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[Dwarmin]

@Fool: In theory, the advantage of not being all up in the enemies face and eating AoE fireballs along with the rest of the party helps. Targeted damage-say against those back row casters-is also a bonus.

Now, is it going to be optimized? No. Does it work alright if you use it tactically? Sure.

[The Fool]

@Fool: In theory, the advantage of not being all up in the enemies face and eating AoE fireballs along with the rest of the party helps. Targeted damage-say against those back row casters-is also a bonus.

Now, is it going to be optimized? No. Does it work alright if you use it tactically? Sure.

I suppose I'll stick to bows, but spirit detective abilities only advance with their class. Taking a 5 level hit is 5d8 less damage for the destruction sutra, and 10d8 less for the disintegrate (which I only have one of). If I'm not mistaken I also am currently missing out on the double sutra capacity right now. My homebrew class may have been excellent for character development, but the lack of synergy hurt enough for him to fall behind everyone in damage dealing power. I think I also nerfed my stat growth as well. I took 5 levels to get half the features, stat growth, a limited version of the spell-likes of the half-celestial template.

I'm not asking for 5 levels so much as I'm asking for LA2 template to replace it. I'll still be behind, but not to the point that I won't use him.

Wait... I'm trying to rebuild a character when I have 4 characters!? Why the hell am I doing that? If this is only going to run for another few months I shouldn't be setting up another character to be used. Just ignore me if I bring this up again. It's bad enough that I have 3 characters that I'm actively using. I don't need a forth active character.

[Dwarmin]

Heh, I'm sort of using this game as a testing bed for multiple character concepts.

[Skyrunner]

Strangely enough, bow characters have to be MAD to deal damage enough

The only ways I know are:

Get a race that gives huge bonuses to either STR or DEX (such as Stone Giant, +16 to STR)
Place an 18 on the one that didn't get a bonus.
Get a composite bow (for example, if you are a stone giantHILL GIANT a +8 composite bow, or +12 since you probably have items that boost STR.)
Be a Scout and get skirmish damage.
Collision for +5 damage/shot
Get belts of giant strength and bracers of dexterity.

Etc. In this way, you could possibly get a 1d8(since you are now Large) + 8~12(or more) str + (1~5 enhancement) + DEX (presumably 4~10) + 5 (collision) per arrow. That's 1d8 + 12 + 3 + 10 + 5 = 1d8 + 30 per shot, and you can have Multishot for a reliable three arrows/shot at about level 15. So... on average, 112 damage per turn, which I do think is behind the other classes, but its a start.

Also, if you get say +3d6 skirmish damage, you should deal an additional 27 damage which brings the total up to 139.


Drawback, you need to be a different race ...() Also, you have to be high level.

[The Fool]

I don't think collision can be applied to a bow. Also you don't add dex unless you take a few levels in swordsage and use a shadow hand stance if I recall... I think I need another petal character now. Did you know that dropping 10 feet in the air doesn't count as taking a move action?

Petal Scout/Swordsage. I'm making one. I have no idea if I'll use it here though. We'll see. Maybe just for mini-sessions.

[Skyrunner]

No, no:

Spoiler: SRD (click to show/hide)

Bows, crossbows, and slings bestow the extra damage upon their ammunition.

Collision does apply.

As for petals, they technically don't count as player races >.> (cohort) means they are a cohort-only race.

Anyways, IRC is up. Come in if you want.

[SeriousConcentrate]

ATTN: Server is now up, peeps. ^^^

[Skyrunner]

Sessions Fourteen and Fifteen - Kobolds and Dire Walruses, Oh My!

Session 14 kill list:
4 squads of 2 lancers, 2 archers (mounted, kobold, dire walruses)
4 sand giants, 1 sand giant champion
4 Darktentacles
1 Elder black ooze
1 Paladin of Tyranny
3 prisoners freed
1 hidden door found
1 trapped door disabled

Subtotal = 5600 xp
  non-participant : 4480 xp

Session 15 kill list:
1 squad of 2 lancers, 2 archers
1 Eyeless, wolf
1 Rukarazyll
1 Morghant
1 Rondo

Subtotal = 3700 xp
  non-participant : 3000 xp

RP xp
300 xp for each session.

Forums

300 xp for anyone who posted in the NPC thread the past two weeks

Quest

200 xp for recovering the ring

Spoiler: Loot (click to show/hide)

47754 gold pieces    = 7959 per player, not character

arcane scroll containing:   
   1. veil (lvl 6, cast 11)
rod of the immovable   
Hand of Glory   
Iridescent spindle ioun stone   
Pale lavender ellipsoid ioun stone   
Scarlet and blue ioun stone   
medium glowing composite +4 longbow  (+2 str bonus)   
medium glowing [ghost touch] +4 siangham   
medium +2 throwing axe   
staff of charming (charges 3)   
staff of size alteration (charges 9)   
divine scroll containing:   
           1. create greater undead (lvl 8, cast 15)
           2. elemental swarm (lvl 9, cast 17)
cure serious wounds (potion)   

That is all.

[adwarf]

Lilian:
Claims that Divine Scroll!

Alzakar:
Nothing!

What happens when characters level up?

[Skyrunner]

Who was Lilian again? xD

[Theoboldi]

DIRGE LEVEL UP

Dirge learned: MIMIC CLASS FEATUE 2/DAY
Dirge earned 8 hp
Dirge' saves increased by 1

Dirge took the immovable rod!

[SeriousConcentrate]

OK, time to do some leveling. I'll do this alphabetically this time.
ANYA

Just shy of a level.
DRAKE
Drake becomes a Level 14 Factotum!
HP: 1d8+1-1: 7 HP
6 Class + 6 Int + 1 Human Skill Points gained, list below
BAB +1, Reflex +1
7 Inspiration points per battle now
Can prepare up to six spells of up to Level 5 from the Wizard list per day
Feat Retrained: Iron Will becomes Precise Shot

1 point to Diplomacy, Spot, and Listen
2 points to each Knowledge skill: Dungeoneering, Geography, History, Local, and Nobility
RAE
Rae becomes a Level 16 Kethavel! Level 16 stat increase goes to Dex, making it 22.
HP: 1d8+5: 10 HP
4+1 Skill points gained:
BAB +1 (now +16/+11/+6/+1), Reflex +1
Gains class feature Kethoro (Ex): At 16th level, a Kethavel’s jumping distance (vertical or horizontal) is no longer limited according to his height. This ability only functions if the Kethavel is unarmored and unencumbered.

TOMAN

Also didn't quite make it to the next level.
Also, I'll give the GP gained to Drake.

[Dwarmin]

No level ups on my end.

Tali Claims...
medium +2 throwing axe 
cure serious wounds (potion)   
Iridescent spindle ioun stone 
medium glowing [ghost touch] +4 siangham   
staff of charming (charges 3)  (For Ria!)

[The Fool]

I made another character for mini-sessions. Ikkeeliou Bitterwind a thief wizard wanderer who moves on a whim. She's devoted to one spell in particular, and has written an entire thesis of how great that one spell is. She refers to her spell in her thesis as 'lasers' which has made her thesis widely ignored by the spellcasting community. She used to have a cat familiar, but she attempted to infuse the familiar with these 'lasers' in an attempt to make something she described as a 'laser cat'.

I hope you like acronyms, if not don't look at the spell list. All you need to know is that SEMSSFRoC is an awesome spell.

EDIT:

Spoiler: Damage Breakdown (click to show/hide)

I love Ray of Cold. It just has to hit and beat SR and it deals damage. No saves no fuss. For bonus points there is a low DC chance of freezing an opponent, who would then have to crack the ice at their feet before they get their dex bonus back.

Before I talk about damage I should mention what Arcane Thesis is. Arcane Thesis is a feat from Complete Arcane that allows you to pick one spell (only one) and apply all metamagic as if the penalty for each metamagic were one point lower (stops at 0). This means that adding still spell and silent spell doesn't increase the level of the spell. You can break a few spells with it, but in this case it's powerful, but not overly broken.

Ray of Cold does up to 10d6 (average of 35) at level 10, which isn't bad, especially for a level 2 spell.
Empowered is good, bringing it to 15d6 (average of 52). I have 7 of those.
Since all 10d6 are a single ray the split metamagic doubles it to 20d6 per spell (70? Not bad). I have 6 of those.
Split maximized is a flat 120 damage. I have 4 of those.
Split empowered maximized is 180 damage. I have 3 of those.

From there I try to add sneak attack damage. I had fun making this one, even if it isn't going to be joining the party.

[Skyrunner]

Forgot to ask three questions! D:

(1) How was the session?
(2) Things ta' fix?
(3) Where did the three go