Shadow Thief

The organization known as the Shadow Thieves is the largest and most prosperous thieves' guild in all of the region. Its success is derived from its system of interlocking guilds, each dedicated to the twin goals of profit and power. This series of guilds controls the lion's share of all criminal operations along the Sword Coast and beyond. As a member of a Shadow Thieves' guild, a shadow thief  knows only their own minions, their coworkers, and their superior. This web of secrecy preserves the organization, because any members who are captured can sell out only a few others.

A character can achieve a maximum of 5 levels in the Shadow Thief  prestige class.

Requirements

Skills: Bluff 3 ranks, Hide 8 ranks, Intimidate 3 ranks, Move Silently 3 ranks, Gather Information 3 ranks

Feats: Stealthy

Class Features

Sneak Attack

Starting at 1st level, the shadow thief gets the sneak attack ability at +1d6 damage. This is the same as the rogue ability of the same name, and its effects stack with that ability. This ability increases by +1d6 at 3rd and 5th level.

Doublespeak

At 1st level, the shadow thief gets a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Diplomacy checks.

Bonus Feat

At 2nd level and 4th level the shadow thief gets a bonus feat. This feat can be:

• Alertness
• Blind-Fight
• Combat Expertise
• Feint
• Lightning Reflexes
• Nimble Fingers
• Skill Focus
• Silent Spell
• Still Spell
• Track
• Weapon Finesse
• Weapon Focus

Uncanny Dodge

At 2nd level the shadow thief retains their Dexterity bonus to AC even when caught flat-footed.

Reputation

At 3rd level, the shadow thief gets a 10% discount from all merchants and an additional +2 bonus on all Bluff, Intimidate, and Diplomacy checks because of their reputation.

Improved Uncanny Dodge

At 5th level, the shadow thief can no longer be sneak attacked except by a character with 4 or more total levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the character levels of the shadow thief.

Class Progression