Master Thief

Base Classes | Prestige Classes

Regardless of what a person does in life, they ought to take pride in a day's hard work properly done, even if that day's hard work is being lifted from an unsuspecting mark's belt and replaced with a pouch of pebbles and rocks. What master smiths, sword instructors, prosperous merchants and scholars are to their respective fields, the Master Thief is to everything criminal. Found in every potential criminal exercise from untaxed games of chance, robbery, confidence deceptions, and more, Master Thieves stand above the rest for their myriad of assembled talents and skills, able to coerce, convince, deceive, and articulate their meaning with blade, fist, cudgel, or even raised brow. Where the thug threatens violence, the swindler peddles tonics, and the snatch-and-grabs simply overwhelm with numbers and scatter, the Master Thief is the consummate professional, making as much or as little of a statement as they wish to impart upon their mark, be it a warning, a reminder, or even a gesture of superiority.

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Requirements

Skills: Bluff 3 ranks, Hide 8 ranks, Intimidate 3 ranks, Move Silently 3 ranks
Feats: Stealthy

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Class Features

Hit Dice: d6
Base Attack Bonus: Medium
Weapon Proficiencies: All simple weapons
Armor Proficiencies: Light armor
High Saving Throws: Reflex
Skill Points: 8 + INT modifier
Class Skills: Appraise, Balance, Bluff, Climb, Craft, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Disguise, Escape Artist, Gather Information, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (Local), Listen, Move Silently, Open Lock, Sense Motive, Search, Set Trap, Sleight of Hand, Spot, Swim, Tumble, and Use Rope
Sneak Attack: Starting at 1st level, the Master thief gets the sneak attack ability at +1d6 damage. This is the same as the rogue ability of the same name, and its effects stack with that ability. This ability increases by +1d6 at 3rd and 5th level.
Doublespeak: At 1st level, the Master thief gets a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Diplomacy checks.
Bonus Feats: At 2nd level and 4th level the Master thief gets a bonus feat. This feat can be:

• Alertness
  
• Blind-Fight
  
• Combat Expertise
  
• Feint
  
• Lightning Reflexes
  
• Nimble Fingers
  
• Skill Focus
  
• Silent Spell
  
• Still Spell
  
• Track
  
• Weapon Finesse
  
• Weapon Focus
  

Uncanny Dodge: At 2nd level the Master thief retains their Dexterity bonus to AC even when caught flat-footed.
Reputation: At 3rd level, the Master thief gets a 10% discount from all merchants and an additional +2 bonus on all Bluff, Intimidate, and Diplomacy checks because of their reputation
Improved Uncanny Dodge: At 5th level, the Master thief can no longer be sneak attacked except by a character with 4 or more total levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the character levels of the Master thief