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Urg the Unlikely, Half-Ogre Wizard NPC throughout a lifetime. (complete 12/15/02)
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<blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 527743" data-attributes="member: 1953"><p>Urg the Unlikely, Half-Ogre</p><p>Medium Humanoid; Wiz 11/Bbn 1, AL NG; CR 13; age 80 (Venerable)</p><p>HD 2d8+11d4+1d12; hp 44; </p><p>Init -3; Spd 20 ft (can’t run); AC 12 (-3 Dex, +2 natural, +2 bracers, ring +1)</p><p>BAB +7/+2; Atk +10/+5 melee or +4/-1 ranged;</p><p>SV Fort +11, Ref +3, Will +13;</p><p>Str 14 (16), Dex 04, Con 10, Int 20 (24), Wis 17, Cha 13</p><p></p><p>Skills (72 points): Alchemy +14 (21) Concentration +14, Climb +2 (5), Intimidate +2 (3), Listen +2 (7), Spot +2 (7), Read/Write (2), Knowledge (arcana) +14 (21), Knowledge (religion) +2 (9) Speak Language (2), Spellcraft +14 (21), Wilderness Lore +2 (5)</p><p>Feats: Weapon Focus (quarterstaff), Spellcasting Prodigy, Scribe Scroll, Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item, Craft Magic Arms & Armor, Extend Spell, Persistent Spell</p><p>Languages: common, giant, elven, dwarven, draconic,</p><p></p><p>Armor: none</p><p>Weapons: Flaming Quarterstaff +2: Atk +13/+8 melee, Dmg 1d6+1d6+6, crit x2</p><p>Javelin: Atk +4/-1 ranged, Dmg 1d6+3, crit x2, range 30ft</p><p>Other Gear: scroll of mage armor, scroll of enlarge, scroll of protection from arrows, ring of sustenance, bracers of armor +2, flaming quarterstaff +2, potion of change self (2), potion of cat’s grace, potion of expeditious retreat, cloak of resistance +3, hat of disguise, ring of protection +1, headband of intellect +4, gauntlets of ogre power, wand of magic missile (9th), wand of lightning bolt (9th), wand of fireball (9th), winged boots</p><p></p><p>Special Attacks:</p><p>Rage 1/day, 6 rounds: Str 20, Con 14, hp 72, AC 11, Atk (quarterstaff) +15/+10 melee, Dmg 1d6+1d6+10</p><p></p><p>Spells: 4/6/6/6/5/3/2 DC = 18 + spell level</p><p>Spell Book:</p><p>0 – all</p><p>1st – alarm, mage armor, color spray, sleep, enlarge, cause fear, magic missile, change self, expeditious retreat, reduce, shield, charm person, spider climb</p><p>2nd – alter self, protection from arrows, melf’s acid arrow, cat’s grace, bull’s strength, web, endurance, arcane lock, knock, invisibility</p><p>3rd – fireball, lightning bolt, haste, fly, dispel magic, thunderlance, hold person</p><p>4th – stone skin, polymorph self, ice storm, confusion, enervation, polymorph other</p><p>5th – teleport, wall of stone, cloud kill, cone of cold</p><p>6th – chain lightning, greater dispelling, disintegrate</p><p></p><p>Ten years have past uneventfully and Urg continues to live out his life in relative peace and happiness. His son Jaken has made a name for himself among the ranks of Tyr’s faithful; an accomplished paladin he leads a group of clerics and warriors of Tyr devoted to battling evil in the name of their god. The group is known as the Right Hand of Tyr and has put down a number of evil monsters and even a faction of Zhentarim operating out of Red Larch. Urg is intensely proud of his son, who visits his aging father in Longsaddle whenever possible. </p><p>Urg’s has become obsessed with making sure his wife is well looked after when he is gone and to this aim he has begun construction of a shield guardian to protect Kitkazza. The construction process will take years to complete but when it is finished Kitkazza will have a powerful guardian whose loyalty is absolute. To aid in the construction of the shield guardian Urg called upon his old apprentice Kaylek who had been living in Waterdeep for the past twenty-five years. Kaylek has become a powerful wizard in his own right and has a special interest in the construction of golems and other arcane automatons, he was more than happy to aid his old mentor and moved back to Longsaddle to live once again in Urg’s tower. </p><p></p><p>Kitkazza has recently celebrated her 78th birthday and although she is only two years Urg’s junior she is still only middle aged for a half-elf. Kitkazza is worried for her husband who she believes is spending too much of his precious energy in research and construction of the shield guardian. She tries to slow him down and keep his mind focused on other things but so great is his fear that Kitkazza will be left alone with no one to take care of her that he spends nearly every waking minute in his laboratory. Kitkazza hopes that once the shield guardian is finished Urg will be at peace and enjoy the remaining years they have together.</p><p></p><p>“Urg’s Unlikely Artifacts” has closed; Urg cannot spare the time to keep it operating. He does still take custom orders from various wizards to help fund his research and the construction costs of the shield guardian.</p><p></p><p>Urg’s body is failing and he only manages to keep active with the use of spells and potions, but his aging body cannot withstand the furious pace of his life for long. Urg often goes days without sleeping and must be reminded to eat by his wife or Kaylek. The once fearsome half-ogre, is now a shadow of his former self, but Urg’s decrepit appearance is deceiving. The heart of on ogre still beats in his chest and should the need arise the ferocity of his youth lies just beneath the surface.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLACKDIRGE, post: 527743, member: 1953"] Urg the Unlikely, Half-Ogre Medium Humanoid; Wiz 11/Bbn 1, AL NG; CR 13; age 80 (Venerable) HD 2d8+11d4+1d12; hp 44; Init -3; Spd 20 ft (can’t run); AC 12 (-3 Dex, +2 natural, +2 bracers, ring +1) BAB +7/+2; Atk +10/+5 melee or +4/-1 ranged; SV Fort +11, Ref +3, Will +13; Str 14 (16), Dex 04, Con 10, Int 20 (24), Wis 17, Cha 13 Skills (72 points): Alchemy +14 (21) Concentration +14, Climb +2 (5), Intimidate +2 (3), Listen +2 (7), Spot +2 (7), Read/Write (2), Knowledge (arcana) +14 (21), Knowledge (religion) +2 (9) Speak Language (2), Spellcraft +14 (21), Wilderness Lore +2 (5) Feats: Weapon Focus (quarterstaff), Spellcasting Prodigy, Scribe Scroll, Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item, Craft Magic Arms & Armor, Extend Spell, Persistent Spell Languages: common, giant, elven, dwarven, draconic, Armor: none Weapons: Flaming Quarterstaff +2: Atk +13/+8 melee, Dmg 1d6+1d6+6, crit x2 Javelin: Atk +4/-1 ranged, Dmg 1d6+3, crit x2, range 30ft Other Gear: scroll of mage armor, scroll of enlarge, scroll of protection from arrows, ring of sustenance, bracers of armor +2, flaming quarterstaff +2, potion of change self (2), potion of cat’s grace, potion of expeditious retreat, cloak of resistance +3, hat of disguise, ring of protection +1, headband of intellect +4, gauntlets of ogre power, wand of magic missile (9th), wand of lightning bolt (9th), wand of fireball (9th), winged boots Special Attacks: Rage 1/day, 6 rounds: Str 20, Con 14, hp 72, AC 11, Atk (quarterstaff) +15/+10 melee, Dmg 1d6+1d6+10 Spells: 4/6/6/6/5/3/2 DC = 18 + spell level Spell Book: 0 – all 1st – alarm, mage armor, color spray, sleep, enlarge, cause fear, magic missile, change self, expeditious retreat, reduce, shield, charm person, spider climb 2nd – alter self, protection from arrows, melf’s acid arrow, cat’s grace, bull’s strength, web, endurance, arcane lock, knock, invisibility 3rd – fireball, lightning bolt, haste, fly, dispel magic, thunderlance, hold person 4th – stone skin, polymorph self, ice storm, confusion, enervation, polymorph other 5th – teleport, wall of stone, cloud kill, cone of cold 6th – chain lightning, greater dispelling, disintegrate Ten years have past uneventfully and Urg continues to live out his life in relative peace and happiness. His son Jaken has made a name for himself among the ranks of Tyr’s faithful; an accomplished paladin he leads a group of clerics and warriors of Tyr devoted to battling evil in the name of their god. The group is known as the Right Hand of Tyr and has put down a number of evil monsters and even a faction of Zhentarim operating out of Red Larch. Urg is intensely proud of his son, who visits his aging father in Longsaddle whenever possible. Urg’s has become obsessed with making sure his wife is well looked after when he is gone and to this aim he has begun construction of a shield guardian to protect Kitkazza. The construction process will take years to complete but when it is finished Kitkazza will have a powerful guardian whose loyalty is absolute. To aid in the construction of the shield guardian Urg called upon his old apprentice Kaylek who had been living in Waterdeep for the past twenty-five years. Kaylek has become a powerful wizard in his own right and has a special interest in the construction of golems and other arcane automatons, he was more than happy to aid his old mentor and moved back to Longsaddle to live once again in Urg’s tower. Kitkazza has recently celebrated her 78th birthday and although she is only two years Urg’s junior she is still only middle aged for a half-elf. Kitkazza is worried for her husband who she believes is spending too much of his precious energy in research and construction of the shield guardian. She tries to slow him down and keep his mind focused on other things but so great is his fear that Kitkazza will be left alone with no one to take care of her that he spends nearly every waking minute in his laboratory. Kitkazza hopes that once the shield guardian is finished Urg will be at peace and enjoy the remaining years they have together. “Urg’s Unlikely Artifacts” has closed; Urg cannot spare the time to keep it operating. He does still take custom orders from various wizards to help fund his research and the construction costs of the shield guardian. Urg’s body is failing and he only manages to keep active with the use of spells and potions, but his aging body cannot withstand the furious pace of his life for long. Urg often goes days without sleeping and must be reminded to eat by his wife or Kaylek. The once fearsome half-ogre, is now a shadow of his former self, but Urg’s decrepit appearance is deceiving. The heart of on ogre still beats in his chest and should the need arise the ferocity of his youth lies just beneath the surface. [/QUOTE]
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