This character will be the leader of a small Hextor army. Our party was sent to their encampment to seek his aid. Soren believes this is an attempt to have him demoted, so he choices to attack our mean instead. If we let him live, we might be able to use him in the future.
I want this guy to stronger in terms of melee than in spellcasting, but not enough where he was better of starting as a different class (because I like how Duskblades play). I tried counteracting his lose of arcane levels with Extra Spell and Practiced Spellcaster, and I think it might have done the trick. This guy was never meant to be able to one shot people with some reach/great cleve combo, he is more meant to be able to cut through a single target at a time like butter. If this guy works like I think he does, my party might have a couple dead by the end of this encounter.
Has Duskblade 13 / Shadow Sentinel 7 been done before? I feel like Duskblade is best to dip out after 13 and Shadow Sentinel after 7. It seems like a good combination since Shadow Sentinel's penetrate armor and Duskblade's make their weapon deal the most damage possible.
Name: Soren
Race: Illumian (Human)
Classes: Duskblade 13 / Shadow Sentinel 7
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Religion: Hextor, God of Tyranny
Stats:
Strength - 18 (+4)
Dexterity - 13 (+2)
Constitution - 18 (+4)
Intelligence - 15 (+3)
Wisdom - 16 (+3)
Charisma - 10 (+0)
Level 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 Bonus: +1 Strength
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Illumian, Infernal
Race Benefits:
Illumian are immune to the effects of Glyphs, Runes, Sigils, and Symbols
After dying, Illumian utters gibberish, curses, and/or prophecies for 1 Round/HD
+2 Saves vs. Spells with "Shadow" descriptor
Always Literate and Speak Language is "in-class"
Sigil Benefits:
Luminous Sigils (Suppress: Standard Action, Restored: Free Action)
Aesh ("Vigor"): +1 Strength and Strength-based skill checks
Krau: ("Magic"): +1 Spell and Spell-like abilities Levels
Aeshkrau: Use Strength score for to determine bonus spells
Class Benefits:
1 Duskblade - Arcane Attunement, Armored Mage (Light)
2 Duskblade - Combat Casting
3 Duskblade - Arcane Channeling
4 Duskblade - Armored Mage (Medium)
5 Duskblade - Quick Cast 1/day
6 Duskblade - Spell Power +2
7 Duskblade - Armored Mage (Heavy Sheild)
8 Duskblade -
9 Duskblade -
10 Duskblade - Quick Cast 2/day
11 Duskblade - Spell Power +3
12 Duskblade -
13 Duskblade - Arcane Channeling (Full Attack)
14 Shadow Sentinel - Umbral Blade +1
15 Shadow Sentinel - Shadowbane
16 Shadow Sentinel - Shadowsharp
17 Shadow Sentinel - Umbral Blade +2
18 Shadow Sentinel - Morphic Blade (Material)
19 Shadow Sentinel - Umbral Blade +3
20 Shadow Sentinel - Shadow Drain
Character Creation Feat Selection:
Free Feat: Subtle Sigil --- This is for flavor (we don't know he is a Illumian when we walk up to him, but we learn after he speaks)
Flaw Bonus Feat 1: Versatile Spellcaster
Flaw Bonus Feat 2: Battle Caster
Flaws: Murky-Eyed, Shaky
Leveling Feat Selection:
1st Level Feat: Power Attack
2nd Level Feat (Duskblade): Combat Casting
3rd Level Feat: Cleave
6th Level Feat: Arcane Strike
9th Level Feat: Weapon Focus (Greatsword)
12th Level Feat: Practised Spellcaster: Duskblade
15th Level Feat: Extra Spell - Disintegrate
18th Level Feat: Extra Spell - Chain Lightning
Spell Selection for Duskblade:
1st: True Strike, Ray of Enfeeblement
2nd: Chill Touch
3rd: Shocking Grasp
4th: Resist Energy
5th: Dimension Hop
6th: Ghoul Touch
7th: Touch of Idiocy
8th: Swift Invisibility
9th: Vampiric Touch
10th: Ray of Exhaustion
11th: Dispelling Touch
12th: Regroup
13th: Dispel Magic |