Category:Bodyguards

Giants and other large races make excellent bodyguards, serving all manner of masters. They excel in this career not because of any altruistic tendencies or protective instinct, but because of their sheer size and tendency toward blind loyalty. Bodyguards have a fanatical devotion to their masters, and will often fling themselves blindly into harm's way without thinking twice. Like all Prestige Classes, they retain the original class's Prime Requisite, in this case, Strength. Bodyguards often become Berserkers after the death of a particularly beloved master, albeit at a higher level than a normal Warrior. They can become Paladins earlier than warriors can.

Abbreviation: Bod.

Base Class: Warrior.

Prime Requisite: Strength.

Bodyguards in General

Bodyguards share much in common with their Warrior parent class. They still receive Fourth Attack and double-weapon skills. While they can learn Fortitudes, Foci and Awen, spell and skill selection is quite limited. On the upside, since Bodyguards typically have low intelligence and racial spellcasting penalties, they will not miss many of these skills too much.

Bodyguards receive in-class skills that allow them special bonuses in and before combat. With Alertness active, they can use the Watchful Eye skill to change Monitor targets during combat, allowing them to rescue small group members more easily. At hero level 101, Bodyguards can learn Intercede, a skill which is activated when the Bodyguard's monitor target is aggied. Instead of attacking the Bodyguard's target, the Bodyguard steps in and tanks the mob themselves. The skill works automatically, as long as alertness is activated and the Bodyguard is not in the midst of combat. At hero level 250, Bodyguards receive Payback, which allows them to gain a damage bonus after interceding.

Overall, Bodyguards are an excellent alternative for large, Warrior-oriented races on whom the large majority of spells that hero Warriors receive are wasted on. In addition, the ability to automatically protect smaller group members allows them to effectively use their Hp to benefit the group when they run as hitters and tanks.

Bodyguard Creation

The Bodyguard class requires warriors of large to extra large size and of low intelligence to join the ranks. Upon level 50, a player meeting this criteria should seek out Gruuntak (portable), protector of the Dwarven Ambassador, and see his aid in becoming a bodyguard.

Bodyguards at Hero Tier

Training

Practicing

Devoting

Fighting

Soloing:

Tanking:

Hitting:

Bodyguards at Lord Tier

Bodyguard Remort Options