year of rogue dragons main characters. [Archive] - Wizards Community

year of rogue dragons main characters. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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brisingre
06-16-07, 08:34 PM this forum is dedicated to posting and discussing homebrewed stats for the main characters of "the year of rogue dragons" trilogy. i'm hoping to find the closest thing to their exact stats, with it still being homebrewed.
brisingre
06-16-07, 08:36 PM first character i thought ought be discussed is, Sammaster: heres my homebrewed stats for him:

Sammaster.
chaotic evil male, human lich (chosen of mystra). fighter-1/ wizard-20/archmage-5. CR:32.

hp:312

Abilities:
strength:14/+2
dexterity:16/+3
constitution: n/a
intelligence:24/+7
wisdom:19/+4
charisma:20/+5

initiative: +3

Speed: 30ft

AC: 30(+5 armor, +3 dex, +9 nat armor, +3 deflection)

Armor: mithtral breastplate(+5 ac, +5 max dex, check -0)

Shield:--

Weapon: 2 vorpal scyths 2d4+7 each crit:18-20/x4

Magic items: ring of protection +3, amulate of nat armor +4, eye cloak, vestments of silver tongue (greater)

Damage reduction: 15/buldgeoning

Base atk/ grapple: +13/+15

Saves: fort: +9/ reflex: +10/ will: +20

Spells per day: 0-acid splash, resistance, detect magic, read magic/ 1st-ray of enfeeblement x2, chill touch x2/ 2nd-command undead, false life, spectral hand, blindness/deafness/ 3rd-gentle repose, halt undead, vampiric touch,ray of exhaustion/ 4th- enervation, animate dead, bestow curse, fear/ 5th- blight, magic jar, symbol of pain, waves of fatgitude/ 6th- circle of death, create undead, eye bite, symbol of fear/ 7th- control undead, finger of death, symbol of weakness, invisability mass/ 8th- symbol of death, horrid wilting, screen, shadow of evocation greater/ 9th- weird, energy drain, teleportation circle x2.

High arcane: arcane reach, arcane fire, elemental mastery, spell like ability (unname-2/day), mastery of shaping.

FEATS: two weapon fighting, greater two weapon fighting, perfect two weapon fighting, monkey grip, quicken spell like ability (finger of death), quicken spell, twin spell, repeat spell, maximize spell, silent spell, truename training, combat caster, skill focus (spellcraft), skill focus (concentration), skill focus (knowledge (arcane).

SKILLS: truespeak-+46, concentration-+30, decipher script-+36, scry-+36, knowledge (arcane)-+37, spellcraft-+37,
search-+44, hide-+11, listen-+41, knowledge (the planes)-+36, knowledge (history)-+36, knowledge (religion)-+36, use magic device-+33.

chosen immunities:
charm person, hold person, insanity, turn undead, fireball, meteor swarm, see the unseen, command (includes greater command).

spell-like abilities: weird 2/day, meteor swarm 2/day, charm creature 2/day, calm creature 3/day

Silver Fire (see chapter 2 magic of "the forgotten realms campaign setting").

Class Features: armored mage (1st lv fighter) replaces medium and heavy armor proficiency lose proficiency w/ shields, able to ignore arcane spell failure while in light armor/ high arcane x5/ scribe scroll.
Nisstyrethegreat
06-16-07, 09:14 PM where did that fighter level come from? no way is sammaster a warrior. he always fought with spell in the book. he almost never engaged in combat in the first place.
brisingre
06-16-07, 09:20 PM the fighter level was souly for the bonus feat and armored mage alternative class feature, which allows him to ignore arcane spell failure in light armor. and i know he never directly engaged in direct combat and always used spells in the year of rogue dragons trilogy, but i was also accounting for the "keepers of the gate" trilogy back when sammaster wasn't a chosen of mystra, he focused on a combination of magic and melee, i'm inclined to think he has a couple levels in spellsword, but i didn't count it in.
runestar
06-17-07, 10:24 AM I don't see the need for wearing armour, since given his resources, he can easily acquire a set of epic bracers of mage armour or enchanted twillight mithral chainshirt. Or give him auto-still or something. He started off as a wizard's apprentice, so that lv of fighter makes no sense at all (compared to Elminster).

He is also no longer a chosen of mystra, and his 2nd ed stats had him as a lv26th wizard with the benefits of having specialized in necromancy (but without the need to ban 2 schools - to reflect his dedication to the studies of necromancy).

Karasendreith has a short stat block in races of dragon which puts her as a song dragon with lvs in sorc and bard. Dorn is a ranger/fighter. That smoke dragon guy is an advanced smoke drake necromancer with the vampiric dragon template.
Bonzai
06-17-07, 04:54 PM Here was Samasters pre-lichdom. This is from the 2nd edition Cult of the Dragon suplement. I am not sure if Dragons of Faerun had an updated version in there.

Sammaster’s abilities at this time are described
below.
Sammaster (hm Nec26): AC 5 (17 DEX, staff of
power) MV 12; hp 45; THAC0 12 (10, staff of power);
#AT 1; Dmg 1d6+2 or 2d6+2 if a charge is expended
(staff of power) or by spell/weapon; SA differing
necromancer powers, necrology and netherworld
knowledge, command undead: SD detect magic, wizard
sight (Tome of Magic), detect invisibility at will, 90-
foot infravision, spell immunities, +2 bonus to all
saving throws (staff of power); SZ M (5’ 10”); AL CE.
S 8, D 17, C 25, I20, W 14, Ch 13.
Special Equipment: staff of power, ring of human influence,
ring of wizardry, potion of evil dragon control (×3),
pearl of power (recalls one 8th-level spell), wings of flying.
Spells*: 13/13/13/7/7/6/6/6/6.
*Including one bonus necromantic spell per spell
level and effects of ring of wizardry (doubles 1st-3rd-level
spells).
Notes: At this point, Sammaster’s extensive researches
into necromancy and undeath qualify him as a
necromancer specialist mage. His unique history and
studies also give him the following special abilities:
Differing Necromancer Powers: Sammaster does not
suffer the usual necromancer penalties that balance the
bonuses a necromancer receives, as in actuality he is a
mage that has gained incredible knowledge of necromancy,
performed twisted ceremonies, and made dark
pacts to gain his unusual abilities. Therefore, he does not
need a 16 Wisdom score, is not restricted from learning
illusion/phantasm and enchantment/charm spells, does
not suffer a -15% penalty when learning spells from
other schools, etc. He does enjoy all the bonuses of the
necromancer specialty (as a way to define some of his
increased abilities in AD&D® game terms).
Necrology and Netherworld Knowledge: Sammaster possesses,
among his numerous nonweapon proficiencies,
extensive knowledge of the undead, the disposition of
spirits after death, and the outer planes. These nonweapon
proficiencies are detailed in The Complete Book of
Necromancers, but effectively, unless something is considered
obscure knowledge in these fields, he knows it.
Command Undead: Sammaster can command undead
creatures as an evil priest of his level.
Spell Immunities: Sammaster is immune to any spell
that drains life energy, traps or moves the spirit to other
places unwillingly, or instantly kills outright in a fashion
not due to accumulated damage, such as: energy drain,
magic jar, death spell, finger of death, trap the soul, power
word, kill, etc.
brisingre
06-17-07, 06:56 PM but, have you accounted for the abilities he uses in the year of rogue dragons book 3 "the ruin" where he uses what is clearly a finger of death spell at a range of about 50ft? that would require arcane reach requiring at least one level of archmage.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
brisingre 06-16-07, 08:34 PM	this forum is dedicated to posting and discussing homebrewed stats for the main characters of "the year of rogue dragons" trilogy. i'm hoping to find the closest thing to their exact stats, with it still being homebrewed.
brisingre 06-16-07, 08:36 PM	first character i thought ought be discussed is, Sammaster: heres my homebrewed stats for him: Sammaster. chaotic evil male, human lich (chosen of mystra). fighter-1/ wizard-20/archmage-5. CR:32. hp:312 Abilities: strength:14/+2 dexterity:16/+3 constitution: n/a intelligence:24/+7 wisdom:19/+4 charisma:20/+5 initiative: +3 Speed: 30ft AC: 30(+5 armor, +3 dex, +9 nat armor, +3 deflection) Armor: mithtral breastplate(+5 ac, +5 max dex, check -0) Shield:-- Weapon: 2 vorpal scyths 2d4+7 each crit:18-20/x4 Magic items: ring of protection +3, amulate of nat armor +4, eye cloak, vestments of silver tongue (greater) Damage reduction: 15/buldgeoning Base atk/ grapple: +13/+15 Saves: fort: +9/ reflex: +10/ will: +20 Spells per day: 0-acid splash, resistance, detect magic, read magic/ 1st-ray of enfeeblement x2, chill touch x2/ 2nd-command undead, false life, spectral hand, blindness/deafness/ 3rd-gentle repose, halt undead, vampiric touch,ray of exhaustion/ 4th- enervation, animate dead, bestow curse, fear/ 5th- blight, magic jar, symbol of pain, waves of fatgitude/ 6th- circle of death, create undead, eye bite, symbol of fear/ 7th- control undead, finger of death, symbol of weakness, invisability mass/ 8th- symbol of death, horrid wilting, screen, shadow of evocation greater/ 9th- weird, energy drain, teleportation circle x2. High arcane: arcane reach, arcane fire, elemental mastery, spell like ability (unname-2/day), mastery of shaping. FEATS: two weapon fighting, greater two weapon fighting, perfect two weapon fighting, monkey grip, quicken spell like ability (finger of death), quicken spell, twin spell, repeat spell, maximize spell, silent spell, truename training, combat caster, skill focus (spellcraft), skill focus (concentration), skill focus (knowledge (arcane). SKILLS: truespeak-+46, concentration-+30, decipher script-+36, scry-+36, knowledge (arcane)-+37, spellcraft-+37, search-+44, hide-+11, listen-+41, knowledge (the planes)-+36, knowledge (history)-+36, knowledge (religion)-+36, use magic device-+33. chosen immunities: charm person, hold person, insanity, turn undead, fireball, meteor swarm, see the unseen, command (includes greater command). spell-like abilities: weird 2/day, meteor swarm 2/day, charm creature 2/day, calm creature 3/day Silver Fire (see chapter 2 magic of "the forgotten realms campaign setting"). Class Features: armored mage (1st lv fighter) replaces medium and heavy armor proficiency lose proficiency w/ shields, able to ignore arcane spell failure while in light armor/ high arcane x5/ scribe scroll.
Nisstyrethegreat 06-16-07, 09:14 PM	where did that fighter level come from? no way is sammaster a warrior. he always fought with spell in the book. he almost never engaged in combat in the first place.
brisingre 06-16-07, 09:20 PM	the fighter level was souly for the bonus feat and armored mage alternative class feature, which allows him to ignore arcane spell failure in light armor. and i know he never directly engaged in direct combat and always used spells in the year of rogue dragons trilogy, but i was also accounting for the "keepers of the gate" trilogy back when sammaster wasn't a chosen of mystra, he focused on a combination of magic and melee, i'm inclined to think he has a couple levels in spellsword, but i didn't count it in.
runestar 06-17-07, 10:24 AM	I don't see the need for wearing armour, since given his resources, he can easily acquire a set of epic bracers of mage armour or enchanted twillight mithral chainshirt. Or give him auto-still or something. He started off as a wizard's apprentice, so that lv of fighter makes no sense at all (compared to Elminster). He is also no longer a chosen of mystra, and his 2nd ed stats had him as a lv26th wizard with the benefits of having specialized in necromancy (but without the need to ban 2 schools - to reflect his dedication to the studies of necromancy). Karasendreith has a short stat block in races of dragon which puts her as a song dragon with lvs in sorc and bard. Dorn is a ranger/fighter. That smoke dragon guy is an advanced smoke drake necromancer with the vampiric dragon template.
Bonzai 06-17-07, 04:54 PM	Here was Samasters pre-lichdom. This is from the 2nd edition Cult of the Dragon suplement. I am not sure if Dragons of Faerun had an updated version in there. Sammaster’s abilities at this time are described below. Sammaster (hm Nec26): AC 5 (17 DEX, staff of power) MV 12; hp 45; THAC0 12 (10, staff of power); #AT 1; Dmg 1d6+2 or 2d6+2 if a charge is expended (staff of power) or by spell/weapon; SA differing necromancer powers, necrology and netherworld knowledge, command undead: SD detect magic, wizard sight (Tome of Magic), detect invisibility at will, 90- foot infravision, spell immunities, +2 bonus to all saving throws (staff of power); SZ M (5’ 10”); AL CE. S 8, D 17, C 25, I20, W 14, Ch 13. Special Equipment: staff of power, ring of human influence, ring of wizardry, potion of evil dragon control (×3), pearl of power (recalls one 8th-level spell), wings of flying. Spells: 13/13/13/7/7/6/6/6/6. Including one bonus necromantic spell per spell level and effects of ring of wizardry (doubles 1st-3rd-level spells). Notes: At this point, Sammaster’s extensive researches into necromancy and undeath qualify him as a necromancer specialist mage. His unique history and studies also give him the following special abilities: Differing Necromancer Powers: Sammaster does not suffer the usual necromancer penalties that balance the bonuses a necromancer receives, as in actuality he is a mage that has gained incredible knowledge of necromancy, performed twisted ceremonies, and made dark pacts to gain his unusual abilities. Therefore, he does not need a 16 Wisdom score, is not restricted from learning illusion/phantasm and enchantment/charm spells, does not suffer a -15% penalty when learning spells from other schools, etc. He does enjoy all the bonuses of the necromancer specialty (as a way to define some of his increased abilities in AD&D® game terms). Necrology and Netherworld Knowledge: Sammaster possesses, among his numerous nonweapon proficiencies, extensive knowledge of the undead, the disposition of spirits after death, and the outer planes. These nonweapon proficiencies are detailed in The Complete Book of Necromancers, but effectively, unless something is considered obscure knowledge in these fields, he knows it. Command Undead: Sammaster can command undead creatures as an evil priest of his level. Spell Immunities: Sammaster is immune to any spell that drains life energy, traps or moves the spirit to other places unwillingly, or instantly kills outright in a fashion not due to accumulated damage, such as: energy drain, magic jar, death spell, finger of death, trap the soul, power word, kill, etc.
brisingre 06-17-07, 06:56 PM	but, have you accounted for the abilities he uses in the year of rogue dragons book 3 "the ruin" where he uses what is clearly a finger of death spell at a range of about 50ft? that would require arcane reach requiring at least one level of archmage.