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Untapped Classes

Talon of the Thrush

Author: Jeremy Smith

Editor: Andreas Rönnqvist

Contributor: Brian Dupuis

Proofreader: Sérgio da Silva

Design / Layout: Jeremy Smith

Interior Illustrations: Gerald Lee, Paul Daly

Cover Illustration: John Milner, V Shane

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Talon of the Thrush

“Keep your eye on the ball; keep your eye on the

ball…”

Manifesting: Ability to manifest trick shot UP .

Special: Wind reader class feature, must be

trained by another Talon of the Thrush.

Class Skills

The Talon of the Thrush’s class skills are Balance,

Climb, Concentration, Craft, Hide, Intimidate,

Jump, Knowledge (psionics), Listen, Perform,

Profession, Sense Motive, Spot, Survival, Use

Psionic Device, and Use Rope.

Skill Points per Level: 4 + Int modiﬁer.

A marksman can be skilled at ﬁring a bow,

shooting a crossbow, or throwing a weapon. He

can even choose to specialize in one of these styles,

gaining increasingly powerful abilities with the

selected weapon style. Yet there are those who

learn to perform unusual tricks and techniques with

thrown weapons, dazzling the eye and not only

defeating their foes, but literally humiliating them.

These individuals are masters of the trick shot,

using thrown weapons the way a master craftsman

uses his tools.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the

Talon of the Thrush.

Weapon and Armor Proﬁciency: Talons of

the Thrush gain no additional weapon or armor

proﬁciencies.

Manifesting : At every level indicated, the

character gains additional power points per day

and access to new powers as if he had also gained

a level in whatever manifesting class he belonged

to before he added the prestige class. He does not,

however, gain any other beneﬁt a character of that

class would have gained (bonus feats, metapsionic

or item creation feats, and so on). This essentially

means that he adds the level of Talon of the Thrush

to the level of whatever manifesting class the

character has, and then determines power points

per day, powers known, and manifester level

accordingly.

If a character had more than one manifesting

class before he became a Talon of the Thrush,

he must decide to which class he adds the new

level of Talon of the Thrush for the purpose of

determining power points per day, powers known,

and manifester level.

Power Throw (Su): The Talon of the Thrush

Becoming a Talon of the

Thrush

The path to becoming a Talon of the Thrush is

one that is typically reserved for marksmen. The

understanding of how weapons ﬂow in the world

around them is something that marksmen truly

grasp, something most others do not comprehend.

Marksmen with the ability to manifest mind blades

may ﬁnd the Talon of the Thrush a great synergy

between the two classes. Regardless, only those

who are taught by current Talons may learn the

secrets to becoming a Talon of the Thrush.

Hit Dice: d6

Entry Requirements

To qualify to become a Talon of the Thrush, a

character must fulﬁll the following criteria.

Base Attack Bonus: +5.

Skills: Intimidate 4 ranks.

Feats: Weapon Focus (any thrown weapon).

learns to substitute power for accuracy with his

thrown attacks, something the Thrush (see below)

was legendary for doing. Before making any

attacks, the Talon of the Thrush may subtract a

number from all ranged attack rolls and add the

same number to all ranged damage rolls made from

a thrown weapon. This number may not exceed

the Talon of the Thrush’s base attack bonus. The

penalty on attacks and bonus on damage applies

until the Talon of the Thrush’s next turn.

Signature Style (Su): Students of the thrown

style of combat, Talons of the Thrush learn unusual

ways to hurl weapons. At 2nd level and every three

levels thereafter, a Talon of the Thrush gains the

signature style class feature of the marksman. This

signature style may only be for the thrown weapon

option.

Showoff (Su): Trained in manipulating the

trajectory and speed of thrown weapons, a Talon of

the Thrush of 3rd level learns to perform dazzling

displays with his thrown weapon of choice,

attempting to duplicate the legendary tricks of the

Thrush. By taking a standard action and aiming

a thrown weapon at an empty area instead of at a

target, a Talon of the Thrush can activate his ricochet

signature style, sending the weapon bouncing in a

variety of directions, up to his normal maximum

of rebounds (usually 1 + Wisdom modiﬁer). This

allows the Talon to make an Intimidate check

against all opponents with line of sight to the

rebounding weapon.

A Talon of the Thrush may not use showoff to

make an attack.

Psionic Shot (Su): Familiarity with channeling

his psionic power into his thrown attacks, the Talon

of the Thrush learns to imbue destructive power

into his thrown weapons. At 4th level, the Talon of

the Thrush gains the Psionic Shot feat as a bonus

feat, even if he does not meet the requirements.

Split Throw (Su): Talons of the Thrush learn to

combine their psionic potential with their ranged

expertise, using metacreativity to replicate a hurled

weapon. Beginning at 6th level, by expending

psionic focus as part of an attack, a Talon of the

Thrush can split a single weapon into two identical

projectiles. Each weapon must strike at a separate

target and uses the same modiﬁer on its attack

roll. The targets must both be within 15 ft. of each

other.

A Talon of the Thrush may use both weapons

with the ricochet signature style simultaneously.

The total number of redirections for both weapons

cannot exceed the normal maximum (usually 1 +

Wisdom modiﬁer).

Infused Throw (Su): Talons of the Thrush of 7th

level and higher learn how to infuse their thrown

weapons with incredible psychokinetic energy

that has a devastating effect on the target. By

expending psionic focus when using the push by

proxy signature style, successful bull rush attempts

also deal the damage of the weapon, in addition to

pushing the target back.

Rebounding Strike (Su): Legends of the Thrush

say that he was able to use a single thrown weapon

to hit multiple enemies at the same time. Talons of

the Thrush of 9th level learn how to perform this

trick of the Thrush. By expending psionic focus as

part of a ranged attack, a Talon of the Thrush may

redirect the ranged attack at an additional target

by using his ricochet signature style, treating the

TABLE 1: TALON OF THE THRUSH

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special

Manifesting

+1 +0 +2 +2 Power throw

+2 +0 +3 +3 Signature style