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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theroc" data-source="post: 4775057" data-attributes="member: 83115">Well, Zenos is having trouble settling on a class.  At the moment I think he's planning on taking up the caster role as a Cleric 1/Shaman 2 Fox nai-nek-chai.Since he's switching primary focus on me, what I'm doing is somewhat up in the air.I have been debating whether I should go with a more melee based Nai-nek-Chai(Probably with the Beast bloodline you mention).  Also wondering about that beast bloodline.  Any chance one of those levels gives the animals the "Powerful Build" as the Half-giant in the SRD?  <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/psionicRaces.htm#halfGiants" target="_blank">Psionic Races :: d20srd.org</a>I was thinking of a Monk/Rogue character Tlaxu, but looking at the BAB, I'm thinking I might have trouble hitting consistently unless I have some sort of bracer I can use to up my attack rolls... bear in mind, I haven't actually played D&D in any extended capacity, so my knowledge is theoretical and based on research on these boards primarily.Character concepts at this point in time:Tlaxu monkHis style is mostly based on flowing out of his opponents attacks and then flooding in to strike once he's found an opening to strike.  Debating whether I want to multiclass atm.  Know I will be taking levels in racial class though.  He'll also be somewhat attuned to the idea of spirits, having heard rumors some of his people can see them plain as day.Nai-nek-chai ConceptsCheetah Nai-nek-chai MonkVery effective sprinter, tends to favor helping an ally flank and trip up an adversary and generally harass.Leopard Nai-nek-chai RogueThis character would tend to want to pounce from stealth, opening combat up with a hopefully crippling blow early on.  May want to reskin the animal to a tiger, but it'd be a purely aesthetic difference.I have a question: I understand following RAW on improved grab, but if the Beast Spirit doesn't grant something akin to Powerful Build, would it be possible to make a homebrew feat to accomplish it?  Something like:"Greater Grab:Prerequisites: Improved Grab, BAB +5, Natural weaponFor the purposes of Improved Grab, the character counts as a category size larger than they actually are."Don't know how the BAB would work, but in any case there it is.Anyways, Debating whether I'd want to take that Beast Spirit bloodline or a dragon one.  Beast Spirit would definitely work well for my Nai-nek-chai characters, and for my Tlaxu depending on what benefits it bestows.Is there any chance on fleshing out what that does at some point?  I like dragons too, but not going to ask you to work out all the dragon bloodlines... that'd be mean.Sorry if I seem indecisive, it's just this setting has so many choices I like, and seeing as my opportunity to select them is smaller than other such things(most campaigns are NOT set in this world), I am having troubles deciding.  (Especially since Zenos can't seem to make up his mind and keeps switching archetypes on me, so I can't fill a gap since I don't know which is the gap.)</blockquote>

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