Call to the Four Lands

[Lou]

Okay then. Well, Ranger for sure. Possibly also Cleric, but maybe Wizard instead. Human, of course. I'll do my best to get him started tonight.

Scotley: Did you mean that JA's pumping out campaigns like you and Andrea are younguns?? Oh, wait! It was your "tax deduction" comment that confused me there... never mind!

You are actually going to propose a Wizard in the Four Lands??? You're a BRAVE man!

If you are going to propose a Cleric, then I'll let my idea drop. It looks like the group is going to be full. I have not seen a Cleric proposed yet in the Colony game, and JA has not commented on my email proposal of a Cleric/Sorcerer for the Colony game. JA had a negative initial reaction to my devil bloodline idea for the character.

My full gestalt idea (without prestige classes) was a Battle Sorceress & Spontaneous Casting Cloistered Cleric (Domains of Knowledge, War & Healing) with a major devil bloodline/human paragon. Charisma 22, Wisdom 18 to start the game. She would have been an rotund, full-figured priestess of the light that cast all of her (limited) spells spontaneously, while wearing light armor and fighting with a long sword (or a falchion if there is an appropriate deity).

 

[Leif]

You are actually going to propose a Wizard in the Four Lands??? You're a BRAVE man! If you are going to propose a Cleric, then I'll let my idea drop. It looks like the group is going to be full. I have not seen a Cleric proposed yet in the Colony game, and JA has not commented on my email proposal of a Cleric/Sorcerer for the Colony game. JA had a negative initial reaction to my devil bloodline idea for the character.
My full gestalt idea (without prestige classes) was a Battle Sorceress & Spontaneous Casting Cloistered Cleric (Domains of Knowledge, War & Healing) with a major devil bloodline/human paragon. Charisma 22, Wisdom 18 to start the game. She would have been an rotund, full-figured priestess of the light that cast all of her (limited) spells spontaneously, while wearing light armor and fighting with a long sword (or a falchion if there is an appropriate deity).

Silly me! I totally forgot about JA's fear of Wizards! (I think David Copperfield frightened his mother while she was pregnant with him.) Make that a ranger/druid or cleric, then! And I meant to ask earlier, but just WHAT does everyone mean by "Gestalt Characters" anyway?? And Lou, what is it with you and Paragons, anyway?

 

[Lou]

Silly me! I totally forgot about JA's fear of Wizards! (I think David Copperfield frightened his mother while she was pregnant with him.) Make that a ranger/druid or cleric, then! And I meant to ask earlier, but just WHAT does everyone mean by "Gestalt Characters" anyway?? And Lou, what is it with you and Paragons, anyway?

I can't find it, but Mogwli asked earlier and the response, probably by Scotley by Rhun, has a link to the d20 page. Basically, you choose two classes for each level and take the best of both classes and all abilities for both classes at each level.

For 3 levels of paragon, you get +2 on one ability score, a skill bonus, and a special ability or two. It's a way to multi-class without any XP penality. To make it work, you have to pick a race so that your paragon benefits are just outside your normal class(es).

 

[Rhun]

I can't find it, but Mogwli asked earlier and the response, probably by Scotley, has a link to the d20 page. Basically, you choose two classes for each level and take the best of both classes and all abilities for both classes at each level.

It was my response, actually.

 

[Scotley]

Scotley: Did you mean that JA's pumping out campaigns like you and Andrea are younguns?? Oh, wait! It was your "tax deduction" comment that confused me there... never mind!

Hey, we are out of the baby business. Three is my limit. Anyway, to answer your other question. The Gestalt rules can be found here:

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/gestaltCharacters.htm

J Alexander was looking for a high powered game and Gestalt rules are a high powered variant that he chose as an alternative to epic level gaming. They come from the book Unearthed Arcana.

 

[Rhun]

Well, I'm thinking my PC is going to be a SOMETHING // ROGUE gestalt. I'm not sure what I will combine it with yet, though.

Maybe a fighter type...I'm thinking he will be of the logger/carpenter background, perhaps, and thus handy to have around for the colony.


Oh, was there an approved book of sources somewhere?

 

[Lou]

Oh, was there an approved book of sources somewhere?

JA outlined some rules in Post 730 and Post 759.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Mowgli

Pendak will be a Dwarf Ranger/Wizard with three levels of Paragon (actual class levels work out to Paragon 3/Ranger 10/Wizard 11). A decent fighter type w/ a couple of animals (companion and familiar). He's a Transmuter, and I chose to exclude Illusion and Evocation - so he won't have the classic fireball/lighting bolt stuff. It seems like he's got lots of skills, but I spread him fairly thin so none of them are extraordinarily high (no total bonuses greater than 10 right now, though that may change if JA grows a small soft place in his heart and allows us another level ).

Thanks for the warm fuzzy, Leif! I'm glad Pandak found a home as well (though he's a little reworked due the Gestalt rules). He wouldn't exist without you, you know!

 

[Lou]

Pendak will be a Dwarf Ranger/Wizard with three levels of Paragon (actual class levels work out to Paragon 3/Ranger 10/Wizard 11).

Did you see my note to Leif posted 8 posts above? You too are a brave man!

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Mowgli

Did you see my note to Leif posted 8 posts above? You too are a brave man!

Brave, stupid, foolhardy - pick your adjective! Never-the-less, I'm going to give it a try. Wizard is an odd choice for me as well - I absolutely love small, sneaky, lightly armored rogue types, but I've been trying to get out of my rut lately (hence the Goliath Barbarian/Binder in the Constables game). Pandak should be a nice change of pace for me as well.