Reaper's Child - General Prestige Class
This is a general Prestige class that may be applicable to the Forgotten Realms Campaign
The reaper's child is usually a monk who takes up worship of Nerull, the Reaper of Flesh, either voluntarily or through the forceful application of dark rituals. Hater of Life, King of All Gloom, and Bringer of Darkness - these are the names the reaper's child learns to revere on her road to martial enlightenment. Nerull's symbol is the scythe, and the reaper's child learns to use her naked hand as if it were a curving blade of steel.
The reaper's child craves unlimited power. She is ruthless, cold, domineering, and merciless to any who might get in her way. She uses her power and influence to secretly infiltrate orders of monks. Once accepted by an order, she seeks to pervert them from within by forcibly converting the instructors to the worship of Nerull by means of a grisly ceremony known only as the "Oath." Reaper's children form a secret organization that underlies parts of civilized society. Their hierarchy is rigid, with power-hungry members continually moving up and down in the ranks.
Monks make the best reaper's children, though most must be forcibly brought into the fold. Characters of other classes may join in the worship of Nerull, but without meeting the requirements of the prestige class, they cannot gain its powers
A reaper's child might be encountered by PCs without their knowledge, as reaper's children delight in appearing in their old roles to continue their dastardly machinations behind a civil facade. PC monks who wish to join Nerull in his death cult had best keep their aspiration secret from society - few places openly allow the worship of the Reaper of Flesh.
Hit Die: d8
To qualify to become a Reaper's Child, a character must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Alignment: Lawful evil
- Skills: Knowledge (religion) 4 ranks
- Feats: Improved Unarmed Strike, Deflect Arrows, Dodge,
- Unarmed Base Attack Bonus: +4/+1.
- Patron Deity: Nerull
- Special: Must undergo a grisly secret initiation known as the "Oath," administered by other reaper's children. The Oath is a day-long process wherein the applicant is slowly wound in funerary wrappings, layered with spells of binding, repeatedly tortured until the applicant hangs onto life only by a shred (-9 hit points), then finally "returned to life" in service of Nerull (the ceremony is usually accompanied by ranks of chanting believers).
From:
Dragon #299
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