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Appearence: Josh is lean from his time on the streets, though he looks more rugged than worn, and he's always got an easy smile. He has cobbled together his look from various performances and gifts due to same. "Molten Steel for Blood," his tribute to man as machine, lead to his piercing his ears with multiple loops of cobalt blue metal. He reworked a discarded fireplace screen into the iron bracelet on one arm for his run of the satire "Slavery is a Fashion Statement." Local craftsmen gifted him both his sickle and his bow in light of an entertaining spoof of the local constabulary.
Discarded dye gave his tunic and his leggings their signature scarlet and blue, and a seamstress who once fancied him fashioned his favored reversible cloak: scarlet on one side for the flair of performance, a more sensible ash gray for when the notorious satirist might wish to avoid notice.
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Background: Josh was supposed to spend his life working at The Steamworks Plant, just like all the other Mornstons. Like Grandpa Jerry, who got tossed on his butt after 50 years of service when his joints couldn't take the strain of riveting any more. Like his father, Joe, who spends every night coughing up the black soot he breathes in while filling the plant's furnaces during the day. Like his mother, Mariah, whose eyes are quickly failing in the low light of the widget sorting room.
Josh had better things to do than live or die as a Steamworks cog. He left behind the life of risking fingers to unjam gears and took to the streets. Cobbling together scraps and cast-offs, co-opting unused alleys, Josh became a performance artist. It didn't make him much money, but his penchant for satirizing the upper class definitely gave him noteriety. Whether that was performance talent, his choice of targets, or the burgeoning more-than-natural gifts he was discovering, "Josh O' The Mornin'" performed to packed alleys, uproarious laughter, and thunderous applause.
That is, until his latest show, wherein he chose to cast Steamworks' board of directors as various barnyard animals. President Moran was particularly furious with Josh's portrayal of him as an incontinent orangutan. While Josh rather vocally argued a man ought to have the right to mock whichever public figures he so chose. Despite Josh's natural and supernatural persuasive skills, the open air court decided otherwise, sentencing him harshly so as to dissuade other social malcontents from following in his footsteps.
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[B]Name:[/B] Josh Mornston
[B]Class:[/B] Bard 2
[B]Race:[/B] Human
[B]Size:[/B] Medium
[B]Gender:[/B] Male
[B]Alignment:[/B] Chaotic Good
[B]Deity:[/B] --
[B]Str:[/B] 12 +1 (4p) [B]Level:[/B] 2 [B]XP:[/B] 1,600
[B]Dex:[/B] 14 +2 (6p) [B]BAB:[/B] +1 [B]HP:[/B] 12
[B]Con:[/B] 12 +1 (4p) [B]Grapple:[/B] +2 [B]Dmg Red:[/B] -
[B]Int:[/B] 10 +0 (2p) [B]Speed:[/B] 30' [B]Spell Res:[/B] -
[B]Wis:[/B] 10 +0 (2p) [B]Init:[/B] +2 [B]Spell Save:[/B] -
[B]Cha:[/B] 16 +3 (10p) [B]ACP:[/B] -0 [B]Spell Fail:[/B] -
[b]Action Points[/b]: 6
[B]Base Armor Shld Dex Size Nat Misc Total[/B]
[B]Armor:[/B] 10 +2 +0 +2 +0 +0 +0 14
[B]Touch:[/B] 12 [B]Flatfooted:[/B] 12
[B]Base Mod Misc Total[/B]
[B]Fort:[/B] 0 +1 +1
[B]Ref:[/B] 3 +2 +5
[B]Will:[/B] 3 +0 +3 (+6 vs. mind-affecting)
[B]Weapon Attack Damage Critical[/B]
MW Sickle................+3......1d6+1.......x2
MW Shortbow..............+4......1d6.........x3, range 60 ft.
[B]Languages:[/B] Common
[B]Abilities:[/B]
--Human--
* Extra Feat (1st level)
* All languages available
* Extra Skill points
* Any class favored
--Bard--
* Weapon proficiencies: all simple, longsword, rapier, sap, shortsword, shortbow, whip
* Light armor & shield proficiency
* Bardic Knowledge +2 (2nd level)
* Bardic Music: 2x/day (countersong, fascinate, inspire courage +1)
* Light armor incurs no arcane spell failure
* Spontaneous arcane caster
* Spell Slots Per Day (used/avail):
cantrips: 1/3
level 1: 0/1
* Spells known:
cantrips (5): Ghost Sound, Mending, Message, Flare, Mage Hand
level 1 (2): Disguise Self, Charm Person
[B]Feats:[/B]
* Dodge (1st level)
* Force of Personality (Bonus Human) [Complete Adventurer]:
Add Charisma instead of Wisdom bonus to Will saves vs. mind-affecting spells / spell-like abilities
[B]Skill Points:[/B] 35 [B]Max Ranks:[/B] 5/2.5
[B]Skills Ranks Mod Misc Total[/B]
Bluff......................5....+3..........+8
Diplomacy..................5....+3...+4*"...+12
Disguise...................5....+3..........+8 (+10 stay in character)
Hide.......................3....+2..........+5
Intimidate.................0....+3...+2*....+5
Listen.....................2....+0..........+2
Move Silently..............2....+2..........+4
Perform
acting.................5....+3..........+8
Sense Motive...............5....+0..........+5
Tumble.....................3....+2..........+5
* = +2 bonus for Bluff synergy
" = +2 bonus Sense Motive synergy
[B]Equipment: Cost Weight[/B]
MW Sickle................306gp..2lb
MW Shortbow..............330gp..2lb
Arrows (20)................1gp..3lb
Leather armor.............10gp..15lb
Backpack...................2gp..2lb
Bell.......................1gp..--
Chalk x5...................5cp..--
Flint and Steel............1gp..--
Candles x3.................3cp..--
Belt pouch.................1gp..1/2lb
Sewing needle..............5sp..--
Signal whistle.............8sp..--
Sunrod x3..................6gp..3lb
Waterskin..................1gp..4lb
Thunderstone..............30gp..1lb
Spell component pouch......5gp..2lb
Traveler's outfit...........--...--
Potion CLW x3............150gp...--
[B]Total Weight:[/B]34.5lbs [B]Money:[/B] 54gp 6sp 2cp
[B]Lgt Med Hvy Lift Push[/B]
[B]Max Weight:[/B] 43 86 130 260 650
[B]Age:[/B] 20
[B]Height:[/B] 5'10"
[B]Weight:[/B] 180lb
[B]Eyes:[/B] Green
[B]Hair:[/B] Brown
[B]Skin:[/B] Dark TanAppearence: Josh is lean from his time on the streets, though he looks more rugged than worn, and he's always got an easy smile. He has cobbled together his look from various performances and gifts due to same. "Molten Steel for Blood," his tribute to man as machine, lead to his piercing his ears with multiple loops of cobalt blue metal. He reworked a discarded fireplace screen into the iron bracelet on one arm for his run of the satire "Slavery is a Fashion Statement." Local craftsmen gifted him both his sickle and his bow in light of an entertaining spoof of the local constabulary.
Discarded dye gave his tunic and his leggings their signature scarlet and blue, and a seamstress who once fancied him fashioned his favored reversible cloak: scarlet on one side for the flair of performance, a more sensible ash gray for when the notorious satirist might wish to avoid notice.
Picture Here
Background: Josh was supposed to spend his life working at The Steamworks Plant, just like all the other Mornstons. Like Grandpa Jerry, who got tossed on his butt after 50 years of service when his joints couldn't take the strain of riveting any more. Like his father, Joe, who spends every night coughing up the black soot he breathes in while filling the plant's furnaces during the day. Like his mother, Mariah, whose eyes are quickly failing in the low light of the widget sorting room.
Josh had better things to do than live or die as a Steamworks cog. He left behind the life of risking fingers to unjam gears and took to the streets. Cobbling together scraps and cast-offs, co-opting unused alleys, Josh became a performance artist. It didn't make him much money, but his penchant for satirizing the upper class definitely gave him noteriety. Whether that was performance talent, his choice of targets, or the burgeoning more-than-natural gifts he was discovering, "Josh O' The Mornin'" performed to packed alleys, uproarious laughter, and thunderous applause.
That is, until his latest show, wherein he chose to cast Steamworks' board of directors as various barnyard animals. President Moran was particularly furious with Josh's portrayal of him as an incontinent orangutan. While Josh rather vocally argued a man ought to have the right to mock whichever public figures he so chose. Despite Josh's natural and supernatural persuasive skills, the open air court decided otherwise, sentencing him harshly so as to dissuade other social malcontents from following in his footsteps.
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