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{{3.5e Class Data
|summary=A royalblood paragon is exemplary member of a royal family.
|minlevel=1
|ability=Other
|progression=Other
|align=lg, ng, cg, ln, n, cn, le, ne, ce
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==Royalblood Paragon==

A royalblood paragon is a PC member of the royal family, usually one of the heir to the throne but not always. They are fledglings, not quite as skilled in one area but gain ability make them that make them skilled at intrigue and with multiclassing allow them to specialize in one area.

===Making a Royalblood Paragon===

'''Abilities:''' Usually royalblood paragon need good [[intelligence]] for skills and [[charisma]] for interacting with her subject or court intrigue, a good [[constitution]] insure healthy heirs and surviving multiple poisoning and assassination attempts.

'''Races:''' Despite being a racial paragon class, any race can theoretically get into it. The class however must be taken at 1st level. Only races with some kind of monarchy or from a society with a monarchy can qualify the royalblood paragon class. 

'''Alignment:''' Any

'''Starting Gold:''' As 200 GP plus a [[SRD:Masterwork Weapons|Masterwork Weapon]] (of a base value of 200 gp or lower) and a [[SRD:Royal Outfit|Royal Outfit]]. 

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' Simple.

{{3.5e Class Simple
|classname=Royalblood Paragon
|hitdie=8
|length=3
|bab=Poor
|fort=Poor
|ref=Poor
|will=Good
|special1=[[#Bonus Feat|Bonus Feat]], [[#Secret Identity|Secret Identity]], [[#Regal Presence|Regal Presence]], [[#Royalblood Ability|Royalblood Ability]] x2
|special2=[[#Apprenticeship|Apprenticeship]], [[#Royalblood Ability|Royalblood Ability]]
|special3=[[#Ability Boost|Ability Boost]], [[#Commanding Voice|Commanding Voice]], [[#Royalblood Ability|Royalblood Ability]]
|special4=
|special5=
|special6=
|skillpoints=6
|skills=Appraise, 
Bluff, 
Climb, 
Concentration, 
Craft, 
Decipher Script, 
Diplomacy, 
Disguise, 
Escape Artist, 
Forgery, 
Gather Information, 
Handle Animal, 
Hide, 
Intimidate, 
Jump, 
Knowledge, 
Listen,
Move Silently, 
Perform, 
Ride, 
Search, 
Sense Motive, 
Sleight of Hand, 
Speak Language, 
Spot}}
====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Royalblood Paragon.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' A Royalblood Paragon is proficient with all simple weapon and one martial or exotic weapon of their choice and are not proficient with any armor or shield. 

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Feat}}:''' Due to her higher education and careful tutoring, the Royalblood Paragon gain a single bonus feat she meet the prerequisite of. 

'''{{Anchor|Secret Identity}} {{Ex}}:''' A 1st level Royalblood Paragon can create a secret identity for herself, while assuming her secret identity she gain a +8 bonus on [[SRD:Disguise Skill|Disguise]] and [[SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff]] but only for staying in character. Additionally she gain [[Disguise in Plain Sight (3.5e Feat)|Disguise in Plain Sight]] as soon she meet the prerequisites.

As a move action the Royalblood Paragon can reveal her disguise to all creature that can see and hear her, all of her subjects that have been fighting her gain a single [[Daunt (3.5e Creature Ability)|daunt]] level. Creature who were aware of the Royalblood Paragon's secret identity are not affected by this ability.

'''{{Anchor|Regal Presence}} {{Ex}}:''' A 1st level Royalblood Paragon may use [[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]] (Nobility and Royalty) instead of [[SRD:Diplomacy Skill|diplomacy]] when interacting with nobles and other authority or important figures, [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] when interacting with commoners, serfs or other type of lower-class citizen. She still use her [[Charisma]] modifier for those checks. This ability work on people of all nation, however you gain a +4 bonus on your own subject and a -8 penalty when dealing with those from a hostile nation or a nation without a monarchy (or similar institution). 

Additionally creatures that recognize her royal office are one step friendlier towards you than normal (to a maximum of Friendly). This is only an 'initial attitude' - if you take any actions that harm or offend them, their attitude will adjust appropriately. Her royal blood may also allow her to use certain items and grant her a +4 bonus on any future [[SRD:Leadership|leadership]] score.

'''{{Anchor|Royalblood Ability}} {{Ex}}:''' At 1st level the Royalblood Paragon choose and gain a two abilities from the list below. At each level thereafter she gain on additional ability as well. The royalblood paragon may keep levelling this class past 3, receiving a Royalblood Ability each level thereafter.

''{{Anchor|Bodyguards}} {{Ex}}:'' You are precious and thus creatures take hits for you, as an immediate action you may have any creature adjacent to you become the target of an attack or ability that would target you. The creature must be willing to take the attack for you. otherwise the action is wasted and you still are the target. 

''{{Anchor|Divine Right}} {{Ex}}:'' The right to your crown has been granted by a deity, as a result your Regal Presence ability now applies to the clergy (diplomacy) and believers (intimidate). Additionally creatures previously affected by your Regal Presence are [[At Bay (3.5e Condition)|At Bay]] from you in battle, as they are afraid of divine wrath.

''{{Anchor|Enchanting Voice}} {{Su}}:'' You gain the ''fascinate'' ability of a [[Bard]] at will, you may use your character levels instead of ranks in a [[SRD:Perform Skill|Perform]] skill. Additionally creatures that came under your ''fascinate'' ability are one step friendlier towards you than normal (to a maximum of Friendly). This is only an 'initial attitude' - if you take any actions that harm or offend them, their attitude will adjust appropriately. Especially if you used the duration they were fascinated to perform harmful actions against them. You do not gain any other bardic music effects or benefits, nor can you use this ability in place of bardic music for prerequisite or other effects.

''{{Anchor|Extraordinary Education}}:'' The Royalblood Paragon gain a single bonus feat she meet the prerequisite of. The Royalblood Paragon must have the Apprentice feature in order to take this ability and the bonus feat must be related to her apprenticeship.

''{{Anchor|Monastic Training}} {{Ex}}:'' Part of your upbringings was done in a monastery by highly skilled [[SRD:Monk|Monk]], you gain [[SRD:Improved Unarmed Strike|Improved Unarmed Strike]] as a bonus feat and you add your [[Wisdom]] bonus to your AC when not flat-footed while wearing light or no armor.

''{{Anchor|Nightly Escapades}} {{Ex}}:'' You sneak out at night, interacting with street folk in your secret identity. You gain a +3 bonus to [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]], [[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]] and on all [[Charisma]]-based skills done without Regal Presence and a +10 bonus on your land speed. 

''{{Anchor|Poison Use}} {{Ex}}:'' You gain poison use as the [[SRD:Assassin|Assassin]] ability. If you already possess or later gain poison use you may apply poison as a swift action instead.  

''{{Anchor|Self-Defense}} {{Ex}}:'' You retroactively increase the base attack bonus progression of your Royalblood Paragon levels by one step (to a maximum of full base attack bonus) and you become proficient with all martial weapons. The defensive style thought to you reduce the penalty to attack roll you take with [[SRD:Combat Expertise|Combat Expertise]] and when fighting defensively by 2.

''{{Anchor|Shake Morale}} {{Ex}}:'' As a standard action you attempt to [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|''demoralize opponent'']] using your [[SRD:Diplomacy Skill|diplomacy]] (potentially also using your regal presence) instead of your [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] skill, the affected creature take one [[Daunt (3.5e Creature Ability)|daunt]] level. A creature can clear all but one daunt level gained through this ability as a full-round action.

''{{Anchor|Well Read}} {{Ex}}:'' You gain bardic knowledge as a [[SRD:Bard|Bard]] of your character level. You gain 2 additional skill points per level for all class you have (applies retroactively), you may only use those skill points to purchases ranks in [[SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script]] or [[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]]. 

'''{{Anchor|Apprenticeship}} {{Ex}}:''' A 2nd level Royalblood Paragon gained some training, choose one of the following ability:

''Art of War:'' Your Royalblood Paragon levels grant you moderate attack bonus (like [[SRD:Cleric|Cleric]]) retroactively, a [fighter] bonus feat you meet the prerequisites of and you become proficient with medium and heavy armor as well as shields (except tower shield). 

''Expert Statecraft:'' Your Royalblood Paragon levels now grant the benefits of the [[Politician (3.5e NPC Class)|Politician]] of the same level. You may keep leveling in Royalblood Paragon past 3, but only gain Politician class features.  

''Roguecraft:'' You gain a +2 bonus on [[Reflex]] save and sneak attack +1d6 as a [[SRD:Rogue|Rogue]], this bonus increase to +2d6 at 3rd level. This source of sneak attack stack with any other sources of sneak attack you may have.

''Spellcasting:'' You gain one cantrip and one 1st spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list, you may use the cantrip at will and the 1st level spell twice per day . Additionally at every level but 1st level in Royalblood Paragon a character gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level in a spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained, except for an increased effective level of spellcasting.  She add her full Royalblood Paragon level to her caster level. If a character had more than one spellcasting class before becoming a Royalblood Paragon, she must decide to which class he adds the new level for purposes of determining spells per day. If the character does not have a spellcasting class when she takes Royalblood Paragon, then he gains no benefit from this feature until she gains at least one level in a spellcasting class.

'''{{Anchor|Ability Boost}} {{Ex}}:''' A 3rd level Royalblood Paragon gain a +2 bonus to her [[Wisdom]] or [[Charisma]] score.

'''{{Anchor|Commanding Voice}} {{Ex}}:''' A 3rd level Royalblood Paragon can use [[SRD:Command|''command'']] as a swift action (DC 10 +1/2 Level + [[Charisma]] modifier), at character level 10 she may instead use [[SRD:Greater Command|''greater command'']] instead. Her subjects take a -4 penalty on their will save against this ability while creature hostile to her office are immune. She may use this ability a number of times per day equal to her [[Charisma]] modifier.


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Article Balance	High +
Author	Leziad +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Poor +
Class Ability	Other +
Class Ability Progression	Other +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Racial Paragon Class +
Length	3 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Appraise +, Bluff +, Climb +, Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Diplomacy +, Disguise +, Escape Artist +, Forgery +, Gather Information +, Handle Animal +, Hide +, Intimidate +, Jump +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Perform +, Ride +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Sleight of Hand +, Speak Language + and Spot +
Skill Points	6 +
Summary	?A royalblood paragon is exemplary member of a royal family. +
Title	Royalblood Paragon +
Will Save Progression	Good +