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Second
Look Serries
The Second Look series is takes a
different look at 3.5 system classes and prestige
classes and add something new to that class.
Second Look: Arcane Trickster 5.95$
Second
Look: Barbarian 5.95$
Second
Look: Fallen 2.95$
Arcane Trickster:
The Arcane Trickster is my favourite class. It is the ideal
blend of rogue and wizard. It is so popular that it was moved into the OGL (the
core books) when the system upgraded to 3.5. That allowed this book could be
produced. Second Look: Arcane Trickster re-writes the Arcane Trickster into
three new 20 level classes. Each focuses on a different element.
The Arcane Trickster of Ritual focuses on
spellcasting and is most like the original. The Arcane Trickster of Deed focuses
on skills and the sneak attack skill while sacrificing some spellcasting. The
Arcane Trickster of Steel focuses on combat, sacrificing some skill and
spellcasting ability for combat prowess. All the versions of this class have
some spellcasting ability, access to the signature ranged legerdemain ability
and the trapfinding ability.
This 38 page book includes 7 new prestige
classes. Each of the classes and prestige classes include their epic
progressions. There are 17 new feats geared for the arcane trickster and three
new spells. Finally there are rules clarifying bonus spells and taking levels
the four arcane trickster classes/prestige classes (go ahead!). A handful of
NPCs and a short story rounds out this manual.
If you love the Arcane Trickster, or are just curious, come
have a second look!
Barbarian: The first
book in the series is the barbarian. The number one
thing added to the barbarian in this book is spellcasting using warcries based on the Constitution
ability score. Included is a ranger/paladin style
barbarian crier as well as a more cleric style as well.
Grab your great axe, it’s time to unleash your war cry! Charke
Publishing is proud to release Second Look: Barbarians. Long the haven for your
lonely d12s, Second Look: Barbarians brings new prestige classes, feats and
rules for this under-utilized class. Defy the elements with the Nature Walker;
Define autonomy with the Barefoot Barbarian; Delve into the mystic secrets of
the war cry with the Singing Barbarian! Written by Mark Charke, Second Look:
Barbarians is sure to be a must-have for any 3.5 enthusiast.
Second Look: Barbarians offers
7 new barbarian classes, 11 new prestige classes, the caber as a weapon, 19 new
feats, 5 new ways to rage, more than 3 dozen war cries which function like
spells, superstitions and totems in this 72 page volume. The Second Look series
reviews 3.5 system classes and prestige classes, reinvents and expands on them.
People who play barbarians,
play them because they love barbarians. A trouble maker always at a social
disadvantage, the barbarian has always had unwritten flaws. Raging is more a
liability than a blessing when compared to the Fighter’s Weapon Mastery. The
potential for 2 extra hit points are only good comedy to these savage warriors
who shun armor and fight recklessly. Here in this book the Barbarian is given
more options, more firepower and toughness more appropriate for drawbacks
assigned to this class.
Fallen:
You screwed things up. In fact, you made things worse. You did something so
unbelievably bad that you will never, ever, get a chance to try again. It’s
over. The case is closed on you. You can not retire and train people on the
subject, not even simply what they should avoid that you did. People do not want
to hear about your good old days before things went wrong. They don’t want you
around at all. You are a pariah and an outcast, doomed never to walk the path
you once trod. You are Fallen.
Once this ignominious road was
thought to be travelled only by the most honourable of people turned bad, the
ex-Paladin. That is not the case. In nearly every profession it is possible to
fall from grace. Where do you go then? That is what this book is about. For the
Paladin there is the path of the blackguard, a road of unthinkable evil and
cruelty but there are many other options for those who fall. After the unhappy
ending, without thought of redemption, there is still a chance to move forward
and find a life of significance.
Second Look: Fallen introduces 13
new prestige classes in this 31 page book. Many of these prestige classes can be
taken by a variety of classes, including paladin. These classes typically start
at level 4, instead of level 6. This allows the Player to invest fewer levels in
a class they are going to lose in order to take one of these prestige classes.
Second Look: Fallen also includes 7 new feats to help the transition.
- Mark Charke
Charke Publishing
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