@ Crisk ** spoiler omitted **
@ Crisk- sounds good.
To everyone else- Please have final characters up by 1300 EST, as that is around when I plan to start the game thread proper. Let me know if you need more time, but do try and get them done, they're ONLY 4th level :)
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Vykral begins acting out an epic story where many a forum goer were able to throw off the shackles that bind their daily life and find their way to the boards to start a new day of hope.
hit points: +2 con +1 favored class = +3, per level
10+3=13
= 31 hp total
robbed. geez.
Sorry everyone I was traveling. I was going to try and post while traveling, but that didn't work out. I'm back in the states now so posting should be more consistent.
Some thoughts & a quick question:
First off, just FYI, please don't assume I'll be able to post so much every day. There will be plenty of days I only get one or two in, or may even need to be DMPCed. Ender, you're welcome to just do that as needed.
On a similar note, I just noticed that a die roll change after I edited a post. I think. I've kept an eye out for that happening in other games, but hadn't seen it, so maybe it's just my imagination.
Question: Am I calculating Power Attack right? At level 4, it's -2 to hit & +6 to damage? That doesn't seem right to me.
Some thoughts & a quick question:
First off, just FYI, please don't assume I'll be able to post so much every day. There will be plenty of days I only get one or two in, or may even need to be DMPCed. Ender, you're welcome to just do that as needed.
On a similar note, I just noticed that a die roll change after I edited a post. I think. I've kept an eye out for that happening in other games, but hadn't seen it, so maybe it's just my imagination.
Question: Am I calculating Power Attack right? At level 4, it's -2 to hit & +6 to damage? That doesn't seem right to me.
re=posting- no worries, I'll try not to get you killed :)
re: die rolls- I've never noticed them to change, but YMMV?
re: Power attack- 2 handed weapon, so -2 hit +6 damage, yup.
For those looking to join mid-stream, welcome!
I did forget one thing... action points.
Here goes nothing...
I did forget one thing... action points.
Here goes nothing...
1d4
I apparently have a flair for the dramatic. I have added that under tracked resources.
Ok, cool. He kinda reminds me of a cleric I'm running in another PbP. If you want, we can do some class modification,depending on the flavor you are going for. Faysal was modded to lose all armor and shield profs, but get Monk Wis to AC and level based AC in it's place. He got IUS from worshiping Irori, but if you want to trade All simple weapons for IUS (as deities favored) and monk weapons, I'm fine with that too. I wanted a more "monk like" cleric too, not a clanking tank, and the DM was kind enough to approve the AC mod, and it looks like you want to be able to throw stuff, while Faysal has been fine with a sling. You'd retain full spell progression, but lose some monk goodies (Flurry, stunning fist, all good saves). Your call, I'm fine with him either way.
Ok, cool. He kinda reminds me of a cleric I'm running in another PbP. If you want, we can do some class modification,depending on the flavor you are going for. Faysal was modded to lose all armor and shield profs, but get Monk Wis to AC and level based AC in it's place. He got IUS from worshiping Irori, but if you want to trade All simple weapons for IUS (as deities favored) and monk weapons, I'm fine with that too. I wanted a more "monk like" cleric too, not a clanking tank, and the DM was kind enough to approve the AC mod, and it looks like you want to be able to throw stuff, while Faysal has been fine with a sling. You'd retain full spell progression, but lose some monk goodies (Flurry, stunning fist, all good saves). Your call, I'm fine with him either way.
The feel I am going for is like a contemplative with a pinch of Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Musti yuddha, and Silambam or Lathi(thinking of club = cane or quarterstaff = bamboo staff) mixed in. If you youtube tournaments with those, they are pretty fun to watch and have the kind of style that I am going for.
Translation: I would need access to some of the martial weapons like the short sword, punching dagger (katar), and spear that are both ceremonial and tournament weapons (and on the Clerical Simple Weapon List), so I don't want to 100% do away with those weapons as options. At the beginning however, it would be mostly Kalaripayattu (the hand to hand martial art part if it that is).
I appreciate the thought however but think I will stick with the monk level for a few reasons that will list for your parusal and my party's as well. I welcome any feedback before things get final:
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My main "concern" with this build is the access to breath of life (a must for any cleric IMO) because higher levels = higher probability of "caw, caw, BANG! Fsck! I'm dead" happening. We could scroll it until such a time as I can cast it too though so it's not THAT much to overcome.
Again, I welcome any feedback.
Feedback points, in order:
1. You quoted The Crow. Well done, well done :)
2. Looks like a solid, easy to make work build.
3. When are you ready to start? One of the NPCs just yelled for guards.
4. On that note: Are you part of the Naga village, passing through, or part of another advance party from the Merc co? I'm fine with any of the above, just want to know how to intro you.
Also, if you want to swap Cleric Armor/Shields for Monk Wis/Level based AC you are welcome to. That way it still scales with your level, and you won;t be quite so squishy later on.
Also, if you want to swap Cleric Armor/Shields for Monk Wis/Level based AC you are welcome to. That way it still scales with your level, and you won;t be quite so squishy later on.
How would that work though? Would I be a Cleric 4? Or a Cleric 3/Monk 1 but with the extra +1 to my AC for a monk of my combined level (i.e. 4th level monk) in exchange for the Armor and Shield Proficency (would that be tied to my combined cleric/monk levels)? I don't want to throw off balance too much. I am fine either way, if I I keep the proficency, I could decide to don a "ceremonial armor" for an encounter (in which case, the armor would have to be more advantageous than not being armored). Sometimes, you see those representation where the martial artist faces a foe in armor. I would like to retain the other monk benefits (saves, speed, unarmed attack, feat, etc.) and if I go Cleric 4, then I would essentially sacrifice those monk benefits, correct? Just want to be sure of what the option is.
Feedback points, in order:
1. You quoted The Crow. Well done, well done :)
2. Looks like a solid, easy to make work build.
3. When are you ready to start? One of the NPCs just yelled for guards.
4. On that note: Are you part of the Naga village, passing through, or part of another advance party from the Merc co? I'm fine with any of the above, just want to know how to intro you.
1. Thanks. I like that movie quite a bit. Doubtless, I will have many more movie references thrown in there at one point or another.
2. Thanks... it's easy to crank out a character when you have a nice software that does it for you. :)3. I am ready to start now. I have been waiting on my queue to jump into the action and have been monitoring the game thread.
4. I had not planned on being a part of the Naga village as I am not, myself, Naga. I had planned on being led by destiny to this moment and seeing how the Umbeheld's plans for my destiny unfolded from there. However you want me to enter is fine. I am thinking if you want me to be ministering to the Nagas, that would be fine... if you want a more xenophobic stance from the Nagas, I could be an outsider just as easily.
I am ready when you want to inject me into the action.
re: AC- you'd remain Cleric 3/Monk 1, but have the AC as Monk 4, so at next level, no matter which class you take, you get that +1 AC for Monk 5. I've used it with the aforementioned PbP PC, and in some RL Table top games, and it works pretty well. It will only get out of balance if it is abused, but I doubt that will become an issue.
Que coming up. Sorry for the delay, had to get that last round out of the way.
OK, that works. I have modified my character accordingly and noted the change on the sheet under SPECIAL ABILITIES... wording as follows:
Cleric Variant AC Bonus: (+1) When unarmored and unencumbered,
the cleric/monk variant gains a +1 bonus to AC and CMD at 4th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every four monk levels thereafter, up to a maximum of +5 at 20th level. These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the monk is flat-footed. He loses these bonuses
when he is immobilized or helpless, when he wears any armor, when he carries a shield, or when he carries a medium or heavy load. This ability replaces light armor proficency, medium armor proficency, and shield proficency.
Not to be a rules lawyer or anything... just want to be clear for my own purposes as levels are gained and so on. Based on that decision, I have adjusted my AC and CMD by +1 (4th level Monk = +1)
Also, so that I can have a "gear" alotment appropriate to the rest of the party's level, I did not use the Scribe Scroll feat on the scrolls I purchased (so that we can all be on a level playing field). I will apply this on scrolls scribed afterward though.
So, if that's all good, I am ready to go whenever you are ready to insert me into the action.
Okey dokey, you're up.
Re: Scribe Scroll- usually at character creation I have no problem with using Crafting feats for one use items, such as scrolls or potions. Unless you get silly with it, it's not terribly unbalancing to have a bunch of low level scrolls running about.
So I'll keep vyk going as plot hook/group buffer, anyone have a buddy they want to join us? re: combat- Ash aactually did a ton of damage against the undead, as did Dram. The issue was with equipment, not rolls/damage. But I have no problem adding another bruiser either, so...
No slight on Ash he is a damage machine :), just thinking hps/ac for a bruiser
My aforementioned buddy may well be interested. I'll shoot you an email later today when I get a chance.
My aforementioned buddy may well be interested. I'll shoot you an email later today when I get a chance.
yes, please do.
Hey, guys. Life & work has been nuts, but I'll try and jump back in this weekend. Thanks.
I'm going to have to pull out, we haven't had any activity in a couple of weeks so I started running a new campaign for some RL friends. Good luck to you and thanks for giving me a taste of Pathfinder.
I am going to be pulling out as well. I hope you can find a couple of replacements to give this a go. It has real potential.