Factotums are the ultimate in utility, if you need someone to make a given skill check these guys got it in the bag, and they have the ability to gain bonuses using their inspiration and cast limited arcane spells.

Role: Utility

Characteristics: Factotums are ever versatile supports with incredibly varied abilities

Source: Dungeonscape

Game Rule Information

The Factotum has the following game statistics.

Abilities: Intelligence for skillpoints and other abilities. Strength and Dexterity for combat.

Alignment: Any

Hit Die: d6

Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10

Class Skills

The Factotum's class skills are all of the skills

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 Factotum.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A Factotum is proficient with A factotum is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, and with light armor and shields (except tower shields).

Inspiration: The factotum is a dabbler, a professional explorer who plunders a wide variety of fields to find the tools he needs to survive. He reads through tomes of arcane magic to gain a basic understanding of spells. He offers prayers to a variety of deities to gain their blessings. He observes warrior stances and exercises to understand the art of fighting. But while a factotum learns many paths, he masters none of them. Rather than train in a given field, he masters all the basics and manages to pull out something useful when the situation is desperate enough.

To represent this seemingly random body of knowledge, a factotum gains inspiration points that he can spend to activate his abilities. At the beginning of each encounter, he gains a number of inspiration points determined by his level (see Table 1-1: Factotum Progression).

Cunning InsightEx: Before making an attack roll, damage roll, or saving throw, you can spend 1 inspiration point to gain a competence bonus on the roll equal to your Intelligence modifier. Cunning insight does not require an action, and you can use it as often as you wish during your turn or others' turns - provided that you have the inspiration points to spend. Because this ability provides a competence bonus, it does not stack with itself.

Cunning KnowledgeEx: When making a check involving a skill in which you have at least 1 rank, you can spend 1 inspiration point to gain a bonus on the check equal to your factotum level. You can use this ability once per day for a particular skill. For example, if you use cunning knowledge to gain a bonus on a Hide check, you cannot use the ability to improve other Hide checks for the rest of the day, though you can use it on different skills.

TrapfindingEx: You can use the Search skill to locate traps with a DC higher than 20, and you can use Disable Device to bypass a trap or disarm magic traps. See the rogue class feature.

Arcane DilettanteSp: At 2nd level, you acquire a vague understanding of magic. You know that with a few weird hand gestures and an array of grunts and bizarre words, you can conjure up something that looks like a spell. By spending 1 inspiration point, you can mimic a spell as a spell-like ability.

At the start of each day, choose a number of spells from the sorcerer/wizard spell list based on your factotum level. You can choose one spell at 2nd level, and you gain additional spells as shown on Table: The Factotum. The maximum level of spell you can use, according to your class level, is also shown on the table. You can select any sorcerer/wizard spell up to that level, but you can prepare only one spell of your maximum level. Your caster level equals your level in this character class. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against your spell is 10 + the spell level + your Int modifier.

Once you have used a spell, you cannot use it again until you have rested for 8 hours. After resting for this time, you choose new spells and lose any unused spells from the previous day, though you can select the same spell on consecutive days. You cannot prepare the same spell multiple times to use it more than once during the same day.

You cannot use spells that require an XP cost. You must otherwise provide the necessary material components as normal.

If you wish to enhance a spell with a metamagic feat, you must apply the feat when you prepare the spell. In addition, you must be capable of using a spell of the modifi ed spell's level.

Brain over BrawnEx: At 3rd level, you gain your Intelligence bonus as a modifier on Strength checks, Dexterity checks, and checks involving skills based on Strength or Dexterity, such as Hide, Climb, and Jump.

Cunning DefenseEx: You study your opponents and learn to anticipate their attacks. Starting at 3rd level, you can spend 1 inspiration point to gain your Intelligence bonus as a dodge bonus to Armor Class against one opponent for 1 round. Using this ability is a free action. You gain this benefit even while wearing medium or heavy armor. You can use this ability multiple times to gain a bonus against different opponents, but you cannot use it more than once during your turn against a single foe.

Cunning StrikeEx: With a quick study of a vulnerable opponent's defenses, you can spot the precise area you need to hit to score a telling blow. Starting at 4th level, you can spend 1 inspiration point to gain 1d6 points of sneak attack damage. You must spend the inspiration point to activate this ability before making the attack roll. When determining if you can use sneak attack against a target that has uncanny dodge, use your factotum level as your rogue level.

Opportunistic PietySu: Factotums are legendary for the number of holy symbols, lucky trinkets, and blessed items they keep handy. As the saying goes, there are no atheists in the dungeon. Starting at 5th level, you can spend 1 inspiration point to channel divine energy as a standard action. You can use this energy to heal injuries, harm undead, or turn undead. At 5th level, you can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom bonus (if any). You gain one extra daily use of this ability at 10th level, 15th level, and 20th level. You cannot use opportunistic piety if you have exhausted your daily uses, even if you have inspiration points left to spend.

If you use this ability to heal injuries, you channel positive energy to heal a living creature of a number of points of damage equal to twice your factotum level + your Int modifier. The energy will also deal the same amount of damage to undead targets.

If you use this ability to turn undead, you act as a cleric of a level equal to your factotum level. No matter what your alignment, you cannot control undead - your understanding of divine magic is too rudimentary..

Cunning SurgeEx: Starting at 8th level, you learn to push yourself when needed. By spending 3 inspiration points, you can take an extra standard action during your turn.

Cunning BreachEx: Starting at 11th level, your broad knowledge allows you to study an opponent and gain a brief flash of insight to breach her defenses. By spending 2 inspiration points as a free action, you can ignore a single target's spell resistance and damage reduction for 1 round. The target automatically fails any spell resistance check that she attempts to avoid your spell.

Cunning DodgeEx: Starting at 13th level, your luck, reflexes, and intuition allow you to avoid an attack or spell that would otherwise defeat you. If you take damage that would reduce you to 0 or fewer hit points, you can spend 4 inspiration points as an immediate action to ignore the damage. You dodge out of the way, take cover from a spell, or otherwise escape. You can use this ability once per day.

Improved Cunning DefenseEx: At 16th level, you gain your Intelligence bonus as a dodge bonus to Armor Class. You no longer need to spend an inspiration point to gain this benefit. Unlike the standard cunning defense ability, you do not gain this benefit when wearing medium or heavy armor.

Cunning BrillianceEx: At 19th level, you become the ultimate jack of all trades. Your sharp mind and keen sense of your surroundings allow you to duplicate almost any ability you witness. At the start of each day, choose three extraordinary class abilities. Each ability must be available to a standard character class at 15th level or lower, and must appear on the advancement table or in the text description for that class. By spending 4 inspiration points as a free action, you gain the benefits and drawbacks of one chosen ability for 1 minute. You use the ability as if your level in the relevant class equaled your factotum level. You can use each chosen class ability once per day.

For example, if you use a monk's flurry of blows ability, you gain all the benefits and drawbacks described under Flurry of Blows. You do not gain the benefits of unarmed strike, because that is a separate ability in the monk's class description.

Table 1-1: Factotum Progression

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Spell Level	Inspiration Points	Special
1st	+0	+0	+2	+0	—	2	Inspiration, cunning insight, cunning knowledge, trapfinding
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+0	0	3	Arcane dilettante (1 spell)
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+1	1st	3	Brains over brawn, cunning defense
4th	+3	+1	+4	+1	1st	3	Arcane dilettante (2 spells), cunning strike
5th	+3	+1	+4	+1	2nd	4	Opportunistic piety
6th	+4	+2	+5	+2	2nd	4	—
7th	+5	+2	+5	+2	2nd	4	Arcane dilettante (3 spells)
8th	+6/+1	+2	+6	+2	3rd	5	Cunning surge
9th	+6/+1	+3	+6	+3	3rd	5	Arcane dilettante (4 spells)
10th	+7/+2	+3	+7	+3	4th	5	Opportunistic piety (+1 use)
11th	+8/+3	+3	+7	+3	4th	6	Cunning breach
12th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4	4th	6	Arcane dilettante (5 spells)
13th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+4	5th	6	Cunning dodge
14th	+10/+5	+4	+9	+4	5th	7	Arcane dilettante (6 spells)
15th	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+5	6th	7	Opportunistic piety (+1 use)
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5	6th	7	Improved cunning defense
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+5	6th	8	Arcane dilettante (7 spells)
18th	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+6	7th	8	—
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+6	7th	8	Cunning brilliance
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+6	7th	10	Arcane dilettante (8 spells), opportunistic piety (+1 use)