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Venom Hand Master feat
Spirit Poison feat
Athasian Minstrel Theme
Unwelcomed Guest PP
super poisoner
poison attacks either deal Necrotic, Poison and Acid damage or Poison and Acid Damage (ignoring poison resistance and imunities) by lvl 16
This one i call The Architect of Pain. His poisons make you rot, melt and die slowly
Race: irrelevant
Arena Fighter Paragon Hybrid Barbarian:
Hybrid Talent 1: Arena fighting style
Hybrid Talent 2 (paragon hybrid): Barbarian Agility
Improved Missile
Light Shield prof
Power Throw
Just grab a rock and throw and see if it hurts (If the rock is big enough to count as a two-handed improvised weapon it deals 1d10 damage!)
Grab a Spiked Shield also (don't choose it as a arena weapon, let it be an improvised weapon), this way you can throw it, gain ac/ref bonuses and leave your arms slot free. If its enchanted it even returns to you!
Super High AC, barbarian agility AND Arena FIghter ac bonuses plus a spiked shield. Sweet!
Race and Theme: irrelevant
EDITED: extra stuff on the arena barbarian
Half-Giant (Goliath) hybrid monk/brawler fighter with the gladiator theme: professional wrestler
Thri-Kreen monk, paragon multiclassed as ranger to take the twin strike at-will: Now a melee striker OR a melee controller.
Dray (Dragonborn) with that fear ability, SK pact warlock or sorcerer, templar theme, trained in intimidate: Templar of Dregoth that will scare you to death.
Dray, Sorcerer or Wizard with Pyromancer or Wizard with Elemental Summoning, Elemental-Priest theme... or maybe a Gulgian Templar instead.
Nibenay Shadow-Wife (Templar) Warlock SK-Pact with Multiclass Assassin powers (or maybe Hybrid).
Mul, Escaped Slave, Barbarian with the biggest Maul possible.
...so many possibilities.
MC Barbarian
Theme Primal Guardian (feat(ure)s meh, but both daily forms are awesome, stack with stances)
PP Gladiator Champion (no shifting away, no moving away with Combat Superiority)
ED Hordemaster
or
Human Animist Shaman (Spirit Infusion and Mountain's Might are great)
MC Wizard (encounter Thunderwave, weaplements, qualification for Avangion)
Theme Elemental Priest (all those unkillable spirits to occupy squares, grant buffs and enable)
PP Rainbringer
ED Avangion
A strange desert hermit who protects a small briny oasis caring for the plant life and crawling things. The solitude hasn't been kind on a race that is so used to being communal. He is predatory and aloof, understanding the balance of nature, life, and death. He is roused from his stewardship by the rumours that a great Sorceror-King has fallen, and he is stirred into a greater quest to rejuvenate Athas itself. Sometimes the protection of the planet may put him in conflict with intelligent humanoids and civilization itself.
I would like to go with Primal Guardian theme, and then Guardian of the Land, however, that theme just doesn't give me much for my character other than fluff. I may instead go Elemental Priest and then Rainbringer, as the Druid tries to fulfill the role of some sort of savior of the natural world. Ultimately will go Pyreen, as it is closest to the mass guardian of the natural world theme.
First level feats would be Hybrid talent to gain pact boon & the SK-pact feat that adds d6 curse damage.
Later feats would be killing curse (duh), the one that lets you trigger your pact boon when bloodying an enemy, the SK-pact boon one that lets you gain a PP when triggering your pact boon, and the defiling one that lets you use defling again when spending an AP. Sorry, not so good with names...
Eventually the Master Defiler PP and Sorceror King ED.
Not sure how well he'd play in a party, but I think it'd be a lot of fun to play, and (finally) a decent striker warlock build.
Here is an NPC from my game, which I will use if I'm ever a player anywhere.
Trevor MoonRoar - LVL 3 Human Bard
Trevor MoonRoar is a bard and former guard of Tyr. He now is a co-owner and bartender at the Shifting Sands (made up) tavern in Tyr. The Shifting Sands mostly caters to guards and government officials, people on the up and up.
Silence is a bards worst enemy. Trevor is always trying to strike up a conversation with people, he never knows what useful information he might find. If noone is around or willing to talk, he'll often sing or hum to himself. Trevor is a jubilant cheerful fellow known to burst out into song, dance or laughter at the drop of a hat.
Trevor is tall by human standards with a medium lean build. His skin is a dark caramel tone and he speaks with a Jive/jamican accent. He wears a goatee and from time to time will let his beard get scuffy. His hair is normally in short dreadlocks or hidden under a bandana.
Serving in the Crimson Legion and bartending mean Trevor is a very well connected fellow. His quick wit and high charsima enable him to get nearly anything he needs either by charm, connections or his bartering/bargaining skills.
Before he took a job bartending the 'Shifting Sands' Tavern, Trevor served in the Tyr guard for some years and is well respected. He served in a scout/recon position and is well versed in desert survival, stealth & tracking. From time to time he is recommisioned to help for various tasks that he is one of the few people qualified to pull off or to train new talent.
Beleg's tribe live a nomadic existence in the Tablelands region. They are guided by the Primal Spirits, and the greatest of their warriors are often endowed by the spirits with savage power. Beleg has started down the path of the Primal Avenger, a path that will set him against the enemies of Athas itself. The most notable among these enemies are the defilers who continue to violate Athas even as nature tries to heal itself. The Bloodclaw believe that Athas will heal, in time, but only if the destructive practice of defiling is stopped.
As the tribe's namesake suggests, Bloodclaw warriors frequently fight with their claws in lieu of weapons ( I'll be using the mechanics of the Fullblade). Nothing screams PRIMAL like a blood-soaked, unarmored Shifter who just tore his enemies apart with his own two hands.
It will be interesting to see how our party interact with one another, as it will feature two arcanists (a Wizard and a Artificer|Swordmage). I know they won't be playing outright defilers, but the temptation will always be there.
i'm thinking of running a dark sun campaign soon.was wondering what kinds of characters(fun ones) people have come up with.would help my pc's with making thiers.ta.
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gonna be off topic for a second, but woah. I drew the goblin you're using for your avatar. Many many years ago. Strange to see it out and about on the web.
As for characters, one of my players is going to be a thri-kreen bard/minstrel who performs using "the song of her people", which involves one part screeching and one part interperative dance (that only kreen can interperet).
The rest of the players are so far undecided themselves, or have characters not worth mentioning in this thread.
Check out
The Athas Fringe
for some Dark Sun characters and other handy info (weapon pics, fan fiction, and online groups).
He basically plays like Batman, if Batman defiled and ripped out hearts.
i'm thinking of running a dark sun campaign soon.was wondering what kinds of characters(fun ones) people have come up with.would help my pc's with making thiers.ta.
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gonna be off topic for a second, but woah. I drew the goblin you're using for your avatar. Many many years ago. Strange to see it out and about on the web.
As for characters, one of my players is going to be a thri-kreen bard/minstrel who performs using "the song of her people", which involves one part screeching and one part interperative dance (that only kreen can interperet).
The rest of the players are so far undecided themselves, or have characters not worth mentioning in this thread.
awesome!thankyou for the picture.it's just one of the best pics of a goblin ever.
great characters so far,guys!keep em coming in!
My character in DDI is a Draji Monk Templar securing treasure for Draj and infiltrating Tyr.
He basically plays like Batman, if Batman defiled and ripped out hearts.
Please tell me you took the mental tools wild talent.
T’CHAI
Male Thri-Kreen Swarm Druid
Theme: Wasteland Nomad
Level 1 Unaligned
“I’m the sound of the Storm.”
Ability Score Mod +1/2 Level
STRENGHT 12 +1
CONSTITUTION 16 +3
Endurance +7
DEXTERITY 14 +2
INTELIGENCE 10 +0
WISDOM 18 +4
Insight +9, Nature+11, Perception +9
Passive Insight 19, Passive Perception 19
CHARISMA 08 -1
AC 15
FORTITUDE 13
REFLEX 13
WILL 15
HIT POINTS 28
BLOODIED 14
SURGES 10
HP HEALED 7
SECOND WIND [ ]
ACTION POINT [ ]
INITIATIVE +3
SPEED 7
VISION Low-light
LANGUAGES Common, Thri-Kreen
OTHER ABILITIES
Multiple Arms
Natural Jumper
Torpor
Thri-Kreen Claws
BALANCE OF NATURE
PRIMAL ASPECT: Primal Swarm
RITUAL CASTING
WILD SHAPE
Superior Implement Training Heroic Tier
Benefit: You can use a single superior implement of your choice. The implement must be of a type you are already able to use.
Special: You can take this feat more than once. Each time you take this feat, choose a different superior implement.
EQUIPMENT
Adventures Kit, Accurate Totem, Id Fiend Hide Armor
BACKGROUND
Gritty Sergeant
Benefit: You gain proficiency in a simple or military weapon of your choice, and you gain a +1 bonus to initiative checks.
APPEARANCE
PERSONALITY
POWERS & WEAPONS
Chatkcha +4 vs. AC 1d6
Swarming Locusts +5 vs. Reflex 1d8+4
Grasping Tide +5 vs. Fortitude 1d6+4
Savage Rend +5 vs. Reflex 1d8+4
Scattered Form +5 vs. Reflex 2d6+4
Thri-kreen Claws +7 vs. AC 1d8+4
Wasteland Fury +6 vs. AC 1d6+4
Fog of Insects +5 vs. Fortitude 2d10+4
RITUALS
Animal Messenger, Create Campsite
Hi folks!
I´m DMing the official 2ed campaign to some of my friends (modified to 4e, and waiting for the Character builder Dark Sun update, to "fix" the characters). We´ve played, by now, Freedom, Road to Urik, Arcane Shadows and Asticlian Gambit, as well as some home-made adventures. Now, we´re playing Dragnns Crown. After Dragon´s Crown, I will DM a long campaign self created, and after that, City by the Silt Sea and Foret Maker (modified to fit high level characters). After that, the game will have its finale in the Valley of Dust and Fire. Due to the tiny group, I should be careful to don´t kill them on each encounter ;)
My players are:
Dara, level 12, good
Half Elf Water Cleric*, Compassionate Healer
(*I´m going to allow Dara´s player to keep her character as divine caster, but she will add the elemental Priest theme to unlock her the possibility of becoming a Pireen at level 21).
Demir, level 12, unaligned
Human Warrior, Adroit Explorer.
Demir will be a Hordemaster if he survives until lvl 21.
Marduck, level 12, good (support NPC, my character)
Human, Hybrid Psion|Warlock (fey pact), Cerulean Adept
Marduck will be an Avangion, if he survives.
Eldritch Blast: Eldritch Blast Charisma
Discipline Focus (Hybrid): Telekinesis Focus (Hybrid)
Eldritch Pact (Hybrid): Fey Pact (Hybrid)
Hybrid Warlock: Hybrid Warlock Reflex
Psionic Augmentation (Hybrid): Hybrid Power Point Option
Hybrid Talent: Expanded Discipline Focus
Background: Birth - Omen
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 12, Con 14, Dex 13, Int 19, Wis 15, Cha 19.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 11, Con 13, Dex 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 16.
AC: 25 Fort: 23 Reflex: 23 Will: 26
HP: 70 Surges: 8 Surge Value: 17
TRAINED SKILLS
Diplomacy +17, Arcana +15, History +15, Perception +13
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +7, Bluff +10, Dungeoneering +8, Endurance +8, Heal +8, Insight +8, Intimidate +10, Nature +8, Religion +10, Stealth +7, Streetwise +10, Thievery +7, Athletics +7
FEATS
Human: Controlling Advantage
Level 1: Discipline Adept
Level 2: Killing Curse
Level 4: Human Perseverance
Level 6: Improved Initiative
Level 8: Hybrid Talent
Level 10: Implement Expertise (Orb)
Level 11: Great Fortitude
Level 12: Flitting Shadows
POWERS
Bonus At-Will Power: Eldritch Blast
Hybrid at-will 1: Dishearten
Hybrid at-will 1: Kinetic Trawl
Hybrid daily 1: Telekinetic Anchor
Hybrid utility 2: Telekinetic Lift
Hybrid at-will 3: Burning Flux (replaces Dishearten)
Hybrid encounter 3: Pipes of Winter
Hybrid daily 5: Fury of Gibbeth
Hybrid utility 6: Shadowslip
Hybrid at-will/encounter 7: Dread Spiral
Hybrid daily 9: Telekinetic Maul
Hybrid utility 10: Warlock's Leap
She is an eerily perfect specimen of her race (human). Tall and statuesque, Solusandra towers over most men at 5 foot and 11 inches. A figure of perfect frame and sensual curves is clothed in creamy ivory skin, flawless and untouched by the sun or rigors of the elements. Her flowing mane of honey blond hair is braided and tied with leather thong, which is then draped over a shoulder. All gazes, however, return to those strange orange eyes of hers. Eyes that have no pupils, giving people the impression that she is blind.
Despite the extreme Athasian climate, she wears only thin, loose clothing that somehow resists blowing in breezes. Over a simple linen tunic, she is garbed in a brilliantly white silk stola that shimmers with trapped heat. A palla is wrapped about her head and shoulders, protecting her from windblown dust and sand. The shawl also serves to hide the obsidian spellshard hanging from a chain around her neck, something a commoner will likely associate with the hated spellcasters. Her only weapon is a walking stick, a rod of polished hardwood with a rather large opal for the pommel. If you didn’t know better, you would think she is a Balican noble.
Solusandra moves with effortless grace and efficiency, seeming to glide across the floor. In combat, she strikes her foes without even lifting a single hand, throwing her enemies around like children's toys. She is a practitioner of the Way, a psionicist who needs no weapon but her mind. When fully manifesting her power, her eyes glow bright and flames lick her hair without burning it. As a telekine, a halo of light appears around her brow when directing her telekinesis. But with conscious effort, she can suppress any visible sign of her abilities.
As fearless as she is on the battlefield, she is just as bold out of it. Even without using her psychic abilities, she can read a person or situation with the best of them. If a person proves too stubborn or dumb to be influenced, she uses her telepathy to cow him/her/it into submission. However, you discover she is unfamiliar with the cultures and peoples of the current Age. Her mannerisms and speech is too formal and stiff, referencing things that people have long forgotten or offending people with preconceived notions. For example, she was shocked upon discovering that all dwarves were illiterate and that no one knew what a gnome was. What she lacks in social grace, she more than makes up for in adaptability and ingenuity. In her spare time, she uses her psychic abilities to mend broken objects and weapons as well as serve as a universal translator.
She is a true daughter of her race, for time and ages-old experience has not diminished her enthusiasm or rampant curiosity.
Dwarven druid
future Caravan Master PP
probable future Hordemaster ED (because I like the come-back-to-life feature - Lawrence of Arabia!)
I actually built this character to optimise the "Run a Caravan from City to City" skill challenge.
By paragon, I want to be able to optimise "Survive in the Desert" also.
Narvik is literate - member of a merchant house - but his goal is to learn to read/write Dwarven. He thinks the secret to restoring Athas is hidden in a book in some old dwarven ruins somewhere. (Of course he hasn't read the True History of Athas sidebar.) Did I mention that he is a dwarf?
Being a caravan master gives him an excuse to leave town from time to time, and access to the resources he needs to explore likely old buildings.
Add-endum: In cities, his "beast form" is more of a feral human look (big claws for fingernails, &c). He does not want to advertise his primal abilities before the Templars, after all. When he is in the wilderness fighting its denizens, he will actually animal form. He likes to turn into commonly domesticated animals while with a caravan. If things go REALLY badly, he can blend in with the scenery while figuring out a counter-stroke.