Monks are easily the best suited for this prestige class as it specializes in unarmed combat.. Most other classes will take much longer to fulfi ll the requirements.. The alignment prere
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Base Attack Saving Throws
2 +2 +1 +1 +1 Elemental Shroud (Ice), Elemental Resistance
-5 +5 +3 +3 +3 Elemental Shroud (Acid), Elemental Resistance
-7 +7 +4 +4 +4 Elemental Shroud (Lightning)
Shen Lu,
an Elemental Fist
born
Monks are easily the best suited for this
prestige class as it specializes in unarmed combat
Most other classes will take much longer to fulfi ll
the requirements The alignment prerequisite
also tends to deter classes such as rogues, bards and sorcerer’s due
to their disdain for the life of disciplined training that this
prestige class requires
Adaptation: Any campaign that contains monks
can easily contain those who study to become elemental fi sts It is also possible to adapt this class for other types of warriors Perhaps there is a particular nation or school that trains their warriors
in the elemental arts They could have similar abilities and focus around a particular weapon instead of unarmed combat In this example the Improved Unarmed Strike feat might be replaced with Weapon Focus
Hit Dice: d8
Requirements:
To qualify to become an elemental fi st, a character must fulfi ll all of the following criteria:
Alignment: Lawful Base Fortitude Save: +5 Skills: Knowledge (Nature): 4 ranks Feats: Endurance, Iron Will, Improved Unarmed
Strike
Class Skills:
The class skills for an elemental
fi st (and the key ability score for each) are: Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Nature) (Int), Knowledge
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