Maverick Detective

All investigators believe in careful planning; some just prefer to do it after the fact. Rather than carefully analyzing a situation, the maverick detective prefers to jump in and figure it out as they go.

Studied Combat (Ex)

The maverick detective must always spend 1 point of inspiration to study a target.

legendary investigator can use a move action to study a single enemy that they can see. Upon doing so, they add 1/2 their class level (minimum 1) as an insight bonus on melee attack rolls and as a bonus on damage rolls against the creature. Once a creature is studied, it remains studied until the maverick detective studies someone else, up to a maximum of 24 hours. This modifies studied combat.

Finishing Strike (Ex)

At 1st level, when the maverick detective successfully hits and damages their studied enemy, there is a chance that they will immediately. If the target’s current hit points are less than a threshold equal to twice the detective’s class level + their Intelligence modifier, the target is immediately reduced to 0 hit points.

The maverick can choose whether the target is dying or is merely unconscious. This replaces studied strike.