Re: Attempts to survive...advice?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:21 pm
Woot! I designed a set for a wand-bow (scorching ray, CL 3, 50 charges, 6000gp, attack action activation), and got approval from the DM. As I suspected, he wouldn't have allowed it if the CL was high enough for two rays per activation (not that I was even trying for that).
I'll look into getting the bard to choose inspirational boost over grease, and just use my scrolls instead. Not sure on the Words of Creation feat though, since I don't know anyone who has the BoED available.
Part of my choice for deep slumber over stinking cloud is that I already have web, and I need to start using a Save-or-Die spell more often than Save-or-Svck with this party. Although, if I ever fight something that doesn't have high strength, I would love to have kelgore's grave mist on them while they're webbed (1d6/rd and fatigued).
I'm also going to try and take advantage of the polymorph subschool system as well as I can, and research a 3rd level spell that turns me into a wrymling bronze dragon (CR 3, small size); getting approval on the basis that I noticed virtually every polymorph subschool spell turned the caster into a creature of CR equal to two less than minimum wizard level. While being a CR 3 dragon isn't really that good, it'd be good with +8 AC from my bracers and the fact it would be on my familiar at the same time (one spell = 2 CR 3 monsters).
I could potentially do other creatures from various MM books, but they're going to be under heavy scrutiny, and I'm fairly certain I can't turn into anything that's undead or mindless or with full casting capability (or at least will be lacking that, like dragonshape).
I'm also getting another player (brother-in-law, specifically) to join the party as a druid. Because of his time away from D&D, he's going to try to stick to normal d20 rules and not do anything fancy. I'll try to help him as well as I can; because unless I'm mistaken, I'd like to think I know what I'm doing with my own character and am actually fairly decent on my own, and my only problem is that I'm surrounded by mediocrity...if you guys feel that I'm much more foolish/newb than I realize at the rules, please elucidate.
I'll look into getting the bard to choose inspirational boost over grease, and just use my scrolls instead. Not sure on the Words of Creation feat though, since I don't know anyone who has the BoED available.
Part of my choice for deep slumber over stinking cloud is that I already have web, and I need to start using a Save-or-Die spell more often than Save-or-Svck with this party. Although, if I ever fight something that doesn't have high strength, I would love to have kelgore's grave mist on them while they're webbed (1d6/rd and fatigued).
I'm also going to try and take advantage of the polymorph subschool system as well as I can, and research a 3rd level spell that turns me into a wrymling bronze dragon (CR 3, small size); getting approval on the basis that I noticed virtually every polymorph subschool spell turned the caster into a creature of CR equal to two less than minimum wizard level. While being a CR 3 dragon isn't really that good, it'd be good with +8 AC from my bracers and the fact it would be on my familiar at the same time (one spell = 2 CR 3 monsters).
I could potentially do other creatures from various MM books, but they're going to be under heavy scrutiny, and I'm fairly certain I can't turn into anything that's undead or mindless or with full casting capability (or at least will be lacking that, like dragonshape).
I'm also getting another player (brother-in-law, specifically) to join the party as a druid. Because of his time away from D&D, he's going to try to stick to normal d20 rules and not do anything fancy. I'll try to help him as well as I can; because unless I'm mistaken, I'd like to think I know what I'm doing with my own character and am actually fairly decent on my own, and my only problem is that I'm surrounded by mediocrity...if you guys feel that I'm much more foolish/newb than I realize at the rules, please elucidate.