Hello,
I'll be playing a LN cleric(evangelist) of Asmodeus in an upcoming game and I was looking for some creative advice. His whole shtick is being a young, rich, contract lawyer who loves summoning things to do his bidding. I still need to talk to my DM to go over a few things, but he has approved the general idea of my character. He'll be pretty easy to make, but I need help with selecting my only domain. What would be the best domain for this kind of character?
Now I love the idea of roleplaying out the casting of summon spells as contracts, for example: "This contract is between the caster, Kennedy Valanor, and the Celestial Eagle. It shall be under his and only his control for the entire duration of 1 round(s). This takes effect at the end of this binding spoken agreement by the power vested in me from the great Lord Asmodeus himself. May his works be mighty and all glory be given to him. Amen." My major problem I have is the sermonic performance. Particularly: inspire courage. How do I roleplay this guy so he is inspiring to his party members?
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I think the Trickery or Law domains would both fit. Law is good for its taking 11 ability, and Trickery has a great spell list. Trickery also gives you bluff as a class skill, which is always good for someone working through contracts.
I would suggest re-flavouring inspire courage into something like 'Invoke Obligation'. You're not being inspiring, you're just making them work harder because they owe it to you.
Hello,
I'll be playing a LN cleric(evangelist) of Asmodeus in an upcoming game and I was looking for some creative advice. His whole shtick is being a young, rich, contract lawyer who loves summoning things to do his bidding. I still need to talk to my DM to go over a few things, but he has approved the general idea of my character. He'll be pretty easy to make, but I need help with selecting my only domain. What would be the best domain for this kind of character?
Now I love the idea of roleplaying out the casting of summon spells as contracts, for example: "This contract is between the caster, Kennedy Valanor, and the Celestial Eagle. It shall be under his and only his control for the entire duration of 1 round(s). This takes effect at the end of this binding spoken agreement by the power vested in me from the great Lord Asmodeus himself. May his works be mighty and all glory be given to him. Amen." My major problem I have is the sermonic performance. Particularly: inspire courage. How do I roleplay this guy so he is inspiring to his party members?
Closing arguments, they just have to show the flaws in the defense/prosecution for the jury... they don't even really have to be all that relevant (at least on tv). point out the flaws in your opponents as he situation warrants... regardless of the reality, criticze the sword technique and pronunciation of arcane words of power to your party, just say whatever comes to mind whenever it seems to fit;)
I'll take the law domain. It is a shame Asmodeus doesn't have the nobility domain. The leadership subdomain would be perfect for this guy. I'd love to be summoning and buffing everyone with the power of Asmodeus. Perhaps I can ask the GM for an exception for it or something.
"And if my fellow party members would note, the man on the left drops his guard three inches when he attacks, the lizardman on the right is clearly wielding a powerful weapon, and I just saved a ton of money on car insurance."
Ding-Ding! We have a winner! Exploiting the enemy's weaknesses (picking apart their defense) seems very natural. I'll also leave business cards on everyone I kill. For good or bad. They'll be "Bone" colored and have the font be something called "Syllian Rail". It'll also have a watermark.