Anointed Knight

(Book of Exalted Deeds variant, p. 49)

The anointed knight is a holy soldier who has taken great pains to learn the intricacies of alchemy in order to become a more capable combatant. Armed with an ancestral weapon, she searches for obscure lore, consults with alchemists and sages, and communes with the powers of good. Her unquenchable thirst for knowledge is matched only by her extraordinary combat prowess.

An anointed knight crafts and draws power from magically created oils. By anointing herself with these oils, she unlocks new supernatural powers within her being. She also coats her ancestral weapon with special oils that bestow additional qualities upon the weapon.

Anointed knights are typically paladins or fighters with one or more wizard or cleric levels. Occasionally, an anointed knight emerges from the ranks of single-class wizards, sorcerers, clerics, or bards.

Requirements

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Alignment: Any good.

Skills: Craft (alchemy) 5 ranks , Knowledge (arcana) 3 ranks , Spellcraft 3 ranks

Feats: Ancestral Relic


Hit die

d10

Skill points

2 + Int

Class Features

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special
1st +1 +2 +0 +2 Anoint self
2nd +2 +3 +0 +3 Anoint ancestral weapon
3rd +3 +3 +1 +3 Bonus feat
4th +4 +4 +1 +4 Anoint self
5th +5 +4 +1 +4 Anoint ancestral weapon
6th +6/+1 +5 +2 +5 Bonus feat
7th +7/+2 +5 +2 +5 Anoint self
8th +8/+3 +6 +2 +6 Anoint ancestral weapon
9th +9/+4 +6 +3 +6 Bonus feat
10th +10/+5 +7 +3 +7 Anoint self

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Climb STR no yes
Concentration CON no no
Craft INT no no
Heal WIS no no
Jump STR no yes
Knowledge (religion) INT yes no
Knowledge (the planes) INT yes no
Ride DEX no no
Spellcraft INT yes no

Spells for Anointed Knight