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SCOUT
Any force on the move, whether it’s an army or an adventuring group, needs information about what’s ahead and
what’s behind and, more important, time to prepare for battle. A scout can navigate difficult terrain at good speed,
and she specializes in seeing her foe before the opponent ever detects her presence. In a dungeon or in the wild, a
scout is seen only when she wants to be.
Adventures: Scouts adventure for numerous reasons.
Many have a role in a military organization. Whether serving as outriders for a large army or as foresters for a
small border fort, these scouts venture into the wilderness under orders. Although more common than other
scouts, those attached to the military are unlikely to have the time or permission necessary to undertake regular
adventures. Instead, adventuring scouts come from rural villages, having honed their skills over a lifetime
of wandering the woods. Others have left their military service behind and find themselves attracted to the
adventuring lifestyle. Many adventuring scouts begin their careers as guides hired to lead other adventurers
through the wilderness. Those who find the excitement and challenge of adventuring to their taste then seek out
a group of their own.
Characteristics: A scout has some training in weapons and a unique combat style that favors fast movement and
devastating attacks. She excels in performing during running battles, which allow her to maximize her special
fighting techniques and high movement rate. Although a scout can hold her own in a fight, she’s at her best
before combat begins, when she can use her powers of stealth and observation to find an enemy and give her
companions accurate information about what they face. The scout is a backcountry expert, exceeding even the
ranger’s ability to navigate rough terrain and lead a group of companions through the wilderness.
The scout also excels in a dungeon environment, and she can find and disable traps as well as any rogue. As a
scout advances in level, her senses become amazingly acute, and she can eventually operate normally even in total darkness.
Alignment: Scouts can be of any alignment, and a scout’s alignment is often shaped more by her personal
background than from any training. The notable exceptions to this are the many scouts who receive their
training in a military organization—such scouts are carefully and rigorously taught, and are almost always
lawful in alignment. Outside of military organizations, more scouts are neutral than any other alignment, but
every alignment and philosophy is represented within the class.
Religion: Scouts have varied and individual takes on religion, and no single religion stands out as typical of
the class. Scouts occasionally pay homage to deities of nature, but these devotions are more a personal choice
on the part of an individual than any outgrowth of their training. Scouts don’t see nature as a force in its own
right, and this belief is one of the most profound differences between the scout and the ranger classes. Where
the ranger sees nature as something to be revered and protected, the scout sees it as the terrain over which she
must do her job. Although a scout might love nature for its beauty or for the solitude she can find within it, she’ll
never draw power from nature the way a ranger does.
Background: Many scouts receive military training and serve for a time as outriders for an army. They perfect
their techniques while trying to spot and hide from large groups of foes. The crucible of military service turns out
tough, independent scouts accustomed to working on their own or in small groups. Such steady individuals
make great additions to adventuring parties, and their expertise is often sought by members of other classes.
Other scouts come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Some train with foresters and rangers serving a rural
lord, and others simply grow up among the common folk of the countryside, spending month after month
exploring the wild in their leisure time. Scouts from such diverse backgrounds often take up adventuring to leave
their home communities behind. Having exhausted the potential for exploration in their home region, they seek
a wider variety of experience and wish to see a broader portion of the world.
Races: Humans make excellent scouts. Their adaptable nature allows them to perfect a wider variety of skills
than most other races, and they make good use of the scout’s many abilities. Elves and halflings are the most
naturally gifted scouts; both races have produced nimble scouts with amazing abilities of stealth and observation.
While halflings have more innate talent for sneaking than elves do, the greater speed of elf scouts gives
them advantages of their own. Dwarves and gnomes make respectable underground
scouts, and the scout’s bonuses to speed offset one of these races’ greatest weaknesses.
Combined with the dwarf’s knack for operating in areas of earth and stone, scout training can
turn dwarves into impressive underground explorers—although most dwarves prefer a more straightforward
approach to combat and dislike the skirmish fighting style of the scout.
Other Classes: Scouts work well with members of almost any other class. Skilled and adaptable, they thrive when they can complement a
slower and louder group of adventurers or soldiers. Scouts move ahead of such a group for brief periods, stealthily checking the
next room or forest clearing for foes, and then circling back again to ensure that enemies are not sneaking up on the group from behind. When
combat is joined, however, the group remains as a stable base to which a scout can fall back when pressed. Clerics, wizards, and others willing
to cast spells that enhance a scout’s mobility or stealth make her job easier, and are welcome companions in combat
as well. Conversely, a scout also welcomes a group made up entirely of stealthy characters such as rogues,
rangers, ninjas, and fellow scouts. This group moves much more quietly than a normal adventuring party, and it is seldom surprised.
Role: A scout plays several roles in most adventuring groups. First and foremost, a scout excels at detecting an
enemy or creature before being detected herself. Whether moving well ahead of the group or guarding the rear, a
scout is the character most likely to discover a potential threat and be ready to act in combat. Serving as a backup
melee combatant or ranged expert in battle, she provides support for the more straightforward fighters in the group
and confuses and distracts the enemy. A scout’s stealth and trapfinding ability make her the natural choice for entering and searching dangerous areas.
GAME RULE INFORMATION
Scouts have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Dexterity helps scouts become stealthy and overcome their lack of access to
heavy armor. Wisdom also is important because it affects many skills, especially Perception, that most scouts consider vital to their ability to survive in the wild and to detect enemies efficiently.
Alignment: Any. Scouts in military service are usually lawful.
Hit Die: d10.
Skill Points: 8 + Int modifier
Class Skills
A scout’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Acrobatics (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Disable Device (Dex),
Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (dungeoneering) (Int), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (Nature) (Int),
Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex),
Stealth (Dex) and Swim (Str)
~Base | ||||||||||
~Attack | ~Fort | ~ Ref | ~ Will | |||||||
~Level | ~Bonus | ~Save | ~Save | ~Save | ~Special | |||||
1st | +0 | +2 | +2 | +0 | Skirmish (+1d6), trapfinding | |||||
2nd | +1 | +3 | +3 | +0 | Battle fortitude +1, uncanny dodge | |||||
3rd | +2 | +3 | +3 | +1 | Fast movement +10 ft., skirmish (+1d6, +1 AC), trackless step | |||||
4th | +3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | Bonus feat | |||||
5th | +3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | Evasion, skirmish (+2d6, +1 AC) | |||||
6th | +4 | +5 | +5 | +2 | Flawless stride | |||||
7th | +5 | +5 | +5 | +2 | Skirmish (+2d6, +2 AC) | |||||
8th | +6/+1 | +6 | +6 | +2 | Camouflage, bonus feat | |||||
9th | +6/+1 | +6 | +6 | +3 | Skirmish (+3d6, +2 AC) | |||||
10th | +7/+2 | +7 | +7 | +3 | Blindsense 30 ft. | |||||
11th | +8/+3 | +7 | +7 | +3 | Battle fortitude +2, fast movement +20 ft., skirmish (+3d6, +3 AC) | |||||
12th | +9/+4 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Bonus feat | |||||
13th | +9/+4 | +8 | +8 | +4 | Skirmish (+4d6, +3 AC) | |||||
14th | +10/+5 | +9 | +9 | +4 | Hide in plain sight | |||||
15th | +11/+6/+1 | +9 | +9 | +5 | Skirmish (+4d6, +4 AC) | |||||
16th | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +10 | +5 | Bonus feat | |||||
17th | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +10 | +5 | Skirmish (+5d6, +4 AC) | |||||
18th | +13/+8/+3 | +11 | +11 | +6 | Free movement | |||||
19th | +14/+9/+4 | +11 | +11 | +6 | Skirmish (+5d6, +5 AC) | |||||
20th | +15/+10/+5 | +11 | +12 | +6 | Battle fortitude +3, blindsight 30 ft., bonus feat |
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the scout. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Scouts are proficient
with all simple weapons, plus the handaxe, throwing axe, short sword, and shortbow. Scouts are proficient with light armor, but not with shields.
Skirmish (Ex): A scout relies on mobility to deal extra damage and improve her defense. She deals an extra
1d6 points of damage on all attacks she makes during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet. The extra
damage applies only to attacks taken during the scout’s turn. This extra damage increases by 1d6 for every four
levels gained above 1st (2d6 at 5th, 3d6 at 9th, 4d6 at 13th, and 5d6 at 17th level).
The scout must be able to see the target well eough to pick out a vital spot and must
be able to reach such a spot. Scouts can apply this extra damage to ranged attacks made while skirmishing, but
only if the target is within 30 feet. At 3rd level, a scout gains a +1 competence bonus to
Armor Class during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet. The bonus applies as soon as the scout has
moved 10 feet, and lasts until the start of her next turn. This bonus improves by 1 for every four levels gained
above 3rd (+2 at 7th, +3 at 11th, +4 at 15th, and +5 at 19th level).
A scout loses this ability when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
If she gains the skirmish ability from another class, the bonuses stack.
Skirmish Damage can not be applied to Incorporeal creatures, oozes, swarms, elementals (air/earth/fire/water) and swarms.
Trapfinding (Ex): A Scout adds 1/2 her level to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device
skill checks (minimum +1). A Scout can use Disable Device to disarm magic traps.
Battle Fortitude (Ex): At 2nd level, a scout gains a +1 competence bonus on Fortitude saves and initiative
checks. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 20th level. A scout loses this bonus when wearing
medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): At 2nd level, a Scout gains the ability to react to danger before her senses would normally
allow her to do so. She cannot be caught f lat-footed, even if the attacker is invisible. She still loses her Dexterity bonus
to AC if immobilized. A Scout with this ability can still lose her Dexterity bonus to AC if an opponent successfully
uses the feint action against her. If a Scout already has uncanny dodge from a different class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead.
Fast Movement (Ex): Starting at 3rd level, a scout’s gains a +10 foot enhancement bonus to her base land
speed. At 11th level, this bonus increases to +20 feet. A scout loses this benefit when wearing medium
or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Trackless Step (Ex): Starting at 3rd level, a Scout leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired.
Bonus Feats: At 4th level and every four levels thereafter (8th, 12th, 16th, and 20th level), a scout gains a bonus feat.
Evasion (Ex): At 5th level and higher, a scout can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she
makes a successful Ref lex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she
instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the scout is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless scout does not gain the benefit of evasion.
Flawless Stride (Ex): Starting at 6th level, a scout can move through any sort of terrain that slows movement
(such as undergrowth, rubble, and similar terrain) at her normal speed and without taking damage or suffering
any other impairment. This ability does not let her move more quickly through terrain that requires a Climb or Swim check to
navigate, nor can she move more quickly through terrain or undergrowth that has been magically manipulated to
impede motion. A scout loses this benefit when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Camouflage (Ex): Beginning at 8th level, a scout can use the Hide skill in any sort of natural terrain even if the terrain dose not offer concealment. She
loses this benefit when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Blindsense (Ex): At 10th level, a scout gains the blindsense ability out to 30 feet.
Hide in Plain Sight (Ex): Beginning at 14th level, a scout can use the Hide skill in natural terrain even while
being observed. A scout loses this benefit when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Free Movement (Ex): At 18th level and higher, a scout can slip out of bonds, grapples, and even the effects of
confining spells easily. This ability duplicates the effect of a freedom of movement spell, except that it is always active.
A scout loses this benefit when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Blindsight (Ex): A 20th-level scout gains the blindsight ability out to 30 feet. Her senses become so acute
that she can maneuver and fight flawlessly even in total darkness. Invisibility, darkness, and most kinds of concealment
are irrelevant, though the scout must have line of effect to a creature or object to discern it.