”Booker Kaar” | Male NG Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Vanguard) 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +8 R +10 W +7 | Perc +7 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None
He shrugged off the orange undead and turned his aim on the green one. ”Ugh. Do whatcha gotta do, Book,” he said and unloaded on the green zombie.
”Booker Kaar” | Male NG Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Vanguard) 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +8 R +10 W +7 | Perc +7 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None
NG Male Rougarou Fighter(Two-Weapon Warrior)8 HP 76/76|AC 23 T 16 FF 19 |F +10 R +8 W +4 |Perc +11 scent & low-light vision Speed 30 ft | Active Conditions: None
NG Male Rougarou Fighter(Two-Weapon Warrior)8 HP 76/76|AC 23 T 16 FF 19 |F +10 R +8 W +4 |Perc +11 scent & low-light vision Speed 30 ft | Active Conditions: None
NG Male Rougarou Fighter(Two-Weapon Warrior)8 HP 76/76|AC 23 T 16 FF 19 |F +10 R +8 W +4 |Perc +11 scent & low-light vision Speed 30 ft | Active Conditions: None
The problem with extended periods between assignments. Tekaronhió:ken found that he almost always slipped into his childhood habit of sleeping well past sunrise when given more than a week or so to dictate his own sleeping patterns. Of course, the late nights in the Adobe District were not helping either.
The rougarou cracked open one eye. A single sunbeam took the opportunity to stab at his cornea causing Tekaronhió:ken to wince and squeeze the eye shut again. He pulled one arm over his face and let out a groan.
“If any deity wants a new worshipper,” Tekaronhió:ken said as he slung one leg out of his bed, ”I offer my services in exchange for a hot cup of coffee and a ham steak waiting by my bed.” He let his arm drop and sat up, planting both feet on the cool floor. “I’m serious,” he added before opening one eye, then the other.
”Your loss,” Tekaronhió:ken said with a sigh. ”I wouldn’t have been picky on the deity either. He started to slip on his clothes for the day and was still buttoning up the front of his shirt when he stepped out into the common room.
Okay. I cheated with this one and just used the coddle recipe I have at home.
109. Dwarven Coddle
INGREDIENTS
½ to 1 lb of bacon, chopped into small pieces
1 pound high-quality pork sausages
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
12 oz of your favorite stout
2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 large onions, cut into slices
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Fresh cracked black pepper
2 cups of broth (beef, ham, or chicken. Your preference.)
DIRECTIONS
1.Preheat the oven to 300°F.
2.Heat a large, oven-proof heavy-duty pot with lid Dutch Oven over high heat. Add in the bacon and cook until crisp, about five minutes. Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels. Leave the grease in the pot.
3.Add the sausages in, a few at a time, and cook on each side until just golden brown—no need to cook all the way through. Remove to a plate and continue with additional sausages. Remove to plate. When cool enough to handle. Slice into 1" pieces.
4.Reduce the heat to low, and then whisk in the flour. Cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Then remove from heat completely.
5.Whisk in the bottle of your favorite stout.
6.Place half of the potatoes in the gravy, followed by half of the onions, half of the garlic, half of the bacon, half of the sausages, half of the parsley, the bay leaves, the thyme, and black pepper. Repeat layers with the remaining ingredients.
7.Pour the broth over the whole thing. Place the lid on, and bake in a preheated oven for at least 2 - 5 hours.
8.Serve to you and your drinking buddies after an evening at the tavern.
108. Half-Elf Oat Cakes Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10-15 minutes Yields: about 10 medium pancakes
INGREDIENTS:
1 & 1/2 cups oat flour
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup cane sugar
1 cup oat milk (any plant milk will work)
1 flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flax seed + 3 Tbsp water)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp chocolate chips (or blueberries, raspberries, etc)
1 tsp any neutral oil will work
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a medium bowl mix the oat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, and sugar together.
2. In a small bowl stir the oat milk, flax egg, lemon juice, and vanilla until combined and the flax egg is well-dispersed.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
4. Add chocolate chips and stir again. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the batter to thicken.
5. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add oil and spread in the pan to prevent pancakes from sticking.
6. When the pan is hot, turn the heat down to medium-low and add batter to the pan. Cook for 1 & 1/2 minutes or until bubbles start appearing on the pancake surface. Flip pancakes and cook for another 1 & 1/2 minutes.
7. Transfer to plate and keep warm or serve immediately.
”Booker Kaar” | Male NG Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Vanguard) 3 | HP 38/38 | AC 20 | F +8 R +10 W +7 | Perc +7 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None
So, Munitions Crafter says "You also gain the Alchemical Crafting feat and four additional formulas for 1st-level alchemical items." And Alchemical Crafting states "When you select this feat, you immediately add the formulas for four common 1st-level alchemical items to your formula book."
So, that puts Booker at 8 total? But his Infused reagents can only be used to craft bombs during preparations.
1.black powder (mandatory per Michael Sayre)
2.alchemist's fire
3.elixir of life
4.tanglefoot bag (lesser)
5.sunrod
6.tindertwing
7.acid flask
8.thunderstone
As a heads up: son was born 10/10. Obviously I’m still posting (this keeps me sane, ironically enough), but as it is via iPhone I’ll have difficulty with maps for a wee bit. Please bear with me on that
Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 19, Wis 14, Cha 8
Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 15
Feats brew potion, point-blank shot, precise shot, throw anything, vaporous potion
Skills Disable Device [1] +6; Heal [3] +8; Arcana [2] +9; Nature [2] +9; Religion [2] +7; Perception [3] +8; Spellcraft [3] +10; Stealth [1] +3; Survival [1] +6; UMD [3] +5
Background Skills Appraise [3] +10; Craft (Alchemy) [3] +12; Engineering [2] +6; Profession (doctor) [3] +8; Sleight of Hand [1] +6
Languages common, varisian, dwarven, goblin, elven, necril
Traits Region: Acolyte of Razmir; Magic: Meticulous Concoction
SQ industrious, frost bomb, poison use, poison resistance +2, swift alchemy
Favored Class +3 Skill Point
Combat Gear cold iron dagger (scalpel), masterwork lamellar leather armor,acid flask (3), potion of ant haul, potion of cure light wounds (3), potion of enlarge person (2), potion of pesh vigor, and a formula book (contains all prepared extracts as well as the following: 1st— ant haul, crafter’s fortune, cure light wounds, enlarge person, heightened awareness, keen sense, pesh vigor, skim)
Other Gear masterwork backpack, alchemy crafting kit, spell component pouch, blanket, soap, rations (3), ink, inkpen, belt pouch containing 5 gp 8 sp 9 cp
Alternate Racial Trait(s):
Industrious
Source Inner Sea Races pg. 213
Humans are known in the Inner Sea for their drive and work ethic. Humans with this racial trait gain a +2 racial bonus on concentration checks and checks with their choice of one Craft or Profession skill. This racial trait replaces skilled.
Traits:
Acolyte of Razmir
Source Inner Sea Primer pg. 18
Category Region
Requirement(s) Razmiran
You are an adherent of the Razmiri faith, or once were and have since renounced it. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Knowledge (local) and Knowledge (religion) checks, and one of these skills is always a class skill for you. This bonus increases to +2 when dealing with specifics of the Razmiri faith.
Meticulous Concoction
Source Ultimate Campaign pg. 58
Category Basic (Magic)
Your meticulous carefulness makes your bombs and extracts more potent. Once per day, you can either add a +2 trait bonus to the save DC for one bomb you throw or extend the duration of one extract you imbibe by 2 rounds. Extracts with an instantaneous duration are not affected by this trait.
Feats:
Point-Blank Shot (Combat)
Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 131
You are especially accurate when making ranged attacks against close targets.
Benefit: You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges of up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot (Combat)
Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 131
You are adept at firing ranged attacks into melee.
Prerequisites: Point-Blank Shot.
Benefit: You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard –4 penalty on your attack roll.
Notes:
100 gp spent purchasing scrolls of ant haul, enlarge person, heightened awareness, and false face.
40 gp spent copying them to formula book.
540 gp spent crafting 1 potion of ant haul, 2 potions of enlarge person, 1 potion of pesh vigor, 3 potions of clw. All potions at CL 3.
9 gp spent crafting 3 acid flasks
Part 1.:
It is beginning to be quite the annoyance, this packing up and relocating to a new establishment. Fleeing? Ridiculous, I would never do something so common. No, no, no. See here, how I’m carefully packing each piece of paraphernalia so that it fits perfectly into its precise position? Would someone fleeing do that?
Shush!
Hmm, it would appear that our neighbors have contacted the local constabulary. Why would they do such a thing? Be honest with me, Ulose, do I give off a threatening aura? ...Yes, I am aware that I am holding a cleaver at the moment…...yes, I realize my clothes are stained with blood and gore...yes, some bits of intestines are in my hair...yes, I kno-WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR CURRENT SITUATION, ULOSE?!
Blast! Your constant chattering has alerted the constable to our current concealment! Alright then. I will exit through this window. You stay here and do your best to delay them. Now, I’m going to undo your restraints. Let us not have a repeat of the last time I released you, hmm? That poor girl… AH! You blasted bastard!
WANTED: FILIP VLADIMIRISCU
Crimes include: Grave robbing, desecration of corpses, necromancy.
Believed to be responsible for the disappearance of at least one child.
Last seen fleeing Ardagh heading South.
If seen, please contact your local temple of Pharasma or law enforcement
Part2:
This is not the first time that I have started with nothing. This time I was able to start with a gold coin. Following the rules outlined, I purchased as much food as I could with the coin. For my purposes, the age and quality was no issue. Afterwards, I had an amusing audience with some assiduous individuals and, once an amicable decision was made, they took the stockpile of rations and directed me toward a nearby treasury. And after a few nights of rolling up the ol’ sleeves, I made my way into Elidir proper with a decent set of wares to sell.
What do you mean “You don’t follow”? Fine, fine. Let me see if I can adjust my vocabulary...hmm. Right! I traded my shiny metal thing to an innkeeper for stale bread and moldy cheese. I took that sack of food to a nearby tribe of goblins. They then showed me where the wealthiest people in the nearby city buried their dead. I dug up the graves and sold the jewels back to the families.
I took that money and put it toward material components necessary to create some potions and, again, sold them to the people of Elidir. It wasn’t long before I felt that I had accumulated enough wealth to accommodate this “trial” and I returned to the innkeeper. Naturally, he was suspicious of my reasoning for wanting a single coin back in my possession and swindled me out of every copper I had made.
Running down to Khari with a load of sugar,
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Make her run you, lime juice squeezes,
Running down to Khari.
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Running down to Khari
O, I got a sister, she's nine feet tall,
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall.
Running down to Khari
Weigh, me boys, to Khari, hey!
Running down to Khari
The captain he will trim the sails,
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Winging the water over the rails,
Running down to Khari.
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Running down to Khari
Give me a gal can dance Fandango,
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Round as a melon and sweet as a mango,
Running down to Khari.
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Running down to Khari
Load this sugar and home-ward go,
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Mister mate, he told me so,
Running down to Khari, hey!
Weigh, me boys, to Khari!
Running down to Khari
Excited to see the Feat Tax rules being implemented!
Here is Goresk Trulk. Fighter/Antipaladin of Deskari.
Statblock:
Goresk Trulk
CE Human Fighter(Weapon Master) 1/Antipaladin of Deskari 1
Init +3; Senses Perception +2
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Defense
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AC 16, Touch 11, Flat-Footed 15 (+5 armor, +1 dex)
HP 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +4; Ref +1, Will +3
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.; 20 ft in armor
Melee scythe +5 (2d4+7/x4) or gauntlet +4 (1d3+3/x2)
Ranged shortbow +2 (1d6/x3) 60ft
Special Attacks smite good 1/day (+3 attack rolls, +3 deflection, +1 damage rolls, +2 on first damage roll versus outsider with good subtype, good-aligned dragon, or a good creature with levels of cleric or paladin, bypasses any DR)
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 15
Feats Power Attack, Furious Focus, Weapon Focus (Scythe)
Skills bluff [1] +7; perception [1] +2
Background Skills handle animal [1] +7; engineering [1] +3
Languages common, hallit, abyssal
Traits Region: Abyssal Eavesdropper; Race: Wary of Danger; Combat: Armor Expert
SQ smite good, code of conduct, detect good, aura of evil, skilled
Favored Class +1 HP
Combat Gear scythe, scale mail, shortbow, arrows (20), acid flask (3)
Other Gear masterwork backpack, bedroll, canteen, flint & steel, unholy text, unholy symbol, mess kit, trail rations (5), silk rope, explorer's outfit, belt pouch containing 72 gp 4 sp
Background Questions:
1. What is your character’s name? My name is Goresk Trulk, son of Dren Trulk.
2. How old is your character? I have seen 26 bitter winters.
3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? Did your men not jot this information down? I am a five-foot, eleven human. I normally keep my head shaved but, your guards have allowed it to grow out some. I bet that I would have a darker complexion if I spent less time…working at night. My armor was made to look like bug chiton, the helmet with horns like that of a beetle. I'm guessing both the armor and the helm have been sold off to fund your war effort.
4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? Look, just because I didn't get a fancy education like you nobles playing knights doesn't mean I can't be persuasive when I wanna. Maybe it's my rippling muscles, or the way I roll my r's. Could be that they sense that I'm a "salt of the earth" kinda guy.
5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? I was born right here in Kenabres. I've spent my entire life watching as crusaders flood my city under the false pretense of saving the world from the demon horde. After the murder of my parents, I was left to fend for myself in a city of self-righteous heroes who didn't care for an orphan child on the streets.
6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? When I was young my parents were falsely accused of worshipping baphomet. I watched from the shadows as people prayed to Iomedae while lashing my parents' arms to a pair of horses. I wept as Shelynites sang songs while my parents' legs were tied to two other horses. And my blood boiled as Abadar's clergy recited laws while the horses were urged to run in 4 different directions.
7. Do you have any other family or friends? There are others who share my opinions but you'll have a tough time trying to get their names from me.
8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? What sort of creature would willingly marry me? I think I'd not wish to meet such a being...no, I am not married. Kids? I would never do something so cruel as to bring another life into this world.
9. What is your character’s alignment? You mean you haven't brought in your paladins and your clerics to find that out? Fine, if you want it from me directly, chaotic evil.
10. What is your character’s moral code? Interested in Deskari's scripture, are you? Fine. The Lord of the Locust Host tells us that the needs of the many far outweigh the needs of the few. What does matter if a few dozen vermin are crushed if the swarm survives? I would prefer to see His plans come true, I will gladly give my life if it means the swarm grows stronger.
11. Does your character have goals? I long to see your crusaders crushed beneath the weight of the horde. To watch as they are fed to Deskari's swarms and used to strengthen his numbers. Perhaps one day Deskari may even bless me personally.
[B12. Is your character religious?[/b] I meet with others who share my beliefs. We play dice and sip tea while our children play with puppies...If you're asking where our temple is, I won't betray their trust and tell you.
13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? Most good people are not. People, especially humans, will abandon any morals to save their own skin. I'd be fine with that fact if they didn't spend every waking moment preaching self-sacrifice.
14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? I have no "quirks". I'm a perfect example of a true believer.
15. Why does your character adventure? To spread Deskari's influence, of course. I've seen the eggs implanted among Mendev and I've heard of some implanted elsewhere as well. I just want to give them the best nest to hatch into.
16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? Maybe in a different life I could have followed my parents' footsteps and served the holy warriors. I could've been like them and washed the blood and ichor from linens or mended banners. And I too could've been falsely accused of working against the crusaders. No, no I think I much prefer this life.
17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? No, I bear no scars or markings. My flesh is perfectly normal. And it disgusts me.
18. How does your character get along with others? For the swarm to survive, we must work together.
19. Is there anything that your character hates? When the "devout" hide behind ideologies in order to commit atrocities under the guise of holiness.
20. Is there anything that your character fears? I fear rotting in the cell, forgotten and serving no purpose, while the world continues on without me.
Why Am I in Prison?:
What? You want me to confess my crimes? Was it not enough that I was caught at the scene of the crime? Fine. I suppose in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter anyway.
Four years ago I heard that the man who originally accused my parents of their demon worship had finally come back to Kenabres. No, I won't say his name. He doesn't deserve to have his name recorded. Yes, I see you, scrivener, scratching away on your paper. Jotting down everything I say. I don't care if you were just trying to keep an accurate record. I won't say his name.
It didn't take long for me to track him down. I overheard him at a tavern talking about how the last time he was here he routed out a pair of cultists. F$+*ing idiot. But then he went on about how over the years when he was away from the city he found a pretty wife and he had two pretty children and they all wore very pretty clothes.
But something had to be wrong in that family, right? I mean, who drags their family along to the edge of the Worldwound? Unless there was a reason to leave your family alone.
I started by sewing the seeds of doubt about his wife's faithfulness. A rumor here, a too-personal note left there. It was pretty easy. See, the thing they don't tell you about people who are constantly hunting secrets: they wind up finding phantom secrets too. So, when he found the secret journal she kept tucked away which detailed her love for another man and how she prayed to Asmodeus that he never would discover their daughters' true father it threw him into a wonderful fit of rage. Of course this tiefling, their "real father", didn't exist. But you know, nothing quite like a little bit of holy racism to help things along.
After the Mrs. had her unfortunate fall - you know, the one where she definitely wasn't shoved over the balcony - he became a grieving widower and the sole parent to two pretty children. I don't know if he was just worried that the deaths of the kids would create too much suspicion or if he really did feel some sort of parental bond to them but, it took another year or so of pushing and prodding for me to get him to off them too. And boy oh boy did he do it with flair! Some sort of cleansing ritual that involved burning the corruption out of the living flesh. To children no less! And I thought the demons were the evil ones.
Then it was just a matter of letting his wounds fester. For two years I watched with glee as he became a hollow shell of the upstanding citizen that he once was. His friends grew suspicious and left him. The ones he had once hunted demons with, abandoned him. And none of the mercenary bands would take him on. And when his coin dried up he had no way of leaving the city. He was trapped and alone and it was delicious!
Anyway, I followed him home (home being a pile of burlap blankets tucked under a bridge) from the tavern one night. He was still sober mind you. A day’s worth of begging in this city only earns a small amount. No matter how much charity you hear about. He crawled under into his little nest like the vermin he was and I watched from the shadows. I watched as he shivered and tried to sleep. Hours went by and I watched. Whenever his body would relax and exhaustion was about to take him I’d poke his feet with a little knife.
Eventually, I grew tired of the game. I grabbed him by his ankles and dragged the wriggling worm from his nest. I stood over him and told him everything I had done. Everything he had done. When he asked “Why?” I told him. But, if i’m being honest with you, by that point it was more about my enjoyment over seeing my plans finally hatching so successfully and less about revenge. When he started weeping, I knelt beside him. I wanted to see the fear, the anguish, the hate in his eyes!
Once I had my fill, I gripped his matted hair with my fist and slammed the back of his head into the cobblestones. Over and over. But he didn’t fight me! The bastard didn’t even have the decency to fight back! And I lost my temper. I kept slamming his skull into the stones. Over and over and over. How long? Oh, I can’t be sure but it must’ve been for some time. After all, when your men found me the sun was beginning to peak over the rooftops.
So, there you have it. Anything else you would like from me? Can I go back to my cell now? I slept better last night than I have in a very, [i]very[/] long time.
What do you mean “Now you’re never leaving”? I didn’t think that was an option. I murdered a man in the streets! ...Oh...yes, I imagine the punishment for “interfering with a crime scene” is far less severe than murder. How was I supposed to know that they hadn’t seen what I had done? Can you please just take me away now? This is...embarrassing.
Feats and Traits:
Power Attack - Feat Tax
You can make exceptionally deadly melee attacks by sacrificing accuracy for strength.
Prerequisites: Str 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.
Deadly Aim - Feat Tax
You can make exceptionally deadly ranged attacks by pinpointing a foe’s weak spot, at the expense of making the attack less likely to succeed.
Prerequisites: Dex 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all ranged attack rolls to gain a +2 bonus on all ranged damage rolls. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every +4 thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.
Furious Focus
Even in the midst of fierce and furious blows, you can find focus in the carnage and your seemingly wild blows strike home.
Prerequisites: Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: When you are wielding a two-handed weapon or a one-handed weapon with two hands, and using the Power Attack feat, you do not suffer Power Attack’s penalty on melee attack rolls on the first attack you make each turn. You still suffer the penalty on any additional attacks, including attacks of opportunity.
Weapon Focus (Scythe)
Choose one type of weapon. You can also choose unarmed strike or grapple (or ray, if you are a spellcaster) as your weapon for the purposes of this feat.
Prerequisites: Proficiency with selected weapon, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new type of weapon.
Weapon Versatility
You can use your favored weapons in unconventional ways.
Prerequisites: Weapon Focus, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: When wielding a weapon with which you have Weapon Focus, you can shift your grip as a swift action so that your weapon deals bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage instead of the damage type normally dealt by that weapon. You may switch back to the weapon’s normal damage type or another damage type as a swift action. If your base attack bonus is +5 or higher, using this feat is a free action instead.
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Abyssal Eavesdropper
Category Region
Requirement(s) Sarkoris or the Worldwound
Having grown up near the Worldwound, you have a rough understanding of the demons’ guttural babble. You add Abyssal to your list of languages known, though you take a –2 penalty on Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Bluff checks made while speaking Abyssal, as well as a –2 penalty on Linguistics checks made to read Abyssal text. If you gain Abyssal as a language again at a later time (such as by taking a rank in Linguistics and selecting Abyssal as a learned language), these skill check penalties become +2 trait bonuses instead.
Wary of Danger
Category Race
Requirement(s) Human—Kellid
Your people are beset on all sides by threats, and you have developed a keen sense for danger. You gain a +2 trait bonus on initiative checks
Armor Expert
Category Combat
You have worn armor as long as you can remember, either as part of your training to become a knight’s squire or simply because you were seeking to emulate a hero. Your childhood armor wasn’t the real thing as far as protection, but it did encumber you as much as real armor would have, and you’ve grown used to moving in such suits with relative grace.
Benefit: When you wear armor of any sort, reduce that suit’s armor check penalty by 1, to a minimum check penalty of 0.
