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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2012, 01:42:02 PM »
I'll express tentative interest with a Half-Orc Paragon Fearomancer. 
I call dibs on human warblade. :p
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No, it's fine. I'm still very much undecided. There are a lot of really interesting possibilities, more so than in a "normal" game, I think. Thinking of human paragon/psion now, actually.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2012, 01:45:26 PM »
Ardent might work better.  Especially if you can take Human Paragon levels as an Illumian...  :plotting
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2012, 01:49:34 PM »
the pious could see this as an opportunity to get rid of "corrupting" elements from the old society
Need a Silver Flamer and a shifter for fun there.

I am also interested. Highly Interested. Can we take our non-paragon level prior to our Paragon Levels? I'd be looking to play a NG Halfling (Strongheart if allowed) Totemist or Incarnate1/1/2ling paragon 3.
MoI is not presently on the allowed list.

Ardent might work better.  Especially if you can take Human Paragon levels as an Illumian...  :plotting
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2012, 01:54:33 PM »
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So what is the cosmology of this world going to be like? Will all the "old" deities be "migrating" here with their worshippers (maybe like American Gods, if you've read it...)? Will new deities spring into existence or be discovered? I am just thinking of how to RP a cleric.
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I am also interested. Highly Interested. Can we take our non-paragon level prior to our Paragon Levels? I'd be looking to play a NG Halfling (Strongheart if allowed) Totemist or Incarnate1/1/2ling paragon 3.
There's nothing in the rules forbidding taking a non-Paragon level as your 1st level; there is a bunch of stuff in the rules to make that potentially the strongest choice.

Totemist and Incarnate are from MoI, which is not on the allowed source list.

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Inna, what are the paragon classes you are allowing for Eberron races - Changeling, Kalashtar, Shifter and Warforged?

What about races with LA? They get only the paragon levels that fit within the 4 first levels?
Paragon classes for specific races not listed in the UA are TBD; pitch an idea, and we can haggle over it.

Races with LA are already mentioned in the Big 16:

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8. What races, subraces, species, etc. are allowed for your game? Will you allow homebrewed races or species? LA +0, no racial HD, and MUST take a racial Paragon class to completion.  No homebrew races/species beyond potential homebrewed Paragon examples.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2012, 01:57:26 PM »
Yeah, I missed that.  Can't do Marshal, either.

Maybe a Crusader, then... have to look around.  Or a bard.

EDIT: Dragon Magic isn't either, so no DfA.  Bluh.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2012, 01:58:14 PM »
Ardent might work better.  Especially if you can take Human Paragon levels as an Illumian...  :plotting
Eh, having played both, I think I'd rather play a psion with a lost manifester level than an ardent, unless I have a very specific multiclass in mind. The human paragon also offers a lot to a psion (big HD boost, BAB boost, armor and weapon proficiencies, much better skills, etc). Kalashtar is another thing to consider, though... assuming they could also qualify for Human Paragon... Hmm... Kalashtar HP Psion headed for Thrallherd to be a cult leader for the "New World Order".  :plot
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #26 on: September 06, 2012, 02:06:44 PM »
I guess there's no chance of getting a homebrew discipline allowed, is there?  Lol.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2012, 02:07:25 PM »
Cult idea sounds awesome.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2012, 02:10:37 PM »
Ardent might work better.  Especially if you can take Human Paragon levels as an Illumian...  :plotting
Eh, having played both, I think I'd rather play a psion with a lost manifester level than an ardent, unless I have a very specific multiclass in mind. The human paragon also offers a lot to a psion (big HD boost, BAB boost, armor and weapon proficiencies, much better skills, etc). Kalashtar is another thing to consider, though... assuming they could also qualify for Human Paragon... Hmm... Kalashtar HP Psion headed for Thrallherd to be a cult leader for the "New World Order".  :plot
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2012, 02:28:17 PM »
I am confused.What levels of maneuvers known and readied will I have with paragon Human3/warblade1?
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2012, 02:28:51 PM »
How would folks feel about these Paragon classes, for the Eberron set? Linky in pdf format.  Consider the "alternate" Shifter option as the default, and consider the "alternate" Warforged option disallowed.

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I am confused.What levels of maneuvers known and readied will I have with paragon Human3/warblade1?
That would depend upon the order in which you took them; if you took all 3 levels of Human Paragon 1st, you'd only have 1 initiator level.

If you took warblade at 1st level, you'd have a total IL of 4, with 1st level maneuvers and one 1st level stance, 1 2nd level stance.

If you took warblade at 2nd level, you'd have a total IL of 3, with no 2nd level stance, and one less maneuver known.

If you took warblade at 3rd level, you'd have a total IL if 2, with no 2nd level stance, and one less maneuver known AND one less maneuver readied.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2012, 02:35:57 PM »
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #32 on: September 06, 2012, 02:40:46 PM »
Totemist and Incarnate are from MoI, which is not on the allowed source list.

Welp, I'm an idiot! Okay, then we'll saaaay, Ranger. Yeah, that should work.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #33 on: September 06, 2012, 02:41:52 PM »
complete series is not allowed
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #34 on: September 06, 2012, 02:43:00 PM »
I was thinking about a druid or artificer anyway, and that shifter paragon looks like it'll fit right in.

Question: there any chance the Races of Eberron book might be added to the list? Just thinking from a shifter perspective for feats.

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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2012, 02:43:14 PM »
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8. What races, subraces, species, etc. are allowed for your game? Will you allow homebrewed races or species? LA +0, no racial HD, and MUST take a racial Paragon class to completion.  No homebrew races/species beyond potential homebrewed Paragon examples.
Note the underlined portion.

LOL. Didn't saw that.

Suppose I want to be a Bard... any paragon class that increases CL also counts towards bard levels for the purpose of Inspire Courage and others?

Trying to get a historian type done... either Bard or Archivist, but I can't get the build finished... lemme think a bit more...

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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2012, 02:44:14 PM »
complete series is not allowed  :lol

Saw that, edited, condescending smiley not necessary.
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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #37 on: September 06, 2012, 02:45:11 PM »
Gnome adds to bard, iirc.

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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2012, 02:47:42 PM »
Wow, a lot of people got to this before I even saw it. Busy morning I guess! Well, the game sounds intriguing enough that I think I'll put together a character for the reserves in case someone drops out. :D

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Re: Interest check: Brave New World [3.5]
« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2012, 02:48:10 PM »
I guess there's no chance of getting a homebrew discipline allowed, is there?  Lol.

I'll bump, just in case.  I'm looking for a more fear-based discipline; Devoted Spirit is Intimidate, but that has very little to do with the actual mechanics.  The three possibilities are Amaranth Eclipse, Army of One, or Rending Scream.
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