Chapter Eight: Prestige Classes
Class Features All the following are class features of the angel of terror prestige class. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Angels of terror gain no proficiencies in weapons or armor of any type. Chant the Holy Name (Sp): Angels of terror can use chant the holy name† at will as a spell-like ability. Mirror Image (Sp): At 2nd level, angels of terror gain the ability to confuse others about the number of angels present. An angel of terror can use mirror image at will as a spell-like ability, though she can have no more than eight images present at any time. This ability does not work when eight images are already present. It is because of this ability that a group of angels of terror can look like a small army. This effect has caused many folk who see visions of Heaven to be confused into thinking that tens of thousands of these angels guard a heavenly throne. Lord of Dread (Su): Angels of terror are tasked with striking fear into the hearts of those who visit sacred places. At 3rd level and higher, all fear effects created by an angel of terror are one step more potent: Effects that cause a target to be shaken instead cause it to become frightened, frightened becomes panicked, panicked becomes cowering, and worse than cowering causes a –2 morale penalty to the target’s saving throw. Confusion Aura (Su): Upon reaching 5th level, an angel of terror radiates an aura of confusion equal to the spell of the same name that affects only the angel’s enemies. The Difficulty Class of saving throws against the aura is 15 + the angel’s Charisma modifier. A creature that saves against a particular angel’s aura remains immune to it for one day.
Fire-Speaker Fire-speaking angels are talented angels of fire whose abilities make them invaluable to deities and archangels who command thousands of angels. While many angels of fire (those who gain the Angel of Fire† dominion feat described in Chapter Seven: Feats) populate Heaven, only a handful of fire-speaking angels serve any particular deity. While their ability to blast enemies with fire or even turn into pure fire is significant on a battlefield, their unique ability to talk through fire makes them natural relayers of information for Heaven’s hierarchies. Like ophanim, they have a gift for sending messages, and ophanim are perfectly suited for this prestige class. Bards, clerics, paladins, and rogues most easily qualify for this class, and their class abilities complement those of this class nicely. Other classes have a more difficult time meeting the requirements and generally don’t have the proper mindset to be messengers, though some particularly stubborn angels persist just for the class’ battle abilities.
Fire-speakers are used to being the only one of their kind around, so they’re comfortable working alone, though other kinds of angel usually surround fire-speaking messengers. As they can easily communicate with other angels of their type, they rarely feel alone and can coordinate attacks or meetings over long distances. Particularly influential deities or those coordinating a large number of angels sometimes gather multiple fire-speakers together. In such situations, in between sending official messages they enjoy speaking with each other in person. Amber angels (see “Variant Angels” in Chapter Two: Angels) are called fire-speaking angels. It is possible that they once were some other kind of angel who completed this prestige class and advanced to a new kind of being. Hashmal, chief of the hashmalim, is the first fire-speaking angel. It is through his power that many of the commands of Heaven reach the hashmalim (and through them, other angels). Hit Die: d8
Requirements To qualify to become a fire-speaker, a character must fulfill all the following criteria. Race: Angel Base Attack Bonus: +4 Base Save Bonuses: Reflex +4, Will +4 Skills: Concentration 5 ranks, Diplomacy 8 ranks, Intimidate 5 ranks Feats: Iron Will, Spiritual Contact† Patron Deity: Any Special: Fire Tolerance: The angel must have at least fire resistance 5 or fire immunity.
Class Skills Class skills for the fire-speaker are: Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (None). For more information on these skills, see Chapter Four in the Player’s Handbook. Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Intelligence modifier
Class Features All the following are class features of the fire-speaker prestige class. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Fire-speakers gain no proficiencies in weapons or armor of any type. Breath Weapon (Su): A fire-speaking angel has a breath weapon usable once per day: a 15-foot cone of fire that deals 3d6 points of
TABLE 8-4: ANGEL OF TERROR Class Level 1 2 3 4 5
Base Attack Bonus +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Fortitude Save +2 +3 +3 +4 +4
Reflex Save +0 +0 +1 +1 +1
Will Save +2 +3 +3 +4 +4
Special Chant the holy name† Mirror image Lord of dread — Confusion aura
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