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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 1926680" data-attributes="member: 13966">I think a fair way to deal with this little conundrum would be to either offer a PC-worthy version of the Expert class (call it the Professional, Master, or something), or offer an alternative to Sneak Attack for Rogues.  For reference, I consider each d6 of Sneak Attack damage to be worth a feat or so in power, more or less.The Expert class could probably be PC-worthy by adding a bonus feat at each level that a Fighter would get a bonus feat, but making their bonus feat selection be any General feats they qualify for.  Give them an extra 4 skill points per level, and there you go.  More versatile and skill-oriented than a Rogue, but lacking all of the Rogue's combat-oriented special abilities.  Make the Rogue's Trapseeking ability available as a General feat, with prerequisites of Expert level 1+, Disable Device 1+ ranks, and Search 1+ ranks.  Bam!  There you go, an Expert variant that's more or less equal to the Rogue in power and versatility, with less combat emphasis and more of a focus on skills and feats.If modifying the Rogue, simply allow the Rogue to choose at 1st-level a skill-oriented path rather than a combat-oriented path, which swaps out each Sneak Attack damage die with a bonus Skill Focus feat, and maybe if that seems a bit too weak, also give them 1 bonus hit point each time they would have otherwise gained a Sneak Attack damage die.  Or perhaps allow the Rogue to choose between S.A. and S.F. at each level that they would get a Sneak Attack damage die?</blockquote>

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