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gen_tora 10-07-03, 04:20 PM	OK I need to mention some stuff first, we (my group) have this new house rule where all skills are open at first level so my ftr has skills as class skills that aren't for a character class. LvL 1 Human Fighter Str 17+3 Dex 14+2 Con 13+1 Int 16+3 Wis 16+3 Cha 13+1 Feats- Quick Draw 2 weapon fighting expertise Skills Tumble 4+2=6 Spot 4+3=7 Listen 4+3=7 Survival 4+3=7 Hide 4+2=6 Move Silently 4+2=6 Now as per story line, my character is of noble birth but you wouldn't know it by his manner. He craves a simple life where he would be but a common man. His family was all Paladins and his father died in battle defending his honor. He left the family name and titles to his younger brother and left. He was trained by a former bandit, who wanted to leave the guilds behind. He hates the road and doesn't like his role as an adventurer. Because he only wants a quiet, simple life with a family and no great fuss over who he is. Being alone all his life has made him want only for a family and a life of quiet contemplation. However, given his status as a noble and his skill with his twin long swords, he can't have a simple life and thus travels above trying to forget his life. In short he is the warrior who rejects war. Any Ideas or thought on this matter?
Poukis 10-07-03, 05:46 PM	suggestions... hm... a suggestion would be to pick the second sword later... because now, considering that you have two masterwork longswords your total attack bonus would be "1+1-4=-2" which is VERY low for a fighter... I mean you have about 5-10% chance to hit anything with a decent AC... anyway, if you want to continue i would suggest dropping the quick draw and taking weapon focus (longsword) instead so that you TAB will be -1... For an interesting twist and to better compliment the skills and style you choose i would suggest taking some ranger levels... maybe even in his ordinary life he was so besieged by would-be killers that he decides to leave the civilization behind... maybe he becomes a bit paranoid too! :) You know... "Everyone want's to measure up against me because i am the best..." Poukis
gen_tora 10-07-03, 06:44 PM	Actually the calculation for the twin sword attack would be 1+3=4-4=0 but the two long swords would only be used against low AC enemys the Higher AC guys would have 1 sword with both hands for a +4 to attack 1d8+4 damage. Quickdraw has a purpose, my DM likes to throw surprise rounds and ambushs our way. At second level I plan to add Improved Trip and then Focus: longsword at third for Specialization at 4th. I plan to add some classes after 6th level though, not sure what though I was thinking Barbarian, pick up rage and fast movement then a few levels of either rogue or ranger.
Poukis 10-08-03, 04:49 AM	I can't believe I forgot the str modifier! You are right... The bad thing about writing posts at night...
Gingerbread Guy 10-08-03, 04:47 PM	Okay, I don't understand this.. He wants a simple life, with a wife and kids and a house somewhere, am I right? He hates adventuring and life on the road... ... so why the heck is he an adventurer? I realise that he has no applicable or usefull skills to apply to the job trade, but he's a strong, healthy guy who could pretty easily get a job as a farm hand or laborer. It wouldn't be much, but its better than searching for buried treasure and all that crap he doesn't like. Is there a reason why he's forced into adventuring? Also, is there a reason why he's so uneducated and rugged, if he's a noble's child? ~Ginger
gen_tora 10-08-03, 05:42 PM	He is an adventurer because of his past. He is a noble by birth, but he was also a run away and had spent sometime as a highway man. Thats also why he travels so much and can't settle down. He left the bandits life behind and became marked by his former comrades, like wise he is wanted by the royal courts and even has a few merchants who wouldn't mind sending an assassin or mercenary his way... As for uneducated, yes and no. His noble upbringing explains him knowing Elven, Draconic, and Dwarven. But his life with bandits and highway men, up until his mentor and him leaving the guild, expalins where is education took the most focus. Sneaking about, tumbling, surviving from one's enviroment alone, and honing his senses and ability to notice detail. He is what he had to become, not what he was born into being. A noble... Besides an aristocrat's skills, which is the closest to a noble template in D&D, aren't that different. Only hide, move silently and tumble don't even show up on thier skill lists.
VirgilCaine 10-09-03, 09:11 PM	Nice character. Good background. He might be an adventurer looking for someplace safe to setle down--like, say with a druid in his grove or whatnot. So, once he finds someone or something where he thinks he can have a simple life, he settles down. Maybe multiclass into druid once he settles down.
nick012000 10-10-03, 03:55 AM	Hmmm... pick up the Duelist PrC... That character seems to scream out "buccaneer". If he was a Highwayman, pick up "Outlaw of the Crimson Road" PrC eventually as well.