Player Character: Ember Talon (Moesashi Kagidzume)
Role-Player: Sara F.
Campaign: “Vanished Lands”

• Game Master: Gene D.
• Rules systems: D20 Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Ed.) Oriental Adventures, FATE 3e Legends of Anglerre, and Pathfinder
• Adventuring party: “A New Dawn” (40, telecom team)
• Date revised: 14 December 2014/“1 August 1227 B.C.E.”

Aspects: 7 (can use a Fate point to tag for a +1d6 or a reroll on a 1d20 skill, plus compels; start with 5, +1 every 5 lvls.):

• Origin (species/race): Crane Hengeyokai (actually gold dragon from the Celestial Court)
• Occupation (class): Wu (Cleric — Druid) nature priestess
  • Level (sessions/5): 10
• Trouble/foibles: Banished to humanoid form
• Guest star (not a fellow party member or follower): Imperial inquisitors
• Motivation (alignment): To earn back her position (Neutral Good, with Lawful tendencies)
• Allegiances/personality: ?
• Adventuring (reputation/goal):
• Status/title (heroic/epic):

Attributes (roll 4d6, drop the lowest, reroll 1s; modified by Origin, and bonuses; plus 1 pt. every 20 sessions or 4 levels):

• Strength: 13 (+1 bonus; x5 = maximum carry, x10 = max. lift, to melee damage)
• Dexterity: 18 (+3 bonus; x2 = ft./round; to initiative, Acrobatics/Reflex)
• Constitution: 13 (+1 bonus; to Hit Points per level, Endurance/Fortitude)
• Intelligence: 13 (+1 bonus; see skills)
• Wisdom: 19 (+3 bonus; to Resolve/Will)
• Charisma: 15 (+2 bonus; to Leadership)
  (Bonuses: 1-3: -3, 4-5: -2, 6-8: -1, 9-11: 0, 12-14: +1, 15-17: +2, 18-20: +3, 21-23: +4)

Combat statistics:

• Armor Class: 19/21 total =
  • 3 (Dex bonus) +
  • 16/18 (by type worn: leather 13 + 3 enchantment, wooden shield + 2) +
  • 0 (stunts/items: ) +
  • 0 (spells: see below)
• Hit Points: 68 (start at max; by occupation/level: Clr d8 + Con bonus)
• Base Attack Bonus: +8 total =
  • 3 (Dex bonus; on 1d20 to hit) +
  • 3 (class/lvl.; Clr/Wiz + 1 every 3 lvls.) +
  • 2 (stunts/items: Greater Magic Fang, see below)

Primary weapons (ranged and melee, by reach/range, damage, ammo, qualities):

• Hand-to-hand 1d6 + 2 (even when Wild Shaped because of Greater Magic Fang, Permanent)
• Kama (small sickle) 1d6
• Knife, thrown, 1d4, short range
• Ninja-to (short sword) 1d6
• Tanto (dagger) 1d4

Skills: 55 ranks total (on 1d20, plus Attribute bonus; 10 points to start, + 5 points per level; ranks limited to level)

Saving Throws:

• Acrobatics: 8 (5 ranks + 3 Dex bonus; Reflex, incl. escape artist, fly, tightrope, tumble)
• Endurance: 6 (5 + 1 Con; Fortitude, run, stamina, swim)
• Resolve: 8 (5 + 3 Wis; Will; + 3 Clr/Wiz)

Other proficiencies:

• Animal Handling: 5 (2 ranks + 3 Wis; ride)
• Arcana: 2 (1 + 1 Int; magical creatures)
• Area Knowledge: 1 (0 + 1 Int; geography, history, law/politics)
• Athletics: 6 (5 + 1 Str; climb, jump, lift)
• Craft: 3 (0 + 3 Dex/Int; by creation, e.g. armory, cooking)
• Deception: 4 (2 + 2 Cha; bluff, disguise)
• Diplomacy: 4 (2 + 2 Cha; bargaining, gather info., taunt)
• Devices: 3 (0 + 3 Dex; locks, traps, constructs, mechanic)
• Intimidation: 4 (3 + 1 Str; interrogation)
• Leadership: 2 (0 + 2 Cha; followers, persuasion, rapport)
• Linguistics: 4 (3 + 1 Int; plus native; decipher, forgery; Celestial, Draconic, Shengtese, Therudic)
• Lore: 4 (3 + 1 Int; Nature)
• Medicine: 4 (1 + 3 Wis; heal)
• Perception: 6 (3 + 3 Wis; empathy/sense motive, insight, notice)
• Perform: 2 (0 + 2 Cha/+; by artistic medium)
• Religion: 11 (8 + 3 Wis; planes)
• Sleight of Hand: 3 (0 + 3 Dex; holdout, pick pockets)
• Stealth: 6 (3 + 3 Dex; follow, hide, move silently)
• Survival: 7 (4 + 3 Wis; by terrain, incl. tracking)
• Vehicles: 3 (0 + 3 Dex; by type)

Stunts (race/class abilities/superpowers, skill specializations/feats and attribute swaps, signature items, etc.; by source):

1. Alternate form (race, Hengeyokai): crane (1x/day/lvl. = 4/day; plus flight)
2. Claws (race, 1d6)
3. Natural Spell (class; can cast in animal form)
4. Speak With Animals (race, gold dragon; at will)
5. Spells (x3 class, Wu/Druid): Able to cast two levels of spells for each stunt slot spent
6. Wild Shape (assume an animal form for 10 min. per level per day)

• Refresh: 3 remaining out of 11 (start w/ 6 Fate points, use to tag an aspect, make a declaration, or activate a stunt; plus 1 every 10 sessions or 2 levels)

Skill/stunt notes:

• Languages (native + Linguistics): Celestial, Draconic (native), Shengtese (eastern human common), Therudic (eastern Sylvan)

• Other potential stunts (racial):
  • Bite (1d4)
  • Low-light vision (60 ft.)
  • Sense Weather (1xDay/lvl.)
  • Thick hide (+ 2 AC)
  • Wing buffet (1d4)
• Class (Wu/Druid):
  • Animal companions
  • Calm Animals (HD per day per level vs. Wis/Will)

Spells/Powers (can cast up to Lvl. 4 spells; number of castable spell levels per day = 9 Religion ranks + 3 stunts slots squared (9) = 18 spell levels per day; save DC = 10 + spell level + 1/2 character level — to revise):

• Lvl. 0 (see also BFRPG “Libram Magica”): Call to Worship, Cure Minor Wounds, Dowse, Fertilize, Guidance, Meal Blessing, Mend, Predict Weather, Virtue, Ward, Water to Wine

• Lvl. 1 — BFRPG: Animal Friendship, Create Water, Cure Light Wounds, Detect Evil, Detect Magic, Detect Snares and Pits, Entangle, Enthrall Animal, Light, Pass Without Trace, Purify Food and Water, Remove Fear, Resist Cold; AD&D1 OA: Detect Disease, Detect Harmony, Trance

• Lvl. 2 (see also BFRPG “Druids” supplement): Bless, Charm Animal, Find Traps, Flame Weapon, Forest Speak, Heat Metal, Message, Produce Flame/Cold, Resist Fire, Silence 15-ft. Radius, Slow Poison, Snake Charm, Speak With Animals, Warp Wood; AD&D1 OA: Commune With Lesser Spirit, Create Spring, Detect Life, Holy Symbol, Obscurement

• Lvl. 3 — BFRPG (and “Libram Magica”): Assume Animal Form, Call Lightning, Continual Light, Cure Disease, Entangling Thorns, Growth of Animals, Hold Animal, Locate Object, Plant Growth, Protection From Fire, Striking, Water Breathing; AD&D1 OA: Death’s Door, Divination, Flame Walk, Know Alignment, Oath, Possess Animal, Prayer, Remove Paralysis

• Lvl. 4 — BFRPG: Call Woodland Beings, Control Temperature 10-ft. radius, Create Water, Cure Serious Wounds, Lower Water, Neutralize Poison, Protection From Good/Evil 10-ft. radius, Protection From Lightning, Speak With Plants, Sticks to Snakes, Tree Sanctuary; AD&D1 OA: Detect Shapechanger, Endurance, Snake Barier, Spell Immunity

• Lvl. 5 — BFRPG: Commune With Nature, Control Winds, Create Food, Dispel Evil, Flame Strike, Insect Plague, Neutralize Poison, Reincarnate, Rock to Mud, True Seeing, Wall of Fire; AD&D1 OA: Air Walk, Commune With Greater Spirit, Cure Critical Wounds, Remember, Strength

• Lvl. 6 — BFRPG: Find the Path, Heal, Part Water, Pass Tree, Regenerate, Restoration, Speak With Monsters, Weather Summoning, Word of Recall; AD&D1 OA: Force Shapechange, Longevity, Plane Shift, Quickgrowth, Smite

• Lvl. 7:
• Lvl. 8:
• Lvl. 9:
  (Also look at Shaman spells in D&D3.0 Oriental Adventures.)