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New D&D Character Class: Swashbuckler (Modified Rake from Arena of Thyatis)

by Michael Wallace

Prime Requisite: Dexterity. Other Requirements: Strength 9, or better.
Experience Bonus: 5% for Dexterity 13-15; 10% for Dexterity 16-18.
Hit Dice: 1d6 per level up to 9th level. Starting with 10th level, +2 hp per level and
Constitution adjustments no longer apply.
Maximum Level: 36.
Armour: Leather armour only; shield not permitted; a dagger (main-gauche) may be used in the off-hand, which will improve the Swashbuckler's Armour Class by one, exactly like a shield.
Weapons: Any one-handed melee weapon; any thrown missile weapon (hand axe, dagger, rock, net, etc.)
Special Abilities: At 1st level - Open Locks, Climb Walls, Move Silently, Hide in Shadows, and Dodge. Fighter Combat Options at higher levels. Bonus to Charisma.

A swashbuckler is a combination of a thief and a fighter. They are the lightly armoured "gentlemen" from the upper classes (occasionally middle). It is a particularly popular class among noble or senatorial families, whose members are above petty thievery and (literal) backstabbing as a matter of honour.

Combat Chart: Swashbucklers attack as Thieves.
Saving Throws: Swashbucklers save as Thieves.
Open Locks, Climb Walls, Move Silently and Hide in Shadows: These work exactly as the Thief abilities of the same name.
Charisma: Swashbucklers receive a bonus of +1 to their initial Charisma score.
Dodge: This ability allows the swashbuckler to dodge (D) one melee attack, per round, by rolling his or her "Dodge" percentage. If he or she declares no attacks, they can try to dodge all incoming melee attacks during the round. Ranged spells, area effect attacks, and missiles cannot be dodged.

Level Experience Point Total OL (%) CW (%) MS (%) HS (%) Dodge (%)
1 0 10 77 15 5 10
2 1,200 15 78 20 10 15
3 2,400 20 79 25 15 20
4 4,800 25 80 30 20 24
5 9,600 30 81 35 24 28
6 20,000 35 82 40 28 32
7 40,000 40 83 44 32 35
8 80,000 45 84 48 35 38
9 160,000 50 85 52 38 41
10 280,000 54 86 55 41 44
11 400,000 58 87 58 44 47
12 520,000 62 88 61 47 50
13 640,000 66 89 64 50 53
14 760,000 69 90 66 53 56
15 880,000* 72 91 68 56 58
16 1,000,000 75 92 70 58 60
17 1,120,000 78 93 72 60 62
18 1,240,000 81 94 74 62 64
19 1,360,000 84 95 76 64 66
20 1,480,000 86 96 78 66 68
21 1,600,000 88 97 80 68 70
22 1,720,000 90 98 82 70 72
23 1,840,000 92 99 84 72 74
24 1,960,000 94 100 86 74 76
25 2,080,000 96 101 88 76 78
26 2,200,000 98 102 89 78 80
27 2,320,000** 100 103 90 80 81
28 2,440,000 102 104 91 82 82
29 2,560,000 104 105 92 84 83
30 2,680,000 106 106 93 86 84
31 2,800,000 108 107 94 88 85
32 2,920,000 110 108

 95 90 86
33 3,040,000 112 109 96 92 87
34 3,160,000 114 110 97 94 88
35 3,280,000 116 111 98 96 89
36 3,400,000 118 112 99 98 90

* = Gain Fighter combat options: Two attacks are possible at this level.
** = Three attacks are possible per round at this level.