Gambler (3.5e Prestige Class)

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Gambler

“	Lady Luck, she toys with me. Psh, women...	”
—Zalts, Human Gambler, Age of the Sky Pirate

In the end, no matter how much skill one might have to their name, a little fortune or misfortune can go a long way at shifting the balance of power. For those who take risks and live life on the edge, having luck on your side can mean the difference between becoming a legend, or being an unmarked grave. But then, there lies the joy of taking the risk...

Becoming a Gambler

Entry Requirements

Alignment:	Any non-lawful.
Skills:	Profession Gambling 6 ranks.
Feats:	Any one Luck featCS.
Special:	Must have won at least 100g in a bet.

Table: The Gambler

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	+0	+0	+2	+2	Aura of Chaos, Second Chance 1/day (ability check/skill), Wild Roulette	2	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+3	Karma	3	1	—	—	—
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+3	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 2/day	3	2	—	—	—
4th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Evasion	4	3	1	—	—
5th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Second Chance 3/day (attack/damage)	4	3	2	—	—
6th	+4	+2	+5	+5	Misfortune	5	4	3	1	—
7th	+5	+2	+5	+5	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 4/day	5	4	3	2	—
8th	+6	+2	+6	+6	Mettle	6	5	4	3	1
9th	+6	+3	+6	+6	Second Chance 5/day (saving throws)	6	5	4	3	2
10th	+7	+3	+7	+7	Deus Ex Machina, Lucky Soul	7	6	5	4	3
Class Skills (6 + Int modifier per level. Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (nobility and royality) (Int), Listen (Wis) Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha), Use Rope (Dex).

Table: The Epic Gambler

Level	Special
11th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 6/day
12th
13th	Second Chance 7/day
14th
15th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 8/day
16th
17th	Second Chance 9/day
18th
19th	Bonus Feat, Second Chance 10/day
20th

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Gambler.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A gambler is proficient with all simple weapons, plus the sap, short sword, throwing cards, and whip. Gamblers are proficient with light armor and shields (except tower shields). A gambler can cast gambler spells while wearing light armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. However, like any other arcane spellcaster, a gambler wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component (most do). A multiclass gambler still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes.

Spells: To cast a particular spell, you must have an charisma score of at least 10 + the spell's level. Your bonus spells are based on your charisma. Saves to avoid the effects of your spells have a DC of 10 + the spell's level + your Cha bonus (if any).

You cast spells as a sorcerer does. Table: Gambler Spells Known, below, details how many spells you can learn at each level. An epic gambler’s number of spells per day does not increase after 10th level. Choose your spells from the following list:

0—Amanuensis^SpC, Arcane Mark, Caltrops^SpC, Dancing Lights, Daze, Detect Magic, Flare, Ghost Sound, Know Direction, Light, Launch Bolt^SpC, Launch Item^SpC, Mage Hand, Mending, Minor Disguise^SpC, Open/Close, Purify Food and Drink, Prestidigitation, Silent Portal^SpC, Stick^SpC, Read Magic, Resistance.

1st—Alarm, Amplify^SpC, Apprasing Touch^SpC, Animate Rope, Backbiter^SpC, Buzzing Bee^SpC, Cause Fear, Cheat^SpC, Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Critical Strike^SpC, Cure Light Wounds, Cutting Hand^SpC, Dead End^SpC, Detect Secret Doors, Disguise Self, Distort Speech^SpC, Distract^SpC, Distract Assailant^SpC, Divine Favor, Entropic Shield, Erase, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall, Focusing Chant^SpC, Grease, Greater Mage Hand^SpC, Guided Shot^SpC, Herald's Call^SpC, Hideous Laughter, Hypnotism, Identify, Improvisation^SpC, Incite^SpC, Inhibit^SpC, Insightful Feint^SpC, Instant Locksmith^SpC, Instant Search^SpC, Ironguts^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Magic Aura, Magic Mouth, Master's Touch^SpC, Nerveskitter^SpC, Obscure Object, Omen of Peril^SpC, Persistent Blade^SpC, Phantom Threat^SpC, Protection from Law, Ray of Clumsiness^SpC, Remove Fear, Remove Scent^SpC, Resurgance^SpC, Serene Visage^SpC, Shock and Awe^SpC, Sign^SpC, Silent Image, Sleep, Spontaneous Search^SpC, Sticky Fingers^SpC, Swift Expeditious Retreat^SpC, Swift Invisibility^SpC, True Strike, Undetectable Alignment, Unseen Servant, Ventriloquism, Vision of Glory^SpC.

2nd—Arcane Lock, Alter Self, Augury, Animal Messenger, Animal Trance, Battle Hymn^SpC, Bladeweave^SpC, Blindness/Deafness, Blur, Calm Emotions, Cat's Grace, Chain of Eyes^SpC, Circle Dance^SpC, Cloud of Bewilderment^SpC, Cure Moderate Wounds, Curse of Ill Fortune^SpC, Curse of Impending Blades^SpC, Darkness, Daze Monster, Delay Poison, Delusions of Grandeur^SpC, Detect Thoughts, Discern Shapechanger^SpC, Divine Insight^SpC, Eagle's Splendor, Earth Lock^SpC, Entice Gift^SpC, Enthrall, False Life, Find Traps, Fox's Cunning, Glitterdust, Greater Alarm^SpC, Heroics^SpC, Heroism, Hold Person, Hurl^SpC, Hypnotic Pattern, Invisibility, Knock, Know Vulnerabilities^SpC, Locate Object, Malevolent Miasma^SpC, Mark of the Outcast^SpC, Marked Object^SpC, Mesmerizing Glare^SpC, Mindless Rage^SpC, Minor Image, Mirror Image, Misdirection, Miser's Envy^SpC, Phantasmal Assailants^SpC, Phantom Foe^SpC, Phantom Trap, Portal Alarm^SpC, Pyrotechnics, Rainbow Beam^SpC, Rage, Ray of Weakness^SpC, Rebuke^SpC, Reflective Disguise^SpC, Scare, Shatter, Shadow Mask^SpC, Shadow Radiance^SpC, Silence, Slapping Hand^SpC, Snake's Swiftness^SpC, Sound Burst, Speak to Allies^SpC, Suggestion, Surefooted Stride^SpC, Swift Fly^SpC, Tactical Precision^SpC, Tongues, Veil of Shadow^SpC, Wave of Grief^SpC, Weapon Shift^SpC, Whirling Blade^SpC, Whispering Wind.

3rd—Anarchic Storm^SpC, Anticipate Teleportation^SpC, Antidragon Aura^SpC, Arcane Sight, Bands of Steel^SpC, Bestow Curse, Blink, Capricious Zephyr^SpC, Charm Monster, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Confusion, Crushing Despair, Cure Serious Wounds, Darkfire^SpC, Daylight, Deep Slumber, Discern Lies, Dispel Magic, Displacement, Dolorous Blow^SpC, Energy Vortex^SpC, Explosive Runes, Fear, Fell the Greatest Foe^SpC, Flashburst^SpC, Gaseous Form, G'Elsewhere Chant^SpC, Glibness, Good Hope, Haste, Illusory Script, Invisibility Sphere, Keen Edge, Knight's Move^SpC, Know Opponent^SpC, Lesser Geas, Lesser Telepathic Bond^SpC, Listening Coin^SpC, Major Image, Mantle of Chaos^SpC, Mass Curse of Impending Blades^SpC, Mass Resurgance^SpC, Mass Snake's Swiftness^SpC, Phantom Steed. Prayer, Puppeteer^SpC, Rainbow Blast^SpC, Ray of Dizziness^SpC, Remove Curse, Reverse Arrows^SpC, Scrying, Sculpt Sound, Secret Page, See Invisibility, Sepia Snake Sigil, Servant Horde^SpC, Shadow Binding^SpC, Shadow Cache^SpC, Shatterfloor^SpC, Sign of Sealing^SpC, Slow, Speak With Animals, Speechlink^SpC, Spell Vulnerability^SpC, Tiny Hut, Treasure Scent^SpC, Unluck^SpC, Weapon of Impact^SpC, Wraithstrike^SpC.

4th—Arcane Eye, Assay Spell Resistance^SpC, Backlash^SpC, Break Enchantment, Celebration^SpC, Cure Critical Wounds, Defenestrating Sphere^SpC, Detect Scrying, Dimension Door, Divination, Dominate Person, Fire Stride^SpC, Fire Trap, Force Chest^SpC, Force Ward^SpC, Freedom of Movement, Greater Invisibility, Greater Rebuke^SpC, Hallucinatory Terrain, Hold Monster, Lay of the Land^SpC, Legend Lore, Locate Creature, Minor Creation, Modify Memory, Neutralize Poison, Rainbow Pattern, Ray Deflection^SpC, Recitation^SpC, Ruin Delver's Fortune^SpC, Scramble Portal^SpC, Secret Chest, Sending, Sensory Deprivation^SpC, Shadow Conjuration, Shadow Phase^SpC, Shadow Well^SpC, Shout, Sirene's Grace^SpC, Speak With Plants, Spectral Weapon^SpC, Sword of Deception^SpC, Wall of Chaos^SpC, Voice of the Dragon^SpC, Zone of Silence.

Table: Gambler Spells Known

Level	Spells Known
	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	2	—	—	—	—
2nd	3	1	—	—	—
3rd	4	2	—	—	—
4th	4	3	1	—	—
5th	4	3	2	—	—
6th	5	3	3	1	—
7th	5	4	3	2	—
8th	5	4	4	3	1
9th	6	4	4	3	2
10th	6	5	5	4	3

Aura of Chaos (Ex): The power of a gambler’s aura of chaos (see the detect chaos spell) is equal to her gambler level.

Second Chance (Ex): Luck just seems to follow the gambler. Even if it seems he loses... the die lands on a 1, his sword deflects off the armor.... at the last moment fate seems to correct itself. The gambler gets a reroll of any ability check or skill check 1/day. Every two levels past first (3rd, 5th, 7th, etc.) you gain an additional use per day. At 5th level, you may reroll attack rolls, or all the dice involved in a damage roll. At 9th level, you may reroll saving throws. Using a reroll is a free action, but you may only reroll any particular one event once (regardless if you have used your second chance, a luck feat, the luck domain power, or any other source of rerolls).

Wild Roulette (Su): As a standard action a gambler may test his luck and let the whims of fate determine what shall be his action. Roll 3d6 and consult the table below for the effect. You may choose targets after you have determined the effect of your dice. All saving throws are 10 + 1/2 HD + Charisma, where applicable.

Wild Roulette

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	Combination	Effect
	6-6-6	1d6 damage every level as a 20 ft radius burst anywhere in 120 ft range, no save for the damage. Also, 1 Con damage every two levels, Fortitude negates.
	1-1-1	You are dazed for 1 round.
	Triples (except for all 1s or all 6s)	1d6 damage every level as a 20 ft radius burst anywhere in 120 ft range, no save.
Doubles (such as 2-2-any other number)	1d6 damage every level as a ranged touch attack to one target in 60 ft, no save.
Ascending (1-2-3 or 3-4-5 or 4-5-6)	Target an opponent in 60ft, the next damage they take from any source rolls twice for damage, and takes the higher result.
All Odd (1-3-5)	Deal 5 points of negative energy damage per level to target in 60 ft, Will save for half.
All Even (2-4-6)	Cure 5 points of damage per level to target in 60 ft, Will save for half.
Any Other Combination	1d6 damage every 2 levels as a ranged touch attack to one target in 60 ft, no save.

Karma (Ex): At 2nd level, oh no the balance!

Bonus Feats: At 3rd level and every 4 levels after, a gambler may select a bonus feat from the following list: Any Luck feat (such as those within Complete Scoundrel),

Evasion (Ex): At 4th level, dodging!

Misfortune (Ex): At 6th level, oh no karma you too!

Mettle (Ex): At 8th level, tough as nails!

Deus Ex Machina (Ex): At 10th level, plot armor!

Lucky Soul: At 10th level, you're feeling chaosy today.

The epic gambler gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic gambler feats) at 11th and every 4 levels after.

Epic Gambler Bonus Feat List: <-list of bonus epic feats->

Ex-Gamblers

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Campaign Information

Playing a Gambler

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Gamblers in the World

“	I'm not worried, I am the leading man after all. And the plot demands I at least put up a good fight.	”
—Zalts, Human Gambler

NPC Reactions:

Gambler Lore

Characters with ranks in Knowledge Local can research Gamblers to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

Knowledge Local

DC	Result
10	<-not so common knowledge->.
15	<-rare information->.
20	<-very rare information->.
30	<-information so obscure that members of this class might not even know it->.

Gamblers in the Game

Adaptation: <-Fitting this class in your campaign->

Sample Encounter: <-DM placement for NPC of this class->

EL 10: PENDING

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