Jendekit
2014-08-10, 10:52 PM
Basically as the title of the thread says, I'm looking to build a character that is an Unarmed Fighter (the archetype in Ultimate Combat) that also fights while his hands are in manacles. More than just being able to kick ass while his hands are bound, he actually prefers to. I basically have the backstory of the character figured out (if asked I will provide), but the part that I'm having the most difficulty with is deciding the feat and skill selection that best reflects the flavor that I am looking for.
Basically he is a self taught warrior that never got his hands on actual weapons and was bound in manacles for most of his life. So he knows how to fight while his arms and hands are severely limited in how he can position them, and has even incorporated the presence of the manacles into his fighting style.
The first feat that comes to mind is the martial art style feat Snapping Turtle Style, it provides a +1 shield bonus to AC so long as at least one hand is free. I am thinking about using this character as both a PC and NPC, so I would like opinions on whether or not having your wrists manacled together means that neither hand is "free".
Any suggestions for the mechanical portion of building this character (as an NPC I would like to see him face high level PCs, so feel free to give advice up to level 20) would be greatly appreciated, and note that I am not looking to min-max this character but build him mechanically in a way that fits the ex-slave, self taught, unarmed fighter feel.
Basically he is a self taught warrior that never got his hands on actual weapons and was bound in manacles for most of his life. So he knows how to fight while his arms and hands are severely limited in how he can position them, and has even incorporated the presence of the manacles into his fighting style.
The first feat that comes to mind is the martial art style feat Snapping Turtle Style, it provides a +1 shield bonus to AC so long as at least one hand is free. I am thinking about using this character as both a PC and NPC, so I would like opinions on whether or not having your wrists manacled together means that neither hand is "free".
Any suggestions for the mechanical portion of building this character (as an NPC I would like to see him face high level PCs, so feel free to give advice up to level 20) would be greatly appreciated, and note that I am not looking to min-max this character but build him mechanically in a way that fits the ex-slave, self taught, unarmed fighter feel.