OOC - Planescape: A Hopeless Beginning

[JimAde]

With the doppelgangers I fear you've fallen into the same trap as with the lich. You've just taken the CR and used that as the LA. In this case though that's doubly mistaken; the doppelganger actually has an LA of +4, and has 4 racial HD as well... so you *could* play one, but you'd have no class levels to start with.

I almost did this (straight doppleganger with no class levels). Could be fun but I didn't want to make everybody crazy right off. So I figure an Aranea with just two forms will be easier for everybody to keep track of.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

As for a pixie dragon... do you mean a Fairy Dragon? If so, I don't know where to find 3E stats for them. Do you? If not we can always make some up I guess, but it would be easier if you knew where to find the stats.

The Fairy Dragon is in the Draconomicon - if neither of you have it, I can post the info for it.

I'll take a look at the succubus tonight. Do we have a Rogue's Gallery thread yet?

 

[JimAde]

Ok, I've decided to go with the Aranea after all. Here's the stats, skills and spells. Stat rolls can be found at
http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=150666. Did I do the stat adjustments correctly for the gnome form? Also, I took a stat bump for my 4th Hit Die. I think that's correct, but let me know.

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KrikitiKalikamok
A.K.A. Krikit

Aranea Sorcerer 1
Medium Magical Beast (Shapechanger)

Hit Dice 3d8 + 1d4 + 16/12 = 39/35
Speed 50ft; Climb 25ft
AC 17 (10 + 5 Dex + 1 Natural +1 ring), FF 12, Touch 16
Init +5 (+5 Dex)

Abilities
Str 11/9 (11)
Dex 20/16 (16)
Con 18/16 (14)
Int 16/12 (12)
Wis 13/11 (11)
Cha 20/16 (15 + bump at 4 HD)
Stats are Natural Form/Gnome Form (Roll)

Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+3
Attack (Natural): Bite +8 melee (1d6 plus poison) or web +8 ranged
Attack (Gnome): Dagger +8 melee (1d3-1) or light crossbow +8 ranged (1d6)

Saves
Fort +7/+6; Ref +8/+6; Will +4/+3

Skills
Bluff +7/+5 (2)
Climb +10/+9 (2 ranks, can always take 10)
Concentration +11/+10 (7)
Escape Artist +9/+7 (4)
Jump +8/+7 (6)
Listen +3/+2 (0)
Spot +3/+2 (0)

Feats
Ability Focus (Web)
Weapon Finesse

Sorcerer Spells Known
Level 0: Acid Splash, Dancing Lights, Mage Hand, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Read Magic
Level 1: Comprehend Languages, Mage Armor, Magic Missile
Level 2: Acid Arrow

Spells per Day: (6/7/4 DC:14+spell level)

Special Attacks
Bite - natural weapon dealing 1d6 +1.5 str + Poison
Web - 6/day. 10' range increment, max range 50'. Effective against opponents of up to Large size.
A successful hit roots the target in place. They can escape with an Escape Artist Check of
DC 16, or a Strength check of DC 20 (includes +2 for Ability Focus). The web has 0 hardness, 6hp, and takes double damage form fire.
Spinning and throwing a web is a Standard Action.

Special Qualities
Darkvision 60'
Poison 2d6 Str primary and secondary damage; DC 14

Alternate Form: At will, Krikit can assume the form of a handsome male gnome, or a hybrid
spider/gnome form. In gnome form, he cannot use his web or poison abilities.
In gnome form, Krikit's stats are adjusted as shown.

Description

Background

Possessions

Qty	Item			GP Each	Cost
1	Courtier's outfit	30	30
1	Signet Ring		5	5
1	Wand: 			6750	6750
	Lesser Orb/Electricity 
	(CL 9)	

1	Ring of Protection +1	2000	2000
1	Handy Haversack		2000	2000
1	Ring of Sustenance	2500	2500

1	Icicle: Light Crossbow	8335	8335
	  +1 Frost
20	Bolts			0.1	2
1	Dagger 			322	322
	  Masterwork
	  Alchemical Silver

	Scrolls
2	Dispel Magic		375	750
1	Fox's Cunning		150	150
1	Bull's Strength		150	150
1	Cat's Grace		150	150
1	Eagle's Splendor	150	150
1	Bear's Endurance	150	150
1	Owl's Wisdom		150	150
			
	Potions	
5	Cure Moderate Wounds	300	1500
3	Protection from arrows	300	900

Coin and other negotiables		1006

				TOTAL:	27,000

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[Scotley]

Role Call?

I'm trying to get a handle on the party and see what gaps need to be filled as I flesh out my character.

Scotley Bariaur Scout 4/Psychic Warrior 2 or 3 Maybe Cleric of Ehlonna 1

JimAde Aranea Sorcerer

Hypersmurf anthro whale

Goddess Fallen Angel Telepath-Succubus

tylermalen Fire Geasi ?

AmorFati Pacaderm Barbarian

Assuming this list is correct we are lacking in the divine caster department. I can pick up a level of cleric without bending my character concept over much. I can pick up a wand or two in the interest of healing magic. He'll likely be most interested in the fertility aspects of worship...

Also, Eluvan, you don't list Unearthed Arcana among your sources. Any chance of using some stuff from there?

 

[JimAde]

JimAde Classless Aranea?

I take exception to that. I have plenty of class.

My character has a single level of sorcerer which stacks with the Aranea's native casting making him effectively a 4th-level sorcerer with decent (but not great) combat abilities. I hope he's not too gimpy.

 

[Scotley]

I take exception to that. I have plenty of class.

My character has a single level of sorcerer which stacks with the Aranea's native casting making him effectively a 4th-level sorcerer with decent (but not great) combat abilities. I hope he's not too gimpy.

No offense intended. I'll wait until I know you better to start insulting you. Your post came in just as I was doing mine. I edited the list. Looks to be an interesting character.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Unfortunately an adult Faerie Dragon is HD 8D12 +6 w/ a LA of +2, which would make a 1st level Faerie Dragon sorcerer a level 11 character. I don't know why they gave it such a high HD since it is barely bigger than a brownie.

We can either mess with his age or HD to make him a lower level creature, and get him a couple of levels of either wizard or sorcerer, or I can go with a Pseudo-Dragon. Pity, since I think playing a rainbow colored, tiny dragon with faerie wings would be really cool.

 

[Eluvan]

Goddess - thanks for the offer of stats, but don't worry about it for now. RG thread... good idea. I'll put one up now.

Scotley - Almost right, but replace Deuce Traveler's character with Hypersmurf's anthro whale. Deuce is working on an alt, so no casting mini-dragon until someone dies or drops out.

Deuce - Hmmm. Sounds like you'd definitely be better off going with a Pseudodragon. But I guess if you want the psychadelic wings and so on, you could always put those on top of a Pseudodragon's stats.

 

[tylermalan]

I just read up on Fire Genasi, and I'm definitely drawn more to them than to the Earthen variety, but I noticed something, tell me if I'm wrong...

All the gneasi have a +1 LA, but nothing to show for it. All the descriptors don't indicate an increase in anything, even though the descriptive text does (like mentioning that fire genasi have high saving throws against fire, so they center fireballs on themselves etc...). Am I just not looking in the right place?

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I just read up on Fire Genasi, and I'm definitely drawn more to them than to the Earthen variety, but I noticed something, tell me if I'm wrong...

All the gneasi have a +1 LA, but nothing to show for it. All the descriptors don't indicate an increase in anything, even though the descriptive text does (like mentioning that fire genasi have high saving throws against fire, so they center fireballs on themselves etc...). Am I just not looking in the right place?

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Fire Genasi Racial Traits
+2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma.
Medium: As Medium creatures, fire genesi have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Fire genasi base land speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision: Fire genasi can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Control Flame (Sp): Fire genasi can cause a nonmagical fire within 10 feet of them to diminish to the level of coals or flare to the brightness of daylight and double the normal radius of its illumination. This ability does not change the heat output or fuel consumption of the fire source, lasts 5 minutes, and nay be done once per day. They use this ability as 5th-level sorcerers.
+1 racial bonus on saving throws against fire spells and effects. This bonus increases by +1 for every five class levels the genasi attains.
Automatic Languages: Planar Trade and Ignan. Bonus Lanugages: Any (except secret languages, such as Druidic).
Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass fire genasi’s fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty (see XP for Multiclass Characters, PHB p.60).
Level Adjustment: +1.
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I believe that's about it?