User:Mister Teufel

Talus von Bacula

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Gender: Male
Race: Deep Gnome
Class: Wizard (Necromancer)
Level: 5
Age: 66

Description: A fidgety pale blue-grey gnome, with a ridge of white hair around his scalp and a white goatee with no moustache.

Ability Scores

Strength: 8 (-1)
Dexterity:14 (+2)
Constitution: 14 (+2)
Intelligence: 20 (+5)
Wisdom: 13 (+1)
Charisma: 10 (-1)

AC: 12 (15 with Mage Armour)
HP: 36
Hit Dice: 5 d6
Speed: 30'
Proficiency: +3

Melee Attack: -2 (Str) / +2 (Dex) if the weapon has Finesse
Ranged Attack: +2
Spell Attack: +8
Spell Save DC: 16

Initiative Bonus +2
Passive Perception 16*
Passive Insight 19*

Spells

Spell Slots:
Level 1: 4
Level 2: 3
Level 3: 2

Cantrips known: 4
Chill Touch p221
Mage Hand p256
Infestation pX158
Toll the Dead pX169

Spells Known/Prepared: 8 selection TBC
1st Level
Mage Armour p256, Ray of Sickness p271, Unseen Servant p284, * Excarnate Corpse OC*, Expeditious Retreat p238, Find Familiar p238, Shield p275 Tasha's Hideous Laughter p280, Witch Bolt p289, Sleep p276,

Original Spell: Excarnate Corpse

1st level necromancy

Casting Time: 1 minute (ritual)

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S, small bone

Duration: Instant

You target the corpse of a humanoid or beast, medium-sized or smaller, that has a skeleton. The spell summons a magical swarm of dermestid beetles that miraculously scour away any flesh and organic material, leaving an inanimate skeleton.

At Higher Levels: For each level the caster is above 5th level, they can excarnate an additional creature

2nd Level
Blind/Deafen p219, Suggestion p279, Hold Person p251, Blur p219, See Invisible p274, Levitate p255, Phantasmal Force p264,,

3rd Level
Animate Dead p212, Vampiric Touch p285, Bestow Curse p218, Counterspell p228, Stinking Cloud p278, Fear p239, Summon Shadow Spirit pTnnn, Gaseous Form, Summon Undead pTnnn, Hypnotic Pattern, Lightning Bolt, Sending,

Saving Throws

Strength: -2
Dexterity: +2
Constitution: +2
Intelligence: +8 (PR)
Wisdom: +4 (PR)
Charisma: +0

Languages Known

Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, Undercommon, Draconic, Orc, Abysal

Proficiencies

no armour
mage weapons

Skills

History +8
Arcana +8
Investigation+8
Stealth +6
Perception +7
Insight +3
Religion +3
Medicine +3

Feats

Linguist.
*Observant p168

Traits

- 120' Darkvision - ^Advantage hiding in rock Gnome Cunning:

*Advantage on Int, Wis, & Cha saves vs magic

Features

• Saving Throws: - Int, Wis
  
• School: Necromancy
  

- Ritual Casting - Arcane Recovery (regain spell slots up to 3 levels after short rest once per day)
- Necromancy Savant (copy such spells in half the time)
- Grim Harvest (killing with a spell heals you h.p. equal to spell level x2, or x3 if necromantic spell)

Background

Sage

Gear

Carried Gear:

dagger,
quarterstaff,
belt pouch,
set of common clothes,
a bottle of black ink,
a quill,
a small dagger 
mysterious letter from dead colleague asking unanswered question

Short bow 25gp Short sword 10gp Shield? 10gp, Chainmail (hidden by...) Hooded robe Mask Backpack

Gibson, Skeletal Companion p310 13 HP, 15ac with chain, +2 with shield

Character Backstory

Talus von Bacula is the eldest son of the Von Baculas. His father taught him in the ways of wizardry, but Talus left when the pranks his father pulled became rather dangerous, perhaps due to oncoming senility. Talus now explores the world with curiosity, and some tendency towards mischief himself. He travels with his berobed, masked skeletal servitor given by his father. He does love bossing it about, but fears that there may be one last prank in the skeleton's empty skull...