[Recruiting] Harry Potter-style d20 Modern

[tsadkiel]

This is Arani, checking in but wearing my other hat. I'm still working out some setting details, and once I've got them done, I'll start up a thread on the "playing the game" board. In the meanwhile, keep up the good work. I like the NPCs provided so far, and I'm pleased with the character concepts.

As for starting class, with the occupations given, any class should be able to grow into one of the magical advanced classes. And while variety is good, there would be nothing wrong with having two Smart heroes, as long as they're conceptually different. It could be something as simple as one Smart heading for traditional Mage, while the other is into the technomagic boom. (There will be computers on campus, with a few twists.)

 

[Agamon]

There are computers. Okay, I wasn't sure. I don't recall any in Harry Potter, none of the PCs or NPCs so far had Use Computer, and I knew nothing of UA until I picked it up yesterday. I'm going to make an edit to my PC then.

 

[Shalimar]

So I was finally able to pick up Urban Arcana, wow is that mystic class weak, relatively speaking. Its a cleric with all cure and inflict spells barred, and only a limited number of spells known per level.

I see what you meant about fun stuff with the fey, Too bad Changling have so many powers, its exactly what I was going for, Its just that the CR+2 price tag is a bit much. I Don't suppouse you'd let me drop the Immunity, resistance, and the human bonus feat and let me take it without a CR adjustment since it pretty much captures the feel.

 

[psychognome]

Confusion... too great... can't make up... my mind... on what to play...

 

[Shalimar]

It sounds like Agamon is running a techno-mage, or will be when she hits the right level. So your original concept of smart hero would work since you'd be focused in vastly different areas and not the same.

 

[tsadkiel]

So I was finally able to pick up Urban Arcana, wow is that mystic class weak, relatively speaking. Its a cleric with all cure and inflict spells barred, and only a limited number of spells known per level.

Maybe, but as a long time sorcerer player, that whole "spend an Action Point to swap out a known spell" thing sounds nifty.

I Don't suppouse you'd let me drop the Immunity, resistance, and the human bonus feat and let me take it without a CR adjustment since it pretty much captures the feel.

I think it'd be easier to start with what you want and build up, rather than whittling down the Changeling. Is it the spell-like abilities that interest you? The Fey type? Ability score adjustments?

 

[tsadkiel]

Actually, Shalimar, since I'm using the Second World book in addition to d20 Modern core and UA, let me suggest the Hsuan (pronounced shoo-wahn.) It's kind of a feat, kind of a race, and kind of a template - taking the feat will mechanically give you +2 to Spot and Search, along with a -2 Constitution and the ability to take a level in the Hsuan racial class.

In terms of flavor, the Hsuan appear as members of their parent race, but with more slender and "fey" features, and with exotic hair and eye colors. They also gain stereotypical fey personality traits, a heightened ability to sense patterns in their environment (explaining the skill bonuses; the racial class level expands on this ability) and a lifespan 50% longer than their parent species.

 

[Agamon]

It sounds like Agamon is running a techno-mage, or will be when she hits the right level.

Yeah, he's certainly no techno-mage yet, but it could move that way. He's just good with computers as it currently stands.

 

[Shalimar]

The way you made the Hsuan sound doesn't really fit what I want I'd rather a powerd down changeling more then anything else.


Its the spell-like abilities, and to a lesser degree the ability score adjustments since they take her closer to what I want her to be. I don't want the Damage reduction, the 1st level human bonus feat, the energy immunity or the energy ressistance, or the skll bonuses

It would look like this:

Type: Faye
Hit Dice: Change to D6
Special Qualities:
Spell-like Abilities:
1/day Charm Person, Read Objects
3/day Detect magical Aura
Allegiances: Chaos
Ability Scores:
Dexterity +4, Constitution -4, Charisma +4
Skill Bonuses: none
Bonus Feats: none

 

[tsadkiel]

Its the spell-like abilities, and to a lesser degree the ability score adjustments since they take her closer to what I want her to be.

The spell-like abilities are the problem - they'd allow her to reliably use first level magic, which none of the other PCs would be able to do until fourth level. The specific abilities would also be really good in the context of this particular game. In a more traditional setting I'd say yes, but in this one I'll have to say no.