KindOfGoodGuy
2014-05-27, 07:50 PM
Not too long ago the very popular game League of Legends released a character named Braum, and since his release I have been trying to find a way to recreate him in pathfinder. Now for those who have been away from LoL for a while or for those who never played it, Braum is an very large man with enormous muscles and an amazing handlebar mustache. His defining feature though is his weapon, an impenetrable Stone/ metal door enchanted with frost magic. It's fairly odd but surprisingly effective. Here's a reference link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GRakOmdahPg/U1hySvGrMQI/AAAAAAAAASw/TCzsg95XABU/s1600/b-splash.jpg
Anyways...
Our DM is starting the game with everyone as level 9 so we can dive right into the meat of the game. Here is what I have been able to come up with for this master of the Mustache.
Race: Human
Height: 6'6
Weight: 220 (mostly muscle)
Stats: (The DM is being generous enough for a 25 point buy since the campaign will reach into level 30 by the time we are done)
STR: 26 (18 +2 from racial +2 from levels + 4 from Belt)
DEX: 13
CON: 16
INT: 7
WIS: 7
CHA: 13 (for the mustache)
Items: (for a level 9, 46,000 gold is the standard amount)
Belt of Giant Strength +4
Plate Mail (IK he wears leather but the +6 bonus to his AC is always helpful so i'm reluctantly bending my own rules on this one detail).
Stone Door (enchanted with Lighten Object and possibly Frost damage(I can't remember the cost for elemental enchants, sorry.))
extra misc. adventure gear of a level 9 mountain of muscle
Now here is where things get hairy. After talking it over with the DM, it was decided that the initial dimensions of the door would be about a ton (i argued for 1800 instead of 2000 and won that part of the debate). In order to make it wearable but still seemingly impenetrable, i cut the width from about 1 foot to half a foot, which brought the weight to 900. Couple that with a Lighten Object enchantment and it goes down to 450 lbs. That is a HUGE amount but not unbearable. Looking at the carrying capacity chart, that is only a medium load. And he has around 150 pounds to spare.
The reason for the door and not a tower shield is that if you have seen Braum in action you would know he bashes as well as defends with it. Pathfinder prevents the use of Tower shield Bashing but that doesn't mean you can't take an improvised tower shield-sized object and whack every one of your enemies with it. My argument is that you could still get the bonus from using a tower shield-like object if you held it defensively like one since i see no rule about this with improvised weapons.
Feats: This is where most of the confusion lies as I can't make heads or tails of the options. luckily he will be a fighter for the first 8 levels so I have a lot of choices and I will prestige as a Stalwart Defender at level 9
Catch Off Guard
Dodge
Mobility
Improved Unarmed Strike (prerequisite)
Deflect arrows (Braum is the only champion in LoL who can actually stand his ground and block against ranged projectiles)
Improvised Weapon Mastery (a 450 pound door is bound to be 2 handed so it will be 2d6 for damage)
Power Attack
Some shield feats (assuming the DM counts the door as enough of a shield to use them)
AC: So this is what we have so far. 10+1(DEX)+9(armor)+1(dodge)+4(defensive stance from Stalwart Defender)+4(door/shield)
By the end of the day that evens out to a very solid 29 (33 if he gets attacks of opportunity on him).
What do you guys thing about this so far? What should I add or take away? What is your input?
(Sorry for the disorganization. This is my first ever post on a forum.)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GRakOmdahPg/U1hySvGrMQI/AAAAAAAAASw/TCzsg95XABU/s1600/b-splash.jpg
Anyways...
Our DM is starting the game with everyone as level 9 so we can dive right into the meat of the game. Here is what I have been able to come up with for this master of the Mustache.
Race: Human
Height: 6'6
Weight: 220 (mostly muscle)
Stats: (The DM is being generous enough for a 25 point buy since the campaign will reach into level 30 by the time we are done)
STR: 26 (18 +2 from racial +2 from levels + 4 from Belt)
DEX: 13
CON: 16
INT: 7
WIS: 7
CHA: 13 (for the mustache)
Items: (for a level 9, 46,000 gold is the standard amount)
Belt of Giant Strength +4
Plate Mail (IK he wears leather but the +6 bonus to his AC is always helpful so i'm reluctantly bending my own rules on this one detail).
Stone Door (enchanted with Lighten Object and possibly Frost damage(I can't remember the cost for elemental enchants, sorry.))
extra misc. adventure gear of a level 9 mountain of muscle
Now here is where things get hairy. After talking it over with the DM, it was decided that the initial dimensions of the door would be about a ton (i argued for 1800 instead of 2000 and won that part of the debate). In order to make it wearable but still seemingly impenetrable, i cut the width from about 1 foot to half a foot, which brought the weight to 900. Couple that with a Lighten Object enchantment and it goes down to 450 lbs. That is a HUGE amount but not unbearable. Looking at the carrying capacity chart, that is only a medium load. And he has around 150 pounds to spare.
The reason for the door and not a tower shield is that if you have seen Braum in action you would know he bashes as well as defends with it. Pathfinder prevents the use of Tower shield Bashing but that doesn't mean you can't take an improvised tower shield-sized object and whack every one of your enemies with it. My argument is that you could still get the bonus from using a tower shield-like object if you held it defensively like one since i see no rule about this with improvised weapons.
Feats: This is where most of the confusion lies as I can't make heads or tails of the options. luckily he will be a fighter for the first 8 levels so I have a lot of choices and I will prestige as a Stalwart Defender at level 9
Catch Off Guard
Dodge
Mobility
Improved Unarmed Strike (prerequisite)
Deflect arrows (Braum is the only champion in LoL who can actually stand his ground and block against ranged projectiles)
Improvised Weapon Mastery (a 450 pound door is bound to be 2 handed so it will be 2d6 for damage)
Power Attack
Some shield feats (assuming the DM counts the door as enough of a shield to use them)
AC: So this is what we have so far. 10+1(DEX)+9(armor)+1(dodge)+4(defensive stance from Stalwart Defender)+4(door/shield)
By the end of the day that evens out to a very solid 29 (33 if he gets attacks of opportunity on him).
What do you guys thing about this so far? What should I add or take away? What is your input?
(Sorry for the disorganization. This is my first ever post on a forum.)