Rigor_Mortis
2010-08-04, 03:47 PM
Quite a few of you helped me with ideas for a character for an Evil Campaign, (Thank you) and this is what I've come up with:
I didn't optimize as much as I could have, and some of the things I've done are more for Roleplay instead of Rollplay. Some large parts of the campaign are going to be interactions with NPCs and various other characters.
I also plan on screwing with the rest of my party as much as possible without getting caught.
We used:
8th level characters
25 pnt buy
any non good align
27,000 GP
Any "Official" Book allowed
General Character Backstory:
tl;dr My sister is being held "hostage" by a Vampire Lord due to debts incurred by our Aunt (I was off somewhere being "trained"). In exchange for her eventual release I will be running "errands" for him until the a debt has been paid.
The driving motivation for my character, and reason for his non-good alignment, is that he is willing to do anything to free his sister. This includes lying, cheating, stealing, maiming, and killing of innocents to do so.
Actual Character:
Shadow Changeling (MotP, ECS) [The only LA info I found for the Shadow Template was CR+1, so that's what I went with as LA]
PsyWarrior 5/ Swordsage 2
Str: 10, Dex: 12, Con: 12 , Int: 11, Wis: 14, Cha: 14
(I realize CHA should be a dump stat, but I'll explain later)
Swordsage Discipline: the "Desert" one
Powers
Call Weaponry (Scimitar)
Inertial Armor
Feats
Extend Power
Items:
Dimension Stride Boots (2,000 GP)
Vanisher Cloak (2500 GP)
Torc of Power Preservation (4,000 GP)
Ring of Lightning Flashes (11,500 GP)
Enduring Amulet (1,500 GP)
Ring of Protection +1 (2,000 GP)
[2350/2700 GP]
Some of this may not make sense:
- Why I used str as a dump stat?
- Wth with the random items?
- Wtf Cha?
I used Str as a dump stat because I plan on never confronting my foe Head On. I plan on using my awesome mobility to harry them from the sides.
The random items are to assist me in creating a "Mysterious NPC" that is going to confront the rest of my party members (alone) at various points and I wanted him to give off the air of "Don't screw with him, you don't know what he is, but from all evidence he would beat you down hard."
This is so I can extort money and/or favors from the rest of the party to get them to help me free my sister from debt faster.
I've already worked out with my DM that the party will be told I "appear human" if they ask my race, and I'll figure out what to make them believe on my class by actions I take when they can see me.
Cha? Bluff and disguise are going to be Key to my play style when not fighting (IE most of the time)
I'm going to need all the help I can get to successfully pull the wool over the eyes of the rest of the party.
Sorry for the massive WoT. If anyone has any critique, advice, or questions please share. I'm really excited to start playing this character.
I didn't optimize as much as I could have, and some of the things I've done are more for Roleplay instead of Rollplay. Some large parts of the campaign are going to be interactions with NPCs and various other characters.
I also plan on screwing with the rest of my party as much as possible without getting caught.
We used:
8th level characters
25 pnt buy
any non good align
27,000 GP
Any "Official" Book allowed
General Character Backstory:
tl;dr My sister is being held "hostage" by a Vampire Lord due to debts incurred by our Aunt (I was off somewhere being "trained"). In exchange for her eventual release I will be running "errands" for him until the a debt has been paid.
The driving motivation for my character, and reason for his non-good alignment, is that he is willing to do anything to free his sister. This includes lying, cheating, stealing, maiming, and killing of innocents to do so.
Actual Character:
Shadow Changeling (MotP, ECS) [The only LA info I found for the Shadow Template was CR+1, so that's what I went with as LA]
PsyWarrior 5/ Swordsage 2
Str: 10, Dex: 12, Con: 12 , Int: 11, Wis: 14, Cha: 14
(I realize CHA should be a dump stat, but I'll explain later)
Swordsage Discipline: the "Desert" one
Powers
Call Weaponry (Scimitar)
Inertial Armor
Feats
Extend Power
Items:
Dimension Stride Boots (2,000 GP)
Vanisher Cloak (2500 GP)
Torc of Power Preservation (4,000 GP)
Ring of Lightning Flashes (11,500 GP)
Enduring Amulet (1,500 GP)
Ring of Protection +1 (2,000 GP)
[2350/2700 GP]
Some of this may not make sense:
- Why I used str as a dump stat?
- Wth with the random items?
- Wtf Cha?
I used Str as a dump stat because I plan on never confronting my foe Head On. I plan on using my awesome mobility to harry them from the sides.
The random items are to assist me in creating a "Mysterious NPC" that is going to confront the rest of my party members (alone) at various points and I wanted him to give off the air of "Don't screw with him, you don't know what he is, but from all evidence he would beat you down hard."
This is so I can extort money and/or favors from the rest of the party to get them to help me free my sister from debt faster.
I've already worked out with my DM that the party will be told I "appear human" if they ask my race, and I'll figure out what to make them believe on my class by actions I take when they can see me.
Cha? Bluff and disguise are going to be Key to my play style when not fighting (IE most of the time)
I'm going to need all the help I can get to successfully pull the wool over the eyes of the rest of the party.
Sorry for the massive WoT. If anyone has any critique, advice, or questions please share. I'm really excited to start playing this character.