Preface:
This is a setting specific Class for our upcoming/long planned 3.P Homebrew, but it can per concept be used just about anywhere.
What it is not is intended as a High Power Class. I am aiming for a solid, very versatile "Does almost everything OK to well" T3. Any Feedback helping me achieve this goal is VERY appreciated.
Feedback ala "A Druid/Wizard can do it better" or "Jack of all Trades are always less powerful than X" is not (as true as these statements may be ^^)-
This class is meant to be used in 3.x/3.P Games. For only using 3.5 sources, adapt the allowed Schools and Class Skills, Reduce Skillpts/Level by 2 and remove Favoured Terrain from the Table.
The Wanderer
Wanderers are often solitary men and women wandering the World (or plane(s)) in search for enlightenment, peace and quiet, or new experience. They value independance and the ability to overcome challenges by themselves, even if they understand that they will need help at times.
Their Abilities center around resistances/immunities, speed and being able to do almost anything", up to a certain level that is. THey do not truly excel anywhere.
Almost all Races without strong ties to their home become wanderers, although the most numerous are Humans, half Elves, half Orcs and Planetouched.
Dwarven Wanderers are almost unheard of, unless their Kingdom was destroyed/they are Exiles.
Their natural Curiosity makes Wanderers willing to travel with just about anybody, although the Wanderer who travels longer than a few weeks with a Paladin or similarly stiff and driven" Character is rare.
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special 1st Wanderers Speed, 2nd SLA 1 3rd Improved Initiative, Friend of a Friend 4th Wanderers Resistance, Wanderers Speed 2 5th Favoured Terrain 1, SLA 6th Wanderers Knowledge, 7th Wanderers Speed 3, Wanderers Toughness 1 8th Wanderers Resistance 2, SLA 9th Instinctual Counterspelling, Favoured Terrain 2 10th Wanderers Companion, Wanderers Speed 4 11th Wanderers Passage, SLA, Wanderers Memory 12th Wanderers Endurance, Wanderers Resistance 3 13th Know it all, Wanderes Speed 5, Favoured Terrain 3 14th Seen it all, SLA, Wanderers Eye 15th Planar Wanderer, Wanderers Toughness 2 16th Wanderers Speed 6, Wanderers Resistance 4 17th Been there, Done That, Favoured Terrain 4, SLA 18th A Wanderers Life 19th Wanderers Glory, Wanderers Speed 7 20th Ultimate Wanderer, Wanderers Resistance 5, Favoured Terrain 5, SLA
Hitdie: D8.
Alignment: Any, but overall Wanderers tend towards Chaos over Law and Neutrality over Good/Evil.
Skillpts/Level: 8+int Mod
Class Skills: Climb, Craft, Diplomacy, Handle Animal, Heal, Intimidate, Knowledge (Dungerneering, Geography, Local, Nature, Planes), Perception, Profession, Stealth, Survival, Swim.
Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: Wanderers are proficient with all Simple Weapons, the Machete, the Sword Cane and the Longbow.
They are proficient with Light Armor, but not with Shields of any kind.
Initiating: A Wanderer dabbles in many things, even at martial Initating.
At Level 1 a Wanderer gains 3 Maneuvers and one Stance known from the following Schools: Diamond Mind, Iron Heart, Mithral Current, Solar Wind.
He gains another Maneuver known at Levels 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18. He may exchange a maneuver known for one of higher Level at Levels 6, 11, 16 and 19. Prerequisites must still be fulfilled.
He gains an additional Stance known at Levels 5, 13 and 20.
Wanderers begin the game with 2 readied Maneuvers, gaining an additional one at Levels 5, 10, and 17.
A Wanderer uses the Warders Table for maximum Maneuver Level, but can never learn Level 8 and 9 Maneuvers.
He recovers all spent maneuvers by moving his full base speed and doing nothing else in a round.
Attention: In case Initiating is not allowed in your game, instead grant the Wanderer an additional SLA (see SLA Rules) at Levels 3, 7, 10, 13 and 19 and allow the SLA`s gained at Level 19 and 20 to pick from the Bard or Wizard List. THis should leave him at a similar Power Level overall.
Class Abilities:
Unless noted otherwise, a Wanderers Special Abilities are considered EX.
Wanderers Speed. Starting at Level 1, a Wanderer is faster on his feet than other classes. Add +10ft to the base Land speed. Add another 10ft at Levels 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19.
SLA`s: Starting at Level 2, a Wanderer gains a small amouint of Magical Talent. He may choose a single Level 1 Spell from the following Lists: Bard; Paladin, Ranger. he can use this Spell once per day until reaching Level 15, and twice from there onwards.
He gains a second Level 1 Spell at Level 5, a Spell of up to level 2 at Levels 8 and 11, up to level 3 at Level 14 and 17, and up to Level 4 at Level 20.
A Wanderers SLA`s do not need material components, but must either have a verbal or a somatic component (Wanderers Choice).
Friend of a FriendA Wanderer knows many people, almost assuredly someone you know as well. When making a diplomacy check when dealing with a person the first time, if you have evidence that you are at least friendly with someone who they are at least friendly with, you treat their starting relationship with you as one stage better, to a maximum of friendly.
Wanderers Resistance: A Wanderer experiences any surroundings and their threats on his travels. Beginning at 4th level, he gains 10pts Elemental Resistance against an Energy Type of his choice and becomes immune to one Envirometnal hazard of his choice (the same that he gained Elemental Resistance against, so heat for Fire, Cold for...Cold, Smoke for Acid and Suffocation For Electricity, there is no Equivalent for Sonic) Add another 10pts/Enviroment at Levels 8, 12, 16 and 20pts Resistance but no new Enviromental hazard at Level 20.
Except for the one granted at Level 20, which may be applied to an energy Type the Wanderer already has a resistance to, the Effects can only be applied to each Element/Enviroment once, but stack with Elemental Resistances gained via other means (Spells, Racial abilities, Magic items etc).
Wanderers Knowledge: Wanderers see many thing on their travels. Starting at Level 6, add ½ of your Levels in Wanderer to Knowledge Checks made to determine either where you are or identify Creatures.
Instinctual Counterspelling: Their many travels, and travelling companions, allow Wanderers to use their magical Talent to counterspell. Starting at 9th level, a Wanderer may spend one use of any of their SLA`s to counterspell a Spell of the same or lower Level that they identified. [Su]
Wanderers Toughness: A Wanderers Life is often a harsh one. At Level 7 they gain +10hp and DR 3/-.
Wanderers Companion: At tenth Level gain an Animal Companion of your choice (Requirement: Companion Movement Speed of 60ft or more). You count as a Druid of your level for its Advancement/Level (meaning it starts at level 10).
Wanderers Memory A Wanderer picks up much knowledge in his travels. At 9th level, when making a knowledge (local), knowledge(geography), or knowledge(history) check relevant to an area he has visited, he gains a bonus equal to the number of significant locations (towns, cool ruins, interesting buildings etc.) he has visited in that area, to a maximum of his Wanderer level plus his Intelligence bonus. If you make a Gather Information check in a town, you gain a bonus equal to the number of months in which you have visited its area within the past year.
Wanderers Passage: Starting at 11th level, a Wanderers steps are lighter than a feather. They can no longer be tracked by nonmagical means, and any attempt to magically track them has a chance of 33% to simply fail. That failure chance increases to 50% at Level 15 and 75% at Level 20.
Wanderers Constitution: A Wanderer can keep on going long after others succumb. Starting at Level 12, a Wanderer becomes immune to fatigue or exhaustion caused by exertion, and ignores these conditions caused by other effects (like Spells) on a roll of 11+ on a D20. Starting at Level 16, this chance also applies to any and all Attribute Damage to physical Attributes (Be they caused by Poison, DIseases, magic or other means).
Know it all: Wanderers are Kings regarding Word of Mouth. Starting at level 13, a Wanderer ma take 12 on any knowledge and Survival Rolls. Always.
Wanderers Eye: Experience with almost any surroundings make a Wanderers Sight improve to supernatuural Levels. Starting at Level 14, a Wanderer gains Darkvision 60ft and superior Low Light Vision. If he already has Darkvision, increase its range by 60ft. In addition Cover granted by fog and similar effects of any kind, as well as cover granted by natural terrain can be ignored on a D20 roll of 11 or higher
Seen it all: A Wanderer is very likely to have seen your cunning trick long before you even learned it. Starting at Level 14, a Wanderer can no longer be flatfooted or flanked by any means, unless they are unable to act at all (say by being unconscious for example, or completely immobilized). This includes Rogues of +4 ECL and magical means!
Planar Wanderer: A Wanderer must not always walk. Starting at level 15, you gain Planeshift as a Sepellike Ability once per day. At Level 20 you may use it a second time/day. [Su]
Wanderers Toughness 2: An experienced Wanderer is a tough foe indeed. At Level 15 they gain +10 HP, Fast Healing 2 and +7pts DR/-. These bonuses stack with Wanderers Toughness 1 for a total of 20 Bonus HP, DR 10/- and Fast Healing 2.
Been there, Done that: A Wanderer of level 17 gains 2 floating feats that he may rearrange after a simple medition of 15 minutes following 8 hours of Rest. He still has to fulfill all prerequisites as normal.
Wanderers Life: A Wanderer of this level has mastered his body far beyond mortal ken. He no longer suffers aging penalties, and preexisting Age penalties are reduced by up to 2pts. Also his life expectancy triples.
Any effect aging him unnaturally is ignored on a 11+ on a D20.
Wanderers Reputation: At this level, the Wanderer is known across many planes of the Multiverse. People simply know of him, just about everywhere. He may add half his Level in Wanderer to any Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Knowledge (Local) Rolls.
Ultimate Wanderer: You have achieved Perfection in Wandering. At Level 20, a Wanderer is always considered to be on his home plane, if this is advantageous to him. Any natural hazards of a place he is in, he can ignore if there exists an indegenious Species that can ignore them (for example: he is on the plane of Fire, Fire Elementals ignore FIre damage/enviromental Effects, and so does he).
If ithere is no such being, he instead reduces their effects by 50% (round up). In addition he gains the ability to change his creature type and subtype to the dominant one on the plane he is on at the moment. This change requires 5 minutes of concentration, and does not give him any other abilites or bonuses of the Creature. It however does allow him to allocate his floating feats to ones only available to creatures of said types.
