Illus. by F. Vohwinkel
PRESTIGE CLASSES
CHAPTER 5
EARTH DREAMER
Class Skills The earth dreamer’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (dungeoneering) (Int), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int). See Chapter 4 of the Player’s Handbook for skill descriptions. Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Deep are the dreams of mountains, and the earth trembles with the power of their dreaming. Earth dreamers move within these ancient dreams, attuning themselves to their power and mastering strange abilities over the earth. Many other characters and creatures consider earth dreamers to be a strange lot, partly because these exotic spellcasters are liable to remain silent for years at a time, contemplating the Class Features All of the following are class features of the earth dreamer power and beauty of the earth dream. prestige class. Most earth dreamers are gnome Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Earth druids or wizards, but spellcasters of every race have been known dreamers gain no proficiency with any to pursue the power of the weapon or armor. earth dream. The dream Spells per Day/Spells Known: At dwarves (see page 88) each level, an earth dreamer gains new number many earth spells per day (and spells known, if dreamers among their applicable) as if she had also gained race. a level in a spellcasting class to NPC earth dreamwhich she belonged before adding ers are often the subject the prestige class level. She does of a quest, with advennot, however, gain any other benturers traveling to their efit a character of that class would remote shrines and lairs have gained (improved chance seeking wisdom and of turning or destroying undead, guidance. When they stir metamagic or item creation feats, from their communion and so on). If she had more than with the earth, a dreamone spellcasting class before beer makes a great guide coming an earth dreamer, she must to the underground decide to which class to add each world—provided you level for the purpose of determining can keep up. spells per day and spells known. Adaptation: This class Earth Friend (Ex): An earth is earth-focused, suggestdreamer knows how to get along ing that the earth dreamwell with earth creatures. Creatures er class might have three with the earth subtype automaticounterparts that comcally react to an earth dreamer in bine divination ability a friendlier manner than they othwith affinity for the elerwise would; their initial attitude ements of fire, water, (see page 72 of the Player’s Handand air. The prestige book) is improved by one step. classes for the other Earth Dream (Sp): By attuning three elements would herself to the earth dream, an earth replace the tremorsense dreamer of 2nd level or higher can pull Kyliki Turco, an earth dreamer and earth glide class feaknowledge from the mountains. This ability tures with other abilities related to works like the divination spell in many ways, their respective elements. Looking at the special abilities allowing an earth dreamer to ask one question and receive of these elements’ relevant elementals would be a good way a short, often cryptic, answer. An earth dreamer’s chance of to find such class features. receiving an answer is equal to 70% + 2% per class level, and the dream only reveals correct answers. Hit Die: d4. The earth dream ability can be used only to answer questions that are connected to the mountains in some way. In Requirements general, the dreamer can get answers to questions about To qualify to become an earth dreamer, a character must creatures, objects, and locations within 50 miles of a mounfulfill all the following criteria. tain, including underground or hidden locations. As with Skills: Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, Spellcraft 10 ranks. the augury and divination spells, multiple uses of this ability Feats: Earth Sense*. regarding the same topic by the same earth dreamer use the Special: Able to cast 1st-level spells. same dice result and reveal the same answer each time. *New feat described in Chapter 6.
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