Gratz Tarren! Looking forward to your next submission!
Congrats Trevor, great job. I've always loved the idea of a flesh-warping madman and Bracht fits the bill nicely.Best of luck on the next round.
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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Hmm; I wonder if Bracht will be allowed to wander around the Round 4 threads once posted, complaining 'hey, I didn't put that there...'
(Always assuming anyone goes for Bracht's lair.)
Bracht would not do that. He might come visit the liar, plop himself down on the couch and ask for a beer but he would not criticize anyone's envisioning of his lair in any way. To do so would reflect badly on me as a writer. If I didn't inspire someone in a way I can appreciate, that's as much my bad as theirs.
I hope that all the Top 16 (17) contestants would be respectful enough not to strongly criticize the ways in which another contestant imagines their lairs.
Ah well, smurf.
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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No, not offended but intrigued.
Grafts drive you insane, eh? Hmmm, my wisdom damage is similar. I got that idea from a Global Frequency comic in which people given cybernetic enhancements tended to suffer mental breakdowns.
Here's a link to Rippers in the online store.
ROFL! Have you been answering all the posts and saving them up for today, Trevor? And no, you don't need to answer me right away, you're busy lair building ::chuckle::
Gratz!
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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...You called it Craft Arcane Fleshgraft and Craft Arcane Flesh. Two names?
Yes. I kept wavering on which one to use and then I goofed. Which one do you think sounds better?
...The name implies that only arcane spells can be grafted, but the feat's rules don't have any restriction. Are divine spells allowed?
Yes, if they are inherited. The arcane fleshgrafts can only be enhanced with inherited spells, such as those sorcerers can cast. Sorcerers cast arcane spells. Divine spells are usually bestowed by a diety but, in the case of sorcerers with the celestial bloodline, some divine spells can be inherited. When a sorcerer with the celestial bloodline casts a divine spell, is it an arcane spell?
...If limited to Arcane, did you intend for only sorcerer's to be targets? Your background implies that, but the feat doesn't say that.
Monsters that inherit spells or spell-like abilities would be allowed as well.
...What is the deciding factor that determines which organ holds which spell?
Flavour. Just like 'goggles of hideous laughter' would seem odd, 'eye of hideous laughter fleshgraft' would be odd.
...What happens to a dead donor that is the subject of a Raise Dead or Resurection? Does he permanently lose his spell? Note: Raise Dead doesn't restore missing body parts.
I don't know. I wouldn't think so. The subject of a [i[ressurrection[/i] spell retains all their spells normally. If your arm is being digested inside a troll's belly and you are subject of a [i[ressurrection[/i] spell does the troll suddenly become hungry?
...Does "cast it without materials" mean "material components", "focuses", or both.
I'm stumped.
...you allowed bite attacks if you grafted a mouth and the donor had that attack. I think that opens a door better left closed. If that's allowed, why not gaze attacks if you graft an eye?
I agree. I shouldn't have let that in.
Or, alternately, get rid of the ability to graft spells and only allow special abilities/attacks to be grafted. I think I like that better. If you want a claw attack, look for a creature that has one and "borrow" his hands. Want better hearing? A few extra ears should do the trick.
The 'Brew Fleshgrafting Poison' and 'Craft Construct' feat worked for that now and I pretty much had to either strip Bracht of that ability or support it.
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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ROFL! Have you been answering all the posts and saving them up for today, Trevor? And no, you don't need to answer me right away, you're busy lair building ::chuckle::
Gratz!
No, but I needed something to ease my tension while waiting for results to be posted.
Congratulations!
Is this the untitled thread?
Edit:
My apologies, good sir, only I appear to have become lost.
< Glances at the vague, indeterminate, shapeless minions, raises an eyebrow, and wanders off to try another forum.... >
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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Trevor? Trevor!!??
Where are you, Trevor?
You promised to design me a lair!
Anybody? ... Anybody here?
Fun story, Bracht. I had a lair designed for you. I'd finished the map and written about 4000 words in notes ... but ... well, see, ... something came up.
;-)
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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Although I posted it on Tuesday, I think it may be lost amongst my many replies:
I'm very grateful to all those who took the time to give me feedback on Bracht, particularly the critical feedback. I entered this contest knowing that mechanics were my greatest weakness and am thankful to the voters that I squeaked through this round. That was my 'growth' challenge for this round and I barely accomplished it.
I hope I can redeem myself in the next round by presenting a lair that is mechanically sound, flavourful, and suited to the other superstar's villain.
