Battle Herald (Apath)
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In every army there are leaders who surpass the average cold-hearted mercenary, battle-scarred veteran, or wizened drill instructor, not so much in their skill at arms but in their ability to inspire and lead others. Battle heralds are just such captains—skilled warriors to be sure, but ones who have honed the art of leadership to a keen edge and keep it as ready as their sword as a means to victory. Battle heralds tap into reservoirs of courage, skill, bravery, and perseverance that those who serve with them never knew they had, and their allies often find themselves ascending the mount of triumph following the battle herald’s glorious (if often tattered) banner.
Class Information
This is a prestige class archetype.
Prestige Class: Battle herals.
Build Classes: Bard, Cavalier.
Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d10.
Class Skills
The battle herald's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis). Swim (Str), and Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skill Ranks at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Class Features
This archetype has all normal class features, except as noted.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency
Battle heralds are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, light, and medium) and with shields (except tower shields).
Table: Arcane Trickster
| Class Level |
Base Attack Bonus |
Fort Save |
Ref Save |
Will Save |
Special | Spells per Day | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +2 | Cantrips, ranged legerdemain, trapfinding | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +3 | Scribe scroll | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +3 | Evasion, sneak attack 1d6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Rogue talent, trap sense | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Sneak attack 2d6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Arcane bond, tricky spells | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Sneak attack 3d6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8th | +6/+1 | +2 | +6 | +6 | Rogue talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 9th | +6/+1 | +3 | +6 | +6 | Sneak attack 4d6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 10th | +7/+2 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Impromnitou sneak attack | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 11th | +8/+3 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Sneak attack 5d6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 12th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +8 | Rogue talent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 13th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +8 | Sneak attack 6d6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 14th | +10/+5 | +4 | +9 | +9 | Surprise spells | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 15th | +11/+6/+1 | +5 | +9 | +9 | Sneak attack 7d6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 16th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Advanced talent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 17th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Sneak attack 8d6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18th | +13/+8/+3 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Invisible theif | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 19th | +14/+9/+4 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Sneak attack 9d6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 20th | +15/+10/+5 | +6 | +12 | +12 | Advanced talent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |