Alt name for a ninja [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Alyss

07-20-07, 05:03 AM
I'm running a game in Faerun, but one of my players wants to play a ninja. To keep the flavour right, I thought renaming the class would be most appropriate. Any ideas? Thanks :)
Steely_Dan

07-20-07, 06:17 AM
-Assassin
-Vagabond
-Saboteur
-Sulsa
-Shinobi
Alyss

07-20-07, 06:23 AM
Hmm, neraly, but not quite....assassin is already a prestige class, vagabond doesn't really seem right for a class that has to be lawfull and can make themselves invisible, sabouteur implies explosives, but isn't bad...

Maybe ghostblade? How does that sound?
Steely_Dan

07-20-07, 06:32 AM
Hmm, neraly, but not quite....assassin is already a prestige class, vagabond doesn't really seem right for a class that has to be lawfull and can make themselves invisible, sabouteur implies explosives, but isn't bad...

Maybe ghostblade? How does that sound?

Just because there is a PrC called Assassin, does not mean members of other classes can't be assassins.

Vagabond is what they call the ninja class in Shou Lung (Kara-Tur).

Sulsa is what they might call ninja in Koryo (Kara-Tur).

Saboteur/sabotage existed before explosives (disabling devices etc).

Ghostblade sounds like a special PrC.
Alyss

07-20-07, 06:46 AM
I like saboteur best, we'll go with that. My thanks, steely dan
Despot_Arrow

07-20-07, 09:30 AM
I always liked Shadow Warrior or maybe Shadow Spy.
Dalthbar

07-20-07, 09:52 AM
How about "Underpowered Rogue"?
zelf_gale

07-20-07, 10:37 AM
Silent X
Shadow X
Stalker
Spy
Blade
Thief
Trickster
Knave
Opportunist
Deceiver
Scoundrel
Agent
Operative
Watcher


x= Warrior, Blade, Thief, Assassin, Spy, etc.
The_Shaman

07-20-07, 11:04 AM
Ghostblade sounds nice. Mystic rogue could also work.