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<blockquote data-quote="Jakathi" data-source="post: 1234901" data-attributes="member: 14827"><p><strong>Hoshiko Nae</strong></p><p><em>Female Human (mutant)/Adamantine symbiont</em></p><p>Martial artist 6th lvl /Psychic Warrior 5th lvl</p><p>HIT DICE: 6d12 + 5d8</p><p>HIT POINTS: 80</p><p>PSIONIC POWER POINTS: 50</p><p>Height: 6ft</p><p>Wgt: 150</p><p>Eyes: pale, sapphire blue</p><p>Hair: waist lth, black with two white streaks framing her face</p><p>Age: unknown. Apparent age is about 20-25</p><p></p><p>STR: 20 (17+4 due to symbiont)</p><p>DEX: 23 (19+4 due to symbiont)</p><p>CON: 17</p><p>INT: 21</p><p>WIS: 19</p><p>CHA: 17</p><p></p><p>Initative: +14 (+6 Dex, +8 Improved Initiative)</p><p>Armor class: 22 (+0 size, +6 Dex, + 6 due to symbiont), touch 16, flat-footed 10</p><p>Attack/Grapple bonus: +5/+5</p><p>Fort: +5 (Base +2, Con +3)</p><p>Reflex: +6 (Base +0, Dex +6)</p><p>Will: +4 (Base +0, Wis +4)</p><p></p><p>Special Qualities</p><p>Regenerative (2 hit points per round)</p><p>Heightened senses </p><p>Dark-vision (120ft)</p><p>Fast healer (5 hit points)</p><p>Reduced aging due to regenerative powers. She could be anywhere from 40 to 100 years old, but she can’t remember.</p><p>+4. 0-lvl psionic powers</p><p>+3. 1-lvl psionic powers</p><p>+2. 2-lvl psionic powers</p><p></p><p>Symbiont’s abilities</p><p>Nat Armor: Increases by +6 (hey, its adamantine)</p><p>Hive Senses: +6 Spot, +6 listen</p><p>Hive Intelligence/Wisdom: 10</p><p>Hive Strength: boosts hosts strength and dexterity 4 points </p><p>All Around Vision: Also granted by Hive. Can't be flanked.</p><p>Makes bones virtually unbreakable It’s like, cut-disappear. Cut-whoops. No more cut. It’s like trying to cut really hard, gooey pudding. The symbiont just oozes over the cut-region.</p><p></p><p>When its host is incapable of defending itself, the Hive will take the host over in order to get both to safety. Otherwise, the host usually has control. The hive’s main goal is to protect its host and anything getting in the way of the hive is usually toast.</p><p></p><p>Absorb Damage: Symbiotic cells can naturally absorb damage done to host. Absorbs the first 5 damage of any attack, can absorb up to 100 points of damage, "flushes" 20 points a day. Example: On Monday it absorbs 85 points of damage. If it was attacked again that day, it could only absorb 15 more. A day passes. Now, on Tuesday, it has "healed" 20 points, dropping its absorbed damage to 65, and can absorb 35 more (65 + 35 = 100).</p><p></p><p>Built In Weapon: Can form any edged weapon, as a standard action, to appear in creature's hand. This weapon is adamintium, and so has the natural properties associated with that metal. Can also form living chains made of adamintium as a standard action. (see DMG).</p><p></p><p>FLAWS:</p><p><strong>AMNESIA:</strong> Cannot remember much of her past beyond basic skills and abilities. The monks who found her named her Hoshiko Nae. </p><p></p><p><strong>MEMORY SURGE:</strong> random objects and events can trigger bits of her memory in a painful surge of recognition, leaving her shaken and unable to react for 2d6 rounds.</p><p></p><p><strong>PAIN:</strong> when she uses the symbiont to produce living chains or weapons, the price is in pain. The greater the action, the greater the pain. This is logical as having something punch through your skin (even if you regenerate) is not very pleasant at the best of times.</p><p></p><p><strong>SKILLS</strong></p><p>Balance +5. Concentration +5. Craft Arms/Armor +5. Craft </p><p>Bowyer-Fletcher +5. Craft Leatherworking +5. Craft Weaving +5. </p><p>Craft Pottery +5. Gather Information +5. Heal +5. Hide +5. Knowledge Dungeoneering +5. Knowledge Religion +5. Knowledge Nature +5. Listen +5. Move Silently +5. Profession +5. Ride +5. </p><p>Perform Singing +5. Perform String +5. Perform Juggling +5. </p><p>Search +5. Sense Motive +5. Sleight Of Hand +5. </p><p>Speak Language +5. Spot +5. Survival +5. Swim +5. Tumble +5. </p><p>Use Magic Device +5. Use Rope +5. </p><p></p><p><strong>FEATS:</strong></p><p>Proficient with the following exotic weapons: butterfly sword, jitte, kama, nunchaku, sai, shuriken, siangham and tonfa and wind-fire wheel.</p><p>All simple weapons</p><p>All martial weapons</p><p>All armor proficiencies</p><p>All shield proficiencies</p><p>Flurry Of Blows</p><p>Unarmed Strike</p><p>Evasion</p><p>Still Mind</p><p>Two Weapon Fighting</p><p>Quick Draw</p><p>Point Blank Shot</p><p>Manyshot</p><p>Combat Manifestation</p><p>Quicken Power</p><p>Use Psionic Device</p><p>Stabilize Self</p><p>Autohypnosis</p><p></p><p><strong>PSIONIC POWERS</strong></p><p>3 psionic combat modes</p><p>O-lvl Powers: Detect Psionics. Inkling. Far Punch. Far Hand. Control Shadow. Missive. Daze.</p><p>1-lvl Powers: Object Reading. Psycholuminescence. Minor fabrication. Spider Climb. Lesser Mindlink. Conceal Thoughts. </p><p>2-lvl Powers: Clairaudience/Clairvoyance. Knock. Detect Thoughts</p><p></p><p>BACKGROUND</p><p>Hoshiko was found half-dead by Monks of the Crescent Moon. These monks healed her and helped her train the symbiont to her will. She has very little memory of her past. She remembers heat, pain and blackness, plus odd bits and pieces. A bit of her former skills remain as well as vestiges of her former powers, in the form of a few extra psionic powers. Her driving goal is to find out who the heck she is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jakathi, post: 1234901, member: 14827"] [b]Hoshiko Nae[/b] [i]Female Human (mutant)/Adamantine symbiont[/i] Martial artist 6th lvl /Psychic Warrior 5th lvl HIT DICE: 6d12 + 5d8 HIT POINTS: 80 PSIONIC POWER POINTS: 50 Height: 6ft Wgt: 150 Eyes: pale, sapphire blue Hair: waist lth, black with two white streaks framing her face Age: unknown. Apparent age is about 20-25 STR: 20 (17+4 due to symbiont) DEX: 23 (19+4 due to symbiont) CON: 17 INT: 21 WIS: 19 CHA: 17 Initative: +14 (+6 Dex, +8 Improved Initiative) Armor class: 22 (+0 size, +6 Dex, + 6 due to symbiont), touch 16, flat-footed 10 Attack/Grapple bonus: +5/+5 Fort: +5 (Base +2, Con +3) Reflex: +6 (Base +0, Dex +6) Will: +4 (Base +0, Wis +4) Special Qualities Regenerative (2 hit points per round) Heightened senses Dark-vision (120ft) Fast healer (5 hit points) Reduced aging due to regenerative powers. She could be anywhere from 40 to 100 years old, but she can’t remember. +4. 0-lvl psionic powers +3. 1-lvl psionic powers +2. 2-lvl psionic powers Symbiont’s abilities Nat Armor: Increases by +6 (hey, its adamantine) Hive Senses: +6 Spot, +6 listen Hive Intelligence/Wisdom: 10 Hive Strength: boosts hosts strength and dexterity 4 points All Around Vision: Also granted by Hive. Can't be flanked. Makes bones virtually unbreakable It’s like, cut-disappear. Cut-whoops. No more cut. It’s like trying to cut really hard, gooey pudding. The symbiont just oozes over the cut-region. When its host is incapable of defending itself, the Hive will take the host over in order to get both to safety. Otherwise, the host usually has control. The hive’s main goal is to protect its host and anything getting in the way of the hive is usually toast. Absorb Damage: Symbiotic cells can naturally absorb damage done to host. Absorbs the first 5 damage of any attack, can absorb up to 100 points of damage, "flushes" 20 points a day. Example: On Monday it absorbs 85 points of damage. If it was attacked again that day, it could only absorb 15 more. A day passes. Now, on Tuesday, it has "healed" 20 points, dropping its absorbed damage to 65, and can absorb 35 more (65 + 35 = 100). Built In Weapon: Can form any edged weapon, as a standard action, to appear in creature's hand. This weapon is adamintium, and so has the natural properties associated with that metal. Can also form living chains made of adamintium as a standard action. (see DMG). FLAWS: [b]AMNESIA:[/b] Cannot remember much of her past beyond basic skills and abilities. The monks who found her named her Hoshiko Nae. [b]MEMORY SURGE:[/b] random objects and events can trigger bits of her memory in a painful surge of recognition, leaving her shaken and unable to react for 2d6 rounds. [b]PAIN:[/b] when she uses the symbiont to produce living chains or weapons, the price is in pain. The greater the action, the greater the pain. This is logical as having something punch through your skin (even if you regenerate) is not very pleasant at the best of times. [b]SKILLS[/b] Balance +5. Concentration +5. Craft Arms/Armor +5. Craft Bowyer-Fletcher +5. Craft Leatherworking +5. Craft Weaving +5. Craft Pottery +5. Gather Information +5. Heal +5. Hide +5. Knowledge Dungeoneering +5. Knowledge Religion +5. Knowledge Nature +5. Listen +5. Move Silently +5. Profession +5. Ride +5. Perform Singing +5. Perform String +5. Perform Juggling +5. Search +5. Sense Motive +5. Sleight Of Hand +5. Speak Language +5. Spot +5. Survival +5. Swim +5. Tumble +5. Use Magic Device +5. Use Rope +5. [b]FEATS:[/b] Proficient with the following exotic weapons: butterfly sword, jitte, kama, nunchaku, sai, shuriken, siangham and tonfa and wind-fire wheel. All simple weapons All martial weapons All armor proficiencies All shield proficiencies Flurry Of Blows Unarmed Strike Evasion Still Mind Two Weapon Fighting Quick Draw Point Blank Shot Manyshot Combat Manifestation Quicken Power Use Psionic Device Stabilize Self Autohypnosis [b]PSIONIC POWERS[/b] 3 psionic combat modes O-lvl Powers: Detect Psionics. Inkling. Far Punch. Far Hand. Control Shadow. Missive. Daze. 1-lvl Powers: Object Reading. Psycholuminescence. Minor fabrication. Spider Climb. Lesser Mindlink. Conceal Thoughts. 2-lvl Powers: Clairaudience/Clairvoyance. Knock. Detect Thoughts BACKGROUND Hoshiko was found half-dead by Monks of the Crescent Moon. These monks healed her and helped her train the symbiont to her will. She has very little memory of her past. She remembers heat, pain and blackness, plus odd bits and pieces. A bit of her former skills remain as well as vestiges of her former powers, in the form of a few extra psionic powers. Her driving goal is to find out who the heck she is. [/QUOTE]
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