150 Characters Skills Skill Skill Mod Ranks Stat Mod Misc Mod Stat Appraise 1 1 INT Balance 3 3 DEX Bluff 0 0 CHA Climb 10 5 5 STR Concentration 1 1 CON Craft () 1 1 INT Decipher Script 1 1 INT Diplomacy 0 0 CHA Disable Device 3 3 DEX Disguise 0 0 CHA Escape Artist 3 3 DEX Forgery 1 1 INT Gather Information 5 5 0 CHA Handle Animal 6 6 0 CHA Heal 9 6 3 WIS Hide 9 6 3 DEX Intimidate 0 0 CHA Jump 10 5 5 STR Knowledge (local) 2 1 1 INT Knowledge (geography) 6 5 1 INT Knowledge () INT Listen 9 6 3 WIS Move Silently 8 5 3 DEX Open Lock 3 3 DEX Perform 0 0 CHA Profession 1 1 INT Ride 8 5 3 DEX Search 85 1+2 INT Sense Motive 3 3 WIS Sleight of Hand 3 3 DEX Spot 8 5 3 WIS Survival 11 6 3 +2 WIS Swim 5 5 STR Tumble 3 3 DEX Use Rope 3 3 DEX
151 Characters Feats Track You can follow tracks using survival Two Weapon Combat Reduces the penalties for using two weapons at once Endurance +4 bonus to checks and saving throws to resist fatigue and environmental damage Die Hard You automatically stabilise, and can choose to fi ght when at negative hit points Two Weapon Defence You can give up an attack with one weapon at your highest attack bonus to get a +3 bonus to Parry Defence Improved Two Weapon Combat You may make multiple attacks with your offhand weapon when using full attack Exotic Weapon (Bossonian Longbow) You may use your Bossonian Longbow without penalty Power Attack You may take a penalty to your attack rolls to gain a like bonus to damage Cleave You may make another attack if your attack drops a foe Point Blank Shot You have a +1 bonus to attacks and damage when making ranged attacks on foes within 30 feet Rapid Shot You may make an additional attack with your bow when making a full attack, but all attacks suffer a -2 penalty Parry +1 Parry Defence Special Abilities Favoured Terrain (forests) +3 bonus to Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Spot and Survival checks in forests. +3 bonus to Dodge defence in Forests Favoured Terrain (Hyperborea) +1 bonus to Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Spot and Survival checks in Hyperborea. +1 bonus to Dodge defence in Hyperborea. Normally, a character would not be permitted to take a whole country as favoured terrain, but Halbad’s desperation to fi nd Hama makes him an exception. Two Weapon Combat Style Gain bonus Two Weapon Combat feats Guide Give a +1 bonus to ally’s Hide, Move Silently, Survival and Search checks when in favoured terrain Swift Tracker Move at normal speed while following tracks Weapons Weapon Attack Bonus Damage Crit AP Range Hardness Greatsword +14/+9 1d10+1d8+8 19-20x2 9 - 10 Battleaxe +14/+9 1d10+5 X3 9 - 7 Axe +14/+9 1d8+2 X3 3 - 5 Bossonian Longbow +12/+67 1d12+5 X3 10 80 ft 5 HP Type Size Weight Finesse Y/N Notes 10 Slashing or Piercing M 6 lb N Two-handed 5 Slashing M 3lb N 3 Slashing M 2lb N 3 Piercing M 2 lb N Weapon Greatsword Battleaxe Axe Bossonian Longbow
152 Characters Tiw A Soldier of Hyperborea Seven men held the bridge against half a hundred, and the greatest of those seven was Tiw. -Slave’s Saga emotion. You do whatever is commanded of you, because to do otherwise is futile. No man can resist the power of the Witchmen or the whips of the slavers. Defi ance is useless… … or so you thought for a long time. Now, a sorcerer named Logri the Binder has arisen to power and he troubles your Witchmen masters. They have sent you to steal Logri’s book of spells from his tower. For the fi rst time, you hear fear in the Witchmen’s voices. The other slaves sent on this mission are also strangely defi ant, as if their wills have not been wholly broken by the iron collar and the chain. Such a thing is surely impossible. If not, what does that say about you? Playing Tiw Tiw is a slave who has never realised that freedom is even possible. For all his life, he has been a servant of the Witchmen and he dedicated himself to being the best servant he could be. The drive and strength that would have made him in a king in a free country has been channelled into furthering the foul goals of the Witchmen. Now, in the company of these strange defi ant slaves, Tiw might fi nally break the chains of habit and belief that have held him back all these years. Character: Tiw Race: Hyperborean Class: Soldier Level: 9 Gender: Male Age: 29 Height: 5’ 9” Weight: N/A Handedness: Right Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Skin: Pale Code of Honour: None Allegiance #1: Witchmen Ability Scores Score Mod STR 19 +4 DEX 13 +1 CON 19 +4 INT 10 +0 WIS 15 +2 CHA 11 +0 Saving Throws Total Base Ability Mod Misc Mod Fort 10 +6 +4 Ref 7 +6 +1 Will 4 +2 +2 You were born a slave and you will die a slave. This is your fate and there is no escape from it. The thought of breaking free was entirely foreign to you – you are a living weapon, an instrument of the Witchmen’s will. Your father was a slave, so too was your grandfather and your grandfather’s father, a long chain of iron back into prehistory. This was the way of things since the beginning – the nobles and witchmen rule and the slaves toil. Hyperborea is a cruel and cold land, where only the strongest survive. You have trained yourself to be strong and callous. Your heart is like stone and you admit no human weakness or
153 Characters Hit Points 112 Load Lift Over Head: 116 lb Lift Off Ground: 232 lb Pull/Drag: 580 lb. Speed 25 ft. Defence Defence Misc Class Stat Base Defence 10+ Parry Defence 25 10+4 shield 7 4 Dodge Defence 16 10+5 1 Initiative 7 +1 Dex +6 Refl ex +Misc Armour and Protection Type DR Max Dex Armour Check Spell Fail Speed Weight Mail Hauberk Heavy 9 1 -8 95% 25ft. 55 lb Great Helm Helm +2 - -2 20% - 7 lb Large Shield Shield - - -4 30% - 8 lb. Attack Bonus Base +9 Total Base Ability Misc Melee +13 +9 4 Finesse +10 +9 1 Ranged +10 +9 1 Weapon Proficiencies All simple and martial weapons, Two-Weapon Combat, all armour, shields Combat Manoeuvres Aim, Bull’s Charge, Cat’s Parry, Dance Aside, Force Back, Hooking Parry, Improvised Attack, Leaping Charge, Leave Them For Dead, Masterful Disarm, Riposte, Shield Slam, To The Hilt Languages Hyperborean Aquilonian Equipment Mail Hauberk & Breastplate, Great Helm, Large Shield, Broadsword, Short Sword, Provisions, Slave Collar Fate Points 1
154 Characters Skills Skill Skill Mod Ranks Stat Mod Misc Mod Stat Appraise 0 0 INT Balance 1 1 DEX Bluff -1 0 -1 CHA Climb 8 4 4 STR Concentration 4 4 CON Craft (stone) 1 1 0 INT Decipher Script 0 0 INT Diplomacy -1 0 -1 CHA Disable Device 1 1 DEX Disguise 0 0 CHA Escape Artist 1 1 DEX Forgery 0 0 INT Gather Information -1 0 -1 CHA Handle Animal 0 0 CHA Heal 2 2 WIS Hide 1 1 DEX Intimidate 3 3 0 CHA Jump 7 3 4 STR Knowledge (local) 1 1 0 INT Knowledge () 0 0 INT Knowledge () 0 0 INT Listen 9 5 2 2 WIS Move Silently 1 1 DEX Open Lock 1 1 DEX Perform -1 0 -1 CHA Profession 0 0 INT Ride 5 4 1 DEX Search 4 4 0 INT Sense Motive 2 2 WIS Sleight of Hand 1 1 DEX Spot 9 5 2 2 WIS Survival 2 2 WIS Swim 4 4 STR Tumble 1 1 DEX Use Rope 1 1 DEX
155 Characters Feats Two Weapon Combat You can use a light weapon in your off-hand without penalty Power Attack Take a penalty to your attack to increase your damage by a like amount Cleave Make another attack if your attack drops a foe Great Cleave You can keep cleaving if your attacks keep dropping does Weapon Focus +1 bonus to attacks with your broadsword Weapon Specialisation +2 damage to attacks with your broadsword Greater Weapon Focus +1 bonus to attacks with your broadsword Parry +1 parry Combat Refl exes You may make an extra attack of opportunity each round Web of Death When making a full defence action, you may make an attack of opportunity on anyone who attacks you Alertness +2 Listen and Spot Special Abilities Formation Combat You may give two allies and yourself a +1 bonus to Will Saves and Fortitude Saves using the Fighting Spirit formation combat Weapons Weapon Attack Bonus Damage Crit AP Range Hardness Broadsword +15 1d10+6 19-20x2 8 - 10 Short Sword +13 1d8+2 19-20x2 3 - 10 Large Shield +13 1d4 X2 - - 6 HP Type Size Weight Finesse Y/N Notes 5 Slashing Medium 2.5 lb N 3 Slashing or Piercing Medium 1.5 lb N 6 Bludgeoning Medium 8 lb N Weapon Broadsword Short Sword Large Shield
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