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First off, great post JD. It's refereshing to see that Grimm is not totally unstoppable, just mostly unstoppable. I'm sure that the Kelubars were given each other high-fives during that encounter screaming, "You see? You see? He's not a machine, he's a man, he's a man." Houshang does have...

Well we had a hugely expanded party, so the average level was lower. IIRC, the final participants of the final battle (and level) were: 1. Grimm (ECL 18) -- see above 2. Ike (ECL 17) -- see above 3. Rusty (Cleric 17 or 18) -- had access to 9th level divine spells 4. Dathon (Sorcerer 17) -- had...

Never seen one in play, but they seem pretty darn good! Basically the Wilder is an enhanced version of the Sorcerer. Decent skill points (with ACTUAL Cha-based skills), d6 HD, Medium BAB . . . what's not to like? I took a Psion mostly b/c I wanted powers faster and didn't want to wait until...

The best thing you can do is make this guy absolutely nondescript compared to his guards. Then just swarm the PCs like you are using stupid tactics and place this guy next to the most vulnerable PC, a mage-type. That way you can best get surprise and perhaps take a PC down before the rest...

Here's a description of the Talented feat from the 3.5 SRD: What happens if, as a high level psion, you manifest an Astral Construct (level 1 power) and augment it to 15 pp using Overchannel? Is it still considered a 1st level power for purposes of Talented? Thanks!

Some great points raised in this thread. Let me also add that lack of HD for races with high LA is a problem at mid- to high-level, mainly because of the new Blasphemy spell mechanic. While characters of normal/level HD may be merely dazed, PCs with high LA are likely to be slain outright...

True enough. But sadly, the role of the tank that dies a lot has been filled. ;) Nightingale, you are right on the money about me being the Psion. Though Astral Construct is very sweet, Overchannel + Mind Thrust and/or Energy Stun truly rocks the house. Especially with augmentation! :D

An excellent summary of some of the better points that have been raised in this thread.

Very fine job JD! The first-person perspective was a novel and interesting change of pace. Maybe you should do the next update from Entropy's perspective. ;)

Not a chance. We had a great time with the last two SHs but it takes up too much time unfortunately. Shackled City will be our last hurrah . . . :(

Just a friendly bump to resucitate this thread. And to say that our Eberron campaign has begun in earnest. Joachim is DMing and the current party consists of: Halfling Rogue 3 ("Sol") Changeling Rogue 3 ("Ben") Warforged Figher 2 ("Bender") Were-touched Barbarian 2/Druid 1...

Well since JD doesn't allow PCs into his campaign that start off with evil alignments, my guess is LN, TN, or CN. Houshang has the trappings of a "future Entropy" but none of the subtle machinations that made her so diabolical. In the end, Ike stayed true to his mission, loyal to the memory of...

Heh, corrected it for you. Yep, I could've just grabbed one PC at a time, flown miles away, mauled him and come back for one more. But doesn't make for fun gaming. Thanks for the quick "double-update" JD, it was much appreciated!

Interesting that you say that. Our version of "Nidrama" could cast energy drain at will. You'll understand when you read the segment ;-)

Don't you mean Gfunk's revenge?

Heh, you got me. But really only ENWorld seemed to be unanimous, only one guy on the WotC Psionics board seemed to get it right (last I looked). Thanks for clearing it up for me guys, esp. Thanee. The thing that I couldn't understand was that secondary clause in the AC Power description...

Thank you for your input, but I would like to respectfully disagree. Perhaps you are thinking of the Summon Monster series of spells which functions as you describe. For comparison, here is the entry from the 3.5 SRD: Note that the phrase from XPH's Astral Construct, "The astral construct...

Does an Astral Construct manifested by a 1st level Shaper get one or two attacks before it disappears? Possibility #1: 1. ROUND 1: Psion begins to manifest Astral Construct for one full round. 2. ROUND 2: Astral Construct appears and gets one attack. 3. ROUND 3: Astral Construct attacks...

The campaign ended today and, true to form, the group had an unconventional finale. I won't say more for fear of spoiling it, but I think it will be worth waiting for.

Well, I tried mightily to get JollyDoc to change some of the encounters, but he was always reluctant because of the "X" factor. Namely, at high levels there is always a good chance that things will become very easy for the PCs or a TPK will ensue. If the "X" factor happens to be a product of...