Atoner (3.5e Prestige Class)

Becoming an Atoner

Atoners can be of any divine spellcasting class, but are usually clerics or Cloistered clerics as they tend to pursue the metamagic feats required for this Class. Characters that become Atoners can be martial leaning ordained champions, bookish cloistered clerics, or anywhere in-between. They are a balanced replacement to the CoDzillas born out of divine persist metamagic.

Entry Requirements

Alignment:	Any alignment.
Skills:	Spellcraft 10 ranks, Diplomacy 10 ranks.
Feats:	Any Three metamagic feats
Spellcasting:	Ability to cast divine spells.
Special:	Becoming an Atoner is usually a turning point in a characters life where they realize they have been heading down a path they do not want. For example, a character struggling with addiction his whole life wouldn't necessarily qualify for being an Atoner, but if he has acknowledged he needs external help and goes to therapy, he would qualify.

Table: The Atoner

Hit Die: d6

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spellcasting
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Habit swap 1/day, 2 Habits prepared	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+2	Overcharge 1/day, 1 Overcharge prepared	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	Spontaneous Forgiveness (restoration spells)	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
4th	+2	+1	+1	+3	2 Overcharges Prepared	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Habit swap 2/day	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
6th	+3	+2	+2	+4	3 Habits prepared	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Overcharge 2/day	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6	Diplomatic presence	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6	3 Overcharges Prepared	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7	Habit swap 3/day	+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level)

Class Features

Atoners avoid single mindedness and instead focus on improving the whole party at one, and sometimes helping individuals shine when the time is right. Atoners use their habits to apply groups of day-long buff spells, and shorter term but explosive buffs called overcharges. All of the following are class features of the Atoner:

Spellcasting: At each level, you gain new spells per day and an increase in caster level (and spells known, if applicable) as if you had also gained a level in a spellcasting class to which you belonged before adding the prestige class level. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you had more than one divine spellcasting class before becoming an Atoner, you must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining spells per day, caster level, and spells known.

Spells: To cast a particular spell, you must have an wisdom score of at least 10 + the spell's level. Your bonus spells are based on your wisdom. Saves to avoid the effects of your spells have a DC of 10 + the spell's level + your wisdom bonus (if any).

Feats: At 1st level, Atoners may choose to lose the ability to make use of the feat divine metamagic (persist), and can take a different feat in its place. If you choose to keep persist spell, you can still cast persist spells but cannot use turn attempts via divine metamagic (persist) to fuel them.

Habit (SP): Starting at 1st level, an Atoner gains the ability to weave a blanket of spells that affect him and his allies for the whole day. A habit is a group of spells that have a duration greater than instantaneous, and a range greater than personal. A cantrip counts as a 1st level spell. Any spells in an active Habit affect a number of characters equal to 1 + their casting level, and end when you long rest or swap habits. The Atoner chooses one habit to have active at the beginning of the day, and can use a standard action to swap the active habit for a prepared habit. The Atoner can do this once per day at 1st level, twice per day at 5th level, and three times per day at 10th level. An active habit counts as a single spell for the purposes of dispel magic, counterspell, and other spell suppressing abilities such as antimagic field. At the beginning of each day, the Atoner builds their prepared habits (2 at 1st level, 3 at 6th level). Each habit can contain a number of spell levels equal to your Atoner level + your charisma modifier (any charisma increase as the result of a Habit or overcharge does not affect this). For example, the 3rd level Atoner Styx has a charisma modifier of +3. This means that each habit he builds can contain a number of spell levels equal to six. Styx could choose to prepare six 1st level spells, three 2nd levels spells, or any other combination of 1st and 2nd level spells that does not exceed six spell levels. Metamagic cannot be applied to Habits.

Overcharge (SP): At 2nd level, an Atoner can place a short-lived overcharge upon a single creature, supercharging their actions for the duration. Similarly to a Habit, an overcharge is a group of spells with a duration greater than instantaneous, but unlike a Habit, overcharges can include range personal spells. Overcharges affect only one creature at a time, and last for a number of round equal to your Atoner level. Overcharging a character is an immediate action, and as such can be used on any other creature's turn. The creature must consent to the overcharge, lest it fizzle and has no affect. At the beginning of each day, the Atoner builds their prepared Overcharges (1 at 2nd level, 2 at 4th level, and 3 at 9th level). Each overcharge can contain a number of spell levels equal to your Atoner level + your charisma modifier (any charisma increase as the result of a habit or overcharge does not affect this). Metamagic cannot be applied to Overcharges.

Spontaneous Forgiveness (EX): At 3rd level, an Atoner gains the ability to spontaneously cast restoration spells in a similar manner to spontaneously casting cure or inflict spells. This ability does not stop the cleric from spontaneously casting cure or inflict spells.

Diplomatic presence (EX): At 8th level, an Atoner's aptitude for diplomacy improves. You gain a +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Sense Motive checks.