Fighter

Description: Fighters can be many things, from soldiers to criminal enforcers. Some see adventure as a way to get rich, while others use their skills to protect the innocent. Fighters have the best all-around fighting capabilities of the PC classes, and they are trained to use all standard weapons and armor. A fighter's rigorous martial training grants him many bonus feats as he progresses, and high-level fighters have access to special melee maneuvers and exotic weapons not available to any other character.

Alignment restrictions: None

Hit die: d10

Proficiencies: armor (light, heavy, medium), shields, weapons (martial, simple)

Skill points: 2 + int modifier ( (2 + int modifer) * 4 at 1st level)

Skills: concentration, craft armor, craft trap, craft weapon, discipline, heal, lore, parry

Selectable class feats: ambidexterity, deflect arrows, two-weapon fighting, weapon proficiency (exotic), weapon specialization

Primary saving throw(s): fortitude

Base attack bonus: +1/level

Special abilities & feats

• At class level 1 and at every even level afterwards (2, 4, 6, ...), a fighter gains a bonus feat, chosen from a subset of the entire feat list. This bonus feat is in addition to the feats every character gains for advancing in character level. If the character is an epic character, then the epic fighter bonus feats are also available.
  • Fighter bonus feat list

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	HP range	Notes
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	bonus feat	5-10
2nd	+2	+3	+0	+0	bonus feat	10-20
3rd	+3	+3	+1	+1		15-30
4th	+4	+4	+1	+1	bonus feat	20-40	weapon specialization first available.
5th	+5	+4	+1	+1		25-50
6th	+6/+1	+5	+2	+2	bonus feat	30-60
7th	+7/+2	+5	+2	+2		35-70
8th	+8/+3	+6	+2	+2	bonus feat	40-80
9th	+9/+4	+6	+3	+3		45-90
10th	+10/+5	+7	+3	+3	bonus feat	50-100
11th	+11/+6/+1	+7	+3	+3		55-110
12th	+12/+7/+2	+8	+4	+4	bonus feat	60-120
13th	+13/+8/+3	+8	+4	+4		65-130
14th	+14/+9/+4	+9	+4	+4	bonus feat	70-140
15th	+15/+10/+5	+9	+5	+5		75-150
16th	+16/+11/+6/+1	+10	+5	+5	bonus feat	80-160
17th	+17/+12/+7/+2	+10	+5	+5		85-170
18th	+18/+13/+8/+3	+11	+6	+6	bonus feat	90-180
19th	+19/+14/+9/+4	+11	+6	+6		95-190
20th	+20/+15/+10/+5	+12	+6	+6	bonus feat	100-200

Epic fighter

Having advanced from the ranks of seasoned warriors, the epic fighter is the true master of warfare. More than a mere sword-swinger, the epic fighter knows how to defeat his opponents in any arena. Though his journey to achieve this goal has been long and hard, the epic fighter is just starting out on another path - a fledgling in the realm of gods and other powerful beings.

Hit die: d10

Skill points: 2 + int modifier

Bonus feats: The epic fighter gains a bonus feat every two levels after 20th. In other words, at levels 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 40.

Epic fighter bonus feats: armor skin, epic damage reduction, devastating critical, epic prowess, epic toughness, epic weapon focus, epic weapon specialization, improved stunning fist, improved whirlwind attack, overwhelming critical, superior initiative

Epic selectable class feats: blinding speed

Epic fighter level progression

Lvl	Feats	HP range
21st		105-210
22nd	bonus feat	110-220
23rd		115-230
24th	bonus feat	120-240
25th		125-250
26th	bonus feat	130-260
27th		135-270
28th	bonus feat	140-280
29th		145-290
30th	bonus feat	150-300
31st		155-310
32nd	bonus feat	160-320
33rd		165-330
34th	bonus feat	170-340
35th		175-350
36th	bonus feat	180-360
37th		185-370
38th	bonus feat	190-380
39th		195-390
40th	bonus feat	200-400

Prestige class tips

• Fighters have many options available to them - blackguard, dwarven defender, or weapon master are among the best choices.
• Elf and half-elf fighters who use bows may want to consider becoming arcane archers.
• Fighters should consider looking at the champion of Torm, since it offers many defensive advantages, and little loss of class abilities for the fighter.

Notes

• When creating a new character, using the recommended button on the class screen will select the fighter class.
• The fighter is the only class that has access to the weapon specialization feat.