All-Might in pathfinder

[Xuldarinar]

Im curious how one would approach building such a character. How would you represent All-Might from My Hero Academia using pathfinder's rules?

[MilleniaAntares]

It would be best if you elaborated on what he could do, perhaps with clips or a link to his page on a wiki.

I'd just say to look at attempts to fit Superman into Pathfinder.... after all, most lead guys are vaguely based on him, right?

[Xuldarinar]

It would be best if you elaborated on what he could do, perhaps with clips or a link to his page on a wiki.

I'd just say to look at attempts to fit Superman into Pathfinder.... after all, most lead guys are vaguely based on him, right?



Fair point. I'd share a video link but Im reluctant to as most Im sure could just be taken down, and others get around things by altering video size and throwing on a background and such.



Here is a wikia link (http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Toshinori_Yagi) on the character. In short though, he is capable of delivering explosive force with his blows, such that without focus and training one with his abilities can disable themselves. I suppose we can view him as a flightless superman though. Likely should have looked to that first.

[MilleniaAntares]

Overall, D&D does not really do "powerful ability that hurts you" all too often.

That said, if you don't mind using third party content, Dreamscarred Press's Path of War can fit him. The Broken Blade (on the SRD) and Fool's Errand (on these forums) disciplines would fit, especially the latter.

If you feel All Might is charismatic, then a steelfist commando warlord would fit. If his ability to defend people is more important, then he's more of a dervish defender warder. If you want a secret identity, try the vigilante archetype in the Fool's Errand document. If you want pure strength, try brutal stalker, barbarian, or aberrant aegis.

Hope this helps!

[Psyren]

Shonen anime characters in general, and ones from over-the-top punch-through-a-mountain etc. style series generally don't translate to D&D/PF well. You might be better off with a different system entirely like Exalted or BESM.

[Coidzor]

The strength stuff is basically Muscle Wizard to a T.

Passing on his power to another person, don't think that you can model that one.

[Prime32]

With Spheres of Power:

Be a Fighter (siegebreaker (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/fighter/archetypes/paizo---fighter-archetypes/siegebreaker-fighter-archetype)) 2/Mageknight (doomblade) 2/Bloodrager (blood conduit (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/bloodrager/archetypes/paizo---bloodrager-archetypes/blood-conduit)) 16

Focus on the Destruction sphere, picking up Energy Blade and Battering Blast (a blast type that includes a free bull rush and doesn't count as magical), along with any Practiced Spellcaster type abilities you can find.
For your casting tradition, take at least two drawbacks including Draining Casting, so that you can pick up the Fortified Casting boon (lets you use Con for spellcasting). Also take the Unrealized Telekinetic trait and the Telekinetic Exoskeleton feat (lets you add your casting ability modifier to Strength, Climb and Swim checks).
Choose High Jump as your mystic combat.

Use Blood Conduit, Doomblade and Energy Blade to channel three Battering Blasts into an unarmed strike at once. With siegebreaker you inflict 2 + Str mod damage whenever you make a bull rush, plus any damage applicable for bull rushing them into a wall.

Plenty of feats, items and rage powers to fill in, but that should make a decent framework for a "super-strong guy" build. There are Destruction sphere talents which would cover "punching the ground to make craters" and the like, or you could pick up the Enhancement sphere and focus more on self-buffs.

[CharonsHelper]

Shonen anime characters in general, and ones from over-the-top punch-through-a-mountain etc. style series generally don't translate to D&D/PF well. You might be better off with a different system entirely like Exalted or BESM.

This.

As much as D&D can get pretty over-the-top, it doesn't do something like All-Might well.

[khadgar567]

With Spheres of Power:

Be a Fighter (siegebreaker (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/fighter/archetypes/paizo---fighter-archetypes/siegebreaker-fighter-archetype)) 2/Mageknight (doomblade) 2/Bloodrager (blood conduit (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/bloodrager/archetypes/paizo---bloodrager-archetypes/blood-conduit)) 16

Focus on the Destruction sphere, picking up Energy Blade and Battering Blast (a blast type that includes a free bull rush and doesn't count as magical), along with any Practiced Spellcaster type abilities you can find.
For your casting tradition, take at least two drawbacks including Draining Casting, so that you can pick up the Fortified Casting boon (lets you use Con for spellcasting). Also take the Unrealized Telekinetic trait and the Telekinetic Exoskeleton feat (lets you add your casting ability modifier to Strength, Climb and Swim checks).
Choose High Jump as your mystic combat.

Use Blood Conduit, Doomblade and Energy Blade to channel three Battering Blasts into an unarmed strike at once. With siegebreaker you inflict 2 + Str mod damage whenever you make a bull rush, plus any damage applicable for bull rushing them into a wall.

Plenty of feats, items and rage powers to fill in, but that should make a decent framework for a "super-strong guy" build. There are Destruction sphere talents which would cover "punching the ground to make craters" and the like, or you could pick up the Enhancement sphere and focus more on self-buffs.
this but you might want vigilante dip to change between muscle bound freak and regular human form

[MariktheDragon]

How would some do this in 3.5 using strictly 3.5 books ?

[khadgar567]

How would some do this in 3.5 using strictly 3.5 books ?
you dont as he is basicly saitama with proper background and sensible powers.

[Eldariel]

you dont as he is basicly saitama with proper background and sensible powers.

Eh, Cancer Mage with Festering Anger and Wing Buffet sorta thing does it pretty effortlessly. Well, you gotta get more speed somehow but aside from that.

It's the same way you model everything from the Hulk to Goku; just pump physical stats to the tens of thousands. Easy within the system and still weaker than spellcasters

[DMVerdandi]

While it is "impossible" to emulate the scale in which all-might does things, you could theoretically build a low powered version that was a little more suited to the setting, and still very much keep the flavor. What we are trying to do is get All for one to work as intended, that being a power that stores and transfers power from one generation to the next via the transmission of genes.

Flavorwise, we can do this by using the Bloodrager class[Destined Bloodline/Blood Conduit Archetype].
Since quirks are all about DNA, having your power come from your ancestry fits really well with it. Secondly, Bloodragers get spells can enhance the body in various ways, as far as BNHA goes, this can be seen as the applications of the All for one cowl. Spells like jump, heroism, iron skin, and other physical buffs work wonderfully for our goal.

The Blood Conduit archetype does a fantastic job in giving you the ability to cast touch spells as swift actions with either an unarmed attack [DETROIT SMAAAAAASH], or through various combat maneuvers.
The destined bloodline DEFINITELY goes super well with All for one, as far as it being a power only those chosen can really manifest. It is a bond between mentor and mentee, and a mantle that only those with a special something can obtain.


Now, a third ingredient with this would be using the variant multi class system, and taking on psychic bloodline as a secondary bloodline. The bloodline rules state you either have to have the same bloodline if you take levels in another class or make them conform (at dm discretion). Lets assume yes. So bloodrager powers don't have arcana, so its as simple as keeping destined bloodline powers, feats and spells, and then taking the psychic bloodline arcana.

Now you have psychic spells. They are better for anyone going the gish route, thus the build.

[Hrugner]

I'd probably go with an elemental-purist(aether)-kineticist/synthesist-summoner gestalt. He can get big, fill himself with weird energy, cause enormous damage while harming himself and can appear invincible to attacks while his shield holds out.