Hey guys,
So, I've been in the process of creating Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy 12, over in the Conversions Subforum.
Anyway, I've finally finished him, but still need to stat up his Intelligent, Magical Wizard Dog companion (only a Wizard Dog as he can cast spells).
Gilgamesh will be level 10 and his Dog (Enkidu) will be level 7.
Now, as I created these, I could say that Gilgamesh is CR9 and his Dog is CR 6, totalling CR 15, but I feel that would be inaccurate due to Gilgamesh's incredibly powerful build, which you can see below.
Quest Location: Can be found on the Bounty Board in the Rusty Dragon, reading the following details; Many travellers have claimed sightings of an unknown Swordsman, wandering the plains of Varisia.
Some say he's a lost soul, destined to roam the lands for all eternity, few say he's a friendly guy who loves nature, whilst others claim to have seen him clash blades with legendary fighters, caring little for their life, collecting the weapons of his fallen foe as his reward for victory.
I'd like whoever's reading this to find truth behind the matter and hopefully it'll put an end to these stupid rumours.
Name: ???
Age: ???
Race: ???
Reward: Whatever you find, report back to me (Ameiko) and if there's truth behind the tale, I'll spread word of your Heroic actions and reward you.
Concept: Wandering swordsman of legend who roams around indefinitely, seeking out legendary and unusual weapons to add to his already decent collection.
Character features:
Jotungrip, Improved Balance and Perfect Balance.
Animal Companion - Enkidu (Intelligent, Magical Dog/Cerberus in FF12) - Can fly, is a Wizard and is permanently 3 levels below Gilgamesh.
Stats:
Str: 32 (+11 Strength)
Dex: 26 (+8 Dex, +1 AC Padded Armour)
Con: 36 (+13 Con)
Wis: 22 (+6 Wis)
Int: 13 (+1 Int)
Cha: 10
Name: Gilgamesh
Level: 10
Class: Ranger
Race: Human
HP: 185 (1d10 + 13)
Rolled:
1: 21
2: 21
3: 16
4: 17
5: 18
6: 14
7: 14
8: 23
9: 19
10: 22
AC: 31 (19, +4 Ring of Protection, +3 Amulet of Natural Armour, +5 Padded Armour)
Spells:
Ranger level 1:
Dancing Lantern, Hunter's Howl, Detect Poison, Longstrider, Resist Energy, Shield.
Ranger level 2:
Badger's Ferocity, Accelerate Poison, Barkskin, Cure Light Wounds.
Equipment: Potion of Cure Mod Wounds x4, Potion of Cure Critical x1, 3000gp, Ring of Regeneration, Genji Shield, Genji Gloves, Genji Helm, Genji Armour, Brooch of Shielding, +4 Ring of Protection, +3 Amulet of Natural Armour, +5 Padded Armour, Greatsword x3, Wakizashi, Bastard Sword, Dagger, Falchion.
Feats and BAB as standard Ranger.
Feats:
1. Multiweapon Fighting, Weapon Focus: Greatsword
2. Combat feat - Double Slice
3. Power Attack
5. Combat Expertise
6. Combat feat - Two-Weapon Defense
7. Improved Bull Rush
9. Critical Focus
10. Combat feat - Two-Weapon Rend
Skills:
Bluff: 10 (10 ranks)
Handle Animal: 13 (3 Class, 10 ranks)
Heal: 19 (3 class, 6 wis, 10 ranks)
Knowledge Arcana: 11 (1 int, 10 ranks)
Knowledge Nature: 14 (3 class, 1 int, 10 ranks)
Perception: 19 (3 class, 6 wis, 10 ranks)
Survival: 19 (3 class, 6 wis, 10 ranks)
Skills per level: 7
Arms: 6
Weapons: 6 - Buster Sword (+3 Greatsword), Revolver (+1 Flaming Falchion), Orichalcum (+1 Holy Dagger), Brotherhood (+1 Icy Burst Bastard Sword), Zantetsuken (Shocking Burst Wakizashi), Tournesol (+5 Keen Greatsword), Sword of Legend/Wyrmhero Blade (+3 Holy, Vorpal Greatsword) will be a weapon he has but refuses to use as it's his prize posession that he doesn't want damaged, so this will be the ultimate reward for the players.
Genji Shield: Although Gilgamesh doesn't use this, this is one of his valuable collections. Grants +6 Bonus to AC and negates Magic Missiles.
Genji Helm: Grants the ability to Counter Attacks - 10% Chance of a free Attack of Opportunity, due to the helmet's ability that gives the wearer heightened senses when reacting to danger.
Genji Armour: +2 reflex saves and double the counter chance, given by the Genji Helm.
Genji Gloves: While equipped, you gain haste. If you wield one weapon, this applies to that weapon. If you wield two weapons, this applies to both weapons.
Abilities:
Sleep: May cast Sleep a number of times per day equal to your Wisdom Modifier.
Slow: May cast Slow a number of times per day equal to your Wisdom Modifier.
Silence: May cast Silence a number of times per day equal to your Wisdom Modifier.
When below 40% HP:
Charging Sword Rush: May charge and hit with two Weapons, and deliver a bull rush attempt at the end of this attack as a free action. This does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
Shield: May cast Anti-Magic field at will once per day. This lasts one minute per level, or until dismissed.
Paling: Bolster physical resistance to negate damage. You gain the following feats; Diehard, Endurance, Stalwart and Improved Stalwart.
Fast Healer: As the feat.
When below 20% HP:
Haste: May cast haste at will once per day. This lasts a total of rounds equal to 1 + your Wisdom modifier.
What level should I place this into my game and what, do you feel, the average party level should be to face these two monstrosities?
First off, a CR 9 + a CR 6 does not equal a CR 15 encounter. A CR 9 is worth 6,400 xp, and a CR 6 is 2,400, for a total of 8,800 xp, or just below a CR 10 encounter.
Secondly, there's no way Gilgamesh is a CR 9 creature. His stats are far too high, his wealth is absurd, and he's got plenty of racial(?) abilities to boot. Even if he doesn't have any racial HD (which he really should with the stats/special abilities), there's just no way his CR is only determined by class levels.
Also, be aware that if your players beat him, you're giving them massive amounts of wealth, which can throw the balance of the game far off.
His attacks/hp/ac put him inbetween a cr 13-14, but his additional slas are worth an extra +1 at least and he has the wealth of a pc level 18ish not counting special items, which i would put at another +2 cr at least.. With the dog i would put this as a CR 16-17 encounter..