Okay, here's Jareth with the changes we discussed.
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Name: Jareth Kyras
Player: Dragonwriter
Race: Human
Class: Duskblade (PH2)
Level: 1
ECL: +0 mod/total 1
XPs: 0 current/1000 next level
Patron God: None
Alignment: Neutral
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Str: 16 (10 points)
Dex: 14 (6 points)
Con: 14 (6 points)
Int: 16 (10 points)
Wis: 11 (3 points)
Cha: 8 (0 points)
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HP: 10 (d8+2)
AC: 15 (+2 Dex, +3 Armor)
Init: +2
Speed: 30 feet
BAB: +1
Mel: +4
Rng: +3
Fort: +2+2
Refl: +0+2
Will: +2+0
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Special Abilities
Race: Bonus Feat, Bonus Skill Point (x4 at 1st level)
Class: Arcane Attunement (6/day), Armored Mage (light), spellcasting
Other:
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Feats: Magical Aptitude (bonus HR) Exotic Weapon Proficiency (spiked chain), Combat Expertise, Dodge (bonus trade), Mobility (bonus trade), Improved Trip (bonus trade)
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Languages: Common, Draconic, Elven, Orcish
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Skills (8/level (2+2 HR+1+Int), x4 at 1st)
Trained or Untrained: +X (=Rank + Stat Mod + Other)
Climb +5 (=3+3-1)
Concentration +6 (=4+2+0)
Jump +5 (=3+3-1)
Ride +5 (=3+2+0)
Sense Motive +4 (=4+0+0)
Swim +4 (=3+3-2)
Listen -4 (=0+0-4)
Spot -4 (=0+0-4)
Trained Only: +X (=Rank + Stat Mod + Other)
Knowledge (arcana) +7 (=4+3+0)
Spellcraft +9 (=4+3+2)
Tumble +5 (=4+2-1)
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Magic Items (location, weight): None
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Other Equipment:
Weapons: Spiked Chain +4 melee (2d4+4 piercing, 10 lbs, 25 GP)
Armor, Clothes: Studded Leather (+3 AC, +5 max DEX, -1 ACP, 20 lbs, 25 GP), Traveler’s outfit (free), Signet Ring on his left index finger (5 GP, 0 lbs)
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Container: Backpack
Contents: bedroll, hemp rope (50 ft.), 2 sunrods, 10 days of trail rations,
Container: Belt Pouch 1
Contents: flint and steel, waterskin,
Container: Belt Pouch 2
Contents: coins
And a spell component pouch on his belt as well.
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Money
PP: 6
GP: 13
SP: 10
CP: 0
Gems/Other: 0
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Load
Light: 0-76 lbs.
Medium: 77-153 lbs.
Heavy: 154-230 lbs.
Current: ~65 lbs.
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Magic
Caster Level: 1 (DC 13+level)
Spells per day: 3/3
Lvl 0 Spells: Touch of Fatigue, Acid Splash, Ray of Frost, Disrupt Undead
Lvl 1 Spells: Color Spray, Shocking Grasp
Lvl 2 Spells:
Lvl 3 Spells:
Lvl 4 Spells:
Lvl 5 Spells:
Lvl 6 Spells:
Lvl 7 Spells:
Lvl 8 Spells:
Lvl 9 Spells:
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Description (include Age, gender, height, weight, physical description):
Jareth is a young man, barely 19 years of age, standing at 5’10” and weighing about 115 pounds. His short red hair frames a soft-looking face, while his bright green eyes seem to always be searching for something. He cuts a reasonable figure, taut muscles in his arms and chest, a slim waist and all-around athletic build. However, his face is regularly scowling (no matter what he is thinking) and he has a tendency to hunch a little.
He generally wears his slightly-beaten suit of studded leather armor, and coils a vicious-looking length of spiked chain at his hip. The chain never leaves his side, though he does remove the armor at times. The strange weapon is not the only thing that tends to set him apart… A signet ring with the blazoning of a sword lying across a book can sometimes be glimpsed on his left index finger, though he usually wears gloves which cover the ring itself.
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History:
Jareth was born the second son of four (and had two younger sisters) to Pesh’s ambassador to the elves. While he was a good kid, he was lazy, despite his parents trying to instill a work ethic in him. Much to their own detriment, his father tried to get young Jareth interested in the magic of the elves. The kid was too lazy for all that book-studying, though he did enjoy the results of magic. He preferred to play around, running, climbing and mock-fighting with his brothers. His father appealed to a half-elven friend, a skilled duskblade in his own right, to help him and find a path for his son. This friend, Tharivol Ilphunodel, watched the boy and learned more about him and his interests, then offered to train him in the ways of the elven warrior-mages, the Order of the Duskblades. The child (actually, by this time he was 12) was skeptical, but agreed to watch Tharivol show what he might be able to learn.
The half-elven sword-wizard hugely impressed the boy, throwing small blasts of fire at a simple dummy and slicing expertly through the air with their razor-sharp swords, leaving glistening arcs of lightning in the air when they missed and vicious blasts of electrical discharge when they landed. He thrilled at the opportunity! Over the next six years, Tharivol trained him in secret, though his own understanding and teaching was different from his own instructors, teaching Jareth a different fighting style. The boy demonstrated an uncanny knack for the art of the duskblades, even learning how to skillfully wield the unusual spiked chain (though his first try ended with him badly spraining his wrist). However, he didn’t care for his parents nigh-constantly pushing him to do more. He would occasionally lash out at them verbally, not thinking of what he would say. His training wasn’t quite done when his father was recalled by Pesh’s government to speak with the Treylor Empire, to try diffusing the slowly growing hostilities. Tharivol offered to keep the boy on and finish his training, then send him along to his father, to which they all agreed, though Jareth’s father left with some regret.
The next year saw Jareth finish his training, upon which his half-elven teacher presented him with a new chain to use as a weapon, one he said had been commissioned by his father as a gift for him when he was finished. Tharivol gave him a mount and directions to reach his father in Treylor. The young man, though, had different ideas. He rode back to Pesh, sold the horse and started working as a bodyguard for merchants and the like. Two months after his arrival, soldiers appeared at the small apartment he was staying in. They brought grim news… His father had been executed in Treylor as they mobilized for war, and of the rest of his family, there was no word. The soldiers handed him a consolation letter from the government and his father’s signet ring, then left abruptly. Jareth was stunned…
He sat there, ignoring hunger and the passage of time, simply in shock. Then he realized what he needed to do. His father had been the reason for his talents and his current work. He would use them against Treylor, would make Treylor pay in blood! He immediately went to the nearest army garrison, volunteering to head straight to the front lines…
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And here's a list of the changes/trades I made from the first sheet. Let me know if they're okay or if I should change anything else.
[sblock=Changes]Traded Medium and Heavy Armor Proficiency and Shield Proficiency for Dodge and Mobility feats.
Traded Proficiency with all Martial weapons for bonus feat (Improved Trip).
Traded class skills Craft, Decipher Script, and all Knowledge except Arcana for Tumble as a class skill.
I also rearranged some skill points (removed 1 from Climb, Ride and Swim each, placed them into Jump) and swapped all the skill points that were in Decipher Script for Tumble (4 ranks).
And, I changed his background as requested. [/sblock]
