Hell's Rebels
Male human (Chelaxian) bard (argent voice) 5 (Pathfinder RPG Adventurer's Guide 174)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +8
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 18 (+7 armor, +1 Dex, +1 shield)
hp 33 (5d8+5)
Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +5; +4 vs. bardic performance, language-dependent, and sonic
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee or
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. . melee touch attack +0 (varies by spell/ability)
Ranged ranged touch attack +3 (varies by spell/ability)
Special Attacks bardic performance 21 rounds/day (countersong, distraction, inspire competence +2, inspire courage +2)
Bard (Argent Voice) Spells Known (CL 5th; concentration +8)
. . 2nd (3/day)—acute senses[UM] (DC 15), blur, cat's grace, eagle's splendor, fox's cunning, heroism, communal share language[UC], tactical acumen[UC]
. . 1st (5/day)—aspect of the nightingale, feather fall, identify, invisibility alarm[ACG], liberating command[UC], moment of greatness[UC], remove fear, saving finale[APG] (DC 14), share language[APG] (DC 14), vanish[APG] (DC 14)
. . 0 (at will)—dancing lights, detect fiendish presence, mage hand, message, oath of anonymity, prestidigitation, resistance
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Statistics
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Str 7, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 17
Base Atk +3; CMB +1; CMD 12
Feats Deific Obedience, Extra Performance, Flagbearer[ISWG], Skill Focus (Perform [sing])
Traits ear for music, reactionary
Skills Acrobatics +4, Diplomacy +5, Disguise +7, Escape Artist +4, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +12, Knowledge (engineering) +10, Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (history) +10, Knowledge (local) +12 (+14 on checks that deal with the local art or music scene), Knowledge (nature) +12, Knowledge (nobility) +10, Knowledge (planes) +12, Knowledge (religion) +12, Linguistics +8, Perception +8, Perform (act) +7, Perform (comedy) +7, Perform (dance) +7, Perform (keyboard instruments) +16, Perform (oratory) +7, Perform (percussion instruments) +7, Perform (sing) +18, Perform (string instruments) +7, Perform (wind instruments) +7, Sleight of Hand +4, Spellcraft +12, Stealth +4, Use Magic Device +11; Racial Modifiers +2 Diplomacy
Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Halfling, Infernal, Shadowtongue
SQ bardic knowledge +2, lore master 1/day, social ties, versatile performance (sing)
Other Gear +1 mithral agile breastplate[APG], mwk light steel shield, mwk rapier, cloak of resistance +1, muleback cords[APG], 2,121 gp
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Special Abilities
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+4 bonus on Craft and Perform checks (Su) Gain a +4 sacred bonus on Craft and Perform checks.
Bardic Knowledge +2 (Ex) Add +2 to all knowledge skill checks.
Bardic Performance (standard action, 21 rounds/day) Your performances can create magical effects.
Deific Obedience Purify yourself daily to prove devotion to a deity and gain benefits.
Flagbearer Grant bonuses to allies who see your flag.
Lore Master (1/day) (Ex) Can take 10 on any trained knowledge checks. Activate to take 20 as a standard action.
Social Ties +2 racial bonus to recruit members and teams for an organization.
Versatile Performance (Singing) +18 (Ex) You may substitute the final value of your Perform: Sing skill for Bluff or Sense Motive checks
Background:
Renvil is an aspiring playwright and singer here in Kintargo. A few weeks ago you'd have said he was up-and-coming, maybe even on a fast track. But when the stage is gone, the performer's got no work. Barzillai Thrune has taken residence in the Opera House, and that means Renvil has lost his venue. Private commissions from the nobility have also dried up as everybody's nervousness in uncertain times increases.
No matter. Renvil has made money in the streets before, and he'll make it again. In the past, his busking troupe could even bring in more in a night than Renvil made from a ticketed event at the Opera House.
But that work has dried up as well. The curfews and other restrictions have left fewer people on the streets, and the people that are there just aren't as interested in diversions anymore. Everybody's so glum under Martial Law.
Of course, even if moods were better, the music shop he worked at--The Silver Star--that was raided and now stands in ruins. While he feels in his heart that everything would be fine, the worry won't let him go. The Silver Star was more than just a music shop, and that meant that the Thrune's might be coming for him, now, too.
