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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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Investigator Details | Investigator Feats | Investigator Kits | Investigator Sample Builds | Methodologies

Investigator Feats

 Every level at which you gain an Investigator feat, select one of the following feats. You must satisfy any prerequisites before taking the feat.
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NamePFSSourceRarityTraitsLevelPrerequisitesBenefitsSpoilers?
Flexible Studies PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 1 — You've collected a cross-section of information on various disciplines you can refer to when preparing for various tasks. —
Known Weaknesses PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 1 — Whenever you Devise a Stratagem, you can also attempt a check to Recall Knowledge as part of that action. —
Takedown Expert PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 1 — You've mastered combat practices that let you get up close and bring down perpetrators alive. —
That's Odd PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 1 — When you enter a new location, such as a room or corridor, you immediately notice one thing out of the ordinary. —
Trap Finder PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator, Rogue 1 — You have an intuitive sense that alerts you to the dangers and presence of traps. —
Underworld Investigator PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 1 — Your work as an investigator makes you familiar with the criminal element. —
Athletic Strategist PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 2 trained in Athletics You know how to calculatedly manipulate joints and body weight. —
Red Herring PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 2 — You have a keen sense for avoiding spurious lines of inquiry. —
Shared Stratagem PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 2 — The plans you make include your allies as well as yourself. —
Solid Lead PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 2 — Sometimes your case splinters into smaller mysteries, but you never lose sight of the big picture. —
Alchemical Discoveries PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 alchemical sciences methodology You've devoted extra time in the lab to improve your knowledge of alchemy. —
Detective's Readiness PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 — When you're on a case, you stay watchful and resolute to avoid tricks your suspect might pull. —
Lie Detector PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 empiricism methodology, or interrogation methodology You're adept at noticing the tells of a liar—sweat, flushing, a quavering voice, a quickening pulse. —
Ongoing Investigation PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 — You're always investigating what's around you, even as you perform other activities. —
Scalpel's Point PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 forensic medicine methodology Your stratagems benefit from your precise knowledge of anatomy. —
Strategic Assessment PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 4 — You learn your foes' strengths and weaknesses by watching them move. —
Connect the Dots PFS Restricted Advanced Player's Guide Uncommon Concentrate, Investigator, Secret 6 — Ephemeral connections between people, places, and concepts are invisible to most, but seeing them is your stock and trade. —
Predictive Purchase (Investigator) PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 6 — You have just the thing for the situation. —
Thorough Research PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 6 — When you succeed at a Recall Knowledge check, you learn an additional fact about the subject. —
Blind-Fight PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Fighter, Investigator, Ranger, Rogue 8 master in Perception Your battle instincts make you more aware of concealed and invisible opponents. —
Clue Them All In PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 8 — You can clue in all your allies at once. —
Whodunnit? PFS Restricted Advanced Player's Guide Uncommon Investigator 8 — You carefully consider your case and narrow down some of the details. —
Just One More Thing PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Fortune, Investigator 10 — After your attempt to influence someone goes poorly, you add another bit of information or ask a pointed question, possibly salvaging your previous attempt. —
Ongoing Strategy PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 10 strategic strike You're constantly studying small aspects of everyone's movements, even if you don't have a stratagem in place ahead of time. —
Suspect of Opportunity PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 10 — Sometimes something intrudes upon your case unexpectedly, such as an ambush sent to bring your investigation to a close. —
Foresee Danger PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Concentrate, Investigator 12 — You perceive every possible way your foe's attack could land and attempt to avoid them all. —
Reason Rapidly PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 12 — Your mind works through clues at an unbelievable speed. —
Plot the Future PFS Restricted Advanced Player's Guide Uncommon Concentrate, Investigator, Prediction 14 — You spend 10 minutes in contemplation to uncannily predict how events will play out. —
Sense the Unseen PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator, Ranger, Rogue 14 — When you look for foes, you can catch even the slightest cues. —
Strategic Bypass PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 14 — Your plans account for your foes' resistances, enabling you to strike a telling blow. —
Didactic Strike PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 16 Shared Stratagem When you find a glaring weakness, you can set your allies up to annihilate your foe. —
Implausible Purchase (Investigator) PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 16 Predictive Purchase (Investigator) It seems impossible, but you've analyzed every angle and are able to just keep pulling out exactly the item you need, even in far-flung locations. —
Reconstruct the Scene PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Concentrate, Investigator, Rogue 16 — You spend 1 minute surveying a small location (such as a single room) to get an impression of events that occurred there in the last day. —
Lead Investigator PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Exploration, Investigator 18 Clue Them All In You spend 1 minute briefing up to four allies about one lead you're pursuing. —
Trickster's Ace PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Concentrate, Investigator, Rogue 18 — You have a contingency in your back pocket for desperate situations. —
All the Time in the World PFS Limited Pathfinder #168 Uncommon Investigator 20 — Your firsthand experience of the subjective nature of time and space has given you new observational insights. Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
Everyone's a Suspect PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 20 — You are so suspicious of everyone you meet that you keep mental notes on how to defeat them all—even your own allies. —
Just the Facts PFS Standard Advanced Player's Guide Common Investigator 20 Thorough Research You fundamentally understand everything to the point where your research can't possibly be wrong. —
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