Black Widow (3.5e NPC)

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Black Widow

CR 8

	F Human Bard 8
	CE Medium Humanoid (Human)
Init/Senses	+5/Listen +1, Spot +1
Languages	Common, Abyssal, Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Elven, Infernal, Slyven, Undercommon
AC	24 (+6 armor, +5 dex, +3 shield), touch 15, flat-footed 19
hp	92 (8d8+32 HD)
Fort/Ref/Will	+8/+14/+10
Speed	30 ft.
Melee	+2 Ribbon Whip +13 melee (1d3+7, 18-20/x2) or
Melee	+2 Elbow Blades or Boot Blades +11 melee (1d4+7, 19-20/x2) or
Melee	+2 Sleeve Blades +11 melee (1d4+7, 20/x3) or
Melee	+2 Knee Blades +11 melee (1d6+7, 19-20/x2)
Ranged	+2 Light Crossbow +11 ranged (1d8+2, 19-20/x2) or
Ranged	+2 Net +7 ranged touch (Entanglement), not proficient
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Base Atk/Grp	+6/+6
Atk Options	Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Sneak Attack 1d6
Special Actions	Charm Person (DC 22, Femme Fatal), Bardic Performance, Bardic Knowledge, Spells
Combat Gear	Mwk Buckler, Mithral Chain Shirt, Net, Ribbon Whip, Two Boot Blades, Two Elbow Blades, Two Knee Blades, Two Sleeve Blades
Abilities	Str 11, Dex 20, Con 16, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 26
SQ	-
Feats	Quick Draw, Codex Weapon Finesse, Two-Weapon Fighting, Access Divine Power-Charm, Arcane StrikePathfinder, Femme Fatal, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
Skills	Diplomacy +21, Escape Artist +18, Linguistics +11, Perform Act +21/+17 for disguises, Perform Dance +22, Sleight of Hand +18/+20 with whip, Stealth +18
Possessions	combat gear plus 311 gp, ghost tears x10, Shapesand, Victoria's Secret Compartment

A sinister bardic femme fatale, she loves to see her opponents do her evil work for her.

Details

Bardic Knowledge (Ex): A bard adds half his class level (minimum 1) to all Knowledge skill checks and may make all Knowledge skill checks untrained. It is currently +4.

Bardic Performance: A bard is trained to use the Perform skill to create magical effects on those around him, including himself if desired. He can use this ability for a number of rounds per day equal to 4 + his Charisma modifier. At each level after 1st a bard can use bardic performance for 2 additional rounds per day. Each round, the bard can produce any one of the types of bardic performance that he has mastered, as indicated by his level.

Starting a bardic performance is a standard action, but it can be maintained each round as a free action. Changing a bardic performance from one effect to another requires the bard to stop the previous performance and start a new one as a standard action. A bardic performance cannot be disrupted, but it ends immediately if the bard is killed, paralyzed, stunned, knocked unconscious, or otherwise prevented from taking a free action to maintain it each round. A bard cannot have more than one bardic performance in effect at one time.

At 7th level, a bard can start a bardic performance as a move action instead of a standard action. At 13th level, a bard can start a bardic performance as a swift action.

Each bardic performance has audible components, visual components, or both.

If a bardic performance has audible components, the targets must be able to hear the bard for the performance to have any effect, and many such performances are language dependent (as noted in the description). A deaf bard has a 20% change to fail when attempting to use a bardic performance with an audible component. If he fails this check, the attempt still counts against his daily limit. Deaf creatures are immune to bardic performances with audible components.

If a bardic performance has a visual component, the targets must have line of sight to the bard for the performance to have any effect. A blind bard has a 50% chance to fail when attempting to use a bardic performance with a visual component. If he fails this check, the attempt still counts against his daily limit. Blind creatures are immune to bardic performances with visual components.

Countersong (Su): At 1st level, a bard learns to counter magic effects that depend on sound (but not spells that have verbal components.) Each round of the countersong he makes a Perform (keyboard, percussion, wind, string, or sing) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the bard's Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the bard's Perform skill check result for the save. Countersong does not work on effects that don't allow saves. Countersong relies on audible components.

Distraction (Su): At 1st level, a bard can use his performance to counter magic effects that depend on sight. Each round of the Distraction, he makes a Perform (act, comedy, dance, or oratory) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by an illusion (pattern) or illusion (figment) magical attack may use the bard’s Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the Distraction is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous illusion (pattern) or illusion (figment) magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it sees the Distraction, but it must use the bard’s Perform check result for the save. Distraction does not work on effects that don’t allow saves. Distraction relies on visual components.

Fascinate (Su): At 1st level, a bard can use his performance to cause one or more creatures to become fascinated with him. Each creature to be fascinated must be within 90 feet, able to see and hear the bard, and capable of paying attention to him. The bard must also be able to see the creatures affected. The Distraction of a nearby combat or other dangers prevents the ability from working. For every three levels a bard has attained beyond 1st, he can target one additional creature with this ability.

Each creature within range receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + the bard’s Cha modifier, currently DC 22) to negate the effect. If a creature’s saving throw succeeds, the bard cannot attempt to fascinate that creature again for 24 hours. If its saving throw fails, the creature sits quietly and observes the performance for as long as the bard continues to maintain it. While fascinated, a target takes a –4 penalty on skill checks made as reactions, such as Perception checks. Any potential threat to the target allows the target to make a new saving throw against the effect. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a weapon at the target, automatically breaks the effect.

Fascinate is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting ability. Fascinate relies on audible and visual components in order to function.

Inspire Courage +3 (Su): A 1st level bard can use his performance to inspire courage in his allies (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to perceive the bard’s performance. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls. At 5th level, and every six bard levels thereafter, this bonus increases by +1, to a maximum of +4 at 17th level. Inspire courage is a mind-affecting ability. inspire courage can use audible or visual components. The bard must choose which component to use when starting his performance.

Inspire Competence +3 (Su): A bard of 3rd level or higher can use his performance to help an ally succeed at a task. The ally must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear the bard. The ally gets a +2 competence bonus on skill checks with a particular skill as long as she continues to hear the bard’s performance. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels the bard has attained beyond 3rd (+3 at 7th, +4 at 11th, +5 at 15th, and +6 at 19th).

Certain uses of this ability are infeasible, such as Stealth, and may be disallowed at the GM's discretion. A bard can't inspire competence in himself. inspire competence relies on audible components.

Suggestion (Su): A bard of 6th level or higher can use his performance to make a suggestion (as per the spell) to a creature that he has already fascinated (see above). Using this ability does not disrupt the fascinate effect, but it does require a standard action to activate (in addition to the free action to continue the fascinate effect). A bard can use this ability more than once against an individual creature during an individual performance.

A Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier, currently DC 22) negates the effect. This ability affects only a single creature (but see mass suggestion, below). Suggestion is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting, language-dependent ability and relies on audible components.

Dirge of Doom (Su): A bard of 8th level or higher can use his performance to foster a sense of growing dread in his enemies, causing them to take become shaken. To be affected, an enemy must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear the bard's performance. The effect persists for as long as the enemy is within 30 feet and the bard continues the performance. The performance cannot cause a creature to become frightened or panicked, even if the targets are already shaken from another effect. Dirge of doom is a mind-affecting fear effect, and it relies on audible and visual components.

Cantrip: Bard's learn a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells, as noted on Table: Bard Spells Known under "Spells Known." These spells are cast like any other spell, but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.

Domain Power (Charm): The character can boost his or her Charisma by 4 points once per day. Activating this power is a free action. The Charisma increase lasts 1 minute.

Femme Fatal: A femme fatal gains a +4 bonus to all charisma-based check against creatures that are sexually attracted to her. This bonus increase by +1 for every 2 HD. It is currently +8. A femme fatal is an expert backstabber, she gains 1d6 points of sneak attack. Sneak attack granted by this feat stack with other sources. A femme fatal is able to use charm person (extraordinary ability) as a immediate action at will (Caster level equal HD), a creature who make it save against this ability cannot be affected by it for 24 hours.

Lore Master 1/day: At 5th level, the bard becomes a master of lore and can take 10 on any Knowledge skill check that he has ranks in. A bard can choose not to take 10 and can instead roll normally. In addition, once per day, the bard can take 20 on any Knowledge skill check as a standard action. He can use this ability one additional time per day for every six levels he possesses beyond 5th, to a maximum of three times per day at 17th level.

Trait (Too Hot): Non-hostile creatures of the opposite gender (and some of the same) that are attracted to your type are one step friendlier towards you than normal (to a maximum of Friendly). This is only an 'initial attitude' - if you take any actions that harm or offend them, their attitude will adjust appropriately. Additionally you gain the seduce to learn ability. You draw a lot of attention to your features, making disguise difficult, you take a -4 penalty on disguise. While you look like an Adonis or Aphrodite, your physique is not all that well suited for moving around and fighting, you suffer a reduction to speed as if you were carrying medium load (or heavy load if you are already carrying a medium load) and count as one size category larger for the purpose of squeezing into small places.

Versatile Performance: At 2nd level, a bard can choose one type of Perform skill. He can use his bonus in that skill in place of his bonus in associated skills. When substituting in this way, the bard uses his total Perform skill bonus, including class skill bonus, in place of its associated skill's bonus, whether or not he has ranks in that skill or if it is a class skill. At 6th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, the bard can select an additional type of Perform to substitute.

The types of Perform and their associated skills are: Act (Bluff, Disguise), Comedy (Bluff, Intimidate), Dance (Acrobatics, Fly), Keyboard Instruments (Diplomacy, Intimidate), Oratory (Diplomacy, Sense Motive), Percussion (Handle Animal, Intimidate), Sing (Bluff, Sense Motive), String (Bluff, Diplomacy), and Wind (Diplomacy, Handle Animal).

Currently she has Perform Act (Bluff/Disguise) and Perform Dance (Acrobatics/Fly).

Well-Versed: At 2nd level, the bard becomes resistant to the bardic performance of others, and to sonic effects in general. The bard gains a +4 bonus on saving throws made against bardic performance, sonic, and language-dependent effects.

Spells: The black widow casts spells as a 8th level bard. The save DCs are Charisma based.

Typical Bard Spells Known (Unlimited/4+/4+/2+; save DC 10 + spell level)

0—cook, detect magic, ghost sound|, lullaby, prestidigitation, rag doll; 1st—grease, hideous laughter, nealan's erotic touch, nealan's unbuckling, ray of rope; 2nd—aura of doom, detect thoughts, glitterdust, nealan's erotic gaze; 3rd—charm monster, insidious suggestion, major image.

The black widow is typically buffed with aura of doom and detect thoughts, if she knows combat is coming.

Flaw: Hopeless Flirt (male).

Houserules: She uses the pathfinder human, pathfinder bard, pathfinder skills and feat progression, and scaling benefits. They also gain 1 flaw and one bonus feat. It's scaling benefits for 8th level is +2 weapons/armor/shield, +4 Dex&Cha/+2 Con&Wis/+1 Str&Int abilities, and +3 resist. She also gets maximum hit points per HD.

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