Eight Bars More : Player Characters

Introduction

Here are the descriptions of the pregenerated player characters for Eight Bars More. Each has a custom Vow which is their commitment to each other as "extended family" and which also grants them an extra one hundred for starting funds. This was left to each of them in the Widow Valencia's will.

Races, edges, hindrances, armor, and equipment were taken from both the core rules as well as the Shaintar setting forums at Action Studios, and the upcoming Shaintar: Immortal Legends setting book. This includes rule changes designed to simplify encumbrance.

The Knowledge skill is abbreviated as Know since it is always followed by something rather long in parenthesis.

A printer friendly PDF versions of each character are available seperately below, or you can download all twelve (and the companion) in one (~354kb) zip file.

These character sheets are free for personal use. All other rights reserved.

The Characters

The Stalwart Dwarven Axeman (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd4 Pace5
Smartsd6 Parry6
Spiritd6 Toughness8 (6)
Strengthd8 Charisma0
Vigord8
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd8 The Old Ways
Gamblingd4 Low-Light Vision
Gutsd6 Nerves of Steel
Noticed6 Can't Swim
Intimidationd4 Loyal
Throwingd6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Persuasiond4
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Partial Scale+2 -2d6 -1
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1AxeStr+2
2Throwing AxeStr+2 3/6/12
Money50

The Widow Valencia found you, sick and injured, in what was left of your family's caravan. It was a year before you were fully healed, and the last year of the her life. It was a year you spent healing and helping others heal, as she continued to reach out to those left alone and in need. And now, the funeral finally over, you're off to honor her memory with those same people. You've come to consider them your extended family. So, tonight, the family is off to celebrate "Grandma Valencia" at the town famous for its harvest festival.

The Portly Social Manipulator (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace5 (d4 run)
Smartsd6 Parry5
Spiritd8 Toughness6 (5)
Strengthd4 Charisma2
Vigord4
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd6 Charismatic
Gutsd4 Obese
Intimidationd4 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Know (Alcohol)d6
Noticed6
Persuasiond10
Stealthd4
Streetwised6
Tauntd6
Throwingd4
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Short SwordStr+2
4DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Money250

For a long time, alcohol was your only friend. It's not that you were addicted, you just really felt no one else would care. Then you passed out in front of the Widow Valencia's home, and woke in one of her spare bedrooms. Before the day was done she she'd talked you into being her steward. It was awkward at first, but she never let you give up, and you've come to like working with others. You were even considering getting into politics, but everything changed when "Grandma Valencia" passed on. It's not even been a year since you met her, yet she and the others she's "adopted" are closer than your real family ever was. And now, with the last details of the funeral finished, you're off to celebrate her life with them at the town famous for its harvest festival.

The Passionate Honorable Swordsman (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd8 Pace6
Smartsd6 Parry6
Spiritd6 Toughness6 (5)
Strengthd6 Charisma0
Vigord6
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd8 Ambidextrous
Gutsd6 Two-Fisted
Know (Weaponcraft)d6 Code of Honor
Noticed6 Loyal
Persuasiond6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Healingd6
Stealthd6
Streetwised6
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
2Short SwordStr+2
Money150

Everyone called her "Grandma Valencia," even you. The only difference was, she was your grandmother. It was hard to admit that father was such a scoundrel, but he was. He told you she was dead, but she wasn't. And when you found her, she welcomed you in like she'd known you all your life. Some folk might resent only getting half a year with their grandmother, much less sharing her with the other people she'd taken under her wing. For you, it somehow seemed right. Yes, father was a scoundrel, and mother wasn't much better, but you're not like them. You're like your "cousins," and like your grandmother. Tonight you'll celebrate her life at the harvest festival. Tonight you'll celebrate the woman she was with the people she loved.

The Knowledge-Hungry Sorcerous Scholar (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd10 Parry5
Spiritd6 Toughness5 (4)
Strengthd4 Charisma0
Vigord4 Power Points10
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd6 Sorcerer
Gamblingd4 Alertness
Gutsd6 Curious
Healingd4 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Investigationd6
Know (Art)d4
Know (Magic)d6
Know (Mathematics)d4
Noticed6
Sorceryd8
Streetwised4
Powers
Cantrips (Evander's Amazing Cantrips)
Deflection (Chandra's Floating Shield)
Phantasms (Smolek's Favorite Trick)
Stun (Gabriel's Stunning Darts)
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Short SwordStr+2
1Staff (2 hands, +1 Parry, Reach 1) Str+1
Notable Equipment
Papers, inks, quills, 2 blank books
Money140

The Widow Valencia believed in you, and that made her special. You'd spent your life trying to convince others that you could do great things, but she gave you the chance to actually do them. You aren't the only person "Grandma Valencia" helped. You've learned more, sorcerous and mundane, from her and your "adopted family" than you ever have before. It's only been four months, and you're already considering looking for teaching positions. But now that the funeral is done, you've decided to celebrate "grandma" at the harvest festival with the "family" that believes in you.

The Aspiring Tactical Leader (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace8 (d10 run)
Smartsd6 Parry7 (6 unarmed)
Spiritd6 Toughness6 (5), 8 (7) ranged
Strengthd6 Charisma0
Vigord6
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd8 Command
Gutsd6 Fleet Footed
Know (Tactics)d6 Loyal
Noticed6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Persuasiond4
Throwingd8
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Medium Shield (+1 Parry)+2 vs ranged
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Long SwordStr+3
5DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Money75

You were traveling with Colonel Valencia to the Olaran War College when he was murdered. There is evil in the world, and someone has to fight it. If we're going to win, that someone had better be good at it. You want to be that someone. Someone like the colonel. He asked you to look after his wife before he died. He knew you weren't ready. You've spent a little over a year with "Grandmother Valencia." She showed you that it's not enough to know how to defeat the enemy. You have to take care of the people you're fighting for. She did. And you're proud to call the people she's helped family. There'll be a celebration of the harvest festival tonight, a chance for each of you to honor what the Valencias have done for you.

The Buoyant Alakar (Elven) Bard (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd8 Parry5
Spiritd8 Toughness5 (4)
Strengthd6 Charisma+1
Vigord4
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd6 Bard
Gamblingd4 Low Light Vision
Gutsd6 Poverty
Investigationd4 Weakness: +2 damage from Black Iron & Blood Steel
Know (Music)d6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Know (Legends)d6 Enemy: All Shaykar and Childer
Noticed8
Persuasiond8
Streetwised6
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Short SwordStr+2
Notable Equipment
Wooden Flute
Money55

You knew how to sing, how to play. She taught you how to make music. You knew the stories by heart. She taught you how to make them come alive. The Widow Valencia was everyone's grandmother and everyone's teacher. And you learned. You learned how to learn, both from her, and from all your other "cousins" It was less than a year after she found you dreaming of being one, and now others call you bard on sight. And tonight you'll use what you've learned to remember her with your "extended family" Tonight is the harvest festival you're all going to celebrate "grandma" at the town famous for it.

The Complaining Roguish Youth (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd8 Pace6
Smartsd6 Parry4
Spiritd4 Toughness5 (4)
Strengthd4 Charisma-1
Vigord4
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Climbd6+2 Quick
Fightingd4 Thief
Know (Appraise)d6 Habit (Minor) Complains
Lockpickingd6+2 Young
Noticed4 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Stealthd8+2
Throwingd6
Tauntd4
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Short SwordStr+2
3DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Notable Equipment
Rope, Lockpicks
Money75

You never had a mother or a father. You certainly never had a real grandmother. But after the Widow Valencia "adopted" you, you've never felt like you got cheated. She took you from picking pockets on the street to sleeping in a bed and eating real food. She helped lots of people, and those people helped each other, including you. You like to think that you've helped them. And now that "Grandma Valencia" is gone, your "cousins" are all you have left. That's still more than enough, more than you ever had before. So tonight, you're all going out to the harvest festival at some town to have a party for her, you and your family.

The On-Edge Hesitant Sorcerer (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd8 Parry4
Spiritd4 Toughness7 (6)
Strengthd4 Charisma0
Vigord8 Power Points15
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd4 Sorcerer
Gutsd4 Cautious
Healingd4 Fast Healer
Investigationd4 Power Points
Know (Astronomy)d4 Delusional (Minor) Paranoia
Know (Magic)d6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Noticed8
Stealthd6
Survivald4
Sorceryd8
Trackingd4
Powers
Bolt (Kane's Eldritch Bolt)
Dazzle (Pellinor's Blinding Flash)
Speed (Fandrigar's Hooves of Steel)
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Short SwordStr+2
2DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Notable Equipment
Papers, inks, quills, astronomy book, blank journal
Money100

There's always someone who dislikes you. Something about you just upsets some people. At least you're not alone now. The Widow Valencia saw to that, just before she died. She helped almost everyone you've come to really trust. If it wasn't for your "cousins" you'd be alone all over again. Except for your sorcery. "Grandma" Valencia saw to that, too. It's good to know you can protect yourself, even if it does sort of make you stand out more when you do. You still like to go out in the woods and look at the stars. But now you go when you want to, not because somebody's after you. You're even a little excited to go celebrate with everybody to the harvest festival. Grandma would have liked that.

The Righteous One-Eyed Priest (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd6 Parry6 (5 unarmed)
Spiritd8 Toughness7 (5), 9 (7) ranged
Strengthd6 Charisma0
Vigord6 Power Points15
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Faithd8 Priest of Light
Fightingd6 Power Points
Gutsd6 One Eye
Healingd6 Quirk (Minor) Pompous on Religion
Intimidationd6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Know (Magic)d6
Noticed6
Persuasiond6
Powers
Smite
Healing (Laying on Hands)
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Partial Scale+2 -2
Medium Shield (+1 Parry)+2 vs ranged
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Flail (ignore shield parry bonus) Str+2
1DaggerStr+1 3/6/12
Notable Equipment
Eyepatch
Money125

The Widow Valencia was a good woman. When the cultists of Darkness took everything, your home, your family, even one of your eyes, she led you back to the Light. She took care of you, just like her other "grandchildren," until you were ready for Archanon's gift. And once you became a priest of the Light, you took care of her until she passed on. Now, where you had one family, you have two. You have the church, and the family that "Grandmother" Valencia made from those she found in need. And so, tonight, you and your "cousins" will commemorate her life during the harvest festival of a town famous for it celebrations. Together you will help her shine light through the darkness one more night.

The Luckless Druid Archer and companion (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd6 Parry6 (5 unarmed)
Spiritd8 Toughness6 (5)
Strengthd4 Charisma0
Vigord6 Power Points10
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Channelingd8 Druid
Fightingd6 Beast Master
Gutsd6 New Power
Healingd4 Bad Luck
Know (Magic)d6 Illiterate
Noticed6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Persuasiond6
Stealthd4
Shootingd6
Trackingd4
Powers
Healing (Landra's Mercy)
Obscure
Shape Change
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Bow2d6 12/24/48
40Arrows
1Ironwood Staff (2 hands, +1 Parry, Reach 1) Str+2
2DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Money130
Wolf's AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd8 Pace8 (d10 run)
Smartsd6(A) Parry5
Spiritd6 Toughness4
Strengthd6
Vigord6
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd6 Fleet Footed
Gutsd6 Go For the Throat
Noticed10 Size -1
Tracking (by smell)d6
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1BiteStr+1

You've always known you'd walk the Paths. Just as you knew you wouldn't walk alone, and that your path would be a hard one. When bandits attacked an old woman on the road, you never thought you'd be saving her to be your "grandmother." You never expected a wolf to burst from the forest to aid you. And yet, it happened. That same wolf still travels with you today. And though "Grandmother" Valencia just passed on, in a few scant months she gave you what you thought the plague had taken forever: a family. Each of your "cousins" was lost until she found them. And so, tonight, you will celebrate her together at the harvest festival.

The Scrawny Swashbuckling Fencer (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd8 Pace6
Smartsd6 Parry9 (7 unarmed)
Spiritd6 Toughness5 (3)
Strengthd8 Charisma0
Vigord4
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd10 Fencer
Gutsd6 Florentine
Intimidationd6 Arrogant (about swordsmanship)
Know (Poetry)d6 Small
Noticed6 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Tauntd8
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Scale+2 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Rapier (+1 Parry)Str+2
2DaggersStr+1 3/6/12
Notable Equipment
Small book of poetry
Money110

You were not always such a great fighter, no. Like everyone else, you had to work hard to become who you are today. And like everyone else, you needed help. You knew this, and so you found someone. Sweet "Grandma" Valencia, a widow, was your patron. You knew she had helped others with nowhere else to turn. You humbly asked for her assistance, and she kindly agreed. You grew to love her as if your own grandmother, and her other charges as if they were cousins. After losing your family to the sea, fate had given you a second family. She left you with that family, and her love of poetry. Now, with the funeral over, your all off to celebrate her one more time at the biggest harvest festival around.

The Clueless Psychic Hottie (back to list)
AttributesDerived Statistics
Agilityd6 Pace6
Smartsd4 Parry6
Spiritd8 Toughness6 (5)
Strengthd6 Charisma2
Vigord6 Power Points10
SkillsEdges & Hindrances
Fightingd6 Adept
Gutsd4 Attractive
Healingd4 New Power
Know (Art)d6 Clueless
Persuasiond8 Pacifist (Minor)
Noticed4 Vow ("Family" Obligation)
Stealthd6
Shootingd6
The Wayd8
Powers
Entangle
Fear
Healing
Telepathy
TypeArmorCalled Shot Min. Str.Enc.
Full Leather+1 -4
Qty.WeaponDamageRange
1Ironwood Staff (2 hands, +1 Parry, Reach 1) Str+2
1SlingStr+1 4/8/16
60Sling Stones
Notable Equipment
Focus crystal, papers, inks, quills, 2 blank journals
Money240

The time before grandmother is best forgotten, not that you can forget. Not that she was even really your grandmother. But it's better if she was, and everything before wasn't. Grandmother Valencia bought you out of slavery. She taught you how to read. She knew you were an Adept almost before you did. When you decided you weren't going to be someone who hurt others, she was proud of you. You weren't her only "grandchild," and sometimes you think the best gift she ever gave you are your "cousins." You've learned so much from each of them. And now, even though she's gone, a part of her is still here in each one of your "adopted" family. With the funeral over, it's time for a party. Grandmother always said she wanted a party when she died, and the harvest festival is the perfect time.


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