Rogue Talents

* - 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.

Courageous Tier (1-5) Talents

Talent Name	Prerequisites	Description
Acrobatic Charge (Talent)	Rogue 1	Once per encounter, pass through allies and enemies when charging
Befuddling Strike (Talent)	Rogue 1	Opponents damaged by your sneak attack miss you more often
Black Market Connections (Talent)	Rogue 1	You have an insider's access to a settlement's goods and services
Combat Escapist (Talent)	Rogue 1	Slip out of grapples and pins more quickly
Combat Trick (Talent)	Rogue 1	Gain a bonus feat
Convincing Lie (Talent)	Rogue 1	Others use your bluff skill when repeating a lie you told them.
Deep Wounds (Talent)	Rogue 1	Inflict a bleed with your sneak attack
Deft Palm (Talent)	Rogue 1	Conceal a weapon you are wielding with a Sleight of Hand check
Expert Leaper (Talent)	Rogue 1	Jump checks are treated as always having a running start.
Face in the Crowd (Talent)	Rogue 1	When amidst a crowd, instantly change your appearance to blend in
Fast Picks (Talent)	Rogue 1	You can pick locks with much greater finesse and speed than most
Fast Stealth (Talent)	Rogue 1	Move full speed while stealthed without penalty
Getaway Artist (Talent)	Rogue 1	Gain a bonus on Handle Animal, Piloting, and Ride checks, and know where the nearest mount/vehicle is
Guileful Polyglot (Talent)	Rogue 1, Linguistics 1 rank	Learn four new languages or one secret language
Hold Breath (Talent)	Rogue 1	Hold your breath even if under effects which normally disallow breath-holding
Lethal Acrobatics (Talent)	Rogue 1	Make an opponent flat-footed against your next attack when you overrun them or tumble past them.
Maneuver Mastery (Talent)	Rogue 1	Add +3 to your maneuver offense and maneuver defense for one combat maneuver
Minor Magic (Talent)	Rogue 1	Learn a cantrip (0th-level spell) from the Sorcerer/Wizard spell list.
Nimble Climber (Talent)	Rogue 1	You are able to climb faster and with more certainty than most
Peerless Expert (Talent)	Rogue 1	Always roll two dice and take the better result and increase crit range with a chosen skill.
Positioning Attack (Talent)	Rogue 1	Reposition yourself around a struck target without provoking attacks of opportunity
Quick Disguise (Talent)	Rogue 1	Reduce the amount of time needed to create a disguise
Resiliency (Talent)	Rogue 1	Grant yourself temporary hit points as an immediate action
Slow Reactions (Talent)	Rogue 1	Opponents damaged by your sneak attack may not make attacks of opportunity
Stand Up (Talent)	Rogue 1	Avoid attacks of opportunity when standing from prone, or stand up as a free action
Walk the Razor's Edge (Talent)	Rogue 1	When threatened by 3 or more enemies, treat those enemies as flat-footed

Intrepid Tier (6-10) Talents

Talent Name	Prerequisites	Description
Assault Leader (Talent)	Rogue 6	If you miss an attack against a flanked opponent, grant a bonus attack to your flanking ally.
Canny Observer (Talent)	Rogue 6	Gain a move action during any surprise round, even if surprised
Cover Identity (Talent)	Rogue 6	Create a cover identity, and temporarily gain a profession, perform, or piloting skill to complement it.
Cunning Trigger (Talent)	Rogue 6	Cause a trap to include or exclude a square during its next attack, after a successful Dismantle Trap maneuver.
Diverse Background (Talent)	Rogue 6	Gain two new natural talent skills
Expert Forger (Talent)	Rogue 6	You can craft expertly forged documents more easily than most.
Iron Guts (Talent)	Rogue 6	Gain a bonus on saves versus poisons, and immunity to Nauseated, Afflicted, and Sickened.
Magical Disguise (Talent)	Rogue 6, Minor Magic (Talent)	Gain the ability to cast Disguise Self once per day
Major Magic (Talent)	Rogue 6, Minor Magic (Talent)	Gain the ability to cast a first level Sorcerer/Wizard spell up to twice per day.
Poison Use (Talent)	Rogue 6	You cannot accidentally poison yourself when applying poison to a blade
Powerful Sneak (Talent)	Rogue 6	Treat all 1's and 2's on sneak attack damage dice as 3's
Rogue Crawl (Talent)	Rogue 6	Take 5-foot steps or move at half speed while prone
Scavenger (Talent)	Rogue 6	You can loot treasure more quickly and with far greater efficiency than most.
Secret Keeper (Talent)	Rogue 6	Gain a bonus to resist any effect that forces you to speak the truth, or attempts to read your thoughts
Sniper's Eye (Talent)	Rogue 6	Concealed foes are not impervious to your sneak attack damage
Swift Poison (Talent)	Rogue 6	Apply poison to your weapon with a swift action
Weapon Training (Talent)	Rogue 6, Weapon Focus (Feat)	Gain Weapon Specialization as a bonus feat, and access to fighter-only feats

Advanced Rogue Talents

Talent	Prerequisites	Benefits	Source
Advanced Training	Rogue 11	Choose any two feats for which you meet the prerequisites
Another Day	Rogue 11	Avoid an attack once per day
Armored Bruiser	Rogue 11	Gain the Medium Armor Proficiency feat and the ability to use sneak attack while wearing it
Brash Assault	Rogue 11	Temporarily reduce your armor class for improved to-hit chance
Confounding Blades	Rogue 11, Slow Reactions (Talent)	Prevent attacks of opportunity when you do damage with a sneak attack
Crippling Strike	Rogue 16	Sneak attacks also deal 2 points of Strength damage
Deadly Cocktail	Rogue 16, Poison Use (Talent)	Apply two doses of poison to a weapon
Deadly Sneak	Rogue 16, Powerful Sneak (Talent)	Treat all 1's, 2's and 3's on sneak attack damage dice as 4's
Deceptive Mind	Rogue 16	When resisting a mind-affecting ability, you still know what commands are being given
Defensive Roll	Rogue 11	Make an immediate move action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity
Entanglement of Blades	Rogue 11	Targets damaged by sneak attack become Immobilized as long as the rogue remains adjacent
Exotic Blademaster	Rogue 11	Gain an Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat and the ability to use sneak attack with that weapon
Fast Tumble	Rogue 11	Tumble through threatened squares at full speed without penalty
Hamstring Strike	Rogue 16	Forgo sneak attack dice to inflict a penalty on your target's saving throws
Hard Minded	Rogue 11	You are hard to fool with mind-affecting effects
Hide in Plain Sight	Rogue 16	Initiate stealth even without cover and while being observed
Hunter's Surprise	Rogue 16	Spend an action point to teleport up to your Walk speed
Improved Evasion	Rogue 11	Make a Reflex save to take even less damage from area-of-effect attacks
Opportunist	Rogue 16	Make an attack of opportunity when a target is damaged in melee
Quiet Death	Rogue 11	The rogue can eliminate foes so quietly no one knows what happened to them
Redirect Attack	Rogue 16	Once per day, redirect an attack that hits you onto another nearby creature
Rumormonger	Rogue 16	You can cause a rumor to spread through a settlement
Rummage	Rogue 11	Once per day, the rogue can search an area thoroughly and nigh undetectably
Scroll Rogue	Rogue 11, Minor Magic (Talent)	Cast a spell from a scroll as an attack action.
Shadow-Touched	Rogue 16	Gain partial concealment if you displace at least 15 feet during your turn.
Skill Mastery	Rogue 11	Take 10 at any time on certain skills
Stealthy Sniper	Rogue 16	Take a reduced penalty to Stealth when sniping
Surefooted	Rogue 11	Make 5-foot steps into difficult terrain
Thoughtful Reexamination	Rogue 16	Reroll a skill check you just failed
Unassailable	Rogue 11	Gain the Shield Proficiency feat, and remain able to deal sneak attack damage while wearing a shield.
Unwitting Ally	Rogue 11	Make an opponent act as a flanking partner
Vengeful	Rogue 16	Gain a +2 training bonus to attacks and damage versus foes who have injured you
Wand Rogue	Wand Rogue (Talent)	Wand Rogue (Talent)

Epic Rogue Talents

Talent	Prerequisites	Benefits	Source
Bonus Epic Feat	Epic Talents	The Rogue may choose any epic or non-epic feat for which he qualifies.	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
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 (Talent)	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
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 (Talent)	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