Talk:Mail'd Mage (3.5e Prestige Class)

Pronounced meyl*ed meyj (Male Ed Mage), this prestige class is an adaptation of Hhernandez's 'Battlemage,' as I am not knowledgeable (or arrogant) enough to simply revise his entry to balance it (despite its low review rating). Thank you.

* Class abilities Mail Bonding Ritual and Mail Enhancements are humorous, but exist because I couldn't think of a better alternative. Please suggest alternatives.

* Please evaluate whether or not I've appropriately recognized/cited copyrights & credit in the article proper.

* Please weigh-in on the older version versus newer version debate below.

PROGRESSION DEBATE

Though not shown here, there has been some debate over the progression of the class in terms of whether or not it is underpowered or overpowered. PLEASE leave a comment on which progression seems the more balanced and appropriate for a prestige class if you have the ability to critically discern which is superior.

OLDER VERSION

Table: The Mail'd Mage

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Arcane Failure Reduction	Special	Spells per Day/Spells Known
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	5%	Armored Vigilance, Mail Bonding Ritual	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
2nd	+1	+3	+0	+0	10%	Mail Enhancement 1/–	—
3rd	+2	+3	+1	+1	15%		+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th	+2	+4	+1	+1	20%	Arcane Recovery 1/day	—
5th	+3	+4	+1	+1	25%	Mail Enhancement 2/–	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
6th	+3	+5	+2	+2	30%	Endurance, Bonus Feat	—
7th	+4	+5	+2	+2	35%	Campaigner	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
8th	+4	+6	+2	+2	40%	Mail Enhancement 3/–	—
9th	+5	+6	+3	+3	45%		+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
10th	+5	+7	+3	+3	50%	Arcane Recovery 2/day, Bonus Feat	—

NEWER VERSION

Table: The Mail'd Mage

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Arcane Failure Reduction	Special	Spells per Day/Spells Known
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	5%	Armored Vigilance+, Mail Bonding Ritual	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
2nd	+1	+3	+0	+0	10%	Mail Enhancement 1/–	—
3rd	+2	+3	+1	+1	15%	Endurance+	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th	+2	+4	+1	+1	20%	Arcane Recovery 1/day	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
5th	+3	+4	+1	+1	25%	Mail Enhancement 2/–	—
6th	+3	+5	+2	+2	30%	Bonus Feat	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
7th	+4	+5	+2	+2	35%	Campaigner+	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
8th	+4	+6	+2	+2	40%	Mail Enhancement 3/–	—
9th	+5	+6	+3	+3	45%	Bonus Feat	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
10th	+5	+7	+3	+3	50%	Arcane Recovery 2/day	+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class

⁺: If the mail'd mage already possesses this feat, he or she may instead gain a substitute Armor or Shield feat.

IDEAS

* I'm thinking about changing the first bonus feat to the 'Armor Focus' Feat and changing the second bonus feat to the 'Tower Shield Proficiency' feat.

* If common consensus is that this build is too powerful, I may have the mail'd mage sacrifice spell slots to perform the Mail Bonding Ritual depending on the heaviness of the armor (light = level 2 spell slot, medium = level 4 spell slot, heavy = level 6 spell slot). That might be overkill though, I'm not sure. Any comments? Cthulhu Kid 00:33, 19 January 2011 (MST)