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|author_name=Leziad
|date_created=25th October 2015
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{{3.5e Class Data
|summary=A depraved cultist is a powerful worshiper of an eldritch god.
|minlevel=5
|ability=Spontaneous Divine Spellcasting
|progression=Separate
|align=le, ne, ce
}}

==Depraved Cultist==

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|The Old God is coming close! Hail the Old God!
|orig=Unknown, Human Depraved Cultist
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Where there is power, there are mortals seeking to gain it; even when said power would destroy them as well, some madmen and madwomen will still cling to the opportunity. The depraved cultist is a class for the nihilist who seeks to end everything, the insane doomsaying cultist, the kindly pastor with a dark secret, and so on. The methods of various dark cultists are extremely different; some gain power in high society while others work alone as dregs in the street, and anything in between. Not all depraved cultists are interested in dying for their master; many believe they have escape plans, contingencies, or perhaps that their devotion will spare them, though most are usually wrong.

===Becoming a Depraved Cultist===

{{3.5e Prestige Class Prereqs
|alignment=Any Evil
|skills=[[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]] (Religion) 8 Ranks, [[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]] (The Planes) 8 Ranks
|feats=[[Black Disciple (3.5e Feat)|Black Disciple]] or [[Dark Brand (3.5e Feat)|Dark Brand]], [[Dark Knowledge (3.5e Feat)|Dark Knowledge]], [[Forbidden Knowledge (3.5e Feat)|Forbidden Knowledge]]
|patron=Any Elder Evil
|special=
}}

{{3.5e Class Simple
|prestige=true
|classname=Depraved Cultist
|hitdie=6
|length=6
|bab=Moderate
|fort=Poor
|ref=Poor
|will=Good
|specialhead1= colspan="7" {{!}} Spells
|specialhead2= 0  {{!!}} 1<sup>st</sup> {{!!}} 2<sup>nd</sup> {{!!}} 3<sup>rd</sup> {{!!}} 4<sup>th</sup> {{!!}} 5<sup>th</sup> {{!!}} 6<sup>th</sup> 
|special1=[[#Eldritch Favor|Eldritch Favor]] {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2 {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} —  
|special2=[[#Occultist|Occultist]] {{!!}} 5 {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2 {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} — 
|special3=[[#Dark Minded|Dark Minded]] {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 5 {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2 {{!!}} — {{!!}} — {{!!}} — 
|special4=[[#Black Disciple|Black Disciple]] {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 5 {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2 {{!!}} — {{!!}} — 
|special5=[[#Frenzy|Frenzy]] {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 5 {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2 {{!!}} —
|special6=[[#Eldritch Minister|Eldritch Minister]] {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 6 {{!!}} 5 {{!!}} 3 {{!!}} 2
|skillpoints=6
|skills=Bluff,
Craft, 
Decipher Script,
Disguise,  
Diplomacy, 
Heal,
Hide,
Intimidate,
Knowledge, 
Listen,
Move Silently, 
Profession, 
Search, 
Sense Motive, 
Speak Language, 
Spellcraft, 
Spot}}

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Depraved Cultist.

'''{{Anchor|Spells}}:''' A depraved cultist receives spells from the dark power she worships. Her caster level is equal to her character level. A depraved cultist chooses between her [[intelligence]], [[wisdom]], or [[charisma]] to determine bonus spells per day and the DC of her spells. The depraved cultist casts spells spontaneously. She starts with 4 level 0 spells and 4 1st level spells and gains 2 spells known each level after the first. The spells must be of the highest level she can cast or lower and may be chosen from both the Cleric spell list or the Sorcerer/Wizard spell list. A depraved cultist's spells count as both arcane and divine; this requires an unholy symbol and incurs spell failure from armor or shields.

'''{{Anchor|Eldritch Favor}}:''' A depraved cultist gains a 'eldritch favor pool'; she possesses a number of imagination points equal to her class level + 2. She uses her eldritch favor to pay the insight cost or madness cost of [[Dark Insight Spells (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight spells]] or to avoid [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight]] or [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]]. Her eldritch favor pool recovers at the start of each day and can be used in the following ways:

* Whenever she has to pay an insight cost when casting a spell, she may subtract a single point from her eldritch favor pool instead.
* Whenever she would gain [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]], she can instead lose a number of points from her eldritch favor pool equal to half the madness she would take (minimum of 1).
* Whenever she would gain [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight]], she can instead lose a number of points in her eldritch favor pool equal to the dark insight she would have gained. 

'''{{Anchor|Occultist}}:''' A 2nd level depraved cultist gains the [[Occultist (3.5e Feat)|occultist]] feat as a bonus feat.

'''{{Anchor|Dark Minded}} {{Ex}}:''' A 3rd level depraved cultist increases the amount of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] she needs before she mindbreaks by her class level.

'''{{Anchor|Black Disciple}} {{Ex}}:''' A 4th level depraved cultist gains [[Black Disciple (3.5e Feat)|black disciple]] as a bonus feat; if she already has it, she gains another [vile] feat she meets the prerequisites of.

'''{{Anchor|Frenzy}} {{Ex}}:''' A 5th level depraved cultist no longer [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|mindbreaks]] as long as she has 1 or more [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight]]; whenever she gains enough [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] to mindbreak, she instead enters a frenzy, losing 20% of her hit points, 1 point of [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight]], and falling under the effect of rage as a [[SRD:Barbarian|barbarian]] of her character level. After entering her frenzy, she starts losing 2 points of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] at the start of each of her turns, ending her frenzy once she reaches 0. After her frenzy ends, she is [[SRD:Confused|''confused'']] for 1 minute, bypassing any immunity she might have.

'''{{Anchor|Eldritch Minister}}:''' A 6th level depraved cultist now extends vastly in power; her [[Dark Knowledge (3.5e Feat)|dark knowledge]] feat now extends to 10 [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|dark insight]] instead of 5.


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Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Leziad +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Spontaneous Divine Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Separate +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	6 +
Minimum Level	5 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Bluff +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Disguise +, Diplomacy +, Heal +, Hide +, Intimidate +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Profession +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Speak Language +, Spellcraft + and Spot +
Skill Points	6 +
Summary	A depraved cultist is a powerful worshiper of an eldritch god. +
Title	Depraved Cultist +
Will Save Progression	Good +