
Fury of the Tempest |

Hence why I had a buffing routine for the essentials... though tbh I probably could skip Monstrous Physique II as Mutagen + Change Shape gives me a Gore, a Bite 2 claws and 2 hoofs. So its not actually giving me anything... lemme modify that buffing routine on his profile actually.
So, 4 turns for what I consider the essential buffs, 7 turns for non-essential buffs. Of course, if other people can cover any of those buffs, I could significantly accelerate my buffing routine. Especially if the DM allows me to put my Mutagen into the Poisoner's Gloves.
If someone else coves the Good Hope. Then all I need to do is stab myself with the Poisoner's Gloves for Barksin + Shield and Mutagen, and then I'm good to go. Anything after that is just a bonus. If the DM doesn't let me put Mutagen into the Gloves, then I can give myself Caustic Blood or Fluid Form.
I mean. Technically I could skip Good Hope and give myself Heroism instead, as I'll still get the bonus to saves and attacks which are the important ones... and then I'll be giving myself something like Heroism + Displacement or Heroism + Channel Vigor. So I could have a 2 round buff time if I'm real quick... but the bonus to weapon damage from Good Hope is pretty significant...
I'll have to wait and see whose involved and whose got what buffs to share.

HedwickTheWorldly |

Yas392 wrote:Are we counting total or crafted value of the item towards the limit?Crafted value, after any price reductions.
It's only three pages... Not hard to read.
It's only three pages... Not hard to read.
It's only a 1 sentence question that might have been ambiguous to someone else.... Not hard to answer like a nice person.

Fury of the Tempest |

It's only a 1 sentence question that might have been ambiguous to someone else.... Not hard to answer like a nice person.
If a thread is only 3 pages long. You have no right to be asking a question which has already been asked, answered and elaborated on.
If you can't even bother to read 3 pages on a thread to check if your question has been asked already, then why should the GM consider you? You're obviously not invested.

Ancient Dragon Master |

The attitude of other participants indicates that there is more focus on optimization than creating an enjoyable experience.
That's certaintly fury of the tempest's goal. Just a Mort dropped out because he thought he was optimising to much.
@Fury of the Tempest Please don't be rude. I understand the Yas392 should have read the thread, but that gives you no reason to be rude.

Fury of the Tempest |

The attitude of other participants indicates that there is more focus on optimization than creating an enjoyable experience.
... Sorry, but I'm confused.
The premise of the thread is: 'We have a super powerful boss. We want you to make a super powerful party to try and take him on.'
Optimization is the enjoyable experience here. Everyone who is focusing on optimization, focusing on making their characters as strong as possible. Is, in turn, focused on making the experience as enjoyable as possible.
I'm afraid I don't see a conflict of interests.
@Fury of the Tempest Please don't be rude. I understand the Yas392 should have read the thread, but that gives you no reason to be rude.
I wasn't. Pointing out that 3 pages aren't exactly hard to read isn't rude.
It might not be nice... but it's not rude.

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I was expecting more of a blunt answer or someone directing me to the answered post if I missed the answer. That's fine. If Fury of the Tempest wants to or continue to post snide, condescending and rude remarks and being detrimental (which said a lot about his previous posts) than contributing to the forums in a civil manner, I am not going to bother to read his posts.

Fury of the Tempest |

Okay seriously. Will people stop with this labeling of me? It's rather frustrating how people are lashing out at me, when all I did was point out that it was only three f-ing pages, so it wasn't exactly much to read!
I wasn't being snide. I wasn't being condescending, and I very much was not being detrimental, as I not only answered the actual question, but I've been very open to discussion, putting up my character's buffing routine, admitting that it was rather long and making sure there was quicker options if people desired it!
All I was at that time, was annoyed that they didn't bother to read 3 pages to see if others had answered their question yet. That quip of mine? It was the equivalent of a roll of the eyes. A quick, easy gesture that meant nothing in the grand scheme of things. I didn't exactly expect people to start jumping down my throat for it!
Sure, maybe the responses afterwards could have been better, heck I know this one could be better as it will come across as agressive... But excuse me for being a little peeved of at hypocrites being monumentally rude to me, just because of one f-ing quip that was a very legitimate complaint!
...
Hope you and your kids get better soon Jolgren!

Alistair Goswick |

Well, Fury, since you've insisted that, despite the accounts of several others to the contrary, you have not been rude, snide, condescending, or detrimental, I can assure you that it has nothing to do with that.
So I will simply say that there seem to be some personal differences that I'd rather steer clear of.

Fury of the Tempest |

... Okay, seriously, why doesn't everyone just take a deep breath, take a step away, and come back to this later after we've all calmed down and just put this behind us? No need to make a mountain out of a molehill. I realise I did that myself this morning when responding to Yas392's post in regards to myself and I apologise for that. But there's not exactly any need for anyone to just up and quit either.

Madcaster |

I'm quitting too, sorry. I bit off more than I can chew. While I love the idea and had some fun putting together some ideas, I simply don't have enough time to fully build an optimized 15 level tristalt.
Probably an unwanted advice: If someone wants to be sneaky-stabby type, try out rogue // enigma mesmerist, and slap an alchemist or a monk as a third class - might be fun.

inirlan |

Hm... I've been wanting to give the combat polymorph route a try. Triple Gestalt opens so many possibilities, too!
Let's see, in order to get polymorph for 3+ hours, druid is a given. So... Do I want to be an Allosaurus, a Dire Tiger or an Oni? Giant Form II gives better stats and regeneration, so let's go with that.
Druid (Goliath Druid) 14 or 15 is a go.
I want rage for even more strength, so either Ferocity Subdomain or adding Barbarian/Bloodrager to the lot. Let's go with Barbarian and throw in the DR build, for the HP, surviveability and DR so :
Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 15
As for the last part, let's throw in Sorcerer 1 / Dragon Disciple 4 because why not. And then fill out as needed, like if I need more feat Fighter is an option, depending on what I can drive my stats to, Monk might be one... Or lots of Ranger levels for Favored Enemy & style feat.
Enlarge through Growth Domain probably doesn't work, so my dream of a 40 feet reach with the spiked chain is dashed. (because who need pounce when you can get into melee without standing up from the couch?)
Well, time to get cracking! If the first page's deadline is anything to go by, I have five days. Better hurry!

HedwickTheWorldly |

Hm... I've been wanting to give the combat polymorph route a try. Triple Gestalt opens so many possibilities, too!
Let's see, in order to get polymorph for 3+ hours, druid is a given. So... Do I want to be an Allosaurus, a Dire Tiger or an Oni? Giant Form II gives better stats and regeneration, so let's go with that.
Druid (Goliath Druid) 14 or 15 is a go.
I want rage for even more strength, so either Ferocity Subdomain or adding Barbarian/Bloodrager to the lot. Let's go with Barbarian and throw in the DR build, for the HP, surviveability and DR so :
Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 15
As for the last part, let's throw in Sorcerer 1 / Dragon Disciple 4 because why not. And then fill out as needed, like if I need more feat Fighter is an option, depending on what I can drive my stats to, Monk might be one... Or lots of Ranger levels for Favored Enemy & style feat.
Enlarge through Growth Domain probably doesn't work, so my dream of a 40 feet reach with the spiked chain is dashed. (because who need pounce when you can get into melee without standing up from the couch?)
Well, time to get cracking! If the first page's deadline is anything to go by, I have five days. Better hurry!
Goliath Druid 14 is functionally the same as 15 for your purposes, so if there's a 1-level dip you need for something you have some free space there. Could be a place to splash monk for Wis to AC, since wild shaping gets weird with armor.
Barbarian is a great choice, but hoses your ability to cast while you rage, which means you're stuck with long-term buff spells.
Incidentally, 10 min/level spells are just outside your 3 hour window unless you Extend them, so that may be worth doing either as a feat or with a handful of rods.
The 3rd class gives you options - something with a Reflex save and some skill points rounds out the Tristalt nicely, if you care about such things. It's possible you want Ranger, for the combat style feats and Favored Enemy (y'all already know the creature is likely undead, since they're calling it a Vampire Lord). Additionally, there's something to be said for Horizon Walker to give you immunity to Fatigue for Rage Cycling purposes, to make Barbarian even meaner.

inirlan |

Thanks for the input!
Hadn't considered Rage Cycling. I was mainly focusing on getting to 50+ STR when facing our "dear friend".
Monk I have been thinking about, but enchanted Bullette Full Plate does give more AC. Not touch AC, but I'm definitely not doing the build most suited to have a touch AC high enough to be immune to our vampire friend. After all, Goliath Druid allows you to use Giant Form II with Wildshape and with that spell your equipment isn't absorbed, just resized.
Ranger is tempting, ten levels give me +6 to attack and damage against undead as well as Combat Style Feats to go full Dual wield (Scimitar or Falcata with Effortless Lace).

HedwickTheWorldly |

Thanks for the input!
Hadn't considered Rage Cycling. I was mainly focusing on getting to 50+ STR when facing our "dear friend".
Monk I have been thinking about, but enchanted Bullette Full Plate does give more AC. Not touch AC, but I'm definitely not doing the build most suited to have a touch AC high enough to be immune to our vampire friend. After all, Goliath Druid allows you to use Giant Form II with Wildshape and with that spell your equipment isn't absorbed, just resized.
Ranger is tempting, ten levels give me +6 to attack and damage against undead as well as Combat Style Feats to go full Dual wield (Scimitar or Falcata with Effortless Lace).
Full Plate means your AC will be capped at ~+15 (10 Armor, 5 Enhancement)
The Dex/Wis route might actually be better in the long run - you can hit 5ish from Wisdom, 5ish from Dex, and 8 from Bracers of Armor for 3 higher, without having to fuss with the fact that Barbarians can't do stuff in heavy armor, and without losing any move speed. :D

inirlan |

inirlan wrote:Thanks for the input!
Hadn't considered Rage Cycling. I was mainly focusing on getting to 50+ STR when facing our "dear friend".
Monk I have been thinking about, but enchanted Bullette Full Plate does give more AC. Not touch AC, but I'm definitely not doing the build most suited to have a touch AC high enough to be immune to our vampire friend. After all, Goliath Druid allows you to use Giant Form II with Wildshape and with that spell your equipment isn't absorbed, just resized.
Ranger is tempting, ten levels give me +6 to attack and damage against undead as well as Combat Style Feats to go full Dual wield (Scimitar or Falcata with Effortless Lace).
Full Plate means your AC will be capped at ~+15 (10 Armor, 5 Enhancement)
The Dex/Wis route might actually be better in the long run - you can hit 5ish from Wisdom, 5ish from Dex, and 8 from Bracers of Armor for 3 higher, without having to fuss with the fact that Barbarians can't do stuff in heavy armor, and without losing any move speed. :D
As a Barbarian I'd lose the speed bonus anyway with Invulnerable Rager.
Plus, reaching 60 Strength did require spreading abilities a lot - 15 Charisma for one, to get Improved Eldritch Heritage (Orc), which combine with the right robe means +6 Inherent bonus to Strength.
Anyway, the Bulette Armor gives me 9(AC) + 2 (Dex - Bulette hide is more flexible than steel) + 7 Undead Defiant (Defiant is Bane for Armors) = 18
Hm... I'd top out at 18 Dex and 20 Wisdom right now using enhancement bonii.
If I were to dump intelligence to 6 after the Asura-Spawn Tiefling racial modifiers, I could with a +1 inherent bonus end up with +1 AC over a Bulette Armor.
Or I could use that one level dip after druid to go Fighter and learn how to use Falcata.
(edit : To be honest, the AC isn't going to be my main defence. DR 21, Resistance 42 to fire, Immunity to Cold and Regen 5 (Fire) are going to be.)
(edit2 : Plus Evasion, Superstitious, Eater of Magic and Allnight for Rage Cycling)

inirlan |

Wait, hold up a second. How exactly are you getting 21 Damage Resistance? Because with the numbers your starting to throw around, I'm starting to question whenever or not I made the right choices with my own build, and if there is yet further ways to strength Dazenth.
Invulnerable Rager => DR 7
Improved Stalwart + Combat Expertise => +8 DR that explicitly stacks with class-derived DR.Dragon Totel Resilience with all three Dragon Totem Rage Powers => +6 DR
7+8+6 = 21
Improved Stalwart maxes out at +10 DR, but getting to +5 Dodge AC from Combat Expertise required the Crane Style feat, and I'm already running out of feats.
Mind you, until I've acted I'm at DR7, rage adds +6 and attacking with Stalwart + Combat Expertise is required to add +8 (if I'm denied my Dex Bonus, I'm denied this bonus to DR).
Yeah, this is a real unsubtle brute force build. It's what I'm good at. That being said I think I made stupid error on the Strength Score, after going over it again I'm maxing out at "only" 50.
If you're interested, here is the Strength break down :
16 Point Buy
+2 Racial
+2 Level Up
+4 Dragon Disciple
+6 Inherent (Improved Eldritch Heritage (Orc) + Robe of Arcane Heritage)
+6 Enhancement (Belt)
+6 Morale (Rage)
+8 Size (Giant Form II)
Edit : Level 20 Tristalt Abyssal Bloodrager//Alchemist//Goliath Druid could easily add 16 Strength to that, though.
PS : I hope someone with Craft Magic Arms and Armor gets selected, because I'm pretty much broke using only Craft Wonderous Items. Hope the +2 Undead Bane Keen Falcata will be enough otherwise.

Fury of the Tempest |

Aaaaaaah, I see I see. That makes sense, a whole lot of sense. My Damage Reduction is coming from my Kineticist, not my Barbarian, so I can't use Dragon Totem in order to increase it, and I don't have enough feats to pick up Stalwart and Improved Stalwart.
That makes sense. You have a very high strength for sure, which in turn means you have a lot of damage. But you're going Giant Form II for Defense and Staying Power over Raw Damage Output. Meanwhile, I'm going for the Four-Armed Gargoyle in order have to have 4 Natural Weapons on top of my Sword and my Kinetic Whip. Vivisectionist to hopefully get my Sneak Attack, and the Kinetic Whip does 9d6+15 damage. So my damage output should be significantly higher, especially on a Charge. (Pounce+Belt of Thunderous Charging).
That being said... I DO have Craft Magic Arms and Armour to give you a helping hand!

Fury of the Tempest |
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XD, that wouldn't surprise me in all honesty!
Alright, quick question.
Who is still interested in this?
There's me. With my Kineticst | Barbarian | Alchemist
There's inirlan with their Druid | Barbarian | Dragon Disciple.
There's Jovich with their Fighter | Slayer | Paladin ranged build.
Aaaaaaand... that's all I know so far. I'm hoping that HedwickTheWorldly's advice to inirlan means their still interested (and that I apologized for my attitude). Their Bard | Geokineticist | Paladin build would really help round out the buffing options, as well as give us another ranged character for a solid 2/2 split...
Who else is still around and interested? And what are you going for character wise?

Fury of the Tempest |
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Alright. Soooo...
Completed Builds
Dazenth, the Earth's Fury (Fury of the Tempest): Ragebred Skinwalker, Kineticist | Untamed Rager Barbarian | Beastmorph Vivisectionist Alchemist.
Jolgren Flintbeard (Jovich): Dwarf, Physical Exemplar Fighter | Sniper Slayer | Divine Hunter Paladin.
Billybrainpan's Crunch: Nagaji, Sorcerer 5/Dragon Disciple 10 | Oracle 1/Paladin 14 | Warpriest Sacred Fist.
Incomplete Builds
Jace Nailo: Barbarian | Primal Hunter | Two-Weapon Warrior Fighter
inirlan: Goliath Druid | Barbarian | Dragon Disciple.
I believe that's it so far? Either way, quite a bit of overlap. Three Barbarians, two Dragon Disciples and two Paladins...

Billybrainpan |

I'm not particularly invested in my build, just whipped it up in a night. I wouldn't really mind posting a new one if ADM doesn't care one way or the other.
But also, some classes are extremely powerful when you get you to stack them up like this. Barbarians get rage and d12 hit die, paladins get divine favor and smiting, dragon disciples get stat boosts and all sorts of other nonsense. If I do make a new build some of those might still be a part of it.

Fury of the Tempest |

Yeah, that's true. Those classes are quite powerful when paired with other classes. Honestly, I had been toying with the idea of going with Paladin | Swashbuckler | Kineticist at one point, as Kineticists much prefer Dexterity over Strength, and the Swashbuckler's Precise Strike can work in conjunction with the Kinetic Blade. In the end, though I decided that the Swashbuckler wouldn't give enough to the build, especially as at these levels Precise Strike is pretty easy to ignore. Paladin felt... too easy of a choice. Hence why I ended up going Barbarian and Alchemist.
Sure, Barbarian meant that I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it to work with the Kineticist, picking up Mad Magic so that I could use Moment of Clarity whilst still getting the benefits of the Rage... but it honestly feels like its worth it with what the Barbarian gives me. And even if Barbarian 15 and Alchemist 15 don't actually give much to my character that their level 14's do... I feel like there's not much I can actually dip with one level that would be worth it.
If Path of War or Psionics had been allowed mind you... I probably wouldn't have gone for a Kineticist build at all. As it stands... I'm curious what something like a Dervish Defender Warder | Kineticist build would be like...

Billybrainpan |

Here is a potential different build. He's a solid melee combatant while also buffing with bardic performance and defending allies with Archon style.
Male Half-Elf Summoner (synthesist) 15 | Unchained Monk (scaled fist) 15 | Bard (arcane duelist) 11/ Paladin 3 / oracle 1
LG Humanoid (human, elf)
Init +2 Senses Perception +25, low-light vision
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DEFENSE
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AC 40 (10 + 5 deflection + 10 charisma + 14 dodge + 1 insight)
T 40
FF 16
hp 198
Fort +27
Ref +23
Will +31
improved evasion
immune: fear, sleep, sickened, disease
+2 vs. paralysis, enchantment
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OFFENSE
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Spd 80ft
Melee
unarmed strike +22/+17/+12
2d10+8 19-20/x2
bludgeoning
flurry of blows +22/+22/+22/+17/+12
2d10+8+style strike 19-20/x2
bludgeoning
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
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STATISTICS
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Str 16
Dex 8
Con 16
Int 10
Wis 20
Cha 31
Base Atk +15/+10/+5
CMB +18
CMD 27
Feats
Bonus
stunning fist
arcane strike
combat casting
disruptive
spellbreaker
dodge
dragon style
dragon ferocity
improved grapple
improved critical (natural weapons)
Levels 8
weapon focus (natural weapons)
feral combat training
discordant voice
extra evolution
combat style master
archon style
archon diversion
archon justice
Traits
reactionary
heavy hitter
Skills
acrobatics +17
perception +25
intimidate +24
perform (Oratory) +28
spellcraft +18
use magic device +24
Languages Tongue of the Sun and Moon
Equipment 500 gp
ring of protection +5
cloak of resistance +5
amulet of mighty fists +3 undead bane
monk’s robe
headband of alluring charisma +6
belt of giant’s strength +6
nacreous gray sphere ioun stone
dusty rose prism ioun stone
cracked dusty rose prism ioun stone
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Half-Elf
elven immunities
dual minded
keen senses
low-light vision
elf blood
multi-disciplined
Oracle (Lore)
lore mystery
sidestep secret
curse - plagued
Enlightened Paladin
aura of good
detect evil
smite evil 1/day
aura of courage
divine grace
lay on hands 10/day
divine health
Arcane Duelist
bardic performance 13/day
rallying cry
bladethirst
distraction
fascinate
inspire courage
inspire competence
dirge of doom
inspire greatness
arcane bond (gauntlet)
arcane armor
Synthesist
fused eidolon
fused link
summon monster VIII 12/day
shielded meld
maker’s jump
greater shielded meld
aspect
Scaled Fist
draconic might
draconic mettle
unarmed strike
stunning fist 15/day
flurry of blows
evasion
fast movement
ac bonus
ki pool 16/16
4th draconic fury (acid) 1
6th sudden speed 1
8th abundant step 2
10th empty body
12th draconic breath (acid) 3
14th wholeness of body
ki strike
purity of body
style strike 2/round
flying kick
defensive spin
foot stomp
leg sweep
improved evasion
tongue of the sun and moon
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SPELL CASTING
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Oracle
CL 2 DCs = 20 + Spell Level
Spells Known:
0th - 4
1st - 2
Spells Per Day
1st - 6
Bard
CL 12 DCs = 20 + Spell Level
Spells Known:
0th - 6
1st - 6
2nd - 5
3rd - 4
4th - 3
Spells Per Day
1st - 8
2nd - 7
3rd - 6
4th - 5
Summoner
CL 15 DCs = 20 + Spell Level
Spells Known:
0th - 6
1st - 6
2nd - 6
3rd - 5
4th - 4
5th - 4
Spells Per Day
1st - 8
2nd - 8
3rd - 7
4th - 6
5th - 5
LG Huge Outsider
Init +6 Senses Perception +25, low-light vision, darkvision 60 ft.
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DEFENSE
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AC 63 (10 + 5 deflection + 4 shield + 19 natural armor + 10 charisma + 14 dodge + 1 insight - 2 size)
T 38
FF 38
hp 248 + 204 temporary
Fort +35
Ref +31
Will +35
DR 5/chaotic
SR 26
improved evasion
immune: fear, sleep, sickened, disease
+2 vs. paralysis, enchantment
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OFFENSE
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Spd 90ft
Melee
unarmed strike +31/+26/+21
6d8+23 19-20/x2
bludgeoning
flurry of blows +31/+31/+31/+26/+21
6d8+23+style strike 19-20/x2
bludgeoning
bite +31/+26/+21
3d6+16+grab 19-20/x2
piercing
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
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STATISTICS
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Str 36
Dex 16
Con 24
Int 10
Wis 20
Cha 31
Base Atk +15/+10/+5
CMB +33
CMD 46
Skills
acrobatics +21
perception +25
intimidate +24
perform (Oratory) +28
spellcraft +18
use magic device +24
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EVOLUTIONS
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bite free
legs x2 free
arms 2
pounce 1
grab (bite) 2
Huge 4
spell resistance 4
improved damage (bite) 1
improved natural armor 1
DR 5/chaotic 3

Here4daFreeSwag |

Who else is still around and interested? And what are you going for character wise?
I'm still around too; still waiting for word on the ertw's Beguiler fan-work... but it does seem fairly strong as a 3/4 BAB, Ninth level caster.
I might drop the beguiler in favor of a weird "World of Vampire Hunter D" trifecta of the base Vampire Hunter class, some Ranger with the Lycanthrope Hunter archetypes plus some other compatible archetypes, and Spiritualist (tentatively, might even go with something else?) with the Spirit Fuse archetype plus some other compatible archetypes. Possibly might throw in some prestige class (for the fun of it) too?
For the race of the character, I might go with a summer-born Triaxian (who gets mistaken for a bald, hairless half-elf with a darker colored complexion...)
Here4daFreeSwag wrote:No to the time thief, considering the beguilerHeh, it is tempting to request using the Vampire Hunter class from the Paizo/Stranger Comics World of Vampire Hunter D supplement for this tristalt recruitment (although I might go with the Lycanthrope Hunter Ranger archetype instead; just to change things up)...
Other 3pp and fanmade requests: Rogue Genius Games Time Thief and ertw's Beguiler conversion. ;)
Here4daFreeSwag wrote:No to the time thief, considering the beguiler.Heh, it is tempting to request using the Vampire Hunter class from the Paizo/Stranger Comics World of Vampire Hunter D supplement for this tristalt recruitment (although I might go with the Lycanthrope Hunter Ranger archetype instead; just to change things up)...
Other 3pp and fanmade requests: Rogue Genius Games Time Thief and ertw's Beguiler conversion. ;)
Saw what you did there, Ancient Dragon Master. ;)
Guess that means that the Time Thief got denied twice in both time-streams then. ;)

inirlan |

inirlan: Goliath Druid | Barbarian | Dragon Disciple.
I believe that's it so far? Either way, quite a bit of overlap. Three Barbarians, two Dragon Disciples and two Paladins...
In the process of finalizing the build. I've ditched the Dragon Disciple and Went Goaliath Druid 14/Fighter 1 // Invulnerable Rager 15 // Ranger 3/Martial Artist 12. It should be posted on monday.
Dragon Ferocity is just plain better for this build, so...

Fury of the Tempest |

That's... a lot of debuffing power. I don't think I've ever seen a build that's ever had the ability to apply fear effects and will penalties to the opponent more than this build right here! Which in turn makes me very, very happy your on our side!
But at the same time, you are playing a Bard. Meaning you come along with a solid amount of buffing potential with your spells and Inspire Courage.
BTW, when you say 'Challenge Banner' do you mean the Champion’s Banner? Also, I can't find this 'Order of the Blossom' your Caviler is apparently part of.