Speedster [Prestige]

[Stratovarius]

Speedster

"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality."
- Dickinson, Gnome Speedster

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Becoming a Speedster
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Feats: Time’s Quickness, Chronological Manipulator
Skills: Knowledge (History) 6, Athletics 6
Slices: 2nd level
Special: Must be able to slice Chronological Acceleration

Table 1: The Speedster
Hit Die: d8

Level  BAB   Ref  Fort  Will  Abilities                                          Slicer           
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1      +1    +0   +2    +2    Deceleration                                       ---
2      +2    +0   +3    +3    Acceleration                                       +1 Slicer Level   
3      +3    +1   +3    +3    Quickness                                          +1 Slicer Level   
4      +4    +1   +4    +4    Excess                                             +1 Slicer Level   
5      +5    +1   +4    +4    Fleetness Eternal                                  ---


Class Skills
The Speedster's class skills are: Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Chronomancy, History) (Int), Mentalism (Int), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex)
Skill Points: 4 + Int modifier per level.

Class Features
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Slices: At each indicated level, the Speedster increases in slicer level and slices known as if he had also gained a level in whatever slicing class she belonged to before she added the prestige class. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (bonus feats, class features, and so on).

Deceleration (Su): If an enemy tries to step on you, dodge. Whenever an enemy successfully hits you in combat, you may slice chronological acceleration at them as a free action, if you have not expended it.

Acceleration (Su): If you don't stay one step ahead of your enemies, they step on you. Whenever you successfully strike an enemy with a weapon, you recover the chronological acceleration slice if it is expended.

Quickness (Su): You add chronological alteration to your slices known as a bonus slice. When using your Acceleration and Deceleration abilities, you may choose to use either chronological acceleration or chronological alteration.

Excess (Su): While under the forward effect of chronological acceleration or chronological alteration, you gain one extra attack at your highest base attack bonus.

Fleetness Eternal (Su): You may slice chronological acceleration once per round as a free action, regardless of if it is expended or not.


CHRONOLOGICAL MANIPULATOR [CHRONO]
As someone who is both stable and unstable in time, you have the ability to manipulate your own temporal flow with ease.
Prerequisites: Time’s Quickness
Benefit: You add chronological acceleration to your slices known as a bonus slice. If you do not have any levels in a slicing class, treat your slicer level as one half your character level. You can still recover it as described in the chronomancy rules. You may expend chronological acceleration before rolling initiative if you have it readied to gain a +4 bonus on that roll.

CHRONOLOGICAL IMPACT [CHRONO]
The strikes from your weapon rapidly age the area around the wound, causing excess damage
Prerequisites: Must be able to create 2nd level slices, base attack bonus +3
Benefit: Before declaring your attacks for the round, you may expend a slice you have available to use. If you do, all subsequent attacks in that round deal an extra 1d4 damage per level of the slice.

[skydragonknight]

I think Acceleration and Deceleration should have their order swapped. Will make the level progression flow smoother and Acceleration is much more worth the cost of a Slicer level than Deceleration is.

[Nanshork]

I think this looks fine.

[Stratovarius]

The order of them is deliberate. Because you have to learn to expend it before recovering it. Otherwise you have infinite casting without much to do with it.

[skydragonknight]

Noticed chronological alteration is 3rd level but there is no guarantee you'll be able to use it when the class gives it to you.

[Stratovarius]

You can use it. It's a bonus one not on the regular table.