When i started playing soul caliber i picked a charicter at random and stuck with him, Voldo. I recently played SC II again (i was board...) and thought "hay, Voldo as an dual cursed Oracle of battle? It could work..."
So i came here to ask how it might me done. (seeing as ive never played an oracle before)
It is fluff to rules, but enlarge person is part of the fluff i imagianed for him :-(
Edit: Voldo is a blind, deaf, and dumb (his tongue was cut out), and he fights with two katars, about 7'4" tall, with a long reach (for melee anyway). He has a very unconventional way of fighting (self-taught) VERY accrobatic, quick strikes.
... How exactly does he fight if he can't see or hear?
Voldo isn't deaf. Just blind and mute.
Voldo isn't deaf. Just blind and mute.
Hmm really now, that makes things e.z.er.
Clouded vision-no second curse with the silent spell... Hmmm no that wont work eather... All his spells would be +1 lvl (lvl1 spells would cost lvl 2 slots and on up)
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Dual cursed would work-- clouded vision and mute?
I don't know if the katar is a light weapon, but you'd definitely need TWF and lots of DEX. Weapon Finesse if the katar is light. Honestly though I always considered Voldo's weapons to be punching daggers, so you could use those and it would still work. Voldo wears pretty light armor (if that's what you want to call it) so the high DEX helps there too.
Calling Voldo "human" is technically correct but not really on the mark. I'd call him a fetchling, tiefling, or skulk, depending on what you can find in the ARG (haven't read it myself). If you can make a ghoul PC, even better.
Voldo's offical height is listed at Six feet.
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So, you'd need the TWF chain, Lunge (or Enlarge Person), probably Weapon Finesse... are you sure you don't want a level or two of Fighter?
You'd also want all the skill ranks you can afford in Acrobatics, and probably Bluff for the feint-- those strikes come outta nowhere, man! Then again, as an Oracle you'll have enough Charisma to carry your Bluff until you get to higher levels.
Voldo with Charisma: there's a vivid thought.
Twf and lunge is the way to go, i think too.
And he may be 6' but he looks taller in my mind, and it dosent really matter, my char can be 7'4" if i want him to be...
As to the race, i dont have the arg, but i hope to get it "soon". any other sugustions for a tall, lanky race? Though i do like humans...
A Katar is a punching dagger, katar is easier to write...
I looked at the nuckle axe and other varients, you cant cast spells unless you have still spell...
If i ever do play him, i'll start out at 10+ lvl...
I dont think rage prophet is the right thing for Oddlov (voldo backwards, hehe)
Anger yes, RAGE no.
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The Urban Barbarian "Rage" is a different animal, and is easily reflavored.
Also, the Rage Prophet can be reflavored as well.
When building a PC, who is a bit outside of Pathfinder in flavor, you need work with what is available, and create your own flavor.
Besides, class and ability names should never restrict your flavor.
Oh and he will have a helm of telepathy, or something like it.
Since he'll be a melee char he'll need to fly or teleport.
Ive looked at the suprising charge revelation, ant that fits him perfictly.
I think weapon mastery at first, suprising charge at third, war sight at seventh, and i dont know...
The Urban Barbarian "Rage" is a different animal, and is easily reflavored.
Also, the Rage Prophet can be reflavored as well.
When building a PC, who is a bit outside of Pathfinder in flavor, you need work with what is available, and create your own flavor.
Besides, class and ability names should never restrict your flavor.
I dont disagree with you, in fact i whole-heartly agree, but i dont see Oddlov as having rage; anger at the one who tortured him and those like him, yes.
And i think a full 20 lvls of oracle are more preforable.
Agree to disagree?
Well guys, this char is going to be BASED on Voldo, not a carbon copy.
And as to the rage prophet, maybe some day i'll play one, i just dont see Oddlov as being one.
I dont know, but the Div Tiefling, seems more up my ally. But thanks for the idea.
I havent looked at the Fetchling yet, and I got to get to work.
Thanks all for your help!
The REAL question is: what armor is he wearing?
Most of the time he's S&M geared out! I guess I just answered my own question: leather armor...;}
Would you like to hear a back story i cooked up for him?
Oddlov is a Fetchling born on the plane of shadow. He dosent remember much before the age of seven, but he does remember being sold as a slave to a priest of zon-kuthon. For the next 9 years Oddlov has been tortured in mind and body, regenarated and tortured again. Regenaration was needed for limbs were cut off, organs removed, then brought back to be removed again. Pure, endless torture.
Then, the temple was raided by a group of adventures! Among them was a paladin of Iomedae. When that paladin healed him (with channel energy) Iomedae spoke to Oddlov, and their conversation was a long one. Previously Oddlov had never heard of any other God then zon-kuthon and he thought gods, if there were more then one, must all be evil.
At the time of Oddlov's rescue, he had (once again...) lost both eyes, tounge and vocal cords, all his finger and toenails, ( one by one over the course of 20 days, for a ritual) his whole digestive system (for an auguary. he is only kept alive by a ring of sustance)
during Oddlov's talk with Iomedae, she said that she had no clerics close who could regenarate him fully, but if he were to be Her champion, she would ease his burdens, (become an oracle) needless to say he jumped at the chance.
Years later he serves her still. He bares his scars and trials with pride. And no longer wishes fervently for that promesed regenaration.
That... is a heart-breaking fate. Making this a good character is a great move.
Yeah, I lnow. Thanks a lot!
The name Oddlov sounds like someone out of an old Bond movie, though.
Well, unexpectedly, i got to play Oddlov tonight. It was my b-day and that was a good present. It was a new campain, so i had to cut back on the flavor, i had planned on a helm of telepathy so he could communicate, and some other things, but we started out at 3rd lvl. Oh well, i got a few good hits in, won some tresure, it was a good night.
Thanks to you all for your comments!!