Class: yeoman

[Chas the mage]

the yeoman is based upon the rogue and ranger, it looks somewhat over powered if you ask me.

Yeoman
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special
1st +1 +2 +2 +0 Favored enemy 1 (humanoid. Outsider, or undead only), Track, Sneak atk +1D4,trapfinding
2nd +2 +3 +3 +0 Combat Style
3rd +3 +3 +3 +1 Endurance, Sneak atk +2d4, Trap sense +1
4th +4 +4 +4 +1 Uncanny dodge, evasion
5th +5 +4 +4 +1 Favored enemy 2, sneak attack 3D4
6th +6/+1 +5 +5 +2 Improved Combat Style, Trap Sense +2
7th +7/+2 +5 +5 +2 Woodland stride, sneak attack +4D4
8th +8/+3 +6 +6 +2 Swift tracker, Improved uncanny dodge
9th +9/+4 +6 +6 +3 Sneak attack +5d4, Trap sense +3
10th +10/+5 +7 +7 +3 3rd favored enemy, crippling strike
11th +11/+6/+1 +7 +7 +3 Combat Style Mastery, Sneak Attack +6d4
12th +12/+7/+2 +8 +8 +4 Trap sense +4,
13th +13/+8/+3 +8 +8 +4 Sneak atk +7D4, camoflouge, improved evasion
14th +14/+9/+4 +9 +9 +4
15th +15/+10/+5 +9 +9 +5 4th favored enemy, sneak atk +8D4, strap sense +5
16th +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +10 +5 Defensive roll
17th +17/+12+7/+2 +10 +10 +5 Sneak atk +9d4, opprotunist
18th +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +11 +6 Trap sense +6
19th +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +11 +6 Sneak attack +10d6, slippery mind
20th +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +12 +6 5th favored enemy

my


Weapon proficiency:
Simple, martial, whip
Armor:
Light, shield (discludes tower)
Class skills:
Climb, Craft, Heal, Hide, jump, knowledge (dongeoneering, geography, nature), listen, move silently, profession, ride, search, spot, survival, swim, use rope, bluff, open lock, intimidate, disable device
edit:
I'm undecided on hit dice...

note this isnt the best chart. I cant copy over word documents onto this so it doesent look nice at all

[Lappy9000]

Do you have any fluff?

[Innis Cabal]

Or formatting. That would help alot

[CrazyMacGuy]

Well... yes, it is pretty powered, that is for sure...

From what I can see the only concession were the Rogue skill stuff and a smaller sneak attack with no spells from ranger...

Its tough to say that the trade off is fair... but considering the ranger and the rogue are very opportunistic fighters, this balances them more toward the power level that Wiz and Cleric can reach...

[AsuroftheStair]

Yeoman
{table=head]Level|Base Attack Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Special

1st|
+1|
+2|
+2|
+0|Favored enemy 1 (humanoid. Outsider, or undead only), Track, Sneak atk +1D4,trapfinding

2nd|
+2|
+3|
+3|
+0|Combat Style

3rd|
+3|
+3|
+3|
+1|Endurance, Sneak atk +2d4, Trap sense +1

4th|
+4|
+4|
+4|
+1|Uncanny dodge, evasion

5th|
+5|
+4|
+4|
+1| Favored enemy 2, sneak attack 3D4

6th|
+6/+1|
+5|
+5|
+2|Improved Combat Style, Trap Sense +2

7th|
+7/+2|
+5|
+5|
+2| Woodland stride, sneak attack +4D4

8th|
+8/+3|
+6|
+6|
+2| Swift tracker, Improved uncanny dodge

9th|
+9/+4|
+6|
+6|
+3|Sneak attack +5d4, Trap sense +3

10th|
+10/+5|
+7|
+7|
+3|3rd favored enemy, crippling strike

11th|
+11/+6/+1|
+7|
+7|
+3| Combat Style Mastery, Sneak Attack +6d4

12th|
+12/+7/+2|
+8|
+8|
+4|Trap sense +4,

13th|
+13/+8/+3|
+8|
+8|
+4|Sneak atk +7D4, camoflouge, improved evasion

14th|
+14/+9/+4|
+9|
+9|
+4|

15th|
+15/+10/+5|
+9|
+9|
+5| 4th favored enemy, sneak atk +8D4, strap sense +5

16th|
+16/+11/+6/+1|
+10|
+10|
+5|Defensive roll

17th|
+17/+12+7/+2|
+10|
+10|
+5|Sneak atk +9d4, opprotunist

18th|
+18/+13/+8/+3|
+11|
+11|
+6| Trap sense +6

19th|
+19/+14/+9/+4|
+11|
+11|
+6| Sneak attack +10d6, slippery mind

20th|
+20/+15/+10/+5|
+12|
+12|
+6|5th favored enemy[/table]

Formatted!

Anyways, here are some thoughts:

Given that the Yeoman was a type of peasant, you could exchange some of the powers here (possibly) for powers of the common people (like a version of Wild Empathy,"Poor People Empathy")
If one were to make this class less obviously a rogue/ranger mix and keep the title Yeoman, it would slide incredibly fast toward becoming a poor-man's Scout (starting with sneak attack becoming a skirmish bonus). If you wanted to keep more of a ranger/rogue mix, you could make fluff and change crunch to make something like a"Vampire Hunter", where it's limited to stalking one favored enemy (Humanoid, Outsider, or Undead) really well, but with enough bonuses to function reasonably in other situations.

You'll probably have to choose one route or the other, so I'll leave it at that for now.

[Lappy9000]

Explaing the Yeoman as a peasant clarifies things a little better. I think still think that you should add in some more fluff, for I'm are not sure exactly what niche this class fills.

[Zeta Kai]

I'm just mad that this doesn't allow me to stat up Yeoman Rand from Star Trek: the Original Series. I had a scenario planned for her & Cleric Chapel. :smallwink: