Lord Iames Osari
2006-09-10, 11:20 PM
On the high seas, many things can go wrong. An attack by pirates, a storm, or a supernatural menace can leave a ship adrift, empty but for a few survivors. As such, all sailors are honor-bound to aid one another if they should come across a ship in distress. However, there is one group of pirates who shamelessly take advantage of that fact...
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The Nymph Pirates ply the shipping lines, pretending to be a ship in distress, utilizing their feminine wiles to gain access to ships suspicious of their stories of woe and misfortune.
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Ydani the Pirate-Queen is the captain of the Beauteous Lure, the ship owned by the Nymph Pirates and crewed (almost) exclusively by nymphs. Once aboard a ship, they do their best to incapacitate the crew using nonlethal means such as blinding, sleep spells, and the like. If their targets prove resistant to their efforts, the nymphs will unleash their more lethal magics, but they prefer not to cause any casualties.
give me money (not really)
Once their targets are incapacitated, the nymphs search the ship, the crew, and any passengers, taking all the valuables they can find. They then make their getaway, leaving behind enough potions of remove blindness to cure anyone who was blinded by their beauty.
give peace a chance
Ydani and her nymphs use the wealth gained through their acts of piracy to purchase logging rights to tracts of virgin forestland, thus ensuring that it will be protected.
... I can't think of anything...
Captain Ydani the Pirate-Queen (Nymph 6/Bard 9)
Size/Type: Medium Fey
Hit Dice: 15d6+30 (82 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 20 ft.
Armor Class: 20 (+3 Dex, +7 deflection), touch 20, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+11
Attack: Dagger +13 melee (1d4+3/19-20)
Full Attack: Dagger +13/+8 melee (1d4+3/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Blinding beauty, spells, spell-like abilities, stunning glance, bardic music 9/day
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/cold iron, low-light vision, unearthly grace, wild empathy, bardic knowledge +13
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +18, Will +17
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 19, Wis 15, Cha 24
Skills: Balance +18, Bluff +28, Concentration +20, Diplomacy +22, Escape Artist +12, Handle Animal +19, Heal +11, Hide +15, Listen +11, Move Silently +15, Profession (sailor) +17, Ride +5, Sense Motive +14, Perform (sing) +25, Spot +14, Swim +10, Use Rope +3 (+5 with bindings)
Feats: Skill Focus (Concentration), Dodge, Weapon Finesse, Skill Focus (Bluff), Extend Spell, Quick Draw
Possessions: +1 dagger, circlet of persuasion, Beauteous Lure (ship), spell component pouch
Challenge Rating: 16
Alignment: CG
Catchphrase: "You wouldn't refuse help to a ship in distress, would you?"
Ydani is about the height and weight of a female elf. She speaks Common, Elven, and Sylvan.
Combat
Blinding Beauty (Su)
This ability affects all humanoids within 30 feet of Ydani. Those who look directly at her must succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or be blinded permanently as though by the blindness spell. Ydani can suppress or resume this ability as a free action.
The save DC is Charisma-based.
Spell-Like Abilities
1/day—dimension door. Caster level 7th.
Spells
Ydani casts divine spells as a 7th-level druid and arcane spells as a 9th-level bard.
Typical Druid Spells Prepared (6/5/4/2/1, save DC 12 + spell level)
0—cure minor wounds, detect magic, flare, guidance, light, resistance; 1st—cure light wounds (2), longstrider, obscuring mist, shillelagh; 2nd—warp wood (2), gust of wind, wood shape; 3rd—call lightning, sleet storm; 4th—ice storm.
Bard Spells Known (3/5/5/4 per day, save DC 17 + spell level)
0—dancing lights, daze, lullaby, message, open/close, prestidigitation; 1st—charm person, hypnotism, identify, sleep; 2nd—eagle’s splendor, hypnotic pattern, suggestion, silence; 3rd--deep slumber, glibness, speak with animals.
Stunning Glance (Su)
As a standard action, Ydani can stun a creature within 30 feet with a look. The target creature must succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or be stunned for 2d4 rounds. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Unearthly Grace (Su)
Ydani adds her Charisma modifier as a bonus on all her saving throws, and as a deflection bonus to her Armor Class. (Her statistics block already reflects these bonuses).
Wild Empathy (Ex)
This power works like the druid’s wild empathy class feature, except that Ydani has a +6 racial bonus on the check.
Bardic Music
9 times per day, Ydani can use bardic music to create one of the following effects: countersong, fascinate, inspire courage +2, inspire competence, suggestion, or inpire greatness.
Bardic Knowledge
Ydani can make bardic knowledge checks with a bonus of +13.
Skills
Ydani has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. She can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. She can use the run action while swimming, provided she swims in a straight line.
vote for me
The Nymph Pirates ply the shipping lines, pretending to be a ship in distress, utilizing their feminine wiles to gain access to ships suspicious of their stories of woe and misfortune.
please
Ydani the Pirate-Queen is the captain of the Beauteous Lure, the ship owned by the Nymph Pirates and crewed (almost) exclusively by nymphs. Once aboard a ship, they do their best to incapacitate the crew using nonlethal means such as blinding, sleep spells, and the like. If their targets prove resistant to their efforts, the nymphs will unleash their more lethal magics, but they prefer not to cause any casualties.
give me money (not really)
Once their targets are incapacitated, the nymphs search the ship, the crew, and any passengers, taking all the valuables they can find. They then make their getaway, leaving behind enough potions of remove blindness to cure anyone who was blinded by their beauty.
give peace a chance
Ydani and her nymphs use the wealth gained through their acts of piracy to purchase logging rights to tracts of virgin forestland, thus ensuring that it will be protected.
... I can't think of anything...
Captain Ydani the Pirate-Queen (Nymph 6/Bard 9)
Size/Type: Medium Fey
Hit Dice: 15d6+30 (82 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 20 ft.
Armor Class: 20 (+3 Dex, +7 deflection), touch 20, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+11
Attack: Dagger +13 melee (1d4+3/19-20)
Full Attack: Dagger +13/+8 melee (1d4+3/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Blinding beauty, spells, spell-like abilities, stunning glance, bardic music 9/day
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/cold iron, low-light vision, unearthly grace, wild empathy, bardic knowledge +13
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +18, Will +17
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 19, Wis 15, Cha 24
Skills: Balance +18, Bluff +28, Concentration +20, Diplomacy +22, Escape Artist +12, Handle Animal +19, Heal +11, Hide +15, Listen +11, Move Silently +15, Profession (sailor) +17, Ride +5, Sense Motive +14, Perform (sing) +25, Spot +14, Swim +10, Use Rope +3 (+5 with bindings)
Feats: Skill Focus (Concentration), Dodge, Weapon Finesse, Skill Focus (Bluff), Extend Spell, Quick Draw
Possessions: +1 dagger, circlet of persuasion, Beauteous Lure (ship), spell component pouch
Challenge Rating: 16
Alignment: CG
Catchphrase: "You wouldn't refuse help to a ship in distress, would you?"
Ydani is about the height and weight of a female elf. She speaks Common, Elven, and Sylvan.
Combat
Blinding Beauty (Su)
This ability affects all humanoids within 30 feet of Ydani. Those who look directly at her must succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or be blinded permanently as though by the blindness spell. Ydani can suppress or resume this ability as a free action.
The save DC is Charisma-based.
Spell-Like Abilities
1/day—dimension door. Caster level 7th.
Spells
Ydani casts divine spells as a 7th-level druid and arcane spells as a 9th-level bard.
Typical Druid Spells Prepared (6/5/4/2/1, save DC 12 + spell level)
0—cure minor wounds, detect magic, flare, guidance, light, resistance; 1st—cure light wounds (2), longstrider, obscuring mist, shillelagh; 2nd—warp wood (2), gust of wind, wood shape; 3rd—call lightning, sleet storm; 4th—ice storm.
Bard Spells Known (3/5/5/4 per day, save DC 17 + spell level)
0—dancing lights, daze, lullaby, message, open/close, prestidigitation; 1st—charm person, hypnotism, identify, sleep; 2nd—eagle’s splendor, hypnotic pattern, suggestion, silence; 3rd--deep slumber, glibness, speak with animals.
Stunning Glance (Su)
As a standard action, Ydani can stun a creature within 30 feet with a look. The target creature must succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or be stunned for 2d4 rounds. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Unearthly Grace (Su)
Ydani adds her Charisma modifier as a bonus on all her saving throws, and as a deflection bonus to her Armor Class. (Her statistics block already reflects these bonuses).
Wild Empathy (Ex)
This power works like the druid’s wild empathy class feature, except that Ydani has a +6 racial bonus on the check.
Bardic Music
9 times per day, Ydani can use bardic music to create one of the following effects: countersong, fascinate, inspire courage +2, inspire competence, suggestion, or inpire greatness.
Bardic Knowledge
Ydani can make bardic knowledge checks with a bonus of +13.
Skills
Ydani has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. She can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. She can use the run action while swimming, provided she swims in a straight line.