Suggestions for my Contingency

[Delemental]

If you'd bothered to read the link to the character, you'd see that illusion is a banned school. He'd have to use Alter Self.

And if you'd read the story hour, you'd see that people walking in on him while he's naked is the least of his concern. Though the other person might find it quite distressing.

Put more effort into your attempts to be funny.

Produce Flame whenever someone makes a joke in my presence?

 

[lukelightning]

If you'd bothered to read the link to the character....blah blah blah...Put more effort into your attempts to be funny.

*I'm removing my stupid reply*

I apologize for being a jerk.

Yeah disguise self wasn't a helpful suggestion, but it's not like nobody ever posts humorous/slightly off-topic posts on Enworld.

 

[Rackhir]

The one I use, the effectiveness of which will depend on your campaign style:

Polymorph into the form of a doppleganger if I am dying (between -1 and -9).

The polymorph gives me an automatic healing (gain hp as if you'd rested for a day) which will stabilize me and may even bring me back into positive. I chose doppleganger because if the enemy is still present, I can try the "I'm not the real PC, he hired me to play him to fool you! Ha!" bluff. Since dopplegangers revert to their true form when they are knocked out, the fact that I 'revert' to that form when I go down is consistent with the bluff, and getting the doppleganger's +4 racial bonus to Bluff helps pull it off.

Even if you're in a game where the doppleganger bluff would never work, using polymorph as a contingency isn't a bad choice. You still get the free healing, and can pick some other form that might help you survive (like a high AC monster).

A very interesting tactic and worth considering. I've always disliked the whole "Best tactic for a mage is to spend all your time polymorphed into something else", but this isn't doing that and is good for screwing with people's heads (though it could backfire with some of the party who are already wary about Nameless). It is worth considering, especially since False Life is a banned spell (Illusion and Necromancy are his banned schools).

 

[Rackhir]

Did you hear the one about the Alienist, the Daelkyr and a Chaos Beast walk into a bar?

 

[pallandrome]

While you won't be able to do this for a while yet, my favorite use of Contengency is to cast Tensor's whenever I cast Body of War. I call it my "So the bad guy wants to melee huh?" attack.

 

[Deset Gled]

Still weak. Besides Nameless doesn't have disguise skill ranks sufficient to pretend to be you.

Cast Protection from Energy (Fire) when someone tries to start a flame war?

Cast Silence when someone says something you don't want to hear?

 

[Twowolves]

While you won't be able to do this for a while yet, my favorite use of Contengency is to cast Tensor's whenever I cast Body of War. I call it my "So the bad guy wants to melee huh?" attack.

Kinda like our 1st ed tough guy contingency: Stoneskin (condition: when something breaks my stoneskin spell).

"Let's see you do that again!!"

 

[Plane Sailing]

Rackhir,

What's with insulting people who have bothered to give you suggestions?

Drop the bad attitude or I'll close this thread.

 

[Rackhir]

Rackhir,

What's with insulting people who have bothered to give you suggestions?

Drop the bad attitude or I'll close this thread.

Problems resolved.

 

[hong]

Ooh! Contingency: backchat moderator!