Dark Hunter

Dark Wolf

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

Conjure your Dark Wolf companion to your side. This companion will fight alongside you as you adventure.

Passive: +5 HP

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Wolf Hide

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+2 Physical Resistance Rating

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Sneak Attack Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.

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Bleed the Weak

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 1 AP

Imbue Toggle: Your melee and ranged attacks deal 1d8 Bleeding damage. Against enemies under 50% HP, this damage is increased to 1d10 Bleeding damage. Against enemies under 25% HP, this damage is increased to 1d12 Bleeding damage. This damage scales with the higher of Melee or Ranged Power.

While you are using this Imbue Toggle, your Dark Wolf will as well. It uses your bonus Imbue Dice as its own.

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Awareness

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 Listen, Search, Spot, and to hit.

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Furor of the Hunter

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Your Dark Wolf gains a +3 Primal bonus to hit and damage, +2 Primal Bonus to AC, and its attacks bypass 10% of enemy Fortification.

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Assassin's Training

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+1 to your Assassinate DCs.

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Sneak Attack Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 5 AP

+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.

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Improved Traps

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+1 to the save DC's of Alchemical Trap Attacks and Magical Traps. Elemental Traps that you place now have a DC equal to 65% of your Disable Device Skill instead of 50%.

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Action Boost: Skills or Sprint

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Select an Action Boost

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Primal Energy

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

Your Dark Wolf gains a +2 Primal Bonus to all Ability Scores and you gain +1 bonus Imbue Dice.

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Snap Trap

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

Toss a snapping trap at the targeted enemy. If they don't make a Fortitude Save (DC 20 + Dex/Int/Wis Mod + Assassinate DCs + Bonus Trap DCs) they are rooted in place by the trap's jaws for 12 seconds.

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Sneak Attack Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.

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Use Magic Device

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

+1 Use Magic Device

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Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

Select between Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

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Lupine Instincts

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

Your Dark Wolf inherits your Search and Spot scores, and will automatically find traps and secret doors for you assuming you meet the statistical threshold. You gain a Primal bonus to Search and Disable Device skill bonus equal to your number of Wilderness Lore feats.

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Slayer in the Dark

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

Killing an enemy grants you a +5 Morale bonus to Melee and Ranged Power, stacking 2 times. This lasts for 20 seconds.

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Sneak Attack Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.

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Smoke Bomb

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

Throw a bottle beneath you that explodes into a cloud of smoke and leaves you Invisible and Displaced for 12 seconds.

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Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

Select between Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

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Ferocity

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 30 AP

You gain 10% Doublestrike and Doubleshot. Your Dark Wolf gains 25% Attack Speed and 100% Fortification Bypass.

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Stone's Hue

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

Your Camouflage and Camouflage, Mass spells also grant the target +1 Physical Resistance Rating per 2 caster levels.

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Death Attack

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 30 AP

Stealth Melee Assassinate Attack: On Sneak Attack: Attempt to Assassinate a foe before you. If it is an enemy type that a Dark Hunter could have as a Favored Enemy (Vermin, Elves, Aberrations, Animals, Humanoids, and Monstrous Humanoids) then you attempt to snuff out its life, killing it instantly unless it makes a Fortitude save vs Death (DC 10 + Ranger Level + highest of Dex, Int, or Wis Mod + Assassinate bonuses). If it is a different enemy type, or it makes its Fortitude save, you instead mortally wound it, lowering its Physical and Magical Resistance rating by 10 and dealing an extra 1d20 Bleed damage per character level.

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Blade Specialization

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

Select from Critical Threat Range or Critical Damage Multiplier.

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Dark Sight

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 30 AP

You have True Seeing and gain a +25% Competence bonus to Maximum Hit Points. This ability also grants a separate ability - Underdark Sight - that you may toggle on to gain sight ability while within the Underdark.

Core Enhancements

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Underdark Stalker

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

For each Core Ability you take in this tree, including this one, you gain +5 Maximum HP, +1 Reflex Saving Throw, and -1 Armor Check Penalty for Medium Armor.

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Smoke Trap

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Toss a Smoke Grenade at a single enemy. If they fail a fortitude save (DC20 + Dex/Int/Wis Mod + Assassinate DCs + Trap DCs) they lose their immunity to sneak attack and 25% of their fortification for 25 seconds.

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Underdark Armor

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

While wearing Medium Armor, you gain a +10% Exceptional bonus to Armor Class and take 50% less damage from Traps.

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Opportune Moment

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

Whenever you become invisible, you gain a Primal bonus to Sneak Attack Dice equal to your Wilderness Lore. This lingers for 10 seconds after you become Invisible and may only trigger once every 60 seconds.

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Death Stalker

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

+25% Sneak Speed. While you are sneaking, you gain a 5% enhancement damage bonus to your melee, ranged and unarmed attacks. This lingers for 10 seconds after you leave Stealth.

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Hunter in the Dark

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 40 AP

+2 Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom. +10% Doublestrike and Doubleshot. +10 Melee and Ranged Power. Your Bleed the Weak bonus now applies its full damage against enemies that are Snared or Entangled.

Dark Hunter

Core Enhancements
Enhancement	Description
Underdark Stalker	For each Core Ability you take in this tree, including this one, you gain +5 Maximum HP, +1 Reflex Saving Throw, and -1 Armor Check Penalty for Medium Armor.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 0 Prereqs Ranger Level 1
Smoke Trap	Toss a Smoke Grenade at a single enemy. If they fail a fortitude save (DC20 + Dex/Int/Wis Mod + Assassinate DCs + Trap DCs) they lose their immunity to sneak attack and 25% of their fortification for 25 seconds.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 5 Prereqs Underdark Stalker, Ranger Level 3
Underdark Armor	While wearing Medium Armor, you gain a +10% Exceptional bonus to Armor Class and take 50% less damage from Traps.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 10 Prereqs Smoke Trap, Ranger Level 6
Opportune Moment	Whenever you become invisible, you gain a Primal bonus to Sneak Attack Dice equal to your Wilderness Lore. This lingers for 10 seconds after you become Invisible and may only trigger once every 60 seconds.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 20 Prereqs Underdark Armor, Ranger Level 12
Death Stalker	+25% Sneak Speed. While you are sneaking, you gain a 5% enhancement damage bonus to your melee, ranged and unarmed attacks. This lingers for 10 seconds after you leave Stealth.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 30 Prereqs Opportune Moment, Ranger Level 18
Hunter in the Dark	+2 Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom. +10% Doublestrike and Doubleshot. +10 Melee and Ranged Power. Your Bleed the Weak bonus now applies its full damage against enemies that are Snared or Entangled.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 40 Prereqs Death Stalker, Ranger Level 20

Tier 1
Enhancement	Description
Dark Wolf	Rank 1 Conjure your Dark Wolf companion to your side. This companion will fight alongside you as you adventure. Passive: +5 HP Rank 2 Conjure your Dark Wolf companion to your side. This companion will fight alongside you as you adventure. Passive: +10 HP Rank 3 Conjure your Dark Wolf companion to your side. This companion will fight alongside you as you adventure. Passive: +15 HP
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1
Wolf Hide	Rank 1 +2 Physical Resistance Rating Rank 2 +4 Physical Resistance Rating Rank 3 +6 Physical Resistance Rating
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1 Prereqs Dark Wolf
Sneak Attack Training	+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 1
Bleed the Weak	Imbue Toggle: Your melee and ranged attacks deal 1d8 Bleeding damage. Against enemies under 50% HP, this damage is increased to 1d10 Bleeding damage. Against enemies under 25% HP, this damage is increased to 1d12 Bleeding damage. This damage scales with the higher of Melee or Ranged Power. While you are using this Imbue Toggle, your Dark Wolf will as well. It uses your bonus Imbue Dice as its own.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 1
Awareness	Rank 1 +1 Listen, Search, Spot, and to hit. Rank 2 +2 Listen, Search, Spot, and to hit. Rank 3 +3 Listen, Search, Spot, and to hit.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1

Tier 2
Enhancement	Description
Furor of the Hunter	Rank 1 Your Dark Wolf gains a +3 Primal bonus to hit and damage, +2 Primal Bonus to AC, and its attacks bypass 10% of enemy Fortification. Rank 2 Your Dark Wolf gains a +6 Primal bonus to hit and damage, +4 Primal Bonus to AC, and its attacks bypass 20% of enemy Fortification. Rank 3 Your Dark Wolf gains a +10 Primal bonus to hit and damage, +6 Primal Bonus to AC, and its attacks bypass 50% of enemy Fortification.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5 Prereqs Dark Wolf
Assassin's Training	Rank 1 +1 to your Assassinate DCs. Rank 2 +2 to your Assassinate DCs. Rank 3 +3 to your Assassinate DCs.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5
Sneak Attack Training	+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 5 Prereqs Sneak Attack Training
Improved Traps	Rank 1 +1 to the save DC's of Alchemical Trap Attacks and Magical Traps. Elemental Traps that you place now have a DC equal to 65% of your Disable Device Skill instead of 50%. Rank 2 +2 to the save DC's of Alchemical Trap Attacks and Magical Traps. Elemental Traps that you place now have a DC equal to 80% of your Disable Device Skill instead of 50%. Rank 3 +3 to the save DC's of Alchemical Trap Attacks and Magical Traps. Elemental Traps that you place now have a DC equal to 100% of your Disable Device Skill instead of 50%.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5
Action Boost: Skills or Sprint	Select an Action Boost Rank 1 Sprint BoostActivate to gain a +30% Action Boost bonus to movement speed for 20 seconds. Skill BoostActivate to gain a +2 Action Boost bonus to all skills for 20 seconds. Rank 2 Sprint BoostActivate to gain a +40% Action Boost bonus to movement speed for 20 seconds. Skill BoostActivate to gain a +4 Action Boost bonus to all skills for 20 seconds. Rank 3 Sprint BoostActivate to gain a +50% Action Boost bonus to movement speed for 20 seconds. Skill BoostActivate to gain a +6 Action Boost bonus to all skills for 20 seconds.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5

Tier 3
Enhancement	Description
Primal Energy	Rank 1 Your Dark Wolf gains a +2 Primal Bonus to all Ability Scores and you gain +1 bonus Imbue Dice. Rank 2 Your Dark Wolf gains a +4 Primal Bonus to all Ability Scores and you gain +2 bonus Imbue Dice. Rank 3 Your Dark Wolf gains a +6 Primal Bonus to all Ability Scores and you gain +3 bonus Imbue Dice.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 10 Prereqs Furor of the Hunter
Snap Trap	Toss a snapping trap at the targeted enemy. If they don't make a Fortitude Save (DC 20 + Dex/Int/Wis Mod + Assassinate DCs + Bonus Trap DCs) they are rooted in place by the trap's jaws for 12 seconds.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10
Sneak Attack Training	+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10 Prereqs Sneak Attack Training
Use Magic Device	Rank 1 +1 Use Magic Device Rank 2 +2 Use Magic Device Rank 3 +3 Use Magic Device
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 10
Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom	Select between Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom Dexterity+1 Dexterity Wisdom+1 Wisdom Intelligence+1 Intelligence
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10

Tier 4
Enhancement	Description
Lupine Instincts	Your Dark Wolf inherits your Search and Spot scores, and will automatically find traps and secret doors for you assuming you meet the statistical threshold. You gain a Primal bonus to Search and Disable Device skill bonus equal to your number of Wilderness Lore feats.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20 Prereqs Primal Energy
Slayer in the Dark	Rank 1 Killing an enemy grants you a +5 Morale bonus to Melee and Ranged Power, stacking 2 times. This lasts for 20 seconds. Rank 2 Killing an enemy grants you a +5 Morale bonus to Melee and Ranged Power, stacking 3 times. This lasts for 20 seconds. Rank 3 Killing an enemy grants you a +5 Morale bonus to Melee and Ranged Power, stacking 4 times. This lasts for 20 seconds.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 20
Sneak Attack Training	+1 Sneak Attack Dice, +1 to hit when performing Sneak Attacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20 Prereqs Sneak Attack Training
Smoke Bomb	Throw a bottle beneath you that explodes into a cloud of smoke and leaves you Invisible and Displaced for 12 seconds.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20
Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom	Select between Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom Dexterity+1 Dexterity Wisdom+1 Wisdom Intelligence+1 Intelligence
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20 Prereqs Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

Tier 5
Enhancement	Description
Ferocity	You gain 10% Doublestrike and Doubleshot. Your Dark Wolf gains 25% Attack Speed and 100% Fortification Bypass.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 30 Prereqs Lupine Instincts
Stone's Hue	Your Camouflage and Camouflage, Mass spells also grant the target +1 Physical Resistance Rating per 2 caster levels.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 30
Death Attack	Stealth Melee Assassinate Attack: On Sneak Attack: Attempt to Assassinate a foe before you. If it is an enemy type that a Dark Hunter could have as a Favored Enemy (Vermin, Elves, Aberrations, Animals, Humanoids, and Monstrous Humanoids) then you attempt to snuff out its life, killing it instantly unless it makes a Fortitude save vs Death (DC 10 + Ranger Level + highest of Dex, Int, or Wis Mod + Assassinate bonuses). If it is a different enemy type, or it makes its Fortitude save, you instead mortally wound it, lowering its Physical and Magical Resistance rating by 10 and dealing an extra 1d20 Bleed damage per character level.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 30 Prereqs Sneak Attack Training
Blade Specialization	Select from Critical Threat Range or Critical Damage Multiplier. Blade Specialization - Damage MultiplierYou gain a +1 Competence bonus to Critical Damage Multiplier with your weapons. Blade Specialization - Threat RangeYou gain a +1 Competence bonus to Critical Threat Range with your weapons.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 30
Dark Sight	You have True Seeing and gain a +25% Competence bonus to Maximum Hit Points. This ability also grants a separate ability - Underdark Sight - that you may toggle on to gain sight ability while within the Underdark.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 30