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[Harvey]

Hi FreeXenon,

Seems like a pretty good assessment to me. I definitely see Koric as a heavy fighter, but also as a front-line medic to those who need it. Eventually, I see him going more down a fighter route, with heavier armor (once he can afford it ) and a two-handed weapon (FYI, gang, does anyone know of stats for, say, a two-handed mace? That's be ideal!)

As for tactics, I'd like to see it happen in-game. We all have such differing characters, I almost feel they are taking on lives of their own.

 

[FreeXenon]

There is the Goliath Great Hammer from Races of Stone - you could just call it a Great Mace or something to the effect. I think it does requires an EWP though. We had a character wanting something similar. Nothing changes - just the name and what it looks like. I do not have the book handy, however. You could take the stats of a Great Club (PHB) and do likewise.

How do you see you classes split?? 2/3 cleric with 1/3 fighter like Cleric 4/ Fighter2 or something else?

We have both a bard and a marshal - support characters - this may lead to a very effective group. How this all plays out will be interesting.

 

[Wilphe]

One of us is using auras to turn out competence bonuses; the other can inspire courage and turn out morale bonuses.

Handy...

 

[FreeXenon]

Wilphe: I foundthis very entertaining and well written

"No I was destined for hard graft but my parents could not decide what to do with me. I did not seem to have the grace or strength to make a warrior; and though they considered apprenticing me to a wizard despite their distaste for arcanists I did not really have the wits for it. There is not a single spark of the divine about me either. It appeared that my force of personality dictated that I should become a bard but they would not stand for such dishonour or frivolity."

Considering my character (Bard) I found it very funny - from a meta-game standpoint I can understand your what is being said. Dishonour and Frivolty - Cool! Your family must be have quite the martial tradition and this passage seems to indicate lawful tendencies as well. Interesting.

 

[FreeXenon]

Mr. Prez

Have I heard anything of Percy's Master Akranis and Sir Uthwaite, or his family??

Knowledge (Local) : 14 (8 +6)
Knowledge (History) : 20 (14 + 6)
Knowledge (Religion) : 22 (19 + 3)
Knowledge (Arcana) : 17 (14 + 3)
Bardic Knowledge : 9 (2 + 7)

Referencing Posts 18 and 19

 

[Mr. Prez]

You've heard of the school and the name 'Akranis' is vaguely familiar. You've heard naught of the family.

 

[FreeXenon]

The perform stats in the IC Thread is more just to let people know how well I have done - it really does not make a difference game wise, since no NPC's are affected - now that I think about it - I can just assume I am taking 10 on it... hmmmm...

Perform Stats - yanked...

 

[Harvey]

There is the Goliath Great Hammer from Races of Stone - you could just call it a Great Mace or something to the effect. I think it does requires an EWP though. We had a character wanting something similar. Nothing changes - just the name and what it looks like. I do not have the book handy, however. You could take the stats of a Great Club (PHB) and do likewise.

Mr. Prez, would you mind of I took FreeXenon's advice and run with it? Ideally, I'd like to use what I would call a Great Mace (keeping in mind Pelor's favored weapon), which would from a stat POV be the same as a Great Club from the PHB:
Two-Handed Melee Weapon, 1d10, x2 on 20, 8 lb

I still wouldn't been able to purchase it for startup, but you can bet I'm going to be hunting for one when we reach the nearest city (providing you OK it )

How do you see you classes split?? 2/3 cleric with 1/3 fighter like Cleric 4/ Fighter2 or something else?

Not sure yet... wanted to see how the campaign went. I had played a similar character in a table-top game about 6 years ago, who was a cleric of Kord instead, and eventually took the PrC "Champion of Kord" from a Dragon Magazine. If anything, I'd probably multiclass out to Barbarian 1) because of favored class and 2) to get the benefits of rage, DR, etc.

 

[FreeXenon]

Not sure yet... wanted to see how the campaign went. I had played a similar character in a table-top game about 6 years ago, who was a cleric of Kord instead, and eventually took the PrC "Champion of Kord" from a Dragon Magazine. If anything, I'd probably multiclass out to Barbarian 1) because of favored class and 2) to get the benefits of rage, DR, etc.

Barbarian - makes sense.... Cool!

 

[Mavnn]

Lindal is very unlikely to end up a dedicated archer, I'm afraid - hence the 'Stealthy' feat. The plan is to suddenly turn up next to people and then make them dead, rather than strike from a distance.

I just haven't quite decided yet wether I'm going to go with the 2 weapon blender ranger or multiclass rogue. Either has their own appeal, and I set up the stats and race so that he can be a decent 'spy' rogue as well - after all, favoured enemy doesn't only give bonuses to damage. (This is also why he has the slightly odd cross class levels in bluff - he might want to convince an orc of something...)

This rather assumes he survives first level of course: with the low ac and hit points, melee is a bit of a risky plan at the moment.

Michael