I present to you, in no particular order, our three entries!
Spoiler: Warped OneSpoiler: Warped One the Lawful Evil Human Voidmind Fighter 1/Psychic Warrior 4
Stat Base Final Strength 16 20 Dexterity 12 14 Constitution 14 19 Intelligence 10 12 Wisdom 14 14 Charisma 12 10
Spoiler: Stub
Level Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Skills Feats Class Features 1st Fighter +1 +2 +0 +0 Intimidate +4, Spot +2, Psicraft +2 Thrall Bred, Aberrant Dragonmark(F), Improved Unarmed Strike(B), Symbiont Mastery 2nd Voidmind Template +4 Bluff Alertness(B) +4 Natural Armor, Sentient Tentacle, Cone of Slime 3rd Voidmind Template +4 Escape Artist Combat Reflexes(B) Improved Grab, Constrict, DR 5/Magic 4th Voidmind Template +4 Intimidate Great Fortitude(B) Illithid Host, SR 10+HD, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, -2 Cha 5th Psychic Warrior +1 +4 +0 +0 Intimidate +5, Spot +2, Psicraft +3 Illithid Heritage 6th Psychic Warrior +2 +5 +0 +0 Intimidate +6, Spot +2, Psicraft +4 Illithid Skin, Aberrant Blood (Flexible Limbs) 7th Psychic Warrior +3 +5 +1 +1 Intimidate +7, Spot +2, Psicraft +5 8th Psychic Warrior +4 +6 +1 +1 Intimidate +8, Spot +2, Psicraft +6 1 Epic Illithid Grapple 2 Epic Inhuman Reach 3 Epic Extended Reach 4 Epic Deepspawn 5 Epic Improved Natural Attack: Tentacle 6 Epic Mark of Madness 7 Epic Mark of Xoriat 8 Epic Warped Mind 9 Epic Durable Form 10 Epic Improved Grapple
Originally Posted by Dragonmarked page 158
Spoiler: Warped One Statblock
Size/Type: Medium Humanoid (Psionic)
Hit Dice: 1d10 + 4d8 + 38 (68 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 25 (+8 armor +2 dex +5 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 23
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+15 (+19 witn Sentient Tentacle)
Attack: Tentacle +8(+9) (1d6+5 plus Improved Grab) or Sentient Tentacle +8(+9) (1d8+5 plus Improved Grab)
Full Attack: 2 Tentacles +8(+9) (1d6+5), 1 Tentacle +3(+4) (1d6+2 plus Improved Grab), Claw +3(+4) (1d4+2), Unarmed Strike +3(+4) (1d3+2) and Sentient Tentacle +8(+9) (1d8+5 Plus Improved Grab)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./15 ft. (20 with tentacle)
Special Attacks: Sentient Tentacle, Improved Grab, Constrict (1d6), Cone of Slime, Dragonmarks, Psionics
Special Qualities: DR 5/Magic+Byeshk, SR 15, Illithid Host
Saves: Fort +12(+13), Ref +3(+4), Will +7(+8)
Abilities: Str 20, Dex 14, Con 18 (normally 19), Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10
Skills: Intimidate +12, Spot +6, Psicraft +7, +4 Bluff, +6 Escape Artist
Feats: Thrall Bred, Aberrant Dragonmark, Improved Unarmed Strike, Symbiont Mastery, Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Illithid Heritage, Illithid Skin, Aberrant Blood, Illithid Grapple, Inhuman Reach, Extended Reach, Deepspawn, Improved Natural Attack: Tentacle, Mark of Madness, Mark of Xoriat, Warped Mind, Durable Form, Improved Grapple
Sentient Tentacle (Ex): A voidmind creature's tentacle attacks of its own accord. The creature can direct it to attack certain targets, but the psionic nature of the tentacle enables it to flex and move in combat without hindering the creature's other combat abilities. A voidmind creature that has successfully grappled a creature with its tentacle can attack another creature at no penalty, as long as that creature is within a distance equal of the tentacle's reach.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a voidmind creature must hit a creature of its size category or smaller with its tentacle attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity. A voidmind creature has a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks made with its tentacle. If the creature wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict.
Constrict (Ex): A voidmind creature gains the ability to constrict its victim with a successful grapple check. When it constricts, one of its tentacles deals damage based on the creature's size (1d6), plus its strength bonus x 1-1/2.
Cone of Slime (Su): Once per day as a standard action, a voidmind creature can expel the psionically charged slime in its head in a 30-foot cone. This attack deals 5d6 points of acid damage. A successful reflex save DC 16 halves the damage. In addition any creature that takes damage from the spray takes a -2 penalty on its will save and is stunned for 1d4+1 rounds (fort save DC 16 negates the stun.) The psionic slime replenishes itself automatically in 24 hours.
Dragonmarks: 3/day Lesser Madness (DC 11 will save) CL 2, 1/day Shield CL 2.
Psionics: 1st: Grip of Iron, Expansion, Bite of the Wolf, 2nd: Body Adjustment; 17 Power Points
Illithid Host (Su): Three illithids form a bond with any voidmind creature they create. A different illithid cannot bond itself to a voidmind creature after creation. The creature's masters are instantly aware if the creature takes any damage, wanders out of range of their control, or is the target of any magic.
Also as a result of this bond, the masters can, as a standard action, see and hear through the eyes and ears of their bonded voidmind creature to a range of five miles. Maintaining this link requires an illithid to concentrate, but the illithid remains aware of its surroundings and can move normally.
Finally, any one of the three masters can take control of the voidmind creature, at will, as the dominate monster spell (no save). While controlling the voidmind creature in this fashion, an illithid can manifest its own innate psionic abilities through the voidmind creature, as though the creature were manifesting the ability itself. Any of the illithid's psionic powers used in this fashion can target or affect creatures within range, line of sight, and line of effect of the voidmind creature. So, for example, an illithid can use plane shift to send the voidmind creature to another plane, or it could send itself to another plane. Likewise, the illithid could use suggestion on a target it sees through the voidmind creature's eyes.
Spoiler: TacticsEr.. You have a melee brute with natural attacks. They are rather simple. You have buff powers and a healing power. You will employ your slime attack only if you need to flee. Otherwise your always near at least one of your 3 illithid masters, and they may take direct control over you. However when they take direct control over you, your just dominated, meaning you do what they tell your to do (which you would have done anyways) and now they can manifest through you, which is a scary trick even if they only do this for one round.Spoiler: Tactics
You have 6-7 natural attacks to run with, and your grapple mod is pretty good. You can manifest Grip of Iron as an immediate to boost your grapple by 2 more, pushing it to +17/+21. You have improved grab with your sentient tentacle (with constriction to boot) and improved grab with one of your 3 normal tentacles. You have a 15’ reach and a 20’ sentient tentacle reach. Use this to your advantage! Lock down one enemy with the sentient tentacle, and if there is only one other target lock it down with your own grapple, if there are more then just beat them up. Since the illithids can see through your eyes, and your their invested physical guardian, they probably don’t want you to die. Make a prearranged sign that they’ll assist you, like a hand movement that you tells the illithid to mind blast. Although they are smart enough to know how to save your pathetic life.
Spoiler: SourcesWhat you need these?Spoiler: Sources
Voidmind Template is in MM3
Feats are in CP, XPH, ECS, Dragonmarked, LoM (obviously), and Savage Species
[Judge's Note: I apologize to this builder, I had to purge the excessive formatting from yours. I hope I didn't mess anything up.]
Spoiler: The Siege TowerOur story begins with two kobolds; Yap-Yap the Destroyer and her brother Yip-Yip the Cunning. Both are rangers; Yap-Yap following the path of twin blades and Yip-Yip the straight and arrow path of archery. And both are devout followers of Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon. The two had many adventures, and thwarted the machinations of Tiamat wherever they went. In one such adventure, they happened upon a plot to create more minions of the Dragon Queen by combining humans and reptiles with dark magic. They defeated the cultists, put an end to the experiments, and freed the creatures slated for experimentation and the few survivors of said experiments. One such former experiment was a half-human half-snake by the name of Sassafras, and despite being much weaker than the kobold siblings, she decided to join and support them on their crusade. The three went on many more adventures together, and eventually decided to take their devotion to the Platinum Dragon to the next level, undergoing the Rite of Rebirth together.
And here, dear listener, is where things become interesting. Because when I say they underwent the rite together, I mean that literally. And when they emerged from the single egg they had shared, by blessing, curse, or simple coincidence, something very strange had happened. The three had fused together into a single being, sharing in mind, body, and skill. At first they were horrified by this transformation, but after experimentation revealed that they were fully capable of separating and rejoining, the trio began to wonder if this wasn’t more gift than hindrance. While joined, they combined Sassafras’ native agility and divine combat prowess, Yip-Yip’s skill with ranged attacks and cunning, and Yap-Yap’s talent of using many weapons at once (even with her tail!). Separate, they were a formidable team, but together… they became an unstoppable mobile weapons platform, hurling a veritable storm of daggers or wading into melee to heal their allies while damaging the foes of Bahamut. Further experiments with their new form yielded even more natural weapons and increased versatility. Eventually the trio became known as The Siege Tower, after that staple of warfare that shelters allied troops while spewing ranged attacks at the enemy.
Spoiler: BuildYep, this is the Symbiotic Creature template at work. Sassafras qualifies as a host by merit of the Human Heritage feat. While I don’t think the combination gets to keep the kobolds’ class levels, it very clearly keeps their feats (and since they’re bonus feats, The Siege Tower doesn’t even need to meet the prerequisites after the transformation). For clarity’s sake, I’m including tables for Yap-Yap and Yip-Yip (sans skills, which do not carry over) as well as for Sassafras. The transformation occurs when the kobold siblings are level 6 and Sassafras is level 5.
Spoiler: Yap-Yap the DestroyerYap-Yap the Destroyer
LG Small Humanoid (dragonblood, reptilian)
Kobold Champion of the Wild Ranger 6
Level Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Feats Class Features 1st Champion of the Wild Ranger 1 +1 +2 +2 +0 Dragon Tail, Track (B) Favored Enemy (dragons +2), Track, Wild Empathy 2nd Ranger 2 +2 +3 +3 +0 Two Weapon Fighting (B) Combat Style 3rd Ranger 3 +3 +3 +3 +1 Endurance (B), Weapon Focus (daggers) Endurance 4th Ranger 4 +4 +4 +4 +1 Weapon Finesse (B) Animal Companion, Bonus Feat 5th Ranger 5 +5 +4 +4 +1 Favored Enemy (dragons +4, humanoid (reptilian) +2) 6th Ranger 6 +6 +5 +5 +2 Improved Two Weapon Fighting (B), Prehensile Tail Improved Combat Style Rite of Rebirth +6 +5 +5 +2 Draconic Aspect (heart)
Initial Ability Scores (pre-racial adjustments):
17 STR, 17 DEX, 12 CON, 8 INT, 10 WIS, 8 CHA
Final Ability Scores:
13 STR, 18 DEX, 12 CON, 8 INT, 10 WIS, 8 CHA
Spoiler: Yip-Yip the CunningYip-Yip the Cunning
CG Small Humanoid (dragonblood, reptilian)
Kobold Champion of the Wild Ranger 6
Level Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Feats Class Features 1st Champion of the Wild Urban Ranger 1 +1 +2 +2 +0 Point Blank Shot, Urban Tracking (B) Favored Enemy (humanoids (reptilian) +2), Urban Tracking, Wild Empathy 2nd Ranger 2 +2 +3 +3 +0 Rapid Shot (B) Combat Style 3rd Ranger 3 +3 +3 +3 +1 Endurance (B), Precise Shot Endurance 4th Ranger 4 +4 +4 +4 +1 Combat Reflexes (B) Animal Companion, Bonus Feat 5th Ranger 5 +5 +4 +4 +1 Favored Enemy (dragons +2, humanoids (reptilian) +4) 6th Ranger 6 +6 +5 +5 +2 Manyshot (B), Martial Study (cloak of deception) Improved Combat Style Rite of Rebirth +6 +5 +5 +2 Endurance → Dragon Tail Draconic Aspect (mind)
Initial Ability Scores (pre-racial adjustments):
STR 14, DEX 15, CON 8, INT 14, WIS 14, CHA 14
Final Ability Scores:
STR 10, DEX 16, CON 8, INT 14, WIS 14, CHA 14
Sassafras/The Siege Tower
NG Large Humanoid (augmented aberration, aug. monstrous humanoid, dragonblood, human)
Symbiotic Creature Anthropomorphic Huge Viper/Kobold/Kobold 3HD/ Crusader 2/ Master Thrower 1
Epic Feats:
ECL Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Skills Feats Class Features 3rd Anthropomorphic Huge Viper 3HD +3 +3 +3 +1 Balance +5, Spot +4 Human Heritage, Aberration Blood (bulging eyes) Bite (1d4 + poison), Poison (1d6 Con damage), 20ft land/climb/swim speed, Scent 4th Crusader 1 +4 +5 +3 +1 Balance +5, Knowledge (history) +1, Knowledge (religion) +2, Spot +4 Furious Counterstrike, Steely Resolve 5 5th Crusader 2 +5 +6 +3 +1 Balance +5, Knowledge (history) +1, Knowledge (religion) +3, Spot +5 Indomitable Soul Rite of Rebirth +5 +6 +3 +1 Balance +5, Knowledge (history) +1, Knowledge (religion) +3, Spot +5 Draconic Aspect (wings), lose bite and poison, lose Scent 7th Symbiotic Creature template x2 +5 +6 +3 +1 Balance +5, Knowledge (history) +1, Knowledge (religion) +3, Spot +5 Combat Reflexes (B), Dragon Tail (B), Endurance (B), Improved Two Weapon Fighting (B), Manyshot (B), Martial Study (cloak of deception) (B), Point Blank Shot (B), Precise Shot (B), Prehensile Tail (B), Rapid Shot (B), Track (B), Two Weapon Fighting (B), Urban Tracking (B), Weapon Finesse (B), Weapon Focus (daggers) (B) +4 hands, +2 tails (secondary, 1d4), Draconic Aspect (heart), Draconic Aspect (mind), Detach 8th Master Thrower 1 +6 +6 +5 +1 Balance +5, Knowledge (history) +1, Knowledge (religion) +3, Spot +8, Tumble +2 Multiweapon Fighting, Quick Draw (B) Quick Draw, Thrown Weapon Trick (palm throw)
1. Improved Rapid Shot
2. Martial Stance (assassin’s stance)
3. Shadow Blade
4. Inhuman Reach
5. Deepspawn
6. Extra Granted Maneuver
7. Graft Flesh (silthilar)
8. Starspawn
9. Waterspawn
10. Durable Form
Ability Scores:
ECL STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 0th 17 18 12 8 8 7 3rd 9 28 10 8 14 3 4th 10 28 10 8 14 3 5th 10 26 12 8 14 3 7th 10 26 12 14 14 14
Spoiler: BreakdownWoo boy is there a lot to talk about here.
Yap-Yap and Yip-Yip:
Fairly standard rangers, foregoing spellcasting in favor of greater martial prowess (bonus feats). I chose this route because since they’re built around attacking and feats they barely lose any class features (just animal companions, Wild Empathy, and Favored Enemies) or even action economy, making it far more reasonable that they would choose to stay together in symbiosis. They are kobolds because they are a small race with 0 LA, and because it works really well with the reptilian/Dragonborn theme.
Sassafras Race:
I searched long and hard for a large race with no level adjustment (making it legal for E8). Like the fable of the magic feather, it was of course where I had started all along, in Savage Species. Human Heritage reflects her status as partly human (and sets up the symbiosis later); Aberrant Blood likewise sets up some later feats but also felt appropriate for an abomination of magic/science. If you want to go even cheesier (yes, that’s possible), Anthropomorphic Baleen Whale is also LA +0 and has better stats overall, though worse dexterity. However, it’s far less on-theme.
Crusader 1-2:
Sassafras is lower level than her comrades, so Crusader is a natural pick for both thematic reasons and to support Yap-Yap and Yip-Yip with stances and maneuvers; Steely Resolve compensates nicely for her relatively low HP. At first level she knows Crusader’s Strike (healing), Vanguard Strike and Lead the Attack (help allies hit), Douse the Flames (help allies, especially Yip-Yip, escape), Charging Minotaur (out of actually beneficial support maneuvers; this one is at least fun), and Iron Guard’s Glare (stance, penalize enemies for attacking her allies). At 2nd level she grabs Martial Spirit (stance) for more healing options. This and Furious Counterstrike become much more significant later. At Crusader 1 she also boosts her Strength to 10.
Dragonborn of Bahamut:
Dragonborn was chosen for the build because it provides a reason for symbiosis to occur. The fluff was then built around this, but I have to say I’m pretty happy with how it all works together. Mechanically, it also lets Yip-Yip retrain the relatively useless Endurance to Dragon Tail, and gives Sassafras/The Siege Tower some extra HP at the expense of Dexterity. Each member of the trio chooses a different Draconic Aspect in accordance with their personality.
Symbiotic Creature:
And here we are. The beating heart of the build. This template isn’t from Lords of Madness, but it does change your type to aberration, which makes it both legal and on-theme. However, the Human Heritage feat that makes Sassafras a viable host doesn’t just go away; it promptly resets the combination of her and Yap-Yap to humanoid again, making them a viable host for Yip-Yip (and then they promptly get reset back to Humanoid (human) again, so they still qualify for Aberrant Blood). This combination, henceforth referred to as The Siege Tower, keeps all of Sassafras’ feats and gets all of Yap-Yap’s and Yip-Yip’s feats as bonus feats (meaning The Siege Tower no longer needs to meet the prerequisites for Prehensile Tail to benefit from it). They also keep all their attack forms, special attacks (like Yap-Yap’s dragon breath), special qualities (like Yip-Yip’s immunity to paralysis and sleep effects), and bonuses to skill checks (like Yip-Yip’s bonuses to Spot, Listen, and Search, and arguably the skill bonuses from Favored Enemy). I think that first one makes it pretty clear that The Siege Tower keeps the arms of the guests (bringing the total up to 6 arms), but if you and/or your DM disagree you can drop the Dragonborn from Yap-Yap and Yip-Yip and use the variant kobold with 2 claws (and a bite). This requires some reshuffling of feats (and costs you a feat of your choice from Yip-Yip), but unambiguously gives The Siege Tower 4 extra claws that can be used to wield weapons, as well as two bite attacks (1d3, secondary) that can be used in melee, at the price of the other two Draconic Aspects. Keeping the siblings’ natural weapons means The Siege Tower gets two tails, and getting Dragon Tail as a bonus feat gives them a third. As for ability scores, The Siege Tower keeps Sassafras’ fantastic Dexterity and decent Constitution and replaces her bad Intelligence and abysmal Charisma with Yip-Yip’s strong scores in each. Last but not least, the trio can detach Voltron style if doing so becomes beneficial (e.g. social situations and panicked retreats), though it takes a full day to reattach.
Master Thrower:
At this point The Siege Tower has 6 arms, three tails that can be used as arms, an iterative attack from BAB +6, and two more extra attacks from TWF and Rapid Shot. Now that we’ve got Multiweapon Fighting to take advantage of all this, the logical next step is the Palm Throw trick, which lets you throw two daggers with each of those attacks. Yes you read that right, we’re up to twenty four (24!) thrown daggers per round, that can be thrown into melee without penalty. With 12 attack rolls in a typical round, Weapon Focus and especially Furious Counterstrike (which also applies to all 24 damage rolls) really pull their weight. Now, a lot of these daggers are probably small in size, and you don’t get to add your Strength bonus to damage (which is +0, so no tears shed there), but still! The Siege Tower is nearly as formidable in melee; less damage, but with Martial Spirit active they can be healing two damage to themselves or any ally within 30ft with every successful hit, and don’t forget unarmed strikes (sure you’re provoking opportunity attacks if they’re inside your reach, but with that much healing who cares?). I don’t actually know if the kobold daggers benefit from the reach of now being a large creature; RAW I think they do, but it’s not especially significant either way. And don’t forget you can mix thrown and melee daggers.
Spoiler: Feats (all 27 of them)• Human Heritage makes this whole thing possible, and gives you a few extra skill points to boot.
• Aberration Blood qualifies you for some lovely feats, is thematic with your backstory, and gives you a +2 bonus to Spot checks.
• You have both Track and Urban Tracking.
• Endurance. Eh, it’s okay, especially since it’s several kinds of free.
• Dragon Tail and Prehensile Tail. Now we’re talking. These two (three if you count Yip-Yip) give us 3 extra attacks, which means up to 6 extra daggers. Yap-Yap qualifies for Prehensile Tail so we don’t have to. You technically get a second copy of Dragon Tail, but arguing that that gives you a fourth tail would be abusive (you know, unlike the rest of this build).
• Weapon Finesse. Yap-Yap gets this as a Ranger bonus feat, which is nice because it doesn’t fit into Sassafras’ build.
• TWF and Improved TWF – we can’t qualify for Improved Multiweapon Fighting, but Improved TWF still nets us one extra attack.
• Weapon Focus is a prerequisite; Yap-Yap takes it because she’s dual-wielding daggers like a boss.
• Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, and Precise Shot are prerequisites for Master Thrower. Yip-Yip takes them because he’s going archery ranger.
• Manyshot could come in handy; after all we’ve only got so much range with thrown daggers. We have more than enough Dexterity to tank the penalty to hit.
• Combat Reflexes. It was a bonus feat available to Yip-Yip, when he already had all the good feats he qualified for from the list. It’s much more helpful to The Siege Tower, with their reach and absurd Dexterity.
• Martial Study (cloak of deception) was a solid pick for Yip-Yip (inspired by Sassafras’ combat maneuvers). The really snazzy thing is that because Sassafras is already a martial initiator, The Siege Tower adds it to maneuvers known rather than getting it as a once-per-encounter ability.
• Multiweapon Fighting – duh.
• Improved Rapid Shot. You can look at it as +2 to all attack rolls that turn or as an additional attack for free. Either way, it’s good.
• Martial Stance (assassin’s stance). Here we once again see Yip-Yip’s influence. Cloak of Deception is a swift action, so every few rounds this is +2d6 damage to 12+ attacks (precision damage, so you don’t get to apply it to both daggers from Palm Throw).
• Shadow Blade – why yes, stances do count as maneuvers, so we qualify for this. Dexterity added to all melee damage with our daggers.
• Inhuman Reach. Our second aberration feat, this is really good with Combat Reflexes.
• Deepspawn – two tentacles, for two free attacks in our routine. For some reason, tentacles aren’t on the list of Shadow Hand weapons, but if we get our hands on some weapons with the Opposable (+1) property, once we pass them to our tentacles we can reap the benefits of Shadow Blade, 30ft reach, and/or more thrown attacks (though for thrown attacks we probably want the weapon to also be Returning).
• Extra Granted Maneuver is good on any Crusader; here it also means we’re getting Cloak of Deception more reliably and more frequently.
• Graft Flesh (silthilar) can be used to fill in for magic items we haven’t gotten yet. Bonuses to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, natural armor, and movement speed, as well as fast healing and an immunity to being flanked, are all on the table with this feat. (We probably don’t need the bonus to Dexterity based skills, but that’s also available).
• Starspawn synergizes really well with Draconic Aspect (wings), giving you a slower flight speed that doesn’t have a daily limit to use in between gliding for low-stakes aerial movement.
• Waterspawn likewise improves your versatility, giving you the ability to breathe underwater and some cold resistance 5 as a bonus. In a campaign without water, probably swap this out for something else (maybe Bestial Hide). In a heavily aquatic campaign, take this sooner.
• Durable Form is our final feat, and gives us a lovely 12 extra HP to make us a bit tankier and make up for losing 2 HD to LA.
Spoiler: SourcesCityscape – Urban Ranger (web enhancement), Urban Tracking (web enhancement)
Complete Warrior – Master Thrower, Improved Rapid Shot
Lords of Madness – Aberrant Blood, Deepspawn, Durable Form, Graft Flesh, Inhuman Reach, Starspawn, Waterspawn, Silthilar grafts
Races of Destiny – Human Heritage
Races of the Dragon – Dragonborn, Kobolds, variant Kobolds (web enhancement), Dragon Tail
Savage Species – Symbiotic Creature, Anthropomorphic Huge Viper Snake
Serpent Kingdoms – Prehensile Tail
SRD – Huge Viper Snake, Ranger, Combat Reflexes, Endurance, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Manyshot, Multiweapon Fighting, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Track, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus
Tome of Battle – Crusader, Extra Granted Maneuver, Martial Study, Martial Stance, Shadow Blade, maneuvers
Spoiler: Longtusk Two-MoosLongtusk Two-MoosLE Krynn Minotaur Spirit Lion Barbarian 1/half-ilithid 5/Psychic Warrior 2
Spoiler: Stats
Point Buy:
S 18, D 15, C 12, I 8, W 10, C 10
Racials:
S 22, D 13, C 12, I 10, W 14, C 12
1d8+2d8+3+4
Krynn Minotaur:
+4 STR, -2 DEX/INT/CHA
Medium, Speed 30, +2 NA
Gore Attack (Nat) 1d6+STR as secondary, 2d6+1.5xSTR on charge
+2 Intim/Swim/Use Rope
Can take Scent as a feat
Languages: Common, Kothian
Half-Illithid (Inherited):
+4 INT/WIS/CHA, Change to Aberration
NA +1, gain 4 tentacle attacks (1d4)
Extract (Ex): if you begin a round w/ 4 tentacles attached and win a grapple check, automatically extract the brain and kill creature.
Improved Grab (Ex): hit a small-Large creature with a tentacle attack. Start a grapple as a free action w/o provoking AoO. If successful, establish a hold and attach to opponents head. Can grab Huge or larger provided it can reach the head. If at the start of a round only 1 tentacle attached, can make a single grapple check to attach the others. Opponent can escape w/ grapple check or Escape Artist, but half-I gets +2 bonus for each tentacle attached.
Mind Blast (Sp): 1/day 40ft cone, Mind Blast. WILL DC 10+half HD+CHA or stunned 1d4 rounds.
Psionics (Sp): as CL 8th, DC 10+spell level +CHA
Detect Thoughts (2nd) 3/day
Suggestion(3rd) 3/day
Special Qualities:
Darkvision 60ft, SR 10+RHD (13)
Barbarian:
D12, 4+INT, simple/martial weapons. Light/medium armor, shields (no tower). Illiterate, Whirling Frenzy (+4 STR, +2 dodge to AC/REF, make extra attack at -2 BAB, as well as all attacks this round. Lasts for 3+CON rounds)
Psychic Warrior:
2+INT, d8, gain heavy armor proficiency. Powers, Bonus feat from Fighter (PHB), or Psionic feats in EPH chapter 3.
Spoiler: History
Longtusk was born a great warrior. Born into a clan of great warriors, but different than the others. Stronger by far. The Shaman often sent him as battle leader on important missions.
After one such mission, the Shaman rewarded him with a drought from a special jar he held in reserve. After downing the contents, Longtusk immediately felt stronger, more virulent, and immensely more powerful. Awakened within him he felt another consciousness whom he warred with for control. It was glorious.
As time went by, his heritage began to show itself more and more. Eventually he even transformed himself and became the new War Chief of his clan. All who stood in his way met death.
The name of Two-Moos conjured visions of doom.
Spoiler: table
Level Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Skills Feats Class Features 6th Half-Illithid Barbarian +1 +2 +0 +0 Climb 4, Intimidate 4, Jump 4, Survival 4 Aberration Blood Whirling Frenzy, Illiteracy, Spirit Lion Totem 7th Psychic Warrior +1 +4 +0 +0 Climb 5, Jump 5 (B)Improved Unarmed Strike PP, Powers 8th Psychic Warrior 2 +2 +5 +0 +0 Climb 6, Jump 6 (B)Improved Grapple, Warped Mind -
FEATS:
1-Aberation Blood – Flexible Limbs +2 Grapple
7-Improved Unarmed Strike
8-Improved Grapple - +4 to Grapple
8-Warped Mind – + to WILL (+2 total) = half of aberration feats, gain 1 pp per aberrant feat (+4 total)
Epics Feats:
1-Deepspawn – Gain 2 tentacles (secondary attacks) from waist. Gain +2 to Grapple
2-Starspawn – Gain Fly (avg) at half land speed, flight for consecutive rounds of 1+CON, wait 1 round between uses. Gain Cold Resist 5, Immune to altitude sickness/fatigue.
3-Multiattack – secondary attacks at -2
4-Illithid Heritage – half of total Illithid feats as bonus to saves vs spells/psionics (+3 total)
5-Illithid Skin - +1 to NA
6-Illithid Grapple – Gain a tentacle attack (1d4)
7- Illithid Grapple - Gain a tentacle attack (1d4)
8- Illithid Grapple - Gain a tentacle attack (1d4)
9- Illithid Grapple - Gain a tentacle attack (1d4) and lower half of face transforms
10-Symbiot Mastery - +4 to ego check, and +2 HP’s
Powers:
1-Expansion, 1 PP: Double height, length, width, and weight (x8). Increase size to Large. +2 STR, -2 DEX, -1 to attack/AC. Increase Reach/space to 10ft. Increase damage of natural weapons 1 step. +2 PP spent = duration is 10 mins/level
1-Grip of Iron, 1 PP: immediate action +4 to Grapple
7 PP total available
Spoiler: Tactics
Grappelate your foes for great justice! (woe). Use starspawn to fly if needed to get either tactical advantage, or to reach the head of larger foes. Use suggestion if needed to try and get your foe to let you “hug” them for a few minutes. Your grapple doesn’t need to do damage, you just have to hold on for 1-2 rounds. You have 10 tentacles available, only need 4 attached for a full round to extract their brains and kill them for no save. Alternatively you have Mind Blast to stun, and Pounce if you need to charge. With 2 fists, 10 tentacles, and a gore attack, Multiattack is a must especially since only 1 tentacle needs to hit in order to trigger Improved Grab.
Whirling Frenzy gives you another attack when you really need to make sure one or more of you tentacles hit. Your BAB isn’t great, but the sheer number of attacks available (and a high STR) means you have probability on your side. Otherwise, you can essentially be in a Rage all day long thanks to your symbiot, granting you higher STR/CON for even greater grappelation and some more HP’s to offset only 3HD.
Aberrant and Illithid feats combine to pump up your crappy saves to decent levels.
Spoiler: Sources:
Complete Champion: Spirit Totem – Lion p46
Complete Psionic: Illithid things 61-62
Dragonlance Campaign Setting: Krynn Minotaur p42
Expanded Psionic’s Handbook: Psychic Warrior p24
Fiend Folio: Gutworm p220
Lords of Madness: Aberration Blood p179, Deepspawn p179, Starspawn p181, Warped Mind p182
Magic of Eberron: Symbiot Mastery p51
Monster Manual: Multiattack p304
PHB: Barbarian, Feats
Underdark: Half-Illithid p89
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/cl...reVariants.htm - Whirling Frenzy ACF
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/suggestion.htm
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/detectThoughts.htm
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/gripofIron.htm
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/expansion.htm
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/aboleth.htm
Sword and Fist: page 62 has rules for bonuses to grappling from extra limbs. A +4 bonus for each set of limbs beyond the original 2. 4 limbs = +4, 6 limbs = +8, etc. (+20 total)
Fun Items:
Glove of Titan’s Grip (MiC): +8 enchancement to Grapples for 7 rounds, 3/day
Armor Spikes/Razors (PHB/Und): 1d6 pierce/slash and can enchant separately.
Magical Location: Sunken City of Pazar: 1min/day act as though Powerful Build
Fun with Grafts:
Aboleth Tentacle FF208: +4 STR when using, deal 1d6 +STR and force DC 10+half HD+CON FORT save or begin transform as if struck by an aboleth’s tentacle $50k
Grappling Tentacle FF211: +4 STR when using AND +4 more to Grapple. $20k
(getting both of these eventually would also net you another +4 to grapple checks for extra limbs, and a further +4 against your opponent attempting escape)
Symbiot:
Gutworm FF220: +2 CON, Rage/Will for 4 rounds as Barbarian (+4 STR/CON +2 WILL, -2 AC), no fatigue after, Neutralize poison 1/day
(( Magic of Eberron lists the “cost” for some symbionts, it’s the only place that does. However you can obtain them through story arcs or as rewards for things as well. By comparison, best guess on cost is 4-8k, standard WBL at 5th is 9K, so you could have this at “creation”))
Grapple Bonus’s beyond to hit:
+8 from (Aberrant Blood 2, Deepspawn 2, Imp Grap 4)
+4 Grip of Iron
+20 Extra Limbs
+18 if all 10 tentacles attached
+ expansion for size bonus
+4 if Grapple Tentacle (Which adds +2 more to tentacles attached bonus)
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somewhere around 50ish
+8 to that if Gloves of Titan’s owned
Grapple check = BAB+STR+Size+misc
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Re: Game-Warper's Optimization #5: E8 Madness!
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