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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #80 on: September 22, 2009, 05:11:15 PM »
What about adding undead and gaining the Evolved template then buying it off at each level as many times as you can?

I hear the ghost savage progression template is pretty good too...
I would have guessed PlzBreakMyCampaign would be a level 1 loredrake dragonwrought kobald :?
I'm surprised no one cared when I mentioned the most broken build non-ascending (or close) build I had ever created (or seen) :(

But no, I made a MAXED +1sorc casting build and it was not that far ahead of fast casters :)
I'll post the build here. It never made it into my compendium because I'm lazy and I didn't consider it good enough. Also I only bother with the idea upon getting the Bestiary of Kyrnn (which says that it is an official WotC book):
[spoiler]Venerable Desert Kobold [small, -4Str +2Dex +1Wis +3int +3cha, Fav Rogue, +4fort for heat, +2Surv,craft(trap),&search, auto drac, bon com&und] with the Variant Kobold Racial Traits for the slight (tiny) build
    He starts with the Dragonspawn(white) acquired template giving +1sorcerer casting, +7nat, +2con, +2dex, 60'fly average, a bite, 2 claws, a 2d6 cone of cold breath weapon, and a temporary monstrous humanoid type (this is below dragon on the type pyramid).
   at level 1 he the takes Sorcerer 1, the Dragonwrought feat (RotD 100) giving the dragon type from monstrous humanoid, lowlight vision, and 60'darkvision, and then the Loredrake Sovereign Archetype which lowers his non-existent racial HD to d10s and he loses his non-existent cleric casting in exchange for +2sorcerer casting, 1d6cold death throes
   Don't forget the cost of his familiar (100gp), the Draconic Rite of Passage (RotD 43) (100gp), and the greater Draconic Rite of Passage (1000) and the total of 4 hp the rituals subtract
   at level 3 he takes the Draconic Reservoir feat and uses the LA Buyoff to have a normal ECL
   sometime after that but before 6 he will take the acquired Abomination Dragonspawn template for 1 LA, giving (since the kobold base creature is not listed it gains an additional table roll in lieu of the Race Specific Mutation) +0 to +6sorcerer casting. The three rolls could all land 96-100 which then double into 6 rolls that could all manage an 86-90. Yes I understand that the upper limit is a 1/3600 chance.
   at level 6 he completes the Greater Draconic Rite of Passage for +1sorcerer casting and if another LA1 template is taken before this level the Abomination dragonspawn LA can be bought off now.

This means that at ECL8 after the buyoff but before getting all the way to level 9 we could have 8 regular levels of sorcerer + up to 10 effective increases for any 9th level sorcerer spell casting.

This build could be interesting in the ECL8 variant of E6 if you had a DM who was forgiving on the LA buyoff[/spoiler]
Being nearly unkillable is cool. But the cap spells can get u that and much more without worrying about those few anti-ghosty stuffs :)

Also does the evolved undead allow that template to be taken multiple times??
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #81 on: September 22, 2009, 05:15:27 PM »
Also does the evolved undead allow that template to be taken multiple times??
Yes, +1 LA per application.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #82 on: September 22, 2009, 05:37:59 PM »
I don't think I can participate in this thread since, as far as I can remember, intelligent items don't have levels (Kuroimaken literally means Black Demonic Sword). If I'm wrong, it's probably something with a bazillion ego...
So post a Legacy sword that becomes intelligent.

Well, as I believe might be implied by my first post, I don't know how to build intelligent items (much less legacy items).  :blush
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #83 on: September 22, 2009, 07:38:00 PM »
I don't think I can participate in this thread since, as far as I can remember, intelligent items don't have levels (Kuroimaken literally means Black Demonic Sword). If I'm wrong, it's probably something with a bazillion ego...
So post a Legacy sword that becomes intelligent.

Well, as I believe might be implied by my first post, I don't know how to build intelligent items (much less legacy items).  :blush

Start here?
I should fix it and post it here some time later this week.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #84 on: September 23, 2009, 04:02:17 AM »
CEPHID:
"Any of a class of intrinsically variable stars with exceptionally regular periods of light pulsation."

ARCANIS:
Master of the arcane.

...so a giant pulsating star with extreme arcane powers?

ooh I know:

How would I build that?

I want to say that it will involve levels in Rainbow Servant...

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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #85 on: September 23, 2009, 07:03:47 AM »
A Salt Mephit druid 12. Turns into a crow (use raven) and there it is!

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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #86 on: September 23, 2009, 03:18:53 PM »
In summary so far:

Woodenbandman - Woodling Bard2/Druid7(Druidic Avenger, Hunter, Spont Caster)/Sacred Exorcist1/Fochlucan Lyrist8 (LA Buyoff)
ninjarabbit - Awakened Rabbit ninja4/monk2/swashbuckler3
Solo - Sorcerer5/Mindbender1/MotAO10/Fatespinner4
Archmage Joda - Human Domain Wizard 5/Incantatrix 10/Archmage 5
DetectiveJasbro - Simply Mystic Weave Ranger (or what ever the Mystra Ranger is AFB) 17/scout 3 not in that order
QOShea - Human Wizard 3 / Beguiler 2 / Ultimate Magus 10 / Geometer 5
InnaBinder - Binder 1/Stalwart Sorcerer 4/Anima Mage 10/Abjurant Champion 5
KellKheraptis - Kalashtar w/ Tashalatora Battle Psion (same as battle sorc, only for psions)5/Psionic Abjurant Champion 5/Psionic Swiftblade 40
Akalsaris - Human (Gharu'ndim) Fighter 15/Master Thrower 5, Sword+Board focused fighter
Paradox - 20 CW Samarai
Risada - Silverbrow Human Bard 3/Warblade 17 with Song of White Raven, Dragonfire Inspiration...
Generic PC - Wow. Thats a gimme. Something like Wizard 20, or Rogue 20, or Fighter 20.
Anklebite - "I may be tiny but you're dead"
Agita - some kind of Dread Necromancer/Ur-Priest/similar emo build
sir argenon - human paladin 1-5/planar paladin/paladin +1/agalarian griffonrider 1/beastmaster 1-3/wild plains outrider 1-3/cavalier 1-6.
archangel.arcanis - Justicator (MM3) /Crusader/Cleric/RKV Hardcore lawful with an pension for behaving like Judge Dread.
Aharon - Goliath Monk 2/Psy War 3...
RobbyPants - Rogue 20; must wear pants.  Alternately, has every possible way to max Sleight of Hand skill and steals other people's pants.
j0lt - Sorcerer 5/Dragon Disciple (bronze) 10
Ribusprissin - Elf cleric 12 (Luck and Trickery). No DMM, no dirty tricks, no cheese
Dusk Eclipse - Whisper Gnome Duskblade 13/ Shadowcraft Mage 7
TheEndIsNear - Wizard 20 or PunPun
skydragonknight - Lancer ... Scout (CV) 11 / Psychic Warrior (XPH) 2 / Blade Dancer (OA) 7
Jedda - Psion, max ranks Know(nature) and Wild Cohort (black panther)
Brainpiercing - Hmmm.... Illithid.... something. Involving pointy things and tentacles
VennDygrem - Factotum 20
Alastar - Human Lvl 7 Domain Wizard/Lvl 10 Loremaster/Lvl 3 Archmage
Nanshork - 2nd Edition Athasian Halfling Rogue/ Wizard
Kuroimaken - intelligent items
Sinfire Titan - Factotum 8/Warblade 12 or Warlock 9/Binder 1/Hellfire Warlock 3/Legacy Champion4/Uncanny Trickster 3
PlzBreakMyCampaign - a gorram Illithid Savant...
Bastian - Factotum 1/Bard 9/Warrior Skaald 10
Optimator - Warforged Bard 9 / Seeker of the Song 2 / Bard +9.  Go for Words of Creation and all the other song boosters
Havok4 - psion/anarchic initiate
ksbsnowowl - Probably a cold-themed Druid 20 or some-such or a spirit shaman heading into moonspeaker guardian or something else that grants wildshape
Surreal - gnomish bard/artificer progressed with a houseruled Ultimate Magus
Khorus - Fighter / Sorcerer / Spellsword with the biggest 2 handed weapon you could find
Salt Crow - A Salt Mephit druid 12. Turns into a crow (use raven) and there it is!
SorO_Lost - Mindflayer Aberration 8 / Illithid Savant 5 / LA 7
Treantmonklvl20 - well duh
mushroom - a myconid, most fearful and revered of fungi
telehax - Ardent 10/Telfemmar Shadowlord4
Aliment - Human Psion 20 (Most likely Nomad)
Azrael - Kalashtar Shaper 10/Thrallherd 10, thralls: Elan Egoist 7/Metamind 10, Kalashtar Wizard 9/Initiate of the Seven Fold Veil 7/Archmage 1, Everyone fused into one being
Nunkuriji - Desert Kobold Psion/Wizard/Cerebremancer
wotmaniac - Human Bard 6/ Evangelist 5/ Exemplar 9


We should totally make up some arena teams and beat each other up.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #87 on: September 23, 2009, 03:29:40 PM »

We should totally make up some arena teams and beat each other up.

Does that mean I have to find my character sheet and then convert it?   :P
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #88 on: September 23, 2009, 04:04:34 PM »
Yeah, I didn't think anyone would really get my post.
SorO_Lost - Mimic (mastered Blue Mage, Red Mage, Necromancer, Ranger, and Ninja), prone to using dual welding a twin lance and chicken knife and using rapid fire. Blue Magic is always selected but the 3rd slot tends to hold red(precleared the game) or necro. Unfortunately SorO is lost and is talking about FFV in a D&D forum which can lead to some confusion.

Really though, D&D 3E just isn't a system where a real blue mage can exist. The Blue Mage class posted on 339's forums does an ok job at spells, but it don't handle anything else. A spelltheif/hellbreaker can steal abilities, but only for a moment so it's like mimicing only without seeing the trick done before you.

Which only leaves a Mindflayer Aberration 8 / Illithid Savant 5 / LA 7. I guess that will have to do.
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6: Skill based. Commoner, Expert, Samurai.
5: Mundane warrior. Barbarian, Fighter, Monk.
4: Partial casters. Adapt, Hexblade, Paladin, Ranger, Spelltheif.
3: Focused casters. Bard, Beguiler, Dread Necromancer, Martial Adapts, Warmage.
2: Full casters. Favored Soul, Psion, Sorcerer, Wu Jen.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #89 on: September 23, 2009, 06:14:39 PM »
How did I miss this?

Pretty obvious -

Class: Monk
Level: 20
Race: Treant

Hmmmm...maybe that didn't need a post.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #90 on: September 23, 2009, 08:50:02 PM »

We should totally make up some arena teams and beat each other up.

Does that mean I have to find my character sheet and then convert it?   :P

Nah, leave it as is. He'd win through people forfeiting out of frustration...

pc: ok, so I roll with my attack bonus of...
dm: you don't have one of those
pc: what?
dm: attack bonus, you have a thac0
pc: thaco?
dm: no... thac0
pc: what's the diff?
dm: it goes down instead of up
pc: ?
dm: oh, and you're trying to hit a negative AC
pc: that's good right?
dm: not for you
pc: huh?...
dm: oh too late, you've just been backstabbed
pc: dub tee eff?
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #91 on: September 23, 2009, 09:16:19 PM »

We should totally make up some arena teams and beat each other up.

Does that mean I have to find my character sheet and then convert it?   :P

Nah, leave it as is. He'd win through people forfeiting out of frustration...

pc: ok, so I roll with my attack bonus of...
dm: you don't have one of those
pc: what?
dm: attack bonus, you have a thac0
pc: thaco?
dm: no... thac0
pc: what's the diff?
dm: it goes down instead of up
pc: ?
dm: oh, and you're trying to hit a negative AC
pc: that's good right?
dm: not for you
pc: huh?...
dm: oh too late, you've just been backstabbed
pc: dub tee eff?


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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #92 on: September 24, 2009, 02:17:08 AM »


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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #93 on: September 24, 2009, 02:58:44 AM »
The above post is pure lol

But I must protest this part!:
In summary so far:
PlzBreakMyCampaign - a gorram kobold...
Ahem, I said it really is that Illithid Savant build, even though the dragonspawn kobold could get 9th level casting a bit quicker.

Because lets face it. Theoretically, there really is nothing more broken than a Illithid Savant  :lmao
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #94 on: September 24, 2009, 05:22:46 AM »

Mushroom:1HD Plant

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So... a myconid (MM2) then? The myconid sovereign is actually a rather interesting creature, able to brew a wide variety of potions and it has a funky animation ability.
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #95 on: September 24, 2009, 07:45:00 AM »
Ardent10/Telfemmar Shadowlord4 using both variants here http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20070629a

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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #96 on: September 24, 2009, 02:52:02 PM »
Well since Aliment means Power in Italian...

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Uses Variant Human (Italian): Gives +2 Bluff, +2 Intimidate, +2 Roman, -2 World Wars, No Bonus Skills, Bonus Feat is Improved Road Movement (If on a road +10' Movespeed)

And I'd just use lots of different powers.
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« Reply #97 on: September 24, 2009, 04:44:43 PM »

Mushroom:1HD Plant

Feat:Toughness
So... a myconid (MM2) then? The myconid sovereign is actually a rather interesting creature, able to brew a wide variety of potions and it has a funky animation ability.
Myconids are easily the funniest creatures in the game.

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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #98 on: September 24, 2009, 04:45:39 PM »
Well since Aliment means Power in Italian...

Human Psion 20 (Most likely Nomad)
Uses Variant Human (Italian): Gives +2 Bluff, +2 Intimidate, +2 Roman, -2 World Wars, No Bonus Skills, Bonus Feat is Improved Road Movement (If on a road +10' Movespeed)

And I'd just use lots of different powers.

you forgot somatic components on speech. and a racial +3 to profession(cooking)
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Re: Build your namesake
« Reply #99 on: September 24, 2009, 05:16:52 PM »
Um. Surreal what does gorram mean?

I am not sure
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An interesting read, nice to see a civil discussion
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Your a shifter... you have all you ever need.
It blows MoMF out of the water

But if your greedy for more [Wish] for something that only effects you, like another class level or two that doesn't count against your ECL.
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Yes, I'm the 3.0 "Masters of the Wild" shifter, the awesome kind. My favorite form to take is Force Dragon. Yes, I am immortal ... My character is hands down the coolest guy in the campaign and there is nothing I could possibly want.
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