Ketsueki |
I'm in love with your builds, RD. They blend power with flavor in just the right amounts.
I am a pretty old-school player, and back when I started playing (1993, I believe it was) I was all about the roleplay and the flavor, but I always loved the powerful people, too. As an example, I always played human to not have a level cap *roll eyes*. I had a very good friend who I played with, and the two of us would usually swap out DM duty for our group from story arc to story arc. He was always very character and story driven. When we moved to different states and I found/created my new gaming group, I fell into the ROLLplay trap and went full powergamer. I'm not proud of it, but my group just didn't care as much for the "fluff." I'm working to change that now, and you are an inspiration.
Azaelas Fayth |
I'm in love with your builds, RD. They blend power with flavor in just the right amounts.
I am a pretty old-school player, and back when I started playing (1993, I believe it was) I was all about the roleplay and the flavor, but I always loved the powerful people, too.
1) I agree his builds are wonderful!
2) I feel so young now...
Ravingdork |
CHARACTER UPDATES
- Nudel the Protector
- Sela Kurn
Sela Kurn has had his equipment adjusted so as to be more appropriate for his level. You will find him a smidgen more nasty now, especially since he can now apply up to ten levels of free metamagic to his spells with his staff of the master granting him lots more versatility. Nudel finally got her link fixed.
Ravingdork |
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Having discreetly discussed their assault they wasted no more time. Aros kicked in the door. The thick oak wood proved to be no match for his might and gave way easily, revealing a small study room beyond, barely lit by a small hooded lantern. Strewn everywhere were papers, parchments, scrolls, and old books. On the far end of the room was a small desk and chair. A tall, figure with a large plumed hat and long ornate robes stood by the desk, peering over a dusty old tome, his back to them. Knowing the evils this man was capable of, the intruders wasted no time. Karen unleashed two lightning fast blasts of fire, each one hot enough to melt solid stone. They soared across the room and exploded mere feet from the scholar's back. The room flickered brightly for a moment as the flames wrapped and coiled around the old man, trying to reach him with their deadly hot tendrils to no avail.
Before the raging hellfire was even halfway to its intended target Sandrain had already called for a fell curse to fall upon the wicked soul before him. A ripple of divine power emanated through the air between his holy symbol and his intended target. Just as the fire exploded about the room, so did his power. Sandrain collapsed to his knees screaming in agony, clutching at his eyes as fountains of blood began to poor from their dessicated ruin. The vile fiend had somehow turned his god's might against his own servant, forever blinding him.
Kressel was next. She called forth the powers of the natural world, augmenting the terrible mold that had slowly encroached upon the small library over the years. A choking cloud of lethal spore began to form, but the cloaked figure muttered something she did not comprehend, and just as quickly and quietly as it had formed, so too did it dissipate harmlessly.
Acting in near unison with his comrades, Aros charged, sword in hand. He never made it. The protective ward that Sandrain had placed on him before their breach shattered and turned against him, driving shards of magical energy into his flesh causing him to stagger in pain. He dropped his sword to the floor as his body was continually wracked with waves of horrific spasms. Though he could barely move, Aros could clearly see that the others had been similarly incapacitated by the Vizier's fell power.
The brief spell battle had charred the walls, obliterated an untold number of ancient works, and destroyed the lantern--plunging the area into darkness, but where a few ember motes still burned. Only then, did Sela Kurn turn away from his studies to face them. His glowing blue eyes fought back the shadows, creating an eerie effect on his countenance.
"I believe," he said in a disturbingly cold tone, "that you have all made a grave error."
The Master of Magic's arcane chants and the horrific screams of their fellows was the last thing any of them would ever hear...
Karen's empower intensified maximized fireball and quickened maximized empowered fireball were each turned away by Sela's globe of invulnerability, burning not but the paper and wood about them.
The cleric, Sandrain, recognizing Sela's abjuration, used a heightened blindness spell and bypassed the ward entirely, but was turned back via spell turning instead.
The samsaran druid, Kressel, hoped to use cloudkill against him, targeting his weak save, but Sela Kurn counterspelled it as an immediate action.
By the time Aros was able to charge, it was already Sela's turn to act. He cast a quickened greater dispel magic in an area, bringing it down upon the whole party, dispelling several of their buffs and turning their own magic against them, causing them to become stunned and also lowering their saving throws against his next attack.
Whatever spell or spells he used next to dispatch them, I leave up to your imagination.
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I thought you guys probably wanted a bard, so here ya' go. I may do another shortly.
NEW CHARACTERS
Thom Merillin and Perrin Aybara - 8th-level human entertainer and 6th-level human bodyguard), famed entertainer and his testubo-wielding bodyguard whose teamwork is nigh-on legendary
CHARACTER UPDATES
- James Mycen had his +1 dagger converted to a plain old masterwork dagger and gained the benevolent armor enchantment in its place (making him a much better bodyguard).
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Breadcrumbs the Kobold Cook, master of Dragon themed dishes?
Fine.
NEW NPC CHARACTER!
Bread Crumbs - CR 1 kobold trapsmith and chef, a cunning kobold outcast so named for luring his victims into elaborate ambushes with food.
Azaelas Fayth |
blackbloodtroll wrote:Breadcrumbs the Kobold Cook, master of Dragon themed dishes?Fine.
NEW NPC CHARACTER!
Bread Crumbs - CR 1 kobold trapsmith and chef, a cunning kobold outcast so named for luring his victims into elaborate ambushes with food.
Finally wore you down didn't he...
@gustavo: I have a Wizard based on Jace. He isn't allowed into most campaigns after a certain point.
blackbloodtroll |
blackbloodtroll wrote:Breadcrumbs the Kobold Cook, master of Dragon themed dishes?Fine.
NEW NPC CHARACTER!
Bread Crumbs - CR 1 kobold trapsmith and chef, a cunning kobold outcast so named for luring his victims into elaborate ambushes with food.
You have made my week! You sir, are a good man. I owe you.
Jubal Breakbottle |
RD
It sounds like if you had more art, you could produce more characters, right? Hint, hint!
Have you heard of Storn Cook? He's a great artist who introduced himself to another board I read. He posted some of his fantasy genre if you want to build some more of your great characters. He also posted his email if you want to contact him.
whip wielding lute player with fedora
dual kukri or khopesh wielding gal
falchion wielding gal in plate armor
greatsword wielding barbarian gal
female angel or trumpet playing caster with angel wings
female angel or lyre playing caster with angel wings
female angel or lute playing caster with angel wings
polearm wielding heavily armored gal
cheers
blackbloodtroll |
Maybe this for Breadcrumbs?
Personally, I would prefer to draw my own, scan it, and upload it, but that would be some time from now.
Ravingdork |
CHARACTER UPDATES
- Sloy Garak
Sloy Garak, everyone's favorite tengu, has taken on the new Seeker archetype. This complements his ungodly high Perception and makes him far more versatile, allowing him to fill the roles of not only the arcane caster and the healer as before, but also the rogue trap finder as well!
Ravingdork |
Ok it opened up now... Wonder why things seem to not be uploading properly for anyone.
Filezilla. It's free, but kinda crappy. Sometimes, it doesn't upload the full file (even though it says it does). I have to compare the original file's size to that of the uploaded one to make sure it finished properly. If not, I upload it again.
Sometimes even that doesn't work (though I think that's because I run out of server space and have to make room).
Ravingdork |
How is Sloy getting a +43 /50 perception at level 15?
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.15 ranks
08 Wisdom modifier
06 Skill Focus
05 Eyes of the Eagle
04 Alertness
03 Class skill bonus
02 Racial bonus
43 TOTAL
It could have been even higher (~45) with different traits, feats and magical items.
Ravingdork |
CHARACTER UPDATES
- Nudel (yet again)
Nudel the Protector has now become Nudel the Devourer. I switched her alignment from NG to NE, replaced her Bodyguard and Combat Reflexes feats with Improved Natural Attack and Furious Finish, and changed her preferred form from stegosaurus to behemoth hippopotamus.
She is now capable of dealing an automatic 310 damage on a successful melee attack, making her far more deadly, if slightly less versatile, than she was before. She readily fills the role of fast, hard hitting tank.
Ravingdork |
Additional changes: I have removed the benevolent armor enchantment as she is no longer a "protector." The money has instead gone into some gloves of swimming and climbing. I have also reallocated her skill ranks in Heal to Climb and Swim.
How is she able to wear her armour without penalties?
When her armor is melded into her wild shape form, she is no longer wearing it (as it is melded), and thus doesn't take any of the penalties for wearing armor.
Also isn't Benevolent a Weapon Enchantment?
It's both. When placed on a weapon, it increases the aid another bonuses made to aid attacks. When placed on armor, it increases the aid another bonuses made to aid AC.
Ravingdork |
Lohan |
Any interest in other classes like Dragonrider, Hellion, etc... from 3PP? I'd be willing to do a few but they wouldn't have cool art. I'd also need a refresher on the point buy and hp assumptions used in the thread. I also doubt anything I came up with would be as optimized as some of the other builds in the thread.
Anyway, 3PP classes, anyone want to see them or post one?
paladinguy |
I have a question about the way you DM with these NPCs (I'm new to pathfinder). When the PCs meet an NPC, do they know the NPC is a "level 20 fighter"? Or do they just know it's some strong looking dude with a sword? How can players evaluate what NPCs they can or cannot kill if they don't even know their level?
paladinguy |
Except for what they can see, or what they've heard from other NPCs/divination spells/what not, they can't.
Is that generally accepted practice? If I started DM'ing for some new guys, would I be silly for telling them the level and class of every NPC they met (assuming the NPC wasn't purposefully concealing it)?