Which class is the most Metal?

[Snowbluff]

By level 7, how metal can you be? Who can squeeze in the most thematically metal based abilities?

[Forrestfire]

Bard. What, did you expect something else? :p

[Snowbluff]

Bard.

*guitar riff* Excellent!

I actually saw this coming, but I'm looking to make a metal gish or caster. There's not a lot of metal spells. I might settle for crystalline psionics refluffed if I can't figure it out.

[Demidos]

Warforged? And/or armor spikes.

[Deophaun]

Be a dragon wyrmling that gets killed, has continual flame cast on its skull and then gets turned into a bone creature. Now your head is the most metal album cover ever.

[Kudaku]

Whenever I need character art for a bloodrager I google image metal album covers. Does that count?

[Amphetryon]

Android Skald.

[Blackhawk748]

Barbarian needs to be on this list, also anyone in Heavy Armor honestly. You can also be very Metal as a Sorcerer with very flashy spells, usually lightning based.

[nedz]

HexBlade (OK Mettle)

[Snowbluff]

The race is Dhampir with Blood Drinker.

[Glimbur]

Wu Jen could take Elemental Mastery: Metal at 6th. And then use scarves of metal because the class is a bit silly.

[PaucaTerrorem]

CE cleric. Heavy armor, big badass weapon, calling down the might of you dark master. Get a dragon mount for good measure.

[NightbringerGGZ]

Dhampir eh? Well if you're going for the most brutal, metal think every make sure you're Nosferatu-Born:


The union that results in an ancient-born is too horrific for most to imagine. Even in relative youth a nosferatu is so terrible to behold that any such coupling must be the result of arcane manipulation or insanity.

I'd go Skald rather than Bard. Go with the Demon Dancer (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/skald/archetypes/paizo---skald-archetypes/demon-dancer-skald-archetype) archetype.

When you sing you enrage your allies (groopies). You and they gain a powerful bite attack, sprout spikes from your body, deal physical damage with your death-metal growls (Greater Fiend Totem) and have a powerful will to dominate those around you. When you defeat an enemy you carve demonic symbols in their bodies which just happen to be your band's logo.

How's that for a start?

[Man on Fire]

Cleric. Holy weapon in your hand, power of god by your side, might to strike your foes down, to summon monsters at your command. Just add good themes and you can do it.

[Psyren]

Wu Jen
Eastern Wizard
Oracle

[A Tad Insane]

Oracle of metal.

[Doomeye56]

Dragon Skald/White hair witch

whats more metal then a viking rockstar with headbanging you can attack with.

[Almaseti]

There is a Metal Mystery (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/oracle/mysteries/paizo---oracle-mysteries/metal) for Oracles that might be worth a peek.

[Snowbluff]

Wu Jen
Eastern Wizard
Oracle


There is a Metal Mystery (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/oracle/mysteries/paizo---oracle-mysteries/metal) for Oracles that might be worth a peek.Well, wu-jen isn't an option, and the metal based subclasses aren't metal enough. :smallsigh:

I wish there were more good metal spells.

[avr]

Since it hasn't somehow hasn't been mentioned - a wizard with the metal elementalist (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/wizard/arcane-schools/paizo---arcane-schools/elemental-arcane-schools/metal) school gets the maximum number of metal-based spells and some relevant powers.

[Th3N3xtGuy]

Bard/Anti-Paladin/Skald You got your self the Evil corrupting rocker that can take a punch while inspire evil. The rocker all old people feared in the golden age of rock!
P.S Never played Pathfinder but in theory it sounds good!

[Psyren]

Since it hasn't somehow hasn't been mentioned

When I said "eastern wizard" I meant the ones with the eastern-themed elemental schools.


Well, wu-jen isn't an option, and the metal based subclasses aren't metal enough. :smallsigh:

I wish there were more good metal spells.

Well part of it is fluff. For instance, Gravity Bow doesn't say anything about metal specifically, but it's on the Metal Wizard list, so it's safe to imagine their version as turning your bow or arrows briefly into full iron or steel, or magnetically impelling the arrowhead for the enhanced damage.

[Spore]

Dwarven Forgemaster, Oread Metal Oracle. This isn't very music oriented but imagine the puns.

[squiggit]

Sort of surprised at the huge lack of metal-themed spells. Seems like there's room for some cool transmutations, conjurations and blasts that should exist but don't.

Speaking of metal elementalists: What does anyone think their third 7th level bonus spell should be? Lightning Rod is listed as their 7th level bonus spell and it has a short description in UM but there's no full entry for the spell.

[nyjastul69]

The most metal would be some type of iron man. An iron golem might fit the iron man archetype.

[grarrrg]

By level 7, how metal can you be? Who can squeeze in the most thematically metal based abilities?

By level 7? You're killing me Snowbluff...

This _just_ squeaks in though:
Paladin 5/Holy Vindicator (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/e-h/holy-vindicator) 2
2nd level Vindicators gain "Stigmata"
"A vindicator willingly gives his blood in service to his faith...At 2nd level, he may stop or start the flow of blood by force of will as a standard action; at 6th level it becomes ...Activating stigmata causes bleed damage equal to half the vindicator’s class level, and this bleed damage is not halted by curative magic....Each time he activates his stigmata, the vindicator decides if the bonus applies to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, Armor Class, caster level checks, or saving throws; "

Now if that isn't "metal" I don't know what is. "I'M BLEEDING NOW DIE!"

Close 2nd (while it _can_ be entered at level 6, I don't think you want to try, check the reqs):
[whatever] 5/Pain Taster (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/n-r/pain-taster) 2
Masochism:
"a pain taster can deal lethal damage to herself at any time to gain a bonus on attack and damage rolls. Doing so is a swift action that deals 2 points of damage to the pain taster...For 1 round, the pain taster gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and a +2 bonus on damage rolls."
Not as good as the Vindicator, but similar result.

Bonus, there's actually a combo between Vindicator and Pain Taster.
Vindicator's Stigmata deals "bleed damage equal to half Vindicator class level", and at 3rd level "Anytime the pain taster is dealt bleed damage, she reduces the amount of damage taken by 1 per pain taster level".
So you can get full Stigmata benefits withOUT having to actually bleed yourself!

[TheIronGolem]

The most metal would be some type of iron man. An iron golem might fit the iron man archetype.

It's true. I am the most metal.

[deuxhero]

Pathfinder? Probably Metal specialist Wizard, Ironskin Monk and Steelblood Bloodrager. Hard to get more metal than having it in your name.