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Rath_Robert 06-29-04, 09:23 AM	The Bounty Hunter In civilized lands, local lords call upon bounty hunters to capture criminals that live beyond their reach, or who outclass the knights and soldiers in the lord’s employ. Closer to the frontier, the lone bounty hunter might be the only law capable of bringing dangerous criminals to justice. Those who hire bounty hunters both like them and scorn them. Evil bounty hunters might seek to recapture the innocent or bring selected captives to cult leaders as sacrifices. They might belong to these cults or work for pay. Evil bounty hunters might also hunt down good adventurers in the name of evil forces. Game Rule Information The bounty hunter has the following game statistics: Abilities: Dexterity and Charisma are the bounty hunter’s two most important abilities. He must be able to remain incognito most of the time and will need good dexterity to master the art of stealth. Charisma will also help him with this by making him better at disguising himself. Charisma is also an important ability when intimidating a witness or gathering information. Alignment: Any Hit Die: 1d8 Class Skills The bounty hunter class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are; Bluff (Cha), Craft (Int), Disguise (Cha), Gather information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Speak Language (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Use Rope (Dex) See Chapter 4 in the Core Rulebook 1 for skill descriptions. Skill Points at 1st Level: 4 + Int modifier x 4 Skill Points at each additional Level: 4 + Int modifier Class Features All of the following are class features of the Bounty Hunter Weapon and Armour Proficiency: A bounty hunter is proficient with all simple and martial weapons. Bounty hunters are proficient will light and medium armour and all types of shields. Note that wearing armour heavier than leather imposes a penalty to the ranger skills Climb, Hide, Jump, and Move Silently. Swim checks also suffer a –1 penalty for every 5 lbs. of armour or equipment carried. Bounty Hunter’s Code: A bounty hunter is bound to his employer is not allowed to undertake any other missions until his prey is caught. Doing so will cause the Bounty Hunter to loose his Diving Falcon, Attuned Senses, A Thousand Faces, and Relentless pursuit abilities. He also will no longer be able to gain levels as a Bounty Hunter. Track: At 1st level, a bounty earns the track feat, allowing him to use his wilderness lore with a +2 bonus for a track check. Bonus Feats: A bounty hunter receives several bonus feats throughout their progression. They receive bonus feats at the following levels: 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th. They may select the same feats for bonus feats as a fighter does. Soften Blow: The bounty hunter is becoming adapt at taking a little off his blows in order to keep his prey alive. At 3rd level, he only suffers a -2 penalty to attack rolls to deal subdual damage to an enemy instead of -4. Eyes of the Raven: A hunter’s eyes are in prime condition. At 4th level, the hunter can read books from across the room, and can see several more miles than a normal person form a high vantage point. This ability adds +1 to search and spot checks. Hunter’s Haste: Starting at 5th level, once per day, the Bounty Hunter may act as if under the effects of the Haste Spell. Basically, when using making a full attack action, the bounty hunter may make an additional attack at his highest BAB. He also gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and +1 Reflex saves while using this ability. In addition this ability would grant the bounty hunter a +30 to base speed for the duration his ability lasts. This ability lasts for the number of rounds equal to 5 + the Bounty Hunter’s Constitution modifier. After this display of power, the bounty hunter is considered winded (-2 Str and Dex and he cannot run or charge for the duration of the encounter). He may use this ability the number of times per day as listed on the table below. Knock Out Blow: At 6th level, the hunter is now a master at dealing subdual damage instead of lethal damage with weapons. He now does not suffer a penalty when attempting to deal subdual damage as opposed to lethal damage. Woodland Stride: At 7th level, the Bounty Hunter may move through natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar terrain at his normal speed and without suffering damage or other impairments. However, thorns, briars and overgrown areas that are enchanted or magically manipulated to impede motion still affect the Bounty Hunter. Eyes of the Falcon: At 8th level, the hunter upgrades his Eyes of the Raven ability, granting him a total of +2 bonus on his search and spot checks. This ability also grants the Hunter Low-Light Vision. If the character already has low-light vision, the vision range is doubled. Trackless Step: At 9th level, the Hunter leaves no trail in natural surroundings and thus cannot be tracked. Eyes of the Owl: At 12th level, the hunter’s eye sight continues to improve. He now adds +4 to his Search and Spot checks (upgrading from +2) and in addition gains Darkvision of up to 20 feet. If a creature already has Darkvision they may add the 20 feet range to their current Darkvision. Relentless Pursuit (Ex): At 14th level, when the bounty hunter is pursuing one person, he gains a +4 competence bonus on melee attacks, skill checks, and Will saves when directly confronting that person. The person must be known or suspected criminal for whom a governing body has offered a public reward. If the reward is for a group, the bounty hunter must select one member of the group against whom he gains the bonuses. In addition to bonuses above, the bounty hunter only needs half the rest he normally would to heal and not become fatigued. Eyes of the Eagle: At 16th level, the Bounty Hunters eyes continue to upgrade. He now gains +6 to Search and Spot and checks and gains Darkvision of 60 feet, this ability upgrades any of his previous eye sight abilities and the Darkvision does not stack with Eyes of the Owl, however, if a character already as Darkvision greater than 60 feet, he may add the 60 feet to his Darkvision. A Thousand Faces: At 17th level, a bounty gains the supernatural ability to change his appearance at will, as if using the spell alter self (page 172 PHB). Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special 1 +1 +2 +0 +0 Bonus Feat, Track 2 +2 +3 +0 +0 3 +3 +3 +1 +1 Soften Blow 4 +4 +4 +1 +1 Eyes of the Raven 5 +5 +4 +1 +1 Bonus Feat, Hunter’s Haste 1/day 6 +6/+1 +5 +2 +2 Knock Out Blow 7 +7/+2 +5 +2 +2 Woodland Stride 8 +8/+3 +6 +2 +2 Eyes of the Falcon 9 +9/+4 +6 +3 +3 Trackless Step 10 +10/+5 +7 +3 +3 Bonus Feat 11 +11/+6/+1 +7 +3 +3 Hunter’s Haste 2/day 12 +12/+7/+2 +8 +4 +4 Eyes of the Owl 13 +13/+8/+3 +8 +4 +4 14 +14/+9/+4 +9 +4 +4 Relentless Pursuit 15 +15/+10/+5 +9 +5 +5 Bonus Feat 16 +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +5 +5 Eyes of the Eagle 17 +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +5 A Thousand Faces 18 +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +6 Hunter’s Haste 3/day 19 +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +6 +6 20 +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +6 Bonus Feat
pickles78RSA 06-29-04, 03:30 PM	i tried to make a bounty hunter of sorts...i went on the same route as you...but i just could not make it work... so i based it on the rogue...where the sneak attack damage could be subdual damage if the bounty hunter so wished. i based it on the ranger and the rogue... i will put mine up soon so you can look at it... tom
roguebfl 06-29-04, 03:45 PM	Well have you looks at the Divine vertion? Complete Divine has the Consecrated Harrier, Which a Bounty hunter for the Church.
pickles78RSA 06-29-04, 04:21 PM	check out my bounty hunter...
Blakk_Magemaster 06-29-04, 06:40 PM	This class as great potential. The ablities are great, but they're few and far between. You might want to give it some abilities at the earlier levels, so it doesn't get left behind in the core class balance range. something to think about for now
Rath_Robert 06-29-04, 07:09 PM	Hmmm... Well I'll have to brainstorm on what you all said.
Asi the red 06-30-04, 02:11 AM	Hey ya'. First off, are you the same Robert Rath that had a thread named "My own custom classes"? If so, good to see you again, and I look forward to working with you, if not... what a coincidence that is, and I still look forward to working with you. Agreeing with Blakk_Magemaster on his point; great potential, but thin on the abilities. 1. Track, while an important feature for the class to have, isn't really powerful. Recommend giving Track and a Bonus Feat at first level. 2. Replace the 3rd level (which was Track) with the ability to deal subdual damage at a -2 penalty, instead of a -4 penalty. Then have the penalty disappear altogether at 6th. 3. Diving Falcon, while good, isn't particularly good for a 8th level ability. How about Haste while in sight and moving towards your target? Can't remember what it does exactly in 3.5, but I'm pretty sure it gives a movement bonus, and it'd be a little more useful once you get to the target than what it's got now. 4. Have Attuned Senses apply to Wilderness Lore checks for Tracking only (in addition to what it already does). At 13th or 14th, let them Track otherwise untrackable creatures (right now, only the Druid's 'Trackless Step' ability comes to mind, but I'm sure something else has a similar ability). 5. Move Thousand Faces up to 17th. 6. For Relentless Pursuit, once they are on the trail, they only require half the sleep that they would otherwise need. This could potentially be a lower level ability, not sure exactly what kind of effect this could have. Perhaps half the amount of sleep around 11th, no sleep at 14th? Call it Unending Pursuit? Don't know about that one either though. Asi the Red.
Rath_Robert 06-30-04, 03:58 PM	Yes, I'd be the same, but I am now 3.5 compatiable so a lot of my stuff needs re-looked at and balanced, I'm glad you remembered me.
Asi the red 06-30-04, 07:15 PM	Hey ya'. Course I remembered, I remember all the people that I had a good time working with. Are you going to be re-doing any of the other classes, if so (and you need a hand, feel free to PM me). Working on classes is my favorite thing to do on this forum, expecially if the idea's really good. What did you think of my comments? Asi the Red.
Rath_Robert 07-02-04, 09:56 AM	Some new and significant changes took place, but now I think it might be a bit much, tell me what I can take off to balance this stuff.
Rath_Robert 07-04-04, 08:36 AM	Got some good replies earlier, what do you all think of the changes?
Blakk_Magemaster 07-04-04, 01:48 PM	Wow! I like where you've taken this. You really add some nice abilities and i think, from the way it looks, that it's not underpowered and it's balanced. I'll have to play test it first but, that'll be later... Hunter’s Haste: Starting at 5th level, once per day, the Bounty Hunter may act as if under the effects of the Haste Spell. Basically, when using making a full attack action, the bounty hunter may make an additional attack at his highest BAB. He also gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and +1 Reflex saves while using this ability. In addition this ability would grant the bounty hunter a +30 to base speed for the duration his ability lasts. This ability lasts for the number of rounds equal to 5 + the Bounty Hunter’s Constitution modifier. After this display of power, the bounty hunter is considered winded (-2 Str and Dex and he cannot run or charge for the duration of the encounter). He may use this ability the number of times per day as listed on the table below. At the beginning you say once per day then you say a number based on the chart. you might want to edit that. Bounty Hunter’s Code: A bounty hunter is bound to his employer is not allowed to undertake any other missions until his prey is caught. Doing so will cause the Bounty Hunter to loose his Diving Falcon, Attuned Senses, A Thousand Faces, and Relentless pursuit abilities. He also will no longer be able to gain levels as a Bounty Hunter. What is up with the code? I don't exactly know what the limitations are and if i do get the gist, it seems quite harsh.
Rath_Robert 07-05-04, 06:01 PM	Any other suggestions on this before I edit it and put it in the books.
Asi the red 07-06-04, 01:07 AM	Hey ya'. Glanced it over and it looks good to me. Nice Job! Asi the Red.
The GOP Dragon 07-09-04, 03:38 PM	It looks pretty good. I'd like to try this in one of my campaigns sometime.