Green Whisperer PrC Conversion
Nature speaks and the green whisperer listens. The green whisperer is attuned to nature and the wisdom of animals. They spend time in the wildest corners of the world, humming soft lullabies for an adoring audience of birds, beasts, and flowers. A green whisperer tends to be introspective and is more comfortable in the presence of unspoiled nature than in the depths of a dungeon. Still, they are not immune to the lure of adventure, and most share the bard’s much storied wanderlust. Most green whisperers are multiclass bard/druids or bard/rangers. The majority of green whisperers are human, elven, or half-elven, but members of other races are by no means excluded.
Requirements
To qualify to become a Green Whisperer, a character must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Alignment: any neutral
- Skills: Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, Perform 5 ranks, Survival 5 ranks
- Special: Bardic Performance, Wild Empathy
Class Skills
The green whisperer’s class skills are Acrobatics, Climb, Craft, Handle Animal, Knowledge (nature), Perception, Perform, Ride, Sense Motive, Spellcraft, Survival, and Swim.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Class Features
All the following are class features of the green whisperer prestige class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A character becoming a green whisperer gains no additional weapon or armor proficiencies.
Bardic Knowledge: If the character already has the bardic knowledge ability her green whisperer levels stack with the levels of any other classes that grant him that ability for the purpose of determining the bonus, but only when making a bardic knowledge check about something involving plants, animals, the elements, or items associated with those topics.
Bardic Music: If the character already has the bardic music ability, her green whisperer levels stack with the levels of any other classes that grant her that ability for the purpose of determining the duration and power of her performances, and which sorts of bardic performances are available to her.
Animal Empathy: The green whisperer’s levels stack with the levels of any other classes that grant the wild empathy ability, however the Green Whisperer may use her perform check in lieu of the animal empathy check to determine how she affects the attitude of the animal in question.
Spells per Day/Spells Known: At each green whisperer level, the character gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had also gained a level in the arcane and the divine casting classes she had prior to taking levels in this prestige class. She does not, however, gain any other benefit of these classes except where specified.
Soothe the Savage Beast (Ex): A green whisperer’s language-dependent bardic performances target animals as though they shared a language. Creatures of the animal and magical beast types suffer a -2 penalty on all saves against the green whisperer’s fascinate, suggestion, and mass suggestion uses of bardic music.
Green Ear (Su): A 5th-level green whisperer’s mind-affecting bardic music abilities affect creatures of the plant type.
Advancement
| CL | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Special | Spells per Day |
| 1st | +0 | +1 | +0 | +1 | Bardic knowledge, Bardic music, Animal empathy | +1 level of arcane casting class, +1 level of divine casting class |
| 2nd | +1 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +1 level of arcane casting class, +1 level of divine casting class | |
| 3rd | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | Soothe the savage beast | +1 level of arcane casting class, +1 level of divine casting class |
| 4th | +3 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 level of arcane casting class, +1 level of divine casting class | |
| 5th | +3 | +3 | +1 | +3 | Green ear | +1 level of arcane casting class, +1 level of divine casting class |
Source: Dragon #311