I'm running a modified kingmaker game for my group, and I have kept a fee NPCS sprinkled in and out of the game to keep things interesting (as well as let myself join the fun with one of my own favorites from time to time (never stealing the scene....I always use the same rules for making my playable NPCs as I give my players for creation: 25pt buy, 2 traits, full HP every level. Plus I juggle in and out 3 different ones, one at a time, so the story remains centrally focused on the REAL PCs). Anywho, my current favorite died, partially on purpose by my fiat...he was filling a role two players already filled, so I'm looking to replace him with a more subtle character.
As its kingmaker, (albeit modded in story and difficulty ) there's a heavy fry presence. I wanted to sprinkle in a tiny character, possibly with flight, to fill the role of trapspringer and possibly caster of some sort. The party's cleric is actually a multiclass fighter/cleric, and the wizard is an evoker who mostly blows crap up. (The rest of the party is an antipaladin who hits like a ton of bricks, a samurai with an insane AC, and a switch hitter ranger).
My initial thought...faerie dragon arcane trickster rogue/sorcerer. Other thoughts...ARG custom fry race...?
Desires:
1. Tiny Fey. Just a flavor/feel of the game thing. They already befriended quite a few fey. I like tiny. I know the drawbacks, but I am looking for something not directly combative.
1 1/2. Flight of the wing variety. Come on its just awesome.
2. Subtle casting. Fey sorcerers and witches were top of my list here. Less so bards.
3. Trapspringing. Whether by rogue levels or nontraditional means (summon monster 1, let the rat walk down the hallway, etc) I care not.
4. Must be adorable. Personal preference for this concept. Part of the tiny deal.
Thanks in advance for help/suggestions.
Brownie with wings.
The seeker archetype lets you make a sorcerer who can deal with traps i think.
Archeologist bard does too.
Considering it's kingmaker a Winged kobold or mite could be a good call.
As to actual Fey a sprite with the giant template to make it tiny just ammuses me.
I don't mind SMALLER than tiny...I just wanted at least that small...
There is always Grigs by jimmeny!
A few possibilities :
- Sprite : the ultimate torch bearer.
- Atomie : very roguish fey, more brash than adorable
- Lyrakien : not a fey but fills all other criteria
I like the sprite. It fits the feel I want completely.
If I didn't have 3 solid damage dealers I would SO do BBT's idea. That just sounds like death by toothpick.
The lyrakian sounds cool, but she wouldn't roll with an antipaladin. A sprite might.
I like the seeker sorcerer. It sees perfect. The 3rd and 15th level powers for fry bloodline are iffy anyway.
BBT - something the party would intrinsically not want to kill. Like a little kid, puppy., or the like. You just know murdering it on sight is wrong and feel you must protect if they're in trouble.
Feat ideas? Is flyby attack worth it for touch spells? It'd require finesse and lunge. Is finesse still free for diminutives?
I used the Advanced Race Guide to whip out the following for my own Kingmaker-esque game:
http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/rhodene-marches/wikis/demifaerie
The basic demifaeries were (iirc) 11 or 12 points, whereas the queens are 20 race points.
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I like the sprite. It fits the feel I want completely.
Feat ideas? Is flyby attack worth it for touch spells? It'd require finesse and lunge. Is finesse still free for diminutives?
You can use Flyby Attack and cast spells, but if the feat doesn't cancel the AoO. Finesse is not always given as a bonus feat for diminutive feys : Sprite doesn't have it, Atomie do have it. I'm not sure Lune would be so great : pre requisites are high and it won't help a tiny creature to avoid the AoO on a touch spell.
Problem with tiny creatures and smaller ones is they have to enter the enemy's square to attack, thus incurring an AoO.
I'd go with spectral hand instead.
Why would the Anti-Paladin refrain from killing the fey? Cute-looking what-ever shouldn't mean anything to him/her.
Ruyan.
Problem with tiny creatures and smaller ones is they have to enter the enemy's square to attack, thus incurring an AoO.
I'd go with spectral hand instead.
Why would the Anti-Paladin refrain from killing the fey? Cute-looking what-ever shouldn't mean anything to him/her.
Ruyan.
The rest of the party has been keeping him in check. The fact that he is the baron has gotten to his head, but the samurai (LE) has pretty much said if the antipaladin keeps wantonly killing without just reasoning, there'd be a military coup. (Samurai is general). The other party members are kinda with the samurai on that.
Anyway the AP prefers ruling over killing. So long as others work FOR him, he's ok with them. They've already allied with the sootscales, the sprite, the dryad, and they even attempted the worg and werewolf (we're in book 2). I honestly think they'll try to recruit the lizardfolk, trolls, and if they could, the will-o-wisps!
Anywho, is there a PF equivalent of greater flyby attack from 3.5?
If not, I'm thinking silent/still spell for stealthily casting. Goes with the seeker's 15th level abilities. How about recommendations for a metamagic heavy sorcerer who DOESN'T wanna go crossblooded or arcane?
Bump. Feat help? Ideas considering retardedly low carrying capacity at that size and racial -8?
Bump. Feat help? Ideas considering retardedly low carrying capacity at that size and racial -8?
Most of it's gear will also be really light and if push comes to shove a 3 str with muleback cords (1k item) is equal to an 11 str.
In early 3.0, a GM saddled us with the equivalent of a Paladin badger (think the fox from Labyrinth) that drove us daffy with his stunts. Add in the fact that the little monster was as lying a boaster as you could ever fear and he was a true pain,,,and a truly memorable ally. If he hadn't been so dang fearless, I would have hated his existence, but his standing the bridge with me still gets told among those players.