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Finally found a decent representation for Kas And one of what he'll cap out at. @Kasanar: Leadership probably won't be allowed. Good to know. Will probably go the imp familiar route, if picked then. They have a nice familiar archetype called Mascot that lets everyone benefit from the familiar. Grants team speak as an ability. Was wondering if you'll be playing with the Devilbound Template?
Okay, this is an edit of Kasanar Vindakay. Found a made a couple of errors in the build and reorganized most of it. I also cleaned up the presentation so its not murder on the eyes to read. Also, did a new draft of the back story to make him more like a Batman Villian. Pushed too far and twisted forever. Count of Monte Cristo, really inspired a lot of this. Definitely went with trying to reveal the hypocrisy that is the Talingarde Nobility, and being crusified for trying to upset the power structure. Kas had an ideal, naive as it may have been, that the world could be more equal. A Utopia. That is gone. Replaced by betrayal, slander and the abuse of power. Kas learned his lesson well; if you want power, you musTht be able to brutally enforce it. Goal wise: he wants to see every traitorous noble's head on a pike. He wants to save his men (if possible) and show them how they must achieve their utopia. They must be willing to do anything to get it. If Leadership or Vile Leadership is availible, Kas will take it. Gameplay wise: He is still going strait through both classes. Slashing Grace and Improved Critical to make him more of a fencer and fit that Monte Crits-O mold. Leaning towards mixing in some Mage Hunter with Disruptive and Spellbreaker. However, Eldritch Scion is almost a new class instead of the normal magus. A lot of the normal powers come on later, but you have bloodline stuff mixed in. Going to play with it and see how it goes. Also, looking at those Aasimar only feats. Making him more angelic as he get more and more tyrannical. Might take Supernal Feast to make the eating of angels for their power extra disturbing. But I don't know if he'll become that crazy. At least he'll gain sustenance from the sun and steal Mitra's power. Crunch:
Kasanar Vindakay Male Angelkin Aasimar(Scion of Humanity) Daring Champion Cavalier/Destined Edritch Scion Magus 1 N Medium Humanoid (Human, Outsider{Native}) Init: +5|Senses: Dark Vision| Perception +2 Proficiency: All simple and martial weapons, light and medium armor, and bucklers. -------------------- Defense -------------------- HP 12/12 AC 13 (Shirt), Touch 13, Flat-footed 10 Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +2 Defensive Abilities: . . Celestial Resistance - Acid 5, Cold 5, Electric 5 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. Melee Fist Ranged Spit Destined Scion Abilities . . 5/day - Eldritch Pool . . 3/day - Destine Strike Scion Spells Known(CL 1, Concentration +1) . . 1st(2/day)-Shocking Grasp, Shield . . 0(at will)-Mage Hand, Prestidigitation, Read Magic, Detect Magic Champion Abilites . . 1/day - Challenge . . 1/day - Tactician -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 18 Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 15 Traits Sedition, Bloody Minded, Arcane Temper Drawback Pride Feats Weapon Focus(Longsword), Elemental Commixture (Teamwork) Skills Diplomacy +10, Bluff + 9, Intimidate +9, Spellcraft +4, Sense Motive +4 Languages Common, Draconic SQ . . Cocky: Add CHA modifier on will save against intimidation by a creature . . Bloody Minded: +1 to Initiative and Intimidation . . Arcane Temper: +1 to Initiative and Concentration . . Pride: -2 to Diplomacy & Sense Motive if offended or insulted till offending party makes reparations or dies. . . Spell Caster: Spontaneous CHA based caster with bard progression . . Skilled: Aasimar gain +2 to Diplomacy & Perception . . Sunborn: Standing in direct sunlight for half an hour nourishes you as though you had just eaten a hearty meal. You still need to drink water. Equipment . . Chains . . Rags -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Challenge(Ex): Extra lvl-based damage to challenged foe + Order DMG. -2 AC penalty against non-challeneged foes. [Swift Action] Champion's Finesse (Ex): Gain weapon finesse feat and use CHA instead of INT for combat related feats. Tactician (Ex): Gain teamwork feat. As standard action, grant feat to allies with in 30ft. Last 3+(1/2 lvl) rounds. Order of the Cockatrice . . Edicts: The cavalier must keep his own interests and aims above those of all others. He must always accept payment when it is due, rewards when earned, and an even (or greater) share of loot. The cavalier must take every opportunity to increase his own stature, prestige, and power. . . Challenge: Whenever an order of the cockatrice cavalier issues a challenge, he receives a +1 morale bonus on all melee damage rolls made against the target of his challenge as long as he is the only creature threatening the target. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels the cavalier possesses. . . Skills: Gain Appraise & Perform to Skill list. In addition, an order of the cockatrice cavalier adds his Charisma modifier to the DC on another creature’s attempt to demoralize him through Intimidate (in addition to his Wisdom modifier, as normal).
Fluff: The brightest and most noble of lineages is the House Vindakay. Long have they served along with House Darius in making Talingarde prosper. Long did they fight in the bitter war of succession that gave House Darius the throne. Long is the list of sons that died on the field of battle against the Bugbear scourge. But never have they ruled the Talingarde they love so much. Even when an Angel of Mitra shined down upon their house and blessed them with courage long ago.
This has never sat well in the heart of Kasanar of House Vindakay. For he KNEW; no matter how many tournaments he won, monsters he'd slayed, or respect he earned, he'd always be just a "servant" of the realm. Kasanar's father did his best to impress upon his son the greatness of their line. How Mitra himself answered the prayers of the family matriarch centuries ago, and sent an angel to her aid in spreading the faith. How they're very blood is that of Mitra! "For all the good it does us, they mock us like the Mad King.", Kasanar would answer. The House Vindakay is not a house of wealth or power. They are barely even nobility in the eyes of most the houses. Yet, they always seemed to produced the most excellent members of the cloth and stalwart knights. And as the most recent scion, Kasanar is expected to pick among the two. After years of his father's lectures on faith and the "divine" bloodline, Kas practically jumped at the chance be a knight. He even did his father proud as the "Bright Star" of the academy graduates. He trained his blades-men-ship into an art form. He discovered he had a knack for the arcane and blended it into fighting. "A natural" they said. "A leader of great men", his teachers called him. And for a time this was enough. The glory heap upon him from his peers and the respect of his teachers was intoxicating. Like the world was his for the taking. However, after years hunting bandits in the muck of the forest, defending towns from fell beasts, serving the greater good was not enough. He had worked so hard to rise through the ranks and truly feel some control, some power. But he had watched as unworthy dogs from families with deep pockets, leap years ahead of him status. How his ungrateful commanders took all the accolades for the deeds he had done. Deeds he put his blood sweat and tears into accomplishing. "These fools do not deserve to even stand in my shadow!" He seethed with hatred for these men. "They are weak!" How could society even function with fools such as these at the forefront. He was not alone in his feeling. The men of low born status among his company felt the same, but they despaired in their lack of options. What could they do, when getting to this point was trial enough. Kasanar knew as someone adrift in the middle of these caste, that there are not many options for men such as they. But if they could "take" control, it could be limitless. Why they could all be great lords themselves. But it is only a fantasy, his men would say. "Why not", Kas said to his band of brothers. "We are the ones that bleed every day for this kingdom. We are the ones that see the corrupt under belly of these "highborns". Let us cut this cancer out of our land."[b], they were hesitant at first. But the more fire and passion he brought, the more that flocked to his cause. [b]"We can't be alone in this. Come let us gather those that would heed our cause from all across the land. We will change our world for the better, all will know our cause! A swell of knights gathered around him, and heard his pleas of change. He would preach it to any that would hear, and that would be his down fall. For an ambitious hedge knight in his company had heard his plea. This traitorous knight knew there are easier roads, than the one Kasanar would have him walk. So, he went to every commander in their legion and twisted Kas impassioned words. For while, Kas was hungry for something greater, he still took a pride in being a honorable knight and doing it the right way. But for the amply power hungry nobles, this amounted to treachery. Kasanar was arrested by his commanders, as well as everyman that followed his banner. Senteneced to Branderscar prison, his heart broke as he saw knight that followed him striped of their honor. The weight of failure of their trust wounded him deeply. He lost all sense of what the kingdom's justices was meant to be. But the traitorous knight and power hungry nobles were not done with him yet. Kasanar's father had been lobbying for his sons freedom, and he was causing trouble for the nobles. The traitorous knight needed something to truly ensure his place in Talingarde. So the conspiring nobles told him of Kasanar's family and land. They planted a Asmodean text, in his Kas' fathers study and labeled him a heretic. In one fell swoop, the knight had revealed a traitor and heretic. The knight was labeled a hero gifted Kas' birthright and home, for his "good" deeds by the church. His family in ruins, his honor sullied, and soon the axe would give him the final bite. This would have been a great deal to suffer, but what hurt him the most was his father. Kas screamed his throat dry as they made him watch his father burn. There was no mercy or good left in him after that day. Kas promised to himself, "I will watch the whole rancid lot burn. Even if I have kill Mitra himself, THEY ALL WILL SUFFER!"
Wow, I've been waiting for this one to pop back up!
Hear is the fluff for my entry, crunch coming shortly. This is Kasanar Vindakay, a young soldier of Lastwall that awakens to his unearthly powers of an oracle. He is Dual-Cursed and Spirit-Guided Dhampir. Fluff: Say one thing about Kasanar Vindakay, say he was born to battle. For even as a toddler he fought. Anyone or anything, for honor or for sport. He just always felt that call, even when it put him in contention with his community. That was until the day the spirits started to gather.
While Decklin was a superb youth in dueling, there was always a strange presences about him. At first it was in the way that he was always so pale as a child, but many thought of how his mother died of a mysterious illness giving birth to him. Then as he grew into his youth how he cursed the sun, and spent much of his time alive at night. But as a young Bravo, it was thought typical for a hot-blooded youth to carouse and prowl the night. He was young and bold, and a terror to the families with daughters. Then the day came where he would be inducted into ranks of Lastwall's Watchers, dedicated to the eternal seal of the Whispering Tyrant. As he was about to be inducted by chivalrous Imoedaeon paladin, the sky darken and a haunting wail pierced the air. A vortex of force wrapped around poor Kasanar, and the spirit appeared. Son of my sons, heed this call! The whispering way grows! Insure the infernal pact and keep the Tyrant Sealed, bellowed the vampiric spirit. Its eyes alight with ghastly unholy flame, it bound into Kasanar and the room fell silent. When Kasanar arose his own vampiric qualities came into sharp definition. The congregation was aghast, but the paladin quickly took the depleted Kasanar away. He took him to a small alter of Pharasma, in the back of the command hall. Boy, I heard tales of a Vampire siding with the Shining Crusade near the end of it. You must be his blood. Don't worry about the others though, you must go to Ustalav. If what that spirit said is true, it must be stopped. Find out what is happening their, more agent in the cause will follow. If that spirit speaks true, the watch ends. So Kasanar headed off into Ustalav, still haunted by the spirits, bound by their horrible whispers. But he is learning from them. Traces of ancient lore, insights of the woods. As if the land of the dead was preparing him for something. Many weeks into his travels he chanced upon a poor man hanging from a cliff in the Hungry Mountains. You must have great luck, or strong prayers to have me come along like this. This man was Prof. Lorrimor, and was incredibly grateful to be pulled away from an early death. He said he would never forget this deed. 10 days later Kasanar learned of his death, and was being summoned to his funeral.
Just spent 3 hours writing the background for my Haunted Vampiric Spirit Guide Oracle and when I finally try to post, the internet eats it. Gods! and I just finish writing how he ate his first Mitra Cleric. Let me try this again later.
Would a Dayborn Dhampir fly in this campaign? |