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<blockquote data-quote="silverwhisper" data-source="post: 4909910" data-attributes="member: 41712">garthanos, i think that statting elric is a real challenge--kudos to you for taking it on!class:i'm not sure i see the martial source classes as suitable for elric.&nbsp; my thinking is that when we're introduced to him, it's as elric, the sorcerer-king of imrryr.&nbsp; therefore, some kind of arcane source power seems most suitable to me, esp considering the source of his powers is explicitly described as being a form of a pact.&nbsp; of course, since the melniboneans honor the chaos gods and arioch particularly, one could make an argument for a divine source class as well.&nbsp; however, he's still a pretty formidable swordsman who wears heavy armor, so that complicates matters.a.&nbsp; given the reality-warping nature of arioch and his ilk, i'd actually consider a star pact warlock a viable option here (a lot of the infernal pact powers seem fire-keyworded).&nbsp; it's the knee-jerk, at-first-blush reaction i have.b.&nbsp;&nbsp; another direction to go: invoker might actually be suitable--as a matter of flavor, replace &quot;angels&quot; with something more suitable.neither addresses his martial skill or fighter-ness, i know.&nbsp; to reflect his martial skill, i'd paragon multi-class elric into paladin (worshipping arioch, of course).&nbsp; i chose paladin because this (and AFAICT, only this) would grant access to a CHA-based, weapon-keyworded at-will, which to me seems pretty relevant.gear:you address stormbringer so no need to revisit that ground, you did a good job here, i thought.the actorios ring requires a bit of thought, esp considering it was included in the original DDG.&nbsp; but it's been long enough now since i read the books that i no longer recall its function (summoning?).the battle armor melniboneans employ is described as plate--but there's no sane way to grant elric enough feat slots to have the appropriate proficiency.&nbsp; i'd consider making melnibonean armor a magic item which grants the appropriate feats to the wearer.the herbs he uses, esp when shaking his stormbringer-addiction, could reasonably be said to be alchemical reagents, no?just some thoughts.ed</blockquote>

[QUOTE="silverwhisper, post: 4909910, member: 41712"] garthanos, i think that statting elric is a real challenge--kudos to you for taking it on! class: i'm not sure i see the martial source classes as suitable for elric. my thinking is that when we're introduced to him, it's as elric, the sorcerer-king of imrryr. therefore, some kind of arcane source power seems most suitable to me, esp considering the source of his powers is explicitly described as being a form of a pact. of course, since the melniboneans honor the chaos gods and arioch particularly, one could make an argument for a divine source class as well. however, he's still a pretty formidable swordsman who wears heavy armor, so that complicates matters. a. given the reality-warping nature of arioch and his ilk, i'd actually consider a star pact warlock a viable option here (a lot of the infernal pact powers seem fire-keyworded). it's the knee-jerk, at-first-blush reaction i have. b. another direction to go: invoker might actually be suitable--as a matter of flavor, replace "angels" with something more suitable. neither addresses his martial skill or fighter-ness, i know. to reflect his martial skill, i'd paragon multi-class elric into paladin (worshipping arioch, of course). i chose paladin because this (and AFAICT, only this) would grant access to a CHA-based, weapon-keyworded at-will, which to me seems pretty relevant. gear: you address stormbringer so no need to revisit that ground, you did a good job here, i thought. the actorios ring requires a bit of thought, esp considering it was included in the original DDG. but it's been long enough now since i read the books that i no longer recall its function (summoning?). the battle armor melniboneans employ is described as plate--but there's no sane way to grant elric enough feat slots to have the appropriate proficiency. i'd consider making melnibonean armor a magic item which grants the appropriate feats to the wearer. the herbs he uses, esp when shaking his stormbringer-addiction, could reasonably be said to be alchemical reagents, no? just some thoughts. ed [/QUOTE]

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