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The False Prophecy Con

New Skill Uses

Illustrators: Shawn Richter, Steve Trustrum

The False Prophecy Con― Bluff,

Bluff,

Gather Information, Sense Motive

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Gather Information, Sense Motive

Although divination is necessary to truly see into the

future, not every street corner seer has that sort of (or ac-

tual) power. Instead, they rely on a time-proven collection

of tricks, reads and behavioral techniques to convince their

subject that their prophecies are legitimate.

The ﬁ rst step in running a successful false prophecy con,

but one that is rarely available to the typically street corner

charlatan, is learning as much about the mark (victim) as

possible. Doing so requires spending a long period watch-

ing the mark and then making a Gather Information check.

The base DC for this check is 30, but reduce it by 1 (to a mini-

mum of 15) for every 4 hours spent closely observing the

mark or working diligently to gain information on the mark

from reliable third party sources. If this Gather Information

check succeeds, the false prophecy con’s ﬁ nal Bluff check

(see following) gains a +1 competence bonus with an ad-

ditional +1 to the bonus per 3 points the Gather Information

check succeeded by.

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Sense Motive can be used in a similar fashion, on its own

or in combination with the Gather Information check, to also

increase the charlatan’s chance of a successful false proph-

ecy. Once the false prophecy con is underway, the charlatan

may make a number of Bluff checks opposed by the mark’s

Sense Motive, as normal. These Bluffs purposely probe the

mark and try to elicit a response that will give information.

If the Bluff succeeds, the charlatan immediately makes a

Sense Motive check against the mark, the DC of which is

25 minus the number of points the charlatan’s Bluff check

succeeded by. If this subsequent Sense Motive check suc-

ceeds, the charlatan gains a cumulative +1 bonus to the false

prophecy’s ﬁ nal Bluff check (see following.) If the charla-

tan’s probing Bluff check fails, the mark makes a Will save

using the charlatan’s Charisma score as the DC. A successful

saving throw means the mark is aware he is being conned.

As many of these Bluff/Sense Motive combination probes

as desired may be attempted with cumulative results to the

The Diviner

The Diviner specialist wizard has been transformed into

its own 20-level base class. The standard wizard found in

the PHB remains the typical, universal wizard base class.

The Diviner

Specialists and Multi-Classing

Specialists cannot multi-class with other specialist wizard

classes of schools prohibited by any current specialist wiz-

ard classes. Furthermore, if the character later multi-classes

into any other spellcasting classes, be they divine or arcane

in nature, spells from prohibited schools remain beyond the

character’s ability to learn.

Specialists and Multi-Classing

maximum of the charlatan’s Sense Motive ranks, although

each risks giving the game away.

Table 1: New Feats

Feat

Prerequisites

Once the charlatan feels he is ready to make the ﬁ nal

con―he may spend time gathering information or probing

the mark for personal information (see previous), or cut

right to the chase―he makes the ﬁ nal Bluff check to convince

the mark that the prophecy about to be revealed is entirely

sincere. This is a standard Bluff check with the mark’s Sense

Motive modiﬁ er determined by a combination of the nature

of the information the false prophecy will “reveal” (gener-

ally speaking, the more personal and focused the prophecy

the more difﬁ cult the Bluff will fail) and the mark’s willing-

ness to believe (someone who is desperate, gullible or has

lots of faith in the power of prophecy will be an easier Bluff.)

Modify the Bluff check by any previously outlined probing

Sense Motive or Gather Information checks, and roll. Success

means the prophecy is believed.

Aligned Intuition *

2 levels of diviner

Arcane Intuition *

5 levels of diviner

Charlatan

Bluﬀ 4 ranks, Gather Information

4 ranks

Forbidden Lore *

1 level of any specialist wizard

class, Intelligence 12+

Intuit Life *

1 level of diviner

Intuit Undeath *

2 levels of diviner

Secret Doors Intuition *

1 levels of diviner

Seer *

4 levels of diviner, Wisdom 14

Specialist Familiar *

4 levels of any single specialist

wizard class, Charisma 14+

Traps Intuition *

2 levels of diviner

Optionally, the GM can vary the mark’s response de-

pending on how much the Bluff defeated the mark’s ﬁ nal

Sense Motive check by if the false prophecy succeeded. A

ﬁ nal Bluff that barely succeeds means the mark believes the

prophecy has some merit but isn’t wholly convinced. A ﬁ nal

Bluff that defeats the mark’s Sense Motive check by 10, on

the other hand, would likely convince the mark to a degree

where they might leave some additional money above and

beyond the agreed upon cost of the fortune telling.

* This is a Specialist feat

of each other rather than combining into a single alignment.

For instance, if you have both Aligned Intuition (Good) and

Aligned Intuition (Law), this does not mean you can only

sense the presence of lawful good. You continue to separate-

ly sense things of either lawful or good nature.

If you have this feat multiple times and you are exposed

to the presence of something that fulﬁ lls the nature of more

than one feat (a lawful good creature to suit our previous ex-

ample, for instance), you detect both natures simultaneously

as an automatic response, but must concentrate on each in-

dividual aspect separately in order to learn more.

New Feats

Along with the new feats to be found in this section, also

introduced is an entirely new category of feats. Specialist

feats are only available to specialist wizards, and most only

to a speciﬁ c type of specialist.

New Feats

Arcane Intuition (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for magic around you.

Aligned Intuition (Chaos / Evil / Good /

Law) (Specialist)

Prerequisites: 5 levels of diviner

Law) (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for a particular aspect of the

alignment spectrum around you.

Prerequisites: 2 levels of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to sense arcane en-

ergies around you, as per the detect magic spell. The radius

of your basic, innate sense for magic only extends for a ra-

dius of 5 feet in all directions. This allows you to sense the

presence of magic without needing to concentrate, although

anything more requires concentration and is limited in its

scope. 1 round of studying a 5-foot, cone-shaped emanation

bestows the information normally acquired after 2 rounds of

studying for detect magic , while only 2 rounds are needed for

the information normally acquired after 3 rounds of study.

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to sense one aspect

of alignment (chaos, evil, good or law; selected when the

feat is taken) in your vicinity, as per the detect chaos , detect

evil , detect good , and detect law spells (as appropriate.) The

radius of your basic, innate sense for the alignment aspect

in question only extends for a radius of 50 feet in all direc-

tions. This allows you to sense the presence of anything of

that alignment aspect, regardless of its remaining aspects,

without needing to concentrate, although anything more re-

quires concentration and is limited in its scope. 1 round of

studying a cone-shaped emanation bestows the information

normally acquired after 2 rounds of studying for the appro-

priate spell, while only 2 rounds are needed for the informa-

tion normally acquired after 3 rounds of study.

Special: This feat may be taken multiple times, with each

additional instance doubling the previous ranges (10 feet for

taking it twice, 20 feet for three times, etc.)

Special: This feat may be taken more than once, applying

each new instance to a new alignment aspect. If this feat is

taken more than once, the feats continue to act independent

centration and is limited in its scope. 1 round of studying a

cone-shaped emanation bestows the information normally

acquired after 2 rounds of studying for detect undead , while

only 2 rounds are needed for the information normally ac-

quired after 3 rounds of study.

Charlatan (General)

You have a knack for convincing others you can see the

future.

Prerequisites: Bluff 4 ranks, Gather Information 4 ranks,

Sense Motive 4 ranks

Special: This feat may be taken multiple times, with each

additional instance doubling the previous ranges (30 feet for

taking it twice, 60 feet for three times, etc.)

Beneﬁ ts: You gain a +2 competence bonus to Bluff,

Gather Information and Sense Motive checks when attempt-

ing to pull a false prophecy con (pg 1.)

Secret Doors Intuition (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for the presence of secret or

hidden passages.

Forbidden Lore (Specialist)

You know a spell that you, as a specialist, should not.

Prerequisites: 1 level of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to sense secret doors,

compartments and the like in your vicinity, as per the detect

secret doors spell. The radius of your basic, innate sense for

such hidden nooks and passages only extends for a radius

of 15 feet in all directions. This allows you to sense the pres-

ence of the secret doors without needing to concentrate, al-

though anything more requires concentration and is limited

in its scope. 1 round of studying a cone-shaped emanation

bestows the information normally acquired after 2 rounds

of studying for detect secret doors , while only 2 rounds are

needed for the information normally acquired after 3 rounds

of study, and so on.

Prerequisites: 1 level of any specialist wizard class,

Intelligence 12+

Beneﬁ ts: You can learn one spell of your prohibited mag-

ic school, to a maximum spell level equal to your Intelligence

bonus.

Intuit Life (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for basic life forces around

you.

Prerequisites: 1 level of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to sense one kind

of animal or plant (selected when the feat is taken) in your

vicinity, as per the detect animals or plants spell. The radius of

your basic, innate sense for the animal or plant in question

only extends for a radius of 50 feet in all directions. This al-

lows you to sense the presence of the animal or plant type

without needing to concentrate, although anything

more requires concentration and is limited in its

scope. 1 round of studying a cone-shaped emana-

tion bestows the informa-

tion normally acquired

after 2 rounds of study-

ing for detect animals

or plants , while only 2

rounds are needed for the infor-

mation normally acquired after 3

rounds of study.

An elf with this feat gains a +4 competence bonus with

Search checks to look for secret doors.

Secret Doors Intuition (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for the presence of secret or

hidden passages.

Prerequisites: 1 level of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to

sense secret doors, compartments and the like

in your vicinity, as per the detect secret doors

spell. The radius of your basic, innate sense

for such hidden nooks and passages only ex-

tends for a radius of 15 feet in all directions.

This allows you to sense the presence of the

secret doors without needing to concentrate,

although anything more requires concentration

and is limited in its scope. 1 round of studying a

cone-shaped emanation bestows the information

normally acquired after 2 rounds of studying for

detect secret doors , while only 2 rounds are need-

ed for the information normally acquired after 3

rounds of study, and so on.

An elf with this feat gains a +4 competence bo-

nus with Search checks to look for secret doors.

Special: This feat may be taken more than

once, applying each new instance to a new type

of plant or animal.

Intuit Undeath (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for the presence

of the undead.

Prerequisites: 2 levels of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to

sense the undead in your vicinity, as per the

detect undead spell. The radius of your basic,

innate sense for the undead only extends for a

radius of 15 feet in all directions. This allows

you to sense the presence of the unliving

without needing to concentrate, al-

though anything more requires con-

Seer (Specialist)

You know how to use implements to

strengthen your divining.

Prerequisites: 4 levels of diviner, Wisdom

Beneﬁ ts: When using chicken’s feet, bones, dice, Tarot

or similar implement you are considered to be one diviner

level higher than you actually are or you gain a +2 circum-

stance bonus to any roll or check when casting a divination

spell that requires either. If both beneﬁ ts are relevant to the

spell’s casting, you may choose which beneﬁ t applies.

paign trail need to give incredibly careful thought to their

spell selections, perhaps more so than any other specialist.

Divination has no direct impact on just about every immedi-

ate situation, but can be invaluable in preparing for those

events before they occur. Not only can spells that allow for

various degrees of prophecy aid in knowing what to expect,

but spells that allow for remote sensory input from the pres-

ent are excellent tools for locating traps and ambushes, and

for gathering intelligence on enemies.

Specialist Familiar (Specialist)

Your familiar is altered into a creature more suited to

your specialty.

Characteristics

Prerequisites: 4 levels of any single specialist wizard

class, Charisma 14+

Diviners tend to be inquisitive and wise so as to make

the most of what their magics reveal. Many become intro-

verted because it is no simple thing to see what the future

holds―including that which is to come for loved ones―and

merely accept it. This also tends to make diviners a serious,

somber lot.

Alignment

Beneﬁ ts: Your familiar gains the following abilities, as

beﬁ tting your specialty wizard class:

● Diviner : +4 competence bonus to Spot and Search

checks

Traps Intuition (Specialist)

You have an innate sense for the presence traps and

snares.

Any alignment suits a diviner. Those that are lawful ﬁ t

the role because they see in the future what the universe has

ordained, and in that they see the gods’ plans for them. On

the other hand, chaos is also appropriate because much of

what diviners do―seeing reality that would otherwise be be-

yond their scope of senses―is directed towards using what

is learned to change what should normally come to be.

Prerequisites: 2 levels of diviner

Beneﬁ ts: You are automatically able to sense simple pits,

snares, mechanical traps of natural materials, and the like in

your vicinity, as per the detect snares and pits

spell.

Religion

The radius of your basic, innate sense for

such hidden nooks and passages only

extends for a radius of 15 feet in all di-

rections. This allows you to sense the

presence of the traps without need-

ing to concentrate, although any-

thing more requires concentration

and is limited in its scope. 1 round

of studying a cone-shaped emana-

tion bestows the information nor-

mally acquired after 2 rounds of

studying for detect snares and pits ,

while only 2 rounds are needed for

the information normally acquired af-

ter 3 rounds of study, and so on.

Unless the setting has a god devoted to

prophecy, knowledge or the like, a diviner

will likely avoid faithful worship because, in

the absence of a supporting deity, the char-

acter’s actions can be seen as treading on the

province of gods.

Background

Diviners exist in both primitive

and so-called “civilized” societies, es-

pecially those that embrace magic. If

not the latter, there is often the risk

of falling victim to superstitions

that fear anything considered to be

taboo or knowledge that is meant

only for the gods, such as farseeing

or prophecy. In the latter instanc-

es, most are branded as heretics or

“witches” and punished as their

culture demands, whereas more ac-

cepting societies may go so far as to

encourage diviners as gifted. How

the character develops should

largely depend on this point of

view.

The Diviner

Core Class

Knowledge (especially foreknowl-

edge) is key to a diviner’s existence.

Although most people think of prophe-

cies when they consider divination, this

type of magic goes well beyond that. Wise

rulers treasure diviners for all their abili-

ties, be they prophecy or otherwise, and a

seer who knows how to mix his talents

with politics can go far indeed.

Races

Always looking to the future, di-

viners are rare amongst races that are

very rooted in the now. A dwarf’s stoic

nature causes most to shun all things they

cannot see or, preferably, touch for themselves,

Adventures

Diviners looking to hit the cam-

causing them to generally eschew prophecy. Halﬂ ings, rev-

elers that they are, are similarly more concerned with living

in the now than what fate has in store for them. Elves, on the

other hand, are keenly aware of the future’s role in the pres-

ent because time seems much more ﬂ uid to creatures with

life spans such as theirs. Amongst the goblin and humanoid

races, diviners hold much value by ﬁ lling a key position as

soothsayer to their primitive superstitions.

Game Rule Information

Diviners have the following game statistics.

Abilities: Unlike wizards, Wisdom determines the

strength of a diviner’s spells, how many he can cast, and

how difﬁ cult it is to resist those spells’ effects. This is be-

cause the degree of mental control needed to peer through

time and space strengthens the mind and improves the di-

viner’s ability to deal with what he learns.

Alignment: Any.

Other Classes

Because their art is so subtle in its nature, many diviners

prefer to work with other classes that operate in a similar

fashion. A rogue’s desire to solve problems with methods

beyond “bash and kill it” appeals to many diviners, as does

the rogue’s awareness of consequence. Fighters and barbar-

ians, on the other hand, while welcomed by these non-com-

bative specialists when danger looms, are typically seen as

thugs who cannot see the moments beyond the next swing

of their sword. Because their relationship with nature makes

them mindful of how the smallest action can have great re-

percussions (a match in a dry forest, for example), diviners

see many druids as kindred spirits.

Role

Hit Die: d4.

Class Skills

The diviner’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill)

are Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher

Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Gather Information (Cha),

Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Perform (Act

or Oratory) (Cha), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int.)

Skill Points at 1st Level: (4 + Int modiﬁ er) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modiﬁ er.

A diviner is best used as a living sensor, able to keep a

third eye open for danger, be it due to natural disaster, open

aggression or political subterfuge.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the diviner.

Table 2: The Diviner

Base

Attack

Bonus

——–——————— Spells per Day —–———————

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Level

Special

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

1st

Summon familiar,

Foresight 1/day

3 1 ————————

2nd

Bonus spell

—

3rd

—

4th

Bonus spell

—

5th

—

6th

Spellcra insight 1/day

—

7th

Bonus spell

—

8th

Foresight 2/day

—

9th

Bonus spell

—

10th

Bonus feat

—

11th

—

12th

+6/+1

Spellcra insight 2/day

—

13th

+6/+1

—

14th

+7/+2

Bonus spell

—

15th

+7/+2

—

16th

+8/+3

+10

Foresight 3/day

—

17th

+8/+3

+10

Bonus spell

18th

+9/+4

+11

Spellcra insight 3/day

19th

+9/+4

+11

Bonus spell

20th

+10/+5

+12

Bonus feat

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