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Yes. The Gadgeteer. I'll link you in a couple minutes.

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So, the Gadgeteer needs some tweaking here and there - such as to tone the power down, for one.

The Gadgeteer

"When my Armageddon Clock is complete, no-one will ever again laugh at me!"

Playing a Gadgeteer: the Gadgeteer benefits from a high Int, and after that it depends on what you want them to do, but a good Dex or Str is likely in order.

Alignment: Gadgeteers can be of any alignment. Some of them build nuclear death rays to HELP people, not to hurt them.

Races: anyone with hands can be a Gadgeteer, really, though many of them seem to be Goblins, Dwarfs, Gnomes and Kobolds as all of these races spend a lot of time building things.

Starting Money: 5d4*10 GP (120 GP)
Starting Age: as Wizard
Hit Die: d8
Skill Points: 6+Int per hit die
Class Skills: Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Disable Device (Int), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Any) (Int), Listen (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Use Magic Device (Cha)

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Special	Daily Blueprints	Charged Blueprints
1	+0	+2	+2	+0	Gadgetry, Coax Device	1	2
2	+1	+3	+3	+0	Twisted Brain, The Humble Paperclip	2	2
3	+2	+3	+3	+1	Machine in the God, Evasion	2	3
4	+3	+4	+4	+1	Good Gadgets	3	4
5	+3	+4	+4	+1	Duct Tape	4	4
6	+4	+5	+5	+2	Confuse Magic Device	4	5
7	+5	+5	+5	+2	Cold Steel Logic	5	5
8	+6/+1	+6	+6	+2	Greater Gadgets	6	6
9	+6/+1	+6	+6	+3	Improved Evasion, Flame Retardant	6	7
10	+7/+2	+7	+7	+3	Crafted Companion	7	7
11	+8/+3	+7	+7	+3	Rapid Rebuild	8	7
12	+9/+4	+8	+8	+4	Giga Gadgets	9	8
13	+9/+4	+8	+8	+4	Percussive Maintenance	9	9
14	+10/+5	+9	+9	+4	Best Backpack	9	10
15	+11/+6/+6	+9	+9	+5	Command Magic Device	10	10
16	+12/+7/+7	+10	+10	+5	Galactic Gadgets	11	11
17	+12/+7/+7	+10	+10	+5	Throw a Spanner at it	11	12
18	+13/+8/+8	+11	+11	+6	Stronger, Faster, More Expensive!	12	12
19	+14/+9/+9	+11	+11	+6	Secrets of Creation	13	12
20	+15/+10/+10	+12	+12	+6	The Grand Contraption	13	13

Weapon and Armour Proficiency: the Gadgeteer is proficient with Light and Medium Armour, and Simple Weapons. He is also proficient with any Gadget he creates.

Gadgetry (Ex): the Gadgeteer is able to create Gadgets. As he gains levels, he learns more blueprints (according to the table). Some are "Daily" - the preparation involved means they are set up at the beginning of the day (requiring an hour in total) and then once used, are unavailable for the rest of the day due to the power source being hard to prepare, needing significant cleaning and so on. Others are simpler, and can be used essentially at will, as long as they are charged (covered in the item description). Multiples of the same item can be made, but they take up the "time" of another item, so if you have two Dailies, you could make them both and keep them both available for the day, or make two of the one thing and thus have two uses, but not use the other.

Devices can be handed to other people to use, however they are not automatically considered proficient (anyone with "All Martial Weapons" proficiency should be considered proficient with weaponlike Gadgets, and people can become proficient with them in the normal way), and the Gadgeteer must continue to maintain the items (as part of his "pool" of Gadgets) for them to continue functioning.

Any save DC is 10 + half level + Int modifier. Anything that scales with level uses the character level.

Coax Device (Su): the Gadgeteer can always take 10 on Use Magic Device and Disable Device checks, even if threatened, rushed or on fire.

Twisted Brain (Ex): the Gadgeteer's brain doesn't work like normal people. As such, at second level, he may use his Intelligence bonus for Will Saves instead of his Wisdom bonus, if he so desires.

The Humble Paperclip (Ex): at second level, the Gadgeteer is treated as having Masterwork Tools for anything he ever does that can use tools, as long as he has some kind of object at all - fiddling with it until it becomes just what he needs.

Machine in the God (Ex): at third level, the Gadgeteer can start to add bionic enhancements to himself, though these are unlikely to be sleek Shadowrun stuff, and more likely to be giant cogs, rotors and steam engines. He gains an Enhancement bonus to Constitution equal to 1/3 of his hit dice (round up), and a chance to negate Critical Hits (and similar effects) equal to his class level times 5%.

Evasion (Ex): inventions often explode. At third level, the Gadgeteer is so used to this that he gains Evasion. If he already possesses Evasion, it becomes Improved Evasion.

Good Gadgets: starting at level four, the Gadgeteer may select Blueprints from the "Good Gadgets" list.

Duct Tape (Sp): at level five, the Gadgeteer gains the ability to perform quick repairs on things. He may cast Mending, Make Whole and Repair Light Damage at will, with a caster level equal to his character level.

Confuse Magic Device (Su): at sixth level, the Gadgeteer gains the ability to confuse magic items with an Abuse Magic Device check. If it possesses charges, adding +10 to the DC can activate the item without using a charge (this does not apply to single-use items). If it casts a spell that deals a type of damage, or grants protection against a type of damage, this can be changed for that use by adding +5 to the DC. It can be Widened or Extended by adding +5 to the DC as well. Finally, traps that use a magic form of detection are not triggered by the Gadgeteer.

Cold Steel Logic (Ex): at seventh level, the Gadgeteer starts to also work on enhancing his own brain, possibly adding a wind-up key to his head or something. He gains an Enhancement bonus to Intelligence equal to 1/3 of his hit dice (round up), and Immunity to [Mind Affecting] effects.

Greater Gadgets: starting at level eight, the Gadgeteer may select Blueprints from the "Greater Gadgets" list.

Improved Evasion (Ex): at ninth level, the Gadgeteer's reflexes improve such that he gains Improved Evasion. If he already has this, he just gets a +1 bonus to Reflex Saves.

Flame Retardant (Su): by ninth level, the Gadgeteer has become pretty good at not catching fire. He never catches fire from effects that would normally cause him to do so, and has Fire Resistance equal to 10 plus his hit dice.

Crafted Companion: at level ten, the Gadgeteer can build himself a cohort, requiring a whole heap of scrap parts and 8 hours of work. Should the cohort be destroyed, he can rebuild it or build a new one, but he can't have more than one at a time. The Cohort can be any kind of Construct or Robot Girl/Android, regardless of whether or not he actually knows how to make them normally, and can't have a CR higher than his own CR minus four.

Rapid Rebuild (Su): at level eleven, the Gadgeteer becomes supernaturally fast at making things he is familiar with. As long as he has built something once in the past, he may rebuild it in half the time it would take to build normally (including his cohort), and can use a full round action to restore 150 HP to any Gadget he is touching, which should usually be enough to completely restore it to full.

Giga Gadgets: starting at level twelve, the Gadgeteer may select Blueprints from the "Giga Gadgets" list.

Percussive Maintenance (Su): at thirteenth level, the Gadgeteer learns how to fix (and damage) objects with a solid kick. With a melee attack that must hit the AC of the target, he may duplicate a Heal or Harm effect that only works on Constructs (ignoring any usual immunities to Heal/Harm or supernatural effects in general). He may do this a total number of times per day equal to his Intelligence bonus (minimum 1).

Best Backpack (Su): the backpack of the fourteenth-level Gadgeteer is nothing short of awesome. It functions as a Handy Haversack, however can also be folded out into an Instant Fortress.

Command Magic Device (Su): at fifteenth level, the Gadgeteer knows how to command magic devices that don't even belong to him: no Construct will ever attack him, even sentient ones, unless he attacks them first. Furthermore, with a DC (15 + CR of Construct) Use Magic Device check, he may control it (as per Dominate Monster, except it affects the Construct despite immunities, and allows no save) for one minute, after which it cannot be controlled by him again that day.

Additionally, as a standard action he may activate a magic item somebody else is using or holding, from up to 50 feet away, as long as he is aware of it and targets it. This adds +10 to the activation DC. He may also make a Use Magic Device check as an immediate action (DC = base DC to activate) to prevent it from being used, wasting the attempt.

Galactic Gadgets: starting at level sixteen, the Gadgeteer may select Blueprints from the "Galactic Gadgets" list.

Throw a Spanner at it (Su): starting at seventeenth-level, Percussive Maintenance may be made with a ranged attack, but only for thrown weapons/items, not ammunition or spells.

Stronger, Faster, More Expensive! (Ex): at level eighteen, the Gadgeteer learns how to implant souls into big machines. With 48 hours of work and some amount of Planar Currency equal to that of a Major Magic Item (not necessarily paid by him), he can effectively turn someone into a golem, even himself. This does use up an Attunement slot on the subject, and grants the following:
[*]Type: changes to Construct with their former Type becoming a Subtype
[*]The basic immunities of Constructs (but not of Golems) are gained
[*]Constitution is retained, and Hit Dice are not changed. Likewise, no bonus HP from size are gained.
[*]Damage Reduction 15/Adamantine is gained
[*]The subject is 100% unable to float or swim, but can just sink to the ocean floor and walk.
[*]Gain an Enhancement bonus to Strength and Natural Armour equal to 1/3 Hit Dice (round up)
[*]Can have a single Charged Gadget from the Gadget, Good Gadget or Greater Gadget list (that the Gadgeteer knows) bolted on. This does not take up a Gadget "slot" from the Gadgeteer.
[*]Any Spell or Spell-like Ability that would be resolved as a Touch Attack (ranged or otherwise) against the subject is instead resolved as a regular Attack, needing to beat Armour, Shield, and Natural Armour bonuses.

Secrets of Creation (Ex): at level nineteen, the Gadgeteer learns how to truly invent lifeforms - he is able to Craft Golems of all kinds, as well as other craftable Constructs such as Elder Eidolons, Construct Creatures and Robot Girls/Androids. In the case of the latter, they are always made with a single hit die, and as such basically require such little expenditure as to be part of the Wish Economy (see: Free). For sentient constructs, loyalty is not actually guaranteed here.

The Grand Contraption (Ex): at level twenty, the Gadgeteer can make something so awesome and spectacular that there are no hard rules for it. An example may be a small wind-up device that casts Wish or Miracle at will, or a massive flying city/ship loaded up with cannons, or a plot device that will destroy the world in 3 days unless stopped, or a giant robot that is big enough that each foot is a Colossal+ object. Whatever. Creating it takes a full week of uninterrupted work. At this point, the Gadgeteer has basically won the game.

Gadget Descriptions

Gadgets:

Flamethrower [Daily]
This device must be wielded in both hands to be used, and requires a Standard action to activate. This creates a 30' cone or 60' line of fire, dealing 1d10 Fire damage per level (Ref half). Those who fail the save catch fire. Additionally, the area is filled with thick smoke that causes Concealment and forces a Fort save to all in the area, against being Nauseated for one round due to choking. It dissipates after 1d4 rounds.

This also ignites any unattended flammable objects in the area and creates as much light as you would expect the fire to.

Shotgun [Daily]
This device must be wielded in both hands to be used, and requires an attack action to activate. It can be activated twice before being used up for the day. Each activation deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage per level to a 20' cone (Ref half). Additionally, everyone within 30' must make a Fort save or be Deafened for 1 minute. It makes a lot of noise.

Mining Drill [Daily]
This device must be wielded in both hands to be used, and requires a Standard action to activate. It then lasts for one minute, though requires a Standard action to utilise each round. With a Standard action it can destroy an adjacent 5' cube of anything softer than stone, or deal 1d6 piercing damage per 2 levels (round up), ignoring material DR or DR/magic, to a target.

As a steam-powered device, this is quite noisy and grants a -10 penalty to Move Silently checks when activated.

Hover Pack [Daily]
This must be worn on the back, and requires a Swift or Immediate action to activate. it then lasts for one hour, causing the wearer to fall slowly (as Featherfall), and hover up to 20' above the ground (though only able to move up to 15' per round in a given direction).

Dynamite [Daily]
This device is small enough to be carried or stored in a pocket, and requires a Swift action to activate. Three rounds later, hopefully with the user nowhere near it, it explodes in a 50' radius spread. This deals 1d10 Fire/Sonic damage per level to all in the area, Ref half, and anyone who fails the save is knocked prone. Additionally, it specifically affects all objects and structures in the area (including individual 5' cubes of terrain), dealing double damage and ignoring Hardness less than that of Steel.

Extend-O-Fist [Daily]
This device is worn like a glove, and uses rocket fuel to launch off. It allows you to, with a Swift action, make a Ranged Attack out to 50' that deals Bludgeoning Damage to foes (2d6 for a Medium character). Additionally, foes are Dazed for 1 round unless they pass a Fort save.

Helper [Charged]
This Construct resembles a snake or centipede, is Tiny sized, and crawls along after you with a Move speed of 20'. Spending a Full Round action winding it up powers the brain enough to allow it to take cover, make attacks of opportunity, and make Aid Other attempts (Str 8 Dex 12 Int 10, has no skill ranks but a BAB equal to the creator's). It reaches out 5' and its Bite/Sting/Slam attack deals 1d4-1 damage, +1 per 3 levels. It can also carry half a dozen potion-sized objects, and when charged up, can understand commands and hand them to/use them on people, or even fling them at enemies.

Shock Staff [Charged]
This device can be wielded in one hand, and has reach. It requires a Move Equivalent action to charge up by winding, then holds the charge for up to a minute or until used. A melee touch attack activates it, dealing 1d6 Electricity damage per 3 levels (round up) and requiring the target to make a Fortitude save. If they fail the save, they take a -4 penalty to Dexterity for one round.

Glider [Charged]
This device can be folded up to take little space, but must be worn in the Cloak slot to be used. It is effectively charged by any rush of air, so any time you would want to use it, it is going to be charged anyway. This causes the wearer to slowly fall instead of plummeting to their death, at the rate of 10' per round, but they may also move up to 20' per round in any other direction except for up.

Launch Boots [Charged]
These bulky boots must be worn on the feet (duh), and require the user to move 30' or more in order to charge, at which point they remain charged until used, which requires a Move action. Doing so launches them up to 50' in the air (this can be adjusted on use in 10' increments so as to only go, say, 20' up). The jumper may move as far forward as upward. The fall afterwards is treated as though 10' less for the purpose of working out falling damage, and falling damage in general is reduced by 10'.

Harpoon [Charged]
This weapon must be wielded in both hands to activate. it requires a Full Round action to fully wind up, and can then be activated at any time with a Swift action, firing out to 60' away. It deals 1d6 piercing damage per level, and if it deals any damage (after DR/Hardness), sticks in firmly, requiring a DC 20 Strength check to remove. A cable attached can be wound up as a Move-equivalent action, allowing the user to either pull himself towards the landing point, or drag a target towards him with an opposed Strength check.

Steam Spray [Charged]
This weapon must be wielded in both hands to activate. It requires one minute to charge up, but will then boil away happily for up to 8 hours or until used up. Charging it provides 3 activations, each one requiring a Standard action. Doing so creates a 20' cone of steam, dealing 1d4 Fire damage per 2 levels (Ref half) but also really cleaning the targets, though they may not appreciate it. Failing the save causes a -2 morale penalty to attacks and a -4 morale penalty to AC for 3 rounds.

This is noisy enough to provide a -3 penalty to Move Silently checks, and the Fire damage does not ignite materials or deal double damage to Mummies.

Wind-up Flare Lantern [Charged]
This device may be freely worn on the shoulder or even on top of a helmet, but takes a free hand to activate or adjust the settings. Winding it up for one minute provides a charge to keep it providing light (as per a Light) spell for one hour or a Daylight effect that even reveals Ethereal/Incorporeal creatures for 10 minutes. At any time a Standard action may be used to end this effect, suddenly using up all the remaining power in one flash. This forces all in 50' to attempt a Fortitude save or be rendered Blind for 1 round per level. Those warned may cover their eyes with a Reflex save.

Proximity Detector [Charged]
This device takes up no slot, whirling around the wearer. If it is moderately windy (enough to potentially knock a lightweight travelling hat off a head or lift a summer dress), this requires no charging at all, otherwise it requires the use of a Swift action every turn to turn a crank that helps the wheels spin.

Using sonar echoes, it grants Blindsense out to 15' and Trap Finding to the wearer.

Brand New Combine Harvester [Charged]
This haphazard series of scythes takes up both arms, and some amount of space but no other slots. Every round, with a Standard action, the wielder may cause a whirl of blades, making one Masterwork Scythe attack against every threatened enemy. Those who are hit are Entangled for one round, and whenever this is activated, the area the wielder threatens is treated as Difficult Terrain for one round.

Good Gadgets:

Pressure Jetpack [Daily]
This device must be worn on the back, and requires a Standard action to activate. It then fires a blast of steam, lifting the wearer into the sky and allowing them to Fly with a speed of 40' (Average). This lasts for 1 hour before it runs out of water and overheats, used up for the day. It will sputter and slowly lower to the ground when this happens.

Oil Spray [Daily]
This device can be carried and fired with just one hand, and firing it takes a Standard action. A 40' cone is filled with a fine mist of oil - the ground is affected as though by Incendiary Slime, as are all people in the area, and all in the area must additionally make a Fortitude save or be Nauseated for 1d4 rounds.

Gatling Gun [Daily]
This device must be carried in both hands when activated, requiring a Full Round action to do so. It then fires for that entire round, and the next two rounds (Standard actions are required to keep control of it for this duration) before finally running out of ammunition. Each round of use, one target of choice within 60' takes 1 hit per 3 levels that each deal 15 Piercing damage (Ref negates). For every save passed, the next target behind them (providing they are also in range) is hit and must save, and so on until you run out of targets/range/hits.

Cannon [Daily]
This device can be assembled or taken apart with a Full Round action, but must otherwise be rolled or carried about. To activate, it must be set on the ground, braced and lit, requiring a Full Round action. On the following round it fires, Bullrushing the user with a bonus of +10, and deafening all in 30' on a failed Fort save. However even more damage happens at the other end, where the shot lands: one 40' radius blast is designated up to 250' away, dealing 10 Fire/Bludgeoning damage per level to all in the area (Ref half). Those who fail the save are knocked prone, and Stunned for 1 round.

Defibrillator [Daily]
This device can fit inside a regular backpack (barely), but to activate, one component must be held in each hand (assuming two hands), and a Standard action used on an adjacent ally. This causes an incredible bolt of electricity, burning out the mechanisms. This duplicates a Raise Dead spell, but with no level loss, or can stabilise anyone who is Dying.

Spy Balloon [Daily]
This device can easily be stored in a pouch when not in use, then takes only one Full Round action to activate. A small balloon fills with air and starts to drift at the speed of 50' per round, assisted by small nozzles controlled via wire attached to the control box. It has a glass ball connected to a long fibre leading back to a "screen" on the control box, as well as a basic speaker system: two horns connected by string. Effectively, it can be controlled out to 1000' and requires a Spot check of DC 10 + class level + Int mod in order to spot. It allows the user to see and hear through it, and pass messages on as well. After two hours of use, however, it runs out of air and must be rewound and stored away, to be refilled and the wires repaired the next day.

Static Blade [Charged]
This is a two-handed melee weapon, usually a Great Sword. It can be charged by dragging it along the ground, and loses the charge when used or at the end of the round (basically meaning you have to move to use it as a Gadget). It can be wielded as a regular Masterwork weapon of its type, however if charged it is a Magic Weapon and also deals 1d6 Electricity damage per hit die on a successful hit.

Cog Powered Fist [Charged]
This device must be worn on one hand, like a bulky gauntlet, and provides a -3 penalty to skill checks involving that hand. It must be wound up to be activated, requiring a Standard action to provide enough power for five rounds. When powered, it can be used to make Slam attacks that deal 2d6+Str for a Medium creature, with a critical value of 20/x3. It also adds a +6 Enhancement bonus to the wearer's Strength, and grants a Constrict attack of automatic Slam damage.

Pump-Action [Charged]
This device must be wielded in both hands to be used, and requires an attack action to activate. It can be activated eight times before being used up, needed 10 minutes to make another 8 shells out of any old junk, and one Full Round action to load them all in. Each activation deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage per level to a 20' cone (Ref half). Additionally, everyone within 30' must make a Fort save or be Deafened for 1 minute.

Frost Blaster [Charged]
This device is worn as a back-pack, but to be used it also has an attachment that must be wielded in one hand. It has three uses per charge, with a minute required to re-fill it. With a Standard action, it unleashes a very cold spray in a 20' cone. This deals 1d4 Cold damage per level (Fort half), and all who fail the Fortitude save become Entangled for one minute or until exposed to a strong source of heat. Anyone already Entangled instead becomes Slowed for one minute or until exposed to a strong source of heat, and anyone already Slowed becomes Paralysed for one minute or until exposed to a strong source of heat.

Lightning Rod [Charged]
This device can be carried in one hand quite easily. It can be charged either by winding it up to generate power (requiring one Standard action per charge) or by being hit by a source of electricity that would do at least 15 Electricity damage (providing one charge). it can hold one charge at a time, and can be discharged with a Standard action. Doing so unleashes a Lightning Bolt (as per the spell), except the damage is uncapped. Additionally, if it is not charged, it will automatically absorb any electricity-based attacks aimed at the wielder (until it is charged).

Jetskates [Charged]
These are worn on the feet like bulky boots. To create a fuel charge requires a minute of work, and they can hold up to three charges at a time. Activating them requires only a Swift action, and allows the user to move at 100' per Move action and skim over water, but they cannot fly. Turning is possible but difficult and stopping is out of the question, as though flying [Clumsy]. Each charge lasts for one round.

Fuel-Efficient Flamethrower [Charged]
This device must be wielded in both hands to be used, and requires a Standard action to activate. This creates a 30' cone or 60' line of fire, dealing 1d4 Fire damage per level (Ref half). Those who fail the save catch fire. Additionally, the area is filled with thick smoke that causes Concealment and forces a Fort save to all in the area, against being Nauseated for one round due to choking. It dissipates after 1d4 rounds.

This also ignites any unattended flammable objects in the area. Refilling the device with fuel takes three full rounds.

Flashbang Generator [Charged]
This device is carried as a staff, and holds one charge at a time. It takes three rounds to mix up another charge to load in, but only a Move equivalent action to activate. Activating it creates a bright flash of light (as the Flare Lantern, double the duration) and a loud "bang", causing those who pass the save to be Deafened for 2d6 rounds, and those who fail to be Stunned for 1 round and Deafened for 2d6 minutes.

Steam Hammer [Charged]
This massive hammer is treated as a Masterwork Warhammer. It takes three full rounds to fill the boiler, strapped to the back or waist, and a Standard action to switch it on, after which there is a 1 minute delay, and then it is good for five attacks.

Each charged attack causes an additional 1d6 Fire damage per 3 Hit Dice (that does not ignite material or deal double damage to Mummies) and creates a cloud of Steam granting the wielder Concealment from adjacent enemies and Full Concealment from those further away. Anyone adjacent takes a -2 Morale penalty (a [Pain] effect) to Spot checks and attack rolls from the steam irritating their eyes, but gains Concealment against anyone other than the wielder. The steam (and effects) lasts for 1 round.

Greater Gadgets:

Cog Staff [Daily]
This staff must be held in two hands to use properly. It requires a Standard action to activate by twisting, the cogs turning and grinding to produce a charge of energy similar to magic. This burns the cogs out, but creates an (Ex) effect from the following list:

• Shadow Evocation
• Eyebite (2 or more HD more than inventor: Sickened, within 1 HD of inventor: Panicked and Sickened, 2 or more HD less than inventor: Comatose, Panicked and Sickened)
• One 10' radius burst in 60' takes 2d6 Fire damage per level (Fort half), with those who fail the save becoming Nauseated for one round
• Maximised Lightning Leap

Teleport-Pump [Daily]
This fold-out device can be carried in one hand or stored in a pack until unfolded (a Swift action). It then takes a Full Round action to pump up until it sparks, frying the fuse and teleporting the user as per Teleport Without Error.

Fume Engine [Daily]
This device is bulky, but fits in a backpack. It also comes with a gas mask that can be worn on the face to provide immunity to inhaled Poisons and Diseases, as well as gases and smell-based effects. The main device, however, can only be used once per day, with a Swift action to activate. One round later, the engine starts, running for one minute before being empty. For the duration, it creates a 20' radius spread of Poison gas. It obscures vision, granting Concealment to all, but also poisons all who breathe it in (Fort negates). Primary and Secondary damage are both 2d6 Con.

Boiler-Powered Armour [Daily]
This armour must be worn all over the body, except the hands, feet and head. It is treated as Adamantine Full Plate normally, but when activated (a Standard action to start the boiling process, then a one minute wait), it provides 4 hours of uninterrupted power. When powered, the user gains a +6 Enhancement bonus to Constitution, and replaces the Armour bonus with a Deflection bonus to AC. Additionally, they gain a +10 bonus to Break checks and their melee attacks ignore Hardness. As long as at least one full hour remains the remainder may be used up in one burst, granting a +10 Enhancement bonus to Strength and treating the wearer as two size categories larger, both for only one round. It is a Swift action to do this.

Turbine Laser [Daily]
This weapon must be held in two hands, with an additional mount on a shoulder or on the head, consisting of a turbine. It requires some form of breeze to charge, providing one charge per two rounds unless in strong winds where it provides a charge every round, or hurricane force winds, where it provides three charges in one round. It may store up to three charges at a time, and requires an Attack action to fire - however it can only be fired once per day, the power destroying the laser components.

Once activated, it makes a Ranged Touch Attack with a maximum range of 200'. This deals 1d6 untyped energy damage per level and has a regular critical hit (20/x2). If two charges are stored when it is fired, it deals 2d6 damage per level. If three charges are stored when it is fired, it deals 10 damage per level.

Wand-Gatler [Daily]
This device can be wielded in one hand, though a second hand is needed to actually turn the handle. One to five wands must be slotted in before use. Turning the handle is a Standard action, and activates all wands at the same time, with the same target/targets/area of effect (or closest match). The magical overload burns the engine out.

Makai Cannon [Daily]
This bulky bazooka houses an angry ghost of some description, and every time it is fired, a new Gasket Engine Thrombulator must be configured, with a new set of Grub-Nuts to hold a spirit in. It can be fired with a Standard action, unleashing a 60' Cone of ghost energy. Everyone in the area takes 1d4 Force damage per HD (no save), and must pass a Will save or Panic for 5 rounds.

Elemental Microwave [Charged]
This is a sort of gun that houses a trapped Fire Elemental. To charge, it must be vigorously shaken for a Full Round, to make the elemental energetic (but not actually angry: they happily burn away in the container). It can then be fired with a Standard action within 3 rounds, as a Ranged Touch Attack out to 30 feet. On a successful hit, the target takes 1d6 Nonlethal Fire damage per 2 levels and 4 Int damage, with a Fort save for half (both). On a failed save, they also burst into flames, catching fire, and must make a Will save or become Confused for 3 rounds as their brain is fried.

Aero-Amplifier [Charged]
This device can be held in both hands or worn around the shoulders. It resembles a giant brass instrument, with one handle. As long as there is even a light breeze or source of sound, a Standard action can be used to squeeze the handle, opening the valves and amplifying the noise and airflow. This creates a 30' cone that deals 1d6 Sonic damage per level (Fort half). All who fail the save are knocked prone and hurled 50' backward, +/- 10' for every size category smaller/larger than Medium. Those who pass the save are merely shoved back 10'.

Simple-Ammo Gat [Charged]
This device must be carried in both hands when activated, requiring a Full Round action to do so. It then fires for that entire round, and the next two rounds (Standard actions are required to keep control of it for this duration) before finally running out of ammunition. Each round of use, one target of choice within 60' takes 1 hit per 3 levels that each deal 10 Piercing damage (Ref negates). For every save passed, the next target behind them (providing they are also in range) is hit and must save, and so on until you run out of targets/range/hits.

Once it runs out of ammunition, it takes only 10 minutes to make a new chain of ammunition, and a Standard action to load in.

Turbo Boost [Charged]
This device is worn like a vest, clamped onto the torso. It has a key which must be wound to power it up. One Full Round action of winding supplies one minute of power, treating the wearer as though under a Haste effect.

Clockwork Chainsaw [Charged]
This bulky melee weapon must be wielded with two hands, and requires one Full Round action to provide power for three rounds. Up to 9 rounds of power can be charged up at a time. Using it is as simple as making a melee attack, where it has the following profile (treated as a magic weapon):
[*]+1 Adamantine Chainsaw, 3d6+1 (+ Str*1.5) Magical Slashing, 18-20/x3
[*]Flesh Tearing: anyone hit by the Chainsaw takes 1 point of Ability Damage to each of Strength, Dexterity and Constitution. This is tripled on a critical hit.
[*]Romero Effect: this weapon can score critical hits against corporeal Undead, and automatically confirms.

Buggy [Charged]
This device cannot be carried (save by a very strong character) but can instead carry four Medium creatures (or any mix that equals the same amount of space). It requires one minute to power up via turning the handle and pouring more basic fuel in, in order to keep it moving for one straight hour. This device has 100 HP and Hardness 15, and provides Full Cover to everyone inside. It trundles along at 100' per round (and cannot run, make double-move actions etc.)

Spells such as Heat Metal have an especially intense effect on those inside, causing double damage. Being rammed (requiring a "ranged" attack by the driver that does not benefit from Rapid Shot or whatever) deals 2d8+10 bludgeoning damage and a Bullrush at +13 (+8 size, +5 Strength)

Perpetual Pressure Jetpack [Charged]
This device must be worn on the back, and requires a Standard action to activate. It then fires a blast of steam, lifting the wearer into the sky and allowing them to Fly with a speed of 40' (Average). This device somehow recharges itself, using steam power at first, which also turns turbines to store up power, letting it be used at will.

Mighty Limb [Charged]
This is attached to the neck, shoulder or back, and is a giant robotic arm. It is useless unless powered, requiring a Full Round action to provide 1 minute of use. At that point, it can be controlled like a third arm, and can make a Slam attack as an Adamantine Magic Weapon (1d8 for a Medium creature, 20/x3 critical). It benefits from Improved Grab and has a Constrict attack, dealing automatic critical Slam damage every round. Furthermore, it can use the wearer's Strength or its own Strength of 20.

Giga Gadgets:

Hurricane Device [Daily]
This device requires ten minutes of assembly (if the user doesn't wish to carry around a 20' long pole with a rotor on top), and must be placed on the ground before use. Activating it simply requires turning the handle for one minute, at which point the storm begins. It creates a hurricane with a 2 mile radius, lasting for 6 hours, with a safety zone in the eye of the storm - a 50' radius spread originating from the device itself. If the device moves, the storm moves, and if the device is disassembled or destroyed, the storm will simply remain in place for the duration.

Disintegration Torch [Daily]
This device can be carried in one hand, and requires only a Standard action to activate. The fuel ignites, sending out a blast of plasma that is hot enough to effectively annihilate whatever it torches. One creature, object or 15' cube of material must be hit with a melee touch attack and, if hit, must succeed on a Fortitude save that affects objects. If they fail the save, they are reduced to a carbon shadow (this is not a [Death] effect). If they succeed, they still take 5 Fire damage per level. Should this be enough to kill them, they are also completely destroyed. The heat is even sufficient to destroy [Force] effects.

Mechanical Suit [Daily]
This suit is very similar to the Steam-Powered Armour (above), but is powered by a fuel engine and cogs, and more powerful. It is treated as +3 Adamantine Full Plate normally, but when activated (a Standard action to start the engine), it provides 4 hours of uninterrupted power. When powered, the user gains a +10 Enhancement bonus to Strength and Constitution, and replaces the Armour bonus with a Deflection bonus to AC. Additionally, they gain a +10 bonus to Break checks and their melee attacks ignore Hardness.

The wearer is also treated as two size categories larger, gains a 4d8+2*Str Trample, and pumps out smoke. All creatures adjacent to the wearer must pass a Fort save each round or be rendered Nauseated for the round. Additionally, the furnace can blast excess fire out from large shoulder-mounted pipes, dealing 1d10 Fire damage per level in a 30' cone (Ref half, those who fail the save catch fire) as a Standard action.

Mind Control Helmet [Daily]
Although it isn't subtle, the device is still effective: it consists of a bulky remote that must be held in two hands, and a bulky helmet with an antenna and a key. The helmet, if placed on the head of a creature not immune to [Mind Affecting] effects, must then be activated with a Standard action by turning the key. The wearer is then under the control of whoever has the remote, for up to 4 hours or until the helmet is removed or destroyed, whichever happens first.

There is no saving throw against this effect initially, but any time the controller attempts to make them do anything particularly against their personal beliefs/ethics/morality/code, they are entitled to a Will save to resist that command. It requires a Standard action to input a command, and commands cannot be received from further than 100' away.

Shadowcrank [Daily]
This device could fit into a small backpack, and has a large crank attached to a pipe, in turn attached to the device by a cable. Turning the crank for three rounds activates it, sucking darkness in through the plane of shadow and squeezing it out to replicate any of the following effects as an (Ex) ability:
[*]Mass Invisibility
[*]Shadow Conjuration, Greater
[*]Shadow Evocation, Greater

Aero-Barrier [Charged]
This device can be worn as a backpack, and has a mouth-piece for activation. Activating it requires a Move-Equivalent action each round, and prevents speaking. Each round that it is activated, it provides a bubble of protection for one full round (thus allowing it to be maintained indefinitely). This bubble extends out to 5' in each direction past the space occupied by the user, and prevents anything from getting in, like a [Force] effect. An opposed check (Strength of intruder against Int of user) can break past this to force entry, though this requires a Standard action. If attacked from outside the Bubble, anything not requiring an Attack roll automatically fails, and against things that do require an attack roll, it is treated as a +10 Deflection bonus to AC.

Scalding Mist Generator [Charged]
This bulky device must be carried in both hands to be activated, and as such, comes with protective clothing in the form of a thick, water-resistant sheet and goggles. Those who forego the goggles, feeling they do nothing, are not protected from the effects.

To activate, a mere Swift action is needed to switch it on, however it will take two full rounds for steam to start pouring out. Once this happens, it keeps going for a full minute, creating a 75' radius spread of mist that obscures vision. Additionally, all in the area who are not protected take an automatic 5d4 Fire damage every round (though no ignition occurs and Mummies do not take extra damage). Anyone not wearing protective goggles must also pass a Fort save or be rendered permanently blind as well as suffering a -2 Morale penalty to attacks and -4 Morale penalty to AC for 10 minutes. Those wearing goggles need only save against the penalties. The penalties are a [Pain] effect.

Anti-Magic Pressure Generator [Charged]
This large pump can be carried in one hand, but needs two hands to use. It can be activated with a Standard action, using incredible pressure to force magic out of the area. This creates a 30' radius Anti-Magic Field, however it will reduce by 15' radius per round until ended. Every round that the device is activated, the radius extends by 25', allowing it to slowly grow in size if kept up.

Prism Flash Bulb [Charged]
This device can be mounted on a shoulder or on the head and looks quite pretty, though looking pretty is not the main use. Powder must be loaded into it (a Move-Equivalent action) before it can be activated (a Swift action), and creating the powder only requires a minute of work.

When activated, it duplicates an (Ex) Prismatic Spray effect. I know it can banish people to other planes, that sounds pretty extraordinary to me.

Airship [Charged]
This device cannot feasibly be carried, and actually requires 6 full hours to build. Once built, however, it is built to last, with 200 HP and Hardness 10 for the main section of it. It has an engine that must be stoked and filled every 10 minutes to retain power, and generally requires somebody to pilot it, spending a Standard action every round. When active, this device flies with a Fly speed of 150' (Average), and provides Full Cover for those inside, although it does have arrow slits. People may elect to climb up onto the roof so as to leap off, throw things etc. however this requires a Balance check to avoid falling off (10 if sailing smoothly, 15 for some turbulence, 20 for clouds and heavy turbulence, 25 for hurricanes or snowstorms, +10 for being in active combat).

It can carry six Medium creatures inside, or any other combination equating to the same.

Steam Tank [Charged]
This device requires 4 hours to build, and only carries up to two Medium creatures. It provides Full Cover to those inside, though it has arrow slits that can be closed, and rumbles along at up to 40' per round. it has 200 HP and Hardness 20, and a +8 Stability bonus to avoid being knocked over. Every ten minutes, the boiler must be attended to (a Standard action) or it will run out of steam and stall. Best of all, a large cannon sits on the top, and can be rotated and fired at any angle, treated as the Good Gadget: Cannon. Crafting more shot and powder takes a full minute, and loading it from inside takes another full minute, so it is a slow process but a safe one.

Galactic Gadgets:

Mechanical Globe [Daily]
This big world globe has very special cogs and wheels that somehow connect to the world, likely by magnetising tiny pieces of Arbitrarium and aligning them to poles in the real world or something. When used, the magnetic fields break down, but it can cause any one of the following effects:
[*]One land mass/continent is shifted anywhere else that it could reach without ramming another land mass out of the way.
[*]One land mass/continent is wracked by earthquakes for an hour, and suffers a tsunami on every coast.
[*]One island sinks below the ocean or rises above the ocean.
[*]A mountain range topples or is formed.

Doomsday Cannon [Daily]
This device is similar to the Cannon, except three times as large in each dimension, and thus involves more effort to trundle it around. Firing it requires one round to simply get it aimed in the right general vicinity, then a Standard action to fire it afterwards. It can be fired anywhere out to 1 mile away, however cannot be fired at a point within 200 feet of itself. Everything within 500' of the point of impact has an extremely bad day. Everything - including objects and the ground itself - must make a Fort save or be obliterated. Even those who pass still take 10 Fire/Bludgeoning damage per level and are Stunned for 1 round and permanently Deafened. The terrain is also obliterated, effectively becoming a giant, cracked, smoking crater.

Gate-Gun [Daily]
This device involves a one-handed gun attached to a belt. When fired (a Standard action), the point designated opens up into a Gate, as per the Gate spell. This can be the travel kind or the broken kind.

Timestop Clock [Daily]
This looks like a simple watch, however a Standard action to halt it shows otherwise. Time is stopped for all but the one who activated it, as per the Timestop spell. If the watch then breaks or is destroyed, the effect ends. Otherwise, in 10 pseudo-rounds, time will resume as the tightly wound springs snap, smashing the watch to pieces.

20MT Bomb [Daily]
This bomb is as large as a Medium creature, and weighs about 500lbs, so may be difficult to carry, but using it is worth the effort. To activate, one merely needs to strike the end of it (a Standard action, or dropping it from a height). At this point, everything within 500' takes 2d6 Fire damage per level (Ref half) and 2d4 Negative levels (Fort half), and everything out to 1 mile takes 1d6 Fire damage per level (Ref half) and 1 Negative level (Fort negates). The 0-500' radius area is then obscured completely by thick smoke for one minute.

Dragonmech [Daily]
This Colossal device can carry only one Large or smaller pilot inside, sadly, and requires a minute to activate. Once activated, it can be controlled for a full hour, with a Fly speed of 100' (Poor). It has Hardness 20, an Armour Class of 35 (+0 Dex, -8 Size, +28 Armour, +5 Deflection), and 300 Hit Points. If used to attack, use the BAB of the pilot, plus the Strength (50) of the Dragon. It has one Primary Bite (4d6+Str*1.5), two Secondary Claws (2d6+Str*.5) and one Primary Tail (3d6+Str*1.5), as well as a breath weapon once per 3 rounds: a 100' cone of fire that deals 2d6 Fire damage per level (Ref half). Additionally, the eyes may fire one Lightning Bolt per 3 rounds, and once per minute it may create an Acid Fog effect beneath it with a Standard action.

It also has a payload of six bombs, any number of which can be dropped as one Standard action. They explode like Dynamite upon hitting the ground. The bombs may instead be replaced with a pair of Gatling Guns, though they may not be used if the dragon is unpowered.

When unpowered, it still lumbers along with a Fly speed of 50 (Clumsy) and provides the basic protection, but lacks the Deflection bonus, lightning, acid fog and fiery breath, and only has a Strength of 30.

Storm Treadmill [Charged]
This device is fairly large and bulky, taking up most of a 5' square, but being only 1 foot tall. The user may activate it by setting it down and running in place atop it (a Full Round action). Doing so causes a Whirlwind or Storm of Vengeance effect, though the effect ends on the round the user stops running.

Gravity Pump [Charged]
This device can be carried in one hand, but requires both hands and a Standard action to activate. Doing so creates a Reverse Gravity and Vertigo Field effect in a 100' spread, though the user can elect to not include his own occupied space (at time of use) in this area. This lasts until undone by a second activation, or for 10 minutes, whichever comes first.

Boiler of Untouchability [Charged]
This boiler is big and heavy, but can still be carried in both arms. It must be set down to be used, and requires a Swift action to activate, though there is a three round wait as the boiler gets going. It then remains active for one minute, though towards the end of this, a Full Round action can be spent adding more water and fuel to extend it for another minute.

While active, a force field is created, creating a safety bubble of 30' radius. Nothing is able to pass through it, and it blocks line of effect.

Binding Box [Charged]
This box is about 1' cubed, and can be carried with little difficulty. Activating it is a Full Round action, twisting the cogs to make them spin. The box opens and whirls, and one designated target within 100' is sucked inside despite the size, and trapped there as though by an Imprisonment effect.

Only one creature at a time can be stored there, and when released (a Standard action or the destruction of the device), there is a 50% chance that they will be dead and a 50% chance that they will be alive. This is only revealed when actually released - until that moment they are in a quantum state and cannot be affected by any effect that targets only the dead/undead (such as Resurrection) or only the living.

Turbine of Death [Charged]
This device can barely be carried in both arms, and is quite heavy. To activate, it must be set down and a Swift action spent pulling a lever. It then charges up for three rounds if there is a breeze (two rounds if in strong winds, one round in a hurricane, impossible if there is no breeze). After it has charged, it unleashes on the following round: everyone within 100' except for those actually touching it must pass a Fort save or die instantly.

Fusion Torch [Charged]
This device works exactly like the Disintegration torch, aside from being Charged, except where noted below:
[*]It is effectively unlimited in use, always charged.
[*]It can be used with an Attack action.
[*]Passing the save still bestows a Negative level on top of the damage.

[Libertad]

Thanks for the link, Avoraciopoctules! Scroll down and prepare to get slammed in the face with awesome!













Lord of Blades
LE Warforged Gadgeteer 12
Hit Points: 123 (+36 in Mechanical Suit)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 feet, fly 40 feet with perpetual Jetpack
AC: 23 (+11 armor, +2 dexterity), touch 12, flat-footed 21
Attacks: Adamantine Two-Bladed Sword +19/+19 (1d8+10/1d8+10); Full Attack Adamantine Two-Bladed Sword +19/+19/+16/+16; The Lord of Blades usually Power Attacks for -6 attack/+12 damage unless he’s fighting heavily armored and/or nimble opponents.
BAB/Grapple: +9/+17 (Juggernaut)

Abilities: Str 18 Dex 15 Con 16 (20 enhanced) Int 14 (18 enhanced) Wis 12 Cha 16
Saves: Fort +13 Ref +10 Will +8
Skills (120 points): Appraise 8 (+10), Bluff 8 (+11), Concentration 12 (+15), Craft (Metalworking) 12 (+15), Disable Device 15 (+18), Intimdate 7 (+10), Jump 10 (+14/+26), Knowledge (Arcana) 13 (+15), Listen 10 (+11), Search 10 (+12), Spot 10 (+11), Use Magic Device 15 (+21)
Feats: Combat School (Slashing Sword-like weapons, DC 20), Hordebreaker (3 AoOs, +2 Two-weapon Fighting), Item Master, Juggernaut, Two-Weapon Fighting
Class Features: Gadgetry (Save DC 20), Coax Device, Twisted Brain, The Humble Paperclip, Machine in the God (+4, 60%), Improved Evasion, Good Gadgets, Duct Tape, Confuse Magic Device, Cold Steel Logic (+4), Greater Gadgets, Flame Retardant (Fire Resistance 22), Crafted Companion (CR 8), Rapid Rebuild, Giga Gadgets

Gadgets: Daily Blueprints: Gadgets: Hover Pack, Dynamite (12d10 damage), Cannon (120 damage); Good Gadgets: Gatling Gun (4 hits), Spy Balloon (DC 26 to Spot); Greater Gadgets: Cog Staff, Fume Engine, Wand-Gatler; Giga Gadgets: Mechanical Suit; Charged Blueprints: Gadgets: Shock Staff, Steam Spray (6d4 damage), Wind-up Flare Lantern; Good Gadgets: Frost Blaster (12d4 damage), Jetskates; Greater Gadgets: Aero-Amplifier (12d6), Perpetual Pressure Jetpack, Giga Gadgets: Anti-Magic Pressure Generator
Equipment: Magic Adamantine Breastplate (welded to body, +4 enhancement bonus, +11 total bonus, DR 9/Adamantine, first two BAB benefits), Magic Adamantine Two-Bladed Sword (+4 enhancement bonus), Ring of Jumping (+12 enhancement bonus), Masterwork Composite Longbow (+4 Str), 42 magic arrows (+4 enhancement bonus, 6 bundles for Human, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, and Orc Bane), Oil of Repair Serious Damage (as cure serious wounds, but for constructs), Wand of Web (40 charges), Wand of Scorching Ray (28 charges), Wand of Stinking Cloud (32 charges), Wand of Dispel Magic (24 charges), Wand of Ray of Exhaustion (20 charges); the Lord of Blades often puts his wands into the wand-gatler for a multi-spell damage/debuffer effect.
The Edge: The Lord of Blades has the Edge against any opponent with a BAB lower than his own.

When using the powered-up Mechanical Suit, the Lord of Blades’ Strength and Constitution increase to 28 and 26 (enhancement bonuses don’t stack). His Two-Bladed Sword attack bonuses increase by 3 (1d8+15), and his grapple bonus increases to +30. His AC remains the same, but his armor bonus converts to deflection (touch 21, flat-footed 21). His Fort Save increases to +20, and his Concentration increases to +22. His furnace deals 12d10 fire damage, and he gains a trample attack of 4d8+18 (Save DC 25). Keep in mind that when the Lord of Blades uses his suit, he’s treated as a Gargantuan creature for rolls where size is a factor, and that opponents with the +11 BAB Mage Slayer feat can easily hit him!

This guy's a Warforged Juggernaut in every sense of the word! He hits hard, and his gadgets give him ranged energy attacks when melee isn't an option. If he's fighting in closed quarters and certain that he has the upper hand, he'll activate his suit and the anti-magic pressure generator to put a hurting on the PCs!

[Maxus]

Did you find Schleepah's Warforged writeup?

http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?p=125492

[Libertad]

No, I used the standard Eberron Warforged.

[Maxus]

LoB is still fucking sweet for the many, many sharp objects in his picture alone.

I'm enjoying these, Libertad.

[Libertad]

Here is the most iconic generic NPC of all, the angry orc!



Angry Orc
CE Male Orc Barbarian 2
Hit Points: 23
Initiative: 0
Speed: 30, 35 combat movement
AC: 14 (+1 shield, +3 armor, -2 when raging) touch 10 flat-footed 13
Attacks: Battleaxe +6 (1d8+4, x3), Javelin +2 (1d6+4, x2), Armor Spikes +6 (1d6+2); ; Angry Orcs usually Power Attack for a -2 attack/+4 damage unless told otherwise by the Head Orc ("swing better, not harder!"). Remember to add +2 attack and damage when the Orcs are raging! A Raging, charging, Power Attacking Angry Orc going "all out" with Blitz can deal 1d8+1d6+12 points of damage! WAAAAGGHHHH!!!
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+6

Abilities: Str 18 Dex 10 Con 14 Int 8 Wis 10 Cha 10
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +0, Will -1 (+7/+2/+7 when raging)
Skills (15 points): Climb 2 (+8), Intimidate 3 (+3), Listen 3 (+3), Spot 3 (+3), Survival 4 (+4)
Feats: Blitz
Class Features: Rage (DR 3/-), Fast Healing 1, Rage Dice +1d6, Combat Movement +5', Battle Hardened
Equipment: Battle Axe, Wooden Shield, 3 Javelins, Hide Armor w/ Armor Spikes (first Survival rank benefit)
The Edge: Angry Orcs get the Edge against any opponent with a BAB lower than their own.

Worried that the standard orc mooks in the Monster Manual are too weak? Are the PCs ignoring the orc minions to head straight for the boss monster? Try out the Angry Orcs as an upgraded red shirt! He's built like an ox and ready to get down and dirty! He'll give your low-level party fighter a run for his money!

It's getting late for me. I'll stat out King Obould Many-Arrows sometime tomorrow.

[Libertad]

King Obould Many-Arrows, Chosen of Gruumsh
CE Male Orc Barbarian 5/Fighter 4
Hit Points: 91
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 feet, 40 Combat Movement
Armor Class: 21 (+10 armor, +1 dexterity, -2 when raging), touch 11 flat-footed 20
Attacks: Magic Greatsword +18 (2d6+11+1d6 fire, 19-20, x2 +1d10 fire critical), Masterwork Composite Longbow +11 (1d8+4); Full Attack Magic Greatsword +18/+16. King Obould adds +2 to attack and damage when raging and an additional +2d6 dice of damage on his melee attacks. King Obould usually Power Attacks for -8 attack/+16 damage unless fighting very heavily armored warlords or very nimble opponents.
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+13

Abilities: Str 18 Dex 12 Con 14 Int 14 Wis 12 Cha 16
Saves: Fort +13 Ref +6 Will +6 (all +15 when Raging)
Skills (80 points): Climb 8 (+12), Diplomacy 8 (+11), Hide 6 (+7), Intimidate 8 (+11), Knowledge (Nature, Nobility & Royalty, Religion) 6 (+8), Jump 8 (+12), Listen 6 (+7), Move Silently 6 (+7), Spot 6 (+7), Survival 6 (+7)
Feats: Blitz, Combat School (Big, Two-handed slashing swords and mauls, DC 18), Command (Commander Rating 3, Leadership 12), Giant Slayer, Great Fortitude, Hordebreaker (2 AoOs)
Class Features: Barbarian: Rage (DR 4/-), Fast Healing 5, Rage Dice +2d6, Combat Movement +10’, Battle Hardened, Sidestep Hazards; Fighter: Weapons Training, Combat Focus, Problem Solver, Pack Mule

Equipment: Boots of the Winterlands, Masterwork Composite Longbow (+4 Str bonus), Magic Greatsword (+3 enhancement bonus, has flaming burst property, grants Fire Resistance 9), Magic Adamantine Breastplate (+3 enhancement bonus, +10 total bonus, first two BAB bonuses, DR 9/Adamantine) Iron Crown of Gruumsh (4/day fireball at CL 9, Save DC Cha-based [DC 16])
The Edge: King Obould has the Edge against any opponent with a BAB lower than his own, or a greater natural reach than his own (5 feet).

This is the national anthem of the Orc Nation.

King Obould is fits the role of an Orc Bruiser, but he's far more than that. He's a strategy-minded fighter with a commanding presence and a willingness to use magic items to turn the tide of battle. His Iron Crowd has a good AOE attack, while his Problem Solver class feature can be used when fighting unconventional opponents (give him ghost hunter, mage slayer, or point blank shot for example.)

I'm pleased with how the effectiveness of Obould's Tome Conversion. In the 3e FRCS, his stats pretty much made him a one-trick pony melee bruiser (with slightly more skill points than the average level-equivalent orc). This Obould really kicks ass, and the game stats make him feel like a real Orc Warlord!

[Libertad]

High Wyrmlord Azarr Kul
LE Male Hobgoblin Cleric 8/Half-dragon (Blue) 3
Hit Points: 97
Initiative: 0
Speed: 30 feet, Fly 15 feet (Average)
Armor Class: 25 (+13 armor, +7 shield, +3 deflection, +2 natural armor [half normal]), touch 13 flat-footed 22
Attacks: Magic Heavy Pick +22 (1d6+11+1d6 electricity, 19-20, x4); Full Attack Heavy Pick +22/+17; Azarr Kul usually Power Attacks for -6 attack/+12 damage.
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+18

Abilities: Str 20 Dex 10 Con 16 Int 12 Wis 20 (24 Periapt) Cha 16
Saves: Fort +12 Ref +5 (+12 against supernatural effects) Will +14 (+16 Periapt) (+16/+9[+16]/+20 with Cloak)
Skills (54 points): Bluff 8 (+11), Concentration 8 (+11), Diplomacy 5 (+8), Intimidate 8 (+11, +19 against Dragons), Knowledge (Arcana, Religion) 7 (+8), Listen 3 (+8/+10 Periapt), Spellcraft 5 (+6), Spot 3 (+8/+10 Periapt)
Feats: Combat School (Piercing picks and maces, DC 20), Commander (Command Rating 3, Leadership 12), Insightful Strike, Juggernaut
Class Features: Cleric: Spellcasting, Rebuke/Command Undead (+3 bonus, 6/day); Half-Dragon: Breath Weapon (11d6 electricity, DC 18), Scales of the Dragon (+4 natural armor), Dragon Sight (120 feet Darkvision, Low-light Vision), Wings of the Dragon, Subtypes (Dragon, Earth), Immunities (Sleep, Paralysis, Electricity), Strength of the Dragon (+4 Str), Sphere (Dust), Spell Resistance (SR 13)

Spells Prepared (Destruction/Trickery Domains, Save DC 17 + spell level) (6/6/4/4/4): 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Guidance, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic, Resistance; 1st: Bane, Command, Cure Light Wounds, Disguise Self (B), Divine Favor, Protection From Good, Sanctuary; 2nd: Bear’s Endurance, Cure Moderate Wounds, Hold Person, Invisibility (B), Silence; 3rd: Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel magic, Nondetection (B), Prayer, Summon Monster III; 4th: Confusion, Death Ward, Freedom of Movement, Sending, Unholy Blight (B); Dust Sphere (Save DC 13 + spell level): Gust of Wind, Glitterdust, Sleet Storm (Air, not Ice), Disintegrate, Cloudkill, Mass Blindness (11 creatures)
Equipment: Magic Black Dragonscale Suit (+4 enhancement bonus, +13 bonus total, Acid Resistance 13, first 3 BAB benefits), Magic Red Dragonscale Shield (+4 enhancement bonus, +7 bonus total, Fire Resistance 7, first 3 BAB benefits), Periapt of Wisdom (+4 enhancement bonus), Magic Heavy Pick (+4 enhancement bonus, shock and keen properties), Heward’s Handy Haversack, Cloak of Resistance (+4 enhancement bonus), Ring of Protection (+3 deflection bonus), 2,000 gp of dragon-themed bling and jewelry
The Edge: Azarr Kul has the Edge against opponents with lower Dexterity and Wisdom than his own (24).

Who is Azarr Kul, and why does Libertad consider him a D&D Icon?

Red Hand of Doom. Buy it. You'll be glad you did.

Azarr Kull is a pretty awesome endgame boss. He's a Half-Dragon Cleric with Insightful Strike and heavy armor, which means that he can tank well. He also has access to the Dust Sphere and a Breath Weapon, which grants him some nifty area of effect attacks. His Saving Throws are through the roof with that Cloak of Resistance, so don't expect him to be Charmed or Dominated anytime soon.

[Libertad]

Verminaard, Red Dragon Highlord
LE Male Human Cleric 8/Legendary Strategist 2
Hit Points: 83
Initiative: 0
Speed: 30 feet
Armor Class: 23 (+10 armor, +3 deflection) touch 13 flat-footed 23
Attack: Nightbringer +15 (1d8+6 [+2d6 against good alignment], 19-20 x2, DC 19 Save or be blinded)
Base Attack/Grapple: +8/+10

Abilities: Str 14 Dex 10 Con 14 Int 16 Wis 16 (20 with Periapt) Cha 18
Saves: Fort +7 Ref +2 Will +11 (+11/+6/+15 with Helmet)
Skills (90 points): Bluff 4 (+7), Concentration 13 (+18), Craft (Trapmaking) 8 (+11), Diplomacy 2 (+6), Intimidate 13 (+17, +21 against dragons), Knowledge (Arcana, History, Religion) 9 (+12), Sense Motive 8 (+11/+13 periapt), Spellcraft 9 (+12), Spot 6 (+9/+11 periapt)
Feats: Combat Casting, Expert Tactician, Great Fortitude, Insightful Strike, Tyrant

Class Features: Cleric: Spellcasting, Rebuke/Command Undead (+4 bonus, 7/day); Legendary Strategist: A World of Opportunity, Assistance, Legacies of Command (+2), Rousing Speech (+2), Trapmaker
Spells Prepared (Evil, Destruction Domains, Save DC is 15 + spell level) (6/6/4/4/3): 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Mending, Resistance; 1st: Bane, Cause Fear, Divine Favor, Doom, Entropic Shield, Protection From Good (B), Sanctuary; 2nd: Augury, Blindness, Darkness, Desecrate (B), Hold Person; 3rd: Dispel magic, Deeper Darkness, Magic Circle Against Good (B), Speak With Dead, Wind Wall; 4th: Death Ward, Divine Power, Imbue With Spell Ability, Unholy Blight (B)

Equipment: Magic Dragonscale Shirt (Red, +4 enhancement bonus, +10 total bonus, first two BAB benefits, Fire Resistance 10), Ring of Protection (+3 deflection bonus), medallion of faith (Tiamat/Takhisis), Nightbringer (Magic Heavy Mace, +4 enhancement bonus, unholy property, anyone hit must save versus blindness [Fort DC 19]), Helmet of Resistance (+4 enhancement bonus), Periapt of Wisdom (+4 enhancement bonus)
The Edge: Verminaard has the Edge against any opponent with a lower Dexterity or Wisdom score than his own Wisdom (20).

Another great Dragonlance build! Verminaard is a Cleric who's fond of group tactics and vision-impairment spells. Most of his minions are Draconians with swords and bows, with a few spellcasting ones thrown in for good measure (see Dragonlance Campaign Setting). His major weakness is his low reflex save.

Verminaard is a very iconic Dragonlance villain. He was the first major bad guy the heroes went up against before players heard anything about Emperor Ariakas. When the Heroes of the Lance first encountered the forces of the Dragon Empire, it was Verminaard's forces invading their small town.

[Libertad]

Fewmaster Toede
LE Male Hobgoblin Fighter 4
Hit Points: 40
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 feet
Armor Class: 15 (+3 armor, +2 shield) touch 10 flat-footed 13
Attack: Masterwork Short Sword +8 (1d6+3); Toede usually Power Attacks on a -4 attack/+8 damage basis
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+11

Abilities: Str 16 Dex 10 Con 16 Int 10 Wis 11 Cha 6
Saves: Fort +7 Ref +4 Will +4
Skills (42 points): Bluff 7 (+5), Diplomacy 7 (+8), Intimidate 7 (+5), Jump 7 (+10), Move Silently 7 (+7), Ride 7 (+7)
Feats: Danger Sense, Juggernaut, Mounted Combat, Persuasive
Class Features: Fighter: Weapons Training, Combat Focus, Problem Solver, Pack Mule
Equipment: Masterwork Studded Leather Armor (no tumble ranks benefit), Steel Shield (first BAB benefit), Masterwork Short Sword, Dagger
The Edge: Fewmaster Toede has the Edge against any opponent with a BAB lower than his own.

Greetings, table-top enthusiasts! It is I, Lord Toede, celebrated veteran of the War of the Lance! For those of you not in the know, I was the major reason behind the Dragon Empire's military victories. I was unhappy with Sovereign Press' interpretation of my Third Edition stats. Spellcasters, even those of lower level, could do things no fighter could do, and effortlessly outperform me in most combat situations. I should be capable of single-handedly taking on a great wyrm, at the very least. But Sovereign Press' worst error of all was their assignment of my mental ability scores! Purely inexcusable! Blast them all!

Yet I should not be so hard on them, for the problem lay with the system, not the publisher. Making a build which could replicate my feats of derring-do would require nothing less than sheer min-maxing genius unseen since Pun-Pun or the Wish and the Word.

I was contacted by Libertad, a rather polite gent in the process of compiling his own character builds on a Dungeons and Dragons message board. I was reasonably skeptical of his promises to make an authentic build of me in Third Edition. That's when he showed me the Fighter Class from the Tome Series.

Combat Focus! Foil Action! Lunging Attack! This was the Fighter build I was pining for all along: a tactical mastermind par excellence. I have it in good faith that Libertad will create an authentic 3rd Edition stat block which can replicate all of my abilities as seen in the original Chronicles!

[Libertad]

Everything's better with Orcs, especially Orc Pirates!



Captain Scarbelly, Terror of the High Seas
CE Male Orc Swashbuckler 3
Hit Points: 21
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 feet, climb 30 feet
Armor Class: 17 (+4 armor, +2 shield, +1 dexterity) touch 11 flat-footed 15
Attacks: Battleaxe +8 (1d8+5, x3); Scarbelly usually Power Attacks on a -3 attack/+6 damage basis.
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+7

Abilities: Str 18 Dex 13 Con 13 Int 12 Wis 9 Cha 11
Saves: Fort +2 Ref +4 Will 0
Skills (42 points): Balance 6 (+7), Bluff 2 (+2/+6 with hat), Climb 5 (+9), Gather Information 6 (+6/+10 with hat), Intimidate 5 (+8), Jump 6 (+10), Swim 6 (+10), Tumble 6 (+7)
Feats: Dreadful Demeanor, Master of Terror
Class Features: Swashbuckler: Fencing, Your Opponent Is Me, Combat Climbing, Tie Down, Acrobatic Charge, Stylish Hat (Pirate Hat)
Equipment: Magic Battleaxe (+1 enhancement bonus), Chain Shirt (first BAB benefit), steel shield (first BAB benefit), treasure worth a total of 200 gp
The Edge: Captain Scarbelly has the Edge against any opponent with a lower BAB than his own.

Captain of the Bloody Vengeance, Scarbelly is a renowned Orc Pirate who terrorizes merchants that sail too close to Freeport.

Scarbelly utilizes his reputation to his advantage, and even toughened sailors and dockworkers cross the street to avoid him.

Scarbelly made his first appearance in Death in Freeport, the first adventure released for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, and he was the first named NPC bad guy the PCs fought. That also makes him the first "boss battle" in 3rd Edition.

[Libertad]

Captain Jacob Lydon, Friendly Neighborhood Pirate
CG Male Human Swashbuckler 11
Hit Points: 69
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 feet, climb 30 feet, swim 60 feet
Armor Class: 24 (+6 armor, +5 dexterity, +3 deflection), touch 18, flat-footed 19; Lydon can replace his AC with the result of a Tumble check for one attack when he’s wearing Leather Armor.
Attacks: Cutlass +22 (1d6+11; 15-20, x2); Thrown dagger +18 (1d4+3, 19-20, x2); Full Attack Cutlass +22/+17/+17; Lydon usually Power Attacks for a -6 attack/+12 damage trade-off.
Base Attack/Grapple: +11/+14

Abilities: Str 17 Dex 16 (20 with Gloves) Con 12 Int 14 Wis 14 Cha 12
Saves: Fort +4 Ref +10 Will +5 (+8/+14/+9 with bandanna)
Skills (123 points): Balance 14 (+20/+22), Bluff 9 (+10/+14 with hat), Climb 12 (+23), Diplomacy 10 (+11/+15 with hat), Disguise 8 (+9), Escape Artist 10 (+17/+19), Gather Information 8 (+9/+13 with hat), Intimidate 9 (+10), Listen 7 (+9), Spot 6 (+8), Swim 6 (+17), Tumble 14 (+20/+22)
Feats: Acrobatic, Combat School (Cutlasses, daggers, and rapiers, DC 18), Elusive Target, Point Blank Shot, Two-Weapon Fighting (B), Weapon Finesse, Whirlwind (B)

Class Features: Swashbuckler: Fencing, Your Opponent Is Me, Combat Climbing, Tie Down, Acrobatic Charge, Stylish Hat, I’m Not Left-handed, Combat Sidle, Power Slide, Constant Cover, Evasion, Close-Quarters Fighting, Ridiculous Attire (-1), I Had Three Knives (DC 39 Search), Death Parrot, Master of Escape, Whirlwind, Witty Repartee, Thrice Keelhauled, Control Ropes and Rigging
Equipment: Magic Leather Armor (+4 enhancement bonus, all but last Tumble rank benefit, +6 total bonus), Magic Cutlass (+4 enhancement bonus, keen property), 4 masterwork daggers, Ring of Protection (+3 deflection bonus), Gloves of Dexterity (+4 enhancement bonus), Bandanna of Resistance (+4 enhancement bonus), The Gambit (cool pirate ship)
The Edge: Captain Jacob Lydon has the Edge against any opponent with a lower dexterity than his own (20). He also has the edge against any foe he strikes until said foe successfully strike him. He also has the Edge against any foe without a Swim speed while in the water.

Jacob Lydon lies somewhere between the romanticized and ruthless pirate. He's not heartless and brutal, yet he's a drunken womanizer and loose spender. He can accomplish feats of derring-do and perform stunts heard about in classic works, yet he's gruff-looking and physically unattractive. He's very fond of parties and games of competition, and hosts and annual Swagfest holiday in Freeport.

Lydon is a member of the Captain's Council, making him a pirate politician and thus doubly untrustworthy. The other members of the Council consider him a disgrace and embarrassment, yet the people of Freeport love him.

[Libertad]

Final boss; white-haired prettyboy with mother issues; a mad scheme to destroy the world? Are we talking about this guy?



No, we're talking about this guy:



Milton Drac, Evil Genius
CE Male Human Cleric 8 (The Unspeakable One, aka Hastur)
Hit Points: 53
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 feet
Armor Class: 19 (+3 Dexterity, +3 deflection, +3 armor) touch 16, flat-footed 16
Attacks: Bombs +10 splash (3d6 damage [+6 within 10 feet], 3 damage adjacent, Reflex DC 14 for half damage), Light Crossbow +11 (1d8, [+6 within 80 feet]); if necessary, Drac will spontaneously convert spell slots to Inflict spells to apply to his Zen Archery ranged attacks. He can really do some damage with "Negative Energy Bombs!"
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+9

Abilities: Str 16 Dex 17 Con 11 Int 18 Wis 18 Cha 18
Saves: Fort +6 Ref +5 Will +10
Skils (77 points): Concentration 11 (+14), Bluff 5 (+9/+11), Diplomacy 11 (+15/+17), Gather Information 4 (+8), Intimidate 5 (+9), Knowledge (Arcana, Religion) 10 (+14), Listen 5 (+9), Spellcraft 6 (+10), Sense Motive 5 (+9), Spot 5 (+9)
Feats: Blind-fighting, Combat Casting, Point Blank Shot, Zen Archery
Class Features: Spellcasting, Rebuke/Command Undead (+4 bonus, 7/day)
Spells Prepared (Chaos and Death domains, Save DC is 14 + spell level) (6/5/4/4/3): 0: Cure Minor Wounds (x2), Detect Magic, Guidance, Resistance, Virtue; 1st: Cause Fear (B), Cure Light Wounds, Divine Favor, Doom, Entropic Shield, Protection from Good; 2nd: Darkness, Death Knell (B), Desecrate, Hold Person, Silence; 3rd: Animate Dead (B), Blindness, Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Magic Circle Against Good ; 4th: Death Ward (B), Divine Power, Divination, Planar Ally, Lesser

Equipment: Bombs in fireproof container (Fire Resistance 20), Masterwork Light Crossbow, Wand of Cure Light Wounds, Magic Fancy Clothes (+3 enhancement bonus, first Bluff rank benefit), Holy Symbol of the Unspeakable One (The Yellow Sign), Ring of Protection (+3 bonus)
The Edge: Milton Drac has the Edge against anyone with a lower BAB than his own.

Milton Drac was the Big Bad Evil Guy of the Freeport Trilogy. He was a cult leader and Sea Lord (Mayor) of the city of Freeport. He built a giant lighthouse that had secret magic rituals installed in it to summon the Unspeakable One to the Material Plane. In the final adventure Madness in Freeport, the PCs had to ascend to the top level of the Lighthouse where Milton Drac was preparing his evil ritual. They had to fight monsters and cultists on the way up, making it an epic dungeon crawl and race against time.

Milton Drac is a ranged-focused Cleric. Since the World of Freeport has gunpowder, Drac has some bombs to lob at PCs several floors below. He can also do some damage with Zen Archery and Inflict Spells, but he usually debuffs the party with spells like Blindness and Hold Person while his damage-dealing minions take care of the grunt work.

Libertad's note: In the original adventure, Milton Drac used exploding skulls instead of bombs. These magic items are self-explanatory, like miniature fireballs that dealt piercing damage. I don't think they're Open Gaming Content.

PS: Can the +1 BAB ability of Point Blank Shot and the +6 BAB ability of Zen Archery be applied to splash weapons? I'm inclined to say yes to the first feat, no to the second.

[Avoraciopoctules]

This is thread is proving surprisingly useful. Thanks, Libertad.

[Libertad]

You're welcome.

It fills me with joy to know that people are going to use my conversions!

I plan on doing stats for Finn, Freeport's most notorious crime boss! Barring computer problems, you all can expect a build by tomorrow.

[Midnight_v]

This is really just awesome. I really appreciate it. "props"

[Libertad]

I notice that some iconic Freeport NPCs are quite high level. Finn was originally a 20th level Rogue in the City of Adventure sourcebook.

Freeport has never felt high-level to me. Most adventures were low-mid level, and the shenanigans high-level PCs got up to felt out of place in the setting. The only people who could really stand up to level 12 parties with spellcasters was the city's Wizard's Guild.

Having Finn be 20th level, then, would be counterproductive. There's nothing more satisfying than knocking off a major crime boss who's been plaguing you for sessions, and Freeport PCs should be able to do this before they get their hands on Planar Binding and Wish.

Without further ado, Finn!

Finn, Crime Boss of Freeport
N Male Halfling Assassin 12
Hit Points: 74
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 feet (plus haste with boots of speed)
Armor Class: 30 (+5 dexterity, +1 size, +9 armor, +2 natural armor [half normal], +3 deflection) touch 19 flat-footed 25
Attacks: Magic Dagger +19 melee/+20 ranged (1d4+5+1d6 electricity plus wounding, 19-20, x2); Full Attack Magic Dagger +19/+14 melee; Finn usually Power Attacks for -4 attack/+8 damage. When going up against significant opposition, Finn usually Hides in Plain Sight and studies his opponent for a Death Attack. If necessary, he’ll apply poison to his dagger.
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+5

Abilities Str 10 Dex 20 Con 15 Int 18 Wis 18 Cha 14
Saves: Fort +11 Ref +14 Will +9 (+11 against fear) (+15/+18/+13[+15] with cloak)
Skills (144 points): Appraise 14 (+18), Balance 10 (+15), Bluff 12 (+17), Diplomacy 8 (+10), Escape Artist 4 (+9), Disable Device 8 (+12), Hide 11 (+21), Intimidate 10 (+12), Knowledge (Local) 14 (+18), Listen 8 (+14), Move Silently 14 (+24), Sense Motive 6 (+10), Spot 8 (+12), Tumble 10 (+15), Use Magic Device 7 (+9)
Feats: Bureaucrat, Con Artist, Ghost Step, Subtle Cut, Weapon Finesse
Class Features: Assassin: Poison Use, Death Attack +14d6, Personal Immunity (black lotus extract, dark reaver powder, deathblade, dragon bile, scorpion venom, spider venom, wyvern poison), Spellcasting, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Hide in Plain Sight, Cloak of Discretion, Trapfinding, Trapmaking, Palm Weapon, Full Death Attack, Nerve of the Assassin, Skill Mastery, Poisonmaster

Spells Known (3/4/4/3/2) (Save DC 14 + spell level): 0: Detect Poison, Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Ghost Sound, Read Magic, Touch of Fatigue; 1st: Color Spray, Disguise Self, Ray of Enfeeblement, Silent Image; 2nd: Blindness, Detect Thoughts, Mirror Image, See Invisibility; 3rd: Arcane Sight, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Major Image, Ray of Exhaustion; 4th: Detect Scrying, Scrying, Shadow Conjuration
Equipment: Boots of Speed, Magic Mithral Shirt (+4 enhancement bonus, +9 total bonus), Magic Dagger (+4 enhancement bonus, shock and returning properties), Ring of Freedom of Movement, Ring of Protection (+3 deflection bonus), Amulet of Natural Armor (+4 natural armor bonus), Cloak of Resistance (+4 bonus), 4 vials of wyvern poison, 4 vials of black lotus extract, 4 vials of huge spider venom, Finn’s Cigar Box
The Edge: Finn has the Edge against any opponent with a lower dexterity score than his own (20).

Finn never fights alone. A high-profile crime boss, he is always accompanied by bodyguards. One of them should be the muscle (a big orc barbarian, martial artist monk, etc.), another the spellslinger (wizard, sorcerer, etc.), and the last one a fellow wiseguy (assassin, rogue, etc.). Despite what the criminal underworld knows, Finn insists that he's a "legitimate businessman" and doesn't like it when nosy do-gooders spread unpleasant rumors about his operations.

People sometimes wonder whether Finn's agents are everywhere, or if he's an accomplished spellcaster. The truth is doubly bad: he frequently makes use of divination magic to find out what the criminal competition is up to and to gather blackmail material. This gives him an edge over the other guys, and he uses this to get a lot of money to hire goons and spies.

[Libertad]

New Wondrous Item: Finn's Cigar Box
This cigar box is stylishly designed and can hold up to 50 cigars. The box can enchant one cigar per day, and no more cigars can be enchanted until the original one is used up. Three times per day, as a standard action, a person smoking the enchanted cigar can breathe out a cloud of smoke which is equivalent to the Solid Fog spell. The cigar burns very fast when used in such a way, and is completely burnt out after three uses.
Moderate Conjuration; CL 7; Craft Wondrous Item, Solid Fog; Price: 16,000 gp; Weight: 0.5 lbs

[CatharzGodfoot]

PS: Can the +1 BAB ability of Point Blank Shot and the +6 BAB ability of Zen Archery be applied to splash weapons? I'm inclined to say yes to the first feat, no to the second.

Yes and yes. But remember that the spell affects only the target that you hit with an attack roll; the splash does nothing special.

[Libertad]

PS: Can the +1 BAB ability of Point Blank Shot and the +6 BAB ability of Zen Archery be applied to splash weapons? I'm inclined to say yes to the first feat, no to the second.

Yes and yes. But remember that the spell affects only the target that you hit with an attack roll; the splash does nothing special.

Thanks for the clarification. Looks like Drac has some new tricks up his sleeve! Check out his stat block!

[Libertad]

A Blast from the Past! The 1980s Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon!

Hank the Ranger
NG Male Human Fighter 8
Hit Points: 68
Initiative: +4
Armor Class: 22 (+2 Elusive Target, +4 dexterity, +6 armor) touch 16 flat-footed 16
Attacks: Energy Bow +15 (1d8+5, x3, +8 damage within 110 feet); Full Attack Energy Bow +15/+11
Base Attack/Grapple: +8/+10

Abilities: Str 14 Dex 18 Con 14 Int 16 Wis 12 Cha 16
Saves: Fort +8 Ref +10 Will +7
Skills (110 points): Balance 10 (+14), Climb 11 (+13), Diplomacy 10 (+13), Jump 11 (+13), Listen 11 (+15), Move Silently 6 (+10), Search 10 (+11), Sense Motive 5 (+6), Ride 7 (+11), Spot 11 (+12), Survival 10 (+11), Tumble 8 (+11)
Feats: Alertness, Elusive Target, Hunter, Leadership, Point Blank Shot, Shot on the Run, Sniper, Track

Class Features: Fighter: Weapons Training, Combat Focus, Problem Solver, Pack Mule, Logistics Mastery, Active Assault, Forge Lore, Improved Delay
Equipment: Energy Bow (Magic Composite Longbow, +2 Str bonus, +3 enhancement bonus, treated as force effects, deals 2d6 damage), Magic Studded Leather (+3 enhancement bonus, first two benefits of Tumble ranks)
The Edge: Hank has the Edge against any opponent with a lower BAB than his own.

Remember that D&D cartoon in the 80s, and how its recent DVD release created 3rd Edition stats for the gang?

Well, I don't have it, but I decided that I'd give a Tome makeover a shot. There isn't any "Ranger" class in the Tome Series, yet the Fighter does a pretty good job of it (that class has Move Silently, but not Hide?! Madness!).

The standard energy bow is too powerful for a Tome Game (it gets Power Attack equivalent!), so I did my own write-up:

Energy Bow
An Energy Bow is a magic composite longbow with an adjustable strength bonus for the wielder, to a maximum of +6. The wielder needs no ammunition, for magical arrows of force materialize when the string is drawn back. These arrows are force effects, which means that they can hit incorporeal targets. The arrows also emit illumination, as the light spell. Once per day, the wielder can cast locate object by firing an arrow into the sky and following its aerial course. If the object is located underground or blocked by solid material, the arrow will land on an area as close as physically possible to the object.
CL: 6th; Moderate Evocation: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, magic missile, light, locate object

[Blicero]

Minor threadjack: Would y'all say that Freeport is a decent investment? It seems kinda interesting, but I'm kind of burned out on pirates and shit.

[Libertad]

Freeport books are pretty neat, but it's sort of an acquired taste. It's basically swashbuckling adventure mixed with Lovecraftian Horror.

I'd recommend getting the D20 Freeport Companion and/or the Pirate's Guide to Freeport (system-less). The latter is better because it details more of the city and its inhabitants, while the Companion just gives out new classes and feats and stuff.

The setting's pretty cool and full of interesting ideas, such as a hidden civilization of Serpent People trying to reclaim their ancestral heritage, a crime-fighting vigilante paladin, and the small town of Libertyville, founded upon the ideology of anarchism (real anarchism, not the "I'm so anti-establishment and edgy!" kind). It worked out as well as one might expect.

Freeport's Strength is in its original adventure, setting, and NPCs. The original Freeport Trilogy is pretty bad-ass, but sort of easy (I'm pretty sure that the Gaming Denizens will tear through most encounters). All but one of the adventures are levels 1-10, at a point in D&D when things aren't getting too crazy and the spellcasters aren't wreaking havoc. Most of the NPCs in Freeport aren't of the "world-wide, extraplanar" power kind, and I think that it suits the setting well. Of course, there's still problems with wealth-by-level ("hmmm, buy a ship, or a bunch of cool magic items?"), but that can be changed a little with some house rules (such as the Wish Economy of the Tome Series).

I'd caution against Black Sails Over Freeport. It often sacrificed verisimilitude and the setting's thematic elements in order to make a pop culture reference or homage.

Denizens of Freeport, the NPC book, is pretty cool, full of flavorful characters like a pot-smoking anti-establishment Druid, an orcish enclave dedicated to bringing prosperity and enlightenment to their brethren, and a Mind Flayer pirate!

It was made way back in the 3.0 days, but it shouldn't be too much trouble converting it a game like 3.5 or Tome or Pathfinder.

[Libertad]

And now, a character from Planescape: Torment! I hope that I remained faithful to the character!



Annah of the Shadows
CN Female Tiefling Fighter 4/Rogue 4
Hit Points: 68
Initiative: +4
Armor Class: 22 (+4 dexterity, +6 armor, +2 shield TWF) touch 14 flat-footed 16
Attacks: 2 Punching Daggers +14/+14 (1d4+5, x3); Full Attack Punching Daggers +14/+14/+9/+9; Annah usually Power Attacks on a -4 attack/+8 damage trade-off.
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+9

Abilities: Str 14 Dex 18 Con 16 Int 12 Wis 10 Cha 13
Saves: Fort +8 Ref +12 Will +5
Skills (85 points): Balance 8 (+12), Escape 6 (+10), Hide 11 (+17), Knowledge (Local) 8 (+9), Listen 8 (+8), Move Silently 11 (+15), Sleight of Hand 11 (+18), Sense Motive 8 (+8), Spot 8 (+8), Tumble 5 (+9)
Feats: Combat Looting, Deft Fingers, Subtle Cut, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse

Class Features: Fighter: Weapons Training, Combat Focus, Problem Solver, Pack Mule; Rogue: Sneak Attack +2d6, Trapfinding, Evasion, Uncanny Dodge
Special Qualities: As a tiefling, Annah can cast darkness once per day as a spell-like ability. She also has Resistance 5 against cold, electricity, and fire attacks.
Equipment: Annah's Punching Daggers (Magic Punching Daggers, +3 enhancement bonus), Annah's Vest (Magic Studded Leather Armor, first Tumble rank benefit)
The Edge: Annah has the Edge against any opponent with a lower dexterity score than her own.

Annah is your tough-talking, streetwise tiefling girl! Not a pure rogue, Annah's got some tricks to hold her own in melee combat, and her punching daggers can add up to some good damage when combined with her Deft Fingers feat and Sneak Attack!