About Brother TochackBackstory and Song:
“You want to know why Brother Tochack is a Brother? Good, good.
Me was a scrawny goblin baby. Very scrawny. Jumped around the cage to not get eaten. One day cage's bars got loose, Tochack rolled...” … “Yeah, rolled. Tochack never trips!” The goblin stood up and thumped his chest once. He lost balance and fell flat on his face. “...Me was saying, rolled. Bars broke, but Tochack rolled too much, and went down, down, down the hill. Everyone was trying to eat me when in cage, so Tochack went away and not went back. Me was free! Me learned that 'free' is 'hungry' most of the times. So me walked and walked and walked. Avoided evil horses and evil dogs and then found longsh... 'human' village. Me wanted food, so me sneaked at night to take some. Almost got some when...” … “TOCHACK NOT TRIPS. Ahem. Humans found me. Strange humans, didn't try to kill Tochack. Well, a pretty lady didn't, most wanted to give Tochack to dogs as snack. But lady brought Tochack in the 'temple', that's how they call it. There was there something incredible” the goblin gestured to underline his next sentece “there was a big statue of a very pretty lady. But the lady had her hair on fire!” … “Yes, yes, fire's good! Me stayed there, and humans taught Tochack that was Sarenrae. The sun” the goblin pointed up in the sky “is really the biggest ball of fire in existence, and Sarenrae is her guardian!” … “How big? So big that you could burn all of the world horses and dogs! All of them! Humans gave me food, taught me their language and a lots of songs on Sarenrae” … “No dirty ones, no. They got mad when Tochack did. But they taught me that when you be nice to people, they give you food and save you from horses and dogs! Tochack didn't do much at the temple, but one day me tripped and...” … “OKAY, I DID. Happy now? Anyway, there was this Amid, strnage human. He see me and tells me 'How did you know the techniques of the Dervishes of the Dawnflower? This must be a sign of the heavens! Praised be Sarenrae!'. Me did nothing, only tripped and moved a little, spinned to get balance back. Amid said that strange thing and give me a 'scimitar'...” … “Like a Dogslicer, but thinner and with less holes. Anyway, me train and then one day scimitar lights on fire!” a wide grin appeared on the goblin face “Cool, yes! Amid said that The Lady With Hair On Fire smiled on me, and now me was Brother Tochack. Tochack very happy. Me was nice so everyone was nice. Only one time they tried to” Tochack will lower his voice “teach me to read. Me not wanted to get words stealed out of my head, so me refused. They didn't understand first, but then said it was okay. Sarenrae says that if you talk, things get better. One time, Tochack talked, but things got worse. Amid was away and a big, fat longshank came to the temple. Aluren, the lady that said not to kill Tochack the night they found me, was being bullied by this 'Mayor', she called him. He said that Tochack was dangerous, and started to yell at Aluren. Me angry, so I sing to him”The goblin prepared for a second and then started “You douchey big fatty
Take your face wrinkly and flappy
Then a bandit will find you
“The fat lonshank turned red and went away, but then Aluren told Tochack that was human's chieftain! Me were in danger, so me had to go away. Tochack couldn't say bye to Amid or take scimitar, but could keep these.” Tochack pulled from his bag what seemed to be, at first glance, a book. After startling the goblin he was talkin to, Tochack showed him they were only drawings. If the goblin had knew something about the Sarenraean faith, he would have known that they were illustrations of Sarenrae's holy scriptures, The Birth of Light and Truth. Being dead scared of writing, Tochack had drawn instead all of the book's passages he heard from the priests, to be able to consult the holy text he had learned.
Stats:
Brother Tochack
Male goblin bard (dawnflower dervish) 4 (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Magic, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 156) CG Small humanoid (goblinoid) Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +3 Dex, +1 size) hp 27 (4d8+4) (currently 24) Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +2; +4 vs. bardic performance, language-dependent, and sonic -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor) Melee mwk scimitar +8 (1d4+3/18-20) Ranged light crossbow +7 (1d6/19-20) Special Attacks bardic performance 17 rounds/day (countersong, distraction, fascinate [DC 15], inspire competence +2, inspire courage +1), battle dance: inspire courage Bard (Dawnflower Dervish) Spells Known (CL 4th; concentration +7) . . 2nd (2/day)—allegro[UM], bladed dash . . 1st (4/day)—cure light wounds, grease, saving finale[APG] (DC 14), silent image (DC 14) . . 0 (at will)—detect magic, ghost sound (DC 13), light, message, prestidigitation, spark[APG] (DC 13) -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 7, Cha 16 Base Atk +3; CMB +1; CMD 14 Feats Arcane Strike, Deific Obedience, Dervish Dance[ISWG], Weapon Finesse Traits flame of the dawnflower Skills Acrobatics -1 (-5 to jump), Diplomacy +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +5, Knowledge (local) +6, Knowledge (religion) +8, Perception +11, Perform (dance) +10, Perform (sing) +12, Spellcraft +7, Stealth +7, Use Magic Device +7 Languages Common, Goblin SQ battle dance, versatile performance (sing) Other Gear studded leather, crossbow bolts (30), light crossbow, mwk scimitar, backpack, bedroll, blanket[APG], silk rope (50 ft.), thieves' tools, waterskin, 361 gp, 4 sp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Arcane Strike As a swift action, add +1 damage, +1 per 5 caster levels and your weapons are treated as magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Bardic Performance (standard action, 17 rounds/day) Your performances can create magical effects. Battle Dance (move action) A Dawnflower dervish is trained in the use of the Perform skill, especially dance, to create magical effects on himself. This works like bardic performance, except that the Dawnflower dervish’s performances grant double their normal bonuses, but th Battle Dance: Inspire Courage +2 (Su) Morale bonus on some saving throws, attack and damage rolls. Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only). Deific Obedience Purify yourself daily to prove devotion to a deity and gain benefits. Dervish Dance Use Dex modifier instead of Str modifier with scimitar Flame of the Dawnflower +2 damage with a scimitar on a critical hit. Versatile Performance (Singing) +12 (Ex) You may substitute the final value of your Perform: Sing skill for Bluff or Sense Motive checks Appearance:
Tochack is an incredibly frail and short goblin, but his stature makes him able to jump around like there's no tomorrow. Or it would, if Tochack didn't trip over himself almost every two steps: by a combination of habit and sheer luck, tough, he usually manages to avoid danger. It's this same klutziness that was mistaken by Amid, an Osirian Dervish Dancer, as the fighting technique of his order. Surprisingly, even if with not the same grace as a 'normal' dervish, Tochack managed to learn the arts of the dervish without much problems, something that could really be regarded as the Dawnflower smiling on him. Personality:
Even if still retaining some of the natural viciousness of Goblins, the time spent with the Sarenraeans managed to soften Tochack. Not growing in an environment where your own brothers and sisters are trying to eat you had wonderful results on Tochack's social awareness: after some time, he reached the conclusion that it was best to have friends instead of enemies, and that setting someone on fire was not a good way to make friends. Still, the 'diplomatic incident' with the mayor convinced him that there are people that are, to put it simply, jerks. Plans for the build:
Tochack will take the first 9 levels in Dawnflower Dervish and then go into the Sentinel PRC. |
