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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ranger Rick" data-source="post: 2424189" data-attributes="member: 29705">Gerrold Mor Dwarven cannonballer/monk 8History - As a young lad, Gerrod showed that he was a fearless fellow and enjoyed flying through the spaces of his mountain home.  In the hopes of teaching him reverence, he was sent to a monastery to grow patience and decorum.  This Monastery was located on a coast and young Gerrod was fascinated by the ocean and spent much time there to include teaching him how to swim.  Gerrod figured out how to rig a catapult to fling him into the water.  From there he continued to dive.  His group needed to travel to another monastery.  While traveling by ship, they came across a ship in need.  Gerrod volunteered to reach the other ship.  The ship had a catapult and with a rope tied around him he reached the other deck and was able to get a line attached.After leaving his monastery Gerrod has hooked up with ships of war.  The constant firing and jarring has made him hard of hearing.  Gerrod is sometime prone to shouting.  He typically flies with a rope/grappling hook to secure on the other ship.  This allows his current captain to prepare to grapple long before his opponent is ready.  Another seldom-used tactic is to land in the rigging and (using ogres or other strong winching apparatus) to capsize the smaller vessel.His motivation for flying into the Maw is that he finds a certain thrill of doing that.  He enjoys bundling up into a catapult or holding on to a ballisita bolt and riding it out to certain death.  Working on a pirate ship is his best way of doing it.He was with Captain Swoopes when that horrible mutiny occured.  Gerrod, is a strong believer in the chain of command.  His belief in that was put to the test when given a choice, he chose to follow Swoopes.  Gerrod's endurance was put to the test several times as he repeatedly took only the bare minimal amount of food/water to survive and to allow other's space on the dinghy, he would swim in the ocean along side.  The mutiny created a deep loyalty to Captain swoopes and Gerrod happily donated money to build the current ship.  Upon hearing of Gerrod's generosity, several others gave as well.  Monk 8str 14dex 16 (14 +2 level)con 16 (+2 racial)int 14wis 14cha 11 (13-2 racial)Fort    9Reflex    9Will    8BAB    6/1HP 8d8  74AC 21 (10 +3 dex +2 monk ac (belt) +2 wis +2 bracers) (Invulnerability)Melee – Unarmed  +9/+4 2d6+2            Flurry of Blows +8/+8/+3 2d6+2 Feat: Stunning Fist, Deflect Arrows & Improved Disarm, Endurance, Weapon Focus (unarmed), Improved Unarmed Strike Skills        Ranks    Mod    Synergy    TotalBalance                 10    3    2    15Climb        10    2    0    12Craft (siege weaponry)    5    2    2    9Jump        10    2    2    14Perform (dive)       1           0            0           1Profession (sailor)    1    2    0            3Spot        11    2    0    13Swim        11    2    0    13Tumble                 7    3    2    12Possessions: Deed to a tavern/inn - partial share (1,000 gp)co ownership to an Engineering firm that designs seige engines (4,000 gp)Boots of Speed (12,000 gp)Belt, Monk’s (13,000 gp)Bracers +2 (Invulnerability) (25,000 gp = +5 armor enanchment)5,000 gp Available for ship investing.Languages: Common, DwarvenClass/racial [sblock]Class: AC +1, Unarmored Speed Bonus 20ft, Bonus feats (Stunning Fist, Deflect Arrows & Improved Disarm), flurry of blows, unarmed strike, evasion, Still mind, Ki strike (magic), Purity of body, Wholeness of body, Slow fall 40 ft.As Medium creatures, dwarves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.Dwarf base land speed is 20 feet. However, dwarves can move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).Darkvision: Dwarves can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Stonecunning: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework…  A dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up.Weapon Familiarity: Dwarves may treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.Stability: A dwarf gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).+2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.+2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.+1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and goblinoids.+4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against monsters of the giant type. Any time a creature loses its Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, such as when it’s caught flat-footed, it loses its dodge bonus, too.+2 racial bonus on Appraise checks that are related to stone or metal items.+2 racial bonus on Craft checks that are related to stone or metal.Automatic Languages: Common and Dwarven. Bonus Languages: Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Terran, and Undercommon.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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