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First Mate (Human Expert 4/Fighter 5)

First Mate
All Hands to the Pumps 1888-9 Henry Scott Tuke 1858-1929 Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1889 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N01618

A first mate is the loyal assistant to a ship’s captain.

[This content was created for the Pathfinder rules by Paizo Publishing LLC and is part of the Pathfinder RPG product line.]

Source: Pathfinder d20pfsrd.com

He oversees duties and discipline aboard ship, feared but always respected; he is able to entertain with a sea shanty one moment and ply his trusty lash or flashing cutlasses the next.

A first mate could also be the warden of an exotic island prison. Away from their ships, first mates can be found with a traveling merchant quartermaster (CR 9), or a captain (CR 12).

First Mate CR 8
XP 4,800

Human expert 4/fighter 5

N Medium humanoid

Init +4; Senses Perception +10
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 14, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, +4 Dexterity)

hp 63 (9 HD; 4d8+5d10+18)

Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +6; +1 vs. fear Defensive Abilities bravery +1
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.  

Melee +1 shortsword +15/+10 (1d6+6/17-20) or +1 shortsword +13/+8 (1d6+6/17-20), +1 shortsword +13/+8 (1d6+5/17-20) or +1 shortsword +13/+8 (1d6+6/17-20), mwk Whip +11 (1d3+1 nonlethal)

Ranged mwk heavy crossbow +13 (1d10/19-20) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (15 ft. with Whip)

Special Attacks weapon training (light blades +1)
STATISTICS
Strength 14, Dexterity 18, Constitution 14, Intelligence 8, Wisdom 12, Charisma 10  

Base Atk +8; CMB +10; CMD 24

Feats Athletic, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Whip), Improved Critical (shortsword), Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Quick DrawTwo-Weapon FightingWeapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (shortsword), Weapon Specialization (shortsword)

Skills Acrobatics +13, Climb +10, Craft (ships) +5, Intimidate +5, Knowledge (Geography) +3, Knowledge (nature) +3, Linguistics +3, Perception +10, Perform (sing) +4, Perform (wind) +4, Profession (sailor) +12, Survival +5, Swim +13

Languages Aquan, Common

SQ armor training 1

Combat Gear potion of water breathing, feather tokens (anchor, fan); Other Gear +1 breastplate, +1 shortswords (2), masterwork heavy crossbow with 10 bolts, masterwork Whip, Ring of Swimming, Everburning torch, Musical instrument (concertina or fife)

Boon A first mate can arrange for PCs to meet with a captain or merchant prince of their acquaintance, with a +2 circumstance bonus on Diplomacy checks because of the first mates’ reputation. He can also accompany PCs with a longboat and crew of four shipmates for up to 1 day.

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