Hey all! I just wanted to say everyone please read the Ravenloft FAQ. Just so everyone knows the basics. I updated the FAQ and the Rules from the other version I posted in the interest Thread.
I was thinking of a Dwarven Werebadger Lord (Were Dire Badger, 3 animal HD, +3 LA) which is my 3.5 version of the 2nd edition Ravenloft Werebagder.
If this is a possibility with tinkering I can totally go through my 2nd Edition Ravenloft sourcebooks and find a reason why he wants out.
Or I guess I could be an afflicted lycanthrope who got transported to Ravenloft but then I'd have to make Control Shape checks...
Ohh, or a natural lycanthrope who got transported to Raveloft akin to Azrael from Knight of the Black Rose...
Yeah, I'm plagiarizing too much now.
Nice to see a bit of ravenloft knowledge. Go ahead and put something together
I'm going to go with a Shifter who's getting persecuted as a lycanthrope, that should satisfy everything that I need without A) trying to rewrite lycanthrope rules and B) plagiarizing all over the place. (However I did create a homebrew Werebadger class for Oslecamo's Monster Classes just because of the Ravenloft Werebadgers + badgers are my favorite animal).
I'm not sure what kind of role I'll want to play, probably some sort of beatstick.
dna1, I assume you'll be fine with my normal board character sheets? I've been slowly moving away from myth-weavers.
Umm ya that should be fine, But I would still like a smaller stat-block as well please.
If the char selection could be held of until Sat I def can make one when I get home.
the basic idea was a Planar Sparrow Hengeyokai Scout, that flies ahead easily.
it mentions in the Alternate Foem, that the forms listed are some of the possible.ones. Could I see if I could be a non-listed moderately powered animal?
Hengeyokai.... That's the one where you can change into the actual Animal right? They don't actually get a Hybrid form do they? I can't recall... Are you meaning to use the bird just for scouting?
as a sparrow, you have: STR 1, DEX 23, CON 10; AC 24 (+8 size, +6 dex), 1 foot land speed; base fly speed of 50 feet (no maneuverability is given, but given what I've seen sparrows be able to do IRL, I'd say what ever the one before Perfect is.)
Oh, and you have no natural attacks whatsoever in sparrow form, according to the table.
Also, I don't need a completed build yet. Just a rough outline of what it will be, and some sort of backstory would be good as well.
This is what I have so far.
Azurin Barbarian 1/Totemist 5
Str 15 (+2)
Dex 12 (+1)
Con 18 (+4)
Int 12 (+1)
Wis 10 (+0)
Cha 8 (-1)
B: Expanded Soulmeld Capacity
F: Cobalt Charge
F: Multiattack
1: INA: Claw
3: Improved Multiattack
6: Bonus Essentia
Shaped[Invested]:Girallon Arms (Arms)[4], Blink Shirt (Heart)[0], Wormtail Belt (Waist)[2], Kruthik Claws (Hands)[0]
Bound: Girallon Arms (Totem)
Feats[Invested]: Cobalt Charge [1]
Essentia Capacity: 2 (4 for Girallon Arms)
Total Essentia: 7
WBL: 9,000
BAB/Grapple: +4/+14
Full Attack: Claw + 10 (1d6 + 6) and 3 Claws +10 (1d6 + 5)
Skills (5/level): Concentration, Climb, Craft, Handle Animal, Intimidate (9), Jump(8), Knowledge (arcana)(1), Knowledge (Dungeoneering)(1), Knowledge (nature) (9), Knowledge (the planes)(1), Knowledge (Religion)(1), Listen(9), Profession, Ride, Spellcraft, Spot, Survival(5), Swim, Use Magic Device (1).
Basic concept was that he was abducted at a young age, and had to fend for himself in the hostile lands of Ravenloft. He didn't have much contact with people who didn't want to eat his face until his mid teens, so he's still very mistrustful and cynical. He believes in the "natural order" of things and that it is the right of the strong to take from the weak, so alignment wise he's probably in the lower right (but not CE). That's... really as far as I've gotten, fluff-wise. Still need to decide what plane he was from originally.
Seems good... I've never played a Totemist before.. so basically you just bind spells to your self? What party role are you looking to fill?
Of course for finalized versions we would add more to the backstory. That would probably be by collaborating with some of the other players though.