style="font-family: tahoma;">The Cantor

By
Darkgolem



The Cantor is a priest of Eberron
who's song is touched by divinty.  As such, they bring great
benefit to a party for a wide variety of buffs and healing, not only
those of a priest, but that of a bard also.  In combat the cantor
is not a huge help.  Certainly their bardic fascination ability
and cast ability is excellent, but there definitely has to be a damage
dealer of some sort to follow through.



However, outside of direct melee, the Cantor has a lot to offer. 
Looking over the cantor's spell list, one wouldn't think so.. but
remember that the cantor can heal your party, buff your party with
divine bonuses, buff your party with bard song,  damage opponents
with divine magic, damage undead with divine light, provide more spell
points with divine vitality, enchant opponents with both clerical and
bard spells, and fascinate opponents.



The cantor has the flaw of having both the spells of the bard and
cleric classes but only at lower levels.  The cantor is a bit of
an investment, but at levels 15 and 16, really starts to shine, since
they gain access to raise dead (wth a caster level check), otto's
dancing orb, and holy smite, along with other spells.  At that
point the cantor really shines quite a bit.



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abilities:

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(Below information based upon 28
point build, level 14)



Hit Points: 116



Armor Class: 11 + Items/spells



Saving Throws:

Fortitude: +7

Reflex: +9

Will: +14



Class/Race Features:

Bardic Music (Fascinate, Improved Inspire Courage, Inspire Competance,
Suggestion Song)

Spell Resistance 20

Turn Undead (Level 6, 11/day)



Skills:

Balance +12

Move Silently +12

Hide +12

Concentration +17

Perform +24

Tumble +7

Heal +10

Diplomacy +13



Feats: Spell Focus:
Enchantment, Extra Turning, Mental Toughness,
Greater Spell Focus: Enchantment, Heighten Spell



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src="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/files/gallery/albums/album88/Cantor.jpg"
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Bard Extra Song 1

Bard Perform 1

Drow Melee Damage 2

Bard Song Magic 2

Bard Inspired Damage 1

Bard Lingering Song 1

Elven Dexterity 2

Bard Charisma 2

Drow Melee Attack 1

Cleric Wisdom 2

Improved Spell Resistance 3

Cleric Divine Vitality 2

Cleric Extra Turning 1

Bard Spell Penetration 2

Cleric Charisma 1

Cleric Divine Light 1



Spells

Spell Points: 699 (base 440 + Feats 75 + Ability bonuses 179)



Bard: (DC 17 + spell level, 19
+ spell level for enchantment)

Level 1: Charm Person, Grease, Detect Secret Doors, Hypnotism

Level 2: Glitterdust, Hold Person, Soundburst, Blur,

Level 3: Good Hope, Haste, See Invisibility



Cleric (DC 14 + Spell Level, 16
for enchantment)

Level 1: Cure Light Wounds, Command, Shield of Faith, Protection From
Evil

Level 2: Cure Moderate Wounds, Resist Energy, Lesser Restoration,
Bear's Endurance

Level 3: Cure Serious Wounds, Searing Light, Glyph of Warding

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Level 1

Class: Bard

Feats: Spell Focus: Enchantment

Skills: Balance +4, Move Silently +4, Hide +4, Concentration +4,
Perform +4, Tumble +4

Enhancements: Bard Extra Song 1, Bard Perform 1, Drow Melee Damage 1



Level 2

Class: Cleric

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Bard Song Magic 1



Level 3

Class: Bard

Feats: Extra Turning

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements: Bard Inspired Damage 1, Bard Lingering Song 1, Elven
Dexterity 1, Bard Charisma 1



Level 4

Class: Cleric

Ability Score: Charisma +1

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Drow Melee Attack 1, Cleric Wisdom 1, Improved Spell
Resistance 1



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src="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/files/gallery/albums/album88/Cantor2.sized.jpg"
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5

Class: Bard

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements: Cleric Divine Vitality 1, Cleric Extra Turning 1



Level 6

Class: Cleric

Feats: Mental Toughness

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Improved Spell Resistance 2



Level 7

Class: Bard

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements: Drow Melee Damage 2



Level 8

Class: Cleric

Ability Score: Charisma +1

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Elven Dexterity 2, Cleric Wisdom 2



Level 9

Class: Bard

Feats: Greater Spell Focus: Enchantment

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements: Bard Spell Penetration 1, Bard Song Magic 2



Level 10
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Class: Cleric

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Cleric Divine Vitality 2, Cleric Divine Light 1



Level 11

Class: Bard

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements: Bard Charisma 2



Level 12

Class: Cleric

Feats: Improved Mental Toughness

Ability Score: Charisma +1

Skills: Heal +1, Diplomacy +1, Concentration +1

Enhancements: Cleric Charisma 1

       



Level 13

Class: Bard

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1,
Perform +2

Enhancements:



Level 14

Class: Bard

Skills: Balance +1, Move Silently +1, Hide +1, Concentration +1, Tumble
+2

Enhancements: Bard Spell Penetration 2, Improved Spell Resistance 3