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The Pitiless Blade
Class Levels Base Attack
Bonus
Fort. Save Ref. Save Will Save Special
1 +1 +2 +0 +0 No Fear
2 +2 +3 +0 +0 Press the Attack
3 +3 +3 +1 +1 Damage Reduction 1/-
4 +4 +4 +1 +1 No Mercy
5 +5 +4 +1 +1 To the Last
6 +6 +5 +2 +2 Bloodlust
7 +7 +5 +2 +2 Damage Reduction 2/-
8 +8 +6 +2 +2
9 +9 +6 +3 +3 Death’s Door
10 +10 +7 +3 +3 Slaughter
armour, wielding light to medium weapons. This is not
always the case, as a number of Lorgreln have taken up the
path of the Pitiless Slayer and trudge into battle in plate
armour, brandishing a greatsword. The life of the Pitiless
Slayer is focused on battle, often to the exclusion of all
else as the Pitiless Slayer constantly practices and hones
his abilities.
Pitiless Slayers are regarded with respect and some amount
of nervousness in drow cultures in which Thraud is a
powerful presence, as the tales of a Pitiless Slayer’s abilities
are enough to make most other drow studiously avoid
doing anything that might provoke the Pitiless Slayer’s ire.
On the battlefield, the Pitiless Slayer is viewed with awe
by his allies and terror by his enemies. The arrival of a
large group of Pitiless Slayers has been enough to cause an
enemy to retreat or surrender, even before the drow strike
a single blow.
Pitiless Slayers may come from any level of society and
from any culture of the drow that reveres Thraud. Fighters
and fighter/clerics most often become Pitiless Slayers, but
it is equally possible for rangers, barbarians and clerics to
follow the bloody road of this prestige class.
Hit Die: d10
Requirements
Base Attack Bonus: +5
Feats: Cleave, Combat Expertise, Iron Will, Power Attack
Skills: Knowledge (Religion) 6 ranks
Race: Drow or drow sub-race
Class Skills: The class skills of a Pitiless Slayer (and the
key ability for each skill) are: Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str),
Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump
(Str), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), and
Swim (Str).
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the Pitiless Slayer
prestige class.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: A Pitiless Slayer is
proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all types of
armour and shields.
No Fear (Ex): A Pitiless Slayer simply knows no fear, and
is immune to all fear effects.
Press the Attack (Ex): The Pitiless Slayer gains Press
the Attack as a bonus feat, even if he does not fulfil the
prerequisites. If he already has the Press the Attack feat, he
may choose another feat from the list of fighter bonus feats
to take its place.
Damage Reduction 1/- (Ex): The Pitiless Slayer is
toughened and hardened from decades, even centuries of
combat, allowing him to shrug off part of the damage of
incoming attacks. This ability does not stack with any other
damage reduction the Pitiless Slayer might possess.
No Mercy (Ex): A Pitiless Slayer may perform a coup de
grace as a free action up to once per round. This coup
de grace does not provoke an attack of opportunity, as the
Pitiless Slayer is quite used to dispatching helpless enemies
on the battlefield as he moves through combat.
To the Last (Ex): At 5 th level, the Pitiless Slayer becomes
an almost unstoppable foe. Even when reduced to negative