Playgrounders In D&Dtopia (3.5)

[WhatThePhysics]

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[Goaty14]

First I'm going to take into account who else is here with me. (Because I really don't know what else to do.)

[Waker]

This thread might be better placed in Message Board Games (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?34-Message-Board-Games).
But if I found myself in a mysteriously abandoned village, while looking around for food and tools, I'd keep a sharp lookout for the word "Croatoa" written on any surfaces.

[flappeercraft]

RAW answer: I start crafting quarterstaffs which I do instantly due to crafting rules for infinite wood. I then use the quarterstaffs as raw materials for crafting 10 foot poles. I then start selling 10 foot poles and eventually with the money buy a Candle of Invocation for infinite wish loops.

What I would actually do: I do the quarterstaff thing for infinite wood and use the wood to make walls around the village for protection. I spend time learning how to be a Wizard when I am done.

Edit: Actually, I'll take a level in fighter first, then I will go for wizard

[Hish]

After making a search for any sign of what happened to the villagers (you specified that I don't find anything), I look for spellbooks and arcane scrolls. If I find any, I begin working with elemental and nature spirits (I take a level of Wu Jen). If I don't, I attempt to develop mental powers (I take a level in Psion (Not sure what discipline, I'd rather go Wu Jen)).

Wu Jen over Wizard for three reasons: I'm sure we'll have plenty of Wizards and diversity is good; I don't want to try to live up to an optimization forum's ideals of a Wizard; and Wizards need to exhaustively study things, but a Wu Jen just has to agree not to sit facing west and the easy path is more attractive.

I'd actually like to see this as a message board game, less rigorous and optimization focused. Would anyone mind if I make a new thread over there?

[Vizzerdrix]

Oooh, neat. Do we suddenly find ourselves with a hanful of feats? Do we have skills to pay the bills, or do I keep what I know? Because I knows some things. Fish and game traps. I can make poor quality bows (cant shoot worth a dang). I know a tiny bit about about a lot of things is what Im getting at here.

If we get to pick our feats Im going troll blooded+ mark of xoriat feat chains as fast as I can. Everyone else will be some form of caster so I may as well try to meat wall untill they get the heavy hitting spells online. I can always go chameleon later so I can play with magic too, and if someone makes me some shapesand early on I will be content.

[flappeercraft]

Oooh, neat. Do we suddenly find ourselves with a hanful of feats? Do we have skills to pay the bills, or do I keep what I know? Because I knows some things. Fish and game traps. I can make poor quality bows (cant shoot worth a dang). I know a tiny bit about about a lot of things is what Im getting at here.

If we get to pick our feats Im going troll blooded+ mark of xoriat feat chains as fast as I can. Everyone else will be some form of caster so I may as well try to meat wall untill they get the heavy hitting spells online. I can always go chameleon later so I can play with magic too, and if someone makes me some shapesand early on I will be content.

In that case I could build myself to be some kind of buffer to assist you if it gets to the point where we just make ourselves D&D characters. Althought I might go a gish but even in that case I would help with buffs


Edit: Also, this brings me the idea, why don't we make a game on Message Board Games, 3.5 Subforum or On Going Games and we make it so anyone can join. Basically just like a D&D game but with the whole playground on it, we could have an assigned DM and just a custom world where we just go and make insanity. Should I make this and where should I make this?

[Sapreaver]

I'd definitely be a rogue for my first level.
My skill points wouldn't be good for searching or spotting but being a tradesmen irl means i have a bunch of points in a bunch of things lol. And I'm fairly strong
Edit is there a classa with a focus on building things lol?

[flappeercraft]

I guess artificer would be what you're looking for. It's mostly focused on magic items but it does have the Craft skill and Knowledge Architecture and Engineering as class skills

[Sapreaver]

Lol how did I forget about artificer

[Goaty14]

(Personally, a bunch of Gitpers in an abandoned town would be hyper-intelligent, and have a bunch of wizards 'n stuff, which would end up looking like a mash between Eberron and this (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fw/20041231a))

I would go TN/LN Druid or (perferably) Wildshape Ranger, and then bonk into Master of Many Forms after level 5 to start getting those sweet, juicy, Ex/Su abilities.


I'd definitely be a rogue for my first level.
My skill points wouldn't be good for searching or spotting but being a tradesmen irl means i have a bunch of points in a bunch of things lol. And I'm fairly strong
Edit is there a classa with a focus on building things lol?

The Maester is a 5 level class that focuses on crafting.

How does Craft (Siege Weapons) sound?

[Sapreaver]

Artificer 15 maester 5. Once he mentioned artificer I was thinking automated defenses lol.
I have a skill point in that irl. I once made a wrist mounted xbow out of coffee sleeves that fired a slurpee straw hard enough to puncture a can of cola. (overnights at a gas station are that boring.)

[flappeercraft]

(Personally, a bunch of Gitpers in an abandoned town would be hyper-intelligent, and have a bunch of wizards 'n stuff, which would end up looking like a mash between Eberron and this (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fw/20041231a))



Honestly it would be more like a Tippyverse multiplied by the real world to the exponent of Durakistad

[Waker]

If I suddenly plopped down in D&D world subject to the usual D&D rules, I'd probably end up as something like a Marshal or maybe Savant. I'm intelligent, but too lazy to learn to be a wizard. Great at memorization, but no musical aptitude for being a Bard. Something about me apparently inspires understanding in others though, even if I still can't figure out how it works. One of my favorite examples of this phenomenon is years ago when a friend was reading the Tao Te Ching. He was having trouble with it and asked me to explain it, but since I remembered the first rule of Taoism is don't talk about Taoism, I instead simply re-read aloud what he had just read. A lightbulb clicked on and he suddenly figured it out.
The moral of the story is that in this D&D village, I'd help everyone out. With the power of friendship.

[Endarire]

I want to be a Paladin for the purpose of chanting, "Pazuzu, Pazuzu, Pazuzu!" and having big P grant me a wish which I turn into a custom item of at-will CL20 (or higher) simulacrum which I use to make Sim Solars and Sim Efreet. If such is unavailable, I'll take an unexpended Ring of Three Wishes and start reshaping reality, ensuring that I have ample wishes to make more wish-granting items as prudent.

And this is RAW legal at level 1. I just need to invest all my character's resources into Knowledge (Religion) and INT.

Assuming a +5 bonus from 20 INT (18 base + 2 from age) + 4 ranks + 2 Masterwork Tool + 3 Skill Focus + 1 Illiterate trait (bonus goes to K(R) and I spend 2 skill points to negate its penalty), I have +15. I take 10. The trick works.

(Alternatively or additionally, I could have taken the Education feat to give +1 on K(R) check, the Absent-Minded trait to give +1 on all Knowledge checks, s and use an item of guidance to give another +1.)

Who needs Paladin class features when you're better at magic than pre-epic casters?

[Mike Miller]

I'd actually like to see this as a message board game, less rigorous and optimization focused. Would anyone mind if I make a new thread over there?

A link (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?534402-Playgrounders-in-D-amp-Dtopia-(3-5-loose-rules)) would be nice. :smallsmile:

[Endarire]

@OP: I assumed 'the locals' didn't include traditionally extraplanar beings.

If Pazuzu is off-limits, I'd likely go tier 1 caster. Initially, a Druid would likely be best. May as well help the Artificer(s) and other crafters start a metaphysical revolution (https://campbellgrege.com/work-listing/the-metaphysical-revolution-dd-3-5-module/).

[BloodSnake'sCha]

Let look at my Abilitis:
I have a high Str, higher Dex, high Con, mid-high Wiz, very high Int and medium Cha.
Flaws:
Autism Spectrum Disorders: I have problems with understanding humans -4 on all human related chacks.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Can't do only one action in a time, some times will just randomly get hurt for doing something stupid.
Trait:
Can't feel pain: Unaware to damage to myself, get the Diehard feat.

Feats:
- Improve Unarmed.
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I go with a Wizard and play a gish as I have good Str, Dex and Con, I will take some PRC for free metamagic.
I will not wast my time in making magic items because wie have some artifacters.
I will be TN and make myself a small undead army for cheep workers.

[flappeercraft]

factotum is pretty int based

[Vizzerdrix]

That would imply you have trolls in your family tree

You sir, have not met my family. Uncle Leon has a strange obsession with bridges, and auntie Jane IS rather afraid of goats. :smallbiggrin:

[Hish]

A link (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?534402-Playgrounders-in-D-amp-Dtopia-(3-5-loose-rules)) would be nice. :smallsmile:

Apologies; was tired.
I came back now to add a link if no one had yet.