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new pc Im trying some firsts, even the campiagn is a first
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<blockquote data-quote="PureGoldx58" data-source="post: 6296215" data-attributes="member: 6671182"><p>Okay, so reading this I'd hoped that your PrC's would be discouraged. There are quite a few warnings I have solely regarding the mechanics of Dread Witch and Nightmare Spinner combined, yes it makes a powerful character, but it trivializes every encounter as every spell can become a fear spell and with Dread Witch nothing will be immune to it and if your allies look at it, they will be running around crying until the battlefield is just you laughing maniacally as everyone is disarmed and in the fetal position. </p><p></p><p>This is what happened to me the first time I tried to use a powerful Illusion that happened to be threaded with my fear. If everyone is okay with it, have fun it is probably one of the most evil combinations a caster can take that isn't pure necromancy, but make sure everyone knows you will probably be the most powerful one in the party. </p><p></p><p>I'd even go so far as to treat this equal to Frenzied Berserker in terms of, don't take if you want to keep your party alive.</p><p></p><p>On the technical aspect of having the classes in general and 2 dead levels, it is usually the most I would recommend and the previously linked information is extremely required if you want to consider this route as fear can become one of the more complicated mechanics in the game and every creature's level of fear needs to be recorded separately and accurately and the book-keeping required to keep track of who resisted your fears and are immune for the 24 hours and which SU or SP or EX ability you failed to apply on them. Basically an extremely advanced experience level/ dedication level is needed to even moderately keep the class accurately played. </p><p></p><p>Mindbender in general is a fun class and coupled with Thrallherd it is quite a lot of fun as an evil manipulator/dominator character.</p><p></p><p>I have a lot of experience with pretty much everything you are trying to accomplish, it is a great evil idea that can easily go awry so I just wanted to warn you of the pitfalls.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit: Also, as you can see you might not have even given <em>enough </em>information. The more information about a subject, the more answers we can give you, don't ever be afraid to write a small novel if you need to, to get a question answered correctly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PureGoldx58, post: 6296215, member: 6671182"] Okay, so reading this I'd hoped that your PrC's would be discouraged. There are quite a few warnings I have solely regarding the mechanics of Dread Witch and Nightmare Spinner combined, yes it makes a powerful character, but it trivializes every encounter as every spell can become a fear spell and with Dread Witch nothing will be immune to it and if your allies look at it, they will be running around crying until the battlefield is just you laughing maniacally as everyone is disarmed and in the fetal position. This is what happened to me the first time I tried to use a powerful Illusion that happened to be threaded with my fear. If everyone is okay with it, have fun it is probably one of the most evil combinations a caster can take that isn't pure necromancy, but make sure everyone knows you will probably be the most powerful one in the party. I'd even go so far as to treat this equal to Frenzied Berserker in terms of, don't take if you want to keep your party alive. On the technical aspect of having the classes in general and 2 dead levels, it is usually the most I would recommend and the previously linked information is extremely required if you want to consider this route as fear can become one of the more complicated mechanics in the game and every creature's level of fear needs to be recorded separately and accurately and the book-keeping required to keep track of who resisted your fears and are immune for the 24 hours and which SU or SP or EX ability you failed to apply on them. Basically an extremely advanced experience level/ dedication level is needed to even moderately keep the class accurately played. Mindbender in general is a fun class and coupled with Thrallherd it is quite a lot of fun as an evil manipulator/dominator character. I have a lot of experience with pretty much everything you are trying to accomplish, it is a great evil idea that can easily go awry so I just wanted to warn you of the pitfalls. Edit: Also, as you can see you might not have even given [I]enough [/I]information. The more information about a subject, the more answers we can give you, don't ever be afraid to write a small novel if you need to, to get a question answered correctly. [/QUOTE]
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