Lyinginbedmon
2007-09-26, 08:57 AM
Jovocs are a race of Tanar'ri from the Monster Manual II, and with a bit of finangling, you can create a source of infinite damage with them, easily shared by simple proximity, all thanks to their Retributive Aura.
Ingredients needed:
Regeneration (spell, PHB)
Mind-Switch (power, XPH)
Metamorphic Transfer (feat, XPH)
Frenzied Berzerker (PrC, CW)
Astral Seed (power, XPH)
Gate (spell, PHB)
Race: Human
Build: Barbarian 1/Psion (Shaper) 15/Frenzied Berzerker 4
Feats: Destructive Rage, (Intimidating Rage), (Acquire Psi-Crystal), Power Attack, Cleave, (Expanded Knowledge (Claws of the Beast)), Extra Rage, (Expanded Knowledge [Metamorphosis]), Shape Soulmeld (Girillon's Arms), Metamorphic Transfer, (Expanded Knowledge [Mind-Switch]), Expanded Knowledge [Compression].
The Trick:
Both Psions manifest astral seed (10 minutes casting, no XP cost)
NPC casting of gate x2: summon 2 Jovocs for 17 rounds each.
The two Psions place their storage crystals near the Jovocs and then kill themselves
The two Psions (now inside the storage crystals) manifest touchsight (so they can see the jovocs) and then manifest mind-switch on them. The NPC caster commands the Jovocs to be willing, or the two Psions could just brute force the Jovocs. Their saves aren't very high. The NPC should forbid the Jovocs from attacking anything.
The Psions (now inside Jovoc bodies) use metamorphic transfer to grant themselves the retributive aura. They turn around and smash their storage crystals.
The two Psions lose a level by killing their former bodies (the storage crystal) but regain this lost level through an NPC casting of psychic chirurgery.
Commentary: The build above would make rather poor psi-gishes, but at least they can manifest claws of the beast and rend with the claws (girallon's arm soulmeld bound to arm chakra, which was opened via open chakra). Other than that, these two are pretty much one-trick ponies.
SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB:
Use a dorje of greater metamorphosis to morph into a solar (Shapers have UPD as a class skill). Share this power with their psi-crystals.
Dismiss the power, but keep the power active on the psi-crystals.
Using a dorje of fusion, the Psions fuse with their respective psi-crystals.
Compression is used to reduce the size of the now metamorphed psi-crystals down to small size. This is legal because both are now of the outsider type and of small or smaller size.
Begin Frenzying
Approach eachother and stab the other Psion.
BOOM!
After much issue, changes were made to this design that allows it to function in Non-Psionics as well:
Find 2 characters with Improved Assume Supernatural Ability
Shapechange them into Jovocs, then polymorph them into Trolls, using IASA to acquire the Troll's regeneration and the Jovoc's retributive aura.
Deal damage to them. Once you've dealt all the damage you need, cast regenerate or a similar spell to remove all the nonlethal damage.
What happens is that since the characters have Regeneration the damage they take from the field is converted to nonlethal damage, an infinite amount to be precise. Regenerate removes all of the damage. Naturally, you'll want to wait for the transformations to wear off first
:wink:
Ingredients needed:
Regeneration (spell, PHB)
Mind-Switch (power, XPH)
Metamorphic Transfer (feat, XPH)
Frenzied Berzerker (PrC, CW)
Astral Seed (power, XPH)
Gate (spell, PHB)
Race: Human
Build: Barbarian 1/Psion (Shaper) 15/Frenzied Berzerker 4
Feats: Destructive Rage, (Intimidating Rage), (Acquire Psi-Crystal), Power Attack, Cleave, (Expanded Knowledge (Claws of the Beast)), Extra Rage, (Expanded Knowledge [Metamorphosis]), Shape Soulmeld (Girillon's Arms), Metamorphic Transfer, (Expanded Knowledge [Mind-Switch]), Expanded Knowledge [Compression].
The Trick:
Both Psions manifest astral seed (10 minutes casting, no XP cost)
NPC casting of gate x2: summon 2 Jovocs for 17 rounds each.
The two Psions place their storage crystals near the Jovocs and then kill themselves
The two Psions (now inside the storage crystals) manifest touchsight (so they can see the jovocs) and then manifest mind-switch on them. The NPC caster commands the Jovocs to be willing, or the two Psions could just brute force the Jovocs. Their saves aren't very high. The NPC should forbid the Jovocs from attacking anything.
The Psions (now inside Jovoc bodies) use metamorphic transfer to grant themselves the retributive aura. They turn around and smash their storage crystals.
The two Psions lose a level by killing their former bodies (the storage crystal) but regain this lost level through an NPC casting of psychic chirurgery.
Commentary: The build above would make rather poor psi-gishes, but at least they can manifest claws of the beast and rend with the claws (girallon's arm soulmeld bound to arm chakra, which was opened via open chakra). Other than that, these two are pretty much one-trick ponies.
SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB:
Use a dorje of greater metamorphosis to morph into a solar (Shapers have UPD as a class skill). Share this power with their psi-crystals.
Dismiss the power, but keep the power active on the psi-crystals.
Using a dorje of fusion, the Psions fuse with their respective psi-crystals.
Compression is used to reduce the size of the now metamorphed psi-crystals down to small size. This is legal because both are now of the outsider type and of small or smaller size.
Begin Frenzying
Approach eachother and stab the other Psion.
BOOM!
After much issue, changes were made to this design that allows it to function in Non-Psionics as well:
Find 2 characters with Improved Assume Supernatural Ability
Shapechange them into Jovocs, then polymorph them into Trolls, using IASA to acquire the Troll's regeneration and the Jovoc's retributive aura.
Deal damage to them. Once you've dealt all the damage you need, cast regenerate or a similar spell to remove all the nonlethal damage.
What happens is that since the characters have Regeneration the damage they take from the field is converted to nonlethal damage, an infinite amount to be precise. Regenerate removes all of the damage. Naturally, you'll want to wait for the transformations to wear off first
:wink: