Swanmay Prestige Class

Swanmays are members of a special sorority of shapeshifting rangers. They are independant protectors of the forests and wildlife. They actively oppose evil races and monsters that might otherwise decimate the countryside.

Swanmay NPCs are generally attuned to a solitary nature, and the company of their sisters (in bands of d4+1 Swanmays). They are typically friendly with they fey of they woods they inhabit, and they regularly associate with non-evil druids for divine assistance against some evil. They dislike noisy, brash creatures, ferocious beasts, and all evil. While they will aid people in need they generally shun civilization, and abhor subterrainean places even more than enclosed places above ground.

Hit Dice:d8

Prerequisites
To qualify as a Swanmay, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Alignment Any good.
Base Attack Bonus:+2
Feats:Track
Special:Must be human female. Must be inducted into the sorority by an existing swanmay and given a Swanway token to allow her the shapeshifting ability.
Class Skills
The swanmay's class skills (and the key abilities for each are Animal Empathy (Cha), Climb(Str), Concentration (Con), Craft(Int), Handle Animal(Cha), Heal(Wis), Hide(Dex), Intuit Direction(Wis), Jump(Str), Knowledge(nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex)Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (int), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Use Rope(Dex), Wilderness Lore(Wis)
Skill Points at Each Level: 2+Int Modifier.
Class Features

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Attack +0 +1 +2 +3 +3 +4 +5 +6 +6 +7	Fortitude +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7	Reflex +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7	Will +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7	Special Ablitities swanform 1/day swanform 2/day swanform 3/day SR 11 +1 per class level swanform 4/day swanform 5/day True Form

Weapon and Armor Proficiency:Swanmays are proficient with all simple and Martial weapons, light armor.

Swanform(Sp): The swanmay may polymorph herself into a swan. For this ability to function for a Swanmay she must have a Swanmay token until she gains her True Form at 10th level. Equipment carried (like weapons, and backbacks), and clothing/ armor worn do not change with the swanmay. Rings and necklaces and the like change with her. The token always changes form with the Swanmay.
While in Swan form she gains the following properties:
Size: tiny (+2 AC/Attack),
Speed: 10 ft., fly 40ft.(average)
Damage: claws 1-2
Face/Reach: 2.5'x2.5'/2.5'
Special Qualities: Damage Reduction 10/+1
Abilities: Str:-8, Dex:+4
Feats: Weapon Finesse (claws)

Spell Resistance(Ex): Beginning at 6th level the Swanmay gains Spell resistance of 11 plus class level.

Favored Enemy:A swanmay adds her Swanmay levels to her Ranger levels in determining her favored enemy bonus. I.E. A 7th level Ranger 3rd level Swanmay has can have up to 3 favored enemies with bonuses of +3/+2/+1.

Ranger Spells:A swanmay casts from the Ranger List as a Ranger whose level is equal to her combined Ranger and Swanmay Levels (i.e. a swanmay 4/ranger 5 casts has the spell casting ability of a 9th level ranger).

True Form(Ex): At 10th level the swanmay gains the ability to assume swanform at will without need of the Swanmay token. Her type changes to shapeshifter.

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