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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #100 on: July 23, 2012, 02:54:59 PM »
Of course, I won't be able to speak or communicate apart from dancing, but hey.

Actually, how would you rule that communication to work, sirpercival? If it's going to be enough of a hassle, I could theoretically drop a couple of feats on Shape Soulmeld (Shedu Crown) and Open Least Chakra for telepathy, but that would only leave me with a single other feat before flaws--probably Multiattack.

...come to think of it, is being a member of an androgynous race that's unable to speak good enough for the Sisterhood of Silence?
I was thinking yes, actually.  Lol!
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #101 on: July 23, 2012, 02:55:56 PM »
Of course, I won't be able to speak or communicate apart from dancing, but hey.

Actually, how would you rule that communication to work, sirpercival? If it's going to be enough of a hassle, I could theoretically drop a couple of feats on Shape Soulmeld (Shedu Crown) and Open Least Chakra for telepathy, but that would only leave me with a single other feat before flaws--probably Multiattack.

...come to think of it, is being a member of an androgynous race that's unable to speak good enough for the Sisterhood of Silence?
I was thinking yes, actually.  Lol!
Er... hello there... Sister?
Look, it's hard to put on a dress when your hands are swords.
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #102 on: July 23, 2012, 03:12:56 PM »
Of course, I won't be able to speak or communicate apart from dancing, but hey.

Actually, how would you rule that communication to work, sirpercival? If it's going to be enough of a hassle, I could theoretically drop a couple of feats on Shape Soulmeld (Shedu Crown) and Open Least Chakra for telepathy, but that would only leave me with a single other feat before flaws--probably Multiattack.

...come to think of it, is being a member of an androgynous race that's unable to speak good enough for the Sisterhood of Silence?
I was thinking yes, actually.  Lol!
Er... hello there... Sister?
Look, it's hard to put on a dress when your hands are swords.

Should have thought of that before you traded in perfectly good thumbs for swords. :)
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #103 on: July 23, 2012, 03:14:06 PM »
Of course, I won't be able to speak or communicate apart from dancing, but hey.

Actually, how would you rule that communication to work, sirpercival? If it's going to be enough of a hassle, I could theoretically drop a couple of feats on Shape Soulmeld (Shedu Crown) and Open Least Chakra for telepathy, but that would only leave me with a single other feat before flaws--probably Multiattack.

...come to think of it, is being a member of an androgynous race that's unable to speak good enough for the Sisterhood of Silence?
I was thinking yes, actually.  Lol!
Er... hello there... Sister?
Look, it's hard to put on a dress when your hands are swords.
Should have thought of that before you traded in perfectly good thumbs for swords. :)
Living sword-beings have a right to feel pretty too.
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #104 on: July 23, 2012, 03:26:28 PM »
Oh boy, this reminds me of Primer...
Holy crap... now I have to somehow obtain a copy of this... Since all of the movie rental stores have been driven out of business by redbox and amazon on-demand, I may have to resort to ordering a copy of the DVD...

Probably the best movie ever made for ~8k $.But it is damn complex...
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #105 on: July 23, 2012, 03:29:48 PM »
Oh boy, this reminds me of Primer...
Holy crap... now I have to somehow obtain a copy of this... Since all of the movie rental stores have been driven out of business by redbox and amazon on-demand, I may have to resort to ordering a copy of the DVD...

Probably the best movie ever made for ~8k $.But it is damn complex...
One of the reviews said "It's like Memento if David Lynch directed it." Which made me so excited that I had to take a cold shower. Also, one of the reviews said it is based on "real science" and was "intelligent"... which would almost be a first in the history of sci-fi movies (with the exception of Deep Impact, and maybe Contact and a handful of other movies).
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #106 on: July 23, 2012, 10:20:27 PM »
Of course, I won't be able to speak or communicate apart from dancing, but hey.

Actually, how would you rule that communication to work, sirpercival? If it's going to be enough of a hassle, I could theoretically drop a couple of feats on Shape Soulmeld (Shedu Crown) and Open Least Chakra for telepathy, but that would only leave me with a single other feat before flaws--probably Multiattack.

...come to think of it, is being a member of an androgynous race that's unable to speak good enough for the Sisterhood of Silence?
I was thinking yes, actually.  Lol!
Er... hello there... Sister?
Look, it's hard to put on a dress when your hands are swords.
Should have thought of that before you traded in perfectly good thumbs for swords. :)
Living sword-beings have a right to feel pretty too.

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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #107 on: July 23, 2012, 10:42:11 PM »
note: must not shake hands.
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #108 on: July 24, 2012, 10:33:05 AM »
The funny thing is that if I pick Steel Serpent as one of my disciplines known, I'd need to take ranks in Heal. What better doctor than someone whose hands are blood-drinking scalpels?

As far as picking disciplines, Falling Star is right out. I like Coin's Edge, Oncoming Storm, Scarlet Rose, and Steel Serpent, but they all take skills (Profession (gambler), Sleight of Hand, Perform (dance), and Heal) that either involve fine manipulation or are otherwise less useful. Hrm.
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #109 on: July 24, 2012, 10:43:20 AM »
The funny thing is that if I pick Steel Serpent as one of my disciplines known, I'd need to take ranks in Heal. What better doctor than someone whose hands are blood-drinking scalpels?

As far as picking disciplines, Falling Star is right out. I like Coin's Edge, Oncoming Storm, Scarlet Rose, and Steel Serpent, but they all take skills (Profession (gambler), Sleight of Hand, Perform (dance), and Heal) that either involve fine manipulation or are otherwise less useful. Hrm.

Well, thanks to the Huge List O' DiscplinesTM, I was thinking about expanding the options for Sublime Rogue.  Perform (Dance) you kind have to take, though... lol.
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #110 on: July 24, 2012, 10:46:38 AM »
Yeah, Scarlet Rose is a pretty nice looking option.

And what were you thinking of expanding it to include?
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #111 on: July 24, 2012, 11:55:51 AM »
The funny thing is that if I pick Steel Serpent as one of my disciplines known, I'd need to take ranks in Heal. What better doctor than someone whose hands are blood-drinking scalpels?

As far as picking disciplines, Falling Star is right out. I like Coin's Edge, Oncoming Storm, Scarlet Rose, and Steel Serpent, but they all take skills (Profession (gambler), Sleight of Hand, Perform (dance), and Heal) that either involve fine manipulation or are otherwise less useful. Hrm.

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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #112 on: July 24, 2012, 01:13:53 PM »
Yeah, Scarlet Rose is a pretty nice looking option.

And what were you thinking of expanding it to include?

Well, I have no problem with swapping Scarlet Rose for either Thrashing Dragon or Ancient Temple, if you prefer one of them.  There are a ton more disciplines that have possible ties to a rogue... I dunno.  You could really go with any one of them. Why don't you pick out a few that seem thematically appropriate and interesting, and run them past me?

An alternative... we could homebrew up a Sublime Dervish.  There are a bunch of disciplines based on Perform (Dance) or that have thematically-consistent material.

 
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #113 on: July 24, 2012, 02:01:23 PM »
... Scarlet Rose ... Thrashing Dragon ... Ancient Temple ...

Is there a MAD LIBS page for naming these things?!
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #114 on: July 24, 2012, 03:03:52 PM »
Wow, things sure could go anywhere in this thread...

Oooh! Sublime Dervish! Yes please!

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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #115 on: July 24, 2012, 05:48:25 PM »
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #116 on: July 24, 2012, 07:27:41 PM »
Some alternatives if Boz is still looking:
War-Marked
Revised Spellthief
---All-thief PrC
Abjurant Champion base class
Ravnica (just awesomeness)
Timethief (again, awesome)
Shadow Sun ninja (base class)


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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #117 on: July 24, 2012, 08:00:15 PM »
Ravnica (just awesomeness)

Has nothing to do with the fact that that set was pure amazing!  :eh
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Re: The A-Team team thread
« Reply #118 on: July 24, 2012, 08:44:36 PM »
Oooh! Sublime Dervish! Yes please!

Progress.

OK, Boz & others, here's the 2nd draft of the Wardancer, requiring some dead levels to be filled and everything to be critiqued.
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Re: [Team] The A-Team team thread
« Reply #119 on: July 25, 2012, 02:36:12 PM »
So we've got 5 teams now? This'll be very interesting.