S@squ@tch's Against the Giants - Team Black OOC - Grinding
So, for tactics, Morika is a front-line brawler, though for her most devistating attacks, she needs to charge, which can limit her attacks. However, she does have her spells available for long-range attacks, including the ever-useful call lightning and the more powerful arc lightning, along with the thematically appropriate giant's wrath, which turns pebbles into boulders. To combat any grappling that may occur, she also has body of the sun, that'll make her too hot to pick up.
Also, she makes a decent scout, particularly with wild instincts running (it gives her a crazy bonus to Spot and Listen checks) and speak with animals.
She does have some healing spells prepped (including mass lesser vigor), and two different movement spells (longstrider for extra ground speed and master air for flight) to get around the battlefield, or just into the fortress.
Finally, I have a nice spell called last breath. If Morika can get to you within one round of your death, she can have you reincarnated with no level, Constitution, or hit point loss.
Her typical tactics might include charging in, attacking, then backing up the next round and casting a spell. Rinse, repeat, until out of hit points or someone needs to un-die.
Also, she makes a decent scout, particularly with wild instincts running (it gives her a crazy bonus to Spot and Listen checks) and speak with animals.
She does have some healing spells prepped (including mass lesser vigor), and two different movement spells (longstrider for extra ground speed and master air for flight) to get around the battlefield, or just into the fortress.
Finally, I have a nice spell called last breath. If Morika can get to you within one round of your death, she can have you reincarnated with no level, Constitution, or hit point loss.
Her typical tactics might include charging in, attacking, then backing up the next round and casting a spell. Rinse, repeat, until out of hit points or someone needs to un-die.
Rhun
First Post
Aeranduil is a blaster...his tactics are to stay OUT of melee range and fire off arrows like crazy at our enemies using rapid shot. Concentrating his fire on those enemies that are already being engaged by our tanks is probably what he'll do, so we can take each one down faster (with Woodland Archer and his attack bonus versus giants, Aeranduil should average 5 hits every 2 rounds, I would think).
Aeranduil can serve as a decent scout as well: he has good spot score, decent listen, and pretty good scores in move silently/hide. He can also function as a sniper...with manyshot and precision damage, he can be fairly effective firing from hiding, moving and doing it again.
Close combat shot allows him to melee and still use his bow without drawing attacks of opportunity, but this is definitely not a position he wants to be in.
Aeranduil can serve as a decent scout as well: he has good spot score, decent listen, and pretty good scores in move silently/hide. He can also function as a sniper...with manyshot and precision damage, he can be fairly effective firing from hiding, moving and doing it again.
Close combat shot allows him to melee and still use his bow without drawing attacks of opportunity, but this is definitely not a position he wants to be in.
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hero4hire
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Jaxel is a close combat fighter. He engages in melee and tries to draw attacks to him that hopefully miss due to his high ac. So Buffing his AC or HP even higher before a melee would be nice since he plans on always mixing it up. Since he can move through a Giant's square he can present some nice combat opportunities for his companions.
He of course excels against Giants, especially evil ones but he shouldn't be too shabby against other foes. But his damage potential drastically decreases.
He of course excels against Giants, especially evil ones but he shouldn't be too shabby against other foes. But his damage potential drastically decreases.
Sanne doesn't have equipment yet (probably a +1 rapier, then work on maximizing AC and add some tricks), so I'm not exactly sure how she sets up, but she's basically a skirmisher who lives off of ripostes.
If she knows what she's up against, she'll use the Weapon Augmentation infusion to give herself a (whatever she's up against) bane rapier; otherwise, she'll tend to something more general (she tends to favor Shock, as befitting someone with the Mark of Storm). She moves around a lot in combat, taking full advantage of her skill with tumbling, balancing, and climbing to gain advantages due to terrain.
It's probably worth noting that her preferred tactic with a giant would be to convince it to come out into the open, where the crew of her ship could blast it with ballistae.
If she knows what she's up against, she'll use the Weapon Augmentation infusion to give herself a (whatever she's up against) bane rapier; otherwise, she'll tend to something more general (she tends to favor Shock, as befitting someone with the Mark of Storm). She moves around a lot in combat, taking full advantage of her skill with tumbling, balancing, and climbing to gain advantages due to terrain.
It's probably worth noting that her preferred tactic with a giant would be to convince it to come out into the open, where the crew of her ship could blast it with ballistae.
pathfinderq1
First Post
Ipshivi is also in the sneaky/sniper line of work. She is typically invisible almost all of the time, appearing only to attack (generally from range). She is a pretty good scout- while her Listen and Spot rolls are only a bit above average, she is hard to find and harder to catch. She may volunteer to lead foes into prepared ambushes- that sort of thing will probably be a common tactic for a group set up like this one. She may even invest in a wand of Ventriloquism- I'm still finalizing her equipment. She will probably keep moving in most fights- either to distract opponents or to move to a new sniper position.
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