Splendor
2010-02-09, 01:17 AM
Me and a friend are playing through the adventures found in Mysteries of the Moonsea book. Our DM (who is kinda new DM, but has been playing with us for years) is getting aggravated and seems to think we're just breezing through the adventures. Now mind you he has taken both of us down in the last 2 sessions.
We are using Flaws & Spell points and were allowed to take 2 regional feats provided both were from the same region (at 1st level).
Since these are city adventures the Face usually start out with Alterself self into a Tren (+8NA) which boosts his AC to 27. And while singing his bonus to hit is +8. (AC +8 NA, +4 Armor, +1 shield from dueling cloak, +1 luck of heros, +3 dex)
The Burnamancer uses burning hands, Scorching ray or Fireburst. But we've run into creatures immune to fire (steam mephit, Xorn) where he was useless (kinda, he still had Magic missile).
Did we just make character that are too powerful? We made them because there are only two of us playing. Or is the DM just being whiny? Was the spell point variant (which we usually play with) what pushed it over the edge?
Character one. The Burnamancer. 4th Lv Evoker INT 18
Bloodline of Fire [Regional] (FEAT) (1st, Regional)
You can cast spells with the [fire] descriptor at +2 Caster level.
Cali****e Elementalist – Fire (FEAT) (human)
+1 Caster Level to Fire Spells
Ignore fire based spell level caps
Evoker Variant –Fire (Substitution) (not a feat, loses familiar)
+1 Caster Level with fire based spells
Elemental Spellcasting (Planar Handbook pg 39) (took with Flaw)
Benefit: You cast spells with the chosen descriptor at +1 Caster Level
He has another feat I just cant remember what it was (took with flaw)
Fiery Burst (Complete Mage p43) (3rd level feat)
d6 fire damage/highest level spell you have memorized. 30' range
+1 bonus to caster level when casting fire spells
Flaw: Hot-Blooded (cold based spells deal +2 damage)
Flaw: Noncombatant (-2 Melee Attacks)
Fire +6 Caster Levels with fire, No Fire Level Caps.
Character Two. The Face. (Bard 4th) Dex 16, Chr 18
Luck of Hero’s (PGF regional 1st level)
+1 saves & AC
Artist (PGF Regional Human)
+3 Bardic music uses, +2 Perform
Nymph’s Kiss (BoED) (took with Flaw)
+2 Chr checks, +1 skill point/lv, +1 vs spell/spell-like
Favored (Cityscape) (took with Flaw)
+2 Perform, earn 2x's when perform for money
Weapon Finesse (PHB) (3rd lv Feat)
Flaw: Poor Reflexes
Flaw: Arcane Parasites
We are using Flaws & Spell points and were allowed to take 2 regional feats provided both were from the same region (at 1st level).
Since these are city adventures the Face usually start out with Alterself self into a Tren (+8NA) which boosts his AC to 27. And while singing his bonus to hit is +8. (AC +8 NA, +4 Armor, +1 shield from dueling cloak, +1 luck of heros, +3 dex)
The Burnamancer uses burning hands, Scorching ray or Fireburst. But we've run into creatures immune to fire (steam mephit, Xorn) where he was useless (kinda, he still had Magic missile).
Did we just make character that are too powerful? We made them because there are only two of us playing. Or is the DM just being whiny? Was the spell point variant (which we usually play with) what pushed it over the edge?
Character one. The Burnamancer. 4th Lv Evoker INT 18
Bloodline of Fire [Regional] (FEAT) (1st, Regional)
You can cast spells with the [fire] descriptor at +2 Caster level.
Cali****e Elementalist – Fire (FEAT) (human)
+1 Caster Level to Fire Spells
Ignore fire based spell level caps
Evoker Variant –Fire (Substitution) (not a feat, loses familiar)
+1 Caster Level with fire based spells
Elemental Spellcasting (Planar Handbook pg 39) (took with Flaw)
Benefit: You cast spells with the chosen descriptor at +1 Caster Level
He has another feat I just cant remember what it was (took with flaw)
Fiery Burst (Complete Mage p43) (3rd level feat)
d6 fire damage/highest level spell you have memorized. 30' range
+1 bonus to caster level when casting fire spells
Flaw: Hot-Blooded (cold based spells deal +2 damage)
Flaw: Noncombatant (-2 Melee Attacks)
Fire +6 Caster Levels with fire, No Fire Level Caps.
Character Two. The Face. (Bard 4th) Dex 16, Chr 18
Luck of Hero’s (PGF regional 1st level)
+1 saves & AC
Artist (PGF Regional Human)
+3 Bardic music uses, +2 Perform
Nymph’s Kiss (BoED) (took with Flaw)
+2 Chr checks, +1 skill point/lv, +1 vs spell/spell-like
Favored (Cityscape) (took with Flaw)
+2 Perform, earn 2x's when perform for money
Weapon Finesse (PHB) (3rd lv Feat)
Flaw: Poor Reflexes
Flaw: Arcane Parasites