X4: Master of the Desert Nomads - OOC

[Walking Dad]

Will you eventually recruit some new players?

I also don't think Girgal as to powerful. I tried to stay away from most character cheese.

 

[kinem]

Yes, I'll recruit, though I had been planning to wait. Do you think I should recruit replacement players for the existing XPCs?

BTW, Leif, if Bevin makes it to the next module and levels up, I was thinking I could let you retool him as a single classed Beguiler, if you want. The beguiler is described at CrystalKeep in the base classes pdf. It's sort of a roguish spellcaster.

Bevin's history indicates that he didn't start out as a spellcaster, and that background wouldn't change, just his current abilities.

Crystal Keep - D&D and d20 System

 

[Rhun]

Leif would run Nargon, while Rhun would run Rajah. WD already has his PC's mount to control, and frankly Bevin and Aram seem a bit less powerful in combat than the others.

I'm fine with this. I didn't design Aram to be super powerful in combat...more lots of attacks and the ability to dance around damage. Unfortunately, I didn't realize what we would be facing, so that tactic hasn't worked great so far. LOL. Still, with the exception of the mass bandit attack, he has managed to do alright.

 

[Leif]

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only player whose pc hasn't worked out like he planned! Ok, a few observations: Rhun is much more skilled than I at running a combat-oriented character, so I propose that he take on Nargon, and I'll fill in for our Rajah. How does that suit everyone? As to the beguiler, it's in PHII also, so I'll have a look. Re-tooling Bevin seems like a good idea to me! Assuming that he lives, of course.... I might have some other ideas of my own about class, though, like maybe a Duskblade? (Also PHII.)

 

[kinem]

Leif, I'm OK with either way but if you don't feel comfortable with running a combat-oriented character, you can either learn by trying to run one or by having things jump out at Bevin when he's alone and out of spells

I think the beguiler would be a good match for Bevin. The duskblade seems more melee oriented than Bevin has shown himself to be thus far, and I want to keep narrative back-compatibility.

 

[Rhun]

I think the beguiler would be a good match for Bevin. The duskblade seems more melee oriented than Bevin has shown himself to be thus far, and I want to keep narrative back-compatibility.

The beguiler is a great class, though most of their spells are not really combat oriented. Still, I've found that class to be very fun to play.

The duskblade is a fun class to play, but is more complicated than most classed, because you have to learn how to use your melee attacks in combination with your spells; the ability to channel them through your weapon is cool, but definitely adds a new element to combat if you aren't used to playing one.

 

[Rhun]

FYI...I don't have the Liber Mortis for handling Rajah. I see that his feats are at Crystal Keep, but I couldn't seem to find the details of the class itself there. So if you want me to run him, I may need some help from time to time.

 

[Leif]

Rhun,

I may be wrong but I was almost sure that dread necromancer was also in either complete arcane or complete mage. Still, seems like you would have already checked those, so I must be wrong about this too, no?

Kinem,

Bevin has not shown himself to be very combat oriented because I preferred to keep him alive! I have no problem running a combat-oriented character. In fact, as Rhun can attest, I sometimes put my non-front-line characters in harm's way too often. The Beguiler does sound interesting, but I don't think it would change the current status quo appreciably. Bevin might as well remain and Enchanter as convert to Beguiler. To preserve back-compatibility, I could play Bevin as a "conscientious objector" Duskblade?

 

[kinem]

Bevin's problem isn't that he's an Enchanter. It's that he's a 6th level wizard pretending to be an 8th level wizard.

Making him a beguiler would allow him to be a full caster while maintaining some roguish qualities.

That said, Leif, if you really prefer a duskblade I'll allow it. I like to be flexible on PC retooling in PBP due to the long time it takes to complete each adventure.

 

[Leif]

Bevin's problem isn't that he's an Enchanter. It's that he's a 6th level wizard pretending to be an 8th level wizard.
Making him a beguiler would allow him to be a full caster while maintaining some roguish qualities.
That said, Leif, if you really prefer a duskblade I'll allow it. I like to be flexible on PC retooling in PBP due to the long time it takes to complete each adventure.

Acutally, Kinem, now that I've given this more thought, I think that I've decided that I prefer the beguiler option for its own sake. Please just give me a little while longer to read up on it, ok?