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The Flash has long been one of my favorite DC superheroes (specifically, Barry Allen), and SGG has, through their Genius Guide to the Talented Monk, given me an opportunity to create an incarnation that could fit into Golarion. Owen K.C. Stevens, you have my thanks!
25-point buy
Str-10 Dex-20 Con-10 Int-11 Wis-15 Cha-10
Skills- Acrobatics, Sense Motive, Perception, Stealth, Perform (dance) (2),
Human Talented Monk
1- Heavy Blades style, Light Armor Kata, Flurry of Blows, Dodge, No-Shadow Strikes, Light Armor Proficiency, Weapon Finesse
2- Fast Movement, Crane Wing, Crane Style
3- Ki Pool, Dragon Style, Fuse Style, Dervish Dance
4- (+1 Dex)Evasion, Dragon Ferocity
5- Unbalancing Counter, Snake Style
6- Snake Fang
7- Fuse Style, Combat Reflexes
8- (+1 Wis) Unfettered Kata
9- Deadly Blows, Hammer The Gap
10- Medusa's Wrath
11- Aspect of the Tiger, Stunning Fist
12-(+1 Dex) Abundant Step
13- Defensive Roll, Dimensional Agility
14- Slow Time
15- Improved Stunning Fist, Dimensional Assault
16- (+1 Dex) Empty Body
17- Ki Power-Improved Vital Strike, Dimensional Dervish
18- Ki Power-Lightning Stance
19- Greater Defensive Roll, Dimensional Savant
20- (+1 Dex) Learned, Immortality
I figured this is an 'alternate reality' Flash, so I gave him a scimitar and a new name that fits reasonably well. I'm really loving the power progression here, as he continually gains speed as he levels up, gaining more and more ways to use that speed. A lot of the monk talents can also be easily refluffed as 'speed force' abilities, such as empty body being the ability to vibrate through objects.
I can't wait for an opportunity to play this guy- I've got him as a worshiper of Sarenrae who is a member of some security service or police force (I'm thinking Magnimar, for whatever reason) who may or may not have a 'secret identity.'
Now, if only I had a game to play him in... raagh, I hate working 2 jobs!
I'm probably going to try a revised version soon that either multiclasses with Talented Rogue, or uses some of the cross-class talent selection.
Specifically, light steps and shadow clones strike me as ki powers worth having to fill out the 'speed force' powers.
I actually wrote something on this on a blog I was part of a while back.
Speedster.
I actually wrote something on this on a blog I was part of a while back.
Speedster.
...Holy crap dude.
Sorry for the lack-luster grammar and whatnot. It was an old post and that blog was more my scratching post.
Sorcerer or Bard.. by spells
Anyone = By magic items
Bard Spell = Expeditious Retreat, Blur, mirror image, Blink, Displacement, Haste, Freedom of movement,
High Dex
Recationary trait
Improved Initiative feat
that i can think off, the top of my head... or check for magic items based of the above spells.
I think I remember in 3.5 there was a prestige class that was a haste specialist, that reminded me of a 'speedster' type hero. I cant remember the name of it though.
I think I remember in 3.5 there was a prestige class that was a haste specialist, that reminded me of a 'speedster' type hero. I cant remember the name of it though.
SwiftBlade ;)
If you're into superheroes in Pathfinder, my design team reworked the mythic rules for Hyper Score in Hypercorps 2099 and there's a speedster class to boot (the veloces).
I didn't stat him out or anything, but I was having some fun picking out races and classes for the various characters. I even made a thread for it. Link I picked out Slyph Sorcerer with the Stormborne Bloodline for the Flash since it seemed the most suited to him. Maybe give him a few monk levels.