Demolitionist

Explosives expert and breach specialist.

The Demolitionist is the person who looks at a wall and sees a problem with a chemical solution. In the Nine's corporatocracy, controlled destruction is a service: breaching fortified positions, clearing wrecked structures, sabotaging competitor infrastructure, and making sure the explosion goes exactly where it should and nowhere else. A charge is cheaper than a siege. The Demolitionist prices a wall by its rebar and its neighbours, then removes exactly the wall. The Kadiss grid tracks explosive purchases, precursor chemical acquisitions, and demolitions certifications; a Demolitionist without a corporate work order buying industrial charges gets a visit from Corp-Security within the hour. They operate on the Edge chassis (d6 HD, 3/4 BAB, Ref good, Fort/Will poor) with 8 base skill points -- the technical expertise to build, place, and detonate charges with surgical precision. Light armour. The Fort/Will poor saves are deliberate: a class that is comfortable with explosives is not the same as a class that is resilient to them. Prime requisites: DEX and INT.

Rules Reference

Field	Value
Armor Allowance	Light
Bab Tier	three-quarters
Base Skill Points	8
Hd	d6
Hd Sides	6
Max Level	20
Primary Abilities	DEX, INT
Prime Requisites	DEX, INT
Save Tiers / Fortitude	poor
Save Tiers / Reflex	good
Save Tiers / Will	poor
Weapon Allowance	Pistol, Knife, All explosives and grenades

Notes

Archetype Niche: The Demolitionist is the party's area damage and structural control specialist. Explosive Crafting provides scaling, customizable explosives that fill the gap between grenades and ship weapons. Trap Master turns any environment into a minefield -- retreating through a door the Demolitionist trapped 10 minutes ago is a fundamental party tactic. Controlled Demolition enables precise explosions that don't kill allies and targeted structural collapse. The Demolitionist's niche is making things blow up exactly the way the party wants.

Multiclass Notes: Demolitionists can multiclass with Operative and Heavy Breacher archetypes. Non-humans use simultaneous multiclassing rules.

Level Table

Sapper

Field	Value
bab	0
fortitude	0
level	1
reflex	2
skillPoints	32
title	Sapper
will	0
xp	0

Charge Technician

Field	Value
bab	1
fortitude	0
level	2
reflex	3
skillPoints	8
title	Charge Technician
will	0
xp	1250

Blast Technician

Field	Value
bab	2
fortitude	1
level	3
reflex	3
skillPoints	8
title	Blast Technician
will	1
xp	2500

Demolitionist

Field	Value
bab	3
fortitude	1
level	4
reflex	4
skillPoints	8
title	Demolitionist
will	1
xp	5000

Boom Specialist

Field	Value
bab	3
fortitude	1
level	5
reflex	4
skillPoints	8
title	Boom Specialist
will	1
xp	10000

Explosives Expert

Field	Value
bab	4
fortitude	2
level	6
reflex	5
skillPoints	8
title	Explosives Expert
will	2
xp	20000

Demolition Foreman

Field	Value
bab	5
fortitude	2
level	7
reflex	5
skillPoints	8
title	Demolition Foreman
will	2
xp	40000

High Demolition Foreman

Field	Value
bab	6
fortitude	2
level	8
reflex	6
skillPoints	8
title	High Demolition Foreman
will	2
xp	70000

Sabotage Chief

Field	Value
bab	6
fortitude	3
level	9
reflex	6
skillPoints	8
title	Sabotage Chief
will	3
xp	110000

High Sabotage Chief

Field	Value
bab	7
fortitude	3
level	10
reflex	7
skillPoints	8
title	High Sabotage Chief
will	3
xp	160000

Void-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	8
fortitude	3
level	11
reflex	7
skillPoints	8
title	Void-Breaker
will	3
xp	220000

High Void-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	9
fortitude	4
level	12
reflex	8
skillPoints	8
title	High Void-Breaker
will	4
xp	280000

Hull-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	9
fortitude	4
level	13
reflex	8
skillPoints	8
title	Hull-Breaker
will	4
xp	340000

High Hull-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	10
fortitude	4
level	14
reflex	9
skillPoints	8
title	High Hull-Breaker
will	4
xp	400000

World-Cracker

Field	Value
bab	11
fortitude	5
level	15
reflex	9
skillPoints	8
title	World-Cracker
will	5
xp	460000

High World-Cracker

Field	Value
bab	12
fortitude	5
level	16
reflex	10
skillPoints	8
title	High World-Cracker
will	5
xp	520000

Planet-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	12
fortitude	5
level	17
reflex	10
skillPoints	8
title	Planet-Breaker
will	5
xp	580000

High Planet-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	13
fortitude	6
level	18
reflex	11
skillPoints	8
title	High Planet-Breaker
will	6
xp	640000

The Big Bang

Field	Value
bab	14
fortitude	6
level	19
reflex	11
skillPoints	8
title	The Big Bang
will	6
xp	700000

Supreme Demolitionist

Field	Value
bab	15
fortitude	6
level	20
reflex	12
skillPoints	8
title	Supreme Demolitionist
will	6
xp	760000

Special Abilities

Explosive Crafting

Field	Value
level	1
name	Explosive Crafting

description: The Demolitionist gains Demolitions as a class skill with a +3 competence bonus. With access to basic chemicals and materials (50 rek per charge), the Demolitionist can craft explosive charges. Crafting takes 10 minutes per charge. The Demolitionist can carry a number of crafted charges equal to INT modifier + half Demolitionist level (minimum 1). Standard charge: 3d6 damage, 10-foot radius, Reflex DC 15 for half. At level 5: shaped charge (2d6 damage to 5-foot radius, ignores 10 hardness -- cuts through armour like it is paper). At level 10: plasma charge (5d6 damage, 20-foot radius, DC 17). At level 15: seismic charge (8d6 damage to structures only, 30-foot radius, ignores hardness -- brings the building down). Unused charges degrade after 24 hours: the chemicals are unstable, and the Demolitionist knows exactly how unstable.

Trap Master

Field	Value
level	3
name	Trap Master

description: The Demolitionist can set traps using explosives, mechanical triggers, or environmental hazards. Setting a trap takes 1 minute. The Demolitionist's trap DC (Perception to spot, Reflex to avoid, or relevant save) is 15 + INT modifier + half Demolitionist level. At level 7, trap setting becomes a full-round action. At level 12, the Demolitionist can incorporate one crafted explosive charge into a trap as part of the same action. At level 17, the Demolitionist can set two traps in one round. A trapped doorway is a statement: the Demolitionist was here, and the next person through that door is going to have a very bad day.

Controlled Demolition

Field	Value
level	5
name	Controlled Demolition

description: When the Demolitionist places and detonates an explosive, they may exclude a number of 5-foot squares within the blast radius equal to their INT modifier from the explosion's effect. Allies in those squares take no damage (instead of half on a successful Reflex save). Additionally, the Demolitionist can make a Demolitions check (DC = 10 + structure hardness) to cause a targeted collapse: the structure takes double damage from the explosive and creatures on or under it fall into the resulting debris (Reflex save to avoid, 3d6 falling damage). Usable a number of times per encounter equal to 1 + INT modifier (minimum 1). The exclusion zone is the difference between a Demolitionist and a person with a bomb: the Demolitionist knows exactly where the blast goes and exactly where it does not.