Dirgesinger

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Dirgesinger is a custom prestige class available on Arelith.

Please note: as of March 23rd, 2022, this class is not yet implemented. It is still a work in progress.

Introduction

Dirgesingers voice melodies not of celebration and joy, but of sorrow and grief. They are often rootless wanderers who travel from place to place, wrapped in inconsolable torment from some personal tragedy. A few are sinister creatures who extinguish the joy of others by teaching the folly of love, the futility of hope, and the finality of the grave. Others still seek to honor the dead and remind the world of what has been lost, collecting tales of tragedy and writing elegies about them. No one will remember a dead queen in a few short generations, but a great lament might be sung a thousand years hence.

Dirgesingers always have a strong reason to choose their path, drawing power from the deepness of their loss. They have a talent for expressing their grief through song, choosing whether to bring despair, or to avoid the spread of more of it. They hold high positions in cultures where death is revered, serving as death-priests or entrusted with the serious responsibility of composing requiems for those who have passed. The rare dirgesinger who associates themselves with powerful undead might serve in the courts of lich kings or at the arm of a vampire lord.

Class Mechanics

Requirements

To qualify as a Dirgesinger, a character must fulfill all of the following criteria.

• Skills: Lore 8 ranks, Intimidate 6 ranks

• Feats: Curse Song, Iron Will

• Alignment restrictions: None. A Dirgesinger is as likely to be Good as they are Evil.

Class Features

• Hit die: d6

• Proficiencies: none

• Skill points: 6 + int modifier

• Class skills:

• Bonus feats: spell focus (illusion, enchantment or necromancy), greater spell focus (illusion, enchantment or necromancy), arcane defense (illusion, enchantment, necromancy), skill focus: perform, epic skill focus: perform, epic reputation, perfect health, lingering song, extra music, lasting inspiration, unremitting cadence, song of the heart, dirge of woe, dirge of harvest, dirge of reprisal, dirge of damnation, dirge of awakening, dirge of terror

• Unavailable Feats: weapon specialization

• Primary saving throw(s): fortitude, will

• Base attack bonus: +3/4 levels

Level Progression

Hit points rolls on Arelith are always maximum.

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Feats	HP
1st	+0	+2	+0	+2	dirgesinger synergy, bonus feat	6
2nd	+1	+3	+0	+3	momento mori	12
3rd	+2	+3	+1	+3	macabre knowledge I	18
4th	+3	+4	+1	+4	bonus feat	24
5th	+3	+4	+1	+4	nocturne crescendo	30
6th	+4	+5	+2	+5	macabre knowledge II	36
7th	+5	+5	+2	+5	ghastly resonance, bonus feat	42
8th	+6/+1	+6	+2	+6	requiem	48
9th	+6/+1	+6	+3	+6	danse macabre, macabre knowledge III	54
10th	+7/+2	+7	+3	+7	echo, inspiring minstrel, bonus feat	60