Dromus Prep Thread

[TrevWar]

Most bloodlines are combat-heavy for their abilities, so that'll let you use some of them without making you a fighter to be reckoned with right off the bat.

Oddly enough, that wasn't was I was trying to go for. I was planning on making him the stereotypical mage that doesn’t get into combat and is always on the side as support. Usually when I play a spell caster its to enhance their combat ability and all, but this go around I was thinking and I'm ok with being the guy that's in the side of the fight... ...while my undead minions do my fighting for me...
Yeah, I have minions....
By the by, how many do I get to start out with... if any???:\... The oven!!!

So the d8s are freaken awesome, but the BAB wasn't really what I was looking for, and your right, most of the bloodlines are geared towards combat, that's why I don't really get much of what I want from the Vamp bloodline (+1 Charisma at level 9)...

Wait... I still have spell that will require touch attacks and all... Hmmm, maybe the higher BAB is what I'd need instead... Well crap, now I have to think more... That hurts...

Page 7 be claimed and over run by idiots...

 

[Tux the Penguin]

Well, right now an idea I have is a wizard/psion who is a Summoner/Constructor with the Cerebemancer PrC.

Not sure exactly what I'm going to do, since certain feats (Augment Summoning and its Psionic counterpart) are helpful, and I won't get that many. I was thinking of an Elan Psion who is a Constructor.

Basically, the character concept I've got is someone like Rydia or Yuna in the FF series: physically weak and not that good in combat, but when she/he (not sure yet) is able to summon some friends... ouchie.

But DnD really isn't set up for that kind of character. I was thinking of this elemental PrC from the Mini Handbook that gives you an elemental as a familiar (which is kinda what I'm looking for), but that's too permanent. If it was a sort of "summon up to CR X, x/day", that'd work. The Constructor allows me to specialize a little more than a summoner, so that's where I'm leaning.

ANy ideas Kell or DMZ?

 

[Mad Hatter]

Tux, you could be a technologist and base your spells on summon monster. After that, simply upgrade the heck out of them. That would get you a few strong monsters. You could equip them if so choose as well.

 

[Tux the Penguin]

Well, I was thinking of basically doing this:

Summoner with Augment Summoning, and then making out a list of specific creatures I summon and their equipment. I was thinking of a feat called "Summoner's Contract" in which for me to gain another creature to summon, I have to meet and "defeat" it through force or diplomacy. Sort of how you do it in the Final Fantasy MMORPG.

Also looking at the Unearthed Arcana summoning variants... especially the one that lets you summon as normal actions instead of full-round actions.

 

[DemonWolfZero]

The Constructor used to be overpowered, now it's just powerful. Of course, its most powerful ability comes at Level 9, so I don't have anything against you taking it (as a member of the "Please don't use broken Psionic combos, you're hurting the name of good Psionicists everywhere" camp).

I DO however, stand firmly against anything involving the Cerebremancer. The synergy is TOO good. I can stand the Fist of Zuoken with Monk/PsiWar synergy. Stuff like that is fine. But full synergy between two full casters is painful to think of, even if you're giving up your higher level slots for more spells/power per day.

That's my take.

And the name is D W Z

 

[Kelleris]

I nixed the Cerebremancer several pages ago, actually, when it was suggested for Thunderbird.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell everyone to drop by the other thread sometime. You'll be playing with at least one or two of them, so I'd love to see some cross-pollination here.

 

[Mad Hatter]

You make it sound so...dirty.

 

[TrevWar]

Hey Kell, I was just looking at the Libris Mortis new feats preview on the Wizard web site, and I was looking at Corpsecrafter and I was wondering what would happen with the Enchance Undead variant Necromancer ability? I would assume that Corpsecrafter feat would just give my undead an additional +2 HP/HD and that's it... I'm thinking I'm stuck with this huh?

I'll be going Wizard Necromancer, its just better. I want to look at Libris Mortis to see what PrCs there are that might be good to go in.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Here is revised Feiran.

 

[TrevWar]

Hey Kell,
Are you allowing Tieflings as a race?
Are you allowing the Reducing Level Adjustment rules?
With the Skeletal Minion as a Familiar, do I use the stats in the MM, or do I use point buy since its some what a cohort?
Are we able to start with any Arcane Resreach already finished?