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[RAM]

I suspect that it trades versatility for firepower, but its firepower isn't exactly overwhelming...

I will have to token up my level 4 summons soon...

You may be able to use the 'macro' roll option to make the critters more personalised, but that is a great big ugly can of worms...

I use 'eval' to generate critical hits, it lets me store the crit multiplier and damage dice separately, so it saves on configuration data, I think... Meh, I should look this up and figure out exactly what I did... from memory I have something along the lines of:
[h:sides=2]
[h:dice=6]
[h:crit=2]
[t:damage=eval(sides+"d"+dice)]
[t:crit_damage=damage+eval(sides*(crit-1)+"d"+dice)]

And of course there is the dynamic variable thing:
[h:sword=2]
[h:axe=3]
[h:scythe=4]
[h:status=input("weapon|sword,axe,scythe|Choose your weapon|RADIO|VALUE=STRING")]
[r:"The critical multiplier should be "+eval(weapon)+"."]

The above should work, but the json stuff can do the dynamic variable thing better...

[The Fool]

If you want a powerful character it isn't always about hitting hard with a big weapon. Look for a potentially good feat, and look for feats and class features that build on it. I used Inhuman Reach from Lords of Madness as a basis for my character in Trail's End (Skyrunner's campaign). I used a wood elf in my character's build, but Shoruke only allowed one flaw in this campaign, so I'm using human in this example.

Spoiler: Ranger 2/Scout 4 (click to show/hide)

Combat Style: Two-Weapon Fighting
Aberrant Blood @ level 1 (flaw)
Inhuman Reach @ level 1 (human)
Dodge @ level 1
Swift Hunter @ level 3 (Scout and Ranger stack for skirmish and favored enemies, and has a workaround for skirmishing the unskirmishable)
Mobility @ level 6
Spring Attack @ level 6 (Scout 4)

This would result in you moving up to 40 feet, attacking from 10 feet away with skirmish damage on each hit, and then running away after to get an AoO when they rush you. Add tumbling, and you'll consistently do skirmish damage and you'll almost always have an AoO against them since they will have to keep crossing your 10 foot reach. Once I hit Ranger 4 at level 8 I added the Distracting Attack ACF, which makes enemies flanked after attacking them, which is a fantastic set up for rogues to rush into. There is still a lot of fun to be had there, but it definitely is powerful. I enjoyed making that one. The biggest problem is the delayed Improved Two Weapon fighting.

If you want to full-attack and move 10 feet to qualify for skirmish damage you can try a DC 40 tumble check, but that might involve a skill focus (tumble), and some other things. Still something to consider for high level play once your tumble modifier is nice and high. Skirmish damage may be lower than sneak attack damage, but with Swift Hunter it works on everything, and it's fairly easy to add to attacks.

Just because I can't really make it to Sunday sessions doesn't mean that I can't contribute.

[RedWarrior0]

If you really want to, you could also take the Standstill feat and trade in your AoO damage for making them save against outright stopping before they get into range. Lower damage output, yes, but then you get no damage until they make the save.

[Dwarmin]

@Sho: So, we on for a session today?

Also, journal time.

Spoiler: Loaw's Travelling Journal (click to show/hide)

Indeed, Time flows on...but, a disquiet follows my soul. My skills have progressed slower than I thought they would. I guess it's not as easy at it used to be. Still-training every day. I believe I'll master the springing attack maneuver soon enough, and that will surely be a milestone...ah, training slightly delayed right now, though. I seem to have caught the Kobold shakes. Ah, sweet misery. My head is killing me.

Anyway, our group attacked the temple head on, anyway. Standing in front of us...a poor selection of foes. A young Dragon, brash and inexperienced. He was easily goaded. Three Dwarves, who despite their aura of experience, were not so dangerous at all. To my surprise, Adale fought them toe to toe! I hadn't really seen my friends skill with a blade until now.

He sure can backstab well for a Wizard! We fought well as a team-me goading with the spear, and him taking advantage of the distraction to attack. I wonder if he'll agree to do combat drills alongside me?

Well, when we're attending each others classes. He learns Draconic quickly-I'm amazed he got the accent so quick. For most Humans, that's the hardest part.

Ah, and he promised to teach me to make...brownies. They sound tasty. Brown is a tasty color! I wish we had had chocolate on board. I could do things with that...as is, our supplies are becoming somewhat thin. We'll be down t eating thin wafers and gruel soon enough.

Solace remains in the hold, sadly. I think the heat of the sun here makes it difficult to rouse her from sleep. Perhaps I shall catch her some Jerboas as a present...cheer her up, a bit.

Ah, journal ending here. Life is good, you know?

[Theoboldi]

So yeah, session? Also, I'd really like to know how much xp we got for that last battle.

Spoiler: Adale's Diary (click to show/hide)

The world below. I never thought I'd see it, but here we are. But perhaps I should start at the beginning.

We arrived at the tower of Ascension today. As expected, there already was a group of foes there, ready to attack us. Nothing too dangerous, but there was a dragon amongst them. If Rulqas has dragons amongst his ranks, he will be much more dangerous than I had thought before. Still, we were able to kill the warriors, and escape the dragon by running into the tower. (On a side note, I was able to hold off the three Duergar we faced completly on my own for a few seconds. Go me!)

The tower itself was less of a tower, and more of a elevator. As we entered it Brick spoke the magical words, and we started moving downwards, below Arcadia and into the world below.

The world below. I had expected it to look unpleasant, but what awaited us is something I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams. This whole place is a wasteland, darkened by the shadow of Arcadia. Black Dragons roam the skies, and the ground looks burned, as if we had entered hell itself. It is unlike even the dessert I lived in. While the area around Eriden still had it's life, even with the lack of water and the scorching heat, this place is different. It seems almost deserted, cold and dark, rotting even. I can't understand how anyone can live here.


Angela has offered to lead us towards the nearest civilisation. For the time being, I'll colour my skin purple. I think I'll go by the name of Mithral Eldnir, and say I'm a slave trader. Brick seems to have a hat of disguise, so he'll also be purple. The rest of the guys will pretend to be slaves.

Well, looks like I'm almost back in my element. Pretending to be someone different. Like back home.

I miss Eriden.

[Shoruke]

The session is going to be tomorrow rather than today actually, since (as of very recently) I work today. And I need the hours because, you know... university student.

The exp is way late, and for that I apologize.
Mystellar: 578
Vaba: 566
Ethan: 514
Loaw, Adale: 825
Brick, Destivel: 880
((no loot, since you guys ran past all of the corpses and didn't stay to kill the dragon... luckily, the town full of bandits is also full of loot, and bandits that you can rob.))


As for Alienists, they look fine. Actually, they look FREAKIN' CREEPY, but not game-breaking.
Their whole thing is that they summon pseudonatural creatures, and only pseudonatural creatures, in place of celestial or fiendish ones. So when you're looking at the summon list, you can summon anything whose name starts with Celestial or Fiendish (or is just a normal animal), but take away it's celestial/fiendish template and give it the pseudonatural template instead.

So, looking at Summon Monster III as an example, you wouldn't be allowed to summon an elemental, a hell hound, or a dretch, but you could summon a pseudonatural version of any of the other things on the list (which still leaves you with 13 choices, not including non-core additions).

[Theoboldi]

Okay, I think I've got an idea. Can you approve  Spirit shamans from complete divine? Also, can you make their casting only based on Charisma, like you did with favored souls? Furthermore, can I apply the pseudonatoral summoning on the animals I can summon with Summon nature's ally? I know it's not possible by RAW, but I really like the concept. If I can't, I'll just use a wizard, so it's not a big problem, but I like the idea from a fluff standpoint.

[Doomblade187]

Journal time.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'll admit that I didn't expect what I would see at the "Tower of Ascension". Not only was it a dome, it went far below the continent via a magical glass contraption. I still don't know the full extent of what we're here to do, unfortunately, mainly about what this "Rulqas" is planning. I will admit I'm not the most attentive elf, though, and it has caused me no end of trouble before.

The world below surprised me too. I had no idea what there would be below the land we live on, but this burnt, scorched, and barren landscape worries me, only made worse by the sight of the town.

I am also worried by the black dragon attack: if there was that massive wrym in addition to the mere baby we saw on the surface, how many more are there in the skies down here? As it is, I'm just glad that there's a wizard in the group.

[RedWarrior0]

I may be unlikely, as my computer (as opposed to my iPod) has a busted charger; I'll need to wait for solder to fix it or a new computer to replace it. Both would be fine, considering it's six or seven years old.

Oh, and school night with homework and all that.

[RAM]

Adding the template to summon nature's ally would have to have consequences, I would probably shift the critter up by one spell level.

[Shoruke]

I'll approve Spirit Shamans, even though they seem kinda like the Mary Sue of casters... "Not only do I get an obscene number of spells per day and cast every single one of them spontaneously like a sorcerer, I can also change my known spells around every day like a druid! And I don't have to spend a full-round action to use Metamagic, I just prepare it ahead of time for cheap like a wizard! I also have d8 hit die, and more skill points than other casters!"

Yes, you can apply the Pseudonatural template to Summon Nature's Ally critters... but only to animals, magical beasts, and fey. No pseudonatural elementals or outsiders.

Also, game in 2.5 hours... And I still have a bunch of maps to make X|

[Shoruke]

((double-post, please excuse, etc. etc.))
Server's up.
2 of 3 maps done. (haha... "done"...)

Also, since most maps are unavailable now (include Bote), just ask me to fetch any pogs you left on previous maps if you still need them. The Party Pog Repository is still available, of course.

[Heron TSG]

Spoiler: Maelrigar's Log (click to show/hide)

It turns out that the theories I had been formulating are correct. The underworld is quite literally under our world. We have always known that Arcadia was a flying continent, though it took us until recently to figure out how. The underworlders dwell in a charred waste below our own world, with only the Tower of Ascension to connect them to the surface. (As far as we know.) That does explain why the tower's name implies ascent - from their perspective, it's how they get up to us. This place seems a bit odd to me, what with all the purple but otherwise normal folk and the ruins of a town nearby. Makes me wonder just what happened to this land, and if it has anything to do with the rise of Arcadia. It should be quite the adventure, but we must locate Rulqas as soon as possible.

It seems that the trade of overworlders as slaves is quite the business here. Adale and Brick have decided to turn themselves purple, but I think that blue should pass well enough. We'll be pretending to be slavers to help avoid notice.

Spoiler: The Tale of Brick (click to show/hide)

Wow, this place is great! I talked to a dragon outside, though I had to use magic to calm him down first. I guess black dragons aren't normally very friendly with mortals. We got into the lift, and then I saw an even BIGGER dragon on the way down! Marvelous! Angela told us about the current state of the underworld, so Adale and I turned purple and we're pretending to be slavers. Luckily we're not actual slavers... unless Angela is tricking us into selling off half the party! I'd best be vigilant.

Brick. As in, "smart as a..."

[Skyrunner]

Thanks to the above log, I've gotten the idea for my next future campaign.

[DrVoltron]

Well, it took a while especially since I'm new at D&D, and it's min-maxed as hell, but here it is, http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=382283.Sorry for posting my sheet at the last second, I got lazy about adding the feats.