Jack of All Trades (3.5e Prestige Class)

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Jack of All Trades

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Becoming a Jack of All Trades

Entry Requirements

Skills:	At least 1 rank each in at least 20 skills, at least one of which is a Perform skill, at least one of which is a Craft skill, and at least 10 of which are Profession skills.
Base Fortitude Save:	+6.
Base Reflex Save:	+6.
Base Will Save:	+6.
Special:	At least 1 level each in at least five base classes.

Table: The Jack of all trades

Hit Die: d6

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st
1st	+0	+2	+2	+2	Expanding repertoire, bonus miscellaneous feat, slippery mind, versatile advancement +1	2	1
2nd	+1	+3	+3	+3	Bonus combat feat, versatile advancement +2	4	2
3rd	+2	+3	+3	+3	Bonus magical feat, versatile advancement +3	6	3
4th	+3	+4	+4	+4	Bonus miscellaneous feat, versatile advancement +4	8	4
5th	+3	+4	+4	+4	Bonus combat feat, versatile advancement+5	10	5
6th	+4	+5	+5	+5	Bonus magical feat, versatile advancement +6	12	6
7th	+5	+5	+5	+5	Bonus miscellaneous feat, versatile advancement +7	14	7
8th	+6	+6	+6	+6	Bonus combat feat, versatile advancement +8	16	8
9th	+6	+6	+6	+6	Bonus magical feat, versatile advancement +9	18	9
10th	+7	+7	+7	+7	Bonus magical feat, bonus miscellaneous feat, bonus combat feat, versatile advancement +10	20	10
Class Skills (8 + Int modifier per level. .

The jack of all trades has no class skills. All skills are cross-class for the jack of all trades.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the jack of all trades.

Spells: A jack of all trades casts spells, which are drawn from the jack of all trades spell list (see below). The jack of all trades may choose when casting whether to cast the spell as arcane or divine. In either case, no arcane spell failure occurs. The jack of all trades requires no minimum ability to cast spells. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a jack of all trades spell is 10+the spell level + jack of all trades caster level. A jack of all trades gains no bonus spells for high abilities. Like other spellcasters, a jack of all trades can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on the table below. The jack of all trades’ selection of spells is slightly limited. A jack of all trades begins play knowing 3 0th level spells and 3 1st level spells of your choice. At each new jack of all trades level, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on the table above. A jack of all trades need not prepare his spells in advance. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his allotment of spells per day for the spell’s level. Table: Jack of all trades: Spells Known, below, details how man you spells you can learn at each level. Choose your spells from the list further below.

Choose your spells from the following list:

All spells from the cleric spell list.

All spells from the druid spell list.

All spells from the sorcerer spell list.

Table: Jack of All Trades Spells Known

Level	Spells Known
	0	1st
1st	3	3
2nd	6	6
3rd	9	9
4th	12	12
5th	15	15
6th	18	18
7th	21	21
8th	24	24
9th	27	27
10th	30	30

Expanding Repertoire: When the jack of all trades buys cross-class skills each skill point spent gets the jack of all trades 1/2 rank each in two skills.

Bonus Miscellaneous Feat: At 1st level, at 4th level, at 7th level, and at 10th level, the jack of all trades gains a feat from neither the wizard feat list nor the fighter list. Normal prerequisite requirements apply.

Slippery Mind (Ex): A jack of all trades can wriggle free from magical effects that would otherwise control or compel her. If a jack of all trades with slippery mind is affected by an enchantment spell or effect and fails her saving throw, she can attempt it again 1 round later at the same DC. She gets only this one extra chance to succeed on her saving throw.

Versatile Advancement: At 1st level, the jack of all trades is treated as one level higher when determining the class features (including spellcasting) of all base classes in which the jack of all trades has at least one level. The jack of all traded is treated as an additional level higher for this purpose at each subsequent level. This ability may not increase the effective level above the normal maximum (20th for most base classes, 10th for most prestige classes).

Bonus Combat Feat: At 2nd level, at 5th level, at 8th level, and at 10th level, the jack of all trades gains a feat from the fighter feat list. Normal prerequisite requirements apply.

Bonus Magical Feat: At 3rd level, at 6th level, at 9th level, and at 10th level, the jack of all trades gains a feat from the wizard feat list. Normal prerequisite requirements apply.

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