Originally Posted in the Sultans of Smack thread:
Charlatan Smackdown
Originally Posted by Roland
Roleplaying Smackdown. Or Bluff is your friend. Or Dms are my Bitc*es.
Or Liar Smackdown. But I prefer "Charlatan Smackdown".
It's a simple smackdown, with few magic objects and without Prc......
Well, when I build a character, I try to make him without too many magic objects.
Not burst, flaming, vorpal, speed and so on...
Your character must be strong without any Dm's aid. This is the way to the real smack!
For this smack you need Psionics Handbook, Song and Silence, FRCS and DMG.
Human Psion (Telepath) 16th level
Skills: 19 to Bluff or to Diplomacy.
Cha 18 (+4) (Hey! It's a smackdown!)
Levels +4 so +2 to Cha
+5 Inherent so +2 to Cha (25500 gp)
Psycristal: Liar +2 to Bluff (or Friendly +2 to Diplomacy)
1st level: Spell Focus +2 to Bluff + Greater Spell Focus Bluff +4 (if you want a diplomat, choose Diplomacy, +4)
<editor's note: Maybe he meant Skill Focus and Greater (??) Skill Focus?>
3rd level: Street Smarts +2 to Bluff and Gather Information (or if you want a diplomat, choose Smooth talk, +2) (FRCS)
6th level: Silver Palm +2 to bluff and +2 to Appraise (FRCS)
9th level: Psychoanalist: +2 to Bluff, Diplomacy and Intimidate checks
12th level: Charlatan +2 to Bluff and Disguise Checks (Trustworthy for Diplomacy) (Song & Silence)
15th level: Persuasive +2 to Bluff and Intimidate checks. (Song & Silence)
(For a diplomat player, 5 ranks in bluff give a +2 synergy to Diplomacy checks)
Cloak of Charisma +6 Enanchment bonus 36000 gp.
Potion of Glibness +30 to Bluff checks (500 gp) (Ok, maybe it's broken, but it's a core item!) An' it's cheap.
Shield: Command, +4 competence bonus to charisma. (4465 gp, I think)
Breastplate of Command, +2 circumstance bonus on charisma checks and skills (21600 gp)
Conceal Thoughts +20 (PsionH) (16 h) unammed bonus
(Optional +3 to Cha for age)
Total gp: 88065 gp.
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Skill Check:
1d20
+19 Bluff skill
+4 Cha 18
+2 Levels
+2 Inherent
+2 Psycristal
+4 Greater Spell Focus
+2 Street Smarts
+2 Silver Palm
+2 Psychoanalist
+2 Charlatan
+2 Persuasive
+3 Cloak of Cha.
+30 Potion of GLibness
+2 Buckler of Command
+2 Breastplate of Command
+20 Conceal Thoughts
+2 optional for age (yes, It's +3 to Cha, but +5 inherent to Cha for the Tome...))
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<editor’s note: I’m pretty sure “Greater Spell Focus” was an error and comes out of there, unless it somehow can be ruled to affect the Conceal Thoughts power.>
Total: 1d20+100 (0r 102 optional aged character). With only a standard action.
No preparing rounds.
So with 2 on a roll, you have a 102 (104) Bluff ("or" only 50, I think, to Diplomacy Checks).
ps: Take for example Phlogiston, the uber Half-fire elemental/half-great wyrm red dragon drd20, cr47, his sense motive is 42+30 (impossible check, I think)=72+1d20 (A note: Sense motive isn't a class skill for a dragon! Bwahahaha)
"Yeah, yeah I'm a lammasu polymorphed in an halfling by an evil mage.. etc etc.. pfui.
How many times must I repeat this phrase, sigh? What? Sure, I'm trustworthy!"
Well, are we trying to influence an Npc? Okkaaayyy
1d20
+4 Charisma Modifier
+2 levels
+2 Inherent
+2 Psychoanalist
+3 Cloak of Cha
+2 Buckler, Shield
+2 Breastplate of Command
optional +3 age
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Total=1d20+22 to Charisma Checks.
<editor’s note: 19 ranks of diplomacy will add directly to that roll>
A friendly Npc becomes Helpful.
An indifferent Npc become helpful with 8 on a roll.
An unfriendly Npc becomes helpful with 18 on a roll (ughhh) or friendly with 3.
Am hostile Npc becomes indifferent with 3, friendly with 13.
