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Posted: 2004-08-12 03:15pm
by Tasoth
The Illithid Mech Jockey was just a joke to go with the whole absurdity thing. I'm all for it using a normal human and some class. Any chance of a clockwork inventor whatever-the-special-classes-are-called class?

Posted: 2004-08-12 03:31pm
by lazerus
consequences wrote:
Tasoth wrote:Hows aboot a Mind Flayer Mech Jockey? *bats his eyes and grabs all his Technomagic/DP9 d20 products*
You'd have to sell the GM on whatever book it was that had a bunch of monster classes that leveled them up through their HD and level adjustment, seeing as a baseline Monster Manual Mind Flayer is something like an ECL of 14 all told.
You would then have to survive for twelve levels of advancement before you even had a shot at trying to be a Mech Jockey, presuming the GM is willing to allow that
Personally, I'd try to find something a little less absurd.

Speaking of which, I would like to join. Presuming that my Tarrasque Dark Side Marauder isn't allowed, I'll probably want to go with a thief or ranger type, thus unbalancing the party more away from the magic users, and making it cheaper for the movie version to eventually be made due to the reduced special effects.
That's horrible! without special effects, we'll have to actually hire good actors.

Posted: 2004-08-12 03:32pm
by Keevan_Colton
I'm pondering rogue/wizard

Posted: 2004-08-12 03:43pm
by Rogue 9
Keevan_Colton wrote:I'm pondering rogue/wizard
Arcane trickster? :mrgreen: [size=0]Please don't actually take that PrC...[/size]

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:12pm
by Captain tycho
Hotfoot wrote:Out of morbid curiousity, how do you intend to balance a Jedi into D&D? The damage models are different, the skills are different, so on and so forth.
I'm working on it right now. Skills are easy; most of his powers won't require too much tweaking. The final result will probably be something like a psychic warrior, in terms of his 'Force Points.'

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:14pm
by Captain tycho
Tasoth wrote:The Illithid Mech Jockey was just a joke to go with the whole absurdity thing. I'm all for it using a normal human and some class. Any chance of a clockwork inventor whatever-the-special-classes-are-called class?
There's an artificer class Magic of Faerun, though it's a prestige class, it might be what your looking for. :)

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:14pm
by Captain tycho
Rogue 9 wrote:
Keevan_Colton wrote:I'm pondering rogue/wizard
Arcane trickster? :mrgreen: [size=0]Please don't actually take that PrC...[/size]
None of my players, real-life or virtual, have ever played as an arcane trickster. I forgot they even existed *flips through DMG.*

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:27pm
by lazerus
Charachter done and submitted to the DM.

long live the sun kobold tribe!

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:51pm
by Dahak
Will be working on the character once I got my player's handbook back :)

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:52pm
by lazerus
Dahak wrote:Will be working on the character once I got my player's handbook back :)
SRD foo.

Posted: 2004-08-12 04:53pm
by Rogue 9
Sadly, my parents won't allow me to take my D&D books to college with me, out of fear that I will play D&D instead of attending class and thereby fail. :roll: Thank God for the SRD. I'll try to smuggle my PHB along inside of a binder or something and hope I'm not asked to DM for anyone.

Edit: 3.5, I presume? That will determine which PHB I bring along and which serves as the decoy to leave home...

Posted: 2004-08-12 06:59pm
by Alyrium Denryle
Building character now :)

It would probably be easier if I used the class stats from Knights of the Old Republic. It would be much easier to convert. At least insofar as feats and powers are concerned. It is pretty much preconverted.

A lightsaber would, I assume(based on SW characteristics) Bypass Armor and damage reduction...(Magical bonues of armor etc notwithstanding) and use dexterity to hit and damage(as strength is sort of a non-issue with a blade made of pure energy)

Character is loosly based on those basic assumptions(and a bit of common sense)

Posted: 2004-08-12 07:36pm
by A Big Flying Fish
Finished character. Let Ug begin

Posted: 2004-08-12 07:58pm
by Keevan_Colton
http://www.3eprofiler.net/3ep/view.php?id=10078

My delightful fellow...I'll need to have a little chat about his background first though ;)

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:25pm
by Rogue 9
Keevan_Colton wrote:http://www.3eprofiler.net/3ep/view.php?id=10078

My delightful fellow...I'll need to have a little chat about his background first though ;)
You need to make it publicly viewable.

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:27pm
by Rogue 9
A Big Flying Fish wrote:Finished character. Let Ug begin
Erm... Look at your character's stats. He's not as dumb as your other entries make him out to be. Not even close. :P

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:48pm
by Captain tycho
Rogue 9 wrote:Sadly, my parents won't allow me to take my D&D books to college with me, out of fear that I will play D&D instead of attending class and thereby fail. :roll: Thank God for the SRD. I'll try to smuggle my PHB along inside of a binder or something and hope I'm not asked to DM for anyone.

Edit: 3.5, I presume? That will determine which PHB I bring along and which serves as the decoy to leave home...
Yep, 3.5.

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:50pm
by Captain tycho
Alyrium Denryle wrote:Building character now :)

It would probably be easier if I used the class stats from Knights of the Old Republic. It would be much easier to convert. At least insofar as feats and powers are concerned. It is pretty much preconverted.

A lightsaber would, I assume(based on SW characteristics) Bypass Armor and damage reduction...(Magical bonues of armor etc notwithstanding) and use dexterity to hit and damage(as strength is sort of a non-issue with a blade made of pure energy)

Character is loosly based on those basic assumptions(and a bit of common sense)
D'oh! *slaps head.* Forgot about the Consular in KOTOR. Your right, it probably would be much easier to convert...
As for the lightsaber: Bypass damage reduction of armor, and perhaps a -2 to the target's AC against it? Anything else would be a wee bit overpowered.

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:54pm
by Captain tycho
Keevan_Colton wrote:http://www.3eprofiler.net/3ep/view.php?id=10078

My delightful fellow...I'll need to have a little chat about his background first though ;)
Yours and ABFF's look pretty good so far.

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:54pm
by Alyrium Denryle
Captain tycho wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:Building character now :)

It would probably be easier if I used the class stats from Knights of the Old Republic. It would be much easier to convert. At least insofar as feats and powers are concerned. It is pretty much preconverted.

A lightsaber would, I assume(based on SW characteristics) Bypass Armor and damage reduction...(Magical bonues of armor etc notwithstanding) and use dexterity to hit and damage(as strength is sort of a non-issue with a blade made of pure energy)

Character is loosly based on those basic assumptions(and a bit of common sense)
D'oh! *slaps head.* Forgot about the Consular in KOTOR. Your right, it probably would be much easier to convert...
As for the lightsaber: Bypass damage reduction of armor, and perhaps a -2 to the target's AC against it? Anything else would be a wee bit overpowered.
Works for me

what I mean by bypasses damage reduction is that things like doors or wepon hardness really isnt going to phase it...

Posted: 2004-08-12 08:56pm
by Rogue 9
How are we doing stats and HP? Did you say already, or did I miss something?

Posted: 2004-08-12 09:44pm
by lazerus
Rogue 9 wrote:
A Big Flying Fish wrote:Finished character. Let Ug begin
Erm... Look at your character's stats. He's not as dumb as your other entries make him out to be. Not even close. :P
But his CHA is that bad, so he may act stupid. Even if he isn't./

Posted: 2004-08-12 09:47pm
by Captain tycho
Rogue 9 wrote:How are we doing stats and HP? Did you say already, or did I miss something?
Stats are generated using the point buy method, HP, I'll leave up to you guys: Average it, or roll it?

Posted: 2004-08-12 09:48pm
by Alyrium Denryle
Captain tycho wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:How are we doing stats and HP? Did you say already, or did I miss something?
Stats are generated using the point buy method, HP, I'll leave up to you guys: Average it, or roll it?
I would just go with max HP per level...

Posted: 2004-08-12 09:50pm
by Keevan_Colton
Alyrium Denryle wrote:I would just go with max HP per level...
Particularly with such a low level, I'd agree.