Wind Chime |
I was watching a rather poor anime called Mouse about a phantom thief who steals ridiculous thing without every being caught even once stealing a building. So I was wondering could any PC (up to 20th level) in pathfinder steal a building and who would make a better phantom thief (un-seen thief who can steals anything) the rogue or the wizard.
MrSin |
Wizards are going to do the stealth gig better than most. They have no ACP and have dozens of ways to beguile and escape. Arcane Trickster is a way to meet in between, vivisectionist/wizard is a pretty cool magical combo that can go into arcane trickster. Never seen Mouse though so I have no idea what you want out of him.
Lumiere Dawnbringer |
the best phantom thief is a bard with the vagabond child trait. if you build a phantom thief, ask yourself if this class has abilities that would have greatly helped you in a college panty raid. the panty raid in college is the entry into the quickest of forms of burglary.
rogues having nothing that augments stealth beyond making it a class skill and light armor proficiency, which necessitates a dexterity investment and comes with low penalties.
the ninja, which is a rogue archetype. adds 1/3 of their ninja level to stealth checks, and may vanish a limited number of times per day with a really short duration. they get it as a swift action, but the limited duration is impractical for even the quickest of panty raids.
by level 4, the bard gets blur, which lasts 4 minutes. it allows stealth while moving, by providing concealment and making you a living mirage. it also doesn't fade in combat. no amount of stealth bonus is viable without concealment, and with proper timing, 4 minutes is plenty of time for a brief panty raid. a 14 or better cha makes this usable twice a day at 4th level. a third use comes at 5th. for 5 minutes apiece. 15 minutes split in 3 5 minute increments is plenty of time for a quick heist in the hands of a player who knows the basics about their mark. and way too much time for a quick college panty raid, assuming you don't take 20 searching every underwear drawer.