BURLAP GUILD MEMBER "You keep this up and I'll tell daddy on you." The Burlap Throat-Wattle in the little town of Burlap is the worlds most infamous dragons only bar. It is considered neutral territory where Dragons of all species can meet and conduct business, chat, or try to get laid by the bar maids without any fighting or assassination going on. It's also home to a thriving Cat Burglars Guild, all of whom are the bastard children of dragons and humanoid bar wenches (darn dragon groupies). The dragons have noticed that their kids and paramours have a thing for cats, but somehow have miraculously not noticed that the cats are some sort of organization. Or perhaps they've simply been kind enough to not mention it.
BECOMING A BURLAP GUILD MEMBER Most of the members of the Burlap Throat-Wattle Guild are multiclassed Dragonfire Adepts/Cat Burglars. You're really sort of born into the Guild more than becoming a member of it.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Feats: Dragon Kitty
Class Abilities: Breath Weapon, Kitty Form
Feats: Dragon Kitty, Dragontouched
Skills: Bluff 8 ranks, Diplomacy 8 ranks, Listen 8 ranks
Special: Must have been born into the Guild. They really don't accept wannabe members, you must be the child of a dragon and a barmaid at the Burlap Throat-Wattle.
Class Skills The Burlap Guild Member's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Arcane, Local)(Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Tumble (Dex), and Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skills Points at Each Level : 6 + int
Hit Dice: d8
[b] BAB Fort Ref Will Abilities[/b]
1. +0 +2 +2 +0 Hisssss, Spit
2. +1 +3 +3 +0 Family Inheritance
3. +1 +3 +3 +1 Tuffer Than the Average Kitteh
4. +2 +4 +4 +1 Hisssss
5. +2 +4 +4 +1 Family Inheritance
6. +3 +5 +5 +2 Tuffer Than the Average Kitteh
7. +3 +5 +5 +2 Hisssss
8. +4 +6 +6 +2 Family Inheritance
9. +4 +6 +6 +3 Tuffer Than the Average Kitteh
10.+5 +7 +7 +3 Death From Above
Weapon Proficiencies: Burlap Guild Members gain no new weapon or armor proficiencies.
Hisssss (Su): You are particularly intimidating in Kitty Form for some reason. When hissing or yowling at someone within 30' that person must make a Willpower Save (Save DC is 10 plus half Hit Dice plus Charisma modifier) or be Shaken for 1d6 rounds.
At 4th level when using this ability it affects all living things in 30', and they are Shaken for 2d6 rounds.
At 7th level this effects all living opponents within 60', and also works when you charge. Opponents are Frightened instead of Shaken.
Spit (Su): Your Dragonfire Adept and Burlap Guild Member levels stack for purposes of determining the amount of damage your Breath Weapon does.
Family Inheritance (Ex): At levels 2, 5, and 8 you get a Spell-Like Ability you may use 3 times per day. At 2nd level you may cast one of the following: Flight of the Dragon, Voice of the Dragon. At 5th level you may choose from the following: Draconic Might, Draconic Polymorph, Dragonsight, or Form of the Desert Hunter. At 8th level you may choose one of the following: Aura of Terror, Imperious Glare, or Lesser Dragonshape.
Tuffer Than the Average Kitteh (Ex): You gain DR 2/- at level 3. This increases to DR 5/- at level 6, and DR 8/- at level 9.
Death From Above (Ex): At 10th level you gain Wings in Kitty Form, and a Fly speed of 50' (Average). The Wings may be hidden or not at your option. Hiding or unveiling them is a Swift Action.
PLAYING A BURLAP GUILD MEMBERS You are teh awesomes, and you know it. Your father (or mother) is likely famous worldwide, and your other parent is famous at least locally. Now granted Gods and other powerful beings occasionally meddle with your family life cause mom or dad happens to be a dragon, but that just makes things interesting. Now if only you can find a way to exploit this...
Combat: Combat draws attention, especially since your chief method of combat is spitting some form of breath weapon. Burlap Guild members avoid fighting when possible, attempting to resolve most issues peacefully. And if that doesn't work they fire people up.
Advancement: Advancement for Burlap Guild members often depends on what their parent was as that greatly influences their temperament. Plus they have to hide what their up to from mom and dad.
Resources: The Burlap Guild members have access to the Guilds resources, and individual members can sometimes discreetly ask mom to persuade dad to help them out of a jam (they do this strictly in humanoid form though, they never let the dragons know they're the local bar kitties).
BURLAP GUILD MEMBERS IN THE WORLD "I never knew dragons liked cats. Cats all over the place in that dragon bar..." Members of the Burlap Guild are pretty much like any other Cat Burglar Guild, except their human persona is much more public given who their father is and all. They tend to be mildly famous in human form just because of their name. As kitties they have blessed anonymity though.
Daily Life: Mostly you're just like any other Thieve's Guild member whose parent happens to be a giant creature of vast magical power and world spanning fame. Now granted it's much harder to be a thief when your the child of someone famous, but it's far, far easier to get the girls. So it ain't all bad. At least until your scaly parent loudly and in public gives you the "for Christ's sake don't knock her up" speech.
Notables: Roland Silvertongue (CG Male Human Cat Burglar 3/Dragonfire Adept 3/Burlap Guild Member 6) is the son of a local Silver Draon, and spends much of his time trying to seduce the local women. Yolanda Redcheeks (CE Female Halfling Cat Burglar 1/Dragonfire Adept/Burlap Guild Member 6) is the daughter of a older red Dragon well known for his obsessive love of short women (as well as his touchiness about the subject).
Organizations: The Burlap Guild is an organization. It's small, but it has a disproportionate amount of influence due to it's members ancestry.
NPC Reaction NPC's assume you're a cat till you spew fire or acid or some such. At that point they start to freak out and mutter about the local dragons being perverts (assuming the aforementioned dragons aren't in ear shot).
BURLAP GUILD MEMBERS IN THE GAME This PrC kind of implies it's members are famous, or at least their parents are. Which may be a headache for some DM's.
Adaptation: This is definitely a silly campaign PrC. Dragon bars don't exactly scream seriousness.
Encounters: PC's will encounter the Burlap Guild if they are ever stupid enough to try to rob (or start trouble in) the Burlap Throat Wattle, or harm or threaten any of the workers there. Given that the bar patrons are also dragons, the Guild will probably be the least of their worries...
Sample Encounter EL 12: The PC's are being entertained by watching a local boy trying to seduce a halfling girl. When she rebuffs him with a chair, they turn into small cats and start spitting fire at each other. Then they notice the PC's. Who are suddenly nervous for some reason...
Roland SilvertongueCG Male Human Cat Burglar 3/Dragonfire Adept 3/Burlap Guild Member 6
Init +2 (+4 Small, +5 Tiny, +6 Diminutive),
Senses: Listen +11, Spot +11, Low Light Vision and Scent in Kitty Form
Languages Common, Draconic
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AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +2 Natural, +6 Armor)
AC Small 23, touch 15, flat-footed 19 (+1 Size, +4 Dex, +2 Natural, +6 Armor)
AC Tiny 25, touch 17, flat-footed 20 (+2 Size, +5 Dex, +2 Natural, +6 Armor)
AC Diminutive 28, touch 20, flat-footed 22 (+4 Size, +6 Dex, +2 Natural, +6 Armor)
hp 51 (12 HD)
Fort +9,
Ref +11 (+13 Small, +14 Tiny, +15 Diminutive),
Will +7
Evasion
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Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee +1 Punching Dagger +6/+1(1d4 plus 1d6 Cold, 19-20, x3)
Melee Small 2 Claws +4 (1d3-3) and 1 Bite -1 (1d4-4)
Melee Tiny 2 Claws +4 (1d2-4) and 1 Bite -1 (1d3-4)
Melee Diminutive 2 Claws +6 (1 point) and 1 Bite +1 (1d2-4)
Base Atk +6,
Grp +5 (-2 Small, -6 Tiny, -10 Diminutive)
Atk Options Sneak Attack +1d6, Breath Weapon 2d6 (DC 16), Breath Effect (Frost Breath), Hisssss (DC 20)
Combat Gear 4 Silver Dragon's Draughts, 2 Potions of Cure Serious Wounds
Invocations Beguiling Influence, Deafening Roar
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Abilities Str 8, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 18
Abilities Small Str 4, Dex 18
Abilities Tiny Str 3, Dex 20
Abilities Diminutive Str 2, Dex 22
SQ Purr, Trapfinding, Scales, Spit, DR 5/-, Family Inheritance (Voice of the Dragon, Dragonsight)
Feats Anklebiter, Dragon Kitty, Dragontouched, Hissing Fury, Spookity Glowing Eyes of Dooom, Tuff Kitty
Skills Bluff +14, Climb +7, Concentration +10, Diplomacy +14, Gather Information +14, Hide +12, Intimidate +9, Knowledge (Local) +6, Listen +11, Move Silently +12, Sense Motive +11, Spot +11, Tumble +7, Use Magic Device +14
Possessions Collar of Holding, Cute Widdle Bowsies, +6 Bracers of Armor, +1 Icy Burst Keen Punching Dagger, 4 Silver Dragon's Draughts, 2 Potions of Cure Serious Wounds, 198 GP
EPIC BURLAP GUILD MEMBER Hit Die: d8
Skills Points at Each Level : 6 + int
Bonus Feats: The Epic Burlap Guild Member gains a Bonus Feat every 2 levels higher than 20th