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Alter Self is a personal range spell. (Hence "self"). Also, it has a duration of 10 min/level, not 1 hour/level. If someone's been running it otherwise in your game, sounds like you need to crack down!

As for his distinguishing features, I figure anytime someone is dropped below zero hit points (especially from a major wounding, such as one that brings you down from near full) it should definitely leave a mark!

Okay, I've updated the above list of purchases. I still have 343.14 gp left (included above) for any last minute purchases.

A few notes for Ken's benefit:

- Items are listed by name, gp value, and weight. The first section is items that will be stored on ship, but not carried. The second is items carried on person. The third is items in the haversack main compartment, and the fourth and fifth are for the side compartments. I'll update my character sheet (once you've approved of the above list) with other items and their locatons.

- The survivalist kit is basically masterwork tools for the Survival skill (mwk tools are in PHB), specifically for foraging for food and building shelter and the like. It would probably include flint and steel, fishing line, fishhooks, tinder, a small saw, a knife, and a guidebook with instructions on how to set simple snares, fishing techniques, and the like. It should provide a +2 circumstance bonus to Survival checks, in the unfortunate case we get marooned somewhere.

- I figure Judan should have no problem acquiring the oil of taggit via Sasserine's black market. It, the mugs, and the ale are part of his "anti mutiny" strategy. He figures if the crew tries to get the upper hand, he'll put the poison in the ale (or the mugs), so that crewmembers can debauch on the good stuff, only to quickly pass out. Never know when else it might come in handy, too.

- He'll probably use some of the fishing line and bells to rig up a "door chime" for the cabin door where he berths (you know, so when the door opens, it hits the bells and causes them to ring). Likely he'll only have it up when he beds down, to help prevent unwanted surprises. Yes, he's feeling a little paranoid!

- The ranseur is for boarding actions. I figure if we get approached by a pirate ship, he can drink a potion of enlarge person and attack pirates on a neighboring vessel 15-20 feet away. I figure since he's attacking off the side of the ship, he shouldn't be facing the penalties for fighting others on his own ship (if he needs to, he can then draw his rapier and fight hand-to-hand). He also wants to rig up a hatch or lifeboat or something so it can be quickly deployed as a wall at a railing, to provide him cover which he can attack over (since when enlarged he'd be about 11-12 feet tall).

- The chest with lock comes from the Kraken Cove loot haul, purchased from his cut for its sale value rather than actually sold. He'll use it to keep his clothing and the like while on the ship, like a footlocker.

- Note that he has not invested in any trade goods (it was tempting, but I figured I'd rather have him well equipped for trouble instead).

oil of taggit (DMG p. 297)
ingested poison, Fort DC 15; no initial damage, secondary damage unconsciousness
90 gp per dose

Note that as an ingested poison, it cannot be used to coat weapons or the like.

Would Judan be able to get a discount if he has Churtle make it for him? It occurs to me he has a poisonmaker who owes him a favor!

Melisse "Melly" Sandrin
Female human Warrior 1
CG humanoid (human)
Init +1; Senses Listen +1, Spot +1
Languages Common
AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 13; AC 18 with tower shield
(+1 Dex, +3 armor)
hp 15 (1d10+5 HD
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +1
Speed 30 ft.
Melee scimitar +4 (1d6+2/0-|20)
longspear +3 (1d8+3/x3)
Ranged light crossbow +2 (1d8/19-20), range 80 ft.
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with longspear)
Base Atk +1; Grp +3
Abilities Str 15, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 10
Feats Toughness, Weapon Focus (scimitar)
Skills Climb (4) +6, Intimidate (4) +6, Swim (4) +6 (excludes armor check penalty of 1)
Possessions studded leather armor, scimitar, longspear, tower shield, personal effects, 20 gp (wages and bonus)
Appearance Scarred woman in her early 30s with an easy grin.
Background Veteran of a few fights in the Sasserine arena; after brawling in a tavern with the wrong nobles' sons, she has found an extended sea trip to be an expedient use of her time.

Note: 93 gp has been subtracted from Judan's loot total, to cover equipment costs plus 10 gp for her first month's pay.

Level Seven Adjustments
+1 level Rogue (Rog4/Swa3)
BAB: +1 (+6 total)
HD: +1d6+1 (+5 hp)
Saves: Ref +1 (now 4/5/2)
Skills: +11 skill points (Intimidate +3, Move Silently +3, Search +1, Swim +1, Tumble +1; Easy Escape skill trick (2))
SA/SQ:
Sneak Attack (Ex) Now 4d6 (via Daring Outlaw feat)
Uncanny Dodge (Ex) Retain Dex bonus to AC while flat-footed or attacked by an unseen foe; still lose Dex bonus if paralyzed.

Easy Escape (Complete Scoundrel) 1/encounter, gain +4 bonus on an Escape Artist check to escape from a grapple against an opponent per size category larger than Medium (+4 vs. Large foes, +8 vs. Huge foes, etc.). Can only use while Judan is Medium size or smaller.

Weapon attacks will go up by +1 to hit, and will gain second iterative attack (+6/+1 base).

(skill selection and skill trick selection subject to change)

So tough to pick! I haven't needed to break free of grapples recently, but I suspect we'll be facing a kraken or something sooner or later...lot of other good skill tricks out there, though.

It's a skill trick from Complete Scoundrel. It is pretty limited (only one use per encounter), but it only cost 2 skill points. I figured it might come in handy if we run into a kraken or something.

Those vines we ran into are an unusual case. Ken had them medium-sized on the map, but they are normally large-sized, and I think he was using their large-sized grapple modifier in their grapple checks. I would hope I would get a +4 had I had this trick and was grappled by one of them if this was the case on my Escape Artist check.

Later I'll be taking another skill trick that lets me make a free attack when I successfully use Escape Artist to break out of a grapple against my assailant's flat-footed AC (so I can sneak attack) with a light weapon (hence my wearing a spiked gauntlet). Again, only one per encounter, but still I think it may come in useful eventually.

I believe there's also one that lets you use Intimidate on a group instead of just one target. I might pick that one up eventually, but not right now.