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<blockquote data-quote="pneumatik" data-source="post: 4767699" data-attributes="member: 21087"><p><strong>Torl</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Torl</strong>, shifter fighter.</p><p>[sblock=background]Torl tells a lot of stories about his life. What’s true is that he left home for the first time a month after his sixteenth birthday. The same day, he discovered he was adopted. It was early spring, and Torl was preparing for the athletic competitions held at each summer fair and festival by wresting with his older brother Dalryn. Wrestling was a popular form on competition in the area, and Torl was good at it.</p><p></p><p>It was during their match the Torl underwent his first shift. Were this a tragedy, Torl would have grown claws or horns and killed his brother. Instead, his skin thickened, saving Torl from which might have been a fatal blow to his head when he fell to the ground and hit a rock.</p><p></p><p>He was frightened, of course. No human did anything like that! Dalryn was supportive, but Torl could see hatred in his brother’s eyes, hatred of Torl’s inhuman-ness. When he told his parents what happened, they explained that he was not their child. They found him as a baby in their field one day, after hearing him cry. His mother liked to think she caught a glimpse of someone running away, but his father was confident there was no such person. His parents both told him they still loved him, but Torl couldn’t stay.</p><p></p><p>He learned quickly that surviving on your own in the wilderness is not as easy as stories make it out to be. The fair weather helped him, but soon he found himself taking jobs in nearby towns for money. He never stayed anywhere for more than a week or two, just long enough to buy some more food, and then he went back out to be alone again. He only shifted twice more, both times when his life was at risk in the wild.</p><p></p><p>By autumn he realized that he couldn’t survive the winter alone. He went back home and stayed with his family until spring arrived. It was a tense time. No one spoke about Torl’s first shift, so he never found out if his parents or Dalryn told anyone else what had happened. There was also general resentment that Torl hadn’t helped with planting or harvest.</p><p></p><p>That spring he left again. He found a good place to live, several days away from the nearest settlement, with enough open space for subsistence farming. Then he returned home just long enough for him, Dalryn, and their father to pack some tools and leave with him. The three spent almost a month building Torl a sturdy one-room hut, preparing his land for planting, and making basic farming implements, before Dalryn and their father left again. They parted on good terms, but Torl knew he’d never see them again.</p><p></p><p>The first year was tough, but Torl survived. He enjoyed being a hermit. He answered to no one but himself. Without society he couldn’t embarrass himself. He practiced shifting, trying to get a better understanding of how it worked. His initial goal was to be better at suppressing it. Living alone has a funny way of eroding social norms, though. Eventually, he stopped feeling quite so terrible about being able to shift. He couldn't help but realize that sometimes it was a useful ability. And with no one else around, it was hard to worry about being different – different from who?</p><p></p><p>It took several years, but eventually Torl become comfortable with who he was. And that was when he realized that he was wasting his life. He didn't regret his time as a hermit, but it was time to move on.[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=statblock]Torl, Fighter 3</p><p>NG male Beasthide Shifter</p><p>Init +2 (+2 dex)</p><p>Senses: spot -1, listen -1; low-light vision</p><p>Languages: Common, Sylvan (bonus from int)</p><p>AC 17 (10 + 5 [chain shirt +1] + 2 [dex])</p><p>hp: 36 ([10+2]x3)</p><p>Saves: Fort +5 (+3 base +2 con), Ref +3 (+1 base +2 dex), Will +0 (+1 base -1 wis)</p><p></p><p>Speed: 30ft</p><p>Melee attack: +8 MW Falchion (2d4+4 dmg, 18-20x2)</p><p>Ranged attack: +6 MW Comp (+3str) Longbow (1d8+3, 20x3)</p><p>Base Attack: +3; Grapple: +6</p><p></p><p>Special actions: Shift (su): free action. 1/day for 6 rnds. +2 con and +4 natural armor</p><p></p><p>Abilities:</p><p>STR: 16 (+3) : 16 (10pts)</p><p>DEX: 14 (+2) : 12 (4pts) +2 racial</p><p>CON: 14 (+2) : 14 (6pts)</p><p>INT: 12 (+1) : 14 (6pts) -2 racial</p><p>WIS: 8 (-1) : (0pts)</p><p>CHR: 10 (+0) : 12 (4pts) -2 racial</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>Dodge(ftr), Power Attack(ftr), Weapon Focus (Falchion), Beasthide Elite</p><p></p><p>Skills:</p><p>Perform (dance) (cha): +3 (6 cc ranks, +0 cha)</p><p>Tumble (dex): +5 (6 cc ranks, +2 dex)</p><p>Jump (str): +11 (6 ranks, +3 str, +2 racial)</p><p></p><p>Racial abilities:</p><p>Low-light vision</p><p>+2 racial bonus on Balance, Climb, and Jump</p><p></p><p>Equipment:</p><p>+1 chain shirt: 1250gp</p><p>MW Falchion 375gp</p><p>MW Comp Longbow (+3str) 700gp</p><p>Everburning Torch: 110gp</p><p>25 tindertwigs: 25gp</p><p>Backpack: 2gp</p><p>Bedroll: 0.1gp</p><p>10 pieces of chalk: 0.1gp</p><p>Flint and Steel: 1gp</p><p>Small steel mirror: 10gp</p><p>Belt pouch: 1gp</p><p>10 days of trail rations: 5gp</p><p>50 ft. silk rope: 10gp</p><p>Shovel: 2gp</p><p>Waterskin: 1gp</p><p>Climber's kit: 80gp</p><p>127gp 8sp walking-around cash[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pneumatik, post: 4767699, member: 21087"] [b]Torl[/b] [b]Torl[/b], shifter fighter. [sblock=background]Torl tells a lot of stories about his life. What’s true is that he left home for the first time a month after his sixteenth birthday. The same day, he discovered he was adopted. It was early spring, and Torl was preparing for the athletic competitions held at each summer fair and festival by wresting with his older brother Dalryn. Wrestling was a popular form on competition in the area, and Torl was good at it. It was during their match the Torl underwent his first shift. Were this a tragedy, Torl would have grown claws or horns and killed his brother. Instead, his skin thickened, saving Torl from which might have been a fatal blow to his head when he fell to the ground and hit a rock. He was frightened, of course. No human did anything like that! Dalryn was supportive, but Torl could see hatred in his brother’s eyes, hatred of Torl’s inhuman-ness. When he told his parents what happened, they explained that he was not their child. They found him as a baby in their field one day, after hearing him cry. His mother liked to think she caught a glimpse of someone running away, but his father was confident there was no such person. His parents both told him they still loved him, but Torl couldn’t stay. He learned quickly that surviving on your own in the wilderness is not as easy as stories make it out to be. The fair weather helped him, but soon he found himself taking jobs in nearby towns for money. He never stayed anywhere for more than a week or two, just long enough to buy some more food, and then he went back out to be alone again. He only shifted twice more, both times when his life was at risk in the wild. By autumn he realized that he couldn’t survive the winter alone. He went back home and stayed with his family until spring arrived. It was a tense time. No one spoke about Torl’s first shift, so he never found out if his parents or Dalryn told anyone else what had happened. There was also general resentment that Torl hadn’t helped with planting or harvest. That spring he left again. He found a good place to live, several days away from the nearest settlement, with enough open space for subsistence farming. Then he returned home just long enough for him, Dalryn, and their father to pack some tools and leave with him. The three spent almost a month building Torl a sturdy one-room hut, preparing his land for planting, and making basic farming implements, before Dalryn and their father left again. They parted on good terms, but Torl knew he’d never see them again. The first year was tough, but Torl survived. He enjoyed being a hermit. He answered to no one but himself. Without society he couldn’t embarrass himself. He practiced shifting, trying to get a better understanding of how it worked. His initial goal was to be better at suppressing it. Living alone has a funny way of eroding social norms, though. Eventually, he stopped feeling quite so terrible about being able to shift. He couldn't help but realize that sometimes it was a useful ability. And with no one else around, it was hard to worry about being different – different from who? It took several years, but eventually Torl become comfortable with who he was. And that was when he realized that he was wasting his life. He didn't regret his time as a hermit, but it was time to move on.[/sblock] [sblock=statblock]Torl, Fighter 3 NG male Beasthide Shifter Init +2 (+2 dex) Senses: spot -1, listen -1; low-light vision Languages: Common, Sylvan (bonus from int) AC 17 (10 + 5 [chain shirt +1] + 2 [dex]) hp: 36 ([10+2]x3) Saves: Fort +5 (+3 base +2 con), Ref +3 (+1 base +2 dex), Will +0 (+1 base -1 wis) Speed: 30ft Melee attack: +8 MW Falchion (2d4+4 dmg, 18-20x2) Ranged attack: +6 MW Comp (+3str) Longbow (1d8+3, 20x3) Base Attack: +3; Grapple: +6 Special actions: Shift (su): free action. 1/day for 6 rnds. +2 con and +4 natural armor Abilities: STR: 16 (+3) : 16 (10pts) DEX: 14 (+2) : 12 (4pts) +2 racial CON: 14 (+2) : 14 (6pts) INT: 12 (+1) : 14 (6pts) -2 racial WIS: 8 (-1) : (0pts) CHR: 10 (+0) : 12 (4pts) -2 racial Feats: Dodge(ftr), Power Attack(ftr), Weapon Focus (Falchion), Beasthide Elite Skills: Perform (dance) (cha): +3 (6 cc ranks, +0 cha) Tumble (dex): +5 (6 cc ranks, +2 dex) Jump (str): +11 (6 ranks, +3 str, +2 racial) Racial abilities: Low-light vision +2 racial bonus on Balance, Climb, and Jump Equipment: +1 chain shirt: 1250gp MW Falchion 375gp MW Comp Longbow (+3str) 700gp Everburning Torch: 110gp 25 tindertwigs: 25gp Backpack: 2gp Bedroll: 0.1gp 10 pieces of chalk: 0.1gp Flint and Steel: 1gp Small steel mirror: 10gp Belt pouch: 1gp 10 days of trail rations: 5gp 50 ft. silk rope: 10gp Shovel: 2gp Waterskin: 1gp Climber's kit: 80gp 127gp 8sp walking-around cash[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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