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Vigilante is a custom prestige class (PGCC ONLY) with Arelith specific mechanics.

Introduction

When the laws of the land enable evil to reign and corruption to consume the innocent, the vigilante comes forth to answer their need. Vigilantes do not allow laws to halt them, nor will they falter in the face of hardship. A vigilante may not be a paragon of virtue, but their conviction drives them to seek freedom for the oppressed despite the cost.. Mechanical information is included in the #Class Mechanics on this page and explained in the #Arelith Changes section. The #Roleplay Tips section provides suggestions for character development.

Class Mechanics

Requirements

Alignment restrictions: Non-Lawful and Non-Evil

Feats: Dirty Fighting, Bluff 4

Class: Cannot take levels in Liberator.

Class Features

Hit die: d10

Proficiencies: Armor (light, medium), weapons (martial, simple)

Skill points: 6 + int modifier ( (6 + int modifier) * 4 at 1st level)

Class Skills: Bluff, Climb, Concentration, Craft Mastery, Disable Trap, Discipline, Heal, Hide, Intimidate, Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Open Lock, Parry, Ride, Sail, Search, Sleight-of-hand, Spot, Taunt, Tumble, Use Trap

Unavailable feats: scribe scroll, craft wand, weapon specialization

Bonus feats: On levels 6 and 9, choose a Method, aka Vigilante Bonus Feats

Primary saving throw(s): Reflex, Will

Base attack bonus: +1/level

Special: Vigilantes can’t become settlement leaders, but they can still join settlements. They can join or lead factions.

Level Progression

Hit points rolls on Arelith are always maximum.

							Vigilante Causes
Level	BAB	Fort	Reflex	Will	Feats	HP	Vigilance	Freedom	Vindication
1st	+1	+0	+2	+2	Unarmed Fighting, Brawler	10	+3 Spot	+3 Climb, +3 Sail	+3 Bluff
2nd	+2	+0	+3	+3	Fearless +2	20
3rd	+3	+1	+3	+3	Cause, Pugilist	30	Ki Barrier, Zen Archery	Evasion, Uncanny Dodge 1	Use Poison, Improved Sneak Attack 1
4th	+4	+1	+4	+4	Brutal Attack 1d6	40	UBAB*
5th	+5	+1	+4	+4	Fearless +4, Ki Strike 1	50	Signature Weapon	Gruesome Technique	Skirmish Maneuvers
6th	+6	+2	+5	+5	Method I	60
7th	+7	+2	+5	+5	Brutal Attack 2d6	70	Skill Mastery	Uncanny Dodge 2	Improved Sneak Attack 2
8th	+8	+2	+6	+6	Fearless +6	80	UBAB*
9th	+9	+3	+6	+6	Fear Immune, Method II, Ki Strike 2	90	Slippery Mind	Defensive Roll	Crippling Strike
10th	+10	+3	+7	+7	Brutal Attack 3d6	100

Epic Vigilante

Bonus feats: The epic Vigilante gains a bonus feat...

Epic Vigilante feats: ? Improved Ki Strike 4, Epic Dodge, Blinding Speed, Great Dexterity, Armor Skin, Epic Toughness, Epic Weapon Focus

Epic Vigilante bonus feats: Improved Methods

Unavailable epic feats: ...

			Vigilante Causes
Level	Feats	HP	Vigilance	Freedom	Vindication
11th	Uncanny Dodge 1, Fervent Cause	110	+6 Spot	+6 Climb, +6 Sail	+6 Bluff
12th		120
13th	Epic Bonus Feat, Brutal Attack 4d6	130	Keen Senses	Uncanny Dodge 3	Improved Sneak Attack 3
14th	Ki Strike 3	140
15th		150	Improved Signature Weapon	Imp Evasion	Guerilla Warfare
16th	Epic Bonus Feat, Brutal Attack 5d6	160
17th		170	Perfect Self	Uncanny Dodge 4	Improved Sneak Attack 4
18th		180
19th	Epic Bonus Feat, Brutal Attack 6d6	190
20th		200

Arelith Changes

Change	Level	Description
Brawler	1	Type of feat: General, Cavalier Bonus, Divine Champion Bonus, Fighter Bonus, Liberator Class, Vigilante Class Prerequisite: Improved Unarmed Strike, Base attack bonus +4 Automatically granted by: Liberator 1, Vigilante 1 Required for: Pugilist Specifics: The Brawler gains extra attacks when unarmed. 1 APR at 4 BAB, and 2 APR at 9 BAB. An APR is lost if the brawler dons any armor. Another APR is lost if the brawler wields a shield. Use: Automatic Special: Monks and Werewolves do not benefit from these feats. All classes except Monks, Weapon Masters, and Arcane Archers can take Brawler/Pugilist as general feats.
Pugilist	3	Type of feat: General, Cavalier Bonus, Divine Champion Bonus, Fighter Bonus, Liberator Class, Vigilante Class Prerequisite: Brawler, Base attack bonus +9 Automatically granted by: Liberator 3, Vigilante 3 Required for: None Specifics: The pugilist can wear light armor without losing any unarmed attacks. The pugilist's unarmed damage also scales with 1.5x strength modifier. Use: Automatic Special: Monks and Werewolves do not benefit from these feats. All classes except Monks, Weapon Masters, and Arcane Archers can take Brawler/Pugilist as general feats.
Cause of Vigilance	3	Type of feat: Vigilante Class Prerequisite: Vigilante 3 Required for: None Specifics: "I was not strong enough." The cry is not one of despair; it is the mantra to shape the future. The vigilante has undergone their darkest trial and come out of it with an ironclad will and fortified mind, no matter what hardships or judgment may come. Level 1: +3 Spot Level 3: Ki Barrier, Zen Archery Level 5: Method: Signature Weapon Level 8: Still Mind Level 11: +6 Spot Level 12: Slippery Mind Level 15: Improved Method: Signature Weapon Mastery Level 18: Keen Senses Use: Automatic
Ki Barrier	3	Type of feat: Cause of Vigilance Path Automatically granted by: Vigilante (Cause of Vigilance) 3 Required for: None Specifics: Gains Hard Wis Mod as Shield AC passively. Upon activation, gains 2/3 of the soft part of Wis Mod (Hard Wis mod excluded) as Shield AC for 2 minutes. Passive + active total 2/3 of wisdom bonus modifier. Activation requires 10 Wisdom. Max of 3 charges, a charge is replenished on every server RPR tick (5 minutes). Can only gain the passive benefit and activate if wearing less than light armor and no shield. May utilize Ki Barrier with Light Armor if multiclassing with more than half the character levels in: Ranger, Cleric Seeker, Cleric Warpriest, Shaman, Rogue, Swashbuckler. Divine Shield is removed when activated. Activating Divine Shield will remove the active part of this feat. The passive part of AC does not stack with Divine Shield (the gained Div Shield AC subtracts from passive Wis to AC). Ki Barrier can be used in tandem with Parry AC but won't stack; automatically take highest. Does not disable Ranger's Defensive Dual Wielding bonus. Use: Automatic, Selected
UBAB	-	Vigilantes are all proficient unarmed fighters and gains +1 APR while fighting unarmed at 4 levels of Vigilante with 7 BAB, and +2 APR at 8 levels of Vigilante with 13 BAB.
Method: Gruesome Technique	6	Type of feat: Cause of Freedom Path, Rogue Bonus, Liberator Bonus, Vigilante Bonus Prerequisite: Rogue 7, Liberator 6, Vigilante 6 Automatically granted by: Harper Scout 3, Vigilante (Cause of Freedom) 5, Zhentarim Operative 3 Required for: Improved Method: Nightmare Tactics Specifics: Fear nearby enemies in a medium area of effect of 3.33 meters radius on deathblow, trap triggering, or grenade explosion (AoE is the grenade effect for grenades): Choking Powder (extra +4 DC), Thunderingstone (extra +4 DC), Beholder Dust, and Smoke Bomb. DC of 20 + (intimidation / 5) DC versus will. Method Fear: Until end of round, target runs away from origin of fear with 25% movement speed (75% MS reduction). For 2 rounds: -10 AC, -10 Saves, -10 Skills, -10 AB, 50% Spell Failure. However, against player characters this changes to: 1-round fear, -4 malus, 75% movement penalty. Additionally, grants the Use Poison feat. Use: Automatic
Method: Signature Weapon	6	Type of feat: Cause of Vigilance Path, Rogue Bonus, Liberator Bonus, Vigilante Bonus Prerequisite: Rogue 7, Vigilante 6 Automatically granted by: Liberator 5 Required for: Improved Method: Signature Weapon Mastery Specifics: Anyone can pick up a blade, but it is the wielder who knows how to make their enemies fear it. Wielder gains increased Attack Bonus (+1 soft to the character and not the weapon so it does not improve DR piercing), Damage (+1), and Intimidation (+2) when wielding the Signature Weapon. Signature Weapons can be chosen via using this feat to target a weapon. Can choose Gloves as a Signature Weapon for Unarmed. Signature Weapon bonus for unarmed will only apply when equipped with a glove or a gauntlet. Use: Automatic (selected via special abilities feat)
Method: Simple Experimental Device	6	Type of feat: Rogue Bonus, Liberator Bonus, Vigilante Bonus Prerequisite: Rogue 7, Liberator 6, Vigilante 6 Required for: Improved Method: Ordnance Familiarity Specifics: Not all battles can achieve victory through overwhelming strength. Innovators may utilize their innovative intelligence to create devices of distraction or devastation, whichever suits their agenda more. Gains access to grenades. Use: Automatic
Method: Skirmish Maneuvers	6	Type of feat: Cause of Vindication Path, Rogue Bonus, Vigilante Bonus, Vigilante Bonus Prerequisite: Rogue 7, Liberator 6, Vigilante 6 Automatically granted by: Vigilante (Cause of Vindication) 5 Required for: Improved Method: Guerilla Warfare Specifics: The strategist must constantly strategize two steps ahead of the enemy to assure victory even before they know the fight has begun. Gain bonus +2 to Hide and Move Silently always (hard bonus). Dirty Fighting also has +1 AB (soft), 1 second cooldown reduction, and +1 DC. Use: Automatic
Method: Hidden Persona	6	Type of feat: Vigilante Bonus, Liberator Bonus, Harper Scout Class, Zhentarim Operative Class Prerequisite: Liberator 6, Vigilante 6 Automatically granted by: Harper Scout 1, Zhentarim Operative 1 Required for: Improved Method: Secret Identity Specifics: The vigilante leads two separate lives, perhaps a guard or a simple merchant by day. However, the corruption and incompetence of the law have forced them to take on a persona, a completely different identity, by night to exact justice upon the criminally powerful when no one else will. Each unique disguise identity gains increased difficulty to break over time. For every server tick under the same disguise name, the disguise name gains a point. Every 12 points (1 hour active play time) in the same disguise name increases Disguise DC by 1. Hidden Persona has a cap of Character Levels / 3 (max of 10). Secret Identity's cap is 20. Use: Automatic
Methods	-	Simple Experimental Device Access to Grenades Gruesome Technique AoE Fear on kill 20 + (intim / 5) DC vs will Skirmish Maneuvers +1 AB (Soft Bonus only when using Dirty Fighting) +2 Hide (constant and a hard bonus) +2 MS (constant and a hard bonus) Signature Weapon (Bonus only when Wielding Signature Weapon (no unarmed)) +1 AB (Soft) +1 Dmg +2 Intimidate Hidden Persona Extra Disguise DC for unique disguises 1 DC every 2 Vigilante levels Allows setting a different portrait and soundset when disguised
Improved Method: Secret Identity	13	Type of feat: Liberator Epic Bonus, Vigilante Epic Bonus, Harper Scout Class, Zhentarim Operative Class Prerequisite: Liberator 13, Vigilante 13, Method: Hidden Persona Automatically granted by: Harper Scout 5, Zhentarim Operative 5 Required for: None Specifics: The vigilante leads two separate lives, perhaps a guard or a simple merchant by day. However, the corruption and incompetence of the law have forced them to take on a persona, a completely different identity, by night to exact justice upon the criminally powerful when no one else will. Each unique disguise identity gains increased difficulty to break over time. For every server tick under the same disguise name, the disguise name gains a point. Every 12 points (1 hour active play time) in the same disguise name increases Disguise DC by 1. Hidden Persona has a cap of Character Levels / 3 (max of 10). Secret Identity's cap is 20. Use: Automatic
Improved Methods	-	Selectable with epic bonus feats, must have basic method to choose improved. Complex Experimental Device Vigilante levels count towards Grenade DC scaling Vigilante and Liberator levels towards Rogue grenades for usage and DC calculation. It also improves the failed save breaches for Disjunction Shard from 3 to 4. Baseline 2 breaches are unchanged. Nightmare Tactics Increased Fear Radius and DC Increased Poison DC Guerilla Warfare +2 AB (Soft) +5 Hide +5 MS Signature Weapon Mastery +2 AB (Soft) +2 Dmg +5 Intimidate Secret Identity 1 DC every 1 Vigilante levels

Roleplay Tips

Some mechanics developed differently than written, but this original write-up has guidance on class lore.

External Links

Spreadsheet for Vigilante.