Character Concepts

[Dracos]

Before you all give fleshed out full characters, I'd like to ensure that all of your concepts synch well.  In the goal of doing that, I'd like each of you to post your basic concept.

An idea might be:

Name: Bob
Class: Fighter
General build idea: Charge in swordsman
General narrative concept: Spunky young rascal.

The idea is that you can spot holes earlier rather than later and discuss supporting each other.

Dracos

[Carthrat]

I have a number of concepts... being the mentor type, it'd be cool to have someone to, well, mentor, though. Still, that can take many forms!

In honour of the concept of wit, they will all be named 'Sharpe', and all are middle-aged. >_>


-Mystic Theurge, worships (God.)
-A Cleric/Wizard, one of the few spellcasters who melds both forms into a single, seamless whole. In the village, he serves as the local 'wise man', and is usually the first person the village would go to help to if something strange was afoot. Could easily be a teacher for either character, either in magic, or merely general lore. Naturally has some insight into PROPHECY.
-Build Idea: Duh. Class says it all.

-Swashbuckler/Rogue
-Former duelist, who is out at the village because the queen told him specifically to come here (the culmination of a clandestine affair). Lives in the village as an outsider, but a well-liked 'city slicker'. Incredibly practical, the sort that doesn't believe in fate or destiny... even though the queen told him that it was imperitive to guard two children there.
-Build Idea: On the surface? Spring attack duelist w/sneak attack! Acts all ninja-like.

-Swordsage
-This retired man appeared mysteriously in the village the same day the children were born, carrying nothing but exhausted rations, a sword, and a strange box that he has never opened. Though he has never drawn his blade, he has taught interested villagers the way of fighting through words and riddles alone. After announcing his presence there, he resided in a small cottage on a nearby mountain, only venturing down for food and supplies.

-Build Idea: Swordsage, armed with a wide variety of cool techniques. A sort of martial toolbox. Think your typical anime-inspired supernatural-technique wielding swordsman.

[Merc]

I forget, am I playing the male lead and Rez the female lead, or the other way around?

[Carthrat]

You're the man, Merc!

[Rezantis]

Hi-larity.

[Merc]

Heh. Well, I'm still thinking on concepts. I was originally just thinking of adapting the knight character I built for Usagi's game in case an opening made itself available, though I'm also trying to think of other possible characters, as I like the background I had for that knight and would rather not modify it to fit into this story.

I do know that I want someone that's primarily a melee combatant though, as that's what pops into mind when I think "heroic main character youth boy". I'd also rather not play a straight out fighter though.

Primary problem I'm having is that my mind tends to think up 'support' characters, or characters that don't really fit in with a 'rural village' background. Whenever I do try to think 'rural village', I seem to always go back to Fighter. >.<;

Edit: Well, fighter or swashbuckler, but I'm already playing a swashbuckler, so.... >_>;

[Dracos]

Feel free to toss some of those out Merc.  Maybe we can work with one.  Never know.

Dracos

[Merc]

Feel free to toss some of those out Merc. Maybe we can work with one. Never know.

Uh, okay... off the top of my head since I don't have books at work...

Class: Barbarian with possibly some levels of fighter or rogue
Build: A defensively tank built barbarian (using the whirling frenzy variant on rage) with a 'get in your face and stay there till you're dead' mentality.

Class: Ranger
Build: Archer with the Distracting Attack variant replacing Animal Companion that causes flanking status for hit enemies, even if they're not flanked. Keep distance and assist primary damage dealer with arrows and occassionally spells.

Class: Beguiler/Rogue (or possibly Sorcerer/Rogue)
Build: opportunist/annoyance, mainly keeping opponents from attacking effectively rather than necessarily dealing out damage. Example, rogue would probably have the Disruptive Attack variant that allows you to deal out -5AC penalty for a round in place of sneak attack damage.

[baka]

Well, the creature types I've been considering for Magical Monster Sidekick are Pseudodragon, Blink Dog and Bearhound, though Bearhound is a bit large, and might not make the "fits inside a house" requirement.

As for the class level, I thought about Wizard or Sorcerer for the Pseudodragon and Blink Dog, but that would cause problems with somatic components of spells... The idea would be a support character, not a damage dealer.

For the Bearhound, it would most likely be Barbarian, keeping enemies' attention away fro the leads with brute strength and toughness.

[Merc]

You could always go cleric and be the healing/buffs specialist if you want to provide support.

And you still have limbs as a magical creature, so I doubt somatic would be -that- troublesome.

Verbal component on the other hand, considering you're not allowed to be heard when someone besides the hero/heroine is around... >_>

You're almost guaranteed to need the Silent Spell metamagic feat.

[baka]

Well, if I was the Blink Dog, I'd be needing those limbs to stand on...

[Merc]

Bah! Just prop your back against a tree or a wall, and wave those stumpy little limbs! =p

[Dracos]

Feel free to toss some of those out Merc. Maybe we can work with one. Never know.

Uh, okay... off the top of my head since I don't have books at work...

Class: Barbarian with possibly some levels of fighter or rogue
Build: A defensively tank built barbarian (using the whirling frenzy variant on rage) with a 'get in your face and stay there till you're dead' mentality.

How not?  if you tie this in with some fighting training, some background of being a wildcat, and your HOME being burned to the ground, you have plenty of reasons to really play up a real berserker barbarian style.  I could totally see the young kid being enraged at such things.  Assuming you want to go that way.

Class: Ranger
Build: Archer with the Distracting Attack variant replacing Animal Companion that causes flanking status for hit enemies, even if they're not flanked. Keep distance and assist primary damage dealer with arrows and occassionally spells.

Mmmm, I can work with that.  It'd be a little more of a supporting role story and tie you and the other lead closer in such assuming she's playing the primary damage dealer.

Class: Beguiler/Rogue (or possibly Sorcerer/Rogue)
Build: opportunist/annoyance, mainly keeping opponents from attacking effectively rather than necessarily dealing out damage. Example, rogue would probably have the Disruptive Attack variant that allows you to deal out -5AC penalty for a round in place of sneak attack damage.

Hum.  Yeah, an annoyance type build isn't really in the right theme here.

Dracos

[Dracos]

Re: Spellcasting as an odd monster:

If there's not a feat to handle that, we'll see about making one.

Dracos

[baka]

Well, there are the still and silent spell feats, and eschew materials, but each of those makes the spell use a slot one level higher than the spell's normal level. If it's needed for every spell cast, that's quite a handicap. Might be possible to overcome if I had more than one class level. That could be reasonable with the Pseudodragon, as it's only 2 HD.