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Making Urban Arcana classes more mundane

avendeen

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Urban Arcana is great, for non-magical campaigns. Feats, equiptment, and classes. With the exception of Mystic and Techno Mage, its simple to adapt the other classes to suit a mundane campaign. Check it out.........

Make the Arcane Arranger into the Arranger
Get rid of Knowledge (arcane lore) as a class skill

Rename 4th Level Ability to
Resources

Replace 8th Level Ability Up My Sleeve with
Conceal Weapon/Object +5

Replace 8th Level Ability Up My Sleeve with
Conceal Weapon/Object +10

Make the Arcahic Weaposnmaster the Weapon Master

Replace 2nd Level Ability Imbue Weapon +1 with
Greater Weapon Focus

Replace 8th Level Ability Imbue Weapon +2 with
Greater Weapon Specialization

The Glamourist works fine without any changes

Make the Shadow Hunter into the Bounty Hunter
Get rid of Knowledge (arcane lore) as a class skill. You can get rid of the action point requirement for the Target Bonus ability if you limit the number of targets a Bounty Hunter can have (1 at 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th). Also, the Bounty Hunter can't get rid of someone as target unless they have died or been apprehended.

Replace 8th Level Ability Detect Magical Aura with
Talk Down Target (see Talk Down One Opponent under the negotiator)

Make the Shadowjack into the Hacker (Let Me Know About This One!)

Reaplace the 7th level Shadowjack ability Online Spell Resistance with
Quicken Code (Write a program to aid in a task in 10 minutes instead of 1 hour)

Replace the 10th level ability Virtual Incantations with
Digital Empathy (May add Shadowjack Base Will Save and Wisdom modifier to Computer Use Checks)

or

Digital Savant (If the character has the Savant Talent in Computer Use, Craft (electronics), and/or Research Shadowjack levels contribute to Smart Hero levels when related to a Computer only).

Make the Speed Demon into the Vehicle Expert
Adjust the 3rd level Vehicle Empathy ability (make it a sucessful touch attack)

Replace 6th level ability Commandeer with
Jury-Rig Vehicle +4 (+4 to Jury-Rig with Vehicles)

Replace 9th level ability Restore Vehicle with
Extreme Machine (see Techie, except take away the action point requirement and have this ability apply to vehicles only)

Also, adapt the Ride skill (Cover, Soft Fall, Leap, Fast Mount or Dismount) for a character with Vehicle Specialization in civilian motorcycles.

Street Warrior and Swashbuckler need no adaption.

Tweak the Thrasher
Change 7th level DR 5/+1 and 10th level DR 10/+1 to DR 1/- and DR 2/-. This stacks with the Tough Hero's DR Talent.

Tweak the Wildlord
Change the 9th level ability Transform Companion into
Swift Track

Change the 10th level ability Command/Rebuke Magical Beasts into
One with Nature (+2 to Climb, Craft (structural), Hide, Move Silently, Navigate, Search, and Survival when in a natural setting)

or

Change the 10th level ability Command/Rebuke Magical Beasts into
Enhanced Companion (use the Wildlord's character level instead of class level when determining the Animal Companions abilities-the Animal Companion table in UA conviently goes up to 20th level).
 

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