So here are some of my current ideas... (I'll give a couple of sentences and tell me which you think is the most interesting...please)
#1.You find him sitting cross legged on the ground his bronze, corpulent and tattooed body are obscured by a thick black Beard. He looks at you and with can only be described as a native islander accent. He says "What can I mix up for you today, something delicious or something that will help us defeat our opponent." His big toothy grin leaves you thinking he could probably do either in a pinch.
#2. A thin-faced, long-limbed, but solid man strolls idly by with blades stuck deep into his belt and his wide brimmed hat pulled down over his eyes shocks of greenish hair stick out from beneath and frame his ruddy colored face. A long blade of grace hangs from his lips. Within a few moments a long limbed and frightening figure a full two heads taller looms into view atop his skeletal shoulders rests a Jack-o-lantern with a toothless rye smile. The former pulls the grass from his mouth, and with his own rye smile says, "What can me and my friend Jack do for ya?"
#3.A man standing adroitly with shoulders covered in strange furs and trinkets, two eyes peer from out of a tribal looking mask of muted blues and striking whites. A green form fitting tunic and green pantaloons cover the remainder of his small, but sinuous body as though some mismatched puzzle of the arcane and divine were slapped together hastily in an attempt to be comical, yet striking. He looks at you first through the mask with muffled wheezing breath and speaks, "I am your father..., then quickly removing the mask revealing orange skin and green hair and says, how you like my outfit?"
#4.Solemn and quiet, small and reserved, face painted with white. He stands poised and ready, boomerang in hand, leather tunic tight against his weather beaten skin. The tension this pose creates is palpable. With a yell that is ear splitting he yelps and let's loose his weapon. His target never had a chance. Within a few steps, it falls. He is on it buck-knife already in hand and the carcass being gutted within minutes.
Ok tell me what you think; I deliberately left out race & class to give more opportunity for comment.
In order:
#1. It appears to be Chef from South Park as a Polynesian alchemist. I'm vaguely intrigued and somewhat amused.
#2. John Barleycorn and Jack Pumpkinhead. Either these are two fey lords out to amuse themselves or a couple of teenagers costuming for their bodytypes and assuming the persona of said fey lords because they have nothing better to do. Deal with them politely in either case, since it's either a danger or a waste of time and up to you to figure out which.
#3. Apparently a Malkavian vampire player has lost his way back to his LARP. Find the quickest excuse to ditch him as he's both dangerous and a waste of time.
#4. It appears to be a less talkative relative to the Crocodile Hunter or at least some aboriginal-flavored Natty Bumpo type. If you need a hunter, talk to him. Otherwise, ignore him and go on your way.
I have to say that #1 is most interesting, as #2-4 all appear to be various varieties of loons.
In order:
#1. It appears to be Chef from South Park as a Polynesian alchemist. I'm vaguely intrigued and somewhat amused.
#2. John Barleycorn and Jack Pumpkinhead. Either these are two fey lords out to amuse themselves or a couple of teenagers costuming for their bodytypes and assuming the persona of said fey lords because they have nothing better to do. Deal with them politely in either case, since it's either a danger or a waste of time and up to you to figure out which.
#3. Apparently a Malkavian vampire player has lost his way back to his LARP. Find the quickest excuse to ditch him as he's both dangerous and a waste of time.
#4. It appears to be a less talkative relative to the Crocodile Hunter or at least some aboriginal-flavored Natty Bumpo type. If you need a hunter, talk to him. Otherwise, ignore him and go on your way.
I have to say that #1 is most interesting, as #2-4 all appear to be various varieties of loons.
Bahahaha.....+1
#1 is definitely interesting. I may take it.
#1 is definitely interesting. I may take it.
Def Take him and run ice titan. Thank you for your input. It is interesting that you guys are in favor of the Polynesian Dwarf Alchemist. People here at home have been voting for 2 and 4 almost exclusively.
ANd please keep coming with the insight and input.
I like #1 the best as well. Just make sure you dont accidently greet your party with 'Hello Children!'
on Facebook and at home 4 is winning. on here 1 ties it up, and 2 is a distant third. Keep the votes coming.
I like 4 the most. Got this aboriginal ninja feel to it. I would add a little more to his personality though, like some ritualistic beliefs, and make sure he talks enough to be interesting. 1 works too, but is not my style.
2 seems crazy, and 3 seems like an annoying kid.
#! all the way, I'm currently playing an alchemist and it rocks. Mainly melee with a greatsword and the feral mutagen. From what I've heard the APG does wonder for the alchemist, and the mad chymst seems like an excellent prestige class. throw in some offensive extracts and your very versatile.
I like 4 the most. Got this aboriginal ninja feel to it. I would add a little more to his personality though, like some ritualistic beliefs, and make sure he talks enough to be interesting. 1 works too, but is not my style.
2 seems crazy, and 3 seems like an annoying kid.
#4 He is supposed to be inspired by Sokka from Avatar (the awesome Cartoon) Crossed with Bramblings from Dark Sun and Native americans.
1. Is inspired by tono a character from the fablehaven Series.
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I like 4 the most. Got this aboriginal ninja feel to it. I would add a little more to his personality though, like some ritualistic beliefs, and make sure he talks enough to be interesting. 1 works too, but is not my style.
2 seems crazy, and 3 seems like an annoying kid.
#4 He is supposed to be inspired by Sokka from Avatar (the awesome Cartoon) Crossed with Bramblings from Dark Sun and Native americans.
1. Is inspired by tono a character from the fablehaven Series.
Really, cause I just got aboriginal warrior from 4. and why do people say #2 seems crazy or annoying?
I like 4 the most. Got this aboriginal ninja feel to it. I would add a little more to his personality though, like some ritualistic beliefs, and make sure he talks enough to be interesting. 1 works too, but is not my style.
2 seems crazy, and 3 seems like an annoying kid.
#4 He is supposed to be inspired by Sokka from Avatar (the awesome Cartoon) Crossed with Bramblings from Dark Sun and Native americans.
1. Is inspired by tono a character from the fablehaven Series.
I see him more as the Kioshi warriors from the description. And if someone wanted to play Sokka in one of my games, I may just have to hit them. That many cheezy oneliners deserves a good smack.
Really, cause I just got aboriginal warrior from 4. and why do people say #2 seems crazy or annoying?
Because you've got an extremely tall man wearing no shirt with a jack-o'-lantern on his head. The options are as follows:
A. Fey lord
B. Some sort of undead
C. Magical construct (eidolon, golem, etc.)
D. Teenager dressing up as one of the above to get a rise out of people
E. Crazy person oblivious fact that he looks like a dangerous loon (which he likely is)
There's also a slight chance the tall guy is a min-maxing adventurer who found a powerful magic hat in the form of a jack-o'-lantern and is wearing it for the bennies, even if it makes most sane people take one look at him and decide to walk on the other side of the street.
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Really, cause I just got aboriginal warrior from 4. and why do people say #2 seems crazy or annoying?
Because you've got an extremely tall man wearing no shirt with a jack-o'-lantern on his head. The options are as follows:
A. Fey lord
B. Some sort of undead
C. Magical construct (eidolon, golem, etc.)
D. Teenager dressing up as one of the above to get a rise out of people
E. Crazy person oblivious fact that he looks like a dangerous loon (which he likely is)There's also a slight chance the tall guy is a min-maxing adventurer who found a powerful magic hat in the form of a jack-o'-lantern and is wearing it for the bennies, even if it makes most sane people take one look at him and decide to walk on the other side of the street.
Or he's an eidelon
Or he's an eidelon
I believe I listed that possibility among the subheadings of "magical construct."
In any case, if you're dealing with a summoner who calls his eidolon his friend, there's still a distinct possibility that the person isn't wrapped too tight.
Admittedly we're talking adventurers here, in which case your "But I don't want to go among mad people!" percentage goes up, but even so, there's a difference between Binkley the summoner wandering into the bar with his purple snorklewhacker in tow and Binkley the summoner pulling it out of his nightmare closet as a product demonstration.
Or to put it another way, there's a dividing line between "whimsically eccentric" and "socially maladjusted" which is where I divide 1 from 2-4.
You're welcome to judge differently.
well, in my mind i have kind of decided on a combo of 2 + 4 so Can you build a summoner who can hold his own. obviously not a front line fighter, but not a hide behind my eidolon type either?Thoughts?
I don't see what's so wrong with a summoner calling their eidolon their friend. An eidolon has a okay mental abilities and the ability to converse, so there's no reason it couldn't share friendship with the summoner. In fact, this is the most likely case for any summoner.
Or are we getting into an 'I don't name my class features' thing?
I don't see what's so wrong with a summoner calling their eidolon their friend. An eidolon has a okay mental abilities and the ability to converse, so there's no reason it couldn't share friendship with the summoner. In fact, this is the most likely case for any summoner.
Or are we getting into an 'I don't name my class features' thing?
Please not that debate. It will be Argo, or something short and concise like that, indicative of the element I choose to form him from.
So back to my most recent question Can you build a Summoner who can hold his own in a fight, and not just hide behind his eidolon.
I don't see what's so wrong with a summoner calling their eidolon their friend. An eidolon has a okay mental abilities and the ability to converse, so there's no reason it couldn't share friendship with the summoner. In fact, this is the most likely case for any summoner.
Or are we getting into an 'I don't name my class features' thing?
Please not that debate. It will be Argo, or something short and concise like that, indicative of the element I choose to form him from.
So back to my most recent question Can you build a Summoner who can hold his own in a fight, and not just hide behind his eidolon.
The summoner can easily out-fight his eidolon at later levels with the abuse of the Aspect and Greater Aspect features.
The summoner himself is generally also decent at fighting before that-- you just have to build your character like a fighter, not a caster.
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which won?
which won?
Drumroll please. I did a combo between 2 and 4, and came up with a summoner I am building sort of like a drop and draw ranger.Thank you all for your support.
