Well, here's my character, Esteban Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua y Lucientes, a pirate duskblade from Belcadiz (if the name wasn't a giveaway). The non-core feats I've used are: Shield Specialization (PHB2): +1 to the bonus of a shield. Battlecaster Offense (Complete Mage): +1 on the first attack roll to hit a target damaged by a spell last round, +1 to save DC of first spell against a target damaged with a weapon last round.
On the one hand, I've noticed we're a little swashbuckler (the style, not the class) heavy, but on the other hand...I think there's no way you're getting anything different with a setting like this
. To mix things up here's my magical swashbuckler.
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Esteban Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua y Lucientes
Male Human (Belcadiz) Duskblade 3/Swashbuckler 3
Alignment: CG
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 129lbs
Age: 23
XP: 6,000
Str: 10 (+0) [2 points]
Dex: 16 (+3) [8 points, +1 level]
Con: 12 (+1) [4 points]
Int: 16 (+3) [10 points]
Wis: 10 (+0) [2 points]
Cha: 14 (+2) [6 points]
Racial Abilities: Bonus Feat, +4 skill points at first level, +1 skill points/level past first.
Class Abilities: Weapon Finesse, Arcane Attunement, Armored Caster (light), Combat Casting, Channel Spell
Hit Dice: 1d10+3d8+4
HP: 32/32
AC: 19 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, +2 Shield), 16 flat-footed, 13 touch
Init: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 30ft
Saves:
Fortitude +6 [+5 base, +1 Con]
Reflex +4 [+1 base, +3 Dex]
Will +3 [+3 base, +0 Wis]
BAB/Grapple: +4/+4
Attack: Rapier +9 [1d6, 18-20/x2], +1 to hit if I damage target with a spell previously
Attack: Channeled Shocking Grasp +10 [4d6+1 (3d6 lightning), 18-20/x2], +3 to hit a target in metal armor, +2d6 lightning damage if Arcanist's Gloves are used.
Skills :
Balance +6 (4 ranks, +3 Dex, -1 AC)
Bluff +6 (4 ranks, +2 Cha)
Concentration +5 (4 ranks, +1 Con), +9 casting defensively
Diplomacy +6 (4 ranks, +2 Cha)
Escape Artist +7 (4 ranks, +3 Dex)
Jump +6 (5 ranks, +0 Str, -1 AC, +2 Synergy)
Perform: Violin +5 (6 CC ranks, +2 Cha)
Sense Motive +6 (6 ranks, +0 Wis)
Spellcraft +9 (6 ranks, +3 Int)
Swim +2 (4 ranks, +0 Str, -2 AC)
Tumble +8 (4 ranks, +3 Dex, -1 AC, +2 Synergy)
Feats:
Weapon Finesse (Swashbuckler Bonus)
Combat Casting (Duskblade Bonus)
Weapon Focus: Rapier (1st)
Shield Specialization: Buckler (Human Bonus)
Battlecaster Offense (3rd level)
Languages: Common, Ispan, Minroan, Nimean
Equipment:
+1 Rapier (2,320)
Lesser Crystal of Arcane Steel in Rapier (2,000)
MW Buckler (160gp)
MW Chain Shirt (250gp)
Arcanist's Gloves (500gp)
Money: 170gp
Spells Known (5/4): Acid Splash, Disrupt Undead, Ray of Frost, Touch of Fatigue. Shocking Grasp, True Strike, Swift Expeditious Retreat, Ray of Enfeeblement.
Spells per Day: 5/5
Quote: “There's no substitute for a quick mind and a quicker blade.”
Background: Esteban is the wayward son of a noble from Belcadiz who was captured by pirates when he was a young boy of 12. When he found out two months later that he was being ransomed back to his family, he enlisted the help of a sympathetic deckhand and escaped overboard, determined not to go back to what he considered the most boring possible life imaginable. From there Esteban made his way along, first as a cabin boy and then as a deckhand. He apprenticed himself briefly to the weather wizard of the ship he served on, but quickly decided that musty books were possibly just as boring as nobility, and returned to his sword practice. Despite his impatience, he found that between the lessons he'd taken and his naturally quick mind he had developed an aptitude for working small bits of magic into his swordplay.
Personality: Esteban is a bubbly, outgoing young man with a fiery temper and a short memory for grudges. He's quick to challenge others, and just as quick afterwards to buy them a drink and swap stories. He tends to consider pretty much any pursuit besides the blade a little inferior, and perhaps a bit silly, but he supposes someone has to do them.
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