8th Level Arena Undead Summoner [Archive] - Wizards Community

8th Level Arena Undead Summoner [Archive] - Wizards Community

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tsuyoshikentsu
10-15-06, 04:28 PM I actually need help this time. :D

Here's what I have so far:

Codename "Ambrose," Race X Necropolitan
Dread Necromancer 1/Favored Soul 2/Master of Shrouds 5

Feats: SF (Conj), Augment Summoning

DN is there to heal self and allies, plus rebuking; FS because at the level I'm using MoS at, you'd get 3rd-level casting with either a Clr or a FS and FS has more spells for undead-summoning. DN is first because for reasons utterly beyond my comprehension K(R) is not a class skill for FS.

Now: what do I do about race, feats, and items? And could anyone suggest a better casting class than FS?
PhoenixInferno
10-15-06, 04:38 PM Why not use Tomb-Tainted Soul instead of being a Necropolitan? You can still heal yourself, but you're no longer subject to the quirks of being undead (like being turned).
PhaedrusXY
10-15-06, 05:03 PM Why not use Tomb-Tainted Soul instead of being a Necropolitan? You can still heal yourself, but you're no longer subject to the quirks of being undead (like being turned).He can use his own rebuke power to bolster himself, so getting turned shouldn't really be much of an issue if he has any prep time. Also, the undead type has alot of immunities that come with it that could be quite useful in an ECL 8 arena fight.
Tempest Stormwind
10-15-06, 05:06 PM Applied correctly, the Corpsecrafter feats might be worth looking into. I haven't opened Libris Mortis in a long time to confirm, though, and IDHTBWM at the moment to check. If you're meant to be producing a veritable spigot of ravenous dead, and thus having a wall of undead between you and the foe, it pays to make those undead as badass as possible.

...Speaking of, what's the ECL on a death knight again?
Tleilaxu_Ghola
10-15-06, 05:07 PM Applied correctly, the Corpsecrafter feats might be worth looking into. I haven't opened Libris Mortis in a long time to confirm, though, and IDHTBWM at the moment to check. If you're meant to be producing a veritable spigot of ravenous dead, and thus having a wall of undead between you and the foe, it pays to make those undead as badass as possible.

...Speaking of, what's the ECL on a death knight again?
+5 LA.
tsuyoshikentsu
10-15-06, 10:46 PM Thanks, you all!

Phoenix: I considered TTS, and I might have to use it. I do, as Phaedrus mentioed, like the immunities Undead get, however, and I probably won't be using rebukes for much else unless I get in a control war.

Tempest: I'll ask the DM, but I don't think Corpsecrafter'll work. I'm gonna be summoning undead, not raising or creating them. Also, I need to have at least five spellcaster levels (And I mean in the Sage sense ;) ) so DK is out.
Hanniball
10-16-06, 01:11 AM A summoner in an arena environment? Rapid Spell will let you get your undead out front quicker and back away from the enemies in the same round.

If you're just using Rebuke for bolstering, Quicken Turning allows you to do it as a free action.

either way...just my 2 cp

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
tsuyoshikentsu 10-15-06, 04:28 PM	I actually need help this time. :D Here's what I have so far: Codename "Ambrose," Race X Necropolitan Dread Necromancer 1/Favored Soul 2/Master of Shrouds 5 Feats: SF (Conj), Augment Summoning DN is there to heal self and allies, plus rebuking; FS because at the level I'm using MoS at, you'd get 3rd-level casting with either a Clr or a FS and FS has more spells for undead-summoning. DN is first because for reasons utterly beyond my comprehension K(R) is not a class skill for FS. Now: what do I do about race, feats, and items? And could anyone suggest a better casting class than FS?
PhoenixInferno 10-15-06, 04:38 PM	Why not use Tomb-Tainted Soul instead of being a Necropolitan? You can still heal yourself, but you're no longer subject to the quirks of being undead (like being turned).
PhaedrusXY 10-15-06, 05:03 PM	Why not use Tomb-Tainted Soul instead of being a Necropolitan? You can still heal yourself, but you're no longer subject to the quirks of being undead (like being turned).He can use his own rebuke power to bolster himself, so getting turned shouldn't really be much of an issue if he has any prep time. Also, the undead type has alot of immunities that come with it that could be quite useful in an ECL 8 arena fight.
Tempest Stormwind 10-15-06, 05:06 PM	Applied correctly, the Corpsecrafter feats might be worth looking into. I haven't opened Libris Mortis in a long time to confirm, though, and IDHTBWM at the moment to check. If you're meant to be producing a veritable spigot of ravenous dead, and thus having a wall of undead between you and the foe, it pays to make those undead as badass as possible. ...Speaking of, what's the ECL on a death knight again?
Tleilaxu_Ghola 10-15-06, 05:07 PM	Applied correctly, the Corpsecrafter feats might be worth looking into. I haven't opened Libris Mortis in a long time to confirm, though, and IDHTBWM at the moment to check. If you're meant to be producing a veritable spigot of ravenous dead, and thus having a wall of undead between you and the foe, it pays to make those undead as badass as possible. ...Speaking of, what's the ECL on a death knight again? +5 LA.
tsuyoshikentsu 10-15-06, 10:46 PM	Thanks, you all! Phoenix: I considered TTS, and I might have to use it. I do, as Phaedrus mentioed, like the immunities Undead get, however, and I probably won't be using rebukes for much else unless I get in a control war. Tempest: I'll ask the DM, but I don't think Corpsecrafter'll work. I'm gonna be summoning undead, not raising or creating them. Also, I need to have at least five spellcaster levels (And I mean in the Sage sense ;) ) so DK is out.
Hanniball 10-16-06, 01:11 AM	A summoner in an arena environment? Rapid Spell will let you get your undead out front quicker and back away from the enemies in the same round. If you're just using Rebuke for bolstering, Quicken Turning allows you to do it as a free action. either way...just my 2 cp