PC CLASSES
| ANARCH
(FANTRA) |
DR#310;
DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its chaotic neutral alignment. |
| ANTI-PALADIN |
DR# |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its chaotic evil alignment. |
| ARRIKHAN |
DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its neutral evil alignment. |
| AVENGER
(GARATH) |
DR#310;
DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its chaotic good alignment. |
| CLERIC | PHB | The cleric class is only used when a specialty class is not available. Specialty priest classes generally trade the cleric's bonus domain spells for special abilities (the druid would be considered a specialty priest of the force of Nature). Current specialty priest classes can be found on the Religion page. |
| DRUID | PHB | Most druids are considered to be priests of the Old Faith. Druids must also choose a Terrain Adaptation. Druids are also proficient with either the shortbow or the scythe. |
| ENFORCER
(LYAN) |
DR#310; DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its lawful neutral alignment. |
| FIGHTER |
PHB |
Variant
fighter classes, as found in Dragon #310, may be used. |
| ILLRIGGER |
DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its lawful evil alignment. |
| INCARNATE (PARAMANDER)/ PAREMANDYR |
DR#310; DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its true neutral alignment. The
chief difference between Incarnates and Paremandyrs is one of outlook. The
Incarnate seeks to preserve the Balance by checking the extremes of lawful
good, lawful evil, chaotic evil, and chaotic good. The Paremandyr however,
seeks to preserve the balance by destroying these extremes, going to great
lengths to hunt down and slay devils, demons, angels, illriggers, and paladins
alike. |
| MONK |
PHB/
OA |
Variant
monk classes, as found in Dragon #310, may be used. |
| PALADIN |
PHB |
The paladin's
special mount does not just magically appear when needed. It is a constant
companion (as in 1E and 2E), though it can be stabled. |
| PUGILIST |
RV;
PHB |
This
is a variant on the monk class I developed for one of my players. |
| SENTINEL
(MYRIKHAN) |
DR#310; DR#106 |
This
class is similar to the paladin, save for its neutral good alignment. |
| WIZARD |
PHB |
In
addition to Speel Mastery, item creation feats and metamagic feats, a wizard
may also choose the following feats as bonus feats at 5th, 10th, 15th, and
20th level: Augment Summoning, Combat Casting, Eschew Materials, Improved
Counterspell, Magical Aptitude, Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus, Spell Penetration,
and Greater Spell Penetration. |
NPC CLASSES
| ADEPT | DMG | Not recommended for player characters. Variants of this class may be used for priests/clerics, druids, sorcerers, and wizards in-training. |
| ARISTOCRAT | DMG | Only available to player characters under certain circumstances. |
| COMMONER | DMG | Not recommended for player characters. This class is also used for all non-adolescent children. |
| EXPERT | DMG | Only available to player characters under certain circumstances. Variants of this class may be used for bards, monks, and rogues in-training. |
| WARRIOR | DMG | Not recommended for player characters. Variants of this class may be used for barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers in-training |
PRESTIGE
CLASSES
| ACOLYTE OF THE SKIN | T&B | The Ritual of Bonding is a secret kept alive only by members of the Horned Society. |
| ALIENIST | T&B | Tnis prestige class is only available to those who have made contact with Tharizdun, the Elder Elemantal God, the Unspeakable One, their outsider minions, or similar entities. |
| ANCESTRAL AVENGER | DR#279 | Only full-blooded elves are allowed to take this prestige class, and they must receive their training in Celene. |
| ANIMAL LORD | MotW | Any character taking this class must be a devotee of Llerg (any, but especially Bearlord and Snakelord), Rexfelis (Catlord), Sekolah (Marinelord), Aerdrie Faenya (Birdlord), Ehlonna (Equinelord), Obad-Hai (any save Marinelord), Procan (Marinelord), Phaulkon (Birdlord), Vatun (Bearlord or Wolflord), Yig (Snakelord), or a similar deity concerned with animal life. |
| ARCANE ARCHER | DMG | Available only in Celene to elves or (rarely) half-elves, or to elf and half-elf citizens of Haven in Keoland. |
| ARCHDRUID (HIEROPHANT) | QDrd | Members of this prestige class are actually called Hierophants (never "archdruids"). Only available to druids of 15th level or above who have been granted admittance to the Hierophants of the Cabal. |
| ASSASSIN | DMG | All characters with this class have been trained by Greyhawk's Assassin's Guild. Other assassins guilds may have their own prestige classe and/or use the "Assassin" or "Fighter Assassin" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue and The Quintessental Fighter, respectively. |
| BEAST WHISPERER | QDrd | Available only to members of the Old Faith who have been inducted into the druidic order. |
| BERSERKER | QFtr | Available only to members of certain fighting societies in primitive cultures, such as the Wardogs of the Rovers of the Barrens. |
| BLADESINGER | T&B | Available only to elves, who must receive thier training in Celene, Highvale, the Duchy of Ulek, the Vesve Forest, or similar elven lands. Bastard Greyhawk uses WotC's revised version of the Bladesinger, which is found here. |
| BLESSED OF GRUUMSH | DR#282 | Available only to orc, half-orc, orog, or ogrillon worshippers of Gruumsh. |
| BLOOD MAGUS | T&B | No special requirements beyond those listed in Tome and Blood. |
| BRAWLER | QFtr | Available to any character who frequents rowdy taverns and similar locales. |
| CAVALIER | S&F | A character must join an order of knighthood to take levels in this class. This class represents any order of knighthood that does not have its own prestige class (such as the Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom). A character may also choose this class if he has been made a full or honorary member of any knightly order (even those with their own prestige class) if he does not want to take levels in that order's custom prestige class. This class works best with the "Knight" fighter variant from Dragon #310 or the "Noble" character concept from The Quintessental Fighter. |
| CHURCH INQUISITOR | DoF | This class is only available to knights of the Knights of Whitehale in Veluna, brothers of the Sundered Axe in the Bandit Kingdoms, acolytes of the Ebongleam in the Bandit Kingdoms. and in the churches of St Cuthbert, Rao, Pholtus, and Heironeous. This class works best with the "Judge" character concept from The Quintessental Cleric. |
| CONSECRATED HARRIER | DoF | The Witch Hunters of Pholtus found in the Pale's Church Militant may take this prestige class, which works well with the "Judge" character concept from The Quintessental Cleric. |
| DIVINE ORACLE | DoF | Found only within the faith of Istus. |
| DRAGON DISCIPLE | T&B | A character must have dragon heritage. Furthermore, the type of dragon the character is descended from is determined by the DM. |
| DRAGONKITH | DR#284 | A character must be chosen by a dragon as its servant in order to take this class. |
| DREAD PIRATE | S&S | A character must have served aboard a pirate or privateering ship in order to take levels in this class. This class represents any group of pirates that don't have their own prestige class (such as the Freeport Pirate). A character may also choose this class if he has access to a different pirate prestige class. This class works best with the "Pirate" or "Fop" character concepts from The Quintessental Rogue or the "Corsair" fighter variant from Dragon #310. |
| DREAMER | QDrd | A character must belong to the druidic order. |
| DUNGEON DELVER | S&S | This prestige class works best with the "Explorer," "Pathfinder," or "Treasure Hunter" character concepts from The Quintessental Rogue or the "Explorer" character concept from The Quintessental Fighter. |
| DWARVEN DEFENDER | DMG | Available only in dwarven lands to dwarves. |
| ELDRITCH MASTER | DR#280 | Available only to arcane spellcasters who bargain with outsiders. |
| ELEMENTAL SAVANT | T&B | This prestige class is most common in the Baklunish west. |
| EYE OF GRUUMSH | MotW | Available only to worshippers of Gruumsh. |
| FANG OF LOLTH | S&S | A character must aquire a Fang Scarab in order to take levels in this prestige class. |
| FIST OF HEXTOR | S&F | Found only in the church of Hextor. |
| FLAME STEWARD | DR#283 | Found only in the church of Joramy. |
| FLEET RUNNER | DR#283 | Found only in the church of Ehlonna. |
| FREEPORT PIRATE | FCA | Available only in Freeport. Works best with the "Pirate" or "Fop" character concepts from The Quintessental Rogue or the "Corsair" fighter variant from Dragon #310 |
| GNOME GIANT KILLER | DR#291 | Available only to gnomes in the areas surrounding Geoff, Sterich, the Yeomanry, the Valley of the Mage, and the Jotens. |
| GROVE DEFENDER | QDrd | Available only to members of the druidic order. |
| HEARTHFURY | Highfolk | Available only in the Highfolk region. |
| HOLY LIBERATOR | DoF | This prestige class is available only to followers of Trithereon. |
| HOSPITALER | DoF | This class is only available to members of the Hospitalers of Keoland, knights of the Knights of Whitehale in Veluna, and brothers of the Church of St Cuthbert in Veluna. |
| HUNTER OF THE DEAD | DoF | Available to members of the Spectral Squad division of the Rangers' Guild of Furyondy, knights of the Knights of Whitehale in Veluna, brothers of the Church of St Cuthbert in Veluna, brothers of the Church of Rao in Veluna, members of Keoland's Darkwatch, members of the Nightwatch in Bissel, and members of the Guardians of Eternal Slumber in Ket. All Hunters of the Dead, no matter what god they worship, view St Bane the Scourger as their patron saint. Knowledge (Undead) is a class skill. |
| KING/ QUEEN OF THE WILD | MotW | Available to Defenders of the Greenkeep in the Bandit Kingdoms or a Fanlareshen elf from the Bandit Kingdoms. |
| KNIGHT OF THE CHALICE | DoF | This class is available in the churches of Heironeous, Rao, and St Cuthbert. |
| KNIGHT OF THE GRIFFIN | QFtr | Available only to members of this obscure order of knighthood originating in Geoff. |
| KNIGHT OF THE HIGH FOREST | Highfolk | This prestige class is only available to characters who have been accepted into this order of knighthood, a divison of the Knights of the Hart. |
| KNIGHT OF THE WATCH/ DISPATCH | Bissel | Only knights of this order may take this prestige class. |
| KNIGHT OF VELUNA | WotC | This prestige class is only available to characters who have been accepted into this order of knighthood, a divison of the Knights of the Hart. |
| KNIGHT PROTECTOR OF THE GREAT KINGDOM | S&F | Only characters who have been knighted as a member of this order can take this class |
| LEGEND | QFtr | No special requirements beyond those listed in The Quintessental Fighter. |
| LIVING BLADE | QFtr | Available only to followers of Kelanen, the Prince of Swords. In addition, the Living Blade's chosen weapon must be some type of sword, rapier, or scimitar. |
| LONGBOWMAN OF GYRUFF | Geoff | Available only in the Grand Duchy of Geoff. |
| LOREMASTER | DMG | Available only to members of academic organizations or guilds, such as the Archons of Ket. |
| MAGE OF THE ARCANE ORDER | T&B | Only members of the College of the Arcane in Mitrik, Veluna and members of the Archons in Ket may take this class. |
| MASTER BOWMAN | QFtr | Available to any character meeting the requirements. This prestige class represents most professional archers. |
| MASTER OF CHAINS | S&F | Available through The School of Hard Knocks in the Gran March. |
| MASTER OF SHROUDS | DoF | Only followers of Orcus or Kyuss may take levels in this prestige class. |
| MASTER OF THE HUNT | QDrd | Found only within the druidic order, though it is quite common to find Masters of the Hunt who multiclas as druid/rangers. |
| MIGHTY CONTENDER | DoF | Found only in the church of Kord. |
| MINDBENDER | T&B | Available only to members of Ket's Brotherhood of Sorcery. |
| NATURE'S AVENGER | QDrd | |
| NINJA OF THE CRESCENT MOON | S&F | Trained only by the Scarlet Brotherhood. |
| NOBLE DEFENDER | QFtr | Available only to landed nobles of Ahlissa, Furyondy, the North Kingdom, Keoland, Furyondy, or other feudal states. This prestige class works best with the "Noble" character concept from The Quintessental Fighter, and for any landed aristocrat or noble fighter or paladin who doesn't qualify for or wish to join an order of knighthood. |
| NOBLE DRUID | QDrd | Available only to druids who are recognized authorities within a city, state, nation, or other political geographical entity. |
| OFFICER OF WAR | QFtr | Availaable to any character who meets the requirements in The Quintessental Fighter. This prestige class works well with the "Professional Soldier" character concept from that same book, and for low to middle ranking military commanders, few of whom are able to attend a military college (as is required for the Warmaster presige class). |
| ORDER OF THE BOW INITIATE | S&F | Available only to members of Ket's Order of the Perfect Arrow. |
| OOZEMASTER | MotW | Only followers of the demon lord Juiblex may take this class. |
| OUTLAW OF THE CRIMSON ROAD | S&S | This prestige class works best with the "Outlaw" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue or the "Outlaw" character concept from The Quintessental Fighter. |
| PEASANT HERO | QFtr | Available only to those characters who begin first level with the Commoner NPC class. |
| PRYDYTH | Geoff | Available only in Geoff. |
| RADIANT SERVANT | DR#283 | Found only in the church of Pelor. Knowledge (Undead) is a class skill. |
| RAGE MAGE | DR#277 | Found only in the barbarian realms of the Thillronian peninsula. |
| RAVAGER | S&F | Found only in the church of Erythnul. |
| ROYAL EXPLORER | S&S | Only available to members of the Royal Explorer's Society in Keoland, or the Explorers faction of the Investigators of Bissel. This prestige class works best with the "Explorer" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue or the "Explorer" character concept from The Quintessental Fighter. |
| SHINING BLADE | DR#283 | Found only in the church of Heironeous. |
| SPELLSWORD | T&B | Available only to graduates of the Imperial Acadamy of Keoland's School of Combative Magics. |
| SPYMASTER | S&S | Available to sharpers in the Rookroost Thieves' Guild in the Bandit Kingdoms, and to members of Bissel's Mist Chamaelons. This prestige class works best with the "Spy" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue. |
| STONELORD | DR#278 | Found most often among the dwarves of the Lortmil Mountains and the Principality of Ulek. Must also take Dumathoin as their patron deity. |
| SWASHBUCKLER | QFtr | Available to any character meeting the requirements. This prestige class works well for roguish characters, especially in large urban areas and ports. |
| TEMPLE RAIDER OF OLIDAMMARA | S&S | Found only in the church of Olidammara (which denies the existence of the raiders). This prestige class works best with the "Treasure Hunter" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue. Note that this class does not aquire domain spells. |
| TREE DANCER | QDrd | Found only within the druidic order. |
| VITIATE MAIDEN | QDrd | Found only within the druidic order. |
| WARMASTER | S&F | Available to graduates of Furyondy's College of War in Chendl, the Imperial Acadamy of Keoland's School of Leadership and Tactics, or a similar institution. This is typically a six-month intensive program. |
| WATCH DETECTIVE | MotW | A character taking this prestige class must be a member of a peace-keeping force in a large town, city, or metropolis. This prestige class works best with the "Inspector" character concept from The Quintessental Rogue. |