Archetypes

If life is a game, swindlers play to win.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense +2

A rogue who models herself on the mischievous fey, trading trap skills for wild empathy, hexes, resistance to fey magic, and cold iron damage reduction.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Uncanny Dodge, Improved Uncanny Dodge

Some criminals steal with finesse, their victims only discovering the crime when the rogue is long gone and the coin already spent.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Trap sense

Tidal tricksters roam the seas, using their skillful mastery of the currents to move across aquatic battlefields and throw their enemies off-balance.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Trap Sense, Improved Uncanny Dodge

A toxic talon is trained and deployed for one very specific purpose: to defeat foes with unusual and potent poisons.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Trap Sense, Uncanny Dodge +1

Some rogues are not content with just disabling traps—they love to build them, finding a captivating beauty in the turning of gears and the slither of ropes over pulleys.

ReplacesUncanny dodge, Improved uncanny dodge

Underground chemists are part of the rotting, fetid underbelly of the alchemical world.

ReplacesEvasion

Vexing dodgers take advantage of their smaller size to outmaneuver larger foes such as giants.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Trap Sense, Uncanny Dodge +1

A clever rogue knows the easiest battle to win is the one that's over before your foe knows it has begun.

ReplacesTrapfinding, Uncanny Dodge, Improved Uncanny Dodge

While some martial arts traditions focus on the strength of the body, most schools of combat and self-defense know the importance of using weapons as well.

ReplacesBanner, Greater Banner, Mount +2

The ironbound sword's fighting style, focused on incapacitating opponents rather than killing them, is founded on a philosophy that cares both for the samurai and for her attacker.

ReplacesBanner, Greater Banner, Weapon Expertise

Many samurai are tutored in the ways of honor using lessons that originate from sovereign dragons and their dedication to safeguarding harmony.

ReplacesBonus Feat, Mount, Mounted Archer

Sword saints wander the world seeking new challenges to perfect their intricate style of swordplay called iaijutsu.

ReplacesBanner, Greater Banner, Mount +1

The ward speaker draws power from simple rituals to honor the spirits found throughout the world so that he might better protect those entrusted to his care.

ReplacesGreater Resolve, Resolve, True Resolve

Warrior poets often study calligraphy, flower arrangement, poetry, and other courtly arts, but when called to battle, they treat combat as its own art form, fighting with beauty and grace.

ReplacesBanner, Bonus Feat, Demanding Challenge +4

Yojimbo are highly trained bodyguards favored by nobles and warlords.

ReplacesMount, Mounted Archer, Weapon Expertise

Ankous are terrifying, winged fey assassins dispatched to eliminate rivals.

ReplacesStudied Target, Stalker

Avalanchers attack from overhead cliffs and mesas like a landslide of arrows and blades.

ReplacesStudied Target, Track, Swift Tracker +4

Whether tasked with bringing in wanted criminals or paid to drag debtors back to their loan sharks, bounty hunters are valued for their ability to capture targets alive.

ReplacesWeapon and Armor Proficiency

Butterfly blades work in the shadows, eliminating threats with their namesake weapons and intimidating troublesome nobles.

ReplacesTrack, Sneak Attack, Stalker +3