Telepaths may seem unfocused when looking at the plethora of tools they have. It can be quite overwhelming to manage the sneak attack, the spells, all of your mental abilities, and slotting them together with your skills. Instead of that, what this class is, is a mental spy that can use their read thoughts to prepare and pave the road for sneak attacks and mental shock. Or if that doesn't suit your fancy you could take more of a support role relying more on your spells and having this solid damage potential in your back pocket. It's a versatile class that can succeed at a variety of tasks as needed by the party.

Role: Spell DPS Utility

Characteristics: Brainbusting rogue-likes with a suite of mental powers

Source: Homebrew

Game Rule Information

The Telepath has the following game statistics.

Abilities: Charisma is your casting stat and auxiliary ability otherwise. Intelligence is needed for skill points and most of the thought detection. Constitution and Dexterity for staying alive.

Alignment: Any

Hit Die: d6

Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10

Class Skills

The Telepath's class skills are Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Dex), Escape Artist (Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (All skills, taken individually)(Int), Listen (Wis)

Skill Points at 1st Level: (6 + Int modifier) × 4

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int modifier

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Telepath.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A Telepath is proficient with All simple weapons and light armor but not shields

Sneak Attack Ex: As the Rogue's ability of the same name. However, she gains sneak attack at a slower rate. Additionally, she can sneak attack any target affected by her Read Thoughts ability.

Read Thoughts Su: As a swift action, a telepath may attempt to read the mind of her targets as Detect Thoughts, except that she is not subject to the stunning effect of the spell. Additionally, she may concentrate on a number of targets equal to her intelligence modifier, gaining information from all. Each time the telepath is attacked she must attempt a concentration check (DC 10 + damage taken). If she succeeds she maintains concentration; otherwise this ability fails. Any creature caught in the 60 ft. sphere of "read thoughts" must make a will save (DC 15 +1/2 telepath level + Intelligence modifier) or be affected by the ability as detect thoughts. Maintaining concentration for 1 round is a move action.

Telepathy Su: At 1st level the telepath gains telepathy with a range of 50 ft. The range increases to 100 ft. at 5th level and increases by 50 ft, each 5 levels thereafter.

Anticipate Ex: At 2nd level a telepath may gain a bonus against opponents she is able to read the mind of (affected by Read Thoughts. She gains the following bonuses against creatures affected by her read thoughts ability.

Insight bonus to AC equal to one-half of the telepath's class level Insight bonus on attack rolls and skill checks equal to one-half the telepath's class level. +1 to DC of all mind affecting spell the telepath casts.

If the telepath's allies are within the range of her telepathy they also benefit from the anticipate bonus, however it is halved (round up). This bonus only applies on creatures who are affected by Read Thoughts ability.

Telepathic Influence Ex: At 2nd level, the telepath's extended use of telepathy grants her incredible insight on her social skills. She gains an insight bonus equal to her intelligence modifier on all charisma-based checks and her sense motive check. This bonus stacks with the Anticipate skill bonus in combat.

Silent Spell Ex: At 3rd level the Telepath gains Silent Spell as a bonus feat.

Mental Shock Ex: As a standard action, a telepath may emit powerful telepathic wave. She must succeed on a ranged touch attack against one creature within telepathy range. On a success the telepath deals 1d6 damage per two telepath levels and the targeted creature is affected by their Read Thoughts ability. The targeted creature may make a Will Save (DC 10 + Telepath's level) for half damage and to be unaffected by Read Thoughts.

Uncanny Dodge Ex: At 4th level, a telepath retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, she still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. If a telepath already has uncanny dodge from a different class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.

Evasion Ex: At 4th level and higher, a Telepath can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the Telepath is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless Telepath does not gain the benefit of evasion.

Invisible Aura Su: A telepath possesses no aura. She may alter her aura and the aura of her possessions to make them appear non-magical as magic aura. This ability can be used at will and has no duration.

Instant Read Thoughts Ex: At 6th level, a telepath gains the ability to use Read Thoughts instantaneously. Maintaining concentration for 1 round is now a swift action.

Telepathic Resistance Ex: At 7th level, a telepath gains a +4 bonus on all saving throws made to resist the effect of spells or spell-like abilities of the enchantment or divination school.

Improved Uncanny Dodge Ex: At 8th level and higher, a telepath can no longer be flanked. This defense denies a rogue the ability to sneak attack the telepath by flanking her, unless the attacker has at least four more rogue levels than the target has telepath levels. If a character already has uncanny dodge (see above) from a second class, the character automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead, and the levels from the classes that grant uncanny dodge stack to determine the minimum level a rogue must be to flank the character.

Still Spell Ex: At 9th level the Telepath gains Still Spell as a bonus feat.

Persistent Read Thoughts Ex: At 11th level, a telepath no longer needs to concentrate to maintain her Read Thoughts ability. Her Read Thoughts ability is now permanently active, she may resume or suppress it as a free action.

Telepathic Immunity Ex: At 14th level, a telepath is constantly under the effect of Mind Blank.

Bypass Mind Blank: At 18th level a telepath is able to pierce magical protection and mindlessness. All her abilities (from Telepath class only) and spells may ignore immunity to mind-affecting ability (such as immunity granted by undead traits or Mind Blank).

Brain Hemorrhage Ex: At 20th level a telepath is able to cause a Brain Hemorrhage and slay any one living creature who is effected by Read Thoughts ability. The target is entitled to a Will saving throw to survive the attack. If the save is successful, the creature instead takes 3d6 points of damage +2 point per int modifier. This ability can be used a number of times a day equal to your int modifier.