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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5396943" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>The DM has just expanded our intro PHB 1 only to full 4ED, so we can rework our PCs.</p><p></p><p>As things stand now, I have a Dwarf Starlock multiclassed into Ranger, but that will become MC<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue :P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />sion (better modeling the original concept from before the campaign strictures were announced), combining elements of Jeffrey Combs' Crawford Tillighast character in <em>From Beyond</em>, Mythos monster hunters, Ellcrys guardians from Shannara, and independent setting appropriate speculation about the Far Realms and nickel-iron/pallasite meteorites. Con & Cha are 16, Int is 14 (but may consider boosting that to 15).</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Feats so far</strong>: Disciplined Talent (MC<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue :P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />sion); Imp. Fate of the Void.</p><p></p><p><strong>Probable remaining Heroic Tier Feats</strong>: Sacrifice to Caiphon; Awakened Potential; Dooming Action; Focused Talent (I was looking at all 3 of the Discipline sets).</p><p></p><p><strong>In the running</strong>: Psionic Toughness; Psionic Dabbler; Skill Power; Deep Sage</p><p></p><p>While I'm fine with most of the Discipline Focus powers, taking the one which gives me a TK Daily roughly equivalent to a Wizard At-Will TK cantrip would invite a bit of mockery...so I'd probably go for Telepath or Shaper. At the very least, it would expand the party's bag of tricks. They also add to the "alien-ness" of the character.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, Psionic Toughness is going to be taken eventually (either Heroic or Paragon), along with Twofold Pact: Infernal, and some others. Coupled with Sacrifice to Caiphon (and maybe Reserve Maneuver), the PC will have a kind of "Black Deck" feel from M:tG- burn life to regain options; have reserves outside of the normal range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5396943, member: 19675"] The DM has just expanded our intro PHB 1 only to full 4ED, so we can rework our PCs. As things stand now, I have a Dwarf Starlock multiclassed into Ranger, but that will become MC:Psion (better modeling the original concept from before the campaign strictures were announced), combining elements of Jeffrey Combs' Crawford Tillighast character in [i]From Beyond[/I], Mythos monster hunters, Ellcrys guardians from Shannara, and independent setting appropriate speculation about the Far Realms and nickel-iron/pallasite meteorites. Con & Cha are 16, Int is 14 (but may consider boosting that to 15). [B]Feats so far[/B]: Disciplined Talent (MC:Psion); Imp. Fate of the Void. [B]Probable remaining Heroic Tier Feats[/B]: Sacrifice to Caiphon; Awakened Potential; Dooming Action; Focused Talent (I was looking at all 3 of the Discipline sets). [B]In the running[/B]: Psionic Toughness; Psionic Dabbler; Skill Power; Deep Sage While I'm fine with most of the Discipline Focus powers, taking the one which gives me a TK Daily roughly equivalent to a Wizard At-Will TK cantrip would invite a bit of mockery...so I'd probably go for Telepath or Shaper. At the very least, it would expand the party's bag of tricks. They also add to the "alien-ness" of the character. OTOH, Psionic Toughness is going to be taken eventually (either Heroic or Paragon), along with Twofold Pact: Infernal, and some others. Coupled with Sacrifice to Caiphon (and maybe Reserve Maneuver), the PC will have a kind of "Black Deck" feel from M:tG- burn life to regain options; have reserves outside of the normal range. [/QUOTE]
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