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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 7795376" data-attributes="member: 6669384">A few final, technical notes.Ignus had three rings of Forbidance set within his manor house.&nbsp; No teleport, plane shift, D-Door etc, unless someone spoke the password.&nbsp; And anyone who wasn't Lawful Evil who entered would take damage.Fireheart, from across the field, cast Silence into that front room, and had already Wizard Locked the door.&nbsp; (yes, he has character levels on top of the straight Efreet package.) Ignus had both Plane Shift and Ethereal Jaunt available, but once the Silence landed he couldn't speak the pass phrase to use them.&nbsp; And the Silence all but filled that front room.Shade is a Scout and his bow has the Shock property.&nbsp; When activated the bow crackles with electricity.&nbsp; So do his arrows, which is why the &quot;like a lightning bolt&quot; description kept coming up.&nbsp; I know it's just a D6, but the imagery was just too good to pass up.Scouts, for those unfamiliar with the Prestige Class, contrate on one shot per round.&nbsp; They have to move 10 feet in the round, so they get only that one shot, but it gets extra damage based on the Scout level. Final bit of humor:&nbsp; The big guy's full name was Ivan the Trebble (not a misspelling).&nbsp; He'd been named by Blaze.&nbsp; Though truly a Rogue and not a Bard at all, she used &quot;profession: musician&quot; as a cover story.&nbsp; After all, anybody who advertises that they're a &quot;thief&quot; quickly lands in jail, or missing a hand.&nbsp; I'd always figured that a Rogue needed a cover like that.&nbsp; That's why Disguise is an in-class skill for them.&nbsp; She had ranks in Perform, and could probably have made an okay living as a performer if she needed to.Ivan was built by taking an Orc (+4 Strength with Int and CHA penalties) and adding the Half Ogre template.&nbsp; (Bonus to Strength with Int and CHA penalties.&nbsp; Then add the Feral template (both of the templates are from Savage Species), which grants Fast Heal and even more Strength (with Int and Cha penalties), and you have one mean mofo combat machine.&nbsp; He'll have the IQ of a cantaloupe, but he'll be hell on wheels in melee.&nbsp; Add in some Barbarian levels and he's an unholy terror.&nbsp; Each of those templates is a +1 ECL, so considering the result it's a good trade off.Yeah, the INT sucks, but all of these say that it can't drop below a 3, so at some point more penalties become meaningless.&nbsp; He's the classic &quot;Big, dumb fighter&quot;. type, taken to the extreme.Oh, and that hollow log he used tohold his great sword?&nbsp; That's his &quot;drum&quot; when he performs with Blaze.&nbsp; It's a way to get towns to let him inside.&nbsp; Besides, hitting things really is the only way he can be musical.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 7795376, member: 6669384"] A few final, technical notes. Ignus had three rings of Forbidance set within his manor house. No teleport, plane shift, D-Door etc, unless someone spoke the password. And anyone who wasn't Lawful Evil who entered would take damage. Fireheart, from across the field, cast Silence into that front room, and had already Wizard Locked the door. (yes, he has character levels on top of the straight Efreet package.) Ignus had both Plane Shift and Ethereal Jaunt available, but once the Silence landed he couldn't speak the pass phrase to use them. And the Silence all but filled that front room. Shade is a Scout and his bow has the Shock property. When activated the bow crackles with electricity. So do his arrows, which is why the "like a lightning bolt" description kept coming up. I know it's just a D6, but the imagery was just too good to pass up. Scouts, for those unfamiliar with the Prestige Class, contrate on one shot per round. They have to move 10 feet in the round, so they get only that one shot, but it gets extra damage based on the Scout level. Final bit of humor: The big guy's full name was Ivan the Trebble (not a misspelling). He'd been named by Blaze. Though truly a Rogue and not a Bard at all, she used "profession: musician" as a cover story. After all, anybody who advertises that they're a "thief" quickly lands in jail, or missing a hand. I'd always figured that a Rogue needed a cover like that. That's why Disguise is an in-class skill for them. She had ranks in Perform, and could probably have made an okay living as a performer if she needed to. Ivan was built by taking an Orc (+4 Strength with Int and CHA penalties) and adding the Half Ogre template. (Bonus to Strength with Int and CHA penalties. Then add the Feral template (both of the templates are from Savage Species), which grants Fast Heal and even more Strength (with Int and Cha penalties), and you have one mean mofo combat machine. He'll have the IQ of a cantaloupe, but he'll be hell on wheels in melee. Add in some Barbarian levels and he's an unholy terror. Each of those templates is a +1 ECL, so considering the result it's a good trade off. Yeah, the INT sucks, but all of these say that it can't drop below a 3, so at some point more penalties become meaningless. He's the classic "Big, dumb fighter". type, taken to the extreme. Oh, and that hollow log he used tohold his great sword? That's his "drum" when he performs with Blaze. It's a way to get towns to let him inside. Besides, hitting things really is the only way he can be musical. [/QUOTE]

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