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	Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', [[Warlock#3.5\|Warlock]]s and [[Dragonfire Adept]]s do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.		Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', [[Warlock#3.5\|Warlock]]s and [[Dragonfire Adept]]s do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.

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	Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to improve, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't miss out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.		Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to improve, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't miss out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.

	Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', ~~Warlocks~~ and Dragonfire ~~Adepts~~ do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.		Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', [[Warlock#3.5\|Warlock]]s and [[Dragonfire Adept]]s do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.

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	== The Crunch ==		== The Crunch ==
	The basic idea behind Rainbow Servant, mechanically, is that it continues the spells known, spells per day, and caster level of the underlying arcane caster class, while periodically adding cleric domains and some random garbage like rainbow-~~colored~~ wings. At the tenth and final level, it opens up the entire Cleric spell list for the character to learn and cast. In most cases, it does not retroactively teach these spells; the character will need to resume taking levels in wizard or whatever ~~in order~~ to actually learn Cleric spells.		The basic idea behind Rainbow Servant, mechanically, is that it continues the spells known, spells per day, and caster level of the underlying arcane caster class, while periodically adding cleric domains and some random garbage like rainbow-coloured wings. At the tenth and final level, it opens up the entire Cleric spell list for the character to learn and cast. In most cases, it does not retroactively teach these spells; the character will need to resume taking levels in wizard or whatever to actually learn Cleric spells.

	Specifically...		Specifically...

	~~'''~~Prerequisites~~'''~~		; Prerequisites:
	* Alignment: Any ~~nonevil~~ and ~~nonchaotic~~.		* Alignment: Any non-evil and non-chaotic.
	* Skill: Knowledge (arcana) 4 ranks.		* Skill: Knowledge (arcana) 4 ranks.
	* Spells: Able to cast 3rd-level arcane spells.		* Spells: Able to cast 3rd-level arcane spells.
	* Special: Must find the hidden jungle temples of the couatls.		* Special: Must find the hidden jungle temples of the couatls.

	~~'''~~Hit die~~'''~~: d4		;Hit die: d4
			;Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
			;BAB: 1/2 of character level, same as wizard and other dedicated casters
			;Saving throws: Fort and Reflex are poor, but Will is good.

	~~'''Skill Points at Each Level''': 2 + Int modifier.~~		;Features:

	~~'''BAB''': 1/2 of character level, same as wizard and other dedicated casters~~

	~~'''Saving throws''': Fort and Reflex are poor, but Will is good.~~

	~~'''~~Features~~'''~~:
	* At level 1, the character gains the Good cleric domain and the ability to use ''Detect evil'' at-will.		* At level 1, the character gains the Good cleric domain and the ability to use ''Detect evil'' at-will.
	* At level 4, the character gains the Air cleric domain and sprouts gay rainbow wings that allow a limited form of flight.		* At level 4, the character gains the Air cleric domain and sprouts gay rainbow wings that allow a limited form of flight.

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	The Rainbow Servant is a [[Prestige Class]] from [[Dungeons and Dragons]] [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition\|Third Edition]], appearing in the [[Complete Divine]] [[splatbook]]. It is notable mostly for being abused with [[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]; otherwise, it's shit.		The Rainbow Servant is a [[Prestige Class]] from [[Dungeons and Dragons]] [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition\|Third Edition]], appearing in the [[Complete Book Series#Complete Divine & Complete Champion\|Complete Divine]] [[splatbook]]. It is notable mostly for being abused with [[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]; otherwise, it's shit.

	== The Fluff ==		== The Fluff ==

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	The Rainbow Servant is a [[~~prestige class~~]] from [[Dungeons and Dragons]] Third ~~edition~~, appearing in the [[Complete Divine]] [[splatbook]]. It is notable mostly for being abused with [[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]; otherwise, it's shit.		The Rainbow Servant is a [[Prestige Class]] from [[Dungeons and Dragons]] [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition\|Third Edition]], appearing in the [[Complete Divine]] [[splatbook]]. It is notable mostly for being abused with [[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]; otherwise, it's shit.

	== The Fluff ==		== The Fluff ==
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	== Editorial ==		== Editorial ==
	All right, let's get this out of the way: this class, as ~~it is~~ intended to work, is unmitigated shit. If you build it on top of a Bard, Sorcerer, or Wizard, then the junk you get from levels 1-9 is nowhere near good enough to make up for the delay in your spell progression. Furthermore, while the Cleric Domains are instantly added to your character's abilities, the Cleric spell list isn't; what you're really gaining is ''access to'' the Cleric spell list, meaning that ~~in order~~ to actually ''learn'' those spells, you usually need to go back and take more levels in your underlying arcane caster class. Since you need a minimum of 5 levels of Wizard, 6 of Sorcerer, or 7 of Bard ~~in order~~ to even qualify for this class in the first place, you'll be able to learn '''fuck-all''' from the Cleric list before hitting level 20 and presumably the end of your campaign. Seriously, when played as intended, the most noteworthy thing about this class is that it lets you get gay rainbow wings at a character level of 9, which is a lot better than the 17 levels that [[Favored Soul]] would make you slog through but still not the absolute fastest way to get wings.		All right, let's get this out of the way: this class, as intended to work, is unmitigated shit. If you build it on top of a Bard, Sorcerer, or Wizard, then the junk you get from levels 1-9 is nowhere near good enough to make up for the delay in your spell progression. Furthermore, while the Cleric Domains are instantly added to your character's abilities, the Cleric spell list isn't; what you're really gaining is ''access to'' the Cleric spell list, meaning that to actually ''learn'' those spells, you usually need to go back and take more levels in your underlying arcane caster class. Since you need a minimum of 5 levels of Wizard, 6 of Sorcerer, or 7 of Bard to even qualify for this class in the first place, you'll be able to learn '''fuck-all''' from the Cleric list before hitting level 20 and presumably the end of your campaign. Seriously, when played as intended, the most noteworthy thing about this class is that it lets you get gay rainbow wings at a character level of 9, which is a lot better than the 17 levels that [[Favored Soul]] would make you slog through but still not the absolute fastest way to get wings.

	HOWEVER, there is an itty bitty tiny little loophole that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and - at least according to ''some'' players - the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. ~~This~~ godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells~~, however~~, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of a dedicated caster class. Additionally, some DMs might rule that stacking Rainbow Servant on top of one of these classes works the same way as stacking it on any other caster class: you need to keep taking levels in your original caster class to get Cleric spells, and when you do, you're only learning the high-level ones.		HOWEVER, there is an itty bitty tiny little loophole that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and - at least according to ''some'' players - the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. However, this godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of a dedicated caster class. Additionally, some DMs might rule that stacking Rainbow Servant on top of one of these classes works the same way as stacking it on any other caster class: you need to keep taking levels in your original caster class to get Cleric spells, and when you do, you're only learning the high-level ones.

	There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only ~~has progression~~ at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps tables". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.		There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only progresses at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps tables". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct, and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.

	Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to ~~get better~~, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't ~~be missing~~ out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.		Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to improve, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't miss out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.

	Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.		Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.

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	Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.		Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.

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	All right, let's get this out of the way: this class, as it is intended to work, is unmitigated shit. If you build it on top of a Bard, Sorcerer, or Wizard, then the junk you get from levels 1-9 is nowhere near good enough to make up for the delay in your spell progression. Furthermore, while the Cleric Domains are instantly added to your character's abilities, the Cleric spell list isn't; what you're really gaining is ''access to'' the Cleric spell list, meaning that in order to actually ''learn'' those spells, you usually need to go back and take more levels in your underlying arcane caster class. Since you need a minimum of 5 levels of Wizard, 6 of Sorcerer, or 7 of Bard in order to even qualify for this class in the first place, you'll be able to learn '''fuck-all''' from the Cleric list before hitting level 20 and presumably the end of your campaign. Seriously, when played as intended, the most noteworthy thing about this class is that it lets you get gay rainbow wings at a character level of 9, which is a lot better than the 17 levels that [[Favored Soul]] would make you slog through but still not the absolute fastest way to get wings.		All right, let's get this out of the way: this class, as it is intended to work, is unmitigated shit. If you build it on top of a Bard, Sorcerer, or Wizard, then the junk you get from levels 1-9 is nowhere near good enough to make up for the delay in your spell progression. Furthermore, while the Cleric Domains are instantly added to your character's abilities, the Cleric spell list isn't; what you're really gaining is ''access to'' the Cleric spell list, meaning that in order to actually ''learn'' those spells, you usually need to go back and take more levels in your underlying arcane caster class. Since you need a minimum of 5 levels of Wizard, 6 of Sorcerer, or 7 of Bard in order to even qualify for this class in the first place, you'll be able to learn '''fuck-all''' from the Cleric list before hitting level 20 and presumably the end of your campaign. Seriously, when played as intended, the most noteworthy thing about this class is that it lets you get gay rainbow wings at a character level of 9, which is a lot better than the 17 levels that [[Favored Soul]] would make you slog through but still not the absolute fastest way to get wings.

	HOWEVER, there ~~are two~~ itty bitty tiny little ~~loopholes~~ that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. This godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells, however, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of ~~Cleric~~, ~~Favored Soul, or whatever arcane class you were planning on building your~~ Rainbow Servant on top of.		HOWEVER, there is an itty bitty tiny little loophole that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and - at least according to ''some'' players - the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. This godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells, however, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of a dedicated caster class. Additionally, some DMs might rule that stacking Rainbow Servant on top of one of these classes works the same way as stacking it on any other caster class: you need to keep taking levels in your original caster class to get Cleric spells, and when you do, you're only learning the high-level ones.

	There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only has progression at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps tables". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.		There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only has progression at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps tables". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.

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	HOWEVER, there are two itty bitty tiny little loopholes that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. This godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells, however, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of Cleric, Favored Soul, or whatever arcane class you were planning on building your Rainbow Servant on top of.		HOWEVER, there are two itty bitty tiny little loopholes that David Noonan did not consider when writing this class. You see, there are some spontaneous arcane casters ([[Warmage]], [[Beguiler]], and [[Dread Necromancer]]) who don't bother with "learning" their spells. Instead, they just automatically ''know'' every spell on their class spell list. When you stack ten levels of Rainbow Servant on top of one of those classes, "list" becomes "lists", and the entire goddamn Cleric spell list ''gets dumped straight into that character's brain''. This allows them to spontaneously cast any Cleric spell they want, at any time, like a Favored Soul hopped up on methamphetamine and Viagra. This godlike increase in flexibility comes at the cost of delayed access to your highest-level spells, however, so some people argue that it's better to just take 20 straight levels of Cleric, Favored Soul, or whatever arcane class you were planning on building your Rainbow Servant on top of.

	There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only has progression at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps ~~rules~~". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.		There is some [[skub]] about whether the class offers six or ten levels of casting progression. The English text says every level, but the chart only has progression at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The game's general rules state that whenever tables contradict class description, "text trumps tables". However, the "Sage Advice" column, when asked specifically about the Rainbow Servant, said that in this particular case, the table was correct and the class description was wrong. Additionally, every non-English printing changed the text to match the table.

	Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to get better, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't be missing out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.		Of the three classes that the Rainbow Servant works best with, the [[Dread Necromancer]] and the [[Beguiler]] lean most heavily on their class features to get better at their main shtick (minion master and magic rogue respectively). Investing in Rainbow Servant delays your access to these features by ten levels. The [[Warmage]] relies primarily on spell progression to get better, so a Warmage that invests in Rainbow Servant won't be missing out on much except a few bonus feats. On the other hand, the Warmage, which can't spend much on dexterity because it's already [[MAD]]ding Charisma and Intelligence for spellcasting, does rely on armor to not die, and the Rainbow Servant's level 4 wings can't be deployed if the character is wearing any armor.

	Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.		Since the prerequisites include the ability to ''cast arcane spells'', rather than just having an ''arcane caster level'', Warlocks and Dragonfire Adepts do not qualify for this prestige class. It would not do them much good if they did.