Character Planning

[BowenSilverclaw]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

[PhaedrusXY]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

Well... you could call one via Planar Binding, and then control it via rebuking.

[Flay Crimsonwind]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

Oh, yeah, that'll be fun to debuff...

[The_Mad_Linguist]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

Well... you could call one via Planar Binding, and then control it via rebuking.

No risk either, since hippos can't attack you. 

[PhaedrusXY]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

Well... you could call one via Planar Binding, and then control it via rebuking.

No risk either, since hippos can't attack you. 

[Flay Crimsonwind]

I don't have to go back till the 11th! 

I have one free feat. What should it be?

Chosen of Tem-Et-Nu.

Rebuke hippos 12/day?  That's unparalleled power.

I wonder how loosely "hippo" is defined - can you control paragon pseudonatural half-force-dragon hippos?

You know we're bound to run into those sooner or later

Well... you could call one via Planar Binding, and then control it via rebuking.

No risk either, since hippos can't attack you. 

Wow, unintentionally found a use for this feat, have we? Thinking a sorc/ sand shaper for flavor...

[PhaedrusXY]

lol, that's classic CO for you. Give us an old rusty spoon, and we'll figure out how to destroy and/or takeover the world with it.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

lol, that's classic CO for you. Give us an old rusty spoon, and we'll figure out how to destroy and/or takeover the world with it.

Well duh - tetanus deals con damage.

[Prime32]

How many rusty old spoons can we fit in one build? How much would a magic item which turns chickens into hippos cost?

I just want to figure out some way to make the anti-conversion ghost hippo attack your enemies.

[VennDygrem]

Hey, take this out into Min/Max, this here's a game thread. I swear, I go to bed for one night and this is what I come back to!

Seriously though, how are we doing?

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Well, aside from my to-be-revealed-dramatically artifact stuff, I'm completely done.

[bearsarebrown]

  @ you guys.

Anyways, I got that feat to pick, then I'm done.

[BowenSilverclaw]

Mind posting the artifact rules again for easy reference, Venn?
Aside from that, I need to work out my fluff, but I'm pretty damn busy with exams at the moment.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

@ you guys.

Anyways, I got that feat to pick, then I'm done.

Battle blessing?

[bearsarebrown]

@ you guys.

Anyways, I got that feat to pick, then I'm done.

Battle blessing?

I would pick that or SotAO but I only have 4th level Paladin casting. That is, one 1st level spell.

Eh, I think I'll just pick Dreadful Wrath.

[PhaedrusXY]

@ you guys.

Anyways, I got that feat to pick, then I'm done.

Battle blessing?

I would pick that or SotAO but I only have 4th level Paladin casting. That is, one 1st level spell.

Eh, I think I'll just pick Dreadful Wrath.

That's a nice one, especially if someone else (or you) can stack another fear effect on top of it.

I'm ready to go.


Edit: Hmm... are the Chahar-aina and Dastana from Oriental Adventures ok? They're add-ons to light armor that boost its AC by 1 each. Enhancement bonuses added to them do not stack with the armor's enhancement bonus, though. I think one of them actually gives you a shield bonus though, as it takes up the buckler slot. I'm not really relying on AC much for defense, but a couple more points would be nice if they're cheap.

[BowenSilverclaw]

From the Team B thread :

I don't think so, unless there are any Fear-spells on the Druid list...

In an issue of Dragon there is some barding which allows for a free action demoralize on attack. If I could remember which issue it is I'm sure that would be more helpful... 349? Maybe?

I'll take a look, I have some cash left anyway

EDIT: Found it

Grotesque Barding in Dragon 349. +50 gp gives a -1 on attacks, but allows a free action demoralize after each attack with a +2 circumstance bonus.

Is it okay if I add that to my Animal Companion's equipment, Venn?


There's some other mundane stuff for AC's in that issue as well, I'll have to give it a good read

EDIT 2: It's gonna be hard to boost Intimidate with my AC's limited skill points AND it being a cross-class skill, I doubt it's worth investing a whole lot in...

EDIT 3: Claw Extenders from Dragon 334 look nice, +1 damage with claws and no downside

Would it be okay for me to use some of that stuff, Venn?


EDIT: Also, Studded Leather with bone instead of metal for studs (so a Druid can use it)? I seem to recall reading about that in a supplement (maybe A&EG or Masters/Races of the Wild?)...

[VennDygrem]

@Bowen: Those look fine. If there were any reason for it to get out of hand, I can always sunder it.

Which artifact rules were you asking about, by the way?

@Phaedrus: Those are, and work mostly because you're coming from Sarlona. For anyone else considering them, however, note that they can only be worn over padded, leather, or chain shirt armor; the Chahar-aina requires proficiency with medium armor, while the dastana requires proficiency with light armor.

Phaedrus, if you take these make sure to note that your armor spikes are added to the Chahar-aina, otherwise you wouldn't be able to add it on top of regular spiked armor.

[BowenSilverclaw]

@Venn: The basic artifact we get from the start. I was just looking for a summary of what it entails exactly.

[VennDygrem]

@Venn: The basic artifact we get from the start. I was just looking for a summary of what it entails exactly.

Each of you has a unique item with special abilities that none of the others' posesses. I just posted an overview of the background on the item in General Player Knowledge (actually went a little overboard, I think!), the bottom paragraph of which gives the skeleton of what the base weapon/shield does. If you're looking for the rules on your's specifically, you artifact works like a Wilding Clasp for a number of worn items equal to 1/2 your character level (3 items at this level). I'm not sure whether you went with a weapon or shield (since you may want a weapon for when you're not wild shaped, but you may decide the extra boost to AC even while wild shaped is better for your character. It's up to you.) as the combat item.