Character concept (escape artist)

[abe ray]

Not sure how to do it myself, but here goes. The concept is that the character is professional escape artist. Now how would you fine people create such a concept? I figured that you would need at least the minimum number of ranks in the escape artist skill.

 

[Deset Gled]

With only that as a character concept, I would start with a rogue with high Dex and Int. Put lots of skills into things like Escape Artist, Move Silently, and UMD. For higher levels, the Shadowmaster PRC should be the goal - Hide in Plain Sight and Shadow Jump should meet the character concept very well.

Note that both Shadowmaster and your character concept are great for characterization, but low on the combat capability. You might want to spend some time working on the secondary traits and pick the base class from there. For starters, is he an escape artists as a trickster or as a showman (rogue or bard)? Is he focused on using his body or using any magical means necessary to escape (monk or wizard)?

 

[abe ray]

With only that as a character concept, I would start with a rogue with high Dex and Int. Put lots of skills into things like Escape Artist, Move Silently, and UMD. For higher levels, the Shadowmaster PRC should be the goal - Hide in Plain Sight and Shadow Jump should meet the character concept very well.

Note that both Shadowmaster and your character concept are great for characterization, but low on the combat capability. You might want to spend some time working on the secondary traits and pick the base class from there. For starters, is he an escape artists as a trickster or as a showman (rogue or bard)? Is he focused on using his body or using any magical means necessary to escape (monk or wizard)?

A little of both actually & what sort of escapy artist prestige classes would be appropriate for such a character?