[ot]Magnamund - Lone Wolf Series
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Bran Blackbyrd
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I don't know about that, but I do know this Project Aon.
LoneWolf23
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Sounds Good!
I'm a huge fan of the LoneWolf setting (as if my name wasn't a tip-off).
Thing is, Kai Knights aren't exactly well-balanced characters in a D&D setting. Kai Disciplines basically cover all the basic D&D character classes from fighter to ranger to rogue to mage to psi...
So a D&D Kai Knight would be a very powerful basic class, or a Prestige Class all it's own.
I'm a huge fan of the LoneWolf setting (as if my name wasn't a tip-off).
Thing is, Kai Knights aren't exactly well-balanced characters in a D&D setting. Kai Disciplines basically cover all the basic D&D character classes from fighter to ranger to rogue to mage to psi...
So a D&D Kai Knight would be a very powerful basic class, or a Prestige Class all it's own.
Phoenix8008
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I remember seeing such a site, but I don't have a link. Try doing a web search on "Magnamund".
The Furious Puffin
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Very Cool!
I loved these books, but as I was poor I couldn't afford to buy the first ones, which meant I missed out on the Summersword etc.
That made that later ones very hard indeed.
However,
You could do a campagian setting
Kai kinghts could be paladins, mostly likely with the ability to multi-class and maybe not the alignment restriction. That covers the spell casting, fightingand such. A couple of levels of Rogue and Psyic Warrior, and it's in the bag.
Everhting else transfers straight across
I loved these books, but as I was poor I couldn't afford to buy the first ones, which meant I missed out on the Summersword etc.
That made that later ones very hard indeed.
However,
You could do a campagian setting
Kai kinghts could be paladins, mostly likely with the ability to multi-class and maybe not the alignment restriction. That covers the spell casting, fightingand such. A couple of levels of Rogue and Psyic Warrior, and it's in the bag.
Everhting else transfers straight across
This is a great idea and sounds like it would be a good community project if enough people were interested in dedicating so time toward such a thing. I loved those books.
I really think that D&D could have learned something from the way that the kai warrior gained new abilities. The only class in D&D that follows this model now is the fighter, who can choose his new powers as he increases in level. All of the non-spellcaster classes should have followed this model.
The rogue has hints of it at higher levels when he gets to choose special abilities, but he should have been able to select all of his abilities, like sneak attack, evasion, etc.
The Kai Warrior could be something like this:
Hit Die: d8 (as monk)
Skills per level: 4 per level (as monk but new skill list)
BaB: medium (as monk)
saves: all saves good progression (as monk)
class abilities:
levels 1-10: Choose a kai power
levels 11-20: Choose a magnakai power
The powers could be adapted from the powers in the books. If they are balanced properly then this class should compare very well relative to the monk. In fact, I think that in some ways, this would kind of be like what the monk SHOULD have been, instead of the monk we have now with fixed abilities that can't be customized. Perhaps I'll do a complete write up later as I'm kind of inspired now. The Kai Warrior would make a really excellent D&D class.
I think the hard part would be converting the powers.
I really think that D&D could have learned something from the way that the kai warrior gained new abilities. The only class in D&D that follows this model now is the fighter, who can choose his new powers as he increases in level. All of the non-spellcaster classes should have followed this model.
The rogue has hints of it at higher levels when he gets to choose special abilities, but he should have been able to select all of his abilities, like sneak attack, evasion, etc.
The Kai Warrior could be something like this:
Hit Die: d8 (as monk)
Skills per level: 4 per level (as monk but new skill list)
BaB: medium (as monk)
saves: all saves good progression (as monk)
class abilities:
levels 1-10: Choose a kai power
levels 11-20: Choose a magnakai power
The powers could be adapted from the powers in the books. If they are balanced properly then this class should compare very well relative to the monk. In fact, I think that in some ways, this would kind of be like what the monk SHOULD have been, instead of the monk we have now with fixed abilities that can't be customized. Perhaps I'll do a complete write up later as I'm kind of inspired now. The Kai Warrior would make a really excellent D&D class.
I think the hard part would be converting the powers.
Eternalknight
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Well, looking at the Kai disciplines, Camouflage would be a bonus to Hide; Hunting, a bonus to Wilderness Lore, Sixth Sense would probably be a cross between Awareness feat, and the various Detect spells (evil being the most likely). Tracking would be the Track feat; Healing would be the ability to cast Cure Light (Minor?) Wounds on oneself each hour. Weaponskill could be like Weapon Focus; Mindshield and Mindblast would be psychic attack and defense forms; Animal Kinship would be Speak with Animals, and Mind Over Matter would be mage hand or telekenisis. Just my thoughts.
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