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I'd love to play in any superhero game, fantasy or otherwise, but yes, it would be fun to do a fantasy themed game based on these folks.
Actually, the characters I really want to play are from Read or Die/R.O.D the TV, which is a Japanese animation, but it's basically an anime's take on Western action genres (it is a glorious smashup of superheroes, spies, and conspiracy thrillers, with an added literary theme and a good general dose of WTF). And the characters in it are basically superheroes, most of whom have paper shaping powers...
The scroll master wizard archetype was basically DESIGNED for it.
I want to be Maggie, although she'd be the hardest to stat out... scroll master conjurer, I guess, maybe with a dip into something to reflect her stamina and bodyguard duties. Or a summoner with a paper armored eidolon.
Hmmm.... tying into Read or Die (Miss Deep) but also going back to the Big Two U.S. Comic companies... Marvel (Shadowcat)
How would you do a low level character based on someone themed on intangibility? What would you perhaps sub in?
I dunno. Maybe a Bard or Rogue of some kind? Maybe she's a Shadowdancer or something. A Fetchling Shadowdancer.
Mind you, I don't know what any of those do, they just sound appropriate. Are there any phasing spells in Pathfinder?
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Invisibility and Dexterity, DQ - you fake phasing by tumbling stealthily and wriggling through tight spaces. Small size is a must.
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tumbling stealthily and wriggling through tight spaces. Small size is a must.
That's what she said!
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tumbling stealthily and wriggling through tight spaces. Small size is a must.That's what she said!
Well, her name is "Miss Deep." (Quote from the OAV: "I hate my handle. It makes me sound like a porn star."
Looking at Shadowdancer, I think the earliest you can take it is 6th level (because you need 5 ranks in a skill before qualifying). But bard or rogue (or its alternate, ninja) would work certainly... I think Tacticslion's suggestion of just being sneaky sneaky (with a lot of Escape Artist) is probably the way to go. The harder choice is... bard with a lot of escape/invisibility spells, or rogue because of sneak attack (at this power level, you can't reach into someone's chest and squeeze their heart to death, but an attack that targets vitals is going to have to come close enough). Sandman bard gets sneak attack but not until 5th level, which doesn't seem worth it, and they're basically Pathfinder's spellthief which doesn't really suit flavor wise. I think for Miss Deep I'd go with ninja for no trace and the ninja tricks vanishing trick and fast stealth. Not sure for Kitty.
Are there any phasing spells in Pathfinder?
Not quite... there's stuff like gaseous form and passwall which work along those lines.
That's what she said!
Badum-tish!
Well, her name is "Miss Deep." (Quote from the OAV: "I hate my handle. It makes me sound like a porn star."
I've not seen that. Any links? Sound's hilarious.
Anyway, as far as "phasing"-type spells, there's also ethereal jaunt and etherealness, and maybe the power shadow body.
But, those are really hard to get at without very specific builds that are way-too-powerful for our fifth-level "equivalents".
I think I'd strongly recommend the ninja. It's an awesome suggestion, DQ: they function very pretty perfectly for this sort of thing. If there was a way to re-fluff a goblin as something not... uh... "gobliny"... I'd recommend that one, probably. Though the darkvision is kind of out-of-place, it works nicely with the sneak-attack idea, and helps with the concept of finding the "right spot" even if she couldn't "normally" <i.e. "as a human"> "see" the thing she's targeting (in this case, allowing sneak attack to function).
It's pretty impossible to get most prestige classes before sixth level, as the skill-requirements are exacting. After you take a level (at sixth) you could re-train your levels, to eventually become one "from first level", but that'd be expensive (re-training tends to be) and some consider it "cheating" (I don't, but that's another conversation*); but that requires a sixth-level, at least, and I think that's part of the reason to limit it to fifth.
In any event, ninja works well. Goblin if possible (for DEX increase, small size, and huge stealth bonus) if we can re-flavor it (also, maybe swapping out the Ride skill bonus for something?).
* "Oh no! Someone can get a sub-optimal, but very flavorful and excellent RP choice by spending their limited wealth by level to do so! How terrible!"
That's what she said!Badum-tish!
Well, her name is "Miss Deep." (Quote from the OAV: "I hate my handle. It makes me sound like a porn star."I've not seen that. Any links? Sound's hilarious.
Not to the OAV, where that is from, but the sequel TV series "R.O.D the TV" (which you can enjoy without seeing the OAV) is free on Hulu and Funimation. I highly recommend it.
In any event, ninja works well. Goblin if possible (for DEX increase, small size, and huge stealth bonus) if we can re-flavor it (also, maybe swapping out the Ride skill bonus for something?).
Fetchlings are also good. Halflings for small size. Goblins do have the extra bonus.
I don't know what Bullseye would be, but he'd have a DEX of 20. Possibly Gunslinger, mixed with like a knife-specialist Rogue or something like that. Maybe a Ranger with Humans as a favored enemy.
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I don't know what Bullseye would be, but he'd have a DEX of 20. Possibly Gunslinger, mixed with like a knife-specialist Rogue or something like that. Maybe a Ranger with Humans as a favored enemy.
Maybe something like:
Human 'Zen Archer' Monk 2/'Trapper' Ranger 1/Rogue 2
Eh?
Just give him a high dexterity score, Catch-Off Guard & Throw Anything.