For discussion!
Game post will be up, want to post in alias for me?
What do you think of Meddling Mindblade?
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Mind the Dragons?
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Have Scales Will Travel?
On the map linked replace Hemachandra with Radripal (the linked map doesn't have Radripal due to it being fan made long before Distant Shore came out). Info will be provided in first post to give you reference but it is a major trade city so a good place for you to start!
Waiting on you, to be clear. No rush though
I had to be a pain, but can we move Radripal?
trying to find the best fit, as wella s narratively.
On the linked fan map Here
We shall replace the Vudra city called Bannaquet with Radipal.
It better fits the climate and it will give us a narrative angle. You'll travel south as the game progresses.
Deal?
Works for me! I will have to create many cities out of whole cloth....I might not be as cool as Pazio, but hopefully, I can come up with some cool ideas. If you have any city 'themes you'd like to explore, please share!
I kept the political situation in the city vague since Ashlion wouldn't know much about it.
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Would you mind if I did a bit of a restat on Ashlion - change him to a Paladin 2/Sorceror 3/DD 2? It feels a lot more fitting for the character (who is playing pretty LG so far) and would give me a bit more survivability.
Would keep all major features like Lisk (crossblooded Arcane probably :)) Any objections?
That is fine! Just let me see the new stats before you start using them.
Is it Pazio or third party?
It's originally from Wizards of the Coast - it was published in the D&D magic item compendium. http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/twilight
I've always been surprised Paizo haven't used it or something similar...
In recovery from surgery. Sorry about a slight game delay. Shall return shortly.
Work has thrown me a curve ball. I will be out till the weekend (and maybe till Tuesday, the weekend is a holiday here).
I WILL be back, no fears. Sorry about the delay. I'd much rather be playing Pathfinder, trust me...
Be back on Saturday.
Sorry, had a tree fall onto my power/internet/phone lines. Replies will be spotty till next week!
Ok, well.
You can either
A, try to steal Raju in the night.
B, See what the bandits are going to do with whatever information was brought by the agent from the city
C, Double back and betray the whole thing to his brother in hopes HE can give you access to the library (nasty evil option)
D, Give the whole thing up as a bad job and leave the city.
Not good options?
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Perfectly good options :) it's deciding IC what to do...
A: possible, but by no means straightforward.
B: most likely option since its more or less a holding pattern.
C: definitely not his style.
D: problem is he feels responsible for Raju so abandoning him isnt going to work either.
I'll have a post soon - once I can work through the IC dilema in my head! :D
Of course, thanks for the heads up! Get through it.
Enjoying things?
Well, I figured if you play your cards right, Bapu (and or Raju) can give you access to the Library!
Yes, it is your turn.
Ashlion is crazy OP.
You doing the stats right?
*grumbles*
I am already flipping through my bestiary! Sure, you may have a powerful build but I, as the GM, control the universe.
Assuming you want to keep playing this game?
You'd just have to change your spells up to find some other OP combination!
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Have been thinking about ways to get Lisk as a Drake Companion rather than as a familiar and was wondering about Mindblade 2/Silver Champion 5. That way I can keep Ash's weapons and spellstriking with shocking grasp but have Lisk be a proper dragon too. I got the Legacy of Dragons book about two months after we started and would like to make some changes to Ash both for fluff and mechanics sake.
Would a restat at this point in the adventure be reasonable? It would involve dropping Dragon Disciple but since its a solo game I can always hope for the Half-Dragon template instead right? :D
I'd also ask whether I could lose Smite Evil (and maybe mercies) completely in exchange for letting my CL and Arcane pool progress as normal. I'm not 100% decided but it seems like a cool way to make Lisk more interesting in combat than simply a talking partner.
What are your thoughts?
If I might interject... the Drake Companions for Silver Champions are rather... disappointing. One thing I've done before when desiring a more competent companion is allow the spellcaster to take the Leadership feat and treat their familiar as a cohort instead of a familiar (with some hand-waving about still maintaining a couple of familiar abilities). It's not the most elegant solution, but it's a start.
Of course, this is just from me reading rather than playing with the Drake Companions... and I'll just go back to lurking now.
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If I might interject... the Drake Companions for Silver Champions are rather... disappointing. One thing I've done before when desiring a more competent companion is allow the spellcaster to take the Leadership feat and treat their familiar as a cohort instead of a familiar (with some hand-waving about still maintaining a couple of familiar abilities). It's not the most elegant solution, but it's a start.
Of course, this is just from me reading rather than playing with the Drake Companions... and I'll just go back to lurking now.
We have lurkers... :O
Interesting point about the Drake Companions, we'll have to see what the esteemed GM says :)
Gah, players colluding! How am I supposed to out-smart all of you? Oozes attack everyone!
Ahem.
Well.
Anyway, so you are saying you need more damage output Ashlion? That spellstrike shocking grasp not enough?
But no, seriously, let us try it your way first. If you are disappointed, we can try Almonihah's suggestions? Re-builds mid-game aren't a big deal for a solo game.
Anyway, so you are saying you need more damage output Ashlion? That spellstrike shocking grasp not enough?Look, I already said sorry for the double crit/spellstrike/80+ damage thing! Sorry it traumatised you and all but... :P
Tarrasques, tarrasques everywhere.
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Just slapping the Mauler template on Lisk - a total restat is too much trouble and not worth it. Tweaking a couple of traits and so on too, but nothing too major.
End result: Lisk is a Mauler Faerie Dragon, and quite capable now!
I took the Dragon Soul and Blended Vision racial traits.
Lost Additional Traits feat (Spellpiercer, Blood of Dragons) and Jungle-Runner racial trait.
Profile is updated and info can be found in tag line :)
- Liani Valaskhani
Step 1: Write 5 background and concept elements that you feel are important to your image of the character. These can be a concept overview, a list of important life events, a physical description, a personality profile...whatever you need to get an image in your mind. 5 is just a minimum...more elements are encouraged!
1. Ashlion never met his father, and his fully human mother Liani has never been able to explain the more ‘exotic’ aspects of his character and abilities.
2. Liani is a capable psychic in her own right and was able to provide her son with rudimentary training when, as a child she found him playing with cobalt blue toys he pulled from mid-air.
3. Eventially Liani enrolled her son in the Great Temples, where she herself was a graduate. There his psychic talents were refined, alongside teaching in war, religious instruction and other arts.
4. Ashlion eventually found his religious allegiance in Gruhastha, who teaches the value of knowing yourself and enlightenment.
5. Ever since childhood Ashlion has been different, even amongst the other psychically gifted children in the Temples. He possesses surprisingly acute senses, particularly smell and when other young men began to grow facial hair Ashlion developed a soft covering of scales, which flaked off after a few days revealing new skin underneath.
6. After spending three days in meditation Ashlion came to a realization. As he fasted disparate facets of himself, the cobalt blue of his psychic weapons, the scales, the natural affinity he had always felt for flight and the great storms which thrashed the Vudran coast every year all added up to one thins. A dragon! When he arose from his meditation he found, to his surprise, a dragon in front of him. Granted it was the size of a house-cat but the two introduced themselves and Lisk’s appearance spurred Ashlion further in his quest.
Step 2: List at least two goals for the character.
1. Ashlion wants to discover the secrets of his family heritage and track down the dragon he is convinced is one of his ancestors. He believes that this will help him fulfill Gruhastha’s mantra to know thyself, and seeks to achieve enlightenment at the feet of his draconic ancestor.
2. Although he would never admit it to anyone but Lisk, Ashlion has been becoming bored of the Great Temples and finding his father provides excellent cover for his wider goal – to experience the wider world in all its vastness.
Step 3: List at least two secrets about your character. One is a secret the character knows, one is a secret that involves him but that he is not actually aware of yet.
1. (Known) Ashlion has a dragon somewhere in his family tree and his mother is unaware of this fact.
2. (Unknown) The draconic blood comes from his father’s side and his father was murdered by the Cult of the Ebon Destroyers in an attempt to end the descendants of the dragon for reasons of their own.
Step 4: Describe at least three people that are tied to the character. Two of them are friendly to the character, one is hostile. If you like, you can include an enemy of yours here as well, so I have an instant NPC nemesis to throw at you.
1. Baghavid: A vudran holy man, Baghavid was Ashlion’s mentor. An accomplished practitioner of the mind arts he taught Ashlion to master his body and emotions and nurtured the boy’s burgeoning psychic talent.
2. Liani: Ashlion’s mother and a prodigiously talented psychic in her own right Liani travelled from Vudra out of a sense of adventure. When she returned she was informed of her impending marriage to the scion of an old family with great reputation, although little money or current status. She developed an affection for her new husband however and it was a truly awful moment for her when she learned of her husband’s death, before she could tell him that she was pregnant with his child. Having devoted thirty years of her life to her son Liani has supported Ashlion in finding his father’s heritage, hoping to learn more about the man she loved but never really knew.
3. Jeskartin: A fellow student and rival of Ashlion’s Jeskartin is convinced that Ashlion has sabotaged his entire time in the Great Temples. The arrival of Lisk, just as Jeskartin finished a long disputation on the role of familiars in psychic magic, made Jeskartin a laughing stock and proved to be the final straw for his already battered pride. In revenge Jeskartin has sworn that he will discredit Ashlion by any means necessary.
Step 5: Describe three memories, mannerisms, or quirks that your character has. They don't have to be elaborate, but they should provide some context and flavor.
1. Ashlion washes his hair once a week.
2. Ashlion heartily dislikes the color yellow and does his best to avoid wearing yellow clothes, eating yellow food or using yellow tools.
3. Ashlion thinks he remembers two things about his father, that he had a hearty laugh and liked eating apples. The fact that his father died before he was born has never shaken this belief.
I may tweak with this a bit, to build up a mystery big enough to drag you around Vudra.