Kenku/Wu Jen gish advice

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#1

JBID

Jun 16, 2014 12:44:49

So I've been inspired to build one of these to captialize on the awesome Body Outside Body Spell and Kenku's love of flanking but I've kind of hit a wall. I was thinking about going with an unseen seer build but it doesn't feel like a good idea longevity-wise considering the low Hps. JPM is a strong option but I kind of want to stay away from the explodo-clones for right now. any suggestions? 

#2

Tempest_Stormwind

Jun 16, 2014 14:12:02

...If you're strong enough to cast Body Outside Body, using it to flank is kind of like using the Death Star laser to make toast. When you could, you know, use it to blow up planets. There are ways of working with Body Outside Body already documented, largely for duplicating spell use and setting up recursion webs, but these get complicated.

 

Also, if you're looking at unseen seer and thinking "low HP", I think you're not looking at how the unseen seer casts spells. Usually from great distances, other rooms entirely, and from behind a screen of illusions. (If a wizard is taking HP damage, something is wrong. Their longevity comes from their spells, and the corresponding tactics that allow them to never be in combat in the first place, not their hit points.)

 

I'd suggest looking at a few of the builds in my signature for ideas. The #1 Snoipah comes to mind as an appealing choice for you, although we did play around with kenku with both Flip the Bird and Uberflank (the former is much more interesting than the latter). 

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JBID

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