the Dark Speech feat as a bonus feat.
Sudden Corrupt Spell: Once per day, a 4th level disciple of Belial/Fierna can modify a spell that he casts that deals hit point damage so that half of the damage results from unholy energy, and not from any resistible energy source. A
corrupted fireball would deal half damage to a creature immune to fire, because half the damage is not fire.
Acolyte of Belial: A 5th level disciple of Belial is permanently under the effects of a
sadism spell, meaning that in addition to the effects of Path of Belial, for every 10 points of damage a disciple of Belial deals in a round, he gains a +1 luck bonus to attacks, skill checks and saving throws in the next round. Also, the disciple of Belial gains the ability to cast
spiritual weapon once per day as a caster of his class level. This weapon takes the shape of a two-pronged ranseur, and in place of using his wisdom, a disciple uses his primary casting ability score (Int for Wizards, Wis for Clerics and Druids, Cha for Sorcerers) to determine the bonus to attack.
Acolyte of Fierna: A 5th level disciple of Fierna is permanently under the effects of a
masochism spell, meaning that in addition to the effects of Path of Fiernal, for every 10 points of damage a disciple of Belial takes in a round, he gains a +1 luck bonus to attacks, skill checks and saving throws in the next round. Also, the disciple of Fierna gains the ability to cast
flame blade once per day as a caster of his class level.
Dark Whispers: At 6th level, the disciple of Belial/Fierna can saturate the air with fell voices, warping and twisting reality with words for hateful and foul that mortal minds cannot comprehend them. As a use of Dark Speech, the disciple can take 1 point of constitution damage in order to force everyone within 30ft to make a Will save (DC 10+half the disciple of Belial/Fierna’s class level+Cha modifier) or become confused for 1d4 rounds.
Priest of Phlegethos: A disciple of Belial/Fierna who prepares spells can convert any spell prepared into a [fire] spell of the same level when casting. A spontaneous caster gains a +2 to caster level when casting fire spells.
Sudden Violate Spell: Once per day, an 8th level disciple of Belial/Fierna can modify a spell that he casts that deals hit point damage so that half of the damage results from vile energy, and not from any resistible energy source. A
violated fireball would deal half damage to a creature immune to fire, because half the damage is not fire. Also, vile damage cannot be healed unless the healing spell is cast within a
consecrated or
hallowed area.
Filthy Outburst: At 9th level, the disciple of Belial/Fierna knows words of Dark Speech so foul and wretched that they damage the body and weaken the fabric of the mind and soul. As a use of Dark Speech, the disciple can take 1d6 points of constitution damage in order to force everyone within 60ft to make a Fortitude save (DC 10+half the disciple of Belial/Fierna’s class level+Cha modifier) or become deafened for 1 minute and take a -2 penalty to saves against evil spells and abilities for the same amount of time.
Ranseur of Belial: As a swift action, a 10th level disciple of Belial can sacrifice a spell prepared (if he prepares spells) or a daily spell slot (if he spontaneously casts) in order to gain a +10 bonus to hit point damage on spells cast by the disciple for a number of rounds equal to the level of spell or spell slot sacrificed.
Flame of Fierna: As a swift action, a 10th level disciple of Fierna can sacrifice a spell prepared (if he prepares spells) or a daily spell slot (if he spontaneously casts) in order to gain fast healing 10 for a number of rounds equal to the level of spell or spell slot sacrificed.
And that's part four of my four part project. Dig your claws into this!