Character Advancement

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Character Advancement

Here is a quick outline for leveling up your character, or beginning a character at a level other than 1st. Note that each class also has specific abilities and traits which should be referenced during the leveling up process. Refer to the page for your class for details.

Hit Points

Each level after 1st, characters roll a die, the size of which is determined by their character class, to determine the hit points they gain at that new level. The character's Constitution modifier is then added to this die result. The favored class bonus may also be used to add 1 additional hit point to this total (see Favored Class bonus, below).

If multiclassing is allowed, use the hit die of the character class being selected for the new level.

Class	Hit Die
Alchemist	d4
Barbarian	d12
Bard	d6
Brawler	d8
Cleric	d8
Druid	d6
Fighter	d10
Monk	d8
Paladin	d10
Partisan	d12
Prowler	d6
Ranger	d8
Rogue	d6
Sorcerer	d4
Warlord	d10
Wizard	d4

• Class hit die + CON modifier + (optional) Favored Class bonus hit point

Skill Points

Characters receive a number of skill points each level, based on their character class, plus their Intelligence modifier. These skill points may be allocated as 'skill ranks' in any skill the character has access to learn, or into any skill the character already has learned. No character may have more ranks allocated to a skill than he has character levels. Note that skill ranks are not the same as a character's skill bonus or skill total, which is the sum of his ranks, his ability modifier for that skill, any class skill bonus, trait bonuses, magic item bonuses or other miscellaneous bonuses. Ranks are simply the number of skill points which have been dedicated to that skill.

If multiclassing is allowed, use the skill points of the character class being selected for the new level.

In addition, the character may choose to apply his Favored Class bonus to skills, which grants him 1 additional skill point. See Favored Class bonus below for details.

Class	Skill Ranks
Alchemist	3 + Int modifier
Barbarian	6 + Int modifier
Bard	7 + Int modifier
Brawler	6 + Int modifier
Cleric	7 + Int modifier
Druid	6 + Int modifier
Fighter	6 + Int modifier
Monk	6 + Int modifier
Paladin	7 + Int modifier
Partisan	6 + Int modifier
Prowler	6 + Int modifier
Ranger	7 + Int modifier
Rogue	8 + Int modifier
Sorcerer	7 + Int modifier
Warlord	7 + Int modifier
Wizard	3 + Int modifier

• Class skill points + INT modifier + (optional) Favored Class bonus skill point

Favored Class Bonus

At character creation, the character should select his favored class. This is the "primary" class of the character, and cannot be changed, once selected. Any other character classes the character selected in his career are considered "secondary" classes, and do not gain a Favored Class bonus when selected.

Each level that the character advances in his favored class, he gets a Favored Class bonus for sticking with his chosen primary class. The Favored Class bonus may be used to either gain 1 additional hit point or 1 additional skill point. This bonus only gained if the character chooses to take his favored class for the new level he is attaining.

Note that in games where multi-classing is not allowed, this Favored Class bonus is always gained every level, since you are forced to level up in your favored class.

Pathfinder rules provide options for alternative favored class bonuses, which are not allowed in Epic Path. GMs who wish to use these optional rules are encouraged to review them carefully before allowing them.

• Either 1 bonus hit point or 1 bonus skill point, per level, when the favored class is chosen at a new level.

Base Attack Bonus

Your base attack bonus (BAB) may have increased, depending on your character class. Refer to the table for your character class to see if it increased.

CMB and CMD

If your base attack bonus increased, your CMB and CMD scores will also increase. Be sure to update them.

Example: Longsword

Character Level	Base Weapon Damage
1 – 7	1d8
8 – 14	2d8
15 – 21	3d8
22 – 28	4d8
29+	5d8

Weapon Damage

Beginning at 8th level, base weapon dice damage is doubled. This does not double STR, feat, precision or other modifiers to the base weapon damage, just the base damage of the weapon. This applies to melee, ranged, and thrown weapons alike. This does not apply to classes with fixed damage, such as the monk or brawler unarmed damage. For example, a longsword deals 2d8 base weapon damage after 8th level. This bonus increases to triple weapon dice damage at 15th level, quadruple at 22nd level and quintuple at 29th level and above.

These adjustments DO get factored into a weapon's critical hit damage. For example, an 1st level character wielding a longsword who critically hits (longswords deal double damage on a crit) would deal 2d8 + double their strength modifier. The same character at 8th level would deal 4d8 + double their strength modifier.

Retraining

Instead of multiclassing, each time a character gains a level, she may, if she wishes, retrain out a single element of her character's abilities: a feat, 1 level's worth of skill points, the decision to take an extra skill over a hit point, etc. Doing so allows her to swap this out with a new ability she likes better. This gives players a chance to undo choices they've made that didn't pan out the way they'd hoped. Note that you may not train out an ability that is a prerequisite for another ability. Backing down a feat tree in this manner can be done, but may take several levels.

A player may not use the retraining rules to swap out an ability or feat taken at an earlier level for a feat or ability that they only qualify for now, but wouldn't have qualified for when they originally took the feat or ability. For example, upon reaching 21st level, a character gains access to Epic feats, but may not use retraining to swap out an earlier non-epic feat for an epic feat. Similarly, a high-level rogue may never retrain to have fewer than 4 basic rogue talents, even after she qualifies for advanced or epic rogue talents.

Basic Level Advancement

Level	High BAB	Medium BAB	Low BAB	Strong Save	Weak Save	Base Weapon Damage	Starting Wealth	Wealth This Level	Feats	Bonus Stats	Max Skill Ranks	XP To Next Level
1st	+1	+0	+0	+2	+0	x1	150	1,850	1	-	1	-
2nd	+2	+1	+1	+3	+0	x1	2,000	4,000	-	-	2	3,200
3rd	+3	+2	+1	+3	+1	x1	6,000	6,000	1	-	3	8,000
4th	+4	+3	+2	+4	+1	x1	12,000	9,000	-	+1	4	14,400
5th	+5	+3	+2	+4	+1	x1	21,000	11,000	1	-	5	24,000
6th	+6/+1	+4	+3	+5	+2	x1	32,000	15,000	-	-	6	36,800
7th	+7/+2	+5	+3	+5	+2	x1	47,000	19,000	1	-	7	56,000
8th	+8/+3	+6/+1	+4	+6	+2	x2	66,000	26,000	-	+1	8	81,600
9th	+9/+4	+6/+1	+4	+6	+3	x2	92,000	32,000	1	-	9	120,000
10th	+10/+5	+7/+2	+5	+7	+3	x2	124,000	40,000	-	-	10	171,000
11th	+11/+6/+1	+8/+3	+5	+7	+3	x2	164,000	52,000	1	-	11	248,000
12th	+12/+7/+2	+9/+4	+6/+1	+8	+4	x2	216,000	64,000	-	+1	12	350,000
13th	+13/+8/+3	+9/+4	+6/+1	+8	+4	x2	280,000	90,000	1	-	13	504,000
14th	+14/+9/+4	+10/+5	+7/+2	+9	+4	x2	370,000	110,000	-	-	14	710,000
15th	+15/+10/+5	+11/+6/+1	+7/+2	+9	+5	x3	480,000	150,000	1	-	15	1,000,000
16th	+16/+11/+6/+1	+12/+7/+2	+8/+3	+10	+5	x3	630,000	190,000	-	+1	16	1,425,000
17th	+17/+12/+7/+2	+12/+7/+2	+8/+3	+10	+5	x3	820,000	240,000	1	-	17	2,000,000
18th	+18/+13/+8/+3	+13/+8/+3	+9/+4	+11	+6	x3	1,060,000	310,000	-	-	18	3,000,000
19th	+19/+14/+9/+4	+14/+9/+4	+9/+4	+11	+6	x3	1,370,000	390,000	1	-	19	4,400,000
20th	+20/+15/+10/+5	+15/+10/+5	+10/+5	+12	+6	x3	1,760,000	880,000	-	+1	20	6,000,000

Epic Level Advancement

Level	High BAB	Medium BAB	Low BAB	Strong Save	Weak Save	Base Weapon Damage	Starting Wealth	Wealth This Level	Feats	Bonus Stats	Max Skill Ranks	XP To Next Level
21st	+21/+16/+11/+6	+16/+11/+6	+11/+6	+13	+7	x3	2,640,000	1.360,000	1	-	21	9,000,000
22nd	+21/+16/+11/+6	+16/+11/+6	+11/+6	+13	+7	x4	4,000,000	2,000,000	-	-	22	13,000,000
23rd	+22/+17/+12/+7	+17/+12/+7	+12/+7	+14	+8	x4	6,000,000	3,000,000	1	-	23	19,000,000
24th	+22/+17/+12/+7	+17/+12/+7	+12/+7	+14	+8	x4	9,000,000	4,500,000	-	+1	24	28,000,000
25th	+23/+18/+13/+8	+18/+13/+8	+13/+8	+15	+9	x4	13,500,000	6,500,000	1	-	25	41,000,000
26th	+23/+18/+13/+8	+18/+13/+8	+13/+8	+15	+9	x4	20,000,000	10,000,000	-	-	26	61,500,000
27th	+24/+19/+14/+9	+19/+14/+9	+14/+9	+16	+10	x4	30,000,000	15,000,000	1	-	27	91,000,000
28th	+24/+19/+14/+9	+19/+14/+9	+14/+9	+16	+10	x4	45,000,000	22,600,000	-	+1	28	134,000,000
29th	+25/+20/+15/+10	+20/+15/+10	+15/+10	+17	+11	x5	67,600,000	34,400,000	1	-	29	198,000,000
30th	+25/+20/+15/+10	+20/+15/+10	+15/+10	+17	+11	x5	102,000,000	50,000,000	-	-	30	290,000,000
31st	+26/+21/+16/+11	+21/+16/+11	+16/+11	+18	+12	x5	152,000,000	76,000,000	1	-	31	425,000,000
32nd	+26/+21/+16/+11	+21/+16/+11	+16/+11	+18	+12	x5	228,000,000	114,000,000	-	+1	32	625,000,000
33rd	+27/+22/+17/+12	+22/+17/+12	+17/+12	+19	+13	x5	342,000,000	172,000,000	1	-	33	900,000,000
34th	+27/+22/+17/+12	+22/+17/+12	+17/+12	+19	+13	x5	514,000,000	256,000,000	-	-	34	1,400,000,000
35th	+28/+23/+18/+13	+23/+18/+13	+18/+13	+20	+14	x5	770,000,000	300,000,000	1	-	35	2,000,000,000
36+	-	-	-	+1/2	+1/2	Unch.	+300,000,000	+300,000,000	Odds	+1/4	+1	+800,000,000