Drow Magic. Sorcery Of Endless Night.pdf - RoseRed

PRESTIGE CLASSES
Awaken Path: The focus of the path master’s journey
is the awakening of new favoured paths. As the path
master gains power and experience,
he gains the opportunity to add new
favoured paths several times. At 2 nd
level and again at 6 th and 10 th level, the
path master can select a new favoured
path from the list of available favoured
paths (see The Drow Dark Weaver, pg.
13).
Once a favoured path is selected,
the path master instantly gains
knowledge of all the spells
on that path, so long as they
are of a spell level he can
cast. The path master does not,
however, gain access to the path’s
granted power. In all respects, these
favoured paths function exactly as
those the path master already possesses.
This means that the path master may burn a
prepared spell slot to spontaneously cast a spell
from his new favoured paths exactly as he would
with his original favoured paths.
Hone Path: As the path master gains proficiency with
his favoured paths, he learns how to weave his spells
so that they are not so easily thwarted,
even by those beings who are naturally
resistant to spell energy. At 3 rd level and
again at 6 th , he selects a favoured path to benefit from
a +2 bonus to all caster level checks to penetrate spell
resistance. This bonus applies to all spells of the
favoured path, but does not apply to non-path spells
which are of the same school. The bonuses gained from
this ability stack with those granted by the feat Spell
Penetration, meaning he gains a total of a +4 bonus to
pierce spell resistance when casting spells which are
both of a school to which Spell Penetration has been
applied and of a path to which the Hone Path ability
has been applied.
Hone Path can only be applied to a favoured path once,
meaning the path master must select a new favoured
path each time he receives this ability.
The Mind Spider
For all that it is infested with ancient hatred, modern
jealousy and bitter infighting, drow society is very
dependant on close knit bonds of family and obligation.
Loyalty is a currency in the drow nation, bought and
sold with money, promises of lust and ambition fulfilled
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or simply for the chance to live another day. The most
successful drow are those who learn to navigate the
tides of shifting loyalties, to look beyond the veneer of
polite society and see through to the truth beneath.
The mind spider is an arcane spellcaster
who has transcended the simple cut
and thrust of political gamesmanship
practised by drow slaves and
great matrons alike, to
practice his craft at a
higher level. Thanks to
his innate understanding
of both magic and, more
importantly, the minds of
his fellow drow, he has
learned to dominate them without
effort and without the use of spells. The
mind spider is the ultimate slave master,
one who needs no whip to control those
who serve him.
The majority of mind spiders
are focussed dark weavers who
have chosen the favoured paths
of the matron or the whip, as the powers of
the mind spider well suit their temperaments.
Multi-facetted dark weaver wizards and
dark weaver clerics are also fairly common
among the ranks of the mind spiders, as the
idea of commanding fellow drow as one might
command a familiar is an appealing one.
Hit Die: d4.
Requirements
In order to become a member of the mind spider
prestige class, the character must meet all the following
requirements.
Race: Drow only.
Alignment: Neutral only.
Skills: Bluff 10 ranks, Intimidate 5 ranks, Spellcraft
10 ranks.
Feats: Leadership, Persuasive.
Spells: Must be able to cast 3 rd level arcane spells.
Class Skills
The mind spider’s class skills (and the relevant
ability modifier for each score) are Bluff (Cha),
Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha),
Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Intimidate
(Cha), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (nobility