Guide (Human Expert 9)
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DESCRIPTION
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Guides are trailblazers and pathfinders, master trackers and experts at finding their way through the wilderness. They are outriders and scouts par excellence, but They leave the heavy fighting to others, preferring to snipe from long range while keeping well out of harm’s way. Guides might also be used as highly-skilled long-range messengers, or perhaps members of a specially trained royal courier corps. Guides might also serve as elite dragoons or mounted infantry in a powerful army. A single guide may be encountered escorting two pilgrims (CR 8) or a pair of traveling merchants and their sellsword bodyguard (CR 10), or she might lead an entire caravan, with eight caravan guards and eight vagabonds (CR 10). A guide might also partner with a monster hunter or minstrel (CR 8) or two knights hunting evil in the wilderness (CR 9). A wise guide frequently works with a pair of trappers who are intimately familiar with an area (CR 8).
Guide CR 7 |
XP 3,200 Human expert 9 N Medium humanoid Init +2; Senses Perception +14 |
DEFENSE |
AC 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +2 Dexterity) hp 40 (9d8) Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +8 |
OFFENSE |
Speed 30 ft. Melee mwk shortspear +7/+2 (1d6) or dagger +6/+1 (1d4/1920) Ranged +1 light crossbow +9 (1d8+1/1920) or mwk shortspear +9 (1d6) or dagger +8 (1d4/19-20) |
STATISTICS |
Strength 10, Dexterity 14, Constitution 10, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 14, Charisma 8 Base Atk +6; CMB +6; CMD 18 Feats Animal Affinity, Endurance, Far shot, Mounted Combat, Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Survival) Skills Climb +8, Handle Animal +12, Knowledge (Geography) +12, Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (nature) +5, Linguistics +9, Perception +14, Ride (Dexterity)+15, Stealth +13, Survival +17, Swim +4 Languages Common, Elven, Gnoll, Gnome, Halfling, Orc, Sylvan Combat Gear potion of Spider Climb, smokestick, tanglefoot bags (2); Other Gear +1 chain shirt, +1 light crossbow with 20 bolts, dagger, mwk shortspear, climber’s kit, heavy horse (combat trained) with studded leather barding and horseshoes of speed, tindertwigs (5), 5 gp Boon A guide can track a particular creature or lead the PCs safely through a wilderness area for up to 3 days. |
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