{"id":1057,"date":"2009-08-24T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2016-01-28T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T17:14:59","slug":"the-tyrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1057","title":{"rendered":"The Tyrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the tyrant arrives upon the scene, he seems a mere boy. Young and as impetuous as the PC&#8217;s liege Ludwig, he seems a child among giants next to the players. But even in the first encounters he speaks with eloquence, emotionally manipulating his listeners with skill. After speaking to him, most feel used, that that they have agreed to do something that makes them feel dirty. With his innocent appearance he makes an appeal to his audience&#8217;s vanity, be it to their morals or desire for power, offering them a course of action that is presented as furtherance of that goal and plays them like an apprentice&#8217;s lute.<\/p>\n<p>When next they meet him, during the war for Aguies County he is with the Count Aguies, and outfitted in the regalia of war. His shield bears a gold guantlet holding 3 swords on a red field, and he wears a holy symbol of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hextor\">Hextor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Trent \u2726 Level 9 Paladin (Soldier)<br \/>\nMedium natural humanoid \u2726 XP 400<br \/>\nInitiative +5 Senses Perception +4<br \/>\nHP 83; Bloodied 41; Healing Surge: 20; Healing Surges: 1<br \/>\nAC 28; Fortitude 22, Reflex 23, Will 23<br \/>\nSpeed 6 (10 on warhorse)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Powers<\/p>\n<p>triple-headed flail \u2726 At-Will, Standard Action, melee weapon, melee basic<br \/>\nAttack: +13 vs. AC<br \/>\nHit: 1d10 + 6 damage<\/p>\n<p>Enfeebling Strike \u2726 At-Will, Standard Action, Melee, melee weapon<br \/>\nAttack: +12 vs. AC<br \/>\nHit: 1d10 + 8 damage. If marked, the target takes -2 to attack rolls until the end of Trent&#8217;s next turn.<\/p>\n<p>Divine Challenge \u2726 At-Will, Minor Action, Close burst 5, Divine, Necrotic<br \/>\nEffect: the target is marked, taking a -2 penalty to attacks that do not include Trent as a target, and the first time the target makes such an attack it takes 8 points of necrotic damage.<\/p>\n<p>Lay on Hands \u2726 4 times \/ Encounter, Minor Action, Melee Touch Divine, healing, Divine Reverence \u2726 Encounter, Standard Action, Close burst 1Divine, Necrotic, implement<br \/>\nAttack: +12 vs Will<br \/>\nHit: 1d8 + 8 necrotic damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn.<\/p>\n<p>Necrotic Pulse \u2726 Daily, Standard Action, Ranged 10<br \/>\nDivine, Necrotic<br \/>\nAttack: +12 vs Fortitude<br \/>\nHit: 1d10 + 8 necrotic damage, and make a secondary attack<br \/>\nSecondary Attack: +12 vs Fortitude on each enemy adjacent to the primary target.<br \/>\nHit: 1d10 + 8 necrotic damage and the target is pushed 3 squares.<br \/>\nSustain Minor: repeat the secondary attack.<\/p>\n<p>Wrath of the Gods \u2726 Daily, Minor Action, Close burst 1, Divine<br \/>\nTrent and each ally in burst gain +5 to damage rolls until the end of the encounter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Alignment neutral Languages Common<br \/>\nSkills religion +9, bluff +13<br \/>\nStr 16 (+7) Dex 12 (+5) Wis 10 (+4)<br \/>\nCon 11 (+4) Int 14 (+6) Cha 21 (+9)<br \/>\nEquipment: layered plate mail (A.V.), heavy shield, cape of the mountebank +1, triple-headed flail, holy symbol of hextor, heavy warhorse<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the tyrant arrives upon the scene, he seems a mere boy. Young and as impetuous as the PC&#8217;s liege Ludwig, he seems a child among giants next to the players. But even in the first encounters he speaks with eloquence, emotionally manipulating his listeners with skill. After speaking to him, most feel used, that that they have agreed to do something that makes them feel dirty. With his innocent appearance he makes an appeal to his audience&#8217;s vanity, be it to their morals or desire for power, offering them a course of action that is presented as furtherance of that goal and plays them like an apprentice&#8217;s lute. When next they meet him, during the war for Aguies County he is with the Count Aguies, and outfitted in the regalia of war. His shield bears a gold guantlet holding 3 swords on a red field, and he wears a holy symbol of Hextor. Trent \u2726 Level 9 Paladin (Soldier) Medium natural humanoid \u2726 XP 400 Initiative +5 Senses Perception +4 HP 83; Bloodied 41; Healing Surge: 20; Healing Surges: 1 AC 28; Fortitude 22, Reflex 23, Will 23 Speed 6 (10 on warhorse) Powers triple-headed flail \u2726 At-Will, Standard Action, melee weapon, melee basic Attack: +13 vs. AC Hit: 1d10 + 6 damage Enfeebling Strike \u2726 At-Will, Standard Action, Melee, melee weapon Attack: +12 vs. AC Hit: 1d10 + 8 damage. If marked, the target takes -2 to attack rolls until the end of Trent&#8217;s next turn. 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