Rogue › Advanced Talents

Defensive Roll (Ex)

With this advanced talent, the rogue can roll with a potentially lethal blow to take less damage from it than she otherwise would. Once per day, when she would be reduced to 0 or fewer hit points by damage in combat (from a weapon Table 3–13: Rogue Base Attack Fort Ref Will Level Bonus Save Save Save Special 1st +0 +0 +2 +0 Sneak attack +1d6, trapfinding 2nd +1 +0 +3 +0 Evasion, rogue talent 3rd +2 +1 +3 +1 Sneak attack +2d6, trap sense +1 4th +3 +1 +4 +1 Rogue talent, uncanny dodge 5th +3 +1 +4 +1 Sneak attack +3d6 6th +4 +2 +5 +2 Rogue talent, trap sense +2 7th +5 +2 +5 +2 Sneak attack +4d6 8th +6/+1 +2 +6 +2 Improved uncanny dodge, rogue talent 9th +6/+1 +3 +6 +3 Sneak attack +5d6, trap sense +3 10th +7/+2 +3 +7 +3 Advanced talents, rogue talent 11th +8/+3 +3 +7 +3 Sneak attack +6d6 12th +9/+4 +4 +8 +4 Rogue talent, trap sense +4 13th +9/+4 +4 +8 +4 Sneak attack +7d6 14th +10/+5 +4 +9 +4 Rogue talent 15th +11/+6/+1 +5 +9 +5 Sneak attack +8d6, trap sense +5 16th +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +5 Rogue talent 17th +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +5 Sneak attack +9d6 18th +13/+8/+3 +6 +11 +6 Rogue talent, trap sense +6 19th +14/+9/+4 +6 +11 +6 Sneak attack +10d6 20th +15/+10/+5 +6 +12 +6 Master strike, rogue talent or other blow, not a spell or special ability), the rogue can attempt to roll with the damage. To use this ability, the rogue must attempt a Ref lex saving throw (DC = damage dealt). If the save succeeds, she takes only half damage from the blow; if it fails, she takes full damage. She must be aware of the attack and able to react to it in order to execute her defensive roll—if she is denied her Dexterity bonus to AC, she can’t use this ability. Since this effect would not normally allow a character to make a Ref lex save for half damage, the rogue’s evasion ability does not apply to the defensive roll.

Dispelling Attack* (Su): Opponents that are dealt sneak attack damage by a rogue with this ability are affected by a targeted dispel magic, targeting the lowest-level spell effect active on the target. The caster level for this ability is equal to the rogue’s level. A rogue must have the major magic rogue talent before choosing dispelling attack.