Quasimodo, Level 1

 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame begins his new adventure in Aaron Hollingsworth’s The Broken Bards of Paris as a deeply wounded man. In addition to his physical disability and his deafness induced by the thundering sound of bells, he just lost his beloved Esmeralda and can’t seem to find any other reason to live. His new friends will show him the kindness and brotherhood he always desired (maybe not from the first moment, but…), and his other ailments could be cured with time.

It’s been a little hard to decide which class to use for this build. Quasimodo is a Bard as his companions, but doesn’t use spells, and his Charisma is impaired. Plus, he must be able to climb the church’s walls at amazing speed, know his way within walls and alleys to hide from the enemies, and use the surrounding environment to his advantage. And he can be enraged when the things and people he loves are endangered!

So I tried to do him justice this way. Hope you like it! I didn’t take his deafness into account since… well, you will have to read the book for this.

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Quasimodo, CR 1

Human barbarian (Urban Barbarian) 1/guardian 1

Male NG Medium humanoid (human)

Init +0; Senses Perception +1

Defense

AC 12, touch 10, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor)

hp 20 (1d12+3+5)

Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +1

Defensive Abilities guardian’s call (sudden block), hard to kill

Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Melee unarmed strike +5 (1d3+4)

Special Attacks avenging maneuver, controlled rage 6 rounds/day, mythic power 5/day, surge +1d6

Statistics

Str 19, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 7

Base Atk +1, CMB +5, CMD 15

Traits Acrobat, Bullied, Ear for Music; Drawbacks Misbegotten

Feats Improved Unarmed StrikeM, Indefatigable Drummer

Skills Climb +8, Intimidate +2, Knowledge (engineering) +2, Knowledge (local) +5/+7, Perform (percussion) +4

Languages French, Latin

SQ crowd control

Gear barbarian chew (25 gp), barbarian’s kit (9 gp), bell (5 gp), handwraps (1 sp), leather armor (10 gp), potion of cure light wounds (50 gp), 5 gp, 9 sp