Tzivad the Catrider (Bard/Ranger), Level 7

 Here’s the new instance of this nearly-vanilla rebuild. The character still hasn’t got his animal companion, but next time he will.

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Tzivad the Catrider CR 7

Piper bard (Animal Speaker, Negotiator) 5/ranger (Beast Master, Wild Hunter) 2

CG Medium humanoid (elf, feyblood)

Init +4; Senses low-light vision, Perception +0

Defense

AC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +4 Dex)

hp 44 (5d8+2d10+7)

Fort +6, Ref +11, Will +5

Defensive Abilities dodging panache +3

Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Melee carouser’s retort +11 (1d6+1, 18-20), dagger +9 (1d4, 19-20), or carouser’s retort/dagger +9/+7

Ranged dagger +9 (1d4, 19-20) or shortbow +9 (1d6, x3)

Special Attacks bardic performance 17 rounds/day (counterargument, distraction, fast talk -2, soothing performance [animals] +11), panache (3)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th, concentration +10)

At will- speak with animals (canines, cats) (CL 5th)

1/day- cause fear (DC 14), charm person (DC 14), sleep (DC 14)

Bard Spells Known (CL 5th, concentration +8)

2nd Level (3/day)- absurdity (DC 16), allegro, animal trance (DC 16), summon nature’s ally II

1st Level (5/day)- cure light wounds, enhance water, hideous laughter (DC 15), sleep (DC 15), summon nature’s ally I

0-Level (at will)- daze (DC 14), ghost sound (DC 14), haunted fey aspect, lullaby (DC 14), summon instrument, unwitting ally (DC 14)

Statistics

Str 10, Dex 19, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 16

Base Atk +5; CMB +5; CMD 19

Traits Accelerated Drinker, Fortified Drinker

Feats Amateur Swashbuckler, Catch Off-Guard*, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (rapier)

Skills Bluff +16, Craft (alchemy) +15, Diplomacy +16, Handle Animal +13/+17, Knowledge (nature) +13, Perform (string) +13, Profession (herbalist) +10, Ride +14, Stealth +14/+16

Languages Common, Celestial, Dwarven, Elven, Sylvan

SQ animal focus (2 min/day), animal friend (canines, cats), forest slip, hard bargainer +3, master of rhetoric 1/day, musical composition, rogue talent (ki pool [1]), track +1, wild empathy +5

Gear alchemist’s lab (200 gp), apron of the careful chemist (5,200 gp), artistic ale (300 gp), bard’s kit (41 gp), carouser’s retort (3,060 gp), dagger (2 gp), dung grenade (100 gp), elven chain (5,150 gp), headband of vast intelligence +2 (4,000 gp), shortbow (30 gp) with 20 arrows (1 gp), 2 tangleshot arrows (40 gp), 2 trip arrows (50 gp), and 1 pheromone arrow (15 gp), spirit of wine (5 sp), tankard of the drunken hero (5,300 gp), 31 gp, 5 sp