Potestas: a D&D3E supplement

Chapter Three: Classes

Specialist (DMG, was Expert, upgraded for PCs)

Description

Specialists are artisans, professionals, and experts in their chosen fields.

Game Rule Information

• Class Skills: Craft (Int), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), plus ten other skills chosen at 1st level. The specialist can change any or all of their then chosen class skills at 4th level and every 4 levels thereafter to reflect their changing interests.
• Evasion: specialists gain Evasion as a special ability at 9th class level. If the specialist already has the Evasion special ability, they gain Improved Evasion.
• Skill Points at 1st Level: (8 + Int modifier) x 4.
• Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 8 + Int modifier.
• Bonus Feats: at 1st level, 2nd level and every two levels thereafter, the specialist gains a bonus feat. This feat can be used to gain either Skill Focus or Greater Skill Focus in one of their current class skills. The specialist does not lose the benefit of the chosen feat if they change their class skills at a later character level.
• Skill Mastery: the specialist grows increasingly capable when using any of their specialist class skills. At 5th level, the specialist can always choose to take 10 instead of making a skill roll (unless you can never take 10 with the skill, such as Use Magic Device). At 9th level, the specialist can roll twice (or roll once and take 10 on the other roll) and keep the better result when making a skill roll. At 13th level, the specialist can take 20 in half the usual time (usually 1 minute). At 17th level, the specialist can take 20 in the time it would take to make a normal skill check (usually 1 round).

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