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I'm finna run a DBZ-inspired game, and aim to give PCs extra actions to represent the speed gap between them and others. I figured roughly 1/5 levels would be plenty, and many named NPCs will be similarly juiced.
What sorts of whacky things can characters do with 4-7 actions per turn?
Shock and surprise, my Antipaladin has been a bit clashy with the rest of the party. Most big decisions come down to a long debate between me and another player, with the more combat-focused players kinda bored. We're coming up on the end of a campaign arc, and our GM wants us to pick between two factions. Fundamental characteristics have my character and the aforementioned player on opposing sides (Pikachu.shock.jpg). I think this is a good opportunity to write my character out. Dramatic as I am, I want to betray the party, defeating them each in unique ways like I had their weaknesses on file. Thing is, I don't want to be a total dick, so I'm trying to not kill them. Any other recommendations (besides abstinence) to make this betrayal less annoying to the players is welcome. Resources:
- It's a modern/post-apoc campaign, and tech level is basically equivalent to the '90s. Guns from here and standard Pathfinder equipment. $10:1gp - My levels are 3 Antipaladin w/ Oath of the People's Council (paladin), 2 Thug Rogue, 2 Cavalier w/ Order of the Cockatrice, and 1 Battle Herald. - Also definitely not PFS, so go nuts. - I took Leadership a few levels ago, and never got around to building my followers. I've got a leadership score of 17 in regards to followers. That's thirty lvl 1, two lvl 2, one lvl 3, & one lvl 4. - Dazzling Display as a standard action, and the Thug Rogue variant to cause Frightened condition. - Blade of Mercy trait, so I can deal non-lethal for Enforcer/Hurtful. - A bunch of teamwork and Charisma stuff which can't really be used on the party as enemies... - My cohort does fat DPS as a grenade-launching rogue/alchemist, but it's all lethal. Haven't finished her level up to 7. She's got a feat, and two 2nd lvl extracts. Her discoveries are Infusions, and Precise Bomb. - I also have access to a feat via lvl 9. Was gonna take lvl 2 of Battle Herald, but that hardly seems pertinent now that I'm abandoning my party. - Allies in powerful places, probably more loyal to the party than to my character in particular. - 40,000gp, and half-price magic items. Probably should have lead with that.. Frienemies: We are level 9, with the gold rating of level 12-13. Each of us is well-optimized in our field. Maybe them more than me. We have two DPS characters which can one-shot me no problem, so they need to go down first and fast. The first is a melee size queen with the Superstitious rage power tree. A proper big dumb barbarian, he is rocking 7s and an 8 in mental stats, so if we can get one of those to 0, that would be ideal. Also has a 10 touch AC somehow, so I was thinking a few lvl 1 followers with wands of Ghoul Touch, or something? The other DPS is a shooter that uses True Strike to Rapid Fire (each 5 over target AC equals another bullet hit, approximately 30 damage ea). I have Deflect Arrows, but that's only one bullet. His weakness seems to be Fort & Will saves, and a mediocre AC. He likes to "overwatch" and do tactics and sh*t. We also have a grappling brawler. He should be taken care of by Dazzling Display, but one bad roll and the DC increases. I think he only needs a full round to hog tie me. I'm worried about Martial Flexibility getting him out of anything. He's a lizard man luchadore, and is clearly the wild card. Lastly, the psychic Investigator. He's not so useful in combat unless he lands a Mental Block. Between fat Antipaladin saves, and Rite of Centered Mind loaded up as a spell-like 1/day, I'm not hugely concerned. Still, a funny, and unique way to take him down would be cool. His character is group lawyer, with bland suits.
Looking to build a (slightly nerfed, but still fully 4-armed) Kasatha Brawler in an upcoming game, and I'm hoping to put those extra arms to use by holding a reach weapon. Funny enough, the close weapon group doesn't have any of those, but I found the Versatile weapon mod. When I went to run the numbers, I realized there isn't any ruling on two-weapon fighting with a two-handed weapon. Found some forum answers, but of course none of them touched on the Brawler's unique flurry, because close weapons don't tend to require two hands. 1. Does making a martial reach weapon exotic (the penalty for Weapon Mods) exclude it from proficiency with weapons of the Close fighter group? I read the last sentence on weapon mods as referring to exotic weapons upgraded to require the Modified Weapon Proficiency feat. Using a martial Boarding Pike would be thematic to the campaign, but I'd rather get the disarm quality of the Ranseur. 2. What penalties am I looking at for using a two-handed weapon in a Brawler's Flurry? I can hold a light weapon in an off-hand, but would rather be able to do the full flurry with the two-handed weapon. 2a. Would trip, disarm, or sunder maneuvers made during a Brawler's Flurry with a two-handed weapon be subject to the same penalties?
3. Is Power Attack damage on the second attack reduced by 50% for being "off-hand," even though the weapon is wielded in the same hands as the first attack?
Working on a Master of Many Styles build, and came across a few uncertain hopes. 1. With True Strike cast on the previous round, my character with Smashing Style makes a successful sunder attack. Smashing Style says my character would then make a bullrush or trip attempt at the same bonus. Does this mean they retain the +20 from True Strike? 2. If my character obtained Demonic Slaughter as a MoMS bonus feat, do they need to have Great Cleave to gain benefit from Demonic Slaughter? 3. Say my character is using Smashing Style and Demonic Style, with Demonic Slaughter. Since sunder is an attack replacement, they would be able to use Smashing Style to sunder>bullrush a foe. Would that attack still count as being part of a charge, since no action usage has occured? 3a. If yes to 3, would that allow the character to continue bullrushing enemies around, making cleave attacks to as many enemies as they could reach?
Looking to crank out max damage on a Cavalier build, and doubling Power Attack (with Wild Flanking) seems like a good way to do that if I'm using Spirited Charge and a lance. The only problem is dealing that much damage to my allies. 1x is manageable, but 3x-5x Power Attack is way too much. Does the bonus damage to my allies from Wild Flanking get multiplied by Spirited Charge/Lance/Critical hit? |
