Kyourin Shinobi

Shinobi can use the Search skill to locate traps when the task has a Difficulty Class higher than 20.

Finding a nonmagical trap has a DC of at least 20, or higher if it is well hidden. Finding a magic trap has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.

Shinobi can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magic traps. A magic trap generally has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.

A shinobi who beats a trap’s DC by 10 or more with a Disable Device check can study a trap, figure out how it works, and bypass it (with her party) without disarming it.

A ninja is highly trained at dodging blows, and she has a sixth sense that lets her avoid even unanticipated attacks. When unarmored and unencumbered, a ninja adds her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her Defense.

This ability does not stack with the kundala’s Defense bonus ability (a shinobi's with levels of kundala does not add the bonus twice). In addition, a shinobi gains a +1 bonus to Defense at 5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every five shinobi levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3 at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).

These bonuses to Defense apply even against touch attacks or when a shinobi is flat-footed. The character loses these bonuses when she is immobilized or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she carries a shield, or when she carries a medium or heavy load.

Starting at 2nd level, a shinobi can spend one daily use of her ki power to become invisible for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

At 7th level, a shinobi can become ethereal when using ghost step instead of becoming invisible.

If a shinobi can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage.

The shinobi’s attack deals extra damage any time her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the shinobi flanks her target. Should the shinobi score a critical hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multiplied. This damage also applies to ranged attacks against targets up to 30 feet away

A shinobi can only sneak attack living creatures with discernible anatomies—undead, constructs, oozes, plants, and incorporeal creatures lack vital areas to attack. Any creature that is immune to critical hits is not vulnerable to sneak attacks. The shinobi must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. A shinobi cannot sneak attack while striking a creature with concealment or striking the limbs of a creature whose vitals are beyond reach.

Levels of another class that grants sneak attacks stack with levels of Kyourin Shinobi to determine sneak attack damage.

At 3rd level and higher, a shinobi never risks accidentally poisoning herself when applying poison to a weapon.

At 4th level and higher, a shinobi always makes Jump checks as if she were running and had the Run feat, enabling her to make long jumps without a running start and granting a +4 bonus on the jump.

This ability can be used only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

A ninja can channel her ki to manifest special powers of stealth and mobility. She can use her ki powers a number of times per day equal to one-half her class level (minimum 1) plus her Wisdom bonus (if any). Ki powers can be used only if a ninja is wearing no armor and is unencumbered.

As long as a ninja’s ki pool isn’t empty (that is, as long as she has at least one daily use remaining), she gains a +2 bonus on her Will saves.

A ninja’s ki powers are ghost step, ki dodge, ghost strike, greater ki dodge, and ghost walk. Each power is described under a separate entry below.

At 5th level and higher, a shinobi can spend one daily use of her ki power to cause an attack against her to miss when it might otherwise hit. When a shinobi activates this ability, her outline shifts and wavers, granting her concealment (20% miss chance) against all attacks for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

See invisibility has no effect on concealment granted by the ki dodge ability, but true seeing negates the miss chance. This concealment does not stack with that caused by other effects that grant concealment or by spells such as blink or displacement.

Starting at 2nd level, a shinobi can spend one daily use of her ki power to become invisible for 1 round. Using this ability is a swift action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

At 7th level, a shinobi can become ethereal when using ghost step instead of becoming invisible.

At 6th level and higher, a shinobi can spend one daily use of her ki power to strike incorporeal and ethereal creatures as if they were corporeal. She also can use this ability to strike foes on the Material Plane normally while ethereal (for example, while using her ghost step ability).

Activating the ghost strike ability is a move action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. It affects the next attack made by the shinobi, as long as that attack is made before the end of her next turn.

Starting at 9th level, a shinobi’s ki dodge ability grants total concealment (50% miss chance).

A 10th-level shinobi can spend two daily uses of her ki power to enter the Ethereal Plane for an extended period of time. This ability functions as the ethereal jaunt spell with a caster level equal to the shinobi’s class level.

Starting at 6th level, a shinobi gains a +2 bonus on Climb and Acrobatics checks. This bonus increases to +4 at 8th level.

A shinobi of 6th level or higher can scramble up or down walls and slopes with great speed. She can climb at her speed as a move action with no penalty; however, she must begin and end the round on a horizontal surface (such as the ground or a rooftop). If she does not end her movement on a horizontal surface, she falls, taking falling damage as appropriate for her distance above the ground.

A shinobi needs only one free hand to use this ability. This ability can be used only if a shinobi is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.

Starting at 7th level, a shinobi can apply poison to a weapon as a move action. (Normally, applying a poison is a standard action, like applying an oil.)

Beginning at 8th level, a shinobi can avoid damage from certain attacks with a successful Reflex save. A shinobi can use evasion only if she is wearing no armor and is carrying no more than a light load.