Smuggler !!!

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Been trying to put together a Smuggler type Speciality for my FC:Conan game. Many coastal cities of Hyboria are havens for Smugglers but I guess these types exist in many fantasy worlds. Not sure I've got the right skills but here we go:

Smuggler

You make your living as a transporter of goods by sea, highly skilled at avoiding tax duties and running the odd blockade or two.

• Bonus feat: Ghost Basics (1.0)
• Attribute Training: The lower of your Dexterity or Charisma increases by 1 (your choice in the case of a tie). This bonus is applied after any attribute modifiers from your Species or Talent. (1.0)
• Paired Skills: Bluff and Disguise. Every time you gain skill ranks in Bluff you also gain ranks in Disguise but not beyond your max rank. (2.0)
• Practiced Sneak: If you spend an action die to boost a Sneak check and the check still fails, you gain the action die back after the action is resolved. (2.0)
•Skill Focus: You gain the Water Vehicles focus in the Ride Skill (1.0)

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I was also inspired to come up with a Smuggler type by an old TV series:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081932/

Not sure if any one else remembers it.

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Not sure if I got the skills right.

If you have a hero who passes his ship off as a small trader or even fishing vessel whilst he dodges past Imperial Galleys, carrying illegal goods, I guess he'd need Bluff or Disguise and Ride (water Vehicle).

Should it be Blend or Sneak as the skill he uses to avoid notice ? Which skill would cover bribery of customs officials ?

I think he might be a bit skill heavy and I'm tempted to add a Weapon Proficiency instead to cover the times when a desparate fight to escape occurs ? Make him a bit exciting too.

Anyone have any opinion on how he could be modified ?