Arabesu's Eyes of the Lich Queen, w/ Boons! - OOC
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Well, you are a 3/4-good party on the universal good-ometer.
Also, I try to run the NPCs as I would my PC character. That is, those that want to survive will try to hang on even if it is not the most "optimized" thing to do in an encounter. So when they get in single digits they are going to either surrender or play dead or whatever is appropriate to their skill set. The religious zealots that MUST be killed or they will gnaw and curse and fight, come later.
That and I wanted to give you more healing options, but not yet, i.e. you probably should rest before entering the temple proper, hence the spent belt.
Since I have the time to do so, I'm trying to give a depth of personality to these guys, even unnamed NPCs. Verdin is my creation, as it seemed odd to have this independent group of guards and sentries with no one coordinating them just hanging out outside the temple. There are also details to the various factions in and around the temple that I am enhancing to try to bring depth to the story. You skipped the other group's story so I enhanced this group's.
Lastly, I always found it annoying that with the leadership feat you would like to be able to attract followers and cohorts from within the cast of characters, but normally the friendly NPCs are teh suck. His borderline indifference means that with the right coaxing he could be a cohort to one of you if you pushed the right buttons, and his effectiveness as a combatant means that he wouldn't be an onerous piece-of-baggage-useless-hanger-on type.
Also, I try to run the NPCs as I would my PC character. That is, those that want to survive will try to hang on even if it is not the most "optimized" thing to do in an encounter. So when they get in single digits they are going to either surrender or play dead or whatever is appropriate to their skill set. The religious zealots that MUST be killed or they will gnaw and curse and fight, come later.
That and I wanted to give you more healing options, but not yet, i.e. you probably should rest before entering the temple proper, hence the spent belt.
Since I have the time to do so, I'm trying to give a depth of personality to these guys, even unnamed NPCs. Verdin is my creation, as it seemed odd to have this independent group of guards and sentries with no one coordinating them just hanging out outside the temple. There are also details to the various factions in and around the temple that I am enhancing to try to bring depth to the story. You skipped the other group's story so I enhanced this group's.
Lastly, I always found it annoying that with the leadership feat you would like to be able to attract followers and cohorts from within the cast of characters, but normally the friendly NPCs are teh suck. His borderline indifference means that with the right coaxing he could be a cohort to one of you if you pushed the right buttons, and his effectiveness as a combatant means that he wouldn't be an onerous piece-of-baggage-useless-hanger-on type.
Thoughts I've been kicking around:
1) A Khorvaire elf druid from Eldeen. Probably not a shapeshifter variant.
2) Valenar elf swordsage with enough AC to be a credible 'tank.'
3) Argonessen barbarian/sorceror with ambitions towards dragon disciplery. Also a brick.
4) Kobold cleric! Might worship a "draconic" manifestation of a god, or just worship a dragon he believes is a god or something. Benelovent dragon though...if there are any.
Not sure if this idea really works in Eberron...
Two tanks, and two healers... I've also considered Favored Soul, but the dual caster attribute is a real turn-off...
Anything leap out as being especially good or bad for this game?
1) A Khorvaire elf druid from Eldeen. Probably not a shapeshifter variant.
2) Valenar elf swordsage with enough AC to be a credible 'tank.'
3) Argonessen barbarian/sorceror with ambitions towards dragon disciplery. Also a brick.
4) Kobold cleric! Might worship a "draconic" manifestation of a god, or just worship a dragon he believes is a god or something. Benelovent dragon though...if there are any.
Not sure if this idea really works in Eberron...Two tanks, and two healers... I've also considered Favored Soul, but the dual caster attribute is a real turn-off...
Anything leap out as being especially good or bad for this game?
Arabesu
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Shayuri said:4) Kobold cleric! Might worship a "draconic" manifestation of a god, or just worship a dragon he believes is a god or something. Benelovent dragon though...if there are any.
You could worship Syberis.
Kyber, also known as the dragon below, was an evil-fiend-dragon whereas Syberis, the dragon above, is the embodiment of draconic-ness with a tendency toward goodness. Eberron is the dragon betwixt heaven and (deep)earth, and now represents the spirit of the (surface)land and the people that populate it.
Also there are many dragons in Argonessen that could be worshipped. So if you had a Bahamut-worshiping build, we could just sub Syberis for Bahamut with only minor mods needed.
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Arabesu
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Shayuri said:
See this article for a good description of Eberronic kobolds
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebds/20050321a
If you wanted an upgraded ECL+1 kobold (with weak winged flight and better abilities) we might be able to come up with something. Other than the irsvern, they will be mechanistically identical to core kobolds.
As to domains, Eberron is fairly flexible. Off the top of my head I'd say scalykind (with modifications), good, law, and sun, but that is still open to revision. What domains were you hoping for?
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Didn't really have preconceptions. Wasn't sure if there were established domains or not.
Air might be a good one...good spells, though the granted isn't all that.
Ya know, a sorceror/Favored soul aiming for Mystic Theurge might be more appropos for a kobold too. HMM. I will give it thought. Theurgy has two spellstats no matter what, so it wouldn't be any worse than a sorc/cleric...or a sorc/druid...
Hee...
As for koboldry, perhaps I could use material from Races of the Dragon? Lots of good expansions on kobolds in there, including feats that can grant wings (though not right away) and so on.
Air might be a good one...good spells, though the granted isn't all that.
Ya know, a sorceror/Favored soul aiming for Mystic Theurge might be more appropos for a kobold too. HMM. I will give it thought. Theurgy has two spellstats no matter what, so it wouldn't be any worse than a sorc/cleric...or a sorc/druid...
Hee...
As for koboldry, perhaps I could use material from Races of the Dragon? Lots of good expansions on kobolds in there, including feats that can grant wings (though not right away) and so on.
Arabesu
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You are right, air does seem more appropriate than scalykind, so Air, Good, Law, Sun it is.
I think Races of the Dragon is fine, but I have some vague memory of something specific that was somewhat broken from that book. Can't remember exactly what feat or combo it was, so just try to use your best judgement.
Theurgy is cool, but it will be few levels before your character really comes into their own with the split casting. Thats just my opinion. YMMV obviously. The group is pretty strong in battlefield control, with glitterdust, sorceror evocation spells, and a breath weapon. Not to mention the 15ft/20ft spiked chain. So the arcane part of the theurge is less vital than the divine/healer part; but ultimately who can say "no" to extra magic missiles, right?
FYI it will be very easy for me to get a draconically themed character into the mission, so I like some of the ways you are heading.
I think Races of the Dragon is fine, but I have some vague memory of something specific that was somewhat broken from that book. Can't remember exactly what feat or combo it was, so just try to use your best judgement.
Theurgy is cool, but it will be few levels before your character really comes into their own with the split casting. Thats just my opinion. YMMV obviously. The group is pretty strong in battlefield control, with glitterdust, sorceror evocation spells, and a breath weapon. Not to mention the 15ft/20ft spiked chain. So the arcane part of the theurge is less vital than the divine/healer part; but ultimately who can say "no" to extra magic missiles, right?
FYI it will be very easy for me to get a draconically themed character into the mission, so I like some of the ways you are heading.
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