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So I am constructing a murder mystery urban adventure. And considering using a stalker vigilante as the murderer. I want a very Jack the Ripper feel to this bad guy. So far I have this in my head (BTW, my home campaign is called the Wounded World):
The bad guy is a minor nobleman in Taldor, home city called Zaragoza, on the border between Taldor and Qadira. He is also a guard captain in the city's guard. His position makes him travel quite a bit, both for work and for familial obligations. So when he is on these trips, he has committed his horrendous and murderous acts. That is how the PCs stumble on to him and now they are tracking him back to his home city.
His stat block on my first run through:
Human (Taldan) vigilante 8
CE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +11
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 63 (8d8+24)
Fort 15, Ref 20, Will 18
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Special Attacks hidden strike
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Statistics
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Str 13, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +6; CMB +7; CMD 20
Feats Combat Expertise, Improved Feint, Shadow Strike[APG], Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (war razor)
Skills Acrobatics +13, Bluff +13, Diplomacy +13 (+17 to gather information within your area of renown, +17 when in your social identity, +17 when in your social identity), Disguise +13 (+33 to appear as part of polite society while in your social identity), Escape Artist +8, Heal +8, Intimidate +13 (+19 in your area of renown while in your vigilante identity), Knowledge (local) +12, Knowledge (nobility) +9, Linguistics +4, Perception +11, Sense Motive +11, Sleight of Hand +13, Stealth +13
Languages Common, Elven, Kelish
SQ alternate identity, loyal aid, loyal aid (task), seamless guise, social grace, social grace, social talents (great renown, loyal aid, renown, social grace), startling appearance, vigilante specialization (stalker), vigilante talents (hide in plain sight, honeyed words, shadow's sight, silent dispatch)
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Special Abilities
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Alternate Identity You can assume different identities.
Combat Expertise +/-2 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Hidden Strike +4d8/+4d4 Extra damage against unaware foes, d4s vs. flat-footed or flanked foe.
Hide in Plain Sight (Ex) Can hide as long as within 10' of dim light.
Honeyed Words (2/day) (Ex) Can roll 2d20 for Bluff check and take the better result.
Improved Feint You can make a Bluff check to feint in combat as a move action.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Loyal Aid (Ex) Gain the services of loyal allies to gather info, cover for you, or perform tasks.
Loyal Aid (hinder, +8 to DC, 1/week) Your friends increase the DC of Diplomacy chks to gather information or Survival to track you.
Loyal Aid (task, 1/day) You can have an ally perform a minor task.
Renown +6 (Zaragoza) (Ex) Renowned in one community of up to 5,000 people, or two of up to 2,000 each.
Seamless Guise (Ex) +20 circumstance bonus to appear as part of polite society.
Shadow Strike You can deal precision damage against targets with some concealment.
Silent Dispatch (Ex) Roll Stealth when attacking unaware foes to keep others from hearing battle.
Social Grace (Diplomacy) +4 circumstance bonus to selected skill while in your social identity.
Social Grace (Perception) +4 circumstance bonus to selected skill while in your social identity.
Startling Appearance (Ex) Attacking unaware foe makes them flat-footed for your turn, -4 to attack you until your next turn.
I'm looking for suggestions, tips and tricks, and ideas. Feel free to call me an idiot if you need, but help me craft a great villain. :)
Vigilante Warlock. I only use Paizo stuff, so I don't even know what the 3rd party or fan conversions are.
Alchemist(Vivisectionist)/Vigilante sounded like it could have merit as well. At that point, it's a question of how much vigilante to build in.
Five levels for startling appearance then all vivisectionist. I'd probably do stalker though.