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<blockquote data-quote="DistractingFlare" data-source="post: 5788763" data-attributes="member: 86189"><p>[sblock=Lucan, the Bard]</p><p>[sblock=Character Sheet]</p><p> Lucan Frostwither, level 12</p><p> Half-Elf, Bard (Skald), Unwelcome Guest</p><p> Background: Criminal</p><p> Background Benefit: Stealth added to class skills</p><p> Theme: Athasian Minstrel</p><p> </p><p> FINAL ABILITY SCORES</p><p> STR 10, CON 16, DEX 11, INT 19, WIS 11, CHA 21</p><p> </p><p> STARTING ABILITY SCORES (Before racial)</p><p> STR 9, CON 13, DEX 10, INT 16, WIS 10, CHA 16</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> AC: 28 Fort: 25 Ref: 27 Will: 27</p><p> HP: 83 Bloodied: 41 Surge Value: 20</p><p> </p><p> TRAINED SKILLS</p><p> Arcana +20, Bluff +19, Diplomacy +21, History +23, Stealth +17</p><p> </p><p> UNTRAINED SKILLS</p><p> Acrobatics +11, Athletics +9, Dungeoneering +11, Endurance +12, Heal +9, Insight +11, Nature +11, Perception +9, Religion +15, Streetwise +16, Thievery +9</p><p> </p><p> POWERS</p><p> Half-Elf Dilettante Power: Threatening Rush</p><p>Bard At-Will: Song of Serendipity</p><p>Bard At-Will: Bolstering Speech</p><p></p><p>Athasian Minstrel: Poisoned Strike</p><p>Bard Encounter 1: Lesser Flash of Distraction</p><p>Bard Encounter 3: Seek Weakness</p><p>Bard Encounter 7: Prescient Warning</p><p>Unwelcome Guest Encounter 11: Noxious Strike</p><p></p><p>Bard Daily 1: Slayer's Song</p><p>Bard Daily 1: Disruptive Words</p><p>Bard Daily 5: Scathing Rebuke</p><p>Bard Daily 9: Thunder Blade</p><p> </p><p>Bard Utility: Skald's Aura</p><p> Bard Utility: Words of Friendship</p><p>Bard Utility 2: Canon of Avoidance</p><p>Bard Utility 6: Revitalizing Incantation</p><p>Bard Utility 10: Word of Life</p><p> Unwelcome Guest Utility 12: Pernicious Poison</p><p> </p><p> FEATS</p><p>BONUS: Improved Defenses</p><p>BONUS: Alchemist</p><p>BONUS: Versatile Expertise - Light Blades and Wands</p><p>Level 1: Weapon Focus - Light Blades</p><p>Level 2: Bardic Knowledge</p><p>Level 4: Bard of All Trades</p><p>Level 6: Superior Weapon Proficiency - Rapier</p><p>Level 8: Friendly Deception</p><p>Level 10: Superior Fortitude</p><p>Level 11: Versatile Master</p><p>Level 12: Armor Specialization (Hide)</p><p> </p><p> ITEMS</p><p> Adventurer's Kit</p><p>Light Shield</p><p>Skeleton Key</p><p>Goodnight Tincture, Level 11 x2</p><p>Bloodstinger Poison, Level 13 x2</p><p>Surefoot Boots</p><p>Cloaked Rapier +3</p><p>Earthhide Armor of Resistance (Thunder) +3</p><p>Amulet of Protection +3</p><p>Dagger x2</p><p>278gp</p><p></p><p>LANGUAGES</p><p>Common, Elven, Giant</p><p></p><p>ALCHEMY FORMULAS</p><p>Bloodstinger Poison, Alchemist's Acid, Goodnight Tincture[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Workspace]</p><p>Attack</p><p>6 (1/2 level) + 5 (CHA mod) + 3 (prof.) + 2 (exp) + 3 (enh) = 19</p><p></p><p>Damage</p><p>5 (CHA mod) + 3 (enh) + 2 (focus) = 10</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Defenses]</p><p>AC</p><p>10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 4 (INT mod) + 3 (hide armor) + 1 (hide spec.) + 3 (enh) + 1 (light shield) = 28</p><p></p><p>Fort</p><p>10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 3 (CON mod) + 3 (enh) + 3 (superior fort.) + 1 (earthhide armor)= 26</p><p></p><p>Ref</p><p>10 + 6 (1/2 level) +4 (INT mod) + 3 (enh) + 1 (skald) + 1 (light shield) +2 (improved defenses)= 27</p><p></p><p>Will</p><p>10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 5 (CHA mod) + 3 (enh) + 1 (skald) +2 (improved defenses)= 27[/sblock][/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Background]</p><p>Lucan began working on the song many years ago. At first, when his career had just begun, it was a heroic ballad in honor of an unnamed warrior poet. He performed fragments of his work in front of ambivalent crowds in taverns all across the countryside. One of the men in the audience, a raspy-voiced traveler, handed the performer a card. And so, two months later, after his initiation into the Order of the Singing Blade, Lucan added another verse to his poem. It developed a haunting melody that told the tale of a man who lulls people to sleep with song and then plucks their hearts out.</p><p></p><p>Lucan's position in the guild was to perform for noblemen at night, and to kill them before sunrise. Such was the way. He did not care for the life, but each mission, each performance, was a chance to add a note to the melody or a word to the lyrics. Until one time, too drunk to focus, his blade missed its mark. His cover blown, Lucan made a hasty retreat, but the Singing Blade doesn't make allowances for error. The bard fled deep into the woods, where he lived for four years. His song went unsung that whole time.</p><p></p><p>And one day, he joined a crew of wandering adventurers, and again he found cause to sing his songs. With allies at his back, he had an audience. And over time, he even found a handful of friends. Then the giants came, and Lucan found a chance to write his next canto; a song writ in the blood of tyrants.[/sblock][/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=MiniBlock]</p><p>HP: 83/83 Surge value: 23</p><p>AC: 28 FORT: 25 REF: 27 WILL: 27</p><p></p><p>Attack +19</p><p>Damage +10</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Powers]</p><p><span style="color: Lime">Threatening Rush</span></p><p><span style="color: Lime">Song of Serendipity</span></p><p><span style="color: Lime">Bolstering Speech</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Poisoned Strike</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Lesser Flash of Distraction</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Seek Weakness</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Prescient Warning</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Noxious Strike</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Gray">Slayer's Song</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">Disruptive Words</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">Scathing Rebuke</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">Thunder Blade</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">Class Utility: </span>Skald's Aura</span></p><p> <span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">Class Utility: </span>Words of Friendship</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"><span style="color: White">Bard U2: </span>Canon of Avoidance</span></p><p>Bard U6: <span style="color: Red">Revitalizing Incantation</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"><span style="color: White">Bard U10: </span>Word of Life</span></p><p> Unwelcome Guest: <span style="color: Gray">Pernicious Poison</span>[/sblock][/sblock]</p><p></p><p>--edit. subbed in rapier proficiency for toughness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DistractingFlare, post: 5788763, member: 86189"] [sblock=Lucan, the Bard] [sblock=Character Sheet] Lucan Frostwither, level 12 Half-Elf, Bard (Skald), Unwelcome Guest Background: Criminal Background Benefit: Stealth added to class skills Theme: Athasian Minstrel FINAL ABILITY SCORES STR 10, CON 16, DEX 11, INT 19, WIS 11, CHA 21 STARTING ABILITY SCORES (Before racial) STR 9, CON 13, DEX 10, INT 16, WIS 10, CHA 16 AC: 28 Fort: 25 Ref: 27 Will: 27 HP: 83 Bloodied: 41 Surge Value: 20 TRAINED SKILLS Arcana +20, Bluff +19, Diplomacy +21, History +23, Stealth +17 UNTRAINED SKILLS Acrobatics +11, Athletics +9, Dungeoneering +11, Endurance +12, Heal +9, Insight +11, Nature +11, Perception +9, Religion +15, Streetwise +16, Thievery +9 POWERS Half-Elf Dilettante Power: Threatening Rush Bard At-Will: Song of Serendipity Bard At-Will: Bolstering Speech Athasian Minstrel: Poisoned Strike Bard Encounter 1: Lesser Flash of Distraction Bard Encounter 3: Seek Weakness Bard Encounter 7: Prescient Warning Unwelcome Guest Encounter 11: Noxious Strike Bard Daily 1: Slayer's Song Bard Daily 1: Disruptive Words Bard Daily 5: Scathing Rebuke Bard Daily 9: Thunder Blade Bard Utility: Skald's Aura Bard Utility: Words of Friendship Bard Utility 2: Canon of Avoidance Bard Utility 6: Revitalizing Incantation Bard Utility 10: Word of Life Unwelcome Guest Utility 12: Pernicious Poison FEATS BONUS: Improved Defenses BONUS: Alchemist BONUS: Versatile Expertise - Light Blades and Wands Level 1: Weapon Focus - Light Blades Level 2: Bardic Knowledge Level 4: Bard of All Trades Level 6: Superior Weapon Proficiency - Rapier Level 8: Friendly Deception Level 10: Superior Fortitude Level 11: Versatile Master Level 12: Armor Specialization (Hide) ITEMS Adventurer's Kit Light Shield Skeleton Key Goodnight Tincture, Level 11 x2 Bloodstinger Poison, Level 13 x2 Surefoot Boots Cloaked Rapier +3 Earthhide Armor of Resistance (Thunder) +3 Amulet of Protection +3 Dagger x2 278gp LANGUAGES Common, Elven, Giant ALCHEMY FORMULAS Bloodstinger Poison, Alchemist's Acid, Goodnight Tincture[/sblock] [sblock=Workspace] Attack 6 (1/2 level) + 5 (CHA mod) + 3 (prof.) + 2 (exp) + 3 (enh) = 19 Damage 5 (CHA mod) + 3 (enh) + 2 (focus) = 10 [sblock=Defenses] AC 10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 4 (INT mod) + 3 (hide armor) + 1 (hide spec.) + 3 (enh) + 1 (light shield) = 28 Fort 10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 3 (CON mod) + 3 (enh) + 3 (superior fort.) + 1 (earthhide armor)= 26 Ref 10 + 6 (1/2 level) +4 (INT mod) + 3 (enh) + 1 (skald) + 1 (light shield) +2 (improved defenses)= 27 Will 10 + 6 (1/2 level) + 5 (CHA mod) + 3 (enh) + 1 (skald) +2 (improved defenses)= 27[/sblock][/sblock] [sblock=Background] Lucan began working on the song many years ago. At first, when his career had just begun, it was a heroic ballad in honor of an unnamed warrior poet. He performed fragments of his work in front of ambivalent crowds in taverns all across the countryside. One of the men in the audience, a raspy-voiced traveler, handed the performer a card. And so, two months later, after his initiation into the Order of the Singing Blade, Lucan added another verse to his poem. It developed a haunting melody that told the tale of a man who lulls people to sleep with song and then plucks their hearts out. Lucan's position in the guild was to perform for noblemen at night, and to kill them before sunrise. Such was the way. He did not care for the life, but each mission, each performance, was a chance to add a note to the melody or a word to the lyrics. Until one time, too drunk to focus, his blade missed its mark. His cover blown, Lucan made a hasty retreat, but the Singing Blade doesn't make allowances for error. The bard fled deep into the woods, where he lived for four years. His song went unsung that whole time. And one day, he joined a crew of wandering adventurers, and again he found cause to sing his songs. With allies at his back, he had an audience. And over time, he even found a handful of friends. Then the giants came, and Lucan found a chance to write his next canto; a song writ in the blood of tyrants.[/sblock][/sblock] [sblock=MiniBlock] HP: 83/83 Surge value: 23 AC: 28 FORT: 25 REF: 27 WILL: 27 Attack +19 Damage +10 [sblock=Powers] [COLOR=Lime]Threatening Rush Song of Serendipity Bolstering Speech[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]Poisoned Strike Lesser Flash of Distraction Seek Weakness Prescient Warning Noxious Strike[/COLOR] [COLOR=Gray]Slayer's Song Disruptive Words Scathing Rebuke Thunder Blade[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]Class Utility: [/COLOR]Skald's Aura[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]Class Utility: [/COLOR]Words of Friendship[/COLOR] [COLOR=Gray][COLOR=White]Bard U2: [/COLOR]Canon of Avoidance[/COLOR] Bard U6: [COLOR=Red]Revitalizing Incantation[/COLOR] [COLOR=Gray][COLOR=White]Bard U10: [/COLOR]Word of Life[/COLOR] Unwelcome Guest: [COLOR=Gray]Pernicious Poison[/COLOR][/sblock][/sblock] --edit. subbed in rapier proficiency for toughness. [/QUOTE]
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