An Offer: Custom Base Classes

[linklord231]

Are Sphere Priest and Soothsayer supposed to have full strength animal companions even though they come at later levels?

[Stratovarius]

Yes. That's why it says to treat their class level as equal to druid levels. They just don't acquire them right away.

[Stratovarius]

Psychic Singer has some copy/paste errors (search for Knives)

Fixed now. Copypasta is fun!

[Amechra]

All of them.

ALL OF THEM!!!!!

I need something slightly more specific than this 

I am being specific. I, quite literally, want a class with everything on that list. Oh, and hold the cheese.

[linklord231]

Yes. That's why it says to treat their class level as equal to druid levels. They just don't acquire them right away.

Cool.  Wasn't sure if that was intentional, or copy+paste error.

[Stratovarius]

I am being specific. I, quite literally, want a class with everything on that list. Oh, and hold the cheese.

I... um. I'm going to have to think on this one. I can think of a way to do it for Psionics, but the PHB 11?

  <- Me right now

[Stratovarius]

All of them.

ALL OF THEM!!!!!

I need something slightly more specific than this 

I am being specific. I, quite literally, want a class with everything on that list. Oh, and hold the cheese.

DONE!

I present you with the Thane!

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Thane

"Damn I'm Good!"
- Kralava Draxila, Elven Thane

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Making a Thane
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Abilities: The Thane needs everything! Charisma for casting, though.

Races: Thane appear amongst all races.

Alignment: Thane can be of any alignment, and there is no bias in any one direction.

Table 1: The Thane

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Level  BAB   Ref   Fort  Will  Abilities                              0   1st     2nd    3rd    4th    5th    6th
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1      +0    +2    +2    +0    Bardic Knowledge, Bardic Music         2    —      —      —      —      —      —
2      +1    +3    +3    +1    Combat Style, Fast Movement            3    0+1    —      —      —      —      —
3      +2    +3    +3    +1    Aura of Courage, Sneak Attack +1d6     3    1+1    —      —      —      —      —
4      +3    +4    +4    +2    Animal Companion, Bonus Feat           3    2+1    0+1    —      —      —      —
5      +3    +4    +4    +2    Mount, Resist Nature's Lure            3    3+1    1+1    —      —      —      —
6      +4    +5    +5    +3    Remove Disease, Improved Combat Style  3    3+1    2+1    —      —      —      — 
7      +5    +5    +5    +3    Woodland Stride, Rage 1/day            3    3+1    2+1    0+1    —      —      —
8      +6    +6    +6    +2    Swift Tracker, Sneak Attack +2d6       3    3+1    3+1    1+1    —      —      —
9      +6    +6    +6    +3    Venom Immunity, Bonus Feat             3    3+1    3+1    2+1    —      —      —
10     +7    +7    +7    +3    Ki Strike                              3    3+1    3+1    2+1    0+1    —      —
11     +8    +7    +7    +3    Combat Style Mastery                   3    3+1    3+1    3+1    1+1    —      —
12     +9    +8    +8    +4    Diamond Soul                           3    3+1    3+1    3+1    2+1    —      —
13     +9    +8    +8    +4    Rage 2/day, Sneak Attack +3d6          3    3+1    3+1    3+1    2+1    0+1    —
14     +10   +9    +9    +4    Bonus Feat                             4    3+1    3+1    3+1    3+1    1+1    —
15     +11   +9    +9    +5    Ki Strike                              4    4+1    3+1    3+1    3+1    2+1    —
16     +12   +10   +10   +5    Empty Body                             4    4+1    4+1    3+1    3+1    2+1    0+1
17     +12   +10   +10   +5    Greater Rage, Tireless Rage            4    4+1    4+1    4+1    3+1    3+1    1+1
18     +13   +11   +11   +6    Sneak Attack +4d6                      4    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1    3+1    2+1
19     +14   +11   +11   +6    Rage 3/day, Bonus Feat                 4    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1    3+1
20     +15   +12   +12   +6    Perfect Self                           4    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1    4+1                                      
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Level  0   1st   2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  
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1      4    —    —    —    —    —    —
2      5    2    —    —    —    —    —
3      6    3    —    —    —    —    —
4      6    3    2    —    —    —    —
5      6    4    3    —    —    —    —
6      6    4    3    —    —    —    —
7      6    4    4    2    —    —    —
8      6    4    4    3    —    —    —
9      6    4    4    3    —    —    —
10     6    4    4    4    2    —    —
11     6    4    4    4    3    —    —
12     6    4    4    4    3    —    —
13     6    4    4    4    4    2    —
14     6    4    4    4    4    3    —
15     6    4    4    4    4    3    —
16     6    5    4    4    4    4    2
17     6    5    5    4    4    4    3
18     6    5    5    5    4    4    3
19     6    5    5    5    5    4    4
20     6    5    5    5    5    5    4

Game Rule Information
Thane have the following game statistics.

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d8
Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10 (125 gp)
Starting Age: Complex (as wizard)


Class skills
Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (dungeoneering/geography/nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), and Use Rope (Dex)
Skill Points at 1st level: (4 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier

Class Features
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• Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Thane are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, and light and medium armour, as well as shields (except tower).
  
• Spells: An Thane casts arcane spells, which are drawn from the sorcerer spell list. He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time. To learn or cast a spell, An Thane must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against An Thane’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the Thane’s Charisma modifier. Like other spellcasters, An Thane can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Thane. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score. When Table: Thane Spells Known indicates that the Thane gets 0 spells per day of a given spell level, he gains only the bonus spells he would be entitled to based on his Charisma score for that spell level. Upon reaching 5th level, and at every third Thane level after that (8th, 11th, and so on), An Thane can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows. In effect, the Thane “loses” the old spell in exchange for the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged. An Thane may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that he gains new spells known for the level. As noted above, An Thane need not prepare his spells in advance. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his allotment of spells per day for the spell’s level. He does not suffer from arcane spell failure when wearing light armour.
  
• Domains A Thane chooses two domains. A Thane can select an alignment domain (Chaos, Evil, Good, or Law) only if his alignment matches that domain. Each domain gives the Thane access to a domain spell at each spell level he can cast, from 1st on up, as well as a granted power. The Thane gets the granted powers of both the domains selected. With access to two domain spells at a given spell level, a Thane prepares one or the other each day in his domain spell slot. A Thane can prepare domain spells only in his domain spell slot.
  
• Bardic Knowledge: A Thane may make a special bardic knowledge check with a bonus equal to his Thane level + his Intelligence modifier to see whether he knows some relevant information about local notable people, legendary items, or noteworthy places. (If the Thane has 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (history), he gains a +2 bonus on this check.) A successful bardic knowledge check will not reveal the powers of a magic item but may give a hint as to its general function. A Thane may not take 10 or take 20 on this check; this sort of knowledge is essentially random.
  
  • DC   Type of Knowledge
  • 10   Common, known by at least a substantial minority drinking; common legends of the local population.
  • 20   Uncommon but available, known by only a few people legends.
  • 25   Obscure, known by few, hard to come by.
  • 30   Extremely obscure, known by very few, possibly forgotten by most who once knew it, possibly known only by those who don’t understand the significance of the knowledge.
• Bardic Music: Once per day per Thane level, a Thane can use his song or poetics to produce magical effects on those around him (usually including himself, if desired). While these abilities fall under the category of bardic music and the descriptions discuss singing or playing instruments, they can all be activated by reciting poetry, chanting, singing lyrical songs, singing melodies, whistling, playing an instrument, or playing an instrument in combination with some spoken performance. Each ability requires both a minimum Thane level and a minimum number of ranks in the Perform skill to qualify; if a Thane does not have the required number of ranks in at least one Perform skill, he does not gain the bardic music ability until he acquires the needed ranks. Starting a bardic music effect is a standard action. Some bardic music abilities require concentration, which means the Thane must take a standard action each round to maintain the ability. Even while using bardic music that doesn’t require concentration, a Thane cannot cast spells, activate magic items by spell completion (such as scrolls), or activate magic items by magic word (such as wands). Just as for casting a spell with a verbal component, a deaf Thane has a 20% chance to fail when attempting to use bardic music. If he fails, the attempt still counts against his daily limit.
  
  • Countersong (Su): A Thane with 3 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use his music or poetics to counter magical effects that depend on sound (but not spells that simply have verbal components). Each round of the countersong, he makes a Perform check. Any creature within 30 feet of the Thane (including the Thane himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the Thane’s Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a noninstantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the Thane’s Perform check result for the save. Countersong has no effect against effects that don’t allow saves. The Thane may keep up the countersong for 10 rounds.
    
  • Fascinate (Sp): A Thane with 3 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use his music or poetics to cause one or more creatures to become fascinated with him. Each creature to be fascinated must be within 90 feet, able to see and hear the Thane, and able to pay attention to him. The Thane must also be able to see the creature. The distraction of a nearby combat or other dangers prevents the ability from working. For every three levels a Thane attains beyond 1st, he can target one additional creature with a single use of this ability. To use the ability, a Thane makes a Perform check. His check result is the DC for each affected creature’s Will save against the effect. If a creature’s saving throw succeeds, the Thane cannot attempt to fascinate that creature again for 24 hours. If its saving throw fails, the creature sits quietly and listens to the song, taking no other actions, for as long as the Thane continues to play and concentrate (up to a maximum of 1 round per Thane level). While fascinated, a target takes a –4 penalty on skill checks made as reactions, such as Listen and Spot checks. Any potential threat requires the Thane to make another Perform check and allows the creature a new saving throw against a DC equal to the new Perform check result. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a ranged weapon at the target, automatically breaks the effect. Fascinate is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting ability.
    
  • Inspire Courage (Su): A Thane with 3 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use song or poetics to inspire courage in his allies (including himselfs), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to hear the Thane sing. The effect lasts for as long as the ally hears the Thane sing and for 5 rounds thereafter. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls. At 8th level, and every six Thane levels thereafter, this bonus increases by 1 (+2 at 8th, +3 at 14th, and +4 at 20th). Inspire courage is a mind-affecting ability.
    
  • Inspire Competence (Su): A Thane of 3rd level or higher with 6 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use his music or poetics to help an ally succeed at a task. The ally must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear the Thane. The Thane must also be able to see the ally. The ally gets a +2 competence bonus on skill checks with a particular skill as long as he or she continues to hear the Thane’s music. Certain uses of this ability are infeasible. The effect lasts as long as the Thane concentrates, up to a maximum of 2 minutes. A Thane can’t inspire competence in himself. Inspire competence is a mind-affecting ability.
    
  • Suggestion (Sp): A Thane of 6th level or higher with 9 or more ranks in a Perform skill can make a suggestion (as the spell) to a creature that he has already fascinated (see above). Using this ability does not break the Thane’s concentration on the fascinate effect, nor does it allow a second saving throw against the fascinate effect. Making a suggestion doesn’t count against a Thane’s daily limit on bardic music performances. A Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 Thane’s level + Thane’s Cha modifier) negates the effect. This ability affects only a single creature (but see mass suggestion, below). Suggestion is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting, language dependent ability.
    
  • Inspire Greatness (Su): A Thane of 9th level or higher with 12 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use music or poetics to inspire greatness in himself or a single willing ally within 30 feet, granting him or her extra fighting capability. For every three levels a Thane attains beyond 9th, he can target one additional ally with a single use of this ability (two at 12th level, three at 15th, four at 18th). To inspire greatness, a Thane must sing and an ally must hear him sing. The effect lasts for as long as the ally hears the Thane sing and for 5 rounds thereafter. A creature inspired with greatness gains 2 bonus Hit Dice (d10s), the commensurate number of temporary hit points (apply the target’s Constitution modifier, if any, to these bonus Hit Dice), a +2 competence bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 competence bonus on Fortitude saves. The bonus Hit Dice count as regular Hit Dice for determining the effect of spells that are Hit Dice dependant. Inspire greatness is a mind-affecting ability.
    
  • Song of Freedom (Sp): A Thane of 12th level or higher with 15 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use music or poetics to create an effect equivalent to the break enchantment spell (caster level equals the character’s Thane level). Using this ability requires 1 minute of uninterrupted concentration and music, and it functions on a single target within 30 feet. A Thane can’t use song of freedom on himself.
    
  • Inspire Heroics (Su): A Thane of 15th level or higher with 18 or more ranks in a Perform skill can use music or poetics to inspire tremendous heroism in himself or a single willing ally within 30 feet. For every three Thane levels the character attains beyond 15th, he can inspire heroics in one additional creature. To inspire heroics, a Thane must sing and an ally must hear the Thane sing for a full round. A creature so inspired gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws and a +4 dodge bonus to AC. The effect lasts for as long as the ally hears the Thane sing and for up to 5 rounds thereafter. Inspire heroics is a mind-affecting ability.
    
  • Mass Suggestion (Sp): This ability functions like suggestion, above, except that a Thane of 18th level or higher with 21 or more ranks in a Perform skill can make the suggestion simultaneously to any number of creatures that he has already fascinated (see above). Mass suggestion is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting, language-dependent ability.
    
• Combat Style (Ex): At 2nd level, a Thane must select one of two combat styles to pursue: archery or two-weapon combat. This choice affects the character’s class features but does not restrict his selection of feats or special abilities in any way. If the Thane selects archery, he is treated as having the Rapid Shot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Thane selects two-weapon combat, he is treated as having the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. The benefits of the Thane’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.
  
• Fast Movement (Ex): A Thane’s land speed is faster than the norm for his race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the Thane’s speed because of any load carried or armor worn.
  
• Aura of Courage (Su): Beginning at 3rd level, a Thane is immune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within 10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects. This ability functions while the Thane is conscious, but not if she is unconscious or dead.
  
• Sneak Attack: At level 1, the Thane gains 1d6 sneak attack. This increases by +1d6 at levels 8, 13, 18.
  
• Animal Companion (Ex): At 4th level, a Thane gains an animal companion selected from the following list: badger, camel, dire rat, dog, riding dog, eagle, hawk, horse (light or heavy), owl, pony, snake (Small or Medium viper), or wolf. If the campaign takes place wholly or partly in an aquatic environment, the following creatures may be added to the Thane’s list of options: manta ray, porpoise, Medium shark, and squid. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the Thane on his adventures as appropriate for its kind. This ability functions like the druid ability of the same name, except that the Thane’s effective druid level is one-half his Thane level. A Thane may select from the alternative lists of animal companions just as a druid can, though again his effective druid level is half his Thane level. Like a druid, a Thane cannot select an alternative animal if the choice would reduce his effective druid level below 1st.
  
• Bonus Feats: At 2nd level, a Thane gets a bonus feat. The Thane gains an additional bonus feat at every level indicated. These bonus feats must be drawn from the feats noted as fighter bonus feats, metamagic feats, or item creation feats. A Thane must still meet all prerequisites for a bonus feat, including ability score and base attack bonus minimums. For the purpose of fighter only feats, the Thane counts as a fighter of his level -2.
  
• Trackless Step (Ex): A Thane leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired.
  
• Resist Nature's Lure (Ex): A Thane gains a +4 bonus on saving throws against the spell-like abilities of fey.
  
• Special Mount (Sp): Upon reaching 5th level, a Thane gains the service of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed to serve her in her crusade against evil. This mount is usually a heavy warhorse (for a Medium Thane) or a warpony (for a Small Thane). Once per day, as a full-round action, a Thane may magically call her mount from the celestial realms in which it resides. This ability is the equivalent of a spell of a level equal to one-third the Thane’s level. The mount immediately appears adjacent to the Thane and remains for 2 hours per Thane level; it may be dismissed at any time as a free action. The mount is the same creature each time it is summoned, though the Thane may release a particular mount from service. Each time the mount is called, it appears in full health, regardless of any damage it may have taken previously. The mount also appears wearing or carrying any gear it had when it was last dismissed. Calling a mount is a conjuration (calling) effect. Should the Thane’s mount die, it immediately disappears, leaving behind any equipment it was carrying. The Thane may not summon another mount for thirty days or until she gains a Thane level, whichever comes first, even if the mount is somehow returned from the dead. During this thirty-day period, the Thane takes a -1 penalty on attack and weapon damage rolls.
  
• Remove Disease (Sp): At 6th level, a Thane can produce a remove disease effect, as the spell, once per week. She can use this ability one additional time per week for every three levels after 6th (twice per week at 9th, three times at 12th, and so forth).
  
• Improved Combat Style (Ex): At 6th level, a Thane’s aptitude in his chosen combat style (archery or two-weapon combat) improves. If he selected archery at 2nd level, he is treated as having the Manyshot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Thane selected two-weapon combat at 2nd level, he is treated as having the Improved Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. As before, the benefits of the Thane’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.
  
• Woodland Stride (Ex): Starting at 7th level, a Thane may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar terrain) at his normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. However, thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that are enchanted or magically manipulated to impede motion still affect him.
  
• Rage (Ex): A Thane can fly into a rage a certain number of times per day. In a rage, a Thane temporarily gains a +4 bonus to Strength, a +4 bonus to Constitution, and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves, but he takes a –2 penalty to Armor Class. The increase in Constitution increases the Thane’s hit points by 2 points per level, but these hit points go away at the end of the rage when his Constitution score drops back to normal. (These extra hit points are not lost first the way temporary hit points are.) A fit of rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + the character’s (newly improved) Constitution modifier. A Thane may prematurely end his rage. At the end of the rage, the Thane loses the rage modifiers and restrictions and becomes fatigued (–2 penalty to Strength, –2 penalty to Dexterity, can’t charge or run) for the duration of the current encounter (unless he is a 11th-level Thane, at which point this limitation no longer applies; see below). A Thane can fly into a rage only once per encounter. At 1st level he can use his rage ability once per day. At the levels indicated, he can use it one additional time per day. Entering a rage takes no time itself, but a Thane can do it only during his action, not in response to someone else’s action.
  
• Swift Tracker (Ex): Beginning at 8th level, a Thane can move at his normal speed while following tracks without taking the normal -5 penalty. He takes only a -10 penalty (instead of the normal -20) when moving at up to twice normal speed while tracking.
  
• Venom Immunity (Ex): A Thane gains immunity to all poisons.
  
• Ki Strike (Su): At 10th level, a Thane’s armed attacks are empowered with ki. Her armed attacks are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of dealing damage to creatures with damage reduction. Ki strike improves with the character’s Thane level. At 15th level, her armed attacks are treated as adamantine weapons for the purpose of dealing damage to creatures with damage reduction and bypassing hardness.
  
• Combat Style Mastery (Ex): At 11th level, a Thane’s aptitude in his chosen combat style (archery or two-weapon combat) improves again. If he selected archery at 2nd level, he is treated as having the Improved Precise Shot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Thane selected two-weapon combat at 2nd level, he is treated as having the Greater Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. As before, the benefits of the Thane’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.
  
• Diamond Soul (Ex): At 12th level, a Thane gains spell resistance equal to her current Thane level + 10. In order to affect the Thane with a spell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds the Thane’s spell resistance.
  
• Greater Rage (Ex): At 17th level, a Thane’s bonuses to Strength and Constitution during his rage each increase to +6, and his morale bonus on Will saves increases to +3. The penalty to AC remains at –2.
  
• Tireless Rage (Ex): At 17th level and higher, a Thane no longer becomes fatigued at the end of his rage.
  
• Empty Body (Su): At 16th level, a Thane gains the ability to assume an ethereal state for 1 round per Thane level per day, as though using the spell etherealness. She may go ethereal on a number of different occasions during any single day, as long as the total number of rounds spent in an ethereal state does not exceed her Thane level.
  
• Perfect Self: At 20th level, a Thane becomes a magical creature. She is forevermore treated as an outsider rather than as a humanoid (or whatever the Thane’s creature type was) for the purpose of spells and magical effects. Additionally, the Thane gains damage reduction 10/adamantium, which allows her to ignore the first 10 points of damage from any attack made by a nonmagical weapon or by any natural attack made by a creature that doesn’t have similar damage reduction. Unlike other outsiders, the Thane can still be brought back from the dead as if she were a member of her previous creature type.
  

It is, in some ways, a hideous mutt, but it gets in class features from all 11 classes without being a cheese monkey (I hope).  :twitch

[Stratovarius]

Hmm... should I try and do an all Psionic class? And if so, how do I include the psychic warrior. Since it has no class features at all. At least the Psion has the crystal and disciplines.

[Prime32]

Requesting a Ranger/Soulknife that adds bows to its options for mind blade shapes. It has access to all Favored Enemies and Combat Styles, but only one at a time chosen whenever its mind blade is shaped. Animal companion is not required; feel free to throw in stuff from other classes or ACFs.

[Stratovarius]

Any ACFs you'd recommend? They aren't a part of the game I know well.

Otherwise, I think I've got a good idea of how to proceed.

[Stratovarius]

Prime, here you go:

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Mind Warden

"The beast hungers."
- Kralava Draxila, Elven Mind Warden

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Making a Mind Warden
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Abilities: The Mind Warden does well to have strong physical statistics, for combat is his home and his purpose. Wisdom is the ability that the Mind Warden uses to give him extra spells.

Races: Mind Warden appear amongst all races, but are highly concentrated among those who live in and among nature.

Alignment: Mind Warden can be of any alignment, and there is no bias in any one direction.

Table 1: The Mind Warden

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Level  BAB   Ref   Fort  Will  Abilities                                                             1st  2nd  3rd  4th
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1      +1    +2    +2    +0    Fast Movement, Close Combat Shot, Mind Blade, Favored Enemy           —    —    —    — 
2      +2    +3    +3    +1    Weapon Focus (mind blade), Throw mind blade, Combat Style             —    —    —    — 
3      +3    +3    +3    +1    Psychic strike +1d8, Uncanny Dodge                                    —    —    —    — 
4      +4    +4    +4    +2    +1 mind blade                                                         0    —    —    — 
5      +5    +4    +4    +2    Free draw, shape mind blade, Favored Enemy                            0    —    —    — 
6      +6    +5    +5    +3    Mind blade enhancement +1, Speed of Thought, Improved Combat Style    1    —    —    — 
7      +7    +5    +5    +3    Psychic strike +2d8                                                   1    —    —    — 
8      +8    +6    +6    +2    +2 mind blade                                                         1    0    —    — 
9      +9    +6    +6    +3    Bladewind, Greater Weapon Focus (mind blade)                          1    0    —    — 
10     +10   +7    +7    +3    Mind blade enhancement +2, Favored Enemy                              1    1    —    — 
11     +11   +7    +7    +3    Psychic strike +3d8, Combat Style Mastery                             1    1    0    — 
12     +12   +8    +8    +4    +3 mind blade                                                         1    1    1    — 
13     +13   +8    +8    +4    Knife to the soul                                                     1    1    1    — 
14     +14   +9    +9    +4    Mind blade enhancement +3                                             2    1    1    0 
15     +15   +9    +9    +5    Psychic strike +4d8, Favored Enemy                                    2    1    1    1 
16     +16   +10   +10   +5    +4 mind blade                                                         2    2    1    1 
17     +17   +10   +10   +5    Multiple throw                                                        2    2    2    1 
18     +18   +11   +11   +6    Mind blade enhancement +4                                             3    2    2    1 
19     +19   +11   +11   +6    Psychic strike +5d8                                                   3    3    3    2 
20     +20   +12   +12   +6    +5 mind blade, Favored Enemy                                          3    3    3    3 

Game Rule Information
Mind Warden have the following game statistics.

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d10
Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10 (125 gp)
Starting Age: Complex (as wizard)


Class skills
Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (dungeoneering/geography/nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), and Use Rope (Dex)
Skill Points at 1st level: (6 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int modifier

Class Features
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Weapon and Armour Proficiency
Mind Warden are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, their mindblade, and light and medium armour, as well as shields (except tower).

Spells
Beginning at 4th level, a Mind Warden gains the ability to cast a small number of divine spells, which are drawn from the ranger spell list. A Mind Warden must choose and prepare his spells in advance. To prepare or cast a spell, a Mind Warden must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a Mind Warden’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the Mind Warden’s Wisdom modifier. Like other spellcasters, a Mind Warden can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Mind Warden. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Wisdom score. When Table: The Mind Warden indicates that the Mind Warden gets 0 spells per day of a given spell level, he gains only the bonus spells he would be entitled to based on his Wisdom score for that spell level. The Mind Warden does not have access to any domain spells or granted powers, as a cleric does. A Mind Warden prepares and casts spells the way a cleric does, though he cannot lose a prepared spell to cast a cure spell in its place. A Mind Warden may prepare and cast any spell on the Mind Warden spell list, provided that he can cast spells of that level, but he must choose which spells to prepare during his daily meditation. Through 3rd level, a Mind Warden has no caster level. At 4th level and higher, his caster level is his Mind Warden level.

Fast Movement (Ex)
A Mind Warden’s land speed is faster than the norm for his race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the Mind Warden’s speed because of any load carried or armor worn.

Mind Blade (Su)
As a move action, a Mind Warden can create a semisolid blade composed of psychic energy distilled from his own mind. The blade is identical in all ways (except visually) to a short sword or composite shortbow of a size appropriate for its wielder. Wilding Knives who are smaller or larger than Medium create mind blades identical to weapons appropriate for their size, with a corresponding change to the blade’s damage. The wielder of a mind blade gains the usual benefits to his attack roll and damage roll from a high Strength or Dexterity bonus.

The blade can be broken (it has hardness 10 and 10 hit points); however, a Mind Warden can simply create another on his next move action. The moment he relinquishes his grip on his blade, it dissipates (unless he intends to throw it; see below). A mind blade is considered a magic weapon for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

A Mind Warden can use feats such as Power Attack or Combat Expertise in conjunction with the mind blade just as if it were a normal weapon. He can also choose mind blade for feats requiring a specific weapon choice, such as Weapon Specialization. Powers or spells that upgrade weapons can be used on a mind blade.

A Mind Warden’s mind blade improves as the character gains higher levels. At 4th level and every four levels thereafter, the mind blade gains a cumulative +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls (+2 at 8th level, +3 at 12th level, +4 at 16th level, and +5 at 20th level). If in bow form, the mind blade automatically provides ammunition with an enhancement bonus as listed here.

Even in places where psionic effects do not normally function (such as within a null psionics field), a Mind Warden can attempt to sustain his mind blade by making a DC 20 Will save. On a successful save, the Mind Warden maintains his mind blade for a number of rounds equal to his class level before he needs to check again. On an unsuccessful attempt, the mind blade vanishes. As a move action on his turn, the Mind Warden can attempt a new Will save to rematerialize his mind blade while he remains within the psionics negating effect.

Weapon Focus (Mind Blade)
A Mind Warden gains Weapon Focus (mind blade) as a bonus feat.

Close Combat Shot (Ex)
A Mind Warden can attack with his mind blade in bow form while in a threatened square and not provoke an attack of opportunity.

Favored Enemy (Ex)
At 1st level, when a Mind Warden shapes his mind blade, he may select a type of creature from among those given on Table: Ranger Favored Enemies (see PHB/SRD). The Mind Warden gains a +2 bonus on Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks when using these skills against creatures of this type. Likewise, he gets a +2 bonus on weapon damage rolls against such creatures.

At 5th level and every five levels thereafter, the bonuses against his chosen favored enemy increases by 2.

If the Mind Warden chooses humanoids or outsiders as a favored enemy, he must also choose an associated subtype, as indicated on the table. If a specific creature falls into more than one category of favored enemy, the Mind Warden’s bonuses do not stack; he simply uses whichever bonus is higher.

Throw Mind Blade (Ex)
A Mind Warden of 2nd level or higher can throw his mind blade as a ranged weapon with a range increment of 30 feet.

Whether or not the attack hits, a thrown mind blade then dissipates. A Mind Warden of 3rd level or higher can make a psychic strike (see below) with a thrown mind blade and can use the blade in conjunction with other special abilities (such as Knife to the Soul; see below).

Combat Style (Ex)
At 2nd level, when a Mind Warden shapes his mind blade, he must select one of two combat styles to pursue: archery or two-weapon combat. This choice affects the character’s class features but does not restrict his selection of feats or special abilities in any way. If the Mind Warden selects archery, he is treated as having the Rapid Shot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Mind Warden selects two-weapon combat, he is treated as having the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. The benefits of the Mind Warden’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.

Uncanny Dodge (Ex)
At 3rd level, a Mind Warden retains his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if he is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, he still loses his Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. If a Mind Warden already has uncanny dodge from a different class, he automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.

Psychic Strike (Su)
As a move action, a Mind Warden of 3rd level or higher can imbue his mind blade with destructive psychic energy. This effect deals an extra 1d8 points of damage to the next living, nonmindless target he successfully hits with a melee attack (or ranged attack, if he is using the throw mind blade ability or the mind blade is shaped as a bow). Creatures immune to mind-affecting effects are immune to psychic strike damage. (Unlike the rogue’s sneak attack, the psychic strike is not precision damage and can affect creatures otherwise immune to extra damage from critical hits or more than 30 feet away, provided they are living, nonmindless creatures not immune to mind-affecting effects.)

A mind blade deals this extra damage only once when this ability is called upon, but a Mind Warden can imbue his mind blade with psychic energy again by taking another move action.

Once a Mind Warden has prepared his blade for a psychic strike, it holds the extra energy until it is used. Even if the Mind Warden drops the mind blade (or it otherwise dissipates, such as when it is thrown and misses), it is still imbued with psychic energy when the Mind Warden next materializes it.

At every four levels beyond 3rd (7th, 11th, 15th, and 19th), the extra damage from a Mind Warden’s psychic strike increases as shown on the Table above.

Free Draw (Su)
At 5th level, a Mind Warden becomes able to materialize his mind blade as a free action instead of a move action. He can make one attempt to materialize the mind blade per each attack granted by BAB.

Shape Mind Blade (Su)
At 5th level, a Mind Warden gains the ability to change the form of his mind blade. As a fullround action, he can change his mind blade to replicate a longsword (damage 1d8 for a Medium weapon wielded as a one-handed weapon) or a bastard sword (damage 1d10 for a Medium weapon, but he must wield it as a two-handed weapon unless he knows the Exotic Weapon Proficiency (bastard sword) feat). If a Mind Warden shapes his mind blade into the form of a bastard sword and wields it two-handed, he adds 1½ times his Strength bonus to his damage rolls, just like when using any other two-handed weapon.

Alternatively, a Mind Warden can split his mind blade into two identical short swords, suitable for fighting with a weapon in each hand. (The normal penalties for fighting with two weapons apply.) However, both mind blades have an enhancement bonus 1 lower than the Mind Warden would otherwise create with a single mind blade.

Finally, the Mind Warden can transform his mind blade into a composite longbow.

Improved Combat Style (Ex)
At 6th level, a Mind Warden’s aptitude in his chosen combat style (archery or two-weapon combat) improves. If he selected archery when he shaped his mind blade, he is treated as having the Manyshot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Mind Warden selected two-weapon combat when he shaped his mind blade, he is treated as having the Improved Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. As before, the benefits of the Mind Warden’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.

Mind Blade Enhancement (Su)
At 6th level, a Mind Warden gains the ability to enhance his mind blade. He can add any one of the weapon special abilities on the table below that has an enhancement bonus value of +1.

At every four levels beyond 6th (10th, 14th, and 18th), the value of the enhancement a Mind Warden can add to his weapon improves to +2, +3, and +4, respectively. A Mind Warden can choose any combination of weapon special abilities that does not exceed the total allowed by the Mind Warden’s level.

The weapon ability or abilities remain the same every time the Mind Warden materializes his mind blade (unless he decides to reassign its abilities; see below). The ability or abilities apply to any form the mind blade takes, including the use of the shape mind blade or bladewind class abilities. When in bow form, some of these enhancements may be applied to the ammunition instead of the bow itself.

A Mind Warden can reassign the ability or abilities he has added to his mind blade. To do so, he must first spend 8 hours in concentration. After that period, the mind blade materializes with the new ability or abilities selected by the Mind Warden.

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Weapon Special Ability  Enhancement Bonus Value
Bane                    +1
Defending               +1
Distance                +1
Flaming                 +1
Frost                   +1
Keen                    +1
Lucky                   +1
Merciful                +1
Mighty Cleaving         +1
Psychokinetic           +1
Returning               +1
Seeking                 +1
Shock                   +1
Sundering               +1
Vicious                 +1
Anarchic                +2
Axiomatic               +2
Collision               +2
Flaming Burst           +2
Mindcrusher             +2
Psychokinetic burst     +2
Psibane                 +2
Shocking Burst          +2
Suppression             +2
Wounding                +2
Bodyfeeder              +3
Dislocator              +3
Mindfeeder              +3
Soulbreaker             +3
Speed                   +3
Speed of Thought
A Mind Warden gains Speed of Thought as a bonus feat at 6th level.

Bladewind (Su)
At 9th level, a Mind Warden gains the ability to momentarily fragment his mind blade into numerous identical blades, each of which strikes at a nearby opponent.

As a full attack, when wielding his mind blade, a Mind Warden can give up his regular attacks and instead fragment his mind blade to make one melee attack at his full base attack bonus against each opponent within reach. Each fragment functions identically to the Mind Warden’s regular mind blade.

When using bladewind, a Mind Warden forfeits any bonus or extra attacks granted by other feats or abilities (such as the Cleave feat or the haste spell).

The mind blade immediately reverts to its previous form after the bladewind attack.

Greater Weapon Focus (Mind Blade)
A Mind Warden gains Greater Weapon Focus (mind blade) as a bonus feat at 9th level.

Combat Style Mastery (Ex)
At 11th level, a Mind Warden’s aptitude in his chosen combat style (archery or two-weapon combat) improves again. If he selected archery when he shaped his mind blade, he is treated as having the Improved Precise Shot feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. If the Mind Warden selected two-weapon combat when he shaped his mind blade, he is treated as having the Greater Two-Weapon Fighting feat, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites for that feat. As before, the benefits of the Mind Warden’s chosen style apply only when he wears light or no armor. He loses all benefits of his combat style when wearing medium or heavy armor.

Knife to the Soul (Su)
Beginning at 13th level, when a Mind Warden executes a psychic strike, he can choose to substitute Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma damage (his choice) for extra dice of damage. For each die of extra damage he gives up, he deals 1 point of damage to the ability score he chooses. A Mind Warden can combine extra dice of damage and ability damage in any combination.

The Mind Warden decides which ability score his psychic strike damages and the division of ability damage and extra dice of damage when he imbues his mind blade with the psychic strike energy.

Multiple Throw (Ex)
At 17th level and higher, a Mind Warden can throw a number of mind blades per round equal to the number of melee attacks he could make.

Let me know if you think it needs a little bit more.

[phaedrusxy]

I think you should have it form its own arrows (when the wielder draws it, like Hank's Energy Bow), rather than having to use "real" arrows. One of the advantages of having a mind blade is being able to sneak it into places, never needing to worry about being disarmed/locked up without weapons/etc, but if you need arrows...

[Stratovarius]

I think you should have it form its own arrows (when the wielder draws it, like Hank's Energy Bow), rather than having to use "real" arrows. One of the advantages of having a mind blade is being able to sneak it into places, never needing to worry about being disarmed/locked up without weapons/etc, but if you need arrows...

Mind Blade, end of the fourth paragraph:

If in bow form, the mind blade automatically provides ammunition with an enhancement bonus as listed here.

[Stratovarius]

Based on the awesomeness that is dndtools, I'm able to extend this offer to any base class fully written up there. Now to figure out just what to build 

[Stratovarius]

Going to give this thread a nudge, since it was fun to work on. And fairly quick.

[Nifft]

I'd like to see someone build the Chameleon as a base class.

(I'm building it as a base class for 5e right now, and I'm curious what differences will show up between that and the 3.x interpretation.)

[Raineh Daze]

Ninja/Psywarrior (the CA one which had ki stuff, I think)?

[Stratovarius]

That's the CA one, yes.

Edit: Here you go. I debated leaving in the bonus feat progression from the PsyWar, since without it the class ability progression feels fairly weak, but I left it out in the end. Otherwise, it's pretty much the Ninja's abilities and skills grafted into the PsyWar, minus those bonus feats.

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Ninja Warrior

"I can do all things."
- Excasard the Brilliant, Human Ninja Warrior

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Making a Ninja Warrior
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Abilities: Wisdom is the ability that the Ninja Warrior uses to manifest powers. More at home in combat than manifesting, the Ninja Warrior does well to have strong physical statistics.

Races: Ninja Warrior appear amongst all races, for their talents are widespread and to be a jack-of-all-trades is always useful.

Alignment: Ninja Warrior can be of any alignment, and there is no bias in any one direction.

Table 1: The Ninja Warrior

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Level  BAB   Ref   Fort  Will  Abilities                                     Power Points/Day  Powers Known  Maximum Power Level
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1      +1    +2    +2    +0    Ki power, sudden strike +1d6, trapfinding     0                 1             1
2      +2    +3    +3    +1    Ghost step (invisible)                        1                 2             1
3      +3    +3    +3    +1    Sudden strike +2d6, poison use                3                 3             1
4      +4    +4    +4    +2    Great leap                                    5                 4             2
5      +5    +4    +4    +2    Sudden strike +3d6                            7                 5             2
6      +6    +5    +5    +3    Acrobatics +2, ki dodge                       11                6             2
7      +7    +5    +5    +3    Sudden strike +4d6, speed climb               15                7             3
8      +8    +6    +6    +2    Ghost strike                                  19                8             3
9      +9    +6    +6    +3    Sudden strike +5d6, improved poison use       23                9             3
10     +10   +7    +7    +3    Ghost step (ethereal)                         27                10            4
11     +11   +7    +7    +3    Sudden strike +6d6                            35                11            4
12     +12   +8    +8    +4    Acrobatics +4, evasion                        43                12            4
13     +13   +8    +8    +4    Sudden strike +7d6                            51                13            5
14     +14   +9    +9    +4    Ghost mind                                    59                14            5
15     +15   +9    +9    +5    Sudden strike +8d6                            67                15            5
16     +16   +10   +10   +5    Ghost sight                                   79                16            6
17     +17   +10   +10   +5    Sudden strike +9d6                            91                17            6
18     +18   +11   +11   +6    Acrobatics +6, greater ki dodge               103               18            6
19     +19   +11   +11   +6    Sudden strike +10d6                           115               19            6
20     +20   +12   +12   +6    Ghost walk                                    127               20            6

Game Rule Information
Ninja Warriors have the following game statistics.

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d8
Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10 (125 gp)
Starting Age: Complex (as wizard)


Class skills
Autohypnosis* (Wis), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration* (Con), Craft (Int), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Search (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), and Tumble (Dex)
Skill Points at 1st level: (6 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int modifier

Class Features
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Weapon and Armor Proficiency
Ninja Warriors are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and with shields (except tower shields).

Power Points/Day
A Ninja Warrior’s ability to manifest powers is limited by the power points she has available. Her base daily allotment of power points is given on Table: The Ninja Warrior. In addition, she receives bonus power points per day if she has a high Wisdom score (see Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points). Her race may also provide bonus power points per day, as may certain feats and items.

Powers Known
A Ninja Warrior begins play knowing one psychic warrior power of your choice. At every even-numbered class level after 1st, she unlocks the knowledge of new powers.

Choose the powers known from the psychic warrior power list. (Exception: The feats Expanded Knowledge and Epic Expanded Knowledge do allow a Ninja Warrior to learn powers from the lists of other classes.) A Ninja Warrior can manifest any power that has a power point cost equal to or lower than her manifester level.

The total number of powers a Ninja Warrior can manifest in a day is limited only by her daily power points.

A Ninja Warrior simply knows her powers; they are ingrained in her mind. She does not need to prepare them (in the way that some spellcasters prepare their spells), though she must get a good night’s sleep each day to regain all her spent power points.

The Difficulty Class for saving throws against Ninja Warrior powers is 10 + the power’s level + the Ninja Warrior’s Wisdom modifier.

Maximum Power Level Known
A Ninja Warrior begins play with the ability to learn 1st-level powers. As she attains higher levels, she may gain the ability to master more complex powers.

To learn or manifest a power, a Ninja Warrior must have a Wisdom score of at least 10 + the power’s level.

AC Bonus (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior is highly trained at dodging blows, and she has a sixth sense that lets her avoid even unanticipated attacks. When unarmored and unencumbered, a Ninja Warrior adds her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her Armor Class. This ability does not stack with the monk’s AC bonus ability (a Ninja Warrior with levels of monk does not add the bonus twice). In addition, a Ninja Warrior gains a +1 bonus to AC at 5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every five Ninja Warrior levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3 at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).

These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when a Ninja Warrior is flat-footed. The character loses these bonuses when she is immobilized or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she carries a shield, or when she carries a medium or heavy load.

Ki Power (Su)
A Ninja Warrior can channel her ki to manifest special powers of stealth and mobility. She can use her ki powers a number of times per day equal to one-half her class level (minimum 1) plus her Wisdom bonus (if any). Ki powers can be used only if a Ninja Warrior is wearing no armor and is unencumbered.

As long as a Ninja Warrior’s ki pool isn’t empty (that is, as long as she has at least one daily use remaining), she gains a +2 bonus on her Will saves.

A Ninja Warrior’s ki powers are ghost step, ki dodge, ghost strike, greater ki dodge, and ghost walk. Each power is described under a separate entry below.

Sudden Strike (Ex)
If a Ninja Warrior can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage. Whenever a Ninja Warrior’s target is denied a Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), the Ninja Warrior deals an extra 1d6 points of damage with her attack. This extra damage increases by 1d6 points for every two Ninja Warrior levels thereafter. A Ninja Warrior can’t use sudden strike when flanking an opponent unless that opponent is denied its Dexterity bonus to AC.

This damage also applies to ranged attacks against targets up to 30 feet away. Creatures with concealment, creatures without discernible anatomies, and creatures immune to extra damage from critical hits are all immune to sudden strikes. A Ninja Warrior can’t make a sudden strike while striking the limbs of a creature whose vitals are out of reach.

A Ninja Warrior can’t use sudden strike to deliver nonlethal damage. Weapons capable of dealing only nonlethal damage don’t deal extra damage when used as part of a sudden strike.

The extra damage from the sudden strike ability stacks with the extra damage from sneak attack whenever both would apply to the same target.

Trapfinding (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior can use the Search skill to locate traps with a DC higher than 20, and she can use Disable Device to bypass a trap or disarm magic traps. See the rogue class feature, page 50 of the Player’s Handbook.

Ghost Step (Su)
Starting at 2nd level, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to become invisible for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action (see Swift Actions and Immediate Actions, page 137) that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. At 10th level, a Ninja Warrior can become ethereal when using ghost step instead of becoming invisible.

Bonus Feats
The Ninja Warrior gains a bonus feat at 2nd level and every listed level thereafter. These bonus feats must be drawn from the feats noted as fighter bonus feats or psionic feats. The Ninja Warrior must still meet all prerequisites for the bonus feat, including ability score and base attack bonus minimums as well as class requirements. A Ninja Warrior cannot choose feats that specifically require levels in the fighter class unless he is a multiclass character with the requisite levels in the fighter class.

Poison Use (Ex)
At 3rd level and higher, a Ninja Warrior never risks accidentally poisoning herself when applying poison to a weapon.

Great Leap (Su)
At 4th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior always makes Jump checks as if she were running and had the Run feat, enabling her to make long jumps without a running start and granting a +4 bonus on the jump (see the skill description, page 77 of the Player’s Handbook). This ability can be used only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Acrobatics (Ex)
Starting at 6th level, a Ninja Warrior gains a +2 bonus on Climb, Jump, and Tumble checks. This bonus increases to +4 at 12th level and +6 at 18th level.

Ki Dodge (Su)
At 6th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to cause an attack against her to miss when it might otherwise hit. When a Ninja Warrior activates this ability, her outline shifts and wavers, granting her concealment (20% miss chance) against all attacks for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

See invisibility has no effect on concealment granted by the ki dodge ability, but true seeing negates the miss chance. This concealment does not stack with that caused by other effects that grant concealment or by spells such as blink or displacement.

Speed Climb (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior of 7th level or higher can scramble up or down walls and slopes with great speed. She can climb at her speed as a move action with no penalty; however, she must begin and end the round on a horizontal surface (such as the ground or a rooftop). If she does not end her movement on a horizontal surface, she falls, taking falling damage as appropriate for her distance above the ground.

A Ninja Warrior needs only one free hand to use this ability. This ability can be used only if a Ninja Warrior is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Ghost Strike (Su)
At 8th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to strike incorporeal and ethereal creatures as if they were corporeal. She also can use this ability to strike foes on the Material Plane normally while ethereal (for example, while using her ghost step ability).

Activating the ghost strike ability is a move action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. It affects the next attack made by the Ninja Warrior, as long as that attack is made before the end of her next turn.

Improved Poison Use (Ex)
Starting at 9th level, a Ninja Warrior can apply poison to a weapon as a move action. (Normally, applying a poison is a standard action, like applying an oil.)

Evasion (Ex)
Beginning at 12th level, a Ninja Warrior can avoid damage from certain attacks with a successful Reflex save. (See the monk class feature, page 41 of the Player’s Handbook.) A Ninja Warrior’s use of evasion differs slightly from a monk’s use in that a Ninja Warrior can use evasion only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Ghost Mind (Su)
At 14th level, a Ninja Warrior gains a special resistance to spells of the scrying subschool. To detect or see a Ninja Warrior with such a spell, the caster must make a caster level check (DC 20 + the Ninja Warrior’s class level). In the case of scrying spells (such as arcane eye) that scan the Ninja Warrior’s area, a failed check indicates that the spell works but the Ninja Warrior simply isn’t detected. Scrying attempts targeted specifically at the Ninja Warrior do not work at all if the check fails.

Ghost Sight (Su)
At 16th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can see invisible and ethereal creatures as easily as she sees material creatures and objects.

Greater Ki Dodge (Su)
Starting at 18th level, a Ninja Warrior’s ki dodge ability grants total concealment (50% miss chance).

Ghost Walk (Su)
A 20th-level Ninja Warrior can spend two daily uses of her ki power to enter the Ethereal Plane for an extended period of time. This ability functions as the ethereal jaunt spell with a caster level equal to the Ninja Warrior’s class level.

[Stratovarius]

I'd like to see someone build the Chameleon as a base class.

(I'm building it as a base class for 5e right now, and I'm curious what differences will show up between that and the 3.x interpretation.)

Probably not quite what you were looking for, but I did actually build a class that can focus on Arcane, Divine, Martial, or Skill - the Historian. It's a monstrously complex thing, though, so be warned.

[Raineh Daze]

That's the CA one, yes.

Edit: Here you go. I debated leaving in the bonus feat progression from the PsyWar, since without it the class ability progression feels fairly weak, but I left it out in the end. Otherwise, it's pretty much the Ninja's abilities and skills grafted into the PsyWar, minus those bonus feats.

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Ninja Warrior

"I can do all things."
- Excasard the Brilliant, Human Ninja Warrior

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Making a Ninja Warrior
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Abilities: Wisdom is the ability that the Ninja Warrior uses to manifest powers. More at home in combat than manifesting, the Ninja Warrior does well to have strong physical statistics.

Races: Ninja Warrior appear amongst all races, for their talents are widespread and to be a jack-of-all-trades is always useful.

Alignment: Ninja Warrior can be of any alignment, and there is no bias in any one direction.

Table 1: The Ninja Warrior

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Level  BAB   Ref   Fort  Will  Abilities                                     Power Points/Day  Powers Known  Maximum Power Level
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1      +1    +2    +2    +0    Ki power, sudden strike +1d6, trapfinding     0                 1             1
2      +2    +3    +3    +1    Ghost step (invisible)                        1                 2             1
3      +3    +3    +3    +1    Sudden strike +2d6, poison use                3                 2             1
4      +4    +4    +4    +2    Great leap                                    5                 3             2
5      +5    +4    +4    +2    Sudden strike +3d6                            7                 3             2
6      +6    +5    +5    +3    Acrobatics +2, ki dodge                       11                4             2
7      +7    +5    +5    +3    Sudden strike +4d6, speed climb               15                4             3
8      +8    +6    +6    +2    Ghost strike                                  19                5             3
9      +9    +6    +6    +3    Sudden strike +5d6, improved poison use       23                5             3
10     +10   +7    +7    +3    Ghost step (ethereal)                         27                6             4
11     +11   +7    +7    +3    Sudden strike +6d6                            35                6             4
12     +12   +8    +8    +4    Acrobatics +4, evasion                        43                7             4
13     +13   +8    +8    +4    Sudden strike +7d6                            51                7             5
14     +14   +9    +9    +4    Ghost mind                                    59                8             5
15     +15   +9    +9    +5    Sudden strike +8d6                            67                8             5
16     +16   +10   +10   +5    Ghost sight                                   79                9             6
17     +17   +10   +10   +5    Sudden strike +9d6                            91                9             6
18     +18   +11   +11   +6    Acrobatics +6, greater ki dodge               103               10            6
19     +19   +11   +11   +6    Sudden strike +10d6                           115               10            6
20     +20   +12   +12   +6    Ghost walk                                    127               11            6

Game Rule Information
Ninja Warriors have the following game statistics.

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d8
Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10 (125 gp)
Starting Age: Complex (as wizard)


Class skills
Autohypnosis* (Wis), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration* (Con), Craft (Int), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Search (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), and Tumble (Dex)
Skill Points at 1st level: (6 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int modifier

Class Features
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Weapon and Armor Proficiency
Ninja Warriors are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and with shields (except tower shields).

Power Points/Day
A Ninja Warrior’s ability to manifest powers is limited by the power points she has available. Her base daily allotment of power points is given on Table: The Ninja Warrior. In addition, she receives bonus power points per day if she has a high Wisdom score (see Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points). Her race may also provide bonus power points per day, as may certain feats and items.

Powers Known
A Ninja Warrior begins play knowing one psychic warrior power of your choice. At every even-numbered class level after 1st, she unlocks the knowledge of new powers.

Choose the powers known from the psychic warrior power list. (Exception: The feats Expanded Knowledge and Epic Expanded Knowledge do allow a Ninja Warrior to learn powers from the lists of other classes.) A Ninja Warrior can manifest any power that has a power point cost equal to or lower than her manifester level.

The total number of powers a Ninja Warrior can manifest in a day is limited only by her daily power points.

A Ninja Warrior simply knows her powers; they are ingrained in her mind. She does not need to prepare them (in the way that some spellcasters prepare their spells), though she must get a good night’s sleep each day to regain all her spent power points.

The Difficulty Class for saving throws against Ninja Warrior powers is 10 + the power’s level + the Ninja Warrior’s Wisdom modifier.

Maximum Power Level Known
A Ninja Warrior begins play with the ability to learn 1st-level powers. As she attains higher levels, she may gain the ability to master more complex powers.

To learn or manifest a power, a Ninja Warrior must have a Wisdom score of at least 10 + the power’s level.

AC Bonus (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior is highly trained at dodging blows, and she has a sixth sense that lets her avoid even unanticipated attacks. When unarmored and unencumbered, a Ninja Warrior adds her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her Armor Class. This ability does not stack with the monk’s AC bonus ability (a Ninja Warrior with levels of monk does not add the bonus twice). In addition, a Ninja Warrior gains a +1 bonus to AC at 5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every five Ninja Warrior levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3 at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).

These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when a Ninja Warrior is flat-footed. The character loses these bonuses when she is immobilized or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she carries a shield, or when she carries a medium or heavy load.

Ki Power (Su)
A Ninja Warrior can channel her ki to manifest special powers of stealth and mobility. She can use her ki powers a number of times per day equal to one-half her class level (minimum 1) plus her Wisdom bonus (if any). Ki powers can be used only if a Ninja Warrior is wearing no armor and is unencumbered.

As long as a Ninja Warrior’s ki pool isn’t empty (that is, as long as she has at least one daily use remaining), she gains a +2 bonus on her Will saves.

A Ninja Warrior’s ki powers are ghost step, ki dodge, ghost strike, greater ki dodge, and ghost walk. Each power is described under a separate entry below.

Sudden Strike (Ex)
If a Ninja Warrior can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage. Whenever a Ninja Warrior’s target is denied a Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), the Ninja Warrior deals an extra 1d6 points of damage with her attack. This extra damage increases by 1d6 points for every two Ninja Warrior levels thereafter. A Ninja Warrior can’t use sudden strike when flanking an opponent unless that opponent is denied its Dexterity bonus to AC.

This damage also applies to ranged attacks against targets up to 30 feet away. Creatures with concealment, creatures without discernible anatomies, and creatures immune to extra damage from critical hits are all immune to sudden strikes. A Ninja Warrior can’t make a sudden strike while striking the limbs of a creature whose vitals are out of reach.

A Ninja Warrior can’t use sudden strike to deliver nonlethal damage. Weapons capable of dealing only nonlethal damage don’t deal extra damage when used as part of a sudden strike.

The extra damage from the sudden strike ability stacks with the extra damage from sneak attack whenever both would apply to the same target.

Trapfinding (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior can use the Search skill to locate traps with a DC higher than 20, and she can use Disable Device to bypass a trap or disarm magic traps. See the rogue class feature, page 50 of the Player’s Handbook.

Ghost Step (Su)
Starting at 2nd level, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to become invisible for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action (see Swift Actions and Immediate Actions, page 137) that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. At 10th level, a Ninja Warrior can become ethereal when using ghost step instead of becoming invisible.

Bonus Feats
The Ninja Warrior gains a bonus feat at 2nd level and every listed level thereafter. These bonus feats must be drawn from the feats noted as fighter bonus feats or psionic feats. The Ninja Warrior must still meet all prerequisites for the bonus feat, including ability score and base attack bonus minimums as well as class requirements. A Ninja Warrior cannot choose feats that specifically require levels in the fighter class unless he is a multiclass character with the requisite levels in the fighter class.

Poison Use (Ex)
At 3rd level and higher, a Ninja Warrior never risks accidentally poisoning herself when applying poison to a weapon.

Great Leap (Su)
At 4th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior always makes Jump checks as if she were running and had the Run feat, enabling her to make long jumps without a running start and granting a +4 bonus on the jump (see the skill description, page 77 of the Player’s Handbook). This ability can be used only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Acrobatics (Ex)
Starting at 6th level, a Ninja Warrior gains a +2 bonus on Climb, Jump, and Tumble checks. This bonus increases to +4 at 12th level and +6 at 18th level.

Ki Dodge (Su)
At 6th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to cause an attack against her to miss when it might otherwise hit. When a Ninja Warrior activates this ability, her outline shifts and wavers, granting her concealment (20% miss chance) against all attacks for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

See invisibility has no effect on concealment granted by the ki dodge ability, but true seeing negates the miss chance. This concealment does not stack with that caused by other effects that grant concealment or by spells such as blink or displacement.

Speed Climb (Ex)
A Ninja Warrior of 7th level or higher can scramble up or down walls and slopes with great speed. She can climb at her speed as a move action with no penalty; however, she must begin and end the round on a horizontal surface (such as the ground or a rooftop). If she does not end her movement on a horizontal surface, she falls, taking falling damage as appropriate for her distance above the ground.

A Ninja Warrior needs only one free hand to use this ability. This ability can be used only if a Ninja Warrior is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Ghost Strike (Su)
At 8th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can spend one daily use of her ki power to strike incorporeal and ethereal creatures as if they were corporeal. She also can use this ability to strike foes on the Material Plane normally while ethereal (for example, while using her ghost step ability).

Activating the ghost strike ability is a move action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. It affects the next attack made by the Ninja Warrior, as long as that attack is made before the end of her next turn.

Improved Poison Use (Ex)
Starting at 9th level, a Ninja Warrior can apply poison to a weapon as a move action. (Normally, applying a poison is a standard action, like applying an oil.)

Evasion (Ex)
Beginning at 12th level, a Ninja Warrior can avoid damage from certain attacks with a successful Reflex save. (See the monk class feature, page 41 of the Player’s Handbook.) A Ninja Warrior’s use of evasion differs slightly from a monk’s use in that a Ninja Warrior can use evasion only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Ghost Mind (Su)
At 14th level, a Ninja Warrior gains a special resistance to spells of the scrying subschool. To detect or see a Ninja Warrior with such a spell, the caster must make a caster level check (DC 20 + the Ninja Warrior’s class level). In the case of scrying spells (such as arcane eye) that scan the Ninja Warrior’s area, a failed check indicates that the spell works but the Ninja Warrior simply isn’t detected. Scrying attempts targeted specifically at the Ninja Warrior do not work at all if the check fails.

Ghost Sight (Su)
At 16th level and higher, a Ninja Warrior can see invisible and ethereal creatures as easily as she sees material creatures and objects.

Greater Ki Dodge (Su)
Starting at 18th level, a Ninja Warrior’s ki dodge ability grants total concealment (50% miss chance).

Ghost Walk (Su)
A 20th-level Ninja Warrior can spend two daily uses of her ki power to enter the Ethereal Plane for an extended period of time. This ability functions as the ethereal jaunt spell with a caster level equal to the Ninja Warrior’s class level.

Not a bad combination, with both using WIS, though.