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You have a decent concept going, however there are a lot of problems. First and formost how does this class particularly is able to manipulate both the positive and negative planes of existance? Only clerics themselves are able to manipulate positive energy (which stems only from their diety) and never are they able to wield it at will. As a prestige class it needs a little support as to the full intended reason why 6th level fighter (or what not adjusted class of appropriate base attack +6) can simple tap into both the negative material and positive material plane as if it were a swimming pool.

Special undead are given dangerous touch attacks but only because they are considered a conduit of negative energy. Thus this grants them both an advantage in tapping into the negative material plane but also gives them a huge disadvantage as well. Without a diety of certain particulars granting you divine spells, it is impossible for anyone without magical aid to pierce into the positive. (Perhaps making a magical item that allows for this as being apart of the restrictions for the prestige class).

One huge problem is the abilities that are given are FAR too powerful. Positive Energy Burst is a healing spell (divine) there is no reason why a warrior would be granted this. A paladin ... maybe... fighter .. no. With Negative Energy Combustion, you mention that the Spirit Stalker sucks the negative energy up in a large area. Thats impossible to occur for many reasons. One reason being that if he/she sucked this up it would have an effect on him/her as well. Where does he/she store this energy once it is absorbed? Do they rechannel it to the appropriate plane? The Spirit Walker should suffer some form of energy drain him/herself from this toying with negative energy. Another reason is that you cannot deal 1d6 damage per hit die to the undead because even 9th level divine spells cannot even accomplish that! Some intellegent undead have levels of experience instead of undead hit die which resembles memories and combat prowress and not the amount of negative energy that courses through their bodies like the Negative energy combust ability implys. A third reason is that a negative level drain is not the result of negative energy that runs through a persons body like a virus, it is an effect OF the negative energy. A vampires energy drains steals a portion of the creatures life essence, and does not deliver a blast of negative energy (which is more or less a Cause Particular Wound spell) and even then the negative energy is instantaneous and does not linger to be "sapped" out of the body by do-gooder Spirit Walkers. Overall the negative energy combust ability is way overpowered. You had something good going with the first 2 abilities (turn undead is a bad idea unless you give a particular alignment restriction like lawful good). Sheilded soul would be better as a better saving throw versus energy drains and no one is safe from turning into a undead creature. There is just no way around that. Sorry. And also your Positive Chanelling ability makes no sense because undead have no "vulnerable" spots in anatomy because those spots in anatomy don't work. A jolt of positive energy in a Ghast's kidneys is going to do just about the same damage as you deal it to his hand. And what about the dexterity? Is the undead creature fully aware of these "dangerous spots" that can be inflicted upon them by a jolt of positive energy?

One last thing... how does a level 6 fighter or whomever survive a CR 10 undead creature? I mean this sort of thing just dosn't happen overnight. Plus I highly doubt that anyone of roughtly 6th level is going to be poking around some Lich's Tomb just so it can be zapped with a few magic missle spells and then call it a day. I would suggest a total rewrite of this prestige class, you have some great ideas but they need to make a little more sense.

• Re: Spirit Stalker by Jos on Saturday, September 04
  

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