Chuck Dee

There's a 13th Age Megabundle on Bundle of Holding right now, so I'm making this one to see if I want to get it. I was in on the Kickstarter for 13th Age, but have never actually played nor read it. There are some things in the megabundle I don't have (and Pelgrane's library is still down), but there's some things in there I know I don't have. So this will let me know if I want to get it.

Part 1: Envisioning the Character

To make it easy, I'm going to make a human rogue, Mara Colke. She is running from her mother's legacy. As a well known bard, her mother was welcome in all sorts of courts. It was lesser known that she was a spy and information broker, ostensibly for the Emperor, with her true ties to the Prince of Shadows, stirring up trouble while seemingly helping the court. That went as well as one might think in the end, and she avoids her mother's imperial ties while having a contentious relationship with the Prince.

Part 2: Building the Character

Name: Mara Colke

I'll go with Point Buy on the stats:

STR 10 (2) = 10 (+0) DEX 16 (10) +2 (Human) = 18 (+4) CON 12 (4) = 12 (+1) WIS 10 (2) = 10 (+0) INT 12 (4) = 12 (+1) CHA 14 (6) +2 (Rogue) = 16 (+3)

Her one unique thing will be that she has a unique otherworldly singing voice, blending her own with the voice of her dead bardic mother.

Gear: 25 gp, Clothes, Music box, Long knife x2, brace of throwing knives, Leather armor, Lute

Icon: Prince of Shadows – 3pts Conflicted Relationship – though she thrives in chaos and has known it for her life, she yearns for something simpler, tracing it back to the death of her mother- she believes that the Prince did nothing to save her from her death, so has a hard time being involved in the anarchy he brings.

Initiative +5+4= +9 Armor Class 14 Physical Defense 14 Mental Defense 12 Hit Points 21 Recoveries 8 Recovery Dice d8+1 Backgrounds 8 + 2 (further Backgrounding) Talents 3 Feats 2 – Improved Initiative, Further Backgrounding

Features – Momentum, Sneak Attack, Trap Sense Feats – Shadow Walk, Swashbuckle, Improved Sneak Attack Powers – Roll With it, Flying Blade, Sure Cut, Deadly Thrust Backgrounds – Trained as a Dancer (DEX) 2, Trained as a Spy (DEX) 2, Trained as a Minstrel (CHA) 4, Life among Nobility (CHA) 2

Part 3: Final Character and Conclusions

Name: Mara Colke Race: Human Class: Rogue Level: 1

Mara Colke was raised in the shadow of her mother. She never names her, for fear of being associated with her legacy- she was a famous performer, welcome in many courts for her beauty, grace, and legendary voice. She plied her trades for the Emperor, gathering secrets for his intelligence arm. But in reality, she was in the bosom of the Prince of Lies, destabilizing the empire with her whispers. This ended as one might expect, though she made sure that Mara was spared her end. Mara grew up resentful for this, and though she was just as skillful as her mother- perhaps more- she eschewed her abilities, going for the more straightforward profession of a common footpad.

Her one unique thing will be that she has a unique otherworldly singing voice, blending her own with the voice of her dead bardic mother.

Abilities

STR 10 (+0) DEX 18 (+4) CON 12 (+1) WIS 10 (+0) INT 12 (+1) CHA 16 (+3)

Icon

Prince of Shadows – 3pts Conflicted Relationship – though she thrives in chaos and has known it for her life, she yearns for something simpler, tracing it back to the death of her mother- she believes that the Prince did nothing to save her from her death, so has a hard time being involved in the anarchy he brings.

Combat Stats

Initiative +9 Armor Class 14 Physical Defense 14 Mental Defense 12 Hit Points 21 Recoveries 8 Recovery Dice d8+1

Features – Momentum, Sneak Attack, Trap Sense Feats – Shadow Walk, Swashbuckle, Improved Sneak Attack Powers – Roll With it, Flying Blade, Sure Cut, Deadly Thrust Backgrounds – Dancer (DEX) 2, Spy (DEX) 2, Minstrel (CHA) 4, Life among Nobility (CHA) 2