Returning to Elemental Evil [Archive] - Wizards Community

Returning to Elemental Evil [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Ogrebear
04-22-08, 03:21 AM Hullo

My gaming group has decided to tackle Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil starting at level 4 and I need some character advice please.

See my group has decided to do it with an evil party and oddly engough I've never built and evil type before. I am thinking Cleric of some kind, possibly an archer build. But I can't choose a race or god.

I am not a fan of the std races really and often end up playing more 'exotic' types, Half Ogre, Minotaur, Bearfolk etc cos I like playing 'monsters'. In this instance though its been suggested to me that I need to look at something that can pass in the 'good' towns of the adventure or risk getting kicked out or lynched

Thus I ask- what race would make a fun evil Cleric, preferbly with a monsterous element?

Also any fun to play Evil Gods out there?
runestar
04-22-08, 03:45 AM The only monstrous clerics I would consider playing are the ghaele and trumpet archon, though they would be unsuitable for your game.:P
Mad_Jack
04-23-08, 09:36 PM Yuan-ti might be an interesting choice since some of them could pass for human easily enough with a halfway decent disguise check...
Holy_Beholder
04-24-08, 07:36 AM Githzerai would make a decent cleric archer, as they get a dexterity and wisdom bonus, and they could passed somewhat unnoticed. Alternately an evil half giant could work.
ciaran
04-24-08, 09:45 AM The Goliath is a monstrous humanoid.
Ananvilhurtz
04-24-08, 11:00 AM Something with immunity to Cockatrice.

God I hated that adventure.
Beckettvampire
04-24-08, 05:52 PM Being that evil clerics are very bad for the party, I'd say go with a Neutral (turning not rebuking) Cleric. You can still play on the evil side, say a LN Cleric of Wee Jas (Death and Magic), but still spontaniously cure.

There is a (somewhat L.A. +1) Undead Race in Libri Mortis. Good for Evil Clerics, as you can "inflict" yourself, but the party is still out for Cures. A good remedy for the lack of cures for the party with an evil cleric is to make the rest of the party buy wands for you to use on them. Do not do it yourself, or if you do, just one so that if you really need it, they owe you, big!

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Ogrebear 04-22-08, 03:21 AM	Hullo My gaming group has decided to tackle Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil starting at level 4 and I need some character advice please. See my group has decided to do it with an evil party and oddly engough I've never built and evil type before. I am thinking Cleric of some kind, possibly an archer build. But I can't choose a race or god. I am not a fan of the std races really and often end up playing more 'exotic' types, Half Ogre, Minotaur, Bearfolk etc cos I like playing 'monsters'. In this instance though its been suggested to me that I need to look at something that can pass in the 'good' towns of the adventure or risk getting kicked out or lynched Thus I ask- what race would make a fun evil Cleric, preferbly with a monsterous element? Also any fun to play Evil Gods out there?
runestar 04-22-08, 03:45 AM	The only monstrous clerics I would consider playing are the ghaele and trumpet archon, though they would be unsuitable for your game.:P
Mad_Jack 04-23-08, 09:36 PM	Yuan-ti might be an interesting choice since some of them could pass for human easily enough with a halfway decent disguise check...
Holy_Beholder 04-24-08, 07:36 AM	Githzerai would make a decent cleric archer, as they get a dexterity and wisdom bonus, and they could passed somewhat unnoticed. Alternately an evil half giant could work.
ciaran 04-24-08, 09:45 AM	The Goliath is a monstrous humanoid.
Ananvilhurtz 04-24-08, 11:00 AM	Something with immunity to Cockatrice. God I hated that adventure.
Beckettvampire 04-24-08, 05:52 PM	Being that evil clerics are very bad for the party, I'd say go with a Neutral (turning not rebuking) Cleric. You can still play on the evil side, say a LN Cleric of Wee Jas (Death and Magic), but still spontaniously cure. There is a (somewhat L.A. +1) Undead Race in Libri Mortis. Good for Evil Clerics, as you can "inflict" yourself, but the party is still out for Cures. A good remedy for the lack of cures for the party with an evil cleric is to make the rest of the party buy wands for you to use on them. Do not do it yourself, or if you do, just one so that if you really need it, they owe you, big!