[Spoiler] King Obould and the Lone Drow

daTim

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I've seen this mentioned before but purposely avoided the converstaions as I was reading the book Lone Drow, but does anyone have any ideas what the benefits of King Oboulds transformation. Here are his stats as presented on the Wizards page (and updated to 3.5 by me)

King Obould Many Arrows
Medium Humanoid (Orc) Barbarian 5 / Fighter 4
Hit Dice: 5d12+4d10+18 (72 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 17 (+6 Breastplate, +1 Dex), touch 11, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+13
Attack: +1 Flaming Greatsword +15 melee (2d6+9/17–20 plus 1d6 fire)
Full Attack: +1 Flaming Greatsword +15/+10 (2d6+9/17-20 plus 1d6 fire)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Barbarian Rage 2/day (7 rounds)
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., light sensitivity, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Trap Sense +1
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +3, Will +3
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills:
Feats: Cleave, Daylight Adaptation, Improved Critical: Greatsword, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus: Greatsword, Weapon Specialization: Greatsword
Challenge Rating: 9
Treasure: +1 Flaming Greatsword, +1 Breastplate, Boots of the Winterland, Crown of Fireballs (as necklace with 4 3d6 Fireballs)
Alignment: Chaotic evil

For Lone Drow I would think he needs a few more levels on top of whatever benefits Grummsh gave him. Here is my "Chosen of Grummsh" template...

Chosen of Grummsh
Size and Type: Both remain unchanged
Speed: +10ft to base land speed
Weapons: Any weapons or natural weapons the Blessed of Grummsh weild are considered Evil for purposes of overcoming Damage Reduction
Armor Class: +5 natural Armor
Special Qualities: Darkvision 120ft, +4 divine bonus vs Bullrush, Grapple, Overrun, and Trip checks
Damage Reduction: 10/good
Abilities Increase as follows: Str +10, Dex +6, Con +2, Int +2, Wis +4, Chr +2
CR: +3
LA: +5?

Its a little mundane, but he never does anything that screams "spell like ability!" out. In addition to this he got alot of cool new itmes from his Shamans, as well as they possibly upgraded his existing equipment.

+2 Heavy Fortification Spiked Breastplate (Includes helmet) 49,500gp
Shirt of Minor Fire and Cold Resistance (as a vest) 30,000gp

So here is how I would have Obould at the end of the Lone Drow

King Obould Many Arrows
Medium Humanoid (Orc) Barbarian 5 / Fighter 8
Hit Dice: 5d12+8d10+39 (121 hp)
Initiative: +9
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 25 (+7 Breastplate, +3 Dex, +5 Natural), touch 13, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple: +13/+26
Attack: +2 Flaming Greatsword +26 melee (2d6+17/17–20 plus 1d6 fire)
Full Attack: +2 Flaming Greatsword +26/+21/+16 (2d6+17/17-20 plus 1d6 fire)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Barbarian Rage 2/day (8 rounds)
Special Qualities: Darkvision 120 ft., light sensitivity, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Trap Sense +1, +4 divine bonus vs Bullrush, Grapple, Overrun, and Trip checks, DR 10/Good
Saves: Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +6
Abilities: Str 28, Dex 18, Con 17, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 14
Skills:
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Daylight Adaptation, Great Cleave, Greater Weapon Focus: Greatsword, Improved Critical: Greatsword, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus: Greatsword, Weapon Specialization: Greatsword
Challenge Rating: 16
Treasure: +2 Flaming Greatsword, +2 Heavy Fortification Spiked Breastplate, Boots of the Winterland, Crown of Fireballs (as necklace with 4 3d6 Fireballs), Shirt of Minor Fire and Cold resistance (as vest)
Alignment: Chaotic evil

Tell me what yall think! Depending on how he holds his own against ol' Drizzt eventually he may have to be more powerful.

Edit: Changed Blessed to Chosen
 
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He should become a Chosen of Grummsh just like the Chosen of Mystra & Bane.

I like your template and think it works well with the book. I agree though, he is going to have to be a lot more powerful to defeat the dark elf. At least that is the impression you get if you have read most of the books with him in it. He has put down a lot of powerful folks (and critters).
 
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I'm considering giving him monkey grip. After looking over his descriptons in the books he seems to use his Greatsword one handed alot.
 

I've read "The Thousand Orcs", but I have'nt got my hands on "The Lone Drow" yet. Could you give me some info on Obould's transformation without spoiling too much?
 

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