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    Players can spend 25 character points on half-elf racial abilities including detect secret doors, infravision, needing less sleep, and resistance to charm spells. Bards have 70 character points to spend on skills including charm resistance, detect magic, detect noise, history, pick pockets, read languages, scroll use, and wizard spells. After selecting skills, bards allocate 20 discretionary points among base scores for skills like climbing walls, hearing noise, and reading languages. As bards level up they gain more discretionary points to improve their skills.

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    Players can spend 25 character points on half-elf racial abilities including detect secret doors, infravision, needing less sleep, and resistance to charm spells. Bards have 70 character points to spend on skills including charm resistance, detect magic, detect noise, history, pick pockets, read languages, scroll use, and wizard spells. After selecting skills, bards allocate 20 discretionary points among base scores for skills like climbing walls, hearing noise, and reading languages. As bards level up they gain more discretionary points to improve their skills.

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    Barber Half Elf Basics

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    Players can spend 25 character points on half-elf racial abilities including detect secret doors, infravision, needing less sleep, and resistance to charm spells. Bards have 70 character points to spend on skills including charm resistance, detect magic, detect noise, history, pick pockets, read languages, scroll use, and wizard spells. After selecting skills, bards allocate 20 discretionary points among base scores for skills like climbing walls, hearing noise, and reading languages. As bards level up they gain more discretionary points to improve their skills.

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    Players who choose half-elves for their characters have 25 character points to spend on racial abilities.

     Detect secret doors (5): because of their acute senses, half-elves are quick to spot concealed doors and
    hidden entranceways. Merely passing within 10' of a concealed door allows an elf a one-in-six chance (a
    1 on 1d6) to notice it. If actively searching, an elf’s chances improve to a two-in-six chance (1 or 2 on
    1d6) to find secret doors, and a three-in-six (1, 2, or 3 on 1d6) to notice a concealed door.
     Infravision (10): Infravision with a range of 60'.
     Less sleep (5): The half-elf requires only four hours worth of sleep to be rested. This is especially
    valuable to spellcasters.
     Resistance (5): 30% resistance to sleep and charm spells.

    Bards have 70 character points to spend on skills from the following list.
    Skills marked with an asterisk (*) can be improved as a bard advances in level.

    Charm resistance (5): Bards with this ability gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws versus charm-like
    spells and effects.
    Detect magic* (10): Bards can spot magical radiations within their line of sight, up to 60 feet away.
    They can determine the intensity of the magic—dim, faint, moderate, strong, and overwhelming.
    Detect noise* (5): This is the ability to hear sounds others usually can’t.
    History (10): In his travels, a bard learns a great many things. The bard can read and write his native
    language and knows his area’s local history. In addition, a bard has a 5% chance per level to identify the
    general purpose, function, and history of any magical item he comes across. The bard need not touch the
    item, but he must examine it closely.
    Pick pockets* (10): A bard uses this skill to pilfer small items from the pouches, pockets, belts, sleeves,
    packs, etc. of others. A failed attempt means the bard did not come away with an item, but it does not
    indicate the bard was caught in the act. To determine if a bard’s attempt was noticed, subtract three times the
    victim’s experience level from 100. If the bard’s roll was equal to or higher than this number, the attempt
    was noticed. For example, if the thief tried to pick the pocket of a 7th level wizard and failed—and the
    thief’s roll was 79 or higher—the thief is noticed. (7x3 = 21. 100–21 = 79.)
    Read languages* (5): A bard needs every edge he can get, and the ability to read languages could put
    him ahead of his competitors.
    Scroll use (5): At 10th level, any bard can use magical spell scrolls. If a bard fails to accurately read the
    scroll, usually something detrimental occurs, such as the spell backfiring. Consult Table 31 for the bard’s
    chance to read a scroll.
    Wizard spells (10): Bards are dabblers in magic, studying it in a rather disorganized fashion. They
    cannot specialize in a school of magic. They can cast spells once they reach 2nd level, and they begin with
    one to four spells in their spell books. A bard’s spell-casting level is equal to his actual experience level. The
    bard’s spell progression chart follows.

    After a bard’s skills are selected, consult the table below to determine base scores. If the bard has skills
    from the table, record the appropriate scores. These skills can improve as the bard gains levels.
    Skill points: Next, allocate 20 discretionary points among the bard’s “scored” skills. If the bard
    possesses only one of those skills, all 20 points are allotted to it. If the bard did not select any of those skills,
    the 20 points can be spent on nonweapon proficiencies or saved for use during the game.
    Each time a bard advances a level, he is awarded 15 discretionary points to divide among those abilities.

    Table 33: Bard Skill Base Scores


    Climb Hear Pick Read Detect
    walls noise pockets languages magic
    50% 20% 10% 5% 10%
    Table 31: Bard Scroll Use
    Bard Level % Chance
    1–2 10%
    3–4 20%
    5–6 30%
    7 40%
    8 50%
    9 60%
    10 70%
    11+ 80%

    Table 32: Bard Spell Progression


    Bard Spell level
    Level 1 2 3 4 5 6
    1 — — — — — —
    2 1 — — — — —
    3 2 — — — — —
    4 2 1 — — — —
    5 3 1 — — — —
    6 3 2 — — — —
    7 3 2 1 — — —
    8 3 3 1 — — —
    9 3 3 2 — — —
    10 3 3 2 1 — —
    11 3 3 3 1 — —
    12 3 3 3 2 — —
    13 3 3 3 2 1 —
    14 3 3 3 3 1 —
    15 3 3 3 3 2 —
    16 4 3 3 3 2 1
    17 4 4 3 3 3 1
    18 4 4 4 3 3 2
    19 4 4 4 4 3 2
    20 4 4 4 4 4 3

    • Recommended, Rogue: disguise, gaming, ventriloquism.


    • Recommended, General: Debate, haggling, languages (modern),
    • Recommended, Wizard: Languages (ancient), for bards also spellcraft, genie lore.

    10 points free
    NWP points
    Rogues: 6
    Total 16
    Observation 3 6 Wis/Int, Int/Rea
    Appraising 2 8 Int/Rea, Wis/Int
    Grooming
    Local History 2 8 Int/Know, Cha/App
    Ancient History 3 6 Wis/Int, Int/Know
    Singing 2 5 Cha/Ldr
    Heraldry 2 8 Int/Know
    44 cp left
    Ambidexterity 4
    Spellcraft 3 7 Int/Rea
    Mod Lang Elf 2 9 Int/Know
    Gaming 2 5 Wis/Int, Int/Know
    Disguise 4 5 Wis/Int, Cha/Ldr
    Debate 1 4 Intelligence or Wisdom
    25left
    Mod Lang Dwarf 2 9 Int/Know
    Read/Write Common 2 8 Int/Know
    Read/Write Elf 2 8 Int/Know
    Looting 2 7 Dex/Aim
    Venom Handling 3 5 Wis/Int
    Brewing 3 8 Int/Know
    11left
    Music/Instrument 4
    Play Harmonica 2 7 Cha/Ldr
    Craft Instrument Master 8 5 Dex/Aim, Int/Know

    Bargaining

    Weapon points
    Rogues: 6
    Cost Rogue 3

    Razor 3
    Short Sword 3

    44 cp left

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