Avatar Battle Royale Discussion Thread XIV, The Random Kill Strikes Back. Again...

[Shades of Gray]

Here as in this THREAD or here as in this FORUM?

[kpenguin]

Here as in this thread, although I wouldn't be opposed to making a new thread in the A&C boards.

[memnarch]

Either's fine with me.

[Shades of Gray]

I'd prefer a new thread. Make less clutter.

EDIT: I was bored so I made an AI template

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Creating An Arcane Incarnation

"AI" is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature), provided another AI can perform the ritual and that the new AI was epic level.

An AI has all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.

Size and Type

The creature’s type changes to Construct. Do not recalculate base attack bonus, saves, or skill points. Size is unchanged.

Hit Dice

Increase all current and future Hit Dice to d12s.

Armor Class

An AI has a +6 natural armor bonus or the base creature’s natural armor bonus, whichever is better.

Attack

As Base Creature

Full Attack

As Base Creature

Damage

As Base Creature

Special Attacks

As Base Creature

Spells

An AI can cast any spells it could cast while alive. It gains +1 spells per day per level, and all spell DCs are raised by 2.

Special Qualities

An AI retains all the base creature’s special qualities and gains those described below.

Flight (Su)

An AI has a 60 ft. fly speed with perfect maneuverability.

Spell Resistance (50)

Incorporeal Head (Su)

An AI's head is treated as incorporeal. Any called attacks with the target of the head automatially phase through, unless the weapon is ghost touch or the head is targeted with a force spell. The head does not have damage reduction.

Damage Reduction (Su)

An AI's undead body is tough, giving the creature damage reduction 10/-. Its natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Immunities (Ex)
AIs have immunity to polymorph (though they can use polymorph effects on themselves), and mind-affecting attacks.

Abilities

Increase from the base creature as follows: Int +6, Str +4. Being a construct, an AI has no Constitution score.

Skills

AIs have a +8 racial bonus on all intelligence-based skills, they also gain a +8 bonus on intimidate checks. Otherwise same as the base creature.

Advancement
By character class.

Level Adjustment
Same as the base creature +6.

[Wreckingrocc]

Q, you know what I just noticed? Your characters in SDSB would fall unconscious for doing anything other than walking and talking. Technically, you said they have no class levels, so they also have no hit points. They fall unconscious after taking a standard action.

[Bayar]

Q, you know what I just noticed? Your characters in SDSB would fall unconscious for doing anything other than walking and talking. Technically, you said they have no class levels, so they also have no hit points. They fall unconscious after taking a standard action.

No hit points ? No CON score ? Are they undead ? Even undead have HP.

[Wreckingrocc]

No, but not having class levels means they don't add their CON to anything. They simply have no levels in anything. Not even NPC levels. They don't have hitpoints.

When you reach level 1, you gain them. They're level 0.

Therefore, they have 0 HP and fall unconscious after doing anything.

[Bayar]

No, but not having class levels means they don't add their CON to anything. They simply have no levels in anything. Not even NPC levels. They don't have hitpoints.

When you reach level 1, you gain them. They're level 0.

Therefore, they have 0 HP and fall unconscious after doing anything.

No. If you have level 0 you die. And turn into a wraith or something as per the level drain rules.



heh, fel drain sonic snap killer combo at lvl 1.

[Lyinginbedmon]

If your levels are drained you die, children start at level 0 and are unbelievably weak and vulnerable.

That's a rule from d20 Modern though.

[Mina Kobold]

If your levels are drained you die, children start at level 0 and are unbelievably weak and vulnerable.

That's a rule from d20 Modern though.

You get your first level at age 15 (as human) so it's probably the same in DnD

[Fawkes]

Maybe the Qs have monster HD.

[Threeshades]

Maybe the Qs have monster HD.

Yup. Monsters of the Q type get d10 HD full BAB, 6 + Int skill points and treat Bluff (CHA), Annoyance (CHA), Shaking (STR), Craft (Bombmaking) (INT), Craft (Impossible engineering) (INT), Piloting (DEX) and Suave Smiles (CHA) as class skills.

[Mina Kobold]

Yup. Monsters of the Q type get d10 HD full BAB, 6 + Int skill points and treat Bluff (CHA), Annoyance (CHA), Shaking (STR), Craft (Bombmaking) (INT), Craft (Impossible engineering) (INT), Piloting (DEX) and Suave Smiles (CHA) as class skills.

I think it's Craft (trapmaking) for ,making bombs (it says so in Races of the dragon).

[Bayar]

I think it's Craft (trapmaking) for ,making bombs (it says so in Races of the dragon).

A true kobold fan :tearshed:

[Mina Kobold]

A true kobold fan :tearshed:

You first realized that now. I've liked them since first time I read about them in the MM for the matter of it. *snif* Thanks anyway.

[The Gremlin]

You first realized that now. I've liked them since first time I read about them in the MM for the matter of it. *snif* Thanks anyway.

Same here. The first time I played, my character was fighting kobolds (they might have been zombies, I can't remember)and I asked my brother to show me a pic of one. He showed my the MM 3.5 picture and I thought they were so adorable, I could just eat them up.
Incidentally, my brother's character got killed by them. My character got away,, though.

[Grim ranger]

When I was waiting for TnD's comic this one day, I came up with a thought: theme songs of characters in ABR. So, what would you say is the song that fits your character in ABR the best? I came up with multible ones for mine, first of which is this: It's not easy to be me by David Gray. This is song for more emotional side of my character, separate battle situation song search is on it's way

[Ninja Chocobo]

So, what would you say is the song that fits your character in ABR the best?

It's a pretty cool idea.
The first things that comes to mind for Rixy and Nancy are Still Alive and The Future Soon, both by Jonathan Coulton. The songs are full of science!
As for NC himself, I'm not sure. Maybe Viral's theme from TTGL.

[Green-Shirt Q]

Q, you know what I just noticed? Your characters in SDSB would fall unconscious for doing anything other than walking and talking. Technically, you said they have no class levels, so they also have no hit points. They fall unconscious after taking a standard action.

Well, I don't have class levels either, and I'm certainly not like that.

My characters are from a place without classes and D&D rules and such, so obviously their bodies would work differently.

So, what would you say is the song that fits your character in ABR the best?

Well, a song that makes me think of Q is "Throwdown at the Howdown" by Bela Fleck. A jazz/country song I'm positively sure you youngsters have NEVER heard of.

[Mina Kobold]

Well, I don't have class levels either, and I'm certainly not like that.

My characters are from a place without classes and D&D rules and such, so obviously their bodies would work differently.



Well, a song that makes me think of Q is "Throwdown at the Howdown" by Bela Fleck. A jazz/country song I'm positively sure you youngsters have NEVER heard of.

I haven't heard anything but Christmass charols and some other century old songs. So no never heard about it

[Tiffanie Lirle]

So, what would you say is the song that fits your character in ABR the best?

Got this song sent to me a while back, no idea what it's real name is..
linky

Edit-
Dead abr thread is dead *pokes*

[Bayar]

Got this song sent to me a while back, no idea what it's real name is..
linky

Edit-
Dead abr thread is dead *pokes*

Nah, it was the lag from yesterday.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Also it's going to take me a little while to put something together, though I do have a snow day...

Curse ye Resident Evil 4!

[Bayar]

Also it's going to take me a little while to put something together, though I do have a snow day...

Curse ye Resident Evil 4!

I blame Battlefield 2142.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Astute and long-time readers of ABR may recognise Seen Servants Mindy and Robert in this comic.

[Tiffanie Lirle]

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Will have a response up later today, have some work to finish now. Then I want to read up on those seen servants a bit before I try anything.

How can something illusionary hold a tangible object?

Edit- And on that note, are their bodies solid, or merely part of the illusion?

[Lyinginbedmon]

How can something illusionary hold a tangible object?

Edit- And on that note, are their bodies solid, or merely part of the illusion?

A Seen Servant is a mix of Major Image (To produce the humanoid form and the voice), Unseen Servant (To allow them to manipulate objects), and Awaken Construct (To give them sentience and identity)

So you could walk through them, and they could still put a sword through you.

[Wreckingrocc]

Well, between my homework, my trip to my cousin's house for Thanksgiving, and my Birthday, I've been trying to find free time.

I've finally found it, after school today. I have almost no homework, and a free day. I will attempt to make the followup comic today!

Sorry you got stuck with me, GR. I always seem to put off art, despite the fact that I find it fun.

As for Theme Music, probably some generic metal song without lyrics that fits battle.

[Nameless]

Well, between my homework, my trip to my cousin's house for Thanksgiving, and my Birthday, I've been trying to find free time.

I've finally found it, after school today. I have almost no homework, and a free day. I will attempt to make the followup comic today!

Sorry you got stuck with me, GR. I always seem to put off art, despite the fact that I find it fun.

As for Theme Music, probably some generic metal song without lyrics that fits battle.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDsYmZREwo

[Bayar]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDsYmZREwo

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzak8Gq3KO0