Rogue Talents

Key

^A - Items marked with an ^A are talents which grant a modified effect for rogues who have chosen the Artful Rogue path. See the Rogue character class page for more details about the Artful Rogue.

^C - Items marked with an ^C are talents which grant a modified effect for rogues who have chosen the Clever Rogue path. See the Rogue character class page for more details about the Clever Rogue.

^R - Items marked with an ^R are talents which grant a modified effect for rogues who have chosen the Ruthless Rogue path. See the Rogue character class page for more details about the Ruthless Rogue.

* - Items marked with an * are talents which inflict a sneak attack effect, and may not be used in combination with any other talent inflicting a sneak attack effect.

Basic Rogue Talents

Talent	Prerequisites	Benefits	Source
Acrobatic Charge	Rogue 1	Once per encounter, pass through allies and enemies when charging
Assault Leader	Rogue 6	If you miss an attack against a flanked opponent, grant a bonus attack to your flanking ally.
Befuddling Strike	Rogue 1	Opponents damaged by your sneak attack miss you more often
Black Market Connections	Rogue 1	You have an insider's access to a settlement's goods and services
Canny Observer	Rogue 6	Gain a move action during any surprise round, even if surprised
Combat Escapist R	4 ranks in Escape Artist	Escape grapples and pins as a swift action	DDG
Combat Trick	-	Gain a bonus feat	CRB
Convincing Lie	-	Those who believe your lies use your Bluff skill when repeating the lies	UC
Cover Identity C	-	A rogue may pass as other classes with ease.	EP
Cunning Trigger C	-	Set off a trap you are aware of within 30 ft as a swift action	APG
Deep Wounds *	-	Cause opponents damaged by your sneak attack to bleed	CRB
Deft Palm R	-	Use Sleight of Hand to conceal a weapon in plain sight	UC
Diverse Background	Rogue 6	Gain two new natural talent skills
Expert Forger C	-	A rogue with this talent can add a training bonus to checks to create a forgery or fake document.	EP
Expert Leaper R	-	Make longer jumps and fall more gracefully	APG
Face in the Crowd C	-	Use disguise skill as part of a move action while in a crowd	BotM
Fast Picks	-	Pick a lock as a standard action	APG
Fast Stealth	-	Move at full speed while using Stealth	CRB
Getaway Artist	-	Add Handle Animal, Piloting, and Ride to your list of class skills, and know where the nearest mount/vehicle is	EP
Guileful Polyglot	Linguistics 1 rank	Gain additional languages known or one secret language	EP
Hold Breath	-	Hold your breath even if under effects which normally disallow breath-holding	UC
Iron Guts R	-	Gain a bonus on saves against poisons, and the Nauseated, Afflicted or Sickened conditions	UC
Lethal Acrobatics R	-	Use Acrobatics to make an opponent flat-footed against you for one attack	RG
Magical Disguise C	Int 11, Minor Magic	A rogue with this talent may cast Disguise Self as a spell-like ability.	EP
Major Magic C	Int 11, Minor Magic	Cast a 1st-level sorcerer/wizard spell twice per day as a spell-like ability	CRB
Maneuver Mastery R	-	Choose one Combat Maneuver and add +3 to your Damage, Maneuver Offense,and Maneuver Defense for that maneuver	RG
Minor Magic C	Int 10	Cast a 0th-level sorcerer/wizard spell three times per day as a spell-like ability	CRB
Nimble Climber R	-	Use your Spycraft skill in place of your Movement skill when climbing	EP
Peerless Expert	Rogue 1	Always roll two dice and take the better result and increase crit range with a chosen skill.
Poison Use	-	You cannot accidentally poison yourself when applying poison to a blade	EP
Positioning Attack C	-	Reposition yourself around a struck target without provoking attacks of opportunity	APG
Powerful Sneak *	-	Treat all 1's and 2's on sneak attack damage dice as 3's	CRB
Quick Disguise	-	Reduce the amount of time needed to create a disguise	APG
Resiliency R	-	Grant yourself temporary hit points as an immediate action	EP
Rogue Crawl R	-	Move at half speed and take 5-foot steps while prone	CRB
Scavenger C	-	You can quickly hide objects from others	BotM
Secret Keeper C	-	A rogue may add a bonus to saves against any effect that would force her to speak the truth.	EP
Slow Reactions *	-	Opponents damaged by your sneak attack may not make attacks of opportunity	CRB
Sniper's Eye R	-	Concealed foes are not impervious to your sneak attack damage	APG
Stand Up	-	Avoid attacks of opportunity when standing from prone, or stand from prone as a free action	CRB
Swift Poison R	-	Apply poison to a weapon as a move action	APG
Walk the Razor's Edge R	-	When threatened by 3 or more enemies, treat those enemies as flat-footed	EP
Weapon Training	Weapon Focus (Feat)	Gain Weapon Specialization as a bonus feat	EP

Advanced Rogue Talents

Talent	Prerequisites	Benefits	Source
Advanced Training	Advanced talents	Choose any two feats for which you meet the prerequisites	EP
Another Day C	Advanced talents	Take a 5-foot-step to avoid an attack once per day	APG
Armored Bruiser	Advanced talents	Gain the Medium Armor Proficiency feat and the ability to use sneak attack while wearing medium armor	EP
Brash Assault	Advanced talents	Temporarily reduce your armor class for improved to-hit chance	EP
Confounding Blades *	Advanced talents, Slow Reactions	Prevent attacks of opportunity when you do damage with a sneak attack	UC
Crippling Strike *	Advanced talents	Sneak attacks also deal 2 points of Strength damage	CRB
Deadly Cocktail	Advanced talents, Poison Use	Apply two doses of poison to a weapon	APG
Deadly Sneak *	Advanced talents, Powerful Sneak	Treat all 1's, 2's and 3's on sneak attack damage dice as 4's	APG
Deceptive Mind C	Advanced talents	Any time the rogue successfully saves versus a mind-affecting ability, she continues to be aware of the creature's commands and messages for the duration of the effect, although she need not obey.	EP
Defensive Roll R	Advanced talents	Make an immediate move action which does not provoke attacks of opportunity	EP
Entanglement of Blades R *	Advanced talents	Targets damaged by sneak attack may not make 5-foot-steps	APG
Exotic Blademaster R	-	Gain an Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat and the ability to use sneak attack with that weapon	EP
Fast Tumble R	Advanced talents	Improve your skill at avoiding attacks of opportunity	CRB
Hamstring Strike R *	Advanced talents	Forgo sneak attack dice to inflict a penalty on your target's saving throws	EP
Hard Minded C	Advanced talents	You are hard to fool with mind-affecting effects	UC
Hide in Plain Sight	Advanced talents	Initiate stealth even without cover and while being observed	EP
Hunter's Surprise C	Advanced talents	Spend an action point to teleport up to your base land speed	EP
Improved Evasion (Talent)	Advanced talents	Make a Reflex save to take no damage from area attacks	CRB
Opportunist R	Advanced talents	Make an attack of opportunity when a target is damaged in melee	CRB
Quiet Death	Advanced talents	The rogue can eliminate foes so quietly no one knows what happened to them	RG
Redirect Attack	Advanced talents	Redirect an attack that hits you to another target	APG
Rumormonger C	Advanced talents	Spread rumors	UC
Rummage C	Advanced talents	Once per day, the rogue can search an area thoroughly and nigh undetectably.	EP
Scroll Rogue C	Advanced talents, Minor Magic	Gain bonuses to use scrolls	RG
Shadow-Touched R	Advanced talents	A rogue which moves at least 20 feet from his starting position in a round gains concealment.	EP
Skill Mastery C R	Advanced talents	Take 10 at any time on certain skills	CRB
Stealthy Sniper R	Advanced talents	Take a reduced penalty to Stealth when sniping	APG
Surefooted R	Advanced talents	The rogue's speed is unaffected by difficult terrain	EP
Thoughtful Reexamination C R	Advanced talents	Reroll a skill check you just failed	APG
Unassailable R	Advanced talents	Gain a shield proficiency feat and the ability to use sneak attack while using it	EP
Unwitting Ally	Advanced talents	Make an opponent act as a flanking partner	UC
Vengeful	Advanced talents	Gain a +2 Morale bonus against foes who have injured you	RP:WY
Wand Rogue C	Advanced talents, Minor Magic	Use a wand as a move action	RG

Epic Rogue Talents

Talent	Prerequisites	Benefits	Source
Almost a Ranger R	Epic Talents, Camouflage	Craft camouflage using local foliage to gain total concealment (50% miss chance) while within that terrain.	EP
Bonus Epic Feat	Epic Talents	The Rogue may choose any epic or non-epic feat for which he qualifies.	EP
Cagey C	Epic Talents	When saving against illusions, roll twice and choose the best result.	EP
Cloaked	Epic Talents, Selective Obfuscation, Minor Magic	Cast invisibility on yourself as a swift action at will.	EP
Critical Strike R	Epic Talents	When you crit, even your sneak attack damage is maximized.	EP
Disjoining Strike C *	Epic Talents, Int 18, Dispelling Strike	Disrupt any beneficial spell effects on the target creature and an adjacent creature, or inflict an AC penalty on the target creature	EP
Dispelling Strike C *	Epic Talents, Int 15, Dispelling Attack	Disrupt any beneficial spell effects on the target creature or inflict an AC penalty	EP
Enabler R	Epic Talents	Once per encounter, grant an ally an immediate attack on an enemy you just missed	EP
Foul Play R	Epic Talents	Once per day after hitting an enemy, move up to 30 feet to another square adjacent to it without provoking attacks of opportunity.	EP
Gutter Mage C	Epic Talents, Major Magic, Int 13	Gain the ability to cast a 2nd-level spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list once per day.	EP
In Your Shoes C	Epic Talents	Once per day, the rogue may swap places with a willing creature as an immediate action.	EP
Knows a Guy	Epic Talents, Black Market Connections	Reduce the cost of any item purchased, including magic items, by 10% over and above whatever discount they can negotiate via diplomacy.	EP
Like Picking Your Teeth	Epic Talents	You may now use your disable device skill to pick a lock as a move action.	EP
Missed Me	Epic Talents	Once per encounter, declare that an attack which successfully hit you actually missed you.	EP
Nemesis	Epic Talents	Spend an action point to deal sneak attack damage on all attacks against one designated enemy, even if it is not flanked or flat-footed	EP
Onslaught	Epic Talents, Enabler	Once per encounter, grant a second ally an immediate attack on an enemy you just missed, in addition to the attack granted by Enabler	EP
Provocateur	Epic Talents, Rumormonger	Use Rumormonger a number of times per day, instead of per week, and gain a +4 bonus on the influence roll.	EP
Punctured	Epic Talents, Shivved	The damage die of the Rogue's Sneak attack gains another +1 per die, to a total bonus of +2 per die.	EP
Selective Obfuscation	Epic Talents	The rogue may allow a number of her allies to perceive her, even while stealthed or invisible, up to her INT mod.	EP
Shell Game *	Epic Talents, Befuddling Strike	When the rogue deals sneak attack damage against an opponent, that opponent gains the Disoriented condition	EP
Shivved	Epic Talents	The damage die of the rogue's sneak attack gains +1 per die.	EP
Supreme Stealth	Epic Talents, Cloaked	Cast greater invisibility on yourself as a swift action at will.	EP
Street Mage C	Epic Talents, Gutter Mage, Int 15	Gain the ability to cast a 3rd-level spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list once per day, and your 0-level spells become usable at will	EP
True Friend	Epic Talents	Once per encounter, when a rogue with this talent is hit with a melee attack, she can redirect the attack to strike one of her allies instead of herself.	EP
Wrongfoot R *	Epic Talents	Once per round, cause a creature just hit with sneak attack damage to become flat-footed against one PC ally (or yourself) until the beginning of your next turn.	EP