Trust me I'am not a spy!

[King In Red]

Which class is the most suitable class for the role of a spy?
There are many archetypes of spies, but the most famous are two kind of spies:

1) "Hello, my name is Bond.... Bondage and I'am not a spy. Seriously!"
The type of spy able to infiltrate everywhere, thanks to a little of diplomacy, disguise and maybe luck.
Like the gardener who is actually a ...... SPOILER..... spy in disguise.

2) "The only thing I need is a cardboard box or some fantasy equivalent."
The type of spy able to infiltrate everywhere, thanks to a little of stealth, camouflage, survival in enemy territory with many combat ability. Unseen and more or less invisible and maybe able to climb a very long stair....... SNAKE EATER.....

Ok, so people of the internet, which is the most suitable class for the role of the spy?
Bard, Stalker Vigilante, Unchained Rogue, Ninja ?
Post here your suggestion about it, maybe with some build for the two types of spies.

[MageHunter]

For number one, the APG has the master spy prestige class.

For number two, gnomes get a racial archetype for alchemist called saboteur. This gives stealth and climbing bonuses.

Posting from my phone, if someone else could link this for me that would be much appreciated.

[The Guy With A Face]

MageHunter wrote:

For number one, the APG has the master spy prestige class.

For number two, gnomes get a racial archetype for alchemist called saboteur. This gives stealth and climbing bonuses.

Posting from my phone, if someone else could link this for me that would be much appreciated.

Master Spy

Saboteur

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For number one, how about a Charlatan, Spy, or Master of Disguise rogue? Then go into the Master Spy prestige class.

For number two, maybe a Chameleon/Scout rogue? Chameleon by itself would be good too.

A Scout/Survivalist rogue would work too if you wanted to be an outdoorsy rogue.

[Mysterious Stranger]

In a magical world a spy will need a way to deal with magic. That means they probably need to have magic of their own. Bards, Inquisitors and Investigators would all make very good spies. The archeologist or the detective archetype would probably make the best spies. Many of the other archetypes would probably not work as well. The Inquisitor is pretty much a divine agent so is pretty much going to be your default divine spy. Almost any investigator is going to do quite well as a spy. The infiltrator and mastermind archetypes are extremely well suited for a spy.

[Daw]

Archivist Bard Archetype, if they begin to suspect you you can bore them until they leave you alone.

The Bond types are only out there as distractions.

[Plausible Pseudonym]

The Cipher Investigator archetype is very good at not being seen.

The Thought Eater Mesmerist archetype is probably the best at assuming a particular person's identity.

[The Guy With A Face]

If you wanted to be a full caster, maybe a Rakshasa Bloodline sorcerer would be good for number one?

Would be okay for number two as well considering you'd get invisibility, fly, and all those other wonderful spells.

[PhD. Okkam]

Inquisitor (Urban Infiltrator) with Clandestine Inquisition.
Ultimate spy.

[AwesomelyEpic]

For #1, I would suggest a vigilante. If you pick up the many guises talent, you can disguise yourself as a generic unimportant person that blends in really easily. You get a +20 bonus to the check and everything. If you want, you can take master spy, but I think that just a couple levels is enough, because you can take more vigilante talents to disguise as specific laborers and peasants, and eventually disguise as anyone you want...all with a huge bonus on the check.

For #2, you could go Stygian Slayer so you can turn invisible and stuff, or maybe a Cipher investigator for invisibility extracts as well as the cipher archetype's ability to remain undetected.