Faerûnian Prestige Class : Wearer of Purple
Wearers of purple are members of the Cult of the Dragon who embrace the creation and veneration of the Sacred Ones, the great dracoliches of Faerûn. Members follow the teachings of Sammaster the Mad, who prophesied that dragon dragons shall rule the world entire. Organized into autonomous cells, Dragon Cultists collectively serve as an intelligence-gathering and communications network for the evil dragons of Faerûn and the Cult's dracoliches. Wearers of purple are typically leaders of such Dragon Cult cells. They are responsible for tracking evil dragons to their lair, offering tribute to evil dragons, convincing evil dragons to become dracoliches, preparing the necessary ritual components for the transformation, and serving dracoliches once created. Most wearers of purple serve one dracolich, although members of powerful cells may serve up to a half a dozen Sacred Ones.
Most wearers of purple are clerics, wizards, wizards specializing in the art of necromancy, or sorcerers. Those clerics who do join the ranks of the Dragon Cult are typically followers of Bane, Cyric, Gargauth, Shar, Talona, or Velsharoon. Although fighters and rogues make up the bulk of the Cult's lower ranks, few non-spellcasters ascend to leadership positions with the Cult of the Dragon.
Wearers of purple are usually high-ranking members of a Dragon Cult cell who work closely with fellow Cultists. Most are either involved in wooing one or more dragons to undergo the transformation to undeath or serving one of the Sacred Ones directly. Most remain in close proximity to the lair of the dragon that they serve except when coordinating with other cells or seeking out other wyrms.
Requirements
To qualify to become a Wearer of Purple, a character must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Alignment: Any evil.
- Skills: Alchemy 5 ranks, Diplomacy 4 ranks, Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Knowledge (local) 3 ranks, Speak Language (Draconic).
- Feats: Iron Will, Spell Focus (Necromancy).
- Base Save Bonus: Will +5.
- Spells: Able to cast at least one necromantic spell.
- Special: The character must have made peaceful contact with an evil true dragon or dracolich.
Class Skills
The wearer of purple's class skills are Appraise, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Knowledge (arcana), and Ride.
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Class Features
The following are Class Features of the wearer of purple prestige class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A wearer of purple gains no weapon or armor proficiencies.
Spells per Day/Spells Known: At each wearer of purple level, the character gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if he had also gained a level in a spellcasting class to which he belonged before adding the prestige class level. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (improved chance of turning or destroying undead, metamagic or item creation feats, and so on). If the character had more than one spellcasting class before becoming a wearer of purple, the player must decide to which class to add each wearer of purple level for the purpose of determining spells per day and spells known.
Energy Resistance (Ex): Upon adopting the wearer of purple class, the character gains a resistance 5 to one, type of energy (commonly acid, cold, electricity, or fire), as described in Chapter 3 of the Vungeon Master's Guide. Most characters choose a resistance to the type of energy embodied in the breath weapon of the dragon or dracolich that they attend or expect to attend. At 3rd and 5th level, the energy resistance increases to 10 and 15, respectively.
New Domain: At 1st level, the wearer of purple gains a domain from the following list: Death, Evil, Scalykind. The character gains the granted power of the new domain. A wearer of purple's class level stacks with his cleric level for determining the effects of these three domain's granted powers. If the wearer of purple has no cleric levels, he doesn't gain the domain spells, but uses his levels in this prestige class to determine the granted power's effects.
Dracoride (Ex): Beginning at 2nd level, when riding any kind of dragon, a wearer of purple uses his normal Ride skill score, even if he chose a non-draconic sort of mount when he first selected the Ride skill. In other words, he suffers no penalties for riding a "different" or "very different" mount when riding dragons.
Item Creation Feat: At 4th and 6th level, the wearer of purple gains a bonus feat from the following list: Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item, Forge Ring. The wearer of purple must meet all prerequisites for the chosen feat.
Frightful Presence (Ex): Beginning at 7th level, a wearer of purple can unsettle foes with his mere presence, much like the Sacred Ones he serves. The ability takes effect automatically whenever the character attacks or charges. Creatures within a radius of 30 feet are subject to the effect if they have fewer HD than the character.
Creatures may resist with a successful Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 class level + Charisma modifier). Those that save are immune to the character's frightful presence for one day. On a failure, creatures with 4 or fewer HD become panicked for 4d6 rounds and those with 5 or more HD become shaken for 4d6 rounds. Dragons are immune to this effect.
Paralyzing Touch (Su): Beginning at 8th level, a creature touched by a wearer of purple must make a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 class level + Charisma modifier) or be paralyzed for 2d6 rounds. A successful saving throw against this effect does not confer any immunity against subsequent attacks. The wearer of purple may use this touch attack a number of times per day equal to 1 + his Charisma bonus (if any), and must make a melee touch attack against his opponent to use this ability. Once invoked, the ability is treated as a touch spell, with the character "holding the charge" for the ability until it is used or dispersed.
Paralyzing Gaze (Su): Beginning at 9th level, the wearer of purple may cause his eyes to glow, giving him the ability to paralyze victims within 40 feet who fail a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 class level + Charisma modifier). If the saving throw is successful, the target creature is forever immune to the gaze of that particular wearer of purple. If it fails, the victim is paralyzed for 2d6 rounds. The wearer of purple may use this gaze attack a number of times per day equal to 1 + his Charisma bonus (if any).
Rebuke Sacred Ones (Su): Beginning at 10th level, a wearer of purple may use his rebuke undead ability to rebuke a dragon or dracolich. The cleric makes a rebuke attempt as normal, except that his range is 120 feet and only affects the targeted dragon or dracolich. A dracolich's turn resistance does not apply against this ability.
| Wearer of Purple | Hit Die: d6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Special | Spells per Day |
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | Energy resistance 5, new domain | +1 level of existing class |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +0 | +3 | Dracoride | +1 level of existing glass |
| 3rd | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Energy resistance 10 | +1 level of existing class |
| 4th | +2 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Item creation feat | +1 level of existing class |
| 5th | +2 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Energy resistance 15 | +1 level of existing class |
| 6th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +5 | Item creation feat | +1 level of existing -class |
| 7th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +5 | Frightful presence | +1 level of existing class |
| 8th | +4 | +2 | +2 | +6 | Paralyzing touch | + level of existing class |
| 9th | +4 | +3 | +3 | +6 | Paralyzing gaze | +1 level of existing class |
| 10th | +5 | +3 | +3 | +7 | Rebuke sacred ones | +1 level of existing class |
Source: Faiths & Pantheons