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2018-01-03, 01:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
You can use 3.5 or PF, or give different answers for both. Since you are an ordinary person, not a legendary hero, assume your ability scores use your choice of the nonelite array (13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8) or the standard array (11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10), although you may rearrange them if you so choose, and you can get a +2 to one of them for being human (either as a standard human ability in PF or by giving up your bonus feat and skill points with that one variant human in 3.5). You are subject to normal aging bonuses and penalties. Any abilities you gain are on top of the abilities you already have, so you don't need to worry about simulating your existing skills.
You are now a 1st level character, unless you posted in the thread from last year or the year before, in which case you still have any levels you gained back then (which are locked in), and you are now a higher-level character! (You may retrain using the standard retraining rules.)
(I'm a 3rd level Bardic Sage!)Last edited by Troacctid; 2018-01-05 at 01:14 AM.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
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2018-01-03, 01:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sovereign State of Denial
Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
I'd probably pick Sorcerer. I've probably got at least 11 charisma, so I'd be able to use prestidigitation for most everything I need like cleaning. Pathfinder so I could do it more times per day.
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2018-01-03, 02:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Delicious. I might have posted in last years...
Pathfinder
Arcanist with Blood Arcanist Archetype [Psychic Bloodline].
3.5
Dragon 319 Erudite with Convert spell to power.
Either way, I am casting/manifesting without any verbal or somatic shenanigans for most of my powers.
I think that I would focus mostly on practicing using my powers. I think that covertly using mind altering powers on others would count towards experience points. Anyhow, I'd throw my full focus into developing my abilities, creating new ones, and testing the limits of control of the world I have.
Eventually as an erudite, explicitly, I'd completely fill out all of the arcane lists, as well as the Psion/wilder lists to 8.
Naturally "taking over the world" is first order of business, but I would instead do it by proxy.Disguise self as a political advisor, meet all world leaders, control their minds, and then instead of having world peace, per say, Just far more equitable and even little skirmishes.
As for leisure, having class levels will eventually give rise to me being able to maximize my earning potential. Especially when it comes to investing, trading and the like. I'd probably fence some seed money from a few billionaires first, and then use it to legitimately start my own corporation for engineering research and development (Scholar's touch should help me in gaining entry level knowledge into that field.)
Become futurist, make world better place, live lavishly.
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2018-01-03, 02:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
edit: rebuild was denied, still taking a level of mystic ranger.
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2018-01-03, 02:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Cleric, it automatically knows it's whole list so I wouldn't have to worry about learning new spells. The cleric spell list in general has a lot of spells that would be practical in real life. Healing, conflict avoidance, utility, aiding others' actions, and so on.
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2018-01-03, 02:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Shaper Psion, enjoy the ability to spontaneously create 1 cubic feet of Misclaneous herbal substances in the comfort of my own home.
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2018-01-03, 02:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
every test I make on the internet tell me I should be a wizard but I think I will take DFA for all day stuff(I like hiking and making fire will be easier).
I can't remember if I posted lest year but if I did I should be Warlock 1/DFA 1
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2018-01-03, 02:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Hmm... Honestly, gotta go Sorcerer. One, it's entirely under my own power. Two because I'm more familiar with that than say, psionics (even though Psion is apparently more versatile). Three, it's SAD. So, I'm debating between a feat and skills or a +2 bonus... Thing is, I don't really need a bonus feat. I presume some level of real-worldness applies to my ability to learn and grow as a person, so I don't really need the skill point. Gonna have to go to with that +2 to my Charisma, taking the non-elite array. So, 8 Str, 10 Dex, 11 Con, 13 Int, 9 Wis, 14 Cha. Reading that first post, I'll gain a level every year. By the time I hit middle-age, I'll not quite have access to 9ths (I'll be around... 17th level, I believe). Pumping Cha at every score increase, I should have access to 9ths right on time. Now for spells at 1st level: 0ths: Prestidigitation, Mage Hand, Mending, and Light. 1st: Floating Disk and Silent Image. Carry heavy stuff and illusions! What could be more practical for the friendly neighborhood sorcerer on the go? Little to really defend myself, but unless I get too flashy, I doubt that will be necessary.
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2018-01-03, 04:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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- In the Playground, duh.
Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
*Nonstop laughter*
assume your ability scores use your choice of the nonelite array (13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8) or the standard array (11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10)
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2018-01-03, 04:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
I'd go Sorcerer and get the Draconic Heritage(Gold) Feat and Martial Weapon Proficincy(Longsword), with the Wilderness Companion ACF. That would start me on the path to becoming an Elemental Savant(Fire).
Edit: I'll take the non-elite array and Pathfinder Human. Str: 8, Dex: 9, Con: 10, Int: 14(12+2), Wis: 11, Cha: 13. For skills I'll put 2 points in Knowledge(Arcana), 2 points in Knowledge(The Planes), 2 points in Diplomacy, 2 points in Spellcraft, 1 point in Handle Animal, and 2 points in Heal. My Companion would be a dog.Last edited by ChaosStar; 2018-01-04 at 08:06 PM.
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2018-01-03, 08:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Do I get starting gold? Because by real world metrics the amount of starting gold an aristocrat gets is, IIRC, almost comically vast.
EDIT: Only 270 average? Laaaaaaame. Factotum it is, then.Last edited by gkathellar; 2018-01-03 at 08:30 AM.
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2018-01-03, 08:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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- turkey
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2018-01-03, 10:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Assuming this thread(s) lives on for several more years, how will you handle PRCs when we get there? Do we need to meet non-build requirements? Lots of PRCs require you to be initiated in some way by an existing member of that PRC - this could be troublesome.
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2018-01-03, 10:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Pathfinder Arcanist Wordcaster, because it's the most flexible you can possibly get in Pathfinder, and I haven't played nearly as much 3.5.
I also take the alternate racial trait for Darkvision 60, and my feat goes into Racial Heritage: Roper, so I can climb ceilings and drop on people for fun if I get a few more levels.
Also, if this continues long enough, I'll be able to get Celerity, which is nice.
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2018-01-03, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Last time:
So, continuing on with Cloistered Cleric 3. Yay, second level spells! Zone of Truth probably stacks with the bonuses from my "Dad" template, but are probably offset by my daughter reaching 3rd grade. Calm Emotions and Silence could be useful too. Make Whole will be great for household repairs.
EDIT: Hm, never did pick my feats for that originally. I'll have to go back and check a few. (Does a 40-50% hearing loss count as having a Flaw?)Last edited by Telonius; 2018-01-03 at 03:46 PM.
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2018-01-03, 10:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Last year, I picked Warlock with Beguiling Influence and the feats Toughness and Troll-Blooded. I think I'll take another level in Warlock and take Shrouding Transformation. At will Alter Self seems incredibly useful in a world populated solely by humans, so I think I'll go all in for the con artist role. My ability scores will be 9, 8, 10, 13, 11, 12, and I'll put max ranks into Bluff, Disguise, Intimidate, and Sense Motive. At level two, I'll have a Bluff check at +12, Disguise at +18, and Intimidate at +14. Also, a Diplomacy of +11 with no ranks invested. That seems quite nice.
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2018-01-03, 11:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Oh, nice, this topic is back already. Thanks, Troacctid.
Avowed has undergone some changes since last year. Here is some book keeping.
1st level shape: Aether Ray
Aether Circus replacement: Aether Erruption
Hidden Knowledge replacement: Eldritch Knowledge
Now, onto Avowed level 2. Detect magic as a spell-like ability, here I come.
Bonus feat: Intuitive Recitation.
New shape: Aether Swarm
New clause: Aquatic Affinity
And I learned about my brain
And oh, it made me smarter
I would break apart the eggshell
I would fall into the water
And I need a mantra
I need something I can imitate
Until I'm breathing like a fish
Until the purple air is white
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2018-01-03, 11:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Gotta retrain, mostly because the class that is the closest fit was not around 2 years back when this started. Feats, overall skill point allocation and PrC goals stay mostly the same, tho.
So, hurray, I'm now a 3rd Level LN Human Occultist (no archetype).
My Implements are: iPhone (Conjuration), MacBook Pro (Divination) and Armani suit (Enchantment).
Feats are: Amateur Gunslinger, Persuasive and now Betrayer.
Skills are: Bluff, Craft (Alchemy), Diplomacy, Heal, Knowledge (Local, Nobility), Profession (Soldier, Merchant, Brewer), Sense Motive - max ranks.
Edit: Sadly, still stuck with knowing only 3 1t level spells.Last edited by Florian; 2018-01-03 at 11:27 AM.
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2018-01-03, 12:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
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2018-01-03, 12:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
As a 3rd level psionic artificer I get magical artisan (craft universal device). Then I get myself some resetting traps tied to having levels in psionic artificer technical balderdash. I would first get the spell storing item infusion, as well as guidance of the avatar, fabricate, wall of stone (god bless arcane trapsmith).
I would get a plot of land somewhere on the countryside and build myself a nice stone house.Thanks a lot Gengy for the awesome... just a sec... avatar. :)
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2018-01-03, 12:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2010
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- a nice pond
Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Woo, now I'm a Psion(seer) 2! I don't get anything at this level other than two more powers known and the ability to use them more per day.
I already knew far hand, precognition, and maybe attraction. Now I learn, hm, empathy and, hm, let's go with call to mind (that would probably have been more useful before I graduated, but it's still useful).
Next year, when I learn clairvoyant sense, will be the really fun one.Last edited by Malimar; 2018-01-03 at 12:47 PM.
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2018-01-03, 01:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Hey, thread's back! Fun! So let's see...
In the last thread, I had...
So, one level later, I have:
Spoiler: In a world where I am the only PC, this is me:Red Fel
Psion (Telepath) 2
STR: 8
DEX: 10
CON: 12
INT: 261
WIS: 13
CHA: 14
Feats: Overchannel (Human bonus feat), Psicrystal Affinity (Psion bonus feat).
PP/day: 6+42
Powers Known: Attraction; Charm, Psionic; Demoralize; Inertial Armor; Mindlink.
1 The 15 in the Elite Array is here replaced by Red Fel's natural Int score, which has previously been established as 26.
2 INT grants a bonus to PP/day.
When a Psion levels up, he gets two new Powers. Attraction and Demoralize will do well to keep people doing what I want, covertly.
Spoiler: In a world where PCs are a thing:Red Fel
Erudite (Spell to Power variant) 2
STR: 8
DEX: 10
CON: 12
INT: 261
WIS: 13
CHA: 14
Feats: Overchannel (Human bonus feat), Psicrystal Affinity2.
PP/day: 6+43
Powers Known4: Attraction; Demoralize; Disable; Far Hand; Inertial Armor; Matter Agitation; Mind Thrust; Missive; Synchronicity; Synesthete; Telempathic Projection; Vigor.
1 The 15 in the Elite Array is here replaced by Red Fel's natural Int score, which has previously been established as 26.
2 The Spell to Power variant Erudite gains Psicrystal Affinity as a normal Erudite, but loses its bonus feat.
3 INT grants a bonus to PP/day.
4 An Erudite starts play with two 1st-level powers known, plus one for every point of INT modifier. Red Fel has an INT modifier of +8.
An Erudite, likewise, gets two powers, here Disable and Telempathic Projection. Ideal for expanding my repertoire of tools to manipulate the feeble masses.
Sadly, it will be another year before I get a new feat, but I'll bide my time. In either event, at this point, I can pretty much get anybody to do pretty much anything I like.My headache medicine has a little "Ex" inscribed on the pill. It's not a brand name; it's an indicator that it works inside an Anti-Magic Field.
Blue text means sarcasm. Purple text means evil. White text is invisible.
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2018-01-03, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
I'd go summoner from pathfinder. At only first level I would have most of the useful cantrips for day to day life. No prestidigitation but thats fine. on top of that i have this Eidolon friend. Basically perfectly loyal companion/guard animal with human level intelegence for my whole life
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2018-01-03, 03:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Well, I posted in the first thread, but not the second. I guess that makes me StP erudite 2 or 3. If StP erudite 3, I get to take a feat! Hmmm... assuming Linked Power and Metapower were taken at 1, I might go with, I don't know... Midnight Augmentation, prep for the Psicarnum Infusion combo? Can't take Psionic Meditation yet, due to that stupid Concentration requirement .
Spoiler: Collectible nice thingsMy incarnate/crusader. A self-healing crowd-control melee build (ECL 8).
My Ruby Knight Vindicator barsader. A party-buffing melee build (ECL 14).
Doctor Despair's and my all-natural approach to necromancy.
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2018-01-03, 03:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Monk. While mapping real world stuff to D&D stats is always dicey, I don't see any reasonable interpretation of +2 to every save that isn't pretty nice.
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2018-01-03, 04:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
I clearly need to re-read the previous threads, but, before I forget... If I remember right, I took my 1st level in Crusader (uugh, so suboptimal), and my second in Arcane Spellcaster? If this is correct, I suppose I'll continue in Arcane Spellcaster.
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2018-01-03, 04:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
As mentioned before, I'm going Monk of the Four Winds, though I will re-train from Beastsoul Monk to Street Fighter and just take the Transformation(Perfect Imitation) feat for my shapeshifting needs. As for my Martial tradition (which I would qualify for by retraining into the Street Fighter archetype), judging on my SCA fighting style, would be Pikeman, as that's what I fought with. That and I'll spend my talents into the Athletic sphere, as the that would make getting into shape easier.
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2018-01-03, 04:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
I would have to imagine that it would be hard to find a way to get more experience after gaining your first class level. D&D requires you to kill or at least defeat creatures to gain experience from them, and in real life people tend to be very against murder/assault and battery. There are few real world occupations that allow for the routine beating up of creatures without some sort of serious repercussion or unnecessary danger. Likewise most "monsters" in real life tend to be worth very low experience when compared to D&D, so there would need to be tedious amounts of grinding to progress in any reasonable amount of time.
I think that I would be fine as a wizard. While a fairly boring choice, I can choose to have a cat familiar just grind rats for me while I go about my day or at least round them up for me to kill later. If we use pathfinder rules I could do this until I reach level 20 as XP is constant.
But if we use 3.5 rules that strategy doesn't really work as well because XP scales, but it should get me high enough where I would be able to find alternate solutions.
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2018-01-03, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Remember, any abilities you gain are on top of the abilities you already have. You don't lose any of your existing skills or abilities; however, any new abilities will key off of the stat array you choose.
You don't have this information when making your decisions.
No.
See the answer I gave Jormengand.
You only gain the level if you post in the thread, so you would be level 2.Rhymes with "Protracted."
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2018-01-03, 05:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?
Paladin 1. Stats don't matter. I now say "Pazuzu Pazuzu Pazuzu" and I get all I really want in life. Of course by becoming Pun Pun.