Inciter

Inciter is an Archetype of the Skald class in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Description

A liar and manipulator, an inciter uses his abilities to provoke and direct the crowd. A master of influencing the mind, he can easily turn a cheerful holiday into an ugly fight, readily supporting the combatants with shouts of encouragement.

Differences from Skald class:

Features added	Features removed
Serpent's Tongue at level 1 Insult at level 1 Mind Games at level 1, 7, 13, 19 Sneak Attack at level 2, 7, 12, 17 Altered Skald Talent at level 4, 9, 14, 19 Prompted Backstabbing at level 8 Caustic Ridicule at level 10 Sneaky Tricks at level 12 Hit a Nerve at level 20	Bardic Knowledge at level 1 Scribe scrolls at level 1 Well-Versed at level 2 Skald Talent at level 2, 7, 12, 17 Song of Strength at level 6 Lore Master at level 7 Rage Powers at level 9, 15 Dirge of Doom at level 10 Damage Reduction at level 9, 14, 19 Master Skald at level 20

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, Trickery, Stealth, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (World), Lore (Nature), Lore (Religion), Perception, Persuasion, Use Magic Device
• Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Martial weapons, Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields (except Tower Shields)
• Spellcasting: Use Charisma to cast up to 6 levels of Arcane from Bard spell list. Caster type: Spontaneous Caster

Progression Table

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Features	Spells per day by spell level
						1	2	3	4	5	6
1	+0	+0	+2	+2	Inspired Rage, Bonus feat, Mind Games +1 saves, Serpent's Tongue, Insult	1	-	-	-	-	-
2	+1	+0	+3	+3	Sneak Attack 1d6	2	-	-	-	-	-
3	+2	+1	+3	+3	Rage Powers	3	-	-	-	-	-
4	+3	+1	+4	+4	Skald Talent	3	1	-	-	-	-
5	+3	+1	+4	+4		4	2	-	-	-	-
6	+4	+2	+5	+5	Rage Powers	4	3	-	-	-	-
7	+5	+2	+5	+5	Raging Song (Move Action), Sneak Attack 2d6, Mind Games +2 saves	4	3	1	-	-	-
8	+6/+1	+2	+6	+6	Improved Uncanny Dodge, Prompted Backstabbing	4	4	2	-	-	-
9	+6/+1	+3	+6	+6	Skald Talent	5	4	3	-	-	-
10	+7/+2	+3	+7	+7	Caustic Ridicule -1 AC and Will Saves to enemies	5	4	3	1	-	-
11	+8/+3	+3	+7	+7		5	4	4	2	-	-
12	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	Rage Powers, Sneak Attack 3d6, Sneaky Tricks	5	5	4	3	-	-
13	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	Raging Song (Swift Action), Mind Games +3 saves	5	5	4	3	1	-
14	+10/+5	+4	+9	+9	Skald Talent	5	5	4	4	2	-
15	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+9	Caustic Ridicule -2 AC and Will Saves to enemies	5	5	5	4	3	-
16	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	Sneak Attack 4d6,	5	5	5	4	3	1
17	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10		5	5	5	4	4	2
18	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+11	Rage Powers	5	5	5	5	4	3
19	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+11	Mind Games +4 saves, Skald Talent	5	5	5	5	5	4
20	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+12	Hit a Nerve	5	5	5	5	5	5

Base Features

	Mind Games
	At 1st level, an inciter learns to recognize when his own mind is being manipulated. He gains a +1 bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting, compulsion, fear, and emotion effects. This bonus increases by 1 every 6 levels thereafter, up to a maximum of +4 at 19th level.
	Insult
	At 1st level, an inciter subjects any enemy entering his raging song area to insults and ridicule. The target must pass a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the inciter's level + his Charisma modifier) to negate the effect. If a creature's saving throw fails, the creature becomes angry and seeks to harm the inciter. While the inciter maintains his raging song ability, the target takes a -2 penalty on all attack rolls and skill checks until it makes a successful melee or ranged attack against the inciter or inflicts damage to him with a spell. The inciter cannot attempt to insult that creature again for 24 hours. This is a sonic mind-affecting emotion effect.
	Serpent's Tongue
	An inciter adds 1/2 his skald level (minimum 1) on Persuasion skill checks when used to intimidate or bluff.
	Skald Talent
	As an inciter gains experience, he learns a number of talents that aid him and confound his foes. At 4th level, an inciter gains a rogue talent, as the rogue class feature of the same name. At 9th level and every 5 levels thereafter, the inciter gains an additional rogue talent. ed: Inciter can choose talent that modifies sneak attack
	Prompted Backstabbing
	At 8th level, an inciter guides his allies by calling their attention to his enemies' weak points. All creatures under the effect of the inciter's inspired rage ability can now make sneak attacks, as the rogue ability of the same name, dealing an additional 1d6 points of damage. This additional damage stacks with other sources of precision damage, but the total number of sneak attack dice cannot exceed half their character level (rounded up). The damage increases by 1d6 every 5 levels thereafter up to a maximum of 3d6 at 18th level.
	Caustic Ridicule
	At 10th level, an inciter learns to hold the attention of those offended by his taunts. Enemies that fail a Will save against his insult ability are unable to focus on their defense and suffer an additional -1 penalty to AC and all Will saving throws. At 15th level, this penalty increases to -2.
	Sneaky Tricks
	At 12th level, if the inciter has a talent that requires the ability to make sneak attacks, all allies affected by his inspired rage ability gain the benefits of this talent as well. In addition, the inciter can now choose one of the advanced rogue talents that modify the sneak attack ability in place of a rogue talent.
	Hit a Nerve
	At 20th level, an inciter becomes capable of touching the nerves of even the calmest and most balanced creatures, thereby inspiring his allies. His inspired rage ability no longer gives allies a penalty to AC or limits what abilities they can use. In addition, even if enemies succeed at a Will saving throw against the inciter's abilities, they still suffer half the penalties.