DarkMaverik
2013-08-26, 10:02 AM
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So, how would one go about making Black Bolt from Marvel in D&D 3.5? I'm actually a little surprised I couldn't find any discussions about this around, or even a custom class seeing as he is, in fact, da bomb.
Let's take a peek at his power list on Wiki shall we?
"An organic mechanism in his brain's speech center produces an unknown particle that interacts with ambient electrons, enabling him to produce certain mentally controlled phenomena. The most devastating of the effects is Black Bolt's quasi-sonic scream. Because his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain, any attempt to use his vocal cords triggers an uncontrollable disturbance of the particle/electron interaction field. Because of this limitation, Black Bolt must be constantly vigilant of even the softest of utterances lest he destroy anything or anyone in its path. At full strength, his voice generates a shockwave equivalent to that of a nuclear weapon, while a whisper can rock a battleship."
Now, yes, he also has super strength and speed and a little telepathy etc... But let's focus on the fun bit. That quasi-sonic voice. I wanna figure out an effective way to make a character who more or less has to take a vow of silence for normal communication since if he were to just whisper into your ear a secret, he'd evaporate your eardrums.
I get the feeling that the custom Dragonborn class is likely to get a mention, but I believe that's more of a "casting spells with shouts" kinda thing than "crazy destructive voice".
So, how would one go about making Black Bolt from Marvel in D&D 3.5? I'm actually a little surprised I couldn't find any discussions about this around, or even a custom class seeing as he is, in fact, da bomb.
Let's take a peek at his power list on Wiki shall we?
"An organic mechanism in his brain's speech center produces an unknown particle that interacts with ambient electrons, enabling him to produce certain mentally controlled phenomena. The most devastating of the effects is Black Bolt's quasi-sonic scream. Because his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain, any attempt to use his vocal cords triggers an uncontrollable disturbance of the particle/electron interaction field. Because of this limitation, Black Bolt must be constantly vigilant of even the softest of utterances lest he destroy anything or anyone in its path. At full strength, his voice generates a shockwave equivalent to that of a nuclear weapon, while a whisper can rock a battleship."
Now, yes, he also has super strength and speed and a little telepathy etc... But let's focus on the fun bit. That quasi-sonic voice. I wanna figure out an effective way to make a character who more or less has to take a vow of silence for normal communication since if he were to just whisper into your ear a secret, he'd evaporate your eardrums.
I get the feeling that the custom Dragonborn class is likely to get a mention, but I believe that's more of a "casting spells with shouts" kinda thing than "crazy destructive voice".