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Nathaniel Winter III

The mystics foretold that the evil Nathaniel Winter the first would be reborn, as son to his son, and that the mother would die during the birth. Nathaniel the second was not one to kowtow to mystics, and paid their warnings little heed until he watched his beloved wife perish the very moment that their son was free in the world. Though an ordinary boy, the father kept his emotional distance for fear that another warning the mystics gave him would prove true—that the boy would grow into a man and take back the Winter Empire by force.

Out of Character

I'm presuming the Winter Empire to a collection of about a dozen livable islands (and more uninhabited ones) in/near the tundra. Nathaniel the first was an evil tyrant who died and went to hell. He fought his way through hell to gain a chance at redemption as his grandson. He will periodically get flashes of his past life. I'm assuming that Nathaniel the second will be about as evil as the first, and thus will need to be overthrown for Nathaniel the third to gain redemption.


Build (ECL4)

Barbarian 1/Soulknife 1/Psychic Warrior 1
N Medium human (Hellbred)
Init +0; Senses: Listen +0; Spot +0

AC: 10; Touch: 10; Flat-footed: 10
(+0 dex; )
HP: 00 (1d12+1d10+1d8+con+6psiBody)
Fort: +1, Ref +3, Will +3

Speed: 40'
Melee: Mindblade +3 (1d6 magic / 19×2)
Ranged: Touch +0
Space: 5'; Reach: 5'; BAB: +2; Grapple: +2

Psychic Warrior CL1 DC 10+lvl
Close 30' [6] Medium 110' Long Far
Power Points 2

  • 1st (1pp)
    • Vigor +5 temp hp per 1pp

Abilities Str 10 +0 | Dex 10 +0 | Con 10 +0 | Int 10 +0 | Wis 10 +0 | Cha 10 +0

  • Feats
    • Hu: Gentry Arcanis
      You gain Ride and Diplomacy as class skills, and you receive a +1 bonus on skill checks with these skills. There are other benefits to this feat that aren't appropriate outside of Arcanis. Could additional benefits be written? Perhaps gaining +1 skill point per level like Nimbus of Light?
    • HB: Devil's Favor Fiendish Codex II
      When you attempt an attack, save, or check of any sort, you can beseech the dark powers to aid you. You gain a +2 bonus on the attack, save, or check. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to the total number of devil-touched feats you have selected, including this one.
      Each deviltouched feat selected imposes a –1 circumstance penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks made to interact with good creatures and animals.
    • 1: Psionic Body (+2hp per psi feat)
    • S1: Weapon Focus (Mindblade); Wild Talent
    • PW1: Psionic Weapon (+2d6 dmg)
    • 3: Extra Rage
  • Skills
    • Skill +0

Items Gear

Barbarian

Fast Movement (Ex) A barbarian’s land speed is faster than the norm for his race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the barbarian’s speed because of any load carried or armor worn.

Rage (Whirlwind variant) (Ex) 3/day While in a rage, gain a +4 bonus to Strength and a +2 dodge bonus to Armor Class and on Reflex saves. While in a whirling frenzy, the barbarian may make one extra attack in a round at his highest base attack bonus, but this attack takes a -2 penalty, as does each other attack made that round. This penalty applies for 1 round, so it also affects attacks of opportunity the barbarian might make before his next action.

While raging, a barbarian cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except for Balance, Escape Artist, Intimidate, and Ride), the Concentration skill, or any abilities that require patience or concentration, nor can he cast spells or activate magic items that require a command word, a spell trigger (such as a wand), or spell completion (such as a scroll) to function. He can use any feat he has except Combat Expertise, item creation feats, and metamagic feats. A fit of rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + the character’s (newly improved) Constitution modifier. A barbarian may prematurely end his rage. At the end of the rage, the barbarian loses the rage modifiers and restrictions and becomes fatigued (-2 penalty to Strength, -2 penalty to Dexterity, can’t charge or run) for the duration of the current encounter (unless he is a 17th-level barbarian, at which point this limitation no longer applies).

Soulknife

Mind Blade (Su) As a move action, a soulknife can create a semisolid blade composed of psychic energy distilled from his own mind. The blade is identical in all ways (except visually) to a short sword of a size appropriate for its wielder. For instance, a Medium soulknife materializes a Medium mind blade that he can wield as a light weapon, and the blade deals 1d6 points of damage (crit 19-20/×2). Soulknives who are smaller or larger than Medium create mind blades identical to short swords appropriate for their size, with a corresponding change to the blade’s damage. The wielder of a mind blade gains the usual benefits to his attack roll and damage roll from a high Strength bonus.

The blade can be broken (it has hardness 10 and 10 hit points); however, a soulknife can simply create another on his next move action. The moment he relinquishes his grip on his blade, it dissipates (unless he intends to throw it; see below). A mind blade is considered a magic weapon for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

A soulknife can use feats such as Power Attack or Combat Expertise in conjunction with the mind blade just as if it were a normal weapon. He can also choose mind blade for feats requiring a specific weapon choice, such as Weapon Specialization. Powers or spells that upgrade weapons can be used on a mind blade.

Even in places where psionic effects do not normally function (such as within a null psionics field), a soulknife can attempt to sustain his mind blade by making a DC 20 Will save. On a successful save, the soulknife maintains his mind blade for a number of rounds equal to his class level before he needs to check again. On an unsuccessful attempt, the mind blade vanishes. As a move action on his turn, the soulknife can attempt a new Will save to rematerialize his mind blade while he remains within the psionics negating effect.


Hellbred (LA +0)

All hellbred share the following racial traits:

  • Humanoid (Hellbred): Hellbred are humanoid creatures, despite their monstrous appearance.
  • Infernal Mien (Ex): Hellbred have a sinister presence. They gain a +2 racial bonus on Intimidate checks.
  • Evil Exception (Ex): Regardless of alignment or class restrictions, a hellbred can cast spells with the evil descriptor and never gains negative levels while wielding evil magic items, such as unholy weapons or demon armor. This ability does not shield a hellbred from losing access to class features if he violates a class’s code of conduct. For example, using a +1 unholy longsword to slay orcs would not violate a hellbred paladin’s code of conduct, though using the weapon to kill another paladin would.
  • Hellbound (Su): A devil has a claim on a hellbred’s soul. As a result, a hellbred can be restored to life only by a resurrection spell or greater magic.
  • Devil’s Favor: A hellbred gains Devil’s Favor as a bonus feat for which it does not need to meet the prerequisite. See the new feats section later in this chapter for information on devil-touched feats.
  • Infernal Aspect: Upon completing the Scourging, a hellbred chooses one of the following aspects to manifest. Once the choice is made, it cannot be changed.
    • Body (Ex): A hellbred who chooses body as his infernal aspect gains a +4 bonus on saves against poison. In addition, he gains a +2 bonus to Constitution and takes a –2 penalty to Intelligence. The process of the Scourging strengthens his body but weakens his mind. At 4 HD, he gains a bonus devil-touched feat. At 14 HD, he gains another bonus devil-touched feat.
    • Spirit (Su): A hellbred who selects the spirit aspect acquires infernal senses, gaining darkvision out to 30 feet and a +2 racial bonus on Sense Motive checks. In addition, the process of the Scourging leaves him with a strong mind but a weak body. The hellbred gains a +2 bonus to Charisma and takes a –2 penalty to Constitution. At 6 HD, his darkvision extends to 60 feet. At 9 HD, his darkvision extends to 120 feet. At 12 HD, he gains the ability to see in darkness, even that created by a deeper darkness spell. At 15 HD, he gains telepathy out to 100 feet. (See MM 316 for details.)
  • Automatic Languages: Infernal. Hellbred gain the ability to speak Infernal upon their transformation, but they do not lose the ability to speak languages they previously knew before the Scourging.
  • Favored Class: Paladin. A multiclass hellbred’s paladin class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing. Furthermore, hellbred paladins can leave that class and return to it without penalty.

Human (LA +0)

  • Medium: As Medium creatures, humans have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
  • Human base land speed is 30 feet.
  • 1 extra feat at 1st level.
  • 4 extra skill points at 1st level and 1 extra skill point at each additional level.
  • Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Speak Language skill.
  • Favored Class: Any. When determining whether a multiclass human takes an experience point penalty, his or her highest-level class does not count.
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