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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 416257" data-attributes="member: 1194">Melvos Brackenshire (aka "The Living Shield", or "The Shield")male human Ftr2/Clr1/Pal1/Hero3HP 53Init +1 (Dex); Spd 20 ft AC 19 (+5 Rhino Hide Armor, +3 large steel shield (+1), +1 Dex)- or AC 26 with Shield superpower up, AC 38 with Divine Shield (40 with Charm domain up). Atks +6/+6 melee (1d6+4 spiked shield bash, -2 to off-hand damage) - or +19/+19 melee (1d6+17 using Divine Shield; 1d6+30 with Divine Might and Divine Shield; 1d6+38 when Power Attacking for 4 and Divine Shield, Divine Might, Charm and Nobility domains on : -2 to off-hand damage)Atks +5 ranged (1d8+4, or 1d8+6 with Nobility domain)SA spells, turn undead; SQ detect evil, divine grace, divine health, lay on handsAL LGSV Fort +21, Ref +14, Will +16 (+23, +16, and +18 with Charm domain on ; +25, +18, and +20 with Nobility and Charm domains on)Str 16 (18 w/ superpower), Dex 12, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 19 (33 w/ superpower, 37 w/ Command Shield, 41 w/ Charm domain)Skills: Handle Animal 4 Ranks (+17), Heal 4 ranks (+5), Profession: Cook 2 ranks (+3), Ride 4 ranks (+5)Feats: Ambidexterity, Two-Weapon Fighting, Power Attack, Divine Might, Improved Shield Bash, Divine Shield, Shield Expert, Shield Charge, Shielded Deflection (super-feat). (last 3 feats gained from superpowers)Equipment: +1 Command Large Spiked Steel Shield 9,220 gp, Large Spiked Shield shaped like a Lion's Shield, Rhino Hide Armor (x2 damage when Charging) 5,165 gp, Mighty Composite Longbow +4  500 gp, 30 arrows, Heavy Lance, Dagger x2, 3 flasks Holy Water, common adventuring gear.Scrolls: Magic Weapon x 2, Endure Elements x2, Divine Favor x2, Obscuring Mist x 2, Eagle's SplendorDomains: Charm and Nobility(Charm domain - You can boost your Charisma by 4 points once per day. Activating this power is a free action. The Charisma increase lasts 1 minute.)(Nobility domain - Once per day, as a standard action, you grant allies that can hear you speak a +2 morale bonus to saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for CHA bonus # of rounds.)Spells: 3 / 2+1 - Create Water, Detect Magic, Virtue / Endure Elements, Shield of Faith, Divine Favor (domain)Super Powers: Alternate Form (0 HrP): Mystical. Activated. When invoking Divine power, Melvos' eyes glow a yellow light, and his voice becomes reverberating with power. Special HrP reduction.Heightened Mental Ability (10 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Melvos  gains a +14 to Charisma. Base rank 2. Increased Effect x6 (12 ranks). Magical (-1 HrP Reduction), Circumstance Suppression (-3 HrP reduction, whenever a woman is berating or insulting Melvos, Uncommon). Heightened Physical Ability (2 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Melvos  gains a +2 to Strength. Base rank 3. Magical (-1 HrP Reduction). Gain Feat (2 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Shield Expert.Gain Feat (2 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Shield Charge.Gain Feat (2 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Shielded Deflection (Super).You can use a shield effect to deflect incoming attacks.Benefit: As a readied action,you can deflect incoming missile attacks, ray, line, cone, magic missiles, etc. If the incoming attack is wholly blocked by the shield’s surface,you may use a readied action to reflect it into a direction of your choice. If the attack required an attack roll, you must make an attack roll to hit the new target, but if the attack is an area of effect power, you can  simply choose the new direction.Improved Reach (1 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Melvos's reach is extended by 5'. Base rank 2. Magical (-1 HrP Reduction). Shield (5 HrP): Mystical. Persistent. Melvos (as a standard action) can embiggen his shield's protective ability and gain a +7 cover bonus to AC against attacks from a 180 degree arc, though the shield does not interfere with your own attacks. Base rank 4. Mobile Shield (5 ranks). Magical (-1 HrP Reduction). Gadget, external (-2 HrP Reduction). Damaging, 1 point of subdual damage with each activation (-1 HrP Reduction).Background Melvos stands a lean 5'7" tall, 169 pounds, and is a specimen of human fitness. He works out daily, with many exercises to strengthen body and weapon prowess. His prime concern is to be as much of a help to those around him as he can.He is driven to make other people's lives as comfortable as possible.From an early age, he was instilled by his mother an intense edict to "play nice" and be liked by all those around him."Don't you WANT those people to like you, Melvos? How are you going to get anywhere in life if people don't like you?"He has grown up to be an over-grown Boy Scout, helping anyone, even if they have proven to take advantage of him in the past.He will constantly see the good in a person if they but even give lip service to being his friend.His low Intelligence and Wisdom (especially for a Cleric/Paladin) contributes to this almost-pathological condition of having to be liked by everyone he meets.He constantly agonizes over his decisions, and whether he is doing enough for the people in his life.He guzzles the medeival equivalent of Maalox like it's water.In his relationships with women (he's quite popular with the ladies due to his inability to say no to them and his good looks and charm), they walk all over him and he tends to attract those that would take advantage of his excessive compassion.Yes, you could say Melvos is pu$$y-whipped.  A genuinely "Nice Guy", his manner and voice are very gentle (when not in combat). He naturally knows how to cook, since that fits right in line with how he can be better liked by people, and making things more comfortable for them. He also feels very comfortable with animals, and they are naturally affected by Melvos' inner strength. Animals don't look to take advantage of Melvos' kindness, and most of the time they don't walk all over him. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />He will fight to defend others, and protect innocent people against evil.Not because evil is bad, necessarily, but because evil people tend to be inconsiderate and rude, and make life uncomfortable for good people. If an evil person truly expresses a desire to change, he will ALWAYS be a sucker for it.Melvos knows he is different: he's always been different.While protecting people as he grew up, he'd occasionally feel an inner power growing. This power felt good, and grew in strength and outward manifestation. Melvos never knew what caused this power to be granted, but he prays every morning that it continues. He is not an outwardly holy man (in fact he cusses, kills Evil, and has liasons with women who invariably abuse his good nature), but his actions in the world are undeniably a good example to others. Melvos is a easy-going, live-and-let-live guy for the most part who just wants everyone to be happy. As long as he's getting better able to protect people, then he'll continue to use his Shields to devastate Evil and not analyze where these Divine powers come from.Personal Motto: "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."*based off of Melvin in The Big Hit (played by Mark Wahlberg)...<img src="http://tech.nhsacramento.com/jwarner/images/melvos1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />           <img src="http://tech.nhsacramento.com/jwarner/images/melvos2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />           <img src="http://tech.nhsacramento.com/jwarner/images/melvos3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://home.attbi.com/~jeremy.evans/wsb/media/60938/site1014.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The last pic shows the Lion-shaped shield (not enchanted yet).</blockquote>

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