Rowan Darkwood/pf

Rowan Darkwood CR 23 (819200 XP) Male {{{folk}}} ranger 20/champion 6 CN Medium humanoid Init +14; Senses blindsense 30 ft.; Perception +33 Defense AC 30, touch 18, flat-footed 30 (+0 Dex, +7 armor, +3 enhancement, +5 deflection, +5 natural) hp 240 (20d10+100+30) Fort +17, Ref +18, Will +14 Defensive Abilities hard to kill, improved evasion Immune environmental effects, fire (120 points), gas Resist sonic 30 Offense Speed 40 ft. Melee +2 bane (giant) bastard sword (2H) +30/+25/+20/+25(1d10+12, 19-20/x2, +2d6 vs. giants) Special Attacks champion's strike, favored enemy (aberrations +2, elves +2, evil outsiders +4, giants +8, undead +2), master hunter, mythic power (15/day, surge +1d8) Ranger Spells Prepared (CL 20th; concentration +26): 4th—cure serious wounds, freedom of movement, nondetection x2 3rd—instant enemy, life bubble, neutralize poison, repel vermin 2nd—acute senses, barkskin, hunter's lore, protection from energy, spike growth, versatile weapon 1st—endure elements, entangle, glide, longstrider, resist energy, unbreakable heart Tactics Before Combat Duke Darkwood casts barkskin, protection from energy (fire), resist energy (sonic), freedom of movement, and longstrider in that order. Further, each day he casts nondetection and life bubble on himself when he awakens, and a second nondetection before he goes to bed. During Combat Should things descend to direct combat, Darkwood shows no hesitation in striking at his enemies directly with his enchanted blade, totally confident through decades of experience at his abilities in melee against any sort of foe. He constantly uses Power Attack in concert with Furious Focus, first using Greater Sunder coupled with Vital Strike and Devastating Strike to destroy his opponent's equipment before striking at the person themselves. Base Statistics Without barkskin, protection from energy, resist energy, freedom of movement, longstrider, and life bubble, Darkwood's statistics are AC 25, touch 18, flat-footed 25; Immune none; Resist none; Speed 30 ft. Statistics Str 26, Dex 18, Con 20, Int 18, Wis 23, Cha 21 Base Atk +20; CMB +28; CMD 42 Feats Alertness, Cleave, Combat Casting, Critical Focus, Devastating Strike, Endurance, Favored Defense, Furious Focus, Great Cleave, Greater Sunder, Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Skill Focus (K:Planes), Staggering Critical, Stunning Critical, Unwritten Destiny, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (Blades, Heavy) Skills Bluff +25, Diplomacy +25, Intimidate +28, Knowledge (Local) +24, Knowledge (Nature) +27, Knowledge (Planes) +30, Knowledge (Religion) +24, Perception +33, Sense Motive +33, Stealth +27, Survival +29 SQ amazing initiative, camouflage, divine gift, endless hatred, favored terrain (mountain +4, plains +2, urban +4, Ysgard +4), force of will, hide in plain sight, hunter's bond (companions), imprinting hand, improved quarry, longevity, maximized critical, master hunter, mythic saving throws, mythic sight, penetrating damage, recuperation, swift tracker, track +10, wild empathy +24, woodland stride Gear +2 bane (giant) bastard sword, splint mail +3, boots of teleportation, brooch of shielding, ioun stone (iridescent spindle), portable hole, ring of protection +5 Special Abilities

References

• Factol's Manifesto, pg.61
• The Strange Saga of Duke Rowan Darkwood