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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 5353761" data-attributes="member: 51930">Actually, it's the class Paizo is open-playtesting (you can download it off their site) that's their answer to WOTC's Swordmage (of which I am a fan, when playing 4e).  It'll be on their SRD when the book comes out, but that's in a year or so.  I don't know if I would even want to switch over, frankly, but we'll see.Okay, so my EK is going to start as a Ranger base.  Elven Ranger, then going Wizard, and finally EK.Question:  I was going to take Weapon Finesse and use the Elven Curved blade, or the Scimitar.  However, image-wise, I like the idea of having a longsword in one hand while the other is empty (for spellcasting, or maybe a wand, etc.).  If I use it like this, can I get permission to opt for a longsword working just like a scimitar or Elven Curved blade as far as the Weapon Finesse feat is concerned?  It'd be the same number of hands in use as the Curved blade, and the Crit is one point less (19 rather than 18).      I haven't done the math for this, so I genuinely don't know if there is a bonus or a penalty associated with it.  I could have Craft: Weapons, and make my own "elven longsword" that works like this, if you prefer.Favored Enemy:  I'm reading Undead as major foes for this campaign, though I honestly thought it would be abberrations (pictures in the magazine when the campaign was happening, and worms being wormy... maggots and bodies though, I suppose).  I have related issues, but I never bothered to read the adventures; I won't if we're running them.    Basically:  are we a party of Undead-slayers?  If so, I'll pick up Undead as my favored enemy, because it would fit with the party.  He's not a follower of Obad-hai, however, as he doesn't believe in the deities of Oerth/wherever: fiend-cults worship outsiders, so who's to say the so-called gods aren't just powerful celestials?  Lots of respect, but not worship per se.I kind of like being an Undead-slayer anyway.  My first PC was a Conan-style 2e ranger who hated Ghouls.  Bad fit for an enemy when he can't turn Undead and the DM didn't let "conan" wear armour (grrr, high school).I'll come up with a background, but it's looking like this:  Elven ranger, loved magic growing up, fought some ghouls and zombies, decided to hit the road and hunt them all down.Now: male or female?</blockquote>

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