"Knowledge should be set free" build? A PC that steals secret knowledge and spreads it to the masses.

[flamewolf393]

I want to make a CG character that believes secrets are universally bad. Cults/churches keeping huge hidden libraries of arcane tomes hidden from anyone that isnt a master level member? Complete a@@+&&!s. That knowledge could be serving the greater good. Even the evil knowledge is useful in letting people learn it exists and how to protect themselves from it. Kinda of like a law abiding citizen in the real world carrying a gun to protect themselves from criminals that carry guns. An armed (in this case educated) society is a polite society.

So what kind of a character build would suit to infilitrating secret societies with the express purpose of copying their knowledge and then spreading it across the world? Id like something more interesting than just a wizard with a high diplomacy/bluff

[Ryze Kuja]

If you're allowed 3pp content, start with this: Spy

and then transition to this lvl8+: Master Spy PrC

or you can continue Spy lvl8+ if you're not feeling this PrC.

Rogue7/MasterSpyX also works well.

If you're not allowed 3pp content and not digging the PrC, a Rogue20 with maxed Bluff, Disable Device, Disguise, Sap Adept/Master, Hellcat Stealth/Pounce, and uses a wand of Adjustable Disguise makes a frighteningly good infiltrator. Keep a Wand of Invisibility on you as well, because if you have to knock out a guard with Sap Master, you can put them in the corner of the room and cast Invisibility on them so you don't raise any alarms. You can also make yourself Invis as well.

[flamewolf393]

Ryze Kuja wrote:

If you're allowed 3pp content, start with this: Spy

Wow its like they tailor made that class just for this idea. Its perfect for that approach, though my original idea by infiltration meant getting into the groups as a "member" long enough to gain access to their various secrets and then betray them by just walking out with copies of everything.

[avr]

A bookmark of deception or a bookplate of recall (use removable glue) seem like they'd be useful to you. Also note that the target of invisibility can be an object.

Build-wise, just make sure that you're still useful to your party and anything with stealth, bluff and ideally a few spells will be good. There are classes and archetypes which lean into one of those particularly of course, depending on which you like best. The investigator seems best overall to me, especially a cipher or infiltrator.

[flamewolf393]

avr wrote:

A bookmark of deception or a bookplate of recall (use removable glue) seem like they'd be useful to you. Also note that the target of invisibility can be an object.

By desnas left tit those things are perfect for this, almost to the point of being OP for this specific use. Man talk about the having the right tool for the job. Only 2k gold when it also gives nondetection to the book/bookmark?

And the bookplate wow, use little dabs of sovereign glue to just slap a bunch of them on a whole shelf of books so no one can remove them before you are ready to leave :P

[Sysryke]

I did a character sort of like this in a Kingmaker campaign (which I had no idea was an AP at the time). We did a bit of home brew, but I built an inquisitor based on the same concept. I served a goddess of truth whose whole directive was to hunt out secrets and share the truth with all peoples. Was quite fun. Not sure if the typical inquisitorial approach fits your concept, but there's nothing that says you can't use that class's tools to build an infiltrator/spy type.