Patrician

You are a member of a proud noble family, whether or not you remain in good standing with your family.

When you gain this ability, choose one of the benefits listed below that matches the flavor of your noble family / house.
Work with your GM to ensure that your choice is appropriate.

Patron of the Arts: You gain a +1 bonus on all Perform checks, and Perform is always a class skill for you. If you have the bardic performance ability, you can use that ability for an additional 3 rounds per day.

Patron of Lore: You gain a +1 bonus on all Knowledge skills in which you have at least 1 rank.

Patron of Magic: You gain one of the following languages as a bonus language: Abyssal, Aklo, Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, or Sylvan. Once per day, as a free action, you can gain a +2 bonus on any Spellcraft check you make. You must spend the free action to gain this bonus before you make the check.

Patron of Peace: Whenever you take 10 on a Wisdom-based skill, treat the result as if you had rolled a 13 instead of a 10.

Patron of War: You use your Charisma modifier to adjust Initiative checks instead of your Dexterity modifier.

Stipend - Patricians generally come from wealthy families or have some sort of economic retainer, every other level beginning at 2nd, the character receives a stipend worth 2 to 12 times his level in Energy credits for example at 6th level the character would receive (2d6 x6) x100, this stipend has no strings attached, the character may spend it as he sees fit., after 20th level the Stipend becomes monthly of equal strength(2d6+6)x500

Stipend Chart:

Stipend: Maximum Rolls Stipend: Maximum Rolls

02 (2d6 x2) x500 = 12,000 12 (2d6 x12) x500 = 72,000

04 (2d6 x4) x500 = 24,000 14 (2d6 x14) x500 = 84,000

06 (2d6 x6) x500 = 36,000 16 (2d6 x16) x500 = 96,000

08 (2d6 x8) x500 = 48,000 18 (2d6 x18) x500 = 108,000

10 (2d6 x10) x500 = 60,000 20 (2d6 x20) x500 = 120,000

Grand total maximum(if rolled max every time) from leveling only: 660,000 After level 20: Monthly: 2d6+6x500 = 9,000

At 4th level the Patrician gains the ability to command ordinary people to perform small tasks for him, if he makes a successful Charisma check (DC 15) he may not ask the targets to risk their lives or even seriously disrupt their day (the task may not require more then 15 minutes to perform) but he could for instance walk into a busy spaceport and command the nearest person to carry his luggage, if the charisma check succeeds the person will dutifully carry the patricians luggage for the next 15 minutes( how far this ability is up to the GM (or if used during standard roleplay the player of the target)

Presence does not work on people close to the Patrician (like other PCs) or those who spend a great deal of time around him or her, In addition Important NPCs are immune to this effect, the DC can also increase depending on the scope of the take or the target of the presence use, for example attempting to make the mayor of a city carry your luggage would likely be a DC of 20 or 25)

At fourth level the +2 modifier to Presence check, every other level after they gain add't +1 to the Charisma check for using Presence

Capping at +10 at level 20.

At 5th level, a Patrician chooses a dilettante study from the list below. At 9th level, he again chooses a dilettante study to add to his repertoire and again at 13th & 17th level. If either of these are duplicates of those chosen previously, the bonuses stack.

Dilettante Performer (Su): A Patrician treats his effective bard level as two higher for the purpose of the bardic performance class ability. He must have the bardic performance class ability to choose this dilettante study.

Dilettante Scholar (Su): A Patrician gains An additional technique slot.

Dilettante Scoundrel (Ex): A Patrician gains a +1d6 sneak attack bonus as per the rogue class ability.
If a Patrician gets a sneak attack bonus from another source, the bonuses on damage stack.

Dilettante Warrior (Ex): A Patrician gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls.

Beginning at 10th level, a Patrician may expend 5 control in order to gain +4 to his Charisma based skills for the period,

this ability affect other class abilities of the Patrician.

An Aristocratic character gains this ability at 15th level, when this character is in a serious situation in which an old friend or contact could logically help him, he make make a check to call in an old debt, this test can only be made with the permission of the game master and the GM will determine if the check is successful, Note that his normally doesn't solve the problem but may assist in is resolution, this allows the character and his friends the freedom to investigate the crime that may have imprisoned the aristocrat to begin with so they can get his named cleared, this ability can only be used once every few weeks in game, it is suggested that players develop the background of this contact, providing a reason why he or she may show up to help the player character.

At 20th level, Once per round,
a Patrician can roll twice on any Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Knowledge (nobility), or Sense Motive check and take the better roll.

Once per day, instead of rolling one of these skill checks, he can assume the roll resulted in a natural 20.