Defiant

(Planar Handbook variant, p. 44)

Defiants take the teaching of the Athar to heart in a way that grants them tremendous powers against those who claim to wield divine might.

Requirements

Skills: Knowledge (the planes) 4 ranks , Knowledge (religion) 8 ranks

Base Will Save Bonus: +5.

Special: Defiants cannot worship any deity or have one as a patron. Any character who has any connection to a god, demigod, or other divine entity must renounce that connection before taking a level in this prestige class.

A paladin or cleric of a specific god cannot become a defiant until the character renounces all belief and faith in the deity, becoming an ex-cleric or ex-paladin and losing all spells and class features except for armor and shield proficiencies and proficiency with simple weapons. This restriction does not affect clerics who worship a cause or a nonpersonified source of divine magic.


Hit die

d8

Skill points

2 + Int

Class Features

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special
1st +0 +2 +0 +2 Spell resistance
2nd +1 +3 +0 +3 Divine resistance
3rd +2 +3 +1 +3 Divine damage immunity
4th +3 +4 +1 +4 Divine cancellation
5th +3 +4 +1 +4 Aligned strike
6th +4 +5 +2 +5 Divine prevention
7th +5 +5 +2 +5 Nondetection
8th +6 +6 +2 +6 Divine retribution
9th +6 +6 +3 +6 Divine interference
10th +7 +7 +3 +7 Divine disavowal

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Concentration CON no no
Craft INT no no
Gather Information CHA no no
Intimidate CHA no no
Knowledge (religion) INT yes no
Knowledge (the planes) INT yes no
Listen WIS no no
Profession WIS yes no
Spellcraft INT yes no

Spells for Defiant