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===Becoming a Flare Buster===

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|+ style="font-size: larger; white-space: nowrap;" | Entry Requirements
|-
! Base Attack Bonus:
| +5
|-
! Skills:
| Intimidate 5 ranks.
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! Feats:
| [[Elemental Blood (3.5e Feat)|Elemental Blood]] with the Fire Benefit
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! Special:
| Cannot possess the [Water] subtype.
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{| class="zebra d20"
|+ <div>{{Anchor|Table: The Flare Buster}}</div>
<p>Hit Die: d10</p>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
| 1st || +1 || +2 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | Burning Strike, Fast Movement, Fire Resistance, Flare Buster 1/encounter
|- 
| 2nd || +2 || +3 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | Least Ignition
|- 
| 3rd || +3 || +3 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | Flare Buster 2/encounter, Rocket Charge
|- 
| 4th || +4 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | Hotblood (Standard)
|- 
| 5th || +5 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | Flamethrower, Flare Buster 3/encounter, Mettle
|- 
| 6th || +6 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | Lesser Ignition, On Fire
|- 
| 7th || +7 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | Flare Buster 4/encounter, Hotblood (Swift)
|- 
| 8th || +8 || +6 || +2 || +6
| class="left" | Greater Ignition
|- 
| 9th || +9 || +6 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | Flare Buster 5/encounter
|- 
| 10th || +10 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | Hotblood (Immediate), On Fire (Self-Destruct), One With The Fire
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::2]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level.'''<br/>
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Autohypnosis Skill|Autohypnosis}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Climb Skill|Climb}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration}} ([[SRD:Constitution|Con]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Jump Skill|Jump}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]) (The Planes), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Profession Skill|Profession}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Swim Skill|Swim}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
|}

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: The [[SRD:Epic Level Basics|Epic]] Flare Buster}}
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! Level || Special
|- 
| 11th|| class="left" | Flare Buster 6/encounter
|- 
| 12th|| class="left" | Bonus Feat
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| 13th|| class="left" | Flare Buster 7/encounter
|- 
| 14th|| class="left" | 
|- 
| 15th|| class="left" | Flare Buster 8/encounter
|- 
| 16th|| class="left" | Bonus Feat
|- 
| 17th|| class="left" | Flare Buster 9/encounter
|- 
| 18th|| class="left" | 
|- 
| 19th|| class="left" | Flare Buster 10/encounter
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| 20th|| class="left" | Bonus Feat
|}

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Flare Buster.

'''{{Anchor|Burning Strike}} ([[Su]]):''' The zeal of the flare buster manifests as glowing heat and fire when they strike with force.  A flare buster adds +1 fire damage per class level to all his attacks.

'''{{Anchor|Fast Movement}} ([[Ex]]):''' A flare buster's land speed is faster than the norm for his race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the barbarian’s speed because of any load carried or armor worn. 

'''{{Anchor|Fire Resistance}} ([[Ex]]):''' A flare buster gains fire resistance equal to 5 x their class level.  At 10th level this is overwritten by One With The Fire.

'''{{Anchor|Flare Buster}} ([[Su]]):''' Once per encounter, a flare buster may attempt to deal additional damage with one of her normal melee attacks as part of the attack.  He adds his Charisma bonus (if any) to his attack roll and deals 1d6 extra points of fire damage per flare buster level.  In addition, any targets (besides the one you struck) within 10 ft. take 1 point of splash damage per class level, with a Reflex save for half (the saving throw is [[Charisma]] based).  If the flare buster misses, the splash effect goes off as normal and it is still used up for that encounter.  You are immune to your own flare buster, and you may only use flare buster once per round.

At 3th level, and at every two levels thereafter, the flare buster may use the flare buster ability one additional time per encounter, as indicated on Table: The Flare Buster.

'''{{Anchor|Ignition}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 2nd level, a flare buster can use his inner fires to drive on whatever task he attempts.  Whenever attempting a physical, non-complex skill check such as jumping, climbing, or concentrating against a single event, he may burst with energy to perform better at it.  As a free action, he gains a +2 bonus on a single physical skill check or ability check.  He may perform this at will, once every 1d4 rounds.  At 6th level, the bonus increases to +4, and at 8th level, the bonus becomes +8.

'''{{Anchor|Rocket Charge}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 3rd level, a flare buster can channel their fires behind them, projecting them ahead at great speed to strike with tremendous force.  Whenever they make a charge attack, they may attack and immediately make a bull rush against the target.  If successful, they do not have to move with the target, as they blast them away with explosive force.  Many combine it with a flare buster attack.

'''{{Anchor|Hotblood}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 4th level, a flare buster never gives up, never surrenders!  As a standard action, you may select one spell, effect, or other condition currently affecting you and with a duration of 1 or more rounds.  That effect ends immediately.  You surge with furious confidence and gain a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls and saving throws for 1 round.  You may use this ability 1/encounter.

At 7th level, this becomes a swift action, and at 10th level, you may use it as an immediate action.

'''{{Anchor|Flamethrower}} ([[Su]]):''' At 5th level, you may release a plume of flame across a wide area.  Select between a 30 ft cone of fire or a 60 ft line of fire when you obtain this ability.  You deal 1d6 points of fire damage per character level level with a [[Reflex]] save for half, DC 10 + 1/2 HD + [[Charisma]], and targets catch on fire if they fail the saving throw.  Using this ability draws out of your uses of the [[#Flare Buster|flare buster]] ability; if you lack at least 1 use of flare buster, you cannot use flamethrower.

'''{{Anchor|Mettle}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 5th level, a Flare Buster may shrug off attacks which would hamper his body of steel and iron mind.  If an effect offers a Fortitude or Will saving throw for half on a successful save, the flare buster instead takes no damage.

'''{{Anchor|On Fire}} ([[Su]]):''' At 6th level, a flare buster may choose to be on fire continuously.  He sheds light as a torch, and may ignite anything flammable with a touch.  Attackers striking him in combat with natural weapons, unarmed strikes, and non-reach weapons take 1 point of fire damage per class level, and those struck by the flare buster's attacks must succeed on a DC 15 Reflex save or catch on fire.  He may suppress or start the flames again as a free action.

At 10th level when he is on fire, he may take a full round action to self destruct.  His body immolates and explodes, dealing 2d6 points of hellfire damage in a 20 ft. radius burst from his body, with a Reflex save for half damage.  Hellfire bypasses resistances and immunity to fire.  All creatures in the area catch on fire, regardless of their saving throw, and continue to burn with hellfire until the fire is put out.  His body is destroyed utterly.  However, 1 minute after the explosion he returns anew, appearing from a sudden conflagration within the air, completely healed of all hp damage (but retaining any status effects he has been under at time of explosion).  He may only use the self-destruct ability 1/week.

'''{{Anchor|One With The Fire}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 10th level, an flare buster binds with the elemental plane of fire and becomes something more than human.  They become an outsider with the [Fire] subtype, gain immunity to fire but does not gain vulnerability to cold, gain damage reduction 10/magic, and gain a fire elemental's burn ability.  All of a flare buster's attacks force the target to succeed on a Reflex save DC 10 + 1/2 HD + [[charisma]] or catch on fire.  The flame burns for 1d4 rounds.  A burning creature can take a move action to put out the flame.  Creatures hitting a flare buster with natural weapons or unarmed attacks take fire damage as though hit by burning strike, and also catch on fire unless they succeed on a Reflex save.  They often have a minor physical change associated with their ascension, such as smoke in their breath, or burning hair.
Allowed Alignments	Lawful Good +, Lawful Neutral +, Lawful Evil +, Neutral Good +, Neutral +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil +
Article Balance	High +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Good +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	10 +
Minimum Level	6 +
Rating	Unrated +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Autohypnosis +, Bluff +, Climb +, Concentration +, Craft +, Escape Artist +, Intimidate +, Jump +, Knowledge +, Profession +, Swim + and Tumble +
Skill Points	2 +
Summary	Martial warriors who have linked themselves with the power of fire, their souls burn with an unquenchable flame to cause all their problems to... explode! +
Title	Flare Buster +
Will Save Progression	Good +