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[My Name is Immaterial]

If we don't die.

[Remuthra]

Don't worry, I've been planning out Boss Fight Part Three.

I'm going to have to roll to see if your leaving a demon to run amok will cause Bad Things to happen, though.

[Flying Dice]

Ara won't be leveling at the same time, unless you guys didn't actually get any exp in the session I missed.

[Remuthra]

Normally, I've been giving out about a level per adventure, but it occurs to me that this might be too fast at this point for anyone to really enjoy having new abilities, so I think I'll slow things down.

[Heron TSG]

Neat! I'll brainstorm some characters. One question: Are mermen amphibious or aquatic-only?

[Remuthra]

They are primarily aquatic, but can breathe air.

[Flying Dice]

Shit. I'm going to be on the road again for most of this Saturday, and my schedule doesn't really leave me much leeway. If we have the game at the usual time (or Sunday in the morning by CST) I won't be able to make it. :I

[Remuthra]

Ara: I'm running out of excuses why she isn't around .

[Flying Dice]

Yeah, the last time and this one are driving me crazy, since that mid-Saturday window is the only time I can make the drive but everything 'til late Friday night, during Saturday night, and from Sunday afternoon on are completely open. X.X

[Heron TSG]

Still trying to hone in on a character concept I really like, but it occurs to me that you guys could use someone to open jars and lift heavy things. Y'all only have 8-10 strength!

[Remuthra]

We've got elf now, but yeah, party lacks in tank. And rogue, for that matter. And face. And anything at all besides casters.

[Flying Dice]

Ara can tank... when she's there. So every session after the next one. Except by then she'll be underleveled. 

[Remuthra]

Ara can tank... when she's there. So every session after the next one. Except by then she'll be underleveled. 

See, the thing is, I want to hand out levels, but I get the feeling that if I do, it'll ruin the experience of being Level X, because you never actually cast your armor spell or whatever.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Morph can sorta face, but only Diplomacy.

[Flying Dice]

Ara can tank... when she's there. So every session after the next one. Except by then she'll be underleveled. 

See, the thing is, I want to hand out levels, but I get the feeling that if I do, it'll ruin the experience of being Level X, because you never actually cast your armor spell or whatever.

Eh? That armor power is going to be one of her biggest mainstays for the entire campaign, thanks to how psionics work. Every additional 2pp spent = an extra +1AC. The Can't Touch This train has no breaks.

*checks page*

Yeah, all that PsyWar 2 does is give me a second 1st level power and a bonus feat. Not even sure what I'd take for the power (or the feat lol), since Inertial Armor was far and away the best option. Force Screen if I wanted even more tankiness (though the scaling is worse, but then it is a shield rather than armor bonus), Stomp (for AoE CC, but with Refl negation it's meh even at low levels), Elfsight for minor situational utility.

I do have a question in that regard, though. Read the rules for Claws of the Beast, specifically the bit about how you can full attack and neither claw attack counts as a secondary attack, nor is it treated as TWF. Would you rule that Ara could stack that with her Unarmed Strike on full attacks? I'm not going to touch the Claw powers if they're going to override my unarmed damage, since they're altogether inferior when compared directly, but if they can stack that gives me some diversity down the line if I take Claws of the Vampire and Claw of Energy as well.
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Regardless of that, if you really need an excuse, one is ready-made. Ara was Monk 2, an impetuous student set loose on the world before she was ready. I was already planning on playing the multiclass into PsyWar as a spiritual awakening; she's been off meditating and coming to terms with her new insight into herself and the world.