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==Handyman==

{{quote
|Can we build it? Yes, we can!
|orig=Bob, Human Handyman
|src=Bob the Builder
}}

Handymen are, to put it simply, [[SRD:Expert|super-experts]]. They are the best of the best when it comes to [[SRD:Skills|skill use]]. They can perform at levels above and beyond anyone else, through a combination of extra effort and sheer competence.

===Becoming a Handyman===

Handymen are able to go above and beyond the usual limits of other characters in terms of skill use. As such, this class is best for characters who need to use a lot of skills. Any character can eventually qualify, regardless of build or abilities, though classes that already get a lot of skill points, like rogues and bards, will qualify much sooner than classes that don't, like fighters and wizards. Having a high Intelligence score also helps a lot, and humans have a slight advantage over other races in this class due to their extra skill points.

{| class="d20 dragon monstats"
|+ style="font-size: larger; white-space: nowrap;" | Entry Requirements
|-
! Alignment:
| Any.
|-
! Base Attack Bonus:
| Any.
|-
! Race:
| [[Racial Restrictions::None]].
|-
! Skills:
| Must have a total of 64 skill points; what they are invested in does not matter.
|-
! Feats:
| At least two skill feats (Skill Focus, Alertness, etc.).
|-
! Spellcasting:
| None.
|-
! Patron:
| Any.
|-
! Domains:
| None.
|-
! Special:
| None.
|} 

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ <div>{{Anchor|Table: The Handyman}}</div>
<p>Hit Die: d8</p>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
| 1st || +0 || +0 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Trapfinding|Trapfinding]], [[SRD:Track|Track]], [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +1, [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +1, [[#Easy Proficiency|Easy Proficiency]]
|- 
| 2nd || +1 || +0 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +2, [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|- 
| 3rd || +2 || +1 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +2
|- 
| 4th || +3 || +1 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +3, [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|- 
| 5th || +3 || +1 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Skilled Reflexes|Skilled Reflexes]]
|- 
| 6th || +4 || +2 || +2 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +4, [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +2, [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|- 
| 7th || +5 || +2 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Skilled Attributes|Skilled Attributes]]
|- 
| 8th || +6 || +2 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +5, [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|- 
| 9th || +6 || +3 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +3
|- 
| 10th || +7 || +3 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Supremely Skilled|Supremely Skilled]], [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|-
| 11th || +8 || +3 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Skilled With Feats|Skilled With Feats]]
|-
| 12th || +9 || +4 || +4 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +6, [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +4, [[#Bonus Skill Feat|Bonus Skill Feat]]
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::10]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level.)'''<br/>
{{3.5e Skills|Appraise, 
Autohypnosis, 
Balance, 
Bluff, 
Climb, 
Concentration, 
Craft, 
Decipher Script, 
Diplomacy, 
Disable Device, 
Disguise, 
Escape Artist, 
Forgery, 
Gather Information, 
Handle Animal, 
Heal, 
Hide, 
Intimidate, 
Jump, 
Knowledge, 
Listen, 
Martial Lore, 
Move Silently, 
Open Lock, 
Pactcraft, 
Perform, 
Pilot, 
Profession, 
Program, 
Psicraft, 
Ride, 
Scent, 
Search, 
Sense Motive, 
Sleight of Hand, 
Speak Language, 
Spellcraft, 
Spot, 
Survival, 
Swim, 
Truespeak, 
Tumble, 
Use Magic Device, 
Use Psionic Device, 
Use Rope}}
|}

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: The [[SRD:Epic Level Basics|Epic]] Handyman}}
|-
! Level || Special
|- 
| 13th|| class="left" | 
|- 
| 14th|| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +7, Bonus Feat
|- 
| 15th|| class="left" | [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +5
|- 
| 16th|| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +8, Bonus Feat
|- 
| 17th|| class="left" | 
|- 
| 18th|| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +9, [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +6, Bonus Feat
|- 
| 19th|| class="left" | 
|- 
| 20th|| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +10, Bonus Feat
|- 
| 21st|| class="left" | [[#Intense Training|Intense Training]] +7
|- 
| 22nd|| class="left" | [[#Extra Skilled|Extra Skilled]] +11, Bonus Feat
|}

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Handyman.

'''{{Anchor|Trapfinding}}:''' Handymen can use the [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] skill to locate [[SRD:Traps|traps]] when the task has a [[SRD:DC|Difficulty Class]] higher than 20, just like a [[SRD:Rogue|rogue]].

Finding a nonmagical [[SRD:Traps|trap]] has a [[SRD:DC|DC]] of at least 20, or higher if it is well hidden. Finding a magic [[SRD:Traps|trap]] has a [[SRD:DC|DC]] of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.

A handyman can use the [[SRD:Disable Device Skill|Disable Device]] skill to [[SRD:Disarm|disarm]] magic traps. A magic [[SRD:Traps|trap]] generally has a [[SRD:DC|DC]] of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.

A handyman who beats a trap’s [[SRD:DC|DC]] by 10 or more with a [[SRD:Disable Device Skill|Disable Device]] check can study a trap, figure out how it works, and bypass it (with his party) without disarming it.

'''{{Anchor|Track}}:''' A handyman gains [[SRD:Track|Track]] as a bonus feat at 1st level.

'''{{Anchor|Extra Skilled}} {{Ex}}:''' A handyman's capacity with skills is unparalleled. A handyman has a competence bonus to all skills equal to half his class level (skipping level 10), plus 1.

*'''{{Anchor|Supremely Skilled}} {{Ex}}:''' At level 10, instead of increasing the bonus, the handyman's competence bonus becomes an untyped bonus, allowing it to stack with anything.

'''{{Anchor|Intense Training}}:''' A handyman's maximum number of ranks in a skill is increased by 1 relative to other characters. This is increased by 1 for every 3 levels (3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th). This stacks with the increase in maximum ranks from the Trainee feats ([[Excellent Trainee (3.5e Feat)|Excellent Trainee]], [[Exceptional Trainee (3.5e Feat)|Exceptional Trainee]], and [[Epic Trainee (3.5e Feat)|Epic Trainee]]). Just like the Trainee feats, this doesn't allow the Handyman to qualify for feats or prestige classes any sooner than he'd normally be allowed to, until his character level is at least 21.

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Skill Feats}}:''' A handyman gets a [[SRD:Skill Focus|Skill Focus]] feat, a skill-boosting feat (such as [[SRD:Alertness|Alertness]]), or a [[Skill (3.5e Feat Type)|Skill feat]] (such as [[Leap of the Heavens (3.5e Feat)|Leap of the Heavens]]) as a bonus feat at every even-numbered level.

The epic handyman gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic handyman feats) every 2 levels after level 12. He may choose to gain a non-epic skill-boosting feat instead.

'''{{Anchor|Skilled Reflexes}}:''' Starting from 5th level, the handyman may spend 5 skill points while leveling up to change his base Reflex save bonus from poor to good. This only needs to be done once and applies retroactively to all handyman class levels. This may only be done when gaining a level in handyman.

'''{{Anchor|Skilled Attributes}}:''' Starting from 7th level, the handyman may spend 6 skill points while leveling up to increase one of his ability scores by 1. This is treated as a natural increase to the ability score from leveling up. This may only be done when gaining a level in handyman.

'''{{Anchor|Skilled With Feats}}:''' Starting from 11th level, the handyman may spend 8 skill points while leveling up to gain a feat of his choice. He must meet that feat's prerequisites. This may only be done when gaining a level in handyman.

''Epic Handyman Bonus Feat List:'' [[SRD:Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor|Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor]], [[SRD:Craft Epic Rod|Craft Epic Rod]], [[SRD:Craft Epic Staff|Craft Epic Staff]], [[SRD:Craft Epic Wondrous Item|Craft Epic Wondrous Item]], [[SRD:Efficient Item Creation|Efficient Item Creation]], [[SRD:Epic Reputation|Epic Reputation]], [[SRD:Epic Skill Focus|Epic]] [[Epic Skill Focus-CE (3.5e Feat)|Skill Focus]], [[Epic Trainee (3.5e Feat)|Epic Trainee]], [[SRD:Forge Epic Ring|Forge Epic Ring]], [[SRD:Great Charisma|Great]] [[Great Charisma-CE (3.5e Feat)|Charisma]], [[SRD:Great Constitution|Great]] [[Great Constitution-CE (3.5e Feat)|Constitution]], [[SRD:Great Dexterity|Great]] [[Great Dexterity-CE (3.5e Feat)|Dexterity]], [[SRD:Great Intelligence|Great]] [[Great Intelligence-CE (3.5e Feat)|Intelligence]], [[SRD:Great Strength|Great]] [[Great Strength-CE (3.5e Feat)|Strength]], [[SRD:Great Wisdom|Great]] [[Great Wisdom-CE (3.5e Feat)|Wisdom]], [[SRD:Legendary Climber|Legendary Climber]], [[SRD:Legendary Leaper|Legendary Leaper]], [[SRD:Legendary Rider|Legendary Rider]], [[SRD:Legendary Tracker|Legendary Tracker]], [[SRD:Scribe Epic Scroll|Scribe Epic Scroll]]

===Campaign Information===

====Playing a Handyman====

'''Combat:''' The handyman is the ultimate skillmonkey. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone more capable of feinting, intimidating, concentrating, tumbling, balancing, or anything else involving skill use. Of course, what a given handyman is actually good at depends largely upon their class choices other than handyman &mdash; after all, it's not like a fighter has much use for [[SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft]], or a wizard for [[SRD:Balance Skill|Balance]]. That said, the handyman class is super-specialized for skill use, at the expense of everything else. A handyman will need the assistance of others for situations where no skill check seems to help, and besides, devoting all of your class levels to handyman is kind of silly.

'''Advancement:''' As previously mentioned, the handyman class is super-specialized to be highly capable of using skills. The best multiclass options are those where the handyman's hyper-competence at skill use can yield the most practical results.

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====Handymen in the World====

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Handymen are just like experts, but better. The blacksmith who makes weapons thought to be beyond the ability of mortals to create, the sailor who can navigate even the stormiest ocean, the actor whose performances are the stuff of legend &mdash; all are likely to be handymen.

'''NPC Reactions:''' Handymen don't really stand out from anyone else until they pull off something thought to be impossible, like climbing a ''wall of force'' or swimming right through a whirlpool as though it wasn't there. As such, NPCs treat handymen similar to members of other "mundane" classes, like fighter, warrior, or expert.

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Article Balance	Moderate +
Author	Luigifan18 +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Other +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	12 +
Minimum Level	3 +
Racial Restrictions	None +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Appraise +, Balance +, Bluff +, Climb +, Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Diplomacy +, Disable Device +, Disguise +, Escape Artist +, Forgery +, Gather Information +, Handle Animal +, Heal +, Hide +, Intimidate +, Jump +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Martial Lore +, Move Silently +, Open Lock +, Perform +, Psicraft +, Profession +, Ride +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Sleight of Hand +, Speak Language +, Spellcraft +, Spot +, Survival +, Swim +, Truespeak +, Tumble +, Use Magic Device +, Use Psionic Device +, Use Rope +, Autohypnosis +, Program +, Pilot +, Scent + and Pactcraft +
Skill Points	10 +
Summary	A class with an extreme focus on skills, and making the most out of them. They are, bar none, the top class at using skills. +
Title	Handyman +
Will Save Progression	Good +