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.
Hit Dice By Character Class Class Hit Die Alchemist d4 Barbarian d12 Bard d6 Brawler d8 Cleric d8 Druid d6 Fighter d10 Monk d8 Paladin d10 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.
Skill Points By Character Class Class Skill Points Per Level Alchemist 3 + Int modifier Barbarian 6 + Int modifier Bard 10 + 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 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.
| 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.
Saving Throws
New Class Abilities
Feats
Ability Points
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 | Wealth | Wealth This Level | Feats | Bonus Stats | Max Skill Ranks | Slow XP | Medium XP | Fast XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +0 | x1 | 150 | 850 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2nd | +2 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +0 | x1 | 1,000 | 2,000 | - | - | 2 | 4,800 | 3,200 | 2,000 |
| 3rd | +3 | +2 | +1 | +3 | +1 | x1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 | - | 3 | 12,000 | 8,000 | 5,000 |
| 4th | +4 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +1 | x1 | 6,000 | 4,500 | - | +1 | 4 | 21,600 | 14,400 | 9,000 |
| 5th | +5 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +1 | x1 | 10,500 | 5,500 | 1 | - | 5 | 36,000 | 24,000 | 15,000 |
| 6th | +6/+1 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +2 | x1 | 16,000 | 7,500 | - | - | 6 | 55,200 | 36,800 | 23,000 |
| 7th | +7/+2 | +5 | +3 | +5 | +2 | x1 | 23,500 | 9,500 | 1 | - | 7 | 84,000 | 56,000 | 35,000 |
| 8th | +8/+3 | +6/+1 | +4 | +6 | +2 | x2 | 33,000 | 13,000 | - | +1 | 8 | 122,400 | 81,600 | 51,000 |
| 9th | +9/+4 | +6/+1 | +4 | +6 | +3 | x2 | 46,000 | 16,000 | 1 | - | 9 | 180,000 | 120,000 | 75,000 |
| 10th | +10/+5 | +7/+2 | +5 | +7 | +3 | x2 | 62,000 | 20,000 | - | - | 10 | 257,000 | 171,000 | 107,000 |
| 11th | +11/+6/+1 | +8/+3 | +5 | +7 | +3 | x2 | 82,000 | 26,000 | 1 | - | 11 | 372,000 | 248,000 | 155,000 |
| 12th | +12/+7/+2 | +9/+4 | +6/+1 | +8 | +4 | x2 | 108,000 | 32,000 | - | +1 | 12 | 526,000 | 350,000 | 220,000 |
| 13th | +13/+8/+3 | +9/+4 | +6/+1 | +8 | +4 | x2 | 140,000 | 45,000 | 1 | - | 13 | 756,000 | 504,000 | 315,000 |
| 14th | +14/+9/+4 | +10/+5 | +7/+2 | +9 | +4 | x2 | 185,000 | 55,000 | - | - | 14 | 1,000,000 | 710,000 | 443,000 |
| 15th | +15/+10/+5 | +11/+6/+1 | +7/+2 | +9 | +5 | x3 | 240,000 | 75,000 | 1 | - | 15 | 1,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 635,000 |
| 16th | +16/+11/+6/+1 | +12/+7/+2 | +8/+3 | +10 | +5 | x3 | 315,000 | 95,000 | - | +1 | 16 | 2,000,000 | 1,425,000 | 891,000 |
| 17th | +17/+12/+7/+2 | +12/+7/+2 | +8/+3 | +10 | +5 | x3 | 410,000 | 120,000 | 1 | - | 17 | 3,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,275,000 |
| 18th | +18/+13/+8/+3 | +13/+8/+3 | +9/+4 | +11 | +6 | x3 | 530,000 | 155,000 | - | - | 18 | 4,400,000 | 3,000,000 | 1,900,000 |
| 19th | +19/+14/+9/+4 | +14/+9/+4 | +9/+4 | +11 | +6 | x3 | 685,000 | 195,000 | 1 | - | 19 | 6,400,000 | 4,400,000 | 2,800,000 |
| 20th | +20/+15/+10/+5 | +15/+10/+5 | +10/+5 | +12 | +6 | x3 | 880,000 | 440,000 | - | +1 | 20 | 9,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Epic Level Advancement
| Level | High BAB | Medium BAB | Low BAB | Strong Save | Weak Save | Base Weapon Damage | Wealth | Wealth This Level | Feats | Bonus Stats | Max Skill Ranks | Slow XP | Medium XP | Fast XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | +21/+16/+11/+6 | +16/+11/+6 | +11/+6 | +13 | +7 | x3 | 1,320,000 | 680,000 | 1 | - | 21 | 13,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 5,900,000 |
| 22nd | +21/+16/+11/+6 | +16/+11/+6 | +11/+6 | +13 | +7 | x4 | 2,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | - | 22 | 18,800,000 | 13,000,000 | 8,750,000 |
| 23rd | +22/+17/+12/+7 | +17/+12/+7 | +12/+7 | +14 | +8 | x4 | 3,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 1 | - | 23 | 28,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 13,000,000 |
| 24th | +22/+17/+12/+7 | +17/+12/+7 | +12/+7 | +14 | +8 | x4 | 4,500,000 | 2,250,000 | - | +1 | 24 | 41,000,000 | 28,000,000 | 19,000,000 |
| 25th | +23/+18/+13/+8 | +18/+13/+8 | +13/+8 | +15 | +9 | x4 | 6,750,000 | 3,250,000 | 1 | - | 25 | 62,000,000 | 41,000,000 | 28,500,000 |
| 26th | +23/+18/+13/+8 | +18/+13/+8 | +13/+8 | +15 | +9 | x4 | 10,000,000 | 5,000,000 | - | - | 26 | 91,500,000 | 61,500,000 | 42,000,000 |
| 27th | +24/+19/+14/+9 | +19/+14/+9 | +14/+9 | +16 | +10 | x4 | 15,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 1 | - | 27 | 138,000,000 | 91,000,000 | 61,500,000 |
| 28th | +24/+19/+14/+9 | +19/+14/+9 | +14/+9 | +16 | +10 | x4 | 22,500,000 | 11,300,000 | - | +1 | 28 | 204,000,000 | 134,000,000 | 91,000,000 |
| 29th | +25/+20/+15/+10 | +20/+15/+10 | +15/+10 | +17 | +11 | x5 | 33,800,000 | 17,200,000 | 1 | - | 29 | 307,000,000 | 198,000,000 | 135,000,000 |
| 30th | +25/+20/+15/+10 | +20/+15/+10 | +15/+10 | +17 | +11 | x5 | 51,000,000 | 25,000,000 | - | - | 30 | 450,000,000 | 290,000,000 | 195,000,000 |
| 31st | +26/+21/+16/+11 | +21/+16/+11 | +16/+11 | +18 | +12 | x5 | 76,000,000 | 38,000,000 | 1 | - | 31 | 675,000,000 | 425,000,000 | 285,000,000 |
| 32nd | +26/+21/+16/+11 | +21/+16/+11 | +16/+11 | +18 | +12 | x5 | 114,000,000 | 57,000,000 | - | +1 | 32 | 1,000,000,000 | 625,000,000 | 425,000,000 |
| 33rd | +27/+22/+17/+12 | +22/+17/+12 | +17/+12 | +19 | +13 | x5 | 171,000,000 | 86,000,000 | 1 | - | 33 | 1,500,000,000 | 900,000,000 | 620,000,000 |
| 34th | +27/+22/+17/+12 | +22/+17/+12 | +17/+12 | +19 | +13 | x5 | 257,000,000 | 128,000,000 | - | - | 34 | 2,100,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | 900,000,000 |
| 35th | +28/+23/+18/+13 | +23/+18/+13 | +18/+13 | +20 | +14 | x5 | 385,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 1 | - | 35 | 3,200,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 |
| 36+ | +1/+1/+1/+1per2 | +1/+1/+1per2 | +1/+1per2 | +1/2 | +1/2 | Unch. | +150,000,000 | +150,000,000 | Odds | +1/4 | +1 | +1,200,000,000 | +800,000,000 | +500,000,000 |