Insightful Killer (Slayer/Monk)

Not all slayers are content to only hide in the shadows. There are those that enjoy facing an opponent head on, luring them into exposing their weak points and take advantage of them. Often trained in more “open-minded” monasteries these deadly assassins incorporate many of the monk’s specialized techniques into their repertoire. (Original Concept by Christos Gurd)

Primary Class: Slayer.

Secondary Class: Monk.

Alignment: Any.

Hit Dice: d10.

Bonus Skills and Ranks: The insightful killer may select three monk skills to add to his class skills in addition to the normal slayer class skills. The insightful killer gains a number of ranks at each level equal to 6 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The insightful killer is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with light armor, medium armor, and with shields (except tower shields).

Slip By (Ex): An Insightful Killer adds half his level (minimum 1) to Bluff skill checks made to feint. This ability replaces track.

Studied Target (Ex): This is exactly like the slayer ability of the same name, except that this ability is triggered when the insightful killer successfully uses his stunning fist on a target he can study that target as an immediate action, allowing him to apply his studied target bonuses against that target (including to the normal weapon damage roll). This modifies studied target.

Stunning Fist (Ex): At 3rd level, an insightful killer gains the monk’s stunning fist ability. His monk level is equal to his insightful killer level for the purpose of determining the effects of this ability. The insightful killer also adds his studied target bonus to his stunning fist save DC. This ability replaces sneak attack.

Slayer Talents: This is exactly like the slayer’s ability of the same name, except that the insightful killer is restricted from choosing ranger combat style or rogue talent as slayer talents. He may also choose from the following new talents, restricted to the Insightful Killer multiclass archetype.

Evasion (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s evasion class feature.

Fast Movement (Ex): The insightful killer’s land speed is faster than the norm for her race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when she is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor, and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the insightful killer’s speed because of any load carried or armor worn. This bonus stacks with any other bonuses to the insightful killer's land speed.

High Jump (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s high jump class feature. The insightful killer must be at least 6th level to select this talent.

Monastery Techniques (Ex): The insightful killer can choose any one feat from those listed in the monk’s bonus feats, using his insightful killer level as his monk level to determine which feats are available to him, but does not need to meet the prerequisites for this feat as normal. The insightful killer may select this talent one additional time at 6th and every four levels thereafter. Each time this talent is selected, it applies to a new monk feat.

Purity of Body (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s purity of body class feature. The insightful killer must be at least 6th level to select this talent.

Slow Fall (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s slow fall class feature. He takes damage as if the fall were 20 feet shorter than it actually is. This distance increases by 10 feet every four levels beyond 4th. The insightful killer must be at least 4th level to select this talent.

Slowing Strike (Ex): If the insightful killer chooses the slowing strike talent, he applies its effect to his stunning fist attacks instead of sneak attacks. This modifies the slowing strike talent.

Still Mind (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s still mind class feature. The insightful killer must be at least 4th level to select this talent.

Unarmed Strike (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s unarmed strike class feature, dealing unarmed damage as a monk equal to his insightful killer level –3.

Advanced Talents: The insightful killer may choose from the following new talents, restricted to the Insightful Killer multiclass archetype.

Assassinate (Ex): If the insightful Killer chooses the assassinate advanced talent, he applies its effects to his stunning fist instead a sneak attack. The save DC for assassinate uses his Wisdom modifier in place of Intelligence. This modifies the assassinate advanced talent.

Diamond Body (Su): The insightful killer gains the monk’s diamond body class feature. The insightful killer must be at least 12th level to select this talent.

Greater Unarmed Strike (Ex): The insightful killer now has an effective monk level equal to his insightful killer level for the purpose of determining the effects of his unarmed strike. The Insightful killer must have the unarmed specialty talent to select this talent.

Improved Evasion (Ex): The insightful killer gains the monk’s improved evasion class feature. The insightful killer must have the evasion talent.

Double Palm (Ex): At 7th level, when the insightful killer successfully hits with a stunning fist attack against an opponent, he may expend one additional use of his stunning fist to bestow a second condition of lower level from his list of stunning fist conditions upon that opponent. Any further saving throws against these conditions must be rolled separately. This ability replaces stalker.

Discerning Eyes (Ex): At 11th level, an insightful killer may always take 10 on any Sense Motive skill checks. This ability replaces swift tracker.

Master Slayer (Ex): This is exactly like the slayer’s ability of the same name, except that the insightful killer uses his Wisdom score in place of Intelligence to determine the difficulty check of this ability.

Table: Insightful Killer