Hercule charges forward 60ft. and throws the bag in his hand.
Dakar reads his scroll and flies away. As he does this, the dragon disappears.
Dakar Move: 30ft fly (1/2 movement because of tanglefoot bag)
Dragon: usa greater invisibility SLA
"I give up, can't hit the cheater..."
Master of Many Styles 2/Evoker 5
Alignment: CN
Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Giant, Goblin, Infernal
Familiar: Faerie Dragon
Opposition Schools: Enchantment; Necromancy
Intense Spells +2
Force Missile 8/day (1d4 + 2)
STR 10
DEX 16
CON 14
INT 20
WIS 12
CHA 7
Speed: 30ft
Initiative: +9
HP: 52 (2d8 + 5d6 + 14CON + 5class)
BAB: +3
AC: 17; Touch: 16; Flat-Footed: 14 (+3DEX, +1natural, +1deflection, +1luck, +1monk)
CMB: +3; CMD: 17
Saves: Fortitude +8; Reflex +9; Will +10 (+2 vs. hearing-based effects, +2 vs. witches)
Evasion
Skills
*Acrobatics +13, *Climb +4, *Fly +13, *Knowledge (arcane, dungeoneering, local, nature, planes, religion) +15 (+2 to identify creatures), *Perception +11 (-5 vs. hearing-based checks), *Spellcraft +15 (+2 to identify cast spells), *Survival +5, *Swim +4, *UMD +8
Traits
Magical Knack (wizard)
Reactionary
Alternate Racial Traits
Magehunter
Scarred
Feats
Improved Unarmed Strike
Kirin Style
Kirin Strike
Scribe Scroll
Craft Wondrous Item
Spell Focus (evocation)
Greater Spell Focus (evocation)
Improved Familiar
Improved Initiative
Money: 173gp, 9sp, 4cp
Armor/Weapons
+2 melee (+1 vs. arcane casters)
+6 ranged (+1 vs. arcane casters)
Belt:
Body:
Chest:
Eyes:
Feet:
Hands:
Head: jingasa of the fortunate soldier
Headband: headband of vast intelligence +2 (knowledge planes)
Neck: aegis of recovery
Shoulders: cloak of resistance +2
Rings: ring of protection +1, ring of counterspells (phantasmal killer)
Wrists:
Potions:
Mage Armor x1 (my bandolier)
Cure Serious Wounds x2 (my bandolier)
Scrolls:
Lesser Globe of Invulnerability x1
Reduce Person x1 (scribed, familiar bandolier)
*Fly x1 (scribed)
See Invisibility x1 (scribed)
Stoneskin x1 (my bandolier)
Other Gear: Antiplague x2 (both bandoliers), Antitoxin x2 (both bandoliers), Bandolier x2 (worn, faerie dragon), Earplugs x2 (worn, faerie dragon), Explorer’s Outfit (free, worn), Hex Nail x5 (4me, 1familiar), Meditation Tea (familiar bandolier), Smelling Salts (familiar bandolier), Wand of Vanish (faerie dragon), pearl of power (level one), Soul Stimulant (familiar bandolier), Spell Component Pouch x3, Thunderstone x2 (my bandolier), Traveling Spellbook, Twitch Tonic (familiar bandolier), Wismuth Salix (familiar bandolier)
Spells Known
DC 15 (4/day) Cantrips: acid splash, jolt, ray of frost read magic
DC 16 (5/day + school) Level One: infernal healing, mage armor, *magic missile x3, obscuring mist, shield, snowball, vanish
DC 17 (3/day + school) Level Two: blur, flaming sphere, flurry of snowballs, glitterdust, lipstitch, mirror image, protection from arrows, scorching ray, spontaneous immolation, warding weapon
DC 18 (2/day + school) Level Three: displacement, fireball, pellet blast
Yeah I'm thinking that when I do this again I just ban invisibility and give everyone at least shuriken's and not have them count against weight.
Again, a potion see invisibility costs 150gp. That's chump change to a 7th level character. I'm a big fan of situational consumables. Potions of stoneskin, displacement, resist energy, and protection from arrows are also potential combat-wreckers depending on the opponent. Based on what I've seen in PvP Arenas, versatility is extremely important - and becomes more and more mandatory as the levels increase.
just my 2 cent worth.
if you are to run a PvP arena then decide if it is to be martial or magic. don't mix the two.
have spellcasters face off against spellcasters and martial aganst martial.
I have always lost in these and only once I had a chance to win (spellcasters after level 5 usually end up winning. and don't even get me started with druids and summoners) (they need to be in a class by themselves)
also mounted should be paired aganst other mounted.
as the one that runs the arena it is best to never use random match-ups if you are to use performance combat. match up opponents based on the best show.
Hmm, a PvP using the dueling rules would certainly be interesting, especially at level 9+. I have to disagree though, having a whole bunch of players that can do basically the same thing face of against each other would be kind of boring. Then again... Dakar never really used his monk abilities, so basically a bunch of level 7 characters got whooped by a level 5 wizard. Having a familiar to follow you around casting invisibility on you was pretty cool though.
As much as I love them, Synthesist Summoners at least should always be outlawed, unless you're fighting a wizard or a well prepared Sorcerer...
Wait a minute, how'd you get your caster level to 7th with only 5 levels of wizard? Or get a faerie dragon familiar without being a 7th level wizard?
Magical Knack gives me +2 caster level. :-) The monk stuff was for two reasons: saving throws and early access to Kirin Style. Basically, successful Knowledge checks let me add my INT mod x2 to damage with attacks. If I ran out of magic missiles and whatnot, people would have been eating ray of frost for 1d3 + 2(evoker ability) + 10(kirin style).
And I agree with Jaron, martial vs. martial tends to turn into a stick-whacking contest. Caster vs. caster tends to turn into a "who will fail their saving throw first" contest. Mixing things up makes things exciting, and a bit of prep work will keep the playing field even. As I've stated, 900gp would have entirely negated Dakar's strategy.
And yeah, Synthesists and Master Summoners should be banned. Rather OP, and extremely easy to build incorrectly.
Thought I had banned those classes but after looking over all of my posts I didn't... Oops, fully meant to ban those classes. Thanks for not taking either!
I like weird unorthodox builds but not OP-broken stuff, so worries there. BY the way, I'd love to join your next Arena Battle (whenever that is) if you'll have me. I'll even make a martial character if casters are an issue for you. :-)
I like weird unorthodox builds but not OP-broken stuff, so worries there. BY the way, I'd love to join your next Arena Battle (whenever that is) if you'll have me. I'll even make a martial character if casters are an issue for you. :-)
Like a wand spamming fighter? ;-) I'll be taking an extended leave of absence from these forums pretty soon, but I have to tell you guys about the most broken build of all:
Gnome Druid with a Roc Familiar. Take the tinkering trait so that you are proficient with any weapon you make yourself, make yourself a lance, climb on your roc's back and at level one you can have a fly speed of 80ft, an attack that does 2d6 damage with a good attack bonus, and spells! Just make sure you get ride-by attack. Lets see if anyone tries that out for next time!
I'm inactiving this in 2 days. If you have any more ideas about what could be improved for next year please post, if not then don't post.