olistaff the traveling curio shop owner

Olistaff
Art / wiz  
Arcanist
Level 8
Human

attribute score modifier
str    8 -1
Con 14 2
Dex 14 2
Int   22  6
Wis 18  4
cha 8 -1

save total ½  lev Attr. Other
Fort 16 4 2  
Ref  20  4 6
Will* 20 4  4  2
Wound:  8
Vitality:  49
DR: 2 (4 when infused) (silkweave tailcoat)
Intitiative:  2      Speed  30

wpn att dmg rang Spec.

Wand +1 att only (in a hip holster)
 +2 for 1 vit / +3 for 2 vit
 Spend move action to gain +3 dmg


Treasure:
60 gp


SKILLS:
skill total Abil mod Other
acrobatics 2 2
Appraise 10 5 5
Arcane 21 5 3/3/5/5
Athletics -1
Bluff -1
Craft  8  5/3
Diplomacy -1
Disguise -1
Dungeoneer 7 5 2
Endurance 2
Hand anim. 3
Heal 3
History 7 5 2
Insight 3
Intimidate -1
Literacy 10 5 3/2
Mechanics 14(19) 2 3/5/2 /2+5 stm
Music -1
Nature  5
Nobility -1
Perception 13(18) 3 5/5 +5 trps
Pilot 9  2 2/5
Religion 3
Stealth 2
Streetwise -1
Survival 3
Trick 2
Technics  12  5/5/2
warcraft 5

Languages:
Common
Draconic
Celestial
Abyssal
Primordial
Elven
Dwarven

Equipment:
Explorer’s outfit 10 gp 8 lb
Backpack   2 gp 2 lb
Bedroll 1 sp 5 lb
Bell 1 gp —
Flask (empty) 3 cp 1½ lb
Smoke bomb 35 gp 1 lb
2 Antitoxin (vial) 50 gp —
Gas mask 150gp

Thieves tools  30 gp 2 lb
Rations, trail (per day) 5 sp 1 lb


Pouch, belt   1 gp ½ lb
Mirror, small steel 10 gp ½ lb
2 Chalk, 1 piece 1 cp —
Flint and steel 1 gp —
Tindertwig 1 gp —

Magic eyeglasses   2000 gp.
 -nethersight
Ring of laying on hands 1000
Bow tie of invisibility   2,500
Deacons Catechism  2500
Prayer book  1000

Scrolls:
Locate object  150
Knock   150
See invisiblity  150
Deep pockets  150
Arcane lock 150

Potions
Cure ailment  (2)  300

Horseless carriage:  Tinker’s wagon   2,500
Complete with cot, wood burning stove
Artificers lab       250
Block and tackle 5 gp 5 lb
Chain (10 ft.) 30 gp 2 lb
Crowbar 2 gp 5 lb
2 Firewood (per day) 1 cp 20 lb
Fishing net, 25 st. ft. 4 gp 5 lb
Flask (empty) 3 cp 1½ lb
Grappling hook 1 gp 4 lb
Hammer 5 sp 2 lb
Pot, iron 5 sp 10 lb
Rope, hempen (50 ft) 1 gp 10 lb
10 Feed (per day) 5 cp 10 lb
Artisan’s tools 5 gp 5 lb
Sledge 1 gp 10 lb
3 Waterskin 1 gp 4 lb
Whetstone 2 cp 1 lb
10 Rations, trail (per day) 5 sp 1 lb
Tindertwig 1 gp —



Trunk:
5 Oil (1-pint flask) 1 sp 1 lb
Acid (flask) 10 gp 1 lb
5 dynamite  8gp ea.

60 gp


Abilities:

Core Abilities:

ARTIFICER
Artificer Training: Apply a +3 bonus on Arcana, Craft, and Mechanics checks. Also, you can read magic scrolls.

Brew PotionC: You place an ability that you or an adjacent ally knows into a potion, salve, oil, pill or similar mix that delivers a single-use effect to a creature or object. The cost and time equal 50 gp and 1 hour for a basic ability or 300 gp and 2 hours for an intermediate ability. You or an adjacent ally pay any vitality cost when brewing the
potion. See page 196 for details and a list of common potions.

InfuseM: You spend 1 minute and 2 vitality to place any artificer basic magic ability—even one you haven’t mastered yet—into a manufactured object of up to 250 pounds such as a sword, belt, hat, vase or suit of armor. Anyone can wear or hold the item to release the ability
by concentrating as a standard action. Use your attack roll and level to resolve the effect. The user must expend vitality to power the effect, as normal. The infusion remains until used or for 1 hour maximum.

WIZARD
Arcane Training: Apply a +3 bonus on Arcana and Literacy checks. You can read magic scrolls. Also, you speak Draconic.
Magic MissileM: You project 1 bolt per 2 levels (max 5
bolts). Each bolt unerringly hits a target within 90 ft for 1d4+1 force damage.

Spellbook: You use a spellbook that provides daily flexibility. Each day, after you study your spellbook and incant for 10 minutes, you can use for 24 hours 1 extra wizard magic ability of any tier that you can access except paragon tier. This grants access to abilities you haven’t mastered. Requires Arcane Training.

RACIAL ABILITES
Adaptable: You start with 1 extra
racial ability, class basic ability or minor award at 1st level.

Heroic Mien: Once daily, you may retry a single d20 roll
before learning if the result leads to success or failure. You must use the result of the second roll even if it is worse than the first one.

Quick Learner: Select 1 skill. Apply a +5 bonus to checks involving this skill. Humans are naturally quick learners.

Student of Science: You have a modern technical education. Apply a +2 bonus on Dungeoneering, History, Literacy, Mechanics, and Pilot checks.

Skill Focus: Apply a +5 bonus to 1 skill of your choice, or +10 once per day. The skill must differ from what you selected for Quick Learner.

Electrotech

Last gasp

THEME ABILITES
Implement Mastery: When you use an ability that
requires an implement, you may forego the implement without penalty. Conversely, when you use the implement, you enjoy a +1 bonus on your attack roll.

Minor Arcana: Select 1 basic craft or magic ability from any class

Thunder wave: knock prone all med & smaller in 30' cone no save.

Goodberry: 2d4 berries
1d4 vit each or 1 wound each.
3/day per patient

Rapid Spell: Once daily, you may activate any magic ability you know as a move action. Doing so costs +1 vitality.

Student of the weave  78%


BASIC ABILITIES
Gearhead: Apply a +5 bonus on Mechanics
checks, or +10 when using steamgear.

Identify: Apply a +5 bonus on Appraise checks.
Also, after expending 1 hour of study and 1 vitality, you
determine all properties of an adjacent magic item within view. You don’t need to touch it.

Spell Ready: Boost Arcana and Perception checks by +5.

Detect MagicM: You learn whether magic is present or absent within a 15-ft cone. Each time that you scan the same area, you learn the exact location (within 5 ft) and name of 1 magic ability present. This ability cannot locate invisible creatures or detect illusions.

Trapfinding: Apply a +5 bonus on Perception checks, or
+10 to notice traps.

Wheedle magic:

Resist energy

Intermediate abilities

Counterspell
Fireball
Lightning bolts
Secret chamber
Craft magic item
Diable magic device
Fantastic machine
Improved infuse

Advanced:
Dispel magic

Dailys:

Spellbook:  great counterspell

Book:  wellspring

Catechism:  curative mist or remove curse?

I'm intrigued! Didn't know you still wanted to play more characters, but that should be fine.

Let's see... arificer's lab costs $250. For a structured wagon to use as a lab, you'd probably want a buggy or carriage. Oh, and you'll want a horse or two to pull it.

More like a tiny house on wheels... with a miniature wood burning stove? The magic shop is not a building. It IS the wagon...

Trying to add a picture... did it work?

So many choices, so little time

you gonna bump this guy up to 8 for the re-boot (it's a western, re- BOOT, get it?)
or make something new?

Hes bumped, i just hadnt changed his level at the top.

navyik wrote:Hes bumped, i just hadnt changed his level at the top.

LOL, I was really impressed with the crunch for a 3rd, hehe. I am almost done with my gunslinger, should be a solid party, especially if we can get Dan on-board

We'll say boots took jp off to get resurrected.
What is matt making? Or will jack stone ride again?

For this character you should imagine that shaggy and velma had a child together and then jimmy stewart played him in a movie.

navyik wrote:For this character you should imagine that shaggy and velma had a child together  and then jimmy stewart played him in a movie.

nice imagery!

RIP Jimmy Stewart  


I haven't seen an artificer in play with this system. Be sure to look over the crafting rules and make some nifty stuff!

How long has Oli been in town? Did he set up shop somewhere? Does he take walk-in traffic?

He has just showed up this week selling strange and amazing trinkets and snake oil that actually works!

nagas aren't real snakes   

navyik wrote:He has just showed up this week selling strange and amazing trinkets and snake oil that actually works!

the new Marshall likes amazing trinkets but doesn't always trust snake oil salesmen..... he is keeping a close, but friendly eye on Oli

does Oli take custom orders?

"W...w-eh...ll marshal, uh... Mighty fine of you to inquire. I... Uh... Suppose it depends on what you need."  

navyik wrote:"W...w-eh...ll marshal, uh... Mighty fine of you to inquire.  I... Uh... Suppose it depends on what you need."  

La'fett (he still won't call himself marshall) speaks with a deep gravely cajun accent, like someone who has drank way too much whiskey, "Deteshon.  Anything to help me spot these damn Invadahs."   (See Invisible, Darkvision, Detect Aberrant, etc)

Think Tom Spackman (voice actor from lots of stuff) but the narrator for Rattlesnake Republic tv show, Cowboy Beebop cartoon, etc

[Only admins are allowed to see this link]

just listen the first 10 seconds of the narrator.

One morning, a elderly native woman approaches the shop. "I am interested in some snake oil. What does it do?"

"Oh... W...wh...we...ll ah good morning ma'am. Its not actually ah... snake oil... ma'am. That is a ah...coloquialism. I do have some curatives, however, but it would depend on the ah... malady... you would like to counter."  

"My grandson has got the consumption. What have you got that will help the poor boy?"

"Oh m... My g... Goodness! Would you take me to him? I would like to examine him, ma'am. Golly! I may have a... Ah... A Treatment that could help."

The old woman's eyes narrow. Slits in her wrinkled leathery skin. "The boy lives with his mother on White Mountain. It's a 3-day ride from here. I wanted to bring medicine with me. You got something, or are you just a quack? You don't look like a doctor!"

"Oh my goodness," oli says.    "Ma'am, i am terribly sorry if i have given the wrong impression. I am not a doctor, but an inventor. Now you will get No argument from me against the validity of modern medicine, but normally people who seek my curatives have exhausted those remedies."
Polite Lecturing, "My curatives are derived from research into ancient traditions and occult trivia, which i assure you is done by strict scientific method under my direct supervision... For safety and documentation. And you will not pay me a penny unless the cure is effective."   
Bravely, "Now i can envision a time when my resources could be stretched to thin for a long trip, but a boys life is at stake and you, ma'am are currently the only person standing at my window."   

Actually, there is a line forming behind her. People shouting "Snake Oil!" and "Warts Remedy!" and "Shade of the Nightworm!"

The old woman looks around at the assortment of interesting things in the shop, then back to Oli. "I'll think about it." She walks off in huff.

Oli will attempt to triage those with ailments vs. Those trying to buy for others.  Locking his wagon, he takes those with The worst illnesses who have traveled farther into his tent for $10 a piece and instructs.  "You will need to breathe in this mist For five full minutes," he says, boiling a pre-mixed brew of sweetgrasses.  He waves his hand through the mist and whispers the ancient words, "atuch vasoozz, noch mahr..."
(He is activating the curative mist boon from his deacon's catechism).

People with Minor injuries and pains get goodberries.

Oli makes many people happy and pulls in an easy $250.

Oli asks around about the old woman. "Ah, Excuse me fella, have you seen a little old native woman around here?"

"Hey marshal, i've been thinking about your idea for a detection device, but i'd like your help with something else. You see, ah... Theres this little old lady who needs help for her grandson..."

navyik wrote:Oli asks around about the old woman.  "Ah, Excuse me fella, have you seen a little old native woman around here?"

"Hey marshal, i've been thinking about your idea for a detection device, but i'd like your help with something else.  You see, ah... Theres this little old lady who needs help for her grandson..."

come join the BBQ thread   Virgil is hanging around the center of town feeding Tinder some pork chops

Oli will cast secret chamber. Standard action. Does the mimic act?