Auren Sparxsenthrax, Marshall "Sparks"

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Name: Auren Sparxsenthrax
Lesser Title: Marshall of Pestilence, AZ Territory
Race: Golden Drack

Fighter\Paladin, Martialist
Follower of Paledine
Lvl 4

STR 21
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 10
WIS 19
CHA 12

Wound: 10
Vitality: 25

FORT:2 2 5 1 2 = 22
REFL: 1 2 = 13
WILL: 4 1 2 = 17

Attacks:

Favorite Focus Greatsword +12\+22 dam
Melee (STR) +9\ +10 dam\+115 2h
Ranged (STR) +7, big 50 2d12, range 120
Fire Breath (CON) +3 1d8+4

DR: +12, + 14 fire. +1 if greathelm
+ 11 armor, 1/2 plate +3, -5 dex
+1 hide
+2 vs fire
+1 Greathelm (-2 perception)

Cold Weakness: As a reptile, you
are fatigued and suffer a -5 penalty on Endurance
checks when the temperature is below
freezing.

Dragon Breath: You have a breath weapon. Foes in a 15-ft
cone suffer 1d8 damage + 1 per level, or ½ damage if Reflex resists.
The energy type (acid, cold, fire or lightning) is decided when creating
the drack and cannot be changed. Use Constitution when resolving
attack rolls with this ability. Each use costs 1 vitality.
A drack who becomes a sorcerer and gains that class’s Breath
Weapon ability must select the same energy type as his Dragon Breath
and enjoys an increased area of effect as described under that ability.

Resistant Scales: You enjoy +2 DR against attacks using
the same energy as your breath weapon.

Scaly Hide: You gain +1 DR due to your thick scales.



Racial Abilities: 2
Great Fortitude

Lesser Title - "Marshall"
Your title grants you a +5 bonus
on Nobility checks and a stipend of 25 gp per month

Class Abilities:

Fighter Core Abilities

Combat Focus: As a move action
you concentrate to achieve focus. Apply a +2
bonus on your next attack roll. After attacking, the focus ends.

Rapid Attack: You may make 2 attacks with the same melee
weapon in rapid succession as a standard action. You may direct
attacks to the same foe or different foes. Apply a -2 penalty on both
attack rolls.

Weapon Focus: When you take this ability, select a melee
weapon such as the longsword. Apply a +1 bonus on attack rolls and
+2 damage when using that weapon. Greatsword

Basic Tier (4)

Charge: As a swift action, apply +5 damage to your next
melee weapon attack roll. You must move at least 10 ft in a straight
line just prior to using this ability.

Power Attack: As a swift action, apply a -2 penalty to your
next attack roll but add +5 damage to that attack’s damage if you hit.

Action Ready: Boost Athletics and Perception checks by +5.

Hustle: As a swift action you gain a bonus move
action. Requires Combat Focus and Rapid Attack.
Costs 1 vitality.

Intermediate Tier:

Second Wind: Once daily after 1 minute of rest you recover
4d6 vitality. Requires you know Combat Focus.

Weapon Specialization: This improves Weapon Focus,
such that you apply a +2 bonus on attack rolls and +5 damage when
using the weapon.

Paladin Core
Core Abilities
Paladins start with the following abilities at 1st level.

Boost Morale: As a move action in combat, allies within 60
ft who can see or hear you regain 1 vitality and enjoy a +1 bonus on
all dice rolls until the start of your next turn. Costs 1 vitality.

Detect EvilM: You learn whether fiends and/or undead are
present within a 30-ft cone.

Holy WeaponM: Whenever you attack with a melee
weapon, apply a +1 bonus on attack rolls and +2 holy damage.

Basic Tier:
Lay on HandsM: Your touch heals an ally’s wound damage.
The amount of wounds healed equals 1d8 + your level. A creature
can benefit 3x daily if it is good, 2x daily if it is neutral, and once
daily if it is evil. You must be nonevil to use this ability.

Holy SmiteM: Whenever you successfully strike an evilaligned
foe, add +1 holy damage per level to your damage roll.

Repulse EvilM: As a move action, your next successful melee
weapon attack that round against an evil-aligned foe also pushes back
that foe a distance of 1d4 x 5 ft. If there is no space to move back,
your foe falls prone instead. Costs 1 vitality

Intermediate Tier:
Blessed WeaponM: This improves Holy Weapon, such that
you enjoy a +2 bonus on attack rolls and +5 holy damage.

Theme Abilities:2

Trophy +1 all saves. Red Bandana he took from Dirty Bob when he busted up the Red Wranglers gang.

Favorite Weapon: Select 1 weapon that you have wielded
in combat during the past level. You enjoy a +1 bonus on attack rolls
and deliver +2 damage using that weapon. Greatsword

Martial Skills: Apply a +2 bonus on Athletics, Endurance,
Heal, Intimidate, and Warcraft checks.


SKILLS:
Drack Skills: Apply a +2 bonus on History and Intimidate
checks.
Honorable Mien: Dracks dislike blatant lying. You suffer
a -2 penalty on Bluff and Trick checks.

Perception +9 (-2 helm)
History +4
Intimidate +9
Heal +8 (pg 106)
Bluff -1
Trick -1
Athletics +12 (climb, jump, bend bars, swim)
Insight +4 (sense motive and locate ally)
Literacy +5
Survival -1
Diplomacy +3
Nobility +8
Endurance +2
Warcraft +2

PROPERTY Value 1250

Marshall's office\jail - (basic shop) 300 sq ft. (500gp)

Enough room for a desk, equipment storage for armor\wpns = 150 sq ft
3 jail cells, each 5x10 with straw bedding and bucket.
extra 250gp for reinforced metal bars for cells, 5 sides (including top), attached to each other for support, with locks

Living space (basic shop) 500 gp - 300 sq ft.

located above jail on 2nd story


Encumberance - 20 slots
Half plate - 5
greathelm - 1
greatsword - 3
basic pack - 3

EQUIPMENT: 669.90 gp remaining

Full Plate 200g (+3 item)
Greathelm 12g
Greatsword 50g
Basic Pack 13g

Guard Dog "Tinder" for jail 25g

Manacles with average (DC25) locks (3) 190g
Torches (10) 1sp .1g
Lasso 1g
dagger 2g

Heavy Warhorse "High Dollar" 400g
Leather Barding 30gp (+2DR)
military saddle 20g
saddle bags 4gp
bit+bridle 2g
Tent 10g

Healer kit +2 50g
Holy Symbol 1g

Pen, ink, paper, signet ring 14

Sharps Big 50 range 120 2d12 40g
ammo (100) 10g x .10 = 1

Potions:
Healing x3
Resistance x2

Decadent
Imperial

You are wealthy and well-trained in the social arts. You
gain 500 gp to spend on any gear that you like. Also,
modify Literacy checks by +5, Survival checks by -5, and
Diplomacy, History, and Nobility checks by +2.

I think I have settled (for today anyways ) on the above build for my Drack.

Marshall Auren Sparxsenthrax was born on the Drack native plane of Dragonfell. His family are nobles that have had a long tradition of Judges, Lawmen, Marshalls and Justicars. Auren was raised as a warrior in the ways of his family and taught to revere Paledine, the Dragon God.

Marshall Auren was tracking a known criminal, a Slith Artificer and the trail led to a little known world called Aerth. Auren caught up with her in a region the locals called Arizona, in the small town of Pestilence. A great battle ensued and the evil Artificer did considerable damage to Pestilence, despite Auren's best efforts to protect the town and its inhabitants. In the end, the vile Slith proved too powerful for Auren and he was left for dead, bleeding in the dusty streets on a foreign world, far from his home and his family.

Fortunately, Paledine was watching over him that day and moved the local humans to save this broken Drack. Human medicants did their best with his alien anatomy and managed to save his life, with some divine help. Upon regaining consciousness, Auren recognized the aura of Paledine around the humans and vowed to protect them out of gratitude for saving his life. Auren dedicated himself to Paledine and began his new life as a Paladin of the Dragonlord.

As his strength returned, Auren repeatedly found himself on the wrong end of local thugs, bandits, cut-throats, cattle rustlers, thieves and other miscreants. Auren's no-nonsense approach to law and order won him many supporters in Pestilence, despite his strange appearance. After several years, and more than a few failed Sheriffs, the Governor of AZ granted Auren the Human title Marshall as recognition for protecting Pestilence.

It has been many years, but Marshall Sparks (as the humans call him) has heard no word of the Slith Artificer. Perhaps she left Aerth after all.....



(I edited out the other posts just to clean it up since this is the main character page. Rob, I used Pestilence just b\c I saw your McGilicaughty post and thought maybe that was our starting town. My guy can be anywhere you need, I can just change the names)

Excellent build sir! I like that you used the title & property rules, as well.

Though, I didn't see a cultural background. Remember, you get bonus skills for culture!

Auren's background sounds good too. I will give you more info on Col. Vasha, the Slith Artificer/Weapon-builder soon... I would assume Auren has studied her and tracked her for some time (thinks he knows her better then her own mum, perhaps).

Pestilence works well as Auren's home base. The town lies near the border of a huge reservation for the "non-indigenous." Basically, it's where government agents ship all the "rift-folk" who aren't too problematic... The dangerous ones are (slain or) imprisoned elsewhere... The reservation is secret, and it is another reason why the governor decided to make Auren a marshall in the area...

errr... Cultural background????

back to the books

I could really see any of the cultures, except Colonial. Non are a perfect fit though.... hmmmmm. I think Dragonfell is probably a Feudal type realm, but that doesn't match in my mind with his personal background. I guess I will go with Imperial, since he bought the Noble Title ability.

And thanks for pointing our Culture and the Property and Titles rules in some of your other posts!

from wikipedia:
In the American Old West (example, Arizona Territory of the 1880s), marshals, usually called the "Town Marshal", or "City Marshal" (since the larger cities were often punctilious about their titles) were appointed or elected police officers of small communities, with similar powers and duties to that of a police chief, generally with powers ending at the border of the community. By contrast, federal marshals (U.S. marshals) would work in a larger, possibly overlapping area, especially in pioneering country, in an area overlapping with the state or territorial office of county sheriff (who then, as now, policed communities as well as areas between communities). The word is still used in this sense, especially in the Southwest United States. (See List of Western lawmen). Town or City Marshal is still the name for the head officer of some community police forces.

Do you want to have a Deputy Marshal? What about a receptionist?

Brutal! Well crafted; but I would expect no less!

Robyo wrote:Do you want to have a Deputy Marshal? What about a receptionist?

I think all the candidates for receptionist are probably employed at the Billards parlor

A Deputy (or 3) is a good idea! Although I don't think I am high enough level for any of the "posse" abilities yet, so maybe just a townie to act as another set of eyes and ears?

I read your wiki post, nice find! So were you thinking Town Marshall or US Marshall?

I only ask because of jurisdictional issues for the future. If he is the Town Marshall and his authority ends at the town limits.... he might be limited in his ability to respond to an outside threat. Or he might have to shirk his duties to the town to chase after a larger threat.

But if he were a US Marshall, would he still be the town protector?

I would say town marshal, though he still has some jurisdiction in the surrounding area.

He has two deputies: A 2nd level Kobold gunslinger named Zyd, and a human townie (I'm still figuring out).

Robyo wrote:I would say town marshal, though he still has some jurisdiction in the surrounding area.

He has two deputies: A 2nd level Kobold gunslinger named Zyd, and a human townie (I'm still figuring out).

AWESOME!

Going over your build again...

What's your alignment?

With the armor plate and greatsword (and helm), I'm envisioning him more like:

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Sparks is both Lawful and Good, in his own sort of way.

Remembering that he came from Nobility and privilege, Laws are there to maintain order. The nobility create those laws to keep the riff-raff in line and themselves in power. Nobles are born to rule; they have the intelligence, charisma, wisdom and means to provide the best life for everyone - themselves and their subjects. Nobles are there to provide paternal guidance to the lower-born. Sometimes this means unconditional love and sometimes it means a firm hand.

Much like a father, they do have the common people's best interest at heart. Nobles provide training, castles, armies, help when crops fail, sponsor festivals and games, etc etc. It is the nobility's sacred duty to watch over their peasants, as a shepherd would his flock.

Being away from his family for so many years has softened Spark's noble-ego. Being defeated was humbling enough, but being saved by the peasants was a real awaking for him. Sparks definitely leans towards the gentler side when dealing with his own townsfolk, but is a fierce defender against outside threats to Pestilence or its people. (a nicer Gene Hackman from Unforgiven)

That Sparks rose to a position of authority on a foreign plane came as no great surprise to him; it was only natural according to his upbringing. But also contrary to that upbringing, Sparks has learned a great deal about tolerance in his new home.


And I love those pictures, especially the first one. That definitely fits his combat appearance. Just add a red bandana around his neck. When Sparks is off-duty he looks more like the picture I found with the tattered cowboy hat.

Along with western, rifts, and time-travel, draconic culture is an underlying theme in this campaign...
In the hierarchy of dragon society:
1) Dragons, by age
2) Dragon-kin (including half-dragons, dracks, drakes, dragonettes, etc)
3) Sorcerers (especially with draconic bloodlines)
4) Kobolds
5) Everyone else (and whoever can suck up the best)

The current time of the campaign is in Aerth time: 1885 AD. In Auran's culture on Dragonfell, there is memory of a Draconic Civil War that spanned from the homeworld of Umbrogis ("Dracos" in the Common tongue) to the outer planes. The first Dragon Wars did touch on Dragonfell, but the battles were not as catastrophic as on Dracos and other planes.

Dragonfell (is the Common name, what is the Draconic?) is not the homeplane of dragons, but is one of their early colonies. It has an ancient history and has had many different rulers. I will leave that open for the present, and feel free to fill in what you wish.

excellent info! I will come up with some further details for the colony of Dragonfell

I do LOVE the flexibility of Radiance and ability to chose exactly what abilities I want at each tier. But there are soooo many good choices!

At the moment I am leaning towards the following at 4th

2 basic = Holy Smite and Repulse Evil. (going offense with at least 1, other good options include: Courage -> Aura of Courage, Inviolate Restraints, First Aid, Mounted Combat)

1 Int = Armor Specialization (can't resist stacking his strongest stat)

Minor Theme = Martial Skills, +2 to everything I use is too good to pass up !

+5 vitality, +1 to hit, +1 saves

updated for lvl 4
I took Blessed Wpn, Repulse Evil, Holy Smite and Martial Skills.