Arkhandus
First Post
I'll have my character sheets ready soon; I'm submitting three since I'm not sure what would fit best in the party, since you don't want anyone stepping on each other's toes. I've basically just got to finish typing up the characters' skills and some background for each. Will probably be finished sometime Tuesday morning or afternoon (in Arizona time, i.e. Mountain Time basically).
A dwarven swordsage 5 with primarily Stone Dragon and Setting Sun maneuvers, focused on being tough and dealing fairly good, but not maximum, damage. So he'd probably be a bit tougher than the barbarian but less damaging and less speedy. Might be just as damaging though, for all I know. Focuses on the greatsword, but carries a warhammer and short sword as backup weapons so he can handle different threats (along with having the Mountain Hammer strike).
Preferred if the group's only other sturdy frontline combatant is the barbarian.
A human swordsage 4/fighter 1 focused on Shadow Hand maneuvers, sneaky and reasonably good in close combat but limited in strength; probably better at avoiding harm than dishing it out, and he loses some of his offensive power against unliving foes (using strikes like Drain Vitality, heading towards Strength Draining Strike and Assassin's Stance after another level or two). A fighter that works best alongside another fellow, like another sneaky type. Uses a spiked chain, but the only special tricks he does with it are the occasional Mighty Throw maneuver (using it to trip an enemy and toss them away) and the Wolf Fang Strike maneuver (using it as a double weapon then for two attacks).
Preferred if the group only has one scout/rogue type, to back them up or something.
And a halfling rogue 2/swordsage 3, similar to the human but focused more on filling a typical roguish role and being a tad less personally-effective in combat. A bit more focus on Setting Sun over time, almost certainly. More Sneak Attack focused in terms of offense, but only using a single short sword for that. And just a lot more sneaky than the human, thanks to being both a halfling and a rogue.
Preferred only if the group has no serious rogue for handling traps, locks, and scouting; which is unlikely since it seems at least one or two others are considering playing Rogues.
A dwarven swordsage 5 with primarily Stone Dragon and Setting Sun maneuvers, focused on being tough and dealing fairly good, but not maximum, damage. So he'd probably be a bit tougher than the barbarian but less damaging and less speedy. Might be just as damaging though, for all I know. Focuses on the greatsword, but carries a warhammer and short sword as backup weapons so he can handle different threats (along with having the Mountain Hammer strike).
Preferred if the group's only other sturdy frontline combatant is the barbarian.
A human swordsage 4/fighter 1 focused on Shadow Hand maneuvers, sneaky and reasonably good in close combat but limited in strength; probably better at avoiding harm than dishing it out, and he loses some of his offensive power against unliving foes (using strikes like Drain Vitality, heading towards Strength Draining Strike and Assassin's Stance after another level or two). A fighter that works best alongside another fellow, like another sneaky type. Uses a spiked chain, but the only special tricks he does with it are the occasional Mighty Throw maneuver (using it to trip an enemy and toss them away) and the Wolf Fang Strike maneuver (using it as a double weapon then for two attacks).
Preferred if the group only has one scout/rogue type, to back them up or something.
And a halfling rogue 2/swordsage 3, similar to the human but focused more on filling a typical roguish role and being a tad less personally-effective in combat. A bit more focus on Setting Sun over time, almost certainly. More Sneak Attack focused in terms of offense, but only using a single short sword for that. And just a lot more sneaky than the human, thanks to being both a halfling and a rogue.
Preferred only if the group has no serious rogue for handling traps, locks, and scouting; which is unlikely since it seems at least one or two others are considering playing Rogues.
