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Highland Stalker

(Complete Adventurer variant, p. 54)

Requirements

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Skills: Listen 8 ranks , Spot 8 ranks , Survival 8 ranks

Feats: Track

Special: Skirmish or sneak attack class feature.


Hit die

d8

Skill points

4 + Int

Class Features

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Highland stalkers are proficient with light armor. They gain no proficiency with any weapon.

Mountain Stride (Ex): A highland stalker can move through scree and dense rubble at her normal speed. She can also move up steep slopes and stairs at her normal speed. See pages 89—92 of the Dungeon Master's Guide for descriptions of terrain types.

Skirmish (Ex): A highland stalker relies on mobility to deal extra damage and improve her defense. Starting at 2nd level, she deals an extra 1d6 points of damage on all attacks during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet. This extra damage applies only to attacks taken during her turn. It increases by an additional 1d6 for every four levels gained above 2nd (2d6 at 6th and 3d6 at 10th).

This extra damage only applies against living creatures that have a discernible anatomy. Undead, constructs, oozes, plants, incorporeal creatures, and creatures immune to extra damage from critical hits are not vulnerable to this extra damage. A highland stalker must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. Highland stalkers can apply this extra damage to ranged attacks made while skirmishing, but only if the target is within 30 feet.

At 4th level, a highland stalker gains a +1 competence bonus to Armor Class during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet. The bonus applies as soon as she has moved 10 feet, and lasts until the start of her next turn. It improves to +2 at 8th level.

A highland stalker loses this ability when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load. If she gains the skirmish ability from another class, the bonuses stack.

Swift Tracker (Ex): Beginning at 3rd level, a highland stalker can move at her normal speed while following tracks. See the ranger class feature, page 48 of the Player's Handbook.

Surefooted (Ex): Starting at 5th level, a highland stalker is well acquainted with the dangers of mountainous terrain. She can ignore DC modifiers on Balance, Move Silently, and Tumble checks derived from scree, light rubble, dense rubble, steep slopes, or stairs (see page 89 of the Dungeon Master's Guide). She also does not need to make a DC 10 Balance check when running or charging down a steep slope.

Camouflage (Ex): Beginning at 7th level, a highland stalker can use the Hide skill in any sort of natural terrain.

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special
1st +1 +2 +0 +0 Mountain stride
2nd +2 +3 +0 +0 Skirmish (+1d6)
3rd +3 +3 +1 +1 Swift tracker
4th +4 +4 +1 +1 Skirmish (+1d6, +1 AC)
5th +5 +4 +1 +1 Surefooted
6th +6 +5 +2 +2 Skirmish (+2d6, +1 AC)
7th +7 +5 +2 +2 Camouflage
8th +8 +6 +2 +2 Skirmish (+2d6, +2 AC)
9th +9 +6 +3 +3
10th +10 +7 +3 +3 Skirmish (+3d6, +2 AC)

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Balance DEX no yes
Climb STR no yes
Craft INT no no
Hide DEX no yes
Jump STR no yes
Knowledge (geography) INT yes no
Knowledge (nature) INT yes no
Listen WIS no no
Move Silently DEX no yes
Search INT no no
Spot WIS no no
Survival WIS no no

Spells for Highland Stalker

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