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ADEPT as Player Class (adaptively by Andrè M. Pietroschek) 2008 Version 1.4
(Notes for Birthright added)
Hit Dice: d8 Alignments: all are possible, in theory at least.
Class Skills Prerequisites: Wisdom 12 & of playable species
The adepts class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int),
Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (all skills taken individually) (Int), Profession
(Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Survival (Wis) and Use Magic/Faith Device (Cha).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (5 + Int modifier) x4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Table: The Adept
——— Spells per Day ——––
PC Base Attack Fort Ref Will
Level Bonus Save Save Save Special 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Discipline, City Dweller 2 — — — — —
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Brawling 3 0 — — — —
3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 Rage, 1/day 3 1 — — — —
4th +2 +1 +1 +4 Soul Lore 3 2 0 — — —
5th +2 +1 +1 +4 Spell Penetration 3 3 1 — — —
6th +3 +2 +2 +5 Rage, 2/day 3 3 2 0 — —
7th +3 +2 +2 +5 3 3 2 1 — —
8th +4 +2 +2 +6 Pick bonus feat 3 3 3 1 —
9th +4 +3 +3 +6 Evasion 3 3 3 2 0 —
10th +5 +3 +3 +7 Rage, 3/day 3 3 3 2 1
11th +5 +3 +3 +7 3 3 3 3 1 0
12th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 Meta-Magic Feat 3 3 3 3 2 1
13th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 3 3 3 3 2 1
14th +7/+2 +4 +4 +9 Spell Mastery 4 3 3 3 3 2
15th +7/+2 +5 +5 +9 4 4 3 3 3 2
16th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10 Pick bonus feat 4 4 4 3 3 2
17th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10 4 4 4 4 3 3
18th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11 Pick bonus feat 4 4 4 4 4 3
19th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11 4 4 4 4 4 4
20th +10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Spell Mastery 4 4 4 4 4 4
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the adept as PC class.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Adepts are skilled with all simple weapons & their chosen
deities favourite weapon. Adepts are proficient with light & medium armour only. (Divine
magic is not sabotaged while wearing armour, be reminded). Oh and once more: a staff is a
two-handed weapon, ergo 150% strength bonus.
Spells: An adept casts divine spells which are drawn from the adept spell list (see below). Like
a cleric, an adept must choose and prepare his or her spells in advance. Unlike a cleric, an
adept cannot spontaneously cast cure or inflict spells.
To prepare or cast a spell, an adept must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell
level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against an adepts spell is 10 + the spell level
+ the adept’s Wisdom modifier.
Adepts, unlike wizards, do not acquire their spells from books or scrolls, nor do they prepare
them through clergy. Instead, they meditate, “believe” or contemplate for their spells, receiving
them as divine inspiration (not straight via deities) or through their own strength of faith.
Each adept must choose a time each day at which he or she must spend an hour in quiet
contemplation or supplication to regain her daily allotment of spells.
Time spent resting has no effect on whether an adept can prepare spells. Like other
spellcasters, an adept can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Base
daily spell allotment is given on Table: 'The Adept'. In addition, she receives bonus spells per
day if she has a high Wisdom score. When Table: The Adept indicates that the adept gets 0
spells per day of a given spell level, adept gains only the bonus spells based on her Wisdom
score for that spell level. Each adept has a particular holy symbol (a unique focus) depending
on the adept’s magical tradition. That symbol can be enchanted or upgraded, like common
wards against level drain.
Soul Lore (I admit, I read some stuff from “collective” C.G.Jung): From 4th level on an adept
may make a special soul lore check with a bonus equal to his or her adept level to sense
whether he or she learns some relevant information about local notable people, legendary
items, or noteworthy places. A successful soul lore check will not reveal the powers of a magic
item but may give a hint as to its general function. An adept may not take 10 or take 20 on
this check; this sort of lore is essentially random. Roll a d20 + adept level.
DC Type of Lore
15 Common items or tales, known by at least a substantial minority; common legends of
the local population. Never 100% true, yet never 100% wrong either.
20 Uncommon but available, known by only a few people, libraries, temples or bardic
legends.
25 Obscure, known by few, hard to come by. Like an occultist who tries to find people
who only communicate by the “sending” kind of spell?
30 Extremely obscure, known by very few, possibly forgotten by mortals who once knew
it. Probably known only by those who don’t understand the significance of the lore or
item.
This petty copy of bardic knowledge makes an excellent reason for adepts to form a
group or specific joint venture, I guess. Better than dice could be playing it out, spiced
by experiences made and gained! Pseudo Grail quests?
Brawling
Adepts lack the dedication of the typical monks, partially due their dependence upon their
souls guidance. From the petty courses “at the monastery” they learned to be a notch more
spontaneous and flexible though. Alleys, pubs and taverns are not the only “chance” to learn.
Indeed, outside propaganda, a lot of zealots happen to add punch to their arguments. Brawling
is no clone of improved unarmed fighting, it does not allow to ignore the unarmed versus
armed penalty!
Benefit: When making an unarmed attack, the character receives a +1 competence bonus on
attack rolls, and the character deals non-lethal damage equal to 1d6/1d4 (medium or small size)
+ his or her Strength modifier. Critical hits deal lethal damage (balancing the hubris of certain
martial arts zealots). Normal: Unarmed attacks normally deal non-lethal damage equal to
1d3/1d2 + Strength modifier.
Rage
Self-Enchantment here as divine innate ability
Level: Madness domain 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: One action
Range: irrelevant here, self
Target: self
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
The caster can put a creature into a blood frenzy. In this rage, the creature gains +4 to
Strength, +4 to Constitution, and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves. (Unlike a barbarian rage, no
penalty to AC is suffered, and no fatigue period occurs after the rage is over.)
Evasion (Ex): From 9th level, if an adept makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an
attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage.
Evasion can be used only if an adept is wearing light armour or no armour. A helpless adept
does NOT gain the benefit of evasion. It is game guider's decision, if you can select improved
evasion as a bonus feat on later levels!
Notes on my Hypocrisy
Wow, much to note. First, it is superficial, as the facts mostly verify. When I wrote „My
prestige class – defenders of the faith“, there I wrote about one possible way of playing any
traditional D&D character class turning towards faith. This adept approach, is for a world
where there are NO heroes. No such classes. It is designed for generic city adventures and
contrary to suspicions, it is a sign of respect from me towards officials as fan websites.
● A great disturbance is Planescape. Opinions vary on why clerics are not allowed by the
lady of pain. In a way, it is about agents of the gods, rattling the cage (much like
terrorism, just not mundane but plane-law). With the hint at “Witch's Wake”, you all
have the chance of knowing one realm besides Ravenloft, where a faithful individual
may live through some ordeal without ever having been trained to be a “real cleric”.
Claire Ricks, as if that was not overdosed to an overkill.
I had serious problems after 35 dinA4 pages written & published (Dreamscape, Brutal
Dreaming.pdf). Complete re-edition or starting a new? My situation took toll and I am
disgusted by being reduced in my potential, for it was never too perfect anyway. ☺
I can no longer pretend, as if I would enjoy it. My “muse” is another failure of my life. It's ok,
it was not primary about money anyway. Jörg Schwab made a coup, yet I intent to completely
vanish from the Internet. This means: If you want my gratis D&D stuff, visit www.e-
stories.org/ fast? Same truth will become to be for my account at www.esnips.com which I
appreciated as storage, yet mustn't be shared with public (or at all).
Dedication
I dedicate this files (I made it for a purpose not yet written) effort to Rob Bartel, master-
mind of Witch's Wake (yeah, in a way, that guy from Bioware, back then). Besides (yet not
outmatched by) Planescape Torment I never found any more inspiring, atmospheric D&D in
my life. Thanks!
1st AddOn
Imagine a fantasy pub, for the more spiritual type. There is one of those tables where the lights are
dampened and which is far from potential eavesdroppers. The gorgeous and humble wench has just
served drinks. The innkeeper (gender by your imagination) still stares daggerlike at monk and nun.
Green tea, not even honey. Hmpf, those monastic types could make a humble business go broke and
would do nothing but offer cookie wisdom. Certain words (OOC, or as in rulebook) for clarity to
readers!
Yet we are lucky, for this is not our most focused concern: (Eating and drinking occurs, by
individual tastes and preferences.)
The wench delivers the equivalents to a hot Baileyscoffee for the adept, green tea for AkikoMae,
green tea with honey for the cleric, original cocainecola for Guile and an indescribable mixture for
the Planar.
Adept: Thanks for granting us the chance for such a small chat.
AkikoMae, a warriornun: smiles (working to radiate mystic wisdom)
Cleric: You are welcome, our temple never is above helping the less enlightened. We are...
(struggles to spare the cliché propaganda)
Guile, a vile, dark adept: You repressed homosexual *mutters a curse*
Adept: It's appreciated, that even competition gives us the honour. *resisted*
Planar: Slurps his or her drink, the air is so fresh, compared to Sigil.
Adept: We wanted to find new insights on our role in society and our path, compared to the
traditional ones, as the bards sing about the age of heroics.
AkikoMae, a warriornun: We have a traditional way, which prevailed through the centuries. In
solitude we dedicate our lives to a combination of discipline, learning and prayer. We strengthen the
body so it can be the shell of a strong and pure soul, by definition of each order.
Cleric: As those chosen by a god, due our faith we connect with the power of chant and miracles.
We become servants of deities, making our surroundings into more pleasing places for the god we
serve.
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Hiding in a monastery, not to face the world. Couldn't that be true as well?
How alone is a monk when amongst brethren most time? Or what about clerics bossing around and
sacrificing commoners to please a deity, existent or imagined?
AkikoMae, a warriornun: A proper question, at utmost improper time. Won't you contribute by
your answer first?
Cleric: I guess lacking respect is seen as a skill, in absence of real competence? We never claimed
perfection and on each virtue, there is a way to defile it. Where there is good, there is the possibility
for evil, where there is order, might be chaos as well.
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Yeah, maybe I should play along. *wicked smile* We were inspired by
the infernal as religion or occultism, yet while we are not as sorcerers, living our ego to our prime
worked out to be... to bring results. Alternatives there where few, be a peasant, soldier, criminal or
drop dead were usually all.
Planar: Well, our spiritual awakening came via survival. When the world you knew is away through
a portal, which you don't know to activate? Under the lady of pain, we had the luck that deities as
religious dabbling were forbidden, not soul. We could be a subtle adaptation of divine or infernal
forces in an unknown realm.
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Yo! That sounds like my next bitch, that lady of pain. Does she suck well?
Planar: Nobody survived to find out or tell, want to venture with me... for a try?
Guile, a vile, dark adept: *senses the bait* Maybe sooner than you think. Thanks for that offer.
Adept: I think our benefit is, that we are still citizens. We are not defined by profession alone and
for the continuous routine of urban life, we are quite flexible. Further, I think the evidence of the
soul needing no deity, might not always be harmful.
AkikoMae, a warriornun: Yet lacking a master and not even being capable of koong foo? How do
you see your role compared to the traditional ones?
Cleric: Oh, does this mean you have no direct support by a deity and additionally you lack the
domains of faith?
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Are you afraid of the unknown? We can buy scrolls and relics and use
them without a deity giving permission or some templepolitics sucking out of envy or contempt.
Now that is a truth, can you handle it?
Adept: Admitted, we can not easily outmatch your ways, yet have we need of it? I agree on that we
might be a subtle, new approach, like the dawn of a new day after a stormy night. Maybe even seeds
of your ways, growing up on their own?
Planar: No creature is perfect and we were, in a way, born as we are. I survived some surprises due
it, too. Further, allegiance to a deity, worship as religion is prohibited in Sigil, punished by a painful
death.
Cleric: Heresy! Sacrilege! The lady of pain, an infidel? Excuse me, yet adepts use holy symbols as
focus, wouldn't that be a problem then?
Planar: Seemingly not, though this might mean the ladies law is more against gods and religion than
against a focus to the own self, which is our only way of using it, by birthright.
Guile, a vile, dark adept: *another wicked, satiated smile* Hey nun, is it your leg going for me
under the table?
AkikoMae, a warriornun: *visualizes the breaking of a certain pesters bones*
Cleric: But aren't there remnants of the arcane in your style?
(Cleric continues):We had reports from the witchhun...certain investigative people spread such
rumours. How can your soul be pure, when divine and arcane result in such a comparably weak
mixture?
Adept: I invited you, to find out more?
Planar: I could only guess.
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Why don't you give your deity a blowjob, so it enlightens us?
Cleric: *keeps in mind to gift a pyre to some Satanist loudmouth* How about spells? How do you
learn and work them?
Adept: Listening to the soul, symbolically spoken. We are not as flexible as the bards though.
Further, we have comparably obvious limits.
Planar: But Tiefling ladies freak out the sexy way, when even the slightest divine magic is sensed
during their tabledance... ahem!
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Limits of today may be overcome tomorrow. That nun not sucking mine,
now that is what bards must call sorrow!
AkikoMae, a warriornun: Secret art of ripping off testicles, how could you live without that
practical lesson?
Guile, a vile, dark adept: Now look, too weak to handle it, after all those years without orgasms?
AkikoMae, a warriornun: Provoke it and you know yourself real soon. As if pleasure guarantees
strength and prowess, fool! Who suggested we are all vowing celibacy anyway?
Adept: Is there a productive aspect to this sexist agenda?
Guile, a vile, dark adept: If she wouldn't posture that shy...
AkikoMae, a warriornun: Sexual harassment, for obviously you are weak and desperate? Seems to
me, that without rape you don't get laid at all. Poor sob? * taunt that is?*
Guile, a vile, dark adept: *game guide enforces rage activation due failed roll*
Cleric: Do not drown him into an abyss of temptation! *prepares hold person spell*
With two of the chat lacking mental endurance to keep on the topics, we subtly retreat from the
chat. This time there is no violence, for Guile will follow Planar to Sigil just instances before the
inquisition of the temple arrives to reflect the clerics gratitude for insulting the deity!
Some experience is gained and especially for adepts, contemplating their own meaning of it all,
might even bring results...
This means, when an adventure is not about slaughtering hordes of monsters, not about constant
bloodshed or dire magic duels, adepts may be quite an option. Soulsearch, mysticism or
uncovering elven artifacts, such suits cliché adepts. Lore with meaning, instead of just knowing
“this is a bastard sword +3” could be another hint to game guides.
Adepts can be expected to work well, where “normalcy” is part of the intended game atmosphere.
They offer a minimum of healer, to be not instantly a waste, yet no match to cleric or druid – for
that was never their purpose anyway.
Adepts may handle holdings, in Birthright context or equivalent.
Adepts have mostly mundane weapons at start, on their own applying scrolls like bless weapon or
magic weapon is all they can muster. Henceforth, starting with a simple ghost story yet making the
bouncer to be an iron golem is not about racism, it is about spoiling the game.
On players. I share one more pdf with the world. This is the worktemplate, soon one with
Charisma as prime follows, being reduced to bard spell number of sorcerer spells. I do not force
anyone to read it at all. Further, I don't owe explanations or respect to you anyway.
While my lack of resources has given it a “tribal shaman light” touch, the adept could be ultra
civilized highelf, evil drow soulsister of such high elves or dwarven as halforc brute (relativity)
souls. Race and culture should serve to roundup the adepts design.
I have crafted this adept version for a game world/story idea, where attributes start all at 9 (max is
18, modified due racial stats) and you spent 21 points on those! Contrary to laziness, only the name
is identical with the adept class I defined for the German “Demonwright RPG”.
A jolly race for small adeptordeals
Planetouched HALFLINGS: Planetouched Halflings are somewhat rare among halfling folk.
Planetouched Halflings are 4 feet tall or more and weigh between 30 and 35 pounds, due their
Tallfellow roots.
• +2 Dexterity, –1 Strength, 1 Intelligence.
• Small: As a Small creature, a halfling gains a +1 size bonus to Armour Class, a +1 size bonus on
attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but he or she uses smaller weapons than medium
sized humanoids use, and his or her lifting and carrying limits are threequarters of those of a
Medium character.
• Halfling base land speed is 20 feet.
• +2 racial bonus on Search, Spot, and Listen checks.
• +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.
• +2 morale bonus on saving throws against fear: This bonus stacks with the halfling’s +1 bonus on
saving throws in general.
• +1 racial bonus on attack rolls with light crossbows.
• +2 racial bonus on Survival checks.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Halfling. Bonus Languages: Celestial, Dwarven, Elven,
Gnome, Goblin, Infernal and Orc. They generally speak Elven in addition to Common and Halfling.
• Favoured Class: Adept. A multiclass halfling’s adept class does not count when determining
whether he or she takes an experience point penalty due multiclassing.
● Special Feat by race:
Improved Initiative
● Special Qualities of these halflings:
Darkvision out to 45 feet.
Spell Resistance 15
Respect where it is due: The DROW as race (outside the typical
context) are an impressive race by stats and resistance! The
blackrose elves (NWN1 CEP) not less.
Adept rules for the (D20) Birthright setting.
There are two ways of using my adept solution as player class for the realms and cultures of Cerilia
(Birthright):
● The easy way: Do NOT use them at all!
● The way of the semicleric. While adepts have no domain powers and cannot turn undead,
they can make up for it, if played properly. The following text gives first hints. From
Administrate, Lead and Warcraft add to class skills as if they were clerics.
Adepts, as far as I can write game balance, have the now listed three options of divine magic.
1. They are of sufficient bloodline strength to need no deity. This could be, yet is a bit out of
their role. On the other hand, it could spice up a faithful regent with more deeds than
(pseudo) religious dogma alone. Game guide choice BEFORE character creation, I would
advise.
2. They are treated like clerics (Claire Ricks). This means, they pledge allegiance and have
faith in one of the official deities, precisely as clerics. While adept spells by list remain, this
gives them access up to spelllevel 3 divine realm spells. I found Eloèle a notch bitchy, if I
may write as I would speak my opinion. Guile would appreciate Azrai!
3. They have faith and belong to an adept order, which traces their faith back to one of the
heroic gods (Anduiras, Azrai, Basaia, Brenna, Masela, Reynir & Vorynn) which bled for
Cerilia. While adept spells by list remain, this gives them access up to spelllevel 3 divine
realm spells. If in example a faithful halfling occultist who tries to learn more about the evil
taint which befell the Shadow World and haunts the halflings is considered, then this way is
an option. Combined with arcane support (a halfling magician with scrying or divination),
this could really bring benefit to the realm and the people.
Adepts, independent of culture, compensate for what they lack clericwise due their certainly
improved personal skills and feats. In the realm, working for the Curate as loyal members of the
faith makes much sense.They could copy religious texts, help on healing and nearly any task, which
running the temples in a city demands as routine.
The fact, that they are not 2nd class clerics shows, when for example they adventure to recover a
relic or accompany a cleric of some importance. Given that a levelled adept has enough faith and
knowledge to even help training lay brothers and lay sisters (newbies to official faith), they make
fine assistants to all religions known.
The favoured weapon of a deity will henceforth be a weapon the faithful adept is ruled proficient
with and it will be prime choice for the weapon focus, naturally. Or should I write: faithfully?
If you read the description of the magician as player class, as is in the D20 birthright rules, then you
have the same conflict. In your imagination replace magician by the word adept and wizard/sorcerer
by cleric. It shows a quite human struggle of social standing and doubts. Understand it and you can
even roleplay why an adept feels not inferior or superior to clerics (or Claire Ricks).
The jobduty is faith, the rest are just different manifestations of the deity. As Cerilia lacks monks
and nuns, adepts may even fill a breach between courtiers and temples as well. The only limits are
the will, faith and competence of your personal game guide.
I write this after reading Birthright material in 2007. The joy I felt when one of few worthy classics
was not forgotten completely. This version is primarily for www.birthright.net community.
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“The Revised (v3.5) System Reference Document” by D20 Systems (as far as the download was
named). Due a technical problem I couldn't include it as HTML which would have made it easier to
track the source. I further mention in quite obvious text and colour that neither Wizards of the Coast
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A lurking of questions
The adepts holy symbol/unique token is replaceable (from easy, near instant on low levels to near
epic on highest). Personally my only rule ever is, guide it as you can handle it. I know guide it as
atmospheric as it can be, sounds more convincing. It's just that I was mercilessly reminded, that I
made enough mistakes to know it happens. This knowledge leads me to the suspicion, that other
game guides may have a bad moment, too.
● A tattoo or tribal scar can be just as much a symbol. It is individual choice. If you design
adept magical lodges, wouldn't playing a cleric or wizard get that job done? Adepts are a
mixture class with the benefit of citizen life in a fantasy world. Their usual adventure is
called: Getting a job done, meeting proper mate, reading inspiring books and doing some
workouts.
● Oh and they call their laziness contemplation, just like the author of this file, a great thinker.
☺
● The official NPC version had a familiar. This one has lots of feats instead, some by
individual players selection (from proper list of feats).
● I still like monks, I even enjoyed wizardthief mixtures. This pseudoclass is designed for
another realm, where epic adventures are simply all old tales from bards.
● I reduced the number of resistances in my included halfling offer, for playing a drow adept
or dwarven adept would be as possible.
● If halflings are not allowed a reinforced staff, adaptability helps. Simple weapons offer
several common weapons. Perhaps be reminded that mace is a smaller weapon category than
club? “But they use no shields?” Sometimes, even to people with darkvision, holding a torch
or lantern is useful. Others hold their “holy symbol” when casting spells in combat?
● Proper quality artwork/illustrations for my files (including permission to use it in
publications) is always a welcome option. Naturally the number of offers remains close to
the depressing number of my bank account...
● This time, once more, I left my own opinion out of the task and made sure that players all
over the world (even that country I dislike due their deeds) could participate, if they like to. I
don't expect much, for me it remains a worktool I crafted for my own next step. Sooner,
later or never.
● Adepts have NO domain powers and CANNOT turn undead, that's clerics (Claire Ricks)!
● My apologies to newbies. The craft skill and those creation spells hint at that, among others,
adepts can create a new holy symbol on their own (or weapons, later armour). This is a
potential & cute emergency help, I would guess.
Ok, some game guides I remember are like bad moments for life. Others think such about me, let's
be Straight enough here. I give my answers and include miniFAQs, not for you to like it. I do it, to
make you know my answer and have a better chance of understanding. I know any real game guide
(dungeon master or mistress) instantly knows what I write about when it is D&D. Some years ago, I
still had best intentions, the facts made me frustrated, I never really blamed anyone in person for it.
Programmers have skills, which I lack. Yet a lot of them are inexperienced and incompetent as
game guides. One of my goals was, to write the minimum they need to implement such classes or
ideas without “doing homework” on practical, atmospheric pen & paper. At least I tried.
A crucial feat, after first ordeals
Hints vary. Sometimes by my competence, yet in truth, by your preferences! Due levelfeat (3rd
level?) or at level 8 adepts get a free bonus feat. It's intended players choice as far as it does not
spoil.
Other feats are as possible. Yet, in truth I would encourage a very simple approach: Make them get
a feat they earned by playing style! This means, if one of your adepts fights like hell (suiting the
role and atmosphere), grant that cleave feat, even without power attack prerequisite. If one of your
adepts plays sneakiness well, grant sneak attack 1d6, they earned it. It is not that special, it does not
break game balance and it surely helps players to feel “roleplaying” their characters is not just a
waste of effort. This class is, among others, one possible upgrade to the typical “healer cliché”.
Consider it for the campaign: In my intended adepts exclusively first adventure, it would make
sense, yet be a spoiler, to classbreak to fighter or rogue.
Hint: Check the feat descriptions.
● Flurry of Blows. Originally a monk feat, yet allowing such with the deities favoured weapon
could encourage players to play atmospheric, as the faith in Birthright demands. Wow,
impressive looked the table of the paladin of Cuiraècen to me.
● A human adept with shield proficiency at 1st level due human bonus feat and improved
shield bash as 3rd level feat has more benefits, than an adept with two weapon fighting at 1 st
level and two weapon defence at 3rd.