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Runescarred
Berserker
Deadly barbarians who bear magical runes carved into their
flesh, runescarred berserkers are among the most feared of
Rashemen’s defenders. They are
loyal bodyguards to the
hathrans of the land and stand
ready to unleash a storm of
martial fury at a single word
from any Witch. Many runescarred
berserkers bind themselves
to a single Witch and
protect her with their very lives,
but others become the chieftains
of berserker lodges or take up a
simple existence as a wandering defender
of the Rashemi people. The
word of a Witch is law in Rashemen,
but runescarred berserkers
carry a weight of authority
almost as great in some
quarters of the land.
All runescarred berserkers
have at least some experience
as barbarians, since the ability
to rage is a requirement
of the prestige
class. Characters with
some training as fighters,
rangers, and rogues are also
common among the ranks of the
runescarred. Spellcasters rarely
choose this path, because Rashemi
society defines other roles for them.
Monks and paladins have antithetical
alignment requirements, and only
characters who have abandoned one of these
classes can become a berserker.
Hit Die: d10.
PRESTIGE CLASSES
Runescarred Berserker
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REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a runescarred berserker, a character
must fulfill all the following criteria.
Base Attack Bonus: +7.
Skills: Craft (scarring) 5 ranks, Intimidate
5 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks.
Feats: Iron Will, Survivor (FRCS),
at least one berserker lodge feat from
Chapter 3: Regions and Feats.
Special: The character must be able to
rage at least once per day, as the barbarian
class ability, and must be a member of
a berserker lodge. (For more information
about berserker lodges, see Chapter 10:
Rashemen.) Also, the character must qualify
to select regional feats from Rashemen
(Rashemen is his home region, or he
has 2 ranks in Knowledge [local—
Rashemen]).
CLASS SKILLS
The runescarred berserker’s class skills
(and the key ability for each skill) are
Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal
(Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Listen
(Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis),
Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str). See
Chapter 4: Skills in the Player’s Handbook
for skill descriptions.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
All the following are class features of
the runescarred berserker prestige class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Runescarred
berserkers gain no proficiency in any
weapon or armor.
TABLE 2–9: THE RUNESCARRED BERSERKER
Class Base Fort Ref Will Runescar Spells Known
Level Attack Save Save Save Special 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +1 +2 +0 +0 Scribe runescar 1 — — — —
2nd +2 +3 +0 +0 Extra rage 2 — — — —
3rd +3 +3 +1 +1 Ritual scarring +1 2 1 — — —
4th +4 +4 +1 +1 Spawn of the frost, damage reduction 1/— 3 2 — — —
5th +5 +4 +1 +1 Extra rage 3 2 1 — —
6th +6 +5 +2 +2 Ritual scarring +2 3 3 2 — —
7th +7 +5 +2 +2 Damage reduction 2/— 4 3 2 1 —
8th +8 +6 +2 +2 Greater rage 4 3 3 2 —
9th +9 +6 +3 +3 Extra rage, ritual scarring +3 4 4 3 2 1
10th +10 +7 +3 +3 Damage reduction 3/— 4 4 3 3 2