Eldritch Scoundrel

Eldritch Scoundrel is an Archetype of the Rogue class in Owlcat Pathfinder Games.

Description[]

Students of arcane magic, legerdemain, and stealth, eldritch scoundrels are a rare breed of adventurer most commonly found seeking lost and valuable arcane writings in the ruins of fallen empires.

Differences from Rogue class:

Features added	Features removed
Knowledge (Arcana) as a class skill Spellcasting at level 1 Cantrips at level 1 Detect Magic at level 1	Light Armor proficiency Sneak Attack at level 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 Rogue Talents at level 2, 6, 10, 14, 18

Gameplay[]

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d8
Hit Points: 5/level + Constitution modifier
Skill Ranks per Level: 3 + 1/2 Intelligence modifier
Class Skills: Athletics, Mobility, Stealth, Trickery, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (World), Perception, Persuasion, Use Magic Device
Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Rapier, Short Sword, Shortbow
Spellcasting: Use Intelligence to cast arcane spells up to 6 levels from magus spell list. Caster type: Prepared Caster.

Progression Table[]

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Features	Spells per day by spell level
Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Features	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	+0	+0	+2	+0	Finesse Training, Trapfinding, altered Proficiencies, Spellcasting, Cantrips, Detect Magic	1	-	-	-	-	-
2	+1	+0	+3	+0	Evasion	2	-	-	-	-	-
3	+2	+1	+3	+1	Finesse Training (1^st weapon), Danger Sense +1, Sneak Attack +1d6	3	-	-	-	-	-
4	+3	+1	+4	+1	Debilitating Injury, Uncanny Dodge, Rogue Talent	3	1	-	-	-	-
5	+3	+1	+4	+1		4	2	-	-	-	-
6	+4	+2	+5	+2	Danger Sense +2	4	3	-	-	-	-
7	+5	+2	+5	+2	Sneak Attack +2d6	4	3	1	-	-	-
8	+6/+1	+2	+6	+2	Improved Uncanny Dodge, Rogue Talent	4	4	2	-	-	-
9	+6/+1	+3	+6	+3	Danger Sense +3	5	4	3	-	-	-
10	+7/+2	+3	+7	+3	Advanced Talents	5	4	3	1	-	-
11	+8/+3	+3	+7	+3	Finesse Training (2^nd weapon), Sneak Attack +3d6	5	4	4	2	-	-
12	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4	Rogue Talent, Danger Sense +4	5	5	4	3	-	-
13	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4		5	5	4	3	1	-
14	+10/+5	+4	+9	+4		5	5	4	4	2	-
15	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+5	Sneak Attack +4d6, Danger Sense +5	5	5	5	4	3	-
16	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5	Rogue talent	5	5	5	4	3	1
17	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5		5	5	5	4	4	2
18	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+6	Danger Sense +6	5	5	5	5	4	3
19	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+6	Finesse Training (3^rd weapon), Sneak Attack +5d6	5	5	5	5	5	4
20	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+6	Master Strike, Rogue talent	5	5	5	5	5	5

Base Features[]

An eldritch scoundrel gains most of the features of a rogue.

An eldritch scoundrel gains Knowledge (Arcana) as a class skill. Each level, an eldritch scoundrel only gains a number of skill ranks equal to 3 + 1/2 her Intelligence modifier.

Instead of a rogue's proficiencies, half of their Sneak Attack progression, half of their Rogue Talents, and their Uncanny Dodge and Improved Uncanny Dodge class features, an eldritch scoundrel gains the following features.

	Proficiencies
	Rogues are proficient with all simple weapons, plus the rapier, short sword, and shortbow. An eldritch scoundrel is not proficient with any armor or shields. Armor sometimes interferes with an eldritch scoundrel's gestures, which can cause her spells with somatic components to fail.
	Spellcasting
	An eldritch scoundrel casts arcane spells drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. An eldritch scoundrel must choose and prepare her spells ahead of time. An eldritch scoundrel uses her Intelligence score as her spellcasting modifier. An eldritch scoundrel can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Her base daily spell allotment is the same as the magus class. An eldritch scoundrel may know any number of spells. An eldritch scoundrel begins play knowing all 0-level wizard spells plus three 1st-level spells of her choice. The eldritch scoundrel also learns a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier. At each new eldritch scoundrel level, she learns two new spells of any spell level or levels that she can cast (based on her new eldritch scoundrel level). At any time, an eldritch scoundrel can also learn new spells from scrolls.
	Cantrips
	Eldritch scoundrels can cast a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells. These spells are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.
	Detect Magic
	Detects magical auras of active spells or artifacts (or of those that were active recently). Can identify the school of magic to which the spell belongs. Used in dialogues.
	Sneak Attack
	The eldritch scoundrel doesn’t acquire the sneak attack class feature until 3rd level, when she gains a +1d6 sneak attack. This increases by 1d6 at 7th level, and again at every 4 rogue levels thereafter.
	Rogue Talents
	As an eldritch scoundrel gains experience, she learns a number of talents that aid her and confound her foes. Starting at 4th level, an eldritch scoundrel gains one rogue talent. She gains an additional rogue talent for every 4 levels of eldritch scoundrel attained after 4th level. An eldritch scoundrel cannot select an individual talent more than once.