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Do prestige class levels count for a Cleric Aura?
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At 1st level, a Cleric and a Paladin gain an Aura which can be detected via the relevant Detect [Alignment] spell.
Looking at a variety of Prestige Classes advancing Divine spellcasting, however, I found no mention of specifically increasing the power of this Aura. Even obvious examples which thematically seem like they should increase the power of this Aura are not noted to:
Contemplative (Complete Divine, p. 30), who "devote their lives to cultivating a greater closeness with their deities",
Radiant Servant of Pelor (Complete Divine, p. 52), who has both Radiance and Aura (of Warding).
It seems therefore possible to take a single level of Cleric, then advance spellcasting via Prestige Classes, and have 9th level Cleric spells while still only registering only a Moderate Aura when a 5th level Cleric would already register with a Strong Aura.
Did I miss any rule specifying that Prestige Class levels augmenting a Cleric would count toward Cleric levels as pertain the Detect [Alignment] line of spells?
I checked both the Cleric entry and the generic Prestige Classes section of both the SRD and Complete Divine without finding any such thing.
Otherwise, would following the Caster Level scaling of items and spells for the character make sense?
Or has anyone implemented a house rule for this?
Note: There is a very cool effect that characters exuding an Overwhelming Aura can pull off, they can stun anyone casting the appropriate Detect [Alignment] who has too few character levels (not HDs). Otherwise, a stronger aura is mostly a liability.
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At 1st level, a Cleric and a Paladin gain an Aura which can be detected via the relevant Detect [Alignment] spell.
Looking at a variety of Prestige Classes advancing Divine spellcasting, however, I found no mention of specifically increasing the power of this Aura. Even obvious examples which thematically seem like they should increase the power of this Aura are not noted to:
Contemplative (Complete Divine, p. 30), who "devote their lives to cultivating a greater closeness with their deities",
Radiant Servant of Pelor (Complete Divine, p. 52), who has both Radiance and Aura (of Warding).
It seems therefore possible to take a single level of Cleric, then advance spellcasting via Prestige Classes, and have 9th level Cleric spells while still only registering only a Moderate Aura when a 5th level Cleric would already register with a Strong Aura.
Did I miss any rule specifying that Prestige Class levels augmenting a Cleric would count toward Cleric levels as pertain the Detect [Alignment] line of spells?
I checked both the Cleric entry and the generic Prestige Classes section of both the SRD and Complete Divine without finding any such thing.
Otherwise, would following the Caster Level scaling of items and spells for the character make sense?
Or has anyone implemented a house rule for this?
Note: There is a very cool effect that characters exuding an Overwhelming Aura can pull off, they can stun anyone casting the appropriate Detect [Alignment] who has too few character levels (not HDs). Otherwise, a stronger aura is mostly a liability.
dnd-3.5e cleric prestige-class aura
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At 1st level, a Cleric and a Paladin gain an Aura which can be detected via the relevant Detect [Alignment] spell.
Looking at a variety of Prestige Classes advancing Divine spellcasting, however, I found no mention of specifically increasing the power of this Aura. Even obvious examples which thematically seem like they should increase the power of this Aura are not noted to:
Contemplative (Complete Divine, p. 30), who "devote their lives to cultivating a greater closeness with their deities",
Radiant Servant of Pelor (Complete Divine, p. 52), who has both Radiance and Aura (of Warding).
It seems therefore possible to take a single level of Cleric, then advance spellcasting via Prestige Classes, and have 9th level Cleric spells while still only registering only a Moderate Aura when a 5th level Cleric would already register with a Strong Aura.
Did I miss any rule specifying that Prestige Class levels augmenting a Cleric would count toward Cleric levels as pertain the Detect [Alignment] line of spells?
I checked both the Cleric entry and the generic Prestige Classes section of both the SRD and Complete Divine without finding any such thing.
Otherwise, would following the Caster Level scaling of items and spells for the character make sense?
Or has anyone implemented a house rule for this?
Note: There is a very cool effect that characters exuding an Overwhelming Aura can pull off, they can stun anyone casting the appropriate Detect [Alignment] who has too few character levels (not HDs). Otherwise, a stronger aura is mostly a liability.
dnd-3.5e cleric prestige-class aura
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At 1st level, a Cleric and a Paladin gain an Aura which can be detected via the relevant Detect [Alignment] spell.
Looking at a variety of Prestige Classes advancing Divine spellcasting, however, I found no mention of specifically increasing the power of this Aura. Even obvious examples which thematically seem like they should increase the power of this Aura are not noted to:
Contemplative (Complete Divine, p. 30), who "devote their lives to cultivating a greater closeness with their deities",
Radiant Servant of Pelor (Complete Divine, p. 52), who has both Radiance and Aura (of Warding).
It seems therefore possible to take a single level of Cleric, then advance spellcasting via Prestige Classes, and have 9th level Cleric spells while still only registering only a Moderate Aura when a 5th level Cleric would already register with a Strong Aura.
Did I miss any rule specifying that Prestige Class levels augmenting a Cleric would count toward Cleric levels as pertain the Detect [Alignment] line of spells?
I checked both the Cleric entry and the generic Prestige Classes section of both the SRD and Complete Divine without finding any such thing.
Otherwise, would following the Caster Level scaling of items and spells for the character make sense?
Or has anyone implemented a house rule for this?
Note: There is a very cool effect that characters exuding an Overwhelming Aura can pull off, they can stun anyone casting the appropriate Detect [Alignment] who has too few character levels (not HDs). Otherwise, a stronger aura is mostly a liability.
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dnd-3.5e cleric prestige-class aura
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Prestige classes don't stack for aura strength by default...
The Cleric's Aura class feature refers to the Detect Evil spell when describing the details of aura strength, and the relevant entry there says:
Cleric of an evil deity2 (class levels)
2 Some characters who are not clerics may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The class description will indicate whether this applies.
So, aura strength is determined by Cleric class levels, not character level, and classes other than Cleric will indicate if they count. Thus, if your prestige class advances your Cleric spellcasting, but doesn't say anything about your aura, only your Cleric levels will count when determining aura strength.
...but some prestige classes do advance aura strength, because they say so.
Some prestige classes do advance your aura strength, but only because they specifically say they do. For instance, a Blackguard has the "Aura of Evil" class feature, which says:
The power of a blackguard’s aura of evil (see the detect evil spell) is equal to his class level plus his cleric level, if any.
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Prestige classes don't stack for aura strength by default...
The Cleric's Aura class feature refers to the Detect Evil spell when describing the details of aura strength, and the relevant entry there says:
Cleric of an evil deity2 (class levels)
2 Some characters who are not clerics may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The class description will indicate whether this applies.
So, aura strength is determined by Cleric class levels, not character level, and classes other than Cleric will indicate if they count. Thus, if your prestige class advances your Cleric spellcasting, but doesn't say anything about your aura, only your Cleric levels will count when determining aura strength.
...but some prestige classes do advance aura strength, because they say so.
Some prestige classes do advance your aura strength, but only because they specifically say they do. For instance, a Blackguard has the "Aura of Evil" class feature, which says:
The power of a blackguard’s aura of evil (see the detect evil spell) is equal to his class level plus his cleric level, if any.
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Prestige classes don't stack for aura strength by default...
The Cleric's Aura class feature refers to the Detect Evil spell when describing the details of aura strength, and the relevant entry there says:
Cleric of an evil deity2 (class levels)
2 Some characters who are not clerics may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The class description will indicate whether this applies.
So, aura strength is determined by Cleric class levels, not character level, and classes other than Cleric will indicate if they count. Thus, if your prestige class advances your Cleric spellcasting, but doesn't say anything about your aura, only your Cleric levels will count when determining aura strength.
...but some prestige classes do advance aura strength, because they say so.
Some prestige classes do advance your aura strength, but only because they specifically say they do. For instance, a Blackguard has the "Aura of Evil" class feature, which says:
The power of a blackguard’s aura of evil (see the detect evil spell) is equal to his class level plus his cleric level, if any.
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Prestige classes don't stack for aura strength by default...
The Cleric's Aura class feature refers to the Detect Evil spell when describing the details of aura strength, and the relevant entry there says:
Cleric of an evil deity2 (class levels)
2 Some characters who are not clerics may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The class description will indicate whether this applies.
So, aura strength is determined by Cleric class levels, not character level, and classes other than Cleric will indicate if they count. Thus, if your prestige class advances your Cleric spellcasting, but doesn't say anything about your aura, only your Cleric levels will count when determining aura strength.
...but some prestige classes do advance aura strength, because they say so.
Some prestige classes do advance your aura strength, but only because they specifically say they do. For instance, a Blackguard has the "Aura of Evil" class feature, which says:
The power of a blackguard’s aura of evil (see the detect evil spell) is equal to his class level plus his cleric level, if any.
answered 10 mins ago
A_S00
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Prestige classes don't stack for aura strength by default...
The Cleric's Aura class feature refers to the Detect Evil spell when describing the details of aura strength, and the relevant entry there says:
Cleric of an evil deity2 (class levels)
2 Some characters who are not clerics may radiate an aura of equivalent power. The class description will indicate whether this applies.
So, aura strength is determined by Cleric class levels, not character level, and classes other than Cleric will indicate if they count. Thus, if your prestige class advances your Cleric spellcasting, but doesn't say anything about your aura, only your Cleric levels will count when determining aura strength.
...but some prestige classes do advance aura strength, because they say so.
Some prestige classes do advance your aura strength, but only because they specifically say they do. For instance, a Blackguard has the "Aura of Evil" class feature, which says:
The power of a blackguard’s aura of evil (see the detect evil spell) is equal to his class level plus his cleric level, if any.
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