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<blockquote data-quote="Someone" data-source="post: 3577282" data-attributes="member: 5656"><p>Edit: Added generic bland background.</p><p></p><p>[code]Name: Norbac Odrog</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Class/level: Swordsage 5</p><p>Sex: Male</p><p>Alingment: LG</p><p></p><p>Stats:</p><p>Str......10 (2 points)</p><p>Dex......16 (10 points)</p><p>Con......14 (6 points)</p><p>Int......12 (4 points)</p><p>Wis......16 (8 points +1 level advancement)</p><p>Cha......10 (2 points)</p><p></p><p>AC: 20=10+4(armor)+3(dex)+3(Wis, AC bonus class feature)</p><p>HP: 42=(32+10 Con)</p><p>BAB +3, grapple +3</p><p>Initiative +5=+3(Dex)+2(Quick to act class feature)</p><p></p><p>Attacks: </p><p>Dagger +7 (1d4) (+3 when using a Shadow hand stance; +3 when using a Shadow hand strike)</p><p>Unarmed strike +7 (1d3) (+3 when using a Shadow hand stance; +3 when using a Shadow hand strike)</p><p></p><p>Saves:</p><p>Fort +3=1+2(con)</p><p>Ref +7=4+3(dex)</p><p>Will +7=4+3(wis)</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>L1 Improved unarmed strike</p><p>L1(bonus human feat) Shadow blade</p><p>L3 Weapon finesse</p><p></p><p>Skills (6 +1 Int +1 Human)x8=64 skill points; max rank 8/4</p><p></p><p> Total Ranks Ability Misc</p><p>Balance +11 8 3 -2 armor, +2 sinergy</p><p>Concentration +10 8 2 </p><p>Hide +9 8 3 -2 </p><p>Jump +8 8 0 -2, +2 sinergy </p><p>Listen +10 8 3</p><p>Martial lore +5 4 1 </p><p>Move silently +9 8 3 -2 </p><p>Tumble +11 8 3 -2, +2 sinergy </p><p>Sense Motive +7 4 3</p><p></p><p>Languages: Common, goblin.</p><p></p><p>Race and class abilities:</p><p></p><p>Extra skill points, extra feat, favored class any</p><p>Maneuvers</p><p>Quick to act +2</p><p>Discipline focus (Weapon focus - Shadow hand; Insightful strike - Shadow hand)</p><p></p><p>Maneuvers and stances:</p><p></p><p>Maneuvers, 1st level: Burning blade(DW), Sapphire nightmare blade(DM), Clinging shadow strike(SH), Shadow blade technique(SH), Stone Bones(SD), Wolf Fang strike (TC), Sudden Leap(TC)</p><p>Maneuvers, 2nd level: Cloak of deception(SH), Shadow Jaunt (SH), Mountain hammer (SD) </p><p>Maneuvers, 3rd level: Insightful strike(DM)</p><p>Stances, 1st level: Island of blades(SH), Child of Shadow(SH)</p><p>Stances, 3rd level: Assasin's stance(SH)</p><p></p><p>Typical maneuvers readied:</p><p></p><p>Insightful strike, Wolf fang strike, Burning blade, Shadow blade technique, Cloak of deception, Shadow Jaunt.</p><p></p><p>Equipment</p><p></p><p>Dagger 2 gp 1 lb</p><p>Chain shirt 100 gp 25 lb</p><p>Backpack 2 gp </p><p>-Torch 1 lb</p><p>-bedroll 2 gp 5 lb</p><p>-flint and steel 1 gp - lb</p><p></p><p>Light load: 33- lbs Medium load 66- lbs Heavy load 100- lbs</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=background and description]Background:</p><p></p><p>Norbac Odrog had a very tough early life. His parents refugees: poor, uneducated people that could aspire just to the most menial of works. Life hard: with the years, two of Norbac’s brothers and his father died because of the poor living conditions and illnesses. </p><p></p><p>As Norbac’s older brothers either died or left the town looking for a better future at more prosperous cities, Norbac’s mother, Athima, became increasingly depressed and neglectful; that’s how Norbac had freedom to explore the town on his own: get got into a lot of trouble, but even as a child he was quick and had wits, so nothing serious happened to him.</p><p></p><p>At this time there was a man living not so far from the town, an hermit who lived in one of the abandoned cairns and caves that dotted the landscape. This man said his name was Atellag, a tall man that despite his solitary life kept himself clean and his clothes clean and himself well groomed. Atellag apparently developed an interest on Athima at the time of one of his visits to Diamond Lake, an interest that Norbac’s mother didn’t notice.</p><p></p><p>Atellag turned to the young Norbac, perhaps thinking that the son could be a way to he mother, tempting him with teaching some tricks that would help him in his life. Atellag was surprised to see how talented the boy was, and how quickly he learned the basic lessons. Soon he had to start teaching him deeper secrets to keep his interest, arts that required a higher level of discipline and understanding, just to keep his attention and interest. In time, Norbac moved to live with Atellag and train full time with him, with brief visits to the town from time to time to see his friends. In time, Norbac made his own Atellag’s values and faith, so he now has a more rigid outlook in life he previously had. He now rarely, if ever, visits his mother, though from time to time he leaves some of the little money he gathers at her house.</p><p></p><p>Atellag was a mysterious man. He never spoke about his past, and went angry when Norbac insisted. It was only after Norbac attained a higher level of understanding and proved that his heart was finally pure, that Atellag confessed his secret: he was a former swordmaster in a fortress-monastery, founded on secret blade techniques refined from ancient hobgoblin traditions. Once the fortress was destroyed by traitors, he was forced to flee until the day he could avenge his companions and restore the monastery. But now that he was old and frail, that task rests on his disciple’s shoulders, who first must refine and put his technique to the test in the harshest way, before he’s ready to challenge the traitors.</p><p></p><p>Description:</p><p></p><p>Norbac is a short and slim man of mixed heritage; his features betray mixed blood of many origins, like dark hair, olive skin and blue eyes. He’s typically dressed in dark grey loose clothes and worn out shoes that blend well with the normal outfit that commoners wear in his home town. When he expects trouble he wears under it a light chain mail armor.</p><p></p><p>Other than a dagger he has no other weapons. While his training has made him good with a wide variety of them, he enjoys the appearance of being harmless it gives him - and he's deadly even totally unarmed.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29472" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Someone, post: 3577282, member: 5656"] Edit: Added generic bland background. [code]Name: Norbac Odrog Race: Human Class/level: Swordsage 5 Sex: Male Alingment: LG Stats: Str......10 (2 points) Dex......16 (10 points) Con......14 (6 points) Int......12 (4 points) Wis......16 (8 points +1 level advancement) Cha......10 (2 points) AC: 20=10+4(armor)+3(dex)+3(Wis, AC bonus class feature) HP: 42=(32+10 Con) BAB +3, grapple +3 Initiative +5=+3(Dex)+2(Quick to act class feature) Attacks: Dagger +7 (1d4) (+3 when using a Shadow hand stance; +3 when using a Shadow hand strike) Unarmed strike +7 (1d3) (+3 when using a Shadow hand stance; +3 when using a Shadow hand strike) Saves: Fort +3=1+2(con) Ref +7=4+3(dex) Will +7=4+3(wis) Feats: L1 Improved unarmed strike L1(bonus human feat) Shadow blade L3 Weapon finesse Skills (6 +1 Int +1 Human)x8=64 skill points; max rank 8/4 Total Ranks Ability Misc Balance +11 8 3 -2 armor, +2 sinergy Concentration +10 8 2 Hide +9 8 3 -2 Jump +8 8 0 -2, +2 sinergy Listen +10 8 3 Martial lore +5 4 1 Move silently +9 8 3 -2 Tumble +11 8 3 -2, +2 sinergy Sense Motive +7 4 3 Languages: Common, goblin. Race and class abilities: Extra skill points, extra feat, favored class any Maneuvers Quick to act +2 Discipline focus (Weapon focus - Shadow hand; Insightful strike - Shadow hand) Maneuvers and stances: Maneuvers, 1st level: Burning blade(DW), Sapphire nightmare blade(DM), Clinging shadow strike(SH), Shadow blade technique(SH), Stone Bones(SD), Wolf Fang strike (TC), Sudden Leap(TC) Maneuvers, 2nd level: Cloak of deception(SH), Shadow Jaunt (SH), Mountain hammer (SD) Maneuvers, 3rd level: Insightful strike(DM) Stances, 1st level: Island of blades(SH), Child of Shadow(SH) Stances, 3rd level: Assasin's stance(SH) Typical maneuvers readied: Insightful strike, Wolf fang strike, Burning blade, Shadow blade technique, Cloak of deception, Shadow Jaunt. Equipment Dagger 2 gp 1 lb Chain shirt 100 gp 25 lb Backpack 2 gp -Torch 1 lb -bedroll 2 gp 5 lb -flint and steel 1 gp - lb Light load: 33- lbs Medium load 66- lbs Heavy load 100- lbs [/code] [sblock=background and description]Background: Norbac Odrog had a very tough early life. His parents refugees: poor, uneducated people that could aspire just to the most menial of works. Life hard: with the years, two of Norbac’s brothers and his father died because of the poor living conditions and illnesses. As Norbac’s older brothers either died or left the town looking for a better future at more prosperous cities, Norbac’s mother, Athima, became increasingly depressed and neglectful; that’s how Norbac had freedom to explore the town on his own: get got into a lot of trouble, but even as a child he was quick and had wits, so nothing serious happened to him. At this time there was a man living not so far from the town, an hermit who lived in one of the abandoned cairns and caves that dotted the landscape. This man said his name was Atellag, a tall man that despite his solitary life kept himself clean and his clothes clean and himself well groomed. Atellag apparently developed an interest on Athima at the time of one of his visits to Diamond Lake, an interest that Norbac’s mother didn’t notice. Atellag turned to the young Norbac, perhaps thinking that the son could be a way to he mother, tempting him with teaching some tricks that would help him in his life. Atellag was surprised to see how talented the boy was, and how quickly he learned the basic lessons. Soon he had to start teaching him deeper secrets to keep his interest, arts that required a higher level of discipline and understanding, just to keep his attention and interest. In time, Norbac moved to live with Atellag and train full time with him, with brief visits to the town from time to time to see his friends. In time, Norbac made his own Atellag’s values and faith, so he now has a more rigid outlook in life he previously had. He now rarely, if ever, visits his mother, though from time to time he leaves some of the little money he gathers at her house. Atellag was a mysterious man. He never spoke about his past, and went angry when Norbac insisted. It was only after Norbac attained a higher level of understanding and proved that his heart was finally pure, that Atellag confessed his secret: he was a former swordmaster in a fortress-monastery, founded on secret blade techniques refined from ancient hobgoblin traditions. Once the fortress was destroyed by traitors, he was forced to flee until the day he could avenge his companions and restore the monastery. But now that he was old and frail, that task rests on his disciple’s shoulders, who first must refine and put his technique to the test in the harshest way, before he’s ready to challenge the traitors. Description: Norbac is a short and slim man of mixed heritage; his features betray mixed blood of many origins, like dark hair, olive skin and blue eyes. He’s typically dressed in dark grey loose clothes and worn out shoes that blend well with the normal outfit that commoners wear in his home town. When he expects trouble he wears under it a light chain mail armor. Other than a dagger he has no other weapons. While his training has made him good with a wide variety of them, he enjoys the appearance of being harmless it gives him - and he's deadly even totally unarmed.[/sblock] [img]http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29472[/img] [/QUOTE]
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