Blackguard

Prestige Class #

Hit die: d10

Proficiencies: armor (light, medium, heavy), shields, weapons (martial, simple, whip)

Skill points: 2 + int modifier

Skills: concentration, craft armor, craft trap, craft weapon, discipline, heal, intimidate, lore, parry, persuade, ride, taunt

Unavailable feats: brew potion, craft wand, curse song, deflect arrows, extra music, extra turning, lingering song, quicken spell, scribe scroll, weapon specialization
These general feats cannot be selected when taking a level of blackguard.

Primary saving throw(s): fortitude

Base attack bonus: +1/level

Spellcasting: Divine (spell failure from armor is ignored), wisdom-based (a base wisdom score of 10 + the spell’s level is required to cast a spell, bonus spells are based on modified wisdom, and the wisdom modifier affects spell DCs), and requires preparation.

Blackguard Requirements #

Alignment: any evil

Base attack bonus: +6

Skills: hide 5 ranks

Feats: cleave

Epic Blackguard #

Bonus feats: The epic blackguard gains a bonus feat every three levels. In other words, at levels 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28.

Epic bonus feats: armor skin, devastating critical, epic fiendish servant, epic prowess, epic reputation, epic toughness, epic weapon focus, great smiting, improved combat casting, improved sneak attack, overwhelming critical, perfect health, planar turning

Unavailable epic feats: automatic quicken spell, automatic silent spell, automatic still spell, bane of enemies, construct shape, dragon shape, epic spell penetration, epic spell: dragon knight, epic spell: epic mage armor, epic spell: epic warding, epic spell: greater ruin, epic spell: hellball, epic spell: mummy dust, epic weapon specialization, improved ki strike 4, improved ki strike 5, improved spell resistance, improved stunning fist, lasting inspiration, mighty rage, outsider shape, terrifying rage, thundering rage, undead shape
These general epic feats cannot be selected when taking a level of blackguard.

Blackguard Class Tips #

1. ADoH Blackguard Community Builds

Blackguard Changes From NWN:EE #

On ADOH, Blackguard has the following differences from the vanilla (base game) one:

1. Spell-Like Abilities were removed. Blackguard gets a Wisdom based Divine Spellbook
2. Blackguard’s spell progression is the following:
3. Level 1 spells (Blackguard level 4): Bless, Bless Weapon, Deafening Clang, Divine Cruelty, Endure Elements, Inflict Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Protection from Alignment, Resistance, Virtue
4. Level 2 spells (Blackguard level 5): Aid, Aura of Glory, Bull’s Strength, Eagle’s Splendor, Inflict Moderate Wounds, Remove Paralysis, Resist Elements
5. Level 3 spells (Blackguard level 6): Dispel Magic, Greater Magic Weapon, Inflict Serious Wounds, Magic Circle Against Alignment, Prayer, Remove Blindness/Deafness
6. Level 4 spells (Blackguard level 7): Contagion, Death Ward, Freedom of Movement, Inflict Critical Wounds, Neutralize Poison, Poison
7. Divine Cruelty (replaces Divine Favor) : Gives the Blackguard +1 AB and +1 regen per 5 Blackguard levels (up to lvl 25) for 1 Turn.
8. Whip can now be used by Blackguards by default (Exotic Weapon Proficiency not required).
9. Removed Create Undead feat.
10. Can use Balms to resurrect Player Corpses at Blackguard level 30.
11. Added Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus and Epic Spell Focus feats as possible feats that can be selected during level up.