DnD 3.5 - Valley of the Dead

[Dragonwriter]

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We have an Incarnum class functioning as the sneaky type. They are versatile and durable, not very good at killing things though.

Yeah, stealth/scout is Herriman's primary focus. But his 3d6 at-will touch against undead will come in handy. And the only one with comparable AC is the incoming Cleric, thanks to his heavy armor and shield. Even then, we're equal with my Crystal Helm, and my Touch AC is better.
Perhaps if I had gone Lawful, rather than Good... Anyways, no changing it now. Though I may tinker with my soulmelds again.

Ok then, what pages do you think are of particular importance? (i'll try getting through a few pages or so when I get up in the evening)

There's only a bit over 300 posts... A day's reading or so. This game may have been running for a bit over a year, but there has been some definite slowdown. And likely to be a bit more with the major holidays on their way.

And as for wanting to use a demonic Character, I find diversity more interesting then blind friendship

Just saying this: I totally understand. But it's not such a great thing when you're likely to get beheaded by the first NPC you run across.

That said, I’m not in mule mode yet (currently I’m in “ooooh Ahhh!” mode while looking through DnD Sorces) and am entirely open to subjections, so yee, the party at large, are more than welcome to make subjections; as M&L has just suggested.

We could probably use a Jack-of-All-Trades style character. As I'm not sure when we'll be heading back to Angelwatch, I won't suggest a face-man just yet (though ranks in Diplomacy likely wouldn't go awry later).
Personally, I'm fond of the Dragon Shaman as a spare support character. The auras are beneficial to everyone and Vigor is very helpful for out-of-combat healing and in-combat emergency healing (especially since you can change it back after 1 round for stabilizing the fallen). And if you can pick up Entangling Exhalation and some Metabreath feats for your Breath Weapon, you've got a reasonable little area damage with some control.

(Yeah, yeah, Myth, DS isn't high on the CharOp totem pole. But I'm speaking from experience in playing one and it's a blast (of lightning )! My character has saved every single member of the party at some point, with Vigor. And it does wonders conserving your Cleric's healing spells/wands. Plus Power gives a few more points of damage in melee, Energy Shield gives a backlash, Senses gives an Init bonus... And if your Totem Dragon gives Water Breathing, you can let everyone use it at 13th level.)

… say, Should I talk to them in here or through PMs/MSN?(mine is Zexr[MENTION=89935]hotmail[/MENTION].com)

Talking with the other members out-of-character is part of why we have an OOC thread.

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Yeah, I was toying with either Dragon Shaman or Duskblade. Those are my two finalists on my character concept. I have played dragon shaman, for a small period of time, and only up to level 5 at most. Duskblade, up to level 3 I believe, but only briefly before that campaign died out...

So, Dragon Shaman is one of the best support characters I have seen, and Duskblade, just have not played enough to know how they really work in a group.

 

[Scotley]

And the only one with comparable AC is the incoming Cleric, thanks to his heavy armor and shield. Even then, we're equal with my Crystal Helm, and my Touch AC is better.
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We could probably use a Jack-of-All-Trades style character. As I'm not sure when we'll be heading back to Angelwatch, I won't suggest a face-man just yet (though ranks in Diplomacy likely wouldn't go awry later).

Don't forget said Cleric can cast Shield of Faith for +3 deflection and Righteous Might for a boost to natural armor too (but a penalty for size).

The Cleric also has +16 diplomacy.

I agree a dragon shaman or jack of all trades type would be a nice addition. Dragon Shaman's don't get as much personal oomph, but they really help the other characters shine.

I've only played one duskblade and he died young sacrificing himself to save the rest of the party, but he was pretty effective while he lasted.

 

[Zerith]

Hmmm, I could make Drake then, mind you, I've not seen the Dragon Saman yet so I might wimp out on it after I read it, but as long as it looks fun I think I'll be ok with it (and if I Don't Drake might Nuke me ) Now, lets see this Dragon and how much of the thread my slow ass can get through today after I read up on it

 

[Dragonwriter]

Don't forget said Cleric can cast Shield of Faith for +3 deflection and Righteous Might for a boost to natural armor too (but a penalty for size).

The Cleric also has +16 diplomacy.

Yeah, by spending 2 rounds (unless you Quicken) and the spell slots. And my Touch AC is still better.
Good to know on the Diplomacy. I haven't really looked much at everyone's skills... partly because only half of the posts in the RG are of active character.

And Zerith, the Dragon Shaman is a pretty straightforward class. Not a lot of stuff to track (like spells/maneuvers/psionics), solid design, and it just shines with flavor.

 

[Zerith]

Yes, and if I base my Character off a Kobold it will grow nicly into Drake (that said, How can Kobolds have such rotten stats? ; )

Addon: btw, will it be possible to get into epic levels? Can ECL be payed off with XP? (I'm thinking of trying to get a half dragon template latter on) and can I use the feats gained from flaws to gain feats unattainable at level 1-X(4)?

Addon two: Just figured I might as well share the WiP drawing of the demonic character I was working on. This said, I'll likely make an other, wingless, picture for Drake latter

 

[Myth and Legend]

Kobolds are broken good or broken bad, there's no middle ground I'll let you know right now that venerable dragonwrought cheese will be limited by me.

I have allowed 2 flaws but the older characters have not made use of them. If anyone wants to add 2 feats at the cost of 2 flaws do it right now, no problem.

I like being fair.

That being said only add feats you could have taken at level 1. That's how it's written in UA.

You can buy off LA with XP, that's what Malachei will be doing. You can get templates. I do intend to get this party to lvl 20. That's why I will level you guys up instantly + give some XP to play with. Those buying off LA will have less or no XP to play with naturally.

The best jack-of-all trades is the Factotum.

The best support character IMO is a Dragonfire Inspiration / Word of Creaton Bard.

If I could be a player in this game I'd probably go for Crusader/Cloistered Cleric/Ruby Knight Vindicator.

Since Diplomacy is not [Mind-Affecting] pre-Epic it's useful to anything that has Int > 2. You might not be able to diplmacny your way out of every fight but it's certainly one of the best skills to have.

The game has been slow indeed, I just sometimes can't log on at all, or don't have the time/energy to do so even if I'm at home. PbP is slow that's why I try to make up by instant level up.

 

[Zerith]

Dragonwhat? *Googles* ;

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Wait, Kobold Don't have to suck?

And as I said before, I prefer young characters, they're easyer to RP becuse, as young characters, they have room to grow and develop and are not set about their ways (and when I make a history for an older character, it tends to be pages 'short') And congrats, now I shall spend yet an other day finding out every thing I can about dragonwrought kobolds and Dragon blooded characters... This is my first DnD game and you're acting like an encyclopaedia that give up secret knowledge every time I ask a question: I'm going to be stuck at the "oooh, Ahhh!" phase for a month, aren't I?

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Dragonwhat? *Googles* ;

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Wait, Kobold Don't have to suck?

And as I said before, I prefer young characters, they're easyer to RP becuse, as young characters, they have room to grow and develop and are not set about their ways (and when I make a history for an older character, it tends to be pages 'short') And congrats, now I shall spend yet an other day finding out every thing I can about dragonwrought kobolds and Dragon blooded characters... This is my first DnD game and you're acting like an encyclopaedia that give up secret knowledge every time I ask a question: I'm going to be stuck at the "oooh, Ahhh!" phase for a month, aren't I?

So, does that mean you are going with the Dragon Shaman route?

 

[Dragonwriter]

So, does that mean you are going with the Dragon Shaman route?

I believe this bit:

Dragonwhat? *Googles* ;

Was more because of the Dragonwrought part.

There's a semi-loophole some people sought to use to make an overly-powerful character. Thanks to the Dragonwrought feat (Races of the Dragon), Kobolds could be considered True Dragons (12 age categories). And according to a little portion of Draconomicon, True Dragons of Old age or older are able to select Epic feats, regardless of HD. So... Old age Dragonwrought Kobolds can take Epic feats, according to that reading (in addition to the mental ability boosts for their advanced ages).

I'm going to be stuck at the "oooh, Ahhh!" phase for a month, aren't I?

That's part of the gaming world. Unless something goes wrong, everyone is pretty much always getting new ideas, whether it be for a campaign, character, etc. About 75% of the books on my gaming shelf get little-to-no use, but it doesn't stop me from paging through them on a near-constant basis going "what can I do to use that?"

EDIT: Though I'm going to suggest another caution on the race idea. Kobolds aren't known for getting along with... well, anyone. Lots of Paladins about may just say "Evil vermin! Kill it!"