Editing Huskarl (section)

==Huskarl==

In the ancient history of the dwarven people, the huskarl were the royal guard of the greatest dains.  They received honor above all others and served their gods with unequaled devotion.  In the dark times that followed, the huskarl became a knightly tradition for those dwarves who could prove devotion to their people and unwavering honor.  The huskarl today continue to serve as the royal guard for the more noble dains, but the huskarl are not a tool of a leader – they are the patriots of dwarven-kind.  They serve what is right and what is good about the dwarven people, and they cannot be swayed in their convictions.  Nothing will embolden a group of Good dwarven troops like the presence and performance of a huskarl’s bravery.  Nothing will force the hand of Evil dwarves to strike against him like the conviction and integrity of a huskarl’s character.  The huskarl are an order of magical and martial leaders with roots in the most ancient traditions of the dwarven people, and embody the spirit of dwarven strength.

'''Hit Die''': d10

'''Requirements'''
: To qualify to become a huskarl, a character must fulfill the following criteria:
: Race: Dwarf.
: Alignment: Any good.
: Base Attack Bonus: +6.
: Skills: Profession (soldier) 6 ranks.
: Feats: Armor Proficiency (Medium), Magecraft, Still Spell, Weapon Focus (any axe or hammer weapon).
: Special: Must be trained and knighted by another huskarl and must be a Pathwalker.  Must not have the Sneak Attack class ability.

'''Class Skills'''

The huskarl’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (warfare) (Int), Listen (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (n/a).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.

'''Class Features'''

All of the following are features of the huskarl prestige class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Huskarls are proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with all armor (heavy, medium, and light) and shields (including tower shields).
Leadership: The huskarl gains Leadership as a bonus feat.  The huskarl also gains a bonus to his leadership score equal to his huskarl levels.  This bonus, however, only applies to dwarven followers and cohorts.  The huskarl may attract followers of any race according to his leadership score without this bonus, and dwarven followers according to the additional amount of followers that his leadership score with this bonus allows.

All of the huskarl’s followers or cohorts higher than level 1 must have at least one rank in Profession (soldier).

'''Improved Spellcasting''': The huskarl learns spells that follow a particular tradition rather than a particular school of magic.  The huskarl gains access to the spells in the huskarl spell list and may learn these spells following the normal rules.  However, spells from this list may only be learned during a huskarl level – if a huskarl gains a level as a channeler, spells learned that level are restricted to the spells in the character’s allowed schools only.    

Each time the character achieves a new huskarl level, he gains one new spell of any level he can cast.  This new spell must be chosen from the huskarl spell list.
Finally, the character’s maximum spell energy increases by one point for every level of huskarl he gains.

'''Spoken Power''': Starting at 2nd level, huskarls can cast spells as a still spell without having to modify the spell by a metamagic feat or by paying additional spell energy.  This is limited to spells from the huskarl spell list and of a level equal to half of the character’s huskarl levels.  Therefore, a 2nd level huskarl can freely cast all 0 level and 1st level spells as still spells, and a 9th level huskarl can still-cast spells of levels 0 through 4.

'''Inspirational Presence''': Simply being close to a 2nd level huskarl is a humbling and powerful event.  The huskarl and all allies within 10 feet gain a morale bonus to saving throws against harmful mind-affecting effects equal to the character’s huskarl levels.

At 7th level the range of this aura increases to 5 feet per huskarl level.

At 9th level the huskarl’s presence also grants a morale bonus to all other saving throws equal to half the character’s huskarl levels.  This applies to himself and all others within range.


'''Lead By Example''': Each time a 3rd level huskarl successfully damages an enemy with a melee weapon, all of his allies within 30 ft. (but not himself) gain a morale bonus of +1 to either attack rolls, AC, damage, saves, skill checks, or a temporary hit point.  This bonus lasts one round, and the bonus granted by the attack is selected by the huskarl when the attack is made.  Huskarls with multiple attacks in one round may select the bonus granted by each attack separately, but multiple applications of the same type of bonus do not stack.  This is a mind-affecting effect.

'''Bonus Feat''': The huskarl gains a bonus feat at 4th and 8th levels. The feat chosen must be a fighter bonus feat.
Squire: At level 5, a huskarl attracts an additional, 2nd-level cohort as a “squire.”  The squire is in training to become a huskarl one day, and therefore only qualifies to become a huskarl’s squire if he or she can prove that they are working toward qualifying to meet the requirements for huskarl training.  The squire earns XP in the same manner as a regular cohort.  Upon completing the training to become a huskarl, the squire leaves the master’s care and the huskarl may attract another 2nd-level squire.  For every squire that the huskarl knights as a fellow huskarl, the character may attract an additional squire (maximum 5 concurrent squires).
Damage Reduction (Ex): At 6th level, a huskarl gains damage reduction. Subtract 3 points from the damage the huskarl takes each time he is dealt damage. At 10th level, this damage reduction rises to 6/–. Damage reduction can reduce damage to 0 but not below 0.

'''Honor and Character''': A huskarl must be of good alignment and loses all class abilities if he ever willingly commits an evil act. Additionally, a huskarl’s character requires that he respect legitimate authority (though he will never serve blindly or in such a way as to impinge on his integrity), act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison, and so forth), help dwarves and those in need (provided they do not use the help for evil ends), and steadfastly fight against the forces of Shadow.  A huskarl stands for what he believes to be the truth and what is right in the world, and many huskarls create a slogan that personifies the greatest goals of the character (like “Truth and Justice for Dwarvenkind!”).
Associates: While he may adventure with characters of any good or neutral alignment, a huskarl will never knowingly associate with evil characters, nor will he continue an association with someone who consistently offends his moral code. A huskarl may accept only henchmen, followers, or cohorts who likewise lack tendencies toward Evil.