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Full Name

Ranim Nejem

Race

Suli

Classes/Levels

Bard 3

Gender

[(HP 20/26 | AC15 T11 FF13 CMD16 | F+2 R+4 W+2 | Inish +1 Per +3 S.M. +5) Female

Size

Medium

Age

17

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Deity

Shelyn

Languages

Common, Ignan, Auran, Aquan, Terran

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Strength 16
Dexterity 12
Constitution 12
Intelligence 12
Wisdom 8
Charisma 19

About Ranim Nejem

Stats:

HP 20/26
AC 15 T11 FF13 CMD16
F/R/W 2/4/2
Bardic Music 0/12
Elemental Assault 0/1
Spells
1st - 0/4
Effects
Bless

Base Stats:

HP: 26
Fort: +2 (1 + 1con)
Reflex: +4 (3 + 1dex)
Will: +2 (3 - 1wis)
AC: 15 (10base + 3armor + 1dex + 1shield)
CMD: 16
BAB: +2
CMB: +5
Speed: 30'
Initiative: +1
Bardic Music: 12

Trained Skills:

The bard’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all) (Int), Linguistics (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Stealth (Dex), and Use Magic Device (Cha).
Total=Ranks+Modifier+other

*Acrobatics: +9 (Versatile Performance)
Appraise:
Bluff: 8=1+4+3
*Climb:
Craft (???):
Diplomacy: +12=3+4+3+2(Racial)
*Disable Device:
Disguise:
*Escape Artist:
*Fly: +9 (Versatile Performance)
Handle Animal:
Heal:
Intimidate:
Know(Arcana): +6=1+1+3+1(Bardic Knowledge)
Know(Dungeoneering): +6=1+1+3+1(Bardic Knowledge)
Know(Engineering):
Know(Geography):
Know(History): +6=1+1+3+1(Bardic Knowledge)
Know(Local): +6=1+1+3+1(Bardic Knowledge)
Know(Nature):
Know(Nobility):
Know(Planes): +7=2+1+3+1(Bardic Knowledge)
Know(Religion):
Linguistics: +7=3+1+3
Perception: +3=1-1+3
Perform (Song): +8=1+4+3
Perform (Dance): +10=3+4+3
Profession(???):
*Ride:
Sense Motive: +5=1-1+3+2(Racial)
*Sleight of Hand:
Spellcraft: +5=1+1+3
*Stealth: +5=1+1+3
Survival:
*Swim:
Use Magic Device: +10=3+4+3

*ACP -1

Feats:

Level 1 Feat: Lingering Performance: The effects of your bardic performance carry on, even after you have stopped performing.
Prerequisite: Bardic performance class feature.
Benefit: The bonuses and penalties from your bardic performance continue for 2 rounds after you cease performing. Any other requirement, such as range or specific conditions, must still be met for the effect to continue. If you begin a new bardic performance during this time, the effects of the previous performance immediately cease.

Level 3 Feat: Arcane Strike

Bard Abilities:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A bard is proficient with all simple weapons, plus the longsword, rapier, sap, shortsword, shortbow, and whip. Bards are also proficient with light armor and shields (except tower shields). A bard can cast bard spells while wearing light armor and using a shield without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. Like any other arcane spellcaster, a bard wearing medium or heavy armor incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component. A multiclass bard still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes.

Spells: A bard casts arcane spells drawn from the bard spell list. He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time. Every bard spell has a verbal component (singing, reciting, or music). To learn or cast a spell, a bard must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a bard’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the bard’s Charisma modifier.

Like other spellcasters, a bard can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: bard. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score.

The bard’s selection of spells is extremely limited. A bard begins play knowing four 0-level spells and two 1st-level spells of the bard’s choice. At each new bard level, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Bard Spells Known. (Unlike spells per day, the number of spells a bard knows is not affected by his Charisma score (See Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells).

Upon reaching 5th level, and at every third bard level after that (8th, 11th, and so on), a bard can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows. In effect, the bard “loses” the old spell in exchange for the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged, and it must be at least one level lower than the highest-level bard spell the bard can cast. A bard may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that he gains new spells known for the level.

A bard need not prepare his spells in advance. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his allotment of spells per day for the spell’s level.

Bardic Knowledge (Ex): A bard adds half his class level (minimum 1) to all Knowledge skill checks and may make all Knowledge skill checks untrained.

Bardic Performance: A bard is trained to use the Perform skill to create magical effects on those around him, including himself if desired. He can use this ability for a number of rounds per day equal to 4 + his Charisma modifier. At each level after 1st a bard can use bardic performance for 2 additional rounds per day. Each round, the bard can produce any one of the types of bardic performance that he has mastered, as indicated by his level.

Starting a bardic performance is a standard action, but it can be maintained each round as a free action. Changing a bardic performance from one effect to another requires the bard to stop the previous performance and start a new one as a standard action. A bardic performance cannot be disrupted, but it ends immediately if the bard is killed, paralyzed, stunned, knocked unconscious, or otherwise prevented from taking a free action to maintain it each round. A bard cannot have more than one bardic performance in effect at one time.

At 7th level, a bard can start a bardic performance as a move action instead of a standard action. At 13th level, a bard can start a bardic performance as a swift action.

Each bardic performance has audible components, visual components, or both.

If a bardic performance has audible components, the targets must be able to hear the bard for the performance to have any effect, and such performances are language dependent. A deaf bard has a 20% change to fail when attempting to use a bardic performance with an audible component. If he fails this check, the attempt still counts against his daily limit. Deaf creatures are immune to bardic performances with audible components.

If a bardic performance has a visual component, the targets must have line of sight to the bard for the performance to have any effect. A blind bard has a 50% chance to fail when attempting to use a bardic performance with a visual component. If he fails this check, the attempt still counts against his daily limit. Blind creatures are immune to bardic performances with visual components.

Countersong (Su): At 1st level, a bard learns to counter magic effects that depend on sound (but not spells that have verbal components.) Each round of the countersong he makes a Perform (keyboard, percussion, wind, string, or sing) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the bard's Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the bard's Perform skill check result for the save. Countersong does not work on effects that don't allow saves. Countersong relies on audible components.

Distraction (Su): At 1st level, a bard can use his performance to counter magic effects that depend on sight. Each round of the Distraction, he makes a Perform (act, comedy, dance, or oratory) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by an illusion (pattern) or illusion (figment) magical attack may use the bard’s Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the Distraction is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous illusion (pattern) or illusion (figment) magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it sees the Distraction, but it must use the bard’s Perform check result for the save. Distraction does not work on effects that don’t allow saves. Distraction relies on visual components.

Fascinate (Su): At 1st level, a bard can use his performance to cause one or more creatures to become fascinated with him. Each creature to be fascinated must be within 90 feet, able to see and hear the bard, and capable of paying attention to him. The bard must also be able to see the creatures affected. The Distraction of a nearby combat or other dangers prevents the ability from working. For every three levels a bard has attained beyond 1st, he can target one additional creature with this ability.

Each creature within range receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + the bard’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect. If a creature’s saving throw succeeds, the bard cannot attempt to fascinate that creature again for 24 hours. If its saving throw fails, the creature sits quietly and observes the performance for as long as the bard continues to maintain it. While fascinated, a target takes a –4 penalty on skill checks made as reactions, such as Perception checks. Any potential threat to the target allows the target to make a new saving throw against the effect. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a weapon at the target, automatically breaks the effect.

Fascinate is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting ability. Fascinate relies on audible and visual components in order to function.

Inspire Courage (Su): A 1st level bard can use his performance to inspire courage in his allies (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to perceive the bard’s performance. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls. At 5th level, and every six bard levels thereafter, this bonus increases by +1, to a maximum of +4 at 17th level. inspire courage is a mind-affecting ability. inspire courage can use audible or visual components. The bard must choose which component to use when starting his performance.

Inspire Competence (Su): A bard of 3rd level or higher can use his performance to help an ally succeed at a task. The ally must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear the bard. The ally gets a +2 competence bonus on skill checks with a particular skill as long as she continues to hear the bard’s performance. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels the bard has attained beyond 3rd (+3 at 7th, +4 at 11th, +5 at 15th, and +6 at 19th).

Certain uses of this ability are infeasible, such as Stealth, and may be disallowed at the GM's discretion. A bard can't inspire competence in himself. inspire competence relies on audible components.

Suggestion (Sp): A bard of 6th level or higher can use his performance to make a suggestion (as per the spell) to a creature that he has already fascinated (see above). Using this ability does not disrupt the fascinate effect, but it does require a standard action to activate (in addition to the free action to continue the fascinate effect). A bard can use this ability more than once against an individual creature during an individual performance.

A Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier) negates the effect. This ability affects only a single creature (but see mass suggestion, below). Suggestion is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting, language-dependent ability and relies on audible components.

Dirge of Doom (Su): A bard of 8th level or higher can use his performance to foster a sense of growing dread in his enemies, causing them to take become shaken. To be affected, an enemy must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear the bard's performance. The effect persists for as long as the enemy is within 30 feet and the bard continues the performance. The performance cannot cause a creature to become frightened or panicked, even if the targets are already shaken from another effect. Dirge of doom is a mind-affecting fear effect, and it relies on audible and visual components.

Inspire Greatness (Su): A bard of 9th level or higher can use his performance to inspire greatness in himself or a single willing ally within 30 feet, granting extra fighting capability. For every three levels a bard attains beyond 9th, he can target one additional ally while using this performance (up to a maximum of four at 18th level). To inspire greatness, all of the targets must be able to see and hear the bard. A creature inspired with greatness gains 2 bonus Hit Dice (d10s), the commensurate number of temporary hit points (apply the target’s Constitution modifier, if any, to these bonus Hit Dice), a +2 competence bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 competence bonus on Fortitude saves. The bonus Hit Dice count as regular Hit Dice for determining the effect of spells that are Hit Dice dependent. Inspire greatness is a mind-affecting ability and it relies on audible and visual components.

Soothing Performance (Su): A bard of 12th level or higher can use his performance to create an effect equivalent to the mass cure serious wounds, using the bard's level as the caster level. In addition, this performance removes the fatigued, sickened, and shaken condition from all those affected. Using this ability requires 4 continuous performance, and the targets must be able to see and hear the bard throughout the performance. Soothing performance relies on audible and visual components.

Frightening Tune (Sp): A bard of 14th level or higher can use his performance to cause fear in his enemies. To be affected, an enemy must be able to hear the bard perform and be within 30 feet. Each enemy within range receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + the bard’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect. If the save succeeds, the creature is immune to this ability for 24 hours. If the save fails, the target becomes frightened and flees for as long as the target can hear the bard's performance. Frightening tune relies on audible components.

Inspire Heroics (Su): A bard of 15th level or higher can inspire tremendous heroism in himself or a single ally within 30 feet. For every three bard levels the character attains beyond 15th, he can inspire heroics in one additional creature. To inspire heroics, all of the targets must be able to see and hear the bard. Inspired creatures gain a +4 morale bonus on saving throws and a +4 dodge bonus to AC. The effect lasts for as long as the targets are able to witness the performance. Inspire heroics is a mind-affecting ability that relies on audible and visual components.

Mass Suggestion (Sp): This ability functions just like suggestion, but allows a bard of 18th level or higher to make a suggestion simultaneously to any number of creatures that he has already fascinated. Mass suggestion is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting, language dependent ability that relies on audible components.

Deadly Performance (Su): A bard of 20th level or higher can use his performance to cause one enemy to die from joy or sorrow. To be affected, the target must be able to see and hear the bard perform for 1 full round and be within 30 feet. The target receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + the bard’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect. If a creature’s saving throw succeeds, the target is staggered for 1d4 rounds, and the bard cannot use deadly performance on that creature again for 24 hours. If a creature's saving throw fails, it dies. Deadly performance is a mind-effecting death effect that relies on audible and visual components.

Cantrips (Sp): bard's learn a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells, as noted on Table: Bard Spells Known under "Spells Known." These spells are cast like any other spell, but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.

Versatile Performance (Ex): At 2nd level, a bard can choose one type of Perform skill. He can use his bonus in that skill in place of his bonus in associated skills. When substituting in this way, the bard uses his total Perform skill bonus, including class skill bonus, in place of its associated skill's bonus, whether or not he has ranks in that skill or if it is a class skill. At 6th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, the bard can select an additional type of Perform to substitute.
Dance (Acrobatics, Fly)

Well-Versed (Ex): At 2nd level, the bard becomes resistant to the bardic performance of others, and to sonic effects in general. The bard gains a +4 bonus on saving throws made against bardic performance, sonic, and language-dependent effects.

Racial Abilities:

Ability Score Racial Traits: Sulis are brawny and charming, but slow-witted. They gain +2 Strength, +2 Charisma, and –2 Intelligence.
Type: Sulis are outsiders with the native subtype.
Size: Sulis are Medium creatures and thus have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Base Speed: Sulis have a base speed of 30 feet.
Energy Resistance 5: Sulis have resistance to acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.
Negotiator: Sulis are keen negotiators, and gain a +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Sense Motive checks.
Elemental Assault (Su): Once per day as a swift action, a suli can shroud her arms in acid, cold, electricity, or fire. This lasts for one round per level, and can be dismissed as a free action. Unarmed strikes with her arms or hands (or attacks with weapons held in those hands) deal +1d6 points of damage of the appropriate energy type.
Low-Light Vision: Sulis can see twice as far as humans in dim light.
Languages: Sulis begin play speaking Common and one elemental language (Aquan, Auran, Ignan, or Terran). Sulis with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Aquan, Auran, Draconic, Ignan, and Terran. See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.

Traits:

Charming: Blessed with good looks, you’ve come to depend on the fact that others find you attractive.
Benefit: You gain a +1 trait bonus when you use Bluff or Diplomacy on a character that is (or could be) sexually attracted to you, and a +1 trait bonus to the save DC of any language-dependent spell you cast on such characters or creatures.

Inner Beauty (Shelyn)
Benefit: Once per day, you can manifest your faith in your goddess and gain a +4 trait bonus to a single Bluff, Craft, Diplomacy, or Perform skill check. You can choose to use this trait immediately after making the skill check.

Spellcasting:

Spells per day: 3+1
Spells Save DC: 14 + Spell level
Concentration Modifier: +7
0th - Detect Magic, Light, Prestidigitation, Daze, Message, Mending
1st - Cure Light Wounds, Sleep, Ear-Piercing Scream, Silent Image

Weapon Info:

Longsword +4melee, 1d8+3 (19-20/x2)
Scorpion Whip +4melee, 1d4+3 (20/x2)
Spiked Gauntlet +4melee, 1d4+3 (20/x2)

Equipment:

Studded Leather Armor (25)
Scorpion Whip (5)
Longsword (15)
Spiked Gauntlet (5)
Pathfinder's Kit (12)
Falcons (PP) 2
Sails (GP) 180
Wolves (SP) 370
Caps (CP) 31

Background:

Ranim Nejem's family fled well before she was born to the lands of Taldor. Her father, a Jann, had been enslaved by an Efreeti Malik in his youth. During this time he fell in love with a human woman, another servant of this Malik, and one night the two of them escaped his palace.

The two ran from the Malik's soldier's, making their way close to the Taldane border in Qadira, though the travel taking them a year. The Malik was vengeful and refused to give up the chase. Eventually the woman gave birth, a girl. Knowing they would never escape the Malik, they decided instead to entrust their future to this child. Giving her to a Varisian performer who was helping them escape, they gave up their freedom to be capture by the Malik's soldiers, hoping they did not know of the child. The only gift she had from them was her name, Ranim Nejem.

She grew up in Taldane, living amongst the performers. At a young age she learned to sing and dance, to assist with the shows. She would have had a good life amongst them, but she did not feel it was home. She never knew the story of her parents, her step-father having hid it from her. But she did feel a calling of some form, though to what she did not know. Upon reaching adolescence, a change came though not the one expected. She could feel the elemental pull of her heritage, of the Jann which was her father. And with that, she knew she would soon leave the caravan.

She did wait a few more years, becoming more aloof with the rest of the crew, focusing on her newfound abilities. Eventually, as the caravan passed through Taldor, she knew it was time. No real goals or objectives in sight, one day she simply left, following some unknown pull. Eventually she found herself walking into the Inn of the Spider Queen, though she has no idea what she is to find.

Appearance:

Stat Breakdown & Questions:

Str 14+2
Dex 12
Con 12
Int 14-2
Wis 8
Cha 17+2

1) Before you is a huge web. In it are a priest of Iomedae and a beautiful maiden. You have time to rescue one of them, which one and why?

The maiden is the obvious choice. The priest has received training to help themselves and is most likely able to find their own way out, while the maiden most likely lacks these skills. Plus the web can be lit and hopefully save both with healing magic.

2) You are traveling through the forest and you suddenly see three goblins poking at a bound prisoner on the ground. What do you do?

Enthrall the goblins with songs of burning and fire, to allow an ally to rescue the bound prisoner.

3) You just returned from successfully defeating a dragon which had been terrorizing the local villages. An orphanage requested that the brave heroes come so that the children can meet them. You accept, but then receive an invitation from the King to join him at a banquet in your honor. You cannot do both, what do you do?

Bring the children to the banquet. They would certainly enjoy such an affair. And what goodly king would turn down such an act, especially from a brave hero?

4) How do you expect your character to develop by level 5? Level 10?

I forsee mostly the same role as level 1. Focus will be on a support role, including 2nd tier combat support, buffing, as-needed healing. Hopefully some illusion control
5) Who is your favorite villain and your favorite hero from a medieval story and why? Can be historic, from a book, or from a movie.

Ooh, difficult one. Too many choices. Villain wise I would have to say Rezo the Red Priest. He just wanted to be able to see, and was willing to risk the world to do it. Plus he believed he had the power to prevent the risks associated with his plan. Grandiose motivations are nice, but it's the little ones like that I really enjoy. Hero wise is equally difficult. Eddard Stark is a good example from the Game of Thrones.

6) Let me know if/how much you have played/read the ToEE - any version including AD&D, 3rd Ed., Return to ToEE, or any video games or novels.

I've read the 3rd return entirely (though forgotten most of it), started it literally 17 times (stupid moathouse) and it never take off, both as player and GM. A friend tried converting the original to Pathfinder, but I only played a couple sessions of it and didn't get a good feel for it.

7) You are sitting in a tavern when a distraught father runs in and announces that his daughter has been kidnapped by brigands and now they are demanding a ransom or will kill her. He says he has no money to reward the party but hears that the brigands have had much success. What do you do?

Ambush. I act as a decoy presenting the money (possibly fake, or an illusion) while the rest of the party ambushes the villains. If they don't bring the daughter, well we wing it from their.

Family members from the caravan:

Aunt Illeana - Aunt who taught Ranim how to take advantage of men.
Uncle Virgiliu - Old man who taught Ranim how to 'embellish' her songs.
Cousin Ghenadie - Gambling cousing, departed.