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 ====== Hellfire Warlock ======
-{{:en:class-changes:hellfirewarlock.jpg?nolink |}}The hellfire warlocks are a secretive group of specialist warlocks who have mastered hellfire, a dangerous energy found only in the Nine Hells. By tapping into this infernal power, these characters learn to infuse their eldritch blasts and magic items that they wield with the dark power of hellfire. A character can achieve a maximum of 5 levels in the Hellfire warlock prestige class.
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-**Hit Die**: d6
+The hellfire warlocks are a secretive group of specialist warlocks who have mastered hellfire, a dangerous energy found only in the Nine Hells. By tapping into this infernal power, these characters learn to infuse their eldritch blasts and magic items that they wield with the dark power of hellfire. A character can achieve a maximum of 5 levels in the Hellfire warlock prestige class.
-**Proficiencies**: None.
-**Skill Points**: 2 + Int Modifier
-**Primary Saving throw(s)**: will
-**Base Attack Bonus**: +3/4 levels
-===== Requirements: =====
+The hellfire warlock class offers great power at the expense of versatility. This prestige class presents a focused approach to tap the power of the Nine Hells, though often at a grave price. As they advance, these warlocks can access greater uses of hellfire, including the ability to infuse magic items with the power of hellfire and lash out with the fires of Hell against any foe that strikes them.
-Skills: Intimidate 6 ranks, Lore 12 ranks, Spellcraft 6 ranks.
-Warlock Invocation: Must know brimstone blast or hellrime blast.
-Special: a book of Hellfire Warlock is required to unlock the class.
-===== Class Skills: =====
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-The hellfire warlock's class skills are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Intimidate (Cha), Lore (Int), Spellcraft (Int) and Use Magic Device (Cha).
-**Skill Points at Each Additional Level**: 2 + Int modifier.
+The hellfire warlock class offers great power at the expense of versatility. This focused prestige class taps the power of the Nine Hells, often at a grave price.
-^ Level ^ Base Attack Bonus ^ Fort Save ^ Ref Save ^ Will Save ^ Special ^ Invocation ^
+**Class Type**: Prestige class.
-| 1st | +0 |+0 |+0 |+2 |[[en:class-changes:hellfirewarlock:hellfireblast|Hellfire blast essence]]|+1 level of existing invoking class|
+**Hit Die**: d6.
-| 2nd | +1 |+0 |+0 |+3 |Bonus invocation |+1 level of existing invoking class|
+**Proficiencies**: None.
-| 3rd | +2 |+1 |+1 |+3 |Resistance to Fire 10 |+1 level of existing invoking class|
+**Skill Points**: 2 + Int Modifier.
-| 4th | +3 |+1 |+1 |+4 |Bonus invocation |+1 level of existing invoking class|
+**Class Skills**: Bluff, Concentration, Intimidate, Lore, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device.
-| 5th | +3 |+1 |+1 |+4 |Hellfire Shield |+1 level of existing invoking class|
+**Class-Skill Key Abilities**: The hellfire warlock's class skills are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Intimidate (Cha), Lore (Int), Spellcraft (Int) and Use Magic Device (Cha).
-===== Class Features: =====
+**Primary Saving Throw(s)**: Will.
-The hellfire warlock class offers great power at the expense of versatility. This prestige class presents a focused approach to tap the power of the Nine Hells, though often at a grave price. As they advance, these warlocks can access greater uses of hellfire, including the ability to infuse magic items with the power of hellfire and lash out with the fires of Hell against any foe that strikes them.
+**Base Attack Bonus**: +3/4 levels.
+**Primary Ability**: Charisma.
+**Maximum Level**: 5.
+**Spellcasting**: Advances an existing invoking class at every Hellfire Warlock level; see Invocations in Level Progression. Hellfire Blast and Hellfire Shield inflict self-damage when used.
-All of the following are class features of the hellfire warlock prestige class.
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-**Hellfire Blast**: Whenever you use your eldritch blast ability, you can change your eldritch blast into a hell fire blast. A hellfire blast deals your normal eldritch blast damage plus an extra 1d6 points of damage per class level. If your blast hits multiple targets (for example, the eldritch chain or eldritch cone blast shape invocations), each target takes the extra damage. This damage is not fire damage. Hellfire burns hotter than any normal fire.
+===== Requirements =====
-Hellfire is the creation of Mephistopheles, archduke of Cania. Hotter than the hottest flames of any world, hellfire burns with a white-hot glow and is capable of burning through even the hardest of substances. Hellfire does not deal fire damage, despite its flames. Even creatures with immunity or resistance to fire take full normal damage from these hellish flames. Hellfire also deals full damage to objects, unlike normal fire damage.
+Skills: Intimidate 6 ranks, Lore 12 ranks, Spellcraft 6 ranks.
+Warlock Invocation: Must know brimstone blast or hellrime blast.
+Special: a book of Hellfire Warlock is required to unlock the class.
-Each time you use this ability, you take 8 points of damage per Hellfire Warlock levels. Because the diabolical forces behind the power of hellfire demand part of your essence in exchange for this granted power, if you do not have a Constitution score or are somehow immune to Constitution damage, you cannot use this ability.
+===== Level Progression =====
-**Invoking**: At each level, you gain new invocations known, increased damage with eldritch blast, and an increase in invoker level as if you had also gained a level in the warlock class. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained.
+^ Level ^ Base Attack Bonus ^ Fort Save ^ Ref Save ^ Will Save ^ Class Features ^ Invocations ^
+| 1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | Hellfire Blast | +1 level of existing invoking class |
+| 2 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +3 | Bonus Invocation | +1 level of existing invoking class |
+| 3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Resistance to Fire | +1 level of existing invoking class |
+| 4 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Bonus Invocation | +1 level of existing invoking class |
+| 5 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Hellfire Shield | +1 level of existing invoking class |
-**Resistance to Fire 10**: At 3nd level, you gain 10%ˇimmunity to fire.
+===== Class Features =====
-**Hellfire Shield**: Starting at 5th level, you can surround yourself with a blazing aura of hellfire. Any creature that hits you with an attack takes 1d6 + caster level hellfire damage. Hellfire Shield lasts for 1 round per caster level.
+^ Feature ^ Level(s) ^ Description ^
+| Hellfire Blast | 1 | Adds 1d6 hellfire damage per Hellfire Warlock level to an eldritch blast. The extra damage applies to every target hit by a multi-target blast shape. Each use inflicts 8 points of damage on the Hellfire Warlock per Hellfire Warlock level; a character without a Constitution score or immune to Constitution damage cannot use the ability. Use: Selected. |
+| Resistance to Fire | 3 | At level 3, gain 10% immunity to fire. This stacks with any resistance to fire gained from Warlock class levels. Use: Automatic. |
+| Hellfire Shield | 5 | Surrounds the Hellfire Warlock with a blazing aura. A creature that hits the character takes 1d6 + caster level hellfire damage; the effect lasts 1 round per caster level. Each use inflicts 8 points of fire damage on the Hellfire Warlock per Hellfire Warlock level. Activation has no casting animation, but follows the normal activation delay: once per round, or twice per round while hasted. Use: Selected. |
+| Bonus Invocation | 2, 4 | Gain one additional invocation known at each listed level. Use: Selected. |
-Activating Hellfire Shield deals 8 points of fire damage to you per Hellfire Warlock level, up to 40 damage at level 5. Activation has no casting animation, but still observes the normal activation delay: once per round, or twice per round while hasted.