Holy Ragers, Part 1: Rage Prophet as a Bloodrager Archetype

I like the Rage Prophet concept.

But many on the Paizo boards find the prestige class too weak. It doesn’t advance the rage ability, doesn’t grant access to new revelations, and lacks both the barbarian’s full BAB and the oracle’s full spell progression.

Still, a holy rager character sounds incredibly sweet. And we now have bloodragers as arcane (or even psychic!) ragers that can even be lawful. This wasn’t a possibility when the PrC first came out, but it is now. And I REALLY liked the Vindicator dwarven fighter/priest kit, back in 2E days. For me, EVERY dwarf priest should be a rager. But the Rage Prophet doesn’t work well for dwarves, too...

So I decided to do something, and here’s a possible solution to the problem. Another one next time! After all, if a Bloodrager can be a psychic caster or cast druid spells, she should also be able to do THIS, am I wrong?

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Rage Prophet (Bloodrager Archetype)

Some ragers are divine in their inspiration. Chiefs and healers, their holy wrath comes from the gods and spirits they revere and is the most fearful thing to behold for their enemies in battle.

Class Skills: A rage prophet adds Heal and Knowledge (religion) to her list of class skills and removes Craft and Knowledge (arcana).

This modifies class skills.

Mystery: At 1st level, a rage prophet selects an oracle mystery. Once made, this choice cannot be changed. This represents the favor conceded to her by the gods and spirits and influences the revelations and mystery spells she gains.

At 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th, and 16th level, a rage prophet selects a revelation from her chosen mystery. She qualifies for and uses these revelations as an oracle of her bloodrager level, but can invoke their powers only when raging. A rage prophet never qualifies for the Extra Revelation feat, neither can benefit from effects or magic items that grant extra revelations.

At 6th, 9th, 12th, and 15th level, a rage prophet is granted a mystery spell. These spells are in addition to the number of spells available to a bloodrager at each level. They  cannot be exchanged for different spells at higher levels.

This replaces the 1st-, 4th-, 8th-, 12th-, and 16th- level bloodline powers and bloodline spells.

Oracle Curse: At 1st level, a rage prophet selects one oracle curse. This progresses using her bloodrager level as her equivalent oracle level. If a curse grants access to spells, 4th- and 5th-level oracle spells are added to the rage prophet’s spell list as 3rd-level spells, and 6th- and 7th-level spells are added to the rage prophet’s spell list as 4th-level spells. This replaces the 6th- and 18th-level bloodline feats.

Divine Caster: At 4th level, a rage prophet’s bloodrager spells are treated as divine magic. She uses her weapon or shield as her divine focus. This ability alters the bloodrager’s spellcasting.

Raging Healer: At 4th level, a rage prophet automatically adds all cure spells or inflict spells (her choice) of any level she can cast to her list of spells known. This replaces eschew materials.

Indomitable Caster (Ex): At 10th level, a rage prophet adds her Constitution bonus (if any) on concentration checks. This replaces the 9th-level bloodline feat.

Ragecaster (Su): Starting at 13th level, when casting in a bloodrage, either with blood casting or mad magic, the rage prophet adds her Constitution bonus to the save DC of her spells, in addition to her Charisma bonus. This replaces the 12th-level bloodline feat.

Enduring Rage (Su): At 16th level, as a free action, a rage prophet can extend the duration of her bloodrage by sacrificing a spell slot; this prolongs the duration of her bloodrage for a number of rounds equal to the level of the spell slot used. This replaces the 15th-level bloodline feat.

Final Revelation: At 20th level, a rage prophet becomes a perfect vessel of divine wrath. She is granted a bonus on all saving throws equal to her Charisma modifier, and can receive the benefits of her revelations even when she is not raging. This replaces the 20th-level bloodline power.