Oghma - Holy Singer (Character Kit)

Class Information 	Class Information
Racial Requirements 	Elf, half-elf, human
Ability Requirements 	Charisma 14,Wisdom 9
Prime Requisite 	Wisdom
Hit Die Type 	d8
Attack as 	Priest
Save as 	Priest
Advance as 	Priest
Spell Ability? 	Yes
Exceptional Strength? 	No
Exceptional Constitution?	No
Starting Cash (x10 gp) 	3d6
Proficiencies 	Proficiencies
Weapon Slots 	2
Additional Slot 	4
Nonproficiency Penalty 	-3
Nonweapon Slots 	4
Additional Slot 	3
Available Categories 	General, Priest
Bonus Proficiencies 	Musical instrument, singing
Recommended Proficiencies	Etiquette, law
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==Overview==
Holy singers are special priests of Oghma whose expertise lies in singing, peacekeeping, and arbitration. Just as they seek harmony in their vocals, holy singers seek it in not only to help resolve disputes, but to sing at the inevitable celebration held when both sides come to an agreement.
==Description==
Holy singers wear white tunics and trousers, and a black vest trimmed with gold. Instead of the small, box-like hat normally worn by the clergy of Oghma, a holy singer wears a crimson hat with a feather stuck in it.
Given their role in the church, holy singers always look neat and clean, well-poised, and their voices are always clear and strong.
==Role-Playing==
Song is the heart and soul of holy singers. Why would one ever simply speak something when it can be sung? Even the holy scriptures of Oghma and its prayers to the deity are sung.
Despite bardic tendencies and their reputation for being prideful, arrogant, and self-promoting, the holy singers are actually humble in their dealings. They have transcended the normal mortal desires for attention, and now sing for the glory of Oghma or to share Oghma's harmony with others in mediation and song alike. There is a strong sense of divine nobility in their words and deeds.
==Special Abilities==
Holy singers are held in such high regard as impartial arbiters that they gain a +2 to reactions with NPCs.
Singing something makes it easier to remember. Therefore, when a situation comes up that requires the characters to remember something that happened to them in the recent past, the holy singer can make an ability check using Intelligence with a +2 bonus. A successful roll means that the details are well-remembered by the holy singer.
Holy singers turn undead by singing to banish them. They can also create a protection from evil 10' radius by singing, although this can only be done once per week per level of the singer.
When casting their clerical spells, holy singers can sing them and forgo the somatic component. This adds 2 to the casting time. Of course, this option is only open if the holy singer is able to sing and the song is not somehow being impeded.
==Special Disadvantages==
Singing is such a central point of the life of a holy singer that sudden deprivation of song has traumatic effects. If a silence spell is cast upon a holy singer, he or she immediately suffers the effects of a confusion spell. Since the more experienced holy singers are even more accustomed to song, the confusion effects last for two rounds per level of the singer.
If a holy singer fails a singing proficiency check, he must make a straight, unmodified saving throw vs petrification. Failure means the holy singer is utterly humiliated, and will remove himself from the listeners for one hour per level of the singer.