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About Ralf Pennywhistle

Ralf Pennywhistle
male human oracle 5 (lore mystery, stargazer archetype, words of power)

Alignment: neutral good
Age: decrepit
Hero points: 9 (as of Jul 4, 2013)

STR..10 (0)
DEX...7 (-4)
CON..14 (5)
INT..12 (2)
WIS..12 (2)
CHA..21 (10, +2 race, +2 enh, +1 lvl4)

Hit Points: 34 [8 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 10 con]
AC 21 [+4 armor, +5 cha, +2 shield], Touch 15, Flat 15
Initiative: -4
BAB/CMB: +3/+3 [+3 bab, +0 str]
CMD: 11 [+3 bab, +0 str, -2 dex]
Speed: 30 ft
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +5

Weapons:
crossbow (1d8, 19-20/x2), +1 [+3 bab, -2 dex]
club/walking stick (1d6, x2), +3 [+3 bab, +0 str]

Armor: mithral chain shirt, darkwood buckler +1

Feats:
Extra Revelation (focused trance) [human]
Extra Revelation (sidestep secret) [1st]
Silent Spell [sort of]
Meta Word Mastery [3rd]
Craft Wondrous Item [5th]

Traits:
Jenivere Crew (+1 Know: geography)
Focused Mind (+2 on concentration checks)

Racial and Class Abilities:
Curse (deaf; automatic Silent Spell)
Favored class (oracle: skill pts x3, extra spell x1)
Revelation (focused trance; 5/day after 1d6 rounds of trance gain +20 to one Int check)
Revelation (sidestep secret; apply Cha bonus to AC and Reflex instead of Dex)
Revelation (guiding star; 1/night can apply Empower/Extend/Silent/Still, add Cha to Wis-based checks at night)
Revelation (brain drain; 2/day, 5d4 damage, 100' range, DC 17 Will negates, can sort through memories as a full action in the next 4 rounds)

Words Known
Meta (5/day): Boost, Lengthy, Distant, Careful
Level 0 [DC 15]: Cramp, Decipher, Sense Magic, Soothing Touch
Level 1 [DC 16]: (8/day) Alignment Shield, Wrack, Fog Bank, Simple Order(f), Lesser Cure(B), Faerie Fire(B)
Level 2 [DC 17]: (5/day) Discordant Note, Suppress, Moderate Cure(B), Glitterdust(B)

Skills [30 oracle + 4 favored]
Armor Check Penalty: -2
Heal +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 wis] (+4 at night)
Knowledge (history) +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int]
Knowledge (nature) +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int]
Knowledge (religion) +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int]
Knowledge (planes) +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int]
Knowledge (nobility) +2 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int]
Knowledge (arcana) +2 [1 rank, +1 int]
Knowledge (engineering) +2 [1 rank, +1 int]
Knowledge (local) +2 [1 rank, +1 int]
Knowledge (dungeoneering) +2 [1 rank, +1 int]
Knowledge (geography) +6 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 int, +1 trait]
Linguistics +2 [1 rank, +1 int]
Spellcraft +9 [5 ranks, +3 class, +1 int]
Profession (navigator) +5 [1 rank, +3 class, +1 wis] (+4 at night)
Perception +5/+12 [5 ranks, +3 class, +1 wis, -4 deaf, +3 competence] (+4 at night)
Survival +9 [5 ranks, +3 class, +1 wis] (+4 at night)
Diplomacy +10 [2 ranks, +3 class, +5 cha]
Use Magic Device +9 [4 ranks, +5 cha]

Languages: Common (Taldan), Polyglot, Elven

Other Items (105 gp starting): crossbow [35 gp], 10 crossbow bolts [1 gp], cudgel, backpack [2 gp], blanket [.1 gp], flint & steel [1 gp], bullseye lantern [12 gp], 4 pints of oil [.4 gp], blank wizard's spellbook [15 gp], light wooden shield [7 gp], waterskin [1 gp], sewing needle [.5 gp], 39.29 gp, darkwood buckler +1, mithral chain shirt, headband of charisma +2 [crafted]

Background:
Ralf is an old gaffer who has spent most of his life as an assistant navigator on all manner of small ships, although he seems to spend most of his time woolgathering and staring at the stars. Over the years, he's picked up some knowledge of queer old magic and odd bits of forgotten lore, but by this time of life he's almost stone deaf and rather unsteady on his feet. Right now he's working as a night steersman on the Jenivere.