Glaive (3.5e Prestige Class)

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The King's Glaive is an elite group of rogue-ish fighters who specialize in a teleporting maneuver called Warp Strike. These people gain their power from a royal line of magical kings, these are among the most elite strike forces in the world able to wield magic as well as hold themselves up in battle.

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Glaive

“	My life is nothing, giving a future to those who want to see it is... Everything.	”
—Nyx Ulric, Human Glaive, Final Fantasy XV

Becoming a Glaive

Normally taken by Rogues this class requires a great bit of dexterity and intelegence.

Entry Requirements

Alignment:	Any non-evil.
Base Attack Bonus:	+6
Race:	Any non-monstrous Humanoid.
Skills:	10 ranks in Tumble.
Feats:	Two Weapon Fighting, Point Blank Shot.
Spellcasting:	Able to cast 1st level Arcane Spells.
Special Abilities:	Sneak Attack

Table: The Glaive

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spellcasting
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+0	+2	+2	Warp Strike 20ft, +1d6 Sneak Attack	-
2nd	+2	+0	+3	+3	Endurance, Spring Attack	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
3rd	+3	+1	+3	+3	+2d6 Sneak Attack	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
4th	+4	+1	+4	+4	Warp Strike 40ft	-
5th	+5	+1	+4	+4	+3d6 Sneak Attack	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
6th	+6	+2	+5	+5	Ability Sacrifice, Bounding Assault	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
7th	+7	+2	+5	+5	Warp Strike 60ft, +4d6 Sneak attack	-
8th	+8	+2	+6	+6	Elemental Warp	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
9th	+9	+3	+6	+6	+5d6 Sneak Attack	+1 Level of Spell Casting Class
10th	+10	+3	+7	+7	Warp Strike 100ft, Warp Strike Mastery, Rapid Blitz	-
Class Skills (8 + Int modifier per level.) Table: The Epic Glaive Level Special 11th +6d6 Sneak Attack, +1 Level of spell casting class 12th Warp Strike 110ft 13th +7d6 Sneak Attack, +1 Level of spell casting class 14th Warp Strike 120ft, Epic Bonus Feat 15th +8d6 Sneak Attack, +1 Level of spell casting class 16th Warp Strike 130ft 17th +9d6 Sneak Attack, +1 Level of spell casting class 18th Warp Strike 140ft, Epic Bonus Feat 19th +10d6 Sneak Attack, +1 Level of spell casting class 20th Epic Warp Strike Mastery Class Features All of the following are class features of the Glaive. (Ex): Sneak Attack: Every odd level starting at the 1st a Glaive gets an additional d6 of sneak attack dice. (Su): Warp Strike: at 1st 4th 7th and 10th level a Glaive gains a new rage maximum to his Warp Strike. A Glaive may throw any light melee weapon or Kukri as a ranged attack (using their ranged attack bonus) that also consumes the movement action, upon a hit the Glaive teleports instantly to his thrown weapon and is allowed to continue his/her attack, but may not make another Warp Strike for 1d4 rounds. If the attack misses the weapon lands 1d4 squares away from the target and the Glaive may not continue his/her attack. Elemental Strike: At 8th level a Glaive may change the damage type of his warp strike attack to either fire, cold, or electricity and ad an additional 2d6. this applies only to the initial Warp Strike attack. Warp Strike Mastery: At 10th level once a Glaive makes a successful Warp Strike attack he/she may make either a blitz or a full attack. Epic Warp Strike Mastery: At 20th level a Glaive may use any one handed martial weapon in accordance with Warp Strike. Bonus Feats: Endurance, Spring Attack, Bounding Assault, Rapid Blitz. The epic Glaive gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic Glaive feats) every 4 levels after the 10th. Epic Glaive Bonus Feat List: Dexterous Will, Dexterous Fortitude, Improved Sneak Attack, Improved Combat Casting, Improved Spell Capacity, Sneak Attack Of Opportunity, Spontaneous Spell, Spell Knowledge, Superior Initiative, Tenacious Magic, Uncanny Accuracy. Ex-Glaive Upon the violation of orders from the King or Captain or upon being excommunicated from the order a Glaive loses the Warp Strike ability, Warp Strike Mastery, and all Sneak Attack die awarded from the Glaive class. Playing a Glaive Combat: Glaives are a rogue based class that can quickly move in and out of combat, they have the aptitude to cast arcane spells, and are thus more of a utility than before. They like to cast spells from a distance before warping to they're opponent and engaging in melee. Resources: A Glaive can contact/be contacted by his order by organization couriers (which are rarely if ever intercepted) its rare for the order to grant extra assistance Glaives in the World Glaives are the most elite guard in the world. NPC Reactions: NPCs are generally fearful of Glaives due to the rumors abut them being ill tempered, and prone to violent outbursts. Glaive Lore Characters with ranks in Knowledge (history) or (arcana) can research Glaive's to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs. Glaive DC Result 16 Their power comes from their king. 21 How warp strike works, and that there are two other leaders besides the King, the General and the Captain. 26 The Power is only actually focused through the king as a conduit from a magical stone from the beginning of time. 31 The General is actually corrupted by evil, he plans to destroy the Kings Glaive and seize the power for himself. Glaives in the Game PC and NPC glaives all take orders from the Captain, General, and King, no exceptions. Adaptation: For campaigns where the law should be upheld and royalty must be protected. Also for players who want a different aspect of the rogue. Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Classes → Prestige Classes