I have a challenge on my hands [Archive] - Wizards Community

I have a challenge on my hands [Archive] - Wizards Community

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nerdor257
01-27-07, 04:15 PM My character is a great challenge to roleplay, since he was designed to fill the role of both divine and arcane spellcaster. The character is as follows:

Name: Alexander Jaspar

Race: Human

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Dragonfire adept 1/Wizard 4/Ur-Priest 2/Mystic theurge 8/Fatespinner 4/Wizard +1

At level twenty, this character will be able to cast 9th level arcane and divine spells. But myself being the powergamer I am, I went for power over story, and can't come up with a background for the character.

Anyone out there like to give it a shot?
Stormbrand
01-27-07, 04:29 PM Start off with his interest in magic, how that happened and such. Then have him resent the "guidance" of the priesthood. Only very basic ideas.

Perhaps a cleric attempts to lure him into the faith with knowledge of what arcane magic can never achieve. Instead of being attracted he is revolted by the need to serve or such.

Perhaps he was a demonologist, and the path of faith felt too similar to an infernal pact for his taste.
Doomed_Penguin
01-27-07, 05:03 PM Simply play him as ambitious. He wants power, and this is the best way to get it. Completely explains all of your multi-classing, and fairly easy to RP.
trickydevl666
01-28-07, 12:07 AM Your character has a thirst for power. His aptitude for draconic magic just makes him even more curious about what real power is like and he attempts to search more for that power. He studied magic and trained in wizardry because many of the texts are written in draconic, and he felt an affinity for that magic. As his quest for knowledge and power continued, and his knowledge of arcane magic increased, he started to grow tired of the study of arcana and turned his sights towards religious magic. However, not really believing in the gods, he searched for another path to divine magic, and that path came in the form of an Ur Priest who taught him how to siphon divine magic from the very gods themselves. After his training was over, he left to search how to become even more powerful and found it in the form of the mystic theurge and fatespinner PrCs...

So long story short, wants power.
AllWillFall2Me
01-28-07, 12:41 AM I think that the progression of spellcasting classes could lend to a good bit of RP. Think, first he drew power from dragons, learned the dragons learned arcane power, studied that, learned that only the gods were more powerful than arcane might, then learns to balance arcane and divine, in hopes for more power, found that even fate binds the gods, so tried tinkering with it, and is returning to old basics. Power hungry, in an escalating chain of power.
DarthDave
01-30-07, 10:33 PM I think that the progression of spellcasting classes could lend to a good bit of RP. Think, first he drew power from dragons, learned the dragons learned arcane power, studied that, learned that only the gods were more powerful than arcane might, then learns to balance arcane and divine, in hopes for more power, found that even fate binds the gods, so tried tinkering with it, and is returning to old basics. Power hungry, in an escalating chain of power.

Reminds me of the old Dragonlance character, Raistlin!
TalinXT
01-31-07, 02:34 PM Arrogance, sheer unbridled arrogance. he doesn't think hes better then the gods he KNOWS hes better then the gods. The only real difference between himself adn those fools is that they have divine power adn e does no. thus he learns to steal that power, to draw it from them and use it to his own ends. His ambition is to oen da become a god, and frmo there become the greatest of the gods. HE will use any means necessary to achieve his goal even masterign fate himself inorder to discover the secret to true divinity .
StagEverwilde
02-01-07, 07:25 PM BRAVO! BRAVO! Talin I am impressed it makes me want to play this guy.
StagEverwilde
02-01-07, 07:26 PM Reminds me of the old Dragonlance character, Raistlin!

+1 to that... I miss dragonlance:(
razhan
02-03-07, 04:25 PM +1 to that... I miss dragonlance:(

:weep: :weep: :weep: yes i loved raist.

anyways if you have read about elminster he/she was a priest and a mage. maybe the cleric of an evil god of magic?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
nerdor257 01-27-07, 04:15 PM	My character is a great challenge to roleplay, since he was designed to fill the role of both divine and arcane spellcaster. The character is as follows: Name: Alexander Jaspar Race: Human Alignment: Lawful Evil Dragonfire adept 1/Wizard 4/Ur-Priest 2/Mystic theurge 8/Fatespinner 4/Wizard +1 At level twenty, this character will be able to cast 9th level arcane and divine spells. But myself being the powergamer I am, I went for power over story, and can't come up with a background for the character. Anyone out there like to give it a shot?
Stormbrand 01-27-07, 04:29 PM	Start off with his interest in magic, how that happened and such. Then have him resent the "guidance" of the priesthood. Only very basic ideas. Perhaps a cleric attempts to lure him into the faith with knowledge of what arcane magic can never achieve. Instead of being attracted he is revolted by the need to serve or such. Perhaps he was a demonologist, and the path of faith felt too similar to an infernal pact for his taste.
Doomed_Penguin 01-27-07, 05:03 PM	Simply play him as ambitious. He wants power, and this is the best way to get it. Completely explains all of your multi-classing, and fairly easy to RP.
trickydevl666 01-28-07, 12:07 AM	Your character has a thirst for power. His aptitude for draconic magic just makes him even more curious about what real power is like and he attempts to search more for that power. He studied magic and trained in wizardry because many of the texts are written in draconic, and he felt an affinity for that magic. As his quest for knowledge and power continued, and his knowledge of arcane magic increased, he started to grow tired of the study of arcana and turned his sights towards religious magic. However, not really believing in the gods, he searched for another path to divine magic, and that path came in the form of an Ur Priest who taught him how to siphon divine magic from the very gods themselves. After his training was over, he left to search how to become even more powerful and found it in the form of the mystic theurge and fatespinner PrCs... So long story short, wants power.
AllWillFall2Me 01-28-07, 12:41 AM	I think that the progression of spellcasting classes could lend to a good bit of RP. Think, first he drew power from dragons, learned the dragons learned arcane power, studied that, learned that only the gods were more powerful than arcane might, then learns to balance arcane and divine, in hopes for more power, found that even fate binds the gods, so tried tinkering with it, and is returning to old basics. Power hungry, in an escalating chain of power.
DarthDave 01-30-07, 10:33 PM	I think that the progression of spellcasting classes could lend to a good bit of RP. Think, first he drew power from dragons, learned the dragons learned arcane power, studied that, learned that only the gods were more powerful than arcane might, then learns to balance arcane and divine, in hopes for more power, found that even fate binds the gods, so tried tinkering with it, and is returning to old basics. Power hungry, in an escalating chain of power. Reminds me of the old Dragonlance character, Raistlin!
TalinXT 01-31-07, 02:34 PM	Arrogance, sheer unbridled arrogance. he doesn't think hes better then the gods he KNOWS hes better then the gods. The only real difference between himself adn those fools is that they have divine power adn e does no. thus he learns to steal that power, to draw it from them and use it to his own ends. His ambition is to oen da become a god, and frmo there become the greatest of the gods. HE will use any means necessary to achieve his goal even masterign fate himself inorder to discover the secret to true divinity .
StagEverwilde 02-01-07, 07:25 PM	BRAVO! BRAVO! Talin I am impressed it makes me want to play this guy.
StagEverwilde 02-01-07, 07:26 PM	Reminds me of the old Dragonlance character, Raistlin! +1 to that... I miss dragonlance:(
razhan 02-03-07, 04:25 PM	+1 to that... I miss dragonlance:( :weep: :weep: :weep: yes i loved raist. anyways if you have read about elminster he/she was a priest and a mage. maybe the cleric of an evil god of magic?