Brave (Apath)

	Unofficial rules compendium
	Contents 1 Class Skills; 2 Weapon and Armor Proficiency; 3 AC Bonus (Ex); 4 Unarmed Attacks (ex); 5 Body Block; 6 Living Resilience; 7 Living Armor; 8 Uncanny Dodge; 9 Unarmored Mastery (Ex); 10 Summary of Lost Class Abilities;
	Contents 1 Class Skills; 2 Weapon and Armor Proficiency; 3 AC Bonus (Ex); 4 Unarmed Attacks (ex); 5 Body Block; 6 Living Resilience; 7 Living Armor; 8 Uncanny Dodge; 9 Unarmored Mastery (Ex); 10 Summary of Lost Class Abilities;

The brave is a fighter trained in the Way of the Body. Thousands of hours of practice and grueling matches have made him a fighting machine of unmatched destruction. His body shows the effects of this training, beoming scarred, calloused, and often increasing in weight by as much as 50%.

Class Skills

Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Escape Artist (Dex), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

The brave is proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with all kinds of shields (small, large, and wall shields).

AC Bonus (Ex)

A brave gains an inherent armor bonus and bonus to CMD equal to her Constitution bonus. As this is an armor bonus, it will not work with worn armor. (This is why the way of the body grants an armor bonus, not a natural armor bonus). He can use shields normally. This ability replaces Armor Training 4.

Unarmed Attacks (ex)

The brave gains the Improved Unarmed Combat feat as a bonus feat at level 1 and deals 1d6 (1d4 for a Small character) bludgeoning damage with an unarmed strike. This can be either lethal or nonlethal damage.

Body Block

Starting at 2nd level, a brave gains a +1 dodge on armor class when not using a shield. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels beyond 2nd. This ability replaces bravery.

Living Resilience

At level 3, the brave gains damage resistance 2/- against nonlethal damage only. This resistance increases by two at level 6, 10, 14, and 18, to a maximum of 10. This ability replaces Armor Training 1.

Living Armor

At 7th level and higher, the AC bonus from the Way of The Body protects from incorporeal touch attacks, as if it had the ’’ghost touch’’ quality. This ability replaces Armor Training 2.

Uncanny Dodge

At 11th level, the brave reacts to danger with automated precisions and can no longer be caught flat-footed, nor does he lose his Dex bonus to AC if the attacker is invisible. He still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. A brave with this ability can still lose her Dexterity bonus to AC if an opponent successfully uses the feint action (see Combat) against him.

Unarmored Mastery (Ex)

This works just like Armor Mastery, only the brave must be wearing no armor. This bonus stacks with the living resilience with respect to nonlethal damage.

Summary of Lost Class Abilities

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

Class Skills
Weapon and Armor Proficiency
Bravery
Armor Training
Armor Mastery