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Rook PhiloPharynx Automaton Kineticist/Rogue DM Sheet
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Playing with these rules widens out the possibilities and makes it harder to judge difficulty, even for an experienced GM. Some builds use the extra variety to focus and some builds expand the range. Even then, they usually don't affect the core numbers of to hit and defenses on an ongoing basis. It's not about being good players or a good GM. I never meant to imply that. It's that it's hard to gauge the style of somebody you don't have much experience with. I've seen games online where the players and characters immediately got in sync with tactics and synergies. I've been in many more where the group takes several levels to mesh. I've seen games where the GM was giving clues that we were out of our league and the player's didn't catch it. This doesn't mean that one side was bad, we just didn't figure out each other's communication styles in time. I'm sure we'll figure it out. I just wanted to make sure the point was out there.
Sorry PP: your original post cites "wealth" and "money" so I never took it as meaning Item Power Levels. If we're 9th Level with an 11th Level Lump Sum amount, while it doesn't elevate item power, it gives everyone more overall. I guess we made opposite assumptions. :) my thought is that we are essentially 15% down from what a "normal" party is. 10% from level, and another 5% from less potency items. With good tactics and a little luck, we'll probably be able to handle standard encounters. but the ones intended to be challenging for an 11th level group will likely be nigh-impossible. Even with at-level items, we'll still be fighting uphill. More lower-level items probably won't affect battles that much.
Being limited to 8th level items means we don't solve the problem I brought up about being limited in level and for having a lower item bonus. In combat, rook is usually a front-liner. He's got mobility options and area control as well. He's got good thievery and trap finder. I'm not sure how much we'll need this, but better to have it.
Since we are already downscale by level, can we at least have level 11 wealth? Being down in bot proficiency and item bonuses will increase the gap. We're essentially down by 15% Plus, if we have level 11 money, you don't need to adjust the treasure as much.
Okay, I've copied myself into your sheet
Here's Rook, a steam-powered automaton. In combat, Rook is going to primarily be melee, but has ranged and area options. He's pretty good at absorbing damage. He has some healing, trap finding and some social skills as well.
My readying was based on him not being visible. If he didn't stealth then I would have done this directly.
Rook carefully takes stock of the battlefield and pauses to wait for the archer.
"Trust requires more than simple claims. Honor is based on actions." he replies.
"A person is known by the company they keep. You are working with somebody that relies on obfuscation, and is very practiced at that. I wouldn't be inclined to trust such a deal when half the team is hiding away."
But I will spend a move action pulling my wand of faerie fire.
Given that the archer appears to be difficult to spot even with his expanded perceptions, he decides to remedy this.
I'll go with the 41 as well.
Yay for dodge bonuses!
"Pleased to meet you. It seems you've had quite an interesting life. I am Rook. My abilities are in psychic power and teleportation. "
I will continue to move forward, searching for traps.
Rook will pause to see if others need assistance down. If so, he will let them sit on him and fly them down. If not, he'll continue to use his nomad's step to teleport down.
"Deception is not my Forte." he says. "But I'll scout the stairs down. Since we know trouble is coming above, we should do our planning on the move." He will check the stairs for traps, so we can continue down.
As we continue down, he will use clairvoyant sense from his third eye to look for threats coming up. This is going to be his default if it helps you plan.
will save
Rook quickly triangulates their positions, calculating the most effective positioning, and then simply is in that place. From there he releases a 60 foot cone of mental energy.
Rook will teleport through the door, looking for other threats.
Rook will teleport past the trap and unleash a cone of psychic energy on the orcs and ogres to keep them from reacting.
While we have no maps, what is the rough distance from the bad guys to the party?
Rook will move up adjacent to the trap and begin to scribe runes to negate the trigger conditions for the magic energy.
Rook (still disguised as a clockwork goblin) moves in and will begin looking for the way down.
Rook will quietly but non-chalantly enter the shop.
Now that all of the preparations have been made, Rook will teleport the group to a basement in the Three Horns district. One with a set of steep stone stains going down. With his senses, he's willing to scout from the front.
Rook dips in a small bow. "While I move quietly, my appearance is rather distinctive. I suspect that Putting me in a box or barrel or sack and loading me on a small cart would be the most stealthful way I could help. I've noticed that a couple of you are quite glib of tongue and could probably put many people's feelings at ease." "Since these people were taken for a reason, I suspect that they will be in the deeper levels. It's a lot of resources to spend on a slave bound for the common markets." He will begin scrying for an entrance to the underground and trying to find an inconspicuous place to teleport in nearby that entrance.
Rook will explain what he sees. "I can spend time trying to go through the whole area for the prisoners, we can try to go deep, or we can check the Cathedral."
Rook will ask if Mordenkainen has a map that shows the region of Sundaraman in relation to us. He will then do a series of Clairvoyant Sense to find it. He will begin by placing a point in the air above the region. That should let him see the city for the next viewing. Then he will view the city to see if there seems to be an obvious seat of power. Somebody known as the Tyrant will usually display their strength. If possible, I will send further points within the place. I will look for places that have been shielded. If I can't get into the building at all, then I'll look for entrances - especially unexpected ones like balconies. I am noting if anybody seems to react to my sensor. When I've located some points to teleport to, I'll use autohypnosis to memorize it and gather everybody to teleport.
Now that a position has been proposed, Rook will bob, "Then we should go to the Orc city."
"If they have the resources to hide their targets from this level of magic, I would suspect that they may be hiding the prisoners on a demiplane. I suspect that either location might offer clues, but that we'll need to travel beyond to rescue them." adds Rook. And over this time, the ectoplasmic cocoon will begin to break down over the prisoner. Rook will suggest that the prisoner simply surrender and sit down. Having seen what the others can do, he suspects they won't last if they take hostile action or try to escape.
Rook turns to Mordenkainen, "Ah, it seems they were sent by Turrosh-Bolg, Leader of Sundaraman. He seems to have expected that his assassins would be scanned, as they know nothing of the reasons why they were sent here. You could use him as a messenger with a response back, or declare the high justice on behalf of the Council of Eight. My offer to him wouldn't hold, as he didn't cooperate willingly."
As quiet descends, he shapes away the ectoplasm over the prisoner's face. "You've seen what we can do. We will find out all your secrets one way or another. But if you cooperate we can get you far away from here. Even to another plane. Who do you work for and why did you attack us?" I have constant detect thoughts, DC 20. When somebody lies I get a flash of an image about what they are thinking.
[dice=reflex check]1d20+15
The prisoner is secured, unable to speak, and with no line of sight or effect. Unless he can free himself only using his mind, he is helpless. Rook will examine the carnage being done.
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