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The story of John Aldori begins with his father.
Sixteen years ago a nobleman by the name of Richard was traveling with his wife and a small party of retainers near the woods of Brevoy when they were attacked by a group of Orcs. The battle was fierce, and Richard was knocked out.
When he awoke he was a prisoner of the orcs, and he could hear his wife screaming in the dark. The details of what came next were never talked about, but to say that Richard managed to escape and no orc survived that night in the camp.
However, after returning home, it was discovered that the Lady Isabella was with child. Richard hoped that it was his, but feared that it was not. So they decided to spend time in a estate far from their keep. Richard's greatest fears were answered when his son was born a half-orc.
A story was spread that they had lost the child in child birth, and John was left in the care of a retainer. When the child was four years old the retainer returned with the child and a story of "adopting" the child. The child was loved by all three of his parents (Richard, Isabella, & the old swordmaster Kay), however propriety had to be honored.
John grew strong, and good with the sword, and one day he swore the Aldori Swordlord oath. Now he is on his own, trying to prove his own way.
Personality wise John is a bit of a party animal, likes to drink, likes to fight, and likes to wench. However he is also keenly aware of his origins, and knows the pain that his presence gave to his mother and "father", he would save anyone that pain, and tries to be a good "monster"...
Not happy with the names, if anyone has more "Brevoy" names let me know
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I did not have one data pack I needed, so had to make some adjustments. He is a Human Raised Half Orc
Johnathan Aldori
Male half-orc swashbuckler (rostland bravo) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 56, Pathfinder RPG Adventurer's Guide 23)
CG Medium humanoid (human, orc)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception -1
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 12 (1d10+2)
Fort +2, Ref +5, Will -1
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +4 (1d4+1/19-20) or
. . dagger +4 (1d4+1/19-20) or
. . aldori dueling sword +4 (1d8+1/19-20)
Special Attacks deeds (derring-do, dodging panache, opportune parry and riposte), panache (2)
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Statistics
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Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 15
Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency (aldori dueling sword), Weapon Focus (aldori dueling sword)
Traits reactionary, sword scion
Skills Acrobatics +6, Bluff +6, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (nobility) +4, Sense Motive +3; Racial Modifiers +2 Intimidate
Languages Common, Orc
SQ orc blood, swashbuckler finesse
Other Gear studded leather, aldori dueling sword[ISWG], dagger (8), dagger (2), ale (per mug), bandolier[UE], bedroll, belt pouch, belt pouch, cutting board, wooden (2 lb), flint and steel, holy symbol with flask of Caiden Calhein[UE], knife, cutting (0.5 lb), ladle (0.5 lb), masterwork backpack[APG], mess kit[UE], pot, seasonings, local (0.5 lb), skewer (1 lb), skillet[UE], tinder packet (0.5 lb), trail rations (3), tripod, iron (3 lb), waterskin, whetstone, 25 gp, 6 sp, 4 cp
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Special Abilities
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Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deeds
Orc Blood Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
Panache (Ex) Gain a pool of points that are spent to fuel deeds, regained on light/piercing crit/killing blow.
Swashbuckler Finesse Use Dex for att with light/1-hand pierce wep. Use Cha instead of Int for combat feat pre-reqs.
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Level 2: Brawler (1)
Level 3: Swashbuckler (2): Extra Pinache or Extra Martial Mastery
Level 4: Swashbuckler (3): Class Feat (limited) Dazzling Display
Level 5: Swashbuckler (4): Quick Draw, (Bonus Feat) Aldori Dueling Mastery
Level 6: Aldori Swordlord (1) Combat Expertise
Level 7: Swashbuckler (5): Iron Will
Level 8: ??????????????????????????
The Level 5 Snapshot
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Johnathan Aldori
Male half-orc brawler 1/swashbuckler (rostland bravo) 4 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 23, 56, Pathfinder RPG Adventurer's Guide 23)
CG Medium humanoid (human, orc)
Init +10; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 20, touch 15, flat-footed 15 (+3 armor, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 shield)
hp 42 (5d10+10)
Fort +5, Ref +10, Will +0
Defensive Abilities charmed life 3/day, nimble +1
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +9 (1d4+1/19-20+4 Precision) or
. . dagger +9 (1d4+1/19-20+4 Precision) or
. . aldori dueling sword +11 (1d8+1/19-20+4 Precision) or
. . unarmed strike +6 (1d6+1)
Special Attacks deeds (derring-do, dodging panache, inevitable victory, kip-up, opportune parry and riposte, precise strike, swashbuckler initiative), martial flexibility 7/day, panache (3)
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Statistics
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Str 13, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 15
Base Atk +5; CMB +6; CMD 21
Feats Aldori Dueling Mastery[ISWG], Dazzling Display, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (aldori dueling sword), Extra Martial Flexibility[ACG], Improved Unarmed Strike, Quick Draw, Weapon Focus (aldori dueling sword)
Traits reactionary, sword scion
Skills Acrobatics +9, Bluff +8, Intimidate +12, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Perception +5, Sense Motive +5, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Intimidate
Languages Common, Orc
SQ brawler's cunning, martial training, orc blood, swashbuckler finesse
Other Gear studded leather, aldori dueling sword[ISWG], dagger (8), dagger (2), ale (per mug), bandolier[UE], bedroll, belt pouch, belt pouch, cutting board, wooden (2 lb), flint and steel, holy symbol with flask of Caiden Calhein[UE], knife, cutting (0.5 lb), ladle (0.5 lb), masterwork backpack[APG], mess kit[UE], pot, seasonings, local (0.5 lb), skewer (1 lb), skillet[UE], tinder packet (0.5 lb), trail rations (3), tripod, iron (3 lb), waterskin, whetstone, 25 gp, 6 sp, 4 cp
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Special Abilities
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Aldori Dueling Mastery Gain initiative and defensive bonuses when wielding an Aldori dueling sword.
Brawler's Cunning (Ex) Count as Int 13 for the purpose of combat feat pre-requisites.
Charmed Life +2 (3/day) (Ex) Choose to add Charisma bonus to save before roll is made.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Dazzling Display (Aldori dueling sword) Intimidate check to demoralize can affect those within 30' who see you.
Deeds
Improved Unarmed Strike Unarmed strikes don't cause attacks of opportunity, and can be lethal.
Martial Flexibility (move action, 7/day) (Ex) As a Move action, gain a combat feat for 1 min. More gained for greater actions.
Martial Training (Ex) Brawler levels count as fighter/monk levels for feat/item pre-reqs and effects.
Nimble +1 (Ex) +1 dodge bonus to AC.
Orc Blood Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
Panache (Ex) Gain a pool of points that are spent to fuel deeds, regained on light/piercing crit/killing blow.
Quick Draw Draw weapon as a free action (or move if hidden weapon). Throw at full rate of attacks.
Swashbuckler Finesse Use Dex for att with light/1-hand pierce wep. Use Cha instead of Int for combat feat pre-reqs.
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Any help with names?
Brevoy takes a lot of inspiration from Slavic countries. Hence, Brevic names are Slavic.
Brevoy for examples!
Richard means "powerful" or "strong ruler" in German.
According to this site, "Stanislaus" or Lazlo (or Vadiav) or Nicholai is similar; this site let's you click and search for specific letters.
Johnathan means "Jehova has given" - as far as I can tell, the only Slavic "J" name from the second site is "Jan" and it kind of works for meaning, of sounding more like a girl's name to my modern/American ear (though it's masculine, I believe, in Eastern Europe); the first site also has Jaromir, which means "spring" so not as good meaning-wise, but... sounds more similar.
Maybe more, later, but I'm out of time and focus for now...
Anyhoo, hope this helps!
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Jaroslav is a good slavic name which starts with J...
Yup, caught that did you...
Brawler dip is going to be a big deal for him, the idea is to make him have a few chain feats that "bloom" and use martial mastery to "trade" them out
However, short run, Slashing Grace will be the default on it. Later Combat expertise, for instance, is a good investment as it allows me a bunch of traits to use with Martial mastery
I could take Iron Will instead of extra Mastery. Could also deal with my perceived panache problem with taking it as a favored class bonus...