Higher Level Psionics PbP (Demon with a Glass Hand)

[Bloodweaver1]

Since the campaign will be similiar with Dark Sun, will the Plane of Shadow have any wieght in your campaign? I was looking at the Shadow Sentinal from the Races of Desitny which I thought would be a interesting take on a Psionic Paladin (Evil Outside/Undead hunter). (Soulknife 5 / Shadow Sentinal 5 / Illumine Soul 4)

-Blood

 

[Creamsteak]

I still havn't quite figured out planar cosmology, especially regarding the transitive planes. It's definitely on my mind, and there will definitely be some "kind" of transitive planes.

 

[Erekose13]

Oh so tempting, especially the inclusion of d20 sources like Hyperconsious. I've been keen on trying out a variety of options from there since it came out.

 

[Nazhkandrias]

OK, I don't see Bahamut anywhere on that list, so I take it that Dragonborn are out? Well, since this is a desert campaign, which typically means a lot of outside work, I would REALLY like to play a Raptoran Ranger/Stormtalon. Would this be allowable? If not, I can always go with the CG Paladin Of Freedom, or just about anything. I know that this game is still in speculation phase, but I would like a chance to think about character concepts.

Speaking of character concepts, this new updated has narrowed my list slightly. These three characters are basically done, they just need tweaking to 14th level.

NE Kenku Rogue 5 / Assassin 9

?? Raptoran Ranger 5 / Stormtalon 9

CG Human Paladin of Freedom 14

Those are a few, anyway.

 

[Insight]

I'm eyeing a Flayerspawn Psychic from Complete Psionic now. I'm not sure if it's a good concept or not, but it sounds kinda fun. I think based on what it can do, I'd pretty much be a Psion/Telepath, but I suppose other specs aren't completely out of the question.

 

[Insight]

I guess a corollary to the above -

Are we going to be near civilization? Is there a civilization? If so, what are the major races? How would they feel about the offspring of a illithid? Do illithid exist?

 

[Creamsteak]

Civilizations exist, of sorts. Those city-states are the homes of the vast vast majority of the humanoid races that still exist. However, these places are typically isolationist. They don't invite travelers in (with some exceptions) and they don't take kindly to strangers. Many of them treat anyone that goes outside the gates as outcasts and won't ever let them back in.

I'm working on detailing the major races. Most of the goblinoids and tamer monstrous humanoids will more congregated into three of the city-states. Humans are the most common, and there are still ancient dwarven strongholds and secret elven cities.

Illithid are not going to be a major race in the setting. They do exist in the universe, but my assumption is they control numerous other worlds like a plague, and they have found this world to be impossible to get a good foothold on.

 

[Psion]

I'm working on detailing the major races. Most of the goblinoids and tamer monstrous humanoids will more congregated into three of the city-states. Humans are the most common, and there are still ancient dwarven strongholds and secret elven cities.

How about XPH races? Xeph, Maenad, Elan, etc.?

 

[Creamsteak]

All three have a place already. I've been working on the races-classes document since I took a break from the divine magic one.

 

[doghead]

... However, these places are typically isolationist. They don't invite travellers in (with some exceptions) and they don't take kindly to strangers. Many of them treat anyone that goes outside the gates as outcasts and won't ever let them back in.

Isn't this going to be rather limiting? Given the nature of the city states, I can understand that they are suspicious of strangers (potential spies and agents of the other God-Kings all of them). And containing the population is one way to control what they know, a la North Korea. But what about trade? I suppose that there could be independent traders who travel between cities but don't enter them. Goods are sold to merchants who sell to the city populations. Ot perhaps there is no trade between cities.

On a related note, are there towns villages estates and farms surrounding the cities, or does everyone pretty much live within the walls? If the latter, how do they manage food production? Given the power of the God kings, it could all be done by magic. I wonder if that would create a luxury market for 'real' foodstuffs.

doghead
aka thotd