Beguiler - The Tricky

[Amanojyaku]

Characteristics: Fellowship, Intelligence, Charisma
Skills: Acrobatics, Arcana, Ballistics, Charm, Deceive, Disguise, Drive, Intimidation, Larceny, Perception, Persuasion, Scrutiny, Stealth, Weaponry
Magic Schools: Enchantment, Illusion
Sword Schools: Killer Doll, Shadow Hand
Level Completion: +1 to Enchantment Focus Power tests

Charlatan
Level: 1
Prerequisites: Deceive 2, Persuasion 2
Feats:
Catfall
Danger Sense
Improved Feint
Luck
Weapon Proficiency (Melee 2)
*Weapon Proficiency (Thrown)

Beguiler
Level: 2
Prerequisites: Deceive 3, Persuasion 2, Enchantment 1
Feats:
Armor Proficiency (Light)
Hidden Objects
Skill Focus (any Social)
*Skill Focus (any)
Sneak Attack
*Tested
Wizard Tradition (Hidden Flame or Serpent Eye)

Mountebank
Level: 3
Prerequisites: Deceive 3, Persuasion 3, Hidden Objects, Sneak Attack, Enchantment 2
Feats:
Back Stab
Deceptive Strike
Evasion
Poker Face
Skill Focus (any Social)
*Skill Focus (any Social)
Spell Penetration
*Spell Specialization (Enchantment)

Arcane Trickster
Level: 4
Prerequisites: Deceive 4, Persuasion 4, Deceptive Strike, Enchantment 3
Feats:
Daggerspell Stance
Improved Sneak Attack
Just As Planned
Serpent's Tongue
Skill Focus (any Social)
*Skill Focus (any Social)

Wildcard
Level: 5
Prerequisites: Deceive 5, Persuasion 5, Serpent's Tongue, Enchantment 4
Feats:
Air of Authority
Improved Back Stab
Photogenics
Skill Focus (any Social)
*Skill Focus (any Social)

FEATS

Deceptive Strike
The hand is quicker than the eye... where'd the knife go? Targets under the effects of your Enchantment or Illusion spells, as well as those you have made a successful Feint action against, are considered to be unaware of your attack.

Hidden Objects
You take no penalty on checks to conceal large, oddly shaped, or strange objects inside your clothes or on your body as long as it is no larger than you are.

Photogenics
Your beauty protects you from those who would dare harm or hinder you. Your good looks such as Appearance or Dangerous Beauty also benefit rolls to resist enemy effects.

Poker Face
Reading you is easier said than done. Any attempts to target you with Divination spells or the Scrutiny skill face a static penalty equal to your level.

Serpent's Tongue
You may spend a resource point to gain the feat Peer (Any) until the end of the scene.

[coffica]

Hi, I'm a bit confused about what the intended use cases of Deceptive Strike are - what does it mean to be 'under the effect of your Enchantment or Illusion spell'?

In the Illusion school, almost all of its spells are either beneficial buffs that target you or your allies, or illusions that don't directly affect enemies. Would an Image spell of something distracting in their view count as affecting an enemy?
For Enchantment, Command and Stun have their duration is listed as 'Instant' but they technically only happen during the target's next turn, would they count as under its ongoing effect before their turn starts if you cast it on them?
There's also the option of putting enemies in the auras of spells like Silence or Attraction, which I probably don't expect to work, but I'm not sure in general.

Out of the non-homebrew spells the only ones that look like they definitely work are Dominate, Confusion, Encore, Blindness and Geas - but any clarification on the other cases or ones I missed would help a lot!

[Amanojyaku]

For the most part anything you can cast and then attack before it wears off would count. In addition, if your spell would have an effect on somebody (yes, as in your example of being in the area of Silence or Attraction and affected by it), it counts.

For Enchantment, you missed Charm Person. For Illusion, it's mostly future-proofing for the event of applicable homebrew.