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13 years ago
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One small thing first. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate is the game that made me decide to get a 3DS. Is it good? Yeah, it's pretty good. A fun hack-n-slash in the vein of Lords of Shadow which itself was in the vein of God of War.
I liked the original Lords of Shadow. There were few game series in more dire need of a reboot than Castlevania. Having Lord Dracula rise every hundred years works fine when first starting out, but a dozen games later and you start running out of centuries and ways to justify him continually reviving.
I recall sharing this link years ago but felt like putting it out there again: http://easydamus.com/character.html
It's one of those "What DnD character are you?" quizzes, but it's a very extensive one. It's not the kind that only comes up with your alignment or class. This one pops out class, alignment, level, and stats! Yes, it is insane, but also fun. Here're the results of my last query:
Neutral Good Human Cleric (3rd Level)
Strength- 14
Dexterity- 12
Constitution- 13
Intelligence- 16
Wisdom- 15
Charisma- 13
To be honest, I'm a clumsy oaf, so that Dexterity score should really read something like 8.
And speaking of DnD and reboots/retcons. I think it's about time I gave Vinden, my Pathfinder sorcerer a little bit of a rebuild. Specifically, he's going to go multiclass, probably in terms of his character sheet whenever I get to play again, but specifically in terms of his stories.
The fun thing about 3e Dnd and Pathfinder is how even one level from a different class can radically alter a character's feel. Give a fighter one level of rogue and you get a warrior not above a few dirty tricks. A barbarian takes a level of cleric and suddenly you have a rage shaman. The great thing about writing stories based off such characters is I can mix and match whatever I want without regard to the rules, so long as it doesn't break the narrative. A paladin who dabbles in wizardry won't conjure anything more than a few cantrips.
Back to Vinden. His secondary class? Ranger. He'll be a sorcerer/ranger. It fits in with the backstory I originally conceived for him, that he spent some time in the wild honing his inborn magical abilities. And it occurs to me that, between the spellcasting, swordplay, and archery, Vinden now becomes like a burlier, hairier Link, albeit with more of a focus on magic than weapon skill (and right-handed too).
So that's my new vision for Vinden. A wanderer clad in studded leather, scimitar hanging from his belt, a shortbow and quiver on his back, and an arsena
I liked the original Lords of Shadow. There were few game series in more dire need of a reboot than Castlevania. Having Lord Dracula rise every hundred years works fine when first starting out, but a dozen games later and you start running out of centuries and ways to justify him continually reviving.
I recall sharing this link years ago but felt like putting it out there again: http://easydamus.com/character.html
It's one of those "What DnD character are you?" quizzes, but it's a very extensive one. It's not the kind that only comes up with your alignment or class. This one pops out class, alignment, level, and stats! Yes, it is insane, but also fun. Here're the results of my last query:
Neutral Good Human Cleric (3rd Level)
Strength- 14
Dexterity- 12
Constitution- 13
Intelligence- 16
Wisdom- 15
Charisma- 13
To be honest, I'm a clumsy oaf, so that Dexterity score should really read something like 8.
And speaking of DnD and reboots/retcons. I think it's about time I gave Vinden, my Pathfinder sorcerer a little bit of a rebuild. Specifically, he's going to go multiclass, probably in terms of his character sheet whenever I get to play again, but specifically in terms of his stories.
The fun thing about 3e Dnd and Pathfinder is how even one level from a different class can radically alter a character's feel. Give a fighter one level of rogue and you get a warrior not above a few dirty tricks. A barbarian takes a level of cleric and suddenly you have a rage shaman. The great thing about writing stories based off such characters is I can mix and match whatever I want without regard to the rules, so long as it doesn't break the narrative. A paladin who dabbles in wizardry won't conjure anything more than a few cantrips.
Back to Vinden. His secondary class? Ranger. He'll be a sorcerer/ranger. It fits in with the backstory I originally conceived for him, that he spent some time in the wild honing his inborn magical abilities. And it occurs to me that, between the spellcasting, swordplay, and archery, Vinden now becomes like a burlier, hairier Link, albeit with more of a focus on magic than weapon skill (and right-handed too).
So that's my new vision for Vinden. A wanderer clad in studded leather, scimitar hanging from his belt, a shortbow and quiver on his back, and an arsena
And enjoying the beta weekend of Neverwinter. Seems there's at least one good thing 4th Ed D&D is for ... *<-Pathfinder dungeon master inside*
Chaotic Evil Human Wizard (4th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 13
Dexterity- 10
Constitution- 16
Intelligence- 17
Wisdom- 12
Charisma- 16
My results:
Chaotic Good Human Bard/Wizard (1st/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 10
Dexterity- 11
Constitution- 11
Intelligence- 14
Wisdom- 17
Charisma- 11
When I make sorcerers I sometimes ask the DM if I can use the Battle Sorcerer varient from Unearthed Arcana. It's a little less magical power, but you get double the HD (d8), a single light or one-handed martial weapons proficiency, a Cleric's BAB and light armour prof with no arcane spell failure for it. Although I haven't actually played any Pathfinder, I've already got a few characters made for it.
But yeah, lately, I seem to be a bit more burly guy but with some innate magic. Seems the results reflect this :p
So for my 2013 character, I'm...
Neutral Good Human Fighter/Sorcerer (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 15
Dexterity- 15
Constitution- 17
Intelligence- 15
Wisdom- 14
Charisma- 12
My first test I took back in oct 2011, I was a wizard with physical might and 12 int but 14's in all my physical scores, then I became a Dwarf Fighter in 2012 with the following
Strength- 15
Dexterity- 13
Constitution- 17
Intelligence- 12
Wisdom- 17
Charisma- 13
I'm familair with the Battle Sorcerer variant. it's pretty good at making the swordmage archetype, though taking a hit to the 3e sorcerer's already lean spells known list is risky.
Pathfinder treats sorcerers much better, since your choice of bloodline gives you a themed bonus spell known at every odd-numbered level starting at level 3. Pathfinder's favored class system is even more rewarding. A human whose favored class is sorcerer can, instead of getting an extra hit point or skill point at each level-up, can gain a bonus spell known of any level up to one lower than their maximum. At levels 1-3 that amounts to an extra cantrip, but afterwards you start really building a variety.
And arcane bloodline sorcerers, like Vinden, get another bonus spell known at 9th, 13th, and 17th levels. Pathfinder is very kind to their spontaneous casters.
Lastly, the Eldritch Knight prestige class fits into Pathfinder nicely too. Mainly due to a pair of linked feats that allow you to ignore 10 then 20% of the arcane spell failure chance of wearing armor. Make it mithril and all armors medium and lighter won't be an issue.
As a ranger/mage, Vinden gets up to medium, but I think he'll stick with leather, studded leather at most. But if he were to get his hands on some mithril scale armor...
And to be fair, from what I've read so far, Pathfinder treats all the classes and races better :p
I've been tempted to make a Half-Orc Ranger before. The Half-Orc Barbarian illustration on the Paizo's site had me tempted. It's like I can work with that character
And I'm sure if Vin can rustle up some Mithral, then Brogan may be able to smith some out for him :p Failing that, you can probably commission some from a smith once you have the cash.
And Brogan could smith up some scale mail if Vinden can find enough mithril. As for payment, maybe he could use that Craft Wondrous Item feat to ply the bull with some mystical trinkets.
Sometimes I'm not sure if pbp role playing is the best thing for me. On one hand, it's a virtually constant source of RP gaming, but on the other hand, I have to compete against other players for spots in the game.
And I suppose that'll be a viable trade. I'm sure Brogan can come up with a few Trinkets to commission Vinden for :p
Ability Scores:
Strength- 10
Dexterity- 11
Constitution- 11
Intelligence- 18
Wisdom- 15
Charisma- 14
My Wizard and Paladin scores were also pretty high, and was nearly a Half-Elf (12 points) intstead of a Human (13 points).
Ability Scores:
Strength- 13
Dexterity- 14
Constitution- 12
Intelligence- 15
Wisdom- 13
Charisma- 13
Not bad, a jack of all stats. :)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 13
Dexterity- 14
Constitution- 16
Intelligence- 15
Wisdom- 12
Charisma- 14
Uhm... yay?