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<blockquote data-quote="Spatula" data-source="post: 1738516" data-attributes="member: 2198"><p>Finishing up the "K"'s...</p><p></p><p><strong>Kanyth</strong></p><p>CN Human male bard 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Ability Scores: </strong><em>Str</em> 10 <em>Dex</em> 13 <em>Con</em> 12 <em>Int</em> 17 <em>Wis</em> 14 <em>Cha</em> 18</p><p><strong>Saves: </strong><em>Fort</em> +2 <em>Ref</em> +5 <em>Will</em> +6</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat: </strong></p><p><strong>HP </strong>25</p><p><strong>AC </strong>14 (10 + 1 dex + 3 armor)</p><p><strong>Initiative </strong>+1</p><p><strong>Speed </strong>30 feet</p><p><strong>BAB </strong>+3</p><p><strong>Attack </strong>+3 melee (1d4 19-20/x2, stone short sword); or +4 ranged (1d6 19-20/x2, light crossbow)</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills: </strong></p><p><em>Alchemy</em> +10 (7 ranks + 3 Int)</p><p><em>Bluff</em> +12 (8 ranks + 4 Cha)</p><p><em>Diplomacy</em> +18 (8 ranks + 4 Cha + 4 synergy + 2 feat)</p><p><em>Disguise</em> +8 (4 ranks + 4 Cha) [+2 when acting in character]</p><p><em>Gather Information</em> +13 (7 ranks + 4 Cha + 2 feat)</p><p><em>Hide</em> +18 (8 ranks + 1 Dex + 10 circumstance - 1 armor)</p><p><em>Move Silently</em> +8 (8 ranks + 1 Dex - 1 armor)</p><p><em>Knowledge (bureaucracy)</em> +9 (6 ranks + 3 Int)</p><p><em>Perform</em> +14 (8 ranks + 4 Cha + 2 feat) [+2 with masterwork instruments]</p><p><em>Search</em> +11 (8 ranks + 3 Int)</p><p><em>Sense Motive</em> +10 (8 ranks + 2 Wis)</p><p><em>Spot</em> +10 (8 ranks + 2 Wis)</p><p><em>Use Magic Device</em> +11 (7 ranks + 4 Cha)</p><p><em>Literacy</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Languages:</strong></p><p>Common, Elven, Dwarven, Thri-kreen</p><p></p><p><strong>Feats:</strong></p><p>Skill Focus (Perform), Trustworthy, Obscure Lore</p><p></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p>Bardic Lore +11, Sneak Attack +3d6, <em>fascinate</em> 5/day, can handle poisons safely</p><p></p><p><strong>Psionics:</strong></p><p><em>Power points:</em> 2</p><p><em>Powers known: </em> Attraction (Will DC 15, 1st-level manifester)</p><p></p><p><strong>Equipment:</strong></p><p>Stone short sword, obsidian dagger, light crossbow, studded leather armor, masterwork lute, masterwork harmonica, disguise kit, backpack, belt pouches (3), waterskin, tanglefoot bag, poison (dark reaver powder x1, carrion crawler brain juice x1), wand of magic missile (1st-level caster, 16 charges), dorje of entangling ectoplasm (1st-level manifester, 46 charges), cloak of elvenkind, hand of glory</p><p></p><p><strong>Animals:</strong></p><p>kank (with saddlebags)</p><p></p><p>---</p><p>Bards in Dark Sun aren't spellcasters. In fact, you can just about create a 2E Dark Sun bard with the 3E rogue class if you make the proper skill choices. However, the rogue brings in some extra baggage that doesn't necessarily work with the bard's role in Dark Sun (which is that of a spy and assassin). So I made the bard a variant of the rogue class that swaps out some of the rogue abilities (trap finding, evasion, uncanny dodge) for some of the bardic abilties (lore, <em>fascinate, suggestion</em>) (although <em>fascinate</em> and <em>suggestion</em> are psi-like instead of spell-like abilities for the Dark Sun bard). The bard can also handle poisons safely and gets a handful of extra class skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spatula, post: 1738516, member: 2198"] Finishing up the "K"'s... [b]Kanyth[/b] CN Human male bard 5 [b]Ability Scores: [/b][i]Str[/i] 10 [i]Dex[/i] 13 [i]Con[/i] 12 [i]Int[/i] 17 [i]Wis[/i] 14 [i]Cha[/i] 18 [b]Saves: [/b][i]Fort[/i] +2 [i]Ref[/i] +5 [i]Will[/i] +6 [b]Combat: [/b] [b]HP [/b]25 [b]AC [/b]14 (10 + 1 dex + 3 armor) [b]Initiative [/b]+1 [b]Speed [/b]30 feet [b]BAB [/b]+3 [b]Attack [/b]+3 melee (1d4 19-20/x2, stone short sword); or +4 ranged (1d6 19-20/x2, light crossbow) [b]Skills: [/b] [i]Alchemy[/i] +10 (7 ranks + 3 Int) [i]Bluff[/i] +12 (8 ranks + 4 Cha) [i]Diplomacy[/i] +18 (8 ranks + 4 Cha + 4 synergy + 2 feat) [i]Disguise[/i] +8 (4 ranks + 4 Cha) [+2 when acting in character] [i]Gather Information[/i] +13 (7 ranks + 4 Cha + 2 feat) [i]Hide[/i] +18 (8 ranks + 1 Dex + 10 circumstance - 1 armor) [i]Move Silently[/i] +8 (8 ranks + 1 Dex - 1 armor) [i]Knowledge (bureaucracy)[/i] +9 (6 ranks + 3 Int) [i]Perform[/i] +14 (8 ranks + 4 Cha + 2 feat) [+2 with masterwork instruments] [i]Search[/i] +11 (8 ranks + 3 Int) [i]Sense Motive[/i] +10 (8 ranks + 2 Wis) [i]Spot[/i] +10 (8 ranks + 2 Wis) [i]Use Magic Device[/i] +11 (7 ranks + 4 Cha) [i]Literacy[/i] [b]Languages:[/b] Common, Elven, Dwarven, Thri-kreen [b]Feats:[/b] Skill Focus (Perform), Trustworthy, Obscure Lore [b]Abilities:[/b] Bardic Lore +11, Sneak Attack +3d6, [i]fascinate[/i] 5/day, can handle poisons safely [b]Psionics:[/b] [i]Power points:[/i] 2 [i]Powers known: [/i] Attraction (Will DC 15, 1st-level manifester) [b]Equipment:[/b] Stone short sword, obsidian dagger, light crossbow, studded leather armor, masterwork lute, masterwork harmonica, disguise kit, backpack, belt pouches (3), waterskin, tanglefoot bag, poison (dark reaver powder x1, carrion crawler brain juice x1), wand of magic missile (1st-level caster, 16 charges), dorje of entangling ectoplasm (1st-level manifester, 46 charges), cloak of elvenkind, hand of glory [b]Animals:[/b] kank (with saddlebags) --- Bards in Dark Sun aren't spellcasters. In fact, you can just about create a 2E Dark Sun bard with the 3E rogue class if you make the proper skill choices. However, the rogue brings in some extra baggage that doesn't necessarily work with the bard's role in Dark Sun (which is that of a spy and assassin). So I made the bard a variant of the rogue class that swaps out some of the rogue abilities (trap finding, evasion, uncanny dodge) for some of the bardic abilties (lore, [i]fascinate, suggestion[/i]) (although [i]fascinate[/i] and [i]suggestion[/i] are psi-like instead of spell-like abilities for the Dark Sun bard). The bard can also handle poisons safely and gets a handful of extra class skills. [/QUOTE]
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