Epic Game

[Paxus Asclepius]

I've come to the conclusion that I just don't have enough material to run the game Mithreander proposed. Here's what I'm going to do for character creation:

30th level, 28 point-buy. All core 3.5 material is acceptable, with the exception of three prestige classes: the Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight, and Mystic Theurge. Additional WotC material is probably acceptable, but I'll want to look at it first. Non-Wizards material is more iffy, but I'm willing to look. Starting EQ is 4.3 million gp, no item more than 1.1 million, and no more than three items more than 430,000.

The setting: A moderately generic fantasy setting (you can make up details in your backstories), which is in the middle of a war between pantheons. It is up to the party, the most famous and powerful group of adventurers on the planet, to preserve the world by whatever means they deem necessary. You will have adventured together since 20th level, if not earlier, so I'd like characters to mesh well.

Edit: Everyone who has so far expressed interest is in. That's about all there's room for.

 

[John E Smoke]

Cripes. A few hours too late, it would seem.

 

[Mithreander]

SO, is a certain ring of protection a possibility?

 

[Wippit Guud]

Can we know which pantheons are involved directly? If we're preserving the world, it'd be best to be be directly involved in the war.

 

[Mithreander]

I'm looking at an epic level Dwarven Defender: Cleric 10 Dwarven Defender 20. Would that work?

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Can we know which pantheons are involved directly? If we're preserving the world, it'd be best to be be directly involved in the war.

At the moment, only two are involved, the Norse vs. the Egyptians, but rumblings warn that others may not be far behind; the Seldarine are frequently mentioned, and the priests of Yeenoghu are getting noiser.

SO, is a certain ring of protection a possibility?

I'll allow any item to provide any bonus that is allowed in Core rules, except for the specifically disallowed dodge bonus, and following the formula whereby any but the most common costs twice as much, and all but the most expensive secondary function on an item costs twice as much as normal. So yes, you can build yourself a Ring of Broken AC.

I'm looking at an epic level Dwarven Defender: Cleric 10 Dwarven Defender 20. Would that work?

It would indeed; just be warned that Moradin and Odin are drinking buddies, so there's a possibility of getting conflicted loyalties.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Any problem with Druid 10(core)/Shifter 10(MotW)/Warshaper 5(CW)/Nature's Warrior 5(CW)?

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Any problem with Druid 10(core)/Shifter 10(MotW)/Warshaper 5(CW)/Nature's Warrior 5(CW)?

I'm afraid that the shifter class as written is amazingly unbalanced, as is the Warshaper. If there's a 3.5 errata which brings the shifter into line, I'll allow it, but playing a Warshaper myself, I can attest that it's just not right.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Ok, idea #2. I require clarification from the DM for the Windrider PrC (MotW):
"This creature many not be the bonded companion (such as a familiar, paladin's mount, or animal companion) to anyone else at the time..."

The specific wording includes to anyone else. What if it's already bonded to that specific character... it wouldn't be bonded to anyone else.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Ok, idea #2. I require clarification from the DM for the Windrider PrC (MotW):
"This creature many not be the bonded companion (such as a familiar, paladin's mount, or animal companion) to anyone else at the time..."

The specific wording includes to anyone else. What if it's already bonded to that specific character... it wouldn't be bonded to anyone else.

You will note under the table that it specifically notes "If the chosen mount is a paladin's warhorse, the rules in the Paladin's Mount sidebar supersede those given here," so it seems clear that you may, indeed, have your own bonded companion as a mount. I'm not sure that I see the necessity of disallowing these abilities to stack, so I will tentatively allow you to stack any one other bonded companion's abilities with those of the Windrider. If you have the Draconomicon, you might also want to look at the Draconic Cohort feat.