Rulebreaker (Archetype)

Skills: A rulebreaker loses Appraise (Int), Knowledge (planes) (Int), and Use Magic Device (Cha) as class skills; instead, she gains Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), and Sense Motive (Wis) as class skills.

Declare Loophole (Su): At 1st level, a rulebreaker gains a pool of loophole points, a measure of the linguistic mastery she has over those parts of the First Language that describe how the various universal laws function. By describing these laws as something other than what they are, she is capable of changing the fundamental laws of the universe itself, if only for an instant and only in a local area. The number of points in a rulebreaker's loophole pool is equal to 1/2 her rulebreaker level + her Intelligence modifier.

At 1st level, a rulebreaker may spend 1 loophole point to ignore the Law of Croaking Failure the next time she triggers it that round.

At 4th level, a rulebreaker may spend 1 loophole point to ignore the Law of Finite Malleability the next time she triggers it with a recitation of 2ndlevel or lower that round.

At 7th level, a rulebreaker may spend 2 loophole points to ignore the Law of Finite Malleability the next time she triggers it with a recitation of 4th-level or lower that round.

At 10th level, a rulebreaker may spend 2 loophole points to cause the Law of Croaking Failure to cause any other creature within 60 feet who successfully recites a recitation to trigger the Law of Croaking Failure. This lasts for 1 round.

At 13th level, a rulebreaker may spend 3 loophole points to ignore the Law of Finite Malleability the next time she triggers it that round.

At 16th level, a rulebreaker may spend 2 loophole points to ignore the Law of Flowing Rhetoric the next time she triggers it that round.

At 19th level, a rulebreaker may spend 2 loophole points to cause all other creatures within 60 feet to ignore the Law of Familiar Phrases for 1 round.

Each of these powers is activated as a swift action.

The loophole pool is replenished each morning after 8 hours of rest or consultation of various tomes and pronunciation guides; these hours do not have to be consecutive.

This ability replaces counterspell pool and the talents of discordia gained at 4th, 10th, and 16th level.