Half celestial/ half black dragon Hexblade [Archive] - Wizards Community

Half celestial/ half black dragon Hexblade [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Khazra
05-03-04, 04:55 PM Ok, this is a request for help on the backround of this character. i was thinking, born a half celestial but then for some reason aquired the half black dragon template. This is sort of what i want help on (please, nothing supremely unoriginal or cheesey)

Also, this character has to waring personalities. As such, he is as likely to save someone as to take them hostage and as likely to join the city guard as to kill them. Does this make him True neutral? Because ive always gotten the impression that true neutral is not good or evil, lawful or chaotic whereas this character is all four.
Lokahn Mandrake
05-04-04, 04:58 PM Maybe it's just me, but this character sounds at best...CN. And I really can't envision a situation in which a half-celestial would acquire the half-dragon (black) template unless the character shifted completely over to evil or perhaps was "cursed" with the half-dragon (black) template. If I were you I'd spent a bit of time working out "why" this character is sitting on the fence rather than strongly supporting either the forces of good or of evil (and since the half-dragon (black) template came last it seems as if the character should be siding primarily with the forces of evil).

Cheers
Khazra
05-05-04, 11:25 AM OK, how about either:
>the black dragon had shape-changed into a celestial and then concieved the child with a celestial.
>an archdevil was defeated by the celestial's father and the archdevil used a wish to make all of the celestials relatives become half black dragon so they would be banished from there plane
> A half celestial who is possessed by the spirit of a black dragon. Over time he begins to manifest the physical characteristics of the dragon. He wants to use the power of evil to fight evil & so was alientated by other celestials, then later banished.
My favourite is the last one.
It says in the PHB that a character can be of one alignment but still do things against it (it gives an example of a lawful good dwarf who occaisonally steals). So i was thinking of going either neutral evil but won't harm people who have been banished from their home or children, whom he'd much rather wait to grow up then kill (maybe allowing him to travel with a good or neutral party?) or alternitavely chaotic neutral with a tendency to lose his temper & hack away at the closest thing, get overpowered by the spirit & do the same or maybe finding torture as a good way to find things out.

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Khazra 05-03-04, 04:55 PM	Ok, this is a request for help on the backround of this character. i was thinking, born a half celestial but then for some reason aquired the half black dragon template. This is sort of what i want help on (please, nothing supremely unoriginal or cheesey) Also, this character has to waring personalities. As such, he is as likely to save someone as to take them hostage and as likely to join the city guard as to kill them. Does this make him True neutral? Because ive always gotten the impression that true neutral is not good or evil, lawful or chaotic whereas this character is all four.
Lokahn Mandrake 05-04-04, 04:58 PM	Maybe it's just me, but this character sounds at best...CN. And I really can't envision a situation in which a half-celestial would acquire the half-dragon (black) template unless the character shifted completely over to evil or perhaps was "cursed" with the half-dragon (black) template. If I were you I'd spent a bit of time working out "why" this character is sitting on the fence rather than strongly supporting either the forces of good or of evil (and since the half-dragon (black) template came last it seems as if the character should be siding primarily with the forces of evil). Cheers
Khazra 05-05-04, 11:25 AM	OK, how about either: >the black dragon had shape-changed into a celestial and then concieved the child with a celestial. >an archdevil was defeated by the celestial's father and the archdevil used a wish to make all of the celestials relatives become half black dragon so they would be banished from there plane > A half celestial who is possessed by the spirit of a black dragon. Over time he begins to manifest the physical characteristics of the dragon. He wants to use the power of evil to fight evil & so was alientated by other celestials, then later banished. My favourite is the last one. It says in the PHB that a character can be of one alignment but still do things against it (it gives an example of a lawful good dwarf who occaisonally steals). So i was thinking of going either neutral evil but won't harm people who have been banished from their home or children, whom he'd much rather wait to grow up then kill (maybe allowing him to travel with a good or neutral party?) or alternitavely chaotic neutral with a tendency to lose his temper & hack away at the closest thing, get overpowered by the spirit & do the same or maybe finding torture as a good way to find things out.