[D&D-3.5e] Sands of fate

[orichulum]

Originally Posted by Dieuoffire

Orichulum: monster levels don't give bonus ability points and feats. it looks good. I like the personality you put into it.

OK. I updated my notes/plans but it didn't affect anything already noted mechanically. It does force me to make a slight adjustment of plans, however. Thanks for the review, I am glad that you like her personality.

[Ermine]

@Dieuoffire: I THINK Caelynn is done, but I'm open to suggestions and critique.

[Dieuoffire]

Orichulum: I would recommend some adventuring gear.

Ermine: I would recommend some ranks in craft (poison-making). There are some significant poisons in your homeland, even though you are good aligned your people consider poison a part of life. High fort save fits your homeland very much. I would also recommend something a little more for your long term goals, (Maybe why is reading so important? what is it you wish to learn?) Good build btw.

[Ermine]

Took some ranks in it. Skill ranks had to be rebalanced anyway.
I'll come up with another long-term goal, but expand that one, too, when I have more time (I'm on break at work right now and my time's almost up).

Edit: Does that look okay now?

[smeowlin]

Are Lesser Planetouched available from the Player's Guide to Fearun? I'm considering Lesser Air Genasi.

Also do you care about favored classes? Sorry if this is a weird question, I've just been playing in the same 3.5 group for years and they never did, but I know that's not by the book.

[Crimson]

Name: Ilod Dolbin (prounound "EE-lod")

Character Sheet: Ilod Dolbin

Basic Physical Description:
A pale middle-aged mountain dwarf, 4'2" tall and 145 lbs (which is slightly below average for a dwarf). The cursed serpent tattoo below his left eye is a well-known mark, common to all people of the Broken Lands. Ilod's has hair the color of straw, though it is now graying in many places. He typically keeps his beard cut fairly short to keep it out of his way, and he frequently covers his balding pate with a hood or beret.

Race: Mountain Dwarf

Class: Wizard (Specializing in divination, with necromancy as his restricted school)

Brief Background: Ilod is a second-generation immigrant to the Broken Lands, as both of his parents were mercenaries hailing from the dwarven nation of Limâr. Hired for one of the countless skirmishes against Bloodcrown, his parents were offered a small tract of fertile farmland at the northwestern edge of One Seed Forest as payment for a very successful defensive effort, saving hundreds of civilians. They decided to stay on the surface and raise their son together here.

Ilod learned his craft while serving as an apprentice to an elven wizard living nearby his childhood home. Though the dwarf's lawful bent often put him at odds with his mentor, they got along well enough. Finally having acquired enough knowledge to set out on his own, Ilod leaves the service of his master in search of a way to break the curse over the Broken Lands. His recent ascension to level 3 is due to the experience he's gained while following multiple dead-end leads.

Personality: Ilod values knowledge above almost anything else, which is why he chose to specialize in divination. Unlike many less scrupulous diviners, Ilod tries to make sure his art respects the privacy of others as much as possible (this sentiment does not extend to villains. In Ilod's view, the wicked have no rights). He is calm and confident in most situations, and seeks to impart these qualities to those around him. He is noticeably silent in regards to his religious beliefs, unless pressed on the subject by someone he trusts very well.

Though the dwarf is lawful neutral, he tends to think of himself as good. Most would probably agree with this assessment majority of the time, as publicly Ilod seems to share many of the values common to good individuals; he protects the innocent, does what he thinks is best for his community, and seeks to eradicate evil while fighting with honor. However, he does have a darker side rarely seen by most.

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EDIT: Here's all the stuff I added into my character's application later, posted here for convenience.

 

Custom Feats/Items/Unusual Spells and so on: Enhanced Awareness (Unearthed Arcana, page 60): A class variant for divination specialist wizards. In short, it trades the typical "summon familiar" wizard class feature for a number of minor bonuses that improve divination spells. Among these bonuses are: quicker to cast identify spells, a faster moving arcane eye, and an increase to save DCs on all divination spells Ilod casts.

Character Traits (Unearthed Arcana, page 86): A variant available for all characters, traits allow you to add minor benefits to your character for commensurate penalties. Ilod will be using the grants a bonus to all knowledge checks while penalizing all spot and listen checks.Absent-Minded trait, as well as the Darkvision works farther than normal, but spot checks in bright light are worse than normal.Nightsighted trait.

Character Flaws Unearthed Arcana, page 91): Another variant available to all characters, flaws allow characters to take extra feats in exchange for steep penalties. Ilod will be utilizing the Opponents with concealment from Ilod are much more likely to avoid being struck by him in combat.Murky-Eyed flaw.

Unusual Spells (Unless otherwise noted, the following spells are all from the Spell Compendium): Caltrops (page 42), Electric Jolt (page 78), Sonic Snap (page 195), Silent Portal (page 190), Repair Minor Damage (Complete Arcane, page 120), Amanuensis (page 9), Launch Bolt (page 130), Launch Item (page 130), Stick (page 206)

If any of these are a problem, let me know. I'll kill this character and start from scratch I mean, adjust accordingly!

EDIT 2: More last minute stuff to cram in here.

 

More Custom Feats/Items/Unusual Spells and so on:

Alacritous Cogitation feat (Complete Mage, page 137): Allows Ilod to spontaneously cast exactly 1 spell from his spellbook, at the cost of one feat, one prepared spell slot, and extra casting time.

Udir Esrel, "the Black Queen": Udir Esrel is a +1 heavy crossbow made of darkwood. Ilod's father, Dolce Dolbin, presented the crossbow as a gift to his son after learning that Ilod would be leaving home to search for a way to break the witch's curse. The crossbow is a relic of Dolce's mercenary days, when the old dwarf took the weapon from a Bloodcrown officer in trade for sparing the hobgoblin's life.

Named "the Black Queen" by Dolce (or "Udir Esrel" in the dwarven tongue) for the sole decoration of a single crown on the forward grip of the crossbow, the weapon is a product of magnificent craftsmanship. It was assembled by a sashimono master without the use of nails, screws, or adhesives. The already dark-colored wood of the piece has been lacquered with an ebony finish, so glossy that one can see their reflection in the stock.

[Ermine]

Is there a deadline for applications? I didn't see one in the opening post, but I've already demonstrated my inability to find things many times. ^//^

[Crimson]

Don't feel bad Ermine. It happens to the best of us, whether we admit it or not! As of yet, I don't see a deadline for applications mentioned.

[Dieuoffire]

Smeowlin: I allow lesser planetouched. I also forgot to put in the house rules that I don't really care about favored classes.

Crimson: I like the concept, even a low level mage would know that the curse is near impossible to break. there are rumors of some very powerful individuals wishing it away, or gods removing it, but that is only on one individual.

I am sorry about not putting a closing date. This is my first time on this board I did not know how long it would take; especially with house rules and me having no reputation/friends as of yet. However I do like to keep things moving, hopefully you can tell that I respond often, so am going to put a date of June 5th. I have four who have stated interest, three who have a character submitted. I would like 5 (someone always seems to drop out) so if you know anyone who might be interested maybe throw them a link. i will update opening post.

[orichulum]

Originally Posted by Dieuoffire

Orichulum: I would recommend some adventuring gear.

lol, yeah. Its one of the things I fill in after all the more meaty mechanical nuts and bolts have been tightened down. I'll probably continue to make minor adjustments until the last minute. I have some further thoughts on Claudine's condition that I might like to discuss in PM if that suits you.

[Dieuoffire]

Originally Posted by orichulum

I have some further thoughts on Claudine's condition that I might like to discuss in PM if that suits you.

Sure

[orichulum]

I won't lie. I was originally going to make a red-headed psionic scion of Phoenix but thought that would have been a bit too tongue in cheek for taste.

[Crimson]

Originally Posted by Dieuoffire

...Crimson: I like the concept, even a low level mage would know that the curse is near impossible to break. there are rumors of some very powerful individuals wishing it away, or gods removing it, but that is only on one individual.

Be that as it may, I would like to keep his goals as they are (assuming you're fine with it). The difficulty of the task may have dissuaded a short-lived human, but Ilod will persevere. His opinion of the gods in general is not very high (for reasons unrelated to this subject), so he would not trust them to provide a solution even if they had one. As far as wishes go, there are a lot of hard limits on what a wish can do. He's taking a stab at looking for other solutions, however long it may take.

Ultimately, it may be an impossible task... or maybe, no one has found the right fix yet!

[Dieuoffire]

Crimson: not trying to get you to change it. I was giving you some information on what rumors says might work.

I think it is a great motivation.

[orichulum]

IMHO the more epic and difficult the motivation is to complete, the better. Then again, I played Exalted for some years and that game tends to color your view of character motivations a bit. "Uniting the barbarian hordes of the North under a single banner" would be act one for that game.