Mythic Vistas: SpirosBlaak - Property Is Theft!

Some pirates head to the sea to escape the tedium of their
lives, while others are patriots looking to bring the fight to their
homeland’s enemies. Not as quick to kill as their greedy brethren,
a glory hound or adventurous pirate tempers his bloodlust with
a cause, even if this cause is nothing more than seeing the world
beyond the horizon.
Races
Humans, especially the Midwyn, are the most commonly
encountered pirates. Goblinoid and orc pirates are also common,
especially where there are ripe human-dominated sea-lanes to pluck.
Unruly Witch Hill goblin ironclads and submersibles unfortunately
remain a common sight upon Drome Lok and along the coastline
bordering Vas and the Crypt Hills.
The number of Kav pirates reflects an increase in the lycanthrope
population’s general discontent and disobedience. Such vessels
typically (but not exclusively) target duchies that have been
especially unfair and prejudiced towards their kind. Kav pirates
are among the more savage cuhroats plying the coasts, sometimes
traveling as far as a dozen miles inland to take slaves or sate their
lust for violence.
Although elven sailors are plentiful, there are few elven pirates.
The tightly knit societies of dwarves, halflings, and mentors seem to
somehow prevent most from embarking on such disreputable and
base careers.
Other Classes
Pirates prefer people who are as rough-and-tumble as themselves,
meaning they are more likely to carouse with boisterous fighters,
rowdy barbarians, and rakish rogues than with snooty wizards,
lordly paladins, or foppish bards. In a mixed party, pirates tend to
rush about where needed, while still managing to avoid the thick
of things.
Game Rule Information
Pirates have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Dexterity is vital to survival upon any ship making up for
the lack of heavy armor. A respectable Constitution allows the pirate to
go about strenuous work, including swimming, for long periods. The
utility of other abilities depends on the skills the pirate learns.
Alignment: Any.
Hit Die: d8.
Starting Gold: 5d4 x 10 gp.
Class Skills
The pirate’s class skills (and the key ability for each) are Appraise
(Int), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Cra (Int), Gather
Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (nature)
(Int), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble
(Dex), and Use Rope (Dex). See Chapter Four: Skills in the PHB for
skill descriptions.
Skill Points at 1st Level: (4 + Int modifier) x 4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the pirate.
Weapons and Armor Proficiency
Pirates are proficient with all simple weapons and light armor, but not
with shields.
Laugh at the Gods (Ex)
Being a pirate means accepting great risks every time you set sail. At
1st level, a pirate can stare death straight in the eye without blinking.
Chapter Eight: Character Classes 85
Pirates may add half their class level to all saving throws against
spells and effects with the fear descriptor.
Reputation (Ex)
A pirate relies on his notoriety as much as his skill at swordplay to
overcome his enemy. A ship’s crew might surrender without firing
a shot when faced with a famous (or infamous) pirate, or they may
realize that everything is hopeless and fight to the death, all based
just on the pirate’s reputation.
Starting at 1st level, a pirate character selects a reputation type
from the following list.
Bloodthirsty: The pirate is a notorious, cold-blooded killer
who doesn’t leave loose ends. As a standard action, the pirate
can demoralize foes as described under Intimidate in the PHB.
However, if the pirate’s Intimidate check beats the target’s modified
level check, the target is panicked instead of shaken.
Lady Killer/Vamp: The pirate is extremely aractive, luring
individuals normally aracted to his gender like moths to the
flame. When making a Charisma-based skill check against an
individual normally aracted to his gender, the pirate may add
half his class levels to the check. The DC for particular subjects
may be higher depending on their station, thus seducing the
mayor’s wife is likely more difficult than seducing a common
barmaid. If the pirate improves the NPCs aitude to Friendly, that
NPC is always considered Friendly, even though circumstances
may change. However, at the GMs discretion, the NPCs aitude
may worsen if neglected, aacked, or otherwise harmed
emotionally or physically.