As long promised we now move on to a crossover PrC between my Cat Burglar and Owrtho's Wisp Fire Guide:
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106072&
RANPU
"You know there are haunted lights in the swamps that lead to death and treasure right?"
Originally the Ranpu were a group of Celtic Cat Burglars who fled their native land, and ended up far away in a strange place. Luckily for them they were adopted by the Akeneko Ninja Clan, and made honorary Ninja brothers. Returning to their native land they combined their knowledge local magics and superstition with foreign Ninja skills. And thus they have never looked back on their former disgrace of being hounded out at sword point, and are now content to bask in the fear of the local populace.
BECOMING A RANPU
A level in Cat Burglar and several Levels in Wisp Fire Guide will do you.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Class Abilities: Kitty Form, Glowing Lure
Skills: Hide 8 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks, Survival 8 ranks
Feats: Hazard Maker, Spell Focus (Color)
Class Skills
The Ranpu's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex), Knowledge (Arcane, Dungeoneering, Geography, Local, Nature)(Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Tumble (Dex).
Skills Points at Each Level : 6 + int
Hit Dice: d6
Code:
BAB Fort Ref Will Abilities
1. +0 +0 +2 +2 Alternate Wisp Form, Wisp Light Cloak, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
2. +1 +0 +3 +3 Wispfire, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
3. +2 +1 +3 +3 Shadowcat, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
4. +3 +1 +4 +4 Alternate Wisp Form, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
5. +3 +1 +4 +4 Wispfire
6. +4 +2 +5 +5 Shadowcat, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
7. +5 +2 +5 +5 Alternate Wisp Form, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
8. +6 +2 +6 +6 Wispfire, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
9. +6 +3 +6 +6 Shadowcat, +1 Level of Arcane Casting Class
10.+7 +3 +7 +7 Scottish Ninja
Weapon Proficiencies: Ranpu gain no new weapon or armor proficiencies.
Wisp Light Cloak (Su): Your Wisp Light Cloak melds with your Kitty Forms, and you may still use it's abilities.
Alternate Wisp Form (Su): At 1st level you gain the effects of Freedom of Movement and Pass Without Trace spells while in Wisp Form.
At 4th level you no longer need to make a Concentration Check to douse your flame in Wisp Form. You effectively have the Greater Invisibility spell in shadow or dark environments while in this state.
At 7th Level you can magically create fear while is Wisp Form. You may cast Eyebite a number of times per day equal to your Charisma Modifier while in Wisp Form.
Wispfire (Su): Your Ranpu and Wisp Fire Guide levels stack for purposes of determining the range of your Wispfire, and it's damage increases by 1d3 at levels 2, 5, and 8. Also, opponents struck by your Wispfire must make a Willpower Save or be Confused for 1 round (Save DC is 10 plus 1/2 HD plus Charisma Modifier).
Shadowcat (Su): At 3rd Level you can now use Freedom of Movement and Pass Without Trace while in Kitty Form as well.
At 6th Level you gain some immunity to traps in Kitty and Wisp forms. When you would normally trigger a trap (including those made by the Hazard Spawn ability) you can make a d20 roll plus 1/2 HD plus your Charisma Modifier. If this equals or exceeds the Save DC for the trap/hazard, it does not activate until after you have passed.
At 9th Level if you make the roll for your 6th level ability you can decide if the trap goes off at all, and can delay it's activation to up to 5 rounds after you are out of it's area of effect.
Scottish Ninja (Su): While in either Wisp or Kitty Form you may acquire or lose the Incorporeal Subtype at will once per round as a Swift Action. In both forms your movement no longer provokes Attacks of Opportunity, and you are considered weightless for purposes of setting off traps.
PLAYING A RANPU
You are Scottish kitty ninja fire kitties. And you are proud. Damn proud. Your traditions are long and noble. Well in your eyes at least. The rest of the world frowns on drunken arson and scaring the bejeezus out of people, and losing people in the swamps. Granted you usually fetch them back out again if they're okay guys but still...
Combat: Ranpu are not meant to be toe to toe frontline fighters just like any other ninja. They prefer stealth and trickerinesses.
Advancement: Advancement generally depends on what your clan needs, and what you happen to be good at. Your family and job are the same after all, and you need to be put to use at what you do best.
Resources: Your clan has decent resources available to it. And if you're carrying out a mission that benefits them as a whole you get to have a little taste of the bling.
RANPU IN THE WORLD
"There's cats in them thar swamps."
The Ranpu are feared by all, and a topic of local obsession. They're like celebrities among the local swamp dwellers except no one knows their names or what they look like. Which has to make for a weird life.
Daily Life: Life is all about training and missions. You're more loose than traditional ninja clans, but you still have a strict hierarchy.
Notables: The Swamp Flickerer (CG Female Human Cat Burglar 1/Wisp Fire Guide 5/Ranpu 6) is a local legend who lures bad guys (i.e. the local government) to their death in the swamp. You think they'd stop going in to hunt her.
Organizations: You belong to the clan organization, which is your job, your family, your whole existence pretty much.
NPC Reaction
NPC's tend to poop themselves before fainting in terror around you, or they go insane waving swords and screaming about revenge. You're pretty much used to it by now.
RANPU IN THE GAME
This is a bit of a bizarre class, and it's ties to a clan may put it's taker at odds with the rest of the group.
Adaptation: Definitely meant for silly campaigns, but could be adapted for serious ones.
Encounters: Ranpu are generally encountered in lonely places, and then only if the PC's have something they want.
Sample Encounter
EL 12: Give the encounter level and description of a sample member of this class and a stat block for him/her.
The Swamp Flickerer
CG Female Human Cat Burglar 1/Wisp Fire Guide 5/Ranpu 6
Init +5 (+8 Wisp or KF),
Senses: Listen +10, Spot +10
Languages Common, Auran
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AC , touch , flat-footed (+1 Dex, )
AC KF , touch , flat-footed (+2 Size, +4 Dex, )
AC Wisp , touch , flat-footed (+4 Size, +4 Dex, )
hp 42 (12 HD)
Fort +3 (+2 Wisp),
Ref +12 (+15 KF or Wisp),
Will +11
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Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee
Base Atk +6,
Grp +5 (-6 KF, -10 Wisp)
Atk Options Wisp Fire 3d3 (DC 20)
Combat Gear
Spells Per Day 1st: 10 (DC 15)
2nd: 8 (DC 16)
3rd: 7 (DC 17)
4th: 4 (DC 18)
Caster Level 10
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Abilities Str 8, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 18
Abilities KF Str 3, Dex 19
Abilities Wisp Str 2, Dex 19, Con 8
SQ Wisp Light Cloak, Wisp Form (Diminutive), Guiding Light, Danger Sense, Trapfinding, Wisp Presence, Focused Light, Hazard Spawn 10', Glowing Lure (Move), Purr, Kitty Form, Feline Empathy, Cat Powah +4. Alternate Wisp Form, Shadowcat
Feats Greater Spell Focus (Clear), Hazard Maker, Improved Initiative, Jibba Jabba, Silent Spell, Spell Focus (Clear)
Skills Bluff +12, Concentration +8, Craft (Gemcutting, Trapmaking, Weaving) +5, Diplomacy +12, Escape Artist +9, Gather Information +12, Hide +9, Knowledge (Local) +5, Knowledge (Geography, Nature) +8, Listen +10, Move Silently +9, Search +9, Sense Motive +4, Sleight of Hand +4, Spellcraft +4, Spot +10, Survival +10, Tumble +9
Possessions
EPIC RANPU
Hit Die: d6
Skills Points at Each Level : 6 + int
Wispfire At Level 21 and every 3 levels thereafter the Ranpu's Wispfire does an additional 1d3 damage.
Spells Your caster Level continues to increase, but you do not gain additional spells per day.
Bonus Feats: The Epic Ranpu gains a Bonus Feat every 3 levels higher than 20th
Spell Focus (Color)
Your spells of a certain color are more important.
Prerequisites: 1 level of Wisp Fire Guide
Benefits: This Feat acts just like Spell Focus but instead of a particular school it applies to Wisp Fire Guide spells of a particular color. You can choose from Black, Brown, Blue, Clear, Green, Gray, Red, White or Yellow.
Greater Spell Focus (Color)
Your spells of a certain color are more important.
Prerequisites: Spell Focus (Color)
Benefits: This Feat acts just like Greater Spell Focus but instead of a particular school it applies to Wisp Fire Guide spells of a particular color. You can choose from Black, Brown, Blue, Clear, Green, Gray, Red, White or Yellow. The prerequisite Feat must be the same color as this Feat.
Hazard Maker
You find it easier to create Hazards.
Prerequisites: Hazard Spawn
Benefits: You get a +4 Competence Bonus on Checks made to create Hazards via your Hazard Spawn Ability.
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