Having to learn some form of self-defence, the messengers of the world are no strangers to dangers on the roads, treetops, or skylines. Messengers are commonly post-moogles and post-burmecians, delivering letters and parcels around the world, distributed by the well-known Mognet system that organises all mail. The motto of messengers is “information greases the cogs of the world, and we’re the engineers”.
Alignment: Any.
Hit Die: d8.
Class Skills
The messenger’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Cha), Climb (Str), Escape Artist (Dex), Fly (Dex), Handle Animal (Cha), Knowledge (geography) (int), Knowledge (local) (int), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), and Swim (Str).
Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Messenger Main Ability Scores:
The messenger mainly focuses on STR/DEX for combat.
Table: Messenger
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | 3/4 | Bad | Good | Bad | — |
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +0 | Express Mail 5ft |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +0 | — |
| 3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +1 | |
| 4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +1 | — |
| 5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +1 | Express Mail 10ft |
| 6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +2 | — |
| 7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +2 | — |
| 8th | +6/+1 | +2 | +6 | +2 | — |
| 9th | +6/+1 | +3 | +6 | +3 | — |
| 10th | +7/+2 | +3 | +7 | +3 | Express Mail 15ft |
| 11th | +8/+3 | +3 | +7 | +3 | — |
| 12th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +4 | — |
| 13th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +4 | — |
| 14th | +10/+5 | +4 | +9 | +4 | — |
| 15th | +11/+6/+1 | +5 | +9 | +5 | Express Mail 20ft |
| 16th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +5 | — |
| 17th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +5 | — |
| 18th | +13/+8/+3 | +6 | +11 | +6 | — |
| 19th | +14/+9/+4 | +6 | +11 | +6 | — |
| 20th | +15/+10/+5 | +6 | +12 | +6 | Express Mail 25ft |
Class Features
The following are the class features of the messenger NPC class.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency
The messenger is proficient with all simple weapons, longbows, and shortbows. Messengers are proficient with light armor, but not with any type of shields.
Express Mail (Ex)
At 1st level, messengers are trained to deliver mail efficiently and quickly, be it with any form of movement. All forms of movement are increased by 5ft, this increases by a further 5ft at every 5th level.