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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2009, 02:51:28 PM »
Has it ever occured to you how stupid WotC is at class design? "the shugenja has 19 dead levels, but this is mitigated by the fact that their sense elements ability increases its range by 5 feet per 2 levels..." No! No, it's not mitigated, those levels are dead and prestige classes are >> them.
Hehe, kinda like the Sorcerer and plenty others.

In all honesty, though, you do pick up a few new tricks as a caster every level. It'd just be nice to get something else along with it.

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2009, 02:52:20 PM »
Has it ever occured to you how stupid WotC is at class design? "the shugenja has 19 dead levels, but this is mitigated by the fact that their sense elements ability increases its range by 5 feet per 2 levels..." No! No, it's not mitigated, those levels are dead and prestige classes are >> them.
Hehe, kinda like the Sorcerer and plenty others.

In all honesty, though, you do pick up a few new tricks as a caster every level. It'd just be nice to get something else along with it.
Hey, at least a Wizard gets bonus feats, and let's not get started on the Druid :P

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #22 on: April 19, 2009, 02:54:44 PM »
Has it ever occured to you how stupid WotC is at class design? "the shugenja has 19 dead levels, but this is mitigated by the fact that their sense elements ability increases its range by 5 feet per 2 levels..." No! No, it's not mitigated, those levels are dead and prestige classes are >> them.
Hehe, kinda like the Sorcerer and plenty others.

In all honesty, though, you do pick up a few new tricks as a caster every level. It'd just be nice to get something else along with it.
Hey, at least a Wizard gets bonus feats, and let's not get started on the Druid :P

Still, the shugenja: "Woo, I can sense fire at 35 feet instead of 30. Let the fun begin."

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #23 on: April 19, 2009, 02:57:03 PM »
Has it ever occured to you how stupid WotC is at class design? "the shugenja has 19 dead levels, but this is mitigated by the fact that their sense elements ability increases its range by 5 feet per 2 levels..." No! No, it's not mitigated, those levels are dead and prestige classes are >> them.
Hehe, kinda like the Sorcerer and plenty others.

In all honesty, though, you do pick up a few new tricks as a caster every level. It'd just be nice to get something else along with it.
Hey, at least a Wizard gets bonus feats, and let's not get started on the Druid :P

Still, the shugenja: "Woo, I can sense fire at 35 feet instead of 30. Let the fun begin."

I LOL'd :lmao
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2009, 03:06:15 PM »
Dude, if they can pull stuff outta their asses, then so can we.

Let's give the Shugenja smite and call it Cha synergy, why don't we?

But back to D&D pick-up lines, this one's a classic.

"Hey baby, wanna see my wand of fireballs/staff of lordly might/immovable rod?"
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #25 on: April 19, 2009, 03:10:50 PM »
Just make sure you don't piss her off, otherwise she might turn it into the Rod of Seven Pieces :P

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« Reply #26 on: April 19, 2009, 03:12:22 PM »
Just make sure you don't piss her off, otherwise she might turn it into the Rod of Seven Pieces :P



Hopefully it wasn't a Staff of the Magi...Retributive strike, anyone?

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #27 on: April 19, 2009, 03:13:36 PM »
Just make sure you don't piss her off, otherwise she might turn it into the Rod of Seven Pieces :P



Hopefully it wasn't a Staff of the Magi...Retributive strike, anyone?

At least you'll rock her world...
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #28 on: April 19, 2009, 08:45:36 PM »
Swasbuckler dead levels: Seduction
I'm too sexy for my shirt

Changeling Rogue 1/Swashbuckler 4/Chameleon 10/Cabinet Trickster 5
- permanent detect thoughts and rogue sub 1 for all your gather information needs
- grab some of the social skill tricks while you're at it
- Chameleon and CT's change shape ability to become anyone
- swashy level 4 seduction ability
- possibly drop a few chameleon levels for Marshall (cha aura of course) or maybe even Binder

Oh yeah, can't forget how yummy Naberius is for this. What Rogue Sub level are you referring to?
The Changeling Rogue 1 sub level. It lets you
- take 10 on bluff/diplomacy/gather info/intimidate/sense motive, even under stress
- make gather info checks in minutes rather than hours
- sense motive for social situations as a full round rather than one minute
- lose trapfinding
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #29 on: April 19, 2009, 09:05:56 PM »
Just make sure you don't piss her off, otherwise she might turn it into the Rod of Seven Pieces :P



Hopefully it wasn't a Staff of the Magi...Retributive strike, anyone?

At least you'll rock her world...

Ironically, she has the better chance of surviving that, because she's the one who broke the staff. :P

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2009, 12:16:28 AM »
Swasbuckler dead levels: Seduction
I'm too sexy for my shirt

Changeling Rogue 1/Swashbuckler 4/Chameleon 10/Cabinet Trickster 5
- permanent detect thoughts and rogue sub 1 for all your gather information needs
- grab some of the social skill tricks while you're at it
- Chameleon and CT's change shape ability to become anyone
- swashy level 4 seduction ability
- possibly drop a few chameleon levels for Marshall (cha aura of course) or maybe even Binder

Oh yeah, can't forget how yummy Naberius is for this. What Rogue Sub level are you referring to?
The Changeling Rogue 1 sub level. It lets you
- take 10 on bluff/diplomacy/gather info/intimidate/sense motive, even under stress
- make gather info checks in minutes rather than hours
- sense motive for social situations as a full round rather than one minute
- lose trapfinding

Hmmm. Naberius gives you the ability to make a rushed Diplomacy check as a standard action with no penalty AND take 10 in it, too. Those two alone look like the dream of this build.
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2009, 12:44:31 AM »
Naberius is great for this, fo sho.

Also, there's a vestige, The Dark Sisters, in Secrets of Pact Magic (3rd party) which gives a "Love Spell", Nymph's beauty, and a Temptation effect, too.

A Jumplomancer would work too: "Hey, watch me jump your bones."
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2009, 05:27:36 PM »
Or, even worse, the Arseplomancer.

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #34 on: April 20, 2009, 05:48:35 PM »
I have always been a man on simple things: "RAAAAAPPPPPEEEEE!"

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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #35 on: April 20, 2009, 06:47:31 PM »
Optimized pick-up line: "Does this smell like ether?"
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A couple of water benders, a dike, a flaming arrow, and a few barrels of blasting jelly?

Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #36 on: April 20, 2009, 07:56:01 PM »
Optimized pick-up line: "Does this smell like ether?"
HAH!  That reminds me of the urban legend of the ether bunny...  http://www.snopes.com/college/risque/ether.asp...

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« Reply #37 on: April 20, 2009, 08:00:05 PM »
Optimized pick-up line: "Does this smell like ether?"
HAH!  That reminds me of the urban legend of the ether bunny...  http://www.snopes.com/college/risque/ether.asp...
That reminds me of the old camping joke...
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Sounds like the makings of a gay porn film.
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #38 on: April 21, 2009, 08:45:03 AM »
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Re: Optimizing pick-up lines.
« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2009, 01:15:47 PM »
"Hey baby, did you just fart? Because you blew me away."

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