Secrets - Scarlet Dove

[TheUdjat]

Name: Scarlet Dove
Race: Goddess in the form of a Winged Wild Elf
Class: Scout 8 / Ranger 2 / Fighter 1

Gender: Female
Age: 122
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 110
Hair: Deep red (not orange, not auburn - red)
Eyes: Bright green

Level: 11

Ability Scores

STR: 13 (+1)
DEX: 26 (+8) / 28 (+9) w/ Gloves
CON: 18 (+4)
INT: 12 (+1)
WIS: 10 (+0)
CHA: 28 (+9)

Totals

Hit Points:
134 / 134 (10d8+1d10+44 Maxed)

AC: 27 / 29 Skirmish 10' / 31 Skirmish 20'_{(10 + 7 Armor + 9 Dex + 1 Shield + 2 Skirmish 10' + 2 Skirmish 20')}
Touch: 19 / 21 / 23
Flatfooted: N/A (Uncanny Dodge)
BAB: +9/+4
- Melee: +10/+5 _{(9 BA + 1 Str)}
- Ranged: +18 _{(9 BA + 9 Dex)}

Initiative: +10_{(9 Dex + 1 Battle Fortitude)}
Movement: 40' Land, 90' Fly (Good)

Weapons

Thunderbird, +3 Holy Composite Longbow, +1 Str
Normal Attack; +21/+16 to hit, 1d8+4 Damage, x3
Point Blank (within 30'); +22/+17 to hit, 1d8+5 Damage, x3
Skirmish 10'; +22 to hit, 1d8+5+3d6 Damage, x3
Skirmish 10', Manyshot; +18/+18 to hit, 1d8+5+5d6/1d8+5+3d6, x3
Skirmish 20'; +22 to hit, 1d8+5+5d6 Damage, x3
Skirmish 20', Manyshot; +18/+18 to hit, 1d8+5+5d6/1d8+5+5d6, x3
*Additional +2d6 vs. Evil

Shortsword +1
Normal Attack; +19/+14 to hit, 1d6+2 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish 10'; +19 to hit, 4d6+2 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish 20'; +19 to hit, 6d6+2 Damage, 19-20/x2

Twin Daggers (Used Separately)
Normal Attack (Melee); +18 to hit, 1d4+1 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 10' (Melee); +18 to hit, 1d4+1+3d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 20' (Melee); +18 to hit, 1d4+1+5d6 Damage, 19-20/x2

Normal Attack (Ranged, within 30'); +20 to hit, 1d4+2 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 10' (Ranged); +20 to hit, 1d4+2+3d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 20' (Ranged); +20 to hit, 1d4+2+5d6 Damage, 19-20/x2

Saves

Fort: +18 _{(7 Base + 4 Con + 1 Battle Fortitude + 6 Secret)}
Ref: +18 _{(9 Base + 9 Dex)}
Will: +2 _{(2 Base + 0 Wis)}

Languages
Common
Elven
Sylvan

Feats

- Point Blank Shot (1st)
- Weapon Finesse (3rd)
- Precise Shot (Scout 4)
- Improved Skirmish (6th)
- Track (Ranger 1)
- Rapid Shot (Ranger 2)
- Manyshot (9th)
- Swift Hunter (Scout 8) (From Complete Scoundrel, allows Scout and Ranger levels to stack for the purposes of determining Skirmish and Favored Enemies. A character may also apply skirmish damage to favored enemies, even if they are normally immune to it (constructs, undead))
- Greater Manyshot (Fighter 1)

Class Abilities

- Skirmish (If moving 10' in a round, a scout gains +3d6 damage on attacks and +2 AC for that round. Gradually increases as levels increase. The Damage is precision-based (creatures immune to critical hits are immune to it), and if done with a ranged weapon can only be done within 30')
- Fast Movement (Scouts gain +10' Movement)
- Battle Fortitude (+1 to Fort saves and +1 to Initiative)
- Bonus Feat (from the Scout list - Precise Shot, Swift Hunter taken)
- Evasion (Scouts gain Evasion at 5th level)
- Trapfinding (Scouts are able to search for traps as a rogue)
- Flawless Stride (A scout can move through any sort of terrain that slows movement at her normal speed without taking damage or suffering any other impairment)
- Camouflage (Per the Ranger ability)
- Favored Enemies: Evil Outsiders (+6), Undead (+4), Constructs (+2). May apply Skirmish damage to all favored enemies.

Racial Abilities
(Wild Elves are a subspecies of Elves. Their racial traits are like standard Elves, except +2 Dex and -2 Int and Favored Class: Sorcerer)

- Low Light Vision
- +2 to Spot, Listen, Search. May check for secret doors if passing within 5' of them.
- Immune to Sleep, +2 Racial bonus vs. Enchantment
- Automatically proficient with Longbows (including composite), shortbows (including composite), Longswords, and rapiers

Scarlet also has the following benefits for being divine:
- Divinity 3/day (may take an automatic 20 on any standard d20 roll)
- +6 bonus to Fortitude
- Wings, Fly Speed 90 (Good)
- Gains an avatar, statted as a Familiar, using character level in place of wizard/sorcerer level.
- DR 5/evil
- Scarlet's Song; Functions as a bard's Inspire Courage on a successful Perform: Singing check.

Melody
Scarlet Dove gained her name for saving a small dove when it was injured and helpless. After nursing the animal back to health, the small bird refused to leave her side, and has been a constant companion since. Scarlet named the dove 'Melody', for her habit of singing brightly in the morning.

The dove is stark white like any other of its kind, except towards the tips of its wings and tail, where the feathers turn a brilliant red.

Melody may use the following abilities:
Cure Light Wounds 5/day
Cure Moderate Wounds 3/day
Cure Serious Wounds 1/day
Final Song: True Resurrection (once, and dies upon the completion of the song)

Skills (Total = Ranks + Ability + Other Mods)
Scouts receive Skills points as a rogue (8+Int).
Max Ranks 12 / 6.0

Disable Device: +9 ₍₈₊₁₎
Hide: +20 ₍₁₁₊₉₎
Move Silently: +20 ₍₁₁₊₉₎
Knowledge (Nature): +10 ₍₉₊₁₎
Knowledge (Geography): +10 ₍₉₊₁₎
Listen: +16 _{(12+0+2race+2)}
Spot: +16 _{(12+0+2race+2)}
Search: +15 _(12+1+2race)
Survival: +14 _(12+0+2syn)
Tumble: +17 ₍₈₊₉₎
*Perform (Singing): +15 ₍₆₊₉₎

* Cross-class


Equipment
Thunderbird (Holy Composite Longbow +3, +1 Str)
Mithril Shirt +3
Gloves of Dexterity +2
Shortsword +1
60 Arrows
2 Daggers
Explorer's Outfit
Sack (w/ Whetstone, fishhook, flint & steel, and a piece of chalk)
Waterskin
Signal whistle (held by a leather string around her neck)

Potion of Cure Light Wounds
Smokestick x2
Alchemist's Fire x2
Antitoxin

Money
26 gp
9 sp
7 cp

Appearance

Scarlet is shy around most people, though she tends to relax a little around other elves, or people that have spent a lot of time in the wilderness (druids and rangers, for instance), generally preferring the company of animals. Due to her shyness, she tends to hide beneath a heavy, dark cloak and hood, keeping very discreetly to herself, and speaking only when addressed.

On the occasions she does speak, her Common is halting and occasionally awkward, as she grasps to understand certain unfamiliar words. But her voice is smooth as silk, accented heavily with her native elven. She touches her words with a certain lyrical quality, as if she would be more comfortable singing the words than speaking them.

Scarlet's hair matches her name, and her eyes are bright and piercing, constantly darting around to take in her surroundings. She moves in short bursts more often than leisurely strides, keeping close to natural obstacles and veering away from open spaces. Confining buildings make her just as uncomfortable, though she moves easily around trees.

Edit: Scarlet also has feathered wings on her back, though she often prefers to conceal them beneath her cloak. They are a brilliant white in color and, much like her dove companion, fade to a crimson color at the tips, matching her hair.

Background

Scarlet Dove hails from a reclusive society of wild elves living deep within the woods. She has dwelled in the wild's embrace all of her lengthy elven life, and it has made her a skilled and able huntress. For many years she would roam the outskirts of her wilderness home, watching with interest the lives of civilized races, with their busy lives and grand wars, their caravans and stone buildings. But she never edged closer, not until tragedy forced her to.

Now, with her village massacred by an unknown foe, Scarlet finds herself the last survivor of her ancient society. To her is left the task of passing on their traditions, of honoring their lives - and avenging their deaths. It is this path that has carried her into a land she never thought she would set foot in. Human lands.
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[Rojito]

where do you find the stuff for the scout class? i have been looking for new classes to try and i have yet to find a scout

[TheUdjat]

Complete Adventurer.

There seem to be a couple new classes in every book these days. I just happened upon the Scout in my weekly tabletop games, and have had good luck with it. It's like a combination Ranger/Rogue. Very fun.

[Rojito]

hmm thanks, i really cant wait to get my complete warrior to see whats in there, the store was out of them i wish there were pieces of them on the net, like the SRD, so i could still look at them

[TheUdjat]

They usually throw up teasers for upcoming material. Sometimes a solid google search can turn things up. I know the Knight base class and the Marshal base class (the former from PHBII, the latter from the Miniatures handbook) are on the Wizards site somewhere.

But thus is the lure of the SRD. Get you hooked on the base material, then you're tempted enough to buy all the expanded stuff!

[TheUdjat]

Level up. Gains:

+2 BAB
+1 to all saves
2d8+4 HP (13)
Flawless Stride ability (move through all non-magical terrain at full speed)
Skirmish Improves to +2d6, +2 AC
+Feat at 6th level, chooses Improved Skirmish (+2d6 damage, +2 AC added on to base Skirmish when moving 20' or more)

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[TheUdjat]

Hell of a level up:

Gains 4 levels of my choice. I choose:
Level 8: Ranger 1 (Gains Track, 10 HP, +1 BAB, +2 Fort and Ref, 7 skill points); Ability adjustment goes into Dex.

Level 9: Ranger 2 (Gains Rapid Shot, 10 HP, +1 BAB, +1 Fort and Ref, 7 skill points); Feat for 9th: Manyshot

Level 10: Scout 8 (Gains Camouflage, 1 Bonus Feat (Swift Hunter), 10 HP, +1 BAB, 9 skill points). Swift Hunter grants 3 Favored Enemies, and brings Skirmish up to par for Level 10 Scout. FE: Evil Outsiders (+6), Undead (+4), Constructs (+2). Skirmish now +3d6, +2 AC (+5d6, +4 AC if 20')

Level 11: Fighter 1 (Gains 1 Bonus Feat (Greater Manyshot), 12 HP, +1 BAB, +2 Fort, 3 skill points). Manyshot now applies precision-based damage to each arrow (i.e. Skirmish damage, crits)

Other Boosts, per Secrets game thread: +20 Charisma (Bringing her from 2 (after drain) to 22. 28 if she gets a Restoration). +10 to Abilities of my choice (+6 Dex, +4 Con). +7 Enhancement bonuses for equipment (Holy applied to Longbow (+2), enhancement improved to +3 (+2). Shortsword made magic (+1), Mithril Shirt Improved to +3 (+2)). Also gains 2 more Divinity uses per day (that's an auto-20, by the way), making it 3/day.

Melody improves correspondingly, as a Familiar. (Does she gain addition cures or a higher CL?)

[TheUdjat]

Scarlet's original tweaked backstory, in its entirety:

Backstory

It still doesn't seem long ago for 232 harvests old Broken Wing and his wife Eggshell (Birds are clearly revered in this tribe) and yet at the same time it seems ages. The wild elven couple had never had children, though they had longed for them. They had seen too many seasons now and long given up hope.

But a day came and a strange wind blew. On that day Broken Wing (renamed 152 harvests ago when he was wounded in his right arm and forced to learn to use his left) was foraging through the wood when he came upon a fallen nest. Upon examination he saw that nearly all the eggs were broken. Only one had survived. Knowing that the mother would be forced to abandon the broken nest, he took the egg home to care for with his wife. Every day they cared for the egg, warmed it, sang to it watched it and waited for it to hatch. The egg did not hatch, for nearly a full rotation of the seasons did it not hatch, but it grew. They cared for it nonetheless, amazed at the unusual egg. It had finally grown to such a size that Broken Wing could spread his hands four times around it before he would circle it completely.

Finally, one morning he stepped out to meet the dawn. The strange wind had returned. He returned immediately to the egg, and it hatched. Imagine then their surprise when a young elf girl emerged from the red speckled shell.

As a very young girl, nearly an infant, she earned her name when she found a strange dove that had been wounded in a storm. The bird was white like any dove a person would know, but unlike other doves, the stark white wings and tail faded into a reddish color becoming deep crimson at the tips. She tended the small bird with astounding results belying her young age. It has followed her ever since.

They named her Scarlet Dove, and she has been a hunter and scout for her people for many human generations. She knows the lands and its secrets, perhaps not in the way of a druid or ranger, but well enough in her own way. She has traveled to the towns very little, and never to the cities, but her curiosity keeps her on the fringes of civilized people, watching and wondering about their busy lives and massive wars.

Broken Wing and Eggshell knew that Scarlet Dove was a divine gift from Ehlonna to reward them for their lonely years caring for their small wood. They knew also that she would have some special purpose in the world. These suspicions were confirmed when, as an adult now, Scarlet Dove sprouted wings with the same odd coloring pattern as her dove's. The village considered this a great omen and the elder, a venerable woman named Deep Root, called her to a private palaver. There, she bequeathed the village's greatest treasure, a composite longbow called Thunderbird. She explained to Scarlet Dove about her birth that had been kept secret from her. She went on to tell Scarlet Dove that she was a very young goddess given to their village as a gift for their simple, but mindful existence. The dove she had healed was, in fact, her avatar, a supernatural expression of herself. She must beware, however, for nobody knows the extent of her divinity. There have been stories of children of gods and mortals with varying results, or gods who create small versions of themselves for very specific tasks such as guarding a small territory. Many of these beings, though ageless, are far from invulnerable to the weapons of man. Never has such a being come about for no reason, so she must beware. Her life will not be a simple one common to this village.

That reason came not long after. While away from the village on a short walkabout, Scarlet Dove began to feel a deep pain in her stomach. Feeling it was a bad omen, she returned to find everyone in her beloved village murdered. Their wounds had cauterized as if someone had killed them with a sword just out of the forge. Upon a nearby tree was carved "Every 10th one."

She could do nothing to save them.

She followed after the murderer as best she could. (the trail was not hidden at all) On the way, she discovered that the carnage was not restricted to just her people, but it seemed only to touch those smaller communities isolated from larger cities. She is still amazed at how one home just off the road would be untouched, but here to her right no one survived.

On her first night out of the 'safety' of her forest, she is visited by the spirit of Deep Root in dream. Deep Root cautions her that her divinity is likely strongly linked to her specific wood. Things that would ignore her there will try to snare her now that she is away from it. She should, therefore, keep her identity as secret as possible. Dark gods have agents everywhere and she may find more than her current prey after her if she does not show caution. Young goddesses are a rare wild card that any deity would be tempted to take advantage of.

[ryngo]

I neglected to mention Melody. She will gain special abilities as a familiar with an 11th level master.

These are:

Speak with animals of her kind.
Spell resistance 16.

Her curing spells will update as well to:

Cure Light Wounds 5/day
Cure Moderate Wounds 3/day
Cure Serious Wounds 1/day

[Toptomcat]

Restored to 28 Charisma.

[TheUdjat]

Hooray!

[Toptomcat]

You don't seem to have a Favored Enemy listed. Significant, as you get the class feature as a 10th level ranger.

[TheUdjat]

That was an oversight - it's noted on her Excel sheet. Her Favored enemies are Evil Outsiders (+6), Undead (+4), and Constructs (+2). Note that she can apply Skirmish damage to undead and constructs due to this (in combination with the Swift Hunter feat).

[TheUdjat]

Taking a page out of TTC's book, Scarlet as she is for the Veros fight:

Name: Scarlet Dove
Race: Goddess in the form of a Winged Wild Elf
Class: Scout 8 / Ranger 2 / Fighter 1

Level: 11

Ability Scores

STR: 17 (+3)
DEX: 32 (+11)
CON: 22 (+6)
INT: 16 (+3)
WIS: 14 (+2)
CHA: 32 (+11)

Totals

Hit Points:
152 / 134 (10d8+1d10+66 Maxed), +18 Temp

AC: 32 / 34 Skirmish 10' / 36 Skirmish 20'_{(10 + 7 Armor + 11 Dex + 1 Shield + 3 Deflection + 2 Skirmish 10' + 2 Skirmish 20')}
Touch: 24 / 26 / 28
Flatfooted: N/A (Uncanny Dodge)
BAB: +9/+4
- Melee: +15/+10 _{(9 BA + 3 Str + 3 Morale)}
- Ranged/Finesse: +23/+18 _{(9 BA + 11 Dex + 3 Morale)}

Initiative: +12_{(11 Dex + 1 Battle Fortitude)}
Movement: 40' Land, 90' Fly (Good)

Weapons

Thunderbird, +3 Holy Composite Longbow, +1 Str
Normal Attack; +26/+21 to hit, 1d8+7 Damage, x3
Point Blank (within 30'); +27/+22 to hit, 1d8+8 Damage, x3
Skirmish 10'; +27 to hit, 1d8+8+3d6 Damage, x3
Skirmish 10', Manyshot; +23/+23 to hit, 1d8+8+3d6/1d8+8+3d6, x3
Skirmish 20'; +27 to hit, 1d8+8+5d6 Damage, x3
Skirmish 20', Manyshot; +23/+23 to hit, 1d8+8+5d6/1d8+8+5d6, x3
*Additional +3d6 vs. Evil

Damage vs. Evil Outsiders: 1d8+8d6+14.

Shortsword +1
Normal Attack; +24/+19 to hit, 1d6+7 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish 10'; +24 to hit, 4d6+7 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish 20'; +24 to hit, 6d6+7 Damage, 19-20/x2
*Additional +1d6 vs Holy

Twin Daggers (Used Separately)
Normal Attack (Melee); +23 to hit, 1d4+6 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 10' (Melee); +23 to hit, 1d4+6+3d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 20' (Melee); +23 to hit, 1d4+6+5d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
*Additional +1d6 vs. Holy

Normal Attack (Ranged, within 30'); +25 to hit, 1d4+7 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 10' (Ranged); +25 to hit, 1d4+7+3d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
Skirmish Attack 20' (Ranged); +20 to hit, 1d4+7+5d6 Damage, 19-20/x2
*+1d6 Damage vs. Holy

Saves

Fort: +25 / +27 _{(7 Base + 6 Con + 1 Battle Fortitude + 6 Secret + 3 Morale + 2 Luck + 2 vs. Evil)}
Ref: +25 / +27 _{(9 Base + 11 Dex + 3 Morale + 2 Luck + 2 vs. Evil)}
Will: +9 / +11 _{(2 Base + 2 Wis + 3 morale + 2 Luck + 2 vs. Evil)} (Immune to possession or mental control)

Languages
Common
Elven
Sylvan

Feats

- Point Blank Shot (1st)
- Weapon Finesse (3rd)
- Precise Shot (Scout 4)
- Improved Skirmish (6th)
- Track (Ranger 1)
- Rapid Shot (Ranger 2)
- Manyshot (9th)
- Swift Hunter (Scout 8) (From Complete Scoundrel, allows Scout and Ranger levels to stack for the purposes of determining Skirmish and Favored Enemies. A character may also apply skirmish damage to favored enemies, even if they are normally immune to it (constructs, undead))
- Greater Manyshot (Fighter 1)

Class Abilities

- Skirmish (If moving 10' in a round, a scout gains +3d6 damage on attacks and +2 AC for that round. Gradually increases as levels increase. The Damage is precision-based (creatures immune to critical hits are immune to it), and if done with a ranged weapon can only be done within 30')
- Fast Movement (Scouts gain +10' Movement)
- Battle Fortitude (+1 to Fort saves and +1 to Initiative)
- Bonus Feat (from the Scout list - Precise Shot, Swift Hunter taken)
- Evasion (Scouts gain Evasion at 5th level)
- Trapfinding (Scouts are able to search for traps as a rogue)
- Flawless Stride (A scout can move through any sort of terrain that slows movement at her normal speed without taking damage or suffering any other impairment)
- Camouflage (Per the Ranger ability)
- Favored Enemies: Evil Outsiders (+6), Undead (+4), Constructs (+2). May apply Skirmish damage to all favored enemies.

Racial Abilities
(Wild Elves are a subspecies of Elves. Their racial traits are like standard Elves, except +2 Dex and -2 Int and Favored Class: Sorcerer)

- Low Light Vision
- +2 to Spot, Listen, Search. May check for secret doors if passing within 5' of them.
- Immune to Sleep, +2 Racial bonus vs. Enchantment
- Automatically proficient with Longbows (including composite), shortbows (including composite), Longswords, and rapiers

Scarlet also has the following benefits for being divine:
- Divinity 3/day (may take an automatic 20 on any standard d20 roll)
- +6 bonus to Fortitude
- Wings, Fly Speed 90 (Good)
- Gains an avatar, statted as a Familiar, using character level in place of wizard/sorcerer level.
- DR 5/evil
- Scarlet's Song; Functions as a bard's Inspire Courage on a successful Perform: Singing check.

Melody
Scarlet Dove gained her name for saving a small dove when it was injured and helpless. After nursing the animal back to health, the small bird refused to leave her side, and has been a constant companion since. Scarlet named the dove 'Melody', for her habit of singing brightly in the morning.

The dove is stark white like any other of its kind, except towards the tips of its wings and tail, where the feathers turn a brilliant red.

Melody may use the following abilities:
Cure Light Wounds 5/day
Cure Moderate Wounds 3/day
Cure Serious Wounds 1/day
Final Song: True Resurrection (once, and dies upon the completion of the song)

Skills (Total = Ranks + Ability + Other Mods)
Scouts receive Skills points as a rogue (8+Int).
Max Ranks 12 / 6.0

Disable Device: +9 ₍₈₊₁₎
Hide: +20 ₍₁₁₊₉₎
Move Silently: +20 ₍₁₁₊₉₎
Knowledge (Nature): +10 ₍₉₊₁₎
Knowledge (Geography): +10 ₍₉₊₁₎
Listen: +16 _{(12+0+2race+2)}
Spot: +16 _{(12+0+2race+2)}
Search: +15 _(12+1+2race)
Survival: +14 _(12+0+2syn)
Tumble: +17 ₍₈₊₉₎
*Perform (Singing): +15 ₍₆₊₉₎

* Cross-class


Equipment
Thunderbird (Holy Composite Longbow +3, +1 Str)
Mithril Shirt +3
Gloves of Dexterity +2
Shortsword +1
60 Arrows
2 Daggers
Explorer's Outfit
Sack (w/ Whetstone, fishhook, flint & steel, and a piece of chalk)
Waterskin
Signal whistle (held by a leather string around her neck)

Potion of Cure Light Wounds
Smokestick x2
Alchemist's Fire x2
Antitoxin

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Buffs:
1d8+10 Temporary hit points (see roll below)
+1 morale bonus on attack rolls
+3 deflection bonus to AC
+3 morale bonus on all saving throws
Fast Healing 1 (21 rounds)
An additional attack on a full attack
+1d6 Holy bonus to damage, ability to bypass DR/good (10 rounds, though her bow does this anyway)
Nondetection
Invisibility (Gains +2 to hit, defender loses Dex)
+2 luck bonus on all saving throws, which can be sacrificed to immediately reroll and single attack roll, saving throw, skill check, or ability check after seeing the roll, but before the result
+2 resistance bonus on saves vs attacks and effects from evil creatures
Immunity to possession or mental control
Immunity to natural weapons of summoned creatures (negatable by SR)
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She truly is a goddess now. [rand=93844419184617959637656487785322046625440363723466935510679280609]