Gambler (3.5e Prestige Class)

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Eiji-kun (talk)
Date Created:	4-8-10
Status:	Interrupted, will return tonight to finish
Editing:	Mechanical changes on Talk please
Balance:	Rogue

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Gambler

“

Lady Luck, she toys with me. Psh, women...

”

In the end, no matter how much skill one might have to their name, a little fortune or misfortune can go a long way at shifting the balance of power. For those who take risks and live life on the edge, having luck on your side can mean the difference between becoming a legend, or being an unmarked grave. But then, there lies the joy of taking the risk...

Becoming a Gambler

Entry Requirements

Alignment:	Any non-lawful.
Skills:	Profession Gambling 6 ranks.
Feats:	Any one Luck featCS.
Special:	Must have won at least 100g in a bet.

Table: The Gambler

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	+0	+0	+2	+2	Aura of Chaos, Second Chance 1/day (ability check/skill), Wild Roulette	2	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+3	Karma	3	1	—	—	—
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+3	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 2/day	3	2	—	—	—
4th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Evasion	4	3	1	—	—
5th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Second Chance 3/day (attack/damage)	4	3	2	—	—
6th	+4	+2	+5	+5	Misfortune	5	4	3	1	—
7th	+5	+2	+5	+5	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 4/day	5	4	3	2	—
8th	+6	+2	+6	+6	Mettle	6	5	4	3	1
9th	+6	+3	+6	+6	Second Chance 5/day (saving throws)	6	5	4	3	2
10th	+7	+3	+7	+7	Deus Ex Machina, Lucky Soul	7	6	5	4	3
Class Skills (Skill Points::6 + Int modifier per level. Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nobility and royality) (Int), Listen (Wis) Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha), Use Rope (Dex).

Table: The Epic Gambler

Level	Special
11th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 6/day
12th
13th	Second Chance 7/day
14th
15th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 8/day
16th
17th	Second Chance 9/day
18th
19th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 10/day
20th

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Gambler.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A gambler is proficient with all simple weapons, plus the sap, short sword, throwing cards, and whip. Gamblers are proficient with light armor and shields (except tower shields). A gambler can cast gambler spells while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like any other arcane spellcaster, a gambler wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component (most do). A multiclass gambler still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes.

Spells: To cast a particular spell, you must have an charisma score of at least 10 + the spell's level. Your bonus spells are based on your charisma. Saves to avoid the effects of your spells have a DC of 10 + the spell's level + your Cha bonus (if any).

You cast spells as a sorcerer does. Table: Gambler Spells Known, below, details how many spells you can learn at each level. An epic gambler’s number of spells per day does not increase after 10th level. Choose your spells from the following list:

0—Arcane Mark, Dancing Lights, Daze, Detect Magic, Flare, Ghost Sound, Know Direction, Light, Mage Hand, Mending, Minor Disguise^SpC, Open/Close, Purify Food and Drink, Prestidigitation, Stick^SpC, Read Magic, Resistance.

1st—Alarm, Amplify^SpC, Apprasing Touch^SpC, Animate Rope, Cause Fear, Cheat^SpC, Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Critical Strike^SpC, Cure Light Wounds, Dead End^SpC, Detect Secret Doors, Disguise Self, Distort Speech^SpC, Distract^SpC, Divine Favor, Entropic Shield, Erase, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall, Focusing Chant^SpC, Grease, Herald's Call^SpC, Hideous Laughter, Hypnotism, Identify, Improvisation^SpC, Incite^SpC, Inhibit^SpC, Ironguts^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Magic Aura, Magic Mouth, Master's Touch^SpC, Obscure Object, Phantom Threat^SpC, Protection from Law, Remove Fear, Remove Scent^SpC, Serene Visage^SpC, Shock and Awe^SpC, Silent Image, Sleep, Sticky Fingers^SpC, Swift Expeditious Retreat^SpC, Swift Invisibility^SpC, True Strike, Undetectable Alignment, Unseen Servant, Ventriloquism.

2nd—Arcane Lock, Alter Self, Augury, Animal Messenger, Animal Trance, Battle Hymn^SpC, Bladeweave^SpC, Blindness/Deafness, Blur, Calm Emotions, Cat's Grace, Circle Dance^SpC, Cloud of Bewilderment^SpC, Cure Moderate Wounds, Curse of Impending Blades^SpC, Darkness, Daze Monster, Delay Poison, Delusions of Grandeur^SpC, Detect Thoughts, Eagle's Splendor, Entice Gift^SpC, Enthrall, False Life, Find Traps, Fox's Cunning, Glitterdust, Greater Alarm^SpC, Heroism, Hold Person, Hypnotic Pattern, Invisibility, Know Vulnerabilities^SpC, Locate Object, Mesmerizing Glare^SpC, Mindless Rage^SpC, Minor Image, Mirror Image, Misdirection, Miser's Envy^SpC, Phantom Trap, Portal Alarm^SpC, Pyrotechnics, Rage, Reflective Disguise^SpC, Scare, Shatter, Silence, Sound Burst, Speak to Allies^SpC, Suggestion, Surefooted Stride^SpC, Swift Fly^SpC, Tactical Precision^SpC, Tongues, Wave of Grief^SpC, Weapon Shift^SpC, Whirling Blade^SpC, Whispering Wind.

3rd—Arcane Sight, Bestow Curse, Blink, Charm Monster, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Confusion, Crushing Despair, Cure Serious Wounds, Daylight, Deep Slumber, Discern Lies, Dispel Magic, Displacement, Dolorous Blow^SpC, Explosive Runes, Fear, Gaseous Form, G'Elsewhere Chant^SpC, Glibness, Good Hope, Haste, Illusory Script, Invisibility Sphere, Keen Edge, Know Opponent^SpC, Lesser Geas, Listening Coin^SpC, Major Image, Mass Curse of Impending Blades^SpC, Phantom Steed. Prayer, Puppeteer^SpC, Ray of Dizziness^SpC, Remove Curse, Scrying, Sculpt Sound, Secret Page, See Invisibility, Sepia Snake Sigil, Shadow Cache^SpC, Slow, Speak With Animals, Speechlink^SpC, Tiny Hut, Treasure Scent^SpC, Unluck^SpC, Weapon of Impact^SpC.

4th—Arcane Eye, Break Enchantment, Celebration^SpC, Cure Critical Wounds, Detect Scrying, Dimension Door, Divination, Dominate Person, Fire Trap, Freedom of Movement, Greater Invisibility, Hallucinatory Terrain, Hold Monster, Lay of the Land^SpC, Legend Lore, Locate Creature, Minor Creation, Modify Memory, Neutralize Poison, Rainbow Pattern, Ray Deflection^SpC, Ruin Delver's Fortune^SpC, Secret Chest, Sending, Shadow Conjuration, Shout, Sirene's Grace^SpC, Speak With Plants, Spectral Weapon^SpC, Voice of the Dragon^SpC, Zone of Silence.

Table: Gambler Spells Known

Level	Spells Known
	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	2	—	—	—	—
2nd	3	1	—	—	—
3rd	4	2	—	—	—
4th	4	3	1	—	—
5th	4	3	2	—	—
6th	5	3	3	1	—
7th	5	4	3	2	—
8th	5	4	4	3	1
9th	6	4	4	3	2
10th	6	5	5	4	3

Aura of Chaos (Ex): The power of a gambler’s aura of chaos (see the detect chaos spell) is equal to her gambler level.

Second Chance (Ex): We love rerolls!

Wild Roulette (Su): Cait Sith! Put a table here.

TABLE

Karma (Ex): At 2nd level, oh no the balance!

Bonus Feats: At 3rd level and every 4 levels after, a gambler may select a bonus feat from the following list: Any Luck feat (such as those within Complete Scoundrel),

Evasion (Ex): At 4th level, dodging!

Misfortune (Ex): At 6th level, oh no karma you too!

Mettle (Ex): At 8th level, tough as nails!

Deus Ex Machina (Ex): At 10th level, plot armor!

Lucky Soul: At 10th level, you're feeling chaosy today.

The epic gambler gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic gambler feats) at 11th and every 4 levels after.

Epic Gambler Bonus Feat List: <-list of bonus epic feats->

Ex-Gamblers

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Campaign Information

Playing a Gambler

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Gamblers in the World

“

I'm not worried, I am the leading man after all. And the plot demands I at least put up a good fight.

”

NPC Reactions:

Gambler Lore

Characters with ranks in Knowledge Local can research Gamblers to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

Knowledge Local

DC	Result
10	<-not so common knowledge->.
15	<-rare information->.
20	<-very rare information->.
30	<-information so obscure that members of this class might not even know it->.

Gamblers in the Game

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Sample Encounter: <-DM placement for NPC of this class->

EL 10: PENDING

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