[Discussion] Brute Squad discussion thread

[VennDygrem]

However, it's a once-per-day effect, and occupies the neck slot. It's implied, then, that this is something a DM might well make you wear for a period of time to 'attune' to before it can be used, to avoid just using a handful of them and getting a bunch of low-level buffs all day, every day.

[Drammor]

I can remove the slot requirement just by doubling the price. If there are any that you really want, just multiply the cost by 2 and call it good.

[zook1shoe]

Check out the cost reduction handbook, that's got some helpful stuff in it

[Drammor]

Does anyone have any requests on what they would like Cornelia to be able to do? Or have suggestions for items that can improve her function in the party? I have 2300 gold still unspoken for, and I'd like to use at least 2000 of it.

Also, I decreased the number of patches down to 25, since it looks like we won't need 40 of them.

[zook1shoe]

I ended up changing some its around and got a drow insignia of wall of stone, so I can build my workshop exactly how I want.

Plus traded away an painless death insignia for an identify one


I'm done with items and everything

[Drammor]

Sir P and I are in the midst of heavy talks concerning a custom item; a bracelets/heroes' feast version of amulet of tears, so that I can hit the whole party with temp hp and perhaps avoid the issue of healing in the first place. Other than that, I have very little left to do in the way of items. Just backgrounds, descriptions and personalities left, and then I'm settled.

I have a job interview in a few hours, though. I may or may not be working on this until after that's over.

[zook1shoe]

hope it went well


good, then we can get this sh*t started :-p

[Concerned Ninja Citizen]

I don't know if this is entirely too abusive to mention but I was noodling around in the handbooks forum and I ran across this in the compilation of low level builds:

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Star Elf
Marshal 1

Feat: Skill Focus(Handle Animal), Animal Affinity
Flaw: any

This is a character that is not meant to be played. It is more of an intellectual exercise. I dreamt this guy up when I was thinking of how to rear an animal without stopping an adventure (some DMs just don’t give years of time off to craft and so forth) and realized you could get around the time issue by just doing it before the game begins. Of course, one does not want their reared animals to go obsolete, so you want to have the biggest animal you can. The idea just sort of snowballed.

Elbis is an old star elf with maxed charisma. This gives him a base charisma of 22. He is of the marshal class and takes motivate charisma as his minor aura. It does not matter where he puts his skills, so long as handle animal is maxed. He takes one flaw (pretty much does not matter what) and he takes animal affinity and skill focus: handle animal as his feats. He purchases a masterwork tool with his starting cash.

Elbis’s skill check
+10 (taking ten)
+4 base cha
+1 being old
+1 being a star elf
X2 motivate charisma (total skill check=22 right now)
+4 skill ranks
+3 skill focus
+2 animal affinity
+2 masterwork tool
= 33


When Elbis takes 10 on a handle animal skill check, he ends up with a result of 33. The DC for rearing an animal is 15, plus the animal’s HD. So we take 15 from 37 and realize that Elbis can rear an animal of 22 HD or less with no chance of failure. There are several animals that one could take at this point. The T-Rex and the Roc are the two that come two mind, and I always go for the flyer. Elbis can rear three Rocs at the same time, so of course he does.
In the end, Elbis is a level 1 creature with three 22 HD gargantuan flying animals under his control making him the one and only King of Roc.

For the purpose of this challenge, substitute dire tigers for rocs so he can take them inside places.

Given that several of us have Marshal cohorts/followers already it seemed worth mentioning. I would assume that actual Rocs or Dire Tigers would be disallowed for being over CRed for our level, but I wonder if a pack of Dire Wolves or something might be borderline reasonable?

[VennDygrem]

Personally I think we have enough bodies on the field as it is.

[zook1shoe]

plus get some spells that add to that check


i agree, we probably don't need those at this moment

[Drammor]

Brute Squad is ready now.


...do our characters know each other?

[Concerned Ninja Citizen]

I think we could go either way with knowing/not knowing each other. Might be interesting to have some prior contact, though.

3 out of 5 of us run businesses of some sort so maybe there's a connection there. We're on the board of the Gratis better business bureau together?

[zook1shoe]

The 'better' business bureau?

Sounds good. I still am working on the layout of my building, but that's not necessary for us to start working. Unless someone needs to rent some space from me

[zook1shoe]

 

[samnemath]

^ What he said

[Concerned Ninja Citizen]

The 'better' business bureau?

Corrupt Corporation Cabinet?

Sounds good. I still am working on the layout of my building, but that's not necessary for us to start working. Unless someone needs to rent some space from me

Is this something that could actually happen? If so, how would it work exactly? I have a little gold left at the moment and I don't have any established premises for my "Kaorti Kandle" opperation.

[zook1shoe]

i like the sound of Corrupt Corporation Cabinet.... in short the CCC


if you want to make a Kaorti Den... i can have some space for that in my building

[Concerned Ninja Citizen]

It would be one part Kaorti Resin Cyst living space and one part Ritual Candle and Incense workshop but, yeah, if there's a small space available that could work.

[zook1shoe]

i posted the building, you can have the top right room on the main floor (dimensions 12-1/2' x 20') or your choice of room on the upper floor

[zook1shoe]

At this rate, do we just need to wait until after the holidays?