The Source Meddler Prestige Class

This class was developed for the Birthright environment, and several of the rules here are written for use with the source holdings. Source meddlers are pretty pointless in a game where these are not used.

A source meddler is a druid, monster, ranger, sorcerer or wizard who wishes to greatly increase his ability to attune to source holdings. Sacrificing some regular class abilities and the ability to use Regency Points, the source meddler gains the ability to cannibalize source holdings for their power and to use realm magic much more easily.

Almost all source meddlers are wizards. Only they have the versatility of spells required to fully utilize the powers of sources. Druids, monsters, rangers and sorcerers can become source meddlers, but the benefits are lesser than those of the wizard. Source meddlers are mostly chaotic, but a lawful character could become a source meddler if compelled by some greater purpose.

Source meddlers are not part of a guild or organization; you need not learn this prestige class from another. Rather, when you feel that the regular magical classes are too restrictive, you change over and develop the source meddler abilities for yourself.

Regular spellcasters see source meddlers as thieves who steal precious magic and disrupt their plans and ley line networks. Source meddlers chafe at this and openly declare their contempt of the source bound. In general, there is a kill-on-sight policy between these two groups, and there are very few source meddlers.

Hit Die: d4

Requirements

To qualify as an source meddler, the character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Concentration: 10 ranks
Knowledge: (arcana): 5 ranks
Spellcraft: 5 ranks
Royal blood: The character must be a blooded scion.

Class Skills

Animal Empathy (Cha, restricted skill), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Intuit Direction (Wis), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Scry (Int, restricted skill), Spellcraft (Int), Wilderness Lore (Wis).

Skill points at each level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the source meddler prestige class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The source meddler gains no new ability to use weapons or armor.

Spells: Like a loremaster (DMG, p 34), the source meddler continues to progress as a spellcaster in one of the spellcaster classes he has otherwise learned.

Regency Loss: the source meddler loses the ability to collect or accumulate regency points of any kind. He cannot function as a regent.

Sense Source: The source meddler can sense and locate any source holdings in the province where he is.

Tap Source: The source meddler can use any source holding to cast realm magic. He must be at the actual holding to do this. The regency points required come from those who currently control the source. A source meddler cannot tap more Regency points this way than he has bloodline strength.

Sense Ley Line: The source meddler can sense any ley line passing through the province where he is staying. He understands where it goes and what sources it connects to.

Wild Source: The source meddler can use any province as if it was a source holding of a level equal to the highest possible source level in the province. A number of regency points equal to the number of uncontrolled source levels of the province are taken from the land itself; the rest comes from the holders of the source holdings in the province.

Identify Source Holder: The source meddler can identify the holder of any source he is currently at by name and class. There is no way to shield against this effect, except not be attuned to any sources.

Tap Ley Line: The source meddler can tap any source along a ley line ending at a source where he is staying.

Source Leak: The source meddler can damage a source holding, causing it to leak Regency points at the same rate it would normally accumulates regency points. This leakage continues until the source is successfully ruled. Causing a source leak is a month-long ritual (a domain action).

Walk Ley Line: The source meddler can teleport without error to any source holding along a ley line he is currently at. This teleportation circumvents teleportation barriers such as a dimensional anchor and arrives right at the center of the source holding, in the inner sanctum.

Find Source Holder: The source meddler can use a source holders connection to his sources to locate him. This works like a discern location spell, but you must be at a source holding of the character in question to locate him.

Blast Source: The source holder can permanently reduce the level or a source holding by one level with each day of work. He must be at the source in question. The original source holder will sense the damage once it has occurred.

Level Base Attack Bonus Fortitude Save Reflex Save Will Save Special Abilities 1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Spells, regency loss, sense source 2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Tap source 3 +1 +1 +1 +3 Sense ley line 4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Wild source 5 +2 +1 +1 +4 Identify source holder 6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Tap ley line 7 +3 +2 +2 +5 Source leak 8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Walk ley line 9 +4 +3 +3 +6 Find source holder 10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Blast source