The “Skilled,” “Resilient,” and “Notable” 1-level Prestige Classes for Pathfinder 1st ed

Okay, let’s step away from concept pieces and rough drafts for a minute, and present three 1-level prestige classes for your PF1 campaign.

These exist to help players create a specific character concept, or meet a specific prerequisite earlier, or patch a hole they have discovered in their character build. Collectively, they are known as “booster classes.” Since the continuing education ability works the same for all three classes, I just presented it once at the end of the section.

While these booster prestige classes may seem overpowered, compare them to all the extra stuff you’d get if you took one level of rogue (compared to skilled), monk (compared to resilient), or fighter (compared to notable).

As these are 1-level prestige classes, you can only take each one once for a single level.

(“I finally got an angelic cloak of wings!! What do you mean, Fly is a skill? How am I going to get 12 ranks of fly, I only get 2 skill points a level!!” Art by Николай Акатов)

SKILLED
You have realized you simply are not skilled enough to address all the situations you encounter, and have focused all your recent efforts to rectify that situation.

Prerequisite: Character level 3
HD: 1d8 + Con modifier
Skill Points: 12 + Int modifier
Proficiencies: None

Lvl  Base attack  Ref  Fort  Will  Special
1            +0        +0   +0   +0    Continuous Education

RESILIENT
You have realized you simply are not sufficiently hardened against the rigors of the world, and have focused all your recent efforts to rectify that situation.

Prerequisite: Character level 3
HD: 1d8 + Con modifier
Skill Points: 0 + Int modifier
Proficiencies: None

Lvl  Base attack  Ref  Fort  Will  Special
1            +0        +2   +2   +2    Continuous Education

NOTABLE
You have realized you simply have not picked up all the knacks and tricks you think you need to get along, and have focused all your recent efforts to rectify that situation.

Prerequisite: Character level 3
HD: 1d8 + Con modifier
Skill Points: 0 + Int modifier
Proficiencies: None

Lvl  Base attack  Ref  Fort  Will  Special
1            +0        +0   +0   +0    Continuous Education, bonus feats

Bonus Feats: You gain two bonus feats of your choice. You must meet all their prerequisites normally.

For All Booster Classes
Continuous Education: When a character takes a level in a booster class, they must choose a class they belonged to before adding the prestige class to be their aligned class. When determining their effective spellcasting level and class level for prerequisites and class features of that class, they add their resilient level to that class level. They do not gain any additional spells known, spells per day, or new class features from the aligned class. 

For example Vrorga, a barbarian 4/resilient 1, treats her barbarian level as 5 when calculating her rounds of rage per day or meeting the prerequisites of rage powers. She does not, however, gain improved uncanny dodge until she actually takes a 5th level of the barbarian class.

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