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Introduction
While the classes presented in the
Player’s Handbook are suitable for almost
any fantasy campaign imaginable, many
players and DMs enjoy using customized
classes that are designed for purposes far
more specific than, for example, the stan-
dard cleric. It is for the use of those players
and DMs that this PDF has been written.
With your DM’s permission, you can
use any one of these variant classes in place
of the standard class of the same name.
Depending on the campaign world, variant
classes may exist side by side with standard
classes, or they may replace standard class-
es entirely. The variant classes included in
this PDF expand upon the selection avail-
able in the original source for this open
game content concept.
This PDF presents eleven variant ver-
sions of the character classes in the Player’s
Handbook. Each fully detailed variant has
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entries for one or more of the following top-
ics. If an entry does not appear, use the
material for the class as presented in the
Player’s Handbook.
Alignment: Changes to the class’s
alignment restrictions.
Hit Die: Changes to the class’s Hit Die.
Base Attack Bonus: If the class uses a
different base attack bonus, this entry gives
the column to use (good, average, or poor).
Base Save Bonuses: If the class has a
different mix of good and poor saves, this
entry gives the appropriate column for each
save.
Class Skills: Additions or subtractions
from the class skill list, and/or changes to
the number of skill points gained per level.
Class Features: Changes, additions, or
subtractions to the class’s special features,
including spellcasting.
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Open Game Content
All of the text of this PDF is presented
as open game content. While this means
absolutely nothing to your campaign it does
give other publishers permission to use this
material as long as they follow the open
game license (see the end of this PDF).
About The Author
Philip Reed has been working profes-
the variants
BARBARIAN VARIANT:
DESTROYER OF MAGIC
In some barbarian cultures, magic is an
evil, terrible force that must be destroyed at
all costs. Such barbarians feel ill at ease
around magic and practitioners of magic,
finding it difficult to remain with such indi-
viduals for any length of time. In their eyes,
magic and those who use magic are evil and
must be destroyed – the actions and align-
ment of the practitioner of magic do little to
change this extreme viewpoint.
Destroyers of magic can, over time,
learn to cope with magic though they will
always distrust magic and those who use it.
Base Save Bonuses: The
destroyer of magic has Good
Will saves, but poor
Fortitude and Reflex
saves.
Class Features
The destroyer of magic
has all of the standard barbarian
class features, except as noted
below.
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sionally in the roleplaying game industry
since 1995. In that time he has worked for
such companies as Atlas Games, Privateer
Press, and Steve Jackson Games. Today
Philip spends his days at home running
Ronin Arts, writing and designing new
games, and reading whatever books interest
him at the time. To learn more about Philip
Reed – and Ronin Arts – please visit
www.creationcrash.com.
Fear of Magic: The destroyer of
magic’s fear and distrust of magic is so
great that they will not use any magic item
or take a level in any spellcasting class.
This deep fear of magic is so great that a
destroyer of magic, when damaged by any
spell or magic weapon, must make a Will
save (DC 10 + damage suffered) or suffer
an additional 1d4 points of damage.
Rage (Ex): A destroyer of magic’s rage
ability follows the normal progression of a
standard barbarian but, when combating a
spellcaster or one armed with a magical
weapon or armor, the rage enhance-
ment values are increased by an
additional +2 and the rage lasts a
number of rounds equal to 4 +
the character’s (improved)
Constitution modifier.
Damage Reduction (Ex):
Destroyer’s of magic do not pos-
sess this ability.
Destruction of Magic (Ex):
At seventh level, the destroyer of
magic gains the ability to destroy
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magic items excluding artifacts. For pur-
poses of this ability magic items are
assumed to have 10 hit points +1/500 gp of
value (round up). A destroyer of magic that
inflicts enough damage in a single attack to
surpass an item’s “hit points” destroys that
BARD VARIANT:
MYSTIC MUSICIAN
The mystic musician relies more heavi-
ly on musical instruments than standard
bards. Spending more time in training with
their instruments, and less time in the other
pursuits most bards enjoy during their
younger years, the mystic musician is a less
skilled fighter than a standard bard. They
make up for this lack of martial training
with their improved arcane abilities.
Hit Die: The mystic musician uses a d4
for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
level equal to 4 + Con modifier).
Base Attack Bonus: The mystic musi-
cian’s lack of combat experience and train-
ing means that he uses the poor base attack
bonus.
Class Features
The mystic musician has all of the stan-
dard bard class features, except as noted
below.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency:
Mystic musicians are proficient with the
club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light cross-
bow, and quarterstaff, but not with any type
of armor or shield. Armor of any type inter-
feres with the mystic musician’s playing of
musical instruments, which can cause his
spells.
Spellcasting: Mystic musicians, spend-
ing more time focusing on arcane study
than other bards, learn and cast spells fol-
lowing the progression usually limited to
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item – it is completely eliminated and can
never be repaired. An item must be targeted
and the damage must be inflicted in one
round – damage from an earlier round or
attack does not carry over.
wizards. Use the wizard spells per day –
and rate of spell acquisition – as detailed in
the Player’s Handbook.
The casting time of all spells cast by
mystic musician are increased to 5 standard
rounds during which time the mystic musi-
cian must be playing the spell on his
favored instrument (see below).
Favored Instrument: At 1st level, the
mystic musician selects one type of instru-
ment as his favored instrument. All spell-
casting and bardic music uses performed by
a mystic musician must be orchestrated
through the playing of this favored instru-
ment. Without the instrument the mystic
musician cannot cast spells or use his
bardic music ability.
The mystic musician gains a +4 circum-
stance bonus to any Perform checks made
with his favored instrument. This bonus
stacks with one other circumstance bonus
of the mystic musician’s choice.
Signature Instrument: At 5th level the
mystic musician selects a specific instru-
ment as his signature instrument. This must
be of the same type as his favored instru-
ment and, while it must be of masterwork
quality, it cannot be a magically enhanced
instrument.
The save DC – and damage – of a spell
cast through the use of the mystic musi-
cian’s signature instrument is increased by
5.
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SIGNATURE INSTRUMENT SPECIAL ABILITIES

The following list of instruments – and suggested special abilities for each one when
selected as a signature instrument – is a small sample intended to be expanded by the DM
and players. These are only a very few of the types on instruments available to the mystic
musician.

Flute
This long, lightweight wind instrument is very portable and an excellent choice for an
adventuring mystic musician.
Note of Detection: As a free action, once per day, the mystic musician may play a single
note on the flute. This note instantly casts detect magic as a spellcaster of the mystic musi-
cian’s class level.
Light, Harmonious Journey: The mystic musician may play his flute as he and his com-
panions journey overland. The group moves at a forced march rate but is not tired by the
effort (no chance of nonlethal damage and no need for Constitution checks).

Harmonica
An ideal signature weapon, the harmonica is very small and slips into a pocket.
Friendly Tune: Once per day the mystic musician may play this short tune for two min-
utes. The song calms those within hearing of the mystic musician – their attitude shifts one
step in the musician’s favor.
Greater Courage: At 6th level, the morale bonus of the mystic musician’s bardic knowl-
edge ability, inspire courage, is increased by +1.

Lute
This string instrument is popular with mystic musicians because of its small size and the
availability of new strings. The lute is a very common instrument.
Greater Courage: The morale bonus of the mystic musician’s bardic knowledge ability,
inspire courage, is increased by +1.
Lullaby: At 6th level, once per day, the mystic musician may cast sleep as a standard
action as if he were a 10th level arcane spellcaster. At 12th level the number of HD of crea-
tures affected by the lullaby ability is increased to 6 and then to 8 at 18th level.

A signature instrument grants the mystic
musician special abilities See the box for a
listing of suggested instruments and special
abilities.
If the signature instrument is lost or
destroyed the mystic musician must attempt a
Fortitude saving throw (DC 15). If the save
fails the mystic musician loses 100 experience
points per mystic musician level; success
reduces this cost to one-half. A mystic musi-
cian’s experience total may never be reduced
below 0 by loss or destruction of a signature
instrument.
A lost or destroyed signature instrument is
replaced when the character gains his next
level as a mystic musician.

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CLERIC VARIANT:
TEMPLE DEFENDER
This warrior priest has studied his entire
life and, if only he had been more diligent
in his training and less tempted by impure
thought, would have become a paladin.
Temple defenders are powerful, deeply reli-
gious guards who attempt to redeem them-
selves for some past mistake that they feel
has cost them their chance at greatness.
A temple defender is, after serving his
god for some time, released into the world
and charged with the task of defending all
temples and worshippers of the god from
harm. A temple defender is a wanderer,
always moving from place to place and
always spurred on by his past misdeeds and
mistakes.
Alignment: Temple defenders may
never be of any lawful alignment.
Hit Die: The temple defender uses a d10
for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
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level equal to 10 + Con modifier).
Class Features
The temple defender has all of the stan-
dard cleric class features, except as noted
below.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency:
Temple defenders are proficient with all
simple and martial weapons, with all types
of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and
with all shields.
Temple defenders may also select their
deity’s favored weapon as per the rules
included in the Player’s Handbook.
Bonus Feats: At 1st level, a temple
defender gets a bonus feat selected from the
fighter bonus feat list in the Player’s
Handbook. The temple defender gains a
second bonus feat at 2nd level and then one
more every two levels after that.
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Protect Followers (Su): At 1st level, the
temple defender gains a +4 divine bonus to
all saving throws, attack rolls, and damage
rolls made as long as he is in the midst of pro-
tecting followers of his god.
Spellcasting: A temple defender pro-
gresses in spellcasting abilities at a slower
rate than normal clerics. The temple defend-
er does not gain access to spells until he
reaches second level and from then on casts
divine spells as if he were a cleric of one-half
DRUID VARIANT:
KEEPER OF THE SEED
The keeper of the seed is the last surviv-
ing member of his druidic circle. A terrible
evil, either a marauding band of goblins, an
evil wizard, or some other terrible force,
destroyed the grove the keeper of the seed
once defended. In the massacre, the keeper of
the seed’s fellow druids were slaughtered.
As the battle drew to a close, the keeper of
the seed was entrusted with a locket within
which was an enchanted seed. It is now the
keeper of the seed’s responsibility to not only
bring the villains to justice but to also achieve
enough power to protect a new grove that is
to be grown from the enchanted seed that he
carries.
Hit Die: The keeper of the seed uses a
d10 for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
level equal to 10 + Con modifier).
Class Features
The keeper of the seed has all of the stan-
dard druid class features, except as noted
below.
Animal Companion (Ex): The keeper of
the seed does not get an animal companion
until he has planted the enchanted seed and
protected the growth for one full year.
Survivor (Ex): The keeper of the seed, by
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his temple defender level.
Lay on Hands (Su): At 5th level the tem-
ple defender gains a variant of the paladin’s
lay on hands special ability. A temple defend-
er with a Wisdom score of 12 or higher can
heal the wounds of others by touch. Each day
he can heal a total number of hit points equal
to his temple defender level x his Wisdom
bonus. The temple defender may not heal
himself with this ability.
surviving the terrible conflict that killed his
brothers and escaping the massacre, has
proven himself a survivor. In all instances in
which the keeper of the seed is reduced to 0
hit points or fewer he may make a Will sav-
ing throw (DC 25) and on a successful check
he is at 1 hit point and has discovered a
means of escape (within reason – DM’s judg-
ment is required).
The Seed (Su): The locket and seed the
keeper carries are bound to his life force. If
the keeper is slain before the seed is within
the ground for two full years, the seed is com-
pletely destroyed and worthless. If the seed is
destroyed, or the result of its planting and
growth is destroyed, the keeper must make a
Will save (DC 30) or be instantly killed. On a
successful check the keeper of the seed
immediately loses one-half of his experience
points and may advance no further as a keep-
er of the seed or a druid.
The Growth (Su): Once planted and
grown, the growth grants the keeper of the
seed strength. For each full year the growth is
healthy and unharmed, the keeper of the seed
gains a permanent +1 bonus to any one attrib-
ute of his choice and 1,000 bonus experience
points.
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FIGHTER VARIANT:
ROYAL GUARD
The royal guard is a trained soldier as
skilled in diplomacy and manners as he is
combat. Royal guards wear lighter armors
and, frequently, wear leather or no armor so
that they may blend in amongst the nobles
and servants of the court.
Class Skills: Add Diplomacy,
Knowledge (nobility and royalty), Perform
(any), and Sense Motive to the royal
guard’s list of class skills. Eliminate Handle
Animal from the royal guard’s list of class
skills.
The royal guard gains skill points per
level equal to 4 + Int modifier (and has this
number x4 at 1st level).
MONK VARIANT:
POSSESSED
The possessed monk is tied to the spirit
of a once-great monk – a long-dead ances-
tor. The possessed monk is guided by the
spirit and, in the heat of battle, is totally
consumed by his ancestor. A possessed
monk is distant and has a difficult time
making friends. The possessed monk feels
uncomfortable around good-aligned char-
acters and paladins and is often mistaken to
be an evil entity.
Hit Die: The possessed monk uses a d6
for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
level equal to 6 + Con modifier).
Class Features
The possessed monk has all of the stan-
dard monk class features, except as noted
below.
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Class Features
The royal guard has all of the standard
fighter class features, except as noted
below.
Bonus Feats: A royal guard doesn’t
gain the normal fighter bonus feat at 1st
level. Starting at 2nd level, the royal guard
gains bonus feats like a standard fighter.
Also, add Negotiator to the list of fighter
bonus feats available to the royal guard.
Watchful Guard (Ex): The royal guard
is trained to watch for assassins and gains a
+2 bonus on all Spot and Listen checks.
Additionally, a rogue’s sneak attack special
ability may not be attempted on a target
within 5 ft. + 2 ft./level of the royal guard.
Bonus Feats: The possessed monk does
not gain bonus feats.
Susceptibility to Turn and Rebuke
Undead (Su): As one possessed, the pos-
sessed monk can be harmed by the turn and
rebuke undead special ability of clerics
(and others with those abilities). If targeted
with either turn or rebuke undead the pos-
sessed monk must make a Will save (DC 15
+ level of the cleric) or suffer two points of
damage per level of the cleric. On a suc-
cessful save the possessed monk is stunned
for 1d4 rounds.
A possessed monk is immune to further
turn or rebuke attempts by that cleric for a
period of 24 hours. Attempts by other cler-
ics affect the monk as described above.
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Possession (Su): All of the possessed
monk’s powers and abilities stem from the
spirit which possesses him. As the pos-
sessed monk earns levels he also, at times
and in addition to the standard monk abili-
ties, gains powerful new abilities from the
spirit which possesses him.
Ghostly Scream (Su): A possessed monk
of 3rd level or higher can, once per day,
unleash a sonic attack that affects all char-
acters and creatures of 4 HD or less. Those
within a 100-ft. radius of the possessed
monk must succeed a Will saving throw
(DC 10 + the possessed monk’s level) or
become panicked for a number of rounds
equal to the possessed monk’s level. This is
a sonic, mind-affecting fear attack. Whether
or not the save is successful, an affected
character or creature is immune to this abil-
ity for 24 hours.
Frightful Presence (Su): Starting at 6th
level, once per day, a possessed monk may
reveal his spirit form. Characters and crea-
tures within 40 feet and with less HD than
the possessed monk must succeed on a Will
save (DC 25) or become panicked for 2d4
rounds.
PALADIN VARIANT:
HOLY PROTECTOR
The holy protector, a paladin even more
righteous and just than the normal paladin,
strives to become one with his god. The holy
protector, by proving his worth, is charged
with divine energy bestowed directly upon
him by his chosen deity.
Holy protectors are quite rare and fre-
quently hunted by blackguards, paladins of
slaughter, paladins of tyranny, and other
agents of evil.
Hit Die: The holy protector uses a d12 for
his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st level
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Unnatural Aura (Su): At 9th level, the
possessed monk’s true form becomes more
apparent. Wild and domesticated animals
can sense the presence of the possessed
monk at a distance of 20 feet and will not
willingly approach nearer than that. Wild
and domesticated animals within 20 feet of
the possessed monk become panicked and
remain panicked as long as they are within
that range.
Ghost Strike (Su): A possessed monk, at
12th level, causes 1 point of Charisma drain
each time it hits with a touch attack. On
each such attack, it gains 2 temporary hit
points. At Charisma 0, a creature dies.
Greater Ghostly Scream (Su): Starting
at 15th level, the possessed monk’s ghostly
scream may be used twice per day and
affects those with 8 of fewer HD.
Negative Energy Strike (Su): At 20th
level, once per day, the possessed monk
automatically deals one negative level on a
successful touch attack. The Fortitude save
is remove a negative level has a DC of 22.
The save DC is Charisma-based. For each
such negative level bestowed, the possessed
monk gains 5 temporary hit points.
equal to 12 + Con modifier).
Base Save Bonuses: The holy protector
has Good Will saves, but poor Fortitude and
Reflex saves.
Class Features
The holy protector has all of the standard
paladin class features, except as noted below.
Lay on Hands (Su): The holy protector’s
lay on hands ability is identical to that of a
normal paladin except that it may only be
used on others and never on himself.
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Aura of Courage (Su): Identical to the
paladin’s aura of courage ability except the
hold protector gains this ability at 1st level.
Divine Touched (Su): The holy protec-
tor bears the mark of his god on his fore-
head, placed there directly by his god.
Beginning at 2nd level, once per day, the
holy protector may summon divine power
directly from his god, gaining bonuses
identical to that of a barbarian’s rage ability
for a number of rounds equal to 4 + the holy
protector’s Charisma modifier.
Strict Code of Conduct: As strict as the
normal paladin’s punishment for straying
RANGER VARIANT:
STALKER
The stalker is a hunter of humanoids,
skilled at tracking his prey across unex-
plored lands and through the most densely
packed of cities. The stalker relies upon his
skills, experience, and contacts to find and
capture those wanted by legal or illegal
groups and agencies.
Stalkers are also sometimes refered to as
bounty hunters.
Hit Die: The holy protector uses a d10
for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
level equal to 10 + Con modifier).
Class Skills: Add Diplomacy, Gather
Information, Intimidate, Knowledge
(local), Search, and Sense Motive to the
class skill list.
The stalker gains skill points per level
equal to 8 + Int modifier (and has this num-
ber x4 at 1st level).
Class Features
The stalker has all of the standard ranger
class features, except as noted below.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency:
Temple defenders are proficient with all
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from his alignment is, the holy protector’s
punishment is far worse. If a holy protector
ever willingly commits an evil act, or strays
in any way from his alignment, he immedi-
ately loses one-half of his experience points
and is stripped of all of his class abilities.
Additionally, the mark of his god becomes
a blackened patch of skin that cannot be
removed through any means of power less
than a deity.
A holy protector may never fully redeem
himself and can, at best, become a normal
paladin.
simple and martial weapons, with all types
of armor (heavy, medium, and light), and
with all shields.
Animal Companion: Stalkers do not
have animal companions.
Urban Tracking: In addition to the
Track feat, the stalker also gains the Urban
Tracking feat at 1st level (see box).
Favored Enemy: The stalker does not
have a favored enemy.
Contacts: If the variant contact rules are
being used (see Fantasy Player’s
Companion: Contacts), the stalker gains
contacts at the same rate as the bard (one
contact every even level). If the DM is not
using the variant contact rules the stalker
gains a +4 unnamed bonus to all Gather
Information checks made in a large town
(or larger) community.
Urban Stride (Ex): Starting at 8th
level, the stalker’s speed in an urban envi-
ronment is increased by 5 feet.
Camouflage (Ex): The stalker may use
this ability as detailed in the Player’s
Handbook and in any urban environment.
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Hide in Plain Sight (Ex): The stalker Player’s Handbook and in any urban envi-
may use this ability as detailed in the ronment.

Urban Tracking [General]

You can track down the location of missing persons or wanted individuals within
communities.
Benefit: To find the trail of an individual or to follow it for 1 hour requires a
Gather Information check. You must make another Gather Information check every
hour of the search, as well as each time the trail becomes difficult to follow, such as
when it moves to a different area of town.
The DC of the check, and the number of checks required to track down your quar-
ry, depends on the community size and the conditions:

Community Size DC Checks Required

Thorp, hamlet, or village 5 1d3
Small or large town 10 1d4+1
Small or large city 15 2d4
Metropolis 20 2d4+2

Conditions DC Modifier
Every three creatures in the group being sought -1
Every 24 hours party has been missing/sought +1
Tracked party “lies low” +5
Tracked party matches community’s primary racial demographic +2
Tracked party does not match community’s
primary or secondary racial demographic -2

You can cut the time between Gather Information checks in half (to 30 minutes per
check rather than 1 hour), but you take a –5 penalty on the check.

If you fail a Gather Information check, you can retry after 1 hour of questioning.
The DM should roll the number of checks required secretly, so that the player does-
n’t know exactly how long the task will require.
Normal: A character without this feat can use Gather Information to find out
information about a particular individual, but each check takes 1d4+1 hours and
doesn’t allow effective trailing.
Special: A character with 5 ranks in Knowledge (local) gains a +2 bonus on the
Gather Information check to use this feat.

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ROGUE VARIANT:
THIEF
The thief is a rogue who uses his skills to Class Features
steal materials belonging to others. Thieves The thief has all of the standard rogue
are criminals, always trying to stay one step class features, except as noted below.
ahead of the law and struggling to survive in
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The
the cutthroat world of the criminal under-
thief is proficient with all simple weapons
world.
and light armor. The thief is not proficient
The thief is at home in a large city though with shields.
they often find themselves forced to lie low
Sneak Attack: The thief, while skilled at
in smaller areas. Many a thief has taken a job
sneak attacks, is less proficient at the tactic
with a merchant caravan or joined an adven-
than normal rogues. The damage of a thief’s
turing party in an attempt to escape capture.
sneak attack is 1d4 at 1st level and increases
Alignment: Any non-lawful. by 1d4 every two levels after the first.
Hit Die: The thief uses a d8 for his Hit Trapfinding: The thief does not have this
Die (and has hit points at 1st level equal to 8 ability.
+ Con modifier).
Trap Sense: The thief does not have this
Class Skills: Eliminate Tumble and any ability.
two of the following: Balance, Climb, Craft,
Contacts: If the variant contact rules are
Escape Artist, Forgery, Intimidate, Jump,
being used (see Fantasy Player’s
Perform, Profession, and Use Magic Device.
Companion: Contacts), the thief gains con-

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tacts at the same rate as the bard (one con-
tact every even level). If the DM is not
using the variant contact rules the thief
gains a +4 unnamed bonus to all Gather
Information checks made in a large town
(or larger) community.
Fence: The thief, connected with the
criminal underworld, can find a buyer for
stolen goods within a number of hours
dependent upon the size of the community
he is attempting to sell the item in. Finding
a buyer requires a Gather Information
check (see the table below for the DC).
Hours
Community Size DC Required
Thorp, hamlet, or village 30 4d10
Small or large town 25 2d10
Small or large city 20 1d10
Metropolis 15 1d4
Note: Particularly mean DMs will roll
this check for the thief character. A failed
check may result in the thief finding a
“buyer” who is actually an agent of the law.
The life of a thief is a dangerous one.
SORCERER VARIANT:
DEFORMIMANCER
The deformimancer augments his magi-
cal powers through self-mutilation. By
injuring himself, the deformimancer’s
spells are more powerful. A deformimancer
is covered in numerous scars – evidence of
his masochistic methods of sorcery.
Alignment: Any non-lawful.
Hit Die: The deformimancer uses a d6
for his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st
level equal to 6 + Con modifier).
Class Skills: Add Intimidate to the
deformimancer’s list of class skills.
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Criminal Accomplice: Starting at 6th
level, if the thief so wishes, he can locate a
fellow thief to assist him in a job. This NPC
thief will always be of a level equal to one-
half the player character’s thief level. There
is a 3% chance/1,000 gp of loot that the
accomplice will turn on the PC thief. If a
PC thief makes a successful Sense Motive
check (DC 10 + the level of the NPC thief)
he can reduce this % chance to 1%/1,000
gp.
A criminal accomplice is an NPC that
sticks around for one job only. Once the job
is completed he goes on with his life. The
accomplice will not do anything that may
get himself killed but he will do almost any-
thing in his power to ensure that the job
succeeds. An NPC accomplice expects one-
half of whatever loot is stolen and could
become an enemy if treated unfairly or bul-
lied by the PC.
There is a 1% chance that a criminal
accomplice, after a successful burglary, will
become a bonus contact for the PC (if the
variant contact rules are being used).
Class Features
The deformimancer has all of the stan-
dard sorcerer class features, except as noted
below.
Familiar: Deformimancers do not have
familiars.
Frightening Appearance: The scarifi-
cation and self-mutilation of the deformi-
mancer grants him a +4 circumstance bonus
on all Intimidate checks.
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Deformimancy: The deformimancer
casts spells like any other sorcerer though
they have the ability to increase the power
of their spells by causing themselves harm.
As a deformimancer increases in level his
spell-enhancing self-mutilation options
expand.
Scarification: Beginning at 1st level, a
deformimancer may spend a full round to
cut himself with a knife or dagger. For
every point of damage inflicted by the cut –
the player may select the amount of damage
up to the maximum possible with the
weapon – the DC to save against a spell cast
by you within two rounds of the scarifica-
tion is increased by 2.
Minor Self-Mutilation: At 5th level, the
deformimancer may choose to sever a fin-
ger, toe, ear, or his nose. The severed body
part may then be used as a spell component
in the casting of any spell that causes dam-
age, though it must be used within 30 min-
utes of being cut from the caster’s body.
The damage of the spell is increases by 6d6
and, if the deformimancer succeeds a
Spellcraft check (DC 20 + level of the spell
cast), the body part will regrow after 2d4
WIZARD VARIANT:
MILITANT MAGE
The militant mage is an arcane spell-
caster skilled in the art of combat. By sacri-
ficing spellcasting ability the militant mage
greatly improves his combat proficiency.
Hit Die: The militant mage uses a d6 for
his Hit Die (and has hit points at 1st level
equal to 6 + Con modifier).
Class Skills: Add Intimidate to the mil-
itant mage’s list of class skills.
Class Features
The militant mage has all of the standard
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days have passed. If the check fails the sev-
ered part may never be returned, not even
through magic or if the deformimancer is
resurrected.
Self-Mutilation: Starting at 10th level,
the deformimancer may inflict damage on
himself with a dagger or knife – of any
amount he chooses up to the maximum that
can be caused by the weapon. Each point of
damage increases the effective level of the
caster by one for any one spell cast within
the next 24 hours. The caster’s effective
level may not be increased by more than 6
for the casting of any one spell. The dam-
age sustained due to this self-mutilation is
permanent.
Major Self-Mutilation: Beginning at
15th level, the deformimancer may sacri-
fice a limb by taking four full rounds to cut
the limb from his body with a knife or dag-
ger. Severing the limb boosts the deformi-
mancer’s spellcasting abilities for 24 hours
– the caster’s effective caster level is
increased by +4 for that time. The sacri-
ficed limb cannot be restored through any
means less than resurrection.
wizard class features, except as noted
below.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency:
Militant mages are proficient with all sim-
ple and martial weapons. The militant mage
is proficient with light and medium armor
and shields (except tower shields).
Due to their training, militant mages
may cast spells that require a somatic com-
ponent while wearing light or medium
armor without suffering the normal arcane
spell failure chance.
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Bonus Feats: At 1st level, a militant
mage gets a bonus feat selected from either
the fighter bonus feat list in the Player’s
Handbook or a metamagic feat or Spell
Mastery. The militant mage gains a second
bonus feat at 3rd level and then one more
every three levels after that (6th, 9th, 12th,
15th, and 18th).
Familiar: Militant mages do not have
familiars.
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