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<blockquote data-quote="gfunk" data-source="post: 1132124" data-attributes="member: 1813">Before I reply in detail, I would first like to pimp &quot;JollyDoc's Shackled City&quot; Story Hour where the character I am about to describe is documented.I have played a Trumpet Archon with my group, straight out of Savage Species, for the first 6 levels.&nbsp; It has many powerful advantages, IMO, is clearly the most powerful character.&nbsp; However, at mid- to high- levels, this becomes less and less of a problem.Here are some concerns:1) Both the Astral Deva and the Ghaele Eladrin gain +1 HD for the first 5 character levels.&nbsp; This is not a good idea.&nbsp; Considering all the special abilites they get, they should follow the Trumpet Archon's progression where they only have 4 HD after 5 levels.2) If you are playing 3.5, the DR needs to be modified to 5/evil and 10/evil.&nbsp; IMO, this is considerably more powerful than DR 5/+1 or DR 10/+1 because the only people who can penetrate your new DR are devils/demons and beings wielding unholy weapons.3) Your extraplanar subtype can present a serious problem, b/c if you die you cannot be brought back by conventional ressurection spells.&nbsp; For this reason, my DM house-ruled my Archon to the native subtype until I hit 20th level.&nbsp; Note that this means I have to eat and sleep which extraplanar outsiders do not have to do.4) Your HD will present serious problems at high level.&nbsp; The only think preventing your instant death by a Blasphemy spell is your SR.&nbsp; I'm still not sure how this problem can be resolved.5) Observing the other posts on this thread, you seem to have a borderline irrational view of the veracity of the Astral Deva's progression in Savage Species.&nbsp; IT'S WRONG and WotC will NEVER errata it.&nbsp; The electricity resistance, for example, is all screwed up.&nbsp; You become immune THEN gain electricity resistance 15?&nbsp; Obviously a typo.&nbsp; Also Astral Deva's base size (for 12 HD) is Medium, not large.&nbsp; Some poor schlub probably saw character level 19 and saw that a 19 HD advanced Deva was large and screwed it up.&nbsp; You'll need to change these, as well as other new aspects that were introduced in 3.5.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gfunk, post: 1132124, member: 1813"] Before I reply in detail, I would first like to pimp "JollyDoc's Shackled City" Story Hour where the character I am about to describe is documented. I have played a Trumpet Archon with my group, straight out of Savage Species, for the first 6 levels. It has many powerful advantages, IMO, is clearly the most powerful character. However, at mid- to high- levels, this becomes less and less of a problem. Here are some concerns: 1) Both the Astral Deva and the Ghaele Eladrin gain +1 HD for the first 5 character levels. This is not a good idea. Considering all the special abilites they get, they should follow the Trumpet Archon's progression where they only have 4 HD after 5 levels. 2) If you are playing 3.5, the DR needs to be modified to 5/evil and 10/evil. IMO, this is considerably more powerful than DR 5/+1 or DR 10/+1 because the only people who can penetrate your new DR are devils/demons and beings wielding unholy weapons. 3) Your extraplanar subtype can present a serious problem, b/c if you die you cannot be brought back by conventional ressurection spells. For this reason, my DM house-ruled my Archon to the native subtype until I hit 20th level. Note that this means I have to eat and sleep which extraplanar outsiders do not have to do. 4) Your HD will present serious problems at high level. The only think preventing your instant death by a Blasphemy spell is your SR. I'm still not sure how this problem can be resolved. 5) Observing the other posts on this thread, you seem to have a borderline irrational view of the veracity of the Astral Deva's progression in Savage Species. IT'S WRONG and WotC will NEVER errata it. The electricity resistance, for example, is all screwed up. You become immune THEN gain electricity resistance 15? Obviously a typo. Also Astral Deva's base size (for 12 HD) is Medium, not large. Some poor schlub probably saw character level 19 and saw that a 19 HD advanced Deva was large and screwed it up. You'll need to change these, as well as other new aspects that were introduced in 3.5. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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