Arcane Trickster (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

An arcane trickster is a mix of rogue and wizard, the arcane trickster prestige class expressed as an archetype.

Class Information

This is a multiclass archetype.

Primary Class: Wizard.

Secondary Class: Rogue, Arcane Trickster.

The arcane trickster has all the class features of the primary class except as noted here. An arcane trickster cannot multiclass as a either the primary, secondary, or prestige class, or with any of their subclasses, combination classes, or multiclass archetypes.

Alignment: Any.

Class Abilities

This archetype has all normal class abilities, except as noted.

Sneak Attack (Ex)

If an arcane trickster can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage.

The arcane trickster's attack deals extra damage anytime her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the arcane trickster flanks her target. This extra damage is 1d6 at 1st level, and increases by 1d6 every three arcane trickster levels thereafter. Should the arcane trickster score a critical hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multiplied. Ranged attacks can count as sneak attacks only if the target is within 30 feet.

With a weapon that deals nonlethal damage (like a sap, whip, unarmed strike, or frostbite)), an arcane trickster can make a sneak attack that deals nonlethal damage instead of lethal damage. She cannot use an attack that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage in a sneak attack, not even with the usual –4 penalty.

The arcane trickster must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. An arcane trickster cannot sneak attack while striking a creature with concealment. Sneak attack from several sources stacks.

Trapfinding (Ex)

At 2nd level, an arcane trickster adds 1/2 her level to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device skill checks (minimum +1). An arcane trickster of 2nd level or higher can use Disable Device to disarm magic traps.

Evasion (Ex)

At 3rd level and higher, an arcane trickster can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the arcane trickster is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless arcane trickster does not gain the benefit of evasion.

Trap Sense (Ex)

At 4th level, an arcane trickster gains an intuitive sense that alerts her to danger from traps, giving her a +1 bonus on Reflex saves made to avoid traps and a +1 dodge bonus to AC against attacks made by traps. These bonuses rise to +2 when the arcane trickster reaches 9th level, to +3 when she reaches 13th level, and to +4 when she reaches 16th level. Trap sense bonuses gained from multiple classes stack.

Table: Arcane Trickster

Class Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spells per Day
						0	1	2	3	4	5	6
1st	+0	+0	+2	+2	Arcane pool, cantrips, sneak attack 1d6, spell combat, trapfinding	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+3	Spellstrike	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+3	Crafty arcana, sneak attack 2d6	4	3	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Spell recall	4	3	1	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Crafty arcana	4	4	2	—	—	—	—
6th	+4	+2	+5	+5	Sneak attack 3d6	5	4	3	—	—	—	—
7th	+5	+2	+5	+5	Crafty arcana, knowledge pool	5	4	3	1	—	—	—
8th	+6/+1	+2	+6	+6	Improved spell combat	5	4	4	2	—	—	—
9th	+6/+1	+3	+6	+6	Crafty arcana, sneak attack 4d6	5	5	4	3	—	—	—
10th	+7/+2	+3	+7	+7		5	5	4	3	1	—	—
11th	+8/+3	+3	+7	+7	Crafty arcana, improved spell recall	5	5	4	4	2	—	—
12th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	Sneak attack 5d6	5	5	5	4	3	—	—
13th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	Crafty arcana	5	5	5	4	3	1	—
14th	+10/+5	+4	+9	+9	Greater spell combat	5	5	5	4	4	2	—
15th	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+9	Crafty arcana, sneak attack 6d6	5	5	5	5	4	3	—
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	Counterstrike	5	5	5	5	4	3	1
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	Crafty arcana	5	5	5	5	4	4	2
18th	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+11	Sneak attack 7d6	5	5	5	5	5	4	3
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+11	Crafty arcana, greater spell access	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+12	True magus	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

• Arcane Bond
• Arcane School