Investigator
The Investigator is a Pathfinder Class found in the Advanced Class Guide. It combines together the casting abilities of the Alchemist with the skillmonkeying of the Rogue, though both are in a basic sense.
As an alchemist, nothing changes mechanically with how many spells can be cast. However, the Investigator loses out any chances to use bombs or mutagens, and getting the Discoveries necessary to do things like share your concoctions come at a much slower rate than it would for an alchemist. As a rogue, the Investigator actually gets 1 more skill rank than standard and get a good lot of the skills available between both classes, but they lose all sneakiness. That said, however, Investigators do get access to both Alchemist Discoveries and Rogue Talents in addition to their own unique Talents which add to their capabilities as a utility knife.
What they gain as a unique feature is "Inspiration", which is a limited number of boosts that can be spent to boost up a test by d6 each day, with using it in combat costing double and being free on Knowledge, Spellcraft, or Linguistics if the skill's trained. As they level up, the pool of free uses and the limit of how many they can use per day grows, making them more specialized, and they also gain an ability to study a target to add some extra effects to their attacks and maneuvers. In any case, Investigators are best utilized as a support-type with mixed utility in mundane and arcane applications. In a more social game, however, they become even more useful with the proper talents giving them free inspiration rolls anywhere they want.
| The Classes of Pathfinder 1st Edition | |
|---|---|
| Core Classes: | Barbarian - Bard - Cleric - Druid - Fighter - Monk Paladin - Ranger - Rogue - Sorcerer - Wizard |
| Advanced Player's Guide: |
Alchemist - Antipaladin - Cavalier Inquisitor - Oracle - Summoner - Witch |
| Advanced Class Guide: |
Arcanist - Bloodrager - Brawler - Hunter - Investigator Shaman - Skald - Slayer - Swashbuckler - Warpriest |
| Occult Adventures: |
Kineticist - Medium - Mesmerist Occultist - Psychic - Spiritualist |
| Ultimate X: | Gunslinger - Magus - Ninja - Samurai - Shifter - Vigilante |