Anyone interested in some Pirates? [3.5]

[BowenSilverclaw]

No, I don't. Over the course of the Rainbow Servant, I get access to domains and their spells, added to my spell list. And no, they're added to my spell list, and I cast them the same as all my other spells, but if they're not on my spell list as Warmage spells, I cast them as divine, not arcane. So yay! And domain benefits. So YAY!

Just some friendly advice to keep in mind: PbPs tend to be (really) slow, so it'll take a while before you get those benefits.

That's one of the reasons why I'm trying to frontload my character, I don't want to wait a year to get my main schtick available

[Littha]

No, I don't. Over the course of the Rainbow Servant, I get access to domains and their spells, added to my spell list. And no, they're added to my spell list, and I cast them the same as all my other spells, but if they're not on my spell list as Warmage spells, I cast them as divine, not arcane. So yay! And domain benefits. So YAY!

I know you get domains, thing is those domains are not going to add all that much to your casting (Good gets you Magic circle and a couple of pants spells, Law Likewise (though Dictum is nice) and Air gets you some low level battlefield control).

I know Warmage/Rainbow Servant is appealing for the spontaneous casting but this campaign doesn't need that sort of optimised caster. Having any spell you want off the cleric list the moment you need it will take all the challenge out of lots of the encounters and i imagine the original idea to put the two together was more theoretical rather than practical optimisation.

[skydragonknight]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

[Agita]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

[BowenSilverclaw]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

Stop bitching, you guys are almost level 6 in my campaign just need to get of my lazy butt and calculate xp

[Risada]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

Stop bitching, you guys are almost level 6 in my campaign just need to get of my lazy butt and calculate xp

Please do. We will be very happy 

[BowenSilverclaw]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

Stop bitching, you guys are almost level 6 in my campaign just need to get of my lazy butt and calculate xp

Please do. We will be very happy 

I'll do so in about 9-10 hours (tomorrow morning)
I'm guessing/eyeballing it's one encounter away

[veekie]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

I've played a 5 year long PbP once.

I leveled twice in that whole time.

[BowenSilverclaw]

Plus, we start at level 1, and this a PbP game. Sure, when you get to 16th level you're awesome, but that's 5 years from now.

Optimist.

I've played a 5 year long PbP once.

I leveled twice in that whole time.

Wow, just wow...

One of the big things I've done to try and avert that is remove 'random'/non-plot-central encounters and just eyeballing some extra XP to keep the PCs at the level they should be at whatever point in the adventure they are.

[Krika]

Well, I might change my mind later. Who knows. It's not set in stone.

[jojolagger]

Homebrew Chameleon:
 if you wanted masks you could always take master of masks (suboptimal but flavourful) as Bowen said

I'll never qualify for master of masks. Also, The homebrew things masks aren't real masks you wear

Homebrew Chameleon:
I would rather not use that class

What's wrong with the Homebrew?

[Sohala]

Substitute Powers ACF allowed before I start messing with the mantles?

Also, would you allow a psi version of arcane strike?

[endgamecutter]

I guess I'm gonna roll with either a shaper going into constructor (minions are fun, and using them as fodder can cater to what I know best: beatsticking) or a kineticist (blasting is easier to to wrap my head around, plus I feel like me as myself is actually contributing, also I'm only in shaper for astral construct). Is there anything specific to read about for psiforged? Or are they just special-sounding warforged?

[BowenSilverclaw]

I guess I'm gonna roll with either a shaper going into constructor (minions are fun, and using them as fodder can cater to what I know best: beatsticking) or a kineticist (blasting is easier to to wrap my head around, plus I feel like me as myself is actually contributing, also I'm only in shaper for astral construct). Is there anything specific to read about for psiforged? Or are they just special-sounding warforged?

Aside from the fluff, there's a feat you can take with Warforged (forgot the name, same book as the Psiforged though) that lets you store unused PP IIRC.


Personally I'm still not entirely sure. I'm starting to think a blaster (Kineticist) (assuming endgamecutter goes Shaper and not Kineticist as well) or a Duskblade could be fun as well...

I'll try to get a working gunman first though

[endgamecutter]

to be honest I'm leaning more towards the kineticist. While I feel it would be rather underwhelming (especially early on, which is gonna be a long while) I REALLY hate the feeling of being a summoner, just because I tend to be just a random guy who happens to be around some powerful brute of some kind. Who knows, maybe I'll roll a duskblade (what? I don't get many chances to play D&D, so I have a bunch of classes I wanna try) or something instead, since nobody seems to want to take to the front lines

[Prime32]

I have a suggestion for the caster:
http://www.realmshelps.org/cgi-bin/feats.pl?Dragonmarked_Sorcerer

Could possibly be adapted for warmage.

[BowenSilverclaw]

Littha, would you be okay with allowing Iron Kingdoms materials?
Risada just pointed out the Gun Mage class to me and it's pretty cool and close to what I want to do.

In case you don't have it and want to give it a look, you can find it at 4shared.com by searching for 'Iron Kingdoms gun mage'.

[Littha]

Homebrew Chameleon:
 if you wanted masks you could always take master of masks (suboptimal but flavourful) as Bowen said

I'll never qualify for master of masks. Also, The homebrew things masks aren't real masks you wear

Homebrew Chameleon:
I would rather not use that class

What's wrong with the Homebrew?

Master of masks isn't too bad to qualify for.... 3 skills at 8 and 4 languages is a bit skill point intense but its not impossible. Assuming starting at 14 Int that's 26 skillpoints, preform (act) would be a pain but assuming you were in a class with 2 points a level you have 32 by level 5.

I don't like the homebrew class because it doesn't do anything unique, it seems just to steal factotum and chameleon abilities.

[Agita]

Here's a list of everyone who has posted a smiley to date, in no particular order:
Skydragonknight
Shadowhunter
endgamecutter
jojolagger
Garryl
Krika
BowenSilverclaw
Risada
Sohala
(Note: I did a search, I didn't actually go through the thread and count the smileys, so if I left someone out, that's why.)

That's enough for one five-man and one four-man party, so I might bow out even though I just learned I haven't been accepted. You see, there's this interest check for a MnM game, and I'm only in one of those right now...

[Littha]

Littha, would you be okay with allowing Iron Kingdoms materials?
Risada just pointed out the Gun Mage class to me and it's pretty cool and close to what I want to do.

In case you don't have it and want to give it a look, you can find it at 4shared.com by searching for 'Iron Kingdoms gun mage'.

If you like, I am familiar with them (have one in another game).

Plus they look awesome:
[spoiler][/spoiler]