Scotley's 4e Swashbuckler
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Leif
Adventurer
Manous Artouche, Human Protecting Paladin 4
Manous, likewise enjoys the sumptuous meal, so much so, in fact, that he feels a bit impure and unclean when he finishes -- he is pretty sure that he needs a thorough confession and blessing now.
[sblock=Manous Artouche, character sheet]
[sblock=Background![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
Manous is a "Barbarian Indian" type who was born in the recently discovered "America," but was
brought back to "France" as a very small boy (about 12/13?) by a sea captain as an oddity to be
widely displayed and poked and prodded by various folks. Then said waif was seen by a Duchess
and her heart went out to the poor lad, so she adopted him and had him trained/schooled by the
best Masters in the land, and given very much religious instruction in the 'accepted' faith.
Ultimately, young Manous became a Paladin, but he still looks very unusual, having been
copiously tattooed by his people and subjected to the body modifications of his tribe. I'm thinking
Manous's entire body is tattooed with geometric patterns and star charts, his earlobes have been
greatly pierced with objects of ever-increasing size during his early childhood, so he has great
flapping "rings" of flesh hanging from his ears. Manous Artouche also has a row of "earrings"
around his navel (navel rings?) (but he keeps that covered most of the time), and he also has a
"bone in his nose." (Not a real bone, but a ring of brass much like a bull.)
So Manous looks like a total freak, except when he is shrouded in his Paladin's armor, at which
time he is indistinguishable from any other knight of the realm, but he is always unswervingly
loyal to his benefactor the Duchess, and he is as faithful to his new religion as anyone in
"France." Now, the Duchess is on the outs with the mainstream of nobility in "France" because
she resisted the amorous intentions of the Prince, and he ruined her socially once he got over
the rejection. She may have even been exiled to "Scotland" or wherever, but Manous Artouche
was undergoing his tutelage at that time and had to stay behind in "France" with the Duchess's
cousin, Grand Duke Siegfried von Koln, who was (as it happens) the boy's Paladin Instructor. Now
Siegfried, once Manous was fully trained and set out on the proper path of Paladinhood, fell
victim to temptations of the flesh possibly brought about by arcane mind control, and he wound
up as an Anti-Paladin. [Built-in future BBEG!] His fall from Paladinhood finished off the Duchess's
family's fall from grace and they are all wanted/hunted/shot on sight, and their vast holdings
have mostly been confiscated by the throne. Manous Artouche does, arguably, still
have a valid, legal claim to at least a portion of the Duchess's family holdings, since he was
legally adopted by the Duchess before her downfall.
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Manous, likewise enjoys the sumptuous meal, so much so, in fact, that he feels a bit impure and unclean when he finishes -- he is pretty sure that he needs a thorough confession and blessing now.
[sblock=Manous Artouche, character sheet]
Code:
Manous Artouche, Human (Protecting) Paladin 4, 25 pt. build
Str 16 +3
Dex 13 +1
Con 13 +1
Int 08 -2
Wis 14 +2
Cha 19 +4
Speed: 5
HP=46-37=9+11=20+11+11=42
Healing Surges per day: 12 (-3 used today)
Healing Surge Value: 11
[u]Defenses[/u]
AC 23
Fort 16
Ref 16 [10+1/2L+1dex bonus+2shield bonus+1Paladin bonus]
Will 17
[u]Feats:[/u]
Alertness [Manous does not grant CA when surprised, and he receives +2 Perception]
Action Surge [Human bonus feat, +3 to attacks when Manous spends an AP]
Devoted Paladin [+1 healing surge, add cha bonus (+4) to lay on hands]
Virtuous Recovery [Gain resist all when spend a healing surge]
[u]Skills[/u]
Perception [+2(half level)+1(wis)+5(trained)+2(feat)=+10]
Diplomacy [+2(half level)+4(cha)+5(trained)=+11]
Acrobatics [+2(half level)+1(dex)+0(untrained)=+3]
Athletics [+2(half level)+3(str)+0(untrained)=+5]
Bluff [+2(half level)+4(cha)+0(untrained)=+6]
Endurance [+2(half level)+1(con)+0(untrained)=+3]
Heal [+2(half level)+2(wis)+0(untrained)=+4]
Stealth [+2(half level)+1(dex)+0(untrained)=+3]
Streetwise [+2(half level)+4(cha)+0(untrained)=+6]
[u]Paladin Class Features:[/u]
Channel Divinity: Divine Mettle - Encounter [add M's Cha bonus (+4) to an ally's Saving Throw]
Channel Divinity: Divine Strength - Encounter [add M's Str bonus (+3) as extra dam on next att. this turn]
Divine Challenge - At-Will [mark 1 target w/in burst 5]
Lay on Hands - At-Will special - use # of times equal to Wis mod. = 2 [spend healing surge, for ally to heal ally's own surge value hp]
[u]At-Will Powers:[/u]
Bolstering Strike [Cha vs. AC] 1[W]+ cha mod and I gain +2 temp hp
Enfeebling Strike [Cha vs. AC] 1[W]+cha mod and if target is marked it takes -2 to att untl ENT
Ardent Strike [Cha vs. AC] [A target hit w/ this power is subject to Manous's Divine Sanction untl ENT,
which means that the target takes 3+4 radiant damage in each round that it makes an attack that
does not include Manous as a target.]
[u]Encounter Powers:[/u]
*Heroic Effort [Human Racial Power]
Personal - No Action
Trigger - Manous misses an attack or fails a saving throw
Effect - Manous gains a +4 racial bonus to the attack or saving throw
Shielding Smite [cha vs. AC] [dam = 2[W]+cha mod and one ally w/in 5 gains +2AC untl ENT]
Righteous Smite [cha vs. AC, hit: 2[W]+cha mod plus Manous and all allies w/in 5 squares gain 9 temp hp]
[u]Daily Power:[/u]
*Radiant Delirium [3d8+4 + dazed untl ENT and -2 AC save ends][Miss-half dam+target dazed untl ENT]
[u]Utility Power:[/u]
Bless Weapon [minor action: until the end of the encounter,
the weapon blessed gains +1 on attack rolls, inflicts +1d6 radiant damage,
and crits on 18-20]
[u]Equipment/Magic[/u]
+1 Black Iron Plate Armor [L4] (+9 AC) [50gp+840gp] Property-Resist 5 fire/Resist 5 necrotic
Heavy Shield (+2 AC) [10gp]
+1 Frost War Hammer [L3] (1d10+1 dam., crit +1d6 dam, +2 att, versatile) Power: at-will, free action
change all dam inflicted by this weapon to cold dam. Power: daily, free action inflict an
extra +1d8 cold dam. and target is slowed until the end of my next turn.
Longsword (1d8 dam., +3 att., versatile) [15gp]
Longbow (1d10 dam., +2 att., range 20/40)[30gp]
Arrows [1gp] [29 arrows remaining]
+1 Holy Symbol of Battle [1,000gp] [L5] +1 att/dam., crit +1d8, Power (free) +1d10 damage when hit
Standard Aventurer's Kit [15gp]
Journeybread [50gp][sblock=Background
Manous is a "Barbarian Indian" type who was born in the recently discovered "America," but was
brought back to "France" as a very small boy (about 12/13?) by a sea captain as an oddity to be
widely displayed and poked and prodded by various folks. Then said waif was seen by a Duchess
and her heart went out to the poor lad, so she adopted him and had him trained/schooled by the
best Masters in the land, and given very much religious instruction in the 'accepted' faith.
Ultimately, young Manous became a Paladin, but he still looks very unusual, having been
copiously tattooed by his people and subjected to the body modifications of his tribe. I'm thinking
Manous's entire body is tattooed with geometric patterns and star charts, his earlobes have been
greatly pierced with objects of ever-increasing size during his early childhood, so he has great
flapping "rings" of flesh hanging from his ears. Manous Artouche also has a row of "earrings"
around his navel (navel rings?) (but he keeps that covered most of the time), and he also has a
"bone in his nose." (Not a real bone, but a ring of brass much like a bull.)
So Manous looks like a total freak, except when he is shrouded in his Paladin's armor, at which
time he is indistinguishable from any other knight of the realm, but he is always unswervingly
loyal to his benefactor the Duchess, and he is as faithful to his new religion as anyone in
"France." Now, the Duchess is on the outs with the mainstream of nobility in "France" because
she resisted the amorous intentions of the Prince, and he ruined her socially once he got over
the rejection. She may have even been exiled to "Scotland" or wherever, but Manous Artouche
was undergoing his tutelage at that time and had to stay behind in "France" with the Duchess's
cousin, Grand Duke Siegfried von Koln, who was (as it happens) the boy's Paladin Instructor. Now
Siegfried, once Manous was fully trained and set out on the proper path of Paladinhood, fell
victim to temptations of the flesh possibly brought about by arcane mind control, and he wound
up as an Anti-Paladin. [Built-in future BBEG!] His fall from Paladinhood finished off the Duchess's
family's fall from grace and they are all wanted/hunted/shot on sight, and their vast holdings
have mostly been confiscated by the throne. Manous Artouche does, arguably, still
have a valid, legal claim to at least a portion of the Duchess's family holdings, since he was
legally adopted by the Duchess before her downfall.
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Scotley
Hero
Henre looks up at the old man's words. Seeing the priests outside he frowns. "What are they doing here he mumbles to no one in particular." He plants a smile back on his face and calls for the next course. An aged cheese and bread is next before a heavier course. He tries a pleasantry, "So what brings you good folk up from the city, for I perceive that you are city folk?"
Leif
Adventurer
Manous Artouche, Human (Protecting) Paladin 4
Manous does a double take, looks down at himself, and says, "City folk? What gave me away? Was it my nose ornament or my extensive tattoos?"
[sblock=Manous Artouche, character sheet]
[sblock=Background
Manous is a "Barbarian Indian" type who was born in the recently discovered "America," but was
brought back to "France" as a very small boy (about 12/13?) by a sea captain as an oddity to be
widely displayed and poked and prodded by various folks. Then said waif was seen by a Duchess
and her heart went out to the poor lad, so she adopted him and had him trained/schooled by the
best Masters in the land, and given very much religious instruction in the 'accepted' faith.
Ultimately, young Manous became a Paladin, but he still looks very unusual, having been
copiously tattooed by his people and subjected to the body modifications of his tribe. I'm thinking
Manous's entire body is tattooed with geometric patterns and star charts, his earlobes have been
greatly pierced with objects of ever-increasing size during his early childhood, so he has great
flapping "rings" of flesh hanging from his ears. Manous Artouche also has a row of "earrings"
around his navel (navel rings?) (but he keeps that covered most of the time), and he also has a
"bone in his nose." (Not a real bone, but a ring of brass much like a bull.)
So Manous looks like a total freak, except when he is shrouded in his Paladin's armor, at which
time he is indistinguishable from any other knight of the realm, but he is always unswervingly
loyal to his benefactor the Duchess, and he is as faithful to his new religion as anyone in
"France." Now, the Duchess is on the outs with the mainstream of nobility in "France" because
she resisted the amorous intentions of the Prince, and he ruined her socially once he got over
the rejection. She may have even been exiled to "Scotland" or wherever, but Manous Artouche
was undergoing his tutelage at that time and had to stay behind in "France" with the Duchess's
cousin, Grand Duke Siegfried von Koln, who was (as it happens) the boy's Paladin Instructor. Now
Siegfried, once Manous was fully trained and set out on the proper path of Paladinhood, fell
victim to temptations of the flesh possibly brought about by arcane mind control, and he wound
up as an Anti-Paladin. [Built-in future BBEG!] His fall from Paladinhood finished off the Duchess's
family's fall from grace and they are all wanted/hunted/shot on sight, and their vast holdings
have mostly been confiscated by the throne. Manous Artouche does, arguably, still
have a valid, legal claim to at least a portion of the Duchess's family holdings, since he was
legally adopted by the Duchess before her downfall.
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Manous does a double take, looks down at himself, and says, "City folk? What gave me away? Was it my nose ornament or my extensive tattoos?"
[sblock=Manous Artouche, character sheet]
Code:
Manous Artouche, Human (Protecting) Paladin 4, 25 pt. build
Str 16 +3
Dex 13 +1
Con 13 +1
Int 08 -2
Wis 14 +2
Cha 19 +4
Speed: 5
HP=46-37=9+11=20+11+11=42
Healing Surges per day: 12 (-3 used today)
Healing Surge Value: 11
[u]Defenses[/u]
AC 23
Fort 16
Ref 16 [10+1/2L+1dex bonus+2shield bonus+1Paladin bonus]
Will 17
[u]Feats:[/u]
Alertness [Manous does not grant CA when surprised, and he receives +2 Perception]
Action Surge [Human bonus feat, +3 to attacks when Manous spends an AP]
Devoted Paladin [+1 healing surge, add cha bonus (+4) to lay on hands]
Virtuous Recovery [Gain resist all when spend a healing surge]
[u]Skills[/u]
Perception [+2(half level)+1(wis)+5(trained)+2(feat)=+10]
Diplomacy [+2(half level)+4(cha)+5(trained)=+11]
Acrobatics [+2(half level)+1(dex)+0(untrained)=+3]
Athletics [+2(half level)+3(str)+0(untrained)=+5]
Bluff [+2(half level)+4(cha)+0(untrained)=+6]
Endurance [+2(half level)+1(con)+0(untrained)=+3]
Heal [+2(half level)+2(wis)+0(untrained)=+4]
Stealth [+2(half level)+1(dex)+0(untrained)=+3]
Streetwise [+2(half level)+4(cha)+0(untrained)=+6]
[u]Paladin Class Features:[/u]
Channel Divinity: Divine Mettle - Encounter [add M's Cha bonus (+4) to an ally's Saving Throw]
Channel Divinity: Divine Strength - Encounter [add M's Str bonus (+3) as extra dam on next att. this turn]
Divine Challenge - At-Will [mark 1 target w/in burst 5]
Lay on Hands - At-Will special - use # of times equal to Wis mod. = 2 [spend healing surge, for ally to heal ally's own surge value hp]
[u]At-Will Powers:[/u]
Bolstering Strike [Cha vs. AC] 1[W]+ cha mod and I gain +2 temp hp
Enfeebling Strike [Cha vs. AC] 1[W]+cha mod and if target is marked it takes -2 to att untl ENT
Ardent Strike [Cha vs. AC] [A target hit w/ this power is subject to Manous's Divine Sanction untl ENT,
which means that the target takes 3+4 radiant damage in each round that it makes an attack that
does not include Manous as a target.]
[u]Encounter Powers:[/u]
*Heroic Effort [Human Racial Power]
Personal - No Action
Trigger - Manous misses an attack or fails a saving throw
Effect - Manous gains a +4 racial bonus to the attack or saving throw
Shielding Smite [cha vs. AC] [dam = 2[W]+cha mod and one ally w/in 5 gains +2AC untl ENT]
Righteous Smite [cha vs. AC, hit: 2[W]+cha mod plus Manous and all allies w/in 5 squares gain 9 temp hp]
[u]Daily Power:[/u]
*Radiant Delirium [3d8+4 + dazed untl ENT and -2 AC save ends][Miss-half dam+target dazed untl ENT]
[u]Utility Power:[/u]
Bless Weapon [minor action: until the end of the encounter,
the weapon blessed gains +1 on attack rolls, inflicts +1d6 radiant damage,
and crits on 18-20]
[u]Equipment/Magic[/u]
+1 Black Iron Plate Armor [L4] (+9 AC) [50gp+840gp] Property-Resist 5 fire/Resist 5 necrotic
Heavy Shield (+2 AC) [10gp]
+1 Frost War Hammer [L3] (1d10+1 dam., crit +1d6 dam, +2 att, versatile) Power: at-will, free action
change all dam inflicted by this weapon to cold dam. Power: daily, free action inflict an
extra +1d8 cold dam. and target is slowed until the end of my next turn.
Longsword (1d8 dam., +3 att., versatile) [15gp]
Longbow (1d10 dam., +2 att., range 20/40)[30gp]
Arrows [1gp] [29 arrows remaining]
+1 Holy Symbol of Battle [1,000gp] [L5] +1 att/dam., crit +1d8, Power (free) +1d10 damage when hit
Standard Aventurer's Kit [15gp]
Journeybread [50gp][sblock=Background
Manous is a "Barbarian Indian" type who was born in the recently discovered "America," but was
brought back to "France" as a very small boy (about 12/13?) by a sea captain as an oddity to be
widely displayed and poked and prodded by various folks. Then said waif was seen by a Duchess
and her heart went out to the poor lad, so she adopted him and had him trained/schooled by the
best Masters in the land, and given very much religious instruction in the 'accepted' faith.
Ultimately, young Manous became a Paladin, but he still looks very unusual, having been
copiously tattooed by his people and subjected to the body modifications of his tribe. I'm thinking
Manous's entire body is tattooed with geometric patterns and star charts, his earlobes have been
greatly pierced with objects of ever-increasing size during his early childhood, so he has great
flapping "rings" of flesh hanging from his ears. Manous Artouche also has a row of "earrings"
around his navel (navel rings?) (but he keeps that covered most of the time), and he also has a
"bone in his nose." (Not a real bone, but a ring of brass much like a bull.)
So Manous looks like a total freak, except when he is shrouded in his Paladin's armor, at which
time he is indistinguishable from any other knight of the realm, but he is always unswervingly
loyal to his benefactor the Duchess, and he is as faithful to his new religion as anyone in
"France." Now, the Duchess is on the outs with the mainstream of nobility in "France" because
she resisted the amorous intentions of the Prince, and he ruined her socially once he got over
the rejection. She may have even been exiled to "Scotland" or wherever, but Manous Artouche
was undergoing his tutelage at that time and had to stay behind in "France" with the Duchess's
cousin, Grand Duke Siegfried von Koln, who was (as it happens) the boy's Paladin Instructor. Now
Siegfried, once Manous was fully trained and set out on the proper path of Paladinhood, fell
victim to temptations of the flesh possibly brought about by arcane mind control, and he wound
up as an Anti-Paladin. [Built-in future BBEG!] His fall from Paladinhood finished off the Duchess's
family's fall from grace and they are all wanted/hunted/shot on sight, and their vast holdings
have mostly been confiscated by the throne. Manous Artouche does, arguably, still
have a valid, legal claim to at least a portion of the Duchess's family holdings, since he was
legally adopted by the Duchess before her downfall.
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Walking Dad
First Post
Malkyr Tsul
Malkyr excuses himself, saying he had already eaten enough for this evening and needs to rest.
[sblock=OOC]
Passive perception is enough to pass the test.
He takes 10 on stealth (for a 26) once out of sight to enter a vantage point to spy on both the priests and the man outside.
Special: If an enemy has 10 or less HP left after hit by me, he is dead.
[sblock=Mini-Sheet]
Malkyr Tsul
Perception: 17 Insight: 12 Dark Vision
AC 22 Fortitude 16 Reflex 20 Will 17
Initiative: +7
Hit Points: 40 / 40 Bloodied: 20
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Resist: -
Saving Throw: +2 vs charm, illusion, or sleep.
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Milestones: 0.5
Healing Surge:10 Surges per day: 8 / 8
At-Will Powers: Bola Takedown, Precision Dart, Quick Shot
Encounter Powers: Cloud of Darkness, Assassin's Strike, Spiteful Glamor, Cloak of Shades
Daily Powers: Carrion Crawler Brain Juice 1/1, Thought-Eater Armor
Condition:
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Malkyr excuses himself, saying he had already eaten enough for this evening and needs to rest.
[sblock=OOC]
Passive perception is enough to pass the test.
He takes 10 on stealth (for a 26) once out of sight to enter a vantage point to spy on both the priests and the man outside.
Special: If an enemy has 10 or less HP left after hit by me, he is dead.
[sblock=Mini-Sheet]
Malkyr Tsul
Perception: 17 Insight: 12 Dark Vision
AC 22 Fortitude 16 Reflex 20 Will 17
Initiative: +7
Hit Points: 40 / 40 Bloodied: 20
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Resist: -
Saving Throw: +2 vs charm, illusion, or sleep.
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Milestones: 0.5
Healing Surge:10 Surges per day: 8 / 8
At-Will Powers: Bola Takedown, Precision Dart, Quick Shot
Encounter Powers: Cloud of Darkness, Assassin's Strike, Spiteful Glamor, Cloak of Shades
Daily Powers: Carrion Crawler Brain Juice 1/1, Thought-Eater Armor
Condition:
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Scotley
Hero
Manous does a double take, looks down at himself, and says, "City folk? What gave me away? Was it my nose ornament or my extensive tattoos?"
"Well you certainly don't look like you are from around here. The city attracts more folk from distant lands. Most folk around here have never traveled far enough to need an inn."
"You've come to the right place for the hospitality. They do set a fine table. But as for country air, I always thought it smelled of manure and rotting vegetables."
Scotley
Hero
Malkyr finds a place in the corner of the common room next to a potted tree where he can see the holy men and out the window with little chance of being noticed. One of the holy men talks to a hostess who gestures out the back door toward where the shooting competition so recently took place. Outside the Church Knights busy themselves seeing to the horses, but they do look watchful.
Rhun
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