OOC: Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil

[Thanee]

Those trees can grow rather big, too...

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pyrex]

Sorry I haven't been able to post my background yet. Work has entailed many extra hours this week.

I should be able to post tomorrow though.

 

[Endur]

Pyrex -- Three names for your family tree
Rerrid Hammersong -- Uncle
Rerrids children:
Thandain Deeperdark -- female cousin
Tunraug Urkart -- male cousin


Dalamar --
One of your uncles is named Eeridik, reputed to be a Sorceror

Paxus--
Joman Dart, a halfling, runs the Old Trading Post. Joman is probably somewhere in your family tree. Another halfling, Questin Himmble, has pestered every halfling in town regarding their parentage. Questin was abandoned at birth and grew up in the wild and has no idea who he is related to.

 

[Pyrex]

Ok. I"ll make sure to work them in.

It's not done yet, but I have a description and part of my background posted.

 

[Endur]

Xael -- There are some nice Racial Substitution levels for Elves in the Races of the Wild book, in particular, a nice substitution benefit for first level Elven wizards.

Elf Wizard: can "specialize" as generalist - one extra free spell per level, and one extra spell slot of the highest level. Can double the familiar skill bonus (move silently for cat) in exchange for deliver touch and speak with other animals, and has a different set of bonus feats on level 5 (archery related)

 

[Xael]

Xael -- There are some nice Racial Substitution levels for Elves in the Races of the Wild book, in particular, a nice substitution benefit for first level Elven wizards.

Elf Wizard: can "specialize" as generalist - one extra free spell per level, and one extra spell slot of the highest level. Can double the familiar skill bonus (move silently for cat) in exchange for deliver touch and speak with other animals, and has a different set of bonus feats on level 5 (archery related)

Does the wizard actually lose anything? I seriously can't see those two familiar abilities as too costly price for those bonuses. And are the bonus feats different just on level 5 or at levels 10, 15 etc. also?

 

[Endur]

That's a question to which I don't know the answer. I'm several states away from my Races of the Wild book-- does anybody know the answer?

Does the wizard actually lose anything? I seriously can't see those two familiar abilities as too costly price for those bonuses. And are the bonus feats different just on level 5 or at levels 10, 15 etc. also?

 

[Thanee]

I really need much longer for that family tree than expected (mostly because spending so much time on other stuff, of course ). Still working on it, tho, and it will be finished eventually.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pyrex]

There was a discussion about this in another thread the other day. One of the authors from RotW chimed in on the WotC boards stating that he had never actually seen an Elf Wizard in any of his games and didn't think a little bit of a power bump for that combo was out of line.

As I understand it, each time a substitution level becomes available you can choose whether or not to take it, so you aren't "locked in" if you take the 1st substitution level.

 

[Endur]

Infinitus

Thanee-- Lenya's Daemonic ancestor was named Infinitus. A demon of power, cunning, and rage.