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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction... 4

What This Book Is And Is Not..........................4How to Use This Book .....................................4

Chapter 1: Prestige Classes .......5Dread Pirate ......................................................5

Requirements .................................................5Class Skills ....................................................6Class Features ...............................................6

Dungeon Delver ...............................................7Requirements .................................................7Class Skills ....................................................7Class Features ...............................................8

Fang of Lolth ....................................................8Requirements ................................................8Class Skills .....................................................9Class Features ...............................................9Fang Scarab .................................................10

Outlaw of the Crimson Road ...........................10Requirements ................................................11Class Skills ....................................................11Class Features ..............................................11The Outlaws Code .......................................12

Royal Explorer ..................................................13Requirements ................................................13Class Skills ....................................................13Class Features ..............................................13The Minutes of the Royal Explorers

Society .......................................................13Spymaster .........................................................14

Requirements ................................................14Class Skills ....................................................15Class Features ..............................................15

Temple Raider of Olidammara .......................16Requirements ................................................17Class Skills ....................................................17Class Features ..............................................17

Thief-Acrobat ....................................................18Requirements ................................................18Class Skills ....................................................19Class Features ..............................................19

Vigilante ............................................................20Requirements ................................................21Class Skills ....................................................21Class Features ..............................................21

Virtuoso ............................................................22Requirements ................................................23Class Skills ....................................................23Class Features ..............................................23

Chapter 2: Skills and Feats .......25A Primer on Poisons ........................................25Do-It-Yourself Traps ........................................25

Step 1: Figure Out the Concept ...................25Step 2: Determine the Trigger and Reset ...26Step 3: Figure Out the Numbers .................28

Other Ways to Beat a Trap ........................29Step 4: Figure Out the Cost .........................30

Step 5: Craft the Trap ..................................30Repairing and Resetting Mechanical

Traps ............................................................30Variant: Helpful Traps .................................31

90 Sample Traps ...........................................32Variant: What Disabling a Device Means .......32New Ways to Use Skills ...................................36

The Fine Art of Hiding .................................36Concealed Weapons ....................................37Variant: Tougher Tumble Checks ................37

Feats.................................................................38Acrobatic ......................................................38Alluring ..........................................................38Arterial Strike ................................................38Athletic ..........................................................38Charlatan .......................................................38Chink in the Armor .......................................38Dash ..............................................................38Disguise Spell ..............................................38Expert Tactician ...........................................38Extra Music ...................................................39Fleet of Foot ..................................................39Flick of the Wrist ............................................39Green Ear ......................................................39Hamstring .....................................................39Jack of All Trades ..........................................40Lingering Song ..............................................40Multicultural ................................................40Obscure Lore ................................................40Persuasive ....................................................40Pyro ...............................................................40Quicker Than the Eye ...................................40Requiem ........................................................40Shadow ..........................................................40Snatch Weapon ............................................40Subsonics ......................................................40Trustworthy ....................................................40

Chapter 3: Bard and RogueEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Bards and Their Instruments ..........................41

Variant: Vocalists and Instrumentalists ......41Types of Instruments ...................................41

Undead Bards ..................................................42Weapons ........................................................51New Weapons ..............................................51

Thief Gear ........................................................53Magic Items ..................................................55

Chapter 4: Organizations for Bardsand Rogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Ten Thieves Guilds .........................................59

The Traditional Thieves Guild ....................59The Mob .......................................................61Neighborhood Gang ....................................63Assassins Guild ..........................................64Thieves Behind the Throne ..........................66Spy Network .................................................67Smuggler Cartel ...........................................67Thieves War! ................................................68

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Monster-Based Guild ..................................69Remnant Guilds and New Guilds ...............70

Bardic Colleges ................................................71College of Concrescent Lore ........................71Talespinners League ...................................72College of Arcanobiological Studies ...........73Lamenters Order .........................................73Watchers for the Coming Sunset ................74

Ranks of the Watchers for theComing Sunset .....................................74

Conservatory of the Ineffable Chord ...........75League of Boot and Trail ..............................75

Explorers and the League .........................76

Chapter 5: You and the WorldAround You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77The Rogue ........................................................77

Role in the Campaign ..................................77Role in the Game .........................................78Motivation ....................................................78Relations with Other Classes ......................80

The Bard ...........................................................81Role in the Campaign ..................................81Role in the Game .........................................82Motivation ....................................................82Relations with Other Classes ......................83

Special Combat Options .................................84Unusual Flanking Situations .......................84Sneak Attacks ...............................................86Garrote Attacks ............................................86

Chapter 6: Spells . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88New Assassin Spells .......................................88New Bard Spells ..............................................88New Spells .......................................................89

TABLESTable 1-1: The Dread Pirate ..................................5Table 1-2: The Dungeon Delver ............................7Table 1-3: The Fang of Lolth ................................9Table 1-4: The Outlaw of the Crimson Road .....12Table 1-5: The Royal Explorer ..............................14Table 1-6: The Spymaster ....................................15Table 1-7: The Temple Raider of

Olidammara.....................................................17Table 1-8: The Thief-Acrobat ...............................20Table 1-9: The Vigilante .......................................21Table 1-11: The Virtuoso .....................................22Table 2-1: Craft (Poisonmaking) DCs ................25Table 2-2: Base Cost and CR Modifi ers for

Mechanical Traps ............................................26Table 2-3: Raw Materials Cost and CR

Modifi ers for Magic Device Traps ...................28Tabl