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Knave of Tarots

The Knave of Tarots is a wily and versatile fighter who supports himself and his allies with symbolic magic based on tarot cards. Unlike normal mages who are content to treat magic as little more than the channeling of great energies no different than psionics and chi a Knave of Tarots is keenly aware of the fact that magic is merely weaponized symbolism. It is this along with the fact that all things in this world are merely a reflection of their perfect form (e.g. all chairs are a reflection of the perfect chair) that underpins there art. Theoretically they could use any symbology for their magic, how ever they choose tarot to the exclusion of all others for the simple, extensive, and easily extensible system it offers.

Making a Knave of Tarots

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Abilities: <-description of most important attributes for this class->.

Races: <-description of relative likelihood of various races to join this class->.

Alignment: Any.

Starting Gold: <-starting gold; YdZ->×10 gp (<-average starting gold. This calculated by multiplying the number of die rolls by the die size plus one and mulitplying the result by 5 [Y × (Z + 1) × 5].-> gp).

Starting Age:"As rogue"

Table: The Knave of Tarots

Hit Die: d6

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Cards/Hand	Plays/Day	Major Arcana In Deck
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+2	+0	Symbolic Magic (tarot),	3	1	0
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+0	First Attunement, Major Arcana	4	1	1
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+1	Shuffle 1/round	4	2	2
4th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Adept Attunement.	4	2	3
5th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Fate Card.	5	2	4
6th	+4	+2	+5	+2		5	2	5
7th	+5	+2	+5	+2		5	2	6
8th	+6/+1	+2	+6	+2	Practical Attunement, Force 1/round	5	3	7
9th	+6/+1	+3	+6	+3	Shuffle 2/round	5	3	8
10th	+7/+2	+3	+7	+3		6	3	9
11th	+8/+3	+3	+7	+3		6	3	10
12th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4	High Attunement	6	3	11
13th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4		6	3	12
14th	+10/+5	+4	+9	+4		6	4	13
15th	+11/+6+1	+5	+9	+5	Shuffle 3/round	7	4	14
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5	Master Attunement, Force 2/round	7	4	15
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5		7	4	16
18th	+13/8/+3	+6	+11	+6	True Fate Card	7	4	17
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+6		7	4	18
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+6	Arc-Attunement	7	5	19
Class Skills (6 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) <-class skills (and key abilities), simply delete those skills which your class does not have as class skills from the complete list below. -> Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (any two)(Int), Listen (Wis) Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Perform (Reading) (Cha), Profession (Wis), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand ([[SRD:|Dex]]), Speak Language (None), Spot (Wis), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha), Use Rope (Dex).

Class Features

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Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Knave of Tarots is proficient with all simple and martial weapons. The Knave of Tarots is proficient with light armor and medium armor but not with shields.

Symbolic Magic(Tarot): A Knave of Tarots may bring the idea that a tarot card symbolizes into reality. He may do this by either focusing on one or several cards in his hand and activating them as their description states; he may also apply them to already existing ideas (e.g. a battle ax or a crowd of people; since all things in this world are merely a reflection of there perfect form all things are valid as ideas) in which case the effect is left up to the DM's discretion but should be based on the stated effect (i.e. Death applied to a short sword should not make it a flaming keen short sword); regardless of activation method the knave may choose whether the card is in the upright or inverted position at the time of activation. The knave must have a free hand in order to use a card.

A knave may draw up to his max hand size as a standard action that is equivalent to drawing a weapon for feats and abilities. He may draw as many hands as he has plays but he must either use a number of cards equivalent to his max hand size or forfeit the remainder of his current hand before moving onto the next play. He may use his deck for readings and games without effecting his hand or play status, but he must use the cards he had already drawn or forfeit his current hand.

The Knave of Tarots may add suits and major arcana to his deck by sacrificing the use of his deck for 24 waking hours (in the case of major arcana he may opt to merely sacrifice the use of the major arcana but it takes twice as long). He may have up to his class lvl/5 rounded down suites in his deck at any time but may have no fewer than 4 and all suites must observe the proper format of 4 face cards and 10 numbered cards, there is no minimum to the number of major arcana he may have in his deck but he may not exceed his maximum. At no time may he add duplicate suites or cards. The same rules may be used for swapping major arcana or suites, but all suites must remain intact and a specialized knave may never remove his chosen suite.

Attunement: At 2nd level the Knave of Tarots must choose to attune himself to either one of the suits or the major arcana (effectively no specialization) from then on every 4th level he gains benefits based on his atunement.

Swords

First-Climb (Str), Jump (Str), and Swim (Str) are added as class skills, the knave also gains a bonus feat.

Adept-The knave gains a bonus feat

Practical-The knave gains a bonus feat

Master- The knave gains a bonus feat

Arc- The knave may add either his dexterity to his damage or his strength to his ac as an inherent bonus.

Wands

First-Spellcraft(if multi classed with spell caster) (Int), Knowledge (magic) (Int), and an additional Speak Language (None). The knave also gains the ability to steal a spell, that he could cast if of the appropriate class, on a successful touch attack. The victim must make a will save DC(10+character lv/2+int) if they fail the knave steals the spell and the spell slot is expended, if a spontaneous caster is targeted the knave may choose any appropriate spell that the victim know and 1 spell slot of that level spell is expended (if there are know spell slots of an equivalent or higher level available the spell may not be stolen). The spell is stolen with any attached meta magics but new meta magics may not be added. The Knave must cast the spell in (int)hours or it goes of randomly.

Adept- The knave gains the ability to use a ranged touch attack instead of a normal touch attack but takes a -2 penalty to hit

Practical- The knave gains the ability to store his stolen spells in one of three blank cards which is then added to his deck. These cards do not count towards his suite or major arcana limits but each card may only hold one spell at a time, in the event that all three cards are full when the knave attempts to store a knew spell he must choose to overwrite one of the old ones. Once drawn the spell may be cast as it normally would but without the need for material components; if cast from the inverted position the opposite effect occurs and both positions may be used for counter spelling.

Master- The knave may remove one spell card from his deck and keep it ready for immediate (it does not count against his hand) use however spells cast from this card have their DCs lowered by 5.

Arc- The knave may turn a spell card into a major arcana at which point normal rules for use and deck count apply. Xp components must still be paid normally.

Cups

First- Any three Knowledge (Int), or Speak Language (None) and Autohypnosis (Wis), may be added as class skills. The knave also gains access to one murmur at 2nd level (and another at each level of attunement) and the Unnatural Will feat.

Adept- At the end of each day, for each murmur whose level was increased by breaches that day, a Knave of Tarots may make a Will save (DC 15 + Murmur Level) to reduce the level of that murmur by one. The DC is increased by +1 for each of that murmur’s breaches that was used that day (multiple uses of the same breach don’t count). The Knave may now, up to once per day and after 10 hours of rest and/or sleep, exchange a single first level active murmur for an inactive one.

Practical- The Knave of Tarots gains the Heightened Empowerment Feat. The knave also gains the Subverted Insanity Class feature: A number of times per week equal to his class level/2, he may gain a +5 bonus to the will save he makes for using a breach. Furthermore, once per day plus once for every attunement After practical you may use a single breach without risk of increasing your murmur level.

Master- The Knave of Tarots may now exchange active murmurs above 1st level. When doing so, switch the levels of the newly active murmur and the newly inactive murmur.

Arc- The Knave of Tarots may now end an incursion by making a will save equal to 10 + remaining time + murmur level. If he should fail he may not make another attempt that day. If a breach is ended prematurely it still counts if The knave has used a breach that day for the purpose of end of day will saves

Pentacles

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Major Arcana

First- The knave gains an additional two skill points per level and may add any two skills as class skills. He also gains one bonus feat.

Adept-The knave gains a bonus feat.

Practical-The knave gains a bonus feat.

Master- The knave gains a bonus feat.

Arc- The knave gains a bonus feat and may have up to two of any card in his deck.

Shuffle: At level three a Knave of Tarots may choose to shuffle the remainder of his hand and draw an equal number of cards without moving to his next play once per play. At levels 9 and 15 this becomes two and then three times per play.

Force: At level 8 a Knave of Tarots may attempt a slight-of-hand check dc 25 in order to pick one card of his choosing, this ability can only be used once per play. At level 18 this increases to twice per play. This ability must be used before you draw cards.

Fate Card At 5th level a Knave of Tarots gains the ability to draw and play a card as a draw equivalent action. The knave may only draw one card at a time in this fashion and must play it in the position it is drawn. Force can not be used with this ability. At level 18 this becomes the True fate card ability and the knave may treat it as an attack equivalent action, additionally he may use force to determine which card he draws but not it's position.

 Xenotheurgy (the thing used by the cups attunement) was created by Realms of Chaos and used with his permission.

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25th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
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28th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
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30th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
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<-Sample race of your choice-> <-class name-> Starting Package

Weapons: <-Weapon selection for starting at 1st level with this class.->.

Skill Selection: Pick a number of skills equal to 6 + Int modifier.

Skill	Ranks	Ability	Armor Check Penalty
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbrieviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If innapplicable put "—"->
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Feat: <-1st-level feat selection->.

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Gear: <-Starting armor and other equipment outside of weapons.->.

Gold: <-Starting gold using this package.->.

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