Tricks for a Batman-Style NPC?

[DM_Matt]

I'm making an ECL20 Batman-style NPC that fights with a staff and with assorted thrown weapons stored in a Heward's Handy Holster (like the haversack, but different dimensions and can accommodate pointy stuff).

I need some good stuff for high-level sorts.

So far she'll have: Staff, Harpoons+Rope, Grappling Hooks, Tanglefoot Bags, Alchemist's Fire

 

[Thanee]

ECL20 ... Alchemist's Fire

Sorry, not very constructive, but really!

Bye
Thanee

 

[DM_Matt]

I know. Not too useful against high level stuff. But great for arson, which is something she might need to do, either as an end in itself or to cause a distraction. The character will be a powerful merchant/politician that does a bit of her own industrial espionage and Nixonage.

The good thrown stuff needs to be invented. Maybe single-use items that do energy damage, maybe a wand (UMD Maxed).

 

[was]

I'm thinking some kind of urban ranger variant or a fighter/rogue taking that investigator or watch...whatever.. prestige class eventually.
..feats: maybe improved unarmed (batman brawls) or use some kind of spiked gauntlets, 2-weap and 2 weap def. for the staff?
....just a thought....

 

[Thanee]

What might work well is a level of sorcerer or so and use some nice wands or one-use spell trigger items.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Darklone]

I'd go fighter rogue or monk rogue or monk. Max UMD, that's Batsys stick.

Cloak of the Bat is a must.

Get him that bowstaff from the A&EG and the Quarterstaff fighting style from CW.

Cape of the Mountebank.

Fog things.

But still... all this at ECL 20?

 

[DM_Matt]

I'd go fighter rogue or monk rogue or monk. Max UMD, that's Batsys stick.
Get him that bowstaff from the A&EG and the Quarterstaff fighting style from CW.
But still... all this at ECL 20?

Whats a Bowstaff?

Alright, since people wonder what's the point of this at L20, here are the stats. I want the thrown stuff or magical gadgets (wands, etc) to be a useful bag of tricks to complement some pretty darn powerful fighting and sneaking abilities. Flashy, Unusual, and effective. For the staff I am opting for not doing the double-weapon thing. Also, she gets PC wealth/level.

Monstrous Humanoid2/AnthropomorphicPuma(Leopard)ECL2/Monk4/Rogue2/NinjaOTCrescentMoon10

Monstrous Humanoid2/AnthropumaECL2/Monk4/Rogue2/NinjaOTCrescentMoon10
Total Base Race Enh Level Inherant
Str 30 14 +6 +6 +3 +1
Dex 30 14 +8 +6 +2 +0
Con 20 14 +4 +2 +0 +0
Int 20 14 +0 +6 +0 +0
Wis 18 10 +4 +4 +0 +0
Cha 20 14 +0 +6 +0 +0

AC: 41 10+10dex+4wis+2monk+1na+3defl+3enhna+8armor
Saves: +18/+32/+17 (+5Res)
Damage: 2d6+(15str+5ench+5collision)


EQ: Belt of Str+6 (36k), Gloves of Dex +6 (36k), NA +3, and Con +2 (22k), Headband of Int +6 and Wis +4 (68k), Cloak of Change and Cha +6 (40k), Bracers of Armor +8 (64k), Ring of Prot +3 (18k), Staff +5 Impact Collision Ki (162) Str +1 book (27k), Ring of Ki (as ki straps, 5k) (471/725k).

Feats: WFinesse(Unarmed)(Bonus), Improved Unarmed Strike (Bonus), Stunning Fist(Bonus, DC28), Deflect Arrows (Bonus), Combat Reflexes, Expertise, Improved Trip, Improved Crit (Staff) Power Attack, Quick Draw, Ability Focus (Stunning Fist)

Abilities: Pounce, Scent, Sneak Attack +6d6, Improved Evasion, Opportunist, Improved Kuji-Kiri (Hypnotism-like thing), Poison Use, Fast Climb, Take 10 on climb, Silencing Attack (if his flatfooted opponent, silenced for 1 round, no save), Invisibility 10/day, Gaseous Form, 1min 1/day,1-round Quickened Etherial Jaunt 3/day, Always Sneaky (HIPS +Auto-Take10 on Move Silently and Hide), Blindsight 60, Still Mind, Ki Strike (Magic), Slow Fall 20, Trapfinding, Flurry of Blows

BAB: +26/+21/+16, Flurry +24/+24/+19/+15

 

[Thanee]

Flurry +24/+24/+19/+15

Now I can see why she needs the Alchemist's Fire, she's not going to hit anything with those miserable attack bonuses.

Or do the PCs in your group have such a low AC (around 30) by ~20th level?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Liquidsabre]

I second the urban ranger for a batman-esk D&D character, with urban tracking and investigate. A few levels of monk as well.

 

[VirgilCaine]

The character will be a powerful merchant/politician that oes a bit of her own industrial espionage and Nixonage.

The good thrown stuff needs to be invented. Maybe single-use items that do energy damage, maybe a wand (UMD Maxed).

So, what? Is this person evil or something?

Well, for Alchemy stuff, theres a free .pdf from some company called "Mineral Alchemy" and it has lots of different uses for various mineral compounds in many different alchemical items. Theres a stone that glows when undead are near, a powder you can animate the dead with, all kinds of stuff that might be fitting.

I figure you could have ballista bolts of lightning bolt/disentegrate/whatever for giants or dragons, so you could have use-activated single use items in crossbow bolts or daggers or hammer or whatever.