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Shadow Thief of Amn is a prestige class in NWN2.

Shadow Thief of Amn

Description: The organization known as the Shadow Thieves is the largest and most prosperous thieves' guild in all of the region. Its success is derived from its system of interlocking guilds, each dedicated to the twin goals of profit and power. From the organization's stronghold in Amn, this series of guilds controls the lion's share of all criminal operations along the Sword Coast and beyond. As a member of a Shadow Thieves' guild, a shadow thief of Amn knows only their own minions, their coworkers, and their superior. This web of secrecy preserves the organization, because any members who are captured can sell out only a few others.

A character can achieve a maximum of 5 levels in the Shadow Thief of Amn prestige class.

Requirements

Skills: Bluff 3 ranks, Hide 8 ranks, Intimidate 3 ranks, Move Silently 3 ranks

Feats: Stealthy

Special: Member of the Shadow Thieves of Amn. (Requirement removed with Storm of Zehir)

Class Features

Hit die: d6

Proficiencies: Weapons (simple), armor (light)

Skill points: 6 + Int modifier

Class skills: Appraise, Bluff, Craft alchemy, Craft Trap, Craft Weapon, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Intimidate, Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Open Lock, Parry, Search, Set Trap, Sleight of Hand, Spot, Taunt, Tumble

Base attack bonus progression: Medium

Saving throws	high:	Reflex
	low:	Fortitude, Will

Sneak Attack

Starting at 1st level, the shadow thief gets the sneak attack ability at +1d6 damage. This is the same as the rogue ability of the same name, and its effects stack with that ability. This ability increases by +1d6 at 3rd and 5th level.

Doublespeak

At 1st level, the shadow thief gets a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Diplomacy checks.

Bonus Feat

At 2nd level and 4th level the shadow thief gets a bonus feat. This feat can be:

Uncanny Dodge

At 2nd level the shadow thief retains their Dexterity bonus to AC even when caught flat-footed.

Reputation

At 3rd level, the shadow thief gets a 10% discount from all merchants and an additional +2 bonus on all Bluff, Intimidate, and Diplomacy checks because of their reputation.

Improved Uncanny Dodge

At 5th level, the shadow thief can no longer be sneak attacked except by a character with 4 or more total levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the character levels of the shadow thief.

Class Progression

Level	Features Gained
1	Sneak attack +1d6, doublespeak
2	Bonus feat, uncanny dodge
3	Sneak attack +2d6, reputation
4	Bonus feat
5	Sneak attack +3d6, improved uncanny dodge

Gameplay Notes

The "member of the shadow thieves" requirement is statisfied by the Shadowthief of Amn Epithet feat (1771).
In the official campaign, the player can only recieve the Shadow Thief of Amn Epithet by joining Moire's Gang. This happens near the end of Chapter 1, just before the player has permission to enter the Black Lake district (estimated character-level: 10-11).
This prestige class may be disabled in some online servers, along with Neverwinter Nine.
As of patch v1.23, the Uncanny Dodge feat has no noticeable effect.

NWN comparison

This class did not exist in NWN.

3.5 Rules Comparison

The parry skill was created by NWN and is not a feature of DnD 3.5. It has returned in NWN2 for the same reasons it was in NWN.

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-[[Image:StoAmn.jpg|thumb|Shadow thief of Amn]]
+[[Image:StoAmn.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Shadow Thief of Amn]]
-[[Obsidian]] has confirmed that the shadow thief of Amn will be included in [[NWN2]].
-==3.0 Shadow thief of Amn==
+'''Shadow Thief of Amn''' is a [[prestige class]] in [[NWN2]].
-'''Description''': One of the largest thieves guilds in Faerun.
+==Shadow Thief of Amn==
+'''Description''': The organization known as the Shadow Thieves is the largest and most prosperous thieves' guild in all of the region. Its success is derived from its system of interlocking guilds, each dedicated to the twin goals of profit and power. From the organization's stronghold in Amn, this series of guilds controls the lion's share of all criminal operations along the Sword Coast and beyond. As a member of a Shadow Thieves' guild, a shadow thief of Amn knows only their own minions, their coworkers, and their superior. This web of secrecy preserves the organization, because any members who are captured can sell out only a few others.
+A character can achieve a maximum of 5 levels in the Shadow Thief of Amn prestige class.
 ===Requirements===
-'''[[Skill rank]]s''': [[Bluff]] 3, [[Gather information]] 3, [[Hide]] 8, [[Intimidate]] 3, [[Move silently]] 3
+'''[[Skill]]s''': [[Bluff]] 3 ranks, [[Hide]] 8 ranks, [[Intimidate]] 3 ranks, [[move silently|Move Silently]] 3 ranks
-'''[[Feat]]s''': [[Persuasive]]
+'''[[Feat]]s''': [[Stealthy]]
-'''Special''': must be a member of the Shadow Thieves' guild.
+'''Special''': Member of the Shadow Thieves of Amn. ''(Requirement removed with [[Storm of Zehir]])''
-===Class features progression===
+===Class Features===
 {{Class base features|hit die=d6
-|proficiencies= Armor ([[Armor proficiency (light)|light]]), Weapons ([[Weapon proficiency (simple)|simple]])
+|proficiencies= Weapons ([[Weapon proficiency (simple)|simple]]), armor ([[Armor proficiency (light)|light]])
 |skill pts=6
-|class skills=[[Appraise]], [[Bluff]], [[Climb]], [[Craft]], [[Diplomacy]], [[Disable device]], [[Forgery]], [[Innuendo]], [[Intimidate]], [[Jump]], [[Knowledge]] (local), [[Listen]], [[Move silently]], [[Open lock]], [[Profession]], [[Search]], [[Sense motive]], [[Sleight of hand]], [[Spot]] and [[Use rope]]
+|class skills=[[Appraise]], [[Bluff]], [[Craft alchemy]], [[craft trap|Craft Trap]], [[craft weapon|Craft Weapon]], [[Diplomacy]], [[disable device|Disable Device]], [[Intimidate]], [[Listen]], [[Lore]], [[move silently|Move Silently]], [[open lock|Open Lock]], [[Parry]], [[Search]], [[set trap|Set Trap]], [[sleight of hand|Sleight of Hand]], [[Spot]], [[Taunt]], [[Tumble]]
 |BAB=Medium
 |high save=[[Reflex]]
 |low save=[[Fortitude]], [[Will]]
 }}
+====Sneak Attack====
+Starting at 1st level, the shadow thief gets the [[sneak attack]] ability at +1d6 damage. This is the same as the [[rogue]] ability of the same name, and its effects stack with that ability. This ability increases by +1d6 at 3rd and 5th level.
-====Additional progressions====
+====Doublespeak====
+At 1st level, the shadow thief gets a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Diplomacy checks.
-{|
-|- style="font-weight:bold"
-|Level&nbsp;||Features gained
-|-
-|&nbsp;1||[[Doublespeak]], [[Sneak attack]] +1d6
-|-
-|&nbsp;2||Bonus feat, [[Uncanny dodge]]
-|-
-|&nbsp;3||Sneak attack +2d6, [[Reputation]] +1
-|-
-|&nbsp;4||Bonus feat, Reputation +2
-|-
-|&nbsp;5||[[Improved uncanny dodge]], Reputation +3, Sneak attack +3d6
-|}
-===Bonus feat===
+====Bonus Feat====
+At 2nd level and 4th level the shadow thief gets a bonus feat. This feat can be:
-*[[Acrobatic]]
-*[[Agile]]
 *[[Alertness]]
-*[[Blind-fight]]
+*[[blind-fight|Blind-Fight]]
-*[[Combat expertise]]
+*[[combat expertise|Combat Expertise]]
-*[[Deceitful]]
+*[[Feint]]
+*[[lightning reflexes|Lightning Reflexes]]
-*[[Deft hands]]
+*[[nimble fingers|Nimble Fingers]]
-*[[Exotic weapon proficiency]] (hand crossbow or shuriken)
+*[[skill focus|Skill Focus]] (except Skill Focus:Bluff)
-*[[Improved feint]]
+*[[silent spell|Silent Spell]]
-*[[Leadership]]
+*[[still spell|Still Spell]]
-*[[Lightning reflexes]]
-*[[Negotiator]]
-*[[Nimble fingers]]
-*[[Persuasive]]
 *[[Track]]
+*[[weapon finesse|Weapon Finesse]]
-*[[Skill focus]] (any shadow thief skill)
+*[[weapon focus|Weapon Focus]]
-*[[Silent spell]]
-*[[Stealthy]]
-*[[Still spell]]
-*[[Weapon finesse]]
-*[[Weapon focus]]
-===Doublespeak===
+====Uncanny Dodge====
-At 1st level, a shadow thief gains +2 to diplomacy and bluff checks.
+At 2nd level the shadow thief retains their [[Dexterity]] bonus to [[AC]] even when caught [[flat-foot]]ed.
-===Reputation===
+====Reputation====
+At 3rd level, the shadow thief gets a 10% discount from all merchants and an additional +2 bonus on all Bluff, Intimidate, and Diplomacy checks because of their reputation.
-This provides a bonus to a shadow thief's leadership score.
+====Improved Uncanny Dodge====
+At 5th level, the shadow thief can no longer be sneak attacked except by a character with 4 or more total levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the [[character level]]s of the shadow thief.
+===Class Progression===
+{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
+! Level !! Features Gained
+|- style="background:#efefef"
+| 1 || Sneak attack +1d6, doublespeak
+|-
+| 2 || Bonus feat, [[uncanny dodge]]
+|- style="background:#efefef"
+| 3 || Sneak attack +2d6, reputation
+|-
+| 4 || Bonus feat
+|- style="background:#efefef"
+| 5 || Sneak attack +3d6, [[improved uncanny dodge]]
+|}
+==Gameplay Notes ==
+*The "member of the shadow thieves" requirement is statisfied by the Shadowthief of Amn Epithet feat (1771).
+*In the official campaign, the player can only recieve the Shadow Thief of Amn Epithet by joining Moire's Gang. This happens near the end of Chapter 1, just before the player has permission to enter the Black Lake district (estimated character-level: 10-11).
+* This prestige class may be disabled in some online servers, along with [[Neverwinter Nine]].
+* As of [[patch]] v1.23, the Uncanny Dodge feat has no noticeable effect.
 ==NWN comparison==
 *This class did not exist in NWN.
-[[category:Classes]]
+==3.5 Rules Comparison==
-[[category:prestige classes]]
+*The '''parry''' skill was created by NWN and is not a feature of [[DnD 3.5]]. It has returned in NWN2 for the same reasons it was in NWN.
+[[Category:Classes]]
+[[Category:Prestige classes]]
+[[Category:Combat classes]]