In Their Academy Days

Game Master caster4life

Rogue (Unchained)
The rogue’s finesse training class feature has been
adjusted to account for equipment rule changes -
specifically in regard to finesse and agile weapons.
Additionally, the combat swipe rogue talent is no
longer available.
Finesse Training
At 1st level, a rogue gains Deft Maneuvers as a bonus
feat. In addition, starting at 3rd level, she can select any
one weapon group listed under the fighter’s Weapon
Training class feature. Once this choice is made, it cannot
be changed. Whenever she makes a successful melee
attack with a finesse weapon or an agile weapon from
this group, she adds her Dexterity modifier instead of her
Strength modifier to the damage roll. If any effect would
prevent the rogue from adding her Strength modifier to
the damage roll, she does not add her Dexterity modifier.
The rogue can select a second weapon group at 11th level
and a third at 19th level.

Path of war characters are largely more variety and less variance at various levels than optimized martial or blasters. Their draw is that instead of leaning heavily on a single very optimized thing the way many characters tend to, they have a cycle of things to do in combat then give up a turn in combat recharging. Maneuvers have restrictions on weapons and skills used for them, such that each time you build an initiator you are making granular decisions about what effects you might have access to. In addition, to access higher level maneuvers you must build up a critical mass of lower level maneuvers. This makes them very organic to build, but can sometimes confuse people who just see the end product and notice it looks different than the last initiator they saw.

Mechanically, for the Warder, this usually means that level one plays something like a caster casting standard action “strikes” that they then recharge by Combat Patrolling as a full round action (typically on round 3+). Stylistically, those strikes range from elbow strikes to captain America shield throws, so a combat might have a warder throw their shield at someone round one (standard action for 1d4+1d6+attribute bludgeoning damage, range increment is 20’ and the shield either bounces back or falls near the target depending on range) then move in, round two they might pommel strike someone to make an attack with some added precision damage (similar to feinting) for weapon +1d6 precision. (The weapon is likely cestus or gauntlet in this example, the broken blade maneuvers are restricted to monk/close weapons.) Then on round three they assumed their defensive focus because their third prepared maneuver isn’t useful in this moment in this combat (maybe it gives up their standard to give an ally a move but no ally wants the move). So they spend a full round action marching in place threatening an area (ie combat patrol), and recharge their expended maneuvers accordingly. It’s a very flavorful system, but it’s not as powerful as say slumber, color spray, or a gecko riding lancer deleting entire bossfights.

Definitely worth reading at your leisure and playing around with, also absolutely reasonable not to learn it for this game!

“You’re my most promising student Mezdav. So here, this is a letter of introduction to Dr. Rudiger at the academy – he teaches alchemy there and is an old colleague of mine. I’ve perjured my immortal soul, so they ought to let you in. Go my boy, and learn everything you can. You are worthy of everything they can teach you. Fly high young falcon, fly high!”. That is what Maester Groblehoff said to Mezdav…

Mezdav studied alchemy as one of Maester Groblehoff’s apprentices.

Mezdav says prayers to many gods, including Nethys and Gorum, but he has a secret – like Groblehoff his maester (and many other alchemists), he’ll whisper prayers to Haagenti ( demon lord of Alchemy, Transformation and Invention ), when he’s tinkering in the lab, alone.

Perhaps the most distinctive thing about Mezdav is the smell. He always smells of something chemical, and it’s never nice… His skin is grey-ish, and his hands are pockmarked with old burn scars. His hair is black, but already thinning (he’s only 21), and held back in a pony tail. His sacred tattoo runs along his spine, and is (normally) just visible on his neck under his pony tail. Heavily built for a human, about average for a ½ orc (5’3”, 185 lbs), he’s surprisingly quick for such a stocky man.

Normally shy and bookish, he is observant, his sharp eyes miss little. He gets excited for fire and explosions…a “little” pyromania is not necessarily the desirable thing in an alchemist…

Mezdav O'mara
CN Male ½ Orc, Favored Class : Alchemist)
Alchemist 1 (Preservationist)

Init +2
Speed 30 ft
Darkvision (60 ft)

Defense
AC : 16 =10+4 (armor) +2 Dex
HP: 10 = 8+2 (con)
Fort + 6 = +2 class +2 con +2 luck
Ref + 6 = +2 class + 2 dex +2 luck
Will + 3 = +0 class + 1 wis +2 luck
CMD : 13 = 10 + 0 (bab)+3 (Str)
Offense
Melee: Longspear +3 1d8+4, Spiked Gauntlet +3 1d4+3
Ranged: Sling +2, 1d4+3, Javelin +2 1d6+3
BAB : +0
CMB : +3 = +0 (BAB)+3 (Str)
Extracts Prepared
L1 (DC 12, 1+1/day) : Enlarge Person, open slot
Formula Book : Shield, Longarm, Crafter’s Fortune, Enlarge Person
Stats
Str 16 = 14(5 pts) +2 Racial
Dex 14 = 14 (5 pts)
Con 14 = 14 (5 pts)
Int 15 = 15 (7 pts)
Wis 12 = 12 (2 pts)
Cha 7 = 7 (-4 pts)
Feats : Combat Reflexes (1st), Throw Anything (Class Bonus), Brew Potion (Class Bonus), Planar Preservationist (3ed)
Traits : Fates Favored (Faith),
Skills (4+2(int) /lvl) (Ranks, skill roll. NOT INCLUDING ACP)
Perception +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis) +2 to find hidden stuff - scavenger)
Spellcraft +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int)
Disable Device +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 dex)
Heal +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis)
Stealth +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 dex)
K Planes +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int)
Background Skills (2/lvl) (Ranks, skill roll. NOT INCLUDING ACP)
Craft - Alchemy +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int) +1 class bonus
Profession (Herbalist) +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis)
Languages : Common, Orc, Draconic, Goblin,
[spoiler=Class]
Alchemy (Su): Alchemists are not only masters of creating mundane alchemical substances such as alchemist’s fire and smokesticks, but also of fashioning magical potion-like extracts in which they can store spell effects. In effect, an alchemist prepares his spells by mixing ingredients into a number of extracts, and then “casts” his spells by drinking the extract. When an alchemist creates an extract or bomb, he infuses the concoction with a tiny fraction of his own magical power—this enables the creation of powerful effects, but also binds the effects to the creator.
When using Craft (alchemy) to create an alchemical item, an alchemist gains a competence bonus equal to his class level on the Craft (alchemy) check. In addition, an alchemist can use Craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using detect magic. He must hold the potion for 1 round to make such a check.
An alchemist can create three special types of magical items—extracts, bombs, and mutagens. Bombs are explosive splash weapons, and mutagens are transformative elixirs that the alchemist drinks to enhance his physical abilities—both of these are detailed in their own sections below.
Extracts are the most varied of the three. In many ways, they behave like spells in potion form, and as such their effects can be dispelled by effects like dispel magic using the alchemist’s level as the caster level. Unlike potions, though, extracts can have powerful effects and duplicate spells that a potion normally could not.
An alchemist can create only a certain number of extracts of each level per day. His base daily allotment of extracts is given on Table 2–1. In addition, he receives bonus extracts per day if he has a high Intelligence score, in the same way a wizard receives bonus spells per day.
When an alchemist mixes an extract, he infuses the chemicals and reagents in the extract with magic siphoned from his own magical aura. An extract immediately becomes inert if it leaves the alchemist’s possession, reactivating as soon as it returns to his keeping—an alchemist cannot normally pass out his extracts for allies to use (but see the “infusion” discovery below). An extract, once created, remains potent for 1 day before losing its magic, so an alchemist must re-prepare his extracts every day. Mixing an extract takes 1 minute of work—most alchemists prepare many extracts at the start of the day or just before going on an adventure, but it’s not uncommon for an alchemist to keep some (or even all) of his daily extract slots open so that he can prepare extracts in the field as needed.
Although the alchemist doesn’t actually cast spells, he does have a formulae list that determines what extracts he can create. An alchemist can utilize spell-trigger items if the spell appears on his formuale list, but not spell-completion items (unless he uses Use Magic Device to do so). An extract is “cast” by drinking it, as if imbibing a potion—the effects of an extract exactly duplicate the spell upon which its formula is based, save that the spell always affects only the drinking alchemist. An alchemist can draw and drink an extract as a standard action. The alchemist uses his level as the caster level to determine any effect based on caster level.
Creating extracts consumes raw materials, but the cost of these materials is insignificant—comparable to the valueless material components of most spells. If a spell normally has a costly material component, that component is expended during the consumption of that particular extract. Extracts cannot be made from spells that have focus requirements (alchemist extracts that duplicate divine spells never have a divine focus requirement).
An alchemist can prepare an extract of any formula he knows. To learn or use an extract, an alchemist must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the extract’s level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against an alchemist’s extract is 10 + the extract level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier.
An alchemist may know any number of formulae. He stores his formulae in a special tome called a formula book. He must refer to this book whenever he prepares an extract but not when he consumes it. An alchemist begins play with two 1st-level formulae of his choice, plus a number of additional forumlae equal to his Intelligence modifier. At each new alchemist level, he gains one new formula of any level that he can create. An alchemist can also add formulae to his book just like a wizard adds spells to his spellbook, using the same costs, pages, and time requirements. An alchemist can study a wizard’s spellbook to learn any formula that is equivalent to a spell the spellbook contains. A wizard, however, cannot learn spells from a formula book. An alchemist does not need to decipher arcane writings before copying them.

Bomb (Su): In addition to magical extracts, alchemists are adept at swiftly mixing various volatile chemicals and infusing them with their magical reserves to create powerful bombs that they can hurl at their enemies. An alchemist can use a number of bombs each day equal to his class level + his Intelligence modifier. Bombs are unstable, and if not used in the round they are created, they degrade and become inert—their method of creation prevents large volumes of explosive material from being created and stored. In order to create a bomb, the alchemist must use a small vial containing an ounce of liquid catalyst—the alchemist can create this liquid catalyst from small amounts of chemicals from an alchemy lab, and these supplies can be readily refilled in the same manner as a spellcaster’s component pouch. Most alchemists create a number of catalyst vials at the start of the day equal to the total number of bombs they can create in that day—once created, a catalyst vial remains usable by the alchemist for years.
Drawing the components of, creating, and throwing a bomb requires a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Thrown bombs have a range of 20 feet and use the Throw Splash Weapon special attack. Bombs are considered weapons and can be selected using feats such as Point-Blank Shot and Weapon Focus. On a direct hit, an alchemist’s bomb inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage + additional damage equal to the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier. The damage of an alchemist’s bomb increases by 1d6 points at every odd-numbered alchemist level (this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike). Splash damage from an alchemist bomb is always equal to the bomb’s minimum damage (so if the bomb would deal 2d6+4 points of fire damage on a direct hit, its splash damage would be 6 points of fire damage). Those caught in the splash damage can attempt a Reflex save for half damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the alchemist’s level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier.
Alchemists can learn new types of bombs as discoveries (see the Discovery ability) as they level up. An alchemist’s bomb, like an extract, becomes inert if used or carried by anyone else.

Brew Potion (Ex): At 1st level, alchemists receive Brew Potion as a bonus feat. An alchemist can brew potions of any formulae he knows (up to 3rd level), using his alchemist level as his caster level. The spell must be one that can be made into a potion. The alchemist does not need to meet the prerequisites for this feat.

Mutagen (Su): At 1st level, an alchemist discovers how to create a mutagen that he can imbibe in order to heighten his physical prowess at the cost of his personality. It takes 1 hour to brew a dose of mutagen, and once brewed, it remains potent until used. An alchemist can only maintain one dose of mutagen at a time—if he brews a second dose, any existing mutagen becomes inert. As with an extract or bomb, a mutagen that is not in an alchemist’s possession becomes inert until an alchemist picks it up again.
When an alchemist brews a mutagen, he selects one physical ability score—either Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. It’s a standard action to drink a mutagen. Upon being imbibed, the mutagen causes the alchemist to grow bulkier and more bestial, granting him a +2 natural armor bonus and a +4 alchemical bonus to the selected ability score for 10 minutes per alchemist level. In addition, while the mutagen is in effect, the alchemist takes a –2 penalty to one of his mental ability scores. If the mutagen enhances his Strength, it applies a penalty to his Intelligence. If it enhances his Dexterity, it applies a penalty to his Wisdom. If it enhances his Constitution, it applies a penalty to his Charisma.
A non-alchemist who drinks a mutagen must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the alchemist’s level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier) or become nauseated for 1 hour—a non-alchemist can never gain the benefit of a mutagen, but an alchemist can gain the effects of another alchemist’s mutagen if he drinks it. (Although if the other alchemist creates a different mutagen, the effects of the “stolen” mutagen immediately cease.) The effects of a mutagen do not stack. Whenever an alchemist drinks a mutagen, the effects of any previous mutagen immediately end.

Throw Anything (Ex): All alchemists gain the Throw Anything feat as a bonus feat at 1st level. An alchemist adds his Intelligence modifier to damage done with splash weapons, including the splash damage if any. This bonus damage is already included in the bomb class feature.

Darkvision: Half-orcs can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Scavenger: Some half-orcs eke out a leaving picking over the garbage heaps of society, and must learn to separate rare finds from the inevitable dross. Half-orcs with this racial trait receive a +2 racial bonus on Appraise checks and on Perception checks to find hidden objects (including traps and secret doors), determine whether food is spoiled, or identify a potion by taste. This racial trait replaces the intimidating trait.
Orc Blood: Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
Sacred Tattoo: Many half-orcs decorate themselves with tattoos, piercings, and ritual scarification, which they consider sacred markings. Half-orcs with this racial trait gain a +1 luck bonus on all saving throws. This racial trait replaces orc ferocity.
Fey Thoughts: The character sees the world more like a native of the First World. Select two of the following skills: Acrobatics, Bluff, Climb, Diplomacy, Disguise, Escape Artist, Fly, Knowledge (nature), Perception, Perform, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Swim, or Use Magic Device. The selected skills are always class skills for the character. A half-orc can take this trait in place of racial weapon familiarity.
Languages: Half-orcs begin play speaking Common and Orc. Half-orcs with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Draconic, Giant, Gnoll, and Goblin.

Deities: Golarion Pantheon

Place and family names: I haven't invented the entire setting since it's a oneshot, mostly just the city, Chiaggio, and the University di Magia. Place names and family names are largely conceptual and/or stealing from Italian etymology. Feel free to suggest/invent some stuff in your backstory and I'll let you know if there are any continuity clashes.

History of Chiaggio:
Six centuries ago, raiding bands of halflings and clans of orcs drove refugees to settle a defensible area where two rivers met. The navigable waterways fueled the settlement with bustling trade and soon a ruling class sprang up in a burgeoning walled city. Approximately two centuries ago, the outlying farms and trade shops merged into an outer city that rivalled the old, inner city in population. 150 years ago, the University di Magia was founded with help from the Virigass and Migliores families, competing to demonstrate greater patronage for study.
Geography of Chiaggio:
The central, old city is enclosed by the city wall but parts of the wall are very much in disrepair. The old city contains some long-standing institutions such as the Doge’s palace and the central market. Spilling out around the walls are tenements, trade shops, lesser markets, the university, and many bridges that criss-cross the two main rivers.

Chiaggio elites:
There are six powerful families in town that have influential relationships with the university:

[u]Noble families with status due to their history and some have lots of old money[/u]
Migliores: Wyvaran who've been investing heavily in the study of history for generations. Academically speaking, they look down on everyone else.

Breves: Gnome nobles known for being the social hub, throwers of balls, gossips. The patriarch, Filius Fletch, is a very old, very gossipy and either nearly omniscient or very senile.

Virigass: Matriarchical human clan descended from an ancient conquering queen. They’ve been rich for generations because they own so much of the land. They insisted that women be admitted to the university, though this was very controversial when first instituted a century ago. The faculty united in protest against this change, but the Virigass withdrew all of their massive share university funding until the faculty capitulated.

[u]Merchant families that have more recently acquired status through wealth[/u]
Clinkers: Orc bankers who range from mildly corrupt to full-blown mafia. They hire a lot of university graduates to cast and maintain their abjurations.

Dealers: Humans specialized in luxury goods and oddities, e.g. the bones of a bird-like creature no one’s ever heard of. They hire graduates based more on book knowledge/appraisal ability than magical abilities.

Salts: Tengu spice and salt merchants. They have essentially cornered the local seasonings market and have an exclusive agreement that the university purchases all seasonings from them.

University leadership:
Headmaster Jacinda: Master Diviner, female half-elf arcanist
Master Chak-Chak: Master Conjurer, male tengu cleric
Master Payas: Archivist, Master Transmuter, female catfolk
Master Tomas: Master Abjurer, male halfling oracle
Master Nocta: Master Enchanter, female strix mesmerist
Master Tobia: Master Evoker, male human magus
Master Sylve: Master Illusionist, female gnome sorcerer
Master Elias: Master Necromancer, male human wizard
Master Crenshaw: Master Artificer, female ratfolk alchemist

Casamir is a young human man, and calling him shy and bookish would be generous. He is utterly forgettable, with a single distinct feature to his name, that of the magical flowering vine that is coiled around his arm. This forgettable nature is a deliberate construct to hide the truth of who he is.

When danger strikes, Casamir unveils who he truly is. The flowering vine, in truth a magical entity that has been sent to guide him named Bloom, grows over his body, forming a wooden mask over his face and covering his arms, legs, and chest with crisscrossing flowering vines. He becomes the Thorn, a fearsome warrior, utterly devoted to protecting the innocent and spreading the freedom of the wilderness. The Thorn is everything that Casamir is not. They are brave and compassionate, outgoing and unrelenting in their quest to stand up for justice and freedom.

Casamir hails from the wild lands to the north of Chiaggio, an untamed wilderness of lush forests and snow-capped mountains. From a young age, the forests enchanted him, and he spent all the free time he had wandering the wilds. His upbringing was an uneventful one, but all that changed when he turned 16. While deep in the woods, he chanced upon a weathered stone altar that he'd never seen before in all his time in the forest. Four great monoliths surrounded a low stone slab, and upon the slab was a blooming vine, unlike any he'd seen before. A voice resonated in his head, one that told him that he was special, chosen by the spirits of the wild to be their champion. He reached out, and the vine crawled onto his arm and in that moment, his true self was awoken. He was to be the Thorn, a warrior for the serenity of nature and the freedom that it offers.

He returned to his family a changed man. Bandit raids upon his town were often halted when a mysterious warrior, wreathed in flowers and wearing a wooden mask charged out of the woods wielding a mighty hammer. Unbeknownst to his family, he was that warrior. For a time he was content fighting bandits, but he knew that there was a greater calling for the Thorn.

A wandering mage told him of the University di Magia, and he realized that the university was his chance. There, he could learn more about his powers, develop them further and live up to the greatness that he knew he could one day achieve.

Casamir Ydrasku
Human vigilante (magical child) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Intrigue 9, 57)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +2
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 10 (1d8+2)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +2
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee earth breaker +3 (2d6+5/×3)
Vigilante (Magical Child) Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +3)
. . 1st (2/day)—long arm[ACG], shield
. . 0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, mage hand, message
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 14
Base Atk +0; CMB +3; CMD 16
Feats Alertness, Arcane Strike, Dodge
Traits green-blooded, nature's mimic
Skills Bluff +6, Diplomacy +9, Disguise +2 (+22 to appear as part of polite society while in your social identity), Knowledge (arcana) +4, Knowledge (nature) +5, Perception +2, Profession (botanist) +4, Sense Motive +6, Sleight of Hand +4, Spellcraft +4
Languages Common
SQ animal guide, dual identity, finesse weapon attack attribute, social talent (obscurity), staunch ally, transformation sequence
Other Gear lamellar (leather) armor[UC], earth breaker[UE], 20 gp
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Special Abilities
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Animal Guide (Ex) A magical child starts play with a magical spirit guide in the form of a familiar, using her vigilante level as her effective wizard level. The familiar also has a social identity as a seemingly normal animal, though vigilantes with outlandish famili
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.
Dual Identity (Ex) Each identity maintains own alignment, can switch over 1 min. Magical means treat an ID as non existant while not adopted.
Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar.
Familiar Bonus: +3 bonus on Diplomacy checks You gain the Alertness feat while your familiar is within arm's reach.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use on attack rolls.
Obscurity (Chiaggio) (Ex) Your social identity is not famous, but obscure.
Share Spells with Familiar Can cast spells with a target of "You" on the familiar with a range of touch.
Staunch Ally (Ex) Familiar can use startling, frightening, stunning appearance, and vengeance strike as master.
Transformation Sequence (Su) Shifting identities takes half the normal time, but is obvious and flashy.

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Bloom CR –
Flowering lattice (Ultimate Wilderness 196)
N Diminutive plant
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +1
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 15, flat-footed 14 (+1 Dex, +4 size)
hp 5 (1d8-1)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3
DR 1/magic; Immune plant traits
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Offense
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Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
Space 1 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks pollen
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Statistics
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Str 1, Dex 13, Con 9, Int —, Wis 12, Cha 8
Base Atk +0; CMB -3; CMD 2
Feats Agile Maneuvers
Skills Acrobatics +1 (-11 to jump), Bluff +0, Climb +9, Diplomacy +0, Sense Motive +2, Sleight of Hand +2, Spellcraft +1
SQ bountiful fruits, dual identity, finesse weapon attack attribute
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Special Abilities
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Agile Maneuvers Use DEX instead of STR for CMB
Bountiful Fruits (1/week) (Ex) Once a week produce handful of berries that act as goodberry
Climb (5 feet) You have a Climb speed.
Damage Reduction (1/magic) You have Damage Reduction against all except Magic attacks.
Dual Identity (Ex) Each identity maintains own alignment, can switch over 1 min. Magical means treat an ID as non existant while not adopted.
Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use on attack rolls.
Immunity to Mind-Affecting effects You are immune to Mind-Affecting effects.
Immunity to Paralysis You are immune to paralysis.
Immunity to Poison You are immune to poison.
Immunity to Polymorph You are immune to Polymorph effects.
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Immunity to Stunning You are immune to being stunned.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Plant Traits Plants have many immunities.
Pollen (1/1d4 rounds, DC 11) (Ex) Once every 1d4 rounds, 10-ft. cone of pollen dazzles for 2 rds (Fort neg). Second dose blines for 1 rd.
Share Spells with Familiar Can cast spells with a target of "You" on the familiar with a range of touch.

“You’re my most promising student Mezdav. So here, this is a letter of introduction to Dr. Ernesto Virigass at the University Di Magi in Chiaggo – he teaches alchemy there and is an old colleague of mine. I’ve perjured my immortal soul, so they ought to let you in. Go my boy, and learn everything you can. You are worthy of everything they can teach you. Fly high young falcon, fly high!”. That is what Maester Groblehoff said to Mezdav…

In the small town of Mara ( a day’s barge ride downriver, on the Livenza river), Mezdav studied alchemy as one of Maester Groblehoff’s apprentices.

He has 5 siblings (1 elder brother – Carlos the Younger, 2 younger brothers – Remael and Thereos, 1 elder sister - Aldiera and 1 younger sister - Mikaela); his human father is Carlos, who married his mother, Alianna. His grandmother Arleana (ancient indeed is for an orc lady) lives with the family and is the one who gave him his sacred tattoo.

Mezdav says prayers to many gods, including Nethys and Gorum, but he has a secret – like Groblehoff his maester (and many other alchemists), he’ll whisper prayers to Haagenti ( demon lord of Alchemy, Transformation and Invention ), when he’s tinkering in the lab, alone.

Perhaps the most distinctive thing about Mezdav is the smell. He always smells of something chemical, and it’s never nice… His skin is grey-ish, and his hands are pockmarked with old burn scars. His hair is black, but already thinning (he’s only 21), and held back in a pony tail. He has large visible tusks. His sacred tattoo runs along his spine, and is (normally) just visible on his neck under his pony tail. Heavily built for a human, about average for a ½ orc (5’3”, 185 lbs), he’s surprisingly quick for such a stocky man.

Normally shy and bookish, he is observant, his sharp eyes miss little. He gets excited for fire and explosions…a “little” pyromania is not necessarily the desirable thing in an alchemist…

Mezdav
CN Male ½ Orc, Favored Class : Alchemist)
Alchemist 1 (Preservationist)

Init +2
Speed 30 ft
Darkvision (60 ft)

Defense
AC : 16 =10+4 (armor) +2 Dex
HP: 10 = 8+2 (con)
Fort + 5 = +2 class +1 con +2 luck
Ref + 6 = +2 class + 2 dex +2 luck
Will + 3 = +0 class + 1 wis +2 luck
CMD : 13 = 10 + 0 (bab)+3 (Str)
Offense
Melee: Longspear +3 1d8+4, Spiked Gauntlet +3 1d4+3, and Bite -2 1d4+3
Ranged: Sling +2, 1d4+3, Javelin +2 1d6+3, Bomb +2 vs touch, 1d6+2
BAB : +0
CMB : +3 = +0 (BAB)+3 (Str)
Extracts Prepared
L1 (DC 12, 1+1/day) : Enlarge Person, open slot
Formula Book : Shield, Longarm, Crafter’s Fortune, Enlarge Person
Stats
Str 17 = 15(7 pts) +2 Racial
Dex 14 = 14 (5 pts)
Con 14 = 14 (5 pts)
Int 14 = 14 (5 pts)
Wis 12 = 12 (2 pts)
Cha 7 = 7 (-4 pts)
Feats : Combat Reflexes (1st), Throw Anything (Class Bonus), Brew Potion (Class Bonus), Planar Preservationist (3ed)
Traits : Fates Favored (Faith), Tusked (racial)
Skills (4+2(int) /lvl) (Ranks, skill roll. NOT INCLUDING ACP)
Perception +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis) +2 to find hidden stuff - scavenger)
Spellcraft +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int)
Disable Device +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 dex)
Heal +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis)
Stealth +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 dex)
K Planes +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int)
Background Skills (2/lvl) (Ranks, skill roll. NOT INCLUDING ACP)
Craft - Alchemy +6 (1 rank +3 trained +2 int) +1 class bonus
Profession (Herbalist) +5 (1 rank +3 trained +1 wis)
Languages : Common, Orc, Draconic, Goblin,

Alchemy (Su): Alchemists are not only masters of creating mundane alchemical substances such as alchemist’s fire and smokesticks, but also of fashioning magical potion-like extracts in which they can store spell effects. In effect, an alchemist prepares his spells by mixing ingredients into a number of extracts, and then “casts” his spells by drinking the extract. When an alchemist creates an extract or bomb, he infuses the concoction with a tiny fraction of his own magical power—this enables the creation of powerful effects, but also binds the effects to the creator.
When using Craft (alchemy) to create an alchemical item, an alchemist gains a competence bonus equal to his class level on the Craft (alchemy) check. In addition, an alchemist can use Craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using detect magic. He must hold the potion for 1 round to make such a check.
An alchemist can create three special types of magical items—extracts, bombs, and mutagens. Bombs are explosive splash weapons, and mutagens are transformative elixirs that the alchemist drinks to enhance his physical abilities—both of these are detailed in their own sections below.
Extracts are the most varied of the three. In many ways, they behave like spells in potion form, and as such their effects can be dispelled by effects like dispel magic using the alchemist’s level as the caster level. Unlike potions, though, extracts can have powerful effects and duplicate spells that a potion normally could not.
An alchemist can create only a certain number of extracts of each level per day. His base daily allotment of extracts is given on Table 2–1. In addition, he receives bonus extracts per day if he has a high Intelligence score, in the same way a wizard receives bonus spells per day.
When an alchemist mixes an extract, he infuses the chemicals and reagents in the extract with magic siphoned from his own magical aura. An extract immediately becomes inert if it leaves the alchemist’s possession, reactivating as soon as it returns to his keeping—an alchemist cannot normally pass out his extracts for allies to use (but see the “infusion” discovery below). An extract, once created, remains potent for 1 day before losing its magic, so an alchemist must re-prepare his extracts every day. Mixing an extract takes 1 minute of work—most alchemists prepare many extracts at the start of the day or just before going on an adventure, but it’s not uncommon for an alchemist to keep some (or even all) of his daily extract slots open so that he can prepare extracts in the field as needed.
Although the alchemist doesn’t actually cast spells, he does have a formulae list that determines what extracts he can create. An alchemist can utilize spell-trigger items if the spell appears on his formuale list, but not spell-completion items (unless he uses Use Magic Device to do so). An extract is “cast” by drinking it, as if imbibing a potion—the effects of an extract exactly duplicate the spell upon which its formula is based, save that the spell always affects only the drinking alchemist. An alchemist can draw and drink an extract as a standard action. The alchemist uses his level as the caster level to determine any effect based on caster level.
Creating extracts consumes raw materials, but the cost of these materials is insignificant—comparable to the valueless material components of most spells. If a spell normally has a costly material component, that component is expended during the consumption of that particular extract. Extracts cannot be made from spells that have focus requirements (alchemist extracts that duplicate divine spells never have a divine focus requirement).
An alchemist can prepare an extract of any formula he knows. To learn or use an extract, an alchemist must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the extract’s level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against an alchemist’s extract is 10 + the extract level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier.
An alchemist may know any number of formulae. He stores his formulae in a special tome called a formula book. He must refer to this book whenever he prepares an extract but not when he consumes it. An alchemist begins play with two 1st-level formulae of his choice, plus a number of additional forumlae equal to his Intelligence modifier. At each new alchemist level, he gains one new formula of any level that he can create. An alchemist can also add formulae to his book just like a wizard adds spells to his spellbook, using the same costs, pages, and time requirements. An alchemist can study a wizard’s spellbook to learn any formula that is equivalent to a spell the spellbook contains. A wizard, however, cannot learn spells from a formula book. An alchemist does not need to decipher arcane writings before copying them.

Bomb (Su) (3/day): In addition to magical extracts, alchemists are adept at swiftly mixing various volatile chemicals and infusing them with their magical reserves to create powerful bombs that they can hurl at their enemies. An alchemist can use a number of bombs each day equal to his class level + his Intelligence modifier. Bombs are unstable, and if not used in the round they are created, they degrade and become inert—their method of creation prevents large volumes of explosive material from being created and stored. In order to create a bomb, the alchemist must use a small vial containing an ounce of liquid catalyst—the alchemist can create this liquid catalyst from small amounts of chemicals from an alchemy lab, and these supplies can be readily refilled in the same manner as a spellcaster’s component pouch. Most alchemists create a number of catalyst vials at the start of the day equal to the total number of bombs they can create in that day—once created, a catalyst vial remains usable by the alchemist for years.
Drawing the components of, creating, and throwing a bomb requires a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Thrown bombs have a range of 20 feet and use the Throw Splash Weapon special attack. Bombs are considered weapons and can be selected using feats such as Point-Blank Shot and Weapon Focus. On a direct hit, an alchemist’s bomb inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage + additional damage equal to the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier. The damage of an alchemist’s bomb increases by 1d6 points at every odd-numbered alchemist level (this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike). Splash damage from an alchemist bomb is always equal to the bomb’s minimum damage (so if the bomb would deal 2d6+4 points of fire damage on a direct hit, its splash damage would be 6 points of fire damage). Those caught in the splash damage can attempt a Reflex save for half damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the alchemist’s level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier.
Alchemists can learn new types of bombs as discoveries (see the Discovery ability) as they level up. An alchemist’s bomb, like an extract, becomes inert if used or carried by anyone else.

Brew Potion (Ex): At 1st level, alchemists receive Brew Potion as a bonus feat. An alchemist can brew potions of any formulae he knows (up to 3rd level), using his alchemist level as his caster level. The spell must be one that can be made into a potion. The alchemist does not need to meet the prerequisites for this feat.

Mutagen (Su): At 1st level, an alchemist discovers how to create a mutagen that he can imbibe in order to heighten his physical prowess at the cost of his personality. It takes 1 hour to brew a dose of mutagen, and once brewed, it remains potent until used. An alchemist can only maintain one dose of mutagen at a time—if he brews a second dose, any existing mutagen becomes inert. As with an extract or bomb, a mutagen that is not in an alchemist’s possession becomes inert until an alchemist picks it up again.
When an alchemist brews a mutagen, he selects one physical ability score—either Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. It’s a standard action to drink a mutagen. Upon being imbibed, the mutagen causes the alchemist to grow bulkier and more bestial, granting him a +2 natural armor bonus and a +4 alchemical bonus to the selected ability score for 10 minutes per alchemist level. In addition, while the mutagen is in effect, the alchemist takes a –2 penalty to one of his mental ability scores. If the mutagen enhances his Strength, it applies a penalty to his Intelligence. If it enhances his Dexterity, it applies a penalty to his Wisdom. If it enhances his Constitution, it applies a penalty to his Charisma.
A non-alchemist who drinks a mutagen must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the alchemist’s level + the alchemist’s Intelligence modifier) or become nauseated for 1 hour—a non-alchemist can never gain the benefit of a mutagen, but an alchemist can gain the effects of another alchemist’s mutagen if he drinks it. (Although if the other alchemist creates a different mutagen, the effects of the “stolen” mutagen immediately cease.) The effects of a mutagen do not stack. Whenever an alchemist drinks a mutagen, the effects of any previous mutagen immediately end.

Throw Anything (Ex): All alchemists gain the Throw Anything feat as a bonus feat at 1st level. An alchemist adds his Intelligence modifier to damage done with splash weapons, including the splash damage if any. This bonus damage is already included in the bomb class feature.

Darkvision: Half-orcs can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Scavenger: Some half-orcs eke out a leaving picking over the garbage heaps of society, and must learn to separate rare finds from the inevitable dross. Half-orcs with this racial trait receive a +2 racial bonus on Appraise checks and on Perception checks to find hidden objects (including traps and secret doors), determine whether food is spoiled, or identify a potion by taste. This racial trait replaces the intimidating trait.
Orc Blood: Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
Sacred Tattoo: Many half-orcs decorate themselves with tattoos, piercings, and ritual scarification, which they consider sacred markings. Half-orcs with this racial trait gain a +1 luck bonus on all saving throws. This racial trait replaces orc ferocity.
Fey Thoughts: The character sees the world more like a native of the First World. Select two of the following skills: Acrobatics, Bluff, Climb, Diplomacy, Disguise, Escape Artist, Fly, Knowledge (nature), Perception, Perform, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Swim, or Use Magic Device. The selected skills are always class skills for the character. A half-orc can take this trait in place of racial weapon familiarity.
Languages: Half-orcs begin play speaking Common and Orc. Half-orcs with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Draconic, Giant, Gnoll, and Goblin.

Weapons (14.1 gp): Spiked Gauntlet (5gp), Longspear (5 gp), sling, 10 bullets (1 sp), 2 Javelins(2 gp), Dagger (2 gp)
Armor (60 gp): Leather Lamellar armor (60 gp)
Equipment (9.61 gp): Explorer’s outfit, backpack (2 gp), String 50 ft (1 sp) , trail rations 5 day (2.5 gp), belt pouch(1 gp), chalk (1 cp), flint and steel (1 gp) , waterskin (1 gp), bedroll (1 sp), blanket (5sp), hammock (1sp), 50 ft hemp rope (1gp), mess kit (2 sp), Inkpen (1 sp), Formula Book (free), Alchemy crafting kit (25 gp)
1.29 gp
Not purchased yet :, Thieves Tools (30 gp).