Dorian Hart - Half-Elven Bar Owner and Vigilante

[MrNeech]

Vigilante (Cabalist) 1
Home Base: The Songstress

Dorian Hart

Background
Born of a human innkeeper father, and an elven bard mother, Dorian has fond memories of the earliest years of his life. As it does many, tragedy cut those years far too short; his father died of a frailty of the heart, and his mother was knifed in an alley. With no other living relatives to care for him, indifferent mercantile forces claimed the inn for their own and tossed Dorian out on the streets.

It wasn't easy for a young boy of mixed parentage to survive on his own. Dorian was forced to learn how to stay a half-step ahead of the gangs of other youths while scavenging for enough to get by; often attributing his luck in surviving to the strange birthmark he bore that resembled the holy symbol of his mother's patron goddess Calistria.

Eventually Dorian encountered a former priestess of Calistria who took the half-feral boy under her wing, and managed to educate him into something resembling a civilized young man. She also tutored him in Calistria's sacred tenet of revenge.

With the priestesses passing, Dorian began to put her lessons into action. Lacking funds to secure it in the normal way, he took over a derelict building, creating a maze of confusion about the truth of its ownership, and christened it The Songstress in honor of his mother. To most, the half-elven man is the friendly barkeep always ready to lend a hand or listen to a hard luck story. To those unfortunate enough to draw his attention and ire he is an avenging whip of Calistria who strikes without warning, writing curses in the blood of those who would abuse others.

Personality
The social guise of Dorian Hart is gregarious and friendly - always read to lend a helping hand or sympathetic ear, particularly to hard-luck stories.

In his vigilante guise, Dorian is much less kind - directing bloody and magical vengeance against those who would harm others; all while searching for the one who killed his mother.

Appearance
Scruffy, with long hair and a perpetual coating of stubble, Dorian could pass as an attractive human were it not for the telltale pointed ears giving away his mixed parentage.

Role

Debuffs & Crowd Control, Social Fu

Inventory

Starting Gold: 175 (Class Average)
 

Artisan's Outfit - 1gp
Burglar's Outfit - 5gp
Spellbook - Free

Marbles x10 - 1gp

Whip - 1gp
Spiked Gauntlet - 5gp
Sickle - 6gp

Chain Shirt - 100gp

Total - 119gp
Remaining - 56gp

 

Edited April 18 by MrNeech
Added Inventory (see edit history)

[bloodsprite]

Looks like a fun class, don't forget a ranged weapon if you want one

[bloodsprite]

This stalker (with precision damage) or avenger (with full BAB)?

[MrNeech]

Neither. The Cabalist archetype replaces the normal specialization with its specific abilities.

[bloodsprite]

The  Cabalist  Spellcasting: " This replaces the 4th-, 8th-, 10th-, 14th-, and 16th-level vigilante talents."
I want to fix it so it's " This replaces the 4th-, 8th-, 12th-, 16th-, and 20th-level (excluding capstone) vigilante talents ."

the numbers being shifted so you have such a long wait till next talent at a lower level is weird. If you see a reason its better the other way we can do it as wrote.

Edited April 24 by bloodsprite (see edit history)

[MrNeech]

If it works for you it's fine with me. The only reason I can think of for the delayed progression other than spells is that some of the Cabalist-only talents are stronk. One of them gives you permanent Blur and a quick shot of Greater Invisibility.

[bloodsprite]

Meh, the AP is tough a little more OOmph is good.

[bloodsprite]

Why did you go Strength instead of Dex? For a melee type you could use more AC, and all your weapons are finesse-able

[MrNeech]

No direct access to Dex-to-Damage. The build is a secondary melee character that should be at whip range whenever possible and supporting a primary striker with bleed effects and spells.

I also don't usually do Dex builds.