Wulf's Lazy Days SH PCs

[Kid Charlemagne]

I note that there is no stats for Jori in gnome form... interesting...


As for the paladin, why take a cleric level? did you loose your paladinhood or?

Be sure to ask Wulf about the hospitalier, it is way up there in the "huge potential for abuse" PrC and isn't 100% clear.

Ancalagon

I can answer for Kellen, he's taking the cleric level because when he goes to Hospitaler, he'll be able to up his cleric levels spellcasting rather than Paladin. And Wulf is fully aware of his intent... I'm not sure what's not clear about it, though I haven't read the PrC thoroughly myself...

 

[Painfully]

Jaag Hammerklang
Male Dwarf Fighter 11; HD 11d10+33; hp 103; INIT +5 (+1 DEX); SPEED 30' (magic boots); AC 24 (+9 full plate+1, +4 large shield+2, +1 DEX); ATTACK BAB 11/6/1, 16/11/6 Waraxe+2 (+2 STR, +2 enchantment, +1 weap. focus), 14/9/4 MW Mighty Longbow+2 (+1 MW weapon, +1 MW arrows); DAMAGE waraxe 1d10+6 (+2 STR, +2 enchantment, +2 Weap. Spec.), MW Mighty Longbow+2 1d8+2 (+2 STR); Saves FORT: 12 (base 7, CON +3, cloak of resistance +2), REFL: 6 (base 3, DEX +1, cloak of resistance +2), WILL: 7 (base 3, cloak of resistance +2, iron will +2)

S:14 D:12 C:16 I:14 W:10 CH:8

Languages: Common, Dwarven, Terran
Feats: exotic weap prof (waraxe), weap focus (waraxe), weap spec (waraxe), improved crit (waraxe), power attack, cleave, improved init, sunder, expertise

Skills: Appraise 4 or 6 (ranks 2, INT +2, additional +2 for stone or metal), Climb 6 (ranks 4, STR +2), Craft weaponsmith 13 or 15 (ranks 11, INT +2, additional +2 for stone or metal), Jump 9 (ranks 7, STR +2), Ride 7 (ranks 6, DEX +1), Search 4 (ranks 2, INT +2), Spot 4 (ranks 4)

+2 dwarven waraxe
Full plate +1
Boots of expedition retreat (double movement--very handy for all you short, or just heavy people out there)
Cloak of Resistance +2
large shield +2, blinding
MW Mighty (+2) longbow w/ MW arrows
Blackfoam Brew (grants lowest form of barbarian rage, can use once a day)
Some torches and oil (I've carried this ever since my first troll encounter and haven't used it!)
Alchemists' fire x3 (got it when I could afford it and also never used it!)
Machette for the jungles...handy for sharpening the wooden haft of a broken axe...but you'll read more in the story hour soon.

 

[Eridanis]

As for the paladin, why take a cleric level? did you loose your paladinhood or?

Be sure to ask Wulf about the hospitalier, it is way up there in the "huge potential for abuse" PrC and isn't 100% clear.

Ancalagon

My apologgies for not responding earlier. I had talked with Wulf about maybe taking levels of cleric or fighter while retaining my paladin status, and while he was open to that, he encouraged me to look into Hospitaler as a prestige class. (It's one of the very few he can qualify for with his stats and skills distributed as they are - I hadn't started Kellan with the intention of going to a PrC.) Taking a level of cleric obviously has great synergy with the increased spellcasting levels Hospitaler gives, but it also works for the character, who is not your typical egotistical "awful good" kind of paladin - Kellan is very concerned with helping others and protecting his comrades along with beating the stuffing out of evildoers. Also, as the campaign has progressed, it is obvious that there will be an opportunity for Kellan to be set up in a situation that will give the "stay at home and protect the hospital" requirements of the PrC more than lip service. (All this reminds me that I should put a character description up with my stats above.)

As for Hospitaler being being ripe for abuse, I do not want to min/max my character to the bleeding edge of l33t gaming technology, and I know Wulf would ask me to modify the character if anything about him becomes too unbalancing for what we're encountering. We're all just there Wednesday nights to have fun, after all.

In hindsight, I would have created Kellan as a paladin of Pelor instead of Heironeous if I had known more about the Greyhawk gods when I was creating him. Actually, I think the coolest would be a human paladin of Bahamut... but that's an entirely different character all together...

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

As it turns out, I tipped Kellan off to the hospitaler. It was a HUGE surprise (and a credit to his inner munchkin) when he took that level of cleric.

Kellan's player is new to the 3e rules with my campaign, and I was so proud of him for finding this back-door to power.

As it turns out Kellan is now "apprenticed" to Nik-- a cooperation between Kellan's temple (Heironeous) and Nik's (Fharlanghan). Sort of a military attaché. Nik hasn't really lorded it over Kellan or ordered him around-- but he can. While they are out adventuring, this is Kellan's RP downside to hospitaller.

I remind myself every week (when I worry about how I am doing) that when I invited these players into this game (3/5 of whom were total strangers at the time, other than here on ENworld) that I promised nothing more than big piles of dead bad guys(tm).

Which I deliver.

Sometimes I set up situations for some good RP too, which is cool, but that's more for the players to worry about than for me to stress over.


Wulf

 

[Eridanis]

I remind myself every week (when I worry about how I am doing) that when I invited these players into this game (3/5 of whom were total strangers at the time, other than here on ENworld) that I promised nothing more than big piles of dead bad guys(tm). Wulf

And with our latest adventure, we'll now have piles of big dead bad guys (pat. pend.). But that's a topic for the main SH!

 

[Eridanis]

I've updated Kellan's stats (above) to 11th level.

 

[Dinkeldog]

Ancalagon, consider it a spoiler.

 

[Painfully]

A farewell to Jaag

I've finally posted Jaag above. Unfortunately, there will be no need to update him due to his third and final death by fire giants (read more in the coming episodes of the storyhour).

I'll be moving on to possess the spirit of an elven wizard. I'm suffering a slight "hit points shock" over the sever difference between a fighter with 16 con, and a wizard with 10 con. I can tell I'm gonna load up on the protective magics ASAP.

Any advice for improving wizard survivability will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Updated Nik, advanced to 12th level...

Nikolai Dhavros, age 21

Medium-sized Male Human Rogue 1/Cleric 9/Contemplative 2; HD 1d6+9d8+2d6; hp 71; Init +5 (+3 dex, +2 from Celerity Domain); Speed 40 ft; AC 22 (+4 dex, +5 armor; +2 Cloak of Protection, +1 Amulet of Natural Armor), 24 vs. Evil (+2 circlet of protection from evil) Flat-footed 18, touch 14; Attack +9/+4 (+7/+2 BAB, +1 Str, +1 MW Quarterstaff), +7/+7/+2 used as double headed weapon; Dmg 1d6+1/1d6, Divine Power'd Attack +14/+14/+9/+4, dmg 1d6+4, 1d6+2, Divine Power'd/Divine Favor'd/Greater Magic Weapon'd Attack +20/+20/+15/+10, dmg 1d6+10/1d6+8
Save Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +12; AL NG; Str 12, Dex 18, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 12

Languages: Common, Terran

Feats: Craft Wand, Weapon Focus: Quarterstaff, Two-Weapon Fighting, Ambidexterity

Skills: Balance +10, Bluff +2, Climb +3, Craft: Stonemasonry 1, Craft: Carpentry 1, Gather Information 2, Escape Artist 10, Hide 7, Intuit Direction 7, Jump 8, Knowledge: Religion 13, Listen 7, Move Silently 5, Open Lock 9, Search 3, Sense Motive 6, Speak Terran 2, Spellcraft 1, Spot 6, Swim 2, Tumble 10, Use Rope 4, Wilderness Lore 6

Special Abilities: Reroll 1/day (luck Domain), Freedom of Movement, 9 rounds per day (Travel Domain), Turn Undead 4/day

Spells: 6 0lvl, 6+1 1st, 5+1 2nd, 5+1 3rd, 3+1 4th, 2+1 5th, 1+1 6th level

Magic Items:
Circlet of Protection from Evil, Cloak of Protection +2, 2 Wands of Cure Light Wounds (6 charges, 50 charges), Cure Critical Wounds (20 charges), 2 Restoration (3 charges, 3 charges), Wand of Monster Summoning II (4 charges), Horn of Fog, Vest of Escape, Amulet of Natural Armor +1, Potion of Vision, Lens of Detection, Scroll: Detect Chaos, Flaming Sphere, Bless

Other Items carried: Heavy Crossbow, +1 Masterwork Quarterstaff (has concealed spear head in one end, allowing it to be used as a longspear with 10' reach, free action to engage spear head), Masterwork Mithril Breastplate

For tonight's session
Current active spells: Greater Magic Weapon (+3), Magic Vestment (+3, making his AC 25, 27 vs. evil), Endurance (+1 CON, +12 HP), Find the Path

Memorized spells
1: Expeditious Retreat, Command, Divine Favor, Endure Elements, Random Action x2
2: Locate Object, Animal messenger, Augury, Sound Burst (already cast 2 spells of this level
3: Fly, Bestow Curse x2, Dispel Magic, Searing Light
4: Dimension Door, Dimensional Anchor, Divine Power
5: Teleport, Flame Strike, True Seeing
6: Blade Barrier

 

[Eridanis]

New Dramatis Personae

We need to add Garrett, Drake, and Grimroof's stats to this thread... whaddya say, guys? Up for sharing?