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Calling all CO'ers: The Supervillain Challenge

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#1
sirpercival
Sep 04, 2011 18:15:45 Hello, all! I have a challenge for you. The setup is this: you are the DM, with a party of four highly optimized 20th-level PCs:

1) A wizard/incantatrix
2) An archivist/malconvoker
3) A druid/planar shepherd (Syrania, not Dal Quor)
4) A wilder/thrallherd with two thralls:
4a) A buffificer (19th)
4b) A hulking hurler (18th)

Who can come up with the best and most interesting supervillain to throw at them?

Rules:
1) No epic. However, advanced high-CR non-epic monsters are fair game (shadow dragon Ur-Priest? Pit fiend monk?)
2) No ubercheese (nanobots, Pun Pun, basketweaver, Twice-Betrayer, etc.). We want the party to be extremely challenged, but not automatically overwhelmed. Similarly, no builds based on infinite loops.
3) Originality and thematic flavor are extra crunchy.
4) All core, splat, and setting books allowed, as well as web enhancements. No 3rd-party stuff.

Go to it!
#2
sirpercival
Sep 05, 2011 12:12:59 Reserved for Builds.

BUILD 1 (example): Utter BeColder

Advanced Beholder; class levels: Beholder Mage 3/Ur-Priest 2/Contemplative 1/True Necromancer 9.

Feats: Spell Focus (Evil), Spell Focus (Necromancy), Energy Substitution (Cold), Lord of the Uttercold, Tomb-Tainted Soul, Corpsecrafter*, Nimble Bones* [* = swapped for using embrace/shun]

Standard Uttercold Assault Necromancer, but with 9th-level CL 20 arcane and divine casting through Beholder Mage and Ur-Priest.

#3
Ethican2
Sep 06, 2011 0:21:25 So my question to you, would you want a gestalted villain to go against the combined efforts of your heroes?
#4
sirpercival
Sep 06, 2011 5:48:12 Why not? You have 4 tier 1s (including the artificer) and a tier 2, so they should be able to handle most things.
#5
Ethican2
Sep 07, 2011 17:40:51 the build Im currently working on is a synad - ardent/ Psychic weapon master with a crystaline scythe with fighter goodies on the other side. Ardent mantle powers grant some very very potent effects. combining the character and essentially have a living grim reaper. build isn't finished as work's been slaying me IRL.

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#1 sirpercival Sep 04, 2011 18:15:45	Hello, all! I have a challenge for you. The setup is this: you are the DM, with a party of four highly optimized 20th-level PCs: 1) A wizard/incantatrix 2) An archivist/malconvoker 3) A druid/planar shepherd (Syrania, not Dal Quor) 4) A wilder/thrallherd with two thralls: 4a) A buffificer (19th) 4b) A hulking hurler (18th) Who can come up with the best and most interesting supervillain to throw at them? Rules: 1) No epic. However, advanced high-CR non-epic monsters are fair game (shadow dragon Ur-Priest? Pit fiend monk?) 2) No ubercheese (nanobots, Pun Pun, basketweaver, Twice-Betrayer, etc.). We want the party to be extremely challenged, but not automatically overwhelmed. Similarly, no builds based on infinite loops. 3) Originality and thematic flavor are extra crunchy. 4) All core, splat, and setting books allowed, as well as web enhancements. No 3rd-party stuff. Go to it!
#2 sirpercival Sep 05, 2011 12:12:59	Reserved for Builds. BUILD 1 (example): Utter BeColder Advanced Beholder; class levels: Beholder Mage 3/Ur-Priest 2/Contemplative 1/True Necromancer 9. Feats: Spell Focus (Evil), Spell Focus (Necromancy), Energy Substitution (Cold), Lord of the Uttercold, Tomb-Tainted Soul, Corpsecrafter, Nimble Bones [* = swapped for using embrace/shun] Standard Uttercold Assault Necromancer, but with 9th-level CL 20 arcane and divine casting through Beholder Mage and Ur-Priest.
#3 Ethican2 Sep 06, 2011 0:21:25	So my question to you, would you want a gestalted villain to go against the combined efforts of your heroes?
#4 sirpercival Sep 06, 2011 5:48:12	Why not? You have 4 tier 1s (including the artificer) and a tier 2, so they should be able to handle most things.
#5 Ethican2 Sep 07, 2011 17:40:51	the build Im currently working on is a synad - ardent/ Psychic weapon master with a crystaline scythe with fighter goodies on the other side. Ardent mantle powers grant some very very potent effects. combining the character and essentially have a living grim reaper. build isn't finished as work's been slaying me IRL.