Duelist (Apath)
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Duelists represent the pinnacle of elegant swordplay. They move with a grace unmatched by most foes, parrying blows and countering attacks with swift thrusts of their blades. They may wear armor, but generally eschew such bulky protection as their grace allows them to dodge their opponents with ease. While others flounder on treacherous terrain, duelists charge nimbly across the battlefield, leaping and tumbling into the fray. They thrive in melee, where their skill with the blade allows them to make sudden attacks against clumsy foes and to cripple opponents with particularly well-placed thrusts of the blade.
Class Information
This is a merged prestige class.
Prestige Class: Duelist.
Build Classes: Fighter.
A duelists is a fighter that specializes in light armor and weapons.
Role: The abilities of duelists complement those rogues or bards who wish to accentuate their fighting prowess but, because of their lack of heavy armor, are afraid to leap into combat. Duelists fight in the forefront alongside fighters, barbarians, and other melee combatants, deftly avoiding the blades of their opponents while expertly targeting their vulnerabilities.
Alignment: Any.
Hit Die: d10.
Class Abilities
This archetype has all normal class abilities, except as noted.
Class Skills
The duelist's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Acrobatics (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nobility) (Int), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Swim (Str),
Skill Ranks at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Armor and Weapon Proficiency
Duelists are proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with light armor and shields (excluding tower shields).
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 fencer class level as a dodge bonus to CMD and 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.
Dodge
A duelist gains Dodge and Weapon Finesse as a bonus feats at 1st level. He need not fulfill the prerequisites of these feats.
Precise Strike (Ex)
A duelist gains the ability to strike precisely in melee with a light or one-handed piercing weapon, adding her duelist level to her damage roll.
When making a precise strike, a duelist cannot attack with a weapon in her other hand or use a shield. A duelist's precise strike only works against living creatures with discernible anatomies. Any creature that is immune to critical hits is also immune to a precise strike, and any item or ability that protects a creature from critical hits also protects a creature from a precise strike.
Table: Duelist
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special | Spells per Day | |||||||||
| 0 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||||||
| 1st | +0 | +2 | +0 | +2 | Nature bond, nature sense, orisons, wild empathy | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | +1 | +3 | +0 | +3 | Archery style feat, woodland stride | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | +2 | +3 | +1 | +3 | Trackless step | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | +3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Resist nature's lure | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | +3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Mystic spellstrike | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | +4 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Archery style feat | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | +5 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Duelisty | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8th | +6/+1 | +6 | +2 | +6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9th | +6/+1 | +6 | +3 | +6 | Venom immunity | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | +7/+2 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Archery style feat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 11th | +8/+3 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Seeker arrow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 12th | +9/+4 | +8 | +4 | +8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 13th | +9/+4 | +8 | +4 | +8 | Imbue arrow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 14th | +10/+5 | +9 | +4 | +9 | Archery style feat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 15th | +11/+6/+1 | +9 | +5 | +9 | Timeless body | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 16th | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +5 | +10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 17th | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +5 | +10 | Hail of arrows | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18th | +13/+8/+3 | +11 | +6 | +11 | Archery style feat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 19th | +14/+9/+4 | +11 | +6 | +11 | Phase arrow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 20th | +15/+10/+5 | +12 | +6 | +12 | Arrow of death | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |