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''Some wealthy merchant guilds employ unscrupulous individuals in their plots to achieve wealth and dominion over others. Guild provocateurs are specialists employed to sway the public, create unrest, and disrupt social orders that would limit the guild's success.''
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''Some wealthy merchant syndicates employ unscrupulous individuals in their plots to achieve wealth and dominion over others. Syndicate provocateurs are specialists employed to sway the public, create unrest, and disrupt social orders that would limit the syndicate's success.''
  
 
== Class Information ==
 
== Class Information ==
 
This is a [[Prestige Class Archetypes (Apath) |prestige class archetype]].
 
This is a [[Prestige Class Archetypes (Apath) |prestige class archetype]].
  
'''Prestige Class: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/e-h/aspis-agent guild agent].   
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'''Prestige Class: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/e-h/aspis-agent syndicate agent].   
  
 
'''Build Class: ''' bard.   
 
'''Build Class: ''' bard.   
  
'''Role:''' Guild provocateurs act as mission specialists on diplomacy and intrigue, provide research, and channel the passions of dupes and agents alike.
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'''Role:''' Syndicate provocateurs act as mission specialists on diplomacy and intrigue, provide research, and channel the passions of dupes and agents alike.
  
'''Alignment:''' Any. Most guild provocateurs are either chaotic or evil but rarely both. Chaotic guild provocateurs are loose cannons; their initiative makes them useful, but their actions don't always benefit the guild as a whole.
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'''Alignment:''' Any. Most syndicate provocateurs are either chaotic or evil but rarely both. Chaotic syndicate provocateurs are loose cannons; their initiative makes them useful, but their actions don't always benefit the syndicate as a whole.
  
 
'''Hit Die:''' d8.
 
'''Hit Die:''' d8.
  
 
=== Class Skills ===
 
=== Class Skills ===
The Guild provocateur's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are  
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The Syndicate provocateur's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are  
 
Acrobatics (Dex),
 
Acrobatics (Dex),
 
Appraise (Int),
 
Appraise (Int),
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== Class Features ==
 
== Class Features ==
The guild provocateur has all bard class features, except as follows.
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The syndicate provocateur has all bard class features, except as follows.
 
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=== Bardic Performance ===
 
=== Bardic Performance ===
This is exactly like the bard ability, except guild provocateurs do not gain the inspire greatness and soothing performance abilities. Guild provocateurs tend to prefer acting, comedy, and oratory for their performances.
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This is exactly like the bard ability, except syndicate provocateurs do not gain the inspire greatness and soothing performance abilities. Syndicate provocateurs tend to prefer acting, comedy, and oratory for their performances.
  
 
=== Cantrips ===
 
=== Cantrips ===
At level 2, 3, 4, and 13, a guild provocateur learns one cantrip taken from the list of zero-level bard spells. These spells are cast like any other spell (see spells below), but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.
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At level 2, 3, 4, and 13, a syndicate provocateur learns one cantrip taken from the list of zero-level bard spells. These spells are cast like any other spell (see spells below), but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.
  
 
=== Mask Alignment (Su) ===
 
=== Mask Alignment (Su) ===
At 4th level, as a standard action, a guild provocateur can alter her alignment aura to deceive effects that detect alignment. She may choose to be detected as any specific alignment she chooses or as no alignment. This affects only alignment detection, not effects that cause harm or are otherwise based on alignment. This effect lasts until she dismisses it or changes her alignment aura again. Mask alignment and guild secrets replaces simplified spellcasting.
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At 4th level, as a standard action, a syndicate provocateur can alter her alignment aura to deceive effects that detect alignment. She may choose to be detected as any specific alignment she chooses or as no alignment. This affects only alignment detection, not effects that cause harm or are otherwise based on alignment. This effect lasts until she dismisses it or changes her alignment aura again. Mask alignment and syndicate secrets replaces simplified spellcasting.
  
At 12th level, a guild provocateur targeted with an effect that detects alignment or with any alignment-based effect can automatically identify the effect by making a Spellcraft check. If successful, she can assume a false alignment as an immediate action. This replaces soothing performance..
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At 12th level, a syndicate provocateur targeted with an effect that detects alignment or with any alignment-based effect can automatically identify the effect by making a Spellcraft check. If successful, she can assume a false alignment as an immediate action. This replaces soothing performance..
  
At 16th level, when a guild provocateur assumes a false alignment, she is treated as having that alignment for all effects of magic items, spells, and spell-like or supernatural effects (such as forbiddance, sympathy, or an unholy weapon), including magical traps based on alignment. While masking her alignment, she ignores these types of effects that relate to her true alignment.  
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At 16th level, when a syndicate provocateur assumes a false alignment, she is treated as having that alignment for all effects of magic items, spells, and spell-like or supernatural effects (such as forbiddance, sympathy, or an unholy weapon), including magical traps based on alignment. While masking her alignment, she ignores these types of effects that relate to her true alignment.  
  
 
=== Simplified Spellcasting ===
 
=== Simplified Spellcasting ===
The guild provocateur casts spells like bard, but has access only to spells up to level 4. Level 5 and 6 bard spells are not on the guild provocateurs spell list. The guild provocateur has different spells per day and spells known that the bard. See Table: Guild Provocateur and Table: Guild Provocateur Spells Known.
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The syndicate provocateur casts spells like bard, but has access only to spells up to level 4. Level 5 and 6 bard spells are not on the syndicate provocateurs spell list. The syndicate provocateur has different spells per day and spells known that the bard. See Table: Syndicate Provocateur and Table: Syndicate Provocateur Spells Known.
  
Add the following spells to the guild provocateur's spell list at their sorcerer spell level: '' nondetection, shrink item''.
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Add the following spells to the syndicate provocateur's spell list at their sorcerer spell level: '' nondetection, shrink item''.
  
=== Guild Secrets ===
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=== Syndicate Secrets ===
At 8th level and every three levels thereafter, a guild provocateur gains one of the following guild secrets. A guild provocateur can't select an individual agency secret more than once. Mask alignment and guild secrets replaces spellcasting being changed to simplified spellcasting.
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At 8th level and every three levels thereafter, a syndicate provocateur gains one of the following syndicate secrets. A syndicate provocateur can't select an individual syndicate secret more than once. Mask alignment and syndicate secrets replaces spellcasting being changed to simplified spellcasting.
  
''Bluster (Ex):'' a guild provocateur takes no penalty on Intimidate checks against larger creatures, and larger creatures gain no bonus on Intimidate checks against her.
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''Bluster (Ex):'' a syndicate provocateur takes no penalty on Intimidate checks against larger creatures, and larger creatures gain no bonus on Intimidate checks against her.
  
''Bonus Feat:'' a guild provocateur may choose one of the following as a bonus feat:'' Antagonize, Combat Expertise, Enforcer, Greater Dirty Trick, Improved Dirty Trick, Improved Whip Mastery, Intimidating Prowess, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Whip Mastery. She must meet the prerequisites of the selected bonus feat. This guild secret can be selected multiple times.
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''Bonus Feat:'' a syndicate provocateur may choose one of the following as a bonus feat:'' Antagonize, Combat Expertise, Enforcer, Greater Dirty Trick, Improved Dirty Trick, Improved Whip Mastery, Intimidating Prowess, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Whip Mastery. She must meet the prerequisites of the selected bonus feat. This syndicate secret can be selected multiple times.
  
''Conceal Thoughts (Su):'' a guild provocateur targeted with ''detect thoughts'' or a similar effect may choose what thoughts are detected, while her true thoughts remain private. This does not affect mind-affecting effects other than thought-reading.
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''Conceal Thoughts (Su):'' a syndicate provocateur targeted with ''detect thoughts'' or a similar effect may choose what thoughts are detected, while her true thoughts remain private. This does not affect mind-affecting effects other than thought-reading.
  
''Hidden Stash (Ex/Sp):'' a guild provocateur gains a bonus equal to half her class level on Sleight of Hand checks to hide small objects on her person. In addition, once per day she can hide the magical properties of one item as ''magic aura''.
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''Hidden Stash (Ex/Sp):'' a syndicate provocateur gains a bonus equal to half her class level on Sleight of Hand checks to hide small objects on her person. In addition, once per day she can hide the magical properties of one item as ''magic aura''.
  
''Rogue Talent:'' a guild provocateur can select one rogue talent for which she qualifies. Her Guild provocateur levels stack with rogue levels for any rogue talents she possesses with level-dependent effects, whether they were gained from this or another class. She cannot pick advanced talents, except that she can pick up the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/rogue/rogue-talents/paizo---rogue-advanced-talents/rumormonger-ex rumormonger] advanced talent (apg). This guild secret can be selected multiple times.
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''Rogue Talent:'' a syndicate provocateur can select one rogue talent for which she qualifies. Her Syndicate provocateur levels stack with rogue levels for any rogue talents she possesses with level-dependent effects, whether they were gained from this or another class. She cannot pick advanced talents, except that she can pick up the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/rogue/rogue-talents/paizo---rogue-advanced-talents/rumormonger-ex rumormonger] advanced talent (apg). This syndicate secret can be selected multiple times.
  
''Uncanny Dodge (Ex):'' This is the same as the rogue's uncanny dodge ability. Guild provocateur levels count as rogue levels for this ability.
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''Uncanny Dodge (Ex):'' This is the same as the rogue's uncanny dodge ability. Syndicate provocateur levels count as rogue levels for this ability.
  
 
=== Crucial Taunt (Ex) ===
 
=== Crucial Taunt (Ex) ===
At 9th level, a guild provocateur can combine infuriating smugness and sneering mockery with Bluff checks to feint, Intimidate checks to demoralize, and dirty trick combat maneuvers, gaining a bonus of +2 on these checks. She may then delay the effect of the successful check for up to 1 day per class level, spending an immediate action to trigger it later. The Guild provocateur must be within 60 feet to use or trigger a crucial taunt. She can only have one crucial taunt delayed against any particular target. This is a language-dependent effect and replaces inspire greatness.
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At 9th level, a syndicate provocateur can combine infuriating smugness and sneering mockery with Bluff checks to feint, Intimidate checks to demoralize, and dirty trick combat maneuvers, gaining a bonus of +2 on these checks. She may then delay the effect of the successful check for up to 1 day per class level, spending an immediate action to trigger it later. The Syndicate provocateur must be within 60 feet to use or trigger a crucial taunt. She can only have one crucial taunt delayed against any particular target. This is a language-dependent effect and replaces inspire greatness.
  
 
At level 14, the bonus increases to +3. At level 19, it increases to +4. This bonus can be applied even when using versatile performance to provide the skill.
 
At level 14, the bonus increases to +3. At level 19, it increases to +4. This bonus can be applied even when using versatile performance to provide the skill.
  
== Table: Guild Provocateur ==
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== Table: Syndicate Provocateur ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|rowspan=2| '''Class<br>Level''' ||rowspan=2| '''Base Attack<br>Bonus''' ||rowspan=2| '''Fort<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Ref<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Will<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Special''' ||colspan=4 align="center" |'''Spells per Day'''
 
|rowspan=2| '''Class<br>Level''' ||rowspan=2| '''Base Attack<br>Bonus''' ||rowspan=2| '''Fort<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Ref<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Will<br>Save''' ||rowspan=2| '''Special''' ||colspan=4 align="center" |'''Spells per Day'''
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|valign="top"| 7th ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +3 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
 
|valign="top"| 7th ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +3 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
 
|-
 
|-
|valign="top"| 8th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| Dirge of doom, guild secret ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 8th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| Dirge of doom, syndicate secret ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
 
|-
 
|-
 
|valign="top"| 9th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| Crucial taunt ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
 
|valign="top"| 9th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| Crucial taunt ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 10th ||valign="top"| +7/+2 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| Jack-of-all-trades, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0 ||valign="top"| —
 
|valign="top"| 10th ||valign="top"| +7/+2 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| Jack-of-all-trades, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0 ||valign="top"| —
 
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|-
|valign="top"| 11th ||valign="top"| +8/+3 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +4, guild secret, inspire courage +3, lore master 2/day ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 11th ||valign="top"| +8/+3 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +4, syndicate secret, inspire courage +3, lore master 2/day ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| —
 
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|valign="top"| 12th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| Mask alignment (immediate) ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| —
 
|valign="top"| 12th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| Mask alignment (immediate) ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 13th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| Cantrip ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0
 
|valign="top"| 13th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| Cantrip ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 0
 
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|valign="top"| 14th ||valign="top"| +10/+5 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| Frightening tune, guild secret, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1
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|valign="top"| 14th ||valign="top"| +10/+5 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| Frightening tune, syndicate secret, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| 1
 
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|valign="top"| 15th ||valign="top"| +11/+6/+1 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +5, inspire heroics ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
 
|valign="top"| 15th ||valign="top"| +11/+6/+1 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +5, inspire heroics ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
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|valign="top"| 16th ||valign="top"| +12/+7/+2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| Mask alignment (magic) ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
 
|valign="top"| 16th ||valign="top"| +12/+7/+2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| Mask alignment (magic) ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
 
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|valign="top"| 17th ||valign="top"| +12/+7/+2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| Inspire courage +4, guild secret, lore master 3/day ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
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|valign="top"| 17th ||valign="top"| +12/+7/+2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| Inspire courage +4, syndicate secret, lore master 3/day ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
 
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|valign="top"| 18th ||valign="top"| +13/+8/+3 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| Mass suggestion, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2
 
|valign="top"| 18th ||valign="top"| +13/+8/+3 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| Mass suggestion, versatile performance ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 2
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|valign="top"| 19th ||valign="top"| +14/+9/+4 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +6 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2
 
|valign="top"| 19th ||valign="top"| +14/+9/+4 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| Inspire competence +6 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2
 
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|valign="top"| 20th ||valign="top"| +15/+10/+5 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| Deadly performance, guild secret ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3
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|valign="top"| 20th ||valign="top"| +15/+10/+5 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| Deadly performance, syndicate secret ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3
 
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Some wealthy merchant syndicates employ unscrupulous individuals in their plots to achieve wealth and dominion over others. Syndicate provocateurs are specialists employed to sway the public, create unrest, and disrupt social orders that would limit the syndicate's success.

Class Information

This is a prestige class archetype.

Prestige Class: syndicate agent.

Build Class: bard.

Role: Syndicate provocateurs act as mission specialists on diplomacy and intrigue, provide research, and channel the passions of dupes and agents alike.

Alignment: Any. Most syndicate provocateurs are either chaotic or evil but rarely both. Chaotic syndicate provocateurs are loose cannons; their initiative makes them useful, but their actions don't always benefit the syndicate as a whole.

Hit Die: d8.

Class Skills

The Syndicate provocateur's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all) (Int), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Stealth (Dex), and Use Magic Device (Cha)

Skill Ranks at Each Level: 6 + Int modifier.

Class Features

The syndicate provocateur has all bard class features, except as follows.

Table: Agent Provocateur Spells Known
Level Spells Known
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th 2
5th 3
6th 4
7th 4 2
8th 4 3
9th 5 4
10th 5 4 2
11th 5 4 3
12th 6 5 4
13th 6 5 4 2
14th 6 5 4 3
15th 6 6 5 4
16th 6 6 5 4
17th 6 6 5 4
18th 6 6 6 5
19th 6 6 6 5
20th 6 6 6 5

Bardic Performance

This is exactly like the bard ability, except syndicate provocateurs do not gain the inspire greatness and soothing performance abilities. Syndicate provocateurs tend to prefer acting, comedy, and oratory for their performances.

Cantrips

At level 2, 3, 4, and 13, a syndicate provocateur learns one cantrip taken from the list of zero-level bard spells. These spells are cast like any other spell (see spells below), but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.

Mask Alignment (Su)

At 4th level, as a standard action, a syndicate provocateur can alter her alignment aura to deceive effects that detect alignment. She may choose to be detected as any specific alignment she chooses or as no alignment. This affects only alignment detection, not effects that cause harm or are otherwise based on alignment. This effect lasts until she dismisses it or changes her alignment aura again. Mask alignment and syndicate secrets replaces simplified spellcasting.

At 12th level, a syndicate provocateur targeted with an effect that detects alignment or with any alignment-based effect can automatically identify the effect by making a Spellcraft check. If successful, she can assume a false alignment as an immediate action. This replaces soothing performance..

At 16th level, when a syndicate provocateur assumes a false alignment, she is treated as having that alignment for all effects of magic items, spells, and spell-like or supernatural effects (such as forbiddance, sympathy, or an unholy weapon), including magical traps based on alignment. While masking her alignment, she ignores these types of effects that relate to her true alignment.

Simplified Spellcasting

The syndicate provocateur casts spells like bard, but has access only to spells up to level 4. Level 5 and 6 bard spells are not on the syndicate provocateurs spell list. The syndicate provocateur has different spells per day and spells known that the bard. See Table: Syndicate Provocateur and Table: Syndicate Provocateur Spells Known.

Add the following spells to the syndicate provocateur's spell list at their sorcerer spell level: nondetection, shrink item.

Syndicate Secrets

At 8th level and every three levels thereafter, a syndicate provocateur gains one of the following syndicate secrets. A syndicate provocateur can't select an individual syndicate secret more than once. Mask alignment and syndicate secrets replaces spellcasting being changed to simplified spellcasting.

Bluster (Ex): a syndicate provocateur takes no penalty on Intimidate checks against larger creatures, and larger creatures gain no bonus on Intimidate checks against her.

Bonus Feat: a syndicate provocateur may choose one of the following as a bonus feat: Antagonize, Combat Expertise, Enforcer, Greater Dirty Trick, Improved Dirty Trick, Improved Whip Mastery, Intimidating Prowess, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Whip Mastery. She must meet the prerequisites of the selected bonus feat. This syndicate secret can be selected multiple times.

Conceal Thoughts (Su): a syndicate provocateur targeted with detect thoughts or a similar effect may choose what thoughts are detected, while her true thoughts remain private. This does not affect mind-affecting effects other than thought-reading.

Hidden Stash (Ex/Sp): a syndicate provocateur gains a bonus equal to half her class level on Sleight of Hand checks to hide small objects on her person. In addition, once per day she can hide the magical properties of one item as magic aura.

Rogue Talent: a syndicate provocateur can select one rogue talent for which she qualifies. Her Syndicate provocateur levels stack with rogue levels for any rogue talents she possesses with level-dependent effects, whether they were gained from this or another class. She cannot pick advanced talents, except that she can pick up the rumormonger advanced talent (apg). This syndicate secret can be selected multiple times.

Uncanny Dodge (Ex): This is the same as the rogue's uncanny dodge ability. Syndicate provocateur levels count as rogue levels for this ability.

Crucial Taunt (Ex)

At 9th level, a syndicate provocateur can combine infuriating smugness and sneering mockery with Bluff checks to feint, Intimidate checks to demoralize, and dirty trick combat maneuvers, gaining a bonus of +2 on these checks. She may then delay the effect of the successful check for up to 1 day per class level, spending an immediate action to trigger it later. The Syndicate provocateur must be within 60 feet to use or trigger a crucial taunt. She can only have one crucial taunt delayed against any particular target. This is a language-dependent effect and replaces inspire greatness.

At level 14, the bonus increases to +3. At level 19, it increases to +4. This bonus can be applied even when using versatile performance to provide the skill.

Table: Syndicate Provocateur

Class
Level
Base Attack
Bonus
Fort
Save
Ref
Save
Will
Save
Special Spells per Day
1 2 3 4
1st +0 +0 +2 +2 Bardic knowledge, bardic performance, cantrips, countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire courage +1
2nd +1 +0 +3 +3 Cantrip, versatile performance, well-versed
3rd +2 +1 +3 +3 Cantrip, inspire competence +2
4th +3 +1 +4 +4 Cantrip, mask alignment 0
5th +3 +1 +4 +4 Inspire courage +2, lore master 1/day 1
6th +4 +2 +5 +5 Suggestion, versatile performance 1
7th +5 +2 +5 +5 Inspire competence +3 1 0
8th +6/+1 +2 +6 +6 Dirge of doom, syndicate secret 1 1
9th +6/+1 +3 +6 +6 Crucial taunt 2 1
10th +7/+2 +3 +7 +7 Jack-of-all-trades, versatile performance 2 1 0
11th +8/+3 +3 +7 +7 Inspire competence +4, syndicate secret, inspire courage +3, lore master 2/day 2 1 1
12th +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Mask alignment (immediate) 2 2 1
13th +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Cantrip 3 2 1 0
14th +10/+5 +4 +9 +9 Frightening tune, syndicate secret, versatile performance 3 2 1 1
15th +11/+6/+1 +5 +9 +9 Inspire competence +5, inspire heroics 3 2 2 1
16th +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Mask alignment (magic) 3 3 2 1
17th +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Inspire courage +4, syndicate secret, lore master 3/day 4 3 2 1
18th +13/+8/+3 +6 +11 +11 Mass suggestion, versatile performance 4 3 2 2
19th +14/+9/+4 +6 +11 +11 Inspire competence +6 4 3 3 2
20th +15/+10/+5 +6 +12 +12 Deadly performance, syndicate secret 4 4 3 3

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

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

  • Spells
  • Inspire Greatness
  • Soothing Performance