So, I've been rolling around the notion of a bloatmage in my head for a while now. The goal is to make a joke character that tries to be as disgusting as possible. I'm looking for ideas for the build, as well as spells that might work with this "disgusting" theme. I'd like to have him capable of VOMITING ACID!
So I've been wondering how to do it best. This is partly an early-entry experiment. Either a wizard (scryer) or an aasimar sorcerer. It could be funny to do it as an Elf, but human is the only one who can do it proper (except in PFS, where scribe scroll is replaced by spell focus).
Stats (20 pts):
Str: 9 Dex: 10 Con: 16 Int: 18 Wis: 10 Cha: 7
Feats:
Wizard:
1 Bloatmage initiate, Spell focus ( ?)
Bloatmage
2
3 Toughness
4
5 Intensify spell
6
7 ?
8
9 ?
10
11 ?
So, right now I'm unsure whether it's a better idea to specialize in evocation (and switch the stuff to acid through feats) or to go conjuration for the natural acid spells.
Eventually, this guy would get a cauldron of flying, fill it with hot water & never come out. Endless hot tub.
Any other thematic/mechanical ideas?
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Pestilence (Council of Thieves) Sorcerer Bloatmage seems like it could work, as you'd get immune to sickened at Bloatmage 3rd and the +1 Spellcaster level for your chosen school. Downside is that you can't quality for Bloatmage until 6th. Needless to say, Pestilence Sorcerers are pretty disgusting.
I'm imagining Baron Harkonen from the David Lynch Dune movie...
I doubt it's PFS legal though.
Pestilence (Council of Thieves) Sorcerer Bloatmage seems like it could work, as you'd get immune to sickened at Bloatmage 3rd and the +1 Spellcaster level for your chosen school. Downside is that you can't quality for Bloatmage until 6th. Needless to say, Pestilence Sorcerers are pretty disgusting.
I'm imagining Baron Harkonen from the David Lynch Dune movie...
I doubt it's PFS legal though.
BaronHarkonen was what I was thinking of too! Somehow combined with the ship captain at the end of the "HHTTG" british mini-series.
Hehe...
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If my current campaign were not in the final stages of the 'Legacy of Fire' adventure path, I think I'd introduce a Pestilence Sorcerer Bloatmage as a bad guy. Doesn't really fit with the current story though.
Though I can totally see someone like that being carried around in a palanquin in Katapesh...
I guess I'm in it for the image... Imagine a morbidly obese caster, marinating in bathwater, floating in a flying cauldron, spewing acid all over the battlefield...
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This probably won't work in the build mechanically, but here is one way to become Disgusting.
Mechanically, I'd go with a wizard focused on effects that rely on caster level heavily, such as evocation [which, if this is PFS, is actually quite viable].
If you went Aasimar Wizard [not the best stat bonuses, but still], you could enter as an Admixturist, and use the first level ability in conjunction with Fire Breath for free Acid Vomit.
Another option would be to go with Tiefling Diviner [only works in PFS], and take the Tiefling spell Hellmouth Lash* which while not vomiting acid, means you can lick them with Acid, which is close. Tiefling also relates you to hell, making you less likable and gives a CHA penalty, making you more disgusting.
Conjuration is a neat school, but it is mostly control-focused [with Pit spells and Wall spells and Summon Spells, you can lock down the field pretty quick], and not so much the blast you seemed to be looking for.
You couldn't get bloatmage until level 4, but as an Aasimar sorcerer you could take the tattooed sorcerer archetype. Think about how disgusting you can be with a bunch of disgusting tattoos. Also while the Shaitan bloodline isn't itself disgusting, it will allow many of your your spells to deal acid damage.
Your bloatmage would be hard pressed to be more gross than my ratfolk alchemist who flies about on his own tumor steed.
A few more levels and he will have two heads!