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Bone Grinder Prestige Class
The Bone Grinder
Hit Die: d6
Requirements
To qualify to become a bone grinder, a character must fulfill
all of the following criteria.
Knowledge (arcana): 6 ranks.
Creature Lore: 5 ranks.
Craft (dissection): 4 ranks.
Survival: 4 ranks.
Craft (alchemy): 4 ranks.
Feat: At least one metamagic feat.
Spells: The ability to cast arcane spells of 3rd level or greater.
Special: Must find a bone grinder and convince him to teach
you his secrets. Good luck.
Class Skills
Concentration (Con), Craft (alchemy) (Int), Creature Lore
(Int), Decipher Script (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Knowledge
(all skills taken individually) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently
(Dex), Profession (bone grinder) (Wis), Search (Int), Speak
Language (Int), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Class Features
Track: Bone grinders receive Track as a bonus feat.
Favored Monster (Ex): At 1st level, a bone grinder selects
a favored monster type. This is a creature type that the bone
grinder is more familiar with, having gained a greater insight
into its habits, mannerisms, and usefulness. He gains a +2
bonus to Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks
versus a creature of that type. This bonus also applies to damage
rolls, though ranged attacks only gain the bonus when
within 30 feet. Additionally, it can be added to Craft (alchemy)
checks when bone grinding parts from a favored monster.
At 5th and 10th levels, the bone grinder selects a new favored
monster type, and his previous bonuses rise by an additional +1.
bone Grinding (Su): The hallmark of the bone grinder,
this is a process whereby specialized materials are rendered
down into spell enhancers and tokens. Creation of these items
is similar to the creation of other magic items, but a bit easier
in some ways. Unlike magic item creation, costs to the bone
grinder usually involve far more labor than financial investment.
All bone grinding attempts require a Craft (alchemy) check.
All items also have an XP cost, which works exactly as it does
with item creation feats. On a failed Craft (alchemy) check, the
bone grinder’s progress has stalled. If the check fails by five or
more, he ruins all of his raw materials and has to pay one-half
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of the XP cost that he would’ve incurred if he had successfully
completed the enhancer or token.
Bone grinders can make spell enhancers beginning at 1st
level. At this point, the bone grinder can only make lesser
enhancers. Lesser enhancers utilize metamagic feats that require
a one or two level spell slot increase when used. At 3rd level,
the bone grinder learns how to create lesser tokens. At 6th
level, he can make greater spell enhancers, those that require a
three or four level spell slot increase. And finally, at 8th level
the bone grinder can craft greater tokens.
Expert bone Grinder (Ex): As a bone grinder gains more
class levels, his skills at bone grinding increase. At 2nd level,
the bone grinder gains a +2 competence bonus to all Craft
(alchemy) and Craft (dissection) checks made as part of the
bone grinding process. This bonus increases to +4 at 4th level,
+6 at 6th level, +8 at 8th level, and +10 at 10th level. This
competence bonus only applies to Craft (alchemy) and Craft
(dissection) checks related to bone grinding and are not added
to any unrelated Craft skill checks.
Spell Enhancers
Bone grinders are best known by their fellow arcane practitioners
for their spell enhancers. These alchemical preparations
duplicate the effects of metamagic feats. Spell enhancers take
various forms, though most are odd lumps or dried up concoctions,
depending largely on the material used and the preferences
of the bone grinder. Lesser spell enhancers duplicate the
effects of metamagic feats requiring a 1 or 2 level spell slot
increase (Empower Spell, Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Silent
Spell and Still Spell). Greater enhancers duplicate the more
powerful metamagic feats, those requiring a 3 or 4 level spell
slot increase (Heighten Spell*, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell
and Widen Spell).
*Spell enhancers for Heighten Spell are slightly different
than other spell enhancers. The bone grinder sets the maximum
level for the heightened spell when creating the enhancer.
In other words, a spell enhancer created to heighten a spell to
6th level, could be used to cast a 5th or lower level spell as a
6th-level spell.
Using Enhancers
Each spell enhancer is created to duplicate one specific
metamagic feat for a chosen school of magic, selected by
the bone grinder at the time of its preparation. The arcane
spellcaster must have the spell enhancer ready while casting
his spell, using it much like a material component, and the
enhancer is consumed by the spell energies. The benefit of the
metamagic feat comes at no additional cost in spell levels, casting
time, or XPs to the spellcaster.
The spell is cast as if the spell-caster himself possessed
and had used the feat in question. If the feat for some reason
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