Night’s Champion

Heroes of the eve, the night’s champions take on the foulest of creatures who lurk in the shadowy confines of forgotten castles, haunted houses, and ancient tombs. Religious or not, they walk, cross in hand, into the den of evil, ready to destroy that which has forsaken life.

Class Skills

A night’s champion adds Knowledge (religion) and Knowledge (planes) to his list of class skills and removes Handle Animal and Ride.

This alters the generational hero’s class skills.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Night’s champions are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all whips, and light armor. They are not proficient with shields.

This alters the generational hero’s weapon and armor proficiencies.

Smite Evil (Su)

At 2nd level, a night’s champion gains smite evil 1/day, as the paladin class feature. He gains additional uses of this ability at 5th level and every 3 levels thereafter, to a maximum of 7/day at 20th level.

This replaces bomb.

Whip Mastery (Ex)

At 2nd level, a night’s champion gains Whip Mastery as a bonus feat and is considered to meet its prerequisites when gaining other feats that require Whip Mastery. When using a scorpion whip, he treats it as a one-handed weapon for the purpose of feats and abilities that affect weapon type.

This replaces Combat Expertise.

Generational Bond

A night’s champion always chooses a weapon as his bond.

This alters generational bond.

Night Champion Hero Talents

The following hero talents complement the night’s champion archetype: Blessed water, sword dart.