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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nac Mac Feegle" data-source="post: 3906971" data-attributes="member: 15240">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.[sblock=Character sheet]Esteban Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua y Lucientes Male Human (Belcadiz) Duskblade 3/Swashbuckler 2Alignment: CGHeight: 5' 6''Weight: 129lbsAge: 23XP: 10,000Str: 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 SpellHit Dice: 1d10+3d8+4HP: 32/32AC: 20 (+7 armor, +3 Dex), 17 flat-footed, 20 touch, +1 vs single targetInit: +5 (+3 Dex, +2 Born Duelist)Speed: 30ft Saves: Fortitude +7 [+6 base, +1 Con] Reflex +5 [+1 base, +3 Dex, +1 Grace] Will +3 [+3 base, +0 Wis]BAB/Grapple: +5/+5 Attack: Rapier +10 [1d8, 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 +7 (5 ranks, +3 Dex, -1 AC) Bluff +9 (5 ranks, +2 Cha, +2 Born Duelist) Concentration +5 (4 ranks, +1 Con), +9 casting defensively Diplomacy +7 (5 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 +7 (7 ranks, +0 Wis) Spellcraft +10 (7 ranks, +3 Int) Swim +3 (5 ranks, +0 Str, -2 AC) Tumble +9 (5 ranks, +3 Dex, -1 AC, +2 Synergy)Weapon Group Proficiencies:BasicLight BladesHeavy BladesSlings and Thrown WeaponsExotic WeaponsFeats:Born Duelist (Bonus Feat)Weapon Finesse (Swashbuckler Bonus)Combat Casting (Duskblade Bonus)Weapon Focus: Rapier (1st)Dodge (Human Bonus)Battlecaster Offense (3rd level)Languages: Common, Ispan, Minroan, NimeanEquipment:+1 Cold Iron Rapier (4,400gp)Lesser Crystal of Arcane Steel in Rapier (2,000gp)Arcanist's Gloves (500gp)Empowered Spellshard: Shocking Grasp (1,500gp)Money: 600gpEsteban's sword was passed down to him by the captain of the first ship he fought aboard, and he was told it would serve him well against any strange creatures of the depths he might run into - since then Esteban has found it quite effective at dealing with the occasional nature spirit or demon that took exception to him.  Mounted in the basket hilt is a small crystal given to him by the weather-wizard that first trained him, which amplifies the magic he channels through his sword.Around his neck he wears another crystal, this one in a the stylized shape of three intertwining bolts of lightning, and on his hands he wears gloves that on first glance appear to be simple duelist's gloves, but on closer examination are covered in minute arcane runes.Spells Known (5/4): Acid Splash, Disrupt Undead, Ray of Frost, Touch of Fatigue.  Shocking Grasp, True Strike, Swift Expeditious Retreat, Kelgore's Firebolt.Spells per Day: 5/5Quote: “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.<img src="http://www.mandypatinkin.net/PB/sminigo1.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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