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Crusader: A New Base Class With Various Options
Crusader: A New Base Class With Various Options
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Crusader
A new base class with various options.
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Crusader
Heroes long forgotten, names lost to time; these great warriors never truly die or pass on,
sometimes slivers of their personalities and honor remain in our realm to guide new great warriors.
These are the crusaders, warriors chosen by a shade of an ancient hero. Entranced, the crusaders are
guided in combat by their shades. Real or not, these shades are debated by many scholars. Are the
crusaders truly being guided by a ghost of an ancient hero? Or are the crusaders just gifted both in
combat prowess and insanity?
Role: A front line combatant, the crusader can serve as either a defender or a heavy damage dealer,
as needed by the situation he faces.
Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d10
Starting Wealth: 4d6 x 10 gp (160gp)
Class Skills: A crusaders class skills are: Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate
(Cha), Knowledge (All) (Int), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive
(Wis), Survival (Wis) and Swim (Str).
Skill ranks per level: 4 + Int modifier
Level
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1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
Base Attack
bonus
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6/+1
+7/+2
+8/+3
+9/+4
+10/+5
+11/+6/+1
+12/+7/+2
+13/+8/+3
+14/+9/+4
+15/+10/+5
+16/+11/+6/+1
+17/+12/+7/+2
+18/+13/+8/+3
+19/+14/+9/+4
+20/+15/+10/+5
Fort
Save
+2
+3
+3
+4
+4
+5
+5
+6
+6
+7
+7
+8
+8
+9
+9
+10
+10
+11
+11
+12
Ref
Save
+0
+0
+1
+1
+1
+2
+2
+2
+3
+3
+3
+4
+4
+4
+5
+5
+5
+6
+6
+6
Will
Save
+2
+3
+3
+4
+4
+5
+5
+6
+6
+7
+7
+8
+8
+9
+9
+10
+10
+11
+11
+12
Special
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Guiding Shades
Following are many of the known guiding
shades and the abilities they grant to their
crusaders, including their guided strike.
Although there are other guiding shades, these
are the most common ones.
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Ancestral Shade
These shades select their crusaders by linage;
somehow they are connected to their crusader.
Some crusaders even set out to find the
genealogy that traces their family tree back to
their shade. Because of the close bond these
shades have to their crusaders they can
manifest themselves temporarily to aid in their
crusaders attacks.
Guided Strike
Phantom Strike: The shade materializes for a
few seconds aiding the crusader in his attacks.
Whenever the crusader uses the full attack
action the shade materializes and attacks the
same foe the crusader attack, attacking right
after the crusader does. The shade uses the
crusaders highest base attack bonus plus his
Wisdom modifier as his attack bonus. This
attack deals 1d6 points of damage plus the
crusaders Wisdom modifier. The shade is
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Noble Shade
Lords, kings, and even queens, these shades
lived in the lap of luxury in their lifetime. Now
they seek to reward brave warriors with a
semblance of their own greatness. Noble
shades are known as duelist, as they prefer
striking once where it counts, to a flurry of
attacks.
Guided Strike
Perfect Strike: The shade can guide the
crusader to deal a single perfect strike. As a
standard action, the crusader may make a
single attack roll, rolling twice and taking the
higher result. If one of these rolls is a critical
threat, use the other roll is used as your
confirmation roll.
Guided Strike Abilities: The noble shades
guided strike abilities specialize in creating a
single strike that can down even the greatest
foe.
Vital Strike: At level 6th, perfect strike gains an
effect similar to that of the vital strike feat.
Penetrating Strike: At level 8th, perfect strike
gains an effect similar to that of the greater
penetrating strike feat.
Devastating Strike: At level 10th, the guided
strike gains an effect similar to that of the
devastating strike feat.
Improved Vital Strike: At level 12th, the guided
strike gains an effect similar to that of the
improved vital strike feat.
Improved Devastating Strike: At level 14th, the
guided strike gains an effect similar to that of
the improved devastating strike feat.
Greater Vital Strike: At level 16th, the guided
strike gains an effect similar to that of the
greater improved vital strike feat.
Greater Perfect Strike: At level 18th, the
crusader rolls three dice instead of two when
using guided strike, if he threatens with any of
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New Feats
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Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.;
Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E.
Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document. 2011, Paizo
Publishing, LLC; Author: Paizo Publishing, LLC.
Crusader Base Class, 2015 ARMR Studios. Author Angel ARMR Miranda
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I call upon my guiding shade. May be wreak havoc upon our opposition,
and our destiny be fulfilled! Julias Morgtensen
Unleash the crusader upon your foes (or upon your players). The crusader is a warrior
guided by an ancient heroic shade. The shade might be an ancient warrior, a heroic
beast or even an ancestor of the crusader. Together they combine their forces to defeat
anyone creature that stands in their way.
Crusaders have access to a devastating attack called a guided strike, dependent on their
guided shade. The guided strike gives the crusader the upper hand in a single fell
swoop, while guided combat grants a constant bonus.
A new base class brought to you by ARMR Studios.