Class: Falconer
- This class is presently incomplete.
The Falconer
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| Level | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Special | Maneuvers Readied | Maneuvers Known | Max Maneuver Level |
| 1 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +0 | Animal Companion | 1 | 2 | 1st |
| 2 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +0 | 2 | 3 | 1st | |
| 3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 4 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 2nd | |
| 5 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +1 | 3 | 6 | 3rd | |
| 6 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +2 | 3 | 7 | 3rd | |
| 7 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +2 | 4 | 8 | 4th | |
| 8 | +6/+1 | +4 | +6 | +2 | 4 | 9 | 4th | |
| 9 | +6/+1 | +4 | +6 | +3 | 4 | 10 | 5th | |
| 10 | +7/+2 | +5 | +7 | +3 | Falconer Talent | 5 | 11 | 5th |
| 11 | +8/+3 | +5 | +7 | +3 | 5 | 12 | 6th | |
| 12 | +9/+4 | +6 | +8 | +4 | Falconer Talent | 6 | 13 | 6th |
| 13 | +9/+4 | +6 | +8 | +4 | 6 | 14 | 7th | |
| 14 | +10/+5 | +6 | +9 | +4 | Falconer Talent | 6 | 15 | 7th |
| 15 | +11/+6/+1 | +7 | +9 | +5 | 7 | 16 | 8th | |
| 16 | +12/+7/+2 | +7 | +10 | +5 | Falconer Talent | 7 | 17 | 8th |
| 17 | +12/+7/+2 | +8 | +10 | +5 | 8 | 18 | 9th | |
| 18 | +13/+8/+3 | +8 | +11 | +6 | Falconer Talent | 8 | 19 | 9th |
| 19 | +14/+9/+4 | +8 | +11 | +6 | 8 | 20 | 9th | |
| 20 | +15/+10/+5 | +9 | +12 | +6 | Falconer Talent | 9 | 21 | 9th |
Falconer
- "Let me introduce you to my little friend."
Not all warriors were meant for the front-lines, or even to necessarily train themselves in weaponry. For as long as most can remember, the various humanoid races have trained animals for a variety of purposes: pack animals, work animals, and hunting animals. Of these, those of the last category are the most readily adapted to combat, a notion that some take to with gusto.
Typically using light armor and relatively simple weapons, the falconer focuses her martial training not just on herself, but also on her companion. While the profession began with falcons - hence the name - not all falconers use birds of prey; others use wolves, bears, or even more exotic animals. Regardless, falconers often raise their animal companion from birth, strengthening the connection between trainer and animal, giving them incredible knowledge of their animal's behaviors and allowing them to push them far beyond the limits of what is normal for their kind.
Such training, however, takes time, and the falconer trades her own expertise in combat in exchange for improving that of her companion. While she does not ignore her own prowess entirely, it does leave her at a disadvantage compared to other warriors. On the other hand, falconers bring not just themselves, but their companion to the fray, allowing them to effectively function in two places at once.
Unlike trainers, falconers use no Force to compel their companion to obey, nor do they take advantage of outside means to train and improve their companion's abilities. Falconers rely instead entirely on their own skill and the skills of their companions, learning to work in tandem with their companion on a level that seems instinctual.
Game Rule Information
Falconers have the following game statistics.
Force Alignment: None.
Force Resistances: None.
Abilities: Dexterity is among the most important abilities for a falconer, though Intelligence can also be an asset.
Hit Die: d8.
Class Skills: The falconer’s class skills are Agility (Dex), Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Nature) (Int), Martial Lore (Int), Notice (Per), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Per), Tumble (Dex), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), and Vitality (Con).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Ethos: Any.
Starting Age: Simple.
Starting Gold: 4d4 x 10gp.
Favored By: None.
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the falconer.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Falconers are proficient with all simple weapons, nets, bolas, boomerangs, harpoons, shuriken, whips, and a number of martial weapons of their choice equal to 3 + Intelligence modifier, minimum 2. Falconers are proficient with light armor, but not shields.
Falconer's Trick: At 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th levels, the falconer learns a trick that allows her to work with her companion more closely. Choose one of the abilities below.
- Back to Back (Ex): You and your animal companion can occupy each others' space without penalty.
- Hand Signals (Ex): You can communicate with your animal companion wordlessly, at a range of 60 feet. Other creatures can make a Spot check against DC 10 + your initiator level + your Intelligence modifier to notice this communication, and must make a followup Sense Motive check against the same DC to discern your intent.
Maneuver List
The following is the falconer maneuver list.
1st-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Assist | Swift | Boost | When you use Aid Another for your partner, increase the bonus by +2. |
| Bear Hug | Standard | Strike | Melee attack, as though you had improved grab. |
| Distraction | Swift | Boost | Target of your next attack provokes an opportunity attack from your partner. |
| Encouragement, Minor | Swift | Boost | You can heal your partner for 1d6+1/level (max +5) damage. |
| Primal Strike | Standard | Strike | Attack deals +4 damage with weapon, or +6 if two-handed. |
| Shared Defense | Swift | Stance | You and your partner use each other for cover. |
| Team Feint | Swift | Boost | Your next attack makes the target flat-footed for your partner. |
| Voracious Drive | Full | Strike | Charge attack deals +1d6 damage, suffer no attacks of opportunity or penalty to AC. |
2nd-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Defensive Partnership | Reaction | Counter | Your partner attacks a creature that just attacked you. |
| Dual Movement | Move | Rush | Swap places with your partner. |
| Improved Flanking | Swift | Stance | When flanking with your partner, gain an extra +2 on attacks and deal +1d6 damage. |
| Lend Strength | Swift | Boost | Your partner is treated as one size larger. |
| Momentum Crash | Swift | Boost | Add an additional 10 points of damage to a successful charge attack. |
| Pounce | Full | Strike | Charge and make a full attack on the target. |
| Setup Strike | Standard | Strike | Melee attack, your partner's next attack against that creature ignores DR, Hardness, and protect. |
| Shared Expertise | Reaction | Counter | If your partner fails to hit a creature, can reroll with your bonus. |
| Shared Will | Reaction | Counter | If your partner fails a Will save, can reroll with your bonus. |
| Tempo Strike | Swift | Boost | If you attack the same target as your partner, deal +2d6 damage. |
3rd-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Gecko Run | Move | Rush | Move as if you had spider climb. |
| Encouragement, Lesser | Swift | Boost | You can heal your partner for 2d6+1/level (max +10) damage. |
| Lessening Strike | Standard | Strike | Melee attack, deals +3d6 damage, creature is treated as one size category smaller. |
| Listen to the Earth | Swift | Stance | Gain tremorsense. |
| One Heart for Another | Reaction | Counter | An attack or effect at your partner is redirected to you, if possible. |
| Regroup | Swift | Boost | Move towards your partner. |
| Savage Drive | Full | Strike | Charge attack deals +4d6 damage, suffer no attacks of opportunity or penalty to AC. |
| Shared Reflexes | Reaction | Counter | If your partner fails a Reflex save, can reroll with your bonus. |
| Strength of Two | Swift | Stance | While sharing a space, you and your partner act as though one size larger. |
| Take the Opening | Reaction | Counter | When you successfully hit a creature, your partner may make an attack against the same target. |
4th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Bestial Wrath | Swift | Boost | Your partner enters a rage. |
| Blood Frenzy | Swift | Stance | You and your partner deal increased damage to bloodied and critical targets. |
| Go for the Throat | Reaction | Counter | When you score a critical hit, your partner's next attack is an automatic critical. |
| Primal Smash | Standard | Strike | Attack suffers a -4 penalty to attack rolls, +20 to damage, or +35 if two-handed. |
| Ricochet | Swift | Boost | You can redirect your partner's attacks. |
| Shared Fortitude | Reaction | Counter | If your partner fails a Fortitude save, can reroll with your bonus. |
| Wild Reposition | Swift | Boost | Your partner moves up to its speed. |
| Wolfpack Harry | Standard | Strike | Both you and your partner make a single attack. |
5th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Dancing Blade Form | Swift | Stance | Increase your threatening reach by +5 feet during your turn. |
| Defensive Partnership, Greater | Reaction | Counter | Your partner attacks an opponent who is about to strike you, may interrupt attack. |
| Encouragement, Moderate | Swift | Boost | You can heal your partner for 3d6+1/level (max +15) damage. |
| Kill Shot | Standard | Strike | Attack deals +3d6 damage, automatic critical if target is bloodied. |
| Lend Might | Swift | Boost | Your partner is treated as two size categories larger. |
| Meteoric Collision | Full | Strike | Perform a bull rush with a +4 bonus, deal +7d6 damage in addition to bull rush effects. |
| Steel Fang | Standard | Strike | Attack deals +5d6 damage, ignores DR and Hardness, chance to daze. |
| Withdrawl | Swift | Boost | You and your partner move toward each other, don't provoke opportunity attacks. |
6th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Abyssal Drive | Full | Strike | Charge attack deals +8d6 damage, sickens target for 1d4 rounds. |
| Diminishing Strike | Standard | Strike | Melee attack, deals +4d6 damage, creature is treated as two size categories smaller. |
| Fastball Special | Standard | Strike | Hurl your partner at a creature. |
| Master's Call | Swift | Boost | Cleanse your partner of all status ailments that prevent or slow movement. |
| Wild Assault | Swift | Boost | Partner can move and attack. |
7th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Disengage | Swift | Boost | Yo-u and your partner move towards a position you designate, don't provoke opportunity attacks. |
| Encouragement, Greater | Swift | Boost | You can heal your partner for 4d6+1/level (max +20) damage. |
| Impromptu Partner | Swift | Boost | You can designate another creature treated as a partner. |
| Twin Strike | Standard | Strike | You and your partner perform a combined attack against a creature, deals +6d6 damage. |
| Wild Cavalry | Swift | Boost | Your partner makes a charge attack, deals +4d6 damage. |
8th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Adamantine Fang | Standard | Strike | Attack deals +12d6 damage, ignores DR and Hardness, can paralyze. |
| Meteoric Crash | Full | Strike | Make a bull rush with a +4 bonus as a charge; deal +10d6 damage in addition to bull rush effects; knock target prone if moved more than 10 feet, and make a followup attack. |
| Situational Awareness | Swift | Stance | Become aware of all living things within 60 feet, can find the path to locations. |
| Wolfpack Unison | Full | Strike | You and your partner each make a full attack, deal +2d6 damage. |
9th-Level Falconer Maneuvers
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| Maneuver Name | Action | Type | Effect |
| Encouragement, Supreme | Swift | Boost | You can heal your partner for 50 points of damage. |
| Sublime Unison | Standard | Strike | You and your partner each simultaneously use a strike maneuver, each deals +2d6 damage. |
