Die Harder
Prerequisite Endurance, Diehard, Iron Will, Toughness
Benefit
When reduced to -9 hit points, you remain stable. At this point, you begin to use your strength score as though they were additional hit points. Each point of damage you take reduces your strength score by 1 (this counts as ability damage). Once your strength score reaches 0 you immediately die.
When reduced to negative hit points, you may choose to act as if you were disabled, rather than dying. You must make this decision as soon as you are reduced to negative hit points (even if it isn’t your turn). If you do not choose to act as if you were disabled, you immediately fall unconscious.
When using this feat, you can take either a single move or standard action each turn, but not both, and you cannot take a full round action. You can take a move action without further injuring yourself, but if you perform any standard action (or any other action deemed as strenuous, including some free actions, swift actions, or immediate actions, such as casting a quickened spell) you take 1 point of damage after completing the act. If you reach 0 strength, you immediately die.
Normal
A character with diehard usually dies once reaching -10 hp.
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Anton Fink
Anton Fink is a skilled thief from the Phyloctæte who has learned to wield arcane power to assist him in his trade. He has used this power to seduce many a woman who is easily impressed with parlor tricks.
Unfortunately for him, this sex-driven rogue has had his soul trapped by an imp that he once befriended under the illusion that he was one of these parlor women. Now he must find a way to break the spell imposed by the imp. He is desperate to break free of this spiritual bond, and is willing to help or betray anyone else in the process.
Anton Fink (CR 8)
Chaotic Neutral Medium-size Male Human
Rogue 6 Rogue Caster 2
Initiative: +3
Vision: Normal
AC: 19 (flatfooted 19, touch 15)
Hit Dice: (8d6)+16
Hit Points: 54
Saves: Fortitude: +6, Reflex: +10, Will: +4
Speed: Walk 30 ft.
Attacks: +1 Shortbow +8 (1d6+2) or +1 Short Sword +6 (1d6+
Face / Reach: 5 ft. / 5 ft.
Base Attack: +5 Grapple: +6
Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Dodge, Mobility, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Simple Weapon Proficiency
Special Qualities: Evasion (Ex), Sneak Attack +3d6, Trap Sense (Ex) +2, Trapfinding, Uncanny Dodge (Dex bonus to AC)
Abilities: STR 13 (+1), DEX 17 (+3), CON 14 (+2), INT 16 (+3), WIS 11 (+0), CHA 11 (+0)
Skills: Appraise 5; Balance 5; Bluff 7; Climb 3; Concentration 7; Craft (Untrained) 3; Decipher Script 6; Diplomacy 3; Disable Device 5; Disguise 1; Escape Artist 10; Forgery 3; Gather Information 2; Heal 0; Hide 11; Intimidate 4; Jump 7; Listen 3; Move Silently 17; Open Lock 11; Ride 3; Search 8; Sense Motive 4; Sleight of Hand 14; Spellcraft 8; Spot 8; Survival 0; Swim 1; Tumble 9; Use Magic Device 8;
Possessions: Arrow; Cloak of Resistance +1; Arrow +1; Bag of Holding (Type 1); Boots of Elvenkind; Quiver; Ring of Protection +2; Shortbow +1; Studded Leather +1; Sword +1 (Short); Wand of Magic Missile (3rd level caster);
Spells:
Spells per Day: (5/4/4/0/0/0 DC:13+spell level)
Rogue Caster – Known:
Level 1: Improved Forgery, Improved Appraisal, Improved Balance, Pass Without Trace
Level 2: Invisibility, Sleight of Hand, Spider Climb
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Rogue Caster
This prestige class brings together rogue and caster in two ways. First, the caster abilities are not the same as a sorcerer’s, since the spellcasting relies upon dexterity rather than intelligence. Second, the caster is actually a rogue class. The spells are all geared toward enhancing rogue abilities in one form or another, for instance improved forgery, perfect appraisal, sleight of hand, walk on rope, etc. There are no direct damage spells in the rogue caster’s arsenal.
Rogue casters have learned to hone their natural abilities for magic into spells that help them in their day — ahem, night — jobs. Only rogues may become rogue casters. NPC rogue casters usually lead lead solitary lives roaming the streets and backalleys. Some organize others into small-time criminal outfits, and the most successful run thieves’ guilds. Some of these outfits and guilds even have legitimate fronts.
Hit Die: d6.
Requirements
To qualify to become a rogue caster, a character must fulfill the following criteria.
Alignment: Any non-lawful
Skills: Use magical device +5, Spellcraft +4
Special: A character must have pulled off a moderate-sized heist using a magical device in order to discover the powers of the rogue caster.
Class Skills
Rogue Casters are intended to hone their Spellcraft and Knowledge: Arcana skills. These can then be exchanged on a case-by-case basis at a 2-for-1 cost using the Arcane Skill Bonus skill.
Class Features
Rogue Casters gain the ability to cast Rogue Caster Spells at the rate of one spell level per level of rogue caster, and can elect to use their dexterity bonuses the way sorcerers use intelligence. They gain access to all the spells up to their rogue caster level. In addition, the following skills are are available: Concentration, Knowledge: Arcana, Knowledge: Planes, Spellcraft, and Use Magic Device. They do not gain the ability to use magical devices as sorcerers; instead they still must make use magic device rolls as a rogue would.
Arcane Skill Bonus: At level three, the rogue caster can use half of their spellcraft and knowledge: arcana skills (rounded down) to boost a rogue skill in exchange for a 0th-level spell. These are equivalent to having the ability to cast 0th-level spells to boost these abilities, and they take a standard action and a verbal component to activate.
Rogue Caster Spells
Level 1: Improved Forgery, Improved Appraisal, Improved Balance, Pass Without Trace
Level 2: Invisibility, Sleight of Hand, Spider Climb
Level 3: Perfect Forgery, Perfect Appraisal, Perfect Balance
level 4: Dimension Door, Greater Invisibility
Level 5: Undetectability
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