Royal Explorer

(Song and Silence: A Guidebook to Bards and Rogues variant, p. 13)

Some monarchs sponser crack teams of explorers.

Requirements

Skills: Decipher Script 5 ranks , Intuit Direction 5 ranks , Wilderness Lore 5 ranks , Profession (cartographer) 8 ranks

Feats: Alertness , Endurance

Special: The character must be admitted to the Royal Explorers Society. This requires fulfilling all the requirements listed above and also submitting a verifiable report of a significant exploration to the society's review council. Such a report should include, at minimum, a detailed map of the area explored, descriptions of native flora and fauna, a narrative of encounters with the area's inhabitants, and a significant relic (preferably magical) brought back for the society's museum.


Hit die

d8

Skill points

6 + Int

Class Features

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special
1st +0 +2 +2 +0 Bonus language, explorer lore
2nd +1 +3 +3 +0 Explorer check (Diplomacy), Track
3rd +2 +3 +3 +1 Bonus language, brave
4th +3 +4 +4 +1 Explorer check (Sense Motive)
5th +3 +4 +4 +1 Bonus language, Search bonus
6th +4 +5 +5 +2 Explorer check (Gather Information), never lost
7th +5 +5 +5 +2 Bonus language, skill mastery
8th +6 +6 +6 +2 Explorer check (Disable Device)
9th +6 +6 +6 +3 Bonus language, fearless
10th +7 +7 +7 +3 Explorer check (Use Magic Device)

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Appraise INT no no
Climb STR no yes
Craft INT no no
Decipher Script INT yes no
Diplomacy CHA no no
Disable Device INT yes no
Gather Information CHA no no
Handle Animal CHA yes no
Intuit Direction Wis yes no
Jump STR no yes
Knowledge (geography) INT yes no
Listen WIS no no
Profession WIS yes no
Ride DEX no no
Search INT no no
Sense Motive WIS no no
Speak Language None yes no
Spot WIS no no
Swim STR no yes
Use Magic Device CHA yes no
Use Rope DEX no no
Wilderness Lore Wis no no

Spells for Royal Explorer