Veteran Prestige Class

The veteran is a grizzled warrior, a survivor of a hundred dirty fights. He may be a bit disillusioned about the world and have a grim outlook on reality, but he is an excellent combatant and has learned all the tricks of the trade and all the little things that allow men to survive under impossible circumstances.

Veterans have seen past the exercise field and parade ground. They know that awareness and survival skills are what matter in war; combat tricks might be nice, but most soldiers die in camp of from ambush.

Fighters are the most common veterans, but rogues, rangers and barbarians are all common. The more glamrous classes find the veteran too sinister, though the veterans themselves just claim to be realistic.

Hit Die: d10

Requirements

To qualify as a veteran, the character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Base Attack Bonus: +4
Feats: Alertness, Endurance.

Class Skills: Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Disable Device (Int), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Intuit Direction (Wis), Jump (Str), Knowledge (local) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Wilderness Lore (Wis).

Skill points at each level: 6 + Int modifier.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the veteran class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Veterans are proficient with all simple weapons and martial weapons as well as light and medium armor and with shields.