The Gilded Duke
2011-08-05, 04:49 PM
Welcome to the first edition of the Iron Chef competition for the Pathfinder system. Contestants will try and create an optimized and flavorful build using a specified pathfinder base class as the secret ingredient.
Contestants: You need to present your build at two or more separate points between first and 20th level. Please explain the benefits of your build at the various points, and how the build itself works together, including sample tactics and tricks.
Menu: The base class used for a secret ingredient will be drawn from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, The Advanced Players Guide, Ultimate Magic or Ultimate Combat. It might occasionally be drawn from books by Dreamscarred Press as well.
All builds should use 25 point buy.
Builds can have up to two traits.
Hero Points and Monsters as PC rules are disallowed.
Kitchen:
Competitors can use any official Pathfinder book in their builds, including the various "of Golarian" and Adventure Path players guide books. Competitors are also allowed to use Dreamscarred Press materials as long as they are on the d20pfsrd.
3.5 and 3.0 material is not allowed.
Cooking Time:
Contestants will have until Saturday the 13th of August at 11:59 PM Eastern to submit their builds to The Gilded Duke. The Gilded Duke will then post all of the builds simultaneously and anonymously to avoid copying or bias in judging.
Judges will then have until Wednesday August 31st at 11:59 to post their scores.
Judging: Judging will be based on the following criteria, with each build rated from 1 (very poor) to 5 (exemplary) in each area: Originality, Power, Elegance, Use of Secret Ingredient.
Power level is up to you. Cheese is acceptable, but should be kept to a sane level unless you're showcasing a new TO build you've discovered. In the words of one of my predecessors, a little cheddar can be nice, but avoid the mature Gruyere unless you're making a cheese fondue.
Elegance could bear a little elaboration. It basically measures how skillfully you put your build together, and whether you sacrificed flavor for power. We're cooking here - if your dish doesn't taste good, it doesn't matter how well-presented it is. Builds with less then 10 levels in the secret ingredient will take a hit in elegance
Presentation: Builds will be presented anonymously. Please do not include your forum name with your build submission as it might slip past me.
Could everyone use the following entry format?
NAME OF ENTRY
{table=head]Level|Class|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Skills|Feats|Class Features
1st|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
2nd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
3rd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
4th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
5th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
6th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
7th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
8th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
9th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
10th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
11th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
12th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
13th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
14th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
15th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
16th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
17th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
18th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
19th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
20th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities[/table]
Code:
NAME OF ENTRY
{table=head]Level|Class|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Skills|Feats|Class Features
1st|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
2nd|New Class Level|
+x|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
3rd|New Class Level|
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4th|New Class Level|
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5th|New Class Level|
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6th|New Class Level|
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7th|New Class Level|
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8th|New Class Level|
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9th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
10th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
11th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
12th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
13th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
14th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
15th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
16th|New Class Level|
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17th|New Class Level|
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18th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
19th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
20th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities[/table]
Use the following table for spellcasting abilities:
Spells per day/Spells Known
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
8th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
9th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
10th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
11th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
12th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
13th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
14th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
15th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
16th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
17th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
18th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
19th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
20th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]
Code:
Spells per day/Spells Known
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
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10th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
11th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
12th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
13th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
14th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
15th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
16th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
17th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
18th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
19th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
20th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]
Speculation: Please do not speculate until the builds have been posted.
As in normal Iron Chef, Leadership is banned.
We will need both judges and contestants.
This month's secret ingredient is:
Advanced Players Guide's Alchemist!
Remember, taking less then 10 levels of the secret ingredient should result in a hit to elegance.
Contestants: You need to present your build at two or more separate points between first and 20th level. Please explain the benefits of your build at the various points, and how the build itself works together, including sample tactics and tricks.
Menu: The base class used for a secret ingredient will be drawn from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, The Advanced Players Guide, Ultimate Magic or Ultimate Combat. It might occasionally be drawn from books by Dreamscarred Press as well.
All builds should use 25 point buy.
Builds can have up to two traits.
Hero Points and Monsters as PC rules are disallowed.
Kitchen:
Competitors can use any official Pathfinder book in their builds, including the various "of Golarian" and Adventure Path players guide books. Competitors are also allowed to use Dreamscarred Press materials as long as they are on the d20pfsrd.
3.5 and 3.0 material is not allowed.
Cooking Time:
Contestants will have until Saturday the 13th of August at 11:59 PM Eastern to submit their builds to The Gilded Duke. The Gilded Duke will then post all of the builds simultaneously and anonymously to avoid copying or bias in judging.
Judges will then have until Wednesday August 31st at 11:59 to post their scores.
Judging: Judging will be based on the following criteria, with each build rated from 1 (very poor) to 5 (exemplary) in each area: Originality, Power, Elegance, Use of Secret Ingredient.
Power level is up to you. Cheese is acceptable, but should be kept to a sane level unless you're showcasing a new TO build you've discovered. In the words of one of my predecessors, a little cheddar can be nice, but avoid the mature Gruyere unless you're making a cheese fondue.
Elegance could bear a little elaboration. It basically measures how skillfully you put your build together, and whether you sacrificed flavor for power. We're cooking here - if your dish doesn't taste good, it doesn't matter how well-presented it is. Builds with less then 10 levels in the secret ingredient will take a hit in elegance
Presentation: Builds will be presented anonymously. Please do not include your forum name with your build submission as it might slip past me.
Could everyone use the following entry format?
NAME OF ENTRY
{table=head]Level|Class|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Skills|Feats|Class Features
1st|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
2nd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
3rd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
4th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
5th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
6th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
7th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
8th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
9th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
10th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
11th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
12th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
13th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
14th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
15th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
16th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
17th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
18th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
19th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
20th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities[/table]
Code:
NAME OF ENTRY
{table=head]Level|Class|Base Attack<br>Bonus|Fort Save|Ref Save|Will Save|Skills|Feats|Class Features
1st|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
2nd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
3rd|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
4th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
5th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
6th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
7th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
8th|New Class Level|
+x|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
9th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
10th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
11th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
12th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
13th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
14th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
15th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
16th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
17th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
18th|New Class Level|
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+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
19th|New Class Level|
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+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities
20th|New Class Level|
+x|
+x|
+x|
+x|Skills|New Feats|New Class Abilities[/table]
Use the following table for spellcasting abilities:
Spells per day/Spells Known
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
8th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
9th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
10th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
11th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
12th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
13th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
14th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
15th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
16th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
17th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
18th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
19th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
20th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]
Code:
Spells per day/Spells Known
{table=head]Level|0lvl|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
8th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
9th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
10th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
11th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
12th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
13th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
14th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
15th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
16th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
17th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
18th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
19th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
20th|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]
Speculation: Please do not speculate until the builds have been posted.
As in normal Iron Chef, Leadership is banned.
We will need both judges and contestants.
This month's secret ingredient is:
Advanced Players Guide's Alchemist!
Remember, taking less then 10 levels of the secret ingredient should result in a hit to elegance.