Woo Hoo! Probably my favourite SW character!
Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith (as of the end of Path of Destruction) CL 16Medium Adult Male Human Scoundrel 1/ Soldier 3/ Jedi 5/ Jedi Knight 1/ Sith Apprentice 4/ Sith Lord 2
Destiny* 5;
Force 7, Strong in the Force;
Dark Side 18
Init +14;
Senses Perception +17
Languages Basic, Bocce, Sith
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Defenses Ref 31 (Flat-footed 30), Fort 33, Will 34; Block, Deflect, Soresu
hp 186
; Threshold 33
Immune Fear effects
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Speed 6 SquaresMelee Unarmed +18 (1d4+11) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +19 (2d8+14) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +23 (2d8+22) with Powerful Charge
Base Atk +15;
Grp +18
Atk Options Bantha Rush, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge
Special Actions Battle Analysis, Djem So, Equilibrium, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Soresu, Temptation
Force Powers Known (Use the Force +21):
Dark Rage, Falling AvalancheJATM, Force Grip, Force Lightning (2), Force ShieldtFU/LE, Force Slam, Move Object, Rebuke, Surge
Force Secrets Devastating Power
Force Techniques Improved Dark Rage
tFU, Improved Force Lightning
tFU
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Abilities Str
17, Dex
13, Con
17, Int
15, Wis
18, Cha
16
Special Qualities Fearless, Temptation
Talents Battle Analysis, Block, Dark Healing, Deflect, Djem So, Equilibrium, Force Deception, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Stolen Form (Soresu)
TotG
Feats Armour Proficiency (Light), Bantha Rush, Force Sensitivity, Force Training (2), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge, Skill Focus (Use the Force), Strong in the Force, Weapon Focus (Lightsabres), Weapon Proficiency (Lightsabres, Pistols, Rifles, Simple Weapons)
Skills Deception +16, Initiative +14, Knowledge (Galactic Lore) +15, Knowledge (Tactics) +15, Perception +17, Persuasion +16, Use the Force +21 (may substitute for Deception checks)
Possessions Commlink, Lightsabre Energy Cell, Red-bladed Duelling Lightsabre
JATM (self-built with blade lock)
JATM, Sith Robes,
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Darth Bane is considered to have fulfilled the Corruption (+1 bonus to Wisdom and Charisma), Discovery (+1 bonus to all Defences) and Destruction (+2 bonus to Constitution) destinies.
Character Notes
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This is going to be (relatively) brief for a few reasons:
1) It's late at night
2) I made these a long time ago, so the following is based on some admittedly hazy memories.
Point Buy 38 - as the BBEG (or heroic equivalent), he gets the highest point buy I'm willing to assign to a character.
Classes Scoundrel reflects his time as a miner, but is primarily there to gain access to skills he needs later on (including deception, perception and persuasion which he certainly used on Apatros during his time playing sabacc). Soldier reflects his time as a member of the Gloom Walkers and his initial military training before being recognised by Kopecz as a potential Sith Lord. Jedi reflects his time at the Korriban Academy as a large proportion of the Brotherhood's trainers were fallen Jedi/ had Jedi training that they would have passed on. Jedi Knight may be controversial, but IMHO, the Brotherhood weren't training true Sith and more Dark Jedi given their beliefs which Bane was first exposed to. Sith Apprentice and Sith Lord round out Darth Bane as he discovered how the Brotherhood had fallen from the true path of the Sith - only he developed the knowledge truly necessary to become a Sith.
Talents Power of the Dark Side is no brainer and actually was earned in his scoundrel level and the various duelling feats (Block, Deflect, Riposte, Djem So, Soresu) reflect his mastery of the lightsabre - Djem So he was certainly trained in and by Rule of Two he was also using Soresu, though I feel he was using this against Sirak (he definitely was using Soresu by Dynasty of Evil, managing to avoid getting hit by a single drop of rain using the sequences of the form). Dark Healing reflects his time on Ambria when he used it to limit the effects of Synox by 'draining the health' of a father and children team of salvagers. Equilibrium reflects Bane's sheer stamina and his ability to shrug off incredible amounts of damage in pursuit of his goals (resisting the following problems: hunger during his exploration of the Korriban temples, synox poisoning long enough to find a cure, the aftershocks of the thought bomb that were causing significant pain, orbalisk poisoning, etc.).
Force Deception may seem out of place, given that he is already trained in Deception, but doing so grants an increased chance of success and also shows that Bane layered his considerable skills in deceiving his opponents with Force techniques.
Block and Deflect are no brainers, but I decided to give Darth Bane Riposte rather than Redirect Shot for two reasons: 1) Throughout the Darth Bane Triliogy, I cannot find a single definitive example of an occasion when he returned blaster shots to their sources (deflected yes, but not returned) 2) He was a very formidable duellist and Riposte makes much more sense IMHO
Feats Nothing overly special here, but as his lightsabre form was renowned for brutality and strength he has feats to maximise this (Bantha Rush, Power Attack, Powerful Charge - his use of Powerful Charge is especially obvious when he has his orbalisk armour). Strong in the Force is there to reflect his nature as the Sith'ari.
Force Abilities Everything here is what I feel Darth Bane used/uses during the course of Path of Destruction. In particular, he is known to have a special affinity for Force Lightning, so he also has a Force technique to enhance it. As he remains in control of himself as he draws on the Dark Side of the Force, Improved Dark Rage reflects this aspect of his ability. Devastating Power is simply to demonstrate his extreme power in the Force that even other members of the Brotherhood feared.
Destinies Corruption is for falling completely to the Dark Side when he murdered Sirak, Discovery is for finding Darth Revan's Holocron and the realisation that the Brotherhood was an abomination of what the Sith stood for and Destruction is for his successful annihilation of the Brotherhood of Darkness through his tactical prowess.
BTW: I know he didn't build his duelling lightsabre, as it was a gift from Kas'im (and was originally Kas'im's Master's sabre) - I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that he replaced the crystal and attuned himself to it, so that's why it mentions the self-built section.
Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith (as of the end of Rule of Two) CL 18Medium Adult Male Human Scoundrel 1/ Soldier 3/ Jedi 5/ Jedi Knight 1/ Sith Apprentice 5/ Sith Lord 3
Destiny* 5;
Force 8, Strong in the Force;
Dark Side 18
Init +15;
Senses Perception +18
Languages Basic, Bocce, Sith
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Defenses Ref 33 (Flat-footed 32), Fort 35, Will 36; Block, Deflect, Soresu
hp 208;
DR 10 (applies to lightsabres);
Threshold 35
Immune Fear effects
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Speed 6 Squares
Melee Unarmed +20 (1d4+12) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +21 (2d8+17) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +25 (2d8+26) with Powerful Charge
Base Atk +17;
Grp +20
Atk Options Bantha Rush, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge
Special Actions Battle Analysis, Djem So, Equilibrium, Improved Dark Healing, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Soresu, Temptation
Force Powers Known (Use the Force +22):
Circle of ShelterJATM, Crucitorn, Dark Rage, Falling AvalancheJATM, Force Grip, Force Lightning (3), Force ShieldtFU/LE, Force Slam (2), Move Object, Rebuke, RepulsetFU, Surge
Force Secrets Corrupted Power
tFU, Devastating Power
Force Techniques Improved Dark Rage
tFU, Improved Force Lightning
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Abilities Str
17, Dex
13, Con
17, Int
15, Wis
18, Cha
16
Special Qualities Fearless, Temptation
Talents Battle Analysis, Block, Dark Healing, Deflect, Djem So, Equilibrium, Force Deception, Improved Dark Healing, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Stolen Form (Soresu)
TotG, Weapon Specialisation (Lightsabres)
Feats Armour Proficiency (Light), Bantha Rush, Force Sensitivity, Force Training (3), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge, Skill Focus (Use the Force), Strong in the Force, Weapon Focus (Lightsabres), Weapon Proficiency (Lightsabres, Pistols, Rifles, Simple Weapons)
Skills Deception +17, Initiative +15, Knowledge (Galactic Lore) +16, Knowledge (Tactics) +16, Perception +18, Persuasion +17, Use the Force +22 (may substitute for Deception checks)
Possessions Commlink, Lightsabre Energy Cell,
Mystic, Orbalisk Armour
TotG, Red-bladed Duelling Lightsabre
JATM (self-built with blade lock)
JATM, Sith Robes
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*Darth Bane is considered to have fulfilled the Corruption (+1 bonus to Wisdom and Charisma), Discovery (+1 bonus to all Defences) and Destruction (+2 bonus to Constitution) destinies.Character Notes
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Darth Bane hasn't levelled as much in the intervening years - given his focus on training his apprentice, attempting to construct his own holocron and developing a network of contacts for information gathering. He has grown more powerful in the Dark Side of the Force (hence Force Training and Corrupted Power) while Improved Dark Healing is a buy in for a later ability he is known to use. Repulse is a power he often used by this point - against technobeasts, Jedi warriors and even Sith Assassins.
Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith (as of Dynasty of Evil) CL 20Medium Middle Age Male Human Scoundrel 1/ Soldier 3/ Jedi 5/ Jedi Knight 1/ Sith Apprentice 5/ Sith Lord 5
Destiny* 5;
Force 8, Strong in the Force;
Dark Side 20
Init +16;
Senses Perception +20
Languages Basic, Bocce, High Galactic, Sith
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Defenses Ref 35 (Flat-footed 34), Fort 37, Will 39; Block, Deflect, Soresu
hp 230;
Threshold 37
Immune Fear effects
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Speed 6 Squares
Melee Unarmed +22 (1d4+13) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +23 (2d8+18) or
Melee Duelling Lightsabre +27 (2d8+28) with Powerful Charge
Base Atk +19;
Grp +22
Atk Options Bantha Rush, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge
Special Actions Battle Analysis, Dark Healing Field
KotOR, Djem So, Equilibrium, Improved Dark Healing, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Soresu, Temptation
Force Powers Known (Use the Force +24):
Circle of ShelterJATM, CrucitornJATM, Dark Rage, Falling Avalanche (2)JATM, Force Grip, Force Lightning (4), Force ShieldtFU/LE, Force Slam (2), Move Object, Rebuke (2), RepulsetFU, Surge
Force Secrets Corrupted Power
tFU, Debilitating Power
tFU, Devastating Power, Multitarget Power
Force Techniques Improved Dark Rage
tFU, Improved Force Lightning
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Abilities Str
16, Dex
12, Con
16, Int
16, Wis
20, Cha
18
Special Qualities Fearless, Temptation
Talents Battle Analysis, Block, Dark Healing, Dark Healing Field
KotOR, Deflect, Djem So, Equilibrium, Force Deception, Improved Dark Healing, Power of the Dark Side, Riposte
KotOR, Stolen Form (Soresu)
TotG, Weapon Specialisation (Lightsabres)
Feats Armour Proficiency (Light), Bantha Rush, Force Sensitivity, Force Training (3), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Powerful Charge, Skill Focus (Use the Force), Strong in the Force, Weapon Focus (Lightsabres), Weapon Proficiency (Lightsabres, Pistols, Rifles, Simple Weapons)
Skills Deception +19, Endurance +18, Initiative +16, Knowledge (Galactic Lore) +18, Knowledge (Tactics) +18, Perception +20, Persuasion +19, Use the Force +24 (may substitute for Deception checks)
Possessions Commlink, Lightsabre Energy Cell, Red-bladed Duelling Lightsabre
JATM (self-built with blade lock)
JATM, Sith Robes,
Triumph (
Theta-class T-1 vessel)
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*Darth Bane is considered to have fulfilled the Corruption (+1 bonus to Wisdom and Charisma), Discovery (+1 bonus to all Defences) and Destruction (+2 bonus to Constitution) destinies.Character Notes
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Darth Bane at the height of his power. He has now reached middle age, but his physical form is still formidable and his cognitive abilities continue to grow more so. Given the copious amount he used it, he now has 4 instances of Force Lightning. Further, Dark Healing Field is here to represent what he did to Darth Andeddu's cultists on the rooftop landing platform.
I know retraining is not allowed, but were it to be so - Dark Healing Field would be replaced with Transfer Essence after he mined Darth Andeddu's Holocron for that information as he attempted to use it, unsucessfully, against Darth Zannah.
