cooperflood
2010-07-23, 12:40 PM
Rogue Variant: Spy
The spy always seems to have the answer to any problem. He gives up some of the rogue's combat prowess in exchange for some limited casting abilities.
Class Skills
The spy's class skill list includes Speak Language, and all Knowledge skills. The spy gains skill points per level equal to 6 + Int modifier (and has this number x4 at 1st level).
Class Features
The spy has all the standard rogue class features, except as noted below.
Sneak Attack
The spy's sneak attack advances every three levels.
Spellcasting
A spy casts arcane spells which are drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his spells per day for that spell level. He does not have to decide ahead of time which spells he’ll cast. A spy knows every divination spell on the sorcerer/wizard spell list.
To learn or cast a spell, a spy must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a spys’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the spy’s Intelligence modifier.
Like other spellcasters, a spy can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Spy. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence score.
A spy can cast spy spells while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like any other arcane spellcaster, a spy wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component (most do). A multiclass spy still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes. Additionally a spy doesn't require material components for any spells cast from his list.
Lore (Ex)
Thanks to training in a variety of fields, a spy has a wide range of stray knowledge. This ability is identical to the bard's bardic knowledge class feature, using the spy's class level in place of the bard level.
This ability is gained at 3rd level and replaces Trap Sense.
Special Abilities
Add Sudden Inspiration and Extended Divinations to the list of Special Abilities that can be chosen by the spy.
Rapid Information: Divinations cast by the spy can be quickened for free. This only applies to spells with a standard action casting time and spells of at-least one level lower than the highest spell level they can cast.
Extended Divinations: Divinations cast by the spy can be extended for free. This ability stacks with the Extend spell feat.
Spy Spell Per Day
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|3|0
2nd|4|1|
3rd|5|2|0|
4th|6|3|1|
5th|6|3|2|0
6th|6|3|3|1|
7th|6|3|3|2|0|
8th|6|3|3|3|2|
9th|6|3|3|3|3|0|
10th|6|3|3|3|3|1|
11th|6|3|3|3|3|2|0|
12th|6|3|3|3|3|3|1|
13th|6|3|3|3|3|3|2|0|
14th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|1|
15th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|0|
16th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|1|
17th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|0
18th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|1
19th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
20th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3[/table]
The spy always seems to have the answer to any problem. He gives up some of the rogue's combat prowess in exchange for some limited casting abilities.
Class Skills
The spy's class skill list includes Speak Language, and all Knowledge skills. The spy gains skill points per level equal to 6 + Int modifier (and has this number x4 at 1st level).
Class Features
The spy has all the standard rogue class features, except as noted below.
Sneak Attack
The spy's sneak attack advances every three levels.
Spellcasting
A spy casts arcane spells which are drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his spells per day for that spell level. He does not have to decide ahead of time which spells he’ll cast. A spy knows every divination spell on the sorcerer/wizard spell list.
To learn or cast a spell, a spy must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a spys’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the spy’s Intelligence modifier.
Like other spellcasters, a spy can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Spy. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence score.
A spy can cast spy spells while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like any other arcane spellcaster, a spy wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component (most do). A multiclass spy still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes. Additionally a spy doesn't require material components for any spells cast from his list.
Lore (Ex)
Thanks to training in a variety of fields, a spy has a wide range of stray knowledge. This ability is identical to the bard's bardic knowledge class feature, using the spy's class level in place of the bard level.
This ability is gained at 3rd level and replaces Trap Sense.
Special Abilities
Add Sudden Inspiration and Extended Divinations to the list of Special Abilities that can be chosen by the spy.
Rapid Information: Divinations cast by the spy can be quickened for free. This only applies to spells with a standard action casting time and spells of at-least one level lower than the highest spell level they can cast.
Extended Divinations: Divinations cast by the spy can be extended for free. This ability stacks with the Extend spell feat.
Spy Spell Per Day
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|3|0
2nd|4|1|
3rd|5|2|0|
4th|6|3|1|
5th|6|3|2|0
6th|6|3|3|1|
7th|6|3|3|2|0|
8th|6|3|3|3|2|
9th|6|3|3|3|3|0|
10th|6|3|3|3|3|1|
11th|6|3|3|3|3|2|0|
12th|6|3|3|3|3|3|1|
13th|6|3|3|3|3|3|2|0|
14th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|1|
15th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|0|
16th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|1|
17th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|0
18th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|1
19th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
20th|6|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3[/table]