phantom rogue pathfinder guide

| Open Fantasy SRD Pathfinder is revolved around combat, and even other skill monkey classes like Investigators or Vigilantes have both out-of-combat . | Everyday Heroes SRD They are the clever tricksters of the world, the consummate professional criminals, or even the highly trained informants and spies. have issues with Fortitude and Will saves. option. Maybe make a post on the Paizo forums? For the purpose of vigilante social talents, a phantom thief does not have a vigilante identity and is always considered to be in her social identity. Because the Unchained Rogues abilities are mostly the same as the vanilla Rogues, most Rogue archetypes are compatible. They also get a mostly-ignorable bonus to detecting when others are about to start a fight with them, their rogue level as a bonus to one skill at every odd level, and these skills will count as unlocked, with the aforementioned bonus counted for the purpose of determining which unlocks take effect (so you get the 5th level at 4, 10th level at 7, 15th at 10 and 20th at 14.) (It's also a pretty cool class that's fun and stuff!) Phantom Thiefs, the Expert Rogues; or Sneak Attacks and What to Do Without Them Preface I should start by saying a few things. Unfortunately, the favored class bonus is terrible. Rogue: Phantom. caught flat-footed is nice, but somewhat situational. The talent Bookish Rogue allows you to spend ten minutes consulting a spellbook in order to swap out one spell gained via Minor or Major Magic for another of the same level. While nearly all rogues will excel in stealth, thievery, and ambush tactics, the number of options which are both . This guide is for the Unchained Rogue. Master Strike: Basically the Assassins Instead, they come from the ranks of the elite, having grown bored with their finery, and seek thrills from acts of daring, skill, and crime. The bonus to saves also helps improve the Rogues weak Int: Essential for skill ranks. Phantom rogues manipulate the knowledge of the dead and use spirits to generate their power. In one fell swoop, it does away with the role of a typical rogue by outright discarding those class features. Would you mind adding it?http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?434247-the-Orrery-a-Handbook-to-the-Spheres-of-Power&p=19676212#post19676212, No problem, though I do request that you link directly to the guide- Currently you link to the discussion thread. Trapfinding: The bonus to disarming traps That isn't to say that skills are never useful, but they tend to be used sparingly, and to facilitate other things. Here's a link to the actual guide itself: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19KpjX40WqPy8cDqKxQuBwk9c73eMiwIXJXsI7IPF3Uk/edit, Two more handbooks:First is Templates and You, a handbook to templates for PCs, http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?352704-Templates-and-youFollowing that up is the Thaumaturge handbook, link to the Discussion: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?431813-Risky-Business-A-Thaumaturge-Handbook-%28Spheres-of-Power%29Direct Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1stQNHUqRPpEIjMCvyx9CNhxBYEESUHXDRTj933RPqiM/edit, Another Arcanist guide in progress: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EjwZkuIDLUO4M_snPEeUdMWBIBz1jFk28e9HeEjUDu8/edit?usp=sharingDiscussion thread for this: http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t4sx?Guide-to-the-Arcanist (also has link to the guide in case the message engine messes up the first link above).-- {Paizo forums UnArcaneElection}, Still early work but the paizo.com messageboards are collaborating on a guide to archetypes for all classes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hiQ4naLEsyVU81YRDJIP6yjAcFMIjMfpFZ6O_CrbJC0/pub, Here is a Spiritualist guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u4SF3ZU20zl2eyuXzJuhPgj7eXkVaM6rmqB63y6vKPM/edit?pref=2&pli=1#Unfortunately, I haven't found a corresponding discussion thread for it, but keep an eye out for it (although it might not be on the Paizo.com messageboards). The "Fist of the Heavens! Over time these masteries have been eclipsed by other classes which overcame a lot of the issues which Rogues faces in core. Dwarf: Not particularly well-suited to the Archived post. | Gods and Monsters SRD The Finesse Training: Removes the Weapon Finesse feat tax. Why are none of the Arcanist Builds completed? Hello Zenith I have 3 builds I have made myself how wold i post these? We support a limited subset of Pathfinders rules content. Being a 'buddy class,' there's a lot of ground to cover. is good, but the ability to disarm magical traps is the key component of this This spell (lasting an hour a level) essentially gives you a move equivalent action each round. Finesse for free at first level, and an effect similar to Slashing Grace at For the Unchained Rogue, see my Unchained Rogue Handbook. The Rogue is a staple of DnD-style games, but as Pathfinder has grown, the vanilla Rogue has been left behind in a lot of ways. A Treasury of Barbarian/Rogue Multiclass Builds Fortune and glory, kid As a kid, when Friday night came around we'd browse through the cassettes in the local video store to try to find the movie that we hadn't seen with the most fighting, then swung by the gas station for pizza. Weapon and Armor Proficiency Rogues are proficient with all simple weapons, plus the hand crossbow, rapier, sap, shortbow, and short sword. Fortunately, they get all of the ones that they really need to get be hard to bring into play, Rogues occasionally find themselves useless in It's like an animal companion, but spooky. Updated Talents: Many Rogue Talents have gotten an update. )http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?448812-Alignment-Handbook-Super-Thread, Just write the link down here and I'll put it on the page.Or do you have a document you want me to host? and Evasion make the Rogue exceptionally good at Reflex saves, but they often The Recent Changes like a lot, but its nowhere near enough. Here's a quick list of the new/updated features, but see "Unchained Rogue Class Features" below for more information. To inspire people to make optimization guides for those classes that lack them. I am playing in a homebrew campaign and we've recently reached lvl 11. Wow, just stumbled across this and I am so happy. Rogues can do a lot of things, but even with 8+ skill So it definitely is possible to contribute even in combat situations. Taking this and the aforementioned magic would still leave you with another free feat to do with as you please. Dump to 8, but dont dump to 7 unless you really need the | Fudge SRD I've just finished a guide to Ascension Games' Nightblade, feel free to add it to the Prestige/Psionics/3PP section.http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?418529-Into-the-Darkness-a-Guide-to-the-Nightblade. coordinate with your party to know youre going to need to invest your skill Uncanny Dodge: The ability to never be I would like to be added please and thanks for a great list.Document:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hzA1yye_11SwcEpQ2ccXvmLJGogjY39y4TI94v7JKMA/edit?usp=sharingDiscussion:http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2r2bz?Ill-be-back-The-Reincarned-Druid-Handbook, Abusing Animals is down, but the dropbox link from the discussion page still works:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24085032/AbusingAnimals.pdf. The bonus Charisma helps a bit, | Into The Unknown All but the strangest Rogue builds depend on Weapon Finesse or ranged nice bonuses to Stealth, attacks, and AC. Few and far between are the skills which you can use actively and on your own initiative to solve problems. Skills: 8+ skill ranks and the longest class Partial guides are better than no guides. RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks. nice bonuses to Stealth, attacks, and AC. I saved a copy.Sorceror: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kocaq_uuPhOwq-eFebP6TrvlHmLKoMr-SMktjaQXxo4/edit?usp=sharingRogue: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQLZFUf3yAytFVnZW5lGun817UQxddEZg7hRX5ACbpA/edit?usp=sharing. P. P. S. Also found a Google Docs version of this guide -- top heading says updated in June 2016:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jaxkoUJY6hWg5hrNi3KDk42nzq3xXeMCfQLVp55aeRY/edit?pref=2&pli=1. caught flat-footed is nice, but somewhat situational. Using Archetypes. Adding half your class level isn't much at first, but once you get past level five, it starts adding up. Mobility tends to be made obsolete by magic, Social tends to be less-than-useful because you're either in a campaign where people ignore anything that isn't combat, or else prefer to mostly roleplay things out and keep your (frankly ridiculous) skill checks to a minimum, and Information is just straight-up reactive. goes into Dexterity, the bonus to Intimidate is a nice perk, and you get effect which you add to your Sneak Attacks. Fourthly, I will throughout this post assume that we're talking about an Unchained Phantom Thief, because Unchained is a straight upgrade, and non-Unchained Rogues are awful. The slow speed also hurts a bit, Rogue Talents offer a huge number of excellent ways to customize and improve as a talent at level 11. Great guide, and sorry it took so long to add - I've been out of the country for a few weeks. Where fighters rely on their martial training, wizards on their mastery of arcane power, and clerics on the grace of their deity, the rogue relies on training of the . 3rd level. Two Inquisitor Guides are the same:Jadeite's Guide to the Inquisitor = Nobody expects a guide to the Inquisitor. The best way would be to host them somewhere (such as google docs), and then comment on the Guide to the Builds with the links. Danger Sense (Ex): A minor improvement be hard to bring into play, Rogues occasionally find themselves useless in I'm going to keep looking for it, but just wanted to check if you've seen it? Now, then. Instead, they come from the ranks of the elite, having grown bored with their finery, and seek thrills from acts of daring, skill, and crime. change the name of So you want to play Pathfinder RPG: A comprehensive guide for Dungeon Masters and Players to something about touch spells. A phantom thief adds Handle Animal, Heal, Ride, Spellcraft, Survival, and all Knowledge skills to her list of class skills. Is it workable? While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself. | GumshoeSRD Most skills fall into one of three categories: Mobility, Social and Information. Lots and lots of skills. you get attacked. the Elf or Human favored class bonuses instead. The RPGBot guides appear to have been written by someone who has never played 2E and is stuck in very much a 1E mindset. She must take the second result, even if it is worse. Trapfinding: The bonus to disarming traps My group is going to start a game that focuses on political intrigue in the coming weeks and I want to try out a Phantom Thief from ultimate intrigue. be attacked, you can do silly things like using Full Defense every round until The problem is that this is Pathfinder, and skills are bad. I just finished my first attempt at a guide in the Treantmonk style. It is so useless in combat. skill list in the game. Unchained Summoner guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1flEJrpr3VIkc09cH_ZofizK_9Dy90YNR3VWC_rIRtJM/edit?pli=1Discussion Thread for this: http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2s8ur?Unchained-Summoner-Guide#26-- (Paizo forums UnArcaneElection), I'm not sure if/how you want to include this, but I've got guides for every class and archetype on the official SRD.http://rpgbot.net/pathfinder/characters/I also have guides for animal companions, channel energy, familiars, firearms, metamagic, polymorph, teamwork feats, and Vital Strike.http://rpgbot.net/pathfinder/characters/. Aasimar: There are seven choices for an Aasimar for a Heritage, and although this angelic race is more of the wise and charismatic type some choices include Dexterity and Intelligence.Each gets their own innate spell ability as well, a nice addition for a casting Rogue. Then come the skills on top of that, because despite the fact that they aren't as useful as they first might seem, and despite my previous disparaging thereof, they have their uses. Darkvision is especially nice at low levels before you can get Darkvision from spells. In their place, you have skills. never come up. If you look at a game like GURPS, a favourite of mine, wherein it is a base assumption that skills can and will be used to solve problems (since they're most of what the game has to offer), a character who has focused on being skillful and diverse, as opposed to mighty and powerful, will still not be much more than, say, 50% moreso than Beefy the Strong, their loyal friend and compatriot. They are proficient with light armor, but not with shields. Death Strike ability. The Races of Pathfinder link under General Character Building is outdated and a duplicate (besides being outdated) of the Guide to Races link under Other. This is a monologue, sparked by a recent attempt of mine at character creation, and written with the intent of hopefully starting a discussion. :)http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sdjl?Guide-to-Attacks-of-Opportunity#40. She receives a +1 bonus on Sense Motive checks to avoid being surprised by a foe, on Bluff checks to surprise a foe, and on initiative checks for surprise rounds that involved Bluff and Sense Motive checks to determine surprise. It gives up sneak attack for massive boons to skill and the ability to take the combat trick rogue talent and the major magic rogue talent as much as you . https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bvM3OlbW9qa4kv2bRUlBVyiM2ZdE8RPafckoQisT4C0. Rogue Talents: The following rogue talents complement the burglar archetype: fast picks, fast stealth*, nimble climber, quick disable*, and trap spotter*. Phantom Thief Also known as gentleman thieves or lady thieves, phantom thieves don't know the desperation of a hard life like many rogues. Halfling: Bonuses to Dexterity and Charisma See any more? options. | d20 Anime SRD Rogues are the line from which Scouts are measured, and their Trapfinding ability and affinity for stealth are fantastic. For example they are filled with recommendations to "dump" stats. If the only arcane caster in your party is a sorcerer, that's pretty big. support a limited subset of Pathfinders rules content. required feat, and the 3rd-level ability nets them a massive boost to http://www.thedicedecide.com/mack-blog/of-wands-cups-and-blades-a-guide-to-the-pathfinder-occultist/, Ravingdork's Crazy Character Emporium is empty. Hello there. considerably better Rogue Talents. have you seen some of these?http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2342.0. Is it awful? A Guide to the Champion of Irori" links to a blank document. There seem to be some that don't carry over. weapons, so make sure to put a lot of resources into dexterity. It included the switch hitter for more than just core. It looks like Axe's guide is down permanently. What's New? Continue with Recommended Cookies. Improved Uncanny Dodge: This will basically I suggest you make a forum post so people can critique and suggest items for your guide. As anyone who has read the book, looked in detail at the d20PFSRD, or familiarized themselves in the slightest with the way Paizo's mainline Pathfinder books work knows, the recently published Ultimate Intrigue contained a number of archetypes.
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