The Bludgeoner Feat and Ninja Class

[Flyer777]

I know that this is going to sound out of place, but here goes.

I am playing my first ninja for PFS, Not asian...not wushu, Quaderian/Slaver...very fun!!

I would like to specialize in NL damage and would like to know if the wording of this feat was a mistake or was intentionally written to exclude the only other full class with Sneak Attack from being able to do precision damage with non-lethal weapons.

Bludgeoner (Combat)
You can knock foes out cold with just about any blunt instrument.

Benefit: You take no penalty on attack rolls for using a lethal bludgeoning weapon to deal nonlethal damage.

Normal: You take a –4 penalty on attack rolls when using a lethal weapon to deal nonlethal damage. You cannot use a lethal weapon to deal nonlethal damage in a sneak attack.

Special: A rogue with this feat can use a lethal bludgeoning weapon to deal nonlethal damage with a sneak attack.

[Ascalaphus]

In general Ninjas can use anything with "Rogue" on it. The ninja is an alternate version of the rogue class.

[Mojorat]

Uhh well the first thing to realize is ninja are rogues.

[Flyer777]

I understand this, I would like to take it, but I already got shot down on a Rogue archetype that I qualified for. I think you are right, but before I take it I would like to insure against retcon.

[Mojorat]

I'm not sure what you want to clerify. Ninja are a rogue alternate class. Its just a more complex archetype. Basically anything that implies you need to be a rogue ( that does not ask for an ability ninja traded out.) Works for ninja because every char with the ninja alternate class is a rogue.