NarlethDrider
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Jarval said:
Here ya go
(OCC/Recrutin)The Beginning of the End (We have a spot open for ONE person)
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
NarlethDrider said:
The only real change I am using is the Kukri (I have a 'masterworked' one in Rl and love them...it's also hardy tiny, at a blade length of 11" long...)
Kukri
Martial Small Weapon 1D4 18-20/X2 Slashing
Would you have a problem with a Kopis (not a Khopesh)Machaeira.. It is the sword (Greek and/or Italian) from whence the hukri descended (what with Alexander making it to India, then it went North to nepal, and thus the Kukri was born...sorry, Geek alert).
Anyways, it's the same stats as a Scimitar, just looks like a big Kukri instead.
Medium Martial Weapon
1D6 18-20 Slashing
I'll have the little army up asap. Do the Spiderling's Color have any mechanics effect?
Now I want Spiderlings,spiderlings,spiderlings!!!!! I love those little guys.
I may be wrong, and please correct me if so.
I want to switch out the grey Dwarf,Ogre and Drow Cleric for Spiderlings.
It looks as if they would be Lvl 4, as they are ECL 0, and you had errated the Drow etc down 1...if I am wrong, please correct me, once again.
A theme begins to set...the Drider will be 'Big Brother' to them, or so they call him.
As far as the Drider goes, I think I'll go Drow.
I almost went Aquatic Drow...a Drider Water-Spider would be very creepy and cool.
How are we doing Hit Points?
So, the Points used...we are ignoring racia mods?
I realize that most base races even out, but some are upped in ECL because of superior stats. So, just the points, or points +racial. Otherwise, would the Spiderlings -2 Str being ignored (as you posted) even matter?
Thanks,
-Uriel
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Velmont
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Thanks for the stats. I have two question left, and I should start to do my minions tonight.
Question:
What level start the tiefling Rogue.
Ghoulish Tiger and skelletal DEINONYCHUS, they are both undead animals, but there is no rules (I don't remember having seen one in the MM) to apply those template. I will come tonight how I will apply these template, and I will need your approbation.
Question:
What level start the tiefling Rogue.
Ghoulish Tiger and skelletal DEINONYCHUS, they are both undead animals, but there is no rules (I don't remember having seen one in the MM) to apply those template. I will come tonight how I will apply these template, and I will need your approbation.
NarlethDrider
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Uriel said:
No problemoh
Uriel said:
The colorations do not give them any xtra powers or such---their colorations denote clans & such---also, some of them having the colorations found in nature & those clans _may_ mimic the habits of the spider kin---i.e. those colored like a wolf spider may be nomadic hunters---those that mimic orbweavers may build traps to catch their prey &/or be craftsmen----nothing is really set in stone as far as that goes, though u can be creative & creativity is rrewarded
In regards to levels for your soldiers, no CLASS level higher than three---u may also use a template or two on them(insectile & feral come to mind or even s.reynolds nettlecloud spider template((at his website)) may be useful)
You given me the first descent idea to use those fish drow for
Uriel said:
U do add racial modifiers to your ability scores after allocating all the points among your abilities---still ignore the -2 to the spiderlings strength---as i see it, if u applied a drider template to a halfling, he would be better off than the spiderling
I'll give you your hit points after u have the classes & your con posted
NarlethDrider
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Like I indicated to Uriel, you may use templates on your soldiers & such---the Drow's breeding pits have been creative----if u want to template some of them, let me know who & what & I'll say Yea or Nea
NarlethDrider
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Velmont said:
The tiefling rogue will have a total of 4 class levels
Theirs a ghoul template on monty cook's site http://www.montecook.com/arch_stuff13.html
I'll look & see where the skeletal template is
Uriel
Living EN World Judge
I'm definately making one of my Spiderlings an Aquatic SPider now..that's just creepy (although I've had the chance to view them in the wild, they rule.
I'm rally a Praying Mantis nut, but all creepies in general.
My biggest problem with 3.0/3.5 is that they gave the Giant Preying mantis a -1 initiative...this from the creature with the second fastest strike in the world (beat only by the Mantis Shrimp)
Hey could I have a Spiderling Mantis Shrimp combo??
Do you know what a mantis Shrimp is
The most vicious little brutes alive, they strike with the force of a .22 shell...hehe
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/
He could smash through rock with his claws and have an Init of +20...and they have the most advanced eyes in the World, 360 d vision, 100,000 colors, see in 3-D, ultra violet spectrums etc...Um, I'll be quiet now.
I'm rally a Praying Mantis nut, but all creepies in general.
My biggest problem with 3.0/3.5 is that they gave the Giant Preying mantis a -1 initiative...this from the creature with the second fastest strike in the world (beat only by the Mantis Shrimp)
Hey could I have a Spiderling Mantis Shrimp combo??
Do you know what a mantis Shrimp is
The most vicious little brutes alive, they strike with the force of a .22 shell...hehe
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/
He could smash through rock with his claws and have an Init of +20...and they have the most advanced eyes in the World, 360 d vision, 100,000 colors, see in 3-D, ultra violet spectrums etc...Um, I'll be quiet now.
Uriel
Living EN World Judge
So, here sits Algrim's Band at this point
Algrim Whitespike Drow Rogue2/Fighter2/Ranger1
Vrianna Fey'Ri Wizard 3 (Consort)
(I opted for the higher ECL so as to get the Enervation ability)
Shogga Grimlock Barbarian2/Fighter2 <Feral> (Bpdyguard)
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Soldiers
Drider (Drow) Ranger <Level?>
Spiderling Rogue 4 Kraen
Spiderling Cleric 4 Urloun
Derro Rogue 2 Ghungzuk
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Slaves
Derro <How many?>- Can I switch out Derro for Tanuruuks? Same ECL as a Derro. They would keep the orc/orcs in line
Deep Orcs (Orogs)<How many?>
Dropping the Goblins if possible
I'm not sure how many Slaves you were thinking of, but a low number is ok by me as well as a high number.
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Animals
I would prefer as many Fiendish Dire Bats as possible up to 1 less than my band's number, so as to use them as steeds (and it looks cool).
I will dump off the Dire Weasel and/or Wolves/Rats for them.
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Vermin
I guess the Giant Wasp could be a steed for the Derro or a Spiderling perhaps...and a source of Venom
I have One Large and 2 Medium Spider listed as well as a Verminoid (not sure which rules you are using).
My email is bluehead69@yahoo.com
I have them all about 80% stated out, waiting on a final level ruling on the Drider.
I just bought the Underdark Sourcebook, itrocks. The stas for the Grimlock are all Core etc...I can post them if you like. I have always liked the grimlocks and this gives them an interesting slant, not just having them mindless carnivores.
Backstory for Algrim's band in a nutshell (More complete one with final submission.
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Algrim Whitespike was once a Drow of one of the Lesser Houses of Menzoberranzan, though none alive now know which House bore this Prodigal Son. Chaffing at the Matriarchy,perhaps, he left the City early in life to seek a fortune elsewhere.
Algrim had many of the Drow's evil tendencies, although his was a calculated (NE, not CE) focus. Wanton destruction was wasteful, and one had to secure survival be it food, weapos or valuables. Deep in the Underdark, alone and ever cautious, Algrim found his namesake, a White Adamantium Warhammer, a weapon of Duergar make. This weapon suited the young Algrim perfectly, for other Drow scoffed at such, thinking the hammer a crude and base weapon.
That opinion ceased one day among a Drow band when they set upon a young outlander drow, thinking him easy sport. The youth fought with ferociousity, Sundering the Sword of the Band's leader, then smashing her face to a ruin with the same weapon.
The Drow fled at this monster, for indeed Algrim had covered himself in gore, so great his hatred for his people.
That day, however, Algrim and his kindred had not been the only ones in the cavern. High up on the wall watched red eyes focused with curiousity.
Algrim suddenly felt himself the object of scrutiny, and, looking up, he saw several spider-like beings descending towards him.
Hefting his Warhammer, wounded though he was, Algrim faced an odd group.
A Drider, a male armed with a great Bow and wicked blades stood before him. On either side were smaller Spiderlings, their little forms festooned with all sorts of weapons, little bows, blades and packs.One (a blueish hued one) wore the Black Disk of Shar Goddess of the Dark. The other seemed skittish, keeping the Drider between him and Algrim.
Several Spiders accompanied this band and they all regarded Algrim.
The Drider looked to the blue Spiderling and said in Undercommon 'Well?' The little Spiderling replied with a nod.
The Drider turned to Algrim and said 'We have sought for the one that the Goddes said will lead us to security. Find the one full of self-loathing and self-hate. At first Urloun here thought that that part of her Rede pertained to me, for who loathes their lot more than a Drider? The answer,of course is a Drow not content with how Reality sits with his People.
The second part of the Rede says 'He will bear a spike of white,stained red with the reconing of Kin.' This, we feel, means that you are he whom Shar wished us to find and follow.'
The Drider had spoke eloquently and without hatred for Algrim. Indeed, this was the first time that any had showed him anything resembling comraderie in all of his life. Soon, the Spiderling Cleric had healed Algrim's wounds and the band moved off through the Underdark to seek more strength for whatever upcoming test Shar had for them.
Weeks later the band happened upon an odd group beset by Kuo-Toa.
Surrounded by the loathsome fish-men were a lone Grimlock and a Derro, fighting side-by-side, outnumbered though they were.
Thinking back to his own meeting with the Drider and Spiderlings, Algrim looked to Urloun, who nodded her little head. Quickly the air was filled with arrows and crossbow bolts, spells and the smashing hammer of Algrim. The derro tittered excitedly,stabbing with his small blades, spurring the massive Grimlock on, the brute beheading two Kuo-Toa in one swipe. Less than a minute later, all of the fish-men were dead or dying and the Grimlock and Derro stood facing the group. The Grimlock was easily the largest that Algrim had ever seen, a huge Greataxe in hand. The Derro introduce himself as Ghungzek and the Grimlock as Shogga.
The two were a team, and an odd one at that. Ghungzek explained how he had thrown off the insanity that beset his folk, fleeing their madness and finding the grimlock alone in the Tunnels of the Underdark, foraging for lichen and vermin to fill his belly.He tailed the Grimlock for several days, watching and saw that the creature was lonely and morose, not at all like most of his kind. Chancing violence, he approached and over the course of several hours developed a raport with Shogga. Shogga had lost his Huntmate (the grimlock word for Friend),in a battle with an Umber Hulk. Without his closest ally, Shogga had wandered away from his tribe, unconsolable.Now, Shogga considers Ghungzek his Huntmate which is to say his best friend.
Algrim listened and nodded. These would make interesting additions to his band, and he invited them to join. Soon, the band was once more traversing the Underdark in search of loot, food and a safe place to rest.
One day, Ghungzek reported that there was a drow outpost ahead, and Algrim decided that his Kin wer as good a target as any for the band's depredations. Besides, he needed to be sure that they could survive an assault on the an Outpost of the strongest race in the Underdark.
Several hours of stealth and combat, ambush and brutal melee later, the three dozen Drow all lay dead. This was a slave staion, where merchants came to trade and to seel and buy.
Algrim freed the remaining slaves, Deep Orcs, a Tanuruuk and the most captivating being that he had ever encountered. Her name was Vrianna and she was a Fey'Ri, ancient tainted Elf of the Sun, a winged Demoness who instantly took to the muscular Drow who had sprung her from her Cell.
gathering her things, and finding some very useful treasure among the Drow, the band set off once again, findng a secure cave some 10 miles further.
Ghungzek went forth, taking much of the Loot fromthe Drow stronghold and dealt with Duergar that he knew resided in the area.
Coin was given up for Giant Dire bats, regal and silent stees of the underdark, and the Derro quickly began showing the band how to ride the great things, all in preparation for the day that Shar would call the band forth to do her bidding...
Algrim Whitespike Drow Rogue2/Fighter2/Ranger1
Vrianna Fey'Ri Wizard 3 (Consort)
(I opted for the higher ECL so as to get the Enervation ability)
Shogga Grimlock Barbarian2/Fighter2 <Feral> (Bpdyguard)
***************************************************
Soldiers
Drider (Drow) Ranger <Level?>
Spiderling Rogue 4 Kraen
Spiderling Cleric 4 Urloun
Derro Rogue 2 Ghungzuk
***************************************************
Slaves
Derro <How many?>- Can I switch out Derro for Tanuruuks? Same ECL as a Derro. They would keep the orc/orcs in line
Deep Orcs (Orogs)<How many?>
Dropping the Goblins if possible
I'm not sure how many Slaves you were thinking of, but a low number is ok by me as well as a high number.
*****************************************************
Animals
I would prefer as many Fiendish Dire Bats as possible up to 1 less than my band's number, so as to use them as steeds (and it looks cool).
I will dump off the Dire Weasel and/or Wolves/Rats for them.
*******************************************************
Vermin
I guess the Giant Wasp could be a steed for the Derro or a Spiderling perhaps...and a source of Venom
I have One Large and 2 Medium Spider listed as well as a Verminoid (not sure which rules you are using).
My email is bluehead69@yahoo.com
I have them all about 80% stated out, waiting on a final level ruling on the Drider.
I just bought the Underdark Sourcebook, itrocks. The stas for the Grimlock are all Core etc...I can post them if you like. I have always liked the grimlocks and this gives them an interesting slant, not just having them mindless carnivores.
Backstory for Algrim's band in a nutshell (More complete one with final submission.
**********************
Algrim Whitespike was once a Drow of one of the Lesser Houses of Menzoberranzan, though none alive now know which House bore this Prodigal Son. Chaffing at the Matriarchy,perhaps, he left the City early in life to seek a fortune elsewhere.
Algrim had many of the Drow's evil tendencies, although his was a calculated (NE, not CE) focus. Wanton destruction was wasteful, and one had to secure survival be it food, weapos or valuables. Deep in the Underdark, alone and ever cautious, Algrim found his namesake, a White Adamantium Warhammer, a weapon of Duergar make. This weapon suited the young Algrim perfectly, for other Drow scoffed at such, thinking the hammer a crude and base weapon.
That opinion ceased one day among a Drow band when they set upon a young outlander drow, thinking him easy sport. The youth fought with ferociousity, Sundering the Sword of the Band's leader, then smashing her face to a ruin with the same weapon.
The Drow fled at this monster, for indeed Algrim had covered himself in gore, so great his hatred for his people.
That day, however, Algrim and his kindred had not been the only ones in the cavern. High up on the wall watched red eyes focused with curiousity.
Algrim suddenly felt himself the object of scrutiny, and, looking up, he saw several spider-like beings descending towards him.
Hefting his Warhammer, wounded though he was, Algrim faced an odd group.
A Drider, a male armed with a great Bow and wicked blades stood before him. On either side were smaller Spiderlings, their little forms festooned with all sorts of weapons, little bows, blades and packs.One (a blueish hued one) wore the Black Disk of Shar Goddess of the Dark. The other seemed skittish, keeping the Drider between him and Algrim.
Several Spiders accompanied this band and they all regarded Algrim.
The Drider looked to the blue Spiderling and said in Undercommon 'Well?' The little Spiderling replied with a nod.
The Drider turned to Algrim and said 'We have sought for the one that the Goddes said will lead us to security. Find the one full of self-loathing and self-hate. At first Urloun here thought that that part of her Rede pertained to me, for who loathes their lot more than a Drider? The answer,of course is a Drow not content with how Reality sits with his People.
The second part of the Rede says 'He will bear a spike of white,stained red with the reconing of Kin.' This, we feel, means that you are he whom Shar wished us to find and follow.'
The Drider had spoke eloquently and without hatred for Algrim. Indeed, this was the first time that any had showed him anything resembling comraderie in all of his life. Soon, the Spiderling Cleric had healed Algrim's wounds and the band moved off through the Underdark to seek more strength for whatever upcoming test Shar had for them.
Weeks later the band happened upon an odd group beset by Kuo-Toa.
Surrounded by the loathsome fish-men were a lone Grimlock and a Derro, fighting side-by-side, outnumbered though they were.
Thinking back to his own meeting with the Drider and Spiderlings, Algrim looked to Urloun, who nodded her little head. Quickly the air was filled with arrows and crossbow bolts, spells and the smashing hammer of Algrim. The derro tittered excitedly,stabbing with his small blades, spurring the massive Grimlock on, the brute beheading two Kuo-Toa in one swipe. Less than a minute later, all of the fish-men were dead or dying and the Grimlock and Derro stood facing the group. The Grimlock was easily the largest that Algrim had ever seen, a huge Greataxe in hand. The Derro introduce himself as Ghungzek and the Grimlock as Shogga.
The two were a team, and an odd one at that. Ghungzek explained how he had thrown off the insanity that beset his folk, fleeing their madness and finding the grimlock alone in the Tunnels of the Underdark, foraging for lichen and vermin to fill his belly.He tailed the Grimlock for several days, watching and saw that the creature was lonely and morose, not at all like most of his kind. Chancing violence, he approached and over the course of several hours developed a raport with Shogga. Shogga had lost his Huntmate (the grimlock word for Friend),in a battle with an Umber Hulk. Without his closest ally, Shogga had wandered away from his tribe, unconsolable.Now, Shogga considers Ghungzek his Huntmate which is to say his best friend.
Algrim listened and nodded. These would make interesting additions to his band, and he invited them to join. Soon, the band was once more traversing the Underdark in search of loot, food and a safe place to rest.
One day, Ghungzek reported that there was a drow outpost ahead, and Algrim decided that his Kin wer as good a target as any for the band's depredations. Besides, he needed to be sure that they could survive an assault on the an Outpost of the strongest race in the Underdark.
Several hours of stealth and combat, ambush and brutal melee later, the three dozen Drow all lay dead. This was a slave staion, where merchants came to trade and to seel and buy.
Algrim freed the remaining slaves, Deep Orcs, a Tanuruuk and the most captivating being that he had ever encountered. Her name was Vrianna and she was a Fey'Ri, ancient tainted Elf of the Sun, a winged Demoness who instantly took to the muscular Drow who had sprung her from her Cell.
gathering her things, and finding some very useful treasure among the Drow, the band set off once again, findng a secure cave some 10 miles further.
Ghungzek went forth, taking much of the Loot fromthe Drow stronghold and dealt with Duergar that he knew resided in the area.
Coin was given up for Giant Dire bats, regal and silent stees of the underdark, and the Derro quickly began showing the band how to ride the great things, all in preparation for the day that Shar would call the band forth to do her bidding...
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