Recruiting for a High Level Planescape Campaign (dead, see the last post, sorry)

[Nac Mac Feegle]

This sounds interesting, I'm going to go scheme up some strange concepts. When do you think you will be recruiting until, I don't want to miss the deadline.

 

[A Crazy Fool]

I'll leave you as the last person for now. 7 PCs is my maximum

 

[Nephtys]

How about a Dragon? A Gold Dragon corrupted by greed and pride seeking to aggrandize itself by any means, at any price...
The metallic dragons have always struck me as borderline evil in all their arrogance, but more manipulative and insidious than the chromatic variants, setting themselves up as little gods over the lesser races.

 

[A Crazy Fool]

you could be a young adult gold dragon (maybe) but I've not playtested any dragons to compare them to PCs, so if you went this way, it may be nescesary to make changes based on how it works in game (my estimate of level=CR+1 to 4 only works on creatures with CR and HD that are pretty close together (giants, constructs, and dragons pose some major problems). I think I'd treat you as a 16 HD creature even though you aren't one. Both the demons and the dragon work conceptually, there are plenty of hooks and ways to tie either into an adventure, but again, I'm worried about how the dragon will work.

 

[ethandrew]

So what's the breakdown of the characters so far? Do we have the basic fields covered? I know there's a pseudodragon (or maybe even a Nymph), we've got my Slaad, a warlock, but what more?

 

[A Crazy Fool]

ethandrew: You may consider making your slaad chaotic neutral but saner (as in not scramblespeakin' people paintin' barmy to the max). The party seems to be leaning a bit the chaotic side as it is.


kinem, I think wants primary arcane caster
Shayuri seems to be leaning towards playing the nymph (that covers our divine caster)
WarShrike has ranged combat and generaly creepy character
ethandrew, you have the melee character covered
Nephtys will probably be covering the party's face-person, and some other role

Nac Mac Feegle and Scurry haven't put up any ideas. We seem to have the bases covered. A sneak, skill monkey and suppourt caster would be nice, but they aren't nescesary. If I can find a way to make the dragon work then Nephtys has backup caster covered too.

 

[ethandrew]

Whether I make him TN or CN, I want his chaotic nature not as in-your-face as Limbo is. He's got an intelligence of 10, which is average human, so he won't be a blabbering fight-picker. He'll be rough and tumble when it comes down to it, but he'd much rather fling ya way up in the sky than gore you with his knuckle spikes.

 

[Shayuri]

I'm writing up three variants for me to choose between...the pdragon sorceror, and two versions of the nymph...a druid and a scout archer.

However, if the group has a primary arcanist already, and needs a divine caster, I can focus on developing that one. I like them all!

 

[Nephtys]

Dragons are pretty tough for their CR, so I can handle some modifications. When you say you'd treat him as a 16 HD creature that would only change bab, saves, feats and skills, right (and HDs obviously)? Not the rest that comes with young adult Gold dragon, like breathweapon, spellcasting, abilityscores, SR and so on, right? That's fine by me. If he turns out to be severely underpowered as a result we could perhaps do some more tinkering .
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Heh, Shayuri, a Pseudodragon seems like a great idea. Let's overthrow the humanoid scum together .

 

[Shayuri]

Heeeee

My concept for the pdragon is so crazed and funny. He's got a human cohort who basically serves as "target," by pretending to be the mage. The pdragon's real master was killed, so he's a bit paranoid now.

But the nymph is cool too. Not as weirdly amusing, but much easier on the eyes.