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So does it give you any abilities or immunities?

Immune to Poison, Charm, Exhaustion; no need to sleep or breathe; -2 INT, +2 CON, -6 DEX, -2 STR, -2 WIS, -2 CHA.

Now, my DM is also allowing the grafting of limbs and things onto myself. I mean, Who doesn't want 6 arms? The possibilities here are endless.

My character has become a level 6 undead wizard. I have sustained a hit to almost every stat because of it. Oh, and I'm rotting and parts of my body are falling off.

So, what would you guys recommend doing in a situation like this (other than rerolling). My spells are not terribly gimped, only my DC, so I can still be effective in combat. Are there any feats, classes that I can dip into? Are there any rules that I can take advantage of other than the standard undead traits?

My DM has allows grafting of limbs and things to myself. Are there any spells that can help with making these grafts permanant?

I'm all ears. Cheers.

Hmm, yes. However, by the rules if you attempt to sunder an object that's held or worn, it uses the wielder's saves. But, it's still made of a material and the material has hardness. I'm just wondering if there is a difference between the stone that a golem is made of and a club that is being held?

Thanks. There is a reason why I asked in the min/max forum, because my build skirts the grey line between a good build and an optimized build.

So, furthermore, The Whirling frenzy ACF gives the following:

A barbarian with this variant form of rage doesn't gain the normal bonuses when he enters a rage. Instead, when a barbarian with whirling frenzy enters a rage, he temporarily gains a +4 bonus to Strength and a +2 dodge bonus to Armor Class and on Reflex saves. While in a whirling frenzy, the barbarian may make one extra attack in a round at his highest base attack bonus, but this attack takes a -2 penalty, as does each other attack made that round.

Does this stack with a Tribal Protector's Wild Fighting ability:

Similar to a monk attacking with a flurry of blows, a tribal defender of 2nd level or higher can enter a state of wild fighting, attacking in a storm of ferocious assaults. The character gains one extra attack per round, at his highest base attack bonus, but all the character's attacks in that round suffer a —2 penalty. This penalty lasts for an entire round, so it also affects any attacks of opportunity the protector might make in that round.

They both sound very similar...

And more so, if could this be used with a Frenzied Barbarian's Frenzy ability:

A frenzied berserker can enter a frenzy during combat. While frenzied, she gains a +6 bonus to Strength and, if she makes a full attack action, gains a single extra attack each round at her highest bonus. (This latter effect is not cumulative with haste or other effects that grant additional attacks.)

This would be a ton of attacks, regardless of the attack penalties...

My DM is thinking of doing a Monster-only campaign, starting at ECL 10. I'm looking to see which class would be best to play as a Sorcerer or Wizard. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Monsters have to be Humanoid or humanoid in shape. No squids or oozes. Must be sentient with a decent Int (if sorcerer).

Yay! the boards are back. I was getting a bit twitchy....

Anyway, I was wondering if it's feasible to run RHoD starting at level 10. The simplest way is to beef up the mobs, make them more numerous. However, some of the other aspects, such as travel, is immensely cut down by a Wizard's ability to teleport and other high level abilities that make traps and social encounters an absolute breeze. So, is it worth while? It might not be.

Are there any similar adventures (in terms of scale and unique flavour) to RHoD at the 10th level mark?

Illiteracy should give you points....

Haha, yes, hmm. But lets ignore that for the time being. It was just an example.

I'm playing in a campaign where the DM has come up with a point buy system. You're able to buy any special ability from any source at a cost of points. You don't need to progress in a class to get a specific special ability or bonus. I'm curious to know what kind of combinations can you guys come up with using only 1st level abilities from any base class and feats. Here is what the point cost breakdown looks like:

Feat: 10pts
Feat with Prereq: 10pt + (10 * each listed prereq)
1st level special ability: 20pt

For the purpose of this experiment, consider having 200pts to play with. What kind of build can up come up with for a theoretical 1st level character.

NOTE: The DM has ruled that going down a Sneak Attack progression disallows you to take a similar progression such as the Scout's Skirmish.

This seems like an environment that a Beguiler would thrive in. Do you have to kill or just knock out? Vow of Peace is a pretty hefty DC buffer if all you need to do is stun or incapacitate them.

There will be a healer and the PCs will undoubtedly be there as aides. I'll take a look at the beguiler.

Also, what kind of builds could be good as trip or feint specialists? Monks seem to be what fit well to almost all builds, but I'd really want to limit their class types.

Quote from: RealMarkP on December 27, 2012, 03:08:56 PM

I was thinking of using a warforged as a final boss type fight. Anything that can be put onto their body would be allowed (given cost restrictions). Adamantine Body comes to mind as a potential upgrade and I'm still on the fence on allowing it for this particular encounter.

Bonus points for making him talk like The Ultimate Warrior.

Bahaha consider it done. I need to quote mine this guy. The part about taking over Hulk Hogan's plane made me lol.

How well optimized do you want the NPCs? If the NPCs are built for this kind of fighting, and the PCs are not, it will not end well for the PCs no matter how much they cheat.

I'm not after Pun-Pun but fairly optimized in one type of fighting style. Mind you, the PCs will have the option of sneaking in items to help them.

I assume maneuvers from ToB are good to go, despite their relation to spells (9 levels). Psionics are a good option too, since you can manifest a power without speaking or moving with no metapower adjustment, only a concentration check. Mind-affecting stuff is not flashy at all.

I totally forgot about maneuvers. Are there any that focus on grappling, unarmed fighting, tripping, or the like?

Here's some ideas: ...

Thanks for the ideas man.