I wasn't sure if I should ask this here or in the homebrew section, since what I am looking for could be seen as both. Does any one have or know of a Truenamer conversion that makes the truenamer a legitimate party member in a pathfinder game? I really like the idea of the naming magic, and would love to play this class. The problem of the neigh impossible DCs is a little daunting, though. I am all about having a story driven character, and I am not a power gamer, but there is a difference between power gaming and being utterly ineffectual. If anyone knows of a good pathfinder conversion I a would be really interested in reading it.
As far as conversion of the class itself is concerned, there's not a lot to do. Upgrade HD to d8. Add Linguistics as class skill, throw out concentration. Done.
The high DCs seem to be a staple of the class, though, so what you definitely need to do for an efficient Truenamer is:
- make Intelligence your highest attribute. Nothing is more important
- keep Truespeak maxed, having it as a class skill helps immensely :-)
- get Skill Focus(Truespeak) at Level 1, which in Pathfinder has the added benefit of upgrading from a +3 bonus to a +6 bonus as soon as you hit level 10 - you did keep your Truespeak skill maxed, right? ;-)
- get a Lesser Amulet of the Silver Tongue as soon as you can. Upgrade to Greater as soon as you can. Without this item, I would consider a Truenamer unplayable in the long run
- always put your 4-level ability upgrades in Intelligence
- get a Headband of Vast Intelligence as soon as you can and upgrade it to +6 as soon as possible.
Good luck ;-)