Arabesu's Eyes of the Lich Queen, w/ Boons! - OOC

[Douane]

I can't speak for the DM, but Arabesu's initial call was for "six to eight 5th level PCs" and we are standing at 5 PCs right now. Thus I would say yes (under the "no DM" caveat, of course).

 

[Jack of Tales]

I can switch around my prepped spells and some money to focus on healing if it is needed.

 

[renau1g]

What class would most benefit the group? I'm up for anything...

 

[Arabesu]

Hi renau1g, recruiting is still open.

 

[moritheil]

moritheil,

Your total gear value should go up to 24,000 total, not 24,640.

Duoane is right, I'm not sure the boon is calculated correctly. If understand, the shield goes off every time its drawn? So essentially you will always have it, yes? Did you get the "draw to cast shield at L1" from the MIC? If its in there, I'm not familiar with it.

As it is, your could get it as a 3/day use activated for 4000X3/5 = 2400. Pretty close to what you were aiming for, but you'd need to push a few gold around. I would then let you upgrade it to be any number of times per day at a later date for the difference (in this case 1600). Arguable it would still be under-costed since a +3 buckler would cost 9k, a +2 animated h. shield would cost 16k, and the ring of force shield is 12k (and only a +2). Still, it could be dispelled, only lasts 1 minute, and requires that you draw your weapon to "cast" all of which limit the ability in what I think are interesting ways so I'll allow it at the above prices. One other limitation: If it absorbs a magic missile spell, it is dispelled until redrawn.

There, done! I'm pretty happy with it.

Ah, thanks to both of you for your corrections. I totally missed the "continuous" price adjustment. I'll see about pushing some items around, and maybe take masterwork off the crossbow if need be.

Also, the gnome illusionist variant is pretty balanced, but I'm unfamiliar with it. Which book is it taken from?

My recollection as to whether the gnome would be a full caster is a little bit fuzzy. I think they will be a bit behind since the Master Spellthief adds the arcane caster level to spell thief spell-like ability caster level I thought. The Master Spellthief feat isn't in the crystalkeep pdf I have, so if you have the time, could you transcribe the text into this thread? Thanks.

The tabletop vesion of EotLQ has a spellthief and its worked out nicely, but they also had swordsage, a scout, and rogue at one point. Talk about stealthy!

I see what you mean regarding the deficiency in disable device/open lock. You'll just have to find and disable traps the old fashioned way; by setting them off

Good thing you have a barbarian.

What I meant is that she is not going to have 3rd level spells as she would if she was a 5th-level wizard. She is a 5th level caster but doesn't have the repertoire; I wanted to point out that we won't be able to rely on fireball for crowd control. (And in general, she is a trickster, not an artillery piece.) Didn't want people to look to her as the big guns.

Master Spellthief is from Complete Scoundrel.

Prerequisite: Steal Spell, ability to cast 2nd-level arcane spells.

Add your Spellthief and other arcane casting levels for the purposes of determining the highest level spell you can steal and for the purposes of determining caster level when you cast an arcane spell. Also, you now ignore arcane spell failure chance when casting spells cast or stolen from other classes, but only if you are wearing light armor. You incur the normal arcane spell failure chance when wearing medium or heavy armor or when wearing a shield.

For example, a 4th level spellthief/4th level wizard could steal spells of up to 4th level, as if he were an 8th level spellthief. He would have a caster level of 8 for both his spellthief spells and his wizard spells.


Gnome Illu is from RoS and is actually on Candlekeep in the "racial base class variants" section (or something like that.)

 

[Arabesu]

Ah, so it works like practiced spellcaster. It is balanced by having higher prerequisites than practiced spellcaster and rather than being general to any spellcasting class is specific to two classes: spellthief and "arcane"-caster.

So even though you cast as a 5th level character you only have access to level 2 spells.

I'm having trouble parsing the text below; does it imply that arcane spell failure is dropped only for stollen spells or stollen spells and the gnome's illusionist spells cast from his repertoire. the latter I'm thinking, but I just want to be sure.

One more thing, technically, you can't qualify for the above feat at 3rd, unless you know of some trick that I don't. Since your character is pretty much done and pretty much revolves around that feat, I'll allow it, but your 6th level feat must be one with prerequisites generally available to 3rd level PCs (i.e. BAB 3 or less, skill ranks 6 or less, ability to cast 2nd level spells etc). Thus I am basically letting you take your 6th level feat earlier under the promise that you'll take your "3rd" level feat later.

Hopefully none of the other players cry foul.

I really don't think you PC is broken so it is probably OK.

 

[moritheil]

So even though you cast as a 5th level character you only have access to level 2 spells.

I'm having trouble parsing the text below; does it imply that arcane spell failure is dropped only for stollen spells or stollen spells and the gnome's illusionist spells cast from his repertoire. the latter I'm thinking, but I just want to be sure.

The latter, I believe. ("Cast or stolen from other classes" includes "cast from other classes.")

One more thing, technically, you can't qualify for the above feat at 3rd, unless you know of some trick that I don't. Since your character is pretty much done and pretty much revolves around that feat, I'll allow it, but your 6th level feat must be one with prerequisites generally available to 3rd level PCs (i.e. BAB 3 or less, skill ranks 6 or less, ability to cast 2nd level spells etc). Thus I am basically letting you take your 6th level feat earlier under the promise that you'll take your "3rd" level feat later.

Hopefully none of the other players cry foul.

I really don't think you PC is broken so it is probably OK.

Ack, originally I had Precocious Apprentice (at first level, you know and may cast one 2nd-level spell once per day) but then I dropped it in favor of Telling Blow. I didn't realize that that would invalidate my other feat choice. If you want I can go back and put Precocious Apprentice back in. Being non-human is so hard on feat slots :\

 

[Douane]

Would getting a flaw be a viable option for Rosalinda? Arabesu has so far allowed using one feat-for-flaw exchange per PC.

 

[moritheil]

Would getting a flaw be a viable option for Rosalinda? Arabesu has so far allowed using one feat-for-flaw exchange per PC.

Well, removing ranged combat or initiative is no good for a spellthief. I'll take a look. I technically don't have to have Telling Blow, as nothing else depends on it; it's just something that makes my meager sneak attack more useful.

 

[Jack of Tales]

We can take a flaw? Wow that would help me out alot...