Oozemaster

[Kai Lord]

Got your attention, Crothian? I thought so....

You peaked my curiousity over on the "favorite PrC" thread but I didn't want to hijack it. Would you mind sharing how you play your Oozemaster? Is this an evil NPC or a good guy you adventure with. I'm genuinely interested what kind of hook you've supplied for a truly...unique character. Genuinely interested....

 

[rounser]

Villain, obviously...they make great "mad scientist" wizard types.

"Only you, my gorgeous pets, truly understand me!"
*squelch squelch, slurrrrrp*
"Together we will do such great things!"
*schlop schlop schlooop*
"We'll make them regret the day they ever threw me out of the academy! 'Too dangerous', they called my experiments! 'Too dangerous!'"
*schlorple schplurt*
"Too dangerous? Ahahahah, we'll give them dangerous, won't we, my pretties? Just a few more experiments, then you'll be the very epitome of dangerous!"
*schlurp*
"Ahahahahah."
*schlooop*
"Aha. Ahahahahah."
*schlorple*
"Mwahah. Ahah."
*squelch*
etc. etc. etc....

I can't understand how people miss the appeal.

 

[Kai Lord]

Villain, obviously...they make great "mad scientist" wizard types.

"Only you, my gorgeous pets, truly understand me!"
*squelch squelch, slurrrrrp*
"Together we will do such great things!"
*schlop schlop schlooop*
"We'll make them regret the day they ever threw me out of the academy! 'Too dangerous', they called my experiments! 'Too dangerous!'"
*schlorple schplurt*
"Too dangerous? Ahahahah, we'll give them dangerous, won't we, my pretties? Just a few more experiments, then you'll be the very epitome of dangerous!"
*schlurp*
"Ahahahahah."
*schlooop*
"Aha. Ahahahahah."
*schlorple*
"Mwahah. Ahah."
*squelch*
etc. etc. etc....

I can't understand how people miss the appeal.

Heh heh, yes. But the way Crothian has carried on about the class it made me wonder whether or not that was his Player Character. If so, I just gotta know how that plays out.

 

[hong]

[wet blanket]

Ugh, the snotmaster.

[/wet blanket]

 

[hong]

[wet blanket]

Ugh, the snotmaster.

[/wet blanket]

Actually, perhaps that should be

[wet handkerchief]

Ugh, the snotmaster.

[/wet handkerchief]

 

[Ferret]

If he is scarred the former

 

[Crothian]

First of all, I can fully understand your curiosity. I'm not sure the idea has fully sunk into those around the gaming table.

Second, this proves no one read the Rogues Gallery. I posted the background of this character there. It isn't obvious that he is going Ooze master, though.

My Oozemaster is true Nuetral. He's persueing the Oozamaster becouse he wrongly things it's his heritge. He was brought up a slave and no one is quite surte what race he is. He is very long lived, humaniod, sicly yellow tinge to his skin, and natural greasey hair. He was a slave to the clerics of Conitz (the neutral goddess of disease on the world). THrough decades of being a slave and slowling coming to understand her, he became devouted to her. One of the kindly on clerics recognized his potential and freed him as a slave, then trained him as a cleric.

As a cleric he has the Slime Domain, a domain no one else of Conitz has ever reportly had (it's a lost domain basically that is rediscovered through my character). Many of the other people, clerics and normal people, treat him with disdain and frankly do not like him. So, he has lead a very solitude life doing everything he can to serve his goddess. He is not a preaching cleric. He cares not for the flock. The other clerics have sent him to explore the world hoping he will get killed out there.

However, out in the world he discovered the sanctuary of two things and this goes beyond what I've written in the Rogues Gallery. He found the solice of swimming and just floating alone in the water with the sound muffled and the sun shining (for those who have actual done this in a peaceful pond or lake you will know what I'm talking about). He also found enjoyment doing alchemy. THe character is very smart, so has done well with this.

He is being played as a very devote introvert. He was a slave for about a hundred years (since a child) and even though he's been free for a few decades he still does not see himself as everybodies equal.

I haven't had a chance to play him. I'm jioning into a campaign that has been going on for a little while. I'm entering at 5th level (6th, technically cause I have a n ecl+1 race). Te character is completely done, the background is written up, but I need to expand on it. I'm also coming up with a series of vows for the cleric that he will never break.

I hope this in some way helps. I realize that everyone sees oozes as evil, and the oozemaster must be evil becasue its ugly. The character sees them as in imporant piece of the ecological system, and as misunderstood as he is. He knows they are dangerous, but with the proper knowledge they can easily be dealt with.

Edit: Also see my Epic Oozemaster thread in House Rules

 

[Aeolius]

The Dramidj Ocean reportedly has a species of undersea ooze which wreaks havoc with the wooden hulls of passing ships. I could easily see a non-evil ooze-type character in my undersea campaign, perhaps linked to my race of mer-jellyfish, the ephyra.

I already have a race of humanoid anemones in the game. I see no problem with a humanoid jellyfish.

 

[Kai Lord]

Good stuff, Crothian. I'm glad your character is more than just a nasty looking villain. After reading your post I glanced over at your post in the Rogues Gallery and even tried to respond to it. My computer locked up while I was waiting for a confirmation and I haven't checked to see if it went through. Basically my question was, what race is he?

 

[jollyninja]

first off thanks for not hijacking my thread kai lord. second, that is the only decent player character backstory for an oozemaster i have ever read or heard. third: no, nobody reads the rogues gallery forum.

PEACE!