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2019-04-22, 11:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Villainous Competition XXXII: Oh HELL NO!
Welcome to Round 32 of the Villainous Competition!
Previous Competitions
Spoiler
Round One: Leader of Armies
Round Two: Nature's Revenger
Round Three: Double Agent
Round Four: Grave Keeper
Round Five: Crime Lord
Round Six: Ultimate Predator
Round Seven: Wicked Witch
Round Eight: Master of the Tundra
Round Nine: The Power of Villainous Thinking
Round Ten: Henchman Are Villains Too
Round Eleven: The Higher They Rise The Harder They Fall
Round Twelve: Power Comes at a Price
Round Thirteen: The Gadgeteer - You Are Not Batman
Round Fourteen: The Thing That Should Not Be
Round Fifteen: The Horsemen Are Drawing Nearer
Round Sixteen: Burn Baby Burn
Round Seventeen: It's Alive!
Round Eighteen: This is Heresy
Round Nineteen: He Slimed Me!
Round Twenty: Elder Evil
Round Twenty-One: Yarr!
Round Twenty-Two: I Am The Night!
Round Twenty-Three: Two Heads Are Better Than One!
Round Twenty-Four: Wrong For The Right Reasons!
Round Twenty-Five: Keeper of the Gate
Round Twenty-Six: Get In MY BELLY (Swallow Whole)
Round Twenty-Seven: Multiple Personality Disorder
Round Twenty-Eight: Tiny Only!
Round Twenty-Nine: Halloween Special
Round Thirty: One Feat to Rule Them ALL
Round Thirty-One: In Cold Blood
We're a little different than most of the optimization threads. We run on CR instead of ECL.
Contestants:
You will need to present a write-up of your build with at least one of the following points: 5 CR, 10 CR 15 CR, 20 CR, and a "sweet spot" that you feel is the high point of the build, as well as presenting a fully-fleshed out 20 CR build in the table below. Feel free to present as many of these as you like, and please give a rundown of the build's abilities and playability at all of the levels you didn't show. The rules are as follows:
Secret Laboratory:
Competitors will be free to use any official 1st party (WotC) 3.5 rulebook in constructing their builds. Dragon Compendium is allowed, but Dragon magazine is disallowed. Unearthed Arcana is allowed. Unupdated 3.0 materials, as well as web exclusives by WotC are expressly allowed, but take care to verify that an updated version did not appear in print elsewhere, as this may cause an Elegance deduction at the judges' discretion. Alternate rule systems from UA such as gestalt or Generic Classes are not allowed, as they create a different playing field. Item Familiars and Taint are also banned from the competition. Leadership and all similar abilities are banned for sanity reasons.
Builds that are fully monstrous are allowed at no penalty. All class levels are to be added on as associated class levels.
Elite array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) is the assumed ability score generation method.
Some monstrous characters can technically qualify for Epic feats as soon as their ECL is over 20. While regular Epic feats will be allowed, Epic Spellcasting and all other Epic feats that affect spells, psionic powers, or item creation are not permitted. Including these would give an unfair advantage over standard characters. For Incarnum characters, Epic Open Chakra feats are allowed; other Epic Incarnum feats are not. The Essentia Capacity increases for Epic capacity as described on p. 212. For all characters, please note that Racial Hit Dice do not count towards Epic Progression; use the regular progression even if the BAB ends up higher than 20.
Deadlines:
Contestants will have until 23:59 MST Saturday May 18th to create their builds and PM them to the Supreme Chancellor. Builds will then be posted simultaneously, to avoid copying. Judges will have until 23:59 MST Saturday June 1st to judge the builds and submit their scores. If no judges have scored by that point, only the scores of the first judge to submit will be counted. Deadlines are subject to extension as/if required.
Judging:
Judging will be based on the following criteria, with each build rated on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 5 (exemplary) in each area: Originality, Build Elegance, Competence and Power, Memorable Villainy.
Keep these questions in mind when judging each category:
Originality - Is it unexpected?
Build Elegance - Is it mechanically pretty?
Competence and Power - Can it do what the concept asks of it? Is this a powerfully-built character?
Memorable Villainy - Is this a villain with style? Will it be the BBEG players long to finally kill and then talk about for weeks?
Unearthed Arcana can be penalized for elegance if the specific feature seems unnecessary or makes the playing field unfair (In this case, you can give a 1 if it makes the field unfair.)
Power level is up to you. Cheese is acceptable, but should be kept to a sane level unless you're showcasing a new TO build you've discovered. As the Iron Chef competition states, a little cheddar can be nice, but avoid the mature Gruyere unless you're making a cheese fondue.
You may not judge if you entered the contest, unless you withdraw your submission.
Presentation:
Builds will be posted anonymously, in order to avoid the potential of bias towards a particular competitor. For this reason, please don't put your name in the build, as I'm likely to miss it when reviewing the entries!
Note:
There is now a hard limit on two (2) entries per competitor.
Using the table below, the easiest way to use it is to go to the top left of the private message, and click the little a/A icon. It allows you to see what you're writing.
Due to concerns about standardizing entry format, I'd like everyone to try to use the following table for their entry.
SpoilerCode immediately below (spoiler).CR Class Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Skills Feats Class Features 1 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 2 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 3 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 4 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 5 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 6 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 7 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 8 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 9 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 10 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 11 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 12 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 13 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 14 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 15 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 16 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 17 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 18 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 19 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities 20 New Class Level +x +x +x +x Skills Feats New Class Abilities Spoiler[table="class: head alt1 alt2"]
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[th][B]CR[/B][/th]
[th][B]Class[/B][/th]
[th][B]Base Attack Bonus[/B][/th]
[th][B]Fort Save[/B][/th]
[th][B]Ref Save[/B][/th]
[th][B]Will Save[/B][/th]
[th][B]Skills[/B][/th]
[th][B]Feats[/B][/th]
[th][B]Class Features[/B][/th]
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[tr]
[td]1[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
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[tr]
[td]2[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]6[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]7[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]8[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]9[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]10[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]11[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]12[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]13[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]14[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]15[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]16[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]17[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]18[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]19[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]20[/td]
[td]New Class Level[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]+x[/td]
[td]Skills[/td]
[td]Feats[/td]
[td]New Class Abilities[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
You can use the table below for Spells.
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Spells per Day/Spells Known
Spells per Day/Spells Known
Code Immediately Below,Level 0lvl 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1st - - - - - - - - - - 2nd - - - - - - - - - - 3rd - - - - - - - - - - 4th - - - - - - - - - - 5th - - - - - - - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - - - 7th - - - - - - - - - - 8th - - - - - - - - - - 9th - - - - - - - - - - 10th - - - - - - - - - - 11th - - - - - - - - - - 12th - - - - - - - - - - 13th - - - - - - - - - - 14th - - - - - - - - - - 15th - - - - - - - - - - 16th - - - - - - - - - - 17th - - - - - - - - - - 18th - - - - - - - - - - 19th - - - - - - - - - - 20th - - - - - - - - - - Spoiler
[B]Spells per Day/Spells Known[/B]
[B]Spells per Day/Spells Known[/B]
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[th][B]Level[/B][/th]
[th][B]0lvl[/B][/th]
[th][B]1st[/B][/th]
[th][B]2nd[/B][/th]
[th][B]3rd[/B][/th]
[th][B]4th[/B][/th]
[th][B]5th[/B][/th]
[th][B]6th[/B][/th]
[th][B]7th[/B][/th]
[th][B]8th[/B][/th]
[th][B]9th[/B][/th]
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[tr]
[td]1st[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]2nd[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
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[td]3rd[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
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[td]4th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]5th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]6th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
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[td]7th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]8th[/td]
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[td]9th[/td]
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[td]10th[/td]
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[td]11th[/td]
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[td]12th[/td]
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[td]13th[/td]
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[td]14th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]15th[/td]
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[td]16th[/td]
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[td]17th[/td]
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[td]18th[/td]
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[td]19th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[/tr]
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[td]20th[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]-[/td]
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[/tr]
[/table]
Speculation:
Please don’t post or speculate on possible builds until the reveal, in order to avoid spoiling the surprise if a particular competitor is producing a build along those lines.
Once builds are revealed, please do not comment on errors or rules issues on entries unless you are a judge. If you have such a comment, wait until the final reveal to post it.
Get ready to share those Evil thoughts. This edition’s villain is:
Dr. NO!
I want to...NO!, Ok, how about.. NO!!
Limitations
- Specialist in Denying actions of PC’s, the more the better
- BFC, Dispels, etc
- Can NOT use Time Stop
- Can NOT be a greater doppleganger, ethereal doppleganger, mind flayer, or elemental weird
- Must be Evil
We will award 1st through 3rd places, and a possible Honorable Mention.
So, start your evil plotting!
Submission:
To standardize Entries, please use this format when sending it in:
PM: Jdizzlean
Subject: Villainous Competition 32, Name of your Entry
For Revisions and disputes, do the same thing. It makes it easier for me finding the entries in my mail box.
More questions? PM me with Villainous Competition 32 Questions in the header.
Tips for submitting your entry, provided by Weaselguy:
- Use capitalization and punctuation, correctly.
- Make good use of Spoilers, for cleanliness.
- Don't forget your sources. If it's something that can be found in the contents section, then book title seems to be fine. Obscure stuff, may want to include page number too.
- DeviantArt has about 9 billion pictures that you can reference, I can almost guarantee you can find one there to fit your character.
- Make good use of tables. In addition to the Build table and the Spells table, I like doing on e for my Ability Scores, just to keep it neat.
- Do a build stub at the top of your Build Table, something like Wizard 2/Fighter 3/Abjurant Champion 5/Eldritch Knight 10
As always: let's keep it nice.
I'll mention that again - LET'S KEEP IT NICE! Bickering, name calling and nasty comments on the entries or other forum members are not tolerated.
New competition rule: if I feel an individual has been overly disruptive during the course of competition discussion, I will not be accepting and revealing any entries from that individual, and they will also not be allowed to judge. Any judging they enter will not be taken into account for the final tally.
Last edited by jdizzlean; 2019-04-23 at 11:58 AM.
Originally Posted by Peelee
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2019-04-22, 11:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXXII: Oh HELL NO!
Clarifications
Unearthed Arcana variant rules are limited: The variant character options (such as Wildshape Ranger and Thug Fighter) should not be penalized. Flaws and traits may be penalized by judges, whereas item familiars, gestalt, alternate skill systems, alternate magic systems, alternate crafting rules, generic base classes, LA buyoff, fractional saves/BAB, and bloodlines are banned. Anything not mentioned here is up to individual judges.
d20 Rokugan is not allowed material.
The Dragon Magazine update for Oriental Adventures is in use.
Leadership is banned. Any material that grants you leadership without you specifically taking it should be ignored and may not be traded away for another feat or ACF. Undead Leadership and Dragon Cohort are likewise banned. Wild Cohort and Obtain Familiar are allowed. If you are not sure if a specific feat violates the 'no leadership' rule, err on the side of caution, or ask me.
However, Leadership may be taken to qualify for another feat or class (such as the Great Captain feat or Legendary Leader prestige class), though a character still doesn't get its usual benefit in those cases. This is to allow characters to access unproblematic material that'd otherwise be made unavailable because of the Leadership ban.
On the subject of messaging the chair (me), a few guidelines:
- I am not here to give critiques on your build or guess how the judges might score it!
- For entries, please keep the entry to no more than 2 message, if at all possible.
- For entries, don't expect me to search through your entry and edit in or out material. Entries should be sent to me complete - if there is a later revision, re-submit the full build. PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE TEXT IN YOUR SUBMISSION YOU WANT ME TO EDIT OUT FOR THE POST - SUBMIT IT TO ME EXACTLY HOW I WILL POST THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
- Please make sure the name of your entry is clearly present in the message.
Everyone, have fun!
Originally Posted by Peelee
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2019-04-22, 11:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXXII: Oh HELL NO!
Ooh, do I ever have an evil idea.
Originally Posted by Darths & DroidsOptimization Trophies
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2019-04-22, 03:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXXII: Oh HELL NO!
If we're using a monster class, do we count each class level as +1 CR or can we just add the CR of the monster instead?
Originally Posted by Darths & DroidsOptimization Trophies
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2019-04-22, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXXII: Oh HELL NO!
Both.
Meaning if you use a Monster ala Entry, where it ahs Class Levels, you use the specified CR.
If you apply Class Levels to an existing monsters, each Level adds +1 CR.
If you mean the Mosnter CLasses from Savage Species, normally using the Mosnter lets us keep the CR lower, as the SS Classes work with ECL not CR:
Also: THats an interesting Concept. Troll Villains. Lets see ......Last edited by GrayDeath; 2019-04-22 at 03:41 PM.
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I don;t have any ideas jumping to mind, but I like the round theme and I'll hopefully be able to work something up...
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Is this specifically about countering actions, or is anything that locks down or otherwise denies actions at all acceptable?
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Just nitpicking. This should be round 33, a lot of formatting states 32.
Edit: I see now. The previous was misnamed. My b.Last edited by Buufreak; 2019-04-23 at 09:15 AM.
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i dunno what you're talking about
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Not sure if edited or I'm seriously that blind.
Going with A, considering the OP of round 31.Last edited by Buufreak; 2019-04-23 at 02:10 PM.
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I may've edited it, ninja style....
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I wanna do it, thougb I think everyone's gonna take [REDACTED] so I'm getting cold feet. Also my ashtma is killing me.
By the way, since someone touched upon it, are we allowed to use nonassociated class levels?
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I think I need to get a bit more specific with my question. I'm doing a monstrous character, and for spoilery reasons it would be most convenient to do so via "monster class levels" of the kind found in Savage Species, Libris Mortis, and the savage progressions from the online enhancements (maybe a few other places, too). However, the viability of this drops significantly if every one of these levels adds +1 to the total CR. Can I just add the CR of the original monster instead?
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If the monster advances by HD, you can add HD instead of class levels. For instance, an Undead only increases by +1 CR for 4 Undead HD.
You can also put on class levels after the RHD if you like.
To give an example (unlikely to come up in this comp, I hope) - take a Mummy: 8 RHD, CR 5. You could add on another 8 RHD of Undead, to bring the CR up to 7. You could then tack on 13 class levels to bring it to 20...
If the creature increases in size from Medium to Large or larger, you add another +1 CR.
For instance, if I advance a Mummy to 24HD, it becomes large. CR 5, +4 (16 Undead HD), +1 (size) = CR 10. You could add on another 10 class levels to bring it up to 20.My winning competition entries: Kinvig Arrumskor | The Great Pumpkinhead | Wynfrith d'Acker
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Interesting (and potentially useful), but not quite what I'm after. I'm looking for the CR of the default monster, and hoping it stays the same even if added to the build via a monster class. To continue with the example of Mummy:
You could make a Mummy by starting with the Mummy monster as found in MMI as the base: CR 5, pure and simple. Or, you could start with a different monster/build/thing (let's use the Libris Mortis example of Minotaur, CR 4) and give it the 13 levels in the Mummy class from the same book. For the purposes of this competition, would its CR be 4 original + 5 Mummy = 9 CR total, or would it be 4 original + 13 class levels = 17 CR total even though the class levels are just recreating the Mummy's stats?Originally Posted by Darths & DroidsOptimization Trophies
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some judges consider the date of a publication in terms of it's relevance as well. I usually don't, but take that under advisement.
now, that said, if you're applying a template to something, it has it's own CR adjustment and you're done w/ that. If you're using a savage species progression, it will have it's own cr adjustment of 1 cr/level. If you were to find the template and it only cost you 5 cr for that, but the progression was 10, you'd have to decide which of those is better for your build and scale accordingly.
so it all comes down to what source you're using in the first place as to how it interacts with your entry.
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In a converse vein, it is rather cheesy to take only the first level of a savage progression and still call yourself monstrous. At that point you are essentially any phb race with a coat of paint.
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I'm not sure this is actually rules-legal. "Mummy" isn't a template (though "mummified creature" is). The monstrous class is for starting play as a Mummy at a level below what it's HD+LA would normally call for, not for combining it with other things.
So, for instance, with the Minotaur you want to advance into Mummy, you would be better off looking deeper into Libris Mortis at the "Mummified Creature" template and applying that. The CR adjustment of the template would apply to the CR of the Minotaur, and then you could add class levels after that.
Now, I know "Mummy" and "Minotaur" are placeholders, but if you're trying to advance one monster using another monster's savage progression, you probably can't, by the RAW. Your best bet is to look for a template version of the thing you're trying to add. There likely is one, somewhere, if it makes sense to transform the one creature into the other the way the savage progression being added on would imply.
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