You just gained a level in real life! What class would you take?

[Troacctid]

You can use 3.5 or PF, or give different answers for both. Since you are an ordinary person, not a protagonist, 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, 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), and 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 last thread, in which case you still have the first level you gained back then (which is locked in), and you are now a 2nd level character! (You may retrain using the standard retraining rules.)

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[AnachroNinja]

Psion(Telepath) without a doubt.

[Yukitsu]

Commoner. I have extremely low aspirations.

Or possibly artificer so I can maybe build something that can do all the hard work for me.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Assuming I start at first level and can gain XP and everything that goes with it, abrupt jaunt conjuror wizard, with Precocious Apprentice (ray of stupidity). And I'd take Sanctum Spell, as well. Then I'd be crafting Sanctum Spell'd scrolls of ray of stupidity (as 1st level spells), enough to fire off a half-dozen or so. Then I'd go to Africa, hire a driver, and start sniping elephants with RoS. At CR 7 each (more if I get a few herds), I should be able to gain enough XP to planar bind a genie within a few hours. From there, it's not terribly difficult to go epic within a couple of rounds. Then I'd retrain everything to a monstrosity of a gestalt build (which isn't hard to pull off at that level, even in non-gestalt).

So, yeah.

Commoner. I have extremely low aspirations.

You want to be an uneducated, starving serf? If you finished Middle School, you already have more of an education than a commoner does.

[Tohsaka Rin]

Cleric. Time to become a miracle (literally) healer.

EDIT - Better idea.

[King539]

Pun-Pun.

[Troacctid]

Assuming I start at first level and can gain XP and everything that goes with it, abrupt jaunt conjuror wizard, with Precocious Apprentice (ray of stupidity). And I'd take Sanctum Spell, as well. Then I'd be crafting Sanctum Spell'd scrolls of ray of stupidity (as 1st level spells), enough to fire off a half-dozen or so. Then I'd go to Africa, hire a driver, and start sniping elephants. At CR 7 each (more if I get a few herds), I should be able to gain enough XP to planar bind a genie within a few hours. From there, it's not terribly difficult to go epic within a couple of rounds. Then I'd retrain everything to a monstrosity of a gestalt build (which isn't hard to pull off at that level, even in non-gestalt).

So, yeah.

Last year I believe you already took your first level as an Ardent.

[digiman619]

Still sticking with Monk of the Four Winds; I can wait 18 more years to be immortal. Just gotta lay low until then.

EDIT: If 3PP archetypes are on the table, I'll also be a Beastsoul Monk. Comboing it with Drunken Master might prove interesting, but I don't drink anywhere near enough to justify it.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Last year I believe you already took your first level as an Ardent.

If I'm starting at 1st, then it's wizard.

[Tohsaka Rin]

If I'm starting at 1st, then it's wizard.

You didn't read the full OP, did you?

[Yukitsu]

You want to be an uneducated, starving serf? If you finished Middle School, you already have more of an education than a commoner does.

They asked what I want to be, not what I am.

[Jack_Simth]

You're 27 days early.

I'd really just continue with the Oracle plan, honestly. It's a reasonably solid class, flexible without being overly equipment-dependent, and the Spirit Guide archetype means easy access to Wizard spells... next year.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

You didn't read the full OP, did you?

I hadn't realized I was in the list. But it's really easy to gain a huge number of levels very, very fast. Who has time to wait for 1 level per year, if you can have all the ones you want before the month is halfway through?

They asked what I want to be, not what I am.

And I'm saying that you're almost certainly more than that now. It's like offering to get a lobotomy after you've earned your high school diploma.

Then again, a certain flaw involving poultry could easily give you a huge leg-up in a large number of areas, from using Destructive Retribution Fell Animate greater consumptive field to create chicken bombs while buffing yourself, to solving world hunger at level 1.

[Troacctid]

I hadn't realized I was in the list. But it's really easy to gain a huge number of levels very, very fast. Who has time to wait for 1 level per year, if you can have all the ones you want before the month is halfway through?

Is it? I guess you can try it and find out. It's a good way to test out how xp works in real life. Next year, we'll see how you fared.

Too late for Precocious Apprentice now, though, so you'll need some other strategy!

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Is it? I guess you can try it and find out. It's a good way to test out how xp works in real life. Next year, we'll see how you fared.

Too late for Precocious Apprentice now, though, so you'll need some other strategy!

Well, I did mention about gaining XP in that post you linked to in the first post up there, and that I'd start as a wizard if gaining XP was an option (which should be easily figured out with some scientific methoding). But if I'm stuck with that first level of ardent, might as well do some retraining to turn it into a wizard, and to change my feats around as mentioned in that linked post. If that's not an option, but I've already taken my ardent level, but my experiments have shown that gaining XP is still on the table...

Take wizard as my second level (eschewing my original proposed build), gain some taint for a bonus feat (taking Versatile Spellcaster as my feat), write ray of stupidity into my spell book, and use it to start blasting elephants via scrolls and stuff. Then retrain later via a thought bottle or greater restoration and negative levels, which can be done whether or not actual retraining is a thing.

If XP isn't a thing, and we're stuck with 1 level per year, just lay low and optimize the bejeezus out of myself in the meantime, using the things I learn (magic, skills, feats, WBL, and so on) to earn a huge amount of cash, which can be used for both personal comfort and assistance in optimization.

Of course, "Pazuzu, Pazuzu, Pazuzu" is always available.

[Pleh]

Cleric. I want city and celerity/travel domain. Still get spontaneous cure spells, I know all my spell list, and I can choose my spells every day.

[Tiri]

Too late for Precocious Apprentice now, though, so you'll need some other strategy!

He can always take it next year.

[Coidzor]

Being a wizard with access to the Pathfinder spell list would be very handy for day to day life. Crafter's Fortune would be great for handyman projects and Christmas gifts.

People love loose stone walls in my neck of the woods, so Expeditious Construction would be pretty profitable to know, and the hippies who love building with natural materials would eat the packed earth version up for dwellings, or if I went off the grid. Expeditious Excavation would mean I could dig in the yard without worrying about breaking pipes, and could always dig or expand a cellar.

If I make it another two levels, Tears to Wine would be a great thing for parties, and, depending upon local laws, a nice side business, especially if distilling is kosher, then you have free base material for liqueur.

IIRC, there's a few low level spells for rapid teaching, so I could learn rapidly if I had someone to teach me, and possibly could teach others how to wizard.

I think there's also some decent divinations that would help out too.

Also, having a Raven that could talk would be sweet.

If the road salt trick from Harry Potter and the Natural 20 worked, I'd go into magic item crafting. I'd certainly get involved in spell research if I was able to use road salt to get around the gp requirements. Instantaneous and Permanent duration Transmutations and Conjuration(Creation) spells would be very nifty, even if they're slight tweaks of existing spells.

Being a Cleric for Abstemiousness and Enhance Water wouldn't be too shabby either, or living off of Goodberry as a Druid with a nice smart pet.

Not sure what the best way to gain XP would be, though.

[D&DPrinceTandem]

Well of assuming I am human (right?) im going to take my first lvl as a...... Monk, martial monk to specific, my feats will be as following
Flaw (shaky) Dodge
human: mobility
1: educated
Monk: Spring attack

now i will find my nearest wizard and ask politely for them to cast demension door for me. then i wait until i can go into the dream realm again and now i quailify for Jaunter next year. Later

[Red Fel]

I'm frankly surprised I didn't participate in this last time. Oh, well, worth a lark.

You can use 3.5 or PF, or give different answers for both.

I think 3.5 is fine, unless I intend to play a martial. And as much as I love them, when someone offers you a chateaubriand, you don't ask for a burger.

Since you are an ordinary person,

... I'll give you a five minute head start.

not a protagonist, assume your ability scores use the nonelite array (13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8), although you may rearrange them if you so choose, 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), and you are subject to normal aging bonuses and penalties.

Mmm, yeah, gonna go with no. Elite array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8). You're right, I'm not a protagonist; I'm a recurring villain, and the DM made sure to stat me accordingly.

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.

How about the fact that I have apparently 26 Int?

Honestly, I'd probably go with one of the two obvious and easy choices, Psion (Telepath) or Warlock. Psion (Telepath) is an obvious choice because think of the powah!, and psionic powers can have their manifestations suppressed if you make a Concentration check. On the other hand, if I had powers in real life, sure, I could quietly and subversively manipulate events behind the scenes, but I already do that. Warlock gives me something I can't already do - fly, be invisible, and fire lasers, all hella day.

Yeah, I'd probably end up with Warlock. The problem with Psion is that if you're discovered, surrounded, etc., there's not much you can do to defend yourself. Your powers are limited, and not ideal for combat. But Warlock? Flying, invisible, with lasers. Ya done, son.

And as I've said, I already took my first-level feat. It was homebrew. It was awesome.

[Coidzor]

I think 3.5 is fine, unless I intend to play a martial. And as much as I love them, when someone offers you a chateaubriand, you don't ask for a burger.

...Leave it to Red Fel to expand my food vocabulary in a thread about class levels IRL.

[Red Fel]

...Leave it to Red Fel to expand my food vocabulary in a thread about class levels IRL.

I do have some experience in that regard. Which reminds me, I really need to join another campaign, I've been sitting on this Garlic Chicken build focusing on Marinades. What can I say, I have an affinity for Poultry classes.

Seriously, though, chateaubriand medallions, served medium rare with a nice potato with a bit of cinnamon 'pon it, and some buttered toast to the side, exquisite. I know a place. Simply fantastic.

[D&DPrinceTandem]

... I'll give you a five minute head start.

don't worry i only need 5 seconds

*background* "tactical nuke incoming!!!"

[J-H]

Beguiler. I get access to a decent spell list, and can cast any spell on the list. I'm in sales and don't intend to fight anything, ever, unless I have to.
Runner up is Psion (telepath) for obvious reasons. Beguiler wins for versatility at low levels (more abilities/powers known), although Psion is more subtle.

[Yukitsu]

I do have some experience in that regard. Which reminds me, I really need to join another campaign, I've been sitting on this Garlic Chicken build focusing on Marinades. What can I say, I have an affinity for Poultry classes.

Seriously, though, chateaubriand medallions, served medium rare with a nice potato with a bit of cinnamon 'pon it, and some buttered toast to the side, exquisite. I know a place. Simply fantastic.

I'm sort of the barbaric opinion that with that particular cut of meat, just eating it raw with an egg is the better option but what would I know? I want to be a commoner when I grow up.

[Tohsaka Rin]

don't worry i only need 5 seconds

*background* "tactical nuke incoming!!!"

Thanks for giving me a better idea.

Summoner (Pathfinder). With Limbs (arms) and Skilled (Profession: Construction) I can build houses while I'm fooling around on the internet.

Heck, I can even have a weekend job working for a moving company, if the customers let me use their wifi.

Any if anyone annoys me, they'd better PREPARE FOR TITANFALL.

[torrasque666]

Artificer. I'm a failed engineering student, so I'd like to learn how to make magical items instead. Make a killing selling them.

[Troacctid]

Artificer. I'm a failed engineering student, so I'd like to learn how to make magical items instead. Make a killing selling them.

Multiclassing out of Dragonfire Adept, then?

[Remuko]

I think I'll go with Pathfinder's Summoner but its really a hard choice. Sorcerer and Monk are tempting as well.

[Bad Wolf]

Alright, let's see what I did....

Hmm. I'll continue with Sorcerer, but I'm probably going to spring for Malconvoker instead. More useful than vestiges.


Current level: Sorcerer 2

Future Plan: Sorcerer 6/Malconvoker 9/??? 5.

Maybe go with the acf to get the Summoning dominant, and then head into Thaumaturgist, but that might not be optimal...I'll come up with something.