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 "summary": "Barristers may serve as criminal prosecutors or as legal advocates, defending the rights of those accused of crimes or named as defendants in civil …",
 "summary_markdown": "Barristers may serve as criminal prosecutors or as legal advocates, defending the rights of those accused of crimes or named as defendants in civil …",
 "text": " Barrister Barristers may serve as criminal prosecutors or as legal advocates, defending the rights of those accused of crimes or named as defendants in civil cases. In a court case or other legal proceeding, the barrister is a 4th-level challenge. Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 13 Unspecific Lore : DC 11 Specific Lore : DC 8 Barrister Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 232 Perception +6 Languages Common Skills Deception +10, Diplomacy +12, Legal Lore +13, Performance +10, Society +9 Str +0 Dex +1 Con +1 Int +3 Wis +2 Cha +4 Sway the Judge and Jury A barrister gains a +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy checks to Make an Impression or Request something of the deciding members within a courtroom. If the barrister successfully Performs against a DC of 20 during the 20 minutes prior to the check, they increase the circumstance bonus to +4. Items court garb (functions as fine clothing), law book (functions as scholarly journal), Writing Set --- AC 13 Fort +3 Ref +3 Will +12 HP 8 --- Speed 25 feet Melee Single Action fist +4 (Agile, Nonlethal), Damage 1d4 bludgeoning Cite Precedent Single Action (Auditory, Linguistic) The barrister uses existing case law to undermine their opposition. If they succeed at a DC 20 Legal Lore check, they impose a -2 circumstance penalty on the next Diplomacy check an opponent attempts in a legal argument. Any further attempts to Cite Precedent fail until a new topic with different precedents is being argued. ",
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