Jeff the Green
2013-11-02, 01:10 AM
I've come up with an interesting idea for a Forgotten Realms character that I'd like to flesh out, but I'd like some advice on how to do it.
The back story is that he was a generic follower of Ilmater until the Time of Troubles when he was abducted by Loviatans and tortured nearly to death by Baneites. He was then possessed by the Broken God's spirit (as per his ability in Faiths and Avatars) and broke his shackles, had his grievous wounds healed, and slew his torturers with a series of enervation and harm spells before escaping with his fellow victims.
Most would take this experience only as a great mercy, but he found not only that experiencing the torture brought him closer to his god, but that harming his tormenters did the same and led to them begging Ilmater for mercy—surely a sign that through their torment they had been saved. Since then he's been a tireless crusader for the redemptive power of pain, and also his responsibility to bring this redemption to the masses. In extreme cases this redemptive pain must be extended past death, so raising the unrepentant as undead is mandatory. Think a sadistic Mother Teresa.
So here's what I've got so far.
He'll be a human cleric. (I don't see him as a warrior, so probably cloistered.)
With Heretic of the FaithPoF he can be Lawful Evil and pick up the Deathbound domainSC.
He'll also get the Suffering domainSC, which he will cast spontaneouslyPHBII.
He's quite certain he's not evil, so Veil of CyricCoS:W and Touch of BenevolenceLoD are appropriate as well.
Blasphemous IncantationEoE to replace Rebuke Undead is also appropriate.
If the DM is lenient enough, replace Lore with poison use as the Drow bard ACF.
That takes up his flaws and human bonus feats. If the DM is lenient enough to waive the non-lawful requirements, he'll probably go into Divine Wanderer for two levels and then into Fleshwarper.
I'm not terribly familiar with evil characters, so I'm not sure what other feats might be useful or what other prestige classes might fit. I'd love to hear ideas for how to expand on this.
The back story is that he was a generic follower of Ilmater until the Time of Troubles when he was abducted by Loviatans and tortured nearly to death by Baneites. He was then possessed by the Broken God's spirit (as per his ability in Faiths and Avatars) and broke his shackles, had his grievous wounds healed, and slew his torturers with a series of enervation and harm spells before escaping with his fellow victims.
Most would take this experience only as a great mercy, but he found not only that experiencing the torture brought him closer to his god, but that harming his tormenters did the same and led to them begging Ilmater for mercy—surely a sign that through their torment they had been saved. Since then he's been a tireless crusader for the redemptive power of pain, and also his responsibility to bring this redemption to the masses. In extreme cases this redemptive pain must be extended past death, so raising the unrepentant as undead is mandatory. Think a sadistic Mother Teresa.
So here's what I've got so far.
He'll be a human cleric. (I don't see him as a warrior, so probably cloistered.)
With Heretic of the FaithPoF he can be Lawful Evil and pick up the Deathbound domainSC.
He'll also get the Suffering domainSC, which he will cast spontaneouslyPHBII.
He's quite certain he's not evil, so Veil of CyricCoS:W and Touch of BenevolenceLoD are appropriate as well.
Blasphemous IncantationEoE to replace Rebuke Undead is also appropriate.
If the DM is lenient enough, replace Lore with poison use as the Drow bard ACF.
That takes up his flaws and human bonus feats. If the DM is lenient enough to waive the non-lawful requirements, he'll probably go into Divine Wanderer for two levels and then into Fleshwarper.
I'm not terribly familiar with evil characters, so I'm not sure what other feats might be useful or what other prestige classes might fit. I'd love to hear ideas for how to expand on this.