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DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« on: January 31, 2013, 12:24:23 AM »
The Arena of Ascension is a DnD 3.5 gestalt gladiator pit that has been around since 2009, and we're always looking for some new blood.

 http://www.myth-weavers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13163

Some of the basics of the main arena?
- Each gladiator starts with 10 components.
- The base level is 10, but you can spend components to increase this.
- You can get extra books for components, beyond core+.
- You can play nearly any monster race, even possible to reduce the LA to zero!
- Psionics, maneuvers, soulmelds, spellcasting, etc. are allowed.
- Even spend components to play a demigod!
- No third party sources, Dragon/Dungeon mags.

 There's even a separate arena that goes epic that allows for paragon creatures!
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2013, 11:46:51 PM »
Soon updating the rules for easier play!!!
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2013, 04:19:56 PM »
some part of me is sorely tempted
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2013, 01:42:23 AM »
Its lots of fun, but right now there's a lull because we're gonna get new rules soon.

I've made some crazy builds, currently an aptitude crazy melee insectile feral ormyrr.

I was the one that got the malaugrym banned, which it should have been already.
I had a Zhentarim Skymage that rode on a grey linnorm.
I had a super grappling were-sewerm w 4 snake arms.
I had a Tauric cave anky uber tank.
I had a dune stalker sneaky jump-kisser.
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2013, 01:38:16 PM »
jump kisser?

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2013, 11:51:16 PM »
Is it PvP? I hate PvP...
Also, don't see any ban lists.

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 09:42:30 PM »
jump kisser?

dune stalker... Has a kiss of death ability that kills someone on a failed save.
it also had a ridonkulous jump check (among others)

@soro... here are the sources.

sorry you hate PvPs :(

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2013, 01:38:40 AM »
Guess that means playing a Maug Druid Incarnate Construct Mineral Warrior is out...

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2013, 01:53:18 AM »
Yeah :'(

it got rid of a few cool races too.

he does allow the Half-Troll template, though
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2013, 01:36:17 AM »
Just updated all of the rules!
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2013, 05:38:11 PM »
Heh, I never noticed you had put an ad up.  Thanks!  :cool

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2013, 05:50:52 PM »
It's funny that sundering is banned. I used that to great effect in a gladiatorial arena-style game/match a long, long time ago. :D I think I (ab)used Karmic Strike + Combat Brute to basically reflexively sunder the most valuable items an opponent had in the first round. This was on a Frenzied Berzerker, and in an arena that banned full spellcasting, also.
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2013, 06:00:09 PM »
@ Ith
You're welcome :)

banning sundering non-held equipment is a way to avoid people sundering your 'static' equipment. i've thought of a couple builds that would do this for neh-infinite sunders and attacks up until that got banned.
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2013, 06:18:29 PM »
Sundering items has been banned for a while (probably the whole life of this arena actually).  It is just too ridiculously easy to sunder rings, amulets, etc.  Then people have to constantly update their character sheets and it is just a nuisance.

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2014, 12:59:17 AM »
We're still hiring gladiators
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2014, 02:28:29 AM »
We're still hiring gladiators
What's the general optimization level? I'd be interested, but it's not really entertaining for me if it boils down to a contingency-fest that comes down to rocket tag.

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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2014, 03:36:45 PM »
Wow, I see you guys really went after just about all forms of action economy shenanigans with the nerf/ban hammer (and for good reason!  :lmao )!

So characters automatically start at 10th level now, not 5th as the rules thread says?
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2014, 12:22:41 PM »
super high op

no, its still 5th level. we've done a couple level switches.
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2014, 12:01:21 AM »
We actually JUST updated some rules and it is now an ECL 7 gestalt arena.

we all accepting new gladiators at any time, at least check it out and see what you think, ask any questions you're curious about, we're all really helpful.
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Re: DnD 3.5- gestalt gladiator arena!
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2014, 01:17:52 AM »
I havent played in ages offline, and my rl group banned optimization.  I'd be a bit behind everyone else.