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Dirgesinger
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Requirements
Alignment: Any nongood.
Skills: Lore 4, Perform 8
Feat: Requiem
Special: Bard Songs
Class Features
HD: d6
BAB: Medium
High Saves: Will
Weapon and Armor proficiency: None
Class Skills: Bluff, Concentration, Craft Weapon, Craft Armor, Craft Alchemy, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Lore, Listen, Perform
Skill points: 4 + Int modifier
Class Abilities
Level 1: Dirgesong, Song of Sorrow
Level 2: Song of Bolstering
Level 3: Song of Grief
Level 4: Song of Horrow
Level 5: Song of Awakening
Dirgesong: A dirgesinger gains the dirgesong ability. Dirgesinger levels stack with bard levels for the purpose of determing how often a character can use dirgesong or bardic music. Dirgesinger levels do not stack with bard levels for determining which bard music effects the bard has. Each of these songs counts as a use of bardic music.
Spellcasting: At each level, a dirgesinger gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level in the bard class.
Song of Sorrow: A dirgesinger can evoke sorrow and lament in his enemies. To be affected, an enemy must be able to hear the dirgesinger perform. The effect lasts for as long as the enemy hears the dirgesinger perform and for 5 rounds thereafter. An affected enemy takes a -2 penalty on Will saving throws and a -2 penalty on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls (DC 10 + the dirgesinger's ranks in Perform) negates the effect. Song of sorrow is a mind-affecting ability.
Song of Bolstering: At 2nd level and higher, a dirgesinger can bolster undead creatures against turning, much as an evil cleric does. All undead within 30 feet of the dirgesinger gain a bonus on their turn resistance equal to the dirgesinger's class level plus the dirgesinger's bard class level. The bolstering lasts for as long as the dirgesinger performs and for 10 rounds thereafter.
Song of Grief: A dirgesinger of 3rd level or higher can use song or poetics to inspire maddening grief in a living creature. The creature must be within 60 feet of the dirgesinger and be able to hear him. Unless the target succeeds on a Will save (DC 10 + the dirgesinger's ranks in Perform), she becomes confused for as long as the dirgesinger performs and for 5 rounds thereafter. Song of grief is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting ability.
Song of Horror: At 4th level and higher, a dirgesinger can strike a horrifying chord in the hearts of his enemies. Any enemy within 60 feet who can hear the dirgesinger must succeed on a Will save (DC 10 + the dirgesinger's ranks in Perform) or take 1d6 points of Strength damage and 1d6 points of Dexterity damage.
Song of Awakening: At 5th level, a dirgesinger can animate the recently slain corpse of a creature with HD up to the dirgesinger's character level. The awakened creature is completely loyal to the dirgesinger and obeys any commands given it. The dirgesinger can animate no more than one awakened corpse at a time.