Arhosa Ascending [3.5]

[Stratovarius]

I can get the level one of the class ready to go fairly soon, provided you don't mind having no feats. The whole system will take an age, though.

[Nanshork]

I say yes to higher PB, 28 has always felt too low for me.

[phaedrusxy]

I keep toying with the idea of a Flonha Gallant, which I think would play somewhat like a roguish paladin. Mechanically, it seems like it would work well. Fluffwise, it's a bit of an odd pairing...

I'd almost certainly take Extra Spell Seed at 1st, and seeds would probably be The Mind Believes and The Following Shadow, which would give a crazy amount of versatility...

Edit: One thing I'd meant to ask: how do you handle multiclassing between different spellcasting classes? Do you pool their spell points? This might have been addressed somewhere, but I don't recall seeing it...

Can they combine seeds across classes?

[Stratovarius]

I keep toying with the idea of a Flonha Gallant, which I think would play somewhat like a roguish paladin. Mechanically, it seems like it would work well. Fluffwise, it's a bit of an odd pairing...

I'd almost certainly take Extra Spell Seed at 1st, and seeds would probably be The Mind Believes and The Following Shadow, which would give a crazy amount of versatility...

Edit: One thing I'd meant to ask: how do you handle multiclassing between different spellcasting classes? Do you pool their spell points? This might have been addressed somewhere, but I don't recall seeing it...

Can they combine seeds across classes?

Go for the combo, should be interesting to come up with a back story. :-)

And spell points and seeds do not combine.

[phaedrusxy]

I keep toying with the idea of a Flonha Gallant, which I think would play somewhat like a roguish paladin. Mechanically, it seems like it would work well. Fluffwise, it's a bit of an odd pairing...

I'd almost certainly take Extra Spell Seed at 1st, and seeds would probably be The Mind Believes and The Following Shadow, which would give a crazy amount of versatility...

Edit: One thing I'd meant to ask: how do you handle multiclassing between different spellcasting classes? Do you pool their spell points? This might have been addressed somewhere, but I don't recall seeing it...

Can they combine seeds across classes?

Go for the combo, should be interesting to come up with a back story. :-)

And spell points and seeds do not combine.

Ah. So the psionics parallel only goes so far, eh? Any plans for theurge-like classes?

[Stratovarius]

Best of the restrictions from both Vancian and psionics. If I'm feeling really evil I'll break out Preserver/Defiler as well

And not sure, at least for theurge between arcanist and ecclesiast. I'll think about how I want to do those. Sort of thinking about accelerated/+1 base class or just allowing seed access to the other side.

[Risada]

I can get the level one of the class ready to go fairly soon, provided you don't mind having no feats. The whole system will take an age, though.

Hm... Let's see another one then...

[Stratovarius]

I can get the level one of the class ready to go fairly soon, provided you don't mind having no feats. The whole system will take an age, though.

Hm... Let's see another one then...

For alt casters there's Osteogen, Ritualist, Martyr, Chronomancer, really. Historian uses the same casting system as Arcanist, etc. Martyr requires a good party, really, while Ritualist would need non good.

P.S. Given that some of this material is still in development, feel free to come up with feats, seeds, eras, etc that would be appropriate to the class you're interested in playing. As long as I think it's balanced, it'll be accepted pretty quickly.

[phaedrusxy]

What about Eras that add class skills, or enhance skills somehow, instead of directly affecting spellcasting? One of the reasons I was considering the Gallant was for the much better skillset (although I'll probably still go with the Gallant, as the idea has taken a hold in my mind ).

And what about a feat similar to White Raven Tactics that lets a Gallant activate his bardic music as a swift/free/no action when he casts a spell (or attacks, etc)?

Edit: And since my character will suffer from MAD... yeah I'll throw my hat in for 32 PB as well.

Thinking of going with thrown alchemical weapons. Sneak Attack + bardic music + illusion magic (invis) sounds like a great combo for a thrower build. Turning invisible and throwing acid in people's faces sounds pretty antithetical to most flonha, though. He's surely going to be an outcast/rogue. 

[Stratovarius]

So, 32 PB it is. Have at it, boys.

@Phae: Do you not see the Rogue/Bard magic on the to-do list? You'll get your eras eventually, boyo

And you saw the post above. Feel free to get to designing 

[phaedrusxy]

Oh, I thought the gallant class seemed pretty solid and complete as-is.

[Stratovarius]

Oh, I thought the gallant class seemed pretty solid and complete as-is.

It's in good shape, but I want to build that out all the same, at least partially for the historian. Basically get all the main class types on some kind of point based system.

[phaedrusxy]

So are we rolling for starting gold, or taking the max?

[Stratovarius]

You're level one. Take the max.

[phaedrusxy]

Here's what I have so far. I sure wish the spell point costs for the seeds that let you reproduce/emulate spells were (2 x spell level -1), so you could actually use them starting at 1st level. (I don't want a big part of my character unusable for a whole level)

[Stratovarius]

Looks good so far, aside from some background fluff (The Hanian skycities have been failing for long enough the relative who got one would have to be a lot older). And the seeds being set that way are rather deliberate, so that people get new spell levels on the evens, rather than the odds. Slow casters down a bit.

[phaedrusxy]

Looks good so far, aside from some background fluff (The Hanian skycities have been failing for long enough the relative who got one would have to be a lot older). And the seeds being set that way are rather deliberate, so that people get new spell levels on the evens, rather than the odds. Slow casters down a bit.

I guess he could use cantrips? They're usually counted as level 1/2 in most calculations.

[Stratovarius]

If there are any that fit the seed in question, sure.

[skydragonknight]

I have been lurking these past couple days toying with some ideas. Phaedrus already beat me to Gallant. So my second idea: a Hegwyd Chronomancer who refutes the notion that time cannot be bought or sold.

[Stratovarius]

I have been lurking these past couple days toying with some ideas. Phaedrus already beat me to Gallant. So my second idea: a Hegwyd Chronomancer who refutes the notion that time cannot be bought or sold.

Hmm... We're already over the player limit for the game (Nanshork, Phae, Venn, and Risada hit the 4 cap), but if there's enough interest, I can see if I can tackle a second campaign.