Dirgesinger (4e Paragon Path)

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Dirgesinger

“

Hark! Do you hear the sorrows in my melodies? They eat away the broken remnants of my heart, making every second a living hell. This is a pain that I will inflict upon you.

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Prerequisite: Songweaver, You must have suffered some personal tragedy

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A Dirgesinger.

Dirgesingers are songweavers that have suffered devistating personal tragedies and fallen to their grief. Dirgesingers sing not melodies of joy but of despair and grief, seeking to express their grief through songs and teach their listeners the meaning of true sorrow. Some of these fallen songweavers want nothing more than for others to understand their pain, while others, twisted by their grief, wish to extinguish the joy of others.

Dirgesinger Path Features

Aura of Sorrow (11th Level): Enemies within 2 squares of you take a -2 penalty to attack rolls.

Dirgesong (11th Level): Once per encounter, you can use a single dirge power. You gain Song of Sorrow and Song of Grief as dirge powers.

At 12th level, you gain Song of Horror as a dirge power, and you can use two dirge powers per encounter rather than one, though you cannot use the same dirge power twice per encounter.

At 16th level, you gain Song of Regret as a dirge power.

At 20th level, you gain Elegy of Sorrows and Elegy of Grief as daily dirge powers. You can only use a single daily dirge power per day. Other than this, daily dirge powers count as dirge powers. In addition, once per day, you can use three dirge powers in a single encounter rather than two. These may include a daily dirge power if you wish.

Dirgesinger Dirges

Unlike other paragon paths, you gain dirges instead of powers at 11th, 12th and 20th level. The dirges you gain at each level are named above, and detailed below.

Song of Sorrow Dirgesinger Dirge
The sombe melody you weave fills your foes with soerrow, weakening your resolve.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Psychic, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 5
Target: Each enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target takes a -2 penalty to its Will defence, and a -2 penalty to attack and damage rolls (save ends both).

Song of Grief Dirgesinger Dirge
Your somber melody fills your foes with uncontrollable grief.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Psychic, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 5
Target: Each enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Song of Horror Dirgesinger Dirge
You can strike a horrifying chord in the heart of your foe.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Psychic, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 10
Target: One enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target is dazed and weakened until the end of your next turn.

Song of Regret Dirgesinger Dirge
Your foes regrets weaken their resolve and hold them back.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Psychic, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 5
Target: Each enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: the target is restrained until the end of your next turn.

Elegy of Sorrow Dirgesinger Dirge
You sing a somber verse that recalls sorrows in the minds of your foes, causing them to loose the will to fight.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 5
Target: Each enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target cannot attack until it is attacked or until the end of the encounter.

Elegy of Grief Dirgesinger Dirge
your somber verse lays the burdens of your allies upon your foes.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Implement
Standard Action	Close burst 5
Target: One enemy in burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: You transfer all effects that a save can end from each ally within the burst to the target.
Miss: You transfer one effect that a save can end from each ally within the burst to the target.

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