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== Farmhand == 

'''Abilities:''' Farmhands benefit from a strong [[Strength]] to push wheelbarrows and other manual labor, and [[Constitution]] to endure with all the hard work.  [[Wisdom]] is also good for a green thumb and skills.  Most choose to dump [[Intelligence]] and [[Charisma]], you're a dirt covered farmer.  You don't need those.

'''Races:''' Any.  All races need agriculture, unless they are nomads.

'''Alignment:''' Any, but most are true neutral.

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' As [[rogue]].

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Farmhand}}</div>
Hit Die: d8
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | Dirt Armor
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|-
|1st||class="left" | +0 || +2 || +0 || +0
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''purify food and drink''), I Reckon, Wild Empathy
||+2
|-
|2nd||class="left" | +1 || +3 || +0 || +0
| class="left" | Endurance, Farmin' Skills
||+2
|-
|3rd||class="left" | +2 || +3 || +1 || +1
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''goodberry'')
||+2
|-
|4th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +1
| class="left" | Animal Companion, Endure Elements
||+3
|-
|5th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +1
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''animal messenger'')
||+3
|-
|6th||class="left" | +4 || +5 || +2 || +2
| class="left" | Culinary Pioneer
||+3
|-
|7th||class="left" | +5 || +5 || +2 || +2
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''speak with animals'')
||+3
|-
|8th||class="left" | +6 || +6 || +2 || +2
| class="left" | Farm Anywhere
||+4
|-
|9th||class="left" | +6 || +6 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''repel vermin'')
||+4
|-
|10th||class="left" | +7 || +7 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | Early to Rise
||+4
|-
|11th||class="left" | +8 || +7 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''commune with nature'')
||+4
|-
|12th||class="left" | +9 || +8 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | Adamantine Liver
||+5
|-
|13th||class="left" | +9 || +8 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''wall of thorns'')
||+5
|-
|14th||class="left" | +10 || +9 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | Improved Farmin'
||+5
|-
|15th||class="left" | +11 || +9 || +5 || +5
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''ironwood'')
||+5
|-
|16th||class="left" | +12 || +10 || +5 || +5
| class="left" | All Season Long
||+6
|-
|17th||class="left" | +12 || +10 || +5 || +5
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''stone tell'')
||+6
|-
|18th||class="left" | +13 || +11 || +6 || +6
| class="left" | Tireless Worker
||+6
|-
|19th||class="left" | +14 || +11 || +6 || +6
| class="left" | Farming Ability (''animate plants'')
||+6
|-
|20th||class="left" | +15 || +12 || +6 || +6
| class="left" | Old McDonald
||+7
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
{{3.5e Skills|Appraise, 
Climb, 
Craft, 
Disable Device, 
Handle Animal, 
Knowledge (geography) (local) (nature), 
Listen,
Profession, 
Ride, 
Search, 
Spot, 
Survival, 
Swim, 
Use Rope}}
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===Class Features===

All of the following are class features of the Farmhand.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Farmhands are proficient with all simple weapons, plus the throwing axe, light hammer, handaxe, sap, flail, scythe, kama, and nunchaku. Farmhands are not proficient in any armor or shields. 

'''{{Anchor|Dirt Armor}}:''' Farmhands aren't proficient in armor, but they are proficient in dirt.  As long as they are caked in a layer of dirt, as they often are, they gain a +2 armor bonus which scales as they level, up to +7 armor bonus at 20th level.

'''{{Anchor|Farming Ability}} {{Ex}}:''' Farmhands can pull off wondrous acts of farming which seem like magic, but aren't.  They effectively gain a series of extraordinary spell-like abilities that do not provoke attacks of opportunity.  All abilities are able to be used 1/day.  At 1st level they gain ''[[SRD:Purify Food and Drink|purify food and drink]]''.  At 3rd levely they gain ''[[SRD:Goodberry|goodberry]]''.  At 5th level they gain ''[[SRD:Animal Messenger|animal messenger]]''.  At 7th level they gain ''[[SRD:Speak with Animals|speak with animals]]''.  At 9th level they gain ''[[SRD:Repel Vermin|repel vermin]]''.  At 11th level they gain ''[[SRD:Commune with Nature|commune with nature]]''.  At 13th level they gain ''[[SRD:Wall of Thorns|wall of thorns]]''.  At 15th level they gain ''[[SRD:Ironwood|ironwood]]''.  At 17th level they gain ''[[SRD:Stone Tell|stone tell]]''.  At 19th level they gain ''[[SRD:Animate Plants|animate planes]]''.

'''{{Anchor|I Reckon}}:''' The farmhand hears a lot of gossip from the locals over time.  For that reason they possess an ability similar to bardic knowledge, but instead it is based on their wisdom modifier.  A farmhand may make a special I Reckon check with a bonus equal to his farmhand level + his [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] modifier to see whether he knows some relevant information about local notable people, legendary items, or noteworthy places. If the farmhand has 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (local), he gains a +2 bonus on this check.

A successful I Reckon check will not reveal the powers of a magic item but may give a hint as to its general function.  A farmhand may not take 10 or take 20 on this check; this sort of knowledge is essentially random.

In addition, the farmer uses [[Wis]] instead of [[Int]] for skills.

'''{{Anchor|Wild Empathy}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'''  A farmhand can improve the attitude of an animal.  This ability functions just like a Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person.  The farmhand rolls 1d20 and adds his farmer level and his Charisma modifier to determine the wild empathy check result.

The typical domestic animal has a starting attitude of indifferent, while wild animals are usually unfriendly.

To use wild empathy, the farmhand and the animal must be able to study each other, which means that they must be within 30 feet of one another under normal conditions. Generally, influencing an animal in this way takes 1 minute but, as with influencing people, it might take more or less time.

A farmhand can also use this ability to influence a magical beast with an Intelligence score of 1 or 2, but he takes a -4 penalty on the check. 

'''{{Anchor|Endurance}}:''' At 2nd level, the farmhand gains [[SRD:Endurance|endurance]]'' as a bonus feat.

'''{{Anchor|Farmin' Skills}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Farming is the farmhand's life.  Even if he's out followin' those no good adventurerin' types, he still remembers his roots.  At 2nd level and beyond he adds half his farmhand level (rounded down) as a bonus to his Profession (Farming) checks.

'''{{Anchor|Animal Companion}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' A 4th level farmhand gains an animal companion as a [[ranger]] of his farmhand level.  Typically the animal companion is a horse, dog, or other beast of burden so it can be used in the fields.  Even farmhands with strange animals, like dinosaurs find some way to turn them into hardy farm workers.

'''{{Anchor|Endure Elements}} {{Ex}}:''' At 4th level, a farmhand is always under ''[[SRD:Endure Elements|endure elements]]''.

'''{{Anchor|Culinary Pioneer}} {{Ex}}:''' It turns out a "hearty southern diet" of deep fried butter with buttercream is really hard on the heart.  By 6th level most farmhands die of heart failure at this point, but you have survived with such fortitude you become immune to disease.

'''{{Anchor|Farm Anywhere}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' A farmhand knows all the tricks of the trade.  At 8th level, you may attempt to grow crops just about anywhere, even in a desert.  As long as there is sand or soil and at least a little water, you may grow crops with irrigation tricks, love, and care.

'''{{Anchor|Early To Rise}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' A farmhand knows how to sleep hard to be fresh for another day of hard work.  At 10th level, a farmhand gains double the normal effect from sleeping for restoring hp and ability damage.

'''{{Anchor|Adamantine Liver}} {{Ex}}:''' No matter if its due to dirty water, or due to not being able to cope with the eternal suffering of the human condition, you tend to drink.  A lot.  By 12th level your liver has survived to the point where you are immune to poison.  You are still fortunately able to get drunk when you wish, and dwarves would be impressed with how well you hold your liquor.

'''{{Anchor|Improved Farmin'}}:''' At 14th level, farmhands are able to make a good profit by growing higher quality crops.  You now earn your full Profession check in gold pieces per week from making Profession (farmer) checks.

'''{{Anchor|All Season Long}} {{Ex}}:''' A 16th level farmhand can't stop for work just because the heroes failed and now lava is raining down from the sky.  All of their crops and animals they own, as well as themselves, benefit from a constant ''[[SRD:Adapt Body|adapt body]]''.  Keep farming tomatoes in the middle of winter, it's ok.

'''{{Anchor|Tireless Worker}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 18th level a farmer's hard work has paid off in the form of incredible endurance.  The farmer is now completely immune to the effects of fatigue and exhaustion.

'''{{Anchor|Old McDonald}}:''' At 20th level you've worked so long on the farm you forgot how to stop.  You no longer are take penalties from aging, and you cease aging as long as you keep working on a farm.  If you stop working for more than 1 month on a farm, you begin aging again until you've worked a full month on the farm.  Decades could pass before you realize you should have died years ago.

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Author	Eiji-kun +
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Summary	You work on a farm. Most of the time you're covered in dirt. +
Title	Farmhand +
Will Save Progression	Poor +