Pathfinder Chronicles - Faction Guide (oef).pdf - WORLDWAKE

though at any time 50 to 100 are away on missions. The
company has small offices in Andoran, Druma, Nirmathas,
Lastwall, and Taldor, though on short notice these offices
normally have access to at most a dozen Swords.
The Swords are experts in mixing fighter, ranger,
and rogue fighting styles, and can train members in
these techniques (see below). This training requires 1
week per technique learned, and a character can train in
multiple techniques.
1 TPA: Gain a tattoo or brand of the company’s symbol,
usually on the forearm, signifying allegiance to the group.
Anyone kicked out of the Bloodstone Swords is forbidden
to display the mark and usually has it magically erased or
covered with a different image.
5 TPA, 1 CPA: Hire a squad of 10 1st-level
warriors for a routine mission such as guarding
a caravan or escorting a person from one city
to another. The captain considers these
missions low-risk training operations
for the newest and youngest recruits,
and dragging these mercenaries into deadly
conf licts is a sure way to lose prestige with
the company; most characters using this
resource do so just for a show of force, though
the warriors do fight if combat occurs.
5 TPA, 1 CPA: Acquire combat trained
mounts for a week (as per the Weekly Service
listed on page 54).
5 TPA: Consult with a local officer of the
Swords, gaining a +2 bonus on a Knowledge
(history), Knowledge (local), Knowledge
(nobility), or Knowledge (religion) check made
regarding that region. The character must
wait 24 hours for the officer to report back
with the desired information.
10 TPA: Gain a +1 bonus on Diplomacy
checks made to inf luence common folk in
the River Kingdoms and near cities where
the Bloodstone Swords operate. At 20 TPA,
this bonus increases to +2, and at 30 TPA,
it increases to +3.
10 TPA, 3 CPA: Hire a specialist (any NPC
fighter, ranger, or rogue whose level is equal
to half of the PC’s) for 1 week.
10 TPA, 5+ CPA: Gain a contact in a
particular city where the Swords operate.
The character can consult with this
contact for local gossip, news, and
advice; this action grants the character
a +2 bonus on Diplomacy checks to
gather information and on Knowledge
(history), Knowledge (local), Knowledge
(nobility), and Knowledge (religion)
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checks made within that city regarding the contact’s city,
but the character must wait 24 hours for the contact to
provide the desired information. For an additional 10 CPA,
the bonus from the contact increases to +4. A character may
have contacts in multiple cities, but multiple contacts in the
same city provide no extra benefit. If the contact dies, the
character can spend CPA to find a replacement contact.
20 TPA: Purchase or upgrade weapons from the
following list at a 10% discount: bane (goblinoid, human,
orc), f laming, frost, seeking, shock, throwing.
20 TPA: Purchase or upgrade magical armor
or shields from the following list at a
10% discount: arrow catching, arrow
deflection, bashing, blinding, energy
resistance (cold, fire), shadow (all).
20 TPA: Purchase magic
items from the following list at a
10% discount: efficient quiver,
gloves of arrow snaring, handy
haversack, periapt of wound
closure, restorative ointment,
stone of alarm.
20 CPA: Undergo fighter
combat training. This training
allows a fighter with an available
combat feat slot to select one of the
following abilities or feats as a combat feat:
Acrobatic Steps, Bloodstone Manhunter
(see Appendix), Endurance, Fast Crawl (see
Appendix), Nimble Moves, Run.
20 CPA: Undergo ranger combat
training. This training allows a ranger
with an available combat style feat slot
to select one of the following abilities or
feats as a combat style feat: Bloodstone
Manhunter (see Appendix), Catch Off-
Guard, Diehard, Fast Crawl (see Appendix),
Stand Still, Step Up.
20 CPA: Undergo rogue combat training. This
training allows a rogue with an available rogue
talent slot to select one of the following abilities or
feats as a rogue talent: Bloodstone Manhunter (see
Appendix), combat trick, Fast Crawl (see Appendix),
finesse rogue, Medium Armor Proficiency, weapon
training. A rogue can select the combat trick,
finesse rogue, or weapon training talent even if
he has already selected one of those talents.
30 TPA, 2 CPA: Gain the rank “lieutenant”
and a loyal team of 1 sergeant (5th-level
fighter, ranger, or rogue) and 5–8 corporals
(3rd-level fighters, rangers, or rogues) as
followers. These troops won’t necessarily die
on the character’s behalf.
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