The Avenger
"I am called to a higher purpose. You, my friend, are not. May
death find one for you," -- Sethrin, Human Avenger of Wee Jas.
Requirements: Must worship a deityAlignment: Must be within one
step of worshipped deity's alignmentHit die: d8
LevelBABFortRefWillSpecial
1st+1+0+2+2Trapfinding, Divine Censure 1d6
2nd+2+0+3+3Armored Stealth, Aura of Anonymity
3rd+3+1+3+3Trap Sense +1, Divine Censure 2d6
4th+4+1+4+4Faith Rewarded (1st), Armored Evasion
5th+5+1+4+4Divine Censure 3d6
6th+6/+1+2+5+5Trap Sense +2, Blessed Cover
7th+7/+2+2+5+5Divine Censure 4d6
8th+8/+3+2+6+6Faith Rewarded (2nd)
9th+9/+4+3+6+6Trap Sense +3, Divine Censure 5d6
10th+10/+5+3+7+7Slippery Mind
11th+11/+6/+1+3+7+7Divine Censure 6d6
12th+12/+7/+2+4+8+8Trap Sense +4, Faith Rewarded (3rd)
13th+13/+8/+3+4+8+8Divine Censure 7d6
14th+14/+9/+4+4+9+9Stricken From the Records
15th+15/+10/+5+5+9+9Trap Sense +5, Divine Censure 8d6
16th+16/+11/+6/+1+5+10+10Faith Rewarded (4th)
17th+17/+12/+7/+2+5+10+10Divine Censure 9d6
18th+18/+13/+8/+3+6+11+11Trap Sense +6, Divine Concealment
19th+19/+14/+9/+4+6+11+11Divine Censure 10d6
20th+20/+15/+10/+5+6+12+12Deific Censure, Faith Rewarded
(5th)
Class Skills (6 + Int modifier): Balance, Climb, Concentration,
Craft, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Disguise, Escape
Artist, Gather Information, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge
(history, local, religion, planes), Listen, Move Silently, Open
Lock, Perform, Profession, Search, Sense Motive, Spot, Swim,
Tumble, and Use Rope.
Proficiencies: All simple and martial weapons, as well as one
exotic weapon. Avengers are proficient with light armor.
Trapfinding: As Rogue.
Divine Censure (Su): Avengers are the deliverers of divine
punishment and as such are experts in the instruments of war most
closely associated with their deity. All Avengers gain the Weapon
Proficiency feat for their deity's favored weapon (if they don't
have it already). If they are already proficient in that weapon
they gain the Weapon Focus feat for it instead.
Furthermore, as a swift action, an Avenger may designate a
single foe as the target of their divine wrath. Doing so fills them
with powerful divine energy causing their attacks to deal an extra
1d6 damage to the designated foe, and dealing any other foes that
damage them with attacks 1d6 damage. This effect lasts until the
end of the encounter or until the designated foe is reduced to 0 or
fewer hit points. This effect only applies to one attack per
round.
Every two levels after 1st the extra damage added by Divine
Censure increases by 1d6. This extra damage is divine damage and
not subject to damage reduction or energy resistance of any kind.
It is not precision damage and therefore damages creatures immune
to critical hits normally.
Armored Stealth (Su): Starting at 2nd level, granted guidance
from their deity, Avengers ignore armor check penalties to Hide and
Move Silently, as well as gaining a sacred bonus to those skills
equal to 1/2 his class level.
Aura of Anonymity (Su): At 2nd level an Avenger is able to
conceal his alignment to effects that might detect it. The Avenger
is considered True Neutral for all effects that would detect
alignment and has Spell Resistance 13+Class Level, but only against
Divination spells and effects. If a Divination effect fails to
penetrate the Avenger's SR it is automatically redirected via
divine power to another suitable creature within 60ft (if there is
such a creature; this new creature gets a saving throw as
normal).
Trap Sense (Ex): As Rogue.
Faith Rewarded (Sp): At 4th level, an Avenger begins to wield
divine spell power in his crusade. After 8 hours of rest choose a
number of spells from the Cleric spell list equal to your Wisdom
modifier. At 4th level you may only choose 1st level spells, but
every four levels thereafter you may choose spells one level
higher. You are able to cast these spells during the day as
spell-like abilities each usable 1/day. You may choose the same
spell more than once each day gaining additional uses of that
particular spell-like ability.
Armored Evasion (Su): Starting at 4th level an Avenger is able
to avoid unusual attacks with ease. This ability functions as a
Rogue's Evasion. Against the effects this ability applies to the
Avenger gets a sacred bonus to his Reflex saves equal to 1/2 the
combined total of his armor bonus + his shield bonus (enhancements
included).
Blessed Cover (Su): Starting at 6th level, an Avenger can use
the Hide skill without the need of cover or concealment. Unlike
Camouflage, this ability functions in any sort of terrain or
structure.
Slippery Mind (Ex): Starting at 10th level. As Rogue (special
ability).
Stricken From the Records (Su): Beginning at 14th level, an
Avenger is so prized by his divine patron that he has become
impossible to locate even with the most powerful divination
effects. Any effect attempting to detect the Avengers alignment,
thoughts, or location is automatically redirected to the nearest
creature within 1 mile. Likewise, supernatural senses such as
Lifesight and Mindsight automatically fail to detect the
Avenger.
Objects created through divination effects, such as scrying
sensors or Prying Eyes, are automatically suppressed within 1 mile
of the Avenger.
Finally, attempts to gain information on the Avenger through
supernatural or spell-like means, such as via a Commune or Contact
Other Plane effect, always result in non-specific, puzzling, and
often untrue responses.
Divine Concealment (Su): An Avenger of 17th level or higher can
use the Hide skill even while being observed. Unlike Hide in Plain
Sight, this ability functions in any sort of terrain or
structure.
Deific Censure (Su): A 20th level Avenger is a terrifying
instrument of their deity's wrath. Anytime a foe you've designated
via Divine Censure willingly moves out of one of your threatened
squares that foe must succeed on a Will save (DC 12+1/2 Avenger
level+Wisdom modifier) or be Immobilized for 1 minute. Anytime a
foe other than a foe designated via Divine Censure damages you with
an attack that foe must succeed on a Will save (DC 12+1/2 Avenger
level+Wisdom modifier) be Frightened for 1 minute. During that
time, at the beginning of your turns, that foe is dealt 5d6 divine
damage (not subject to DR or Energy Resistance).
AVENGER FEATS
Armor of GodPrerequisites: Armored Evasion feature, Wis
15Benefit: You gain a sacred bonus to resist Bull Rush, Grapple,
Overrun, and Trip attempts equal to 1/2 the total of your armor and
shield bonuses to AC. Further, you add the same bonus to your Touch
AC.
Sacred ShellPrerequisites: Armored Evasion feature, Armor of
God, Wis 17Benefit: You gain Spell Resistance equal to 10+Your
Wisdom modifier+1/2 the total of your armor and shield bonuses to
AC. You may lower or raise this SR as a free action.
Dogged CensurePrerequisites: Divine Censure 3d6, Con 13Benefit:
When you deal damage to the creature designated by your Divine
Censure feature until the end of your next turn you gain the
benefits of a Freedom of Movement effect as the spell.
Chivalrous PunisherPrerequisites: Divine Censure 2d6, Knight's
Challenge, Bulwark of DefenseBenefit: Your Knight and Avenger
levels stack for determining your Divine Censure damage and your
uses per day of Knight's Challenge. Further, if you drop the
creature designated by your Divine Censure feature you may spend a
use of your Knight's Challenge feature as a free action to
designate another creature.
Faithful KnightPrerequisites: Faith Rewarded (1st), Knight's
Challenge, Test of MettleBenefit: Your Knight and Avenger levels
stack for determining the level of spells you are able to choose as
spell-like abilities for your Faith Rewarded feature, for
determining the bonus you gain from Fighting Challenge, and for
determining the additional abilities you would gain as part of your
Knight's Challenge feature. Further, you may use the higher of your
Wisdom or Charisma modifier to determine the uses per day of your
Knight's Challenge feature, and the save DCs of your Faith Rewarded
spell-like abilities and your Knight's Challenge abilities.
