Fencer (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

The fencer is a fighter who specializes in light armor and weapons while still maintaining the fighter's focus on close and intense combat. This is a martial arts style of the Way of the Mind.

Skills

Add Acrobatics (Dex) and Bluff (Cha) to the fencer's class skills:

Class Features

The fencer has all the standard fighter class features, except as noted below.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Fencers are proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with light armor and shields (except tower shields).

Armor training (Ex)

The fencer can only apply armor training to light armor.

Canny Defense (Ex)

When wearing light or no armor and not using a large or tower shield, a fencer adds 1 point of Intelligence bonus (if any) per two fencer class level to her CMD and Dexterity bonus to modify Armor Class while wielding a melee weapon. If a fencer is caught unarmed or is flat-footed or otherwise denied her Dexterity bonus, she also loses this bonus. A fencer with the Improved Unarmed Combat feat is never considered unarmed.

Single-weapon Stance (ex)

The fencer adds a +1 shield bonus to armor class. This improves by +1 for every 4 levels (+1 at levels up to 3, +2 at levels 4-7, +3 at levels 8-11 and so on). The fencer must be using a melee weapon in one hand and cannot carry a shield or two weapons when using this stance. He may momentarily use the off hand for things like somatic components or drawing and throwing a weapon in the same round.

Uncanny Dodge (Ex)

Starting at 7th level, a fencer can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, she still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized.

Fencing Mastery (Ex)

At 20th level, as long as he wields a melee weapon, the fencer gains a DR 5/-. This ability replaces armor mastery.

Summary of Lost Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

• Class Skills
• Weapon and Armor Proficiency
• Armor Training (all)
• Armor Mastery