Ramza00
2007-08-01, 08:22 PM
Lvl 6 Gestalt game I am DMing on a side of a main campaign. Very undead heavy in a post apolytpic world, undead is part of it culture something to be feared yet they aren't "the enemy" per say, just dangerous. One player retired his character, giving him now to me as an npc (who has journeyed away from the party for a different mission and may return or may not). Thus he needs a new character.
Right now he is proposing two options, they seem fair to me, but I want other peoples input, especially in matters of balance.
The expected character. Duskblade 17/Swashbuckler 3//
Monk 1/Psion 14/Abjurant Champion Psionic Adaption 5
in this order
Duskblade 5/Swashbuckler 1/Duskblade +8 (13)/Swashbuckler +2 (3)/Duskblade +4(17)//Monk 1/Psion 5/Abjurant Champion 5/Psion 9 (14)
Race: kalashtar
1: Two Weapon Fighting
1: Flaw: Narrow Mind
1: Flaw: Ascetic Psion
3: Tashalatora
6: Superior Unarmed Strike
Monk 1: Monastic Tranining Psion
Swashbuckler 1: Weapon Finesse
Duskblade 3: Combat Casting
Psion 1: Psicrystal Affinity
Psion 5: His custom psion/duskblade feat
Expected 9th lvl feat: Arcane Strike
He hasn't told me his power selection nor his spell selection for he hasn't made it and is waiting for me. Remember he is going into a the psionic version of Abjurant Champion next level, I am replacing abjurration with any power that is "abjuration like"
Request 1:Duskblade and Psion give up his armor profiency to learn the ability to learn wizard/sorcerer spells instead of duskblade spells. Thus at every level where the duskblade can learn a duskblade spell he can choose a wizard spell instead. He also won't get the armored mage ability
Request 2: A custom feat allowing the duskblade to use psionic powers for character abilities and pre reqs, and arcane spells for psionics character abilities and pre reqs. Aka complete psion/magic transparency as in he can use arcane channeling and quick cast with psionic powers.
They seem balanced, option 2 may not seem balanced at first till you consider the fact if he did a wizard or a archivist he could do the same thing without the feat.
What do you guys think? Note I can select either, both, or none.
Right now he is proposing two options, they seem fair to me, but I want other peoples input, especially in matters of balance.
The expected character. Duskblade 17/Swashbuckler 3//
Monk 1/Psion 14/Abjurant Champion Psionic Adaption 5
in this order
Duskblade 5/Swashbuckler 1/Duskblade +8 (13)/Swashbuckler +2 (3)/Duskblade +4(17)//Monk 1/Psion 5/Abjurant Champion 5/Psion 9 (14)
Race: kalashtar
1: Two Weapon Fighting
1: Flaw: Narrow Mind
1: Flaw: Ascetic Psion
3: Tashalatora
6: Superior Unarmed Strike
Monk 1: Monastic Tranining Psion
Swashbuckler 1: Weapon Finesse
Duskblade 3: Combat Casting
Psion 1: Psicrystal Affinity
Psion 5: His custom psion/duskblade feat
Expected 9th lvl feat: Arcane Strike
He hasn't told me his power selection nor his spell selection for he hasn't made it and is waiting for me. Remember he is going into a the psionic version of Abjurant Champion next level, I am replacing abjurration with any power that is "abjuration like"
Request 1:Duskblade and Psion give up his armor profiency to learn the ability to learn wizard/sorcerer spells instead of duskblade spells. Thus at every level where the duskblade can learn a duskblade spell he can choose a wizard spell instead. He also won't get the armored mage ability
Request 2: A custom feat allowing the duskblade to use psionic powers for character abilities and pre reqs, and arcane spells for psionics character abilities and pre reqs. Aka complete psion/magic transparency as in he can use arcane channeling and quick cast with psionic powers.
They seem balanced, option 2 may not seem balanced at first till you consider the fact if he did a wizard or a archivist he could do the same thing without the feat.
What do you guys think? Note I can select either, both, or none.