Confused about Thrallherd [Archive] - Wizards Community

Confused about Thrallherd [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Snarkbone
05-29-07, 03:40 PM Hey guys, I've been looking over psionic classes for a while now, and I have a few points of confusion when it comes to Thrallherd PrC.

Though its description is fairly positive about the way in which Threalls and believers come to the Thrallherd, I am still a bit confused about how willful that subconscious connection between them is.

Is it like a quicker way of finding like minds (i.e. Googling instead of newspaper ads), and thus there is no enmity between master and servant. Or is it more like "compatible" mind becomes dominated by Thrallherd by some default action that's inherent with Thrallherd PrC?

The context in which this comes up is: "what would happen if thrall/believer leveled up or Thrallherd leveled down or psionic connection is severed in some other way?". Once the level of thrall/believer exceeds max level a Thrallherd can handle (or Thrallherd gets negative levels through some effect), thrall/extra believers could technically go free, but will they go "ZOMG you manipulated me! Me smash! You die!" or will it be more along the lines of "Well... it's been fun, kthxbye!"?
Snarkbone
05-29-07, 10:22 PM I know cross posting is a bad thing, but do you guys think I can get away with posting this in Psionic forum of general D&D? Or can a mod move this thread, do they come around?
Deekin
06-01-07, 01:25 AM Just Cross post and PM a mod for thread delete.
caeruleus
06-04-07, 09:11 PM Unless otherwise noted in the thrallherd's description, believers are like followers, and a thrall is like a cohort from the Leadership feat. So believers don't gain any levels, and a thrall gains XP at a fraction of the rate that the thrallherd gains XP. Check out the DMG on pages 104 and 105 for details of how cohorts and followers gain (or don't gain) XP.

Futher, the bond between a thrallherd and his herd isn't an antagonistic one. These are people unable to follow their own path, and feel a psychic connection to the thrallherd.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Snarkbone 05-29-07, 03:40 PM	Hey guys, I've been looking over psionic classes for a while now, and I have a few points of confusion when it comes to Thrallherd PrC. Though its description is fairly positive about the way in which Threalls and believers come to the Thrallherd, I am still a bit confused about how willful that subconscious connection between them is. Is it like a quicker way of finding like minds (i.e. Googling instead of newspaper ads), and thus there is no enmity between master and servant. Or is it more like "compatible" mind becomes dominated by Thrallherd by some default action that's inherent with Thrallherd PrC? The context in which this comes up is: "what would happen if thrall/believer leveled up or Thrallherd leveled down or psionic connection is severed in some other way?". Once the level of thrall/believer exceeds max level a Thrallherd can handle (or Thrallherd gets negative levels through some effect), thrall/extra believers could technically go free, but will they go "ZOMG you manipulated me! Me smash! You die!" or will it be more along the lines of "Well... it's been fun, kthxbye!"?
Snarkbone 05-29-07, 10:22 PM	I know cross posting is a bad thing, but do you guys think I can get away with posting this in Psionic forum of general D&D? Or can a mod move this thread, do they come around?
Deekin 06-01-07, 01:25 AM	Just Cross post and PM a mod for thread delete.
caeruleus 06-04-07, 09:11 PM	Unless otherwise noted in the thrallherd's description, believers are like followers, and a thrall is like a cohort from the Leadership feat. So believers don't gain any levels, and a thrall gains XP at a fraction of the rate that the thrallherd gains XP. Check out the DMG on pages 104 and 105 for details of how cohorts and followers gain (or don't gain) XP. Futher, the bond between a thrallherd and his herd isn't an antagonistic one. These are people unable to follow their own path, and feel a psychic connection to the thrallherd.