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[edit]
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
| 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
| 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[edit]
* 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)