Rogue (Graatel)
Rogue (Graatel)
Rogues from Graatel are a little more hearty then rogues from other worlds. In addition they generally pick up a few more skills that most rogues neglect and can become great poisoners and trap makers.
Making a Graatel Rogue
Alignment: Any.
Starting Age: Simple.
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the rogue.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Rogues are proficient with all simple weapons, all one-handed and light martial weapons plus the hand crossbow. Rogues are proficient with light armor, but not with shields.
Sneak Attack: If a rogue can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage.
The rogue’s attack deals extra damage any time her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target. This extra damage is 1d6 at 1st level, and it increases by 1d6 every two rogue levels thereafter. Should the rogue score a critical hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multiplied.
Ranged attacks can count as sneak attacks only if the target is within 30 feet.
With a sap (blackjack) or an unarmed strike, a rogue can make a sneak attack that deals nonlethal damage instead of lethal damage. She cannot use a weapon that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage in a sneak attack, not even with the usual –4 penalty.
A rogue can sneak attack only living creatures with discernible anatomies—undead, constructs, oozes, plants, and incorporeal creatures lack vital areas to attack. Any creature that is immune to critical hits is not vulnerable to sneak attacks. The rogue must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. A rogue cannot sneak attack while striking a creature with concealment or striking the limbs of a creature whose vitals are beyond reach.
Trapfinding: Rogues can use the Search skill to locate traps when the task has a Difficulty Class higher than 20 without the feat found in the Feats Revamped book.
Finding a nonmagical traps has a DC of at least 20, or higher if it is well hidden. Finding a magic trap requires a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.
Rogues can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magic traps. A magic traps generally has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.
A rogue who beats a trap’s DC by 10 or more with a Disable Device check can study a trap, figure out how it works, and bypass it (with her party) without disarming it.
Evasion (Ex): At 2nd level and higher, a rogue can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the rogue is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of evasion.
Trap Sense (Ex): At 3rd level, a rogue gains an intuitive sense that alerts her to danger from traps, giving her a +1 bonus on Reflex saves made to avoid traps and a +1 dodge bonus to AC against attacks made by traps. These bonuses rise to +2 when the rogue reaches 6th level, to +3 when she reaches 9th level, to +4 when she reaches 12th level, to +5 at 15th, and to +6 at 18th level.
Trap sense bonuses gained from multiple classes stack.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): Starting at 4th level, a rogue can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, she still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized.
If a rogue already has uncanny dodge from a different class she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.
Trap Maker (Ex): A Graatel rogue of 5th level can now use his extensive knowledge of traps to make his own. Whenever the individual wishes to place the traps the rogue must have the materials on hand (25gp per CR level of the trap) and spend 1 minute per CR to arm it correctly. If the trap also involves any sort of excavation, such as a pit trap, the time to ready the site is added to the trap construction time. The DC to correctly setup a trap is 10 plus double the CR of the trap, and the rogue may add his trap sense bonus to any trap making rolls.
Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex): A rogue of 8th level or higher can no longer be flanked.
This defense denies another rogue the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking her, unless the attacker has at least four more rogue levels than the target does.
If a character already has uncanny dodge (see above) from a second class, the character automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead, and the levels from the classes that grant uncanny dodge stack to determine the minimum rogue level required to flank the character.
Poisoner (Ex): A Graatel rogue upon reaching 10th level may now handle poisons safely after an initial introduction. It is possible for the rogue to keep many poisons on his person and apply them without accidentally submitting himself to the same affects. A tutor (or trial and error) are required when initially found, but afterwards the rogue is capable of handling that poison without fear.
Special Abilities: Upon attaining 7th level, and at every three levels thereafter (10th, 13th, 16th, and 19th), a rogue gains a special ability of her choice from among the following options.
Crippling Strike (Ex): A rogue with this ability can sneak attack opponents with such precision that her blows weaken and hamper them. An opponent damaged by one of her sneak attacks also takes 2 points of Strength damage. Ability points lost to damage return on their own at the rate of 1 point per day for each damaged ability.
Defensive Roll (Ex): The rogue can roll with a potentially lethal blow to take less damage from it than she otherwise would. Once per day, when she would be reduced to 0 or fewer hit points by damage in combat (from a weapon or other blow, not a spell or special ability), the rogue can attempt to roll with the damage. To use this ability, the rogue must attempt a Reflex saving throw (DC=damage dealt). If the save succeeds, she takes only half damage from the blow; if it fails, she takes full damage. She must be aware of the attack and able to react to it in order to execute her defensive roll—if she is denied her Dexterity bonus to AC, she can’t use this ability. Since this effect would not normally allow a character to make a Reflex save for half damage, the rogue’s evasion ability does not apply to the defensive roll.
Improved Evasion (Ex): This ability works like evasion, except that while the rogue still takes no damage on a successful Reflex saving throw against attacks henceforth she henceforth takes only half damage on a failed save. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of improved evasion.
Opportunist (Ex): Once per round, the rogue can make an attack of opportunity against an opponent who has just been struck for damage in melee by another character. This attack counts as the rogue’s attack of opportunity for that round. Even a rogue with the Combat Reflexes feat can’t use the opportunist ability more than once per round.
Skill Mastery: The rogue becomes so certain in the use of certain skills that she can use them reliably even under adverse conditions.
Upon gaining this ability, she selects a number of skills equal to 3 + her Intelligence modifier. When making a skill check with one of these skills, she may take 10 even if stress and distractions would normally prevent her from doing so. A rogue may gain this special ability multiple times, selecting additional skills for it to apply to each time.
Slippery Mind (Ex): This ability represents the rogue’s ability to wriggle free from magical effects that would otherwise control or compel her. If a rogue with slippery mind is affected by an enchantment spell or effect and fails her saving throw, she can attempt it again 1 round later at the same DC. She gets only this one extra chance to succeed on her saving throw.
Feat: A rogue may gain a bonus feat from the [Skill] or [Combat] lists in the Feats Revamped source book in place of a special ability.
Improved Sneak Attack (Ex): The Graatel rogue at 15th level is now capable of affecting all creatures with his sneak attack. No creature types are immune to sneak attack damage, though they are still immune to critical hits.
Epic Rogue
| Level | Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21st | Sneak Attack +11d6, Trap Sense +7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23rd | Sneak Attack +12d6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24th | Trap Sense +8, Bonus Feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25th | Sneak Attack +13d6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th | Sneak Attack +14d6, Trap Sense +9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28th | Bonus Feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29th | Sneak Attack +15d6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30th | Trap Sense +10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 + Int modifier skill points per level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sneak Attack: The epic rogue’s sneak attack damage increases by +1d6 at every odd-numbered level.
Special Abilities: The rogue does not gain additional rogue special abilities after 19th level, but can choose one of the rogue class special abilities (crippling strike, defensive roll, improved evasion, opportunist, skill mastery, or slippery mind) instead of a bonus feat.
Trap Sense (Ex): The epic rogue’s bonus increases by +1 every three levels higher than 18th.
Bonus Feats: The epic rogue gains a bonus feat (selected from the epic [Skill] or [Combat] feats) every four levels after 20th.
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