Using Savage Species to create a new party

[Mathew_Freeman]

So I've been offered the chance to create some new characters at 11th level, and I got Savage Species for my birthday recently. Guess where this is going?

Simply, I'm interested in seeing what people think are the equivalent to the classic "fighter, wizard, cleric, rogue" mix in a "normal" group.

I'm presently thinking "Stone Giant, ?, ghaele eladrin, ?"...further ideas anyone?

Quite a generic campaign world, wide range of gods etc. Don't worry too much about that, but I would prefer to avoid extremely evil characters like demons and devils...

 

[diaglo]

how will the "civilized" races react?

how about something with wings? or other special movement?

 

[Storminator]

Flamebrother salamander monk!

PS

 

[CRGreathouse]

The first SS campaign I play in, I'll be an umber hulk. Maybe that's worthwhile...

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

how will the "civilized" races react?

how about something with wings? or other special movement?

This is more a kind of conceptual idea, rather than something I actually think randomling would EVER let me get away with...

Let's not worry about movement and things, let's just compare regular monsters to the fighter/wizard/cleric/rogue standard party.

 

[hammymchamham]

I'm playing a Ghaele right now, and love it!

 

[Malcolm]

Awesome. My group has thought about using these options for a "secondary" party as well just to see how it would work out.

Fighter types = giant types + mix of humanoids (Orcs, Centaurs, Azer, etc.) Elementals as well. Treant, Barghest, Grimlocks. Invisible Stalker, Xorn.

Wizard = Beholder, Genie (any), Wraith, Nymph (Sorc.)Aboleth (also good for Cleric), Pixie, Aranea, Locathah.

Cleric = Celestials (default), Azer, Nymph (party needs blinders), Centaur (Battle cleric or Paladin - had an NPC Paladin Centaur a while ago, very rude to the party, very rude), Satyr, Coutal, Pixie, Lamia (ironic), Treant (also pally), Water Naga.

Rogue = Bugbear, Doppleganger, Phasm, Ethereal Filcher, Hobgoblin, Mephits, Mimic.

I left out creatures that generate AoE that are "un-friendly" and those with Intelligence too low to communicate.

Also: A full group of Formorians as PCs is rude as well. But can be difficult to role-play as they have a truly non-human outlook.
And Unicorns Paladins... ack!

 

[diaglo]

play a quickling rogue.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Looks like fighter and cleric types are easy to come up with, as I thought.

But magic-users and rogues seem much harder. Interesting.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

But magic-users and rogues seem much harder. Interesting.

Blink Dog rogue. Discussed a bithere.

I like the idea of an Umber Hulk. I'll have to suggest that to my players as they prepare for an all-monster campaign.