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Re: Character creation
« Reply #140 on: February 06, 2010, 04:20:30 PM »
So, so far my character is Marralurk 3/Targetteer 1/Rogue 1

Should I bother investing in UMD at all? I'm not sure it's worth sinking all the skill points into since some of you guys can do it anyway.

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Re: Character creation
« Reply #141 on: February 06, 2010, 04:23:33 PM »
Depends if you want to use any scrolls or wands yourself.

As long as at least one person in the party can use them, you guys should be good on a party-level.
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #142 on: February 06, 2010, 04:29:30 PM »
I had UMD and we have a wizard and a cleric. I don't think it's worth it unless you plan on wanding in combat.

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Re: Character creation
« Reply #143 on: February 06, 2010, 04:32:58 PM »
I had UMD and we have a wizard and a cleric. I don't think it's worth it unless you plan on wanding in combat.
Or using personal buffs from a wand...
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #144 on: February 06, 2010, 04:34:22 PM »
By the way, can you use a Wand or Scroll if you have the spell on your spell list but don't have the required ability score to normally cast it?

I'm asking seeing as our 'Cleric' currently has a Wisdom of 2 :P
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« Reply #145 on: February 06, 2010, 04:36:21 PM »
By the way, can you use a Wand or Scroll if you have the spell on your spell list but don't have the required ability score to normally cast it?

I'm asking seeing as our 'Cleric' currently has a Wisdom of 2 :P
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #146 on: February 06, 2010, 04:38:53 PM »
I suppose he could take a rank or two and Aid Another. I forget if you can do that on UMD.

That said, does anyone have Spot and Sense motive as class skills, as well as Uncanny Dodge? Col. Harika has UD, but neither of the former skills. Coordinated Awareness and Flanking Enhancement (Teamwork Benefits) seem pretty neat.
Alternatively, Snap Out of It might be useful too - Harika easily meets the primary prereq, and the prereqs for the rest of the team are just one rank.
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #147 on: February 06, 2010, 04:46:54 PM »
By the way, did everyone remember to boost one of their stats by 1 for the level 4 bump?
Just a bump seeing as it was the last post on the previous page ;)


@Phaedrus: Okay, I wasn't sure anymore, so I figured I'd check :)
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« Reply #148 on: February 06, 2010, 04:51:02 PM »
By the way, did everyone remember to boost one of their stats by 1 for the level 4 bump?
Just a bump seeing as it was the last post on the previous page ;)
Yeah, I didn't forget.


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Re: Character creation
« Reply #149 on: February 06, 2010, 04:54:11 PM »
I've got a huge Spot bonus because of +8 racial in Hawk form. That's about it.

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« Reply #150 on: February 06, 2010, 04:59:25 PM »
I've got a huge Spot bonus because of +8 racial in Hawk form. That's about it.
That's good, because mine is negative 8. I was hoping someone else would be covering that.  :lol
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #151 on: February 06, 2010, 05:10:49 PM »
I've got Spot, though only a +10 modifier right now. I've also got a racial listen bonus. In fact my racial hearing is so acute it gives me a scent-like sensing ability. :)


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Re: Character creation
« Reply #152 on: February 06, 2010, 05:17:22 PM »
That's great and all, but we need Spot (and Sense Motive) ranks. :P Neither is a class skill for me, unfortunately, though I guess I could try to fix that with a feat. I do have flaws.
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #153 on: February 06, 2010, 05:25:26 PM »
Sorry, I missed that. I guess I could stick a rank in Spot and Sense Motive... I might have to dump my +1 initiative from the bonding ritual of honor, though... What are the teamwork benefits you're talking about?



And I'm still debating what warblade maneuvers to take... Right now I have:

Sapphire Nightmare Blade:Emerald Razor: DM2, Strike is a touch attack. (Or Action Before Thought...)
Steel Wind: IH1, Strike hits two threatened opponents

But I'm debating replacing one with Action Before Thought (use conc. for reflex save). Although my Will save is abysmal, I'm immune to the worst stuff there... mostly...

Having an IH one is handy to get Iron Heart Surge later from an item.



I'm thinking Master of Nine might be a great PrC for me to shoot for... Will be difficult getting in, though...

Skills: 10 ranks in four key discipline skills.
Feats: Adaptive Style*, Dodge, Blind-Fight, Improved
Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike.

Fighter 1/Cobra-strike Monk 1 can get me 3 of the five feats, but that will put me at 8th level w/o two of them... Hmm... I could get Blind Fight if I change a domain... and what feat would I swap Adaptive Style for? I guess I could retrain Stone Power... Is this really worth it? The skill reqs are brutal too, when you're dumb as a brick. :P

RVK would be a lot easier to get into... if I dip 1 level into something with Hide... like swordsage...
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #154 on: February 06, 2010, 05:32:13 PM »
Ok, That +10 is actually +12 now. 7 ranks. I guess I should have specified.


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Re: Character creation
« Reply #155 on: February 06, 2010, 06:17:19 PM »
Proto-Creature from Bestiary of Krynn is a +0 LA template that has some pretty interesting changes. Notably, +4 Strength, +2 Con and Rage as a Barbarian of their HD. You lose your race's Su abilities and SLAs, but regardless, that's a pretty great template for a bruiser.

So I just checked out BoK... Yes, it really is all that. It gives out even more Int and Cha penalties, though (-2 and -4, respectively). Seems like a great buy for Flumph, perhaps not so much for Harika, as she actually cares about her mental stats.
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #156 on: February 06, 2010, 06:21:59 PM »
Proto-Creature from Bestiary of Krynn is a +0 LA template that has some pretty interesting changes. Notably, +4 Strength, +2 Con and Rage as a Barbarian of their HD. You lose your race's Su abilities and SLAs, but regardless, that's a pretty great template for a bruiser.

So I just checked out BoK... Yes, it really is all that. It gives out even more Int and Cha penalties, though (-2 and -4, respectively). Seems like a great buy for Flumph, perhaps not so much for Harika, as she actually cares about her mental stats.
Yeah, I just looked at it too... It's insane... 3rd party, though...
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Re: Character creation
« Reply #157 on: February 06, 2010, 06:22:51 PM »
Proto-Creature from Bestiary of Krynn is a +0 LA template that has some pretty interesting changes. Notably, +4 Strength, +2 Con and Rage as a Barbarian of their HD. You lose your race's Su abilities and SLAs, but regardless, that's a pretty great template for a bruiser.

So I just checked out BoK... Yes, it really is all that. It gives out even more Int and Cha penalties, though (-2 and -4, respectively). Seems like a great buy for Flumph, perhaps not so much for Harika, as she actually cares about her mental stats.

Yeah this template is insane...

You lose all (Su) and (SpA) but retain everything (Ex). Which includes DR.
Would you lose the Rage when you became Dragonborn? It is an inherited template.

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« Reply #158 on: February 06, 2010, 06:25:34 PM »
Proto-Creature from Bestiary of Krynn is a +0 LA template that has some pretty interesting changes. Notably, +4 Strength, +2 Con and Rage as a Barbarian of their HD. You lose your race's Su abilities and SLAs, but regardless, that's a pretty great template for a bruiser.

So I just checked out BoK... Yes, it really is all that. It gives out even more Int and Cha penalties, though (-2 and -4, respectively). Seems like a great buy for Flumph, perhaps not so much for Harika, as she actually cares about her mental stats.
Yeah, I just looked at it too... It's insane... 3rd party, though...
Are you sure? The second page of mine (the one with all the legal stuff) says something about it being WotC licensed.

EDIT: Since homebrew isn't allowed, I don't think I have a way of getting both Sense Motive and Spot on my list for one feat (and two is just too much :P), so we may have to do without those tasty flanking teamwork benefits.
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« Reply #159 on: February 06, 2010, 06:30:46 PM »
Proto-Creature from Bestiary of Krynn is a +0 LA template that has some pretty interesting changes. Notably, +4 Strength, +2 Con and Rage as a Barbarian of their HD. You lose your race's Su abilities and SLAs, but regardless, that's a pretty great template for a bruiser.

So I just checked out BoK... Yes, it really is all that. It gives out even more Int and Cha penalties, though (-2 and -4, respectively). Seems like a great buy for Flumph, perhaps not so much for Harika, as she actually cares about her mental stats.

Yeah this template is insane...

You lose all (Su) and (SpA) but retain everything (Ex). Which includes DR.
Would you lose the Rage when you became Dragonborn? It is an inherited template.
I'd probably dump dragonborn if I took that. Rage and Madness as racial abilities? And physical instability from being not held together well? Sounds like flumph. Too many magical experiments in your family tree will do that to you. ;)
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