Ninja

Ninja
(SPECIAL BASE CLASS)
Ninjas move through the shadows, striking down the unwary and vanishing again with ease. Ninjas walk where others cannot. They blend their training in stealth and assassination with a focused mind. Their rigorous preparation sharpens their minds and bodies, giving them supernatural abilities of stealth and making them phantoms in the eyes of many. Although ninjas in battle lack the staying power of martial characters such as fighters or barbarians, they excel at making combat occur on their terms-appearing and disappearing seemingly at a whim.

- Hit Die: d30
- Proficiency: Exotic weapons
- Skill Points: 6 + Int Modifier

ABILITIES:

1: Ki Power - A ninja can channel his ki energy to manifest special powers of assassination, defence, stealth and mobility. Ki Powers can be used only if a ninja is wearing no armor and is unencumbered. When a charge is spent, he gains +1 bonus to Will Saves per DEX modifier for 2 rounds. A new charge of Ki Power is earned for each WIS modifier achieved without temporary buffs and every two ninja levels.
Sneak Attack +1d6
2: Ghost Step - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to become invisible for a short time. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. Duration: 1 Round. Ki Power restoration: 5 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +2d6
3: Poison Mastery
Sneak Attack +3d6
4: Ninja Agility - A ninja can add his total Wisdom score to his Armor Class for 2 rounds when a Ki Power charge is spent.
Sneak Attack +4d6
5: Great Leap - A ninja can make long jumps without a running start, providing +10 bonus to jump rolls. This ability can be used only if he is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.
Sneak Attack +5d6
6: Ki Dodge - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to cause attacks against him to miss when it might otherwise hit. When a ninja activates this ability, his outline shifts and wavers, granting him high concealment, great spell resistance and some elemental immunity against all attacks for a short time. Duration: 2 Rounds. Ki Power restoration: 10 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +6d6
7: Acrobatics +5 - A ninja gains a +5 bonus to Jump and Tumble checks.
Sneak Attack +7d6
8: Ghost Strike - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to strike incorporeal and ethereal creatures as if they were corporeal. The ninja also can use this ability to strike foes on the material plane normally while ethereal, dealing 1 piercing damage equal to DEX modifier per Ninja level plus 1d6 piercing damage per Sneak Attack dice. If  the ninja is on ethereal plane, the attack also causes 2d6 positive damage per DEX modifier, but move him back to material plane. Ki Power restoration: 5 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +8d6
9: Sneak Attack +9d6
10: Ghost Step (ethereal) - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to become ethereal when using Ghost step instead of becoming invisible. Duration: 1 Round. Ki Power restoration: 5 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +10d6
Bonus Feat
11: Evasion
12: Sneak Attack +11d6
13: Acrobatics +10 - The bonus increases to +10 Jump and Tumble.
14: Sneak Attack +12d6
Bonus Feat
15: Ghost Sight - A ninja can see invisible and ethereal creatures as easily as she sees material creatures and objects.
16: Sneak Attack +13d6
17: Acrobatics +20 - The bonus increases to +20 Jump and Tumble.
18: Greater Ki Dodge - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to grant total concealment, incredible spell resistance and high elemental, magical and negative immunity for a short time. Duration: 2 Rounds. Ki Power restoration: 10 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +14d6
Bonus Feat
20: Ghost Walk - A ninja can spend one charge of his Ki Power to enter the Ethereal Plane for an extended period of time. Hostile actions will cancel the effect. If there is only one charge of Ki Power remaining. Duration: 5 Rounds. Ki Power restoration: 10 Rounds.
Sneak Attack +15d6

EPIC:

21: Epic Ninja
Great Dexterity I
22: Great Dexterity II
Sneak Attack +16d6
23: Great Dexterity III
Bonus Feat
24: Great Dexterity IV
Sneak Attack +17d6
25: Acrobatics +30 - The bonus increases to +30 Jump and Tumble.
Great Dexterity V
26: Great Dexterity VI
Sneak Attack +18d6
27: Acrobatics +40 - The bonus increases to +40 Jump and Tumble.
Great Dexterity VII
Bonus Feat
28: Great Dexterity VIII
Sneak Attack +19d6
29: Acrobatics +50 - The bonus increases to +50 Jump and Tumble.
Great Dexterity IX
30: Great Dexterity X
Sneak Attack +20d6
31: Bonus Feat
35: Bonus Feat
39: Bonus Feat

Epic Ninja Bonus Feats List:
Crippling Strike, Defensive Roll, Epic Skill Focus, Epic Dodge, Epic Reputation, Improved Evasion, Improved Sneak Attack, Opportunist, Self-Concealment, Skill Mastery, Slippery Mind, Superior Initiative.


INFO:

- Main attribute: Dexterity (DEX);
- Best Races: Ninja equipment will be only usable by: Human, Half-Elf;
- Ninja Spy Sneak Attack will stack with Ninja's Sneak Attack;
- DEX used for Ghost Strike damage, WIS for Ki Power charges and AC;
- Ninja levels will increase Ghost Strike physical damage;
- Recommended Equipment: Shortsword, Shuriken, Ninja equipment (Light Armor, Robe).


Ninja Prestige Classes (3):

Spy
Weapon Master
Tempest