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So, I'm planning to make a Ninja character for PFS so I've been looking around to see if there's an answer on this. I haven't been able to find an official one.
Everything I've heard says that Ninja is, essentially, a Rogue but with way more mechanics swaps than a normal Archetype. So, I'm wondering if a Ninja is allowed to take things like the Extra Rogue Talent Feat or use the Human's Favored Class Bonus of 1/6th of a Rogue Talent per level. In threads that asked similar questions, I noticed that there was mention that the designers said that it was just accidentally overlooked and there was intended to be an 'Extra Ninja Trick' but so far I haven't seen such a feat published.
I'd like to assume that this is all perfectly allowable, but given the stricter rules of PFS, a definitive answer would be appreciated.
I've always read it as yes. It is an alternate class for the rogue in thesame way that the antipaladin is an alternate for the paladin and the samurai for the cavalier. While there're plenty of differences between them and their original class, you can read ninja as rogue for favoured class bonuses, etc. Same with Antipaladin/Paladin and Samurai/Cavalier. A Samurai can belong to any Cavalier order and a Cavalier can be a Ronin (usually referred to as a Knight Errant).
