Sword Student (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)
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Sword Student
A sword student is an investigator who places intense focus on her swordplay. This allows her to become a master sword fighter, but loses some of their alchemical abilities and ability to deal with traps.
Class: Investigator
Level: 1st–19th
Replaces: Alchemy/Spellcasting (Altered), Weapon Proficiency, Trapfinding, Trap Sense, Studied Strike
Benefit: A sword student gain the following class features:
Weapon Proficiency: A sword student is proficient with a single martial or exotic weapon from the light blade or heavy blade weapon group, but lacks proficiency with the hand crossbow.
This ability alters the investigator's weapon proficiencies.
Diminished Alchemy/Spellcasting: A sword student may prepare one fewer extract of each level than normal. If this reduces the number to 0, he may prepare an extract of that level only if her Intelligence allows bonus spells of that level. If the sword student traded her extract for spellcasting, this effect applies for spellcasting instead, making the sword student cast one fewer spell of each level than normal
This ability alters alchemy, but does not prevent a sword student who traded her alchemy class feature from qualifying for this archetype.
Sword Training (Ex): A sword student start the game with both Weapon Finesse and Weapon Focus as bonus feats. She must select a weapon from the light blade or heavy blade weapon group with her Weapon Focus feat. Additionally a sword student counts her class level as her effective fighter level and base attack bonus plus the base attack bonus from any other class she may have) for the purpose of qualifying for feats.
This ability replaces the trapfinding class feature.
Nimble (Ex): A sword student gains the nimble class feature of a gunslinger of her class level.
This ability replaces the trap sense class feature.
Investigator Talent: A sword student cannot select any talents which require the use of studied strike.
Blade Flurry (Ex): A 4th level sword student is capable of unleashing a flurry of slashes. When she make a full-attack action with a weapon from the light blade or heavy blade weapon group, she may make an additional attack. If she does all of her attacks until the start of her next turn takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls. This extra attacks stacks with the extra attack granted by haste or a speed weapon.
This ability replaces studied strike.
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| Author | Leziad + |
| Class | Investigator + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Alternate Class Feature + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | A sword student is an investigator who places intense focus on her swordplay. This allows her to become a master sword fighter, but loses some of their alchemical abilities and ability to deal with traps. + |
| Title | Sword Student + |
